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Legislative Proceedings. SE'NATt. Tho Senate met at 12 M., ptsuant to adjourn 'meut, and the Clerk read thjournal of yezter 'day. Thgilowing me,sage flom1 his Fxcellency the ?rotisional Govetcr nas connutn:cated to the -Senate, and was made the special order of the day for to-morrow, at M P. f. XEc;TvE DErARTMENT Socw CAroLiNA, Oc t oher 27, 185, th te Honorable !he Sendlc and House cf Rep' rentatives: GENTLEMEN.: I have the honor of transmitti:ig to you the report of t: e Comnmision. appointed by order of the Convention, "tu) propose such legislation as will be necezsiry and pioper in -consequence of the nlterationz made in he fun 'damental laws, and- especially to prepare aud submit a code for the regulation,of !abor and the -phtection and governineut of the colored popu lation of the State." The report embraces "A Lill prelimri.ary to the kgislation induced by the emanicipation of .laves;" "A Bkil to establish and regulate, the domestic relations of persons of color, and t6 anend the law in relat.ion to p.i1pers, varanty and bast rdy ;" "A Bill to establish Dist-et Courts:" "a Bill to anared the criminal Ltw. These bills have been happily- conceived and ad 'mirably prepared as a perfect system of law adap ted to our new state of aTftirs. I would urge on the Legislature the immediate consideration of the code of laws. It is absolutely necessary for the protection of colored persons. and the en forcement of their labor. Without it, there will -be the gratest-oonfusion, idleness and crime at %4,p beginning of the next year. The farliers awd .planters wi to know, at once, what they may depend on in regard to the labor of the c persons, in pr'paring their plantations ior Te next year: The peace and quiet and good order of society imperiously.demvi d imnediate ltgis laion on thse subjpet. The mere setting free of the negro, without jdpro- iag, by proper legislation, for the proce tid f his rights of person and property, will not meat the expectations of the Federal a& thorities,and -they will retain their mili-ary forces throughout the State for the purpose of affording this protection to the freedmca and colored per sons. As soon as we pass properlegislation on this sutlect, and have our State government fully .organized, I feer-assured the President will issue -bis-proclamation, declaring tha: Sorth Carolina is no longer in rebellion and entitled to her .po- I iition once more as a member of the Federal - Union. Then your Senators ane Me.mbers of Congress cannot, with any show of propriety, be excluded from their seats. If you have any doubts about the constitution ality of your legislatiou, in the absenQe of a con stitutional Governor, yua may consider and pass the bill' and let them be presented to the Gov enor elect, as soon ats he is' imugurated, -or his approval. A bill to re-organize- the inilitia. is equally urgent and impor:ant, and might ;ake the same-course as well as any other legislation you may see proper to pasa. B. F. PERRY. - M r: Sullivan -submitted the following resolu ti::s, wich were agreed to: 1. ResoZved, That under the provi:ions 'of the new Constitution of the State,a a-the bills inassed by this G-eier-al Ass-mbiy wi I 'e subLject to e.; Sveto of the Govern->r ele-ct, who caznnot be iniau gurated untU first .'eek of tthe regul:tr session in November neXt. 2. .Resoled; That inasmucti as no bill can be come a law until tirst approved by the Governor -elected under the Constitu ion, or his veto has been overco ie by a inajority of the while repre sentation in each branch of tiMe Ger eral Assem bly, that~ therefore it would be frui:less to pass -any bill at this .ipecial se-ssion.*, Mr. Tra. offered the following resolutions *which was agreed to Rsolved, That a comnmitt, e of three e. ap poinsed to confer with asim.Llar committee that mny be.appoinxted by the 1louse, and' to report the proper mnode of condimting eleeu.ous by the * General assembly, under the riva c->ce syst em of * oting, and that a message be sent to thte House, requesting the appoimnutut of a sitilar eo:nmiit 'tee. a Mr. Henry introduced ai sill to amend an Act to incorporate the El-nore Mutual Insurance - Company; to be located in ghe City of Charlesmo-n. The Senate proceeded to the House of Repre sentatives, and joined in a -ballot for United States Senator for the !seeond class, eniding March 5, 1871, and Provisonal Governor Perry was elected. o A ballot was also held fortenator for the lone terni, but no candidate received the necessa~ry * ~. vote. - o~ MV.