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w1-inouSO,1 s4. C. Faturday, May ,20, 1877 R. MEANS DAV IS, Editor, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Atsociato Editor. Tellc people of Charlotte celebrats ed in due form, on Monday, the h1nd(red( muil secolld anniversary of tIhe Mleclenburg ecelaration of :Independence. Fresi proofs have been aldlueedl of the authenticity of the declaration, the lait authority 1 bing a book published in France in 1327 by a l0 ' 1.l who had visited Amiericat with L1an'.ityette, inl which a report is minad] of a speech of 'welcome nuade to ,:t'aayette in which the Meeklelnbig )eclarationi is lentionel , all of whiebJ shOWs that pcole believed it thin. '1'he presnc5 e of Radical editors iln the North Carolina Press Associa tion is an element of weakness, is it. prevclits the at iomdhu-o of at num Icer of De-mt o)crattic 11ewsapeer I len. The h~jeti nt nale11 (L o t he Ig t nici is il n O 1t m ( : Pi-.t of th ir politie.s. ha11t, raaus of theit i sad ivat braN ter. Only (pet ly h-1rd l aet ;.. ero i thil thie r i i ur( nens of t it dial e(,or daiio ;. :0h. 'i hno l apedr~ sh 1,ot Im p anie in eer y bin t I . for it n --- i, rt . a h Th it 1le nd :- n of 'ti 1' g c\m;im( t bee p !sy .tp .' by thiII..1 la b gi ihu ' *~ ~ ~ '"tl! lie al fteo sofot. itg~ve t til" next session. 1'1 this n 'en is probably wise1, as it is".saidl to hatve been caul sd of freof total defatle of the. amnh'nnt.e siel rse n i jut trous ong iwhi the ovnendmtient enc e reisd . Th1e Dle1emopatic party is plededit to heet etio 0 the people whilt 1the W -amns hnent itself was insiot t vitlut:mlimoulI adby bo. I lth will parties irn ever county except ogefield , the vote being 185,000 for it to hr,00e agnst it. The (11;::!(1 of enlig~htenmecnt of aniy people is measured by thle liberality of the support it gives to evendtion and the epractioa abolition of fre schools, in the inability of the people to npport pay sIol s, a eoult be a step towards ptoe ofmenmn Sothen oic far. The' krisidt' t lcesay tt P arte Ahe Leg isa noct witu(lt h<i the in hieon ountry. iItis ntot thlikel tat the firto reu reoleivod by M.g h Hayeside Iom fromfeahis leaember a o )11 tut in teotl oeno 653,00, ihli majority was ba~rly rservtn tuan li af he efetion - of one vote in~e a fhuned wol abot~ thro thel~c balanc~ O te Pren th o1ther~i sie.ev Nof, e ('1unately tor Mer Hays, an en.cti oln wil h'be ldI in'nli~n'I ' Ocoer, an ie*it i feared .that' the malecntet, whoo~11 didp iil sie reform- h, hnnot be whip fpit inc ino. trae bytht time. theI exped1int of1 introducinga intoid th~~ cirtt convisn a res.ohion~'l enotdoi te Pe I sidet fo pfear of defna thoer whiiherd ofenest polead tota ou "ill tle mbe. ien Ohio who rueshva cth "Weterno reseving ote otbe ofii i 1872, idn' etraal e oguh cvilntrvito reform that makes rules to drivo off and out all the old, time scarrod lRepublicans, and elevates the men who'fought us in 1872 and 1876, amd which t.hreateons the morale of the party in Ohio far more than does any opposition to tho Southern policy." While the Republicans of Ohio are depressod, the Democrats are corresponiingly jubilant, and claim not only that they will elect a gover nor but that they will send a Domo. erat to the MSnat" to succeed Stan, ley Mathews, who fills an unexpired tor-m. Thus while Mr. Hayes sits in Witashington and pratos complacent ly about the speedy disruption of the Democratic party his own rotten party is drifting upon the r1uick s:nds, and promises sooni to become a hopeless wreek. And if, when Congress meets after the Ohio elee tion in October, it shall be seen that the Republicans hav.e lost that St:to. Mr. Hayes will need all the support his friendas, Dernoeu~ratie and Rlepub? lie m, can give him, to protoet him froimi the w nith of the ecinmies in his own party. LEGISLAT .. PROCEEDINGS, W1'i 1 , Mav 23. Hi;N.im. Thc ,em t ie mc.hl at 12 m. IThe Hoi use returieId, wiIth amicnd met-st. ete(l~t hill to re . "-e :card fix lth l pe'r tileit at t1 uiie:tgt Of 1a1'1i1 hers of tI he (;ettral . . i bly, am to fix the salai- of certain officers, which were made s)ecial orlCrs for Frday, tht 25th inlst. at, 1 p. m1. A bill to r'ghilate the trial justices inl I1irniwell was passed and sent to th , gmverior. A large number of bills were re ceived from the House and read the first time. 