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, "" " ft J 8J? .a-! . ^ * * The Bond Fight Georjgo Dargan, of Darlington, openet the lii%|iMff*'T]' milking tin admirable argu tnent in favor of standing by tliu consolidatior act compromise, life speech, tbougli oue of tin ' / ebortest yet made on either side of the question 9 was, neverthclcAs, one of remarkable power, am denoted on orator gifted with the rare art o condensation. Ilis remarks were in substanci as follows: If there ever has been a question discussed it the South Carolina Legislature which has drawi out the honest, conscientious opiuions of mem burs, tho one which we rre now engaged in de bating is that question. Iloth sides seek tin same object?the good of the State ; both sup ported by gentlemen of unquestionable integritj and intelligence No imputation can be justlj made upon the motives or intelligeuce of citliei party. The object sought is tho good of th? State. Our people must bo relieved from th< financial cuihurr.as men Is. How is this to hi done? The supporters of the resolution of Mr Hood say, by adopting the report of the bond aommission as a basis of settlement of the pub lie debt, It is assured that the adoption of this report will bring relief to tho people; thai th( cause of our financial depression is the paymen f heavy taxes. This I conccivo to bo a fata and palpable error. It can be demonstrated tha if thejState of Souih Carolina were this day re linwswl frmn nvnrv (lisllnf of Invatinii nnotilt ..vv? I.V... V...J ? " ? r"I"' would still be in a condition of great financia difficulty ami embarrassment. It can be demon strntcd.on the other hand, that if relieved fron some of her other burdens, even the debt of ovei $14,000,0(10 which some, in the exercise of < brilliant imaginutiou, have conjured up, would taxation, although many free people have pnh higher taxes than South Carolina has ever paid Now, what is the ninount of taxation by whicl South Carolina is to be ruined? Assuuiiiigtha it is 1'2 mills on the dollar?which is half a mil more than (lie highest estimate?and wliatwouh it amount to? One hundred and twenty dollar.1 annual tux 011 every $10,000 taxable property A man worth $10,000 cau't pay $120 per ait nuui without being ruined. The proposition i: simply preposterous. Hut South Carolina is It be ruined not by paying twelve mills, which covers all expenses, but by paying three mills the amount necessary, to pay the interest on tin public debt, viz.: One-fourth of the amount ol her whole tax goes to payment of interest on the public debt. The owner of $10,000, therefore, will pay $30 toward the interest of the public debt, the owner of $1,000 will pay $3, tin owner of $100 will pay 30 cents, &c , and this will bring ruin. Let the owner of $10,001 kcop his $30 per annum for ten years, ami he will have, without interest, $300. If he doubles his money, he bus $t?00. The owner of $1,(HKJ : vrould in ten years, with the same luck, he $00 ' * richer.'~?And yet this is the way South Carolina is to get rich. This is the result of standing by the report of tho commission. There must be something wrong in the logic which leads to such a conclusion. What, then, lias been the cause of the financial embarrassment of South Carolina? It is that wo have made nothing.? Our resources have not been developed. Our energies, menial and physical, have been fettered and wasted. Our fields have not been cultivated. Our at reams have turned no mil's. Our mines have been un worked. Our young men have been out of employment. Is it surprising iliut we urc poor? But why have all these things been so ? Because the condition ot things has beeu such as to destroy public faith and private credit. Much has been said of the wrongs committed against the Statu of South Curolina during the last ten years, of the millions which have been stolen from her treasury; but the greatest crime which lias been committed against her has been that of robbing her ul her good name. When she lost her good name she became poor indeed. From that poverty she sutlers to-day. llestoro that good name and you restore ercdit ; capital will (low into the State, our hopes and energies will revive, and wc will make this desert blossom as Ilie rose.? We have the opportunity to lift South Carolina from her miserable condition this day. Let us not loose it. It may never coinc again. Now, 1 do not intend ta deny that the people of South Carolina have fialt the burden of taxation. They have felt it very seriously. Hut lhey have felt it because, light as the burden has been in itself, it lias been superadded to the burden of extreme poverty. The tax payers have been in the condition