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j^j^^^ l*^?*mm- ?- t - ^ j. ? - ill ) J - jj"** I I I ?K I ll I ll?.Ml i j'"' nil', i , I ? ' ''' ' "' jm mm, SMJTU 4>v WALtiAkfcA, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1878. b ProfftHfaiariQl r^^a I ?i - JA- ?...?-r-=TT=Z5----_ir^\ i --1 NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN VOLUME XIII KO. 14 WM/O) K&HP '?blli?' S.' WER. &SX*H & VERNE! ATTORNEYS A F L A t ND , < . ., Solicitors in Equity, \V*ill oractico in tho State Courin the Eighth Judicial Circuit and in t huted .State? Court O?ee on Publie Square, Withal I <C Jan 6, 1870 8 tf s. MCGOWAN, ii. A. TIJPSON Abb?vlll?;1 S O Walli, S C MCGOWAN & THOM?>N> A T T O RNE Y S A T\? A % Will give prompt attention to eBusiness confided to them in tho State, <hty, and United Staten Courta. Office on Court Rouse Squa)*, BbWa, ?S C . *i| joMo?jpnrtttor, M ft. ?iiteoN, Will also practice in tho Courte of Pic- s, Groon ville and Anderson. January, 1870 J_ tf TH?$T/Pp OF SOUtlfaoUNA, 4P?u^?,t3r of Ocjnee. j Ju tho Court of Com mo: le as Sidney D.ivis und Warren ll is, Plain tiffs, ugniust A. Uornog, Sfviui? Ex ecutor of tho jost' Will aridpamcnt ol Samuel Knox', deceased, Mi Knox, hi; "widow, LouUa Grisham, v of W. S ' Grishain, Antoinette Ncvilljfo of Joht .C. Nevill, Faonio Hardy, }o of Joht Hardy, Susan J. WrightJo of Join Wright, Leila Lee, wifcofnso M. Leo 'isabella Knox, Thomas px, Satnue Knox, James T. Knox, Fart J. Wiight (ncc Knox,) widow of Miara Knox deceased, and his eight o'lren, to wit Fletcher Knox, TugolooCnox, Luo; Oobb Knox, Samuel KndShoal Creel Knox, Matthew Knox, anio Drano! Knox and Willie Joe KnC heirs-at lat of Samuel Knox, dcoensolJcfendunts-* C?mpUiint for Specifl9*crforma net '. Relie/, tf;c i To the Defendants above'med: \7 QU aro hereby BU minuma nd require JL to answer tho compluirjin this actior whioh is filed in thc officpf tho Clerk t Cotmyon. Picas, for the saiilouoty, nnd t servo u copy of your nnrr to tho sai complaint on tho subscribo! his office, o the publio square in Wallia, S. C., with! tw??ty\days alter the servt hereof, exclu sivc,of tho du y of such sfioc; ?nd if yo tail to answer thc complat within the tim aforesaid, the plaintiffs indis action wi apply to thc Court for thtflief demande ian thc complaint. 'Dated Juouary 1, 1878 .?TI / n i" si DENDY, Plutiffs' Attornoy, To thc absent Defer.nts: A Corno, 'Surviving lCxooutor of io last Will nt Testament of Samuel Kin, deoeuscd, Mai Knox, his widow, LouisGrishom, wife *W. S. Grisham, Fane Hardy, wife John Hardy, Susan J Wright, wife . John Wright, Leila Li Wife of Jesse ? Leo, Thomas Knox, Isailla Knox, Samu Knox, James T. Knox, ko notico that tl ?complaint ond summons* the above stat* action wus filed in tho ?co of th? Clerk tho Court of Commot Pleas for Ocon 'County, S. C., on thorst doy of Jonuai 11878, for specific perfoionoc, relief, &o. 3. P DENDY, PintifiV Attornoy. Jan. 3, 1878 7-6 'STATE QF S0U!H CAROLIN. OOajJNYV QI OOQNIgg,, In the Gonrt oTrial Justice. -T. S. Miller, Plaintiff, s Emily Harris. T. fondant-Money Doned on Note-Aline ment-SUMMONS. 1*0 Emily Harris, defcinnl in thia nOlioti, $ . Are hereby smnmom to answer the co plaint in this action wbh ls tiled in my offi nt Walhalla Court Hom, and to Servo a cc of your answer on mo # rtiy office, at Walha Court House aforesaid,tdthlli twenty days fr the service of this mimons upon you, exe nivo of the day of ??vice. If you fail answer tho complaint \thin the timo afores ?judgment Will bo rcndo>d for the plaintiff 'sixty three dollars wilfinterost thereon fr 1st .?Atitmry, 1,809-losshreo dollars with int tstthef??n from 24th onotobor, 1873- tegci Vith tho OOSls of this aeon. 