Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mr. Orr, on behalf of the joint committee to whom had been referred the claims of the members of the late Mackey House, made the following report, whieh was adopted: The oommittees on privileges and elections and judiotary, to whom were referred the claiibs of all persons alleged to have been elected, and who refused to appear and qualify as members, and joined thefoelves . to another body, oalling themselves a House of Representatives, &c., beg leave to report that thoy have duly and carefully considered the same as far as their time has allowed, and ask to mako tho following partial report : That though tho conducfcof the persons referred to in the resolutions has been highly reprahpQBibile, u?d in oontappt of the authority of this ifousiff fctiuthe committee , dftsire, as far as possible, to carry out the broad, just and liberal polioy of the Administration, and proscribe no one, as far as < they can df so consistently with the dignity of tbe ilouse of Representative* aud the < majestj of tho law. We beg leave to re- i * commend as follows : i That from Beaufort Messrs. Hastings i Gantt, Joseph Robinson, George A. Reed < and T. E. Miller, on presenting their ere- ! dcntials and purging themselves at the bar t of the House of their contempt, have the i oath of office admiuiBtered to them, and be 1 allowed to take their seats as members. c That from Chester Messrs. Samuel Cole- > man and Purvis Alexander be admitted on t the sarno condition. That from Clarendon Messrs. Syfux Mil- I ton and Hampton Boston be admitted on the r same conditions. s That from Georgetown Messrs. Charles t S. Green and P. K. Kinloeh bo admitted'od* < the same conditions. I That from Orangeburg Messrs. Shadraok J Morgan, Christian W. Caldwell and Ellis i Forrest be admitted on the same conditions. ' That from Richland Messrs. A. W. Cur- c tis, 0. S. Minort, Jas. Wells, R. J. Palmer i and Wm. M. LtArman be admitted on the I same conditions, and * a That from Williamsburg William Scott, a James F Peterson and John Evans bo ad- c mitted on the same conditions. s J. L. Ore, 1 Robt. Aldrioii. H Hamilton moved that the members named \ in the report come forward, by counties, and 1 after purging themselves of their contempt a be sworn in. This plan was adopted, and r there followed one of the richest scenes that 1 ever was witnessed within the legislative 1 halls of South Carolina. The Rebels, as ^ they are fitly termed, appeared to'feel it all ?' ovor, hud stood Ijcfbire me'lSp'tfStairV desfc * like a parcel of disgraced school boys about k to be lectured. To those who had sceu L these ideutical men last winter, insolent, overbearing and loud-mouthed, the very men a who had with similar resolutions poured 1' forth day nnd night their, foul abuse upon n the heads of the legal representatives of ^ the State, the scene to-day was immense, 1 and one that never will be forgotten. It is almost incredible that the crying apologists ' who appeared to-day, craviug pardon, are 1 the sauie blataut partisans who. in December n last, thrcatcucd the life of the Republic 8 Beaufort was first called for aud Gantt, 1 Robiusou, Reed aud Miller came forward, 1 in a sort of wriggling gait, with their cro- C dcutials iu their hauds. The speaker said : I "You have heard the resolutions adopted by r the llouso. What have you to say for d yourselves i Miller, who in the flusb days of Radical- ( ism, was inclined to bo vory^tfcigMRyatepped to the front and in a vory whisper, 1 in marked contrast with nisaWW*Wtyle of v haranguing said ; "What I have done I be- J licve to be right, but I aui perfectly willing to recognize you as the legal Speaker, aud c this as the legal House of Representatives." 