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Dcoisjjon in Bankruptcy. Tho following decision, in Bankruptcy is of iVory great public interest. Therefore it is published : IN TUB DISTRICT COURT OF TUB UNITE? 8TATE? FOR TUB NORTHERN DISTRICT OF (I BORO IA. Tn tho inattor of "V . .Folker, Nowoll & Co., >? fri^Bankruptcy. Bankrupts. ) T, the undersigned, having been designated j by tho Court as tho Register in Bankruptcy. . before whom the proceedings in the abovo matter ol' Felker, Nowell & Co., aro to be had, !, do hereby certify, that in tho duo course of auch proceedings, tho following question, per- | ?inont to the same, arose, and was stated and . iigrccd to by Dickerson II. Walkin*, Esq., ! oounscl for the Bankrupts, and John W. Ar- j ' ?old, Esq., for thc execution creditors, in "writing, to wit : '4 Protection moved in the ?hove named ease before an Assignee is ap pointed. Objected to, because there are ex ecutions levied upou the property, which is j advertised to bc sold thc first Tuesday in Dc- , .ooinbor, which creates a lien. The property 1 .loviod upon is returned in the Bankrupt's j schedules." In obedience to the 22d rule of your lion- j or, I state briofly my opinion on the question , submitted. I do not lind that thc act of j Maroh 2, 1867, recognizes any other liens as | having a profercucc, except such special liens os mortgages, collateral securities, etc. Un der this hoad mich special liens as mechanics, faotors, otc, might be allowed. And thc act having provided for such preferences as ser vants, dorks, taxes, cte., it scorns it would have provided in terms for judgments, if it intended to have given them any preference If goocral lions arc to bo preferred, thc lien ?of any orcditor may bo included, for they all "thavo suoh liens as to preveut gifts and fraud ulent conveyances to defeat creditors. The judgment creditor only having a general lien, superior in dignity inasmuch as it cannot be . defeated by alienation for value received. If judgment liens arc recognized, it will much embarrass, in practice, thc execution of tho Bankrupt Law, for thc assignee can give no titlo superior to the judgment lien, and bid ders at tho assiguco's sale not knowing but that his purchaso may bc levied on, will nut bid the market price for any of thc bankrupt property. My opinion, therefore, is that the protcc .tion was properly granted, and that judgment creditors should share in the distribution otdy pro rata with other cr?ditais of tho Bankrupt. And said parties requested that thc same ; should bo certified to your Honor for your . opinion therein. GARNETT ANDREWS, Register in Bankruptcy, itfovombor 15, 18G7. Tho dooision of Rogistcr Andrews, in thc 'matter of Folkor, Nowell & Co., is approved .and affirmed. [Signed] JOHN ERSKINE, U. S. Judge Savannah, Nov. 23, 18G7. /A Returned Exile-Ex-Governor Harris Vis its Governor Brownlow. 'TFrom tho Nashville Fi-oss and Times of Monday.] Yesterday morning ex-Governor Isliam C. Harris, accompanied by General Dunlap, oalled on Governor Brownlow at his room in tho Capitol. Govornor Harris left Liverpool on thc Otb instant, and came directly through from New York, without pausing to pay his .respects to his old friend, tho President. "Ho was plainly' but well dressed, and ap peared to bc in linc health-a fact which he attributes to thc rough-and tumblo and some twh&t migratory life which ho has led for somo years past, during which he has officiated in <ho various capacities of traveling executive, .Confederate agent, president of the Cordova Colony, and commission merchant in London. His friends say that he appears no older than 1m did six years ago. Ile greeted Govornor Brownlow very courteously and cordially, and .was received by tho Governor with his uni form urbanity and gentleness of manner. A .