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WINNSBORO, S. Saturday, February. 24, " ;.X8 7. R M EANS DAVIS, Editor, JN Q.AYNOLDSAssociato Editor. " ' In r fibl gkitae' the general rule..imn.g--iie-he-et two -out of trepr 'br thttlcstathieo out of fiv'J i uliH t145iQWfsplon M ver, in the Q dl r of have t sorJ fl w Y,: ung the l.st eigh,oat tAseydx.dhi . . ', To aopv i , a ronehed the caso of Oregon, and, objections heiug aide tr inr t1p otos AP thoy. vgr o 1d he ,Jio hIuiIC 8 ,pf the President of the ,inaute. the. case las g;ne before t l.toral Com lllisqiln;- '1: . 1: ) angru-1 are hopo ful].tf,.Ps 4.C,:dw1,ision~ atI consig>;. to~nivyithlLra musit.g1)0 iVln to '.il-. (dei :fflAf' Rdaeks rnet vote fron Orgeo)ll-- anld they are cuct ed. ,i.. O'f all. .lhy acpublicans in the low er Ioelbe .Qf Congross, only two, Mess s." 4T ulye and Pearco, of Mis sachusetfts, were found just enough and !ioid en'ough tq denormce the infamwou s tdecision of the Electoral Connission in the Louisiana case. Mr. 4delyo stated his belief thdt frptl1,tag intimidtion had . been prauticel ou either, side, and urged that thevoto of: that Sttte be reject ed. M r. Pearce fyllowed in the samun ptin. '.Ic'hir testiziowy in the Lou ishtiaarcsp; and the assertion of *Purinan' of* Florida that his State had bno Honestly for Tilden, will be yomebored at the general arraignment of the Radical party by the people of the United States. The.Snpi-emo Court seems to be somewhat weary of the shuffling Course of the Radical counsel. Mr. Cavepler, a Radicallawyer, made the pointtliat the Seuinto should have boonrdtined of the .cpunt of the gub i~to'ial votes after the Su prom ,Co:uit ha1d - Adjudged the Wallace House the legal one. 'Tudge Moses intimated that the Senate had been so notified, an,d that its rfusal. to, . aospond was a conte'npt ofiebuf~t- Ho -alsb asked whether a 'o ordinate branch of the Legislature could. defeat the will of the people by refusing to come to gethcre- Mi 'dzvender was con plied{o dechino .d o auswer this. The Raica~ls are resorting to techni calities'to stave off a decision which common, senso0 tolls thorn is inevita ble. ;'1 oy are doomoad, and know it ; but' they wish to die by degroos. The order of- Presidenlt g-ant forbiddin4g the patrade orn Washing * ~ton's' thd1iay, iPenliryla ut that no0 obe 0hwsmd to the.parado of the colorodt militia in. Chai-lestod o Emnari i i ldty. Th-e only' ex p~lanat1~ ? this apjarent partiality seems.tgQ bo 4hat the muilitia .parade in Chaibleston "intimidated" nobody; while gh lhadicals iii Colombia, who are tfai fryir own shadows, saw a tho~usmd terrors in the pro pose 1 ' 1llreession of (Governor 4 }T~Hampton'a udilitiai. Mir. Chmabor Jain e far Nocaohs yet riton to uappoal to arme. The~ fuhlly, tildt; it woula'be a pity to re * sort to ainy other. And if the tinme shouldgcome that the people boliov od foreA, to. b'a nlecessary, no one knows better' thanMr. Chamnberlain, doterngsston., hr the- form of .a holidayi pniade.. Just such arbitrary acts aiit"'thtil of: President Grant, inspirefyty. telegame~ ifom Chamn berlainb Are cL4etd ,to- provoke the peQ le to a swilb retribution. Iis.gppg9, of melCnsistency: on the patt~of the taxpayers to .abuso * remainih4 li titte','while"& the same tyggqthepy goetto givp~ hiny enoughlirnoey to' dKiway. Yhe onyo a to main.Nf 6 iUdividu.l pass round the hat and collect 'enough to purchase a 4tbrdgh tt'ket'4o .Massaehusetts? 9Ppny rt adifig fo' the purpose Wou1il not be a bad idea. Or per i'aps Judge Mackey will kindly con sent. to .write another farowell ad dress, to be sold by subscription.. , Qx,.betterstilJ, Governor Hampton niight devote as portion of the con tribution to the penitentiary or *hinatic asylum to this charitable uhe. e demand fair play for Mr. Chamberlain. See that he has a ticket, and then order him off. But don't make bin "count cross-ties." Waahingci'n Birthday. 