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W&t ?j)?ilt?t0m Jails jfefeg, VOLUME X.-NUMBER 2179. ' CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1873. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR7 WEARYING WORK. A DAWDLING DAT IN TBE STATE LEGISLATURE. Th* Election of Three Willie Trustees of th? State C n 1 vers U y-!>I ' s c ? U a ne o u a Business-\ Long Discussion of the Merrill Ku-Klui Bill. [SPECIAL TELHQRAM TO TH'S NEWS.] COLUMBIA, S. C., Tuesday, February 18. Tue two branches of tbe Legislature met in Joint assembly to-day to elect the remaining three trustees of the University of South Caro? lina, The candidates were J. K. JUISOD, su perft?tendent of education; D. H. Chamberlain L. C. Northrop, secretary of State Hayne, Attorney-General Me'.toc, Chaplain Adams Benissentative Robertson, Treasurer Cardozo, Hardy Solomon, J. F. Mittag, ex Governor Scott, and J. L. Neagle. Messrs. Jlllson Ch triberlaln and Northrop were elected. In the Senate, to-day, the following were repelled on by committees: Joint resolution foi the purchase of a lot ol land for ihe use of the State Penitentiary, Favorably. Bill to provide for the appointment of commissioner of Immigration, and to define his duties. Favorably. Bill to provide for the compulsory attend ance at schools of children between 'the ages of six and sixteen. The following were Introduced: By Whlttemore, bill to am?nd Section 32 Chapter 42, of the Genenl Statutes, relating to preparatory schools. By Owens, bill to incorporais the Columbi i Banking and Insurance Company. By Swalla, bill to oharter the town o' Scran ton, lo Williamsburg County. The bill to fix the time for holding conrt In York County received Its Anal reading, and was ordered to be Bent to the House. The following were read the second lime: Bill regulating the assessment and collec? tion of laxes in Beaufort. Bill to require the county commissioners to open a public road through the town of Mid way. The following were laid on the table: Joint resolution to pay Louis J. Barbot and F. J. Smith $455 50-100. Bill to charter Lanneau's Ferry. Tjje bill and substitute to make an appropri? ation to pay the rewards offered for the arrest of ihe Ku-Klux were debated until adjourn? ment. In tho House the following were read a second time: Bili to revise and amend the homestead law. Bill to provide for the establishment of a Stale Normal School. The Senate bill to- amend the homestead law was ordered to be enrolled for ratifica? tion. The concurrent resolution to Investigate the disbursement ol forty thousand dollars for the completion o? the State Lunatic Asylum ] j was concured lo. The House reconsidered the vote by which tte enacting clause of the bill to charter tne Charleston, Georgetown and Conway boro' Railroad was stricken out. . The . Governor returned with his veto the bill to amend Section 279 of Chapter 17 ol the Code ol Procedure, and the veto was sus? tained. PICKET. MOUNT PLEASANT SKETCHES. Tic To*a and 1U Btantlfal Ei>Tlrorn_ TH? Modern Improvements-The Mar? keta ard tne L'sur.ily Empty Cala? boose. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT ] MOUNT PLEASANT, S. C., February 18. Something like twenty-five years ago Mr. 0, B. Hillard, whom I think was the then presl deni of the Ferry Company, caused a con siderable body ol land lying to the southward of this place to be laid oft* for the elle of a village, which was called "Hillard ville." The latas In front on the water line, and for tome distance in the rear, were apportioned Into building Iota, and beyond the contines were divided into twenty acre farms. Some years subsequent the new village was annexed to the older sister, acd the whole ls now under the same Incorporation. The line between tne two Tillages ls a little way beyond the street which rune down to ibe ferry wharf. Just beyond ibe line above mentioned are two beautiful groves of live oaks, ibe scene ol many a Joyous picnic, the farthest one being toe most striking to the eye which can appreciate Buch natural beauties, To the beholder, the gnarled branches Inter? locked and entwined above and around him, when the drooping western suu darts his rays of golden light thron- h the interstices of the swaying foliage and the spaces between the knotted trunks, the perspective Is beautiful, reminding bim of the old Gothic ruined cathe? drals of ibe old countries across the sea, and ot ibe weird stories he has often read in boy? hood days, which have left their deep impress upon his youthful Imagination. Near by, are two massive columns of brick masonry, at some little distance apart, bearing no In scrlplion, which have puzzled ihe brains ot many strollers, unable to divine the purpose for which they were erected, invesilng them with a mysterious Interest as relics of the olden lime, ol which neither history or tradi? tion bear testimony. They are Generally supposed, however, io have been built as sub? stantial landmarks by some proprietor ol the olden lime. On the bluff, commanding a lovely harbor prospect, stands the tasty residence of Mr. 8. Fogartle, of the book depot-In King street. The handsomely laid out grounds, with the avenues ot evergreens, some running In per? pendicular and others In curvilinear lines, show the hand ol taste and design, and add variety to the view. Further on, looms up before you the Mor? tar Battery, which rendered essential service io tbe reduction of Fort hutnter, Iren whose heights the eye wanders over a . plendid water prospect in front, in the city in the distance, on the one hand, and BI retching far over the blue depths of the ocean, and Ibe white shores of Morris and Sullivan's Islands, on the other, and, landward, ibe vision ls greeted by a diversity ot woodland and cultivated ground, until lost In the dark lines of Ibe distant forests. The floe old residence near by, once the time-honored homestead ou ihe plantation which formerly Included the elie ol ihe new village, was purchased and Improved by Colonel B. B White, the accomplished archi? tect, but was unfortunately burned by some accident toward the cloee o? the war, and now only masses of jagged aod broken mason? ry, and irregular hillocks, mark the ?