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Stolbrand Against Aiken.

Hon. ID. Wyatt Aiken has retained
resisting Gen. Stolbrands clnim to his
seat in. Congress Col. Gary served his
answer yesterday on Stolbrand which
WAS rs follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. %, 1881.
c. J. SroLDEAHD, Esq, Columbia, S. c. :
SIR: Your notice of contest "in the
matter of the election of Representative
To the Forty Seventh Congress" served
was duly received, and in reply thereto
each and all the grounds OF contest rs
therein set forth.
First, Because the allegations are SO
rninaterial, and no evidence would be
competent in their behalf
Second, No precincts being named,
ties to the alleged general frauds being
mentioned, the grounds fall from want of #
sufficient particularly.
establish the general allegations made,
the contestant WAS candidate for clcc-
United States.
And not waving my exceptions to your
said notice Of contest, l hereby expressly
deny each and all the charges and allie.
cations therein contained and set forth,
and require you to prove the same.
Prepared, rs | am, to vindicate my
rigL. to seat in the Forty Seventh
Congress of the United States rs member
frnr,, ha Hb,rl r. Al. r.
South Carolina, | allege and charge as u
matter pertinent to the issue raised by
you that at various precincts in the Dis.
trict persons of color desiring to vote the
Democratic ticket, upon which was n
candidate, were debarred the privilege Of
so doing unless in secrcsy, or under the
protection of their employers; that hav-
ing voted the Democratic ticket they
were prescribed and maltreated by par
ties, both male and female Of their own
race; that Republican voters on the day
of election, tcok possession Of the polls
and held them US long rs they were able
to the exclusion of Democratic voters !;
and that general intimidation occurred
at various precincts in the District
All of these several and various allie.
cations will be proven, and it will he
shown, that these acts occurred notably
at Columbia, Richland county, Pomaria,
Ncwberry County, Greenwood and
Cokesbury, Abbevillc County, and Lex
ington Court House.
| further charge and shall offer 20
prove that at every precinct in the Dis
trict colored voters desiring to vote the
Democratic ticket were compelled under
aursss Ill vote ticket other than that Of
their choice.
Respectfully, &C.,
D. WYATT AIKEN.
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In speaking of the efforts to enforce
the pistol bill, the Nelcs and Courier re-
fers to the fact that there have been more
colored men than white mon arrested
under the new law, and expresses the
hope that the law will be enforced
against tho white as we'll US the colored
man. We are somewhat surprised at as
well Informed q journal as our Charleston
contemporary making such filings at the
administration of law in this State. II
really reads moro like tho New York
Times or Tribune than the Ne,cs and Cbu.
rier. We cannot discover one particle of
discrimination in the enforcement or ad.
ministration of law against either race,
and, if such discrimination exists, those
who know of it should plainly point out
and condemn it, no. by insinuation, but
by open aaa clear exposition. Tho fact
that more negroes than white men have
SO far been arrested under the new law
does not prove that it is not Icing en-.
forced against the whites. It proves that
more negroes carry pistols, and because
thero are few white men that violate this
law, is No reason why many negroes
should be allowed to violate it. We
agree with our contemporary that the
law should be strictly enforced against
all colors, and we believe, further, that
1t is being and will be equally enforced
against all.
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TUE LABOR LAW.

Among the most important laws passed
Mt the late session of the Legislature is
the Act TO make it misdeneanor to
cnticc away laborcrs under contract with
another, or to knowingly employ such
laborer. This Act was introduced by
Mr. Slrom, Of Edgefield, and its enforce
ment will afford the planters Of our
country protection from q very decided
annoyance and loss. Those who criticise
the law generally do so on the ground
that it places some unfair restriction
upon labor, and one OF our contemporaries,
The Abbcyille Press and Banner, which IL
fair aud conservative in its course, has
fallen into the error of saying that about
the only piece Of demagogism of which
the last Legislature was guilty was the
passage of an Act 10 punish laborer
for violating his contract. This is n
great mistake, for no such Act was passed.
The provisions of the new law are in
tended to reach the employer who causes
laborer to violate hi contract The
man who induces the laborer to violate
his contract is punished, bnt not the
i.borer himself. The new law reaches
the man who does not employ enough
labor, and in the busy seasons Injuries his
nnighbor by enticing off his hands.
There is right of suit for damagcs on
the civil side Of the Court at common
law, but its re .ncdy would not reach the
man who has less than the homestead
exemption. The effect, therefore, of the
new Act is only to place all men upon
an equality, by providing n punishment
which will reach the man who has no
property as well rs the one who hus. l,
is equitable and right. 1t is neither
morally nor legally right for one citizen
TO induce laborer to violate his contract
with another citizen. Whoever does it
wilfully and knowingly, as the Act for
bids, ought to be punished. Wo were in
favor Of the law when it was before the
Legislature, and have seen nothing to
induce any change of opinion upon it.
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RAILROAD CONTRACT.

