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of thc grounds *of his' opposition, and Ul court may, in its discretion, order any que tion of fact so presented to be tried at a si ted sessio? of the District Court. SEC. 32. Aid be it further enacted, That it-shall appeal to the court tbat tho bankrui has in all things conformed to his duty ur dar this Act, and that be is entitled, undc the provisions thereof, to receive a dischargi the court shall grant him a discbarge from a his debts, except as hereinafter provided, an shall give him a certificate thereof undc the seal of the court, in substauce as follows " DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT OF-.-Whereas,-ha3 bee duly adjudged a bankrupt under the Act < Congress, establishing a uniform s,.3tem < bankruptcy throughout thc United States, an appears to*have conformed to all the requin ments of law in that behalf, it is therefore o dered by the Court that said-be forev< discharged from all debts and claims wbic by said Act are made provable against h estate, and which existed on the -day cf on which day the petition for adjudicar ic wasfilled by (or against) bim ; excepting sue debts, if auy, as are by said Act excepte from the operation of a discharge in bani rtiptcy. Given under my h ind and seal at tl Court at-, m thc s:;id District, tbis day of r-?-. A. D.-. [Sea!.] "'-.Judge." SEC. V.?. Aud bc it further enacted. Th: no debt created by the fraud or etnbezzli meit of thc bankrupt, or by his defalcate as a public officer, or while acting in ar fiduciary character, slnll be discharged undi this Act; but the debt may be proved, au the dividend the.em shall bo a payment o account of said debt ; aud no discharge pru t?d under this Act shall release, discharge ( affect any person liable for fbi? ?amrt debt fe or with the bankrupt, < itber as partner, jon contractor, ^a?orser. surety or otberwisi [And in all pr >c dingi in bankruptcy con luenced ai%er on.' year from the time this At shall co into <?peralir.:), no discharge shr.ll h grautcd to a debtor w! ose as- ts do not pa li'ty per ce .tum of th; claims agaii.s: h s ci tate, unless the assent in writing of a maj ir ty in number and v.'ui of his c.editors wi: have provo! their claims is filed in the cv at or before thc time of application for dis charge.]. SEC. 'M. And bc it further enacted, That di-charge duly granted under ibis Act sbal with thc exceptions aforesaid, release th bankrupt from all debts, claims, liabilities ar. demands which were or might have bee proved agaiust his estate in bankruptcy, an may be pl'ailed, by a simple averment tbt on the day of i's date such discharge wa granted to him, setting the same forth in hot verba, F.S a full and complete bar to all suit brought on any such debts, claims, liability or demands, and the certificate shall be COE elusive evidence in favor of such bankrupt c the fact and the rcgulurity of such discharge alwnys provided that any creditor or cr?ai tors of said bankrupt, whose debt was. prove or provable against the estate in bnnkruptcj who shall seo fit to contest the validity t said discbarge on the ground that it wa fraudulently obtained, may, at any time witt in two years after the date thereof, apply t the court which granted it to set aside an annul the same. Said application shall be ; writing, shall specify which in particular c. the several Acts mentioned in section 21) it i intended to give evidence of against the bani rupt, setting forth the grounds cf avoidance and no evidence shall be admitted as to an other of the said acts ; but* said applicatioi shall be subject to amendment at the discre tion of the court. The court shall caus? rca Bjuable notice of said application to be givei to said bankrupt, and order him to appea and answer the same within such time as t< the court shall seem fit and proper. If, upo: the bearing of said parties, the court sha! line that the fraudulent acts or auy of then set forth as aforesaid by said creditor or cred itors against the bankrupt are proved, ant that said creditor or creditors had no knowl f-dge of the same until after thc granting o said discharge, judgment shall be given ii favor of said creditor or creditors, and th discharge of said bankrupt Bkali be set asi di and '.nnulled. But if said court shall fine that said fraudulent acts and all cf them set forth as aforesaid are not proved, or that thej were known to said creditor or creditors be fore the granting of said discharge, then jung ment shall be rendered in favor of the bank rupt, and the validity of his discharge shal not be affected by said proceedings. PREFERENCES AND FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES DECLARED VOID. SEC. 35. And be it further enacted, That if any person, being insolvent, or in eontcm plation of insolvency, within four months from the filing of the petition by or against him, with a view to give a preference to any credi tor or person ha.v?ng*a claim against him, or who is under any liability for bim, procures any part of his prop?rty to be attached, se questered or seized on executiou. or makes any payment, pledge, assignment, transfer or conveyance of auy part of his properly either directly or indirectly absolu;ely or conditionally, the person receiving such payment pledge, assignment, transfer or con veyance, or to be bencfitted thereby or by Euch attachment, having reasonable cause tu believe such person is insolvent, and tba1 .kuch attachment, payment, pledge, assign ment or conv mee is made in fraud of the provisions of t?is Act, tba same shall be void, and the assignee may recover the property, or the value of it, from the person so receiv ing it or so to be benefitted ; and if any per son, being insolvent, or in contemplation of insolvency of bankruptcy, within six mouths before the filing of the petition by or against, him, makes any payment, sale, assignment transfer, conveyance or other disposition of any part of h;3 property to any person who then has reasonable cau>e to believe him to be insolvent, or to be acting in cont?mplala tion of insolvency, aud that such payment, sale, assignment, transfer or other conveyance is made with a view to prevent his property from coming to bis assignee in bankruptcy, or to prevent the same from being didtributed under this Act, or to defeat the object of, or in any way impair, binder, impede or delay the operation and effect of, or to evade any of the provisions of this Act, the sale, assign ment, transfer or conveyance shall be void, and the assignee may recover the properly or the value thereof as the assets of the bank rupt. And if such sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance is not mude in the usual and ordinary course of business of the debtor, the fact ebal I be prima facie evidence of fraud. An; contract, covenant or security made or given by a bankrupt or other person with, or in trust for any creditor for seenring the pay ment of any m: ney as a consideration for or with intent to induce the creditor to forbear opposing the application for discharge of the bankrupt, shall be void ; and if any creditor shall obtain any sum of money or other goods, chattels, or security from any person a3 an inducement for forbearing to oppose or con senting to such application for dv :h*?rge, eve ry creditor so offending shall forfeit ali right to any share or dividend in tho estate of the bankrupt, aud shall also forfeit double the value or amount of such money, goods, chat tels or security so obtained, to bo recovered by the assignee for thc benefit of the estate. BANKRUPTCY OF PARTNERSHIPS' AND OF CORPO RATIONS. SEC. 30. And be it