1 A number of voices cried out "louder," and r Hfv Klinrvrif) oniil la ? Irtn ^ i i^uv|;puiu ouiu A uuiu to u v^wuui tivil t precedent to Mr Miller's admission, and c that is that he shall purge himself of the 6 contempt of which no acknowledges himself 8 guilty, and I do not recognize in his remarks 1 an expression of regret or penitence for his 1 palpable violation of the law." Miller, iu a J half frightened tone : "I accept tho proposi- ' tion as laid down in tho resolutions, and consider this acceptation as purging my con- 1 tempt." A voice from the Democratic side J insisted that there should be an admission iof wrong, and a request for pardon. Miller, s finding that he had to swallow the dose, c 'blurted put that h;p Jyi&W hy had done wrong, 1 and craved pardon lor what he had done. ' This was- satisfactory, and the House agreed ( . to admit him. Miller then said that he would state, on be- ^ half of his colleagues, that they made the samo apologies as himself. A dozen voices < cried out that they wanted to hear each man J speak for himself. Gantt came next, and, j seeing tho fate of Miller, was decidedly more docile. lie said : "I accept the propositions as laid down in the resolutions, and I am willing to stand by them and apologize to j the House for my unlawful conduct." lleed came next, and said that he knew that he had erred, and asked pardon for what he had dono. llobinson followed, and said be craved the pardon of tho House for having erred, and accepted the propositions laid ( down in tho rnsnlntimiR Tliosa four MnoW- i \\ cyitcs, who, it will bo remembered, all voted f for the -expulsion of the legal members lust ( winter, then presented their credentials to , the clerk, and wero sworn in by the Speak- i or. < Alexander and Coleman, of Chester, were then called and came slouchiogly forward, looking as if they would be much relieved ' if they could put their fingers in their ' mouths Alexander said : ''1 ain sorry for the course I have taken, not understanding it thoroughly, being a new member. I hope the House will pardon inc." 'Coleman said : "T accept the proposition laid down in the resolutions, and if 1 am in contempt of the legal House, I hope that 1 will be ? J mj. .1L...1U.I | J. .J ..ill pardoned." Hamilton said : "7/* you are in contempt! We don't waut any such language as that." Several voices : "Did the member say li/' he was in coutempt ?"? Coleman, decidedly bull-dozed, "I say, as I am in contempt, I ask pardon." These two were then sworn ic. Syfax Milton aud Hampton Boston, of Clarendon, came ucxt. Milton said he accepted the situation, and "if" he had beeu laboring in ccntompt asked forgivenees.? The Speaker : "You have been adjudged to be iu contempt, and must purge yourself at that contempt." Milton : "I know I have done wrong, and ask pardon." Boston said : "I ask pardon for what I have dono," but spoke very feebly. Hemphill, of Abbeville, said ho couldn't hear anything, but leuew from the way Boston had rendered iHold ths Fort" last. winter h? ta?d--eg<K>d pair- of lungs. Boston repeated his apology somewhat more distinctly, nud ho and his sollcaguc were sworn in. Qreen aud Kinloch, of Georgetown, next lame up, smiling. Kinloch, said: "I am lorry for the course I pursued, aud as it was ny first term, I hope the House will pardon ne." Green said : "I was sure that the ;ourso I pursued was right, and have sinco icen that my course was wrong; and since hat I is concludo to myself, aud fiud out I s wrong in my course, I is pursued and I lope do gcntlemcns of the Legal House will ixcuse me." [Laughter.] Theso two rorthy representatives of Georgetown were hen sworn in. Morgan, Forrest and Caldwell, of Orangc>urg, were next called, and canio forward athcr doggedly. Morgan said: "I am orry for everything I have done in violaion of tho Constitgtion of this State."? W8; - fTard?rt>f this Homo dorgan: ,(I grant it, sir." [Laughter.] several voices : "It appears as if this man , s trying to avoid a recantation." Morgan: 'I axes forgiveness, sir." Caldw?ll made a ilcan breast of it. IIo said : "When I ras here before, I knew I was in contempt; >ut the people of my county kept uie here, ind I stayed to show them they were wrong, ind they know they are wrong now, and I iravc forgiveness, sir. Forrest was very ulky. He said : "I am sorry for my vioation of the Constitution of the State."? flic Speaker. "Ho you ask forgiveness ? Forrest. "I always axes forgiveness, when docs wrong." The Speaker: "Do you J dmit that you have done wrong ?" For- ( est: "Of course if1 is violate the Constiution, 1 has done wrong." Voices from the democratic side: "We don't propose to lave this uiau shuffle round in this way ; le must purge his contempt or leave."