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gimoted to gi0i|tqnllur(|, Jiorliijulhiic, gonujstii; O'-conomg, |io^^flpp^jBoIitii;5, and the Current JJeirs of the gag. CAROLINA, JUNE 15, 1877. ^^NIIM'RFIR **1-,h' "*U" 4;#,'r'Tu A VIVID SCENE IN FLOBIDA. The Feast of the Sharlzs and the Gulls? Th Battle of the Sharks and the Alligators? The Water Reddened with their Jilooa correspoudent of the New York Su< gives the following graphic description o scenes witnessed on a barren and uearly in accessible point on the coast of Florida If you will look at the map of Florida, nwa; down the eastoru coast of tho fingor-lik< peninsula, you may sec a spot marked "Ju j pitor," or "Jupiter Inlet." Sorno map; make it "Juniper." This is wrong. Iti namesake was old Jupiter, the slave of nr nruiy oiliecr, who was stationed at this peuM during the first Seminole war. ' It between latitude tweuty-six and twenty seven degrees. Although only 120 milef north of Key West, it bulges to the easl nearly a degree of longitude beyond Cape Canaveral. It is probably the most inaccessible and barren nook on tho whole. Fieri. dian coast, and can be reached only in light draught boats, sailing tho whole length ol the Indian river. Sharp coral reefs fringe its shore, and higfi hillocks of white sand, sprinkled with thick clumps of sorub and cactus, rear thoir heads above the inlet.? The lively saud orab catches fireflies bcaeh, and huge turtles deposit their>sgwl in the sand. This attracts Soores^bf -feearS from tho swamps and ham motifs the Everglades ; for to thecp tjie t^rtltf and its eggs are a toothsome delicacy. Spotted tiger cats play among the sand hills by moonlight, and the fierce putna prowls along the shoro in quest of king crabs or more substantial diet. Tho largostjpuma over seen in the Stato was shot iu this region by the keeper of tho lighthouse. It was as formidable as a royal Eongul tij^br, and measured over thirteeu feet from snout to tip. The shallow salt water swarms with fish. O-l 1 - - 11 i ouuuois ox munci anu pompino nasn in the sunlight, aud cavallo, bonafish, bluefish, red boss, drum, snappers aud groupers are here in myriads. Jcwfish have bceu caught weighing over 500 pouuds. Sawfish, the size of youug * hales, sm);iJ*throu^? tl>4 narrow channels, aud ravenous sharks from twelve to twenty feet in length keep a rigid blockade outside. As the tide rises they come within the iulct in search of prey.? The bass and other fish that have bceu feeding upon the mullet, become in turu the victims of tho shark. Tho smaller fish dart to aud fro, making the water boil iu their efibits to escape. Millions are slowly but surely driven into a small bay by the sharks, who whip the waves into foam in their hungry fury. Penned at last, tho doomed fish leap iu the air with terror, and shoals of them ruu ashore. The sharks charge with a rush. Their jaws snap like pistol shots, and mutilated fish aro scattered over tho water.? Schools of porpoises join iu the slaughter, aud ocoa$iiM|^ty''My#|k^tynjator shoves. from the*8$$rcf sTrt&T^mraftlf liko a sabmarine battery, and steals a bounteous meal. Ncr is an alligator the only free feeder. The air is filled with thousands of lilac feathfnenu tins] mi lia l?nll well dn th?v 1111 VIVU WWU,J MWM bUIIW* * ,,v" wv ~?j ? dorstand tho situation. The rush of their wings is like a breeze iu a forest of pines, and their screams are deafening. By platoons they dash into the agitated water, and soar off abovo the roaring surf oach with a fish iu its bill. The very air sparkles with fish, for the gulls toss their victims up until they catch them by the head. Then thej arc easily bolted. High above the tern? float flocks of gray ptdicaus, larger that geese, and grave and f&ftiralas judges. Th< wind whistles be neath their great wiugs, bul thoy make no audible expression of satisfaction. Dropping into the waves with a grcal splash, after a few lubberly maneuvers