Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

, ?m I m I n I If II I III II mm > 'W* **" "1'"*r "rr*'ir "1 ||?I1? III I ""I".1 ' 1 H 'I "T r '? '*" ????? i T|' - - *? ?* 111 " 11 ' ? < '<*? L- --?T ; - - ^?--- -~J?-?" '''' '' '!^IM 'i 'JU ^ 'l'' ^- ' i V | i->V tr* '* *" * > >> ? * t f ^ ^ "' I ^ p; * ? ';. ?i t *f ? It lull1 :? !?n#nvO ?.<JM il^J^y tt Ju?.'* t?! ( V J ?i liHr ,i'>. <>: '*>*' * *? 1 Oftrotrb tc Jlctws, Politks, 3ntfiiigat?, unir % 3mpto?matt of % State anb Coimtnj. ^WHN"C. BAILEY, EDITOR 4 PRCPR ll'-.iL-.lj.. -PUj l -1"? , _- iiUJ , " I . ,1 I ,:i ..I ?L4 ! L LL1J?LiLI . ' I I.I ? TVilUinM^Ml. (IrUliiMMA ??A I ? " AHA. WW UU?UBWV?) WVAUJUVin nuu Augmtfr Railroad. 0 Office 0w*l PtKiorr A Tit* af Agent, ) Wili<i?6Tf'n. "N. C., T>ee. 13, 1871. J IV?W F^olfhl and. PaM?nger Rante via ColnOibla. S. t'., nud Wilmington, W. C. ra^HE attention of MEROH tNTS. SHIPJL PER3 ??t COTTON and PRODUCE, nhil ihe public pencrallv, in invited to the BIRECf fcONiVRCTIO^ | Now existing between nil interior nniut* in South Carotin*. "and Noi^nirn CUb-n, by tlf.WILUlKOTON.icolu'MBTl * * LIQUETA RAILROAD, and it* connection* at Wilmington, either via Stenmshi|> Line* from lint (.port, or *tl? Wilmington A Wei* don Railroad, ami it* cOnnectione via Port*mouth Of l'e'et*l urg. TbO'variou* 1 ne* e<>nW*cting at tliefe tor - > iniiini niiu((] iNCiii' ic *ur BiupmcniK To or fioro RAT/IT MORK. Daily. PHILAHKI.rHIA.TiiWe.kly. " " KRW YOl.K, OTuneij per Week. " BOSTON. Sewl; ^\ ** stDK Uniform rate* are maintained 'till) all g line*. N?> detention nceuii i<? ahipnienfii Tli!oiigli Bills Lu ting given Between ull Stations unci ptltn# named lls'cs mid O as-orient ion Slice's obtained of nil A n- lite. TIik PuMiii gir B.'liaHnle ?>f Nigki Train le.nii, nid Morning Tut in into Ooluin'mt, giv.-e a superior e.n h?ci ion for ail'fininlii on Ore^iivlll. A t'..lnii?i'ia, find l/'hi'lnlp. OoliiWdn A Aii^ndi Rai'riSnits-'-grvliig n Ha. Lilie toniKfUpii Via i'oitsniouili, nod mi AI nil <il eonio c'i<*n via W' in-li'iiigiuii, and avoiding alt delay* nt United#-u | ? i . J_ Ttirou^ii Tieke's on rule nt ^Innibia to all p.>n?t* Norili. For Rules. (/Tassificatlone, and nil informntn>ii . applv i A. Pt?PK, 0. til Freight ai d Tu-k-i Agent. J. O. WINDER, tien'l Sup. rinlendeiit. Jail III HO 12w Edmonds T. Brown, mmr. ,/m. ran w 9 48 IIAYNE STREET, OPPOSITE CHARLESTON HOTtL CHARLESTON, S (). D?*c 0 X] ri 'Hy Pa?easing pkwetful These Bitter* nro positively invaluable in They parity tbo ryatrrivnnd trill euro Remittent and Intermittent l'cvers, and are a pro vent iva of Chills and Fever. All yield to Uiclr powerful eflloacy. Aro an antidote to change Of Water and liiet. to tbe wanted frame, and correct all' Will save dnye of suffering to tbo sick, and The grand Panacea for all tbe ills of life. The Standard BITTERS/^-J?UiliX r OF Xmi1 KHAll/l. Young or Old, ^ror Single, thee# Dittere am nn^W ^/equalled and have often been tWV , ( means of saving life. * TIV.ONI IOTTLI. N ( 1 / I an SM92 fx 15- V 1 ly y: s ^ nonmv cawmot BUY ITJ vor hmiit ri pricvlks* Yf BUT 1 XHE DIAMOND SPEOTA CLE8 WILL PRESEByE IT. II You Yitltlo Yonr Kf4*igli< > ? ?in#4** i PEUFKdT LI^HSIis. 1 CROUNDMMMlfhJlt CNYSTAt PEBBLES, Milled **4 4ff\r? thnir num." f>U'iioiid " on KMount of lh?ir llardnri-i ; and BrillUnoy 'jtf1 manjf yearwiihoot rhanoc. ind *r? (Ufttri?r tW?n -ih?i <A-? AN-i .rT/W J. E. SPENSEK; ft CO.. N. ?; OaUHoiI ? Noni germlrtv nnlfM fttftnpeA with our tred* inwrk. /.'' J. Q C. TURNKR. Sole Agent 5 for 0?eenel1le, 8. C. \ Frona whom -thuy own onljr be obtained. No Peple-a employed. I M?j' 10 1 !y { Aduitiiimiiiti iiNrttd at the rate* ol one, dollar per sqtuyo of twelre Minion llaei (tbft tiie i type) or less for the lint Insertion fifty oeata each for the second and third insertions, and twyktrrfvp cents for subseqasnl insertions. Yearly contracts will he made. All advertisement* must bare the numbei of Insertions marked on them, or they will b< inserted till ordered out, add obsrgsd fam Unless ordered otherwise, Adrartibemenu will inrariahly bo " displayed." Qbituary notices, and all matters Inuring t? to the benefit of auy one, are regarded ai Advertisements. CAROLINA FERTILIZER STILt THl?Mj>HASI. EITHER FOR CASH O R ON ltT IMJE, BY II T. W. DAVIS. sbxos PER TON $45 cash,, $50 time, 7 PER CENT INTIBFIEIST. FREIGHT AND ihiay arb h)1)bd. Jfta 10 ss f 3m WILLI amsioanet Lithographic, Copper-plate, ANI) GENERAL JOB( iPRINTER, iPiLMrJ sTm$i8ii,> COLUMBIA, S. O. TDIOUN t> ti--J _ t piem, u onii-UMi'', I) Csrdr, Circular*, Bill H?