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**> n- ^ CI Ml i _ i ?+mmm? ????? The National Bankrupt Bill. , This bill, which passrd the if^'use of Representatives at the last session, ami ; will uo?, it in believed, pass both Houses, was taken up And considered by the j House last week. As the bill is one of i universal interest, we give an abstract of j ) > provisions : "The bill gives the present United I States courts jurisdiction in all * cases Arising under the act, and regulates the ; appointment, duties and powers of the officer* who to n.o i" " _ v ? ? w w I?w? IU 1 jl?UIV.in| v.'*p f%' city under supervision of ihe courts, imd ; subject to their order, the practice in all pr?>ce*dings in bankruptcy, hiuI some other matters of merelv professional in- j turest. The bill thsn provides for volnn. ; ta'ry bankruptcy on the motion of the ; bankrupt himself, and involuntary hank- ' ruptcy on the motion of the credit* rs of j the bankrupt. The provisions are distinct as to each. Tn voluntary bankruptcy it i? provi ded that anv person residing within the jurisdiction of the United btafes," owing debts provable under the act exceeding *500 in amount, can apply by petition to the judge of the judicial district in which he resides, setting forth his inahili J ty to pay liis debts, TtnneJfing a sworn ' schedule of his debts, their amount and nature, with the names and residence of the creditors; annexing also an inventory , of all property of every kind in his post ; session in which he has an interest; and ' the filing of such petition is to he an act of bankruptcy, and the petitioner is to be adjudged a bankrupt. The judge is then to issue a warrant, directing the marshal to take possession of all the debtor's prowsrtv of i i 1 j .] - ...m, nuu *ewp i ne same until tlie appointment of an aligner, and directing him to notify creditor* to prove their debts. Assignees are to he clioseii by the greater part, in value, of creditors; and *uch assignee*, when approved l-v the judge, take possession of the debtor's property and all books and papers .-elat ing thereto, with certain slight exceptions. "All debts and liabilities existing, thbujjh not matured or not ascertained in amount at the tiir'e cf the adjudication of bankruptcy, may be proved agai nst the bankrupt's estate, and all claims prov ?b e uhder the act can be prosecuted in no other manner than under the act, except for the mere purpose of deciding their amount. All claims are to be presented on oatb, and are to he investigated judi? cially in case either lhe:r amount or validi> ty is disputed. The assignees also have power, under the supervis or! of the courts, to sell or redeem nronertv m.t i? ..t-~ 4 j | ?v %re*rj vario'.l prescribed measures fur the ad> ventage of the astute?to bring and defend suits on bebaif of the estate. | "Wages due an operative, clerk or house servant to an amount not exceed ' ing fifty dollars are to have property over all the other claims of ind'viduals, and be first paid in full. At tl'e final dividend ; claims are te be paiJ in the following order : First, fees and coots of. the pro , ceedinga; second, all dues to the United I States ; third, all dues to the State in Wjiich the case is pend ng; fourth, wages J of operatives, Arc, which have accrued in ; the sir months preceding tht* firs: notice j cjf the proceedings as above mentioned ; fifth, all dues to persons entitled to nriori I iv, aside from the provision# of the act, under the laws of the United State#. ''On due notice, at llie tlmfe and ur.der the conditions provided hy the act, the final discharge i? to be given to the l?niilc* rupt from all claims provable under the 1 act; suv.li discharge to be withheld, or to he invalid if granted, in case of fraud or ' violation on 'tie part of the petitioner of the provisions of the act in that behalf. "No second diauliarge is io be granted i to any bankrupt whose estate is insulfi- ' cient to pay seventy per cent, of the claims against it without the consent of three* fourths in value of bis creditors. And no third discharge can he granted in any case, lint any bankrupt who lvse paid nil claims existing nt the time of a previ ours baVikru^fcy slilll be entitled to a discharge as though there had bean no ! previous application. Creditors may opi pose the discharge, and have the grounds r>f flidr ftnnmiii"" ' - ' ' 11 -vr** 1 debt* created b v action cf the bank runt in a fiduciary capacity are c*eriij>te<l from the operation Af the diet-barge. Similar provisions arc made a* to bankruptcy proceeding* on the paVt of partnerthVpe and corporation#. 