thej fill their pouches, aud sail away as thougl tho whole affair had beeu arranged for thcii own exclusive benefit. A party of stalwarl herons pace tho strand in thoir Austrian uniforms, and pick up the tiny silver fisl slopping ashore during tho general corntno tiou. And last aud least, our little North crn kingfisher, clad iu a sky blue suit springs his little rattle, and hangs on th outskirts of the battle, picking up tho choi cost tidbits. Such is an every day scene a Jupitor during the summer and fall. A lighthouse is the ouly sign of civiliza f** f -Timitiir If. 1 HO fn/d I'lVilil ...,U ... ?,.|,.XX... XX.? sand lull un the main land, and is a plai bliek shaft crowned with a revolving lighl ijcivy eastern gal;s combined with the a< ti >n of iho gulf stream, sometime; shut ill inh't. \ImiiiI li.'ti'en years !i;m:i slrrin eiost t..x ;v.. of .'..ui \u. dammed in. Then a long rainy season folc lowed. The Jupiter, North, Allokehatchic and Lake Worth rivers, which empty into the Indian river within a tnilo of the iulot " poured out volumes of fresh water, but the ^ ocean had doue its work well, aud tho dam remained intact. The fresh wator passed through Hope sound and forced its way to V tho sea through Indian river iulet, fifty miles 2 north of Jupiter. Tho &alt water at Jupiter became fresh. s All tho oysters died. Trillions of fiddlers 4 awl hermit crabs gavo up tho gh^ The 1 mangrove trees turned a sickly yelftfw, nnd ^ the thousands of <iusccts that draw their 1 nourishment from saline disappeared.? Schools of black bass left the fresh streams, 5 aud appeared at Jupiter. Solid acres of ^ fresh water fishes piled themselves into the ! bight of the inlet, aud fought for tho sea water that oozed through the sand at high tide. The alligators of tho Everglades got ? wind of what was going on. They cauie dowu the Allokchatchie aud Lake Worth creek in scores, and attacked the fish dam1 mcd iu the bight. Tho slaughter was astonishing. Thj^tWtor turned to blood, and was car[' .pel<?u;w!yi $eadstish. Tho alligators wero hre^nferced until their number was etsiuiaj. t<^L;at &o hundhjed. Thev gorged themselves witti their days ou the hot satjd beneath the scorching rays of the sun. The beach was black with their mailed bodies. At night their muttered ' thifnder fairly shook the foundations of the lighthouse. One day a north wind arose. It gathered in strength day by day uutil its fury was that of a gale. It began to back up the waters iu tho inlet. Rniu fell, and the waters increased in depth. The wiud shiftod to tho northwest. A high neap tide followed. As it began to lull, ;; thread of fresh water found its way over the sandy barrier. Within twenty minutes the dam was burst, and the pent up waters were roaring and rushiug into the sea. The army or mi'.;,,-*-. hi thlJM riml ontsiilo. A t.nrrifie ucap tide had brought hundreds of euormous sharks to the const. They scented the fresh wator and made for the iulct. Frantic after their enforced fasting during the storm, they attacked the alligators. The noise of the combat was hoard above tho rear of tho oceau. A son of Judge Paine, of Fort Caprou, who was an eye witness of the scene,, tells me that he saw sharks and alligators rise on the crest of the waves and light like dogs. Many of the killed floated belly upward, aud were afterward rocked ashore by the waves. For days their bodies drifted to the beach. The dead alligators had lost their legs and tails. Tho sharks iu some casc3 rarefc nearly bitten into two pieces. The current of the gulf stream strewed the shore as far north as Cape Malabar with their earoasses. Clouds of buzzards, and even the Bahama vultures were drawn to the beach by the offal. Mr. Paine fancies that tho sharks wero too activo for the alligators, but others say that the percentage of bodies on the beach indicated that the weight of metal i was in favor of the iron-clad reptiles. 