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COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD. , Haalot «i Befadinttoa. following modernised, Improved sod corrected version of tbe famous ' O 0 O i • f ’ • » rTCKB* M-*7t 4*33 soliloquy baa been obtained by the Abbeville Press and Banner from a spirit medium, who la in communica tion with tbe disembodied Prince of "7 OaninAi. Pamsmsb bKABTMnrr, Coteasu, S. C., August 6, 1877. The following Sohedsie will bo operated os sad after this date: vl_ JBfkt KmfrMt TV.m—Daily aoiku Konva. Colouibia leave f Leave Florence Anivo at Wilmington 11 U p, m. t 40s. i . « ISn, I seine toon. I.envo Wilmington , Leu'-e Ktorenee • Arrive nt Columbin 8 00 p. m. 10 02 p tn. 1 25 o. m TklsTrein io Feat ExprnM. making thrnugh ~ He eonnoetiana, ell mil. North end South, and orator line eoMocilon vin Portemeuth. Stop only nt Eeotovnr, Sumter, Timmonavillo, Florence, Marion. Fair Bluff, Whitorillo and Flemington. Through fiokota Said and baggage cheek ed ta all principal peinta. Pullman Sleeper. an night train.. Tkrtufk Frtiykl Train—Dally, txtqtl Am- * *Va) same naava. Leave Columbia .... Leave Florence. . . . *. Arrive at Wilmington. . S 00 p. m. 4 SO a. m. 12 00m. •oivo •+urw. Leave WIlmlngteB, . • * * t SO p. m. Leave Florence . . a * . . . 2 S5 a. m. v.Autlva akfSslwsbl*. -W ,*J(Ii*• Local Freight Train leaves Colombia Tuea- day, rbnrsday and Saturday only, at da. m. Arrives at Florence M S SO p. m. A. POPE, G. F. AT. A. J. F, DEVINE, Superintendent. South Carolina Railroad. CIANGE OF SCHEDULE. Cetoanu, Inly 11, 1877. On and after Sunday, 15th, Faaaenger Trains will run aa fellow.; Vna coloant., (Sunday morning excepted). Leave Charleaten . . 5 45 a. m. 8 15 p. m. Arrive at Columbia. 12 15 p. m. 7 15 a. m a rex AnetroTA, (Sunday morning excepted), Lenve Cnarleotea . . • 00 o. m. 7 15 p. m. Arrive Augnsta . , 5 CO p. m. 8 00 n. m. ran ca^xicrroir, (Pund.v morning excepted). Lenve Columbia ..815p.m. 7 00p.m- Arrive alCbarieot >alC 00 p.m 4 40 a. m- Leave Augusta . . 6 80 a. m. 8 11pm. Arrive Charleatea 4 20 p. m. 7 2# a. m. The Camden train vriH leave Gamdeu at 7 80 a. m. ea Monday*, Wednesday. aa0 a. m. 6 40 a . m 6 30 a. m. 7 10 a. m. sows. Leave Wnlhalla - - * Leave Perrvvill# * - Leave Pendleton Leave Anderson Arrive at Belton Lauren. Branch Trains leave C iaton at 9 a. m. and leave tow berry 8 p. m. oa Tues. days, Thnr-days and Saturdays. Abbeville Branch train connects at Hodge’s with down nod up train daily, Sundav. ax* THOMAS DODAMEAD, General Superintendent. Jabks Nobtoi, Je., General Ticket Ageat. tepted. T. J. KENNEDY, No 114 Church Street, Hext 84. Philips, Churah, Charleston, 8. C- ‘ Horse Sheer, Whielright —-tASD— General Kackamithing, Builder of Carts, Drays, Wagons, Trucks, Ac. Jobbing promptly attended to. All order* from the Country will r i faithful attention. nov8-3m T- HarkwaUer, Marble Works, BROAD STREET, Nits Lowsa Mabut, AUGUSTA. OA. Toasbatooes and Marble Works Gooernlly MA.LTB: TOtORDXBR. ' ’ (Spectal DUpatob to the Mwi end Courier.] Columbia, Tu^wday, January 8.—Tbe Oorbio committee la engaged several boors daltyjo prosecutiog the Invest! gallon entrusted to It by tbe Senate. Its sessions are conducted in private and tbe bond of secrecy in Imposed up on members,clerks and wkn' SHt-MHltke to remain lu force until the report h«- beeo submitted to tbe Senate. I* is. therefore, difficult to ascertain what bss been done In tbe committee rcon, but from various outside sources tbe ollowing facta bare been obtained, which will be found in time to corres pond pretty much with the results ar rived at by tbe committee: Ifr. Corbin was w member of the General Assembly at tbe time tbe phosphate monopoly act waa passed, and largely assisted, both within and without tbs General Assembly, la sc ouring Its passage. He was tbe lar gest stockholder In the company or ganised under the act, and managed its Interests In the triple capacity of president, counsel and legislator ; and it waa lo Its loterect, and bla own, that he applied to tbfi attorney-general to bring suit against a rival company, and to 1st him (Corbin) conduct the suit In tbs courts. In his "Cerd" recently published he states that “novel and Important ques tions” were involved In this auir. These, however, may be summed up in the one question: Whether North Wlmbee Creek was or was not a navi gable stream,'* queetion which, under Oorbio’a manipulation may Indeed have “run through about three years,” but which might have been readily de termined by one less interested in pro tracting the suit within aa many weeks. Having, In course of rime, obtained a decree for $6,900, (not for $28,000 