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GEN, SHERMAN ONCE MORE.

Or. Gavis, in his Rise anu Fail of
the Southern Confederacy," states the
facts connected with the burning Of Co.
lumbia by Sherman's army during his
march TO the seq, and indulges in tho
expression of scme opinions as to his
inhumanity and barbarity, which have
again aroused him to utter his stereotyped
answer, which he availed himself OF the
opportunity TO make g. reception cf
the Army Of the Potomac in Hartford
last week. In the course OF his speech he
said
As 10 the burning OF Columbia lie Init.
mates that / have endeavored 20 escape
tho responsibility for that act, and refers
tho thirty years war. Mr.. Davis was not
In Columbia during that time, nor was
Gen. Hampton. ! was and 30 was Gen.
y. q. Howard. so were uen. John a. Lo-
gan, Gen. William Is. Wood, now Justice
of the Supreme Court, and his brother,
true Union soldiers Mr.. Davis ignores
all these and adopts the solitary state
ment OF Wade Hampton, who got away
and was not there at oil after his troops
had set fire to tho bridges, depot and cot
ton In the streets Of his own city, all Of
which were burneI down nr were burn
ing when our troops entered tho city.
DuncaD's) was still standing whom tho
army left. The Preston house, known as
tho Hampton mansion, occupied by Gen.
Logan, was still standing, and the col.
leRe whero Gen. Howard YVES quartered
was not burned. The fire originated in
Richardson street near whore saw with
my, own eyes burning cotton bales
which had been set on fire by Corfcder-
alto cavalry. was supreme In command
inside OF Columbia during the night OF
tho confiagration, md / allow no man,
not cvon Jeff Davis, to question my
statement OF fGcts ms seon by myself.
The fire in Columbia on the night Of Fob
and now, WSs enusoay @ BY bydf%sns pnrees thsa on
burning cotton blown against fence and
sheds which spread to tho houses and
finally consumed the centre, but not tho
whole OF the town. The cotton was un-
questionably set fro to by Confederate
cavalry, which fire was partially subdued
by our troops In the day time whilst tho
trains OF Gen. Logans corps, tho Fif-
teenth,, were passing. But after tho
trains had passed and tho night began,
the men ceased to carry water. The fire
spread anew, and inally reached shed
or fence. Houses. built of pitch pine,
burned with rapidity and fury under q
tornado of wind. What OF Columbia
remained the next morning was wholly
due to Gen. Logan's troops. Without
them not house would have escaped.
Almost identically the Same occurred IN
Riciiniond.. Soc Badeau, volume 9. page
63S. 1 made report OF the facts to my
government, which was accepted, and
there my responsibility ended. Still
cheerfuliy admit that history may 90
furthe-, provided actual truth Is sought
for. want to know the truth as much
as any man. Had intended to harm
Columbia would have done it just as
would have done any other act OF war, and
there would have been no conccalment
about II.
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STRANGE, IF TRUE.

The correspondent Of the Ne,cs and
Courier of recent date says that the
State Financial Board has offers for the
States stock in the Augusta and Knox.
vile Railroad, but that the persons bid
ing aud the amounts offered are with
held and that the Comptroller General
was authorized to receipt and act upon
such bids as he deemed best. This seems
to us little strange, and knowing Gen.
eral Bralton as we'll as we do, we cynnct
TO see him refer the whole matter where
it belongs-to the next Legislature.
AS far as We can ascertain, the Financial
Board has no right to sell this stock. It
belongs 10 the State, and the Comptroller
General is only its custodian, not its
owner. II also seems rather arbitrary
for this Board to refuse TO allow the peo.
pie of South Carolina {. know what is
bid and who are the parties desiring TO
purchase stock belonging to the people.
The secrecy which these gentlemen
maintain on this question is unjustifab; :
arbitrary, and any salo made by them
would be an usurpation of authority. If
the State parts with her stock, It should
be disposed of to some corporation or in
dividuals who are in friendly accord with
the interests OF the State, and tho people
along the line of the road. These are
questions of State policy which are more
important than few cents on the dollar
in. the sale of stock, and should not be
neglected or overlooked. Tho STE had
better hold the stock than TO allow il to
pass into the hands of any corporation
unfriendly TO the best interests Of the
people most directly interested, oven If a
handsome price could be obtained for it
by such sale.
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rEoRIpAtlCoY.gnlEseoN oN1i t.,Xof.
PERU, HILLsn0Ro Co., FLA,
A .fd y So ~, Eav 81 FIRbl,

