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.,H E. . - N VOLUME I.]. WINNSBORO, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21,1865. rNmm n TB, TRI-WEEKLY NEWS: 3Y-U J E.* IRITTOlN.' IlAtS OP' sUnsoIa4TION: "T HE .NEWS" to published on Tuesday, Thursday and Seiturday, and will be sup , lied to subsoribers at $1O0 per month, nvariably in advanees Single opples ton cents. ADVIiT.ING RATES: Ordinory adyertisements, ocoupying not Anore than eight lines, (one squaro,) will be inserted in "'lux Nxws," at $1.00 for the rsaindertion and seventy-fve cents for each subsequent publication. Largqr advertisemets, when no contract is made, will be charged in exact propr tion. Contraets will be made in'acoovdance with the following schedule : columnI mo. $ 80. colauinO mo. $100. 1' d4 4 . of " 4 140. 1 6Q. i 6 " .160. t., 81" 60. " 1 year 175. } "8 7. 1 -4 200. a '1Q 1 44 800. Only those who contraot for one-fourth, one-half, or t oolumn,'ifr one, three, six, or twelboatonths, will receive the benefit of For anouneing a candidate to any office of prot, honor or trust $10.00. Ibfarriage, Obituary Notices,, 4., will be oharged'the same a4 advertisements, and mijst be puId fQrwhek hahded, in, or they will not appear. Oi motion of. Mr.. Blagk, itava laid on the table .ile'igliss .introducedVthe following re'sohitioniche was agfee& to Resolved, That a condmittee of seven membprs,to besty1ed "the committee on Orginanoes i a bions,"be ap. pointed 6y the P-eaiden, (Wwhich shall be referred all ptiopsosition's of matters to be "rdained or resolved by this conven tio; not properly.or exclohsarely referred to nvone of the o01tet dommittae al ready provided for. Mr. Faiow introduced tho following rgeolugon, wvh oyis agreed td , .J4*ied, af the.. C)kbtiiptriz 44to.1 yo pi1ta V 1d e s.e -of tho Cpveotlt one'huindrd aRd flfty copies of tho onstituton9fi4*8th to, ad6ptd in '180. A.o, o o Mr2Of the0 Ctivetn'tioil a ourtnd aes p., h o'cidok PR fA 8iSTEuf)14 16, 84 At the holir to wuhich' f e ouepniti6n djne4, Lhp rejsdeit took the a~d tIb~rocediga~oi e peted er, y Kev. . I 4nt ~ jurst ofyeste ysproceedrogs wasr.al .appeM h~likt~p Ii~ oifredebtials, d~~~~ th Ag s nm ra d~ho ian i na 'U. and also ti# tl e Presi4en f th bes a. Gowegor, of regar of the II se of SepregeogtIv a..doeriio for s renlkinds e'i e t t Into jurisdiction throughout th'e State; the [udges thereof to. be selected, by the Governor, subject to the approval of a majority of the Senate. 2. A Suporior court, the Judges ther of to be sQIected and approved in like manner as the Judges of the Supreme Court, the duties of said Judges, among others, to consist it administering the usual dutie' 'in each Judicial District twice in every year. 2d. A District or Judicial court to con sist of one Judge, a resident of the Ju dictal District, to be elected for tihe term of four years, by the voters of the Dis. trict ; the duties of said court extending to the hearing and determining all small, and mean causes, and also all causes, lately within the jurisdiction of tile court of magistrates and Freeholders, not, however, precluding the office of magias trate. Said'committee will also inquire and report on the propriety of giv Ig said court all jurisdiction now exer cised by the Ordinary of the Dis trict. - Mr. Bolling introduced the following resoliition, which Was referred to the Committee on the Judiciaty Depart ment: Resolved, Th'lt in is the duty of all goQd governmients to make the acquisi tion of juatice as cheap and- convenient to the masses of the people as possible, and therefore, that it be referred to the Committee on the Judlcial Department to inquire into and report a scheme for organising a court ofInferior Jurisdiction for the trial of all p'ty mistlemianors, of all civil nauses where the amount in. volved does not exceed one hundred dollars in value, and of allcases, whether civil orocriminal, in whioh tile parties litigant are persons of color. , Also, introduced the following reso lutvnn; which was referred to the con. mittee ,an thle ,Legislative Departmnt: Resolved, That the Legislaturo should be prohibited, by-a suitablo provision in the constitution, frot .appropriating Money to works;hefinal iMprovenients thi~iasofomiif ingthii itandt qralit of, Lte Stato toidivi-duas, corporations or comphnies, for.r. that or. any otliter :purpoe. Mr.. Ipstsne introduced the following