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Dxoiifht Lb. C?Uii?rai?*?lamknipt#y ud Bala. If bait' L*<a la told of llui drought in Califor* nia is Irua, its wont proportions have baan as? ^ suiucd iii that Slate. Mr. Lean dor A. Kevin, of . i liia city, who liar just rot urn ad from the l*acific . i-oust, brings trust-worthy information. lie says tlint, although the California newspapers have only just begun te report the condition of Iho agricultural diatricta, they have been aware of tbo facta since the close of the winter. Mr. Kevin passed through the San Joaquin Valley, which is the great wheat producing section of the State. He not only heard from the people rhcre the truth about the drought, but he ob. served its ravages for himself. The entire great vallpy, reaching 300 juilcs into the lower portion of the State, is bone dry. The rainy season, wliicli should have set in in November, did not begin until late in January; and then, instead of raining incessantly, often Tor weeka at a time until the latter part of April, there were only light and occasional rains, and the dry season set in much earlier than usual In the winter mouths us much ruin falls in-California ns our lands receive during the entire year, and after April they got no rain until.the next wiuter. The couscqueuce is that now the soil is nrid, and there is no hope?even if it were not already too late?/or any rain for months to conic. Tlie tanners of the San Joaquin Valley have raised wheat almont exclusively, and have tried to cultivate too much land. They Jiave become entangled in debt, and nearly nil the land in the valley is heavily mortgaged. In putting in the spring crop the t'nrincrs were obliged to borrow the money used in the purchase of seed and the payment fur labor. The grain grew two or three inches in height and then, the rain ceasing, it withered and dried, and the land is now barren. Intelligent men who are conversant with the facts prophesy that nine-tenths of the faimcrs will fail and be utterly ruined this year. It is almost ccrlan that 'hundreds and hundreds will starve to death unless sustained by charity. Some are out ol money now. -'I saw," Mr. Kevin said, "in the foothills and in the valley hundreds of dead and dying sheep, and the bones of sheep and cattle whitened the fields." Mr. Hollister, the famed sheep king, who owns 50,000 sheep in California, told a friend that if 5,000 remain alive next spring he will consider himself very fortunate. Friedlnnder, widely known as the grain king, who controlled All the shipments ef wheal from Sau Francisco, failed recently by reason of loans made to farmers.?.V. I". Sun. The Stamp Swindler*. Washimutu.n, May 20.?Ever since tlie new mode of compensating postmasters of the fourth class by commissions on tlie amount of sales of stamps, stamped envelops and postal cards was adopted, it has t?ecu a source of endless trouble to the postotlicc department, nnd has made work for eTcry special agent who could be spared to look after the frauds which the system makes easy of perpetration. Hundreds of postmasters have been removed, arid, to make the punishment greater, their names huve been furnished to the press for publication, and yet so strong is the temptation that all the efforts of the department have proved unequal to the suppression of the illegal traffic, and there scetus hut one mode to put n stop to it, viz., by n repeal of the law and a return to the old method of adjusting salaries on the basis of the stamps, Ac., actually canceled it*, the respective offices. As an illustration of the manner in which the present law operates the following facts will be sufficient : A special agent, who has been engaged in the Southwest for some time past, sends to the department an affidavit made by a merchant who is engaged in regular business in that locality, iu which he states that he has received very large amounts of postage stamps of the denomination of one, two, three,six and ten rents, from parties whose names arc given, with the sum received frotn each. There are some eight or ten names given, with the amounts received and dates, &c. One firm alone, a member of which is a postmaster, >f I 'iuii -. 1? :? MO 11 ill oinuipo in tuiuc runging from $ ' to $204) at a pa} merit. In every case where stamps hare thus been used the Tarty is cither a postmaster or a member of a firm in which there is a postmaster. In some cases a discount was made bv the * ^ ?..??u wi irum o io ; per cent. The value of the Btamns thus received bythis merchant is over :i* $2,000, on which the government is unlawfully made to pay, in increased salaries, a commission of from $1,200 to M,."?00, which goes into the pockr ts of these dishonest postmasters. As a -general thing local sympathy and difficulty in obtaining the necessary evidence make efforts to the offenders, beyond removal, fruitless, untreVen when a removal is made there is no guarantee that the new man will not trade more in stamps than his predecessor. Notwithstanding the hopelessness of the effort, the department cannot cease its efforts to suppress the Traffic, but from the nature of the case is compelled to constantly pursue the offenders wherever their attention is called to irregular sales. snctiirks Timbkh.?The Knoxville Tribune warns the people of Kast Tennessee against the wanton destruction of timber, which is becoming more valuable, because scarcer, every year. The best white oak is worth in Liverpool about seventy-one cents a cubic foot, in our currency. Fancy oak, in