-ad?, Fao Slcr.i 1?*h. Maps, Plana. Chalk and Line Draw* in pa. Liquor Lafcele,' Dtupgiaia* Pi escri p* tionr, etc, Executed with NRA1NI1S8 AND DESPATCH, U L iMkt - w 2[o&l, Reasonable Terms. 0?t it ' jp j 25 i 5 y Sin* ??e-j-s-? w. k. eaai.br. ?. o. will EASLEY & WXLIS, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law AND IN EQUITY, QlfEENYTLLE, S. c., PR \CTICG in the Court* of the State and of'tho'Unitcd States, and give especial attention to cases in Bankruptcy. J14U J 187J. 34?tf II h N H Y ISISCH'iFf & <;o? WHOLESALE GROCERS\ , AND DEALERS IN .^13333, fba^fsaas, SEGt^R.8, TOBACCO, ifcC., NO. 197 EAST BAY, (HTRf A 18 /n WMHHUUM.tW Jilt* U hi) O V^/e B. BlfCBOnr, 0. WIILBEKR. j. n. nmre. Oct 26 25 6m T.Tar. MULLIGAN, COTTON FACTOR AND GENERAL CAMBISM! HEBCI&IT. ACCOMMODATION WHAHF, CHAlRLiESTON, S. C. 1 mil also, itfi&pUw in /and*, purchase and forward all ,kb>ds of Merchandise, Ma chinerj/y Agricultural Implements Fertilizers, dhc Oct 25 26 "'If Dr. 00TTU1B TOGE* SXTT3BB& This preparation of th? 0 rrmt iv Ilett Plach.of (iermtiiT, la baaed on the flact that, as ill materials of the body re derived from Pood, eo all Vital Foroe, or Health, la derlvod from the Foroe atored np tn Food. Dr. rUeh'a Biitert enables the System to Mhwll and appropriate theee Koroea, create# Appetite, onrea Dyspepsia, with lta reevlitn|P?blUlf aad<look of Nervous Energy; ao ton?e the stomach add *afver u to make Constipation and Biliousness impossible; re inforoes the Syftedi ao It oan tide over bad retails of Chancing el l mate, water, Ac., andbetter endure the demand# Often Unexpectedly made on lie Foroe and Energy- Ladles In delloaU beelth, aged persons rl.iUrroi-nS ti;! rapidly strengthen by r.wjywi?m?iK#x ?? ?. ?. i i i Onaklka Manly presided at.tlfe southern Baptist Education*! Obn tuition at Nashville. Nearly mil lie Sonthern States were reprecnto<J. i f JtUSMINISOENOES | * PUBL1C MEN. \ ' BY BQL governor b. f. pkrby. v.-' 4; ii;. nt ' - ' i r, i. M [continued prom last week.] 1 john b. richard60n. , I prepared a sketch of Judge Richardson for *' the XIX Centu\ry" but unfortunately, that Deri* odical wan discontinued before its publication, and I have not been able to reoover the manuscript.? Nor can I, now, reproduce the ar. tide from memory in its fulness and justice. But my great respect for the memory of this distinguished gentleman, will not permit me to omit him tn my Reminiscences of public men. Judge Richardson was weN calculated to inspire feelings of kindness and friendship in all who were so fortunate as to become intimately acquainted with him. He was a man of high and pure character, warm and cordial in his feelings, disinterested and devoted in his friendship. He had the coar age of a true chivalier in his nature, with the polished manners of a Carolina gentleman of the old school. Ills talents and ability were of a high order, united with great practical good sense and wis doro. 1 knew him intimately before our political party organizations in South Carolina, and had, tor him, very great respect. He became a hold uncompromising Union man, and this increased our intimacy,'and threw us more fre qnently together. How little did we then think it was possible for that Federal Union to become a foul and loathsome monster of tyranny and oppression. Bat it is not that granu Union of States, or that beautiful Republican system of government, nnder which we live, that has disgraced the civilization of the niueteenth century, legalized corruption, and establish co an odious, ignorant, polluted tyranny in the Southern States.? No! This has been the work of the corrnnt. nud !? . w ? QVVUIIUIOIO III' to whose hands the administration ot the government has fallen; Judge Riohardson was, for many years, a leading. member