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/.Vf Wv* TO THINK OWN SBLF BB TRUH AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TH? NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CANS'T NOT TIIKN BB FALSg <yo AK? ?fAN, BY JAYNK8, 8UJ2LOK, SMITH ? STKOK. WAIJ?A1UVA. SOUTH ?AKOW tfA, ?JANUARY 20, 18W>. '?v.:--"-..'gS NEW SEIt?ES, WO. 48-VOXaUHB IJ.--KO. 4. THE GENERAL ASSEMLBY. Inauguration of Governor and Lion? tonnut Governor. OOLUMUIA, January 18.-Governor William li. lCllcrbo and Lieutonnnt Governor M. li. MoSwconey wore inducted into oflico to-d;vy. Tho ceremonies attending tho chango of administration wero brief, not lasting over twenty minutes altogether. Tb oro was nothing unexpected or remarkable about tho exercises. It would have been difltoult to have made the ceremony moro formal or brief. Several hundred visitors, at most, witnessed tho swearing in of the Governor. Tho young ladies from tho colleges were present in a body, also a number of Governor Ellerbc's friends in thc city. One of tho interested spectators was Mrs. Kllorbo, who was accompanied by her children and members of tho household. Thc procession was not ovor fivo minutos behind tho hour appointed for thc exercises. Scrgeant-at-arms Gaston, of the Senate, with Sergeant at-arms Stansell, hoaded tho lino of march. Governor Ellerbc, who came in on thu arm of Senator Mower, carno next. Wo wore a black frock coat and black cravat, and looked quito well. Following carno Lieu tenant Governor MoSweeney with Mr. Magill, Judgo Ernest Gary with Senator Graydon, tho Rev. Mr. W. lt. Richardson with Mr. Montgom ery, Comptroller General Derb am with Superintendent of Education McMahan, former ?djt. Gen. Watts with Adjt. Gen. elect Floyd, former Attorney General Barber with Attor ney General Bellinger and Mr. Sim kins with State Treasurer Tim mer man. As soon as tho State officers, their escort and thc Senators arrived in tho House and were seated, Mr. Scarborough, President of the Sen ate, announced tho purpose of the joint assembly and that Kev. Mr. Richardson would deliver the prayer. Mr. Richardson, of thc Washing ton Streot Methodist church, deliv ered quite a long and fervent prayer. It was then announced that "the lion. Wm. II. Kllorbo, Governor elect, was present and ready to qual ify." Governor Kllorbo placed bis hand on tho lliblo and held it while Judge Gary read thc oath, to whiub Governor Ellerbe gave concurrence. Governor EHorbo walked to the front of the Speaker's stand and spoke as follows': "Fellow Citizens: Two years ago I was called by an almost unprece dented majority to the highest oflico within your gift. The reasons for my overwhelming victory aro not far to seek. Wo had just passed through four years of tho bitterest partisan warfare that had ever shaken tho State. It had arrayed brother against brother and friend against friend, lt had engendered the bit terest feelings between the diff?rent classes of our population. Town and country were at war, instead of working harmoniously together for a common good. The Reform Move ment brought many substantial gains to thc peoplo ; hut, like every other social revolution, it bro'lght with it concomitant and inseparable ills of which I have spoken. The good remains; the evil in time disappears The peoplo, especially the people of Soi th Carolina, arc generous, and in their hearts the passions of partisan hate soon dio out, self-consumed. " 'Twas thus, after four years of strife, 'the people now, in mutual, well-l). Nuning ranks, marched all ono w moro opposed against acqua ."doo, kindred and allies. Ignoring party lines, they turned with characteristic generosity to me ; not because of special worth or fitness on my part, for I had done nothing to merit nue!-, IM,n!.. ii esteem, but because they who know mo host believed that ns Governor I would serve no faction, hut tho whole peo ple, and strive to bring in an ora of peace and good fellowship. Thus was I enabled to launch the ship of State under favoring breezes, li nightly and generous so-ils caine forward with pledges of co-operation. The press, with scarcely an excep tion, promised support and prophe sied a happy voyage under favorabto skies. With ?nany misgivings I undertook the task 'tb which 1 was called, scarcely daring to trust my ability to meet the expectations of the people. Would that it had boen possible. Tho scant majority, however, recently accorded mc after a stubbornly fought fight, is in sharp contrast with the overwhelming vic tory of two years ago, and yot I have np reason either to complain or whine My duty 1 havo performed to tho host of my ability. My mis takos I shall