1 A Guiltless Man Condemned.?In the year 1869 five men entered the residence ' of a clergyman named Sohrocdor at Wall' villig, in the Duchy of Luxemburg, murdor, cd the servaut, aud loft tho clergyman hiuik self for dead. The latter, however, recovered, and declared that among the number ' of his assailants he recoirnized a vouiurmau ' named Gillen Five men, including Gillen, were put on trial, and all denied the crime, t, Gillen, even succeeded in proving that at nine P. M., shortly before the commission of the crime, he was in his bed. However. 1 notwithstanding this and the efforts of a r very distin^wWied counsel, the case went.so t strongly against him that iie was condemned t to death, and even his father admitted that j the evidence proved him guilty. The sentence passed on the five convicts was sub.se" qucutly commuted to penal servitude for - life, and from the time ho entered prison Gillen refused all consolation, and, it was e noted, nevei spoko to any ot his fellow prisoners. Whenever au opportunity offered he vigorously asserted his innocence. Aud at 1 length a day arrived when this was to be acknowledged. A few weeks ago one of the other four avowed on his death!,-, d the guilt of himself and three of thr.se CMiiJemned -i 'As to Gillen." lie sal 1. "he had uothing to (ill. . -.i. : i i UU wiiii it , l?iiv:u I'l'uiiiiu i ' him, hoihiv or rii'trr." The "ovcmint-lit hn? or ! iv i!' i!lcn tol?o ili^ciiM;<^i!il II,: rofn> ? j a j "V'l '!. :.n<l iii-Mf on hi. >, n? \>.-v l ,, j iv , 1 . e - v*5 . .1 filibustering in the 8enate^ l Columbia, S. C., June 6.?The Senate ^ chamber to-day was the scene of a rather stormy aud turbulent, not to say riotous, demonstration At the opening of the session matters progressed swoothy enough for K about fifteen miuutos. ?' , ... . - - - - K? j.ne oui to amend tiro code of procedure, the bill to dispeuso with the recordiug of fr certain deeds, the joint resolution to appoict at a commission to investigate the State's in- |1( clebtcduess, the bill relative to Trial Justi. . tl ces in Abbeville, cud the bill to provide for the custody of the official Jaouds of eouuty in officers received their fiual readings, the lat-^ cj tcr with an amendment requiring all couif- Cl ty officers to give bonds in tho counties iu which they reside. al The Senate then took up tho resolution p< to go into an election for J udgc of the Fifth bi Circuit. This is the same resolution which passed the House on Mouday night, and so there was a well orgauized plan on the patt ja of the Radicals, under tho leadership of Taft? va to defeat it The ouly way they could hope or to do it was by filibustering, and for nearly six hours the fifteen Democrats who consti- u tutcd the majority in tho Senate woro bad- n( gered and browbeaten by the Radical tnin- dt ority. Taft began his tactics by moving to amend i , ?. .... - cc vuu resolution so as to Hold . the election on yj Monday next, before which time the Legis- ui lature will have adjourned. This was lost, re He then resorted to all nianuer of dilatory ?r motions, calling the ajes aud nays, motions lU to adjourn, and appeals from the decisions U1 of the chair, each motion being in turn voted of dowu. This performance was varied oe- 8ti casionally by loug-wiuded speeches from the U1 leading lights of "do party." Old Nash de- f* livcrcd an hour's sermon ou the Russiuu war, Gf and would probably have been shooting off tit his dusky mouth uutil now, but that his sermon, ou a point of order, was ruled out as impertinent, superfluous, and tedious. ^ Then followed an hour more of guerrilla fh warfare under the direction of Tuft. The pc 1!tTWwiOB; 1?HLthe elcrlTcaKror ^ the roll the Radicals would haul out their st. little bits of pencils and keep tallcy, to seo if m< they could not count out a Democratic voto. di It was a failure. The Democrats had tho fort, aud even the witching hour of 3 o'clock ga with its savory reminders of diuncr, failed cs to