of the Ilonse of Representatives ot South Carolina, Speaker ot the IIon?e, and Attorney General of the State. He told me that be was elected Speaker very much against his feelings and wishes. He was at the ti.ne candidate tor Attorney* General, and did not desire the i Speakership. As Attorney-Gen1 eral, he was able and eminent in the discharge of his official duties, i His great powers of analysis in debate showed pre eminent. But as a Judge amongst his learned compeers and associates, ho was not so conspicuous, lie did not like the dull routine of labor on the bench, taking down testimony, ruling points of evidence, listening to long, dull arguments ot counsel, making out reports ot cases, &c. Tllig fnnlinor prwt ?^ ? * biuil ill* creased on him with age, and the bar became dissatisfied with bis want ot interest in the discharge of his jndiciai labors. An effort was made a few years previous to his death, to remove him from the bench, tor want of capacity and failure ot physical strength to perform the arduous duties of a Cir? cuit J u Jge. lie was called before the House ot Kepresentatives, and made an address in reply to the charges brought against him. His defence was a most triumphant one, and be showed that he bad far more ability than any member of the House, who charged him with a want of capacity. The impeachment was voted down by an overwhelming majority. Judge Richardson bad a very clear muid, and was very dexterouh in debate, lie wu nut only a wise man, but a far-seeing man, and one of extended views in poll tics, lie would have made a great Statesman, and a most successful politician. He bad great tact, and was very adroit in management. Whilst on the bench, he was elected a member of Congress, and it would have been well tor hie tame and distinction, bad he aocepted the position, and turned bis atten tiou exclusively to politics, lie could not have failed to make bis mark in the history ot bis oountry. In speaking of Mexico, some years before bis death, he expressed tke hope that that whole of the oountry mioht be annai?i to ?li? Ilnliwi Suite*. Ho also desired to take Cuba and Canada into tbe American Union. 44 Then,* amid he, " we shall be Uie first power iu the world." :? ' Judge Richardson was a bold man morally and physically, as wellae intellect nelly. Ifi%a*oooe his unpleasant duty as a Jndge, to pass sentence on Col. Bonbatn, a gallant spirit, who afterwards fell like..a knight of. romanoe, at?the Alamo, for an assault and battery On a") brother lawyer, at Pickens Court House. ><i In bis written sentence, (the Colonel not being present) be made some withering re-. 1 mark about the want of ebiralry# ih attacking an ttifartned man, with pistol and bored whip. When the sentence Was opened and redd in Court, the Colonel Was vdfy ranch excited, and Itribrhdently wrote the JYidge a bote stating that he was too old a man for htin to challenge! "but that be woutyi pull u.s iioee on signt 1 be J udge replied in very polite, term* that be wee altogether mistaken in supposing bim too,old tq fight. He iyas just the right fighting age, and would J?e happy to, accept bis challenge, and give him that satis taction which his wounded honor might demand. This; was a poser to the hot-headed Colonel, and be Teplied that he should pursue his own course in seeking redress.? Shortly after this the Judge came to Anderson to hold Court, where Colonel Bon ham resided. Some one had written him a letter, stating that the Colonel wonld attack him on his arrival at that place. After supper Sunday evening, before Court, the Jndge invited me to bis room and told me what had been written to liiin. He then wished to know if 1 did not think uhe could lick the Colonel in case the assault was made." He said he would not carry a pistol cr think of using one. He had ,a small walking stick Which was the only weapon he desired. -I told, him, as to their relative mauhood, in a fisticuff, I thought the Colonel would get the belter of him. This he doubted, and said that he was still very active and vigorous in a A1 W * * Bcumo. i5ut no attack was made on hiui, aa I felt assured there would not be. I heard a1 