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LEGISATURE OF soUTil CAROLNA. 8 INAT. The Senate met at 12 m. Mr. WinsmitLh, fromi the Commit tee appoilted to wait on his -Excellenaev lhd Governor, reported that, he would com. imicato with the Senate at 12 o'clock to.day. . Messige No. I of his Excellency Gov. Orr was read bV his Private Sec retary, John L. lUdatwright. On motion of Mr. IHemphill, the dif: ferent portiois of the messago were re'erred Lu th P j proliria to Coi nittees. 13rattou lrier-son, Shinglur and AcDuflie were appointed the Comuittee on so m1ucI ot't*he Governor's message. as re fers to the supply of food. Mr. Thomson introduced a bill to amend the Aet rela tive to tho emancipa. tion of slaves. Also, a bill to amend the criminal law. A message was received from the House, relative to a change of the place of meeting of the two I Houses; which wai ordered to lie on the table. M r. Tilman offered a resolution, which was agreed to, that the Gonoral Assen 's.2y, at its proiont session, avill restrict, its action-to the particlar matters recom mended in the Governor's message. Also, offered a preamble and resolutions, asking Congress to impair the obliga. tions of contracts for tho sale of slaves. Senate adjourned, to meet to-morrow, at 12 m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV ES. The House mot at 10 a. Im. Mc6ssago No..], from IHis Excellency Gov, Orr, was road by his Private Socre tary John L. Dontwright. rhe dif'orent sections of the message wero referred to appropriate committees. The 8peaker annonneod the following gantlemon of the Special Committee, relativo to procuring food for the needy Messrs, rescott., I utson, Garlington, Springs, D. W. A iken, Ilagood, Gail. lard, Gayer, Walker, Hlough, ilenbow, Gaviii, Coker, Jones, Alston, Sparkman, Hammett, 1Sumsions, Loitner, Clyburne; Anderson, 1rwie, Covington, Stack house, Keith, 'iThoma', Taly, Carl'sle, Gilbert, Petty,-]ressley. Mr. Trescot.t introduced a reqolution, which was Agreed to, proyiding fof the pulWication of the decision of ,ie Court ot Errors, in the case of the Stato vs. John E. Carew, Shorifr, and the opin. ion of Mr. Justice Aldrich. Mr. Wagoner gave notice of a bill relative to relieving the pecuniary dis. tress of the State, and to aid i rebuild ing the cities of Charleston and Colum . bia.' S ir. Easley gave notiee of a bill to define the term ''porsous ofcolor," and tri declaro the rights of stuch persons; to mako partion praintilfs and deendaitits iii all cases competent to'givo testimony as 'itiTsses ; to suspend mi levy of exe. cuitions for taxes in cortain cases ; and te alter thme lawv relative to insolvent debts. Mr. Rtyani gave notico of am bill relam. Live to oflico copies of deeds to ho given in ovidenice. Mr. llanekeh introeducnd1 ai resohuition relative to a plan f.,r funding' bonds. andm cdhpons of the State that have ma tured. Mr.. S. J. T1ownusond, nmemnber elect from Marlboro, wams qualitled nnd teok - his seat. Mr. Garhington in trod uced a reosomm - Lion relative to a more suitable placo ol meeting ; wich was senit. t.o tihe Senate . for concurrence. .On motion of Mr; Garlington, cer - tam portionis of the Governor's Itessage,. relative to poisons of color, penuitentiamry, food and fmnances of the State, we.re made the special order for to-morrow, at'1 o'cloct p. in. * After four ballots, Mr. I. W Payne was elected Reading Clerk, ini phlace oh H1. L. learley. resigned. - grm ic; of J.Lw Rawrgtr signed. M~r. Sparkmn pa:id a ti ibiut o to the mieamory of t.he~ I [on. J. I lartestton Read, and also introdmuced a liroamble and se ries of resolutions, which woero una. mnously rdopt.ed, when thme House adl. journed to mneet to-morrow, at 10 o'cloc . TJIURSD A 1 hI'EMBERh' 6, 1806. 5EN A TE. 