'he judiciary committee were or dered to investigate the arrest of D)ublin I. WValker". Mr. Meet ze introducedm a hill to require the Charlotte, Colunibi and Augusta Railroad Company in South Carolina to stop their trains f,~ the delivery of passentgers and express matter at the several depots in Lexington county. Message no. 5 from his Excellen cy the Governor was announced, approving the following acts and resolutions : An net. to abolish the pay of commissioners and managers of election and of their clerks ; an act to repeal anl act to protect the interests of the State whereon pay ment of interest now due reinainis unipid on b~ondsi issued by any rail - road coroipaniy, andi wheireon the gnaranty of the State is endlorsed: an act to reipeal an a entitled "An act for thle relief of the widows andI F rpihians of persons killed because of h-ir' political opinlions ;' joint reo lutio I to allo w Augustine T1. Snmythe, of Chi trleston county, to redeemn co tain forfeited lands. After somec routine business the Senate adjourned. HousE or" 1J:PR ESENTATIVES. The House met ? I o'clock, Prayer by Rev. A. Rt. Rude. Mr'. Muller, of L~exingtonv, initro-. duce'(d a resoluitioni that the pay of mienmers be 1iXedl at $500 for the two sessions, with mileage, and that miemibers who have drawn naurie than this amiouint be required to return the overplus. A dliscussion of Wright's case fol. lowed, when personali ties were in - dulged ini between Hamilton anid ('antt1, of Beaufort. Miller charged that an attemplt had been made to subbmorn wit nexscs against Wright, and a c'ommuit tee was app~ointed to invest'gate thle charges. Thle fence law~ was made the specialI ordr' for Friday, the 25th 'The bill requiring rotation of circuit judges was returned to the Senamte with anmendm muts. After other business the House adjouned. The ldockade of DI ahomuey con tinuies. Whenm thme king of .ln'.ishi 'onnuudtaore 500 punclLheonls ef '.hni oil, thle valhte of which is Ihottt $t02,500, ho~ 'oll'cted the moi niey to pay the fine. But neinmg on thle advic'e of the Frcenh t' rder's, uwho told him the French squ i idron blockadinig the coa2St, 1he spont the mioney ini dr'unken orgies, and in the puirc'haise of slaves for sacrifice When he found that the French laid dleceived him, lie carried them off prisoners to Abonmoy, where they will run a1 chance of having their heads cut off. It may be interesting to learn that Marco llozzaris was not killed by the Tm.1:, hut by tho M.:idte BRIC-A-BRAC. President MacMahon rejoices in his eighth Cabinet. Bring ill an other horse! Some Sout)orn editors complain that the President is not ridding the ofilces of that "alien element." Pio Nono is riaid to ho the only man in the tido of time who can boast of an el)iseopate of fifty year's duration. 'he knowinig ones say that if Postmaster-General Key should re sign, his pl-.ee would be filled by at tepublicanU. Ladies now array themselves in humnting. '['hoy are st irs, amnd they wear the stripes on their stock ings. Four and a half yards of cashmnCro will make a, woman a dress. But it takes eleven and a half yards to build the pocket. ''ho two Bourbon Protnders, Don ('arl's, of Spain, and Count do Chanibord, of FHrance, are said to have formed an ailliance. It is rumored that Co mm odoro Van(lerbilt's young widow will soon marry a Virginia physici:tn who was hor first. lovo. She will bring him r. ; -it dowry. The bishops of the Reform" I Episcopal lmrch are to be )ishopi)s at large, instetd of being limititeal to a particular diocese, as in the Piot estanit ]'episcopal Church. The Phreno/oyic(al Joutrmr/ ad - vises voung men to be gnide.1 by ,a Shape of the chin in picking up a wife. 1 natt'ntion to this rule is pmbaIy whylV l i many lhmishanls are led by the no"e.