THE FREE CITIZEN. PfULlStyaJ AT OR A NC CSU RC, 8. C. JS. A. WJSB?J?EH, - - - Editor. TERMS : OKB Corr, ONK YEA.UJ - - - $2.00 JneariaWy tit Advance. .rn_ Azul I wilt como nen. to you to Judgement; nnd I will bo a swift witness against tho sorcer er?, nnd against thc ndulteren-, and againnt feil KC swearer*, mid against those thnt op press ino hireling In his wages, tho willow anti Ure fatherless, and that turn aside ihe ."tranter from his right, and fear not mu, saith, tho Loni of Hosts.-MALACHI, 111, G. NOTICE. We aro not responsible for tho views of our Correspondents. Advertisements to he insertad in thc CITIZEN must bc received by Thursday evening. Advertisements Inserted nt One Dollar per Inch, for the first insertion. Further terms can bo had. on application to tho Editor or Publishes;. Communications on mnttor* of State or Local interest, respectfully solicited. XII orders for Job Printing left at this office will receive prompt attention. Agottts and Correspondents wanted in all j -Towns of tbo Countr. SATURDAY, OCT. 16, 1875. Tho Tenure of Offioe of the Circuit | Judges. The News and Courier has raised an important question in reference to the term of office of Judges elected lo fill out the unexpired terms of their predecessors. Judge Carpenter was elected December, 1872; Judge Cooke January, 1873; Judge Reed December, 1874, and Judge Shaw Januery, 187?-all elected to fill va cancies caused by death or resigna tion of office, and for the unexpired term of those whom they succeeded. By tba ?-institution the circuit judges ure elected for the term of tour years, and it is claimed these judges hold office for four years from the tijp of their election. The News J!f ' advances, tn support of !<8 jjwptioN, the decision of the .Stale ??opjpbe .Cwtrt win e li declares that -...^fttj^y ^cfi'?'n ls"to fill a vacaticy, no nntleif how arising ;" that "Mho per ".on-elected to fill a vacancy 'ca "not succeed to the unexpired por tion of the tero* of his predecessor,' ?but uolds by a? determinate tenure -'prescribed by the Constitution;" ?ul that k'iio matter bow the office .beeonTos vacant, the party elected "to ssoeeed tc it is ?ot in aa tho mere l-iu&uno ??ncito, on>y supplying thc "term of the person who last pre "ceded him." We have token pains to get the opinion of our local lawyers on this subject, and find them almost unan imous io the support of this position. Meanra. Glover & Glover referred us to the following cases establishing the tenure of office in South Carolina, determined in tho Constitutional Court of this -State, by D. J. McCord, Reporter > Stale vs. Jeter.-'The tenure by -which an office is held does not de pend upon the commission which the Governor may think proper to give. lt ls only evidence of the appoint ment. The tenure must depend upon the provisions of the act creating the office, or upon the Constitution.-1 JlcCord, 233. State us. Ephraim Lyles-A person elected Ordinary under the act of 1812, which limits the duration of office to four years, is in under tho Constitution, and is entitled to hold his office during good behavior, al though commisioned only for four years.-1 McCord, 238. State^ va. W. M. Jlxdaon.-Ordina ries, by the third artiolo of the Con stitution of this ?statc, are judicial officers, and hold their office during good befeavior ; and when the Gov ernor,: under the act of 1815, ap pointed* m ordinary to fill a vacancy, although the act authorizes him only to make a temporary appointment Ksti? an ejection shall take place, yet tfce ordinary being in office, he is in under tba Constitution, and hold du xjpg good- behavior.-1 McCord, 240. fi?at?, V8,. Tilomas Mcclintock. By the Constitution the Sheriffs hold their offices'/01" the term of four year*} ?nd when the Governor,, under the act of, 1808, appointed a eheriff to ^S?W vacancy untU an election ^honWakejiace, such shsriff, being in ?fflwis in mader the Constitution, and holde his office for four years - I McCord 0. MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.-Mr. y. M. Hullo, of Graham's Station, S. C., don't "read tue papers," anti while traveling from, his home or Monday towards Augusta on th? South Carolina Railroad, consid?r?e it a favor when a newsboy introducei him to GeorgeClark, an oily-touguet confidence man. The gentleman, fron the pine wilds of Orangeburg eountj became fascinated with his new ac quaintance, and after a stroll arouni the streets, they proceeded to a bote selected by Clark. The pair retiree to bed about IO P. M^ and two bonn after Hutto awoke to the realizing sense of being a loser to the extent ol $213 in money and $7? worth in jew elry, which Clark had abstracted from under his head. The police were notified, but Clark, better known to them as Hendricks Clark, bad made good his escape to South Caro j lina, via Hamburg.