-pot once the abode of domestic association and refined hospitality. In the village there is a school-house, erected by a society in Philadelphia, which supports a female principal and several assis? tant teachers irom their funds, intended for the education of the colored children, which apoears lo secure a considerable attendance. There ls also a Masonic lodge, which ts ele? vated on brick pillars, the basement formed by which, I would snugest, may be arrrunged to answer the purpose of a market In place of the building destroyed or taken down during the wt r. I must give you the Important Information that we can boast a Une tier's Bland, where the essent'alB of a good table can be supplied, lor which accommodation we are indebted io the Industrious catering ol our venerable towns? man. Hr. Slngletary. Tbe stan" ot life, too, we are not altogether Indebted for to the purveyors on ina cltv side, Mr. H. WlttBchen having taken this m u? ter on himself, and the residents are regular? ly supplied at their own doors with excellent bfead from bis bakery. A subBtantlt.1 building, serving the purpose of the town ball on the upper floor and a lock-up bouse or Jail on the lower, was erect? ed not long since, but I am pleased to say, i believe the last mentioned portion of the building ls not uofreqaently devoid of tenaotB. KAPPA. MA ?V UFA CT OBIN G IN TUE STATF. Propos al ii for a Colton Factory- la Greenville. It ls proposed to raise tbe necessary capital stock, and lo build and operate a colton fae tory, and wi: eat and corn mills, at a waler power belonging to Mr. H. P. Hammett, on Saluda river, eleven miles below the city of Greenville, and wilbla one-halt mlle of Ibe track ot the Gieenville and Columbia railroad. It is proposed to build a factory o?, say 6600 spindles and 200 looms', and make lt a first class mill, using al! Hie modern Improvements wblch experience has proven to be necessary for the production ot the besl quality ol goods at the least cost of production. The water power is ample, tor not only the proposed laclory and mills, but for any enlargement and extensions thal may ever bo desired by the company. Ii is the opinion ol ibose quali? fied by experience to Judge ot such matters, that lt ls unsurpassed by any in the world lor efficiency and cheapness ol application, and Ihe buildings erected at lt will 'be free from danger of damage by iresbets. about six hundred acres of Inna are connected with ir, controlling tbe entire privilege on both sides ot (be river, and extending lo ihe track of the railroad, where the land Is favorable tor the construction of a turnout and depot, wblch the railroad company proposes to do as Boon as ll ls wanted tor the work. It is easily ap? proached from both sides of the river, so that good roads may be made lo aod (rom it. The proposed factory, with the machinery, together with the wheat and corn mills, ope? rative' and storehouses, and all necessary appurtenances, ls estimated to cost about $170,000; then add $30,000 for commercial capital, will make the capital slock $200,000. One-half of this sum would be called? tor during the first year, and the balance after? wards, because lt would be best not to start more iban one-half ihe machinery at first, BO as to organize the labor. &c, and to add the balance afterwards, as circumstances tavored lt. The company would be incorporated unoer the general Incorporation laws of the State, or by a special act of the Legislature, as might be thought best, and Block issued by lt lu shares of one hundred dollars each, so as to j.lace lt wllbin the reach of all lo take slock in lt. Tue location ls as healthy SR any part ot the world. There ls an abundance of good mate? rial In the surrounding ceunlry for operatives, whose condition would be materially Im? proved and their cbaructers elevated by em? ployment lu such a mill; besides they would become producers aud valuable members of society. Tbe children, too small to work in the factory, would have educational advan? tages, and the families church privileges equal to those of any ol Hie surrounding villages. The location ls also a good one tor a mercan? tile house; the surrounding country is a good (arming region, settled by an Intelligent and and thrifty population. Nearly il not quite all the cotton used by tbe factory could be bought direct trom the producers, delivered at the .V.ctory, and save freight and commissions In buying and delivering lt. The Importance .hat would attach to tbe place in consequence )1 the colton market, store, mills, village and iepot, would soon make it a general place of resort and trade by the surrounding popula don. The consumption ol colton by tbe lac .ory would be about twenty-five hundred 1 jales annually, which, at fifteen cents per I lound, would cost $160,000, and at least $60,- I )00 would be paid lo the operatives for wages, 1 which would be an Income to the couutry i iround the tuciory. The product ol the fae- 1 ory would be about three millions yards of sloth per annum, wblch, at ihe present mir- | ?et prices, would bring $330,000; ihe net prof- i is upon which would also be added to the i let income of the country. i The advantages which tbe South possesses iver Ibe North for manufacturing Hie coarser i annes made ol cotton ts admitted by all '.he i nanutactnrers of the Norih. aud is estimated I ty them to annum to ai least ten per cent, in 1 avor ot ibe South. This is especially true ol I his particular section, In consequence ol Its I lecullar advantages, wilb its abundant water I )OWci, healthy oliraatu, ohoqp ltvlpg, and < ionsequenlly cheap labor, wun tuBTaw matp--1 lal produced In our midst, and the existing I ind projected railroads furnishing cheap and t >rompt transportation to all ibe great markets, 1 ind lo every section of the country. < Small lactorles cannot return the same ' profits upon the capital Invested In them as i arger ones, because their profits are largely ibBorbea lu the salaries of Bkllled laborers, superintendents and managers, wblch are not materially increased by Increasing the quanti? ty of machinery and the product of the lac tory. rr The following is an approximate estimate or Lbe results ot such a factory as ls contempla? ted In the loregolng, at lbe present market values of lbe raw material and lbe goods. Of i :ourse all estimates of this character are con- I ?dural, but they are not In excess ot the re jul s now being accomplished by other large i factories lu the Souih that are lavorably located and well managed, aud the stock of aili ol them are now selling lu tbe markets for taree premiums over their Dar value; and it ls Oelleved that this locality, for ihe reasons jiven above, has advantaoges not surpassed Dy any ol them. The annual production, expenses and pro tits, wiih good management, should approxi? mate the following: 3,000,000 yards % shirtings, at ll cents per yard.$330.000 900,000 pundi, in ? weight or the goods. 112,600 pounds, ihe we girt of tho waste. 1,012,600 poonda, the weight or the cotton, at usc.$181,250 Manuiactnraig and taxed . D 900.000 Iba good", s tlc. 63, 00 Fi eights on OJO.OOO lbj goods to New York, at lc. 9,000 Commissions and ex pentes in selling $330, uoo worth of goodi in New Yoik, at e per cent. 19,800-273,050 Profits from one year's opera? tions.