'I'ho military companies3 in Charles ton had arranged for a giand parade in honor of Washington's J3irthday, but (Lrant's contemptible action putan cud to their arrango mnenlte. As showing the sentimoent of people elsewhere, we publish be low the telegrams received by the Washington Light Infantry from different qua'ters : AuGUSTA, GA., Feb. 21. Capt. R. C: G1christ, Commanding W. L. I. : Have just received Grant's proc.. laination. The Clinch Ei:!es aind citize~ns will give the W. L. I. a hearty 'welcome if they will cele brate their anniversary in Augusta. FrANx C. Fou, Captain Clinch iRifles. SAVANNAH, GA., Feb. 21, 1877. Maj. R. U. Gilchrist, Commanding Washington Light Infantry. Learning that your proposed parade to-morrow will be prevented, the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia extend you a most coidial invitation to parade with them, re gretting that circunstancos prevent a more formal request and time for suitable preparatior. CLIFFORD WV. ANDERsoN, Colonel Commanding. SAvtXAnU, GA., Feb. 21, 1877. Capt. R. C. Gilchrist, Commanding Washington Light Infantry : The Republican B ues cordially unite in the invitation ecut by the colonel of the regiment. GEo. A. MEncER, Captain. AUGUSTA, GA.. Fob. 21, 1877. Maj. B. C. G.klhis., Commanding Washington Light Infantry : As you :urn not ahowcd to p:arade in Charleston to-norrow, the Hus 's rs tender you' a hearty welcome in Augusta, and will assist you in lion oring 'tho memory of the Father of his Country. 'JOnN W. CLAR, Captain Commanding R. H. AcoUSTA, GA., Feb. 2L 1877. Major R. C. Gilchrist, Conuanandinig Washington Light Infantry: Bring your' gallant command to "hiospitable Georgia," and take an Irish punch with rme in honor of the birthday of the "Father of oiur Country." JAurs A. GnAY. AUGUSTA, GA., Feb. 21, 1877. Major R. C. Gilchrist, Commanding Wahington Light Infantry : Augusta invites the Washington light Infantry and our Charleston soldiery to celebrate Washington's Birthduy here . to-morrow. The country dentan as your acceptance. A grand reception awaits you. F. K. HUoH Ei. AUoUSTA, GA., Feb. 31, 1877. Come, by all means. The entire city cry come I Shlhl not cost any one a dollar, so far as citizens and companies of Charleston are con, cer nedl. Ansawor. * .W. STrnvENSON. TuLK RESrONSE. Iin reply to all these generous tendors of sympathy and hospitality the following dispatch was sent: CHIARLECTON, Feb. 21, 1877. '1ro Col. C. W. Andoison, Savannah : Your patriotic and generous in vita tioni gratifies the Washington Light Infantry, but we have con cluded to accept Governor Hamp toni's advice, and postpon6 the com memoration of Washington's Birth day. Rt. C. GironnisT, Captain. This was the only action that the Washington Light Infantry could 't.dce in .the raatter, as Gvernor Vpton had sent the folio wing reply to an ihquiry ini regard to the best course to 'be pursued utnder the 'aircumstances : . otnmS.C. Fb 21, 1877. r : aet ebid . issue a T5E NEWS IN' S UMit ERVILLE. * . tp~ial teldbrai t9 fJ'4 lNews - gpup t1at the 1peop)lo of CollOton burned Grant in effigy at the Summerville depot .;t 9 o'clock at night, hmd that they "do not and will not recognize his infamous order .to disregard our right to celebrate Washington's birthday with becoming honor." Mr. Brown's Matrimonial Method. "Brown, I don't soc how it is that your girls all marry off so soon as they got old enough, while none of mine can marry." "Oh! flint's simple enough. I marry my girls off on the buckwheat straw principle." "But what is that principle? I never heard of it before." "Well, I used to raise a good deal of buckwheat, and it puzzled me how to get rid of the straw. Nothing would eat it, and it was a great bother to me. At last I thought of a plan. I stacked my buckwheat str tw Nicely and built a high rail fence arond it. My cattle of course concluded that it was something good, and at once tore down the fence and began to eat tho straw. I dogged them away and put up the fence a few times, but the more I drove them away the more anxious they became to eat the straw. After this had been repeated a few times, the cattle determined to eat the straw, and eat it they did, every bit of it." "As I said, I marry my girls off on the sifme principle. When