break, their ranks. hi Theu Sammy CJreeu, the rising young black statesman from Congo, entertained the ^ Senate with an hour's dissertation ou the U1( newspaper reporters. Green attempted to sh eclipso Mr. llemphill on his salary gr.b dt speech in the Ilousc, but made a miserabo W1 ... co failure. ' fie Then Maxwell, the puffy Senator from Marlboro', worked himself up into a passion lit and swore that "he would'ut voto for no he measure if de Dimocrats adopted this rcso- . lution. . jlc Seeing the success that had been attained by his chums, Taft next undertook to blow his little penny trumpet against time, but at this point the Democrats, who had submitted patiently and in good humor to be bul- j? lied and badgered,t began to sour on it, and co Tuft was suddenly brought up standing. Dj It was uow half past 3 o'clock. The re- ^ porters retired to dinner, and the war in the to Senate still waxed warm. At half past 4, d< when I returned, the enemy were just on ui their last logs. The Senate had decided to n come to a vote. Swails made an attempt to . prolong the fight, but he was sitting uucpui- p., fortably near to Gary, who began to boil h; over with wrath and to iusinuatc in the mild tl and persuasive manner which is generally jj1 attributed to Edgefield straigktout Dcmocrats, that be had enough of this, and that ]e tho Democratic majority had some rights as well as the Radicals. This seemed to have a ^ soothing influence. Tho guerrillas subsi- C( ded, and Tail with a last spraddle, called r< for the yeas and nays, and throw uji ti.e o: sponge. 1 b The seven wonders op tiie world.? - - c The seren wonders of the ancient world ^ wore?(1) the Pyramids of Rgypt; (2) the c Walls of Uabylon; (3) the Hanging Gar- t lens of Babylon; ( I) the Temple of .Diana T1 , at iiphcsiw; (5) the Statue of Zeus at 1 Olympia; (0) the Mausoleum at Malikar- j' na?-s?Hj (7) the Colossus at T'hodes: all t v.iOiMinn-?ita ofrrt of cxliao: dlnary beauty i mi i uupend a* proportions. ( . -r - ? ? >? ,4 o A.WS FA8SED BY THE LEGISLATURE AT ITS EXTRA 8K83I0N OF 1877. lN Act to frovido for the filling of vacancies in couuty offices aud to rcgulnto the holding of elections therefor. Be it enacted by the Soualo aud IIouso of oproseutalives of the State of South Cariun, now uict aud sitting iu Geueral Asmbly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That all vaeaucios, whether orn death, resignation, disqualification or ly other cause, which uow exist or shall urcafter occur iu any of the elcctivo offices i any couuty of the State, shall be filled iu le maimer prescribed iu this act. Sec. 2. If the unexpired term of the last imimKr?nfr- nf tliA affinn *!?? .MMwawMv va WMV v?uvv iUI II IIIVU HIU VUUilU* r exists tloes not exceed cue year the Govnor shall appoint some suitable person to ic office, who, upon, duly qualifying accorug to law, shall bo eutitled to enter upon id hold the offico to which has been updated for such unexpired terui, nud shall ; subject to tho duties and liabilities iuci;nt to the said office during his term of rvicc therein. Sec. 3. If the uuexpircd terui of the et incumbent of the office for which the icancy exists exceeds one year, tho Govnor shall, by proclamation, order au elocnn iu the couutry to fill the vae.aucy ; such ection to be conducted in tho same man;r as general elections in this State arc >w couductcd, except as hereinafter proviid. Sec. 4. The Commissioners of Election ipointcd for the purpose of thi previous lucral election Bhall act at tho election proded for iu this act, unless previously rcoved by the Governor; aud iu case of the rnoval of any such commissioner tho Govnor shall appoint a commissioner to act his placo. Seo. 5. When, upon an election held ider the provisions of this act, the Board County Canvassers shall have mado a ateuicnt of tho result of tho election in auner as provided by law in tho caso of moral elections, the said board shall, withthree