gentle* man say, that a short time before this, he witnessed the Judge's rigor and activity in a scuffle at Snmter, when h i son Maynard was attacked by ? mob, The Judge rushed into the crowd and need his umbrella right and left most dexterously ana effectually. Judge Richardson once tolo me, that ho had been elected a member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House, Attorney-General. Judge, and member ot Congress, but that mone of these elections had ever given hi in so much pleasure aud heart-felt satifaction as being eleoted ensign of a militia company in Charleston, when he was first set* ting ont in life. XI* election was contested, and they iiad three bard canvasses before the matter was finally settled. lie said it gave him a relish f?r elections and elec lioneering, which he never lost in after-life. In our Union and Nullification campaigns, the Judge was a great manager, and seemed really to delight in forming plans for our struggle in every IJistrict in the Statq. lie was a, member of the Stare Convention jp the days oi n uuincauoo, and had bean stamp speaking with .Governor McDuffie the preceding summer. There had been soiue sparring be* tween them, and in the convention the Governor, replied, .not very courteously, to some remarks of the Judge. They did not strike me, however, a?'calling /or any special notice. I saw, however, the Judge was a good deal nettled, and he catne to where 1 was sitting. and asked my counsel as to Ins noticing what had been said. I dissuaded him from replying.? He said, if your purpose is simply to keep me ont of an altercation which may lead to a difficulty, I shall not heed your advice. But ii you say upon your word as a true chivaiier, that neither honor or duty to our party reauires me to notice the remarks, I will be governed by your judgment/ Judge Richardson was a most 8?>c able and charming companion. On the Circuit he delighted in chatting with the lawyers of an eveuing alter the adjournment ot court, and was always pleased to have a circle around him at the | fireside in the botvi*. He talked well, and was a great dialectician. ] 11a Otftlit ! >ri>nA ?!?L -i -<??w ~V ",fcU ( g^eat plausibility , The character ' ( ot his mind waa very mnoh like ] that of Mr. Poinsett, end I think I have heard them say that they were dwtaMlf related. He wu a 1 mall man with thin features, end a bright boaming countenance.? ! He wa* quite ah old man at his 1 death, waa taken tick on the Circuit, ami we?.t to hie aon'a in i Charleston where- be died. He 1 waa born: iu 8umtar District, and i lived in the aeroe neighborhood with the hrtl and second Governor Eiehrdaon, butwwaa. ooiirelatad at , all to that (rail/. Ha waa. as1! have heard Governor Manning 1 ear, a moat kind and excellent neighbor, an indulgent maater, and I liberal and charitable. 1 How delightful it te to recall the memories of our public men in South Carolina,''and'review their , high and pnre characters and polished manners. For nearly two hundred years previous to Our late civil war; there was scarcely a spot or blemish ou the fcscntcheon or a single pnblle man in SOnth Carol! na, All WCre bure, highly gifted, * educated, boliuied. ana incorruptable. The suspicion of bribery and corruption was unkown to the thousands andleha of thousands of Carolina gentlemen, who w'ere honored with seats in our Legislature during the past two centuries.? *The office of Ooxeruor, , Judge, Senator, ,aud. Representative - in Congress, waa always bestowed on the wisest, best, and most talented of the land. They loved tbeir umuv, ?uu gii^ruea oer uonor as ( they did that of k mother, tooirrtwoto' irixT wiutx.] Tha Biix to Refund the Cotton Tax.?This bill of wbiek there has vbeen considerable talk, has been introduced in"the House of Representatives, by Mr. McKee, who represents a large planting interest. The bill provides ior^re* funding in cash, or in bonds issned for the purpose, bearing five per cent, interest, the cotton tax paid after the actual close of the war, in the years 1865, '66, '07 and *68. It does not include the tax paid in < 1863 and ^64, nor in 1865, before 1 the proclamation of Andrew Johnson declaring the war ended. The gronbd on which the bill will be urged chiefly is that the imposition of the tax was unconstitutional and utterly unlawful. OoLDinr Words?Whom the Lord loveih hechastetieth.?Bible. Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.?Franklin. How fell of briars is this working day world.?Shakespeare. There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.?Senaoa. Know how sublime ft thing it is to suffer and be strong.?Longfellow. It matters pot how the head lies if the heart ift rioht ?.? ? W-"? r ? pfornwppr rr cm/ho/ ttaleigh. , i, i,. - *.?u ,. Most men give advice by the bucket, but take it by tbe grain.? W. H. Alger. Affectation bides three times as many virtues as charity does sins. ?Jforaae Mann. Tiik Laurensvillc IIeraM says Mr. Lewis Robertson, of that place, was robbed of $800 a few days since. Tbe robbery was committed by a little bov, under the in- ( structions of an ol J colored woman servant, who furnished him witb a key. The trunk from wbich the money was takon contained $7,000, but the boy had received his in: structions to take but a little at a time. t. iwo i . i (.,) ?. .< n Tu* London Times' Berlin spc clal ot March 4th, says Count Yon Arnim, Minister to France, is ordered to Berlin to give his opinion regarding the siabtlity ol the present government of France. The eame special says it is thought that Williams' decision will be adverse to England on the San Juan Arbitration between the United States and England. i-n ; ,?*' n? i ? ? .21 ? ki - x .IT . ... ' " The stone cutters engaged on the Federal Post office in oolnmbia struck the other day, in conse quenoe of ten hours* work being exacted from them by Superintendent Kinsley, whereas, as they maintain, eight hours is the usual time called for ou government work. k In taking down a beautiful painted canvass ceiljng at All Soul's College, Oxford, England, recently, fifteen ancient paintings were discovered, attached to the roof, where they had been unknown for two centuries. A Sr. Lodib woman, over six feet in height, recently married a man who is but four feet nine.?- ' When she wishes to kiss him sh^ has to stand bmrtm a chair. j A wan was acquitted of the < charcre of murder recently inSwit* l orlarTd because * be bed always 1 fulfilled his religious duties." lie 1 killed his wife. Gov. Hoffman, o( New York, is j the el.ampion vetoer. In three pears he has vetoed 891 bills, and 5very veto, with one exception, has t>een snstained by the Legislature. It is said that there are more t p?od peonle than bad in the world, t >ut the bad get the npper hand 1 nereiy because they are bolder. Thr Pope was bom on the 18th r >f May, in the year 1792, so that le is on the eve of the completion r if the eightieth year of his age. s PovtJLATtoii of the fttmfe of Tex- * is, 818,579, namely: native born '56,168, foreign born 62,411; ti AW ACT TO IWCORPORA** TH* CHBRAW FIRE ENGINE COM PAY AS A 11 PART OP THH PIRB DKPARTMET OP "'"ni^wWit"o?t?iRA<r.r- ! * Section 1. Be It enacted by the Senate dad Ho?m of Representatives or the State of Sooth Cat ol In a, now net and sitting in General Assembly, and by the dntfcorlty of the fame t That Theodore P. Malloy, Thoe. W. BOuehler, James A- McCrplgbt and W. L. Raid, and their successors' in offlee,. be, and tney are hereby, constitoted a body oornorate and nol. itlo, under tbe Bim? ud style of tbe " Chore w lire Engine Company." with ospital took not tbe rttt of Ave thousand dollars, wltW the right to rae end be toed, to plead odd be impleaded, In any Court of eonpotent Juriedlotion ; to here end nee e eon en seal, and tbe NM te otter el 'will end pleasure f and with 411 ether rights, prtetlegw end ieneallUl, that ere new eeeered by lew to like tnoorperete bodies. Seo. If XbU Act shall be deemed e public Act, end obeli remain in furoo for tbe term of fourteen yeert. Approved February Utb, 1871. .brr J AN ACT TO RENEW, AMEND AND EXTEND THE CHARTER OR THE TRU8 TEES Or THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SMYRNA, IN NEWBERRY COUNTY. Beotion L Be It eneeted by tbe Senete end House of RopreMntetivet of tbe Stete of Booth Caroline, now met