as he alleges,) Corbin next applied to the court to appoint a referee to ascertain what fas should be paid to him for tbe distinguished and disinterested ser vices which bo had rendered the State In conducting the suit Tbe referee was accordingly appointed, sod soon reported that Mr. Corbin waa entitled to 611-2 per cent, on the $5,900 for which a decree bad been obtained, and tha court confirmed the referee’s re port It should be remarked Just here that at the time the referee made his e was ao other amount be fore the court besides the $5,900 above referred to, and the eaormous per cent by him recommended to be paid waa awarded solely upon tbfi ground that although the $6,900 waa the whole amount for which tbe decree had been obtained, and on which he could be allowed a fee, yet the State would eventually receive many timee that sum ta royalty obtained by virtue ot tbe finding of tbe oourt Ifr , that the phoephate Corbin’s cheek without Inflicting a vis iblc scratch, and Corbin kept the $27, 900. By hie own showing, which le merely accepted here for purposes of argument, Corbin should have turned over to tbe State at. least 87 1-2 per cent of the $27,900; but he turned over nothing. He complacently claim ed to have rendered tbe comptroller- general certain other services, not eperilled, In another caee, and kept tbe 37 1-2 percent, on the whole amount as hlasHf-awarded fee, well knowing that if he had rendered any such service, tbe comptroller-general bad no power to fix bla fee. which could only be paid through an appropriation by the Gen era! Aesembly. What be did with his plunder la too well known to need re-telllhg. One or twv points only may he indicated here, C- rbu^in ;h!b card, says that Judge Carpenter had granted an Injunction against the l>ai>k« from paying out State money ; the wheVL# of govern ment weie thereby stopped, aud that he (Corbin) lent Cardoxo, State Treas urer, $20,000 to carry on the State Gov ernment. Tbe reply to these state ments is a very simple and brief one: Judge Carpenter’s injunction did not stop the wheels of government, for the reason that tbe moneys then in the banks were not moneys that could be used “to keep tbe wheels of govern ment In motion,” nor yet tbe wheels of tbe mlagoveroment with which Oorbln was more nearly concerned. Every dollar In the banks belonged to ape- dfle funds already appropriated, ex cept tbe amount of about $9 78, the unexpended balance appropriated for “legislative expenses” for tbe previous fiscal year. Not knowing tbe exact amount In bank, It is possible that Corbin may have been misled by the tempting “item” under which this amount waa returned. Oorbln did not lend $20,000 to Car doso, State Treasurer. He lent noth ing to the State Treasurer for any pur pose, as the State Treasurer's books conclusively show. He did deposit $20,000, or thereabouts, with Cardoso, not aa State Treasurer, but os his mes senger and lobylst In the matter of the election of United States Senator. This amount waa not paid out for any State purposes. The whole of It was paid out by Cardoso, not ae State Treas urer, but In bis unofficial capacity as Corbin’s agent, to members of the Gen eral Assembly. The only point worthy of notice In this immediate connection ie that It waa only paid out to republ ean mem* hers of the General Assembly, a point which Corbin carefully omits to men tion in bla card. Whether these fav ored members were paid by Oorbln for their votes can only be determined by a Judicial investigation, which will cer tainly be bad. Until the result of such investigation Is made known, however, those who know Oorbln end who know hlf men—tbe republican members of tbe General Assembly of 1876—and who know how these men voted, will hardly be at aloe* to form •* oploloa for themselves. O. McX. [Spednl to tlM H. T. HenkL] -. WAWawtoir. January 7.—Persons who claim to speak with knowledge of what la going to be done when tbe Sen ate again meets, assert that Senator Oonkltng will either offer himself, or will have offered, a carefully drawn resolution, reciting that then are grave a ecus at ions made, upon appa rently good authority, Involving tbe right of the President to the office held by Dim; and that such accusations ought to be set at rest by official in quiry into the alleged facts. The scope of the reeoludon, it is stated, will not attempt to tmplieace President Hayes, bat it is asserted that It doe* Involve Senator Stanley Matthews, Secretary Sherman and Congressman John Garfield, all of Ohio. The Impression la that Senator Oonkllng will not per sonal! offer tbe resolution, but that It may be done by Senator Howe, Of Wis consin, or Senator