further enacted, That where two or more persons who are partners in trade shall be adjudged bankrupf, either on thc petition of such partners or any one of them, or on the petition of any creditor of tho partners, a warrant shall issue in tile man ner provided by this Act, upon which all the joint stock and property of the co-partner ship, and also al) the separate estate of each of the partners shall be taken, excepting such parts thereof as are herein excepted; and all the creditors of tue company, and the sepa rato creditors of each partner, shall be allowed prove their respective debts ; and thc assignee shall be chosen by the creditors of the com pany, and shall also keep separate accounts of the joint stock and property of the co-part nership and ot the separate estate of each member thereof; and after deducting out of the whole amount received by such assignee the whole of the expenses and disbursements, the net proceeds of the joint stock shall be appropriated to pay the creditors of tho co partnership, and the net proceeds of the sep arate estate of each partner shall bo appro priated to pay bia separate creditors ; and if fbta akall bo xaj balance o? th* aep?sto ?.] ,a? tate of any partner, after the payment of his sepnrate debts, such balance shall be added to t he joiut stock for the payment uf the joint creditors; and if there shall be any balance of tho joint stock after payment of the joiut debts, such balance 6hall be divided and ap propriated tc and among the separate" estates of the several partners, according to their res pective right and interest therein, as it would have been if the partnership bad been dis solved without any bankruptcj* ; and the sum so appropriated to the separate estate of each partner shall bc applied to thc payment of his separate debts; and the certificate of dis charge shall be granted or refused to each partner as the sam would or ought to be if the proceedings had been agaiust bim alone under this Act; and in all other^respects the proceedings against partners shall be con ducted in the like manner as if they had been I commenced and prosecuted against one person alone. If such co partners reside in different districts, that court in which the petition is first filed shall retain exclusive jurisdiction over the case. SEC. 37. ^.nd be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall apply to all moneyed, business or commercial corporations aud joint stock companies, and that upon the petition of any officer of any such corporation ur company, duly authorized by a voto of a majority of the corporators present at any legal meeting called for the purpose, or upon the petition of any ccditor or creditor-* of such corporations or company, made and pre sented in the tr.anner hereafter provided in respect to debtcrs, the like proceedings shad bc had and taken as ore hereinafter provided in thc cae of debtors ; and all the provisions of this Act which apply to the debtor, or set forth his duties in regard to furnishing sched ules and inventories, executing papers, sub milting to examinations, disclosing, making ..va-, secreting, concealing, conveying, assign ing, or paying away h s money or property. Miall in like manner, and with like force, ef feet and pemlties, apply to each and every oiiic-rr of such corporation or company in re lation to thc same mutters cone? r.iing tim corporation or company, and the money ai.d property thereof. All payments, conveyances anti assignments declared fraudulent and void by this Act when made by a debtor, shall, in like manner, and to the like extent, and with like remedies, bc fraudulent and void when jjade by a corporation or company. No al 'owauce or discharge shall be granted to any corporation or joint stock company, or to any person or officer or member thereof ; provided that whenever any corporation, by proceed ings under .this Act, shall be declared bank rupt, all its property an I assets shall be dis 'ributed to the creditors of such corporation Q the rt a mer provided ia this Act in respect to natural persons. OK DITES A XI) DEPOSITION'S. Sra 38. And bc it further enacted, That the tiling of a petition for adjudication in bankruptcy, cither by a debtor in his own bo half or by any creditor again-t a debtor, upon which an order may be issued by the court, or by a register in the manner provided in sec'.ion four, shall be deemed and takeu to be the commencement of proceedings in bank ruptcy under this Act ; the proceedings in all cases o? bankruptcy shall be deemed matters of ?ecord, but the same shall not be required to bc recorded at large, but shall be carefully filed, kept and numbered in the office of the clerk of the court, and a docket only, or short memorandum thereof, kept in books to bc provided for thal purpuse, which shall be open to public inspection. Copies of such record, Inly certified under the seal of the court, shall, in all cases, be prima Jade evidence ot the fact therein stated. Evidence or exami nations in any of the proceedings under this Act may be taken before the court or register in bankruptcy, rita voce or in writing, before a Commissioner ol tho Circuit Court, or by affidavit or ou commission, aud the courj, may direct a r?f?rer."e to a register in bankruptcy, or other suitable person, to take ami certify such examination, and may compel the at tendance of witnesses, the production of books and papers, and the giving of testimo ny in the same manner as in suits in equity in thc Circuit Court. I.NVOLU.VTART BAKKRUPTCV. Sr.c. 39. And be it further enacted, Thaf any person residing and owing debts as afore said, who, after the passage of thia Act, shall depart from the State, District, or Territory of which he is an inhabitant, with intent to defraud his creditors, or, being absent, shall, with such intent, remain absent; or shall conceal himself to avoid the service of legal process* in any action for the recovery of a debt or demand provable under this Act; or -hall conceal or remove any of his property to avoid its being attached, taken or seques J tered on legal process ; or shall make any as I signmeut, gift, sale, conveyance or transfer of his estate, property, rights or credits, either within thc United States or elsewhere, with intent to delay, defraud or hinder his credi tors, or who has been arrested and held in custody under or by virtue of mesne process of execution, issued out of any court of any State, District or Territory, within which such dobto:- resides or has property, founded upon a demand in its nature provable against a bankrupt's estate under this Act, and foi a sum exceeding one hundred dollars, ind such process is remaining in force and not discharged by payment, or in any other manner provided by tho law of such State, District, or Territory applicable thereto, fora period of seven days ; or ba3 been actually imprisoned for more than f>ven days in a civil action, founded on contract, for the sum of ono hundred dollars or upward ; or who, being tiankrupt or insolvent, or in contempla tion of bankruptcy or insolvency, shall make any payment, gift, grant, sale, conveyance, or transfer of mouey, or other property, estate, rights or credits, or give any warrant to con fess judgment, or procure or suffer his prop erty to be taken on legal procer, with intent to give a preference to one or more of his creditors, or to any person or persons who arc or may be liable to him as endorsers, bail, -urcties or otherwise, or with the intent, by such disposition of this property to defeat or de lay the operation of this Act : or who being a banker, merchant or trader, has fraudulently stopped