-London Judy. Ka1te Field corre) anded from London -with the II.ra/l .dd n.idc thereby $10,000 per amnn. A womilan hlke that need man:mrry for ia support. An 1ex-General of the Confeders. ate a1rm1y and mutilatedl hero of at hundred fights," at New Ore ins. made $100,000 speculatling in1 Statti of Lollisianla con.,ola. Is General Hood the happy1 man '.'he Providence (R. I.) Tool Company are making six hun(Im'cd guns a day for the ' mt'ks. and have vet 180,000 to miako be fore the unt rui'ai be col)leted. Mr. Peabexlv, tihe in.. ventor of the rifle nmiolui'trid, receive s a royalty of three hundred dollars a day. The New Y.k Tri/me puts it thus: "Mr. hill. of Georgia. can resist gold and silver. He .ctually declines an offer of S25.000 and expenses to lecture in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago and Did oit " It was 82,500 a week ago. Eveng Mr. Hill would hardly refu~se '5, 000. George '. Williams is the name of an intelligent colored man of Cincinnati. He is now engaiged: ini the pious task of calming Wendell Phillips with soodting syrup anmd assuring t he God and Mlorality saints that Stanley Matthews .will never vote to admR~it General af. C. Butler to the Sonate, The change from the Polish to the lRussian language is thn~s (1e. scribed : Where a moan would have said "Oischski willski givski yo nski a punchski in thle sniootski," thne poor fellow is comp1elled to say, "Oiskvitch will ritch givivitch youa vitch a punllehvitch in thme snooti vitch." Alexander of liussia hast been lavishly eulogized for freein g the serfs. But Aleskseeyeff, a 3Iuseo, vite pennant, Piuts the miatter in another lig lit when lhe says : ie were' given a littl1e hlandth 1icLwas of no use to us. Evidently we are still serfs. If we are obliged to ask for a rise of wages we are punished by banishnont1 to Sibeiria."' On the Western N. C. P. R., near Heniy's,{fthere is a specimen of railroad engineering which is 1)oth novel and unique. The track passes over a culvert, and winding aroundi for one and a-half miles in a loiop, sh* returns t~o thle samo culvert twenty -five fe bv h oe trak, ndthen str'etchies out wvest ward towards Asheville. A remnarkaible grapholite has been exhumed in Shiloh Cenmetery at New Orleans. It is a slab of what ap, pears~ to 1)0 petr'ified1 wood three feet two inches in length, eleven ind .'.wide, andl one and a half inches thick. CO this is rudely cut in large Roman espitails the follow ing inseripition, which no one has vet been able to translate or' ex Rt U I 13 D) Y E H 0 V E R N O H E I T1 S E T1 N G R A S G T E N The grap~holite, b~y a v'ote of eight to seven of the Cemetery Directors, has been transmitted to the Smith sonian Institute through Mr. Wayne MacVeagh, who has taken great in terest in thle discovery. New Or leanis sat'ans think it is an old prophecy, having some reference to the recent Presidential election' Whio ani eainher it? SOUTH OAROLINA NEWS. The Chester Reporter has entered upon its seventh volume. bong life to i t. The Orangoburg N er and ''nes has cihanged hands. It now belongs to the Hook and Ladder Company of that place. The Floral Fair at Orangeburg on the 17th was largely attondud and is pronoun cod a success. Spartanburg has had a $500 strawberry festival to improve the college campus and make it a town park. Spartanburg is organizing a inili tary coumpany. Capt. O. A. Sums, formerly of the Arsenal Acadonly, is I captain. She street railway in Greenville has crossed the river and will soon ho complete. It will ct, all told, $10,000, anti is now half finilted, and misore titan payilg