$ 66,950 i This ls 28} per cent, on a capital of $200,000. ' In this no esiimaie is made for profitB to be lerlved trom wheat and corn ml.is and store, , the profits trom which may be set aside to neel contingencies lhat may arise, such as re- ' pairs, ??c. And an allowance is also made for ireighis and commissions tor Beliing tbe whole . product In New York, when lt ls expected .bat a considerable portion would be sold di .ect to the trade trom the factory, and save 30L? freights und commission-'. Another reason wby enterprises of this ?boracter offers superior Inducements lo In? cest in ibem ls, thai our section of ibe conn- , ,ry Is In a prosperous condition, financially; good crops have been made, wblcb have been , icld at good prices; tbe culture of cotton is . arge!v on the Increase, and capital is uccu- , nutating, which must naturally Beek levett nent somewhere. It invested In enterprises ll thlB character the country will be largely leneflted by ii ; a lurge number of operatives . ?Ill be furnished wiih lucrative employment , iud made producers, their labor being paid , ur bv consumers elsewhere, and the product ( )i both their labor .and the return upon the , saplial invested is /ell with us, enricblngthe ( ?ountry to thai extent, and adding to ihe gen sral prosperity. In lhat wuy, and uooilier, las New Eogland grown rich and powerful, , inancially, because thev have been producers ind we consumer.'. We have paid for iheir ikllled labor, and from ihelr course and suc ;ess we should learn a useful lesson. Persons favorably impressed wiih the forego ng enterprise, and who may desire lo lake nock in ii, can do oo by applying to either of .he undersigned. H. P. HAMMETT, HAMLIN BEATTIE, JAMES BIRNIE, ALEX. MCBEE, THOMAS C. GOWER. Greenville, S. C., February 7, 1873. TitK SPANISH REPUBLIC. An Offer or Amnesty to the Carl nt In? surgents. MADRID, February 18. The Official Gazette will on Thursday next con tal u tue proclamation offering amnesty to the Carlista now lo iDSurreciion In lbe north? ern provinces If they will, within two weeks, lay down their arms and submit lo the au? thority of ihe government, lt the Insurgents refuse to accept the offer thev will be ener? getically pursued, and decisive measures will be adopted by ihe government tor the sup? pression ot the Insurrection. The question of ?ending representatives to the South Ameri? can Hepubllca ia under consideration by the government. TUE FU [MK OF FRANCE. PRINCE NAPOLEON THE COMING MAN. A Complicated ami Interesting In? trigue Between thc Bonn pa rt lui s, the OrleanUtg and the Bourbons-The Present Situation and Probable Effect of the Fusion. [Correspondence of the New York World.] LONDON, January 27. I am ia a position where I see dally-with? out touching-the threada ot a moat com? plicate.! and Interesting Intrigue; an Intrigue cf which the object ls to decide ihe future government of France, and in which are figuring a long Hst of nobtable personages, each playing lor himself and aguiusttbe others I a manner which reminds me of that now per haps forgotten game yclept "cut-throat euchre." When I say th tl among these In trlguants are the Empress Eugenie and her partisans, ot whom M. Ronlier IB the chief; the Prince Napoleon and his followers, of whom lt would be difficult to name the chief, bul among whom should be named MM. Abelon and Maurice Richard-ihe latter the mlulsier ol finance under the empire; Ylctor Emanuel Prince B.smarck, Cardinal Antonelli, M. Cam betta, M. Thiers, and the happy family ol ihe Bourbons [and ihe Orl?aniste, who are now miraculously "fuseo" together; when I Bay, I repeat, that these are the parties in the In trigue of which I dally see ihe complicated threads, you will believe that lo keep ihe run ot the gam-) ls dltficuli, and to J.id^e who will come out winner is almost Impossible. And now I chafe-U a correspondent agaluRt the obligations which bind me not to disclose the name or even to hint at the per Bonality ot another party to the strange game of political chess, In which the play? rs are princes, and In which the stake Is not one, but two, nay, three kingdoms. This player who must not be named Is not a prince; he ls an Englishman, but he plays like the best ol the princes, and if the game goes as I think lt may he will pocket al least one of the slakeR Patience ! Tue day will come when all hid? den things shall be revealed and all secrets be brought io light. Bet?re going any turlher, I may as well say thut the following "Inspired" paragraphs will appear lu the Morning Post of io-moirow, and that the same information, lu other word*, will be published in the Times: "We can state from the moat certain sources that the greatest emMion exists at present moment in the Bonnimitlst party. The latest dispatches Irom France declare mat the long-talked of melon amongst the Bourbon family is actually effected. This, ir true, will much modify the conditions of poll tlcal parties In France, and will produce amongst party leaders some of the most un expected changes. There are two divisions ol a most dist lnct character In the Bonapar? te ran K H. The leaders of the one group themselves around the Empress Eugenie, and the others around the Prince Napoleon. The well known decision of character of the Prince Napoleon Induces us to believe that he will in no degree v*ry from ihe line of conduct traced by us io our issue o? the 18th Instant. He will keep himself entirely aloof from any movement not under his own direc? tion, and any agreement beiween himself and the pom lei Irlends o? the Empress appears lo us Impossible. The statements of the Bonaparliat Journals In Parla do Dot al the present moment lo any sense convey ihe i roth upon there malters. Within a very short time the events in France will demon? strate the exactness of our Information. "The manifesto which has appeared in several ol our contemporaries pruleablnz to .mannie Irom Chiselhurst ls not only abso meiy without foundation so far as the Prince Napoleon ls concerned, but we bave reason io jeileve Is also repudiated by ihe political 'r?enos of the Empress. The Prince Napoleon ias been detained In London solely by the lelaya lo completing business arrangements jortpeojMMtt oil me ..-nih of thu Emperor, and :o which it was his duty, ns head of tuc muiuj, :o give his best attention. His affection for the deceased Emperor has bound bim to do ?.very ming In his power to avoid pain and trouble to the Empresa and the Prince impe? rial in winding up the late Emperor's affairs." These words mean everything they seem to convey when one reads them tor the tlrst time. If one reads them a second li UM ihey will seem to mean still more; In fact, one should read between the lines. The truih ls that Prluce Napoleon ls the coming man for France. How Boon " Ah ! that ls another question. Let me go back a little and tell you au anecdote which will one day become his torical. Two months ago the late Emperor contract ed a loan of ?270,000 sterling, to which certain Americana here were laige subscribers. He had no difficulty in obtaining the money; a large portion of it had boen paid at the time of hie death. Immediately atier thin loan hod been contracted one of tbo most intimate friends of tbe Emperor, a former Minister of tbe Empire, paid him a visit. Said the Empo ror. as the ex-Minister waa about to leave him "Revenez je vous en prie. Dans deux mois ou je serai mort on je a?rai-quoique chose." (Return, I pray you, in two mouths. lu two months I shall be dead or-something.) Ina word, a new coop d'etat had been arranged All waa prepared. The army was ready to pro noonee ; McMahon, who would not come to the Emperor's funeral, bad been taken care of; and, in the opinion of those who know most about