end sitting in Qenerel A?tembly, end by the authority of the same: That David B. Plotter, George W. Bonn, Henry Headrix, Henry D. Booier and Thomaa N. Booxer, Trustees of tbe Presbyterian Chnrcb of Smyrna, In Newborty County, and their successors In offlee, be, and tho same are hereby, declared a body politic and corporate, under the name and style o/the Trustees of of the Presbyterian Church of Smyrna, In Newberry County, with all tbe rigbte, powers an<| privileges heretofore granted to the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Bymrna, in 'Newberry District, by an Act of the Generhi AlfomMv nhitdil T\arta?ku? A Tb 1857; and the charter of the same, is hereby renewed and extended fur the term of twenty* lire years, Approved February 27, 1872. tlH ,fl t . AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SPRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE (TOWN OP GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoose of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the Authority of the same : That the members of the said 8oclety be aad are hereby, incorporated, and are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and atylo of the Springfield Baptist Cherch, and by that name and style shall have a succession of offleer* and members, and shall have.a common. aeeL | Sec. 1. That the said corporation shall have power to purchase, receive snd hold aay real or personal estate, not oxeeoding in value fifty thousand dollars^ and to sell, convey and dispose of the eaqae ; and by its corporate name may sue and be sued, in any Court of competentjnrisdietion in this State ; and make such rules and bylaws, not repugnant to the laws thereof, as they msy deem necessary and expedient. Sec. S. That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act, apd shall continna in force until repealed.' Appftved February 27,1872. AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF WM. NATHANIEL MARTIN, AND TO MAKE HIM ONR' OF TUB LEGAL 11E1K8 OF HIS FATHER. * ' Whereas Wa. B. Davis, a eltisen of Wii nsmsDurg County, la the rather of an illegitimtti child, a boy, now going by tbo nana of Wat. Nathaniel Martin, and whereas said Win. B. Darii it daairoaa of having the name of laid child changed to that of Wo. Nathaniel Davis, and to have conferred upon him all the rights of legitimacy\ therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represontativea of the State of South Carolina, now mot and sitting la General Assembly, and by the authority of the same s 1. ' r. <?? n ' That tbo name of Wm. Nalhaaiel Martin be ohaaged to that of Wm. Nathaniel Davis. Sao. 1. That all rights of legitimacy are hereby conferred upon the eaid Wat. N. Martin, and that ha be considered one of the legal heirs of his father, Wm. B. Davis, as if born in lawful wedlook. Approved February 27, 1872. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TUB TOWN OF cOKESBURY." Section 1. Be it enated by the 8enate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caroline, now met and sitting In Genera'. Assembly, and by the authority of the same: inn section aaventy-alx (70) b? ao amend* *4, In Um eeeond line, by atriking oat the word " ?l*," and inaorting in lieu thereof the word - tour," eo aa to road aa follow* ? The aaid Town Conncll aball ha governed by an lateadent and four Warden*. See. 2. That SeoUea eighty-four (M) be ao aaaended, in the aereaUi line, by atriking out Ibe word " ten," and inaorting in liea thereof ibe word " ire," ao aa to road. No tax aball be Impoaed in^nj one year, to exceed tbo rate of Ire centa, on oaeh hundred dollar* of auoh laaeaaed property. Approved February 27, 1372. IN ACT TO REQUIRE TUB COUNTY COMMISSIONER^ TO RKMOVE IMBECILES FROM TBI LUNATIC ASYLUM TO THBIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY POOR HOUSES. Wbereaa, experience baa eatabliahcd tbe eel that imhoeilea abonld not bo ooalnod in be aeae building with tbo Inaanoi and, rheraaa, the iaaane?who, aa a olaaa, aoqnire peelal treatment?ba*a frequently to be ao* uaed admiaaion into tba Aa/lum for want of ooaa; therefore, 0?.i , n. i. a- * l " vwin/u i. ik) it raiotfa vy in o?nm uo j loan