-Augusta Consti tutionalist. Neighbors' Thistle. A person was once walking with a farmer through a beautiful field when he happened to see a tall thistle on the other side of the fence. In a second, over the fence he jumped, and and cut it off close, tio. the ground. "Ie that your field?" asked his com panion. "O, no 1" said the farmer, :4-bad weeds do not care much for fences, and it I should leave that thistle to blossom in my neighbor's field I should soon have a plenty of my own. Evil weeds in yours neighbor's field will scatter seed3 of evil in your own, therefore, every weed pulled up in your neighbor's field is a dangerous enemy driven ofl from your own, No one liveth or dieth to himself. All are Hoked together?. Sages of old contended that no sin was ever committed whose consequen ces rested on, the hea l of sinner .-.lone ; that no man could do ill and his fell ows not suffer. They illustrated it thus "A vessel sailing from Joppa carried a passenger, who beneath hu-, berth, cut a hole through the ship's side. When the men of the vvalch expostulated with him,"*Wnat does't thou, O, miserable man ?' the offender camly replied, 'What matters it to you ? The hole I have made lies under my own berth.' " This ancient parable is worthy of the utmost consideration. No man perishes alone in his iniquity ; no man ?SQ guess the full consequences of his transgression. Wno CAN COUNT THESTAKS?-Did ,ou ever try to count the stars? I ised to try to do so myself, butsome low I always fell asleep before I ?ould get through, and when I woke ip I could not tell where I left ofT. [ am told, though, that it bas been lone, and that there are only about iight thousand visible to the naked ?ye. Don't they make a great show for a number no larger than that? But Lhe Raven tells me that his master, the Astronomer, says that those we can see with our eyes alone are but a very trifle compared with the number that he can see through his telescope. He says, instance, that there are eigh teen million ot stars in the Milky Way. Now it's of no use ! can't even think of such a number as that. My bead is n't big enough to hold them. "Jack-in-the Pulpit."St. Nicholas for Oct. posthumous fame is a plant of tardy growth, for our body must be the seed of it ; or we may liken it to a torch, which nothing but the iast spark of life can light up ; or we may compare it to the trumpet of the arch angel, for it is blown over the dead ; but unlike that awful blast, it is of ?arth not of heaven, and can neither rouse nor raise us. Fear debilitates and lowers, hut liopc animates and revives ; there? Tore rullers and magistrates should attempt to operate on tho minds of their respeutive subjects, if possible, by reward rather than punishment. And this principle will be strengthed by another consideration ; he that is punished ot -rewarded, while he falls or riaes in the estimation of others, cannot fail ta dp so likewise in hip awn. The martyrs to. vjce. far exceed toe martyrs to virtue, both in endu rance and number. So blinded are we by our passions, that we suffer more to be damned than to bo saved. ONLY Bi ORANG EBURG, HAS 50,000 Challenge ! -THAT GREAT LONDON CIRCUS, SANGE US' ENGLISH MENAGERIE OF TRAINED ANIMALS, -AND IRQUOIS INDIAN TROUPE, Owns and daily exhibits tho Only Group of Five Per forming Elephants in the World. Viz:-.CHIEFTAIN, EMPEROR. MANDKIE, SULTAN and VICTORIA. All performing In the ring nt tho samo time the mont won dr ri ii I feats ever seen, just as rep resented on billa, programme, etc. Trained nial perforated by Prof. Craven. $50,000 Challenge, -THAT HOWES' GREAT LONDON CIRCUS. ETC., ETC., -Owns and only exhibits the ONLY GROUP OF FIVE ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS Tn thc world ant] performed in thc ring ut ramo lime. Trained and performed by Herr Still. $50,000 Challenge, -THAT HOWES' GREAT LONDON CIRCUS, ETC., ETC., Owns and dnllv exhibits the ONLY GROUD of Six Fierce AFRICAN H Y KN A.? in the world. Trained mid subdued by the Afrio.:n Cann.il> il Montana, and arc dolly exhibited in 'ho publie streets accompanied by their keeper in on open iron-ulud dca, during the Triumphal Street l'o gcat. - $50,000 Challenge, That Howes' Great London Circus, Etc.. Eic, owns and dally exhibits th? only THREE BABY ROYAL BENG TIGERS (Ttorn AfnrVJ Ol, 1?