-brief conversation ensued between them, in <whioh no allusion was made to politics. Harris remarked that he had come to give himself up, and expressed much gratitude for tho kind mention which thc Governor had made of his family in his message. Gover nor Brownlow remarked that ho would parole him to appear at thc spring term of thc Fed oral court in this city. Tho ex-Governor showed some, feeling when his successor inquired if ho had not a poor opinion of his quondam ueighbors at Cordo va. Harris replied that tho Mexicans wcro .tho most unprincipled, hollow-hearted vaga .abonds on tho faco of the earth. After au .oxporienco of sovcral years among tho Mex? -oans of Cordova, and tho Europeans, he has .wisely conolnded that life under tho Brown ilow despotism is a great deal preferable to a ? .wretched oxistonco dragged out among ol thor .anarchists or monarchists. Ho left yesterday 'Ovoning for his homo in Paris, Henry county, whoro his family reside. EARTHQUAKE AND ERUPTION.-A special despatoh to tho " New York Herald," dated Kingston, Jamaica, November 28, reports vio lent shocks of earthquake havo bien Cxperi onood at St. Thomas, St. Croix, Tortola, Po tcr's Island and Little Saba. Tho shocks oo ourrod within tho poriod from two o'olook in tho afternoon of tho 18th to tho 10th ultimo. Many lives and vossols have been lost. Thoro ?was also a volcanic eruption. Tho soa was raised fifty feet over tho land, and in its ret rocession swoptofi tho populaco, with immense Jossoa of human lifo and merchandize. Bt?y An unreconstructed Georgia editor ?aye that the oiroumfcronco of Gen. Pope's ?oui " ?pih no? gtom IQ pxoood tho periphery a three ccufc piece." .. IlOB'?. A. THOMPSON, E?itor. ali-J MPSON & ROBT. YOUNO, viioivtwrom. ?]' I:' li M S. I'?r Subscription, TWO Z)tO'f.' LA/>'?< per ann ion ttriutf;/ in <?h'auce? for fix months, Olio Dollar. fjfSfAJ?wtii'Ctiti n/s hua rit d .<' >l per square ??/ fo? /mex er lass for the first insertion, mitt 60 cr.i's ' for each subsequent insertion. ' PW Obituary Not i ees exceeding fa /lars-, Tt-ih a/r.* <?/" Respect. Communications <\f a personal phuraetcr, and Announcement* of Cautlidalcs, witt be charged for as advertise,n< nts, CW" Job Print!no neatly amt cheaply executed. Bfcfir" Payment ctn bc made in currency, orin pro vidion at thc market rata. ffcXF* Necessity compels na to adhere strictly to thc requirement of cash payment, M* m?mi mm-M-mmmm -- ?.?????HWIH - niiwrw PI CK li NS C. H., S. C.: Saturday Morning, December 14, 1807. In Now York, on the lOtli instant, I cotton was quoted at 10J. ('old, 80. Pro- \ vision lower generally. it Thc Georgia State Convention has or ganized by electing J. ll. pARROTT, Esq., of Harlow county, President. Hf?S*From Washington, we have tho grati fying intelligence that the llouso of Repre sentatives has passed a bill repealing the oot ton tax, and tabled tho Impeachment resolu tions by a largo majority. JDSf* In Charleston, on thc Oth instant, cot ton was quoted at l l to If)} ; rice, 7 to 8 ; corn, $1.25; flour, 812 to 1 i.00 ; bacon, 12 ? to 10; salt, $2.00 per sack. Reduction of Military Fosts. Thc military posts in the second military ! district, have been reduced to nine-five in North Carolina and four in South Carolina. Laurens C. H. is our nearest post, and will be under command of Col. J. H. Eon:. Land for Salo. JAMBS W. GRAY, Esq., Masterin Equity, oilers for sale at Walhalla, on Tuesday next, the Heal Estate of O?'PBN, deceased, lying in and near that flourishing town. Mr. John II Ho'.mos. This gentleman, so well and favorably known to many of our readers, has gone into tho Commission business in the City of Charles ton. Seo his card in another culumn. Valuable Real Estate for Salo. Thc attention of land-buyers is called lo thc sale of tho valuable Real Estate of the late Col. F. W. KILPATRICK, by thc Commission er in Equity. The tract on Coneross is one of tho most desirable in the District. There is one of the best water-powers thereon, with a large quantity of good bottom, and a great