-Bluist subrnitted the following resolion which was agreed to, that it be refer-redi to tre * Committee on Judiciary to inquire is to- the ex petiency of so altering the law of evidence in ts State as to make the parties to-suits eitheri the Courts of Equity or Chancery competeiit witnesses, and that the said Comitrtee hiave leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Heuery offered the following resolution, - which was agreed to, and was ordered to be sent to the House of Representativgs for conicur-rence, * - That his Excellency the Prov1sional Governor be . respectfully requested to take such steps as may be necessary to have'thbe public school buildings of the city of Charleston,claiimed to be abandoned -* property, restored to the' possnion of the Coii -missioners of Public Schools, so thait the said schools.may be immediately organized. Message No 3. from his Excellency the Gover nor, was communicated to the Senate and was referred to tbe Commnittee on Federal Relations, an was ordeted to be prdatdI :. . - October 2S, 18S15. - T. ti'e HIonorai>le e Snste and Horcse of Rep resentales. 9 * GmsEMEN~ : I haft the pleasure of contnuril cating to you, the very satisfactory repor-t of the Hon. WmmHenry Trescot, Agent of the S:ate,- at A Washington, in reference to aba.ndoned lands and pardons. His mission has been' eminently successful. He found the Pres-ident aind Gen. Howard, the head of the Freedmnan's Bureau, dis A posed to do justice to the proprietors of aban doned lands, as will be fully seen by his report * -herewith sent you, It is to be hoped thut this unfortunate class of onr fellow-citizens will soon be once more restored to their homnes and pes 5ssson-. , - On-the subject of pardons, Mr. Trescot found the fresident kirid and aecommodating. But great delay must ri-eessatrily attend the issuing of pardons, where there are so nmany thousands of applicants. It would be well for owr citizens to be quiet and bide their time in relation to the movia.g and action on.their applications. When there is any urget necessity for the i.gsuing of -a. * pardon, and it is h:-ought jo. the view, of the . reiethewill give such appheiat:en pr-ece matter nad the interest of proprietors of aban dened 1-nds, it would be well to' continue the age'ncv for~the present. There are a great many g esdns arising where it would be a great con ve-n'ance to the Provisional Governor,. and the people generally, toeive an agent at W-ashing -ac', a oresent matters there, to the President, he-d on~epartmenits, and the offcials of the dil fere-n b:aus, and give the necessary . iaiferma ~tion-h may be desired. *I hee'ith seid you the repdrt of J. Ralph Sutr, Ge! eral Superintendent of the State Works et Greenvile, showing the amount *of puli prperty*inthose woi-ks, and the estima :ea va:e of the same. It wiil be of great ser vice to :rie Commiissioners who mayl 'ge appoint. ed to sevl er dispose et mthe.e works. The total cost and expendi:ure of the State on these wor-ks have beeni, in Confeder-ate money, $507 ,86m6 29. The o.esent estimated -value, in~ Fedemral ce:rren cy, is $72,(400. And it is .altogether probable thit the property will not realize that -.naount. . . B. F. PER RY. Resolve, That in the opinion of the. General Aasembly, grave matters involving the future wlfare of the State require that this session shgotnue. . Ball-ots were held for Senator and Cumef Jus :ice. The PYesident declared lion.: John . L. Maning duly electe.d Senitor, mi the Congress of the United States, of the third class, for the term ending March 5, 1867 ; an d Honi. B. F D-mn -ki;k dul ea chief- Justice of the State of HOUSE OF RENIESF' TATIVE. The Clerk c;,Ied th- roll, when the Speaker took the Chair, the proceedings were opened by Rev. Dr. Howe, and the Journal ef yester 'av's proceedings was read. Mr Wagner introduced the petition of Jubn A. Wagner, John Camlpy:oni an-d .1. C. H. Clausen, for nocharter for the Germ "'Iminigration dnd Land Tri- ing Company, .-f Charleston. Resolvcd, That the Negro Code and the bills accompanying it, be referred to the Judiqiary Comminttee, and-that five hundred copies of Bills Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 be printed. Mr. R1yan introduced a resolution, which was ref..rred to'the Committee of Ways and Means, thet a Corrmi-sion, to consist of five persons, be uppo:nted by the President of the 'Senate and Speaker of this House, to consider and report a plin whereby the t'ith and credit of the State may be in;ide availab!e for the purpose of. aflb:d ing re:im to such citizens of this St.ite w%ho have suffei ed loss of property in the late war. That this Commission report the result oftheir delib eratioins to the General Assembly at the regular session. and the persons composing it be a.ov.ed for their ittendance tli-reon the san- pa'y and inileage a is allowed Members of e Legisla ture. Mr. Mullin introduced a resoltion, which was agreed to, that numerous .complaints, fromi 'va rious portions of lhe State, that cert!tn officers of the United States Army, Treasury Agrnts, have forcibly taken cotton and other private property, without any color of law or authority from the Government of ihe United. States; .and the parties who have been thas Iespeiled are, in many eases, Y,ithout means to incur the expense of preferring charges, and seeking redress ; and as the conduct of the President of the United .tates has inspired us with a confident reliance i his juStice and earest desirc to maintain .he honor and dignity of the country, it, is proper that a