billets suitable for wainscot, is worth much more. Go*d black walnut, of suitable sizes, is worth eighty-five cents a cubic foot. In January last, ono hundred And forty-four logs from New Orleans sold in Liverpool at an average of $1 07 a cubic foot, American curren cy. Fancy walnut, suitable for veneering, sella for a much larger price. Ash is in moderate demand, hut tough or finely grained wood isalwnyi saleable. It is worth on an average about sixty cents[a cubic foot. Fine ash for furniture, wainscot, or parquetry doers commands much highet figures. Bird's eye maple, such as is shipped from New York, sells at an average of $'2 07 n cubic foot, in American currency. Hickory, il square, about twelve incses and upwards, is worth, for good quality, about 55 cents a cubic foot; extra tough for handles, spokes, etc , is of course worth more. One man writes : "I believe a satisfactory market for hickory can b? had in this country. I visited a spoke ami handle factory in Pennsylvania, where the the hickory put chased in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, was costing $10 50 a cord." American timber is constantly becoming more valuable in European markets ; and vast sections of tli-s country are nearly stripped of all timber. The time is fast coming when the man who owns much timber in a Slate that lies on tide water, and is permeated by navjgablp .ftreama^wseill wake up to find himself in possession of a crop ?nature's grandest?that is a fortune. Our exports of limber are yearly increasing, and the rate of incrcasu threatens a timber famine within otio generation. l>o not, therefore, waste the timber of Georgia. It will turn to money much quicker (hail those think who have not studied the question of supply and demand.?Atlanta t'onntitution. e Pons ron Ft hi,.?The lime was when corn was burned in Nebraska as fuel. We heard the Master of llie Slate (Jrnnge of thai Slate say in 1873, dial lie had burned more bushels of corn as fuel than he had pounds of coal or logs of wood during (lie twenty years previous lhat he had lived in Nebraska. Corn there was worth elx dollars per acre standing in the field, with, perhaps, an uverge ef sixty bushels to tlicncre. A farmer in Central New York says, the best bedding for cattle or calves is corn cobs, that they will keep the animal clean, absorb hisdroppings and prove an invnluable fertiliser. Now do not those things seem strange to the Southern farmer? many of whom hnve, of late years, soen as many bales of ooflon as they have biishols of corn aod wilh ?f wKnm I>nrn I>nt? arc so scarce that they have become mantel ornaments.?Xtv* and Courier. IVJiiit is llayes' Southern policy ? is the in juivy when Stone is appointed J>islrict Attorney, Dunn offered the Revenue Collector's place, M'ordiiugion held uu Custom officer in Charleston and Chamberlain treated as an erjuul, and offered the SoJicitorship of the Treasury? Jf Hayes and Cli .mberluin affiliate, the South will have reason to suspect the President's judg- I mmiiI and will be hard to convince of Ma hon- I ety. 1 @hf Solftlilu ilnion 3>imrs. I B. M. mUMUHMT. UHWK, FRIDAY JUNE 1. 1877. ~ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Opjr, one year, in advance, $3.00 2 Cuplci one year," " 5.50 a 6 " " M 11.00 io " ? " - -jo.oo ADVERTISING. One square or one Inch, flrat Insertion, - - - fl.no Kach subsequent insertion, ------- 73 Liberal discount made to merchants and others advertising for six months or by the year. vruuuai/ nutimvi wu unn or linn, inserted irw. " " over ten lines, charged ss Advertise inents. 4V 20 per cent additional ibr advertisements ordered not to appear in consecutive Issues. The Unftou Time* For hale. BEING anxious to retire fraoi the Ncwspupe*business, I offer the Times for Sale Two industrious Printers, or a mau competent lo Edit the Paper and attend to the business of the office, with an industrious Printer, could make a handsome tiring out of it. It will he sold at a fair price and on accommodating terms. R. M. 8TOKE8, Editor and Proprietor. May 11 18 tfegr Another Revolution is about to break forth in Mexico. tfcjJT A heavy frost fell at Marion C. II. on the 2uth. This is unprecedented, thus late in the season, in thnt region. ? (fair Mrs. Sarah ('rocker died very suddenly at her residence in this county last Sunday, of apoplexy, aged about 55 years. _ ?~The fence law bill has passsd the I.egis. laturs and tho question of fence or no fence will be presented to the voters of the townships and Counties. The last report from the llscon Market puts that article down \ cent lower and still declining. Flour, also, has fallen 50 cents a barrel. ffcjjr The fishing party of which we spoke last week returned the next day. Result of the trip, 14 fish and a glorious nibble. The party got out _r R_V. iu.ii 1 i~ ..i...? . * fflu A letter received in town this week Announces the death of Mr. Alexander Smytlie, formerly a member of the bar of this comity.? He died, nt the residence of his Mother, in Brooklyn, New York, after a long illness. faf At the Hnmpton Festival Tournament in Charleston, last week, we notice that our young friends, W. I,. Culp and E. J. Gage tied, on one each. No prixc was awarded them although they stood head"?nt the wrong end. f@T We will give one of Walker, Evans ft Cogswell's elegant Portraits of Governor Ilampfor a Club of 5 new subscribers to the Tints, with the cas'i; the same, with a portrait of Senator Gordon or Governor Vance, for a Club of ten. These Portraits are sold nt f'2 