'GIVEN under my had and seal tho 18lh < , <of January, 1S78. ? ( S. I, JOHNS, 1,8 /'rial Jtibtioo. I >-v .Jan 2'4, 1878 10-0 ^OTTCTTFTIHL SETTLEMENT Vf OTIC E is hereby g>en that application ' 4 t bo made to Uiolm? Lewis, Ksq., Judge Probate of Oeonco Canty, nt his office in STJourl House, nt Widhlln, S. C.. on Friday, '16th day of March hut, at 12 o'clock M.. leave to moko a dual utilement of the estait .lMnthnn CrjX, dcocascdia lunatic, nnd to be i chargea1 thorofron? ' al commitlco from i ?estate. ALEX. D?YCE, Sn., Committee Janiii, 1878 ll?< jdsfSlV" ' " C0L ^CTH^y So,c ""' i continuance for n|y lcngtb.of limo, ca irritation of the lungs, Or ?orno ohronio th 'affection Nogleot oftmtimcB results in ? incurable lang diso*?. BROWN'S BR .CH IA b TROCMIKShav* proved thoir efftcnoj te test for many years, md will almost invari ?Ive Inmediato roliof. Obtain only BROV BRONClHAt TROCHUS, and do not taxe vi tho worthless imitations that may bo offc ?oo. 6, 1877 8-4 V K ti KT INE . Her Own Words. .. BA?TIMORE,Mb.,."Pcb. ih, 18(7. .Mn. II H. STEVENS-Bear Sir*: Since several ?ttare ? linVo got & Bore nnd Very painful foot.1 had some physicians, brit they coiildn'l cure mo. Nov? 1 ImVe heard, of your VKOKTIWK from' n lady who was Bick for a long lime, and became all well from jour VEOKTINK, and I went and, bought mc ono bottle of VKOKTINS, and after I had unod ono bbl tlc, the pains left me, nnd it began te treal, and then I bought one other bot tle, and so I take lt yet I thank God for this remedy and yoursolf; ami wishing every sufferer may pay attention to it. lt is n blessing for health. MRS. C. KUADB, 038 West Baltimore Stroet. Safe and Sure MR. II. It. STEVENS. In 187iivrur VBOETINB was recommended to mo; and, yielding to tho persuasions of a friend, I consontod to try it. At tho timo I was suffering from gonornl debility and ner vous prostration, superinduced by ovorwork and irregular habits. Its Wonderful strength ening and curative properties seemed to nffeot my debilitated system from tho first dose, and under its persistent uso I rapidly reoovorod, gaining more than usual health and good feeling. Since then I have not hesitated to givo VEOF.TINE my most unqualified indorse ment as being a safe, sure ami powerful ngont in promoting health and restoring the wasted svMem tn new lile and energy. VEGPTINE is tho only medicine I uso, and in long as-1 live I never expect to tinda belier. Yours truly, W. II. CLARK, 120 Monterey Street, Allegheny, Poon. VEOETINE Tho Best Spring Medicine. CHARLESTOWN. H. ll. STEVENS-Dear Sir: This is to corlify that I havo used your "Blood Preparation" in my family for several years, ntid think tha't for scrofula or cnnkorous humors or rheumatic affections it ontinot be exocllod; andas a blood purifier and spring medicine it is thc beal thing I have ever used, and I have used almost every thing. I can cheerfully recommend it lo any mo in need of such a medicine. Yours respect fully, Mas. A. A. DINSMORK, 10 Russell Stroet. VI?? ETI NE. What is Neodod. BOSTON, Feb. 31, 1871. H. R. STEVENS. Esq-Dear Sir: About ono ,'onr since I found myself in a feeble condition from general debility. VKOKTINK was strongly recommended to mc by a friend who had been much benefited by ils usc. I procured Ibo nrti le. mid, alter using several bottles, waa re stored to heall h and discontinued its usc. I id quito confident (lint lhere is no medicino superior 10 it for those complaints for which it is especially prepared, and would cheerfully re commend it to those who feel I hut .they need something to restore them lo perfect health. lt esp ec I hilly y OUTS, U. L. I'KTTKNC I M., Firm of S. M. Pettengi.ll & Co., No. 10 State Street, Boston. VE? ET I NE. All Have Obtained Relief. SOOTH BERWICK, ME., Jan. 17, 1872. II. ll. STEVENS, Ksq-Dear Sir: I havd had dyspepsia in ils worst form for thc last len yearn, and havo taken hundreds of dollars' world of medicines without obtaining any relief. In September last- I commenced taking thc VBOETINE, since which lime my health bas steadily improved, My food digests well, and I havo gained fifteen pounds of llcsh. There are several others in this plac? taking VKOKTINK and all have obtained relief. Yours truly, '0 THOMAS F.. MoonK, Overseer of Card Uooin, Portsmouth Co.'s Mills. VEC?ETIAE Prepared hy H. ft. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Vegetine ls Sold by all Druggists EXEMPTION OF PERSONALTY. fTOTlCH is hereby given that Mrs. Sallie J. 1 Sloan, widow of Di James M. Sloan, de ceased, has made application to mo for an ex emption of ihc personal estate of said deceased, and I will pass upon thc same on Monday, thc 4th day of March next, at ll o'clock A. M., in my office, in thc Court House, nt Walhalla, S.C. 1UC ll Alli) LEWIS. Judge of Probate Oconeo county Jan 31, 1878 ll-4t NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. VJOTIOE is hereby gi von that application will IN be made to Richard Lewis. Ksq., Judge of Probnto of Oconeo county, at his olflco in the Court House, nt Walhalla, on Saturday, March 2d, for leave lo make a final settlement, of Ibo estate of Wm. B. F. Corbin, minor, and to be dis charged therefrom. FRANCIS E. CORBIN, Guardian. Jan 31. 1878 U-4t :FOTXTZ?*?3 CELEBRATED Horse and Cattle Powdery; Tuts prci>*r?Uon, lone* and fkvordbly known, will thoroughly re Invigorate broken down and low-spirited hones, by strengthening and eleaaslnsr tb? stomach and Intestines. It J? a ?uro preventive of all dlsMse? SHnSQSt Incident to thia animal, suoh as LUNG HTM*, OMNDRRP, YELLOW \^ ./ATlsR, HEAVES, COUOII8, DIS TEMPER, FEVERS), FOUNDER, I.0S8 Of. APPETITE AND VITAL ENERGY, st?. IH tue improves tho wind, I nore JU?? the appetite give? aimooth and glossy akin-and transform* the miserable skeldon intofcfiii? looking" and spirited horso. <i ? _ . To keepert of Cow? (ht? prepara tion ls Invaluable? lt ls a lure pre vontlve against Rinderpest, Bellew Hom, etc It has been proven by actual experiment to (noreaae tho .tiuantitjf of Jnllk and cfciuri twenty per teni; ?nd tn ?ko tho hotter lim? n-and .weet. In fattening cattle, lt give! them an appetite, loosens their hide, and wakes them thrive muon faster? -1 r ....... th aft disease? of H wino, euch as Cough?, Ulcers ld the Lungs, Liver, Ac., this ar tlcle net* ?* aspecific ny putting from one-, half a paper td n paper In a barrel of ?will thy abovedlteascs will be eradi cated or entirely prevented. If given In time, a certain preventive and eure for tho Hog Cholsra. DAVID E. i'OUTZ, Proprietor?1 .BALTIMOnH, Md. 38oldbyDrngalBtsandStorokc^r^rsthrous[h. eut tho Unltcd?tate?, Canadae.ndH, America. . / . ? . I i .!.<??< - Kvrpvttfi ? FancJ, sweet and truont sprite, Steals'ob" wings os feathers light, Draws a voil o'er Reason's eye, Aud bids tho guardiou sooses ?y* >i Soft she whispers to tho wind, Como, nod trouble leave behind. She banishes thc fiend Despair, And shuts tho eyes of waking Care. Nor dread nor harm, she dauntless flios Where frowning rocks nnd mountains risn^ Stands smiling, and with list'ning oar, $T Nor sturts and dismayed ot pallid Four. In sadness sweet wo turn to theo, ' Bright Fancy, with thy treasures froo; Thou dost our lonely hours beguile, Aud bid tho heart ia gladness smile. [From tho Columbia Rogister.] Result of tho Caucus, Tho great event of yesterday was tho Democratio caucus to nominate candidates for Cirouit Judges, which excited general interest throughout tho city. Tho friends of tho various oandidates were busy during tho day, nnd OB tho hour approached for thc caucus to assemble, the greater interest was folt as to the result, in consequence of rumors floating bore and thero os to tho Intentions of' certain members to throw bombshells and other explosivo substances into the porty. These, rumors were princi pally rotating to tho re-election of Judges. Muokey and Cooke, whose hosts of friends outside of thc caucus were nuxious to know tim destiny of tho men who incurred thc unending hostility of their own political associates in tho last campaign, by reason of their devotion and manly espousal of the? Democratio