abundance of excellent timber. Soo adver tisement. Tho Convention. Official information received here, says thc " Columbia Pheonix," is to tho eflbct that a Convention in South Carolina will probably bc called, notwithstanding tho apparent fail ure at first anticipated. The returns from thc interior show that a larger vole was polled in thc Districts than on tho sea coast. Thc Convention in North Carolina will probably bo fixed for tho early part of January, and that for South Carolina somewhat hitor in the same month. - Tho Execution Thc majesty of the law was vindicated on Friday last, by thc execution of Nat FraZitr?, colored, for thc murder of young IIUNNICUTT. His accomplices, five in number, go to the Penitentiary for stated periods, thc longest tenn of which for December Gadsden is five years. Bounty Land Academy Wc take pleasure in calling the attention of parents and guardians to tho fact, that Mr. CbBVELAND retains his connection with .'< Bounty Land Academy " for tho ensuing year. Thc qualifications of Mr. CLEVELAND as a Teacher are thc best, and his character as a gontlcman is lino. It should bo a matter of pleasant duty with us to support homo mer it and excellence. Good board eau bo had in tho neighborhood, (whioh is a good one) nt very reasonable rates. Tho " Edgofiold Advertiser " says that not a single white man voted at thc Con vention election in that District; and that those elected to thc Convention will only rep redout the interests of thc lowest, wretchedest and fiercest type of Radicalism, DELEGATES TO TUB CONVENT?ON.-So far as heard from, tho Delegates to thc Recon struction Convention of this State, should it meet, will consist of 52 whites, 80 browns and 88 blacks. Of the whites elected 32 aro of Southern birth and 18 of Northern. Of tho blacks only 6 arc of Northern birth. So says tho " Darlington Southerner." JC?T The remains of Colonel J. II. Means arrived at Winnsboro', on Wednesday morn ing, 4th instant, from Virginia, in ohargo of Colonel R. Starko M cans. It will bc rumora - bored that Colonel Moans fell in tho second battle of Mantissas, 80th August, LS03, while in oomnland of his regiment, thc 17th South Carolina Jnituitryf . I ? ???Wllllll it? ? II..IIHII ??.llllil g ->?WI?M^MJ lill I I.J" Tho President's Melange. Wo lay before our readers-, this wock tho most interesting portions of tho President'? Message, lt is moderato in tyno, firm in tho grounds already occupied and (now assumed, and statesmanlike throughout Wo say this the moro readily, os wo have, not on other oc casions been tibie to endorse fully tho course of thc President. Mis views on reconstruc tion uro h vorablo to tho ?South, and just to the whole com try, but wo do not think that they j will prevail, impartial suffrage, predicated on sueh qualifications as will put the govern ment in the bands of thc intelligent and of thoso who have property to bo taxed, might have boon secured by the Southern people a year ago; now, in all lui in an probability, the congressional plan of reconstruction will pre vail, bcd as il is. Thc President is sufficiently distinct in his assurances to Congress that ho will resist, hy force, any act of that body deposing him be fore trial. He boldly says : i, <. How far tho duty of tho President <lto pro soive, protect, and defend the constitution," requires him to go in opposing an unconstitu tional net of Congress, is a very serious and important question, on which I havodelibera ted much, and felt extremely anxious to reach a proper conclusion. Whoro an act has been passed according to thc forms of thc constitu tion by the supreme legislative authority, and ts regularly cnrollod among the public statutes of tho couulry. Executive resistance to it, especially in times of high party excitement, would ho likely to produce violent collision between tho respective adhorcnts of the twe branches of thc Uovornmcnt. This would Ix simply civil war ; amt civil war must bo re sorted to only as thc last remedy for tho worst of evils. Whatever might tend to provoke il should bo most carefully avoided. Afaithfn and conscientious Magistrate will concede very much to honest error, and something: even to perverse, malice, before he will emlan ger the public peace ; and bc will not adop forcible measures, or such ns might lead ti force, as lung as those which uro peaceable re main open to him or to his constituents. I is true that cases may occur in which tho lix ooulivo would be compelled to stand on it; rights, ?nd maintain them, regardless of al consequences. If Congress should pass at act which is not only in palpable conflict witl tho constitution, but-will certainly, if carriei out, produce immediate and Inseparable injur to thc organic structure ed' thc Government ami if there bo neither judicial remedy tb tbs wrongs it indicts, nor power in thc poop! to protect themselves without the official ai of their elected th.-fender-if, for instance, lb legislative department should pwsnn act, eve through ad tho forms of law, to abolish a ci ordinate, department of th". ?q'Vorntnonl-i \ such a case tho President must take thc big I responsibilities of his office, and save tho lil of thc nation at all hazards." Thc President makes a good point again Congress on the working of thy)>" Tcnurc-n office" law passed by that body. But it is on the currency that thc Preside bespeaks tho statesman. A speedy return specie payments would greatly benefit tl South, as well as ibo balance of thc count r lu thc North and West, thc abundant curre cy inflates prices ; hore, wo do not oven ha currency, hut are ground down willi inilut prices. We speed tho return tn a specie bas Tho remainder of tl:;' Message will apipo next week. Taxes. On tho fourth page wili he found the i;t bill" <d't Lu. CANNY, for supporting thc ju visional State government for another yoi Thc taxes, no far as we can .seo. have boon j diciously laid. Wo regret losco that " pr Tray " is again in the harness. His noforit bids fair lo outrival tho "inevitable niggci Tho " capitation tax " is reasonable, and arc pleased to soo that Cen. CAN??Y will ( force tho payment of all tax is, either by pr mont in money or labor on thc roads. Tl class of persons, considerable in number, w have contended that, tho military alono h tho right to levy and collect taxes, will don less bo satisfied now. Wo hope they will as prompt to pay, as they were to [.ray for ii itary distraint heretofore ! >Ci?" Wc havo received tho " Elberton ( zcttc," a largo, weil filled sheet, edited a published by Mr. S. N. CAKPENTKR, foin ly of Anderson District. NEO no Um rmi IN NRW YORK Crrv Tho " Now York Tribuno" says :-? A ool od nativo of this city who owns hi? own hon earns a living by honest industry, and in a spectod member of a christian church, is allowed to drive his own horse and cart f do therewith tho carting of such merolia as may choose to employ him. Tho ordin ces of thc city forbid it. A black- man v should attempt to carn a living hy driving own coach and carrying passenger.! in would first bo beaten to jolly for his im dence, and then hauled before a magisti for violating tho ordinances of tho city." Creely accounts for this dop,',?) of thc rit' of tho negro from thc fact that thc city iso trolled by tho Democrats. Is tho civil ria bill inopcralivo in New York ? -? .. -~~ u Old Mother Watts," au she was o monly called in Ihiltiniore, is dead. I roaohod hor 103d year, and retained health, memory and interest in passing evr to tho uight of her death, in her young d she was a favorito slave of Mr. Thoroughg Smith, tho first Mnyor of Daitimoro. Hfiy Judgo Williams, of Pennsylvania announced ns tho author of thc majority portj-recoin mending im peach mont. o 1:11 <3-1 isr y\. ii*. von TUK K KOWBI: co.uiuEn. Examination, &o. Mr, Editor : On tho oVoning of thq 22d ult., wo turned asido from