Conwitt i be appointed in each Congres rional Distriet, to collect, under oath, all the e-i dence relating to c'ses of this kind'within their power, and rogort to the regular session of this Legata re. Mr. Bachnan introduced a resolution wl,Ioli was agreed to, that it be referred to a special committee of three, to inquire and report what. legislation ma'y be necessry to enconrage and induce European immgration to this State. Whereupon, the Speaker appointed Mess's. Bachiman, Wagener and Melcher, of the Comniit tee. Mr. Cannon, introduced a resolution which was agreed to, that it be referred to the Commit tee of Ways and Means to inquire and report as to the expediency of insuring Treasury Notes, or bills receivable in all due-. to the State, without interest, to aid the Treasury in all its operations, and thereby lighten the burden of taxation on the,people. Mr. Milligan introduced a resolution, which was ordered for consideration to-norron, that a. special Ccminittee of three be appointed, to con fer with a like comnittee from the Senate, to in quire and report on the &xpedienty hf adjourn ing this General Assembly, on Saturday next, to meet in :he city of Charleston, at .th-e regilar session, conimencin-g the fourth Monday of No vember next. Mr Leitner introduced a resolution, that it be referred 'to the Cemmitte on the Judiciary, to take into conisiderationm the fact that utnmerous armns of va rious descriptions, and ammunition in cot:sderable -quantities, aire in possession of the free negroes -of South Carolina, and that said comnmirtte be instructed to recommendJ, if possi ble, to this House, the adiption of such omeaaures as will secure the rendition of such arms and am munition as are now in the hands of the said free negroes to the proper auttorities of the State; and of those peisons who, in the. future, shill barter to or ini any wise furnish arms and aimmu nitionr to said freec negroes ; and also, in th" fu ture prevent said free negroes t rong~ retining in their po$ession armnrand anmmcmitionl wihenever or ho wever obtained.* Mr. -Gndiam initroduced a 'resolution, which was agreed to. that it be referred to the, Comn mittee on thle Judicia-y to inquire and report w hat l/gisla tion, if an,is necessary ats to the dra.wing ot juries for the Supreme Court of Law' ofthis State, and thrt.tbey hav'e lea,ve to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. J. S. Richardson, jr., introduced a resolu tion as to the condition of the records in the va rious pubic offices of such of the Judical Dis triets of~the State us have beeni visited bf the iro, or destroyed by the -enemy ; and .upon the expediency of abolishing the offtee of Comp troll er.:General. . Mir. DePass introduced a resolution, which was agreed to, that it be -referrcd to th eCom mit &on thme.Judiciary7 to take' in'to considera tion the expediency of such legisl jtion as will put a stop to free' negroes keepin open shops and other markets of barter, traffie and sale, as tend to collect numbers of idle -negroes, t-o the manifest vio ation of good order, .thereby breed inig idleness and crime, other than' -such as are necessary and proper. Mr. Cannon itaroduced' a resolution, which was agreed to, that it be referrei to the Comn mittee on Ways and Means to recommend to tke Hlotre some plan by which the various tax col lectors of the State may return the amount of taxes reeimved by them in Confederate flmey and vet in their possession, or in what way 'the same shall be disposed of so as to relieve, said collectors from future liability on thaot account. .Mr. Barker introduced a bill to repeal the usury Lws of this State. PROJEcTED PALATIAL HOTE.L IN NEW YoRK The great Central Park Hotel, to be erected by Hiram Cranston, of Cw York, 'at the corner of Fifth 'avenue and Fifty-ninth street, will no doubt eclipse anything of the kind in this or any other country. The ground will-be broken next S-pring, and it Is supposed that two or three years wi be required- for its completion. A pumber of c..pi: talists are interested in it., and whatever taste chu devise and mnoney can purchase will be lav ished opon the new house. It is to be half as large again and thrice as Vegant as the Fifth Avenue~, is to be built of white marble, and to contain over five hundred rooms, all of which are to b.e fnrnished on a sty e oT magnificence hitherto unksiown even in this extravagant coun try. -A number of modern improvemenits are, to be intioduced, among them pi-ivate breakfatst and dining rooms, suits of apartments f'or families, where they can live with entire -privacy ; baths of the Oriental and Roman sort, where I.uxurs is to be exhauts:edin designs arid -dppiances. In addtoa to this, the guests are to be favored with hot-houses, fountains an-d a delightful gar den in the ceintre of the hotel,which if half that is pioised be carricd out, will be 'splendid and e.egaiat the sameI time, and be 'a miracle o.l luxury anid art. Of rourse it will be a good in* .estm'ent. If it were ten timies as large and ex. pnsiv e as it witl orove, it would put gold in the purses of its builders and proprietors, atid aug. mont the passion of the traveUing public ftor rck-less ex pen diture. (N[ew York Corre.'