? , l\>Tnnf rri>>>nL nii j 1 iT ?i?. T K ijv. III HUH tie pardon sir." These three from Orange- | mrg wore thetr sworn ii> ( It will be observed that Straker. of Or- j ngebnrg, was excluded, and I understand ^ lis exclusion is on the grouud of his being ^ 11 alien. Since the report was handed in, lowevcr, Straker has produced naturaliza ion papers and will be admitted. Curtis, Minort, Wells, Palmer and Lownan, of Richland, then came forward.? ?his is a high-toned delegation, and tho ieccssary performance went very hard with oinc of them. Curtis said "I am willing 0 be guided by iho conditions of the resolu- ' ions." Voices : "We waut an apology." Jurtis : "I don't think I have done wrong; I tut am willing to accept the terms of tho ( esolutions." Orr: "Until he asks par- j Ion for his contumacious conduct, I am not n favor of his being admitted." Curtis; 1 ask pardon, sir, of this House." A voice: It don't como from bis heart, and he ought I o be put out." A?iufr?^W i? . tba. leader- , if one wing of the Republican party of this iounty, showed better sense than his coleague and said: "I ask pardon, sir, for my loutcmpt of this House." Wells said he bought tho course he was pursuing was ight; but had since found out it was wrong, iiid asked pardon from the House for his :rror. Palmer said : "I accept the propoition laid down in the resolutions. I am orry for the action taken by me, and ask >ardon of the House." Lowuian said ho bought he was right, as ho had legal advisers who directed his course, lie had 'ound out his mistake and craved forgiveness. Scott, Peterson and Evan3, of Williatns>urg, came next. Scott thought he was ight at the time, but was sorry for what he ?ud done and asked pardon. Peterson aid : "I heartily endorse the action of the iommittcc, and axes the House to forgive no for my waywardness !" [Laughter.]? ivana said: "This is my first term.- P lidn't know no better. L know I is done vrong, and I axes pardon sir!" These hree were sworn in, and this closed the how for the day. The committee will proceed as rapidly as jossible, and may make another report tonorrow. While tho erring members were mmiliatiog themselves the rest of the Mack;y members, whose names are not yet reachid, sat gloomily and silently in their seats, md, as bad as it appeared to be to those who 'ecanted, it was infinitely worse to those who lidn't get a chance to cat dirt.?Xcws and Courier SELECTED EECIPES. Cheap Pudding.?One ctri:. two cuns >f s ignr, one large spoonful of butter, cup dircc parts full of buttor-milk, small teaipoonful of soda?season to taste and bake juijErkly. For a family of six or n.ott, loulblo tbe recipe. When properly baked, this will be found indeed sheup and wholesome. Sauce for Puddinos.?Ono cup of su[?ar, half cup of butter, tablespoonful of flour, all creamed together, then add small cup of hot water?place on store and stir frequently. When thick enough add wine and nutmeg. When necessary double the recipe. Tk.y Pares.?One cup of butter, two of sugar, three eggs, half a nutmeg, tea-spoenful of s ala, half cup of butler-milk, and flour to make a soft dough. Hake quickly. r*'t how the european war is likely to , affect us. admiral porter and general siier- . man's views. Admiral Porter was fouud iu his office to- . day examining charts and maps of the pro- . bable scenes of conflict, and in reply to an ^ enquiry said : j Tliis war promises to be the most gigantic and important to Europe, and even to the United Stales, that has taken place. It j will be a great religious war, aud the consequences can only do surmised. The idea of some of the newspapers that Turkey is ^ going to be wiped out in a day is a mistaken one. The Russians will never capture Con- ? stantinoplc. It is not in the power of their army or navy, it is of very little conscqucnc? f in nnntpnat u*itli wlint it in rnnliirml tn nr? ^ They haYe 40,00D mob in their .'navy and fifteeu hundred and fifty-fire gun?. lie then read off a list of their iron clads, a showing that fire of thorn carry from sixteen to twenty-six guns, and the rest frofh two to