or suspended, avd not resumed pay ment of h?3-eoniinercial paper within a period of fourteen days, shall be deemed to have committed an act of bankruptcy, and subject to the conditions hereinafter prescribed, shall be adjudged a bankrupt on the petition of one or more of his creditors ; the aggregate of whose debts provable under this Act amount to at least two hundred and fifty dollars, pro vided such petition is brought within six mouths after the act of bankruptcy Miall have been committed. And if such person shall bo adjudged a bankrupt, thc assignee may recover back tho money or <"ther propertv so paid, conveyed, sold, assirned *or transferred contrary to this Act; Provided, the person receiving such payment or conveyance had reasonable cause to believe that a fraud on this Act was intended, or that the debtor was insolvent; and such creditor shall not be al lowed to prove his debt in bankruptcy. SEC. 40. And be it further enacted, Tint upon the filing of the petition authorized by the uext preceding sr-ction, if it shall appear that sufficient grounds exist therefor, the court 6hall direct the entry of an order re quiring the debtor to appear and show cause, at a Court of Bankruptcy to be holden at a time to be specified in the order, not less than five days from the service thereof, why thc prayer of the petition should not be granted ; and may also, by its injunctions, restrain the debtor and any other person, in the meantime, from making any transfer or disposition of any part of the debtor's property not excepted by this Act from the operation thereof arid from any interference tber^ .vith ; and if it shall ap pear that there is probable cause for believing that the debtor is about to leave the district?, or to remove or conceal his goods and chat tels or his evidence of property, or make any fraudulent conveyance or disposition thcieol, the court may is>uc a warrant to the Marshal o.' the district, commanding bim to arrest the all?ged bankrupt and bim safely keep, unless he shall give bail to the satisfaction of the court for h?3 appearance from tin.e to time,as required by the court, until the decision of tho court upon tho petition or the further order of the court, and forthwith to take poa- ' session provisionally of all the property and 1 effects of the debtor, and safely keep the same until tho farther order of the court. A copy 1 ot the petition and of such order to show cause shall be served on such debtor ty de- 1 hrmo^thp thooto bm jmaooslly, ing the same at his last or usual pli ubode; or, if such debtor cannot be fon b?3 place of residence ascertained, s( sha?? be made by publication, ia such rn: as the judge may direct. No further prc inga, unless the debtor appear and co thereto, shall be had until proof shall been given, to the satisfaction of the < of such a service or publication ; and if proof be not given on the return day of order, the proceedings shall be adjou and* an order made that, the notice be j with so served or published. SEC. 41. And be it further euacted, on such return day or adjourned day, i notice has been duly served or publish! shall be waived by the appearance and scut of the debtor, the court shall pr< summarily to hear the allegations of th titiori-:- and debtor, and may adjourr proceedings from time to time, on good i shown, and shall, if the debtor on thc day so demand in writing, order a tri jury at the lirst term of thc court at wh jury shall be in attendance, to ascertaii fact of such alleged bankruptcy; and if, such hearing or trial, the debtor proves t satisfaction of thc court or of the jury, a ca^e may be, that the facts set forth i petition are not true, or that the debto paid and satisfied all liens upon bis prop in case the existence of such liens wen sole ground of the proceeding, the procce< shall bc dismissed aud the respondent recover Iiis cost3. SEC. 42. And be it further enacted, if tho faa set forth in che petition are f io be true, or if default be made by the di to appear pursuant to the order, upon proof of service, thereof being made, thee shall adjudge the debtor to be a bank and, as .such, subject to the provisions of Act, and shall forthwith issue a warral take possession of the estate of the de The warrant shall be directed, and the { erty of the debtor shall be taken thereon shall be assigned and distributed i>i the .? manner and with similar proceedings to t hereinbefore provided for the taking po Bioti, assignment and distribution of thet erty t?f the debtor upon his own petition, order of adjudication of bankruptcy sha] quire the bankrupt forthwith, or within number of days, not exceeding five aftei date of the order or notice thereof, as .' by the order be prescribed, to make anti liver or transmit by mail, prepaid, tr messenger, a schedule of the creditors an inventory of his estate in the form aud 1 fied in the maimer required of a petitio debtor by section thirteen. If the debtor failed to appear in p-rson, or by attornc certified copy of tue adjudication shal forthwith served ou him by delivery or p catiou ia the manner hereinbefore prov for the service of the order to show ca aod if the bankrupt is absent or canno found, such schedule and inventory shal prepared by the messenger and the assij from the best information they can obi If the petitioning creditor shull nit ap] a d proc-ed on the return day, or adjoin day, the court may, upon the petition of other creditor to the required amount, proi to adjudicate on such petition, without req ing a new service or publication of notic the debtor, - ! OF SUPERSEDING THE BANKRUPT ritOCt'EDI Br ARRANGEMENT. SEC. 43. And be it further enacted, 1 if at the first, meeting o' c.editors, or at meeting of creditors to be specially called that purpose, aud of which previous no shall have been given for such length of t and in such manner as the court may dir three-fourths in value of the creditors wh claims have been proved shall determine ; resolve that it is for the interest of the gc ral body of the creditors that the estate of bankrupt should be wound up and sett and disiribulion made among the crediton trustees, under the inspection and direct of a committee of the creditors, it shall lawful for the creditors to certify and rep suoh resolution to the court, and to nomin one or more trustees to take and hold i distribute the estate, under the directior such committee. If it shall appear to court, after hearing thc bankrupt and si creditors as may desire to bc heard, that resolution was duly passed and that the terests of the creditors will be promo tb-ircby, it ahall confirm the same ; and ur. the execution and filing by or on behalf three-fourths in value of all the credit whose claims have been proved of a cons? th:.t thc estate of the bankrupt be wound an.l settled by said trustees according to t terms of such resolution, thc bankrupt or 1 as'ignee in bankruptcy, if appointed, as t cane may be, shall, under the direction oft court, and under oath, convey, transfer a deliver all tho property and estate of t ba ?krupt.to thc said trustee or trustees, w .thall, upon such conveyance and trans?! ba?'e and hold the same in the same mannt and with the Sume powers and rights, in i respects, as the bankrupt would have bad held the same if no proceeding in bankrupt had been taken, cr as the assignee in ban ruptcy would have done had such r?solutif not been passed ; and such consent and tl proceeding thereunder shall be as binding all respects on any creditor whose debt provable who has not signed the same as be had signed* it, and on any creditor who: debt, if provable, is not proved, as if he he proved