. Cin. Gazectte. Wuit-rE LABoR.-We find the following dispatch in tbe .Montgomewry Advertiser. It contains in. formatiou-important to our planters atnd others.: Ngw Yoax, OctoStr 27th.-Dillard, McKinn &Co. :I can get anry gaantity of men at one hundred and 6fify dollars per year-the on~e hun dred dioiaris. payable at the end of the year. The labore-rs are of aIrv nationality, and pay theig own clothing and doctor's bills.ct. 'Jhe large white . floating population of thme North are wii'ag to come South to labor-, and unen the negroes wiftimngly work amid fultill their conracs sith their late miasters, they will soon find the mnelves supplainted by the white laborers fromi abroad. - NOVEL VEaErC 0or A Con.oNEa-'s JcaR.--Daniel Cl -veland,'who was shot by a negro s.oldier in Jeiionville on Mlonday, died yesterday, be twen- 11 and 1:2 o'clock. The coroner held an irquest, aud a ju'ry returned a ver-dict t.hat the dceased came to hls d ath from the effects of a un- s'mot wound' infiie ed by a d-d black s-n of a b-h, trerbatirn.) Clevelamid was a discharged oldier, and had served four years in the Thirty eighlth indiana' Voluniteers. Thme negro was biroughit to this city and placed in a military pris ok fo>r safe keeping, as thme euthorities. were ap pmchn~ie tht te ciizes wold ynchhi - THE WETEKLY 11EIALD. NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDN ESDAY MORNING, NOVEMEBR 8, 1865. We-uill lay before our readers n-ext week th.e important features of the new oode of laws. Internal Revpnue Guide. We have received fram the althor, G. E. El ford, GreenvDle, a copy of the above work, pr* pared by Col. C. J. Elford. It embraces an abstrict of the tax laws df the tiCted States, etc. Price 50 ets. The Courier 0. X. Notwithstatding the misfortune this pper met wit') in its loss by fire -of all its printing materials, we.eA pleased -to 'see that its energetic proprie t6rs have not'allowed the reAders 5f the Courier to lose a single issue. The paper will geworked for a few da- s by hand power, br There will be no ielay in its issues. We offer congratulations on this-e-vidence .of energy and good naing.c ment. Th3 Confederate Baptist. Thesubscribers -of this religious paper will be gratified'to know' that- its energetic proprietor, Mr. -G. T. Mason proposes to'restne its pwibicv tion in Nnuary next. We entreat for him a liberal and earnest reAionse. - .~ The Lgislatur. Gor. Perry, was, on the first bal!ot, elected U. S. Senafor for the long term, by 109 votes. H1oh. J. L. Manning was elected ,by a large majority for the short m Jiulge Dunkin was elected almost una)0n6easy to fill the office made vacant by the dpath .f Chief Justice O'Neall. It is be -ieve.d that Gen. Kershaw will be ntade Chancel lor. Amono the many pron-ent -measures .to en gage the body, are the status of t--e races; State and'individual indebtedness, and the .mode of payment ; binks, their condition and currency; police regulations; taxation ; offices, officers, salaries ; reorganization of4le militia, etc. - As iGov. Perry assures u: that the U. S. 'forces are -to be withdrawn vh*en the State is restoWd, we hope 1he Legislature will consider the militia bill, forthwith. The Ifgislaturc will meet in regular session on the 27th. The vote- for Gcverjno- cannot be counted until the first we'k of session. Gov Perry rrs elected to Congress. He must be in Washington by the first of December. 2It thus ap.pears that before the -new Governor takes his seat, dhe present incumbent may vacate it. What wiil the Presie.it do in that case-appoint an. other, or declare the State no longer in rebellion a-nd'leave her to manage her own affairs? 'We shall endeavor to lay before ou,r readers everypdhng of.interest that transp res. Legislative ,Tottings from an 0casional Corres * ~ pondenit. hEPirons HTERAL.-The Legislature met at the appointed time, and both Houses organgd the first dar. In 'the House Mr. Aldrich, who had been speaker before, was elected to thatsoffice swithont opposition, and Mr. Shength. old Clerk, was re- elected. Inthe Senate Mr. Moses was elected PrmSident pro tern, and MIr. Martin, Clerk. %lure than-one weakX of the session ha3 pa.ese-I, without munch being done in the way -of lesisla. tion. Tfhis has been in consequence of the pen-. denev of so many important elections-which is ahlways a clog upon business. The election of S enators resultcd in the choice of Gov. Perry for t.he- long , termi, and -Ex-Gov 31an.ning for the short t rm. The endidates were t.he two per-. sons alreedy named, Mr. Campbell of .Charles ton, Mr. T're,cott membuer from Aniderson, Ex Go.v. Pickens, and M16 Borge, formerly Represcn tative in the old Congress, and lately in the Con federme Congres. . IOn :he frst vote Mfr. Perry was elected, by comn Ion consent aill the candidaites seeming to dee ohin. On the second votiug. the other enddtsstood iu the order I have mentioned them. .On the