'The Senate miotmat 12 mu. Mr. Rluist instroduced a bill to alter and amnend an Act, cutitled "An Act to -anionid thme charter of the Calhoun Insurance Company of Charleston;" also, a bill to incorporate te Steno welml Fiiro Engine Conimay of Char lostoit. Mr. Townes introdnced a bill-to al.. * tar and (lx the Limes for holding the Courts of Onoral Sessions and Comn.. mon Pleas in this State, Mr. Winsimith introduceed a bill to accuro civil rights to persons of color. Mr; Buist p~resented the memoriatl -of the several banks-of this Sta-to pray ing legislation and relief from tlh n position of penalties proeribod by the law ;also, the memorial of the Poo. ple's Mail Steaship Company, pray r.uitoffered a resoluton, in strucoting the Conmitteo on Finance *. and flanks to inquire and report rola. tivo to refunding principal 'aud inter est on State bonis ; whiceh was agreed to.. * Adjourned. HIOUSE~ OREPRESENTATIVfE. The Hiouse met at 10 o'clook. Mr. Magrath .introdueed -a resolu *tiont, wvhih 'a areed1 to, as to the propriety and cr ed ieno) of legislation - n ,roferene to settling a depreciation table shnilar to that established by Ordnance of March 10, 1783. Mmy.8p arkinan introdnooed a~ resolmu -t'Iop~lhc was agreed to, that a writ of oloe.tlon be isaued forth with for one representativo, to fill tihe vacancy causod.by the death of Mr. Hlarleston - ' oad, of George town.. Mr. DePass introducod a resolu tion-whicl was xeforrod to a S8i0cia Committee, colsisting of tho Ciair men1 of the Standing Comuitteo o the Ifouo-that the General Asseit bly', d urinig its present special sossion continio itself to such matters as ar< recolimeinde(i itn tho messago of Jii I04xeullectiy the Governor of thin State and all matters pertaining thereto. Mr. Graham intr'odiced a restolu tioni, whicl was agreed to, that i ComimnitteC of Ways and Mdeans in quire as to tho delicielicv in tlie u1p propriations made at the lust sessioi of thi Legislature, to pay the cointit gent accounts allowed, and Chat t hat) report i bill making appr'opriations it 1hupply such deflilenCy. Mr. lackman introduced a resolit. tion, which was agreed to, that -it bi referred to the Comnitteo of Way: and Means to provide for th * reidomp ion of the bills receivablo. Adjourned. FRIDA , A'PI'YlIIMBR 7, 1866. SIiNATil. The Senate met at 15 m. Mr. Buist introduced a bill to amem an A ct to lend the credit of the Sltaw L seciure bonds to be issuel by the Sout.l Carolina Railroad Conmany. Also, bill to incorporate the People's Ali Steamship Company. Mr. Townes introduced a bill to alte and imend Section 1, A rticle II I, of tl Constitution of.this State. Adjourned. IIOUSI. The House met at 12 m. Mr. Fair introduced a biil to ament au Act entitled 'An Act prelimmary t, dhe legislation induced by the entmnci pat'mn of slaves."' Ali, a bIll to arieiui an Act. oenitled "An Act to (stabhisl and regulate the domestic eilations o persons of color, and to amend the lav in rehtlion to aiupers and vagrancy. Also, a !ill to amend an Act entitlet "An Aed to establish District Courts." M r. Fair introditeed a bill to amno an Actentitled "An Adt to amend th, criminal law." The resolut ion in relatioin to the in drebtedness of IIt- citizels of"- the Sint .., was conitiieed, and,- on motion C Mr. TJrescot, discharged, and muado oI special order of the day for to-moirrotw at 1 o'clock. Mr. T. 1'. Mikell introduced a resc lution-which was ajgreed to-that it b reforred to tho Committee onl Agricil turo to inquire into the expediency C repealing the laws which relatelto fent m11g. Messrs. Wagenor, F. D. Richardso and J. S. Richardson, jr., gave notice the introdiction of bills. M r. Wiagener introduced a bill to enr ble whtio immigrants to purchase, hol and convey real ostato, and givo thie the right, of dower. Mr W arley introdiicel bill to oxten the time within g'hich certain exedition and othetr final process maybe receive< without notie ; to declare the law i relation to tho statuto or limitation; extendt the provisions of' an Act outtithe "A it A et to provide a mod0(1 by which t perpletitato Lestimonty int relation to deed wills, elhoses in action, othber papers ain records destroyed or lost durimg the ri cent war. Mr~ J' J. Ryan introduced] a bill a mend aij A ct enititled '"An Ac't. to at thorize ollice copiies of deceds in1 cerltai cases to ho ~iven ini evidenaco,' pas 19th Decembetr, 1813. Mr. Barker initroduced hilla t) restrkt the nminbe~r of' Trustees of the SouL Carolina University. MIessrs. Drnyea, Seiglincn, 1Ional Ionsll n liiarke'r gave inot icc oif th Miir. a uici m o'Iintroue. i olw re'soh itiouis; which was agre'ed to: Wh'lerons the Ulnitedi St ates maiih f'romn places ont