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Republican DiscOrds.
WAsuINGroN March |

WASIIINGTON, March IL.
There has leen division Of the stall
warts, and henctforward President Ar
thur proposes to run his own machine
and build up for himself little empire
of his own, even though it be Of short
duration. The trouble grows out Of The
rendering of the position on the bench
to ex Senator Conkling. President AR
thur has claimed To be an ardent friend
of Senator Edmunds, OF Vermont. Da-
vid Davis, before the lame Of AIr. Conk-
ling was sent TO the Senate, asked Senator
Edmunds if he would go on the Supreme
Bench rs Associate Justice. The Scna-
tor said he would. The Vice President
told Mr. Arthur that Senator Edmunds
would like 10 retire on Justiceship.
The name Of Mr. Conklipg was in the
hands of the Presidents secretary to be
sent to the Senate at the time, but the
President did not so state to Mr.. Davis.
He was waiting to see if Mr.. Conkling
would accept; if not, then Senator Ed.
munds should have it.
Senator Eumunds called on tho Pres-
dent after Mr.. Conkling had declined,
with disgust and disdain. the honor.
Mr.. Arthur urged Senator Edmunds to
accept the position refused by cx Senator
Conkling. The profIer insulted Senator
Edmunds he spurned it. "But you told
Vice President Davis that you would
accept the appointment" said the Presi-
dent. "Sir." said Senator Edmunds, II
have changed my mind. l am not a
candidate tor cast.off clothing" and he
left the presence of the President.
Dame rumor further has it land the
work of the administration during the
past week strongly indicates it) that since
receiving the caustic letter of declension
from Mr.. Conkling the President has
vowed that he was now even with the
disgruntled chief; that he had paid him
all the obligations h. owed. and that
hereafter he would not only keep his own
counsel, but would run matters to suit
himself. So, as the matter stands under
the present circumstances, Mr.. Conkling
and Senator Edmunds are counted out,
in SO far rs the presidential, favors are
concerned
A stalwart ex-senator now in the city
said tonight that there is little doubt
that there is brewing, if it is not already
accomplished, decided split in the ranks
of the original stalwart file, AID that the
President intends building up party for
himself, believing that, while there is
much strong ability in his ranks already,
there are so many objections TO his lead
ere and advisers that he prefers building
from the ground up, having the patron
age of the government and two years
time in which to accomplish it. 1t is not
believed that there can be coalition
formed between the dismembered s,al.
warts and Blaine's followers. There wal
either be third faction alive or n third
faction on the shelf, are the indications
now.-Speciat TO Indianapolis Ind.) Sen
tinel.
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A Reformed Republican Statesman.

81. r. r." writes from Washington to
the Augusta Chronicle and Constitution-
ciist: | have had some conversation with
Senator Jones, of Nevada, and infer from
his undisguised language that he not
only will adhere to what he spoke in tho
Senate, bat, if anything, make it stronger.
He openly proclaims that the whole
negro business is n melancholy blunder :;
that it approaches crime; and he regrets
that some Of the New England gentry
did not debate the question with him.
81 believe" he said, "that what Gen.
Wigfall declared is true. The Yankees
sold their slaves to the South for the love
Of money and stole them back again for
the love of God" He also wants it un-
derstood thai he is progressive man !;
and that, having discovered the evil of
negro suffrage, there is nothing to do but
honestly confess the folly of the act and
seek such remedy as the law allows. No
man In Washington is more outspoken
on this subject than the Republican Sen
ator from Nevada and bosom friend OF
President Arthur. This extraordinary
Senator is another lr0of Of what
alluded to i'll e recent letter. Like Sen
ator Lamar, he is not often in his scat
and makes very few speeches. But what
he does is the best of the kind, and gives
him national fame; while several Sena-
tors, who are eternally twaddling, clear
the galleries as well rs the Senate floor.
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The House of Representatives.