each. B. F. Whittemore, the most notorious by infamous of all the infamous Carpet-baggers that ever cursed this State has resigned his seat as Senator from Darlington County. Thanks ta our energetic Senator, lion. T. B. Jeter. The Spring term of Court for Laurens County commenced last Monday, Judge Northrop presiding. The Herald says the petit jurors were drawn on the proper day and in the legal manner, and the Grand Jury of last year holds over, so there will be no informality, in thnt respect, to cause a postponement. war The jail has thiVteeir prisoners in it?1*2 colered and one white. Nearly all of them arc Miere for petit larceny. The white inan is there under arrest for violating the U. S. Revenue laws. Stealing cattle and hogs has become so common thnt it is dangerous to allow such animals to wander out of sight of their owners. Pair A correspondent at Marion thus writes to the Columbia Register: Within the "memory nf foliloal inhtiltif nni " llii? tina hnon I Iia ivorut ' year to get a stand of crops ever before known in this county, on account of the lateness of the season and the hud worms. Wheat and onts promise an abundant yield, although in some sections affected by smut. The fruit crop promises a large yield. The notorious John It. Hubbard, with William Springs, Charles Fergusson and Frnnk > Z. Moore, llcvenue officers, according to an account we find in the Pickens Sentinel, have again been behaving in a most disgraceful manner.? That fellow Hubbard is a disgrace to nny community and should be turned out of office, if the authorities wish to h.we the laws obeyed and their commands respected. logr Mr. James K. Friday, well known by a large number of our oldest citizens in this county as a prominent Cotton Merchant of Columbia, 1 before the war, died at his residence in that City ^ last Friday, from pneumonia. His wife, a most estimable Lady, preceded him p to the grave the day before. She died very suddenly from apoplexy. Mr. Friday was delirious ' from fever at the time of her death and continued unconscious of the sad event. Col. Aiken, in lust Friday's Xewt and Courier talks about an Illinois Farmer buying a farm in Alabama "that had been considered worthless, because it had been run away with the Meaux grass," carried there by Col. Johnston, from Monticello, Fairfield Co., 8. C. As we have never heard of the Meaux grass, we are inclined to think the Col. meant Means grass. If it is the Mean* grass, we don't think many of the farmers on Broad Kiver, would care about taking any more of it in ther'n." HaT We are glad to state that the Legislature has repealed iho law levying a tax "for the relict of the widows and orphans of persons killed becaua* of their political opinions." This was an infamous law, passed, as it was said at the time/ for the purpose of punishing the white people in the counties where negroes were killed during the Ku-Klux excitement. A number ol able bodied women and lazy boys depended upon that fund for a support, and refused to work. In some counties the lax was collected and no widows or orphans could be found to receive it. Hc?f~ Our friend, R T. Owens' garden is a great blcssiag In us. We get something from it ?v?ry year and generally We is ahead of "all other competitors," either in lime or quality.? Last ?iday he sent us a basket of very fine Irish Potatoes which was a great treat to us. They were large, ripe, and the first wo had seen. Rob's a genius?good at the Drum, good op a^joke, good with a hoe, No ] with a I'nint Rryaji, upd |im u largo family of children which acis raising up jn the fear of the rod. We ' hope he will get rich and be President ?of a Master Painters * Association. rui-j'l. I m mum, yn The Johuson^Ufles. Quite * full end spirited held in the Court House lest Seturds^si^n^ to edopt < measures for the orgsnization of e Volunteer I Military Company in this Township. I The original intention of those gentlemen who i were instrumental in getting up the company I was to embrace in its membership the young J men of the whole Township, and or last Satur- I day that metier was fully discussal, and it was i deci lid that thq election of officer? should be de- I ferred until au invitation had bjtn extended to I the young men outside the corner- e limitftof ? the town of Union to join t^erCoo^jiee/Tj^tfiat. i they might participate in the oleetion'of its offi- ] cers. It was therefore resolved that the full or- I ganization of the Company be deferred to an | adjourned meeting to be held tomorrow, Satur- i day, evening, at 8 o'clock, anl that the young t men in the surroundiug country be requeeted to meet with them and complete a Military or. I ganization that shall embrace members from t every part of the Township. i Wc think the postponement n very judicious I move. There are many young meu outside of the town who. we think, would he i>len??H inintn i , I ?? .VJW..., I and who, we know, would rr.nke capital mem- ] bers?either as officers or in the ranks. We are 1 also pleased to see the spirit evinced by our young men to encouraging the young men of I the country to come in and mingle with them I in such an organisation. 1 While a good company could be formed in the < town alone, a much better one can bo formed if | tho young men of the country will come iu and ] join with us, and we hope tbJSy wllVflo so.