the great, mail rontes, ar rive in (Colunmbia at 7,30 p. im. dlaily, an are' detame~d in the post, oflce t welv hiours before distribution and delivery thme daily mail for Charleston is sen from Columbia by a railroadl t rain, whic arrives at Charleston at I .30 p. mn.; bii the mtail being taken an' that train -o the way, is delayerd, and does not.:arriv in Charleton unutil g o'clock p. im., an thena dotaitned at te post, ofng twelv hours,-before distribution and deli very Trhese are grievances. Thobrefore, Rehsolved, 9'hat, it be referred to Cow mlit too ont Fedoreal Relaitions to dlevis and report someo.aemody anad r'elief thlerc from. Mr. Rlussoll introeduced the followin r~tsoluttioni ; whicht was r'iferred to tih Conmmittee on Offiers and Omfces: Whereas information has 'been recei v ed.that, in some of tho-Districts of tht Stato, the omfcers thereof have b'ennl re qluiring their foes and perquisites of oflie to bo paid in coin or' its equivalent iV currency ; and whereas thme prcson scarcity of money and great distress an< poverty of tho country, the currency a patr is deecined amply remnerative l'o all costs of said offcers ; bo it, thmere fb re, Resolved, That every 'omee'er of tii State, and tattorney and othier person entitled to costs under' tho Act Iixinj the amount-of taxed cost duo to Distric antd other oflcora of this Stateo for an' anid every serviten, shuill only be allowel ench costs ini United States legal tentde notes, or bills receivable of tle State, a par value, when tendered, any notico b, theml publbshed to thme contrary notwitti stanemttg. Mr Sparkirtan introdneted a resohutioi relative to the expediency of workinj theo roads of the Stato under a gonorai systemt of contracts. Mr. Becnbowv introduced ra resolutiot making, thme shooting of fire-arms on o or t'he enclosed or unenclosed ground of'aperson, without his pertussion, a miu dengeanor punsishable bp fine or impri onmont. -Mr. Hlutson in~trodluced the folowin1 resol utios, .which was unanimous)l adopted: Resolved; T hat t~his nonen estems a high, though leilecholy, privilego t( render to the memory of General Steph en Elliott lately on(: of its member4 every testimony of reverential and af: fectionuate respect in its power; for ii him the State m11ouirls oue of Ir bravesw soldiers-a fidi iful, trie-iearted and do. vote. son ; and this llouso a beloved, respected anld useful member, wlo, witi -l nelfislh zeal, broight all tho energiei of a clear head, a brave heart., a strone will aid untiring industry into the ter vice of is country, and added to thes sterling virtues all the gentler (Ialiiew I which undear mien to their kind. Ten -dor and loving inl all the doibestic rein. tifius; frankl and tinahlful to all whob fip ptlo.:w.l1 hi-n ; and with ani (arneA( ed and di 11011'.1l of a Christing hero,:'111 !.:s .P Wim him a h. exnIpIev, wiich we r-econillienid to 4,1 chil-hIren's cholibh namil a no-mory whiel Me trust, will mver lio, wlh- the st:it cherighe. Ihr old luve for purity, woru A <ljo 414vd. WINNSBORO,_S. 07 MIISO010 IN. cl. SEPT. 12, 1866. 1I. A. G.kILAlD, lEiot-To. The followil" gentleeii uare re. quested to iet as Agent- fo tho IIEn Majopr A. -1). Ih i.a.uu>--Rlock 'Mounlt, Bosier. Pan-i.-h, Lm. T.~~~~~A 1... (111 ~ -C ieto, S. C ft. S. Ih~:surou-trI---Iti.lgewa y, S. (' >Major WIM. lb:I.I.-3--MntiL.ello, S. (' If. 11. Clc~hs-rrin I J. viIhe, 5. ( Dr. J. 1'. 31 i.d nekson'.- (reck S. C. ]f yn> E1.1o-Allston, S. (. d . W. Mcli Iu.:mr-sallm Churchl S. C. lichtors wi Creditors. 'Tle dehnte upon some rem'cd ial mons. ures in behialf of the debtors of th< country was opened on Saturday b) cunerl Gi arl ngt on in a specch of con f alderalle lengthl-ini support of th< resolut ions which are pl..ishd below. e(In. G. was replied to by Air. Barkei from Cha rlestoni.