tho business thor oughfare, in Walhalla*, to witnoss the exami nai ion of tho students under the care of tho Kev. O. II. STRAUS. The examination was unusually interesting because of its practical and business-like char acter. We saw less use for boohs than is usually observed on like occasions, and hearti ly endorse the good sense of the Teacher in the course he pursued. Tho writer of this notice attempted to solve some propositions given to thc second class in Arithmetic, but j the prompt and hasty manner in which the . answers were given, threw mo in tho shade. Tho examination of tho first class, both in English Grammar ami Arithmetic, was truly interesting, and passed o?? with much credit both to Teacher and Students. At 7 o'clock, p. m., tho house was crowded to hear the speeches and dialogues, when Messrs. SMITH, MOAT.ISTKU, COATS, HOP KINS, KibiuntN, SPKAUS, Ht KM ANN, CAP PEI.MAN and other.':, too tedious to men lion, acquitted themselves well upon the stage. The Teacher, after twenty-one years* expe rience, is full of lifo, and loves to " teach tho young idea how to shoot." Walhalla is de cidedly a fast place : has supported two good HohooU duriug tho present year ; commenced the erection of a superb building for educa tional purposes, and has tn pros peo t a splen did Female Institute for 1808. Hurra for Walhalla ! RAMBLER. December f>, 1867* rou THE lt KO WU H CO Ult I Kit. linnonlc. The election of officers for Blue Ridge Lodge for the Masonic year 5808, took place on Saturday, thc 7th inst. The following brethren were elected : W. M. WOODTN, W. M. W. F. PAUKER, S. W. Jos. W. HOr.LKMAN, .1. W. J. W. F. THOMPSON, Troas'r. STILKS P. DKNDV, Secretary. Rev. FLBTOHKK SMITH, Chaplain. Thc: inst:.II;.I ?MU nf tho officers will take place in the Masonic Hail, on St. .John's the Kvnilgolist-Day, the 27th December, at 7 o'clock, p. m., to which all tho brethren are j invited. ll. W. PlKPKll, Secretary. December 10, 1.807. Tiie following brethren have been chosen officers of Keoweo Lodge, No. 70, A. F. M., for the ensuing Masonic year, and will be in j stalled on Tuesday, thc 2 Uh instant, at 11 o'clock, A. M. ROH'T. A. THOMPSON, W. M. JOHN OWENS, S. W. DAN I Kb HUCHES, J. W. L. THOMAS, Secretary. 'A. GlH.SON, Treasurer. J. T. STEELE, S. D. A. R. KNOX, J. I). Ron'T. KNOX, Tylor. ?". .v.r A terrible tragedy ha.? occurred in j Austrian Tyrol. A former after effecting a heavy insurance on hie houso and barns, set I fire ' i tho latter, ba! was discovered in the j aol hy Ono of his shepherds. Ho therefore killed tho shepherd and murdered his wife j and infant son, finishing by cutting his own throat. ??.V Tho Now Orleans Pienyuno " is op posed to " procuring white labor." It says: " Wo wan! white men herc to go lo work | th?m.iclvcj and not procuro h.bor. The sys tem of mercantile farming which has so long cursed tho South, and bred debt and idleness, must cease, or our decay will become ruin." ?i<.*" Tho amount of gold coined at Phila delphia during the past fiscal year was ?10,- | 072,000.80 ; at San Francisco i'18,225,000 ; of silver at Philadelphia, $257,100..13 ; at Sim Francisco ?780,013.."ii ; of bronzo and nickel and ooppor, at Philadelphia, $1,870, 5 Wi. Total number of pic?os struck, 51,110, 881. -.?Mt * 0?? ^C/" Cen. (!rant's corrected estimates for the anny reduce-; tho sum to 837,0U0,u00. HoltUtCbK BA lt MA II PH KB P.Y AN AFRICAN KINO.-Tho latest nowa from Abyssinia do velopos King Thcodoro in a still moro blood thirsty aspect. He had made an expedition to the small Island of Motrnta, in tho Lake Tana, and put ovcry inhabitant to death by "n'Oj thou ho made a trip to Ifag, a nourish ing town in Foggara, seized 1,500 peasants, placed them in live largo houses and burned them alive. It is said there is now not a sin gle man, woman or child, alive, between Do bia Tabor and EmfraS, on thc borders i f Dom bea. in the camp, his Majesty has been pur suing the same game. Having heard that 2,000 of his troops wished to desert, ho had them surrounded by tho otb;;-,; anti their thron ls cut li':.. cr.Ltle ; t he mothers, wives, -....lldren and nearest, volati ves of tho men be ing pistoled by the soldiery. 