The Board of Directors of tho Savan.
nah Valley Railrond Company met nj
Anderson OH last Thursday to open and
award contracts for grading twenty miles
of the Road from Anderson Court House
towards Lowndcsvlle. Two bids werc
made for the entire line, and one add.
tional bid for the first two miles. The
contract was awarded to Capt. VIM.
Jones for the entire twenty miles, Mt
$l,250 per mile for the first two miles,
and 1915 per milo for tho remaining
eighteen miles, or an average Of sG42.50
per mile for the whc!o ,sngtth, with ar
additional stipulation for three dollars
per acre for grubbing second growth, and
four dollars per aero for grubbing origi.
nal growth. The contract requires pny.
ment at the end Of each month upon the
estimate of the Company's Engineer at
the rate of S5 per cent. of the amount
due, the remaining fifteen per cent. being
retained by the Company as forfeit.
IF any contract was to be awarded at
once, the one made was no doubt as
favorable as could be obtained. Capt.
Innea ia the right :SSl:: ::i;;;a, for the work, and
if any man can make o success of it he
can. Tise contract is favorable one for
the Company, for it will consume only
about $4,000 of the $4,000 capital of
the company in grading twenty miles,
leaving Sal 900 to grade the emainng
thirty-five or six miles to the Greenwood
and Augusta Road. This contract is
awarded at the rate of about S7CH per
mile, 30 that the same rate would grade
ISL miles, or about carry the road bed to
Edgciield Court House, but the work is
heavier on the lower part of tho line,
and it is not expected to do 80 we'll.
Even if it should require 81 100 per mile
below, the company will have money
enough to reach the Greenwood and Au-
gusta Road, and additional subscriptions
can be obtained to carry it to Aiken.
We think the prospect of securing the
Road ut least to the Greenwood end Au-
gusta Railroad connection are now very
fine. Capt. Jones will begin work near
the residence of Rev. w. H. King dur
ing the first of next week and push his
contract us rapidly as possible to compile.
tion.
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Republicans to say that Gen. Chiltenden,
of New York, advocated the bill, and
made o manly speech in its favor. he
and Mr.. Wright (Dem.), of Pennsyl.
vania, each offered to pay the claim If
Mr. Goode, of Virginia, who had 1t in
charge, would withdraw the bill. Mr..
Goode declined, saying that Mrs. Page
was not asking charity, but simple jus.
tice-the payment of the small debt
owed her by the Government. The de.
bate was disgrace to the Republican
party, and should particularly consign
Gen. Bragg to deserved odium. 1t is to
the credit of the country that favorable
report was made by the committee Of the
whole upon the bill, and Mrs. Page will,
therefore, probably get her money.
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lie Dues Tea.

"What success have you had with the
ten business, General Z" IAN attempt
was made to raise tea about thirty years
ago in Georgia." replied the Commits
sloner, land the ten plants had grown up
into sort of hedge there, when n man
came TO me who had been raising tea in
Asia, and made the proposition to give it
a trial again. He went 10 that place,
about forty miles from Savannah,
cultivated some of the old plants,
planted some new ones, and gathered q
crop. have machine here made in
England for making tea, drying tho leaf,
etc, which can do as much work as i've
hundred people day, and have pre-
pared some of tho tea. took it to A.
A. Low, the eminent tea merchant of
New York, and asked him 20 have his
expert examine some OF is, without say
ing where it was raised. The expert
.aid it was raised in India, in the pro-
vince of Siam, and was worth fifty cents
a pound. This encouraged me. and
chose place in South Carolina to begin
the systematic culture of tea, which the
proprietor, MIR. Middleton, allowed me to
nave for 81, aud l am now cultivnting
the tea. We can raise tea, am satisfied,
all along our Atlantic slope, from the
over part of Virginia out to Texas"
= Wofford College has one hundred
md twenty. SIX Students this wear.
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LITTLE MEANNEss.