cause. Fortunately these ex plosive materials wero not convenient, or had prematurely become exhausted, ?nd tho caucus was conducted without thc uso of nitro-glycerine. Tho emeus assembled in the hall of Representatives ot 4 o'clock, and was presided over by Senator Crittenden, of Qloenville, with Hon. Charles Petty os Secretary. On taking thc chair, Senator Crittenden spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the Caucus: You aro usscinblcd under tho call of your Executive Committee for the purpose of making nom inations for thc ofiiocs of Circuit Judges to fill thc vacancies occasioned by thc decision of tho Supreme Court of this State in rela tion to tho Third Judicial Cirouit. and tho resignations caused thereby of tho Judges of tho First, Second, Fourth Sixth and Eighth Circuits. In tho absence of iustruo tious to thc contrary, nominations will ho reeoivod by the chair in thc numciioul ordor of thc existing vacancies. 1 will state that under the rules odoptcd by the caucus, it requires two-thirds of nil tho Democratio mombcrs of tho Goncrol Assembly to make a nomination. According to thc roll of the Secretary there aro 118 Democratic members in tho two houses, It will require, there fore, 00 votes tn make a nomination; nnd now, gentlemen, before proceeding to tho gravo and important duty for which wc have assembled, let mo invoke upon your deliberations a spirit of toleration and for beareoce, Why should nny Democratic member of this caucus be intolerant of thc diverse opinions of others? Are wo not all actuated by tho samo motives and ardent desire for tho good of tho State? Aro wc not all striving for tho some object-tho honor and tho welfare of tho State? I assort now that all thc differences between us upon tho important matters for which wc have assembled arc entirely in relation lo tl. ? best moans of reaching the samo end. Having, then, thc same high object in view isnd differing only in regard to tho best menus of attaining that objcot, let us discuss these differences in a spirit of toleration and forbearance, nnd then lot, us decide them by tho time honored Democratio rule of submission to tho majority. You aro herc in your legislativo capacity, ?nd in this caucus ns tho representatives of tho Democracy of South Carolina. Tho first proposition modo was in (ho nature of a preamble and resolution by Senator Lipscomb, of Newberry, to tho general effect that no person should bo nominated for tho ofiioo of Circuit Judgo oxocpt a straighout, uncompromising Do moorati This oauscd considerable debate, nnd was fin illy defeated by a largo vote. Thereupon Senator Lipscomb nnd h. W. Youman of Ham well, retired from tho cau cus, lion, C. 0- Mcmroingcr offered a r?solu lion that nil tho former incumbents, except Wiggins, bo re-elected to their positions, with tho understanding that they tender their resignations, to take effect at tho expi ration nf their unexpired term, which was also rejected. Tho customary resolution was adopted, binding nil members present to sustain tho nominations, and thou tho contest was fairly entered, with tho racers all on tho track. Ono hundred and eighteen members were present; sixty necessary to a choice. Tho circuits wero takon up in regular order, beginning with tho Charleston Cir-* eu it, nnd the voto was laked viva voce. On the first ballot, lion. H. C. Pre ?si y, (Vi; S. Dibblo, 10; T. M. llnnokol, 10. For tho Second Cirouitj thero was also a single ballot, in which lion. A. P Aldrich, of RnrnWell, received 89 votes, and Col. W. I Elliott, of Beaufort, 25 votes. 