1 "Ilia proceedings in iiWoluritfcry bank* ruptcy on the intvion of the creditors dilft-r from those hi voluntary bankruptcy imply in tbeir commencement. When* . ercr a debtor avoids legal process in an action for the recovery of a debt or de- . tftand provable under tlm acl,Ar dispones d* i?i< <p'irly 'rt frAjJ of A is creditors; or whenever a hanker, merchant, or trader fraudulently suspend* and Joe* not reaume tl>? payment of hi* coiuin?rcial paper within fourteen 'lava, and in a lar<;e eUn of enumerated cane*, the debtor, on petition of hi* ci editor* to the amount of oeer two iiumlrail ami till* dollar*, shall he adjudged a bankrupt. j "Alter ill* adjudication of bankruptcy, i three-foiii ths in value of the creditor* can, { under the direction a"d approval of the court, wind up and rettle the bankrupt'* estate in such manner a* they may agree upon, and tho estate i* then vested in trustees, the rights and duties of the trustees being similar to those of the aligners under the ordinary method of procedure ; and the discharge i* to l>e in tl>? same (orrf, and of the same effect V though j the usual proceeding* in batfkrtfptcy were had." ??? City of Charleston?Changes. We make the subjoined citracte from the Ciiarleiton correspondence of the ^orkville K wjuircr ! "There is one fact noticeable as the result of the pant gigantic conflict. 1 allude now particulariy to the feature of | newness, norelty and change that has j taken place in our people. Whether this j be for the better or not, time a'one will prove. Charleston, before the war, vm ! one of lite most sober, sedate, quiet and ' orderly cities in the country?rather | quaint and old-fashioned in her notions, habits ami modes perhaps, hut, neverlhe- J ! h?s>, noted for her sobriety and order.? , Charleston, since tl.e war, it anything hut what, the w it There it a ruth, a whirl, a jostle and confusion in her streets 1 j to which I hoy are completely unused, and j ; for which thev cannot satisfactorily ac j count. Everybody appears to he utterly | ^ ignorant of tho simp'e rules o' street etii | I quette, and one is forced to the conclm , sion ilia*. everything like good breeding 1 and propriety of manners hat h-en voted i ariti republican and utterly abolished.? ' King street, the most fashionable tho j rough fare and promenade in the city, is ! ! made anything but a pleasant retort for I ! ladies. Mle, vagabond nfcgro fellows, ] 1 strutting about with teg*rs in their mouth* and squirting tohacco juice from their I j lips, gaudily dres<ed wenches forcing their j ! way to the inside of everybody, are uot | , exactly calculated to render an afternoon's I promenade very pleasant or agreeable to ' some people. Not that I object to the use of *egars and loLacco, or the gaudv ureases, utu ia? way in winch these arli- j | cleft ay# used. Ttie mate fact of (La na | gro being frea is 110 reason why ha or ?ha ' , should ha insolent, ruda and unmannerly. ' Surely not. At a genera! thin* ladies do not *an? ! lure out upon the street* at nii*ht. He' fore the war anv lady might venture out ! any time of night without the least fear ' of violenee. Some change certainly moat ' Iihth taken place in the manners of our people to render such caution necesaary. I Several of our churches, before tha war, held evening or candle.light service. No | such thing is dona now. A frea Concert Saloon it it) full hlast in this city and in one of our most nroinin?r.i - . f ? j streets. Your unsophiscated leaders verv i probably know little or nothing about I (In* peculiar