of the camel in the fable, which was so heavily loaded that a single straw placed upon his back broke it. This straw of taxation has been a greivous burden to the people of South Carolina. But ns the straw alone would not have been felt by the camel, so taxation alone would be no burden to us. If wc would have relief, wc must unload some of out real burdens?the heaviest of which, in my judgment, is a had reputation. That Dkht Qukstion,?It sccius to us that the Legislature is spending a great deal of valuable time, very uselessly, in the discussion of tin debt question. The question is simple and in s nutshell. The funding of the debt at fifty per cent, was in the nature of a compromise. It was almost if not entirely impossible to separate the good and valid bonds from the fraudulent The Stato said we will agree to giro you fifty per cent, for good, bad and indifferent ; the creditors said if you make this a finality, and pledge the faith of the Stale to pay us this much, without further defalcation, we agree.? The debt was funded. Then tiie Democratic party, through its committee, pledged itself to stand by this compromise, and so did the Wal lace House. These were the only authoritative bodies that could, under the exigencies of tin i mil-:*, <1111 oil I ill; HUIIJUUI. I IIC I L'SIIK 1M ilie parly now in power in bound by these pledges, and the Legislature ought to quit tlie useless discussion in which they are now engaged, vote to sustain the consolidation net, hurry up the other business, and adjourn.?Kiajstrec Star. . Only Waitixo.?At one of our leading hotels a gentlemau is stopping, who, years before the war, came to Columbia, and was then amazed at seeing the great water power which Columbia possesses lying kilo. He said then to men who are still alive that it was a wonder to him that this immense source of wealth had never been utilized. Tho war came on and closed, and thieves got possession of the State, and, to use his own language, "it was worse than folly for hitn to try to do anything while they wielded the government." He is here now, with a million or two at his ha?-k, and he wants to sec Columbia on her feet again, and iswillingto invest his capital in any paying project that will help tier. 1 ne legislature enn?win u give encouragement I o hiicIi men? Ho only wants to know if our lawmakers will help the State thus far. lie is willing, and is only waiting for their reply.?Jtrjiftrr. - l)v.HTi*.rrf ivr. Finr. in Fan am a.?New Xork, March S. A private dispatch from Panama reports a destrtietivctire thereon Wednesday last. Three blocks in the principal part of the city were destroyed. The sufferers are haushurg, Wilson & Hrakcmer, ship chandlers; Isaac Krundon & Co., grocers; Schriber Hrothcrs, shipping house ; Sternhergh, Cooke X Itolandcia, and many residences. The total loss is $Mit?,VOO; insurance $280,000 in (lerinan companies. The Grand Hotel was also burned. It was inwttred for fRO.noo, H originally co"i ? 100,000 i i * - gssgnae i-u , ?ht oSlccltlu ttlniin T. M. STORKS, Editor* 1 ORION, FKliiAY, MAKOH l<r> T$78. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ? 1 Ciipr, OUU yi-ar, is advanck, 12.00 I 2 Coiilo# one year." " 3.75 f 5 " " " " 8.50 10 " " 13.00 9 ADVERTISING. . _ On? square or one inch, first insertion, - - 5100 , Kach .nil unit insertion, ------- 75 J.lberal discount made to merchants autl others adrer1 Using for six months or hy the year. ' r Obituary Notices of ten linen or lean, inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertlseinentn. The colored girl who was so badly ' burned last week, after lingering in great agony r for ten days, died last Tuesday night. . Our efficient Town Council inteud dig-/. [ ging three more water cisterns. They are noyJ digging one almost in front of the Post Office., ' B*a>~ The I,adies of the Presbyterian ChurA ( of this town, havo concluded to cushion . otherwise improTc the scats of the Church, 1 ure actively at work at it. ' The Charleston Journal of CommAe ' again failed to reach this Post Office last TiAh ' ilar. After a hard stiuczle through ChatfiB. ' N. C., or Greenville, it reached here thejjHp morning, but its contents had become stale/V V ? f i r Our Fire Department ' , | Has been organized, with Mr. Jas. Grant as ' Grant it will do. ' , i Our Cotton Mai kot. I t The market at this place has been looking up | 1 the past week. The receipts have been larger ] and prices have somewhat improved. Wequote , 125 bales sold, at 7A to 10 cents. Cash. ] ' GalFnoy City Register- i The first number of this promised paper came ] , to us last week. It is a neatly gotten up sheet, | , with a patent outside, and edited with spright- i ' liucss by Messrs Mollis and Grogory. It has j our best wishes for its success. Fino Fainting. : If any of our readers would like to see a fine ' ' specimen of graining, we refer them to the paint I ing on K. M. Farr & (Vs. Store doors. It is as i good imitation of black Walnut as we over saw, 1 and proves Mr. J. M. Miller to be a verysupcrior . Fainter. 