third voting.E -Gov. Bonhiam was voted for, Gov. Pickenis having been with-. drawn, but thd other candidates having fully oc cupied the field before him, the~ vote was not cosdee y his:-fuends as a test of his strength. Onte orth and last voting all the candidates wer.e withdrawn exeept Ex-Gov: Manniing, and t'ol. Dawkins was run by lys friends, eut the for mer had the inside track and was elected by a clear majority, An elect:on was afterwardi gon.e into for Chief Justice to fill the vacancy occas-ionied by the death of Judge O'Neall, which resulted 'in the -electPon of JuAge Dunkin by an .almost unani muo's vot". . There are still to elect, ai Jndge of' thie . ppeal Ccoirt, a Chancellor and two Law Judges, and if Jedge Werdlaw should be put on the' Appeal B3ench,as he no dounbt wUil, there will he andther Circuit Judge to elect, making one Chanellor and three Law Judges,a fine field for electioneering, log rolling, &u. .The t-am pe fteHouse bewever, is not to go into these eectons n, and-it may be that they will anot bc gone int. until next sessinn, tho' there is *a strong feeling in favor of once more putting om' Courts into full operation, es.pecially the %-rimii nal side of it. -Crime is rife in tihe. land, and ex amples must be made for the p.rotection of CN lives and property of the people. The subject of gdatest interest now 'in the Legislatiire is th-e negro code which has been pr'epared by Judge Wardlaw and Mr. Burt under a resolution of thie Con ven.tion. Their Report evinces much thought anid labor, and a just and comprehensive view of the corAdition of things resulting from the abolition of slave'ry. But .of coud there are defects in it which will be the subject probably of much discussion. It is con sidered very ingiortant, in view of the early re storaiion of he State to her former status iii the Union, t. at there shouldE-,be legislation on this subject, showing that the State has not .only acquiesced in the abolition of slavery but that it has enacted a code of laws for the protection of civil rights of freedmen, and adapted in al1 re spects to the new order of th'ngs.. It is believed %y those who have lately conferred with the pow ees at Washing ton, that such Legi-lation will be regard1ed there as a condition precedent to the. re-ad'mission of he State, and the withdrawal of the U. S. troops'from our midst. This measure and the re-organizationl of the militia are consid ered to be of prim.' importance, an.d hence the disposition of' the Legislature is to be continued in session until the work is completed. * ran ently day the question was sprang, whe%r the Legislature could enact a law until the new Governor was inaugurated, in as mdch as thg new constitution gives him a qualified veto and requires his signaiture~ to all acts: It was argued that the Previsional Governor, tho' recognized aTSsuch, could not in view' of this Cnstitutional amendmnent, be considered as Gov ernoy ied appr eve or disapprove Bills. - A com mttee of both Houses was raised to consider: the ,he question, ;mnd- they reported that in' .heir opinion, nio Billcould become a law until it was submtted to the Constitutional Governors. The House has adopted this Report, and if the Senate concur, all acts piassed will have to be retained for there,tion , f the new Governor. The mem bers elect from your District are all in their seats. The question of the right of M'r'. Garlington to his seat gave rise to much a scusi.Soni, aid it was several days before it was finally decided. He sent to the House a communicaition on- the sub ject-st-iting .substand'ally, that- when he was electe,l he considered that he had not been rd stored to his office as- Adjutant General by com petent authorzty. 'Phat Gov. Perry's Proclama tion, issued sons time ago,~ restored only civil ofices. Butthat since he had taken his seat an ordinance of the late Co'mvcnt~o'n had been brought to his notice which gntitled him to hold his office for t:P remainder of the term for whic:t lie was electeA, and-that at the .ime of his election he %was still in office. lie then submitted the ques tion whe-her under this state of facts-he was en titled to hold.his seat. The HIouse -at first de cided that being stilr Adjutant General he was ineligible. But i4having been brought to the notice of the House in the discus'sion on a reso lution introduced by Mr. DePass, that the section of the iew Co stitution on the suhject of 'the qualification of memberS, had materially amended the section on tiat subject in the fCo~ntitution of 1790, the question was re-corsidered, and It -was finally decided that Mr. Garlington was entitled to his seat ulthough he held the office referred to. The alteration in the Constitution of 1790 (21 see. act 1,) was thris. The words in that section, "whie they receive no salaries" refer~ed to all the offieers naned in that section-including militia ollieers. But in the Constitution htely ratified (21 :sec. I act,) these i,ords refer oitly to "justices of Inferior Col!rts." The only question then waS, whetther tihe oCme of