-^ 1 Many nre afaid that the meetings and drills may i bo appointed at such times as will be incouvc- i uient for persons living out of town to attend them. We arc satisfied that that matter can and will be arranged to suit all parties. Squad < drills can be so arranged that the country members may appoint their own time andjplace, while Company drills can be made at such times when all can attend. Let us tee if wo cannot get up a Company, equal in numbers and material, to any in the State. It will be far more pleasant and creditable than to he called upon to drill and muster with the motley crowd of which the regular Militia is composed. \v- ?.i.. >1 v tin nvailj nunc IIIC JUUIIg 111(11 Ul (lit; country to become members of tlie Johnsou 'lliHcs, nmi assure them they will not only be welcome but share in all the honors. {Hap' The finauciul and biuiiucap ouilpok Ju this section is really alarming. It will be five months before the aunual money commanding crop will be in the market. The first of that crop will have to bo appropriated to the payment of liens and for fertilizers, which generally takes all the Cotton brought in up to the middle of December ; so that we may safely say that we have seven months ahead of extreme poverty among the classes who have neither given nor taken liens. Now, if the cotton crop should not turn out well ? which, from present appeari ances, is very probablo--what will be the condition of the people next year? Wc have noticed the past four years that it re ' quires a month longer every yenr to pay lien and fertilizer debts. Four years ago cash from 1 the snles of cotton began to circulate among the ' people about the middle of October; three years ' ago it was tlic middle of November before the farmers could extricate themselves from their lien and fertilizer debts; two year ago it was , $iot until just befcf-e<Cliristmasrf>??? -*} * -i.i in tho circulation of money was felt, ami last year, it will be remembered by most persons, during the holidays and for weeks afterward, money was almost as scarce in this community as it had been during the summer before. Taking the experience of the past four years?and we see no change in the indications?we have i every reason to fear that the cotton crop of this ycnr win oring Dtu utile relict lo (lie people nt large until about the latter part of next February?nine months from now. What is left of the i crop] after that time is all we will have to depend on for the noxt year's supply of money.? Sad outlook for Mechanics, Schools, Churches and laborers. This condition of things is caused by the "all cotton"?one crop, and lieu system of farming. ? - ? tpaif' The weather the past week has I ccn very unfavorable to the growing crops- We have had no rain for a month and the ground has become hard and dry many indict} bolpw th^ surface, while the unusually cold nights hare kept nil kinds of vegetation frorti growing. Cotton is small and looking bad, with very poor stnnds. Corn is small and at a stand-still. Wheat and oatft, we learn, are looking pretty well, but both want rain to make them fill out. Gardens are "burning up." I'cas arc "firing" badly, the pods not half tilled; lleanft not growing; Potatoes not forming many tubers, while cverthing elseissuffering in the same way. The only things that give fair promise of a good crop are the peach ! trees?they are full?but even they will soon want rain. We fear the dry weather that has been so destructive to the grain crops in the East, like a storm, has travelled this way. We sec but little prospect of ft change in the weather. '* The llabies seems to be on the increase among the dogs and we refer our readers to an artide on our first page upon the cure of hydrophobia. We arc not acquainted with the Elecampane plant, but we learn that it is common in this Country and most of our old citizens know it. We advise every family to have it in readiness for an emergency. If it docs not cure it can do no harm, and it is certnirily worth trying. s>ar a concurrent resolution to adjourn on the 51 h inst., was before the Legislature yesterday, but we hftve received no report of the action taken upon it. It is generally believed that the session will Inst from ten days to two weeks longer. The weather is getting hot again, and the best way we know of keeping cool is to call on John Hart and get him to make you a good iced Lemonade, or get a glass of his Sweot Cider with ice in if It's good, sure. JBO)u It is reported that Governor Hampton i* making out a long list of app?%?tmftlis, to-be presented to the Senate this week fW ratification-. A new deal is expected. i Divine Services. Lev. J. I,owry Wilson will hold Dcvinc Services in the I'rcshytorian Church on ths second 1 Sunday of this month. Tho Sacrament of-the * Lord's Supper will ho administered after tho | ' morning services. Preparatory services will he i held, commencing the Friday evening previous, ' To the People of Union. It lies nevCT been our tciiA to either sell or dUsesntinus the publication of the Timtt. Our reason for offering it for sole was that probably b new Kditor and Proprietor would inspire wore interest among the people in its behalf. Such is usually the case. It is possible the people of Union are tired of our hum-drum style of editing their county paper, and a younger man, with more talent and less attachment to a particular ine of political doctrine, would be more likely ? K're greater force and influence to the paper, ind attract to it a larger and more interested lupport. We say "it is possible" that the people of Union desire that such a change should >e made, because the people of Uniou do not tire the paper the patronage necessary for its lunnort. and which we know