of Rop r?M?UtlTM of tho Btoto of oath Carolina, to* mot and Ittloj In Gt*ral Aatombly, and hjr tho authority of tho 1 una! I That fro** and after the piutp of thia Aet 10 County Coamal?tooon of tho various 1 Counties io tho RUM ibtU remove their Imbeeiles from tbe SUM Lunette Asylum upon due notice from the Superintendent by the eld County Commlssioners ss to the number of imbecile* oo a Mined tn the institution from their rospeetlve oountiee: And they ehnll herenftor toke cere of nil euoh persona in their reepeotire County Poor Houses. Bee. 2. Thnt nil Aats or pnrts of Aeta io* consistent with the provisions of this Aot be end the seme ere hereby re peeled. Approved February 27,1872. Mr. John Graham, a cirisen ot Camden, recently died, Aged 101 years. It it believed the Pope meditates an early departure trom Rdrae. The rnnnomi mnflioi J .MV>HVI VIKUU1UCU in history is a Boston girl aged eight. u Hkrk lies a raan who never had an enemy lw Then here lies a man prlio never had ac Thr largest Protestant 8nnday School in Philadelphia contains about eighteen hundred scholars, the smallest ten. BoeToa Corbkt, the man who once enjoyed notoriety as the killer of Booth, President Lincoln's assassin, is dead. Thr carriages, horses, etc., belonging to the late Jim Fisk have been sold at auction, bringing abont $50,000. " iiusband t if an honest man is God's noblest work, what is an honest woman " His rarest, dear 1" was the uncivil reply. A heart-broken Syracuse maiden recently demonstrated her view ot breach of promise, by whipping her fickle lover soundly. If yon wish success, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counsellor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. The Legislature of Olno has passed a bill restricting the amount which may be recovered from railroad companies as compensation tor causing death to $10,000. It is stated that the answer to Earle Granville is pacific, but firmly insists upon the reference of indirect damages to the Geneva Arbitration. Two missionaries in Umzambi, South Africa, have recently built a school house with their own hands, laying over 20,000 brick, and doing the carpenter work themselves. Mr. Wash. Calmes, ot Newberry Countv, recently died trom the result ot a out on the hand from opening a sardine box. Bis hand and arm began to swell, and from the effects of this he died. hi j A bill was recently brought before the Pennsylvania Legislature which contemplates making it an offense punishable by fine and imprisonment for persons to tngaao in what is popularly known as tUo u prize candy trade." A letter says the Spanish &utlioritiea are gratified by the tnrn of American And English affairs, claiming that Spain has a better case against America than America has against England for neglect of nentral duties. A Dutchman who was elected to his State Legislature, thus gives his opinion of it: Ven I vent to de Legislature, I tought I voud find dein all Solomons dere, bnt I soon found dere vas some as piek loola dere as I was. A Vera Cruz letter says : u It is generally believed, in Mexican circles, that William Cnllen Bryant, who has recently been on a visit to that country, bears a proposition tor an American protocol*-* ate over Mexico." The Second Baptist Church at Atlanta, Ga., having four ordaiued ministers in its membership who are without a pastoral charge, has formally recognized them as eldere of the church authorized to act as counsellors and assistants of the pastor and deacons. A farmer, named Willis Williamson, near Maurice, Indiana, followed his daughter to Dalesville, whither she went for matrimonial purposes, found her at the bouse of a relative and cat her throat fatally ; then shot himself with a revol ver fatally. Williamson bad a large family. Tint Now Orleans Times of the 1st inst., says: *4 The body called the General Assembly of Louisf aim, terminated last night, its career of unparlleled infamy. It won Id be a trite phrase to My that the history of modern times- tarnished no snob example of tbe gross abuse of power, of snob flagrant immorality, corruption and indencev as has marked the career of this disgraceful assemblage"