expenses. It will )e good stock. '_t'o Piedmont Factory stock is in great demand, and the $100.000 subscription from Bq ton, and an. other $100,000 from this State, and a di idend of fourteen per cent. for the frst six months, n)ako it very poplart1. '1'he Willitnhurg onabrcglio over the countity tr ieastrerslhi p has degen erated into pe snnalitios between (o1. S. W. .a ; :ric atnl Dr. J. S. Ire kintot. and 7%e X s ind om. ri"r recfuses to publish at:y further le ' lrs on the stbject. NEWS OF THE DAY. It is estitated that the 'Tarks have 200,000 metn north vt the 3alk:n to resist 250,000 Russiatis. Tfjhe Savannah Cotton ixchanl;ge appoints 'run'i'is Mirit Jlegate and J. J. W\ikeet ierlutn In) the Intrar ntjotial Convenitiotn. At a recent meeting it Now York the coal dealers itnl coal oa'rriers agreed to suspentd uining from .June 15 to July 15. 'The President has nomlinatol Judge P. H. Morgan, Of New Or. leans, as uagistrate of the new judicial tribunal to be estmblished in .rgpt. Decoration (lay will be observed this year, in mlost p)licosi without any discrimlinaltion between the Blue and the Gray. Gen. Roger A. Pryor will deliver the address in New Yo1 k - and L cuten-mt-Gover nor W\oodftorcd a pronounced Unlicri tman, vwill perform a similar duty in V ickslurg, Mississil)l)i: General Ord, (onmnandig the Texas depiartntion', h)as gone to Chicag"' to consult General She idan 'egirding iL Mexican invasion from the Texas bordor. Oflicers accom p=::ing Ord say that Leido is tmkin great ef'orts to reinstate hlimself, atnd there is much activity along the Rio Grande, by his par tisans. Genieral Escobedo and Padre1' Xsqutes are his chief sup making the Uni!.ed States his base of sup Jpli('s andl opeCrationls, till strong enough to make a stand in Mexico. Gotiam's La'-- - omance. New York has enjoyed a first class ronce. Miss Clara Hatmmond, daughter of Dr. William A. Ham miondc, formerly the Surgeon Gener al of the United States, was married a few weeks ago to the Marquis Manfredj Lanz~a, of Italy. The romance of the event is; chiefly con nected with the groom, of whomn it is said that lhe arrived in the United States some five years ago It is said (if himi that he is the third son of Conrado dii Manfmredo Lonza, and that he hears the title of Marquis, in vnt tuc of a speitd privilege granted somne thbree centuries ago. He has seenOt .* ice aIs a soldier', anid by reas L'on of his experietneo in this caipac ity is exp)ected to tmake his wpiy mn the Niev World. The close of the reelion, however, shut out te oppor tutnities he sought. Owing to his, inability to command the English languiage he 00oon found htimnif witho(u t resources. *Whtile in these de'perate straits a well known ladly Of tihe city, (1 :Wovemimng fr'omi lusH singularly we bred manner that he was a gentletman entitled to highe~r con- eriationt than that which for the i~moiint he wa~s r'eceivina, took him ini hamnd ats a protogo. Ce was mtorodnleedOC to am ft im of silk imnt!ort ors emuploypd, and met with entuin obstaucles w hich a for'eigner wptddl naiturally enicotinter', butt with native grit overcame thetm ; was promoted, ros in the estimation of the ~JIrm uint il he becamle ian fidetiatl clerk and peQrsonal friend of his eniploy ers; began to move in the best society, graudiually dIrifted into the circl of hie eis for the moment wvife. It seems Lo be generally con ceded that the ymrnig Mfarquis is deserving of his good fortune, and that ho is not an adventurer, but a person who by earnest worlk and the skilful application of his talents has entitled himself to the hand of one of the most charming yoiuag 1adie of ANw Yom-. The bar of Orangoburg have made a motion before Judge Cooke, who is sitting in place of Judge Iteod, to appoint a solicitqr. They claiin that Buttz cannot hold both the office of congressman and of solicitor. The point has not yet boon decided. The Now York Legislature has passed a bill making an appropria, tion of $5,000 to enable Mr. H. H. Baker to lay an exporimoital por. tion of his single rail propelling track along the born bank of the Erie canal. The rail, whic1 is to be glovetted, is intended to act in con neotion with cog-wheels and an in expensive engine placed 9n each canal boat as a substittito for horses. 