205 chiefs of districts havo had their hands and feet cutolf and have been left to starve. DECAPITATED. - Wo learn that undor or dors of General Howard, Gilbert Pillsbury, (whito,) and U.C. DcLargo, (col or od,""t of Charleston ; S. A. Swuils, (whito,) o f Kingstreo; J. J. Wright, (colored,) of Beau fort, have been discharged from further sor vico in the Freedmen's Bureau on account of haying been elected to thc Convention. Shurtlcff (democrat) has boon elected Mayor of Boston. The first eventof thc kind muco Jackson's glorious days. From Washington. WASHINGTON, Deo. 4.-Tho ratification of tho fourtoontli article of tho Constitution by Nobraska was prcs?nted. A memorial from sumo Kentucky soldiors, rolativc lo tho al leged disloyalty of Kentucky .State officers, wa? prcsontod. Drake offered a concurrent resolution, that the President had transcended his constitutional powers in the language of j his mbssago referring to reconstruction. Tho | language used was derogatory to the dignity of Oongross, and a usurpation of their rights and privileges, lt lies over. A motion to print extra copies of the President's message elicited a debato, ventilating thc views of sev eral Senators. The question of printing thc message was postponed. A hill amending re- j construction so as to rcquiro only a majority of the votes east to call a Convention was re ferred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill passed, declaring live members of the Su preme Court a quorum. A bill pledging coin payment of bends was discussed, and, after oxcculivc session, adjourned. 1 ii thc I louse, the Secretary ol' the Treasury Called for tho report of the amount of Govern ment funds deposited with national banks A bill for thc belter protection of American cit izens abroad was referred. Thc biil repealing the collen lax was resumed. An amendment reducing tho tax to one cent per pound was lost. An amendment that tho Court of Claims shall have no jurisdiction over claims for cot ton tux, either collected or to bc collected, and the bill as it came from tho Committee, were passed, without amendment-nays 20. The bill simply abolishes the tax, commencing with next year's crop, but continues it on the present crop. Adjourned. WASHINGTON, December!").-Thc report to the Radical caucus stales that one hundred :it!?l seventy-eight .speakers and organizers h ive boon lidded hythe Committee, and that ninny more have been employed willi pecuni ary assistance by tho Stale (.'om m ii toes. Thc caucus devoted tho. entire session lo thc cou* sidcratioil of thc canvass South. General Stocdman had a slight attack of vertigo yesterday but is on the street this morning. Tlie following is thc text of (he Hill intro duced itt lae Semite hy -Mr. Wilson yester day : Iii. it enacted, Ole., Thal so much of the several Acts relating lo Reconstruction as re quin: a majori ly ol' t hc registered voters to de termine any election on the ratification of Cou" slilutionn framed by Conventions elected nu der the pi osent provisions of said Acts is hereby repealed, and at any ole: tien which lias been, or may hereafter bo. held for Con ventions or ratification of Constitutions framed thereby, a majority ol' the votes east at such election shall determine the result. WASHINGTON, December 6.