! Editor dHdersas Inisiiissaees . s32alst
Yon see doubtless fron, your cxchanges
evidences Of Floridn'5 growth and the
prosperous future that seems la store for
her, especially South Florida. These az
I have written yons are no i fanoiod
sketehes, but pleasant realities, and we
are all serene, st
South F1orldA's escape from the iisas :
trous ..cold waye,i' so blighting In its
effect has turned many an ego to this
genial and favored Bection Of the county,
and even bar ossn kr,hahifnnfh ana .arn,lssfi
20 q iasta appreciation OF har advantages.
Those who had Aianted vegetables for
Northern markets have reapSd rich
harvest and are content, whi,e others
have been stimulated 10. 60 and do iikc.
wtse, and Are equally happy In fatnre
visions, \ Z
i notice chat q correspondent "a. f.. I,.l
In the New York ,Ssss, writing OF tho do.
Istruetive and killing effects OF tho ios
waep upon tho orange built. or Lopisiaah,
destroying tha groves speaks icubtraiIy
OF the favorable reports from Florida,
and Happeais 20 tho orange growers 81
Islofida FOR uth6ngi . inforniation.p No.
lwliero iii HE REGION of Tenapa Bay i WIS Is
s 1 dc sli ght est ipitry or baciS.set givca to
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1t is said that Mrs. Conkling is very
anxious for Senator Conkling to retire
from public life. If the half of tho shot,
gun and other narratives told of the ex-
Senator is true, she has abundant cause
for the desire that he shall leave public
life. BY the way, it looks just now like
the New York Legislature intends TO
help her in the effort to induce Lord
Roscoe to retire to private life.
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The candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Virginia are very numer.
Gus, numbering in their list many OF the
abless and most honored names of the
State. The ticket which Senator Vest,
Of Missouri, says can overwhelmingly
triumph, is VIM. H. Payne for Governor,
and Fitzhugh Lee for Eieutenant.G Cover
nor. He also says t:..t tho Democratic
of other States she Id not interfere in
the canvass, as he thinks the party at
home is abundantly ab!s to take care OF
itself.
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The following is the result of the last
balloting in Albany for two United
States Senators to represent the State Of
New York: For Conkling's successor
Wheeler, 16; Conkling, "a; Jacobs, 26 ;
Cornell, 8; Rogers, 12; Lapham, 6 !;
Tremaine, 4; Folger, 2; Bradley,1. No
choice. For Platt's uccessor-Depev.
SO; Cornell, 6; Herman, %; Folger, 8 /;
Platt, 21; Crowley, 8; Lapham, 2. No
choice. The present session of the Leg.
islature costs the people of New York
$4,000 per day, and the principal busi-
ness transacted is the taking of one bal
lot each day to prove that the deadlock
continues. There is no probability of
an election at any timo soon, and the
Taxpayers of the State will find Mess.s.
Conkliug and Platt the most costly Sem
ators they have ever been called upon to
select successors for. This proceeding is
likely TO provo extremely detrimental to
the present dominant party.
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"a oui.srroNAnr.E ARRANGEMENT.