thev could iriTC if hey felt any interest or pride in its continuance. The fault is no doubt with us?we do not pubish a paper to suit the people?aud as we are .00 old tu imbibe new political doctrines or make lomcrsaults to please the whims and notions of :hose who desire to be considered leaders in the moral, social and political circles of society, we propose to sell to some one who will prove more pliant than ourself, in the hope that they may be able to please ull, and thereby secure to the Times all the support that legitimately belongs to it. If that is given to it tho paper can be continued, greatly improved, and made worthy the labor, talent aud uudivided atteution of a more competent Editor. If, 011 the other haud, tho people continue to show their indifference to the paper, by taking no interest in the extension of it^fubacription list and withholding the individual support that naturally belongs to it, we cannot promise that a paper will be published in Union County many weeks longer. We confidently say that our subscription list could and should bo double what it is. Outside of the County tho Times is considered among the best County papers in the State, but here, at home, where it should receive its patronage, the most frivolous aud mean complaints are made against it, as excuses for not subscribing for it. Wo are corresponding with several parties who propose to buy, and we may sell to one or another, but we ngain sny, we do not wish to sell. We would prefer to continue our connection w ith it; but with its present support it is necessary that the owners should be able, during the present dull time, at least, to be their own Editor and do at least two-thirds of the labor of the office. Thi3 we cannot do, hence wc propose to sell to patties who can. We, however, know full well that, under such an arrangement, the paper cannot be kept up?in (lie quautili/ of reading matter, at least?to its present standard. Wc have done our best to give Union a respectable County paper, and huvc tho satisfaction of believing we have done some good to the l\tlin( r <AP tvlnpk kilt littles anoAii eo rranian t lias been given us in the way of support. Individually we liavc strong attachments for the County of Union, and would greatly regret leavii g her good people who have been so kind and generous to us. Hut we are bound to earn a living, and if wo cannot do it where we tcish wo must do it where we can A little exertion in every neighborhood would place the paper beyond the necessity for a change, and its interest and usefulness could be greatly increased. Wc leave the matter with our subscribers. The For Diem and Intorost Questions. The Legislature is still occupied upon .tlucAn.,nr,ini'-iitiion Jfnd Tax llill<. The canno"M>e completed until the first is passed. There are two difficulties in the way, viz ; the per diem ot the members of the Legislature and the matter of appropriating ?270,000 to pay the interest on the bonds of the State. Upon the per diem there seems to be a triangular fight : One party thinks that $o a day is quite sufficient, another thinks that ?700 as little as should be allowed for their services during the winter and present or extra sessions, while an:ther wants $800. For our pnrt we think the members would do a good thing for (lie btate, (lie democratic parly and themselves, individually, if they would settle down to the a day, and conic home. As to paying the interest upon the bonds, wo think, under the circumstances, that may be very conscientiously postponed until tho next levy. The bondholders are better able to wait for the interest upon the bonds,?particularly if the Legislature will give assurance that it shall be j>aid ncxtjys.'jr?-than Ilia people are to pay it now. There is much doubt as to the validity of a large number of those bonds, and as the Legislature has appointed a committee to investigate them ancl settle which are good nnd which arc fraudulent, it will be no breach of integrity to await the result of that investigation before calling upon the people to put up money to pay the interest. We agree fully with Mr. Witherspoon of York, who, in opposing that feature of the bill said : He looked with disfavor upon any act that savored of repudiation ; but while we guard the integrity of the State, vve must not crush out those whom we represent*. We must give them time to recover from the depressed condition that the niisgovcrninent of the past years had placed them in?give them breathing time. He asked for the people of the Stato just what any honest but embarrassed man might ask from a reasonable creditor. Let us preserve our home credit and not talk so much about our foreign credit. The fifth section provides $270,000 for the interest on the bonds of the Slate. This was an especially objcctionnblc feature. Under the present state of our affairs is it reasonable or possible that the people in this State can sustain this burden ami live ? They cannot, nnd he, for one, did not propose to impose obligations which he knew it would be im possible to meet. If this bill passed in its present form, York County would be called upon to pay 2ti mills next winter, out of one crop. This would put one-third or one-fourth of the people of tho State out of their homes, ltcsides this, the people hnvo other obligations to pay besides these taxes, and it is unfair in the State to ask all a man s substance. who known whether these bonds are valid or not. An investigation in demanded, and if there is to be an investigation why