it, the movement would have been wholly sue ceaaful, and the Emperor would to-day bavo been again on his throne, and a ''plebiscitum" would have given him a larger popular sanc? tion than ever. This is what the Emperor meant when he told his surgeons-"I am ready to submit myself to your hands-but what ie done must be done quickly." It was dono quickly-and the Emperor sleeps in bis tomb. The situation in France, which bas daily been Browing more and more critical and interest? ing, is to-day aa follows: Despite the secret opposition of the Orlesnist princes, who vibw with the utmost distasto tho measure, which, if it succeeds, will throw them far into tbe background, the 1'fusion" between their fol? lowers and the Legitimists is accomplished, ind tbe whole strength of the parties thus anded is to be exerted to placo the Count de Ubambord upon the throne as Henri Y. I am able to aay with positiveness that Prince Bis? marck is disposed to tri ve the strongest support to the Count de Cbnmbord if certain assur? ances in regard to hia attitudo towards Italy ind the Papacy upon his aaoondiug tho throne jan be ubtained. Prince Bismarck recognizes Ihe laot that it would bo perfectly hopeless to it tom pt to obtain these assurances from the ?ount de Chambord himself, who ia a nan ut teily without guile, and whose whole soul JB I ^ wrapt up in tbo two ideas of bis divine right to I J rule Franco and of bis equally divino duty as ruler of France to restore the temporal power at the Pope; but the mon who will surround, advise, and perhaps to Borne extent control the i ount de Chambord, should he become kino, are believed by Prince Bismarck to bo moro amenable to the argumcuts which ho can placo before them, and he has within the last few I f days opened negotiations with some of these | f m?u in the sense ot promising t hem bis sup? port for Honri V if they, on bis part and with? out asking las consent, pledge themselves to present, BO lar aa in rhem hes, tho armed and active intervention ot Franco on behalf of tho Pope. These- communications from Prince I t Bismarck have not been made without tbe knowledge of the Hing of Italy; but I do not think it is at all certain that Victor Emanuel legards with anything Like perfect satisfaction I \ these movements on the part of Bismarck. IJ There is no use in prophesying sato French | J politics, as it has become a true saying that nothing happens there but tho unexpected; but taking all tbiogs into consideration, and makiug allowances for arguments upon the other aide, it does appear to me that Prince Napoleon is the coming man for France. I wish that I could enumerate tbe reasons which lead me to thia opinion, but perhaps it is best for the present to have them unmentioned. What eeeme most likely to happen is some-11 thing like this: The "fusion" completed, the | < nineteen members of thc ommitteo of thirty who are in tbe interest of the monarchy will seek to compel M. Thiers to replace all the 11 present pr?fets throughout, the country by men of their own appointment, and then to quietly | i vote M. Thiers out and the Count de Chambord in. Then will como a row-and then we shall eee what we shall see. PICCADILLY. -The resolution In favor ot woman suffrage passed the lower house of the Maine Legisla? ture by a vote of 64 to 59. BRUTAL AFFAIR IN ROSEFIELD. A Lady Assr.i Utd by Her Broiher-ln Law, [From the Angosta Constitution* l-t.: Last Friday and Saturday a rumor was cur? rent In this city thal Mrs. Mary Barker, a sis? ter cf Mr. J. W. Thurmond, of Augusta, had been murdered in Edgefleld County, 8. C., by her brother-in-law, Mr. Kiley Barker As Mr. Thurmond was absent from the city we were unable io obtain an; conformation of tbe re? port, and therefore furebore the publication ot particulars as stated on lbe streets. Yesterday we saw Mr. Th ur moud, and obtained trom him the following particulars: It appears that on last Thursday Lhere was a house-raising at Mr. John A. BarkerV, In EdgebVld County, about thirty-four miles from Augusta, which was superintended by Mr. Riley Barker, brother ot the owner of the building. Mr. John A. Barker, being a mem? ber of the South Carolina Legislature, was in Columbia, attending the session oftbat body. During the morning Mr. Riley Barker became Intoxicated, and bad difficulties with several Di tbe negroes engaged In the work. Friday, about four o'clock in tbe afteroooo, be weat to hlB sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Barker, wife of Mr. John A. Barker, and sift, r of Mr. J. W. Thurmond, of this city, and under the suppo? sition that ber husband had lett a large sum of ? money with ber, demanded that the amount De turned over to him. Upon M ra Barker's Informing bim that she bad no money, he be? came enraged and choked her lu a violent aaanner. He then picked up au*^axe7"Bud smashed chairs, tables and everything else lo Lbe houee thal could be broken. Discovering Lhat Mrs. Barker was endeavoring to escape Trom the bouse, he took up a gun and at LPmpted to shoot her. Tue weapon snapped, sowever, and he then picked up a piece of plank, followed after Mrs. Barker and com nenced beating her in an unmerciful man? ier. Mrs. tsarker ran towards a grove a mort distance from the house, in the hope )f escaping from her pursuer. Barker still bilowed aller her. however, bealing her ?lib the board. Just as they reached the woods Barker struck his sister-in-law violent blow on her head, cutting a deep jaBh and knockiug ber senseless to ihe ?arin. A negro utan interfered at this noel ure, to prevent Barker from killing Mrs. ?arker. Barker Immediately turned'upon lim and struck him so violently with the )Oard thal he broke one ni hts arms. The legro then ran, and barker pursued him lor lome distance. Mrs. Barker had in the mean J rae recovered from her swoon, and fearing he return of the man who had so maltreated 1er, she started lo crawl io a neighbor's louse, about a mlle distant. This she reached u eight hours, having crawled through a ?reek and suffered, ihe most excruciating igony In ihe Journey. Mr. George Thurmond, vho is a cripple, having lost his right arm ind ihe Angers from his left hand during ibe var, mounted a horse and rode post ins c to Augusta io inform his brother, lr. J. W. Tnurmond, of the affilr. The alter immediately proceeded to Elgefleld Courthouse, where be look out a warrant or tbe arrest, of Riley Barker. He Iben a company with the sheriff ot Edgefleld Coun y, and Mr. Ben Johnson, of this city, set oui n quest of Barker, ?ho woo discovered and .rresied at the residence of Mr. John Ferry. Ie was taken back to the village and commit? ed to jail. We are Informed by Mr. Thur nond that Barker had but a short time pre 'iously been released from the penitentiary, fr. Thurmond also slates that Barker, aller o severely beating his sister-in-law, attacked he wile of Mr. Geo. Thurmond, an old lady bout seventy years oi age, and compelled ?er to lake refuge nuder the house. Mrs. larker Is terribly oruised about her body, and ?as asevere wound in ber head, Inflicted by he board In her