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STILL UNCERTAIN.

Different constructions having been
placed upon the recent letter of Judge
Bond relative 20 arrests upon war.
rants simply asserting Information aud
belief, without giving the sources OF
information, an effort was made by the
counsel for the defendants in the polti-
cal cases to have n more distinct utter
ance from Judge Bond on the subject.
The Ners and Courier gives the follow.
ing account of the result of this effort :
Judge Magratll brought up the matter
of the construction of the letter pramul.
gated by the Court, forbidding the issu
ing, by United States Commissioners OF
warrants of arrest on affidavits based
merely on information and belief.
"These arrests" Mr.. Magrath snid, "have
been uniformly made on information and
belief, and will ask your Honors il an
affidavit on information and belief,
merely supported by no other paper con.
nected with the arrest, is paper because
1t issues from q Commissioners Office
upon which n citizen can be arrested.
made this objection before the Commits.
sioner. The Commissioner stated that
he had other evidence, and that in his
opinion that other evidence furnished
him with the probable cause for the ar.
rest. That other evidence was paper
unsworn to, signed by some six or eight
persons who, the Commissioner publicly
stated, he knew nothing about. He
didn't know the parties nor their hand.
writing, aud the statement was unsworn
to. Does your Honor rule that that
would be probable cause for arrest?
Judge Bond: If you want me to say
whether q man can be arrested on the
information and belief of person, |
must know the circumstances. It de.
pends upon what the party is accused of
and the party who gives the information ::
Mr.. Magrath Is not the information
which is given to the affiant a part OF
the Information which is bound TO be
exposed to the accused.
Judge Bond: The United States is
not bound to disclose its case. There ia
no case before the Court at present.
When an arrest is made in this way the
party can be brought before the Court
on habeds corpus, and the question can be
determined.
Mr.. Magrath: We merely thought
your HOnors might have been induced
TO make your former order more explicit.
Judge Bond: / think the instructions
already given are as clear "a need be to
any Commissioner who has sense enough
to be Commissioner.
Mr.. Magrath: That is exactly what We
think, may Il please the Court.
Mr.. Melton : We think 30, too, may II
r!eess==ee TTcs. Honors.
The discussion thus ended In this rath.
er unsatisfactory manner, and the Court
proceeded to dispose of civil matters.
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to do good hard work on the roads.
This is a personal Inconvenience, and
men will not be fast TO ccnsure the road
Overseer who does not make them sub.
! nit to such Inconvenience. IL is now
stoo near everybody's business to be any
body's, and consequently every winter
we have repetition Of the cry Of bad
roads, aud will continue to have it until
some change j. made in our manner of
working them
1t has been said lha, the condition of
cOuntry's roads is an index to its civil
iza,ion, and if SO, ours must be at II very
low ebb. One thing certain, is, that the
condition of the public roads shows the
amount OF business prosperity and sa-
gacity possessed by Il people.
There is nothing more expensive than
bad road, Travel upon them consumes
n great amount Of valuable time for men
and stock which, if saved and expended
in profitable work upon plantation,
would add very greatly to its capacity
for production. Not only .his, bad roads
cost immensely in the wear and tear
riOn all kinds Of vehicles But even a
greater damage than either Of these il
found in tho fact that thousand, Of
mules and horses are annually strained
80 as greatly to decrease their value, and,
in many instances, to kill them. II our
people could be induced to contribute
annually the amount of money to I'M
proving our roads which they lose in
travcrsing the present bad ones, the sum
would be actually in great excess of the
sum necessary to keep them in first class
order. Az things stand now, we iava
bad roads, and they are, ifany,hing, get
ting worse each year. The trouble is
clearly with the manner of working
them. 10 get proper change is the de-
sidcralum Of all thinking men, but just
what it is to be is the problem that no
one can solve with entire satisfaction.
At another time we will discuss this
this question further, with the hope Of
drawing out the views of practical and
thoughtful men who have suffered from
the failures Of the present law, and are
best qualified TO suggest changes to it.
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A Tallap00sa Scandal.