it ; and thc court by order Hhall direi all acts and things needful to be done to ca ry into effect such resolution of the creditor an-l thc said trustees shall proceed to wind u and settle the estate nuder the direction an inspection of such committee of the creditor for the equal bcuefit of all such creditors, in thc winding up and settlement of any est?t un?er thc provisions <-f this section shali I deemed to be proceeding in bankruptcy ur der this Act ; and th? said trustees sha have the rights and powers of assignees i bankruptcy. The court, on the applicatio of such trustees, shall have power to anmmo and examine, on oath or otherwise, the bani nipt and any creditor, and any person in debted to the estat? or known or suspected c having any of the estate in his possession, o any other person whose examination may b material or necessary to aid the trustee ii tim execution of their trust, and to compr the attendance of their trust, and to com pe tb?! attendance of such persons and the pro du;tion of books and papers in the same man ne* as in other proceedings iu bankruptcj under this Act; and thc bankrupt shall havi the right to apply for and obtain a dischargi after the passage of such resolution and thi appointment of such trustees as if such rcso lution had not been parsed, and as if ?di tb< proceedings bad continued in the manuel provided in thc prec-ccding sections of thii Att. If the resolution shall not bc duly re ported, or the consent of the creditors shall no; be duly filed, or if, upon ita filing, thc court shall not think fit to approve thereof tho bankruptcy shall proceed as though no res olution had been passed, and the court may mi.kc all necessary orders for resuming thc proceedings. And thc period of time which shall have elapsed between the date of the resolution and l bc date of the order for as suming proceedings shall not be reckoned in ca'culating periods of time prescribed by this Act. PENALTIES AGAINST BANKRUPTS. SEC. 44. And be it further enacted, That from and after thc passage of this Act, if auy de Jtor or bankrupt shall, after the coiumence rat ut of proceedings in bankruptcy, secrete or conceal any property belonging to his es tate, or part with, conceal or destroy, alter, mutilate or falsify, or cause to be concealed, destroyed, altered, mutilated or falsified any book, deed, document or writing relating thereto, or remove, or caused to be removed thc same or any part thereof out of the dis trict, or otherwise dispose of any part thereof with the intent to prevent it from coming into thc possession of tho assignee in bankruptcy, or lo hinder, impede or delay either of them in recovering the same, or make any payment, gift, sale assignment, transfer or conveyance of any property belonging to his estate with thc like intent, or spends any part thereof in Raining, or shall, with inte'U to def aud, wil lully and fraudulently conceal from his assig nee, or omit from bis sceduleauy property or effects whatsoever ; or if, iu case of any per son; having to bis knowledge or belief, proved a false or fictitious debt against bis estate, ho Bht.ll fail to disclose the same to his assign?e within ono month after coming to the knowl edge or belief thereof; or shall attempt to ac count for any cf hi* property bj ?c??ou? A looses or expenses; or shall, within three months belore the commencement of proceed ings in bankruptcy, under the false color and pretence of carrying on business and dealing in the ordinary course of trade, obtain on credit from auy person any goods or chattels with intent to defraud; or shall, with intent to defraud his creditors, within three months next before tho commencement of proceed ings in bankruptcy, pawn, pledge or dispose of otherwise than by bona fide transactions iu the ordinary way of his'trade any of his goods or chattels, which have been obtained on credit, and remain unpaid for, he*shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States, shall bc punished by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for a term not ex ceeding three years. PENALTIES AUAIXST OFFICERS. SEC. 45. And be it further enacted, 'i'hat if any jud^n.Agister, clerk, marshal, messen ger, assignee or any other officer of the sev eral courts of bankruptcy shall, for anything done or pretended to be done uuder this Act, or under color of doing anything thereunder, willfully demand or take, or appoint or allow any person whatever to take ter him or on his account, or for or on account of any other person, or in trust for him or for any other person, an}' fee, emolument, gratuity, sum of money or anything ol' Talue whatever, other than is allowed by this Act, or which shall be allowed under the authority thereof, such person, when convicted thereof, shall forfait and pay the sum of not less than $3C0, and not exceeding S500, and be imprisoned not exceeding ihre? years. SEC. -16. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall forge the signature of a judge, register or other officer of tho court, or shall forge or counterfeit tho 6eal of the courts, or knowingly concur in using toy euch forget! or counterfeit signature or seal, for the purpose of authenticating any proceeding or document, or shall tender in evidence any such proceeding or document with a false or counterfeit signature of any such judge, regia ? ter or other officer, or a false or counterfeit seal of the court, subscribed or attached there to, knowing such signature or seal to be false or counterieit, any such person shall be gall ty of felony, and upon conviction thereof shall ba liable to. a fine of not less than $500 aud not more than S5.000, and tb be impris oned not exceeding five years, at the discre tion of the court. FEES AND COSTS. SEC. 47. And be it further enacted, That in each caso there shall bc allowed and paid, in addition to the fees of the clerk of the court as now established by law, or as may be es tablished by general order, under the provi sions of this Act, for fees in bankruptcy, ihn following fees, which shail be applied to thc payment for the services of the registers: For issuing every warrant, $2. For each day m which a meeting is held, $3. For each order for a dividend, ?3. For every order substituting an arrange ment by tru.->t deed lor bankruptcy. S2. For ever)' bond with sureties, $2. For every application for any meeting in any matter uuder this Act, SI. For every day's service while actually em ployed under a special order of the court, a sum not exceeding $5, to bc allowed by thc court. For taking depositions, the fees now allow ed by law. For every discharge, when there is no op position, $2. Such fees shall have priority of payment over all other claims out of the estate, and before a warrant issues the petitioner shall deposit with thc senior register of the eourt, or with the clerk, to be delivered to the reg ister, S?O as security for the payment there of; and if there are not sufficient assets for the payment of thc fees, the person upon whose petition the warraut is issued shall pay thc same, and the court may issue an exe cution against him to compel payment to thc register. Before any dividend is ordered the assignee shall pay out of the estate to the messenger the following fees, and no more: r First-For service of warrant, $2. Second-For all necessary travel, at the ra'e of five centa a mile each wa)'. Third-For each written note to creditor named in the schedule, Ifen cents. Fourth-For custody of property, publica tion of notices and utiter services, his actual and necessary expenses upon returning the same in specific items, and making oath that they have been