-fo'reihiy and perti ncntly. ihe siibject, was mid' t'ic special order . for Mi1mlay. It. is u(Ilestion viich has cinlisted stronm feeling' 1111d upon1 whieb great itnterestU hag, and t proceedinigi or the legis f lationi 'in relation tlherl'to will h viewed with great anxiety by thi whol country. Tile resolutions aro as follows "lesolvell, thalt th collditionl ) .1 the peopl (If this State, resulting s from their iidcbtodn.e as aflected b' I the issues of thme wair, demiainds roeme I d11al legislation in the following' par oI tieulairs, viz: L I . A re3vision 11m14 ameniidmiient o o the laIws in) rela1 4on tol Tisol vent D)eb s Lors so as to perm it volut ariy banik tl ruptsy 'mul to securm e thet d ischarge 0 (h 4-4' de tioiiiro all udebts, upon01 a l and .iiioplete surrenlder' .f thie' pro 1upertyV440 aml des. . \hition)1 4of uii sonmen41i~t iio Sdebt ei:he1'r on meqs.ne and14 pr4ce;ss a m Ienlargenmenit of e'xempit inn1 of propor4;it a fro lev and sale. * 3. ThI psonmntofriwilr (cessi foir the~ c1ollo.:tioni of debts, so far a: not to conflict with theQ (Ooust ituition o this Staite nor,1 of the I iiitedi States. 41. That,. thiese resohiitions be L.eni it t9 a specia4l enniiiiee44, withI instruict.in to repiort. .meh ltegisl.itiona as miay fbn -no ces'arey to carr the samiie into Net Tra Drinkin, 3 TIhere maiy be scienice in tea cul. U tre, bunt. there is arIt ini te(' dinmking ',There are first, of' all c'rt :iin condit ion tO tb graniltd. The whole systen . inst be)jnlst debilitalted enongh to ap Ipreciate a comfortable seat, mial a de sire not to bec (disturbehid miw ~illinigly, e. The tea must be well select ed, thor ,oughly dIrawn, sweetenicil exactly ti the taste, coloredl with sweet creami t< -the golen tinge (of harvest, pre'tt' a warmi, enoughi of the l'ast to mako 01m tip tho cupi lightly f.or feat of too hoto sip. And ntow comies the test.I Swith the first sip, and that poouliail catchuing up of thoe tongue to fool foi hoi taste, ?hme gutstaitloln discoveors flat duill sens~atihm, the recoil is unfa. -vorable for t'ea of that 51t1hmp ; but11 i those bie followed bly a sprightly ox h ilirat ing v'ivacit y, t his pecul iar bottnd. inlg of tihe nerves of tasto, which hi r equivalent to a.d(omnandl for anothei .sip, is evidlence of a ftea that will (ii to sit by anud sp), and1( s1p and sip. Sutch teca as this last the firmi of Messrs. Bacot, Rivera & Co. have on hand an 3i.te are out of it, they oughtn'i to be, that certain, r Distingtilshtel Character. Thoe Illusetrated Phrenological Jour, nal for September contains portrait's -with descriptions, of Count Bismark, of Prtssia ; -Archduke Atbort, of Aus tria ;. Queen Emmta, oIf the BSandwiol, IIslands ; Joseph Sturge of England.i Horace Vernet, of France ; F. N. Oib. sN, vf Newfoundland ; Cyrtus W. Field, of New York ; and a group 01 -Native Africans, with ai'ticles on An. thropology, Physiology, Psychology, ,Pneumatology and Physiognomy Characters in Sh'akspeare, H1amlot, Cassius, etc. Reaming eyes, Impros. t. sions. Large Nose.s- P,.me nata i. ences, Sins of Society, Whom to El00t, Quostions for .Debating Societies, I'lthroology, by John Neal ; "Out-of Plae," by Mrs. Willlit ; Truth and Error, "Quack Me11dicinos,'' Fagging and ]flogging, Feiale Suffrage, For eign Airm, etc. A rich numbr. Twenty cents, or $2 a year. Fowler & Wells, N. Y. Editorial Correspondence. . COLUIIp1A, Sept. 4, 1866. The beat to-day is intense. In the iost favorable locations the. ther m1iOmoetor stands now, about noon, at -. Vlow of the Logislators have yet arrived, ( Ioi Sicklesis here stopping it Nieckersont's. Two of his *taff are wi hill), ajm. Mloore and Roy. The oIeneral is very munch of a military lookininman. I llresine lie will.re. fihain during pt pat 11, ifr not all, of the Session'of the L egislaturc. Opinions vary as to the time this body is likely to sit. From what I leant it appears that, a vast deal of iniportant matter will be submitted by the Governor in his message. If this be so, hard work and hot wdathor will roquire the inem bors to-conio with their most summer fit suitf To one who has not visited Colum biat since it lay in all its 'desolation aid ruin, it is very gratifying to find workmon busily plying the trowel and the plane in -vei-y ditection, On what is everywiere known as Ma ini i(, tit"l 1r ar10 sevoral finm brick homes going up with encouraging spoad. hit ther, is a little worlI of Puin starhnyou in the Alece y<t. It is surprising to see hoV may lit tIe wooden shell houses dot the rtoss ani parallel streets principally on fle western side of Main. A fire would make sad havoc now if it should get the mastery there. The new