On Sunday night in St. Augustine an
emute occurred that may result in the
dismissal from the United States NAVY
of Officer Reeves and another officer of
the u. S. steamship 7dNapoosa whose
name We have not learned. AS nearly
as we can gather the facts from the
sources of information at our command
two officers of the 7uUdpoosa went ashore
on Sunday night, and in state of semi
into1ication were grossly discourteous to
two ladies walking on or near the Plaza.
The ladies were near relatives of Messrs.
l. Conova and Morey Irwin, of St. Au.
guatine. The first of these was near
enough to the parties to hear the often
sive remark. He Immediately chal-
lenged the officer to know what he said.
The latter repeated his remark when
Conova pluckily pitched into both of
them, and but for the interference of
bystanders would have gotten the best
of the fight. The officers retired to their
hotels, aud shortly afterward Mr.. Irwin,
heariry of the affair, repaired thither,
and personally invited them out for a
second difficulty. This challenge they
OF course declined. So far as we could
learn public sentiment is strongly against
the naval officers, and many good people
OF st. Augustine applauded the action
of Conova. The affair created consider.
able excitement for time. The officers
we're up on Monday before Secretary
Chandler and Commander Kellogg, of
the Idtlapoosa, and no decision had been
reached on Monday noon. /: is proba.
BILE the officers will be either suspended
or dismissed.
The Savannah Ners of Yesterday pives
the following statement of the affair at
st. Augustine, probably obtained from
some member Of the Presidential party /:
The officers of the Tallapoosa, while
walking in the streets of St. Augustine.
within stones throw of the hotel where
tho President and secretary of the navy
were staying, were assaulted by a man
named Conoya. He accused them of
saying something to his nieces. The
officers were astonished. With them at
the time of the assault was a gentleman
from New York, who was thunderstruck.
He could not understand why the assault
had been committed. He was with the
officers, and assured Mr.. Conova that he
was mistaken that not only were the
officers gentlemen, but that he knew that
they had not said one word to any one.
Conova was either mistaken in the iden.
tity of the men or else was disposed to
get satisfaction for the alleged insult
from any one. Capt. Kellogg, Of the
Iallapoosa, took great palma next day TO
investigate the matter, and reported to
Secretary Chandler, who was so we'll
satisfied that the assault was entirely
unprovoked that he dismissed the whole
matter Mt Ouce-,ydcEsonriHe HcroLf
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An Important Case.

\ decision was rendered by the Su.
preme Court Of the United States on
Monday in the case Of l.. j. Davis ct al.
against the State of South Carolina
brought by writ Of error from the Su.
preme Court Of the State. Davis, the
plaintiff in error, corporal in the United
States Army, while assisting deputy
marshal TO arrest q person charged with
the latter and killed him. lie was ar.
rested under State authority, tried and
convicted of manslaughter. Upon being
granted new trial he filed petition for
the removal Of his case to the Circuit
Court of the United States. This pe,i.
ton was granted, but the State refuse d to
recognize the legality of the removal,
and it's Supreme Court upon appeal
declared 1t invalid. This Court holds
that the marshal or deputy marshal of
the United States engaged officially in n
lawful attempt to enforce the revenue
law by the arrest Of persons accused of
offences against it is an officer acting
under the authority Of that law and is
entitled 10 trial in the Federal Court.
Tennessee W. Davis, 100 u. S., 275. J
That protection which the law furnishes
to the marshal aud his deputy also
shields all who lawfully assist him in the
performance Of hi. otlicia! du.y, and that
therefore the case and person Of the
plaintiff in error were properly removed
to the Circuit Court of the United States.
The judgment Of the Supreme Court Of
South Carolina is reversed with costs
and the cauae remanded, with instruc-
tions to enter judgment reversing the
judgment Of the Circuit Court for the
County of Spartanburg, and directing
that Court to dismiss the proceeding for
want Of jurisdiction. Opinion by JUS
tice Matthews.
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The Aiken Recorder il on the wrong
line in advocating repeal Of the anti
duelling laws because they are not rigid
ly enforced. The better plan will be TO
strengthen the law by requiring Judges,
Solicitors, Magistrates and Grand Juries
to take an oath requiring them to iuves-
tiga,e and prosecute all cases that may
come under their observation. or be made
public. Duelling is thing of the past.
1t is contrary to the spirit of the civili-
cation Of the day, and is morally wrong.
1t may in some cases do good, but it is q
social and moral evil nevertheless. a
duel can settle no principle. It settles
difficulties sometimes by killing out one
Of the contending parties, but death is
as ap. to fid the nlan vino WAS right as
tho one who was wrong. There is no
sense nor propriety in code which
would make man, who was right in q
controversy, establish the truth of his
position by shooting against the man who
was wrong. The spirit of duelling was
doubtless of high social origin, but it
is one Of the follies Of the past, which
should not be tolerated now. Instead,
therefore, of repeal Of the duelling
laws of the State we are in favor of
amending them, 40 as to insure their ex.
erutiou
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Bellgerens Rralaps.