institution, and ao much tha better. Suffice it to raj, that a Concert Saloon was naver dreamed of in this city pri'dr to the war, and wou'd not have , haan countenanced by the community, i Imagine a dozen or mora "pretty waiter girls" officiating in a bar room, and deal ing out liquor and smile* to a company ! of liien. Add to tins singing and instru* ' mental music, and then imagine as ntucb mora as you think proper. Some few Sabbaths ago I actually heard music And dittoing in a private ; house on one of our most putilic street*. Tha afternoon of tha same day, 1 was surprised and allocked to hear vulgar and profane sounds of boisletaus songs issuing I from the windows of a neighboring rati dance and polluting the air of God's own Sabbath. Hieta aVa some of the changes which hove taken place in our dear old city mnce i iH-i wrote to you from tin* place. I f>ie*ume that tint i* what the World call* procreation-, but, to my rtiind, they present food for aeriou*, sober thought and I ; cause for real alarm. I fear, tit At at people, we are growing reekle** and pro 'bg ?tw and ticuiii iVom sheer hope'essnese > 1 and despair; that hope deferred hae made us heail eick and fool weary-. Ood he'p us !" ; The Newberry Hfrald announce* \be I death of Mr*. Abigail Caldwell, relict of Judge Caldwell. Mr*. C., was inker 7'0ih year. She wa* the oldeet surviving staler ol^be laii Ch ef Juiiice O'Neall. \ ITaurastrr tfigw. | PUBLISHED AT LASCASTRR C. S. C., BT i CONNORS ft CARTER. Wednesday mousingKeWru?r?28, use. SutMcritfepi fiuding a (X) crOM iu?rk on tba j niirfin of llxir h.-.v tin..? ,l-! time la about to expire. _ -* i tr Mm. Tnnwti P. rttnilC if"our authorised agent to receive, and subscrip'ionx for the l.tuctB in Oiarle*tou. A f*ro|?o*Hiof?. Any person ponding up h Club of fiyk new niTiferiberit to one Poet Office address, arcoiit- , pauied with the cu>h, will receive & copy of the paper extra for one year. *m' ^ I Military Orders. "Tiii nViiitary ord-r? A'dWliahed by l.ient. i Hoyce, in tftia paper, will be found of ft- | culiar interest to the public. Court. 11 ii expected that the Court of Seaeiona ' and Common I'l.na vJi'l ait haro on the { third .Monday in March. We bavo not j learnad what Judge will proaide. Salotd.iy | next ia Return day. Southern Cultivator. We Lave received ike February number of thia paper. No agriculturalist can make a bet. ' ter investment ut t'J,UU than to aubaciitio tor j to ??-- ? ii. caru puiiiinhcJ elavvbere. A Hard Sentence. We regrtt te hoar that Mr lliggeta Mobley, | of Cheater, well known ia our Iti.tricf, ha* boon aenteneed, by ? Military Court, *.c pay a , fin; of ona thou*a?d dollar* aud to three ycara j impi laoimrul and hard Ulior, in the peniten- , tiary, lor -hooting and wounding a negro. I; ii reported that the sentence ot imprison* | inent ha* been remitted by tteiier M&kii b. | ? mm . The Lcctur?. Tlta public w.k favo-vd with .mothar an* . lertiiiuitig le cture on Kr.day night Inat; I drliveted. in accordance rith the prrvioen j aneoiineeiiienl, by Iter. J. W. (.'rider. 'I hare tvaa n good iitWndaece. The third LeCttile In tha aariea will be delivered on next f'tiday evaeing. by iter. Mr. People*. Subject'"MiracUd?Vttnsidered aa an evidence that the Bible i? from (2od? l're* phrey?an an evidence el the Uiviue origiu of tbe Bible." Municipal Election. A notice which we ?co posted on the street coinern, states that an election for Inteadaut ml Waidens el the Villsge ( Lam-aster will be held on the first Monday in Kerch. It is not our cu?n>u> to do lite edvortislng of corporation* gratuitously, hut we bow call attention le this matter, with a view of impressing upon the Villagers the importance <>f thia election, and of electing uicu to the offices to he filled, who will discharge their duties faith* fullw, and preserve, as far as it may he ia their power, outer, decency and obiiety within tlie 1 eorpoiate limits. When the military ia with- 1 drawn^ which event may Occur at any time, the eoan-il will lie tfifaolute in regard to f elice re- I filiations and ether mattera within their