noither attempt to con dono nor to shift their responsibility on other?. With deep gratitudo to thc friends who havo never wavered in thoir Bupport, with malice towards nono and good-will towards my fol low citizens, with a profound appre ciation ot' tho groat honor conforrod, I ontor upon my second torin as Gov ernor ot this nistorio Commonwealth. ! To tho oitizona, lot mo repeat, whose votoB wore cast for mo, I can novor .express my gratitudo; but, while dcoply gratoful to my friends, I shall endeavor novor to forgot my duty to tho. whole pcoplo and to treat with fairness and consideration ovon tho bittorcst of my politioal enemies. I repeat what was said two yoars ago : "I assume this ofiico untrammelled by a singlo promise inconsistent with tho welfaro of tho peoplo.' To dis charge my duties faithfully and woll, to win tho approval and to morit tho conlidonco of all patriotic oitizons shall bo my highest ambition. In my former inaugural was outlined a polioy which, in tho main, *I shall still ondoavor to pursue In conclu sion, my countrymen, I bespeak for myself during tho two coining yoars, if my life bo spared, thc 'utmoSit strotch' of your generosity and char ity. All good citizens aro struggling, though over different roads, for thc sanio goal, tho highest welfaro of om beloved State. Let us vie with onoh other, not to engender wrath and bitterness of speech, but to allay passion and projudico and to enkindle in the hearts of tho rising goncration a deeper lovo for our grand old State. With conlideuco in tho integ rity of our people, with faith in fl God who favors and protects thc righteous, I shall tako up tho burden of this high trust with fresh hopo and strong courage" Thcro was applauso at thc conclu sion of Governor Ellerbe's address. Lieutenant Governor McSwconoy was then presented and took tho oatl of otlicc, and, at tho conclusion ol the ceremony, said : "Fellow Citizens and Gentlemen of the General Assembly : It has boer a time-honored custom for tho Lieu tenant Governor simply to thank tlu peoplo for tho honor conferred and to adjourn thc joint assembly. 1 shall not deviate from that custom and simply desire to express to tlu people of South Carolina my dee] appreciation of the honor they hav< conferred in electing mo fora sccow time to preside over tho Sonato. Tw< years ago, when I assumed the dutioi of this ofiico, I promised to* presid? with fairness and impartiality, simply renew that promise now t< treat with courtesy and impartiality every member of the Sonato and t< discharge the duties of that oflic faithfully and to tho best of ni] ability. "Tlie business of tho joint ossem bly having been concluded, I nov declare the joint assembly dissolved/ if irritable, out of sorts, depressed ii spirits, have a dull headache, tako a fov doses of Dr. M. A. .Simmons' Livo Medicino for quick relief. A Revolutionary Darlow. Mr. John W. Campbell, of thii city, has in his possession an bing lish barlow knifo that has br>ei handed down from father to son fo over 100 years, and it is said to hav once been owned by Lord Corn wallis. The family tradition is tba Mr. Campbell's great-grand fatho Maguire was a soldier in Cornwallic anny, and in riding along past th camp one day Cornwallis' horse bc caine unruly and he handed til knifo to Maguire to out bim a switc and when the switch was bando him he rode off and forgot thc kilif and Maguire put it in his pooke Maguire afterward deserted th British and remained in this country There is no doubt about this knit having been in tho family for tba length of time and tho tradition weil authenticated.-Greenville Dali Nows. - -.-o)*??- - - To SubdllO nervous irritability, noi ralgia, hystoria, St. Vitus' danco, m Simmons' Squaw Vino Wino or Tablet - Monumental Foi ly Effaced. Tho Legislature of North Carolina c 12th instant passod a bill ordering tl Minne, of a negro, Jim Young, placed t tho COI nor stone of tho now building i tho llllnd Asylum as ono of tho directo by tho Fusionlsts, to bo chiseled out. To Itellovo Southern States. Senator MoDaurin, of South Carolin will Introduce a resolution in tho Kona at an early dato to roi inhumo the (Jo ernors of SOVCral States for indohtcrinc incurred in tho recruiting of volunte rogimonts for tho lato war. Tho States mostly aboded aro Virgin! North and South Carolins, Florida, floe gia and Mississippi. Tboso States do n desire to tako advantage of tho act July 8, 1808, to reimburse governors f moneys paid ont, as tho Troasury Dopa mont would in that caso hold tho moue granted to tboso States ns an offset old olaims tho govornmont has agalr thom. i MC? SPEECH; Opposed to Permanently Holding the Philippines. In