Oe in a hurry to provide tliia money before we know what we have to pay. It is true thatinterest will accutnulnto, hut he did not ask the bondholder to forgive ui the interest ; he was convinced that this interest could be funded and (be burden thus distributed over a period of three or four years and rendered lighter tc the taxpayers. Why ignore all the rest of the debt of the State, and make an exception in favor of these bonds? He closed a brilliant address, with the assertion that he had a higher regard for the welfare of the people than for parly, ami was prepared to take the responsibility of voting again*! the interest clause. _ . ? . II. W. Shand, Ktnp, of Union, held three day's -eference here last week as Special Referee in use of J. II. Hunt vs. Win. McCliutock- Mr. <ha:id is a young lawyer of tine promise, ami (resided over the Court of Reference with a fairies* and ability that w. uld reflect credit upon a tighcr court.? S^mrtnnhiirij ? V ?? It Worka Differently Hew. The difference between a Democratic and Radical Legislature is so plainly exemplified in the following proceedings of the House last week that it needs nothing frotn us to shew that the days of bribery and other improptr influences upon members of the Legislature, to pass laws for putting up "jobs" for personal aggrandisemeat, are gone for crer iu this State. Poor Peter is now languishing in the jail of Richland County. Wheu it is understood that members of the Legislature van make no more than the amount allowed by law, for their services, none Dnt timnrahl* m?? till < > !> to so there, Mr. Youmans, from the Committee on Incorporations, reported unfavorably on bill to charter the Port R03 al Improvement and General Shipping Company. Now came a proceeding which shows pointedly the difference botweeu a Democratic and a Radical Legislature. In submitting the report of the committee, Mr. Youmans said that the committee had been much annoyed by the importunities of the originator of the bill, Mr. Peter Pupin. Mr. Robinson rose to a question of privilege, and said that he had found on his desk a print ed circular on the subject of the bill, which, in his judgment, reflected upon the committee.? The language in the circular he objected to was this: "The opposition from tho Committee on Incorporations seems very shortsighted or prejudiced in favor of some of their friends' suggestions that the proposed aims of the Fort Koyal General Shipping Company would iujurc tho interests of Beaufort." Mr. Hamilton also rose to a question of privilege, and expressed his disapprobation of the conduct of the orginalor of the measure. Mr. Youmaus rose to a question of privilego and said : I wish to inform the House that its dignity has been grossly insulted and a fragrant contempt of this House has been committed by one Feter Fapin, in this, that the said Feter Papin, with a view of improperly influencing the action of Messrs. Youmans and Verner, members of the committee on Incorporations, before which committee are certain measures in which the said Feter l'apin is personally interested, did offer to pay to said members something if they would report favorably upon a bill to charter the Fort Royal Harbor and General Shipping Company. Mr. Verner?Ever sinoe this Legislature has met, that individual lias been here before this House. In my absence from the committee n report was made here upon this bill. The committee inndu a fuvoiublc report, but the gentleman from Beaufort, knowing that individual better tlinn the rest of us, made a minority report. Afterwards persons from Beaufort made statements to the committee, and gave us information, upon which we asked that our report bo recommitted. Wlien it was recommitted we made an unfavorable report, and the bill was rejected. Immediately another bill was introduced, and yesterday morning, or the day before, be approached sevcrnl members with a third bill. That matter upon which the committee have reported occurred upon this floor this morning. We wuut to teach such men that they cannot approach members with any such conduct as that. .Mr. Aldrich introduced a resolution that the Sergeaut-at-arms arrrcst Peter Papin and bring him before the bar of the House, to receive sticli punishment as the House, may adjudge.? Adopted. During these proceedings, Peter bad beer sitting in a chair next to Mr. Hamilton, part o the time standing at the gate of the inside rail ing. When the Sergeant-al-Arms started tow aids him, lie smilingly came forward and me the officer about the middle of the hull. The) cnme lorwsiru 10 mc irum ui uiu siuimi, win ihcre Peter honored the Speaker with an elcgan military salute. The Speaker said : Mr. Tapin, you hare beci ordered under arrest to the bar of the House t? receive such punislitiiont as the House may ad judge for contempt of the House in attemptinj to corrupt certain of its members. Peter repeated his military salute to the Chai t hiul then made one to the members, ana begun Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House? The Chair interrupted him, and put th question to the House whether it would hca him. This was agreed to, and Peter eontin tied : I Swear upon the Llible and everything tha is sacred that the allegation made is a slundc and a tic. i Here the gavel descended, and cries of "Mr Speaker !" drowned all other sounds. Mr. Shcppard moved O withdraw the leav to Peter to be heard. Mr. ltecd opposed the motion, and wished t hear wl.ut Mr. Pupiti had to say. The motion was udopted and leave with