1 Perforated Seats. We advise all who have chairs with broken t scats to take them to Mr. J. B. Porter and get him to put perforated scats on them. Those seats aro not only pleasant to sit upon but they will last a life time. ? ? ( Mr. Raul-en Goo's New Rcsidonce. This beautiful building is now comphtcd ami Mr. Geo um.1 family uro cosily ensconced in it. It is decidedly the handsomest building in town, and the workmanship relleets much credit upon the builder, Mr. Kane. We doubt much if there is a better built house in this county, in every respect, while it is one of the most commodious we were ever in. I Leaders of Low Prices- , Messrs Spears & Colt on arc rcceiving'an exi tensive stock of Spring and Summer Goods, and tell us they intend to do as they did hist Fall? ke -p prices down to the lowest living notch. To their credit it is known that lust Fall they were tho first in this town to open competition by materially reducing lite prices of nil characters of goods, and they deserve to be remembered , for it. Their advertisement cauio too late for this issue, but wc eau assure our readers their stock is large and j rices cut low down. Go and see. Mad Dog Killed. Lust Sturduy quite a commotion was caused in this town by the appearance of a dog with undoubted symptoms of rabies, passing down the mid-lie of Main Street. No sooner was the i cry of "mad dog" raised than a crowd was in 1 pursuit, and if the animal was not mad before, the shouts of the colored gamins that followed hint was sufficient to drive liitn mad. The dog took refuge under the steps of Mr. , Reuben Gee's new dwelling?frightening the i Ladies inside awfully?when Hock Johnson, a ! staunch colored Democrat, procured a gun and \ despatched him quickly. Wc have not heard that tho dog bit any person or umimal; but th ore is no doubt that lie was nitid. . ?. p The Straight-oat Democrat. > This new candidate for the patronage of Straight-out Democrats has appeared regularly 1 upon our table tbc past week, it is an eight , pnge paper,?one side printed at home and the ntlu-r -tiilo ir.111iin nil llii* "i-i-ti-nt" nl-in?mil gives promise of being an efficient worker for ' honest government. Its Editor, Maj. II. S. Farley, is a true Carolinian, of Hevolutionary stock, a brave soldier in tlie "lost cause," ami a distinguished grsduato of the State Military School. lie is a fearless writer and an uncompromising, straight-out Democrat. The l)tmo~ crnt is published every Sunday, Tuesday and ; Thursday, at Si a year. 1 Tho Landlord Editor. Wc had the pleasure lust Wednesday, of a visit from our friend A. M. Speights, the Kditor-Landlord of Greenville. He is the same tin| tameable unchangeable democratic Speights, and a walking evidence of the good cheer to be fouud at the Greenville Hotel. We arc glad to learn that his Newspaper and Hotel are both thriving, lie promises to give its the news from all quarters of the globe eight hours earlier than by any oilier paper. That will make his paper valuable to our people. After looking at his corpulency, we can well understand why lie went hack lo the newspaper business: He found he was getting too fat for the coming summer and he knew, from experience. that the surest way to keep the flesh down, was to go into the Newspaper business. It that don't make a man lean nothing will. The "wet" Ticket has been electod in Le.xington : Inlcmlaiit?C. J. Ileadrix. Wardens? is. 1*. Draft, Mircrr It town, J. W. Arc-hart and John II. McoUo. Wc would have bet that Mercer was no advo, cat* of "dry" limes in Lexington, or any other , flanny location. i ' j The Court. The apt of Common Picas has been closely Bugage^Vuce last Monday upon the following MatHAS. Lynn, vs. J. S. 11. Thompson, Wade F offer and J. C. Spears. This A K a case brought against tho owners of Ihe old jkompson Mill, upon Tbiehety Creek, to rccow damages for injuries dono to lands from (inflowing, caused, as the Plaintiff alleges, by thai am of the mill obstructing the free passagfl^PWfijtoter. We understand there were over one hundred and fifty witnesses subpocnied in this case, and s large mujority of them were examined.? Among the witnesses were two able Surveyors ?Col. J. L. Young, of this town, and Maj. Lee, >f Anderson?who had been employed by the i vojiivH'v vuuic?iaui9 iv iiiu&c uiviuu^n ovireys, and