eight guns apiece, and continued : , All these iron-clads arc of the very best | material, and their guns of tho latest pattern and heaviest calibre. The other ordi- 8 nary vessels are all reported to be in good condition. Tho larger portion of this nary , is now about setting free from the ice of the " North Sea, near St. Petersburg. Those a vessels of the Russian Nary that are turn ^ in our ports came here to get rid of the ice , there this winter. The navy, however, makes little difference ou either side. This jj war, as between Russia and Turkey, is going | to be in the main a land fight. The Turks ^ have twenty splendid iron-clads, with eightyfour other coo(J and substantial war vessels. They Tmfel^Jifl guns ami 34,000 men.? * For the defeusire this is a good navy.? j. They have the great forts of the Dardanelles, all along from its mouth up to Gallipo- ^ lis. Here they also have chains, torpedo j boats, their irou-clads. sunken hulks and j, other obstructions. The Russians have to pass through these to Gallipolis, thence iuto ^ the Soa of Marmora, and then th?y- will have to fight thjoir way up through the tor- j. pedocs. iron-clads, etc., to the Bosphcrus.? As they pass by Constantinople up the Bosphorus, they hiyre twenty injles of forts to ' encounter, and having pussed these they ' arc in tho Black Sea. You see, sir, this ^ fitrht is bv no means to bo all on the side of . I '} the Russians. They have no fleet in the Rlack Sea. When Scbsatopol was destroy- t| cd and their great fleet blown up and sunken, and. their navy yards destroyed on the locality. Tho Russians havo a tine army, a well disciplined, well officered, and doubtless their arms, guns aud supplies are of the ^ Srst class. Thoy arc not commencing this j light for sentiment sake. It is the hope of ^ their lives ; and they are now arrived at the ^ point when the Emperor will be able to get ^ every man and every dollar his people have, 30 as to win the great contest of the nation. It will bt, no use, though, as it will end in iisastcr. Tho Turks are thoroughly aroused. From one eud of their vast cm- ^ pirc to the other, the Mussulmans are crowding together by the tens of thousands, and already the religious fanaticism of the .. Turks is discernible. Just think of 40,000,- 1 000 of people ! They will give every dol- " lar and every valuable they havo to aid their . side. They have tho best arms in th<^world ^ ?thoy were made by our own 4>oople, and c Europo has no better. The large guus the Tnrks get from Krupp, and, of oourne, relied, Tberc i.i ho doubt botST^w|^l6nty of arm%4m(f Ammunition, o After the fttissiaua got nrueh weakened aud y the Turks have worried them a good deal, a then the Austrains and, perhaps, the tior- g ?ll L .1 . IV muiis win nave souiemiug 10 say. rrancc n is not particularly interested, and?mark b what I say?she will not engage in this con- t flict. She will go on with her exhibition, a and it promises to bo a grand success. The s war will not affect it iu the least. Austria d is the country that is most in the contest, r excepting England, and just how Austria c is going to act remains to be seen. She i will be in the fight, however, before the war I has gone on six months. England is the d grand puzzle. You can depend ou it she docs r not intend to allow Russia to take Constau- 1 tinople, even if she could, and her time to i enter into the contest will bo marked by tho t circumstances of tho conflict. The great a good that this war is goiwjj^B have en our country cannot be compulcaV W<? will not only sell flour, wheat, corn, pork, anus and ^ ammunition to the contending parties, but | we will sell all these things to the other j great nations, especially our cereals and ( provisions. If the war continues two years, i and my prediction is that it will, we will j havo to plant for the whole world. The , cntiro agricultural pursuits of the great ( grain country of the Rlnck Sea will be stop- ( ped. It was so iu tho Crimean war. I was a lieutenant in tho navy and commanded the Supply, then in the Mediterranean squa- 8 drdn, and well do i remember the rich liar- ' vest our merchants reaped during the war 1 This war will bring again