brother-in-law's hands. Her njiirles, though palniul, are not considered angerous. Barker, we understand, after bis rr i val at Edgefleld Courthouse, in charge of j lie sheriff, had a peace warraut taken out gulnet Mr. Thurmond. JOTTINGS ABOUT XUiC STATE. -Glorious spring weather In Columbia. -The (iqiumbia aim m >. .i _mw,>r io .L-L eiug completed. -Aiken enjoys beautiful weather, and ls rowded willi visitor.?. - Aiken's tournament occurs on Friday, lbe lat. lu Greenville business ls very active at trepen t. -Simmv Turner, one of Columbla'd news MHs, U missing. -The Parker building io Columbia ls rap dly approaching completion. -Major J. H. Koon, of Columbia, accident? ally shot hlmselt In Hie left hand last Sunday. _^Two thousand dollars were not sufficient or the Columbia Carolina Oil Works, and they rill be sold again. -A IruiUesB attempt was made last Thurs lay night to rob the store of Beattie A Co. ID ireenvllle. -The new house of ihe hook and ladder ionipmy In Columbia 1- fiulsbed, and presents , very neat appearance. -Tbe Hibernian Society of Columbia will ?elebrale the 17th proximo, St. Patrick's )ay,) with a supper. -A lillie BOU of Mr. Howie, of Ihe Arm of lowie & Allen, in Columbia, was severely icalned on Monday last. -New 12-Inch waler pipes are being laid In iBsembiy street, Columbia, inmediately in he rear of tne. Statehouse. -The Irvine Tract on Rutherford Road, In he suburbs of Greenville, bas keen decided ipon by the Agricultural and Mechanical So :iety as ihe grounds lor their projected fuir. -Many of Aiken's citizens attended the heat re at Augusta last Thursday night lo see tanauschek, and returned lu perfect rap ures. -The Stale capital complain) of its organ grinders, the irregularity of its nails, and lbe vant ol method displayed In lighting the ureet lamns. -Ou Friday night the rice mill on the ?heves place, in Bennion County, opposite Savannah, was destroyed by ire, together villi about Ave hundred bushels ol Beed rice ind a quantity of plantation implements vere entirely desiroved, Involving a loss of | tlmost Ave thousand dol?ais, oa wblch lhere VHS an insurance of three ihoisaud dollars. ?he mill was leased by Mr. Girls White, ol savannah, who had the misfortune to lose a Ice mill ttbonl two years ago. Ol7? SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHBORS. Oeorgia. -Rome fears another flood. -McBvoj's Hibernlcou ls "drawing" well In savannah. * -Augu^ia humbly acknowledges that she 1B vllhouia Urst-clasB hotel. -Hon. Horailo Seymour and lady, of New fork, ure iu Savannah ou ihelr way lo ?lor.da. -Tue new Episcopal Chinch now being rec<ed in Brunswick will coat between Ave md six thousand dollars. -Mr. A. 0. Osborn has assumed the man? ger's office in tue Savanna! branch ol lint Southern und Atlantic Telegraph office. -Tho Israelites ot Gulum tus have raised linds to remodel their synagogue, and pro? wse to engage a Rabbi al h I leen hundred dol? are per annum. -Major Griswold, with bis corps ol United Stales engineers, has completed Hie survey if ihe Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers. His epott lo tho genera; government will be very uvorable. -At the annual meei lag of Die Som Invest? ira Railroad stockholders the following licket vas elected: Wm. S. Holt. preBideut; Wm. M. Vadley. A. ?. Lawton, T. M. Furlow, John E. Toues, Virgil Powers, John L. Mustian und lohn McNub, directors. -The steamer Nick King, now lying wreck id and submerged near Darlen, was sold ul mellon in Savannah on Monday, and was pur? chased by Major C. E. Dyke, (acting, li. is mdemtood, under orders from other parties,) it $1300. Florida. -Captain T. F. House, of St. Augustine, has received a contract trom lbe government to mild a branch customhouse, wttb boathouse, fcc., opposite the old lort at Matanzas bar. -0. Bronson, J. T. Sprague, James N. Al? eo, A. Anderson, aud O. Bronson, Jr.. have Laken the proper.steps to torm themselves in? to a corporation for the physical and moral lenefli of the colored people ot St. Augustine, Dy means of hospitals, bornes, Ac. -Right Rev. BJishop Verot has recently had the Bite ot the church built by Father Blas DeRodrlger, In- the sixteenth century, Just n orth of the old fort at St, Augustine, neatly enclosed, and Intends erecting a memorial chapel thereon. THE CRY OF "OVERWORI IS THE MODERN BUSINESS S REALLY KILLING HIMSELF? Some Plain Talk from the Slashei the London Preas. [From the Saturday Review.] Everybody likes to think that he ls mat superhuman exertions, and his wile family accept hie theories much more rea than bis tutors and competitors. And tl when some eminent man breaks down un the strain of bis labors, there ls Immediate chorus of hard-working people who are re to exclaim yes, we are all breaking down, cry Is taken up by the newspapers, and are treated lo eloquent sermons upon the rible excitement and the Incessant wear i tear of modern life. We are living too f burning the candle at both ends, and exhai lng our nervous systems under the incess pressure ot' our Btruegie tor existence. H much of all thia Is genuine ? aud how much merely the repetition In later lire, and w greater affectation ot solemnity, ol the i undergraduate pretence that we are be! over worked, when in reality we are 01 wanting to excite a lillie domestic pity ? That a great deal ol this lamentation Is rn? pretence will probably be acknowledged any one who fairly examines the cases of '. acquaintance. -A-genileman has a comfortat breakfast; he gops to his chambers or his lice, and returns to a late dinner. He does work afterwards, and has plenty or time foi good sleep. His whole lime for active wc ls comprised, say, between 10 A. M. and 6 M. From tuat muat be deducted the til spent lo luncheon, In gossiping, In the Inti vals between different pieces of business, ai In all other interruptions. If be has been t tually employed upon any serious inteilectu labor for Rix or seven hours in the day, has probably done as much as most men; ai ot this again a very large part ls In.most cae of a purely routine character. If a man wi keeps himself up to this standard does not g irom six week?' to two months' holidiy in ii year, he considers himself to be cruelly i Jured, and Immediately complains that he being worked to death. One hears Mich coi plaints from many men who, If surprised the hours of what ihey call business, are often as not reading the newspaper, or pe haps making believe to read lt. An energet man will frequently coutrlve to cram loi the hours which are allowed to ru to waste by his friends work enoup to win literary or scienllnc reputatlo as a voluntary addi, ion lo his other labor As very few men have the necessary taste fe such supererogatory performances, we me fairly assume lhat their burden ls not beavh than human nature may lalrly be expected I bear. It Is of course true lhat there ai many exceptions to this rule. There are ba listers In largo practice who have to begl the randy ol their briefs at five in the mornluj physicians who cannot call any hour ot tb day or night their own; and ministers whoE