who underwent severe examinations jpon the stand. Upon the decision of this case will depend ninny others agnintst that mill ami, perhnpb, involve almost every mill upon the water courses of this County. Testimony was closed yesterday morning &bout 10 o'clock, when Judge^Muuro upend tlie xrguiacnt for the Plaint ill". lloth sides are represented by as able Council as can be found in the Stale: Shaud & Monro and Monro & Mutiro, appearing for the Plaintiff atulKion & McKissick and J. S. R. Thotup OA for ^ Dofendaiits. ^ ^ v in the,bearing of this case Judge Kershaw has displayed a patient aud untiring industry truly remarkable, and we aro satisfied he must be almost wearied out. As far as it was possible for him to do so, lie has taken down the testimony of every witness cxninincd. His pen lias been incessantly at work; but his equanimity of temper has never appeared to be in the least ruilled nor his patience cxliuusted. All parties know the case is before a righteous Judge, who will "do right though the heavens may fall." At the time of going to press the argument was progressing and we doubt much if the case will begivea to the Jury before noon to-day. rhe Poor Han's Party. We havo it from good authority that there is aow a ring forinod in this county to organize what its projectors please to term "the Poor nati'a Party." This party, we learn, is organzed much on the same plan as the Union League was constituted. In the first place it is inteiilcd to oppose ^lie regularly nominated denio:ratic ticket, and for I his purpose they arc try ng to uitul iu its embrace the whole Unheal element of tlio county, under the captivating name )f "Poor MatFs Party." In the next place, we indcrstand niat all who become members of hat party arc required to take an oath, similar o that of the Union League, to support the I'oor Man's Ticket at the next election. Hut another informant tells us that they do lot require all its members to take the oath, as hey find that, generally spenking, white men ire decidedly opposed to political or party oaths; jut they demand all colored people who wish ,o becomo members to take an oath of secrecy ml fealty. It is known that a majority of the :a!ored citizens are rather utluchcd to ou'.h-bound iccret political associations, and the gctters-up )f this new party are pandering to this unhallowed liking. As yet the leaders of this new move are not rertainfi/ known iu this county, but actions and circumstances are sufficiently strong to satisfy nany who they are, mid a strict watch is kept, ipon them. They arc not all so-called dcnio:rats. nor all republican's; but they are a strange mixing up of disgruntled una disappointed uslirants t'orofiice, formerly of the cxtremest demsralic stripe, with a few leading republicans of ?oth races. Kach one of them thinks that if he ras a member of :ho Legislature or a County Commissioner, he could save the State from ruin, nuke every poor man rich and every rich man loot*. From what we can learn about it, it will be a lelcctable party, and hut few of theiu would rote to suppress the liquor traffic. Death of P- N. Cohen. With regret wc announce that this excellent poung man died at the residence of his Cousin, Mr. P. M. Cohen, ih^this town, early last Thursday morning, in the 21th year of his age. Mr. Cohen was a native ot llanovcr, Germany, jut came to this Country when quite a child.? lljs parents settled in Philadelphia, I'a., where lis widowed mother now lives. For years lie iad known that his lungs were weak ; hut during the fire in this town, on the night that Gen. Hampton spoke here, lie worked faithfully to mpprcss the flames, exposing himself to heat, ;old and water, and took a severe cold, that settled upon his lungs, from which he never recovered. lie spent last Summer in Florida, in the liopc of restoiing his health, hut his indomilatile business energy could not he satisfied in dleness. and instead of takincr that rest and cisuro his condition so greatly needed, he ucivcly engaged in the fruit business, conscquenty he received no benefit from the change of ntnosphere, and returned to tins Slate evidently 11 a dying condition. After remaining in Charleston a short time, he came to Union and irrived here 011 the Monday previous to his leatli. Mr. Cohen was an honorable young man of Ino business qualities, and had many friends n this community. Ilis remains were taken to i'hiladelphia to be interred in the Hebrew burying ground of that place. ? . - - ? Gukss Wr Diun't.?Our neighbor, of the Spartanburg Herald says; "We most rmphnti:ally deny that the editor of the Union TiMKscut the bill that was first introduced in the Legislature, and not the law as it was passed,' from he Spartanburg Herald, as itne.cr has appeared in our columns." Well, we wish we may be shot if wc didn't loncstiy believe wc took it from the Herald; rut as some one, us usual, has stolen our copy >f the Herald, and the l'.ditor has, no doubt, extmincd his tile, we'll "call it all back," and say ve didn't get it from that paper. We are bolliired now to find out what paper got us into the mttsj. For tho Times. Eoply to "Grand Juror.