The Republicans are continually taunt-
ing the South with reputation. and yet
they have no scruples against voting in
opposition to paying honest debts when
their prejudice or partizanship can be
subserved by doing 30. T.ae. week {. hb;..i. Bill.
came before Congress to pay Mrs. Page,
of Virginia, $4,000. the balance due her
husband for salary as Captain in tho
United States Navy. nreyiene &C 1896 1890
Captain Page had long been in the SER
gice Of The (e:s:S:ei.s ID tiiiu Navy,
and had fought with distinction in the
battle on Lake Erie, but when the war
broke out between the North and tho
South he resigned his commission, leav.
ing tho eum of $4,000 due him and un-
paid By the Government. He did not
take either side during the late war. He
IS now dead, and Mrs. Page, his widow,
is old and in needy circumstances. She
asked the Government Co pay what IL had
owed for twenty years, and upon the con-
sideration of the bill to pay her claim,
the Republicans make It the bas;s of
vigorous effort to rssive the memories of
the civil war by declaring that Captain
Page deserted She flag, and thereby for
foited his claim. They deacanted upon
rebel claims and raids upon tho treasnry,
until one Rnacquainted with the facts
would have thought millions Of dollars
If 3niouifn,,s fra,ida ,gere anonk To ha
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The United States Senate on last Fri,

The United States Senate on last Fri.
day refused to confirm r. II. Wallace as
United States Marshal for South CARROLL
ne. This is as it should be. No man
with Wallace's record should be con.
irmed by Democratic Senate. His
rejection gives to President Hayes the
appointment of Wallace's successor.
Who will it be? The indications so far
give no basis for prediction, but from the
well-dcGned course up to this time, we
will venture to guess that it will be an
ohio ~ man. A man from any other
State does not stand any chance with the
present administration.
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PLYMOUTH ROCK ECGs

FEHHE Plymouth Rock is one of the finest
a and largest Chickens grown, and Is
becoming. moro popular ~ it is better
known. l have limited number of Eggs
which are pure, and which will sell NJ
two dollars per dozen. Orders addressed 70
me at Anderson, 8. o., will receive promni
and careful attention. Persons wishjpe
Eggs should send in their orders Mt ones
stating the kind of Eggs desired us they
Jan 81, 1881 20 -NA iiuN. IN.
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GENERAL Hancock ELECTED PREsI.

GENERAL HANCOCK ELECTED PREsI-
DENT. Yesterday the National Rife AS
sociation of America vindicated its name,
and proved itself thoroughly national by
selecting for its President n man Of
national reputation-Gen. w. S. Han.
cock. General Hancock, on his own
part deserved this recognition, as he had
long shown himself to be warm friend
of Creedmoor. Since he has been in
command at Governors Island he has
thrown all bis influence in behalf Of the
rifle movement, and has not only sue
cesslully urged the authorities at Wash
ington 10 send army teams to Creedmor,
but has aided the work in many other
ways. and by his presence on the range
during matches.-N. Y. Sun.
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Return of Captured Guns.
WAsuINGroN .Ian,n