drawn. Mr. Aldrich introduced a resolution that th ' Sergeant-at-Arm.s be instructed to take^Pete Papin to jail, and confine him there till the en of the session. Mr. W. K. Bradley thought lie ought to be fe on bread and water while confined there. Mr. Kccd said that Peter did not prohnbl i know that the rules of the House were so strici and moved to reduce his confinement to fou days and Mr. CSantt seconded and advocated th motion. Mr. Koith?I hope tiro aeeolution will pas just as it is. If such action ns this had bee taken a long time ago, it would have been bet ter. This man would have knowu better tha to do what he has douo. Mr. Hamilton moved to lay the amendment oi (lie table. Adopted. The resolution was (lien adopted by a rote c ayes 90. nays none. The Sergeant nt-arms then conducted Pete Papin front the hall, who vainly insisted upo "just one word, Mr. Speaker," and locked hir up in a committee room till the hour of adjourn mcnt, and when the Speaker had signed th warrant of commitment, he wus carried to jai and left to enjoy his otium cum digmtatc. The House then resumed the consideration c Peter's bill and rejected it. flsaJf The Columbia Reporter of the Charles ton Journal of Commerce, under date of the 25tli says : Chamberlain is here on mysterious busi ness, some say to look after the bondholders interest. He is closeted daily with ex-leader of the radicals, and it is said has made up a slat for appointments to Federal offices, as follows For Collector of the Port of Chirlcston, J. G Thompson; Internal Revenue Collector, K. M Brayton ; United States Marshall, Hardy Solo inon. The latter has gone to Washington to loo! after his interests, and bears a strong letter o endorsement from Chamberlain, jt&T More Mail Dog*. We are informed tha lasl Friday, Mr. M. B. Lee, in Boganville Town ahip, killed a valuable dog of hie own, af(er he ing assured that he was mad. John Howard, living about five miics bclev this town killed on Tuesday last a mad dog, afte he had bitten several dogs and hogs. He felt n confident that the dog was mad that he killed al the nnimals the dog had bitten. On the same day a dog was killod on Mr. T L. Homes' place, in Jonesvillo Township, tha proved to he mad. Tiif. New Rf.vf.ni f. OoLt.r.cTon.?Washington May 25.?Thomas Dunn having declined tin appointment of Internnl Revenue Collector foi the district of South Carolina viec Carpenter resigned, Ellcry M. Brayton was to day nppoin ted to till the vacancy. . ? Fastest Time <>n lliruun.? Louisville, Mai 24.?Tenhrocck to-day heat l.-ll-j, the tastes time on record, by 2 seconds. Tcnbrncck's rcc ord for one an<l one and three pruH i miles i' the fastest ever known. ^ | War Go?rtj>. Loxpox, May Ub.?Tne 2W?'Wtichareat *rrespondent mji present indicMidtih stiengthen the conclusion thai so itaporintH >vent will occur on Ilia Danube till the wWetrottl Una is in position on Ilia bank of the fiver. A strong cor pa will be formed on the extreme right, composed of the Uoumanian army apjj two ffasaiau ilivisons. This force will more up the Tttrkish aide of the Timoc, and turn the lefVflank bf 1ba Balkin line by a niovemenlpn Sopia and Philip- polis. This column would nave a frifudly Wontry on the right, from which to draw supplies. * A Turkish iion-clad destroyed the earthworka wV |j| at Nicopolis, driving the llusslanavout, who left forty dead, v . * F A Vienua dcspulcl/to tbY 7??*/? sAysftlie proctnmaitun Ttr-w waij sai is,?n .m,. vielHin? to the popular demand, whioli hasbeengrowrng louder daily, that the Sultan will join the army. The proposal that the Sultan quit Constantinople has naturally raised the question whether it lis safe to leave behind n Parliament which is be coming more difficult to manage, and which moreover has the whole population of Constantinople with it. It is no wonder, therefore, that Constantinople, during the laat few days, has Deen dhw wiin rumors 01 an impending dissolution. Constantinople, May 26.?A detachment of Russians, with two guiis, on Tuesday, attacked the Abschasiou Tillages of Akaba and Ideak, near Rutoum. The Abschasian chiefs assembled all their available force aud repulsed the Russians who lost 150 killed and many wounded. A Russian Major and four Captains were found among the slain. The Turkish loss was seven killed and eleven wounded. i Vienna, May 20.?Thursday the demonstration iu Constantinople assumed very serious proportions. Many thousand people, led by armed softas, presented themselves before the palace to demand the dismissal of the ministry and recall of Midhat 1'aoha. _ir. Euxeboum, May 20.?The Russian bombardment of Karadagh and Takttinx, the forts and outworks of Kars, is now only carried on at intervals. The Turkish batteries are replying. Constantinople, May 20.?Intelligence had been received here I lint the Russian bombardment of Kars has slackened. The ltussinns coutinue to advance on Erxcroum. A buttle is expected . shortly. The Russian attempt to throw a bridge over the river bctore tbe Turkish line at Batouirt was repulsed. Moscuvr, May '20.?Intelligence from Capatori , in Crimea, announces that most of the famrlies belonging to the wealthier class have fled to Simfloropal and other towns in the interior. All shops are shut. The roadstead is deserted,' all the merchant ships having left. The smaller vessels have been sunk or hauled ashore. In the town there is a perceptible waul of provisions.London, May 28.?Two young Russian engi-" ncer officers attempted to reach a Turkish moni- ^ tor on the Dunube with torpedoes, bi t were dis-~ covered and driven oil' by a lire. They returnedat 3 in the morniug in two skiffs, carrying a chain of small torpedoes filled with dyna.i.ite. ^ They secured a chain across the monitor's bows ?