Market, standing by itself in the, middle of the second street west of Main, is a unique style of building. ':Thero re twenty stalls in it, ivhore sides the substantials of a market may bo found hot coffoe and, elecras. Flvergreens hang in wreaths and fes toons beneath the semi-circular roof, and give the whole internal alwang nitmt, a lively n ppealrlce. Speaking of Columibia, I would Id vise you to republish, when you muet, with it in som exchainge, a letter fron the lion. Alfred Hu'ger to the editor of the N. 01.ortd rol ativo to the burning of' Columbia, The oarnest and graphic recoi-d t rutha which is therein coittained, cannot fail te atir up an~y heart. The fine comiplimntt 'patid to the gallant Hamptotu will be respondod.to wiith a warm heart by overy Carolinian4 The last cable despatehes 'fromi I'tropo iare certainly of startling inter est to the S'uthi. It may seem to me a mai~tter oft little importance thait Conifederate bonls should be still held in foriegn lane - with any the leadt hope of' a shadow of' a realsoni for thtei t rodonmpt ion. Bu.t stram-gor 'things haivo haippud,. and things even of less sign ificanice have led to tremen (Ions resul ts. It apasthathodr of suchi b>tnds have discovered t'stair oIfihope, et leas6 a ray of light from it, sining through the political atmos p~hereocreated by the late National Convention, How it struck their vis ion through t2...4, I do not knowv. But it may be .in this :The Convention gives promise that tihe reconstruction - s earnestly wished for any be effet .Ced. If this be done without any fe tiher fored action its '.'conditions p~ro cdent'oon the' part of those Stattes wichv have not rep~ud iated theo'W~ar debt, there may be hope by thmem that that debt.. will yet be assumed. But there is the rub. Wrill not thb North demand this repudiation by rovery State late of tihe Confederacy ? -'That very despatch may yet lead to complications ini the -political mla.. ehinery here. You ill hiave observed that the civil war has begun in the Northwest. You may depend upon it.thtis .is but the beginning of greater civil strife ther'e. Time has been when political issues~ wero not made witht such~ a pitch of animtosity as now prevails Northi, but whentce strifes that brought blood resultedl. .Loss cannot be expct. ed nor when a wholo nation is an1 armed host fresh from 'the battle fields of a war ten tirnes more fiorce, though only half as lotg, as the Trogan wvar. The savage animosity of the 'W tig and'$ory Is to be re-enacted and re writt~n in blood and fire In the States of-th4 orthz this fall. Those w'ho "p)sh4W I" at this gloomy picture- will soon (lisco~er, it Is to be feared, that it is no unreal are. 1le00'. .CorosJ3ay September 8. Tl business before -the General Assep bly is-enough to keep it ini SeSd sion for somne thne. Relief for antici.. pated sufforing in tihe State fronmshort] crops~ is likely t engaige a good deal 9f i'nterest. It will requiro a v'ery vast 4mdunt of supplies to meet the demands of the soveral destituto parts .of the Suto. The Committoos upon this subject will report to their re-, spotivo bodies to-day. A great many bills havo boon intro duced touching upon the civil code question. )iat disposition will be made of these, it1i* difficult to sayi The intorference on the-part of the imilitary anthorities with everything collected with civil law, inducos some to take the position that the State should awitit' future develop ionts,. and do nothinig for th'e present. On the other hand, it is agreed that anything should be (10110, and every thillg, to inpair the iniquitous work ings of the Provost tourts. From the Governor's Messago, No. 1, it would appear that he believes there is some reason that action should be tkiken. ''hIe Senate is composed of both old and young members, and is quite a dignified and intelligent body. The President, the lion. W. ). Porter, of (harleston, presides with great digni 1-ty and di spatch. The Clerk of the Senate, Gen. W. E. Marthi, also of Charleston, is so thoroughly at 1101110 in his position, ha'1vinig served in the samlosince 183, that it it i a pleas ure to observe the easo Vid at homincss with which lhe diseliarges his duties. The Messonger of the