* Mr. Kihtou i?IScfur* giving the explanation so modestly demanded by "Grand Juror," let me ask liiui to iuforui "the people" l'rom what source the Grand Jury derived the information they presented at the October Court. Was it acquired in the sacred portals of the Court House, "in the impenetrable (?) sccresy of the jury room ?" or was it sought for and obtaiucd oft the streets of Union? In seeking for the causes for ths bad aowds, enquiry made of gentlemen from all sections of the County, or did the "mysterious Xctca" come through the board of County Commissioners? As it has become of public interest to learn what purl;/, or parties gave the information to the Grand Jury that the O'-erseors had worked tho full lime required by laic, it would not bj amiss for "Grand Juror" to eulighten us on tho subject. The jury ivere, no doubt, deceived in regard to the matter, still it was incumbent on them to find out the true facts, so as to havo fixed the blame where it properly belonged. Our road Overseers will not hesitdte to do what may be required of tlicm by the laws of the country ; but they do seriously objecj, to obeying orders of a Hoard of Commissioners whose only ambition seems to be to draw their two or three dollars per day; and they ennnot be^xpccted to do otherwise until their "bosses" manifest a little more' fnfercst in'having the roads done up right. When the Grand Jury shall lift themselves above party prejudice, the evils under which . our country suffers may find a remedy. Until that time we may hope, but our wishes are destined never to be fulfilhd. vox ropuLi. For the Times. She Should and She Shouldn't. A good wife is like three things?which three things she should not be like : First, she should be like a town clock, to keep timennd regularity; she should not be like a town clock, cither, to speak so loud ?hut all the town tuay hear her. Second, she should l>e like a snail, and stay within her own shell ; and she should not be like a snail, cither, carrying all she has upon htr back : Third she should bcliko an echo?speak when spoken to ; and she should not be like an echo, to always have the Inst word. [Now, if the man who wrote the above wishes to know what the generality of wives really me, let him read "Dan's Wife," which he will find on our fourth page. We'll beta ginger cuke that he is like Dan's Wife's husband. Editor Times.] Tribute of Respcot. At a meeting of the Teachers and Pupils of 1 I uiu v/iiiuimiic .Mviumir t LllUlUil, till the oil iust., lite following Preamble an'l Resolutions were unanimously tulopted : H'/irrr'/.t, in the inscrutable providence of God there has been removed front our midst, by death. Miss Fannie Pawls. And whereas, the Sunday School of tin Methodist Kpiscopal Church, South, at this place, feels ?kcci*ly?4hc loss of this estimable yowi^g lady from its list of teachers, therefore, Jtesnlred, That we recognize the providence that deals us this severe blow and administers this painful form of discipline, and bow submissively to the decree of "Him who docth all things well." Itesotecd, That, as a School, we will cherish with tender affecti? n the many excellent Christian graces adorning her character, and will try to imitate her virtues Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Times for publication; ami also to tho family of our licensed young friend, assuring (hem of the sympathies of the entire School. M. M. I1U.M1MI UU5S, Chairman. ? Justice at I.ast.?A despatch to John T.Sloan, Ksip, received yesterday front Washington City, conveyed the gratifying intelligence that the Southern veterans of 1S12, ami a'st those of subsequent Indian wars, are to be restored to the United States pension rolls. This matter is one of vital importance to many men and women in South Carolina and tho whole South. The act of Congress just passed says that not only thenames of the surviving veterans shall be rcstoreed, but that the widows of the dead patriots shall be allowed to draw tlie pensions of their patriot husbands, 1 egardlossof any marriage contract formed since (licit-death. It will be remembered that since the war these men, who gave lustre to America's armies in the early life of the republic, were cut oil' from