actually incurred and paid by him, and are jost and reasonable, thu same to bc taxed or adjusted by the court, and tho oath of the messenger shall not be conclusive as to the necessity of said expenses. For cause shown, and upon hearing thereof, such further allowance may be made as the court, in ?ts discretion, maj determine. The enumeration ol'the foregoing fees shall not prevent the judges, who shall frame gen eral rules and orders in accordance with the provisions of section ten, from prescribing a tariff of fees lor all other services of the offi cera of courts of bankruptcy, or from reducing thc fee? prescribed in this section in classes cases of to be named in their rules and orders. IMPORTANT. Tho Charleston papers of Thursday last contain the following-short nnd sweot: ll HA i> (j '?A r.TK ns DKPART'T or Tnt: SOTTH, 1 ? m Charleston, S. C., March 13, 1S67. J [General Ordert A'o. 27.] An official copy of tho law, entitled " An Act t'j pr?vido fur tho moro efficient government of tho rebel States," having been received at these Headquarters, it id hereby announced, for the in formation and government of nil concerned, that tho said law ii in force within the Military 1>ia trict composed of North Carolina and South Carolina from this date. By command of Bvt. Muj-Oen. J. C. Robinson. JOHN R. MTMCK," 1st Lieut. 3d T. S. Art., Bvt. Major U. S. A., Act. Judge Advocate nnd Act. Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. Official : F. A. "Whiting, 2d Lieut. Sib. U. S. Infantry, A. D. C. Military Orders. Tho following order in published in tho Wil mington, North Carolina, papers: Hu A ny t'A UT i: u.s DEP'T or THE SOUTH, 1 CHARLESTON, S. C., March Stu. J [General Ordert iVo. 26.] Whipping or maiming of the person, as a pun ishment for any crime, misdemeanor or offence, being now prohibited hy tlie lawn of the United States, all officcrp of the anny nnd Freedmen's Bureau, on duty in this Department, arc hereby dircctod to prevent tho infliction of such punish ment by any authority whatever. By command of Brevet Mujor-Gencrnl Robin son. JOHN R. MYRICK, Ist Lieut., ic, ?c. The Great Freshet. Tho trains arc new running to Knoxville, and with tho exception of tho bridge at Strnwbcrry Plains, there is no interruption in thc road from Atlanta to New York. It was believed in Atlan ta on Friday, that trains would bo able to run to Chattanooga by Monday. Thc damage done to tho Nashville and Chatta nooga Road is very great, and will interrupt travel for sevornl weeks. * The Era says that during tho flood at Chatta nooga, an infant floated into thc city in a small crib, in which it had been put to rest-nlivc and well. Where tho little Mosos carno from nobody know. Many lives were lost in tho vicinity of Chattanooga. Great destruction of property. Tho freshet cxtondod throughout Tennessee and Kentucky. At Knoxville tho roofs of tho build ings along tho river were submerged, and several mills wore much damaged. Af Nashville, and all points nlong the river, mnch damage was done. At Louisville, tho portion of tho city along Water street, was sovcral feet under water. tS^* A Northern contemporary calls attention to the fact that if Washington, Joffcrson, Madison and Monroe hnd lived till the prosent day, tboy would have been denied representation in Con gress, and by such matchless patriots as Thad. Stereos, of Pennsylvania, ?ad Charles Sumner, of MMWchwtti. THE ADV ER TT SJ JAMES T. BACON, EDITOE. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 20, 1867. Death of John S. Smyly, Esq. Jons S. ?MYLY, Esq., one of our most promi nent citizens, known throughout the length and breadth of Edgcficld District, departed thia life on Monday tho ISth inst., at bis homo at Meetin* Street. Ile was honorable, amiable, genorous and genial. Few men leave bohind them so many warmly attached friends. Tho poaco of God bo with his spirit ! The March Court. The Spring Term of tba Court of Common Pleas and General Sossions for this District com menced its sittings on tho 1st Monday of this mon'.h, and did not riso until Saturday last. Tho Dockets (both Sessions and Civil) wore crowded with tho accumulated business of thc last five or six years. His Honor,- F. J. looses, and Solicitor To OM AKS addressed their energies immediately to tho Ses sions Docket,-and soon began to clean30 that Augean Stable Our readers can well imagine the ability and dispatch which attended the efforts of tuc Court in this rcgnrd, when wo mention the fact that six cases of homicide- were triod nnd disposed of in less than three days. There was ?commendable degree of liberality on thc part of the gontlcmen of the Bar in not arguing thu trial of any civil cause recently dock eted Declaration on writs issued to October Torin Is?fi, had boen filed, contrary to the Act of j tho Logi-lature postponing that Terra of the Court, such postponement having been declared by tho Court of Errors to be uneon>titu:ional ; but His Honor very properly and honorably (as we think,) intimated that appearances ought to bc allowed, iud that the profession ought lo exhibit in that rogard an unusual degree of liberality. So far as the rendering of jud^raont upon uiero liquidated demands, even where there was reallj* no defenre, not much wag effected; and wo con gratulate our citizens upon the fact that another six months at least must necessarily pass before final execution cnn be awarded against thurn. At the close of the Session, Gov. Bo.vnAH, in his usual. happy style, tendere 1 to his Honor, Juiige MOSES, the thanks of thc Gentlemen of the Bar, for tho able, courteous and conscientious manner in which ho bad discharged the duties of bis offico. And so, in kindness and courtesy, ended thc labors of this arduous Term. The Crier, with his plethoric lungs, adjourned the Court until thc 1st Munday in October noxf,-and oj/er terminer for Spriug 1 SGT, was numbered with things of thc past. -? ? - " Better to be Born Lucky Iban ilich." The old adage says, *. it is butter to bo born lucky than rich." Tho truth of ?his is exempli fied in.thc rush and tumult of botines? nt GRAY .t Tcni.KV's-the genuino and only?nAY <t Ten LKY,-the joriginal nnd long-standing GRAY <fc TURLEY. Thc most elegant Spring Goods open ed this season appear upon thc counters of GRAY ?t TURLEY, and all ladies and gentlemen who would get thc richest choico of tho season would do well to tuite heed accordingly. In the present issue of our paper is a magnifi cent advertisement from G HAY A TURLEY: and GRAY. 4 TURLEY ara too well l.noirn ns upright and honorable, as well as enterprising, men, for us to assure thc public that they always back up everything stated in their advertisements. Go then to GRAY .t TCIU.EY'S for tho richest silks, thc loveliest muslins, tho choicest -biircges and grcnadiuos, and tho cheapest ami freshest calicoes -all in pattorns new and novel. And we beard a lady say tho other day-one who is so ?II fait io the matter as to desiro no further information -that a tjieei'iltlr of GRAY cfc TURLEY is their Table Linen ; this she says is always of the most wonderful fineness and beauty. But every body will of course road tho exten sivo catalogue of G. & T. in another column ; and most earnestly do we hi pe that every ^ody will rush to GRAY tt TURLEV'S for tho completion of his or her spring and summer wardrobe Thc Military Govern ment. The telegraph informs us that the District Com manders for thc ten Southern States havo been appointed, as follows : FIRST DISTRICT-General Schofield, who has already entered upon his duties at Richmond, Va. SECOXD DISTRICT-North and South Carolina General Sickles, at Columbia, S. C. THIRD