resolution, ,whichi wvas adopted: Resolved, That orrlinaticea adop 1 w this convention, shall be engrossed, an'd then rattlied, by being signed bV the Presidst and Olerk. Also, introdued the folliwing resolu tion ; Which was referred to the commit to gU.Amendments to tho constitution.: Resolzvd, That to preivnt or lessen 11 e vils attendant on fisqueit.eleetlons, aid.to guard against the pr6fanati6n of the Sabbath, it is expedient to provide by the donstitfitioht that all.' popular elenioneslor Federal, StAte or mimicipal ofBderq shall -be held .on one and, the i'e day'an'd by the salne managen, An#tat in the ruiddle of the Week---ssy he, oeco4 Wednesday in October. .M e istt6duced - an Ordinance to 00 0Very abolished in Soiith-Ca'r0. rhibit - its re-establishint xefered to the committee on 00R,44 . 0 grsol .AW0 4Aoo~l~t rd 4dh to the te p it .a k W U the city of Washington, in behalf of the people of Soiuth Carolina, to ask of his Excellency, the President o the United States, to ext/nd to the Mon. Jefferson Davis that clemency which be has shown us, who are equally the sharers of his guilt, if guilt there be, and which is accomplishingso~inuch towards restora ing the peace and liarniony of the 1Jnion. Mr. Connor offered the following as an omendment ; which was accepted by Ar. William Wallace. .Reolved, 'Phat it be referred to a com mittee of Three, to draft memorials. to be addressed, by this convention, to His Excellency, the President of the United States, requesting Executive clemency for 'ffersoxi Davis, the late President, and A. H: Stepheins, the late Vice. President of the Confederate States; A. G. Magrath and Geo. A.Trenholm, citieons of this State. Whiroupon, the Pr'esident appointed tho following memberd of the committee : Mehsrs. Connor, Willhim, Walliac and Mr. Rose. Mr. F V. Picken introduced the following resolution ; w) ich was referred to the committee on .Ordinances and Resolutions. "Resolved, That it be ieferred. to the committee on Ordinatioes and Resolu. tions, to inquire and report on the pro. >riety of sending a cotmpetent agent to Vanshington, to ascertain from the Presideht what is the 'ondition of the ]ands called "Abandon Lands" in this State, and how long it ill be before the. ownera of such lands w I be restored to tho possession of their operty. Mr. Winsmith introdi -ed the following resoition ; which was referred to the committee on the Am dient to the Constitution : Whereas, .Negro sl very has been abolished - by the proc amatious of the President of the United States and the military atithorities of thA same: Be it, therefore, Rosoh'ed. That neithIr negro slavery ior involntary'sefvitud shall hereaneh exist in this State, except as a punish. pient-for crime, of which the pslrty shall av been duly convicted by laiv. And it shall be the duty of the Legislature to pass such laws as will finally carry into effect the foregoing ordinance. [Thishay'sProceedi nis to be concluded.] EI.ATbox RETUnu.-The following is the official rtirn of the election held on Mondky last in this District for mem bera to the Convention H-oi. Jas. L. Orr received 628 votes; John Wilson,'607 . Dr. A. EvIns. 45L W. S. Pickens, 43 ;' Rev. J. 8. 1fnr. ray, -347 ; 0. H. P Fat, 326 ; W D. Wilkes 306 ; W. S. Moore, 209 ; N. McAlister, 187 ; liam W. Taylor, 100. Messrs. Orr, Wilson. Evins and Pick 'ens are elected. There were, a ntuiber of sdattering votes. [Anderson Intelligmcer. AU T I ON 'A L . lIuhelid&'itet? )fruit~e, ge., i O qubsarblqrwill jell on V,1#gJAY -10T OOTO1BER VET theilglit1bid4der, all his publu'lths Funit .e asItWh Tools i ales,. Potatoo rn, & ea ( the non. year hii. oe Ayao - 8 CO3St8W igignW "TAKE DUE NOTICE." T HEtubscriber takes this method to in form hfs "Old Friends" and the "pub lic generallf' that he-is convalescent, hoping these-few lines may find them enjoying the same bles8ing. He furthermore wishes to ipform them that he has "given up" the Conductorship on "The Black Valley Railroad," and has quietly retired to his "Kitchen," where he has just received a barrel of the ienowned "Soberifick," which he warrants to exhill. rate, Invigorate,- domesticate, civilize and moralize every one who indulges in its use. le furthermore wishen to inform them that lie expects soon to be able to ftrnish such articles of "Fluidity" asaro usuall found In a Ritohen, viz : "Pot Licker," "Cooter Soop," &c., &c. When ready he