tho pension roll after the war between the States was inaugurated, on the ground I that the soldiers of the war of 1S12 had been disloyal to "the greatest government the world ever saw." The act of Congress passed yesterday removes this unjust obstruction to justice. ? Cot. /iti/i.slcr. Mr. 8. W. Hill, of Horse Cove, N. C., made last year at the rate of I'UO bushels of Irish potatoes to the acre. North Carolina has done butler than thai.? Some years ago Mr. John Woodlin, of Asheville, lluncombc Co., made 1.200 bushels of Irish potatoes oa one acre, and took a premium on (he crop at the Stato Fair. If wo arc not mistaken, our old and esteemed friend, Mr. Mont. Patton, now living near Asheville, was one of tho Com iiiikcc wiivs iiivimiiln iiiu uiiu ttTiiiivu iu it. - ?A Swkkimno I.aw,? In the Legislative proceedings of Saturday last we find the following : Kill to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors within cue mile of any church, schoolhousc or college within the State, was ordered to a third reading. If that hill passes it will shut up every barroom in every County Town in the Stato, nnd it will he hard to find a sput where a bar-room may he lawfully located. Vtmuxi v wiimu t Monkv oii t'la nir.?The financial condition of Virginia is really deplorable. The Auditor of public accounts has rfl ported l<> a committee ol llic legislature, (lint there is but S1(H) in the Treasury, mil I lint no money eouhl be borrowed, or collected, and that lie enn run the Suite Legislature not an hour longer. It is a biul condition for the State to be in, as well as an individual,?without money and credit, both. (ien. J. 1?. Kcrshuw, of South Carolina has accepted an i n r it at ion to deliver t lie annual address before the Virginia Division, Army of Northern Virginia, at Kithmond, Va., October, 1S7S.? 11 is subject will be "The First Maryland Campaign." - - l'dltmr-rt $?>}. 1 " * ' 1 " ? Tho Bland Silver Bill P&saed. , Washington, February 28.?President Hayes to-day vetoed the Silver bill. In his message, as laid before the House by the Speaker, lie says that it has been his earnest desire to coucur ?. with Congress in tlie adoption of measures to increase the silver coinage of the country, but, so as not to impair the, obligation of contracts, either public or private, nor injuriously affect the public credit. It was ouly upon the conviction that this bill did not meet that essential requirement that he felt it his duty to withhold from it bis approval. The message furlherstatcs ?f tbc bill is that h_con- _ tains no provision protecting from ^""operation pre-existing debts, in case the coinage which it creates shall continue of less value than that which was ttic solo legal lender when they wero created In the judgment of mankind it would be an act of bud faith. The standard of valud should not be changed without the consent of both parlies to I no contract. The National promises should be kept with unflinching fideli1 ty. He could not sign a bill which would nu' thorize the violation of sacred obligations. The obligations of the public faith transcended all questions of profit or public advantage, lis unquestionable maintenance was the dictate as well of honesty as of expediency, -and should eve? be carefully guarded by the Executive, Congress/ and the people. Before proceeding to vote on the question "Will the House on reconsideration pass the bill," Mr. Cox of New York made the remark that the message was "a charge of fraud, by a fraud," ou which his colleague, Mr. McCook made a point of order. The Speaker decided that the remark was made out of order, and that it could not be printedintho Kccord. Tho House ' was yeas l'J6~liayg 73. "Ths Hpcaltc- declared the bill pnsscd and the announcement o < greeted with general applause. In t^e Senate the Silver hill passed over (lid veto bnfcvote'of 4(1 to lfl, Mr. Hill of Georgia voting WWjjTtbc uuyority. su.vkk uAbars to ije XAXvfacturkd at oxcb. The sccre\ry of the treasury has already made all necessary arrangements for tho immediate exeeiltlWl of the law nrnvidintr fiw llm " coinage of silvei^ollars, so that there will be no delay whatever in its operation. The sccvctnry lias prepared the form of the silver certificate, and approved the device for tlie new silver dollar, which was submitted to him by the director of the mint. The department is therefore prepared to^cgiti without delay the administration of the n?w lawt Oris Nkxt Governor.?The nrliolc from (ho llalcsburg Monitor expresses the voice of tho people ir. every portion of the State. The extremists who nre now denouncing and carping at the wise policy of Hampton's administration ?conspicuous for its justice and consistent in its moderation?will he made to understand that the rank and file of the Democratic party cannot be controlled for their selfish purposes. The great principles upon which the campaign of 1870 were fought, which won nnd preserved tho victory, will again be called into requisition, as t lie only "safety for our civilisation and the preservation of the public peace-?Col. Hryistrr. 