labors, sufficiently severe In themselves, ai only suspended whilst ihey breathe the in healthy air of the House of Commons. Bi Buch cases, though positively numerous, ai relatively a very small minority. Few mern bera of Parliament are unable to spare Um for society, tor sport, for travelling, or for thousand other modes of tlme-kllllog. Th vast majority ot professional men are fa more apt to complain ol the absence of wor than of its excessive supply. For one barril 1er whose table ls groaning under au accumti lion of briefs, there are a hundred who? absence (rom chambers, though a Bubjec of regret to their iridnds, would b accepted with surpassing equanimity b attorneys and by the public at large. Th overwork of which we complain, BO far aa I really exists, is the result ol' a social eysten which accumulates duties upoo a few, to leav the mass at complete leisure. Of the few again, lt must be added thai the majority hav no heavier burdens than they can fairly carr] The longevity of successful lawyers Is notorl ous. We need not give Instances of the mao ?uoi>?asiul men Who have been hard at wor] Iron? ?arly mnnhartri tn old age; Ol Whom th chief complaint ls lhat theiruppetite for worl survives their capacity for doing it aatlafactorl ly. With such men li must be supposed that han work has been rather healthy than otherwise and thus ihe actual sufferers are reduced ti the minority of ti minority. They are ihe lev men wnose Intellectual loree ls dlspropor Honed to their physical strength, and whi have not self-restraint enough lo decant dulles for which ihey are titled io every re ?.peet but constitutional power. Some sud men doubtless break down every now ant then, and the sympathy which their cases ex cites provoke others lo exhibit themselves li ihe same amiable character. We all like lc be martyre, especially wheo the fire existe only in Imagination. The complaint of overwork, when lt bac some genuine loundatlon, ls generally lound ed upoa a misconception. There ls undoubt? edly a very real and not uncommon evil wbioh ls described under ibe name. Two men of equal strength may be doing the same amount of actual work, and yet one may be killing himself, whilst the other finds his du? lles mere child's play. The reason ls, of course, thal one man's work id productive of anxiety, whilst the others may be merely Booibing. A speculator may spend a very few hours In anything that can be culled business, but Hie dlAluliy ia that he cannot leave his buaioes;) behind him. Anxiety about money ls the inoBt deadly ol all troubles. When a mun commits suicide lt ls lar less reasonable, according lo the old proverb, to ask, who ls she ? than to ask, how much Is Hf Business which keeps a man la a elate ol constant os? cillation between ruin and a fortune, which fol? lows bim home and prevents him irom Bleep? ing, Is Incomparably more trying than almost any quantity of downright steady work. The ?tock Exchange at New York must fill lunatic asylums more quickly than all Ihe most laborious universities in Germany, England and America. A professor muy labor at Hie collation of manuscripts, or even at the si arch for the Absolute, lor fifteen hours a day, and be all the belter for it; a third or the lime spent lu studying ibe ups and downs ot Erie Railroad shares, and slaking money on the result, would qualify him lor a strait waistcoat or a haller in a year. As, however, speculation bas a comparatively discreditable Bound, the evils which lt produces are very Irequeutly placed to the account ot Hs more respectable rival, straightforward Industry. We choose. In one form or another, to spend a great part ol our lime at the gamlng-iablee which exist in an Infinite variety ol forms In every capital in the world, and then com? placently complain that we have Injured our? selves by over application to our dunes. As a rule, therefore, we should say that the complaints of overwork aro amongst the moat flimsy of all the excuses sot up by men for the BVIIB wluoh they briug upon themselves. Very few people really work hard; and when they do, it generally agrees wiib them. Directly or in? directly, idleness does fifty limes as much mis? chief, for t he beat cure for the love of excite? ment ia steady application. A vast amount of good pity is thrown awav in the world; and, in? stead of solemnly warning our friends not to do too much, we should find it simpler to re? fuse the indirect compliment for which they are manoeuvring, and advise them to relax their minda by a little stronuoua activity. When the danger really exista it may generally be remodied rather by redistributing the bur? den than by diminishing it. A very slight physical exertion may injure a man for life, if only be undertakes it in the wrong way. Try to lift a thousand pounds weight by a sudden jerk, and you may probably break a bloodves? sel. Divide tbe weight into ten portions, and lilt each calmly by itself, and the exercise may do you good. Bun a mile after a hearty meal, and you may be injured for life; walk ten miles a day, and you may materially improve your health. Tbe same principle ia applicable to in? tellectual labor. To lay down any general rules is imp ss.ble, because constitutions vary infinitely. One man requires twice as much sleep as another; one man can do worn before breakfast when another finds it answer better to Bit up at night, and BO on. A f-iw practical rules will be learnt by practioo. Tbe Lancet, for examplo, m a sensible paper on tuesubjeit, remarks upon the i i portance for men who work at nie ht of having a white, powerful, and steady light concentrated upoo^their papors; flickering and diffused light being ono or the most serious causes ot brain irritation. Good food, with a moderate supply of stimulants, and a final pipe before turning into?bed, is a comfortable recommendation of the esme authority; whilst, ot course, excess in tobacco and aloohol ia a conBtant cause of the incapaci? ty for Bleep which is often complacently attrib? uted to overwork. The rule is, in short, that a man should take care that he creta good alt and keeps hie digestion in order. A little t prejudiced observation of bis own sympto will teach a man of ordinary sense bow to kc himself in bealtb; and, by a j adiciona arran ment of his time and habits, he will find tl he can do as much work with perfect imi ni ty as will serve bim, if he so pleases, with admirable excuse for committing suicide a becoming a text for leading articles. It ia i overwork that should be denounced, bat t bad babita for which work is made to serve an excuse. Eat too much, drink too mut smoko too mucb. and do everything in a hm and at the wrong time, and five honra a d may send you to an early grave. Show a lit oommon sense, and witnout injuring yo health yon may be as voluminous an author Voltaire, or do as much legal or official wo as the most industrious minister or barrial of the day, and see your children's ohildre and langh at the degeneracy of the ririi generation in the twentieth century - BULWER-8 GREATNESS. [London Letter in the Nation.] Lord Lytton died