1 For tho Third Cirouit, Hon. A. J. Shaw waa'unanimously ohoson by noola mo tion For 'tho fourth Circuit, there Were Rovcral ballots, which were divided between Hon.'J. fl- Hudson, of: Marlboro, Col. J. 0. Bluo, of Marion,. Hon. A. C. Spain, of Darlington, Hen. \V. W. Harlleo, of Ma rion* and Ji.dgo 0. P. Townsend. On tho tho fourth ballot, Col. Hudson wae selected ns tho nominee, rcociviug 78 v?tes. For thc Sixth Circuit, tho oontcst was between Judgo rJ\ J. , Mackey, of Chester, aqd Hon. 1. D, Witherspoon, of York. On the first ballot thoro was a tic, and on thc third ballot tho voto stood as follows: Mackey, 59j Witherspoon, 48. Judgo "Jookoy was declared tuc nomiooo of tho *;UCU3. tutV01" tIlc K'Ktn Circuit, thc battle waa ? ?j?n botwecn Judge Thompson H. Cooke, of Lveonville, and Hun. Thomas Thomson, of Abbcvillo. Tho voting WOB as follows: First ballot-Thomson, 53: Cojko, 62. Second ballot-Thomson, 56; Cooke, 48. Third ballot-?Thomson, Ol; Cooke, 43. Col. Thomson was declared tho nominoo for tho Eighth Circuit, and tho caucus immediately adjourned, forgetting to pass a resolution that tho' press bo furnished with the official r.rocccdiugs, which will aocount for any brevity in regard to thc resolutions. The result was nnuouueed ot 9 o'clock ofter tho caucus had been iu session exactly five hours. Tho uows in regard to Judgo Cooke's d?font was generally received with regret by Democrats on tho outside, while a number of Radical negroes iu tho lobby rejoiced noisily over thc event. It was evident that they were moro delighted than over any ovent sinoo I lampton was inaugu rated, and this is thc undoubted fooling among Republicans, who gloat over tho ohagrin of their formet political associate. Wo state tho foot morely for its significonco "without comment," llut wo desire to express tho opinion that thc Legislature will do a just, thncly and graceful net to oloct Judge Cooko as ono of thc commission to codify tho law? of thc Stato, and we believe that it will bo done, if ho will accept tho position. ' A curious feoturo connected with thc caucus was that tho viva voce sy.stcm was used, when tho Supremo Court hus so re cently decided against that plan of selecting Circuit J udges. ? - COSCllESSIOiV.tl, l*KOCEEDI\OS WASHINGTON, February 13 -Kerna:?, of New York, presented tho memorial of tho New York Board of Trude and Trans portation, signed by the nlliccrs thereof and ? large number of business men, members of I hui organization, remonstrating against the passago of tho silver bill, and setting forth the inconvenience of silver coin in busineps transactions, which was laid on thc table, thc bill uow being before thu Sonate. In the Seoatc, tho silver bill occupied thc day. During tay morning hour, Mr. Morrill called up tho Ilou.->o joint resolution de olaring that a reduction of tho tex on dis tilled spirits is inexpedient, und said it was important it should bo neted upon now. Tho distilleries throughout the country wore being ruined from tho fact that they were unable to dii-pose of thc stock on hand on account pf the uncertainty ns to what Congress would do. Ho had numerous letters nod petitions urging the Senate tc aot upon tho resolution. Mr Merriman, of North Carolina, suid this matter wosof.grc.it importance to bit constituents, and he hud understood that thc declaration of the House on this suhjeel was not final, lt was a matter too soriou; to bo passed over without full consideration He thought tho distillation and tnbsoci interests wcro oppressively taxed. Ht objooted to tho present consideration of tin resolution, but the Vioo President decidei a singlo objection would not prevent iii consideration, it having been reported yes terday. Mr. Merrimon then demanded tin yens and nays on its passage. Mr. Heck, of Kentucky, said bo wn unxious that (hero should bo a reduction o tho tux on whiskey und tobacco, bolievini that tho true revenue point was below thu now established, bat tobacco was not con corned in this resolution. The action tukei by thc House of Representatives hud bcci such-os to satisfy him that no chango in th tax on distilled spirits would bc mudoutthi session of Congress. Mr. Merrimon said he was aware t business being affected on account of th uncertainty ns to tho notion of Congres! but tho passage of this