8 Who shall be cur next Governor ? We answer, Wade Hampton. Why? The reasons arc too numerous to mention. The chief one, however, is that we know him and can trust liiiu. In our present condition we need a man of unquestioned courage, of a firm devotion to principle, of liberal views nnd of sound judgment. Is there a man in Carolina in whom these qualities blend more perfectly than 111 Hampton ? We have but to go back to ' 7*? and see the noblo Hampton standing like a stonewall with South Carolina upon his shoulder, and while well nigh all were despairing and many were crouching, hear him say, '-l will ho Governor of South Carolina, or by the gods there will be 110 Governor." Il^lvisMirmiiecs ho -became ?tW^frnor, and we may need his firmness again, ltesidcs all this, Hampton has the confidence of both llepublieaiis and Democrats, North and South, ami stands without a superior in the Union.? Halc.iburi/ Monitor. It is with much more than ordinary pleasure that we take the occasion, while announcing the purpose of Democratic reorganization throughout the comity, to set forth tho glowing words uttered by that peerless of leaders, our Governor, in Charleston, on Friday, the 2tM, to tho vvttidr troops, and on the ii-ld, Saturday, to tho colored troops* s.u?e yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow, Governor Hampton, with tlie nab'rise oblii/c of the cavalier and the wisdom of the statesman, captivates the confidence of all men and fitly fills that type of manhood which Southerners worship and nations do homage to. Cautious nnd wise before tlie time for action, in. flli* l\V llfltllzt ln? ll'VO ?in?'/l|l llli.l'A.I A,.IIMA?.> nor aggressiveness to ensure success.? Orawjrbur;/ Times. ? . ?. How Sii.vku Coin is to nr. Issrr.n.?AVashinglon, March 7.?After full consideration and consultaion with mem hers of both Houses of Congress the Secrc'ary of Ihe Treasury haa determined that the first silver dollars to ho iss icd, will be used only in exchange at par f?>r gold coin, or for the purchase of silver bullion at market price, lie does not feel at liberty to use them to pay for current expenses, until the amount coined is sufficient to furnish all alike, without discrimination, nor docs he deem it expedient at present to exchange thcui for United States notes, or to use thcui in the payment of the interest on the public debt, until the amount coined is sutlicient to enable him to do so impartially. Therefore, they will at present, be used for the purchase of silver bullion at market rates. The silver certificates will soon lie ready for issue, and arc of the form of hank notes, engraved in the best manner and printed on bank note fibre paper. II ui.r.n ui llitiiua: 1?i iim:i>.?New Ilrunswick, ^ N. J., March U.?The great railroad bridge span? ning the Haritan lliver at this point, caugli lire froiu the sparks of a passing locomotive, shortly before six o'clock this morning, and in about an hour's time was almost entirely consumed.? Eastward and westward hound freight and passenger trains over tho Pennsylvania Railroad are stopped in consequence of tjic djsaster.?: Passengers will he transferred until the break is fixed across tltc river via tlie foot bridge. Total loss estimated at $100,000. Hot Si'Hixcs, Aiik., March 0.?A fire broke out iu a shanty occupied by a negro named Urccnlic, and communicated to the French restaurant, thence north and south on both sides' of the street. All the buildings were burned north of Uockafcllow's drugstore and south be| low Malvern t'rossing. About 2*?0 buildings were destroyed and an immense amount of goods. boss estimated nt $.'100,000. Tho mountain is covered with people driven from shelter. F.x Senator Hen Wade, of Ohio, died nt his home in that Plate last Saturday, lie will always be remembered as one of the most bitter a and relentless of the persecutors* of the Southern people. It has been said, and is much to his credit, that he kept entirely aloof l'rom the many corrupt jobs in which most ?f the prominent politicians have l.eer. mixed up for the past twelve years. Fatw. Aecinrat.?Columbia, March 10. ? I'y the explosion of a boiler at l.owrey's mill, in the Ibi'oli Fork. Thur-diiy night, the mill was dej molishcd,several person* wounded and acolorcd I man l.i'led. ?