accordaiico with notice previ ously given Mr. MoLaurin (S. C.) addrosBod tho Sepato this aftornoou in support of tho Vest resolution de claring tho polioy of acquiring terri tory not iutonded to be incorporated into Stntos to bo unconstitutional. "Tho manifold and sorious ques tions growing out of tho war Vrlth Spain aro now absorbing tho atten tion of tho American peoplo," began Tyfr MftLdMirin. "? "ni sEt?sf??il thst our notion in tho next month will sottlo tho question of expansion. Thoro aro at thia timo in tho Senate and nation at largo two woll defined and distinot viows, ono a polioy of expansion, involving a now dofinition of our government and the inaugura tion of a colonial system, with all tho perplexing problems inoidont to it. Tho other view opposes a polioy of imperialism, and is basod upon tho governmental polioy of tho last cen tury, and in my judgtnont is tho only position that is in harmony with tho Constitution and tho spirit and genius Af republican institutions, EXPKRIBKC& OF TIIK SOUTH. Mr. MoLaurin felt that as a repre sentativo of South Carolina he was particularly qualified to spoak on tho incorporation of a mongrel and semi barbarous population into our body politic. "Tho oxperionco of the South for tho past thirty years with tho negro race," said he, "is pregnant with les sons of wisdom for our guidance in thc Philippines. It is passing strange that Senators who favored universal suffrage should now ndvooato impo rialism. There is a glaring inconsis tency in these positions. If thoy are sincere in thoir -iows as to tho Phil ippines thoy should proposo an amendment to the Constitution which will put tho inforior races in this country and tho inhabitants of tho Philippines upon an equality as tc thoir civil and political rights and thus forovor Bottle tho voxed rncf and suffrage questions in this coun try aa well ns in outlaying torritorios "How can thoy consistently, justl} and, I might add, constitutionally advocato a policy for outlaying ter ritories, cmbraoing races so noarlj akin to tho negro race, which diffen so radically from tho policy adoptee as to that raco in tho South? There can be but one answer to that quos tion, and that is that thoy substanti ally admit, in tho light of a third o a century's experience, that univer sal suffrage is a monumental failun and that tho timo has como for tin correction of this stupendous gov ern men tal error. "Universal suffrage in tho Soutl long since degenerated into a rac< question," continued Mr. MoLaurin "and as such lcd to tho praotica elimination of tho negro from politic -a poliey to-day wisely advocate*, by tho groat leaders of tho race, lite? Prof. Millor and liookor Washing ton, and which in time, without out side interference, under the guidance of tho best thought of both races will lead to a just and mutually satis factory settlement of tho graves problems that havo ovor confronte any peoplo in modorn times. ( "It is indeed confronting to bea some of those who in tho past criti ciscd us, now that the question i brought home, contplotoly justify ou methods in providing a soborno o colonial government? "Tho Senator from Connection lins almost amply vindicated th South, perhaps unintentionally, bu wo thank him tho moro heartily fo his completo announcement of th divino right of tho Caucasian to gov ern tho inferior races." CONSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENT. Mr. MoLaurin then entered upon constitutional discussion of tho quos tion presented by thc rosolutioi maintaining that all tho rights an powers of tho federal govornmon aro enumerated specifically in th Constitution, and such ns woro nc thus specially defined did not oxist. "Tho nation, ns a nation," ho coi tended, "lins no sovoreign rights Ol cept thoso conforrod by tho Const tu tion." Ho further contended that if tli sovereignty of tho nation is veste in tho Constitution, ns ndmittod b Mr. Platt (Conn.), it must bo exo; ciscd only in the munnor pointed 01 by tho Constitution. Ho maintain? that thoro was essontial diftoren< between tho sovereignty oxoroised t the United States and that excroist by Great Britain, for instanco, I thoro is a wide difference botwo< tho forms of government of tho tv nations. "I dony, thorofore," ?a ho, "that tho United Stator? ae a o tion htt? a sovereign, inherent rigbt and control outside of the grant of suoh power in tho constitution. This is not an essential element of nation ality BO for ns our nation is oonoo* ned^ although it may bo in England or Russia, where the nationality . and sovereignty inoid^ent to it are not oroated and limited by a written con stitution. "I do not, howevor, controver t tho proposition that tho United Statos have tho powor to acquire territory by oonquost, purohoso or otherwise, and to govern tho Banio under tho grant of power containod in tho Con stitution. I do, however. d<my the proposition that territory can bo ac quired and permanently hold as such j by tho United States, of course, sub joo to tho oxooption of small traots j acquired for spooifio governmental j purposes, like coaling stations and tho guano islands, under tho aot of j 1850. 