a young man that I do not like begins calling on my girls, I encourage him in every way I can. I tell him to come often and stay as long as ho pleases, and I take pains to hint to the girls that I think they'd better set their caps for him It works first rate. He don't make many calls, for the girls treat him as coolly as they can. But when a young fellow that I like comes around, a man that I think would suit me for a son-in-law, I don't let hin make many calls be fore he is given to understand that he isn't wanted around ny house. I tell the girls, too, that they shall not h; ve aiything to do with him again. The plan always works first rate. The young folks begin to pity each other, and the riext thing I know they are engaged to be mar riod. - When I see that they are de. termined ito marry. I always give in and pretend to m:ike the best of it. 'Il it's the way I nanage it " A Coun-T S:ENE.-T'ie Baltimore American s tys : "During the tri. 1 of a case in the criminal court in incident occuarre(i the't almost pro duce 1 a pahic. The courtroom was crowded with spectitors, several of whom wore standing on a raised platform near a stove with an open grate. One id vi lutl got so near the st-ve that his coat tails took fire from the bmrning coals. As socn as he felt the fire in his rear lie gave one look behind, took in the -situa.. tion at a glance, and made a spring that would have (lone honor to an acr'obat. The consequence was that a number of persons were knocked down, while others, thinking that th~e floor had given awvay, or some other serious accident had occurred, madec for the door. The confusion wvas general for a few seconds, but when the real nature of the occur rence became known, quiet was re stored. The man with the burning coat nevor stop pod until he reached a snow pile, into which lhe plunged. He wvent in in a frock coat, but came out with a short sack." Timi SPRAoUES.-TheO fate of the Spragues, who tried to avoid bank'.. ruptcy b~y a composition with their creditors, is thus told by the New port. Rhode Island, News: "It scomns to be conceded that the firm of A. & WV. Sprague are unable to retrieve their fallen fortunes. It will be remembered that they gave 16,000 notes on which they were to pay interest. The business de pr'ession is such that they cannot meet this interest as it becomes due, and there is now little hope that the great house will recoyer from its embar'rassmen ts." CAnnrovs C.ARiPENTE.--hen David Spryv (the colored man who robbed ox-Senator Owens) was sen tenced by Judge Carpenter to five years' inprisonment in the penitentiary, ho burst out crying, drew a knife and cut a terrible gash in his neck, but without doing serious injury. The Judge, who is a very matter-of-fact somebody, said that the Court was not often treated to such dramatie scenes--doubtless; it would be bet, ter for the community if some of them were more successful.--C'o lumbia .Phwni. A BurntrAIT BoN MOT.-While Senator Howe was singing his bloody-shirt song bekore the Electo tal . mmnnission , to-day, George Bancro 4, who was one of the speta ters, drppped into a slhum lg. Bep resqutative Janks, c4 Pex ylvama, penned, oni a card' and passed around the, following : "Hzstory 'eeps wvhilej3Fiction speaks." The boal mo4 was appreciateda by all who raa it-.- WaMingnn rane. A Magntfioen% Usurer. An extraordinary case of usury is now being tried by the Correctional. Tribunal of the ,Seine. ' The cul prit is a rich Englishman named Edwards. The total azhount of money lent by him during the past two or three years is put down at about 2,000,000 francs, for which he charged an interest of 1,000,000, or at the rate of fifty per cent. Among the number of peroons who have had re'ourse to the obliging purse of Mr. Edwards figures Prince Taher. By-ben-Alad, who is described as "a Turk of importance, and son-in-law to Mustapha Fazyl-Pacha." Having, like most of his countrymen, run through his fortune in Paris in 1874, our Eastern Prince, it appears, waited one morning on Mr. Ed" wards and said, ':My dear sir, my wife has just presented