Jones, of Nevada, and that Its language will be eo care fully drawn as to make It very diffioclV for the Soathera democratic senators to vote against it It la farther claimed that Senators Thurman and Me Don aid, of tbe Judiciary committee, with Judge Davis, of IlUnots, who Is count ed neutral on ad political issues, will support tbe resolution. Tbe opposi tion antic! petad Is from Boudjiera dem ocratic senators entirely. THB TBSTOIOKT BXLIKD OK. Among the facts relied upon to show that tbe Louisiana electoral vote bargained for ara, as It Is aeid, affida vits of Messrs. Cessans ve and Ken sen members of the returning board, who claim that they have not been dealt with according to the original bargain Documents will aleo be relied upon to furnish dose connection between ac quiescence in tbe count In the House and tbe promises entered Into by Pres ident Grant and Mr. Stanley Matthews oa the other. It of ah effort to relieve tbe republican party of oomplidty in alleged bargain log that this examination la proposed to be made. It la aald that proof wil be brought to show that tbe “visiting statesmen” made certain promises Packard and the returning board which have not been fulfilled. In fact, tbe whole proceedings of the “visiting Atateemen” are to be overhauled, with the hope to cover them with dirt or to expose what they have said, done or promised. WHST MR. n which case he la all Tight and the authors of tha bargaining Will be pun ished, or that Mr. Hayes wall not elect- ad ami that Mr. Tlldan waa, io which caee the electoral commission bill pro vide* a Judicial remedy In these words: “8mA That nothing In this act shall be held to Impair or affect any right bow existing under the Constitu tion and lawn to queetiotkby proceed ing lo the Judicial court* of the United States tbe right or title of the person who shall claim fro be President or Yloe-President of tha United States, If nay auoh right exists. ' “Oa the other hand it may be shown that there was oo election, tn which m the Constitution profrldes that the President of the Senate, or he ruli ng. tbe Speaker of tbe House shall be President, or the Hose* of Bepresent- ativee may have to elect a President as the Constitution declares.” Crags *f 1877 Threegheet the World rv.Y.asa.) This country is the greatest of grain erfibaats, nod It is well, with the opening of the new year, to take an account of stock. Let us sum up tbe results of the harvests of 1877 both In our own land and In European States. Aa regards France, the grain crop of the year shows ao average return lo point of quantity, but n decline la re marked in weight and quality aa com pared with the yield of 187A In tbe eaa of wheat, for Instance, the deflden cy Is reckoned at from five to seven per eent, and there is no doubt that France will be obliged to supplement her native resources, to some extent, by Importations of this staple. Great Britain Is less fortunate than Fmooe. In England, tha yield of wheat, barley and oats Is considerably below the average. Tha results are similar In Scotland and Ireland, and a further source of loss to the Utter country la tbe fact that potatoes aof- fared greatly, owing to the prevailing humidity of the atmosphera As re gards Italy, very different returns are offered by different localities. Through out the Southern provinces, formerly comprised la the kingdom of Naples, the nrops seem to have been excellent In respect of quality, although the TOILET TREASURES. SOHETHING FOR LADIES TO READ. Marvels In Jewelry that Tempt the ] Purses ef tbe Fair 8ex. bead in amber-colored quleltdf shaded tbat tbe of the shell form the col magnificently curled and fare over the perfectly cut defined feet* ret th the cream tinged amber. TL.a chain,* linked, ffeUbfe ettpent overlapping I [Fran Um PhUatrlplUa W«*klr Tlaas] We wonder If tha cunning scriptural artisan* In the old uupoHabed ever Imagined that tbeti conception* would not only be traoemltted to us by biblical lore, but by the actual re production of Jewela worn by the wo men who figured io Solomon's festive days, or the ornaments stolen by the ■ebrffwfair ones from tbelr blinded. _ Egyptian friends, or like unto thoe* J fc ®*' b *®*'^ 1 iml lus trous golden waved hair, a 1 -w ip log curls, all confined ou tbe bock Vy of the head with a comb lo mlnlefrure, after the aame model. Two very combe, one lo clear amber shell and the other itch sod dark, are eat out of the solid piece, *8(1 the tops smooth and plain tn surface, e with smalt Egyptian balls and conceits io tiuy sealtopa. Combs sr also finished with fl-xiblo Ua chain beading* with monogram me dallions, any desirable I'lltiala. Tha cloak pin* and clasps