Senato,.Mr. A. D. Gaillard, of Pendleton, hast fulfll ed the duties' of that position for about twenty years. . Of course he is entirely in his department, and withal is very igreablo and affable in his nlanti Iers. 0e of t1he niotable features of Co luia 'i life just no1w is the bald of, the (th .T. 8. Regutlars, It is a 'su 1perb "musical arrangement-, so-call od." There are t wenty-five members, and their performances so far as .1 have heard then, are fit for the ap prociatioit of the most fastidious crities in musics - MCO, FOiR THi; IzFlALI).] -lfiEssiis. Em-rots : on Tursday the 30th of August, it was our good for tune to have attended the celebration of the Bethel Church Sunday School located twelve 'miles southwest of Wimisboro. For -some time past at deep interest has been manifested in the Sunday school cauiise and 111) class, which las proven thus far an entire success ; as both studelts and Uichers have einced an carnest und commiiendable zeal 'in the disobairgo of of their duties, We knoiw of no comi munity that takes a livlior interest in thd mioral training of the youth, and have seldom been ' permnitte'd to hiavo witnessed a more interesting anid pleas 'mgspetaelo than we did at the pie n ie. At an early hour--the house was filled and the services oodlmnced with ani -anthleml by the choir. From a knowledge we had of the fine attain monts in vocal music of some of the choir we anticipated something rich. Butt we conifess they eXecodold our most sanguine expetaltionis. After other pr'elimilnary e'xerciscs the orator of the occasioni, Captain Jolin Kinsher of Rtichlhand'was in troduted( aind rivetted the attentionl of the audience for near tin hour in onie of his most able and happiest efforts, Captain Kinsler has been recontly giving a series of in.. structive and enterta in ing lectures Oil the Bible togo lBothol congregation, we fortunately hoard some of' them; and miust be permitted to say we have nefor known any speaker-so entirely' to onehain or engross the attention of an audionce, lie is a very fluent and eloquont speaker--n'ver at a loss for words to express his sentiments. .But on this Ocansion lhe seemied to be in spired (if possible) with more :<eal and animation. His dhiscourse was ex tremely impressive, after -paying a handsomeo complimnent to the choir lhe said, that it was far from his intention or desire to mar the festivities of the oc easionl; or to cause any sad or painful emotions withini the breast *of any present, or to awaken any sorrowful recollections of the past, 1,it that in justice to his own foolinigs he could not forboar paying a prasing tribute to the memory of the nranyl nioblo youthis whonm he had been accustomed to see miingling with that cograio b foi'b thio war aid wihoso .yaeantt seats too well, too sadly tofd the tale Tihog' too had offered up their lives on thie altar of their counitry, battling for the lost cause of the South. Yes, those gallant youths Bookmnan, Craig, Gibson, Russell, McKinstry, Frazior, 1'yios,. Canmack, IKo~ndy, Trapp, tihe Brown's, Tinklor's, Wyrick's' and oth e, whose names we do .not now re member, were- all . missing. But -their names would oveor liveo fresh and greon, insoribed 'oh the tablots. of rue.. mory and enshrinmed in the hearts of their . omntrymien.. HIip remarks so feeling and touching produced quita a sensation, and caused many a tear-to course its way down the cheeks, not onily of the tender, lovely female, but those also of the sterner sox. Thmo speaker then panod on to set forth tihe great honefits whinh a accru.d to society from a proper conductance of Sunday Schools and highly lauded the institution which has contributed so much kto *-advance, intellectually and morally the great mass of our people. In conclusion he addrdssed himself particularly to the ladoles and endoav ored to impross on thom that their's was a great responsibility, in as much as the mother, nino casds out of ton held the destinios of the child in her own hands and showed conclusely by several true and leautiful illustra tions that first impressions were gonor ally most lasting. But we are doing iiijistico to the speaker in atteniptig even an outline, as to have appicclat ed it, one must have heard him. Their is such