1 think Hawaii comes ander ) tho ex jption of a military and com mercial necessity." NOT WORTH COI.ONI7.INO. After further dismissing tho con stitutional points of tho question Mr. MoLnurin . said it was idle to speak of Americanizing a tropical country 8,000 miles away. Our pcp' 3 would never consent that tho pooplo of that far-off land should havo a voico in tho affairs of this country. "How evor," said he, "I beliove tho timo ?B not far off whon our Hag will float over ovoy foot of North American soil, but it must como naturally and peacefully by tho conbont of the gov erned, not by tho rude hand of war." Government by forco was despotism, he maintained, and if this country was to establish a despotism it must bo propared to maintain a groat and enormously expensive army and navy. It moant a novor ending strifo with tho natious of tho world. Mr. MoLaurin claimed that tho commorco of tho Philippines was in significant, and ho thoroforo doubted tho advantage of tho islands to this country from a financial viewpoint. "To becomo a colonizing powor," ho said, "wo must abandon our re publican institutions or bo paralyzed by them. Tho creation of offices, tho extravagant expenditure of monoy by offioo holdors, and tho ac tual corruption creeping into any colonial system will .soonor or later sap tho foundation of any govern ment." DisoiiHoing tho inhabitants of tho Philippines, Mr. MoLaurin said : "Of ono thing I am suro : Tho American people will novor consent for these inferior races to flood our land and add another complication to tho labor problem. To permit cheap, Asiatic labor to como ' into competition with our jntclligont, well-paid labor will bo to degrado and lowor our civiliza tion. "If wo embark in a colonial Bys tom it meaiiB tho inauguration of a dospotio powor in Washington. It meaiiB a largo standing army, that will not only bo used to rule outly ing torritorios with an iron hand, but that, Boonor or later, will bo used at homo to ovorawo and ovorrido tho popular will. An imperialistic domoornoy, like an atheistic religion, is an impossible hybrid. "Hotter than woalth, hotter than a J territory upon which tho sun never bets, is tho transmission to our chil dren of a ropublio built upon tho in destructible rook of constitutional government.--Tho Wnnhington Star, January 18th. Womon'H comploxions dopend for j boauty upon digestion. Dr. M. A. Sim mon's i ii vo' Modioino regulates tho stomach, livor and kidnoys and soouros tho blessings of good digestion. Maokoy's Ncw?vifo Sntlsflcd. CHAKI.KSTON, W. VA., January 13. Judge ?'bomas Joiforson Maekoy, tho South 'Jarolina jurist in reconstruction timos, who was indicted at tin Novomhor torm of tho Olrouit Court in this county on tho ehargo of bigamy, loft horo thiB morning in company with Deputy Shorilf | S. C. Young and his counsol, Cloon Mooro, for Martinsburg, W. Va., whoro ho was admitted to bail hoforo Judgo Faulknor. Ho marriod Miss Katheiino Portorilold, daughter of Col. O. A. Por torflo'd, cashlor of tho bank of Charles ton, in July last, and a fow wooks after a woman claiming to ho his lawful v/ifo tin ned up in Now York. She sued him for dlvorco, which, has boon granted in that placo, nod now ho will bo remarried to Mis* portorilold, tho liconso having boon issued yestorday. O ??fe. tSt *X? O lEFIt X JSX, I Bum th? iM Kind You Haw Always Bought BtfMtvn of A number of young mon of Joblin, Missouri, who havo a high regard for Dowoy and would savo him from the sad fate of Hobson on his return to tho Uuitod Statos, havo deoidod to Bond him a basa ball mask, accom panied by an illuminated memorial I setting forth tho reasons for their .action. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS .IN.' ' .' t A Brief. Harlow of the Work of Our Law-Maker?? COLUMBIA, S. C" January 18.