corrs*p'»od other portions of the tot, or we odd sod rare design* In each article as perfectly shaped arm* bare, or gloved hands, with dark palm and amber fingers, and aleo ia animals as can be faith folly represent ed lo th* tortoise shell coloring, with various birds and quaint tbat the g to the i We are glad to bla Register ia oo [Journal of Commerce In Its u*. expectations of the spring. In ny and the country of Ancona, and throughout the old States of the Church, the amount of grain harvested Is thirty per oent below the yield of snusoxa sits. 4b A report appeared to-day that Con gressman Springer, of Illinois, had some informal Ion on the subject of title proposed invaetiaatioo. Mr. Springer was visited and said that be knew nothing in detail of tbe matter, but be had been asked by leading re publican senators what would In hie Judgment be the course of tbe demo crats in case a movement for Investi gation was made by tbe republican aids He replied to thia, that be ooold not aee how the democrats could re fuse a fair Investigation of what they have denounced ae the greatest fraud of tbe age. If they did the republi can* would say, “You refuse to second ua in an effort to Investigate the charg es you have yourselves made. This closes your mouths hereafter, you oan no longer accuse oa.” WHAT THB UrvroneATIOH SHOULD ME. Mr. Springer add* tbat a committee of Inquiry in such a matter ought to be composed of the ablest men, so tbat tbe result should have the confidence of tbe country, and that the investiga tion must be thorough-going and cov er the whole struggle down to it* final decision, both lo Louisiana, Florida sad Washington. When asked what democratic support tbe resolution would have in the House, Mr. Springer said that he ooold not Imag ine tbat any democrat would vote against it, not even those who voted against filibustering, and he did not believe tbat any of the Southern demo crat* would be Inclined to take that ground. He thinks there is no doubt whatever of the passage of the resolu tion if offered. Ordinarily there would have to be a two-third vote on the suspension of the rules to introduce &, hot If the resolution should recite that it had been altogcd that bargains had been made by any member* of th* House, it would beoom* a privileged question and require only a majority vote. 3 Under jhe new army regulations, every PfMrian soldier carries In hie left trousers pocket, the piaster, lint and bandages heoeasary for tbe first dressing of a wound, so that In aa emergency each oan help hlKwrif ot A views or a A prominent republican tioa: “It Is of eouifi* foretell what the inquiry will a but It will either show that there ao corrupt bargaining, in whieh the democratic bowl about repubUeaa fraud* must cease, or Ifr will rapt bargains, aad la that case It With one or two exceptions tbe re ports from the countries which make up the German Empire are decidedly unfavorable. In tbe Rhine province wheat exhibits a gain of ton per cent over the normal quantity, but ele where In Prussia every species of grain shows a decline of from six to seven teen per oent. We find nearly equiva lent results In Baden and Wurtomberg, but lo Saxony the crop of wheat 1* equal to the average, aad to parts of Bavaria it rose soma seventeen per oent above the normal level In the latter country, moreover, the volume of barley harvested ie at leest a quar ter larger than tbe usual return. In the German provinces of Austria the amount of wheat Is between two ai three million quintals In excess of th# products of ordinary yean. In Hungary the amount ot wheat garnered la extremely satisfactory. Aa a rule this country Is able to export feom three to four million quintals, but the product# of 1877 will more than doable that surplus. We may add that, In other reepeeta, the past yeer baa been a profitable one to the Hun garian agrioulturiit, nearly all aorta of min giving returns far above the av* efeftge. We oome now to Buaela, the great rival of the United States, ae a purveyor of grain, and herajreflnd marked variance of results according to looallties. In tbe plains ot the Vis tula, and generally within the limits of Russian Poland, the yield of wheat shows a decline of feom ten to fifteen yer cent, below ordinary years. Throughogt central and southern Rus sia, on the other hand, the wheat crop Is excellent, and presents over tbe re turns of 1876 no excess ot twenty-five per oent. A marked falling off; how ever, la observed in the yield of barley and onto. Bach is the reoord of 1877 for most of the grain-producing countries of Europe. In the United States th* har vests of the year are on the whole emi nently satisfactory. Thus