^9 and fired it by means of electricity, when tho "monitor disapi eared. Another accouut of the destruction of the | monitor says it was one of the most daring deeds ever recorded. A small detachment of Russian soldiers left the northern shore of the Danube in a number of siiiaII boats. The night beiug vcrj dark, they mauaged to surround the monitor be' fore being discovered. When finally observed ' by the sentries on board, they were challenged, The Major replied, in Turkish, "Friends. ' Tho Turks not satisfied commenced firing in the di' rection of the sound, but the shots tlew wide.? During the firiug several Russian soldiersplunged into the water, swam silently to tho vessel and placed a torpedo in close contact with her bottom. After it had been securely fustcncdv I the men returned to the neighboring shoie.? ( The monitor was blown into the air, and all ou> board perished. The reported rising agninst the Turks in Mil1 knns is officially contradicted. Tho Sultan lias ' not ncccpicd the resiguatius of the Ministers of War and Finance. Muhktar 1'nsha requires ad? ^ ditionnl force to hold the southern rouds, ns the Russians evidently intend to gain possession of \ ih* rivci Atrus or the llu pinnies. Muhktar . 1'nsliu telegraphs he inust retire behind Krzec rouin, ns the Russians are turning the passes, I and there is danger of his army being cut off from Krzeroum. The Russian cavalry have already appeared on his think. ^ The Xcum' Constantinople uespntch has tho r following : The Turkish fleet, numbering ninei teen vessels, has arrived ul fre e. It is stated Greece sunt a note lo tho Porte asking that ilie * same privileges be accorded lo Thcssaly and Kpirus as lo Sclavonic provinces. The Porte ree plied thai I lie privileges they bad a right lo were already accorded by the constitution. Greece u communicated a second note, stating that as the prescut war might prevent the Porte carrying ~ out the constitution, Greece deuiunded guarantees. The Porte has not yet replied to this second note. j The XetcT Vienna despatch says Abdul Keritn ' lVsha, the Turkish Commander-in-Chief, yesterI ' day informed the inhabitants of Rustchuk, Varna, tSchulmla and Tilestria that nil persons wholiave not provisions for at least six months must J quit within twelve days. ' Keporls from Athens indicate turbulence in r Greece. It is expected the ministry will bsoverc thrown at the meeting of 1'arlianicnt to-day.? Activity in Montenegro is reported, with varied ;?< 8 success. &,000 Turks have set out to reviotual D Nicsic. The Russians seem to be preparing to cross at Galatz. They arescuneing the river and a number of rafts have arrived, prepared for bridging. A great number of fresh troop are there to night. In . the recent cavalry tight, tear Kars, 10U Russians were killed ; Turkish loss not Hated. A special despatch front Constantinople to the second edition of the Telegraph says all excitement has disappeared and everything is quiet. The council of war has asked Mukhtar l'uslia what his plans were, lie replied that there was . a scheme in process of execution certain to insure success, and begged to be left alone. . A cavalry tight took place near Kars on Sat' urday, between '?,000 Turku and 1,000 Russians. A heavy rain stopped the fight as soon as it commenced. > The Time*' Kustchuk correspondent writes aa , follows: The 20,000 troops of this garrisi n arc ' the perfection of soldiers. They arc brown, open-faced, big-shouldered fellows, perfectly re1 signed to any fate. The Christians arefrights ened to death, lest somo imprudent member of e their faith^haufcOP^"!6 the spark which might light up such a glare as would throw Ratok into the shads completely. Kven the consuls havo ^ to be careful for their lives. Proofs of the extreme and dnngcrous tension of the relations between Moslem and non-Moslcin could be given. Mr. Rcadc, the Knglish and American consul here, who has never been accused, throughout the f late troubles, of being in any way prejudiced ngainst the Turks, hut who kns been suspected of leaning the other way, thinks that matters IV a. .. a ?? ? 1 I.S. * ... nvii^un O ill VJ villi >!-, llllll III b urgent, warnings.aro ignored, both at Downing street and Constantinople. It is believed by soino here that i- Russian influence in (he form of money is artfully planning a dreadful outbreak, and that those are qo friends to the Turks who do not insist upon a stop being put to irregularities, the r firm repression of which whould give satifaction r> to both Muhommedansand non-.Musselnten alike. Ii.i.nkss or Dr. Daroy.?News reached Columbia yesterday that Dr. John T. Darby, of Colum bia. at pre ten I a resident of the city of New York, %/ t was'lying extremely ill in that city. Our informant says that while in the dissecting room demonstrating to some of the sludentB, with the knife, he slightly wounded himself, and the poisonous virus from the dead body entered the s wound.?Regintrr. r Kxn or THB Kf.NTITKY I.01TKI1Y Brsrsrss.-? 'Ilio Attoriiey-GctiernI of Kentucky has decided , thai all (ho Kentucky lottery grants ]invo expired I l.y limitation, and that no valid grant now exists ; j in that State. This includes the Frank fori, l'ol ducali, 11 i'ii i y Academy and Shelby Collet"1 iflfl grants. The intiiiugers have appealed < expectation of sueeoi.to lip it -I