-Tho HOUBO to-day transacted considera? bio business. Mr. Wharton's bill relative to the acceptance o? SOO-p^umS bales of oot ton was passed. Mr. Gantt's nnti-oxpansion reso lution was indoiin.tuly postponed after ho had dolivorcd quito a long spcooh. Mr. Stevenson's bill rolativo to thc protection o? tho primarios was adopted without debate. Th ovo was a spirltod and sonsiblo discussion of a bill to regulato thc collection of back taxes. This bill was passed tho third roading. It limits tho State's lion for taxes to ton years. A nutnbor of now bills wore pre sented to-day. Ono of them socks to amond tho soparato coaoh bill BO as to pr?vido for ono faro and ono coach for oaoh of tho races, and Mr. Mnuldin proposes, if possible, to do away with the firo insurance associa tions which seok to regulato insur ance rates. Sovoral bills which have gono through tho Sonato carno over to thc House to-day. Tho most im portant ono was to authorize thc ox ohango of prisonors and "farming" out tho same. Favorablo report by committee was made on Mr. Dendy's bill relat ing to timo of holding courts in Greenvillo and Oconoo. Mr. Dendy introduced a bill to amond tho flock law as to Oconoo county. Thc following third roading bills were passed by tho Sonato. Senator Henderson's bill Axing tho time at whioh objections to tho qualifications of jurors must bo made. Senator Mower's bill to amond tho Act providing for tho formation of now counties and tho obnnging of county lines and county sites. Senator Graydon's bill to amond Section 250 of tho Code of Civil Ftooodure of this State so as to re quire tho affidavits upon whioh a >varraut attachment is granted to bo filed at once and copies sorved on defendant Senator Barn well's bill to amond tho law with regard to instrumenta in writing purporting to havo been sealod. Black Diamond Contracts. A special to tho Commercial Trib uno from Vinconncs, Indiana, says ? Tho Vinconncs, Vovay and South Atlantic brandi of tho Black Dia mond Bailwny met here to day. Thc contract for constructing tho double track railroad, 204 miles in longth, was lot to Colonel Albert E. Boone, of Zanesvillc, O., for $10,000,000. This inolud"* a branch from Fred* orioksburg to Jefforsonvillo. Work will begin May 1,1809, at Petersburg and will bo pushed in both direotionf?. Col. Boone also bas tho contracta for constructing tho road in tho States of Kentucky, Tcnnossoo and Ohio at an aggregato cost of $50,750,000. J. M. Scott, President of tho Vovay Bank, wan olocted Third Vico Presi dent of tho road." All of theso aro in tho name of Albert E. Boono and altogether mako tho largest contraot ovor hold by a singlo individual in tho United Statos. It is through him that all contracts for aotual work oan bo put in forco at all availablo points along tho lino simultaneously, OB soon as the monoy isj ready for tho work. This will in suro rapid construction, for when tho dab'contractors got down to work after that money you will ooo tho ilirt fly.-Dovor (Ky.) Nows, Janu ary 10th. - --",,, .Tir-,--.- -.li -;, ??? i - The EUerba-Ctonssles Dosi. COLUMBIA, January l?.-Logielation has been completely overshadowed dur ing tho past v/ook by tho Ellerbo sonsa* tion. Tho law-makere havo ooutonted thomsetves with preparing their bills and ? gotting them started, and then talk about the Gubernatorial expose There have been noni o rather sovere things said about tho adair and thoro soems to be no cham pions in tho 'Moni." Governor Ellerbo ls getting au all-round raking, but thoro is no likelihood of anything being done, un loss ho wants it. If Govornor Ellorbo asks for an inquiry or vindication, thon thoro will bo lively- timos, but thoro doos not appear to bonny movomont t? ^re sent towards taking any proooodiugs imponohmont or othorvjlso-against Gov ernor :'.!!.'.-. T?tuu ?ms uvun tnik, but no ono will tako tho load, and vory roany roombers say tho inoidont is not sufli eiontly gravo to warrant impoaohmont proceedings, but tbnt tho mornbors and pooplo gonorally oan and will como to thoir own conclusions about tho affair. Thoro io rouoh suppriBO that Govornor Ellorbo bas bad nothing to say "for pub lication" about tho obargos; not a word. Ho is as muto as can bo ilnaginod. Ho says ho may havo somethlug to. say, but that morely covors a remoto oontingonoy. Woduo?day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday I and Sunday havo passod aud not a word yet. Two days have beor, spent at tho Mansion, BOmo thought in tbo prepara tion of tho eagerly sought for Btatoment; j but it oamo not. Thoy say Govornor Ellerbo bas boon advisod to ignoro tho "wastings" and ex posure, and to go ou in tho oven tenor of bis way. Ho is doing this, whothor it bo "by and with tho advico of bi? friends" or not, Muoh curiosity has boon expressed to know what Govornor Ellorbo's viow of tho matter really ?B. Ho has novor told mo, although ho has talked about tho I matter sovoral times. It comos irom ono of his frionds that bo claims to have boon badly foolod. Ho does not allogo that thoro has