me with an heir, and I desire to reward her with a gift worthy of our rank. Will you oblige me t" Of course he was happy to do so, and forthwith lent him 50,000 francs at his usual rate of interest. But the birth. of an heir was only a ruse to get money. Prince Talier had succeed ed in finding a jeweler Willing to let him have 200.000 francs' worth of diamonds if lie could pay a quarter down, and as soon as he got the diamonds he pawned them to Ed wards for another 50,000 francs. The case is -likely to lead to furthor piquant disclosures. A little boy said to his mother the other morning : "Ma, I had the beautifulest dream last night you over saw. I dreampt that I wouldn't go to school, and that you went out into the yard and cut a good long switch, but just as you were going to give me an awful dressin' the world came to an end I Didn't I get out of it easy, though-i" THEORY AND PnAcTIcE.-Aunt Mary: "Why don't you road, Tom, instead of lolling about 7" Tom: "Got nothing to read." Aunt Mary : "There's your first prize in Monsieur Jolivet's French class--a most delightful book!" Tom: "How can I read that t It's in French. "-Punch. Bald-headed gentleman in the pirquet, to young lady in dress circle, during an affecting passage in the play : "I respect your emo tion, ma'am, but you are shedding tears on my head." ..p KISSING GOES DY CLAssE.-Guard (to old lady taking leave of her daughter)-"Now, then, m'um, jump in if you're goin'. This ain't a kissin' train ! 'F you want to ki a you must go by a parliamentary." Punch The men who works with a will the probate judge. Wagon wheets cannot run far without being tired. JSTOTI-ED. I have this dlay purchased the entire utock of Johnston & Pettierew. Feb.15, 1877. F. ELDER. The abova business will be conducted at the old stand by RODNtRT PETTICREW, feb 20--2t Agent. Dissolution of' Copartnership. rp~HE firm of JOHNSTON & PETTI L.CCREWVis this day dlissolved by mutual conseont. Robert Petticrew Is hercby authorized to settle the business of this airm. JoNx JOHNSRTON. Feb. 15,1877. ROERuT PETTICUEw. Ican still be found at the old siand,and .Lall persona indebted to the late firm of JOH N8TON & PETTIORE W are requested to come up and settle, or they wai li nd iheir accounta in the hands of an attoyney iorocollection. feb 2(-Im RonEaT PETTJcgEw. Dr. W. E. Aiken, --DEA~gER IN DRUGS, 2hIEDICINES, PAINTS, . OILS, PERFUMERY, Fresh supply of Garden Seeds ust received. Sfeb 22 .Mt. Zion Institute. THE patronage of the olIsens ofFairfield is eaneatlysolioit~d for this time honored SeooL. TRMPAYABLU 0oNE HALl QUAaTR3LT IN ist G*rade per Quarter of lO weeks, 615 00 2nd "4 ." ii " ". 4 $1200 Prlmlary " -" " " " A few pupite wHI berocirplas b9Wirs bnthe. fai of the Puiscipal, oyreasonse NEW GROCERY STOREs HAVING taken charge of the Gro cery Store 'formerly ecoupied by R. L. Dannonborg, I desire to inform the public that I keep constantly on hand a fresh amid choice stock of FAMIlY G O IlIES. I am, Yours Rospectful1ly N. LEVIN, Jr. Winnsboro, S. C., Dec. 14th, 1876. D. R. Fiellen I IEEPS constantly or. had a full sup ply of Choice FAMILY GROCERIES and PLANTATION SUPPLIES. His stock lis recently been replenished, and he is now ready to supply the wants of all. oct12 JUST RECEIVED, A.full utock ol'Piala and lenby r ceries, which will be sold at loYs a.t price for the Cash. ALSO, A fine sto-ek of liquors, such as WHISKEY, BRANDY, WINES in great variety, ALE, BEER, etc., etc. The patronage of the .ptalie ted. D. ROSENHEIMV. ,feb 1O-tf IFINAL DISCHARGE.S OIEis heeygiven to all and sin. Nurtecrdors of Thomas, Stitt, to the Jud go of Probate for Fai rnoeld County, in Winnsboro at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on the 7th of March next, for a final discharge and letters dismisosory. All personseconcerned must shew cause, if any, on or before that dc 4MIa. EARlTDT . T.W . TITT, feb 3-tr~m Executors. Ettenger & EdmindI Brenvooua, VA., M4AN ACTh1ntBS of Portable anA. *L. Stationary Engines and Boilers ot all kinds, Oircular Saw M Alst Els M Gearing, Shafting, P lys &e, Axmaro tO ep.aw~s ar,