WAsHINGToN, January 80.
Capt. James Z. Jouett, commanding
the United States steamer New Hamp.
shire," at the naval station mt Beaufort,
S. c., makes the following report to the
Secretary of the Navy, under date of
January 26: "By order of the Depart.
ment delivered to the Beaufort Volun.
teer Artillery the two brass field. pieces
captured by the Navy ut Hilton Head,
November 5, 1861. The return of these
pieces, after nineteen years captivity, 10
this Company was most gratifying, not
only to the company, but to the whole
community of Beaufort, S. O. Yester.
day was set apart Us day of rejoicing in
commemoration of this event; salute
of nineteen guns was fired in your honor.
As this company represents the State of
South Carolina and her Governor, re.
turned the salute gun for gun. In the
evening banquet was also given in
honor of this event. The only invited
guests were tho officers of this vessel,
and they were requested to appear in full
dress uniform, which marks most happy
and cordial sentiment Gu the part of
these people. Everything passed off in
the most pleasant and cordial manner.
/ hope the Department approves my re-
turning the salute. ."-DiWGtch to The .Ne,o
York Times.
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The grsat revivalist sankey says !:
''The Boatoniaus have o great deal better
opinion Of themselves than the Lord has
of them" Exactly the authority which
Brother saukey has for his statement he
does not reveal, sut it no doubt horrifies
the Blue Blooded Paritans of the Hub,
aud from this time forward they will
have q niserabiy poor opinion Of Brother
judgment--in fact, they have
alFoady lost couRdenee In him.
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SALE OF
Valuable Real Estate.

T WILL sell on SALEDAY IN FER
Il RUARY next, if not sold at private
sale before that date, the Valuable Tract of
Land whereof the latc Rev. Thomas II.
Cunningham died seized and possessed. sit.
uate III Savannah Township, Anderson
County, s.. c., adjoining lands of Mrs.
Elizabeth Z Cunnningham, J.. G. Cunningham,
ing Three Hundred and Nineteen f3ia,
acres, more or Ices. One-haf of the Tract
in. state of cultivation, thc other half in
original forest. -
For terms apply to Thomas Steen ds Co.
Auction and Commission Merchants. Green.
sh,s = =, 9: n-. <. I. Divver. Anderson,
Mrs. C. f. CUNNINGHAM
Per II. STENHOUSE. Agent
Jan 6, 1881 20
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The bill 70 place Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list has again been giving the Sen j.,
ate trouble. Senator Lamar spoke in
favor Of the resolution and voted for it.,
but the Senate had tao much conserva-
tism TO follow him. Vory few persons
would object to pensioning Gen. Grant,
if it had nothing beyond personal bear
ing. In this case, however, it is equiva-
lent to recognition Of the monaschial
idea that official position elevates man
above work. In this country 40 such
doctrine should lud lodgment. Tho
man who has been President is not cn.i-
tied to any greater privileges under the
Law than the humb!est citizen who voted
for him. Any other doctrine tends to
the establishment Of an aristocratic cir
Gle, and is subversyc Of all true republic
can principles. Such proposition
would not have cmanated from any other
President than Gen. Grant He seems
to think it his mission, since he has cx-
haustcd tho positions that precedent
allows him, to introduce az many innova-
tions as possible and to take all that he
eau get. The Union Owed Gen. Grant
great deal, but it has most amply paid
the debt. If he is not able to support
himself some Of his charitable friends
ought to assist him, and let the country
have at least breathing spell from his
rapacity.
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The Democrats of Tennessee have done
q sensible thing in clccling Hon. Howell
T.. Jackson, a State Credit Democrat, TO
the United States Senate. This, at least,
gives the Democracy wholesome check
upon tho incoming administration.
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Administrators Sale.

WILL bo sold at the late residence Of
w Newton Scott, deceased, on Satur-
gay, i2th day of February next, the follow
ing property, to wit:
Two sets of Blacksmith Tools,
One lot Carriage Makers Tools,
One lot Wagon Lumber,
One Cow.
Terms Of salc-Casl.
Jan 81, 1881 % A''n l.
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At the fourteenth annual session of the
National Grange, Patrons Of Husbandry,
held recently in the city of Washington,
ID, c., the following graceful compliment
was paid our immediate representative in
Ccn;rc>s, Hon. d. Wyatt Aiken: "Aud
to that other servant who has stood
almost alone "a tho guardian of our in.
terests against the despoilers in the
House Of Representatives we offer the
outpourings Of tLankful hearts, wherein
he will be forever enshrincd rs the gal
liant knight whose lance has more than
once punctured the vain conceit Of the
body too poor in farmers to furnish mem
bers enough for committee on agrcul-
ture, wherein our profession is crucifed
between its dcspoilers, DETAINED and re.
vilcd. Let us hope that our Representa-
tive, born and reared in the profession
which he honors, although rejected by
the builders, will soon become the head
Of the corner"
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Mortgagee.s Sale

RY virtue of the power contained in
~ Mof,gago exeSutoi by Elias Terrell to
John X. Cochran, will sell ut Anderson
Z. H., on Saieday in February neHt ibn
Lot at Liberty Hill, known as No. 7. con.
tanning one acre. -
Terms casl-purehnser to pay for papers.
JOSEPH N. BROWN.
Jan ls. 1881 21 'snee'
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GREAT SALE of BUGGIEs.