sphere; 1 and if you do not elect men who will address 1 themselves to the reatoralien of aaenicipi! law j aud brder, you may as well have ao eouucil at all. There has Irean timet here, when a >trang- ! er might have remained for mix months ia the Village of I.aacaster, wiUiout teeing the diet evidence of the exlatenee of a town coaucil. ' At other times, we have bad energetic men in office ; aud with this experience to gaide them> voters should be able t'b cast at intelligeat aaffrage at '.He romiag election, f.et all good Citizen* take an interest in the Matter and elect the right kind bf men. Anniversary of Sherman s Raid. The Columbia ef the 17th iaat., cam ex to u* in mourning, in commemoration o( the anniversary <4 the deairuction ef our Slate Capitol. This reminds u* that Saturday leal, the 2tth iuet , en the first annivaraaiy ol the entrance into our Village of tieaeral Kilpat. rick'e cavaliy. They came in oe Kiiday and left en Wednesday lollewiag, the lirat daj of March, after commit ting depredation# and cauv j iag dee Utuben, which, if net proportionally aa great as the ravages epen Columhia, were such a* will he felt by many of ua for year* to come. I Our Office, it will be remembered, ahared the general deatiuetion of all aublutiar^ inter, eata. The particular day when thi* wa* dene we cannot place upon record, a* both editor end printer* were, durieg said time, now eaf ; bat the fact of ita demolition became in tile time painfully apparent, end the pre**, like everything else, yielded to''the iaeaorable log? ie of create." But it la gratifying to know, that, although literally ciusbrd and trampled upon, we have, through energy and |fer*ever- J enee, ailarn again ; and whereas ia K?l*n?rt - ? ? /? iat.ft, we nuaed be; ? entail ball ahee t, in IVbrtfftfT 1144, we i?eue ft large doable alifel. I.et Ui? *11, whatever tofty l?e our vocation, go aa ra* tatly to work, with the puiftoae to retrieve u?r diaaetera ; hoping tfeal better tiioea are ahead of ilt, and that we will never again be viaited edeh a ravage and deetryetira raid aa the tnraeoiabU onr el February IMS. We ledco from a Georgia etch ah gh (halt the wheal crop io thai hitate ie verj promising. Country Schools. One of the moat deplorable effect* of the late war, waa the neriou* interference which it no rationed to the educational facilities of the country. During the progees of the war, uiaay of the teachers and pret'tAeera of echoola were conacribed and placed la the army, and all boya, a bore certain age*, were required to lay down weir book* tnd take ui? ihe inipTertctris f war. And ainpe peace ba? been restored, the country bae teen ? iinpereriahe d, and1 oppressed with otbei ditteeltiee, that compare* tively little ntttntioe hen been heetowed upen the important matter of educating our childiea. We learn that many portion ol our *>iatiict arc bare et schools ; that the people uiaeifeet but little interest in tbe matter, and way that they are too peor to pay tuition charge*. Thia U ronl'v te be regretted; and are aie perauadt d that the pica ef poverty will not bold goad in many case*. There are very lew person* who are really too poer to pay the moderate rate* el tuition charged in our countiy; and il they bare net the money now, they caa, by the e*? erctae of iadu>tiy and energy, make it duiieg tbe prvaent jtiir. Tfrit to that ef paying hia minister, a man'* higbett duty is, perha|'a, tbat el previding tor the education ol bia childree. II we neglect thia matter, ourchildiee will giow up in igno. ranee, end we will relapse fnVo' barbarism. The number of male and leinale adult*, now living in our Country, who are unable te write their name*, woeld, il aaecrtained and pub liahrd, be startling ??ea te drffie'tca Tbe aid allorded by the State ler lh<> edacelion ol the poor is not a* large a* usual, the appropriation lor thia District, the preaeat year, ea wa undeiataed, having b.