to us the couiuior- ^ cinl supremacy we lost during our war. If Congress legislates properly in June, so as ' to allow vessels to he bought and placed under our flag to remain there, our commer- I ciul marine will bo revived. We have not i ^im*yto Jbuild >'* ??? * frw? -ibs*. Admiral Porter went on to say that there i probably would not be much blockading and i that our supplies would be in demand by I other nations in any event. Oen Sherman on b ing interviewed said that neither Russia nor Turkey ever had i larger or better disciplined armies than now. They have, said he, all the advantages of many improved arms and modes of warfare, and the result will he that the world will witness the greatest battles ever fought, so far as the destruction of life i*?cnn<-criird 1 believe this struggle is going to cost a million of lives, and they will not bo all Russians and Turks cither. I cau hardly aolicvc that tho Turks can withstuud the thock. Tliej uiay save Constantinople, but f they loso overy other point what good will t do thcui ? General Sherman also took a avorablo view of the effect ou this country. Elc added: It will keep our people at work day and light to provide for Europe, if there should >c a general war, and that now seems inevtable to uic. I believe all the great powers rill be directly or indirectly involved bebrc the year is out. In the parts of the ountry in which the field fights will ccrninly take place n half million men on ithcr sido can and will be used. The Kusians will have to pull along very fast hroujjh the summer, for they get all their Gen. Shcrmau said hi was in favor of Uowing some of our army officers to visit ithcr army without pay aud serve on staff lily. Mobile Register : Tho effect that a war etween Russia and Turkey would have on lie United States may be conjectured by tudying our market reports. Tho hostile umors which havo been flviug between the apitolsof Uuropc for the past few days have ..1 - -1 - i? 4 - t . \ ;u w .1 niiurp rise in .American wncai ana 11 breadstuff*. Other causes have operated !> stiffen the market for the past six months; ut it is noticeable that American wheat as been steadily advancing sinco the ca rlJ art of last fall, when the has tern question egno to be most threatening. Since then he rise in wheat has been nearly (?() cents a ushcl. The prevalent belief that the pring would see the opening of a great rar in the East has certainly done its Dirt "r this improvement of prices. From these ictsthoAew York Post concludes that such war would be materially a benefit to the rndc and commerce of the United States, t would create a large European demand ir American grain and flour and provisions fall kinds, and the effect of this would bo ) stimulate manufactures and business in early every branch of industry. Ocean rcighis would partake of tho improvement, nd if England were dragged by circumstance into the vortex of the war, Americau oiumcrcc, having the preference for the arrying trade, would get a start which it as not enjoyed for nearly twenty years.? LUicricans with these thoughts in their linds, to say nothing of the concern which icy feel in chc promotion of Christianity nd civilization in Turkey, will eagerly atcli every day's development of the Ens)rn question. :ady th? trnmp of armed men can be heard n tho banks of the Pruth and the Danube, oth nations hurrying for /ard to completion lieir armaments for a long and bloody ct n3St, iu which perhaps all the nations of luropo may he forced to take part. Feuru 1 as the crash must lie and pregnant with WUUIVO. 11U1 tllllljr IllllilUUia III liiut; UUWIU r00,000 men of all arms, though since the Iccrcc of 1872, enforcing servi. c and incrdicting the evasion of substitutes, it has i paper basis of half a million more. IIooCiioi.kra.?The Paris Intelligencer lays that J. M. Dunn, Ksrp, of that county las used the following recipe for hog cholera or several years past, both before and since .lie war, with great success. His neighbors lavo also used it, and they say it has never aittd to cure the cholera when the lings ,vofld cat it, and that it will arrest the disease among those not already sick, if fed to hem.?Shelby v ilk (Trim.) Commercial. 