\ rapid glance at the composition oil
the House of Representatives of This
State, at it's late session, shows tina: it
consisted of men of the following occu
pations:
Farmers 81, lawyers 96, planters &c,
physicians II, merchants 10. teachers 8,
contractors 2, mechanics 2, insurance
agents 2. real estate agents ! factors l
carpenters l, butchers l, editors /, min.
listers /.
Of course there are men in the Assem-.
bly, who run two businesses. Many of
the physicians are farmers also; so with
the merchants. Mr.. Dargan from Darl-
ington is banker as we'll as a lawyer,
and Murray from Anderson is o lawyer
as we'll as an editor. 1t will be seen that
one half of the House was made up of
farmers and planters. 1t does not appear
wherein a planter differs from farmer.
but the record has it that Nay and thus
we reproduce it. The lawyers composed
little over fifth of the Assembly,
while the merchants SD physicians con-
stitute each an eleventh.
The table is interesting, as it shows
how prominently our leading vocations
are represented. We are essentially n
farming and mercantile State, and the
farmers, planters, merchants and law
yers constituted over two.thirds Of the
House. We venture the assertion that a
glance at the composition of the Penn
sylvania or New York House would show
quite a different proportion, and If we
continue to grow in manufactures, the
status of the House ten years hence may
be considerably altered. = Spdrtan6ur9
Herald.
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a REPUBLICAN, ALLY.

The Greenback party has succeeded in
organizing club of thirty.fvo members
in the sand hills of Richland county,
under the manipulation of 3Iaj. Thomas
H. Russell, formerly of this county but
n present the publisher Of the Reform
Signal at Columbia. In his address, be-
fore the formation Of the club, he de-
clared that he had been Democrat OF
the Calhoun stripe, and had done as
much as any one in 1876 for the Democ.
racy. In this we presume he meant, OF
course, to say that he had done as much
as any other person in proportion to his
ability, or something of that kind, for
we are of opinion that there were q
great many men in this county who con-
tributed more TO the party success in that
year that Maj. Russell did. In fact, he
was very conservative, even then, and
only two years before he had advocated,
whom candidate for the Legislature, the
policy of no party nominations in An
derson county, aud that policy being
pursued resulted in the election of Re-
publican Senator from Anderson county.
He also condemned the enactment of the
Stock Law, which is certainly very in
consistent position for him to assume, as
he was not only an enthusiastic advocate
of the adoption of the law by vote Of
the people of this county in 1877, but
whom the people Of his and other town
ships in this county voted the change
down, Maj. Russell signed petition to
the Legislature, Lad urged the passage of
the Law in direct opposition to the ex-
pressed wishes of the people. He was
not SO considerate of the, wishes of the
dear people then, and it is inconsistent
for him to criticise the Democracy for
doing what he himself has petitioned
them do. After his speech, which was
not replied to, the club was organized,
with 4 full Sc, of officers, three of whom
were taken from tho WISE family. The
President, Mr.. John 81. Wise, sr., in con-
versation with the reporter of the Colum-
bia Register, declared that the organiza-
tion was intended to break down the
Democratic party in this State, and as
fo= himself he emphasized the fact that
ae was Republican and he would send
hiB soul 10 nell before he would vote tho
Democratic ticket again.
This statement of Mr.. Wise shows the
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The Dreadful Deluge OF the Mississippi
Bottoms.
NEW ORLEANS. March Is.

NEW ORLEANS, March Is.
The great stretches of Nillken's Bend
leyee in Madison Parish, Louisiana, gave
way yesterday. the crevasses aggregatiDg
some twenty miles. The water from
these will cover the greater par, Ok Mad
sou Parish, join the waters of the crev-
| asses in Teu>as and Concofdia, flow into
Bayou, Marion and Black Ouachita and
Tensas River and through Red and
Achaialsya River. The damage from
these breaks will be very great. adding an
entire parish TO the area overiiowed and
possibly causing additional damage by
oyerllowing streams.
The whole country about Eagle Bend
| is under water. Delta is submerged but
the houses have not been carried of.
There are now reported thirly.threc
breaks between Huspackaua and Green
vile and terrible suffering is expected
from the disaster. a dispatch says
The water from Millikins Bend has
submerged the town Of DuckpOrt, and
houses are floating for miles into the
country"
The steamer Cannon arrived at
Ficksburg yesterday. Captain Campbell!
says he rescued over two hundred head
| OF cattle, mules, etc, and number Of
! people from the ends of lcyccs, and at
| one place went out into swamp about
Il mile and q half for irty six people
who were literally starving The Cap
tain reports terrible condition Of affairs
below. and says that in many Casts there
is not only lack Of means but absolute
poverty.
The pilots Of the Cannon" report fye
feet OF water over Newtown Mississippi.
Below NewtOwn the whole country ex-
cept Natchez. Miss, is submerged
Thus far the damage OF the sugar pro.
duciEg section Of Louisiana has been
comparatively light
Two hundred and sixty government
rations have been distributed in this
State, besides contributions by private
citizens
Governor McI;nery has received appli-
ca.ion for rations for 10000 people, the
people OF Madison having added 10000
10 the previous applications.
y special dispatch to the Cincinnati
7inlet-.Star from Yazoo City, Miss, re-
ports tho flood enc foot higher than in
1861. People are disregarcling property
and seeking only TO save human life.
The court house is crowded and the
steamers are removing the sufferers as
fast as they can. Twelve hundred were
removed last night. 4 cotton gin house
full of refugees was swept away and all
drowned.
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A Negro Convict Killed.