DISTRICT-General Thomas, headquar ters at Montgomery, Ala. Foe am DISTRICT-General Ord, headquarters at Vicksburg, Miss. FIFTR DISTRICT-General Sheridan, headquar ters nt New Orlens. Thc Legislature to be Convened. We learn through tho South Carolinian t lt ?. L il is quite probable Governor ORR will call the Legislature together at once, to consider thc pro priety of holding a convention of tho peuple at an early dato. aSTIt is stated that Governor Worth will con vene the North Carolina Legislature in a few days, with a vUw to culling a Convention. The " Fredcricksburg Store." Those who promenade Broad Street, Augusta, in tho neighborhood of the Planters' Hotel,-and tho most respectable and fashionable are undoubt edly in tho habit of doing so-must necessarily have observed fcc recent rad if .il changes that have been effected upon thc corner immediately below tho Hotel. This corner, for many years past, wo believe, entirely vacant, ?R now occupied by an immense three-story building, with splen did front, wonderful depth, on-i beautiful exteri or and interior decorations. How times change ! Upon this spot, lately .so baro and barren, thu Messrs. Rica ARDS, three brothers ol' Fredcricks burg, Va., whence thej woro driven by tho for tunes of war, have erected a Temple of Fashion -a placo which is thronged from morning until night with tho worshippers of beauly, fashion, loveliness, taste, elegance. The " Frederickaburg Store," though opened only in October last, has become pur ex ellene ? one of tho great and graud institutions of Au gusta. By enterprise, exact dealing, imperturba ble courtesy, low prices, and splendid goods, Messrs. V. RICHARDS ?fc BROS., have, tu an in credibly short time, built up a reputation which is unexcelled. Behind tho counter nt tho "Fredcricksburg Store," Edgefiold people will espy a familiar face, that of their popular and obliging friend, Mr. Gr.onnK T?XRY. And tho hitler will not allow bia friends to dcpait without offering them as ad vantageous barg lins as could possibly bo found elscwhcro. Very particular attention is requested for tho card of tho Messrs. RICHARDS in another column. ?ST- A meeting of whit? and colored people was held in Charleston on Thursday night last. Mr. H. J-idgo Moore presided over this mongrol uieeliug, at which a resolution was adopted in structing tho chairman to appoint a committeo " to draft a platform and resolutions for tho or ganization of a natioual party in tho State." This committeo is to bo composed of citizens of ovcry color, tho only requisite qualification being a wil lingness to vote or bo voted for. Tho chairman is himself certainly eligiblo under thoso restric tions, for wo do not now recollect nny man with a greater thirst for office and less capacity for filling it than this san.o II. Judge Mooro. j*- The Mobilo 7Vt&?i?ic Boys : Tho military governments ir the South may react on thoso who instituto them in a way they little dream of. Such a man ns Sherman, caring not a snnp of the finger for publio opinion, is not tho man to put up with a|niastcr long, ospeciolly not with masters like tho presont members of Congress. Thoso gentle men, before they bestow provinces on mich a pro consul would do well to briifh up their knowlcdgo of history, if they ever had any. Crosnr was a pro-consul of Gaul when ho marched to thc Ru bicon-and crossed it. Monk wns a kind of mili tary governor of Scotland when bo marohed into London after tho death of Cromwoll, and recalled the Stuart*. j The Military Bill. Tho Charleston papers of last week contain tho first official announcement of tho fact that tho late Act of Congress, known as tho Sherman Bill, is too law of the land-and is to be regarded as such in this Military Department. "We aro not now inclined to state tho many con stitutional objections to the Act. Such on attempt on our part would bo superfluous as well ns use less,-vox et praeteria nihil. But simply to call the attention of our citizens to thc fact that the provisions of that Act have become tho law of the land a?d must obcyjd. ' - Since the surrender o!' our Army, we bave bec^ Uko all conquered nations, entirely at thc mercy' of our victors. And wo havo read in vain the history of other people, if wo hare dupe! our selves with tho idea or aope of better terms than thoso occorded to other subjects uuder similar circumstances. If wo have passed uscer thc Caudino Forkl why should we expect to etc apo tho incvit.il rae viet!*? It is not to le expected, either from the teach ings of History or tho c::perienco of thc past-and still less from the promptings of human nature. However bi'.tor the reality, or mortifying the fact, we must submit to that inexorable fate ever atten dant upon internecine strife. If wo cheat our fancy or dupo our imagination with ougbt suvo humility and subject ?or, wo are but tho vic:ims of our own wretched credulity. Wc arc in pursuit of a phantom which leads us on through taany a weary chase to inevitable destruction. Wo must sooner or later prepare ourselves for thc worst, and accept tha finality of the conquered. After nil, wo are of the opinion that a strong Military Government is a necessary consequence of war. Tho landmarV s of civil law have been obliterated, nnd thc privileges and immunities of municipal law disregarded. It is .vorse than futilo to attempt to check or control the passions of men frsh from the battle-field and redolent with violente aud bloodshed, by a sort of amphibi ous civil Government. Thc strong arm of the Military, if properly directed and impartially lifted, will exert a much happier effect upon that lawlessness and violence which is ever atlendact upon tho termination cf a bloody and prolonged contest. And if such impartial administration of thc sword could bo vouchsafed us at this moment, wo might soon hope for the flight of that pesti lence which stalkcth by noonday and which was engendered mid^t scenes of blood and enraage. ? Washington News. On tho 12th, tn tho House, the joint rcfolution directing thc Secretary of tho Interior to post pone action under the law law of last session tor the relief of thc Bouligny heirs, was passed. Tho bill limiting Federal expenditures for en forcing Sherman's und thc Supplementary acts to a half million, was pasted. A joint resolution, r.ppropriatin^ Sl?.OCO to thc destitute eolored people of the District of Colum bia, was passed. The bill appropriating $1,000,01)0 to the desti tute of the South was referred to the Committee of the Whole. In thc House, on tba 11th, in the Committee of the Whole thc bill appropriating n million dollars to tho Southern destituto was considered. Mr. Wood opposed tho measure-the South only wanted civil rights and Northern capital to dc velopc their resources. Mr. Williams thought Congressional bounty could 'oe better upplie 1 to widows and orphans, made so by rebels ; if any are to suffer let it bc thc disloyal, and let Gol Almighty populate that country with people lc yal to the flag. Mr. Chandler desourced thc measure is intended to bolster thc Freedmen's Bureau ; it was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Mr. Boyer hoped the bill would pass; thc Freedmen's Bureau hr.d tho best means of distrib uting to thc necessitous. If this bill failed, he didn't wish to hear anything moro of Ireland'! sympathy. He declared the analogy betweeu the Southern and Irish people completo. Mr. Butler offered a substitute that thc million dollars should go to the widows and orphans of those starved at Andersonville and elsewhcro. Messrs. Butler and Logan both made bitter ?p?celas. . Many Republicans ?poko warmly in opposition to the substitute and in favor of the bill. The committee Goally rose without action aod tho Hon?e adjourned. In the Senate, after some unimportant business, the Supplementary Bill was resumed. An amend ment, providing that, at elections for delegates, the vote of the people, whether they desired a Convention, should be taken. Tho amendment gave rise to an earnest debate, the chief argument in i's fjvor being such, that a vote favoring a convention would nv<ku it conditional. It wan opposed principally on account of open ing a door *o delay and irregularity in restoring the States t.i representation. The debat? indicattd that a majority consider ed early restoration vital to the financial interests of the country. The matter is too important for technical trifling. Senator Johnson doubted thc long existence of the Government with which ten States ar: out. Morton opposed allowing rebels to say whether they desired a convention. Thc am'i'draent was defeated. In thc Renato, on the 15th, Mr. Sherman intro duced a joint resolution removing the disability from holding office from Joseph E. Brown, oj G.