11 kcit'e.?Take one tablespoon fill of arsenic, one tablcspoonfu! of gun powder, and >ne tablespoon fu I of sulphur. Thoroughly ni^ these ingredients with a half bushel of ivlicat bran, wet and feed to twenty hogs.? If the bran is soured before using, it is said [o be better IIoa CltoLKUA.?I have been free from [lie cholera among my hogs for twelve mouths.past by the use of this remedy : oj)o half pint of spirits of turpen tin*, mix well with one fourth bushel of con meal, and give to the hogs say twelve to fi'tcen in number, twice per week. Then mi: oak or hickory ashes with kitchen stuffs in ?ny quantity, and give to the hogs ofteij !have lost, since the war, a number of hoe with the cholera, and have tried many thugs said to he preventives, but have not belli benefitted, but I have not lost one si.ee I have been using this preparation? \ great many have died all around me ? (', If .foiie; in (irnft/in ( 'rmnj.. \ I 0 1 J. . I- ? ?M1 <? 1 -r; HOW CAN I 8EBVE THE STATE T BY T1IK AI'TIIOil OF TIIK 11I8KS CAROLINA. "Ife aervcth best, teho lovetb tnost." [ ColeriJye. They only may bo truly said to livo Who nobly lire; and all may nobly live ; There is no work so mean a purpose puro May not ennoble it?no life so poor It may uot link itself to issues high? Who knows how far an act or word may reach ? It was Hod's will by ono perfect life Lived in a nook obscure, to save the world ; He knoweth well what tliou hast most at heart, To that He counts thy life at its just weight ; Mcot but His will, He will meet thy desire. How can I servo the State? Sweet would it be to dio Or live for her ! but I Can only love my State. How can 1 servo the Stale? And thou shall sorve thy State." How can I servo the State ? iiv. r ?c l?- i, 11V piuui ... iv.v .V vv.v To serve thyself by her Through oflice of the State." IIow can I servo the State? "By service indirect Thou nmyest well protect And helpjto build thy State." How may I servo the State ? "There is no lot so low But thou mny'Bt use it so As well to servo thy State." How may I serve the State? "Serve him who placed theothore, And think not that by prayer . Thou doat not serve thy State." How can 1 serve tlio State? "Work at the task God seni ; Fulfill His high intent; Trust llim to keep tho StatCj" SCIENTIFIC INTERVIEW. Mr. Leonard Swott came into the parlor and greeted the reporter warmly. "This is a very 6ad affair, Mr. Swctt," said the reporter, sympathetically. "What's that?" asked Mr. Swctt. "It is very melancholy, but wo must all come to it, 6ooner or later." "What is it? What arc you speaking of?" "We should all bo prepared, Mr. Swctt. Wc know uot when the hour may como, Mr. Moody says. In the midst of life, Mr. Swctt, ...... Ti ntv VAtir r\AAr (\inti1v lomcutous consequences . to Europe?tins ountry may find it the occasion to rocover is- lost commerce, if a wise and liber tl poliy bo adopted by Congress with respect to lie shipping interests, while manufactures ud agricultural products will secure a larkct all over the world, which will put ife into the palsied busincs circles and make ur wharves and workshops resound with he hum of active toil. Europe's difficulty i certainly the opportunity of the United States. RUSSIA. N#w Y?rk Time* : The great, northern mpirc, which, according to appenninocs, is n the verge of war with" her inert, but not et moribund, southern neighbor, covers limit onn sixth of thn solid land on the lobe, an aggregate exceeding nine hundred nillion square miles. Her population, minicring about 00.000,000, comprises inoro ban a hundred different nationalities, and t least half that number of languages arc poken within her boundaries -.. She has a lebt of not far from twonty-five millions oublcs, the rouble being'of the value in our urrcncy of 73.11 cents, so that represented 11 dollars, her indebtedness amounts to ncary 82,000,000,000. Her revenue was set lowu for the last fiscal year at 525.000,000 i i.??? ?i TIC Ui C 111 uvtivili 11UI1 UU JUUI I'UVI (UUIIIJ take it, Mr. Swett ? "Take what ? Talk out. Have you any bad uews? Tell it right out uian." "Yes, sir, I have bad news. In the flower of his fame, in the strength of his manhood, in the