COLUMBIA, March 17.-Thc eastward
bound passenger train on the South Caro-
lima Railway ran over 4 colored man this
morning thirty four miles below Column
bin, completely scvcring his head and
otherwise terribly mangling his body.
The train was in charge of Capt. O'Brien,
who states that at the time Of the acci-
dent he was running ut the rate of thirty
five or forty miles an hour. On account
Of the construction Of the road mt this
point the engineer did not discover any
thing on the track until he was within
about twenty yards of the unfortunate
fellow, who was lying on his face be-
tween the rails parallel with the track.
The air brakes we're promptly applied
and the whistle was sounded, but before
the train could bo stopped it bad passed
over the negro and run full cars
length beyond. The engine reversed and
backed to the spot where the accident
occurred. When the engine passed over
the man his head was cut off and thrown
out into the ditch at the side Of the track,
where it was found sitting up on the
neck with the face looking down the
road. The negro had pair of shnckles
around his ankles, paper upon which
his name was written with an indelible
pencil and a razor in his pocket. The
negro's name was Holcombe, from Lau-
rens County. He was recently sent to
the Penitentiary for one year for house.
breaking in the daytime, and had been
in the service of Gregg & Pringle, at
their phosphate mines, near Summer
vile. from whom he escaped last night
There is some suspicion of foul play in
the case. and it is not improbable that
the man had been killed and placed on
the track to hide the crime. The suppo-
silion is based solely on the fact that
when the train hands examined him
they found quantity of blood on his
vest which was perfectly hard and dry,
and also by the additional fact that there
WAS very little warmth in the body and
hardly any flow Of blood after the train
had passed over him.
The body Of the negro was turned over
by the conductor to the section master of
the road, with instructions to report the
case 20 n trial justice or coroner and
have an inquest held.-Dipatch TO the
Ne,rs and Courier
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY or hSDFRs0u
In fhe Court OF Common Plca,.

IN me Court OF Common Plcat.
Baxter IIays, Surviving Administrator
Plaintiff, against r. C. Tucker, Defend.
ant.-Complaint TO Sell Lands to pay Debts,
PY virtue Of an order to me directed :,
- the above stated case by his Honor
a. r. Aldrich, presiding Judge, bearing
date the 9Th March, 1882. 1 will sell at Anes
derson c H., s. c.. on SALEDAY IN
APRIL. 1852, the following described Tract
OF Land, rs the Real Estate of Reuben n
Tucker, deceased, to wit:
ONE TRACT OF LAND
Containing one hundred end five acres
more or less, situate in the County and
State aforesaid, on the East side OF Rocky
River, at fuckers Bridge, and adioining
lands of Conrad Wakefield, Mctiowan Nc.
McAdams. and others.
TERMS OF SALE-Onc-half cash. and the
remainder on credit of nine months,
with interest from day Of sale, to he sc''
cured by bond OF tho purchaser and mort.
sage S OF the premises. Purchaser to pay for
w. W. HUMPHREYS. Master.
March 0, 1882 81
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: A Washington dispatch Of Tuesday