-In thc Sen ate, resolutions of tho Louisiana Convention, asking the repeal of the cotton tax, were pre sented. Several financial bills wore presen ted and referred. A concurren) resolution that the President's message, in its allusion to re construction, was derogatory to the dignity of CougrCKS, was sot for 1 o'clock on Monday, Tho Senate held a short executive session and adjourned to Monday. in the (lome, itielfectual efforts wcremado to legislate un currency and taxes. Bout v.ell resumed his irgumont on impeachment. Wilson followed, and moved tho tn bl i tig the whole mutter. Tho demand for tho previous question wassocomlcd, but tho votes was staved off hy a vet.! of DJ to 108. Adjourned lill to-morrow. internal revenue rocoipls from spirits dir ring tho fiscal year, ending in .June last &28, 2?!V:;;0. Customs re e!?its from 25th lo 30th uti., inclusive, ?1,093,000. Internal revenue re ceipts to-day ?021,000. The vote yesterday in the Senate, striking "white" from tho Dis ti io t laws and ordinan. ces, was strictly a parly indication that, the lute elections have had no effect on Senatorial radicalism. The proceedings in the House lo-day indi cate 55 for impeachment and HO against. On tho Republican sido of the House there is 50 majority opposed to impeachment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. - llou*o.-After unimportant business impoaehmcut was ro I'.umcd with fiUibustcring lcd by Logan. Fi nally Wilson withdrew the motion to table, and a vote was taken on tho majority resolu tion ordering impeachment and it was lost by 57 to 108-absent i?l. A motion to recon sider and to lay motion to reconsider on tho table prevailed, and thus impeachment ends. A resolution suspending tho power of thc Secretary of thc Treasury to contract thc cur rency prevailed by one hundred and twenty eight to thirty-two. Tho House wont into committee on tho message, and pending ibo debato, the Recon struction Committee, to which ?teVons re quested scvcnd points of V.'-i message be re. furred, was douoiJUOCM tis an obstruction to reconstruction. Stevens' struggles against the turning tide, excite admiration and pity. No ono heeds tho vindictive utterances of the worn-out toador. WASHINGTON, Dec. 0.-?-A bill, striking " white " from tho District laws and ordinan ces, pnssed-100 to 38. It goes to tho Pres ident. WASHINGTON, Deo. 10.-In tho Sonato, Mr. Wilson introduced his bill, removing po litical disabilities from 218 Alabamians. Mr Doolittle g:ivo notification of an amendment to tho Reconstruction Acts, providing that all persons offering to vote, on adoption of Con stitutions, who do not possess the qualifications roquirod by tho States prior to ttio robollion, shall possess ono of threo qualifications-first, service in the army of tho United States at cast OHO yotir ; second, ability tu read and Viii-*** lersland ibo nallu'o of an oath; or, third/uR' possess ?200 frcohold, in Ids own or wifcls* right. The abovo was olfered ns an amend- . mont lo Wilson's bill, making a majority of voters, instead of a majority of thoso rogiav lured, necessary to carry tho Constitution.-' Wilson said he did not know that it would bil* no ?cssiuy to ?asa his bill. Davis said this was awhile niau s (?overtnent, and cve.-would'? ho; the freemon of this country would never' consent lo have a President, forced on thom by negro electoral votes. Ho wanted this ke slie to come quickly, and invited Wilson te" press on with his bill. Stewart said negro* suffrage would not be thc issue next fall, andi proceeded to defend the Reconstruction Aot* Doolittle's amendment was referred to? the; Judiciary Committee. Adjournod. Di thc House, thc Speaker announced thatt tho Reconstruction Committee-resuscitated by yesterday's action-would consist of Ste vens, Rout well, Din. h nu, Farnsworth, Iliul burd, Hramhatl, Payne, Drunks and Deck. but two Democrats. Slovens' confisca lion bill ol' last session carno up. and nftcr sevemil speeches in opposition, tho matter was post poned lo the 21st January. A concurrent resolution was adopted, to adjourn from tho 20th instant to thc Otb January. Adjourned. LONDON, Deo. -I.-Detail? from Ceylon ?Ute tbut at Calcutta thc loss of life aud prop erty is fearful. 1,000 persona perished, Hud 30,000 habitations wore destroyed in tho vi cinity. internal revenue receipts, today, *3,813 ooo. , ' LONDON, December 0.