pride of his middle age, one of tho most respected citizens has gone from Wing) "in mi iih?JOrW Lime's sympathetic condolence to learn the amount of insurance." "Who is it? Somebody dead? Who is it?" "Let mo break it, gently, Mr. Swott; it is yourself, sir. There is a rutnor down town that you are dead." "There isn't a word of truth in it." "Think well, Mr. Swett, beforo denying it. Some of the most wealthy aud influential of our citizens say it is so." "But I say it isn't. I ought to know.? Look at me." "Now, Mr. Swett, you understand the rule of the law that where there is a preponderance of evidence on ono side it shall be assumed that the side presenting such preponderance shall be deemed to be correct. There are many who say you are deceased, and against theui you offer your unsupported word. What is the intelligent public to think ?" "liut I say, emphatically, I am not dead. Isn't that enough ?" The reporter reflected. lie knew Mr. Swett, and knew him to lie a high-minded, honorable gentleman, and he hated to doubt his word; but he remembered numerous calls on Mr. Swett for news, which he bcnignly, good-naturedly, but firmly refused to give up, and what wonder that the reportorial mind should dwell on this characteristic of Mr. Swett. "I'd like to state flatly that you arc still alivo, Mr. Swett, but I dislike to be 'scooped,' and I atn fearful. Couldn't you write a disclaimer, or something I could show in the event of any trouble ?" "It isn't necessary. When I tell a man I am not defunct, isn't that sufficient?" "Yes, ordinarily; but here's this story believed by so many, and what right have 1, an humble reporter, to flaunt the lie in the teeth of these respectable citizens? I might say there is some doubt about the matter, and ask tho public to suspend judgment until yon can make a statement, lint then, you might not make a statement after all, and then whero atn I?" lie looked oalmly at tho reporter, and breathed hard. "flmilrl von toll mi? :inv facts about vonr late life, Mr. Swctt?" "No, sir." "Can't you Ray or do something to set this uncertainty at rest?" "I can only say that L am alive and well* That is all." "Very well, Mr. Swett; I'll givo your statement as coming from you, and you can settle with thoso who started the rumor, afterwards (lood night, Mr. Swott." An old negro woman gives her views on raising cotton thusly: "Do way dcy uso to make cotton in my day was wid plenty oh hick'ry. Dey didn't need no juanncr den. An if yo'll gib me a few niggers and a good hick'ry now, I kin make any ob dis land about heah fotch good cotton, dat will beat any ob ycr juannor !" -? - ** - Abraham Lincoln in his attack of smallpox, said : "Now I am willing to see the oftice seekers, for at la?t, I have something 1 can give 'em all." At fJeneva, Ohio, a man named Potter shot his wife for leaving liiin and then shot himself. \ LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. KIUUTII DAY'S SESSION. Wednesday, Mny 2, 1877. SENATE. The Senate assembled at 12 M. Mr. Cochran, from the Cmmittcc on Retrenchment, to whom was referred bill to reduce and fix the salaries of certain public officers, reported back the same with the recommendation that it do pass, with the salaries of Circuit Judges reduced to $2,500, Solicitor to 81,250, Superintendent of Penitentiary to 81,500. Mr. Cochran, from the Committee ou Retrenchment, reported back the bill to reduce and iix the per diem and mileage of the members of the Gcneial Assembly, with the recommendation that it d) pass, with the followim? amendment: > "TLut each member of tho General As- n.