suddenly the other da and bas been the subject of innumerable eui gles from the dally press. Ot course euc praises are apt to be pitched in too high a ke and yet lt ls Impossible to deny that Lord Ly ton was a man of very remarkable and vei varied powers. He bad the art, whatever lt mi be, ol success. The last Illustration ot h power is curious. It turns out that he wi the author of "The Coming Race," a tai which was so carefully concealed that, thong I have beard much speculation on the suojec I do not know that I ever heard It given I Lord Lytton. Many authors of reputatlo would And lt a very dangerous experiment t publish their last book anonymously; but Lor Lytton certainly showed, In this Instance, the the popularity ot his latter works was nc due io the prestige of his name. An yet, whilst we are all lamentlog hi loss, and admitting that he tully deserve the honor of a burial In Westminster Abbey Dne cannot but feel that.there wac Bomethlm hollow In bis reputation. He was ?careel ?ne of the writers of whom one could predlc with any confidence that they are likely t reach posterity. Amongst his other titles l fame, he was a f ilrly snccesslul politician ind bad a considerable reputation as ai orator. I happened to hear what musthavi been nearly his last performance In ina capacity, a speech on the last reform bill The Home was crowded and deeply attentive sind everybody came away convinced tbat wi fiad been listening to an excellent piece o rhetoric The sentences were admirably pol ?sheri, and imbued wlib a certain soholar-llki davor. It was a good set speech, fully realiz log one's traditional notions ol parliamentary eloquence, and yet, In any higher sense, i ivas not really a sj-eech at all. Not only die it belong te tbe species of oratory whlob novel turns a vote-for in that species are 'certainly Included ninety-nine out of a hundred In al che best speeches uttered In Parliament-bm lt was curiously devoid of any contagious In nnence. It bad the frigidity ol a calculated work of art; lt bad tho form but none st tbe fire of genuine rhetoric; and for al practical purposes we mlzht as well h ave be ec listening to an essay from Addison's "Specta? tor." read by a well-trained elocutionist. The jame defect seems to mn to be characteristic of F ll his productions. They might be used bj a Judicious lecturer as an excellent illustration nt the differences between talent and genius. That he was full of talent Is as undeniable ai Lbat he had turned it to the very best account but I laney that one might read through all his novels and plays and poems and essaye without meeting a single Instance of those sudden illuminating flashes of thouzbt which are characteristic of a really great writer. And thus Lord Lytton has ol lal? enjoyec rather an anomalous reputation. His popu larliy has been very great, and great with c class wbiob aspires to a certain amount ot cul 11 val ion and of literary taste; but the greatei part ot his work has already become old-fash loned, aod ls regarded with considerable in difference by the critics who aspire lo be om modern leaders ot taste. In short, he is ai distinctly below the first rank ol our wrlten as he is above the ordinary run of literary cranemeu. "Wv-ahall bury bim In the Abbey and compoeo a good deal ot laudatory mattel about him, and then, I suppose, we shall grad nally settle down to a definite opinion aa tc his merits._ DISASTERS A'S SEA. Two Blore Vessels Dcii?vc<t to be Lost, NEW YORK, February 18. In addition to the vessel American Con? gress, which has already been reported tu probably lost, lt ls staled that iwo other ships, the Lincoln aod Sterling Castle, bolh British, have probably met the same fate. The latter ?ailed from this port December 10th, last, for London, sud had a crew ot tweniy-elx men. ihe former sailed December lltb, with a crew Ol iblrty-lwo men. TOE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON, February 18. Probabilities: For the northwest, on Wed? nesday, diminishing westerly winds and cold wealhei ; lor the upper lakes southwesterly winds veering to northwest, the area of low? est barometer moves eastward over Canada; Tor New York and New England, Increasing southeasterly winds and cloudy weather; tor :he Middle Slates and Atlantic coast, south? erly winds veering to freBh westerly to partly cloudy weather; tor the South Atlantic Stales, southeasterly winds and partly cloudy wea? ther; tor ihe western cull, southerly winds ind rain; for the Ohio valley, westerly winds ind falling temperature; forthe lower lakes, southerly winds veering westerly, brisk, with ;loudy weather._ SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The Georgia Legislature has taken no ac? tion tn the bond question, -lt, P. Briggs has been confirmed as Judge )f tbe Georgia Supreme Ceurt. -Jacobs ? Bears's buildings, In Shreveport, ire burned. Loss, $500,000. -Hon. James A. Nisbet! died at Macon yes? terday morning. -The City Council ot Macon has Invited President Grant to visit that city. . -The snow is twenty feet deep In the mountains, near Salt Lake. A slide ls appre? hended In Little Cottonwood. -Tue Bev. Mr. Preston, ol St. Ann's Church, S\ Y., is appointed vicar general to succeed Puttier Starrs. -The Intersection at Eden street of the Union Bailroad tunnel, in Ballimore, caved u yesterday, killing one and Injuring two persons. -Senor Llzardo, the eminent Spanish mer jliant, has been arrested in London, charged ivilh deiranuiug Oiyn-, Mills A? Uo., the ?ell. known banking firm of No. 67 Lombard street. -Father Burke will deliver his lecture on "Tom Moore" at the Brooklyn Academy of Mut lc, on Thursday evening. Hie health has been weak ior some time. He bas been re? called to Rome, and leaves next Saturday, by the Citv ol Paris, accompanied by Father Lil? lie, ol New York. -A Herald dispatch lrom Key West says intelligence has reached lhere of u Buccessful landing ot anolber insurgent expedition. It appears thai a schooner ran over from a port in ihe British West Indies and landed arms and ammunition at a very small port in the eastern department. The cargo consisted of len lons cf powder, slxly-uine thousand cartridges, und a large number of Remington rifles. _ , -The several creditors of Messrs. Bowles Bros. stale that the claims In this country against the firm amount lo over three hun? dred thousand dollars. The Jackson claim ls said to be more than sixty thousand dollars. It is claimed that Nathan Appleton, whose property ai Newport, R. L, has been.fU***? lo the interest of Ihe Japanese ls liable as a partner, and, beyond what can be realized irom his estate, lillie ls expected by his cred 1 -"he Tribune thinks that the intended South? ern tour ol the President affords a grand op? portunity for conscientious Investigation, as lar us practicable, into the causes ot the trouble which still disturbs the Souib, and also to apply ihe remedies which may seem lawful aun expedient. He can do a great deal towards peretiadleg the Bouiherners of the pawe r and ot ihe will ot the nation to aid them out cf their difficulties in