boon bad I faith in a orimihnl way, but that his friends and thoir ardor fooled him and Mr. Gonsi iles. Ho o?anos, so it is said, that ho novor mndo any ovorturos, di rectly or indirectly, for tho support ol tho State, but that his friends did so without bia knowlodgo and in their zeal for bis cause. Mr. W?sten, so it is said, ' was talking with him and told him hie viow was that tho Hov or question should bo loft to th? pooplo to voto botwoon thc dispensary and prohibition. To tide Govornor Ellorbo assontod and said thal [this was also his viow. - Mr. Westor thereupon suggested that if ho wrotx ilia!, it might bo used to advantage ir Charleston-favoring a voto botwoon pro bibition and tho dispensary. Tho lottoi was written with tho understanding tba it could bo shown Mr. J- M-, of Char leaton. Govoruor Ellorbo confonds tba bo novor know Mr. WoBton showed tin lotter to Mr. Gonzalos, and contends i was novor so intended. As to tho inter viow in tho oxeoutivo oflico, at whioh lu is Bald to havo told Mr, Gonzales ht would favor local option as botwoon bigl license, prohibition and tho dispensary ho denies tho intorviow and slates h never made any such statement. As t< tho Duncan intorviow, ho claims to hav boon ni'jundoi stood. Now this does not como from Govorno Ellorbo, as he has nothing to say "fo publication," but tho story comes fror a friond. Mr. Weston wont to Charleston wit tho lett?i-uxpoiiBO? said to havo boo paid by Govornor Ellorbo-showed th lotter to Mr. J- M-. No encourag< mont. Sont tc Mr. J- B-, who toi him thoro was no uso *.o talk about Chai loston's voto hoing controlled, as ho ha boon told boforo. Thou ho wont to so Mr. J-- R-, who was out of tho oitj Finding things so discouraging in Chm lesion, ho returned to Columbia to awai tho result of tho contest, in which ho ha takon Buoh au aotivo and earnest part t tho friond of Govornor Ellorbo. Mi Weston had already boon elected to th House, and had nothing to gain, an wanted nothing, as ho has vory rospons bio positions and stands high boro. If thoro is any now development me likely it will bo in tho sh apo of a stat mont of Borne Bort by Govornor Ellorb possibly in his inaugural, of tho inciden but nothing othorwiso Booms to bo o: poctod. Homo Boom to think that who ovor will happon "In ro William H. I< lorbo" will bo on tho occasion of tho i augaratton, whioh is likely to bo on tl 18th of tho month, Wcdnor,day.-~-Augu Kohn, in Nows and Courior. STATU OF OHIO, CITY OK Tor.icuo, 1 LUCAS COUNTY, J Frank J. Chonoy makoB oath that ho tho senior partner of the firm of F. Chonoy ?fe Co., doing businoss in tho Ci of Toledo, Cov.uty and State aforcsai and that said firm will pay tho sum Ono Hundred Dollars for each a; ovory caso of Catarrh that cannot ourod by tho uso of Hall's Catarrh Cm F? A NU J. CHUNKY. Swotn to boforo mo mid subsoribod my prosonco, GIIB Otb day of Deoombi A. D. 1880. . /-?^?-N . A. W. Gl.KABON, I ^v-w ' Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure is takon Interna and acts dirootly on tho blood and n cous surfaces of tho system, Send 1 testimonials, froo. F. J. OHMNKY A CO., Tolodo, O Sold by Druggists, 75o. Hall's Family Pills aro tho best. . ????? ' ' - Tho first camp mooting in t United States was hold on tho ban of the Hod Kivor, Kontuoky, in t year 1709. It is now roportod that ox-Att ney Genoral Barber will locate tho City of Now York for tho p poao of praotioing his profese!? This may account for tho opinion reoontly expressed that Brynn fi free silver aro back number?, Ifa?bHnd Posent:? en Insult to His Wife With Fatal Consequences. SPAHTANBUKG, S. 0., Jannary 10. ls o ws reached here to-day of a bloody battle which ooourrod about midnight last Sunday at tho homo of Houston Kuppe, in Polk county, N. C., near Inman. The faots ob tainable are these : Toi MoCroary, a well-known young white man, was very muoh under tho influence of whiskey, and gave a mortal insult to th? wife of Robt. Hunt singer, who immediately in* formed her husband. Then followed a fight to tho death. lluutsingor found MoCroary, and without hesitating attnoked him. Knives wore freely used. It appears that tho husband, was somewhat w?rstod in his bout with MoOreary, and Mr. Oto Durham intcrferrod. MoCrary started toward him, making threats, whoreupon Durham pulled his pistol, and fired th roo shots at his advancing antagonist. Saoubu! let took fatal offeot, and a few hours afterward, McOreary was dead. During tho firing Mr. Durham's pistol wont off acoidontinlly, and tho ball took offeot iu his right leg, rang ing downward. His wound is ex ceedingly dangerous. Meanwhile Mr. Huntsinger was car ried to his home, whero he suffered terribly, and to-day ho diod, in Spite of tho most persistent offort of Dr. King to save him. Mr. Durham at once gave himsolf up to tho sheriff of Polk oounty, of whioh he was a oitizen, and thoro quietly awaits tho reBult of his pre liminary trial. COKONBn's INQUK8T HULD. INMAN, S. C., January 20.