^_)l . scuibly shall hereafter rcccivo for oach regular session such per dicui compensation as will amount to and uot exceed the sum of 8300; and when convened iu extra session, each member shall roceivo the same milcago and per diem compensation as nro fixed for the regular session, and none other: Provided, That said per diem compensation of the extra scssiou shall be determined by the per diem compensation of tho rogulnr session next preceding such extra session." Tho committeo on Privileges and Elections asked to bo discharged from the further hearing of the coutcstcd ease between A. P. Rutlcr and E. P. Stoucy, claiming scats as Senator from Aiken County, as E. P. Stoney had failed to appear in his own behalf, and they rocomcnd that Hon. A. P. Hutler be confirmed as Senator from Aikon County. Mr. Cannon?A bill to incorporate tho Spartanburg and Rutherford Railroad. Mr. Crittenden?A bill to amend an net ein men ~ivn act to ittmronwure ourcmui to appoint additional Trial Justices for Union, Georgetown and Greenville Counties. Mr. Livingston introduced tho following, which was ordered for consideration to-morrow. Resolved by the Scnnto, the House of Representatives concurring. That tho General Assembly adjourn sine die on Friday, the 11th of May instant. Mr. Jeter introduced the following, which was ordered for consideration to-inorrow: Whereas a resolution was introduced in the Senate of South Carolina in March, 1874, 'authorizing a joint cjmmittco^p procure for the Senate chamber and the hall of the House of Representatives two hfstoric paintings each, one representing President Abraham Lincoln in the act of signing tlii- I'rrirhmiiitiim of Eiiniiminntion. tlin other representing Hon. Charles Sumner in the act of presenting his lnft great Bill OfHights in the Senate of the Unked States, ^ _... to tho end that future legislators may emulate their virtues by beholding their likenesses." For the purchase of the same tho State Treasurer was authorized by tho resolution to pay one thousand dollars, which, after some opposition in debate, was changed to five thousand dollars, and thus ameuded passed both bodies of the General Assembly; and whereas, it seems, by tho reports of the State Treasurer for tho years ending October 31, 1875, and October 31, 187G, that at least four thousand dollars have been paid toward tho purchase of said paintings; therefore, bo it. Iietolvcd by the Senate, That a committee of three be appointed to ascertuin and roport how much money has boen paid towards the purchase of said paintings, to whom paid, what has become of the same, and where and in what condition are said paintings ; and said committee arc authorized to take evidcnco in the case, and to send for persons and papers. Mr. Whiitcinoro introduced the follow ing: Whereas the Charleston iYetcs, of the 28th ultimo, publishes a dispatch from Columbia, of the date of the 27Mi ultimo, refleeting upon the character of certain members of this body, and accusing thciu of receiving, on orders of the Clerk of tho Senate, certain goods from the stores in Columbia, to the amount of thousands of dollars, which were paid for in State certificates, signed by the President of theSenato and the Clerk of the Senate, and said certificates were, some of them, paid out of the State funds, and that the said Senators were privy to such misappropriation of the public moneys, therefore. Krxolval, That a committee of five bo appointed by the Chair for the purpose of investigating tho whole matter, aud reporting upon tho same; and that they be cmpowered to send for persons and papers. Mr. Jiowen moved, as an amendment, to substitute the full >wing : Resolved, That a special committee of five bo appointed by the President of the Senate to investigate and report upon all charges of improper use of the public funds or public credit of the State by any member or officer of the Senate, with authority to the said committee to send for persons and papers, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Meetze moved, as an amendment to the substitute, to insert after the word 4'Scnato" iho words "and all parties implicated in the alleged frauds," which amendment was adopted. The question was then taken upon agreeing to the substitute, and decided in the affirmative. The President announced Messrs. Bowen, Cochran, Meetze, Warley and Withcrspoon ^ rs said committee. Mr. Crittenden introduced tho following, which was ordered for consideration to-morrow : Resolved, That the reply of Mr. F. W. Dawson to tho accusations mado against him upon the floor of the Senate be allowed to be lead. A bill to repeal an act for the relief of the widows and orphans of persons kdled nf tlliMi* twilifw-il nriinititic woe on. grossed for a third reading. frOSTISl*KT> ON SECOND PAOF..]