resolution w<>ul have groat weight in pissing a similar res( lution in regard to tobacco. Many person wcro anxious fur a reduction of thc tax u these articles, and tho tax should bo poi upon incomes. Pending thu discussion, tho mornin hour expired and tho joint resolution wi laid asido! Jlland's silver bill being resumed, M Merrimon, of North Carolina, spoke ot tl importance of tho pending measure and tl advantage derived from its full discussio Ile condemned the doirionotl'/.ition of ii I VC and argued that the ac? of 187H was pass? I without being properly discussed. I j spoke at length us to thc peculiar fitness both gold and silver to serve the purpose inonoy, and -?aid tho demonetization silver was tho very nonio ol folly. Tl discussion was .continued to a Into ho without action. lu tho House, tito tedious monotony ai dullness ol tho discussion on tho milita academy bill was rolioved by a personal ai political altercation, which brought in t ({UOStiou of tho management of thc U Presidential struggle. Thc alleged bargain for tho withdrawal of troops from Louisiuna and South Carolina, tho famous Wormly conferonco and thc pouding prosecutions of thc members of tho returning boord in Now Orleans. Thc discussion grow out of some unpleasant colloquy n few days ago between Howitt, of Now Yotk, on tho other side, and Aiken, of South Carolina, and House, of Tonnessce, ou thc other side. Aiken had on that occasion expressed the opinion that West Point should bo brought to thc hammer nnd sold. Hewitt had attributod th.u sentiment to Southern hostility to tho institution, which hud turned out such gallant officers as West Point had, and House had stigmatized Howitt es n deina goguo who had elaudcrcd tho whole Southern people. To day Howitt brought up tho subject again, and oxplaincd away any oflfunsivo imputation against thc South, which expla nation House, of Tennessee, ococptcd, on his side, and treated os entirely satisfactory, but not so Aiken, as to whom and to his Stato Hewitt had only nddod a fresh sting in his remarks to dr.y. Ho reasserted House's chargo of demagogucism, named Davis, Loo, 'Jackson, tho two Johnsons, and other Southern Generals, os reflecting honor mid glory on West Point, eulogized Union officers graduates of that institution, with whom bc had measured hied on tho battle field, while thc gentleman (Hewitt) had only served his country through a paid substitute, and finally, us a partisan shaft, aimed at Hewitt, said West Point bad never produced nu Esau, a Benedict Arnold, or a man who had told tho Presidency. This chargo brought Hewitt to his feet again, and ho related tho whole story, so fur as ho was concerned with thc lato Presi dential election, aud said that if thc Presidency lind boon sold, no Northern mun had done it. Garfield and Foster, cf Ohio, nnd Halo, of Muino, joined in tho discussion, which nt times waa very excited, Garfield declaring that thorn had been no bargain to give thc Presidency to Hayes, and denouncing tho prosecution of Wells and Anderson as a truculent proceeding. lillis, of Louisiana, who lind been out of thc hall during thc disons.don, nnd who had evidently becu ill informed of tho purpose of Hewitt's remarks about him, obtained thc floor, and (assuming that Hewitt had held himself aud his colleagues responsible for thc Presidential bargain) declared that the lips which uttered tho assertion that Louisiana, or any representative of Louisi ana, or any authorized agent of Louisiana, had ever bartered, or sought to barter, or entertained n proposition to barter, away thc interests of tho Democratic party or the interests of tho whole peoplo of tho Union in thc election of Samuel J. Tilden, lied in his heart and lied in Iiis foul throat. Mr. lillis then wont on to relato thc conferonco at tho Wormly Hotel, mention ing as thc actors on that occasion himself, E. A. Hurko, of Louisiana, and Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, on