BRAINERo, Mum, April zO.-Yester-
day crowd Of armed tramps took pos.
session of q bridge near the city and
stopped all comera. The sheriff, with a
posse, captured ak of the party and
lodged them in Jail. The remainder
took to the woods. Two of the sheriff's
0fiiooIs wers wounded. The sheriff then
armed his men with Winchester rites
and hunted out tho balance of the party.
Two made fight with revolvers. One
Of them was probably fatally wounded.
Eight are cow in jail. They all pretend
to hail from New Orleans, and say they
have been working their way gradually
thence up the river.
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Hen Who Fell at Seven Pines.

RICHMOND, April 1s.-The statement
is made here that, in preparing land for
cultivation, farmers living near the battle
field Of Seven Pines have recently
unearthed large numbers of skeletons OF
Oonfederates who fell In that bloody
conflict. It Is said that thirty.five of
these skeletons have been dug up. In
aome instances these skeletons were
whole; numbers Of them are encircled
with the leather waist belts bearing O.
s: A. upon them. Years ago the bodies
of Federal soldiers who fell in the battle
of Seven Pines were disinterfed and
placed In the National Cemetery hard by.
There 10 little doubt that in many
instances, where they could not be iden.
titled s.he Ee.nsin. e Ce:sea1:s.es 1aTa
included with those whom they had op-
posed in bloody strife on that historic
nelQ. WIN
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Invaluable Relies.

DR.. w. E. Aiken, of Winnsboro, has
in his possession Eome Of the relics Of tho
old Confederate Government, which are
certainly among the most valuable any.
where to be found. Among them IL tho
seal CT che Provisional Government,
made Of o simplo :oSad Pises Of 5rnsa,
with the inscriptions around the edges !:
Provisional Government. Confeder.
ate States Of America" 10 the centre
Is o scroll, and on It are written the
words, Constitutional Liberty" In ad.
dition to the above, hN has the seal Of
marked resemblance TO the eeel Of The
Provisional Government, and upon Ito
face |: Confederate States Of America; I;
Department Of States" Dr.. Aiken came
in possession Of these seals Immediately
upon the close of the war; Winnsboro'
Ne,rs and Herald.
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W0man-Her Health and Life

Depend more on the regularity of h, r
menstrual functions than on any or all eau.
ees combined. An actual or q H,ino death
Is the inevitable result Of arrangement Of a
function which makes woman what she is
In every respect, and especially in her men
tai and bodily constitution. Hence, imme-
only safeguard against wreck and ruin. In
all cases Of stoppage, delay, or other irreg-
MARTY Of the "ccG-eeess," G- J. Braanslas
Female Regulator Is the only sure remedy.
1t acts by giving tone to the nervous cen.
tres, improving the blood, and determining
directly 10 the organs of menstruation. Il
tel]igent physicians use it. Prepared by
DR.. j. Bradfield, Atlanta. Ga. Price: trial
druggists -,
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TIE BEST CIGAR.-Wilhiic's Leader Ci
gar is pronounced by all who have smoked
It to be the best 5.cent cigar In the City.
Call at White Il Whites, got one and
satisfy yourself as to its merits.
"RoUGH ON RAIs.-Clears out rats, mice,
reaches, flies, ants, bed bugs, skunks, chip.
munks, gophers. 15c. Druggists.
Onion Sets-red, white and yellow-at
Wilhe's Drug Store.
The time has come that you should get
rid OF that Corn on your toe. You may
have tried hard enough to get rid OF it be.
fore, but you haven't tried the right thing.
Therefore, for once be sensible and get a
package Of Indian Corn Remover at Will.
hitcs' Drug Store. 1t is good thing cures
without pain-and only costs twenty-five
cents. If You haven't the twenty five
cents, borrow it: But get the remedy and
be happy. Sold only by Wilhite & Viii.
hite.
G9-Explicit directions for every use are
given with the Diamond Dyes. For dyeing
Moses, Grasses, Eggs, Ivory, Hair, &c.
aI.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Is positive cure for all those weak
nesses so common to our best female popu
lation.
Who would be so cruel, so unnatural, as
to refuse to buy one bottle of Slriner's In.
dian Vermifuge. when he knows that
worms are destroying his childo This is
no tritling matter.
LET THE Coon WORK Go ON.-Messrs.
Crow Il Rodgers, Merchants, Fall Creek,
s. c. say 1--WE were induced to trv a
small lot of Norman's Neutralizing Cordial
and found ready sale for it. 1t has given
splendid satisfaction and We sell great
deal deal Of it." "Let the good work 20
on" Norman's Cordial is popular every
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Certain Newspapers and the President
OF Adgcr College.