A Washington dispatch Of Tuesday
to the Philadelphia Times says; "Sena'
tor Hill remarked TO day to friend who
called to see him. that his life was all
behind him. He WAS simply sitting there
and waiting lor the end. He was easier
than for some days. but without nope OF
permanent alleyiation Of his symptoms.
lie has had four surgical operations per
formed. without permanent relief. The
last operation was The removal of one OF
the parotd glands, which became so in'
famed as to necessitate this severe treat.
ment The incision now refuses to heal
and it is discharging pus constantly INTO
the mouth 1t now appears that Mr:
Hill himself has INDUCED no hope OF
cure from the first, as he lost sister and
brother from cancer. and 1t is heredi-
tary in the family. The physicians are
contemplating the necessity of filth
operation to prolong the Senator's life"
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= Col. ]. Washington Watts, sue
cessful planter of Laurens county, has
published an article advising the curing
of rag weeds for hay. He says: Last
year came nearer failing in all crops than
any ever knew, not excepting 1916, but
there were many nice fields of rag weeds
allowed to go untouched by the mower
that would have gone very far towards
supplying the present scarcity. had
but few, but cut some on shares off a
neighbours land, and for three months
two very large mules have been fed as
much OF it as they would eat, with two
quarts of corn each three times day,
and nothing else, and their condition is
the best proof of tho value of these
weeds. believe mule will regain flesh
in the FAN, after the plowing season is
over, more rapidly when fed on rag weed
hay than on fodder. Our mules eat it
with ayidity, rarely leaving any in the
trough except the seed, which is care.
fully gathered in basket and fed to the
sheep, which .hey eat with great RELISH"
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Mr.. Paul C. Trenholm, n prominent
young gentleman of Charleston, was
knocked down by thugs in Charleston on
last Sunday night, within two squares Of
his residence, and robbed Of his watch.
The intention of the party, which con.
sisted Of two white men dressed in sail
or's clothing, was to rob Mr.. Trenholm,
in which they only partially succeeded,
rs persons coming along the street fright.
ened them of. Mr.. Trenholm's injuries
are very serious, if not fatal, and the
greatest anxiety is felt for his recovery.
The whole of Charleston is justly aroused
at such an outrage, and every effort is
being made to bring the perpetrators to
justice
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The Augusta Chronicle e. Consiifution-
ahst says that Senator Butler is another
Southern statesman who is satisfied with
this much of public life in Washington,
and does not intend to be candidate for
reelection to the United States Senate
This, we hope, is not correct, rs General
Butler has made lis II most excellent and
acceptable representative in the Senate
and we should regret exceedingly to see
the State deprived Of his valuable scrvi.
ces in that body
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The Mississippi Sufferers.
WAsIIINGToS, March Is.

WASHINGTON, March l3.
Mr.. Iiiscock, of New York, Chairman
of the Committee on Appropriations, in
the House, reported back the Senate bill
making further appropriations to relieve
the sufferers b. the outflow OF the Mis-
sissippi River. The committee recon-
mcnded the adoption Of amendments in
creasing the amount appropriated from
800. 900 to $4,000, and authorizing the
Secretary of War to expend such part
thereof as is proper for il. ..or in strength
cning the levees O! the Mississippi River,
but providing that he shall only employ
persons 10 whom he is issuing rations on
account of dcs;i,ntion. The clause in
the amendment referring to repairing the
levces gaze rise to warm debate, some
members seeing in il the beginning Of q
movement upon the United States treas
ury for general system of levec build
ing nj the expense Of the country Mt
large. In the course of the debate the
action Of the Governors Of Illinois and
Kentucky, in asking for aid for the over
flow sufferers in their States, WAS criti-
cised, as it was held that those States
were abundantly able to care for their
own distressed citizens. Finally, Mr..
Hiscock modified the amendment SO rs
To read rs follows: "And the Secretary
Of War is hereby authorized to expend
such part thereof as he may deem ad-
visablc for labor only in strengthening
the levees of the Mississippi where there
is danger of immediate breaks Mt points,
in his discretion, but he shall only en-
ploy persons to whom he is issuing rations
on account of the destitution caused by
the overflow Of said river and its tributa-
ries." This amendment was adopted, ns
was also that increasing the appropria-
tions. On motion of Mr. Cannon, OF
Illinois, an amendment was adopted pro-
viding that nothing herein contained
shall commit the United States to the
improvement or maintenance of the Mis-
sissppi River levees.
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The Laurensville Herald says ::
Wagon loads of railroad implements of
all kinds have been hauled from the
depot at this place for the Greenwood,
Laurens and Spartanburg Road, and
quite number of hands have been en-
gagged several days in erecting shanties.
a much larger force will arrive thi )
week, We learn, and the work will be
pushed rapidly forward, commencing at
this place and working towards the
Saluda. a similar force will commence
at the Greenwood end and come this way.
= There is man in Newberry, S. c.,
who has drunk in the last forty years $40
gallons, or thirteen barrels of whiskey.
lie is obliged 10 take small quantity
before each meal, and he doesn't drink
Mt any other time. He takes quart 4
week,
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FIRE and LIFE
INSURANCE AGENCY