an carnestness of -nan ner about him that we are borne along with ihs remarks almost unconsciously. There were other speechos mado also by the Rev. Gee. Boggs, Rev: J. A. Cauthern, and Col. Finley. We regret that we have neither time nor space to give even a synopsis of thoir re imarks, suflice it to say they wero very appropriate and well received, after the speaking was concluded and tho4 benediction over, dinner was announe ud, a procession was inmediately formed and cond-Acted to the table which was as is usually said (groaning under the weight of good things.) But in this iinstance Mossrs, Editors we as sure you it was literally true, the sup pjy was most bountiful (an army comn mkissary would have made it feed a whole brigade.) We ' never saw a mnore magificont pio nic dinner on any Occasion, all of thesubstantials with manly of the delicacies an'd luxuries of life. It reminde s of the good old times when peace and plenty, pros perity and happiness shed their min., gled delights around us, We are glad to see . that although the citizens of this section were so un fortunate as to live -within the belt through whic ih the arch incendiary passed and were. in niany instances completely burned out and robbed of everything they posssessed .almost, still .they exhibit that chcorfulness of spirit, that nobleness of hoart, that rises superior to every unavoidable misfortune and are still possessed of those generous and noble inpulses that were over characteristic of true South erns. We are happy to- stato in conm elusion that the whole affair was well conduioted and terminated mes- pleas. antly, reflecting much credit on all connected with-it. Yours, &c.. ,GIJBBE5.s |.FoR TifE lnnRALb.'] Tire Present Situation, MI~ss~s. EDITons : A few weeks ago I wrote for the IlIntn a fc*v items on the "popuhttion, era, &c., of Fairfield. Seone of these I may have occasion to refer to again in the course of soe observations on the p'resenmt condition and future prospects of jhe Districts. Allow me here to correct an error in the last sentence of the artiele alluded to. ThPle sentence should read " The amnouint of cotton raised in the State in 1860 was 200 pounds per head, this District no doubt raised mnore; per haps twice this quantity." Then (18630) we ivce einjoying a de. gree of prosperity rarely surpassed, ,but, how changed ! Since thiat time prod uction~ has dinmin ished, taxes have increased, the District has lost, aecordd lng to an estimate, the dotnils' of which it is not necessary to'givo.horo, emancipation out ofvi'w, three mil ion dollars, and many of tiro most ac tive zfad useful citizens have porished, leaving behind them helpless widows and orphans with ve'ry slen lor means of supp)ort. In addition to the mnateital losses many individuals are dispirited' to aw extent that aiounts almost to do spondoney and, thbugh it eannot be doied that the jiropect, all things considered is rather discouraging, de cidedly so in eomparison . with the p~ast, yet it is eltto encourage such a feeling as little as possible, for it wihl: necessarily effect injuriously theo ma.. trial prosperity of the country. In. avoidhing this it is. well, in order to* avoid likewise the other extreme to look the subject full in thefaco- andl with both eyes open. ,What then is the situation, wfIat aro the difficulties, and whate the reniedy ? ,A people impoverished by war and invasion, one-half of -the iinpwoved lands reduced, by the system of culti' vation heretofore pursued, to a situa thon in which they are utterly valuwa less, -The system- of -labor to which we have boech nomistomod completely revolutionized, a country in a measuare desolated by the destruction Qf im provements, the social effect of the oceurrences of the war, and finally the crops of the present year almost a fail nrc, are the- chief of the zidvorse fea turns of the situation. On .the other hand theo intelligence and energy of a people anmong whom personal industry and economy have become more r'epud table, a soil yet capable, albused as it has boon, of smmprtin tre ..n 7-l its present population, the faoilitios natural ind artlcial, for manufactu.: ing sucessfully, and.ltst, though por haps not least, the fact that tho'hills and valleys among the rooks a'nd streams of which we sported in child: hood, have begotten associations 'that' will- oporate against emigration, and stinultte to. exertion here ; those are! the hopeful features in the ease, and' these render it possible that with the' prper exertion we may yet surpass our foriner prosperity. zv is. - Fet TIE HSRALD.] Tax Collectoiis Recipitulation. Mnssus. EDIToRs:-By rilquest I have prepared this "hurried and obndensed re. capitilation, for the information of all con corned. 