^*? K.uv u??n li?. Amil] I $50,000 Challenge .That Howes' Great London Circus, etc, etc.. own? and dully exhibits. FHKK in the pub Ho streite of each city or place of exhibition, ?even of thc largest most coally and negate ccntly constructed Triiimphul Golden Chariots of india, er Car of Juggernaut. The Chariot . f Commer?a, thc Car of Kulcrpe, thu Chariot ? f the Sun, the Celestial Chariot, thu Legend?r/ Dragon Charint and tho Cimlurilla Chariot, un i mukc the most Gorgeous Display, while m the o'rand Epics-Zoolo HippoUrouiutic. Triumphal Street Pugeant ever buen. 85,000 CHALLENGE! That HAWES' GSEAT LONDON CI neus Own? and daily clubita tho only l'otoquaiuc in Aun r ica - 85,000 CHALLENGE! That at HOWES* GREAT LONDON CIRCUS, Mil?,. Cordelia, the Equestrian Phenomena ol tho age)-'"Kneen of the Arena" will positiv dy appian at euell performance. $5,000 CHALLENGE! That S?ngers' English Menagerie of Tritiieil AmimnlB, exhibition in connection with Hov i> i1 Creal London Circua, haa the beat collei lim ot Living Wild Antaiula ever exhibited Soutl ut ihc Ohio river. - $5,000 Challenge That Howes' Ureat London Circua, hila Mo best 'Zoological Leeturer, (t'rof. KlliegLvn from H. 15. M. Zoological Gardens,LondoiA.ln America - 8?,000 CHALLENGE ! That the proprietors of Howes' gro.ii L n'.n Circua lina nnported into the United States nor* Elephants thuu uny other concern in Amaina. 85,000 CHALLENGE ! That Howea' Creal London Circus, tu , .'wii" and exhlbita daily in thu public street! Um only Africuii zebras ever seen ia hames*,,(or dinary shows have Miese nnininls engedi;: hy this unnpuny they ure lined und driv?". Cu sumo as horses. -- 85,000 CHALLENGE! That Howea' Great London Circua, Ac.", iwn* and exhibit,* ?lally in tba public streets theou!},' Jcruanleni Donkeys and Abysiuluu Asv.v eve'e seen in hurness Xu America. $5,000 CHALLEME That Howes'Great London Cirons, Ae,r swnA and exhibits daily Uie only Three Ilorntd lita; doostnn Bult aver imported into thc. Cattail Mutes. - t$?>0,000 01?fill.?.:t,-,.v . That Howes' Great London Circua, ?feta.? special Features, na advertised r.nd ux lilbited by this companv, uro to bu seo other concern in Amonen. $50,000 Challenge That Howes' tirent London Cireux, At- Snag? er?' English Menagerie of Trained .....,,.]? und the lrnuols Indian Troupe, lina tie* tmal genoral outfit In Chariots. Cager, Vas?, finir mais, Horses. Ponies. Mules, Asses, f , Wardrobe, Paraphanalln. Ilote! j;,,.- :,.t..,;,, cooking,slo ping end stable tents of an/ ?011 so trian or zoological combination in Austina. 810,000 CH ALLERG P1: That Howes' Great Lomlon Cirrus, Ac, >, and runs 4'? rail rond cars, viz: tl ftut tMtf, 10 palace horse cars, 1 elephant palace fin?, 4 box ears, I baggage cai 3 palaco al? cpii j cars, I palace passenger car; this being lae greater number "by far than by auy Circuu, MtnaKcrw:. Etc., tn America. < Htlll AsBiot?iei- j $J0,000 CHALLENGE! That tho proprietors of Howe?' OrcHt London Circus, Ac, have ample mean* fe rifcgpond to any and all parties wishing to ucccnl uny one or nil of Uie above cbaJlcn^tM, G SHOW MEE SOUTH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1875. D EQUAL-NO RIVAL. THE ~ EVIATHAN COMING LARGEST SHOW UPON EARTH-Hippodrome, Eenagerie, CircuB, INDIANS, &c. Howes' Great London Circus, GRECIAN HIPPODRO 31 E, j ; S?ngers' EngUsh Menagerie of Trained Animals AND IRQUOIS INDIAN TEOUPE ?he most intensely interesting and novel exliibition IN THE WORLD. More Wild Beasts, more men nod horses, more curiosities, than any oombination ever seen. The most gorgeous si reet procession ever given. Glittering Grecian rlippodromatic. Triumphal Street Pageant, two miles in length. A Blaze of Gold and Burnished Steel. 600 men and horses, at 0 A. M. oil euch day of cxhl hiiiou. Come early and sec it. NONE BUT ITSELF CAN BE ITS PARALLEL. Every Feature Advertised Truly Exhibited. Every Nation of the Globo Rep resented. The Whole World as Contributors. ONLV ONES TICKET required for ALL. More performing Animals than any other ten Menageries lu the World. TUE ONLY ZEBRAS EVER SEEN IN HARNESS. Specialties of our groat feature: Seven Massive Gold Chariots. 2 Roman War Chariots, Koman Charioteers. Fearless Cavaliers escorting Grecian Beauties. Elegant costumes adorning shapely ladies. Elephant Coursing, Hurdle Kneing. Indian Games. Foot-lUcing. Etc. W e uso our own race truck. Read our $250,000 Challenge. Four acres of Exhibition Tents. Has no equal-no rival. The peo pl Firkins Goshen Butter, direct from the Dairy, which has ail tho freshness and flavor of the Hew ers. Tierces of Baltimore Sugar-Cured Strips, ) B?rrela of Extra Mess Mackerel, averaging twenty ounces. 5 Sacks Lagaayra Codee, equal ta Java. ? Sack? of assorted Kio, by last Bio. steamer. With a full supply el HOICE GROCERIES, Fresh AK! Gr?>l. 7 stock is full, with, prices le* *? good tiraes-Gomin**' [.hanking the pnb??c for their very llb tl patron?** ^soliciting it? conti? ace, I ^n 1,0 roy best tp merIt tkC ?ABDY SOLOMON, Colombia. 80? Oft.