-orgia, and R. M. Patton, of Alabama-wbieh wa; referred to thc Judiciary Committee. It is stated that Butler has un amendment to the Million Helier Bill, authorising thc District Commanders tn cmpol tho rich to feed tho poor by forced assessments. Tho Virginia delegation before they left Wash ington Friday, called upon tho President, who said ho was aware of their prescneo here, and trtHted thc Rjcou"truction act would have tho effect of alleviating much of the bitterness caused by the war. He had opposed this mcasuro, but, as it had bocoino the law of ibo land without his agency, ho would faithfully execute it. On tho Kith, in tho Senate, the supplemental bill was resumed. Sever il amendments were propo?od, olieiting a long debate. Senators seem anxious to explain every voto. Snntiment is much divided, but a majority persistently oppose amend ments complicating the measure or involving guarantees Tot required by the original bill. Tho pressure, however, is very heavy. An amendment that a majority of tho votes cast should ratify the Constitution, but that more than half tho registered voters shall, vote, was adopted. An amendment adding cortain clauses to tho oath was rejectod. At nine o'clock Ibo Scnato was still in session. -? ? ?? The Tallahassee Sentinel tells an amusing story of a noble dog which followed the Confed erates during thc war, and lost a leg " in tho ser vice;" who has now becomo a great favorite with tho Federal soldiers quartered in Tallahassee Kindness won him ovor. No degrading condi tions, repulsivo to his animal instincts, wcro ex acted of bini, and bc is now a good Union dog, so-called. Tho Sentinel thinks it is a pity that tho oaths and sacred oledgo of our pooplo have not been met with as much consideration as has been oxtonded to a throe-loggod dog ! The Searcy R:eord of tho 2d states that a young man named Hobson was drowned noar that place whilst attempting to rcscuo his sister who had taken rcfugo on top of her house from tho rising waters. Hs swam in on horseback, but failed to reach the house, nnd turuod back? but recalled by hor cr.cn, ho renewed tho attempt, and whon near tho house his horse sank and both perished in her sight. She romained on tho house nearly three days before she was rescued. * An Irishman was asked what was his reli gions belief. " Is it me, bedad. yo be asking about?" said he. " lt's tho tamo as tho widow Brady's. I owo hor twelve shillings, and sho bc I laves I'll never pay hor, an' faith, that's my be I liof too." ^ScT" Tho Herald'* Now Orleans special says : ! Resolutions have been introduced in tho Louisiana ? Legislature declaring Sherman's bill unconstitu ; tiona!, and demanding a test in the Supremo Court. J DRY GOODS TRADE FOE THE SPRING OF 1867 ! -AT- . THE FREDERICKSBURG STORE, .A-U^usta, Gra. V. RICHARDS & BROS. RESPECTFULLY announce to their friends that their buyer is now in New York, selecting their Stock of SPRING GOODS, n portion of which is now being re ceived, and in a short time the assortment will be complete. Tiaey will GUAR ANTEE that in EXTENT, VARIETY, BEAUTY and CHEAPNESS it shall not be surpassed by any Plouse in the City. In thus calling alteution to their Spring Stock, they take occasion to return their sincere thanks for the exceedingly liberal patronage bestowed upon them du ring the lost season, and to secure to their House the confidence of the Southern people, and a constantly increasing trade, they promise that NO PAI?S SHALL BE SPARED in selecting Goods suited to their wants, and selling them at PRICES THAT WILL DEFY COMPETITION. They wii! also state that their New Store has now been completed in every particular, and in its internal arrangements every advantage that could be secured to thc customer has been studied and carried out. " The Office which, during last season, was iii the centre of thc Store, has been moved to thc rear, and in its place a convenient Department for CLOAKS and SHAWLS has been arranged. Under the sky-light, another counter has been placed for SILXS and other fine Goods. The original design in the front has been carried out, by adding, at a cost of one thousand dollars, immense show windows of the best French plate glass, making it one of the most attractive fronts to be found North or South." And now that the House is completed, they have decided to call it the .' FREDERICKSBURG STORE," by which name it will be known in the future, and to which they cordially invite all who "like fair dealing, polite clerks, good goods, and low prices. VB RICHARDS BROS. FREDERICKSBURG, STORE? 301 Broad St., Corner by Planters' Hotel, . - AUGUSTA,' GA. Augusta, Mar 18 * tf 12 Thc People Acting for Themselves. From the Newberry Herald we learr that there was recently held in that place a largo public meeting, from the proceedings of whim we ex tract as follows : lion. Robert Moorman was Chairman, S?d stated that thc object of the meeting, was to de vice some plan of relief for tba people, in refer ence to thc indebtedness of thc country. A Committee consisting of J. M. Calmes, Hen ry Summer, Isaac Herbert, J. P. Kinird and W. D. Regan was appointed to report, an 1 after con sultation, submitted the following preamble and resolutions. "Resolved, unanimously, That the decisions of tho Court of Errors, in relation to measures which had been enacted for thu relief of the people, and the failure of the last Legislature to idopt other measures to meet thc extgenciis of the times, | show that the peoplo must look to otlaer sources for relief : and to that end, it is tho solemn duty of the Governor, to conrenc, at an carly day, the Legislature, with the view of calling u Conven tion of the people to take tho preset t alarming condition of afTairs into consid?ration) anti adopt such measures as tho urgent necessities of tho cajc demand. 2. That, in the opinion of this meeting, all members of thc Legislature, who aro unwilling to refer the question, what shall bo don.) for t'>o ro lief of the people, to a convention, should resign their scats and let others take their places, who may bo appointed by the people. .1. That if the Governor should fail to convene the Legislature for the purpose above indicated, or if tho Legislature, when convened, should fail to call a convention, then it will be our duty to invite the peoplo of other districts if this State to join us In holding a convention and to take such steps us may be deemed proper a id practica ble to save thc State from the evils that threaten them in rega d to the indebtedness of :hccountry. MC.