-Yes terday Coronor Bishop hold an in quest over tho dead body of Robt. Iluntpingor, at tho homo of Dook Brady, near Now Prospeot, whero ho died. Tho evidence given to tho jury did not differ materially from tho particulars in tho above dispatch. Tho verdiot rendered was that deceased oamc to his death from wounds inflicted by a knife in tho hands of ono MoCroary. Huntsingor was a young mau, having boen marriod only about a year, and loaves a young wife to mourn his doath. His homo was at Arlington, in this county. As soon aa Huntsingor learned that tho Sheriff was aftor him, it appears ho loft his homo and went to that of his friend, Dock Brady. neat Cough 8jrn?>. Tasto? Good. Uto QI Gen. C. P. Fagan to be Courtmartlaled. WASHINGTON, January 17.-President MoKtn loy announced to tho cabinet at lt? regular moot ing to-day that ho had dotormlnod to courtmar-1 ttal Gen. Kagan. Secretary Alger wan not present at tho cabinet ! meeting, but Adj'. Gon. Corbin was at tho white houso lu con to ronco with tho President on tho subject just prior to tho?eabinot session. Tho] ordor for tho courtinartlal was made this after noon. Tho decision which was roached .only this morning, notwlthstim lng report! that a court martial had been dcetdod on yesterday, mot tho unanimous approval of tho mombors of the cabinet. Throe of tho President's ofllolal ad visors, Secretary Alger, Soorotary Wilson and Postmaster Oonoral Smith, woro absont but in each instniico their vl6wa aro known to coincide thoroughly with the President's decision. Nv liHn it was not dofinltoly Btatod after tho cabinot meeting what spoolfloations would bo m ado against Gen. Kogan, it is umlorstood that tho spoolflo ohargo of which ho will bo tried will bo conduct unbecoming an oulcor and a gontloman. Tho personnel of tho oourt baa not yot boon mndo public. Just prior to tho cabinet meeting Gen. allies ?nado a rather unusual call upon two of tho mombors of tho oa.ilnct, Secretarlos Hay and X/>ng. Ho had jtidt returned to tho elly from Now York and when spoken to with rnferonco to | tho Kagan cano ndhorcd to his original doolam- j tlon that this was not a t lino for him to not if at I all, loavlng tho implications that If tho com mission did not act, or tho administration, it would thon bo timo for hint to tako Homo stops. Tho commissary gonorM ;vas on duty as usual at bia nilli o and buslncnH wai apparently going along in tho usual way, although it waa noticed | i'.<" iiiuru wura moro callora upon Gen. Kagan of tho ofllolal class-namely i Ofllcors of lils own j corpa. This ia not usually tho cn?o, To tho President this morning ho said that he I waa proparod to accept loyally whatover action | tho Prosldont might dcoldo to make. A fow doses of Dr. M. A. Simmons' Liver Medicino will (lo moro for a woak j stomaob than a prolongod courso of any ] othor modloino. i , -1-. Apparently rollnblo roports como from Washington that tho administration is disgusted with tho pusilanlmlty of tho Tolbert? and that thoy will not bo al lowed to poso as martyrs and bo re wardod thorofor with offices. (HVEIf *AWA? l A Valuable Book for Tob?ceo Growers* A comploto book on tho management of tho tobacco orop by praotloal planter? and exports, (liven away absolutely froo to ovory yoarly subscriber to The Weekly Nows and Courier 1 (Printed twice a wook.) Item em ber, lt costa you nothing 1 All you have to do is to send us $1.00 for ono year's Subscription to Tho Weokly News and Courier, (printed twioo a wook,) and tho book will be sont to yon absolutely froo. Address The Weekly Nows and Comley Charleston,.8, 0. Charleston Making Beady fer tko Veterans* CJIAIU.KSCON, 8. 0., January 10.-Tho work of preparation for tho Confederate reunion, to he hold in this city next May, ls well uudor way. Tho auditorium in which the convention will ho held ia now in ooursOof oonstruotiou. It will bo a J> vory handsomo struoturo. Though do slguod principally for tho Confederate Veterans' Convention, I'm building ia to bo a pormanont auditorium, and hence-, forth Charleston will bo in tho bidding for conventions. Tho auditorium is to coat upwards of t35,000, and ls to be built of stool and brlok with handsome ornamentation. It is to havo a seating capacity of nearly 7,000, and will contain coramittoo rooms and other accoasnrlr!.