-ea leduced from twelve huedied dollar*, to tour huudred dollar*. Thia i? to by deplored, but fyie*ir?ue it wa* all ihe Statu could do in bor pieaeut *iiaiteued circumstances The people should, on iliia aecouut, uac ibe greater diligence, mid make up the deficiency fioiu their own icaoeice*. In our Village tWe usual facilities ai e atfonFcd, and ihe school* appear to be very well attended. Tin- male tcadeiny ia in charge el Mr. J C.' Hardin, and there ate aevetol leuiale eclioole. We wiab that evrty portiouof the District waa an well piovidcd tor. The Ireedineu, in many inatanees, manifeel a desire to have their children educate J. This i? prainewotlhy and uotfld be e lienoreged. II .my o( imr poofflo hale pi rja'diccs eu ilffa iMlbJeet, ID'I woe Id ntlher throw Illii4raact?4 in tb? ??i of the echooling of the black*. Thin 1.1 wrans. They nbould rather be riicaurtgaii in the tlTarti which they air, with their eery iliuilar Uciliii'-a, be able to make in thin direction. It wilt nik? theiu a better aad More aeefifl people, and will routribute lo IM gruar* al pioapeiity #f the country. The Stay Law?Its Coustitutiouality. We leara threagh the .\>ir Era, that the rjaealioa of the eoaatitctiuhellty of the Stay Law, ae it la popularly railed, wan pre eeated ta Judge Aldrich, at tlierareiit a?eeioa ef the court of eaiuaaeo pleieia Char laataa tVrile t...l ' - I * 1 -- .... ?? m??u imr ill* co?. lectlen ?f rnonty, dua on claim* ? hirh had arisen (trior lo lh* passage of Ik* law. Tke sheriff rrfjsed to *?rvo the writ*, and the question wa* brought up, na a rale af*ia*t the sheriff, to nbew can** why Hi had aat etved theia. The ground taken ky tkoee wko maintain th* unconstitutionality of Ik* Uw ia, that it impair* tlio obligation of cam tract*, and tkerefara violate* these provi* ion* *f th* Slate and Fedcml Constitution which provide that ao Slat* shall pa** "any ex po*l fiirto law, or law iaspaifirg th* oklU (alio* *r eentrscta " lli* lloaor maintain* tk* eovetitutioaality nf 11? law, ia a loaf and well written judgment. II* laid* that the right tu sue ia out a part of Ike contract, hut only aa iacideulai rcMfdy .Mid that this may he law* felly paa'poord by the legislative authority. The Judfe, in rapport of hi* view, quote* the opinion of that eminent and gwoi man Chief Justice Marshal, who, in the case *f Slurgi* i*. CriHrninihieU, *Hjri, "without imp tiring the obligation of the contract, the remedy m*y Bo certainly modified, as the wisdom of the nation may direct." And finally ke concludes By summing op *s foU lows : "The fact that the law was intra* drd to protect lk? property and the ftnilit* of thoee who were righting the battle* tf thair country ; the flct that the Ufiilc lure tin |wiied thia law again, and again, and again ; the fact that Ibr grant Judicial mind* af tba cauatry bar* arrived atoppeait a coDclwaior.a ; and the farther fact that the law ia wiae, haniticant mid ja*t?all induce ma to maintain iu ceu-liiutioaalily." The a?mt paper saya that tba qneation will he argueil be fere tie f'uuil of Krrera. A LlTTi.w "Kauai.i.ion" in M leaiaeirrk. ? A disturbance recently occurred at Pontotoc, Miaaisaippi, raaulting ia tbn death of an officer ia ebargn of tba Freed men's Harass ia that place. From ra porta it Appears that a large party ia l*oa totoc bacaina iuc?Ok?d agaiatl tba lluraaa and angagad in riolooa procaadinga. It it aaid th? agant of tba iiurcau *u mur darad in b~? bad, atd tbAt tba aaaailanU dacUrrd tbair aaimuaity agaiuat tKa tini tad 8talU, aajiaf ib?y bad ndt yat bad war enough, and aiill want ad to fight agaiatt tba Uoraramaat. A friend wba baa traaaiad lately,at tan italy, through tba appar couatiaa nod a portion of South Caroliaa, iaforna tta tbat tba wbaat crop ia looking uncommanly promising.? CUarUUi Timtt. ? iqi ... ;_zv"v "g ' " ~..... From WaKhin^toii. WaMIINCTON, F?K. 15. In thn Senate, on tbe 14lh, Mr. Fttum den, front tbe Reconstruction Committee, replied no amendment to (be Coniiitu' lion, to bn submitted t.