days thereafter, publish the result said election, and shall, withiu the same lie, file in the office of tho Cleik of the lurtof Common l'leas of the county where c clcctiou is held, their said statement of o result of the election, and deposit with c said clerk the ballot boxes containing c ballots, the returns, poll lists, aud all pairs pertaining to the election. S?c. C The said Board of County CanSp rnrtrtTrrtrr. the preceding seClToiv/f(Trivaru rfuupiicuw) itcuicnt of the results of said election, by it. _ C i -f ci. . - ?1 All sorts 01 Dills were introduced?one to give liim a thousand dollars, one to compel the Senator from Edgefield to marry, one to buy tlio Register reporter a wig? soventy-five cents being appropriated by tho unanimous vote of the House for that purpose. Unfortunately, however, and to the everlasting disgrace of the present General Assembly, it was referred to tho Committeo on Contingent Expenses. Judge Mackey, Gcnoral Gary and Mr. Myers were called upon to deliver addresses to the House, and did so in their peculiar and particularly separate and widely difforin" styles. Finally the lady visitors left the hull mid Major Brndlov left tho chair, calling Mr. F: npaon t Will his place wiiiloha'ndjourned l > his Hotel, amid the ? )? /:.nise of (lie whole House, for the purpose of packing his valise preparatory to sailing for Abbeville County v'licli lie trorthilv renro? nf". The fr i b ii> . .v. ; too Ci. :.r ca!'.: 1 ' lie !!,v?a to m-dev : :-! -y ' r " to :>2 v.. . !. v 0 10 ir.v?uii^ui, Mi tuu ouurciar^' 01 oiaic, wuosc ity it shall bo, upon the receipt of said iteuient, to record the same in his office, d to issue to the pcrsou who, according to id statement, shall have received the hight number of votes, a certificate declaring m to have been elected to the office for lieh the election was held: Provided, latif within seven days after the lime fixed law for the transmission of said statecut to the Secretary of State, the same all not have been received, it shall bo the ity of the Secretary of State to obtain forthth from the Clerk of the Court in tho unty where tho election was held a certid copy of the statement in his office, and >ou the receipt of such copy to proceed in :c manner as if the original statement had cn received by him. * Sec. 7. That all acts and parts 01 nom conflict with this act be and the same arc sreby repealed. Approved, May 31, 1877. He Never Loved Another.?"Did I cr love any other girl ?" repeated a prossctive bridegroom, in answer to the tearful quiry of his intended. "Why, darling, of ursc not; how could you ask such a ques>n ? You arc my first, my ouly love.? bis heart knew no wakening until the sunlino of your love streamed in and woke it i ccstacy." And thon lie kissed her tenjrly aud went home and said to himself, "1 ust hurry them things out of the way, gilt off, or there'll bo a row," and he colctcd together a great pile of letters, written i all kinds of feminine hands, with lots of ided flowers, and photographs, and locks of air, and bits of faded ribbon, and othor lings, and when the whole collection had ccn crammed into the kitchen grate, he rew a deep sigh and said to himself, "There ocsall that's left of fourteen undying loves; t 'cm flicker." _ Mr. E. V. Sinalley, of the Nc.v York Triune, wa9 recently in Florida, and interviewd Govornor Drew of that State, who is ^presented as saying: "Florida is getting n very well under the new order of things. Iloso economy is being introduced in all ranches of the government. We shall save his year 830,000 in our court expenses, '25,000 in the cost of running the peniteniary, and a vory large gross sum in our ounty expenses. All classes are satisfied hat tho change of administration has hern irodactive of good." Tiio Governor Tided hat tho pcoplo were convinced that the c<l leation of the blacks is essential to the wejarcol'thc State, and declared that the funds or