II OOK out for the great sale of Open and
IL Top Bnggics. They will arrive in
Anderson OIL or abont the 10th inst. The
work is guaranteed for one year. Manu-
facture3 by the Globe Manufacturing Co.,
OF Cincinnati.
w. S. DODD, Waycrly House.
Feb 3, 1881 80 2
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned hereby give notice
that he will apply TO the Judge of Probate
at Anderson c. H., S. c., on the 3rd day Of
March, 1881, for Final Settlement and
discharge from the Estate of J. ]. Acker,
deceased.
II. /. EPTING, Admir-.
Feb 3, 1881 80 5
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= The Scientific american estimates
that more than $35, 100000 was brought
imiu the United States, last year, by for.
eign immigrants.
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YOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, Administrators of
Estate of Thos. s.. Maltison. deceased, here
by gives notice that he will apply to tho
Judge Of Probate for Anderson County. OH
the 9Th day of March. 1881, for Final
Settlement OF said Estate and discharge from
his Office as Administrators.
A. Il. MATTISON, Admir-.
Feb 8, 1881 80 81
NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned. Administrator Of
Estate OF Martha A Barksdale. deceased,
will apply to the Judge of Probate for An
derson County OH the 7th day of March,
1881, for Final Settlement Of said Estate,
and discharge from said administration.
J. u. CLARK, Admir-.
Fep 3, 1881 80
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= Wofford College has one hundred
md twenty SIX students this year.
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Jan ls 1881
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with this extension, will accomplish the
purpose which you have in view"
Coming from one of the largest stock.
holders of the Kentucky Central Railroad
this letter was highly encouraging, and
the extension spoken of, as we have seen,
is now determined on. In publishing
the letters of Senators Butler and Pen.
dleton the Edgcfield Advertiser says:
"No doubt when Senator Butler wrote
thus to Senator Pcndleton he had in his
minds eye the late change in tho charter
of the old Savannah Valley Railroad
Company. At ihe iast session OF the
Legislature the charter was so amended
that, instead of running from Anderson,
on the west aide Of Rocky river, down
the immediate valley of the river to
iianiuuIg, WIS the original intent, the
company mny now run their road on the
east side of Rocky river 70 Re!.aa, and
from Belton, due south, to Dorn's Mine,
some fifty miles, on the Edgeiield and
Abbeville line. This they have deter.
mined TO do; and although they failed
to secure convicts to labor on this route,
still, nothing dannted, they are at this
very time advertising 10 give out con.
tracts for the grading of twenty miles of
the road, commencing at Anderson Court
AIOuoSs hb tuc tlc4b btSSluu OI Inc Leg
islature they will again apply for con
victs, and will doubtless get them. And
of course the ultimate design of the Sa.
vannah Valley Company is to push on
their road to meet ours at Edgefield.
From Dorn's Mine to Edgefield is TWEEN
ty-four miles; and railroad route al
ready carefully reconnoitered makes II
only twenty-five. From Edgefield to
Aiken, by the road now in progress, is
twenty,one miles.
$50 in this year of grace 1881 another
grand opportunity opens itself TO Edge
field, and more particularly to Charles.
ton. And if Charleston would do her
duty-for there Ia no doubt of this being
the shortest and most direct route 10
Cincinnati-we believe Edgefeld would
do hers. Both Charleston and Edgefield
have missed too many grand chances in
the past to be slumbering now over pes
hips the last one"
So ,here is no difficulty in getting 10
the sec from Knoxville, by one OF The
projected routes, and there is some talk
Of opening IN additional line from Co
lumbia to Charleston. This can DO done
by bulldog a road from the Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, via
Manning, to the Northeastern RAILROAD.
The persons OF tho back Of this nro the