> the State Legist latures for ratification, providing that i riilllilfMA e.K.all Kavn lionai l?n ^ I! ! laws which (hall be necessary and pro | per to secure to eitiier.s in the several : State* e^ual protection to lifa, liberty and property., Mr. N^ilson/fiorti the Military Coin raittaa, rapartad the bill to 61 the peace establishment of lh? Unitad States army, with amendments. As reported, it omits I the aeteran reserve corps, eighteen regi ' ments of which were tor origi 1 nslly. ft places the number of itSffwot/y I regiments at fifty. Discussion was re sumed on the Constitutional amendment I in regard to representation. In the House, Mr. ^flialey offered a j resolution, which wae referred to the | Committee on Foreign Affairs, re assert- I ing the Moaroe doctrine, end re-^eclrr'big 1 the reeolution pasted at a former session against French interference in Mtiieo; and further, that the I'resident commence proceedings for an alliance with all the republics on tbie continent to resist aggression. On motion of Mr. Lslhara, the com initeiooer of Public Puddings was direc I ted to hare painted the etculcheone of the States of West Virginia and Nor ad a on two of the square glass panels on the ' ceiling of the llal! of Itepr esantatifes. J A resolution that Colonel Jainet M. Johnson, claiming n seat at a member from /frksniae, be a>/ihi((e<i to tbe floor, 1 after debate, was laid oa the table byeight majority. Mr. Pingbam, of the UHConstructioo Committee, reported tbe | additional Constitutions! aiWsn^inet.i guafa'fi'tneiUg the protection of all persons I iu lbs A i /T.r.i.t Mi.t.. I ? - - ? 1 ? ?... v wim }?ru|Nitri ! to make ibis tbe special order lor M-?n | J?r next, but obj-ction being ml?Jd, on motioo of Mr. Steven*, tbe amendment i wa* recommit eJ. Tbe ILmie proceeded to tbe eoo?ideration of tbe Micbiga i con teilM election ea*d. W aeniMOTOH, Feb. 16. A petition ?u pre**nted from citizen* of Alexandria asking for a territorial form i of government for tbe State of Virginia. Tbe constitutional aratnJiaent waa die cuteed. Hqlhe.?A bill era* reported to reim, 1 burse tbe Statee that furnished troope to1 tbe Union arm? for eipeosee incurred , and advance* tbaJe id raiting tbe ' same. W aeitiNOTCv. Feb. 17. 0?o. Robert E. Lit arrived here jm* j ttrJkj, and to day wai examined before ^ | the Coogreeaional Reconstruction coin1 j tniilll. Cors at Fctu?The l>?lene (IltiooU) GaitUt of December 6th, 'do. eeye : We apderetend thet many of the pen' pie of Warren end other tonne in the j eait part of (tile county, are oeing corn ; for fuel. We had a conversation yen terday with an intelligent gentleman who baa been burning it, and who coneidere , it much cheaper than wood, life aaye that corn in the ear given conaiderably I more heat then the same bulk of wood. I Earn of corn can be bought for ten cecte ' per bttabel, by metaure, and evventy buebele, worth eeven dollar* will meaeure a cord. A cord ol wood, including lewi , iag, coat $0 60, which u #2 60 more thia 1 the coil of ? cord of corn, baeidee the fact that the corn produce inort heat than tb? wood. If th?M tatauicnU are true, 1 (ltd ? htfi no XMoa to do?bt them) I there ie bo fuel mor? economical than ' cbrn. The crop of corn tbt* year i* for } beyond lb* dtvtud, otd i! it it cheaper than bbj othor article fur fuel, we caa ?ee ! ao objection to uaiag it ae auch. ? ? TlU Sbo tn OmOi*. ? The Louiaikaa pa* j part ahnouoce that the eugar plaotaliona of illtt State bid fair to regain their for* ; rtM ptoeperity ia a few Viar?. All accdbatago to tbow that the plaatera gene 1 rally have ao ardent deeire to cOiMltieiice tepairihg damagee at oaev, where they j bare aot already commenced. and plant cate and corn to the esteat of tbeir abil , j ity. Coafldewce ia a ow beibg reatored aa rapidly ae eo?*d IA poeaihl* aipeeled.? Tk? Mm ia tlitioit HDifMitll; idopud Ibil Mftr |ro?i?g will pay, aran t?o?J?r lb< bwvj dn*diMUi|{w rwaluag from tba waft HoVMKT Kumim ?r< ?)> atyla F.wy lidf wbo ?mii ft bonaat, bowl, cap, hat, fl*l( jockfty, turban of tartan^ j Ml kftfft feather la it, of aorae aort, I | aiia or color. j . - >? ~ 1 rot v:.r i !\'cw? Nummary. The C*mieu Journalm*k?, what Stil? *?er bad io on* y?