'''" '"' W." "''s h'.'"" "'"'"'" ~
''I"'"'
IfesSrs Eiito,s The history Of the con-
troversy between the President Of Adger
College and two OF It's professors shows
that some Of our up-collntrv newspapers
treated the gentleman first alluded TO
very unfairly.
|. The first introduction Of the linpleas-
ant matter was a clandcstine article in
the keowee Courier written bv n friend Of
the two professors, with their knowledge
and apDrObatiOn which while lauding
the professors, contained serious allegu,
tions against the conduct of the president
and damaging to the welfare of the col.
lcge committed To his care. The article
above spoken of is called ciand,stino
because il appeared without the knUwl-
edge Of the editors, and while thew were
absent
.. Not knowing the authorship Of this
strange production the president OF Adger
College wrote to the chairman Of the rx-
ccutive committee, calling upon him for
refutation OF the apparent editorial so far
as il was obnoxious He at once pub
lisheGi the letter Of the president and AN.
pended q letter of his own. The oniv
thing in the former that had any SEM
blance Of a reference to the two ex-pro-
fessors was tho expression of the writer's 3
opinion that the troubles resulting exist
Ell long before the election OF himself
last June There WAS not word to inti-
mate what tho troubles referred to were,
and nothing whatever to intimate that
the incidental remark was intended to
hurt tho eX professors in any wav. Tho
evident aim was simply to show that the
present troubles had not grown from
any personal difficulties To which the
president was a party.
3. Taking OCCASION of this alIusion to
the past history Of the college. the two
professors published each a letter con.
tanning strong accusations against the
presidcnt-such certainly az h. was
bound TO defend himself from, if lie had
any defence to make.
l. The president thorc,pou beli.viup
he had defence To make wrote In show
that the gross charges of ono profrs.or
and the statements of the other ware
grUunGiess. Now. we do MOI seo that in
acting thus the Drcsideut of AIyor i,oi
lege has done any more than rSrrc;so n
right pertaining To any citizen who has
been publicly assailed: We do not pra
sumo to settle any question of vernctv
between his assailants and himself Tic
truth OF either side il il NOT our nrovinre
to decide. but we must sav az to Tho
Question of tho statement witch ha. an.
peared i'm the E,uu,,, Ihur;c. from III. non
that If he believed II To Inc trno M NO
doubt he did. no ono had a richt 70 max q
it the subject of cens,,rc This cnr,,;n
newspapers have done and not onIv sn
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OUR PUBLIC ROADS.

All over the State there has been very
great complaint during the past winter
rs to the condition of our public roads
and the universal verdict has aacribed
their desperate condition to our present
inefficient method Of keeping our high
ways in repair. Under the present law
the labor authorized is ample to main.
tain very good roads if its intelligent and
efficient application could be secured
This condition, however, is one which is
not, has not been, and never will be nc.
complished under tho present law. The
system of labor is too free, and the re-
sponsibility too vague and indefinite to
be available. As a consequence, o
crowd of hands are frequently assembled
to work the roads, and some OF them
work very little, which makes others, who
might otherwise do good work. initiate
their laziness and do almost nothing
The overseer is the!- neighbor and friend
90 that he is unwilling to force them to do
q proper days work by resorting to the
Vigorous huu OUuOAiOuS tuekHUuS utCtS'
sary to make them work. The conse-
quence 10 that little loose dirt is thrown
into the Futs, to be washed out by the
next rain that falls. The trouble ia our
present system is that there is no direct
personal responsibility anywhere. 1t Is
true the County Commissioners are re-
quired by law TO give o general supervis.
ion to the working Of the public roads,
but they are responsible only to the
people, and when they have pursued she
course satisfactory 10 the majority Of the
people they are safe, even as to their
chance for reelection, which is often the
ambition Of men holding elective Offices.
The ultimate responsibility under our
prsssnt sys.am being to .ae people, 1t
would be necessary, In order for; tho sys.
km to be effective, fot. thu, mas of citi.
sens NOS only To approve Of good roads,
but to determine to have thsm. TO do
this, each man would have to determine
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FACTS
FOR THE FARMERS /!