The New York Tribune is ;u now
miserable over g sensational di' q Very
that the Democrats are arranging q seize
tho Senate, by means of combil ation
with the Gssenbackers and one nom
afaliating Republican. The complexion
Of tho House, as it stood after the last
election according to tho Tribune, was
Republicans, 147; Democrats, 1876; Re.
adjuster Democrats, Q; Greenbackers, 8 /;
vacancy, /. Total, l46. Several vacan-
cies have occurred by deaths and resig-
nations, so that il the Democrats gain
one member, and can control the Green
hackers, they will be able to elect the
Speaker and officers os the House. The
Tribune, however, says that Speaker RAN
dali is arranging to be the next Speaker,
even II no Democratic gain 10 made. It
asserts that he will be able to secure the
vote of Mr. Brumm, of the Thirteenth
Pennsylvania District, who was elected
by union Of the Republican aud Green
back vote. The obstacle in the way Of
this plan is suggested 70 be that certain
Southern Democrats who do not like Mr..
Randall will not vote for him, but Il any
certainty of his election can be made
evident, we apprehend that party dDcip.
line has been sufficiently restored to
give him tho solid Democratic vote. We
khink it hardly probable that such
acheme can be carried out though stran-
ger things have happened The main
question, however, for consideration is,
shat inducement Is 70 be given the
Greenbackers. Any trading with them,
or awapping of horses, would be disns-
irons to the Democracy, and should be
avoided. It is better for the party to be
relegated to The minority than to retain
supremacy in the House by questionable
Arrangements" IT, however, Mr, RAN
dali can he reelected Speaker without
an dishonorable agreement OF the part
of tho Democrats, although we have not
beea pleased with his course as Speaker
in every instance for the past two years,
we should prefer to see him retain the
position rather than allow Republicsa
or Greenbacker to obtain It.
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WHICH HORN. n1n. aARr1ELps

A. NJ. Gibson, for many years past the
Washington correspondent Of tho New
York iSun, has been employed to aid in
the investigation Of the star route frauds.
In view of the fact that Gibson has re.
peatedly charged the President with
bribe.taking, perjury and other crimes, in
connection with Credit Afo5iiisr, Salary
Grab, DeGoyiear contract and other
matters, this employment is creating con.
siderable comment. The Capital, one of
Star Route Brady's organs, concludes q
two-column article TO President Garfield
in the following logical, plat, and EN-.
phatic language:
be framed in language If Mr.. Gibson il
not hbeller, you are bribe-taker,
thief, perjurer and suborner of perjury
a1d forgery. IF you are not o bribe-
taker, perjurer, thief and suborner of per-
jury and forgery, Mr.. Gibson is libeller
undor tho criminal statute. One OF you
ought to be In the ponitentiary, and that
upon your own respective showings OF
record. Both OF you cannot be at large
without an outrage upon the first priuci-
pies of iuetice; and yet we are told by
the New York Times that Mr.. Gibson
.'las been retained with your approval
in Q capacity the most responsible, most
delicate. and requiring the iishaat type
Of honor. integrity and trustworthiness.
Sure. Mr.. President, there must be some
mistake about this but IL It Is mistake
1t Is u dreadful one-a mistake that will
haunt you to your dying day, and damn
your memory long after you are dead, rs
the only President of the United States
who ever voluntarily certified to tho
honor, integrity and trustHorthinass OF
o man who for nlno years has steadily
branded him o bribe-takor, thier. liar,
perjuror and suborner OF PERJURY and
forgery.
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Gen. Grant has been heard from again.
lie is ;$ell pleased with the prospects of
his railroad enterprise in Mexico, but is
decidedly disgruntled over the calami.
tous turn American politics have re-
Gently assumed from q atalwart stand.
point. The ex.President at present sees
no road to the American empire of which
he has been dreaming for tho past fifteen
years. The conflict between Garfield
and Conkl!ng excites his ire, and he very
plainly denounces Garfield, and defends
Conkling in decided manner. He pro.
nounces Garfield ungrateful, and Is Ger.
tain Conkling will be reelected. Alto.
gether, We think the would.be cmperos's
expressions are moro vindictlve than
reasonable. 1t is none of Gen. Grants
immediate business, and there 10 little
cause for his fury about the. little
unpleasantness.
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General Gordon's company for build.
ing the Georgia Pacific Railroad, and the
Clyde Company for the construction OF
the Atlanta and Alabama Railroad have
consolidated under the name of the for.
mer, and will proceed at once to the con.
struction Of the road-from Atlanta to the
Mississippi River. Gen. Gordon will be
president, and the whole road will be put
under contract Immediately: Tta con-
struction will give the Clydes clear
sweep from Richmond to the great Mis-.
sissippi, with the center of their system
resting at Atlanta.
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Presiden. Hayes says Mr.. conklins il