-Tho " Tim?/* commenting in severe terms on President Johnson's message, says il is hard to sec where the hope of thc American people lies-be tween Johnson on one side, and Steve?? ou the other. The President's remarks coupled with Stanley's recent despatch on the Ala bama claims, creates considerable distrust iu financial circles. j Ronlier said, without France, Italy could I not have saved Rome from revolution. Derby said, tn the House of Lord's, that Stanley refused to join thc Roman Conference, until the basis was settled. Jt'&~ John T. Huffman has been elected Mayor of New York by a majority over both Weed and hilling. Full returns give tho following result: Hoffman, 02,921 j Wood, 22,0512 j Darling, 18,405. II oilman's major ity over Wood, 40,000; Hoffman's majority over Darling, 44,400; Hoffman's majority over both Wood and Darling, 21,031. Total vole of thc city, 10 1,228. Ii Y iVE IE 1ST EJ ?? Li . ~" MAUKII-.i), on tho 8th December, instant, by Rev. ll. T. AasoM). WM. II VMILTON, Uso., aired Tl yeaiM, lijm. Wi??: ?AHAll T. COLLETT, aged 20--ill '>f l'io?fftns. BOUNTY LANI) A Ca I) Ml Y 'Pilli liXI-.H01.SKS Of lids Institution will bc Mt 1 sumed onilic fust Monday In February, 18l>8, l'or thc scholastic term ol' len mom lis, inehulmg lour weeks vacation, ni priers in currency rang tug ns follows! fi li. $0?. $18. $21 ami $30 per scholar, "tildie*, Ihiglisli niel l.'lassicnl. When a pupil puters II>OI> o muir!cr he will be charged . for t hat ijmirlor, mi I csu in case ol' providential lilli? dru neo. Twocentq perihiy extra will be charged ('.o' nay s-.diolars. Hoarding. proo<l mid cheap. Tim Academy is sttutilcd six miles below Willimill, on the lillie Itidgo I tai I road. Prompt p*/nie?iie ipiireil at thc close ol' thc. school. W. T. CIdiVHLAKI>. Doo 12, 1??'.7 \Z 3 P. S.-Thoso indebted for Tuition ot pvewnt mus? make payment, as the limes will not .v.hait ol' indulgence. Vf. T. f?. I- Anderson Inlclligcntiev cony once and ?end bill to Walhalla. Ordinary's Sa ic. 1>Y virtue of an order di root 0(1 to i?e by \T\ ? V). Holcombe, Esq., Ordinary of Picken? District, I will sell to tho highest bidder at Picken? Court House, on Salcdivy in January next, T ?B 3? ll E A ff- ESTAT li OF SAMUEL ALBF.RSON, DECEASED, Sit?ale in Piekons District, South Carolina, nu Little Hiver, and known as thc Home placo, Containing t ine Hundred and Sixty Acres moro I or le is, ami adjoining hinds of William Whit ! mi;e, Philip Snood and oilier.?. This property is sold ut tho risk of thc former purchaser. TRUMS OP SALK.-On a credit of twelve months, with interest; tho purchaser to givo bund and approved security to tho Ordin ary, with a mortgage of tho promisee, if deemed necessary by him lo scoiiro the payment of tho nu rehuso money, except tho cost, which mnsl ho paid in Cash, and to pay extra for tillea nod stamps. L. THOMAS, B.PJ>. Sheri IPs Office, Doc 12, 1807 td? Chango of Schedule on Groenvillo and Columbia Railroad, kN and after Friday, tho 0th instant, Pas? songor trains will run daily, (Sundays ex cepted, ) as follows : Leave Columbia, 7 00 a m Leave Alston, 8 55 a ni Lciivo Nowborry, 10 35 a. m Arrive at Abbeville, il 30 p in Arrive nt Anderson, ft lft p in Arrive at Oreenvillo, 0 00 p m Loavo O roon vi I lo 0 00 a m Loavo Anderson, 0 <4o a, m. Arri vp ut Abbovillo, il 4ft a (ty Louve Newberry, 1 25 p rn, Arrive at Alston, 3 00 p m Arrive ut Columbia, ? 00 p ni Trains on tho Rino llidgo Railroad will id no run daily. Sutdloys oxeoptod, conn joting, with tho up nml down trains on tho ( I roon villaand Columbia, Railroad, as follows: Louve Anderson ut ft 20 p. m, Leave Pendleton ut 0 20 p, a\ Arrive ul Walhalla at 8 00 p ut Loavo Walhalla ut 4 00 ft rn, Loavo Po lld loton at 5 40 a gu Arrive at Audorsoh at 0 40 a fji. Tho train will roturn from Hulton to Anderson on Monday,and Friday morning!?. J AM KS O, MEREDITH^