every proper way. It hopes ibe South will meet ibis cor? dial, friendly advance In the spirit in which it ls meant. Nothing can be gained by any ex? hibition of coldness or hostility to the adminis? tration. CULPRIT CONGRESSMEN, TUE HOUSE BSP O BT UPON THE CREDIT MOBILIER SCANDAL. Blaine Acquitted, and Oakes Ama? and Brooka Recommended far RxpaLilon. WASHINGTON, February 18. In the House to-day Hr. Poland, of Ver? mont, chairman o? the Credit Mobilier com minee, made a long report, reciting, In detail, all tne lac ta lu evidence, as against each one of the members implicated. The speaker (Mr. Blaine) was entirely exculpated from all connection with the matter, he having de? clined to take any Interest in the Credit Mo? bilier stock. In regard to Bawes and Oar field, Kelly Bingham and Soofield, the facts, in the case of eaob are stated with more or less severe criticism on their action, and commending to the consideration of the members who were approached tbe letter of the venerable Senator Bayard, of Del aware, declining to take a pecuniary Interese IQ any matter that might come before bim ai a legislator. The conduct of Ames and Brooks U severely reprobated, and resolu? tions ol' expulsion In rererence to each O? them ware reported -to tho. House. IMBfc: port having been received, further action on lt was postponed till Tuesday next. In re? gard to the senators Inculpated, the report states that the evidence Implicating them has been sept to the S?nate for its action. After Thursday next it will be impossible to - jet any bill through the House which cannot command a majority of the two-thirds; be? cause, irom then UH the end of the session,, me? lons to suspend the roles are In order and can De made as against any pending matter, and .he time can be consumed In calling the yeal ind nay 3 on such motions. Thia may be im? portant as applying to any legislation that may be attempted for Louisiana or any other matter that bas not a clear two-thirds ma lority ID Its lavor. Poocecdlngs of Congress.. In the Senate, Sawyer, Irom the committee on education and labor, reported, with amend? ments, Lewis's bill for the promotion of edu? ction In the Southern States. As amended the bill provides for distributing two millions Di dollars to Delaware, Maryland , Virginia, (FeBt Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro? lina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Ken? tucky, Tennessee, and the District of Oolam bia. In ihe ratio ot their population, for the education ot children from six to slxtten ?rears old, irrespective ol color or condition. Spencer Introduced a bill providing a.circult court for Alabama. The House bill, declaring that the exemp? tion allowed by the bankrupt law shall be the amounts allowed by the constitution and laws ot each Slate in 1871, and that such exemp? tions be valid agalnat debts contracted before ibo adoption of such State constitutions, aa well as to those contracted afterwards, and agalnat liens by Judgment or deoree ot any ?tate court, was taken up end passed. Many private bills passed. Tb? Louisiana E i ab rogllo-A Ssw Election Probable. ,. The majority of the committee on privileges and elections will, lt Is understood, report In favor of a new election in Louisiana. There will be two minority reports. One sustaining tbe Mc Ene ry government of that State and ad? mit ting McMillan as senator; the other soe talnlng Kellogg as governor of Louisiana and admitting Bay to the Senate. Thia la the present condition ot the committee; although they .may, before making their report, unani? mously recommend a new election. ?i?wo and Gossip. Secretary Boutwell bas not resigned. W. SykeB, elected senator from Alabama by the "capital legislature," la here with his cre? dentials and couosel. The committee oo claims have agreed to allow Mrs. Dahlgren $7$,ooo for her hus? band's services. She claimed $260,000. ?* THE can ? r r IAJODS. Frechste Thronghont tb? Sooth atad West. RICHMOND, February if. Heavy rains are reported from all sections of the StBte during the past two days, and heavy land-slides have occurred on the d?n?r? ent roads, cauBlng detention of trains. The river at Lynchburg ls about fourteen feet above the UBual level, and at thia point about ten feet, which will be greatly increased by the floods Irom the upper sections. MONTGOMERY. February 18. The Alabama Elver la atm rising;, and, at Selma, ha* attained lo within three feet af the great July flood. ' " PITTSBURG, February 18. The flood Increases. The heaviest river disasters known have occurred. Twelve per? sons are reponed drowned. A fearful sweep bas been made of all barges and rafts. A BUS AW AT TEATS. Serions Loss of Llfs Between Tonk?ra and (lew York. The engine attached to the sDecialJup-traln on the Yonkers (N. Y.) Railroad, became loose from the train, and ran, at foll speed, sj as far as Hastings, when lt collided with the down-train, making of lt a complete wreck, and killing several passengers. It appears that the lever ol the engine broke, and the engineer was unable to atop the train. PHILADELPHIA, February 18. The Brighton train came Into collision with a wagon. Both the driver and a bo; with him were terribly mangled. ittorneb. SINGLETON-ORBES.-At Rock Hill, 8. C., on the evening of the nh instant, by the Rev. P. J. Mian.!, o. O., RICHARD SINGLETON, of Richland to ELIZA, second daughter of Haicott P. Green, Esq.. of columbia. Ko carda._ ? ?O0 CoU for glagsificatifjit. ?g*8B3XD YOUR PROXIES TO J H. JAMES.-T? TH! STOCKHOLDERS ?F THK SOTTH CAROLINA RAILROAD AND ?OCTBtWBSTlBM BASK: I represent over Two Million Dollars worth of Stock, and with the co- peration of others at the next meeting (on the 8th of April) I propose to elect a Board of Directors who hold large amounts of the Stock, and who will rna the Road to the in? terest of tbe Stockholders. By doing thia oar Stock will be worth $76 or $30 per abare, matead of Ita present price, $80, and pay handsome aeml anoual dividende. I would advise yon not to tell your Stock now, bat work to thia end, and y u can then Bell for better prices. Below you will find a c.py of blank proxy; please fifi out one and send lt to me at once, or write to me for a blank to Mgn. Persons holding large amounts of Stock and wishing to be made Directors will please write to me, as we wish 6oma Directors from charleston, and some from the inteilor. The Road made foorteen hundred thousand dollars last year and paid no dividends I rarer to all tho Banka in sooth carolina. The present Direc? tora hold but little Stock. l.JL JAMS,*, Banker, Atlanta, Georgia. I will pay ($2) two lollara to any county paper publishing thia on time m South Carolina STATS or -, - OODXTT. I appoint JOHN H. JAMES, ot^Atlanta, QT?*?. mv nroxy to represent me and vote in my ?eaa fiytKxtregul,ror any caned Beettof?rtB? Stockholders or vhe Sou.h ^?'D* *tIHE?? Company or Southwest Railroad.^ TU. proxy revokes ali nrlor ones, and ls good unm i attend or sign ano her. Wetness my hind and seal this - day of-, "signed, sealed and delivered In presence Of-. feblO Diowi 1