President Hayes says Mr.. Conkling ID
crazy. He considers him monama.
MAC on the subject of his own self.
Importance. Mr. Hayes thought Conk.
ling man of great importance little
over four years ago, when it was feared
he wenld vetA II fsa.==e=s &C counting
the vote of Florida for Tflden. We
doubt whether Mr. Conkling estimates
himself half so high as Mr., Hayes esti-
mated him then, Times, however, have
changed aince then, and in the light of
the ex.P Presidents failure as an Exeeu.
tive, it Is some evidence of insanity for
any ono to have committed fraud TO
make him President. To this extent
there seems to ba some foundation for
the ex-presidents suspicion as to Mr.
Conkling'a mental condition.
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Mr.. Blair, the nominee of the Read.
juster party in Virginia. has expressed
himself heretofore in his public utter
ances as being in favor of readjusting the
debt of the United States after they get
through with the work of repudiation in
Virginia. It will be assuring to the nd.
tional creditors c the President uses the
Federal patronage to help elect Mr..
Blair.
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any Of the citrus family, even the lemon
uninjured upon the trees. I think this
due mainly TO "the wave" striking us 80
short time before daylight OH the morn
ing Of the 30th December II believe II
was); there was not long enough time
during night to effect q freeze, and WAS
dissipated by the sun as daylight came
on q. II. S.
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The prohibition movement in North
Carolina has progressed to tho extent of
ordering q vote of the people of the
State for or against it, which will
DO had In August next, when the
majority is TO decide the question of
prohibiting the manufacture and sale Of
spirituous liquors. Everything has pro.
creased easily and without any manifes-
tation Of political manipulation until
recently. In the meantime the Repub.
licans have kept quiet until the Demo.
cratic politicians and newspapers have
fully committed themselves to tho cause
of prohibition, and now they come out
in solid opposition to it. The result is
that every negro in the State will vote
against prohibition, and perhaps enough
white men to defeat the law. The Re.
publicans then will claim it Us n victory,
aud seek to make political capital out of
it. Our trouble in the South is, that we
have to contend with party without
principle, which votes as machine for
the worst side of every question submit
ted to it.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

fH,IiE SEMI-ANNUAL Examination of
Il Teachers Of Public Schools will be
held at Anderson on SATURDAY, second
day of July. Public Schools will open on
Monday following.
Trustees will give due notice to Teachers
when to close their Schools.
Schools taught by Teachers who wish to
attend the Normal School in Greenvillc
during the month of August. will be sus-
pended during that month and resumed in
September, with the privilege Of receiving
their pro rata share of the public money.
By order Of the Board.
r. w. TODD, Chairman.
June 10, 1881 40
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The r:c!ih;.:c" aad aa:: frohi frohi;;bbii::;;oin, bbii::;;oin,
Democrats Of Greenville are considering
some plan to enable them to assert their
preferences without antagonizing the
regular nominees of the party in Inc ap-
preaching municipal election. No plan
has as yet been adopted, but an effort
will be made to have separate vote
upon the question Of license or no license,
in order to enable every citizen TO yote
for the men of his choice for council.
men,. and at the same time vote as his
conscience and judgment may dictate
upon the issue of "license" or "no
license"
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WARNINGS!