education will be applied with entire mpnrtiality f.?r the benefit of the two rates. ffhe drv w<: ') :v !? '.? ' \twtj u'i the '! y r ' ,o:.s!d THE HOUSEKEEPERCiiow-Chow.?Chop together, very finely. a head of cabbage, six green peppers, six green tomatoes; add two tablespoonfuls of mustard, one tablespoonful of salt, a littlo cloves aud allspice, and vinegar to wet it.. It will keep a loug time. To PllEl'AUE AN EoG FOR AN INVALID. ?Beat au egg until very light, add seasoning to the taste, then steam uulil thoroughly warmed, but not powdered. This will take about two miuutes. An egg prepared iu this way will not distress even very sensitive stomachs. Meat Halls.?Chop very fine cold meat of any kind, and-soak the saino quantity of bread crumbs; mix thcui togother with nn oniou chopped very fiuc, if the flavor of onion is liked; season with salt and pepper, a little nutmeg and nllspico ; mold together with ouc egg; form into balls and fry in boiling fat. Lemon Cream Pie.?One quart of milk, three cupfuls sugar, yolks of lour eggs, one cupful flour; mix the flour with somooftho milk, then hull '><? ---1 - ' , >vo> aim mix IMS Willi it; flavor with grated rind of a lcuion; bake; make a frosting of the whites beaten to a froth with a cup of sugar and juice of tho leuiou ; brown in a hot oveu. This makes two pics. Corn Bread.?Take one pint of sifted corn meal and stir into it one tcaspoouful dry salcratus and half tcaspoouful salt, then add two wcll-boatcn eggs, one pint sour milk, and throe tablespoonfuls sour cream, beat about five minutes, and put about half an iucTl deep In tho pan to bake; If you have no cream uso about a tablcspoonful butter or lard ; bake thirty-five minutes. Boston Baked Beans.?Soak a quart of beans over night, boil them till quite tender, then put thorn in an earthen pot, cover with water, put in the top of the pot half n pound of fat salt pork, tho riml scored iu dico shapes, add salt if the meat has no leau on it, cover tightly, and hake four or five hours, or over night iu a brick oven. Beef suet or butter may be used by thoso who do not cat pork. To Make Scrap Book Paste.?Tnke a tablcspoonful of good wheat flour and mix well in half a pint of water; boil to the consistency of starch for laundry uso; while it is boiling, drop in a piece of aluin the size of a chestnut. Or, tako half an ^uee}uf laiin tni?jmautU.iutd nut in iipiut ? . fct it riinmer^Yufirtmj guuTtT^ solve; then add water to obtain tho required consistency. Tho flnm- n-icfn Iw.e* Vegetable Soup.?Purchase n small piece of sliin, with sume meat upon it; put into the vessel that you make the soup in four quarts of water, with salt, boil three or four hours, then add a tcacupful of rice, one carrot grated, ouc turnip cut in pieces, ono leek, cut up a stalk of celery, little pepper; just beloro serving for the table, takeout the shin, removing the meat, which you cut in small pieces, put the meat into the tureen and pour the soup ever it; send to table to be eateu with catsup or spiced sauces. The Last llouits ok The Session.? Never iu the whole course of the two years' experience we have had as a reporter iu the South Carolina Legislature and in rtiu various political conventions which have as- *"* * sembled in Columbia, havo we witnessed such amusing scenes as wo were treated to for the few hours previous to the adjournment last night. The old Roman from Abbeville, (Mr. Bradly,) who is regarded by the whole llouso as one ot the landmarks of the olden time, but who has the misfortune to be a little deaf, was called to the chair. This gentleman, who is filled with quaint humor, filled the position well; no man iu the body could have filled it better or to the greater satisfaction of the member?, lie assumed command of the gavel amidst the roar of laughter and applause of the whole llouso, and kept them iu that condition until he abandoned the chair, (or a period of more than an hour and a half.