our jWd of wheat, which In 1876 was 256,000,000 bushels, rose last season to 825,000,000. The quantity of eon to computed afi L800,000,000 buebeto, reprfifisntim gain of about 40,000,000 bushels. In view of all tbe faetr her* stated, there to no doubt that the foreign demand for our productions wOl exhibit a large increase during the next five or six months, and that the mtoting situa tion to peculiarly favorable fa th* brilfleota. A cameo set, with head of Marie There**, so perfectly and deil oately defined that we not holy see tbe figures of the laee ruff about her neck and th* pearls interwoven with tbe luxuriant traces*, tbe design* lu the tiny eomb which secures theea, but »can even distinguish th* delicate lines of the enrllag end waving balr escaping from tbe comb oo the small aartogs. as well aa tbe larger pin. These cameos are wall worthy of the clear, large diamond* by which they ara surrounded. An Egyptian set in antique pattern, to of old gold net with royal gema, large and small carbuncles, diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires and emerald*. And, brace- lets too, ara lo odd ooueeits sod orien tal designs ; colled serpents, encrusted with gems and filtering Jewelled beads, charm ua as the Itriag dread of the topics enchants the Mrd. Grown bracelets, with the diadem lo Etrus can gold, resting oo a flat band. A costly ornament to in three distinct knife-blades, Joined vt the aides by golden nails, and surmounted by three Urge pearls, one black, another pink, and the third white, each pearl being between two pure, dear diamonds, and arranged aoroee the three knifs-biadee of the bracelets diagonally, A brace let la polished gold in shape of a borsesbee nail to twineif about the arm ; while a flexible round armlet to surmounted by two exquieftely finish ed ram’s heeds The greatest novel ty. however, to the shopping bracelet; ft to a golden chain with movable loop which fasten* on the arm, and ,tb* loose hanging end, from which a pen- oil 1s suspended, to long enough to ena ble the wearer to write whh the jewel ed ornament, which forms a pretty clasp when the chain Is again wound around the arm, and the peodl to se cured. The necklace* end chains are after aatique models, la massive bars, oval and round Maks, In medalMons, or of tbe finest fllagrefi In most exquisite pattens and floral dsaigas, Interwoven with variously colored getoa. A Jew eled oroas suspended from one of throe ohalns In lenvee and rises, has on Ua surface aa emerald stem, leaves of sapphires and diamond Ulttro of tha valley. A locket la gold, shield chap* to decorated with wreath of pale and greentoh tinged fronted gold, with etnstec* of berries to star diamond*. The eombs made ef this shell are fat the richest aatique tigne, or In delicate floral aad pattern In the shaded are rare epedesene Tl siv* aad unique extract feom which we mead to the careful consideration our readers: It to qujte apparent tbat there numerous aspirant* for offio* Is I Carolina, who are willing to the well-being and harmony of democratic party. In order to the attainment of their Beliak Aa a general role, this class of men be long to a hopeless minority within' organisation, and are deservedly un popular among tbe rank sod file, ua* tbelr pest record* denote Itching for the revival of oanfldou co-cperstion wlth the republloans, the last campaign, the ot demand for reform through strict j ty orgaoliatino forced them to so alliance with the democrat*, they were never desirous of themselves with the stralghtout Dent* of the radicals. Wo ate not be understood as Including any who opposed the strsighlout meat, aa a matter of honest, < and afterwards rendered offldeat rice to make that movement a success, when it was finally ed by tbe representative* of the i to make the .contest- But tbe a considerable number of Individ who did not promptly accept i ciaton, and only gave in their ion at the eleventh hour, after I demonstrated beyond a doubt that tbe democrafr* lined to be victorious. * The threatened Imaginary. The recent tlooe io Union and Newberry < ed the praesned of the lod- democrat He wea ramp- > ferent He fought thi: tnero with the usual *■«*»»« lied to hi* standard th* d! ement* In bit own ? .ny. main support always cornea opposing party, and upon that lies for strength enough to the regular orgai tbe Instance given, aspiration* of lodtrit down, aad democrat*, with and standing enough to if« ty to receive oomioati ted to All vacnoee* In the 1 • • • It Is time tr •quarety In th# face, and aa immediate and wition of the Booth 1 *y geadto* and bracelet* with r* eigh.toas of paper dally aad BJMO.OOT yards of rich a®# " *