NOTICE is hereby given forewarning all
1N persons not to hire or harbor Wesley
Allgood, colored, as he Is hired to me In u
written contract until 1st December, 1881.
The law will be rigcdly enforced against
any person hiring or harboring said Ali
good, he having left my premises without
any cause.
JOSHUA JAMESON,
Equality, S. C.
June lG, 1881 40
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The trial of VIM. Henry Prlester, for
the murder Of his father In BarnwolI
County, came off before Judge Mackey
last week. The prosecution was con.
Quoted by Solicitor CAN'T for the statc.
assisted by Hon. d. 8. Henderson, who
was employed by the prisoners brother
to aid the prosecution. Tho prisoner
had no means, aud was unable to employ
counsel, but was defended by Robert Al
drich, Esq, under appointment by the
Court. The defense was insanity, and
the case was fully and ably presented on
both sides The jury after an absence Of
short time returned G verdict of "not
guilty by reason of insanity,p aud che
prisoner was ordered by Judge Mackey
70 DO sent to The Lunatic Asylum. Thus
ends a noted trial in this State, and ono
which we hope will not have n parallel.
Tbs crime of the accused was SO unnio.
voked and SO unnatural, that 1t is posi-
bleor even probable that he was insane,
but it isvery dauGerops for stSch occur.,
rences to 80 unpunished upon this de-
fense. The doctrine OF insanity has been.
stretched in criminal trials until Il IS
very difficult 70 convict any one who lias
baeh at all odd or eccentric, and then
again It affords en- excellent opportunity
sor him that has murder ia his heart 10
commit strange acts and say strange
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for in either event 1t proves the Repub-
lican party of New York TO be corrupt,
and that it should be swep. from power.
The exhibition at Albany Is disgusting,
and ought to drive every honest voter in
New York out of the party which is rep
resented by such base politicians,
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Mr., Davis book is out ard delivered
to those who'have subscribed for it---ths
predictions of Gen. Robert Toombs to-
the contrary Notwithstanding. Perhaps
Gen. Toombs needed a prohibitions law
at the time he made IL A z Z. prediction
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Tho good effects Of Senator Browns
fight in the Senate continue. to develop.
His policy having been adopted not only
inspirited the Democracy, whipped out
the Malone bargain and sale. gave occa.
sion for the rupture between Conkling
aud the President, drove Conkling from
the Senate, and produced the deadlock
at Albany, but it has developed the rot.
tenness Of New York Republicans in
the bribery of members of the Legisla-
ture on the Senatorial election. A little
backbone is p valuable possession to a
political party.
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POLICE NOTICE.

A LII owners Of property In the Town
IN are hereby notified to clean up their
which time there will be close inspection,
and any premises found in filthy condition
will be reported, and the owners dealt with
according to law.
BY order of the Town Council.
THOS. &. LIGON, Town Clerk.
June i6, 1881 40
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The Democratic of Virginia will hold
their convention to nominate State off.
GERS In August. and from that time
forward the Old Dominion win be ablaze
with the fire of contest whose result
will 80 closely affect the honor aud well
fare of the great old commonwealth.
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be his own successor.

The Republicans of Ohio have renom-
mated Foster for Governor, and endorsed
PTcsiden. GarGeld's administration. The
nomination of Foster is a strong one, but
it is said the stalwarts are immensely
disgusted OF the endorsement of Mr. Gar
field, and that they will not participate
in The coming fight. If this provo true,
the Democrats will carry the State. and
they may do il even if the stalwarts do
the best they can. There arc number
Of aspirants for the the Democratic nom
ination which will soon be made, but
tho strongest suggestion il to nominate
Thurman for Governor. Ho would un.
doubtediy poll largest possible Dem.
ocratic vote, and could now accept the
nomination without endangering his
chances for promotion, as he is out Of
public life and cannot hope to get into
it again, except by some such action on
lis part rs the coming canvass will give
him the opportunity to perform. If
Thurman is the Democratic nominee,
the CANVASS will be an able and inspirit-
ing one, with every prospect OF fayora.
BILE issue.
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from voting, on the theory that Mickey
was elected last Feii, And tb:t there was
no yacancy created by the death of air.
O'Connor. The vote polled was light, as
there was very little cxcitcmen. over the
election. We congratulate Tie Second
District upon securing the services of 80
able and energetic representative.
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Depew says he had nothing 10 do with
the bribery Of Bradley, and that. from a
consciousness Of integrity and innocence
on his part, he desires a fu'l and COM
plete investigation of the whole matter.
This sounds prettily, but the people have
become familiar with such devices on the
part Of Republican officials. Mr.. Depew
may be correct in his assertions, but it
will require more than his mere state
nlent to induce the public to believe that
he bad no connection with or knowledge
of corrupt influences brought to bear
to secure accessions to his vote for
the Senate.
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Conkling takes ne notice of Hayes
declaration of his belief that he ID in
sane. This is rather damaging to the
correctness of the ex-President's opinion
on this question. It is, however, only
persistence in way that Mr.. Conkling
has of wasting no time in shceiug at
dead ducka. ...9
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Fred. Grant has resigned his Colouelcy
iu the United States Army to accept the
Presidency Of a new railroad in Texas.
He seems to follow very closely the ex-
ample of his father. 90