EFAVE YOUR LIVES insured while in
III health. that you mny leave some
thing for the support Of your wife and chill
dren after your death Insure your dwell
ing !. single spark may, in one hour.
leave your dwelling in as.ics. Delays are
dangerous. Call on the subscrb"r. and do
not postpone SO important matter as in
suranoc. A B. TOWERS,
Insurance Agent,
30 4 Granite Row, Anderson, S. c.
March %. 1852 3G 3m
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Killed with Fence Rails.

MARION, March IA most brutal
murder occurred in this county, on Sat-
urday evening, the llth inst. Benjamin
Bailey, respectable white man, who
had been to Marion Courthouse on that
day, nd who was returning to his home,
in the Reedy Creek neighborhood, was
attacked by John Manning, jolly Bethea
and John Virgins, all colored, and beaten
so severely with fence rails that he died
on the lG inst. He was left on the road
by these fiends. but was subsequently
removed to his home, where he fingered
in great agony until lie died The cause
of the attack is said to be an old grudge
against Bailey. John Manning confessed
that he did the deed, and the jury of in
quest has found the others accessories to
the crime. They were all lodged in jail
last night.
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STRANGE MOVEMENT OF HUGE
RoCK.-A gentleman in this city recent
!y received n letter from his father in
South Carolina, giving him some infor-
nation about n strange occurrence in
York county, which took place week
or so ago. The letter is rs follows: "You
will be surprised to hear of the large
rock on Major II. b. Bells plantation
moving seventy yards or 2l0 feet, leaving
ditch or trail six feet deep and ten feet
wide-the width of the rock. A miracle,
indeed" The scene Of this strange oc..
currence is five miles from Yorkville, 9.
c., and SO far as known the rock, VIII III
is ten or twelve feet high and ten let
wide, was never before moved f.om Its
former foundation. The earth over
which the rock moved is said TO be level,
and the circumstances affords a fine op.
portunity for scientific investigation.
The information comes from reliable
source, and can be taken as true in every
PARTICULAR Charlotte (N. c. Observer
March Is.
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Notice.

a SUITABLE reward will be paid by
N the undersigned for the arrest and re-
turn OF Robert I. Thompson. light col
orct negro formerly OF Pendleton, but re-
Gently OF Pelzcr where he stole all OPEN
face gold watch from me. It's number is
II sC9. and there is Slight dent on its out
side lid. The chain is small twist link
gold chain. The negro is smoothe- faced,
with n sore left foot on which lie wears q
split Shoe He also has n fresh bruise on
right arm above wrist. He is stout built
and hump-bncked. Any information con-
cerning his whereabouts will be thankfully
received by
p. T. MILLINER,
Pelzer, S. c.
March 23, 1852 3G-1H
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Hon. d. Wyatt Aiken denies that he
is in sympathy with the new party in this
State. He says there are only two par
ties in South Carolina one is the white
mans party and the other is the negro
party, and that 20 belongs to tho white
mans party all the time.
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Huge petitions for the pardon of Ser.
geant Mason are being sent to the Presi.
dent, and it is not improbable that a
morbidly sentimental sympathy may
secure the pardon Of man whose net
was as Grimm in intention, and even
more cowardly in its manner of cxecu-
ton. ms Guiteaus.
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- Jerc Black, in his letter 20 tho Iro-
quois Club, said of the central Govern
mcnt: In truth, If this imperial power
shall undertake to provide for the diver.
eified interests Of the country by special
legislation. it must not only do infinite
wrong, but it will break down with the
weight and become bewildered by the
multiplicity Of its business"