I would ask the farmers to see ME before
IL making their arrangements for Fertil.
lZers. / have on hand the old reliable Sol
uble Pacific and Saono Guanos and
Acid Phosphate. These brands analyse
over per cent. of Ammonia in the Guano,
and from 10 to 12 per cent. of available
Phosphoric Acid in the Acid. The Com.
panies have their own works, and manu-.
facture their own goods under their old
formula. / have no special brands but the
original brands Of the Companies, upon
which they stake their money and reputa-
ton. Prices as lo,u, If not lover, than any
other standard 3 per cent. ammoniated tertil-
tiers.
have full stock N. %. RTo7asses.
Flour, Bacon. Coffee, sugar:
Flows, Pillow Stocks, Nails snd
Cash buyers and Changers orders solicited.
| will give you the benefit Of all low prices.
l also have good line of Shoes, Boots,
DRY Goods, Hardware, &c.
II you want to buy good Hat as
New York cost for cash, can fit you out in
the latest style. I am anxious to close out
my stock of hats at cost within the next
thirty days.
Bear in mind that I am determined to
meet competition in prices on Guanos, Gro
ceries or any other goods that the farmers
about my Guanos. I will not charge you
anything for the information.
10 those who are owing the late
firm of Ligon & Sharpe, would say that
they will save cost by settling up, as l am
determined to collect these old matters up
within the next sixty days, and they can't
think hard of me If they are sued, as have
given all hands timely warning, Ineaa
erdctiy tehat I say.
Respectfully,
-.{, w. 8. L1GON.
Jan 25, 1888 % :'
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RAILROAD MEETING.
Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders of
the Savannah Valley Railroad Co.

HNHE Annual Meeting Of the Stockhold-
q ers of the Savannah Valley Railroad
Company will be held at Iowndesville on
WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of MAY
next at 10 o clock Il. III.
For the purpose of clecting delegates to
the said Convention of Stockholders, the
taxpayers Of the Townships that have sub.
scribed to the Capital Stock Of the Compa-
ny are requested to meet "a follows:
City of Anderson. at Anderson {. H.,
May ith, 4p. III.
Centreville Township, Hunters Spring,
May 9Th, 3p. IN.
Narennes Township. at Flat Rock, May
5th. 3p. m.
Hall Township, at Carswcll, May 5tb,
IL n. M.
9. Dark Corner Township, u, Shcra,d's
Store, May 9TH, IL a. III.
Savannah Township, at VIM. Jones i,
May 5th. at 3p. M.
:, Addresses will be made in the interest of
solicited.
BY order of the President.
j. +. BREAZEALE, Secretary.
April IL, 1888 80 q
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The political trials in South Carolina
have been postponed until the next term
of the United States Circuit Court in
November, on the ground that the gov
ernment has no available funds to pay
witnesses. This was Il sufficient plea to
save the government from an ignoml1.
ious failure. ihc cases pending are out
rageous abuses Of partisan power, and
we have no doubt they will be clearly
shown up when the time Of trial arrives.
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: A Penifantiorv

"A Penitentiary outbreak, skillfully
planned by a number Of penitentiary
convicts confined in Columbia, has been
frustrated BY the discovery of the plot
on information given by two white con-
Sicta. Nest Of those implicated in the
plot Hre under o life sentence. Two shoe
kniYes and o file were found in posses-
sion Of the refractory prisoners. sa
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April %, 1893
IOTICE FINAL sErTLEMENT,

NOTTCE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
~ Tho undersigned, Administrator of
hereby gives notice that he will apply to
the Judge of Probate for Anderson County.
on the 3lst day of May, 1883, for a Finei
Settlement Of said Estate and discharge from
his offica as Administrator.
JOHN w. DANIELS, Admir-.
April 90 1888 II