%r three such gover* nor* M Magrath, I\rrry anJ Orr. It ia stated that tha fetaibilitv of taiss ing cotton in Southern Illinois lias beeo fully demonstrated, and l?Vg* crop* will be planted ibis year. Geo. R. K. Lee ha* arranged with C. D. Richardson, of New York, for thn publication of bin history of the war. It it now rti' preparation, but will not be eorapUted in several months. The New York 7Vme.?, of the 18th' instant, aaye : A gentleman who arrived in this city last evening, direct from Ter* as, by tbe Galveston steamer?and whose means of information are unsurpassed? assures us that the cotton crop of that State, for tVie pVfs'rat year, will utccerd GOO 000 bates. We learn that on Tuesday, the 13th inst., I >r. J. Jarrott, an old and promis neot citizen and physician of Darlington District, was k*lied at bis residence, near Florence, by his overseer, eoe Lewis liar: old. The murderer, we beer, bae been arretted. A bill for the education of negroes has bean fritroduced in the Legislature of Florida. It propfsrs to tas cegroee to the amount mjulred, tba sum to ba paid into the Slate Treasury to be die* buteed by the State an! county ofticers. The Governor endorsed the plan, an>l asked its reference to a joint committee, Tiir ftriri VV.?.i-. .. r:......- - Tli? property el the State Works in Oreentille baa been seized by the United Stairs authentic*, and, unless the Seerelarj of the Treasury iball consider hie recmt decision, it will, we pre?ume, lie nold by them before very long. This eeill t?e a serious losl to itle State, and will serve in fncreese, of course, the burdens of laiaiL'fi upon ill our people.?Ornu* rillr J/ounfuinrer. A llsitn S^arasOK.?The M scon 7?/ rgrnph eeys the Sentence of the Military Commission, who tried Mr. CI. II. Ltmar; for cotton frauds, bribery, Ao., in Saear* ' nah, a few weeks ego, has n ?t yet been made public, though we leero privately, that the judgment of the Commission was three years imprisonment and |!j, 000 fine I The I'/eiident has ordered Mr. Lamer lo be releeeed on beil until he can get tim* to etsmine fully into the evidence on which tbie ?eiere (entente it pronounced. The (iiteufill* l?<llro?>l hu been for eeeeral deye ruouing through in oil# dee. The break in ili 4 road ie about eeveu milt*, which i# made in etage#. TLeu there ie the riter to gel acrote at .\letdn. Thie ie done U|>on fl*te and entailer crafte. Some ooe write# a Jetter froru More* head City, N. C.t to the Norfolk l'oet, eying that he recently tew John Wilkee ll ?th, the luan who killed l'rrlider't I.ncoln, in a foreign country, and that 1 llootk eaid he eecaped from thie country miougu rioriua. It it generally t?olia**d tbat 1 tooth wu LilUd id a barn by tome aoldiera who pursued liim front Waahiii*' ton ; and * think La it dead, not with* standing tba statement of lb* VI or ahead City corrctpoodant. 810 nine a Nr.?A correspondent of tba New York Attea, tpeaking of tba protni naat pkraooa prerent to haar tba Kuloft y of Mr. Itaucrofl to tba iiiamory of Praei* dant Lincoln, ta)t : "(ianeral (irant and Admiral Karragnt orcapiad prominent tenia on tba door of tba i!o?*a. Tb# four arm cbaira imma* diately l>abiod Central Crant vera occupiad by Ireoeral Butler. At laaat ba oci cupiad one of tba four,</??/ mo rmeaeemft to otcn/ty the other three. Kfary otliar chair on tb* door of tba llooaa an occupied." No ona teamed willing to ait baaida tba baro of the lli| Ditch. JUdga l'attaraoa, Senator alact from Taunaeaaa, baa been eiaibiaod by tbo llMonsiruction Committee, lie thinks bo Kreedmsn's Huresu ie seeded in Km! Tennessee, sad (bat all tbe national ttbope uiay safely be withdrawa (rout tl?4 bta'a. | Tbe Steamship I.ou>l<>n was recently recked is tbe Hay of Imscst, aad two hundred aad eit?y lives were lost. Tbe fortitude of the officers of tbe teasel who refused to avail themselves of the rueer>e of escape ie highly eulogised. Tbe Constitutional emend meat, aha eg* iag tbe basis of represeateiioa,is thought to bate no cbaaee of success in tbe Sen* ate, as a fair count of its odrotates and opponents baa been made, aad the ratals if tba ceuat be correct, shows that il will receive seteateea nejre, iacluding aletea i iHmocrnU and til Kepeblieena,