Adjutant andJnspeitor 'General was an office "in the militia." This could admit of no doubt, and he,ce the inember elect was declared entitled to his seat. The members from Newberry are disposed *Vf as follows on committees-Mr. Suber, on Fede rat ReLation. and Pi4vileges and Elections, Mr. Kcitt, .on Agriculture and Claims, Mr. Garlington on the Military--his former position9n the Sen ate. The Senator from Newberry, Mr. Williams, tis.on the -committee on the Military, and also, on the committee en Finance and Banks. The Governor'selection is still in sovie doubt tho' it is now believed that Mr. Orr is %lected by four or five hudr votes. In several Districts the votes for G4W I Hampton were thrown away by the ianagers Eccause he was no candidate ! a very satisfactory reason, indeeg6 Yours, &c., A. B. C. LOCAL ITEMS. The afect'onate and feeling invitation eitend ed to our patrons in the last issue, has failed of effect.sa far, but like bread cast upon the waters, t1Ic-eect may be felt after many days, and we wait the flood tide. Who knows what wi.l-come. TUE WEIT1ER.-Since our last e have had an'abundant and mueh needed rahn, and on Sun day night a heavy and killing frost, killing to vegetyble' matta-r, and we trust to the mazy forms of fevers and sickness, :generally which have prevailed to an unusual extent 'duling the late summer and fall. We trust that the atmos phere pure and rarified by the seasonable change will bring about a -better state of public health. COTTAGE OnGAN.-Mr. S. Hurd is :Pgent here for the Cottage Organ-a finished instrument. Its co-npass, sweetness annd -power transcend any thing of the kind we have ever yet enjoyed. It has iept.h and Tichness combined with a soft, murmuring, dulcet tone, that is perfectly ravish Iing.= It is-just t'he thing for churches,., societies, home-circles, ke It is not mych Jarger than a, melodeon, and being veryeep-renders it a handsome ornament. Those in need of such- an instrument, would do well.to.cali on Mr, Hurd. ISAr.Es-nA.-Moniday was ushered in by a -co}d snap, frost and .iee, and the'"bone and snw" who came to town to see what was going on, and do what had t.o be do brought withl them*redk noses, cold ears,. and stiff Engrs. Many of threm, however, we are happy to say, between twelve and one o'clock. showed gratifying .igns of hav ing overconme,.the,effects of Mr. Frost, by -emnbra ciog Major Burley-"orn and .old Mr. Rye, and gotgthrouigh th-e limber-leg and tu.ist motion in the sunshine--a most capital exercise by the way. When last heard (rom they were-doing only 'so. so-' Others thawed th.-mseive-s out at our office fir--be clerer fellows who o'xed usnothing ; while the remainder who were indebted for sub seription, advertising orjob work, stayed out in the cold and loafed, just like 'em. Ou the' whole it was e? remairkable day, and much business was transacted in all the departmrents outside ; ours we regret to say was limited to two cash transac tions, $1,50 in greenback, 15 cents in specie, and answer-ing~five hundred and forty-nine -miscelki neous quiesticas, and contributing largely to those who read cheaply. - Ifurrah for sales-day. IP. S.-See ;,ri.ting the aboa~ we are posiive in 'the assert-ion that a 'B&urbon' is in our midst, there are those -who saw him. ADYERTIsEMENT.-Which will be read with much interest as yell a.s profit:. The lovers of the sweet and beautiful are ad vised to prepare themselves for a treat, such as is seldom pffered in Newberry. We -refer to the opening lyy Dr.. Gorin of a-faneilul display of French Co~nfectionary. It is.tratifying to know that so miuch sweet happiness will be *emi nated over the community. Run to the' Doctor little children, and big c-hildren too, run quickly, he has that -or you which wili c.arse you tojump for-joy. He has among the great v:ariety an ar tiele mnuch in demand by advanced chilren-a beatutiful assor-tmenrt of hearts, and those,who have no hearts now can be supplied by c&dling on Jimmy. - The firm of Morrs, Hunt & Co., having dis solved "partncrship, would hive thec citizens of Nnrry and apper districts to know it, and that the business will hereafter be cenducted by I. F. & J. U. Hun't, under the style-or Hunt & Bro. These gentiemen are well and appreciatively known. andJ need but the -nnouncement made by their card to secure them a larg'e amount of busi ness. ,Wright, Caypock & Co.,' make their 'co-part nership known this day. It will be- seen to thgt they are extensively e.ngaged in merchn die and haive an- elegant assortment of Dry ~Goods, Clothing, Hiardware, Groceries, -&c. We .advise a call to this establishment. Mrs. E. E. Sell advertises a superb stock of fresh millinery goods. Bonnets, hats, ribboins,' feathers, flowess, cord and trim,mings in profu sion, and of the most briMliant co'ors. Mr. Knobelochi has a quantity of photographs of distinguished individuals. School and misE,ella neous books, as usual A small ios light litera ture. Also stationery, etc. The executors of the estate of Lovezinska An; dersoa advertise all the personal property for sale. - See