tho Democratic side, und on tho Republican side, Mr, Gar field, Mr. foster, ex Gov. Dcneisou, Stanley Matthews, Senator (now Secretory of tho Treasury) Sherman. Ho declared that there wus no bargain or talk of bargain; that thc only matter which transpired was nu intcroliungo of views, nnd that ho and his friends relied upon tho assurances of these, Mr. Huyes' close friends, na to what were bia views and sentiments io regard to Louisiana and South Carolina These gentlemen had pledged nothing for Mr. Huyes They had bound him by no promise, by no pledge. The language they had held was, "we know him; we know his sentiments toWHids the South; we know that ho believes in flic self-government of those States, and without speaking authori tatively for him, we will say that, in our opinion, fie wi il give tho blessing of n free government to those States; that ho will lift ?bein front thc blood and dust in which they havo been trampled, nnd that (in tho language of Mr. Foster) tho fl ag shall flout there over freo States and no longer over conquered and abject provinces." Davis, of North Carolina-Woo there any ugroolnont that tho members of thc returning board should not be prosecuted? Kills-None. Subsequently Mr. Ellis ngnin obtained tho floor, to multo a personal explanation and retracted all offensivo allusions to Mr Hewitt in his remarks, saying that ho har been assured by that gentleman and otltci friends that he luid been entirely misin formed. IN?RKASE OP PAY. - Wc observo in lh< proCeodingfl of the House on Inst Monday o toil to in?rense tho pay of County Com missioners of ll trowell from S2 to ?S? pe d iv, passed to a third readings after boinj amended so ns to include the Counties o Fairfield, Aiken. AnJcrsou, Hieb hind Kdgcfiold, Spartanborg, Orangeburg Sumter, beaufort, Kershaw, Marlboro" Union. Laurens, Abbeville, Darlington Williamsburg, La noisier^ G cor ge to wi Marion, Newberry and Clarendon. This is reform w'nh a vengeance! ?. ?. M At'.siiviKD, M ASS., February l-l.- -Th mansi?n formerly occupied hy Daniel Web stor was destroyed by fire, with i tn conten? to tiny. Tho building was owned by Mri Fletcher Webster, who with lier son wei tho solo occupants. Thoy m.ido groat exe tiona to savo tho historioal relics, and sm coctlod in rescuing a quantity of silvt plato, pictures, and other priceless momoi toes of Mr. Webster. The library wt not destroyed) having been removed son: time ngo. - i-. ..-a [From (lie New York Tribune.] Tho Army of (ho Unemployed. One of tho moBt terribly significant incidents connected with tho loss of tho Metropolis, last week, was tho fact that, ono hour after thc news that tho ship had gono down arrived in Philadelphia, with nil tho exaggerated horrors of a first dis patch, tho oflicc of thc Mcssiv. Collins wus besieged with hundreds of hunger bitten, decent men, begging for tho pluccs of drowned luborcrs. In this city (hero havo been over a thousaud applicants at tho agency for New South Wales, to bc sent out as laborers and mechanics on tho clipper ship starting this month for Sydney. These people represent but a fraction of the great muso of unemployed poor in tho cities, men who arc not paupers from incli nation any more than thc most respcctablo reader of tho Tribune; honest, industrious, frugal, in thc majority of cuses lu ads of families, who uro out of work, nod aro ready to go to tho other sido of tho globo, or lo tho forests of Brazil, to get work to keep their wives and children from starv ing, lt is useless to ignore this miserable, gaunt fact, which stores us in tho face at every corner. It is not to bo dispelled any longer by soup houses on tho ono hand, or organized precautions against tramps on tho other. Wo have had enough discussion on thc relative advantages of occasional and organized charity, lt is not charity that is wanted; it is work, nnd thc only work which offiri now a? n relief to tho sufTcrirg