-ST*. H. Summer, J. M. Calme? and A. Cl Garlington spoke to the resolutions with grea' abilily and considerable animation, aftor which they were taken up separately and adopted, and then unanimously adopted as a whole. Resolved, that tho Secretary bo instructed to forward a copy of these proceedings to his Ex cellency, tho Governor of South Carolina. Resolved, that rhc?ja proceeding:; bo published tn thc Newbery Herald and Columbia Phoenix and Carolinian." n. MOORMAN, Chairman. J. HAWKINS, Secretary. Tho Herald says: "Tho meeting on Monday was very largely ottondcJ, harmotious, carnesi and intelligent," and approves of the remedy re commended: and state? that tho gen:lemen who spoke, Capt. Cairne?. Maj. Summer an 1 Gen. Gar lifgton, '.'were full of eloqueneo and force. It wa? with much pleasure that wc listened to them " In reference tu Gen. Garlington, tin editor re marks " that it is the fir.-t tinto we have heard him since his painful accident/' that '? he has lost nothing of his old, popular eloquence ; he hus been cultivating bis heart," and think) that if hi. (Gen. G.) counsels had prevailed, trtuble might havo been prevented. Executive Board of the Edgelield As sociation. Thc next meeting of this Roard w.ll be held with tho Good Hope Church, on Saturday before the 5th Sabbath in March. L. R. GWALTNEY, Chairman. Mar 18 2t $100 Reward WILL bo paid at. this Office for tho arrest and proof to conviction of the Thief who Stole from a horse in this Village, on tho night of Tues day, tho 12th inst., a peculiar SADDLE and CLOTH. The Saddle is what is commonly cn"led a Mc. Clc'lan tree, covered with hog-skia, the Cantli and Pommel being bound with a band of brass. It has wooden stirups with largo hog.ski i protectors for thc feet, and tho guards for tho If?s of the Same material, aro lone and broad. Thcro was with the Saddle a fino English Felt St-ddlc Cloth, The Tree and Saddle were gotten up by Hopson A Sulphen in Columbia, and theie ant f?w if any others in tho State Uko it The owner's initials, -perhaps his name,- wcro written under tho Skirt. ADVEUTISBR OFFICE, Mar 13th, 2tl2 Found, ?N Monday, tho ISth, between the Pine House ? and Mr. Ja?. L. Mathis, a Purso containing a small sum of money, which tho OH ncr can ob tain by proving property and paying for this ad vertisement. J. DAV. Mar 19 2t 12 Hack Line to Augusta. I AM NOW RUNNING, between EUGEFIELD and AUGUSTA, three times a week, a comforta ble Two-Horse HACK, and am ready ut all times to transport passengers and baggage oetween thc two places. I will leave Edgcficld for Augusta on Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 7} A. M. Apply for passage at thc Carolina Hotel. JOHN S. HURLING. Mar ll ff ll JUST Received at No. 5, Pork ROA, a fino as sortmont of HARDWARE, such as OVENS and LIDS, and extra LIDS ; POTS. FRYING PANS, SAUCE PANS; WAFFLE and WATER IRONS ; GRID IRONS, TEA KETTLES ; PITCHFORKS, RAKES ; Ames's SPADES and SHOVELS: Brade's CROWN HOES. TRACE CHAINS, Old Dominion NAILS, COLLIN'S AXES. --ALSO, A small quantity of VERY FINE and EARLY SEED COHN FROM CHILI. Also, the Pennsylvania YELLOW GOURD SEED CORN. Terms Cash. B. H. MIMI', AGENT. Marl* * if ll HOLMES1 BOOK HOUSE. OLD SIGN OF "FRANKLIN'S HEAD." Corner Ki ag ?nd Wen?worth-strccts, CHARLESTON, S. C. TUE MOST REMARKABLE BOOKS OF OUR TIME, viz : M?LBACHS JOSEPH THE SECOND AND HIS COURT, paper, $1.50j muslin, $2. FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS COURT, $2. MERCHANT OF BERLIN, translated by Dr. Amory Coffin, 52. BERLIN AND SANSSOUCI; or Frederick tho liront and hi? Friond'. $2. MISS MULOCU'S NEW BOOK, THE TWO MARRIAGES, $1,50. ANNE, n Sketch of Norwegian Country Life, hy Bj orson. "We know of nothing more beauti ful thau some of these stories. With Mr. Bjor son n nen era begins in Scandinavian litera ture." $2 50. DAYS OF YORE, by'Sarah Tytlcr, author of " Cytoyenna Jacqueline." Contenu : Peeps into Antiquity, Old Gatherings, Wooing and Weddings of tho Last Century, Lovera' Quar rels and how they Ended, Likenessos and Con trasts. Two Specimens of the Old Sebool. "Amidst the deluge of light literature" it is re freshing to meet with such a book as Miss fvtler's " Davs of Yore." 2 vols.; $0. YOUTH'S HISTORY OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR IN TH Ii UNITED STATES, by R. C. Horton, with illustrations, $1.50. THEOLOGY, ?kc. THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD AT THE REVELATION OF ANTI C .RIST, by tho Rev. J. G. Gregory, M. A., with an Appendix by Mrs. JMifle. $2.25. LOUIS NAPOLEON AND THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON, by Rev. M. Baxter, SI. CHRIST'S SECOND COMING; Will Lt he Pre M?lennial? by Rev. David Brown, A. M., $1.75. JESUS AND THE COMING GLORY ; or. Notes on Scripture, bv JoH Jones, LL D., $3.50. FAIRBAIRN: PROPHECY VIEWED IN RE SPECT TO ITS DISTINCTIVE NATURE, *iu sped d function, nod proper interpretation, $5.25. PAIRBATRN'S TYPOLOGY OF SCRIPTURE, LECTURES ON D?NE5L, by Wm. Newton, il 50. REV. DANIEL BAKER'S REVIVAL SER MONS, first ?md second scries, $1.50 ench. THE LIFE AND LAHORS OF THE REV. DANIEL BAKER, $2. Th*/Moving ' reit ir? and Magazine* /or tale ia separate numbers, or !?</ tubtr.ription : LONDON QUARTERLY, Edinburgh, North British, Westminister, Blackwood, Hunt's Mer ell mts' Magazine, Historical Magazine, North American Review, The Contemporary Review, Good Words, Sunday Magazine, Argcs;y, The River-side Magazine, for young pooplo. Any Book in this list will be sent by mail, free o/ postage, on receipt of price. Address. "HOLMES' BOOK HOUSE," Old Sign of Franklin's Head, CHARLESTON, S. C. Maris tf 12 . Sheriff Sale. Joseph Prico *} > Ec reis iga Attachment. Mary Hardy. BY virtue of nn order from Judge F. J. Moses, in the above stated case, I will sell on Wed nesday the third day of April next at thc resi dence of the Plaintiff Joseph Prico, tho property levie i oa under said atUcbmeat, consisting of thc following viz : Eleven Head of Cattle, one Cream Horse, ono Sorrel Mare, one Two Horse Waggon, one Buggy and Harness, one lot of Porn, ono lot of Pea?, Cotton Seed, Potator-*, Fodder, Meat, Hogs, Fowls, tc, icm Terms Cash in Specie. W. SPIRES, s.s.D. March 19, St 12 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN EQUITY. Zadckiah Watkins, Ada'or., 1 BiU fof gaIe of T t rT*?i i , ?IA? f Lands and Relief, lohn F. Clark and others. ; BY Virtue of an Order of the Court in this cause, nil and singular tho Creditors of VIRGIL A. CLARK, dee'd., are required to prosent mid prove thoir claims beforo the Com. missioner on or before tho fifteenth day of May next, or in default thereof they will be barred from all benefit of tho decree to bo pronounced herein. Z. W.. CARWILE, C.B.K.D. Mar 13, 1SC7. 8U3 Corn Meal and Grits, At $2,00 Per Bushel. COUNTRY and CANVASSED HAMS, very cheap ; SIDES and SHOULDERS; BUTTER and LARD: 100 Dozen Fresh EGGS; IRISH POTATOES, thu vcrvbest; Fresh supply of SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA : RICE. CHEESE, MACARONI, ftc, ftc. All of which will bo sold af Augusta Retail Prices, transportation added. C1IEATHAM A BRO. Feb 25 tf t> SEWING MACHINE CO., ; Principal Office, GIG Broadway, NEW YORK. GREAT IMPROVEMENT in Sewing Ma chine. Empire Shuttle, Crank Motion Sevring Machine. It is rendered noiseless in ac :ion. Its motion being all positive, it is sot lia ble to get out of order. It is tho best Fan ily Machine ! Nntico is called to our now and Im proved Manufncturing Machine, for Tailor? i;nd Uoot and Shoe Fitters. Agents wanted , to wi cm iliberal discount will be gjven. No consign ments made. EMPIRE SEWING MACHINE CO. Auf 9 ljs*r