the advertisem'ent and at.tend the sale from far or~ near The Americanu Land Company & Agency, New York., of which~there is an agency in Charle& n, present a card which will meet the wants o , a large majority. The personal proferty belonging to.the estate T, J. Thbompson, dee'd, will be sold on the 28th Nov., at Mrs'. Sitby .Blair's. residence. All persons having Bried Peaches to dispose of eithe;-in large or small quantitles, are requested to take them to Harris, who is suffering for them.e Cake and Bread 'eaters can be supplied by' John Nesley. Remeniber his suffering~s by war and.let him suffer no longer. - - Our old friend and bro. Andy Wicker, has alarge lot of good candy; anid of other things a heap, which hie sella very cheap. On the 21st irst.., an extensive sale' will take place at the plantation of the Hon..J. B. O'Neall; see advertisement. We.refer with pleasure to the Card- onL. L. Jeffe'rs & Coa, Charleston, General'~ gens and goin. Merchants. Read it for inform -ition. The trade.are invted by~ North, Steele & War. dell, dealers in Fancy.Goods to visit their estab liehrneut, at 167 '&Ieetinzr $t.; harlcton. Dry Goods in largo variety are now open at arsiall'I Bro's, and the ladies are respectfully invited to examine the assoftnent. Also talking dolls-almost sure enough tbabies. Look at advertisement of J. M. Su~ber & Co., per McMetts, who will so6n be ea with a splen did stock of Shoes, &c., E. B. Stoddard & Co., of Charleston, Boot and Sboe dealers, in resunirg business, invite their friends and the trade generally to-examine tineir stock. A fine stock of Groceries Liquors, etc., can be fohnd at Jo0n Ring & Co's. No. 88 meeting st., CharlestoD.C - W. H.'Chaffee, W-holesale Grocer, Charleston. receives weekly consignments of all goods in his kine, and can supply the,up-cotntry trade advan tageously. Great- Bargains in goods can be had of J. Stern, wl will open a splendid stock mear Martins HQ tel. a * It will be seen t'hat- the. sale oT -Mr. AlQnzo White's residence and other property comes o~ff to-day. The exercises of the Fural'in uiiversity will be resumed the 15th of February next. In Equity-Newberry-Sale personal property Jno. W. Long. Notice 'Sale-of property, estate of S. J. Buzzatd, dec'd. Observe Phi' Road notice by J.6F. Glenn. The Masonic fraternity of Columbi., whose lodges have all been, destroyed, have appointed Hon. tilmore Simms, and Ir. Ropert 'Bruns, to proceed North and obtain. assistance. from the Brotberhood in ordet to rebuild thei4 ruined shrines. The freedoi of the railroad ha. been accorded thei$, and Mes,srs. Villis & Chisolm, ha-re .etended the use of thei, steamers, both going and returning. The Commissioners of health of New York, to gether with the Mayors of Cleveland, Jersey City and Brooklin met bn the 26th -ult., to adopt precautionary measures against the lItroduction of Cholera. A case of Cholera is reported (idee deniea) to have occurred in Brooklyn. The steamship Atalanta ;rorh New Orleans was lost at sea oIi the 13th of last manth. She brdast ed a fearful stofm tor several days, but fell a preV to the raging biilows. Her crew and passengers numbered forty-five alone surviv.ed, they clung to a portion of the wreck and were rescued by the U. S. gunboat Florida. Montgomery Blair addressed a Democratie meeting in New York on the -18th instant. .je. <denounced negro suffrage, anel reco.nmended that ihe' eedmen be colonized in Mexican'Terri tory, war bt ing first declared and Maximillian expelled. For Congress. Gn. SIMVE. McGowA" i respectfully' - re sented to thfe Voters of the' 3d Congressional District including Abbeville, .Edgefield, Orange burg, Richiand, Fairfie1r, Lexington and New berry, ry a candidate for Congress 'at the next elcc ion.- A VOTER. FoR Co mES.--We are aut horized to an nutmece Dr. R. C. GRIFFfN of Edgeh'-eld, to re preent in thre next*TUnited States Co),ress, tYie Third Coogressional District, .comnposed of the Dis'ricts of Abbevill e, Edgefield, Neeber-ry, Lex ington, Orangeburg, Riegland and -Fairtield. Great Closing Out Sale of Stock * Worth over -$25,000, Interesting News for All, GREAT BARGAINS, r-f HE t ndersigned, late of Ch.zrotte, N C., hars brought. to t.his mar ket, a stock of go-. ds worth over $25,004(L consisting of Boots and Shines, of' all descriptions, a fine assortmenit of Ibr- and Fan y Goods, a we'll -seTecred1 stock of Ieady-marde Clothing, Hats and Q,ps, Ladies Hats.of the very latest Sty:le,.Nnhias, Souitags, Hoods, Breakfast Shawls, also of the late Ta&h ions, and in short many a-rticles impod~ble to be mentioned. Thre ur.d]ersigned lhas chosen this t9wn to sell our the entire Stoek, at 'Wholesnle and Retail, .tT PRICES WHICH C.1NNOT BE BEATEN, .in nv town-or city, Noi-th, Smuth, Easfor West, and very re.spectfuliy invitts -citizens atnd mer chants to examine his Stock anid convince them selves, come scong come early, come* all, if you ~iv} bargains. No doubt th.ere -will be a great rhfor the goods. I am determined to sel1, nd the goods must be sold. JA COB STERN. N. B. Cotton faken at'thre highest mnarket,value iM payment of goods. . N. B. Notice the RED FL AG, at the S1ere east of dIartin's Hotel, New berry Court House. . Nov. 8-46-1r16 EXECUTOR'S SALE:~ SY an order from the Court of Ordinary, will B be sold on thre 21st of: Norember, 18%., afl the. Pesonal Property belonging t-o the Estat.e of o LOVEZINSKA ANDERSON, near Liber-ty Hall, in Newberry Distriet, consisting of. 8 Ari0 Bales Cotton. 