'The machinery is simple, tand the cost, it is asserted, is less expeiivo and the facility of con struction bettor than any method of propulsion previously devised. R. J. MQarley 10 to call attentini' to his new _) Stack of iloots and shoes, all sizes atnd stylps, at unprecedei.tudly low prices. ALSO, An entirely new Stock of Groceries. Sugar of all grade;,C(ollife, Rice, liminy, Mt al, Soap, ;tareh, Soda,P epper, 'et,etc. Fine Seed I rish Potatoes. ('hojeest Brands of Flour. Best corn and lIye Whiskey in town. Tobacco and Cigars, Molasses, Lard, Bacon Hlanis &c Lowost marukot picos for eash, mar 3 t. J. McCAlI LEY. J, CLENDINING, Boot anld Shoe Mallufactur'eir, WINNSBORO, S. C. THE undersigrned r-o, spectrtully annoances to tho citizern C' Fairlie hl that ho has remioved his Boot annd. Shoe Manufactory to one door below Mr. C. Mailer's. I am lprepared to manuifactura 111 styles of work in a substantial and arkmanlike manner, out of the very best materials, and at prices fully as low as the same goods (ln be imanufactured for at the North or elsuwhere. I keep constailtly og} hand ha good Stock of Solo and Upper Leather, Shoe Findings &c., which will ba sold at reasonable prices. Repairing promptly attended to. Termsstrictly Cash, a1 )ried hides bought. oct 12 J. CLEN)INING. A. M. MA(KEY, Attorney and Counsellor at LALW, .4o, I, LA W itA N ni Winnshoro, S. C. *A- Special attention paid to the speedy collection of claims. Will practiec in all of the courtn of this State and the Uniteul States. Ettenger & Edmond, IICHMONDP. VA. MANU3FACTURIERS of Portable anq ..V Staionary Enginesad IRoilers 0 all kinds, Cireular 5jaw .lls, Orist M4illa .\ill Gearing. Shafting, PugJeys &c. AME1D4N TUnIBINE wATFER w1IEI,. CameIrouIs Special Steami Pbumnps Send for Catalogue. oot 19 Publishiers and Printers Cant buy direct of the Manufacturer on favorable terms. "rTHE ANSON HARDY CUTTJNo MACnINE9 are the hoa4 andl cheapest low priced miiach 'ne made, and have a national repu' tationi for utility and durability."- The 'THEi AssoN HIAnny ParT'E CUTTRrn is by far the boat machine which can bie ob,' tainedl tor a less prico than one hundred dollars. it is of great styeng th. These machines havo always taken the highest stand. It is the only piachine to whicl1 is applied the Patent Movable Cutting Board. T1his device has a rep~utationi o itself: by it, the cutting byird nan he in stantly and accurately spoved, so that a pierfect out is insured . This is a very im portant point in tlhe Zaci~, apd one that is possessedi by no other. It grept y reduces the labor of preparatjon in worlk. ing the paper baokward and Jorward. WVe cannot too strongly recommnend the advantages of this p~atent movable board. It is worth the priece of this machino, and purchasera should fully understand how highly it is to be valued."---Oco. P. Rowell & (>. 's Newspap6r Reportr .and Priter's Gauzllo( THE IATE$T IMPROvED IIAR&Y CARiD CUT TER is pronounced the most desirable Card Cutter in the market, for the ge noral iutw of a printing office. Thp well known RtUooLsns CARD CUTTER, with my latest improvements, is still pro-. ferred by3 mny printers, alnd holds its favoritisma over other maclines. Nonto genuine but those having my full address l ettered in the caating. AD Nowspegors in want of advertising from flrst p~artbos aliould soend for my oirenlar. F.A. H A R Y, A uburliin le, MMas. I will buy of those that buy of me. dco 14 WRAPPING PAPER. RICIIANTS are requested to com,~ ..parue our prices for Paper and Paper Ilags, with those >aid elsew here.