in thc cities is farming. Hov/ tho unem ployed mechanics nnd laborers have goltcu through this winter, God only knows-they havo been greatly helped by tho mild weather. Put in thrco weeks spring will open, and what is then to bo done? Tho revival of business will bc too slight to afford thom any tangible help. Arc they all to sick down permanently into tramps and paupers';' Or, in case of a revival of the labor troubles of last July, aro we to keep them as a reserve corps, rcudy, ns then, to join, with terrible effect, tho Dido of disor der, riot mid rapine? Last September tho Tribune called at tention to thc unemployed waste lunds of thc upper Southern States as being cheap, easy of access and healthful. Our sugges tions, as we have learned, have been followed in several instances iu tho establishment of colonies iu these disliic??. Wc learn, too> that certain capitalists in Pittsburg proposo to open up the wild region of thc Cheat in West Virginia, and aid poor colonists in emigrating thither. They solved tho problem in tho only woy it oan bo solved. There are idle men and women starving by thc thousands in New York and Philadel phia, while wit in twenty four hours dis tance are hundreds of thousands of acres of unbroken forest in Virginia and North Carolina, tenanted ou\f by tho bear, tho wolf and tho deer, with n rioh soil, and elim:,te above all malarious influences, nud vast rcsouicos of timber, coal and iron. If thoso men wHI go to Brazil and Australia nt thc risk of such perils ns thoso which s'iocked the country last week, they will go to thc next Slalo if thc way itt made clear to thom. Is it cheaper to help them, ns tho Pittsburgers aro doing, or to feed thom nt home, either as paupers or prisoners? If intelligent mechanics would co operate, they would obtain the respect and aid of car ital iff?. The undertaking would pay holli in thc cud. If anything of tho kind is tobo done, February is tho lime io ovgaoir.e, A man cannot begin farming in thc middle of summer. It is not easy work, but it is work, nnd the chance for life. Wc confeso wo see very little chanco elsewhere. Ali Illl|>OI*f?M< Ari. Tho following act, which has just become a law, makes soino important changes in tho duties of some of our publio officers. It will bo seen that .Judges of Probate will hereafter soil all property ordered to bc sold by Probate Court, instead of thc Sheriff. On tho whole wo think tho chango a good one: An Act to repeal an act to alter and amend un act entitled "An net to revise, simpli fy and abridge the rules, practice, plead ings and forms of courts in this b'tatc," approved March loth, 1872, and rotating to executions. SE?TION 1. He il cnaclcJ, by the Sonnto nud House of Representatives of tho Stato of South Carolina now mot and sitting in General Assembly and by authority ot tho same: That an net to niter and amend an net entitled "An act to revise, simplify and abridgo the TUIO.J, practico, pleadings and forms of Courts in this State," npproved Murch lilil?, 1872, bo, and the samo is hereby, repealed. SKC 2. That on and after tho passage of this act all sales of real eft ito or property under thc orders of Probate Cou't shall bo made by the Judge of Probate; nod nil sales under the order of tho court where tho title is to bc made by thu Clerk of tho Cir cuit Court, such ?ales shall bo made by tho Clor!:, and till other judicial sales shall bo made by thc Sheriffs ns now provided by law: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall effect thcsalos under executions issued out Of tho Courts, of Trial Justices, or thoso to bo made hy executors or administrators. Approved February 2d, 1873. Tho elavo Irado i.s still extensively proso? culed on the Nile. A gentleman returning from Upper HSgypt counted twenty thrco bets-between Asioutaud Cairo laden with" slaves, tho men being tied together on deck ami tho women in the cabins. Do good und right in tho eyes of God.