will inf9rm his old friends in the town and around the country, that. they, having duo notice; may govern themselves accordingly. "So moe it be." A. D. HILLIARD, North East Corner, Mount Zion Street, Burnt Town, formerly Winnsboro, 8. C. sept 21'05 -Proclavntaiona BY TLE 'PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR. * EXECUTIVE PEPAlRTMENT S. C., Ssir-rMiiER 18, 1885. W IIHEiAS, it is reprebented that in many portions of the State there . great. disturbance and apprehension from lawless persons, *lho are thieving, maraud ing and committiog acts of violence remote from the military garrisons stationed at the Court Houses; and whereas, Brigadier Gen eral Ames, commanding the. Northwestern portion of the State, has suggeste the or ganization of a militia police fort in each Dihtrict of his command, to act In concert with his forces in preserving order and peace In the community ; and whereas it is supposed that the other tilitary-cotomand. era will have no objectons to aid and assist-' paeo on .the part of the citizens in suppresms. ing orime and -maintaining ordqr'; : and whereas, also, it appears that. Presidezi Johnson has sanotion6d and athorited the Proviional Governor of Mississi-pi to or ganise a similar force in that State, and has forbidden the military a6thorities there to interfere with such oiganizations t Now, thereforeI, BENJAMIN' PRANK. LIN PERRY, Provlsional. Governor of the State ofSouth Carolina,o pr-oclaimtorderiand dpolare,thatithere shall be formed aid orgati ixed in each Judidial District one or more militia comnpaniea for a home police, to aet under and be auxiliary to the military garri son of. Such Distriet in-preventilg oimes and preserving the, psace of the District; The companies will consist of 1 Capiin~and three Lieutenante and eightymen, seettrd evet tihe District.'so'eto be easily aoeusI ble frory all points wAere any 0isatirbaov4' may oooIr. When that companes a form ed they *11 report. ithrgig th'h 0ptalob to tie respective Bri adietai neye con manding iniouth Caroli1a164t6te Povpst blarshals at the respecO,4e 'orto and.from them receivatehir or'i os'm: WhW, arrests have been made, they litrn the' offendors ovef to' the Oiil aOti 9H1tie. or bring them hifdreSthio Vsot ir bal fIr .trial ad punishment i9 "to the terms. of sgreemnt t~hni Miq0ade andUlliore And . .ayself af to'therespeo. tive'jurisdiotiow of the.civillzkd Jilitary auf thorities ib -Sotth Cptvolina. SThis p6loe gu'80 will bq' vod 4yln its tile. bu di" e sovis of estso n4 .ohnara rk tee munit)',who **W iqg to Afdo, theat servioas-xrippflij14. the bav# org~niq~tiopo shI1 tplA ou they State, Wi' -ee 41 6oV M ender this e. shoul bms~ oney, as t~~d sad mt NOTICE. COL. JAMES H. RION will act as my ' Attornuy during tny absence from the State. . 8. WOLFE. sept 21'05-4t N.EW GOODS . I TAKE pleasure in announing to my friends In Fairfield, that I have just received a complete assortment of for Men's wear, consisting of BLACK CLOTI{S and CASSIMERES, (plaip and fancy,) and BEAVERS; in factAll classes of goods usually found in a first class Tailodng Establishment All of whioh will be nade to order in the best si-yie, as cheap as the same class of goods can be bought anywhere. ,I have also B L .1C K C L O. THS' 'suitable for making Ladies' Cloaks, Whi6h, will be sold or made to order. - i Orders for goods will be Aill6d and sent by Express. - OUTTING AND RLEPAIfRtta in all its branches, neatly and duraby exe outed. - - - J. 8. PHIILMP, Sept 16 '65-,-n14 , ,harlotte,.N4 C. COPARTN ERBSRIM* NTION: T Hit aubseribors haing thi day entered into copartnershipu.%pqeto the firm of. RICIARD .NAU a SON, For the pupose of transaoting a ENR COEMlSSION4 101NESS,. in the purchase iwnd sele qf and other kinds of - 00UNTILY PRODV0 would respeotfuUy inform their fMiends as the public that they are now preparn to reguaie the business formerl. earried on by the senor partner, (It. O'Ne4le, Sr.) Any orders enirusted to them wiH, rfoeie itiet Immediateattre4plot. - 1 They are 41so pt'p red to recelvb and store Co.tton qo0sgp ,to thens A. - O'EALE, Sr. Il O'NEALE, 47r. Columbia, 8. 0 Sept. 11, 186. 2 9ettr Standard and Charlott' huhrjk foukr tj qs aud 4 to Columbi otr ina d o sept 16'66 d - aa #s~s~i~tated, sbfI ebs an 'a ni Fall,fUr and P:i t~ tlQxne1 o Wi~ f0 .,9nors ot s to dtoi~tt sit?~ tdW let r u I t i e a~ de'~~,iqd Viluenfrofrq bu -i A a bW ble a i 4 . ,