11 does not exhibit the tax sepag ratoly of each' clt'd f articles, but fs sd -arranged that this caft verf readily be asi certained by a little 6alculation. A fullei recapitulation would 66ufry mrd spac and fail to give any more satisfdotiod: Rospectfully, R. Ht. JsNNINas, T. C. F. 1I. alue Total No. per Value. Acres. Acre 80 $I 1 $300 Tax I 15c.jpr$iou 855 ", 2 710 i " 6 #4 4 88,101 " 8 1 14,483 " " " -93,161 " 4 372.68 " d- $ " - 213,265 " 5 1,066,825 o .s " " " 78,207 " e 489,002 " I t " a . 17,848 ." 7 124,986 " " a 4 4 11,713 " 81 98,7041 " " " , " 8,282 4 9 20,688* " 64 44 " I 8,944 " 10 89,440 A " 4 A I 112 A, 11 1,282 of "s 14 It 2,831 " 12 83,072 " " '4 a, 260 a 20 ,000 4 A A " 468,491, Total $2,78738. Totel not returned, 2,018. -466,109, total No. acres in the Distfot, which have come to the knowledge of the collector. Value of town lots, $207,435, at 15 cent por $10Q. No. of capitation returns Inoluding freed men who paid, 991 at $2.00 each. Etaploymo,.ts and professions $8,970 at 60 cents per $100. No. of dogs returned,' 1,201 at $1.00 per' head. 'Sales bf goods by residents, $49,418 at 20 couts per $100. Sale of goods by transient persons $280 at $1.00 per $100. Spiritous Liquors, $760 at $20, per $100. Value of cotton on hand lst October, 1865, $87,067 at $1.00 per $100. Sales of cotton from 1st May to 1st Oct., $160,873 rt $1.00 per $100., Gross genoral taxes. $9,803. Assessment Cgm missioners of P'oor 29 per, cent less col lector's commissions, $2,648,87' Assessment Commispioners of Public Buildings, 0 per cent less commissiops, 547,01 Assessient, Commissioners of Roads and Bridges- 16 per cent less cormissions, 1,867,52 Total Net Local Assessment $4,558,40 Not General Tax paid into T'reastrty, -o.114,o -Tota1 N5et&l paid Treasury. and Commissionex's, $18,06,9 WIhNNeoRO, Sept. 1O.--otton NTone oll'ering. Country Flour, $9 a 9. Blalt imore 1flour $15. aI-1 per barreL Lard, 27 to 30e per pound. Corn, $2.00 per bushel. Peas, * 1.75 por bushel. Bacon Sides, 27c per pound. Shoulders, 23c. per pound. 'Moal; $2.00 per bushel. Sorghumi, 80c per gallon, Salt, $&. Yarn, $2.66 a 4.6 Butter, 25c. per pound. Eggs, 124. a 15 per donu. Tobacco, 45 to $1.10 per pound, Gold, 40. CHALRLoTTR,5 Sp.81866.-.Cotton Sales of a few bales to dnayat24 a 274 eensts tax pid. ]ow iour, $16.00. Northern *13,50 a 14.00 per barrel.. Bacon, 21 a 22c. per pound. Corn, $1.59 a 1.60pebuhind mand. prbsei o Peas, $1.45 a .1.50 per bushel. . Meal, $1.70 a $1.75 per bushel.. Wheat, $3.50. -Oats, 75 a 80 per bushiel. Sorghum, 50c. per gallon. Gold, $1.40. Silver, $1.35. COLUMMIA, Sepo .Coton .17 to' 2.0, gold; 22 to 28, curroney. Corn, $1.50 to .1.75 per bushel. Flour, *10; to 17 per. barrel. date, 00' to l'.O0' pei buehel. Peae, $9.00 to 2.2'5 per. busbiel. > lay, $2 25 to 2.50'. flien, -Rangoon, prime, 12 to 14c; Carolina 15 to 16n.. A. TIobacco, 40c. to 2'00 per pouna. . Coin,, gold I3~ to 44. Thereby given that applicatlbn will be 1.made at the next regular session of the Legislature for renewal and amendlment of' V.ho Charfer of (lao Town of Winnsborougha, *~u ,' - sept 11-f.t OVER'S POWDERS, Sulphuric Ether, .Cardamon -Seeds,' Chamornile Flow oe, Chloroform, Licorice, Corrosive Subli mate, Coloheumi Seeds, Mustard, Bell -Ce logoe, Tricophorous, Arnold's Writing. Plut. Justreciyedl& 0 Machinery 011s r~AlIq OIL, Kerosene Oil, OonoenratedV LLy., Chromne Green, Turpetine 8oap,. Lamp Black. - Venetian R'e and Parlo, Matches. For sale by RTCI1N, -M4MA'fTER & do.. septL 11..... Prison Ifh Of' headon$ A. DavisW ANOTHEBR supply just roceIved'. .eo, BilAp, en hand KET.CII4 MOMASTER & CO,. sept 1l'-tt MSTw REOEIVED, A '88of Kxtra PatniIf Bhhlnr~ BA COT,- RIEIRB &.0. July 17'O6-tf No. 2, Hlotel Rlange.