-. Tho oxeoutlvo committee of tho re union is actively at work formulating plans for the big couvoution. Tho sub committees, have bcon named and havo gono about thoir duties with muoh zonl. Valuable suggestions have boon obtainod from tho Atlanta comraittoo which di rected tho rounion last July, and Charles ton will profit by Atlanta's oxporionoos. Tho onto), tain ment, of tho thousands who are expected to como is tho biggost un dertaking Charleston has over essayed, but there is uo doubt that it will bo oar riod out successfully. . Beginning tho Yoar With puro, rich, hoaltby blood, whloh may bo bad by takiug Hood's Sarsapa parilla, you will not nood to foar attacks of pnoumouia, bronchitis, fevers, colds or tho grip. A fow bottlos of thia great tonio and blood puriflor, takon now, will be your boat protection against spring humors, boils, oruptions, that tired fool ing aud serious illnoas, to willoh a weak and dobihtatod system ia especially ha blo in early spring. Hood's Sarsaparilla oradioatos from tho blood all scrofula taints, tones and strengthens tho stomaoh, cures dyspepsia, rhoumatism, catarrh and every ailment caused or pro meted by impuro or depleted blood. A Now Railroad to Anderson? Wo aro in roooipt of a copy of tho Tifton (Ga.) Gazoltc, of tho 13th instant, in which i here, ia a notice for a potition for a charter for a now railroad to bo known aa tho "Seaboard and Gulf Kail road." Tho potitionora say this road is to bogiu au Anderson, S. C., and run in n Southerly direction through Elbert county, Ga., and on to Appling county, whence it is to run in n Southwesterly direotion to Carabollo, in Florida, on tho Gulf aa its terminal point. Tho oapital stock is $1,000,000, and lt was first in tended to run to Augusta, Ga., but si nco tho corporators havo boon convinced that tho Blaok Diamond will bo built they propuso to tap it at this point. Tho pro motors of the enterprise aro woll known capitalists of Macon, Ga. A private lot tor from Capt. T. P. Hill, who is spong ing tho wintor at Tifton, says tho peoplo thoro aro enthusiastic over it and aro thoroughly convinced that tho Blaok Diamond will bo built, and thoy wont to got in communication with tho coal aud minora! fields that it will opon up. Hur rah foi Vndorson, tho Blaok Diamond and tho Gulf and Seaboard Railroads. Andorson Advocate, January 10, 1809. Morning sich noss, or nausea, from prognnnoy, is dispelled by Simmons' Squaw Vino Wino or Tablots. Sampson or Schloy. WASHINGTON, January 13.-Tho HOUBO to-day enterad unn? tho OC?fllder&tlc? cf tho naval porsonnol bill. In tho com so of his remarks Mr. B?rry made tho first allusion on tho floor of tho HOUBO to tho mooted question as to who wa? to bo croditod for tho viotory over Corvora's fleet at Santiago. "I boliovo tho bill will romovo conflict, and if thoro is any country whore thoro is a nooosolty for tho romovnl of conflict in tho army or tho navy it ia tho United States. (Laughter.) I think we had a magnificent phaao of a confliot in tho armed sorvico of tho United States in tho papors this morning, and wbothor it will end in a duel or not I do not know, but it shows thoro ia a vory eoualdornblo amount of friction in tho army of the United StatoB. Thoro waa sonio conflict then among tho offloora in tho navy in tho groateat battlo of tho war, tho great? est battlo of modern times, booauso it de monstrated tho character of tho mon and tho vosaola that woro ongngod in it, and thoro is no doubt in tho minds of tho American peoplo who ?B entitled to tho orodit of tho viotory. But thoro aro peo ple who aro trying to steal away from Sohloy tho orodit of tho glorious triumph ho won on tho third of July, 1898." In this oounoction Mr. B?rry road tho following poem amid a whirlwind of laughter and npplauBo: "When tho Spanish Hoot with full head way Dashed out of Santiago Bay, Taking tho ohancos of doath and wreok, Who stood on a Yankoo quarter dook And marked tho gamo with eaglo oyo? Say, was it Sampson, or was it Sohloy? (Laughter and applause.) "Who was it, whon Bhot and screaming sholl Turned .iabbath calm into oohoing hell, Stroamod into tho Miiokost of tho fray, His good ship loadh 3 all tho way, While tho roar of his guns shook earth and sky? Say, was it Sampson, or was it Sohloy? (Laughter and applause) In American hearts who holds first place . Of tboso who ol aim part of that gi or lou a ohaso? Whose name stood out on that proud day AB tho hero of Santiago Bay? In lotter* of gold, write that name on high; Shall we write lt Sampson or write it Sohloy?. (Laughter and applause.). .?I say it should bo written Schloy,"' added Mr.. Berry, K?r ovorwork?d girls and feeble won>on> Simmons* Squaw Vino Wino 0* Tablet* aro nature's gueatost boon*.