5 Fine Mules, CATTLE. HOGS, - CORN; PEAS, FODDER, HOUSEKIJOtD AND KITCHEN F'URNiiUFRE, AND MANY DTH Ei ARTICL.ES, Terms of'.sale cash. - J. G. HIOUSEA LL, -J. A. IMRS. Nov. 8, 46 .2A E.Tecutor. -Administrator's Sale J WILL sell,. at the ilesdence of Sibbey Blair, .on the 28th Novembe",J8635, all the personal property belonging to the estate of T. J. Thomp son, deceased. Cnitn the f ollowing arti ces : One Mai-e and Colt, oi ugy, une Watch, Household and Kitchen Furnture. Nov0 8 1 T. S. BLAIR, THE STATE OF SOUTH OANOLTNA. . . NEWBEEtRY .DISTRIcT. B Jo42 . Peterson, Asg., Ordinary 01 NYew W HEREAS, Sallie F. Rutherford.his applied -to me ~for Letters of Administration, on all and singular the .goods and chat tels, rights and credits'of Col. William D. Ruth erford, ,ate ot the district aforesaid, deceissed: These are thperefore. to cite and adrnonish' all and sirigular, the kindred and .cre'ditors-.ef the said deceased, to be and appear before me, at our next Ordinary's. Court, for the said District, to be holden at New berry C. H., on the 21st day 6f Nov. inst., to shew cause- if any, why the said Adin.istration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal,, this '7th dat o. Nov., in- the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. eo 82 JOHN T. PETERSON, o..r * BOOTS and SHOE& ]416 & fet f % WE will cpen.between the 15th ant. 25th 01 November,' the largeit and best selected stock of BOOTS XND SHOES ever offered it the t6w of Newberry. Our stock .has been carefully selected from the btst manufactories, by an able and experienced Boot and Shoe Dealer. Our stock will run from the Heaviest BROGAN to the finest PUMP BOOT. Our Ladies Goods run 'fr6m the Heaviest DUTCH BOOT b the bmest WHITE KID SLIPPER.. We earnestly iivite the Ladies and Geptlemei of the Town -;n4 Country to give ut a call .beore buyifig else where. We think it will be to your in Aere&. We would say to re Ladles if you want a pretty Hat, trimmed in the very latest Broadway metyle, j wait a little while longer, and you e. have your head and feet neatfy and ele .gantl.y dressd. J M. SURER &.c per McDUFFIE MET " Nov 846 tf W. H. GPAAFEE* No. 205 EA-ZT BA.Y STiREET (Opposite New Custom'House,) CHARLESTON, . C COMMISSION MERDANTs DEALER IN BUTTER, CHEESE, LARD* and LIQUORSI CONSIGNMENTS RECEIVEl BY EVt RY ST2AMER of Goods selecte-.ex1ressly for the Charleston Mar*et. ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Charleston, S. C., No*v 8 1865. Sma. E. B. ST{)DDARD & COs W holesale Dealer-s .in BOSTS, SHOE AND TRUNKB0 AT T HFR OLD ST ANO * 165 MEE TINO S'itET; CHARLESTON, S. C,. Tak&a -asure in ai.nouncing 'tRS resumiptaos o f, busi.ness, and in vite the n-14ntioz of perchb sers to their stock, which is neCw comipk te. - nov S6 6m JUHN KING &GO0 1-tPORTERS AN D *EOLEnAE. JIRS IGROCEL3IES 1 PRO VISIONS - . ,FORbFIGN &DOMiESTIC. -RCKRY EGA RS - CROKEY;HOLLOWSAREk GLitS~A 2000 SACKS LIVERJYOOL SALT, No.. 88 Basel.Sftb .* Newberrf~ Boot Sho 0 .MILLER & TIIOMPSO have on hani An Elegatit Stockhof .Boots; Sh osj YIats, Trunks, Valises," Unibrels Gauutlets, etc. FEor the Ladies; something new, and realy handsome, and for the first time - Oi.r Boot and.Shod~ for Ladies, Gentlerpen, Misses, Boys,-:ndphildre1 embrace every variety, -and wei-e selec. ted with great care.. .* We have a -fine stbek- of Br6gans. We will receive, during this weeka .large invoice of every description of Goods to be found in a first-~elaas Bo andl Shoe House. The citizens of Newberry, ani ie dies, especially are respectfb.lly invitedl to examine our stoCk. :We will take9 'great pleasure in waiting ipon thefs,'.. It ia our intentiQr.to devote ourim and eniergies to the Boot an4 $hoe musines,~ both wholesale aiid retiB.4 We therefore invite (Jre trade of A surrounding country and upper distriC~r * MILLER &-THOMPSON. Newberry C.. H., Oct. 31, '65. - IN EQUI1TY-NEWBEREY' JiCOB S. LONG, Committee, vs.. JNO. W. LONG, Lunatie. BY vrtueof an 6r er o'f-the Court of Equity Bpiss in the ~ve stated case, I will pl at public auctioti, dWe 20.th. day of November J1865, at thle plan tation of .Tao. W.*tong, defend. ans, all his personal property, ecn a cI&of. twelve mountds, with interest from- thie y dt sale. For qil sums over twenty dollars, the ptis chasers are to give bond jith good sur'eties' to secure purchase'money ; and for all sutffr of,and under twenty dellat-s, cash.- The plantatioi of ~the said Jno. W. Long:wl be rented otit oa the same day either as aswhele or by Seda, fobtoe year. The persons renting said- land-will be. w quired to give. bond pith-good surety to3ngre rent. - SILAS JOHNSTONEP Newberry C. H.. Nov. 6) '65. C. E. N.D.: