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Siikkxa.njsi.nu TIIkSouu.?Columbia, January 29.?Since Ihe reeling of Ike Republican Slate executive committee, tlie air hereabouts has been thick with rumors which 1 have been corefully sifting. During the meeting it was discovered that lirayton was making strenuous efl'orts to secure tlie removal ot District-Attorney Northrop. It. is certain (hat some of the signaturej of members of I ho committee were obtained to a petit tion for his removal, and that Drayton and Kill-' ott went to Washington to further this object.? Dul when Ihe committee met it was found that both Dowetiand Mackey wcrestrongly opposed to Mr. Northrop's removal, aud their weight being presumably brought to beat it was agreed (hut tho fight ugnlusl the district attorney should cease, and somo of the signatures that had been obtained to the petition for removal were withdrawn. So the attack is virtually ended. At the same meeting a resolution was offered endorsing Tlios. E. Johnston (one of tho two or four white members of the "Mackey" itouse of 1870) of Sumter, for Ihe United States marshalship, in place of Col. Wallace, whose torm has expired. This was adopted, although not without opposition. Johnston, bowett aud Tail have gone to Washington to secure Ihe appointment of thc.first named. It is rumored among the faithful that they will also endeavor to uiakc terfns with Sherman, and exchange tho support of theStato delegation in tho National Nominating Convention for tho Federal patronage and offices. This scheme, it is siiul, looks (o the removal oT Col- I lector Baldwin, of Charleston, nml the appointment ot Tuft in his plnco. Although Taft nml | llowcn liavo heretofore been understood to be Grunt men, and it is more than probable tlint there is a good foundation for these reports, it is certainly unlikely that either Dowen or Taft would be moved to go to Washington merely in the interest of Johnston or-of niiy-othor-mnn. ^ There nro also grounds for believing another ernmcnt officials in this State are working to-^ gether with a view to handing it over to Sherman. To this end a number of appointments have already been nmdc, and unless 1 nm very much mistaken or somebody changes his miud, a number of additional appointments are to be made of active politicians, paid by Uncle Sam to aid brother John Sherman. The State executive committee has already bccu "fixed," K. U. Elliott, chairman, having been appointed a special ngent of the treasury department ; W. F. Meyers, ex-Senator from Colleton and another member of the committee, deputy collectors of internal revenue; Dr. J. P. Ensor, another member, honrding officer in the Customhouse, nnd several other members of the same committee having been presented with less important offices, which aro almost sinecures. Two, exCongressmen Itainey nnd Smalls, also now hold government offices, that of the former having been, it is said, also n sinecure, until he announced himself in a recent speech for Grant first and Sherman second choice ; whereupon he was put upon nclive service, his indiscretion having been his undoing. These arc some of the symptoms that indicate a severe nttak of Slicrmanism upon the Rcpub lican carcass in South Carolina, nnd the sudden paralysis of the Grant boom. It must be borne in mind that Elliott, if he goes to the convention instructed for Sherman, will be dangerously? art in mnVa it>? iv/rKi Oraut wnicli it is admitted would kill h*tm. If nutody else does, being an able and ugly fighter, on such occasions, possessing as ho does the stubborness of a mule, with the fine "bulldozing" qualities which contributed so ntujh to Blaine's defeat at Cincinnati in 187C, nnd real shrewdness nnd quickness.?A. II. IV. in ATcwt and Courier. . A rtot in Laurens.?Laurens Connty, January 23.?Our irrepressible blacks had another row last night at a party on the plantation of Mr. Henry Jordan. Some of the same party that assaulted Adam Steward were engaged in the fight. George Arnold hit Cooper llartnore on the head w ith aclub, and he was reported dead this morning. This evening the news is that he is still alive. You might as well club a ram over the head as a son of Ham, thinking thereby to kill him. A Colored Woman Killed. ? Laurens County, Janury 27.?A black woman, on the plantation of \lr>. Henderson, die! fro? a g-iaaaic coroner's jury was that she was accidentally killed by a negro boy. She was shot at the door of his cabin a fbw days previa# to her death. .?> Pbosterity ix Barnwell.?ElUnton. Jaciary 20.?The farmers of this seeton hive killed more hogs the present season than any one sea.*.a since the war, but owing to the warai weather they have lost at least one-third. This makers it very bad for ibetn when the present high prices of meats are considered. The planters are adding considerably to their stoek of horses aad mules, looking to an increase of fartsieg operations?no doubt an effect of the high price of cotton. Although very few of our colored population have emigrated the supply of labor is not sufficient to meet the demand. After much fine weather the small grain crops are looking unusually fire.?Cor. ,V?n and Courier. Commence the New Yeah Right.?Resolve that you will be musical fur this new year 1880. Be musical and you will be happy. Start right by sending a One Dollar William to the Publishers of tlio Southern Mima I Journal and have it sent you regularly for one year. Tell them not to forget the $1.00 worth of Premium Sheet Musfe promised every subscriber. Commence willi January number, which contains eight pages of ehoice music. Address, LUDDEN & BATES, Southern Music House, Savannah, Ga. Honors Fall Thick and Fast Upon Him.? Col. H. T. Wardlaw has "been elected a member of the Ijegisture from Abbeville, to fill the seat made vacant by (he resignation of Hon. S. McGowan. Mr. Wardlaw only recently went on the editorial staff of the Press and Banner.? lloth the papers at the court house are now represented in the Legislature, and '-honors are easy."?Col. Vo'eman. Gkn. Hood's Children.?The ten orphan children of Gen. Hood nro to live in Austin, Texas. They will be under the especial care of Mre. 4?. II. llcnnen, their grandmother, to whom ?liey were consigned by Hen. Mood only a few hoiirs before his death. The fund raised for the orphans now amounts to $14,000, of which # $12,000 have been invested in government bonds. ? Tub Tildkn Tax 8rit.?New York, January RO.?The long standing suit of the St. Louis, Alton and Tcrrc Haute Railroad against Samuel J. Til len , Charles Butler and others has ended by virtual confessions of judgment by the defendants and the repayment of several hundred thousand dollars. Judge Blutchford ta-day dismissed the case without costs to either party. ,?. The contract between the Air-Line Railroad Company and the county commissioners of Greenville, in which the former bind themselves (A ... nr... .IAIUaa _ii?? ? - ?* - >U |"?jr lit) J uuuiii a per nine 01 llie COSl 01 constructing the county fence, has been signed by Col. Foreacre, and the money is now in readiness to be paid whenever the commissioners ask for it. Am, Qi'irt oh tub Kknnf.bkc.?Augusta, Me., January 30.?Several additional Fusionists took 4hoir saate in th* House to-day, and there aro ibut four empty chairs at tha Senatorial board. The Auburn Light Infantry departed this morning. No military or extraordinary police force art at the State House now. Nkari.y Btmir.n Ativi.?Ottawa, Ont., Janaiary 30.?A man supposed to be dead from small pox was being buried here Wednesday.? The grave-digger had begun to fill up the grave when a nnl?? wa? Imni'/t l? '!,? -"-L was opened and the man found to be aliye. lie was taken buck to the hospital. Yellow Pkjtkr ix Brazil.?Rio Janeiro, January 81. ? YeUg.w fever has broken out in several ptaecs in Itraz I. Vp to tlie present time the epidemic has appeared in a ruild form, but foam are euiertaiiic I that it may spread to Rio Janeiro, ?he ?olfehlu ttlnion ?imes. RTM. STOKES. Editor. UNlOXTTRiPAY, FEBRUARY 0. 1880. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Copy, one year, is advakck, f"? oo , 2 Cuiilr. iinn r?.r.u J.75 8 !* " " " " tt.fiO , 10 " w " " " to.00 ADVERTISING. On* sAuue <>r one Inch, first insertion, - 81.00 Kach Aitwiiucnl Insertion, --- ? 78 I.lbcral discount inade to merchants ami others adrcrliaintc for six months or liy the year. Obituary Notices of ten Hues or less, Inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertisements. Governor Siuipnon hns appointed Me. J. W. bales, of this town, a Notary Public. - Messrs. Robinson A Allen have done a good thing in putting up hitching racks on their lot. President Hayes hns renominated R. M. Wallace as United States Marshal for South Car olinn. BFfX. W, A. Bolt, of this oounty, hu been drawn to serve as a petit juror of the United States Circuit Court, to meet in Charleston on the first Monday in April next. B?T\_ On tho 3d the large Furniture Factory of John A. Kbert, Philadelphia, wns destroyed by fire. Loss $00,000. On the same night the extensive Furniture factory of G. C. Flint, New York, was destroyed by tire. Loss $100,000. The workmen wero on n strike and hud threatened to burn the estabmont. On the same night n large flout mill in Philadelphia was burned to thc> ground. Loss $20,uuo. Found Dead. A private note informs us that a colored child wns found dead on tho 20th ult., near Brown's Store. Wo have received no particulars. . > The Lenten Season. Next Wednesday, the lltli, will be Ash Wednesday, or the first day in Lent. Good Friday will fall on the 2Gth of March. A Big Rabbit Hant. The young men in the ncigliborhcod of Goudcysvillc had a big rabbit hunt one day lost month and "bagged over one htfndrcd of the "cotton tails." At that rate we think those marauders of the wheat fields will soon be killed out in that neighborhood. Last Tuesday was a glorious day for such sport and we expect to hear that many a "Ber rabbit" slew was eaten. The Greenville Monitor. We liarc received n copy of a neat and spicy weekly journal, just issued at Greenville, by Mr. A. M. IIaw?II. ? wparinnco.l newspaper man. In all its get-up and mnke up the Monitor is a good paper, and we wish it success; but if there is any money in it at 51 50 a year, at the pricethe white paper now costs, there must have been "millions" in the country papers of the State at 52 a year when paper and everything else was 50 per cent, lower than now?that's all. ? The Extra Session. The Legislature will convene in extra session next Tuesday, the 10th, to correct the errors committed by the engrossing clerk? ia the Tax Act. Whether the session will ti'.tn L-ec "wyond the time necessary to fcrfim Lttj ** cannot say. We. hjwever. T*nr..i-v jmCin: that matter? evKtrait; the Eliot i-iugv will te iatrwf vnri aa>1 a trrmig ttfiir-. mutu ai cuaai:; the 5rw* ton* sur.ua 'uutciup u<wu-i rwascitai^i^ tatvi ran-trjEuaK as a nts mat S?*ixa Ctr1' Mr. J. S. T:a-t<r tuu simn tnnnw \C r'n? utirrwt;*g toox 5ie ttu'-t. Zz jt ?-cm ty TG4. J. A. ULui. via tw uretc^-i. u- tu rwuigvtt:? i< Jte fresi. v. LutrHaf. ji 1*~\1 w 1 Li K-tx. aa-i it.ale -.j WfCtr ul ..it? rotiiguiiiw unt xtltoiiu 'rsu nitn'. tine rsL.sw axriitmnnii:* e;i-i ij?;a ui.wn laiur-.uuk'.t n??i ?in pit i&r-t tkttr d?3(i4i brji|'jiiitt fci7? iif mitrai^ ojjtcwmw utr..rn5*. Ku Leuinit * b?.k f>? srv.aJiI t-vi r.-rjt 6eaEnf?au? MT the ? :?-?>? s&i trial -inn, p. wiaul ix t?< umw itai".<n:?i ?i:l k? *?ac ^truvp. At i titI'.rj :f tivw t:?s <3 tatn^i ? 3 nrj Jan 7 in liii Tiucs'i It* Grvur; lart We call attention totie ?l?tr:*?ot tf Mr. J. W. Vinson, in this Utne. Jwa Li??4f it p-rettj well known all orer ll>e County, n it it not necessary for as to introduce bin to ottr readers ; but hit stock of Goo-it is lU so /! | tensirely known?particularly the stock in his , front store, where can be f>an<l eTery article of necruilr anil lnrnr* !? it.? ? - - * *?:t- " ? ? j .m ?uv vl JiOIIIT UrV ccries. James has had some ezperitnee in the Grocery business, but now expects to make some money out of it, and he has commenced right, to realize his expectations, by advertising. We ate told that a mar may feel ever so sad alien he goes into the front store, but he will be sure to "smile" before he leaves thel>ae& one.? His groceries are fresh, good and cheap. Call and try for yourself. ? Faoolet High Schoolllev. A. A. James has been chosen Principal of the High School at Pacolet and Miss Julia Schofield of this town will assist in the lower branches and have charge of thoi Music department. More judicious selections of Teachers could scarcely have been made. Mr. Jnmrs is a profound scholar, a pure christian and one of the most amiable men in the country, while Miss Swho&cld has been uader thorough musical instruction for a long time and has received a superior literary education. Combined with these necessary acquirements, she also takes into the school a pure christian heart and an nimnuie disposition, which we are confident will win (lie confidence And lore of those placed under her charge. All concerned hare our sincere wishes for success. Winter Come at Last. On Monday last we had the first really winter weather this season. The weather on the Monday before was miserable enough, but, foe true winter style, give us suoh weather as wo had last Monday. It commenced to blow and sleet about daylight and "kept it up all day, so that long before night the ground was covered with sleet two inches deep, while Ibe branches of the trees were encased in ice. Since then the weather has been cold and clear, with a bright noonday bud. If the Hessian or any othor fly can Bland such weather Ihe chance for "short cake" next year is awful slim. By the "goosebone" prophecy, we may expect still worae weather after next week ; se look well to your wood piles. If any one has promised to bring as wood, we hope they will de eo at once, Our Bpartanburg exchanges tail US tliey had a beautiful snow storm to commence the day with, ending with sleet three or four Inches deep. The Uit of the Maine Muddl* /? A1 The result of (he Maine muddle la about what wo anticipated and'wbat will clique bethc oese in a contest between a well oi^inised solid ' part/ and a fution party compoepd of elements 'from any and all political crecda.'^?' In Mninc a fusion tickot, cotuptMd (di)tmocrats, Uroenbackers and IndopentMBjls from all parties, was run against a regular- Republican ticket. On canvassing the returnqsgf the election le^al and technical "irregulnjlM'' -were found in many of the voting preoilflp, soBoient to throw out a largo number of ReMHtaail votes and elect a majority of FusionIcijUWw Legislature and all of the Fusion Stafcti'AliMfr. *~Of course this aroused the whole 'ftaflcal party throughout the United States, headed byfllhc great bull-doser, Ulaino, andaoonteet similar to the one in 1877 between the Hampton and Chamberlain parties in thisStateen?ued.-fu both oases the party sustained by the SuprembCourt eventually triumphed?the differenotf* being, that in South Carolina the democrats scented the ?tate government while in Mninetherepublioans have ousted the Fusionists and are now .the rulers of that State. . >' From what wo can see and hoar, at this distance, it appears that tlioso of the Fusion ticket who have appeared most anxioaaend willing to I vinlil In tlia VAnnhlSnana ere nllLaw **<*W Wtssnlf democrats or men always rcndpjji ran with any < party that proposes to giro theujk share of the < offices. And it will ever be th^Me with a Fu- I sion or, what is the somo tiling, anlndepoudcnt | u bo reliable attedMsmong the people who support stioh a fORnwnrdrtr "t monl the least sign of of a contest appears they ' break ranks" and leave their leaders with no | alternative but to surrender, or capituluto with i the enemy on the best terms possible. 1 The following telegram from Maine gives us the Inst act in the political farce which the pol- J iticians have been playing for some weeks before the people of that State: 1 Augusta, Ms., January 31.?P. A Sawyer, the Fusion Secretary of Stale, who had estub. 1 lished an office and retained possession of valuable State papers, has at las', yielded, and under protest gave up all the State property in his possession at 5 P. M. to-day. Mr. Sawyer de- ' livered to the Republican Secretary of State the State seal nod the returns of votes for Governor, j county officers, senators and representatives, the council records and all the reports of the Exec- I utive Council of 1879, relating to the election returns. He was unable to find the key of his safe. He holds himself entirely responsible for his nets in the premises, and says he received legal advice yesterday to hold oot in his position, j 1 but as he was notified that the shesfiff had a warrant for bis arrest, he did not choose is wue a martyr of himself, and has tketefm given if i 1 bis claim to the office and will vx of re* j< is exercise his functions farther. lie OK Tims Jamorrilie Iusu E d fro a Tinas:?By sj 'dot inn-ting the weather has ieesieEt r-.tiisnget utii -lit youth 18SO has at lose g.?. his v.inter nut m. ? It was fjrtamatc 'hot lW fefcej. t? de K L Church case ? We. x cms Ckn wen tier o?I i have leers ami ,r. The FcKirn gim ij -Jt Isdin uT ffit BL L - * t r*-._ * - iv * nuCT--v.tr numi irr 111 Uit f't lC Ju- S- viii u Jlit ftnmif vmi TKBis'tun* few- ? pm<? } nunritHr uf ima w-a mmrt hie ii jur-mipiM -a Hit- far.'fj-iai Tin hujtjw ww uftcmu. .1 ]ncftw in- wuutft if tut nunc jiiut .?? culi ihiimt-wtt ?u|?tr*i null tit p>urwimui T-m witt t. ?uurat u? tn^in'meiu i*x nil.? Ti? "*wii? unminiici ii iibhtj uulam unit.. u itii mmi7 il" iimr cnibiy. w? ?wj a <wtr -r wnirr -wir -w?i? Tiuiu^miO fijnrr:nirrnr-j ?? ? n ?m utn ?nin< munr xr uir tniii<**nnni nf an iwunnif Jfc mn-.-nj nueiuiut. Iir Jin lmndi. u* JIh- h?i*t mum of :itr 7jhb,. ii p ?i ft lul titiiui u* tiir lentiift. tau: buraip r. nrniic innwi Jui u ir-ntun. wir-L ii* tumir uf 7'iru- gir . "inii.ttPin* i? hi uiin?iTt*a-^ nmde, 3 ?'il -d.ma u? i: cui irn-t ltr lrnmnitc :iur u UHim m mini ikhwism Jut mitnir u!.:lit mdib ' vm n -Jin iu.at. 1it?niin. V'ln fbt -"fcilie nf -.i?t ?uninf ?nt it ft im-t niu .tr u> utnn&e 3 ii*?t nj ifi iijuuiia. uit ?unuit 3 ?}utw is, nsipir. \t enlinf uic t i.i tuiuu.t iift.-rt-.ted Mit-u pun* iwrdnrt I cut in. r Um n. rta?e*irr Luac io>c - 2-tsl*:' m?uuvtuveiLji ue.tuu^vi tt 3m Ch*Kj. fci?? ??* 1 fi* Qiktrasn vf 1 ll/t 11 Stuff/ I wruci'.r pn i im W*tii 4/ :k dvuV. u fair C?u?." IVe t>M frt?n are avtr as a civre a* 1 wvikiag ia auti. t uv)?< ?rL3 4?e ? > Va?4 is J owes- 1 tiik aaiU FiiL av? Mr aawiiaiai for ike folki vatit waair. aWa ike pi?aic freer will ran ia. All tke tidtnaest wLick ike Jaaecrilliies cm aiik for If wkca Craat ecaiM back frta Cab* u hit a /car days ia Ikeir ioi-J;t. Whoopee I ?xjMa'? that be **?? pumpkins for JO>CITILLG. Friendly CoaaaeL 1. Resit! Ike temptation of circulating ill reports ; spread I hem not at all. 2. If you cannot speak well of another, at least do not speak ill of him. * 3. Never speak ill of another behind bis back. Why should you consider bis character of leas value than your own? > A. Speak of those who are absent as you would were they present. Speak as a friend of him who is absent and cannot speak for himself. 5. Consider yourself the guardian of the character of those who may be absent, as you wish others to guard your character in j our absence. 0. Whenever it may be needed to mention anything to tho disadvantage of another, let il be done with truthfulness, tenderness, humanity, and with the recollection of how much haa been forgiven thee. P. U.S. < HarvrtTkrrt Thrown Aoain.?Washington, February 2.?The following cam was decided in the United States Supreme Court to-day : Harvey Terry r?. B. F. k J. P. Little, from lite United Slates Circuit Court for the District of North Carolina; suit to enforce the liability of stockholders for debts of an Insolvent bank.? The court holds that the suit should be brought in equity by or for all the creditors and that a suit ounnot be maintained at law by one creditor against two stockholders who are not jointly liable. Judgment of the Circuit Court affirmed, with oosts. The Denver Tribune says: "The 'business boom' has struck the newspapers a back-handed blow. The cost of white paper baa advanced 36 per cent." In addition to what the Tribune onya we may remaric tnat our latest advices from Baltimore are that the advance in the lower 1 grades of paper is now 50 per oeat., and we are ' told that it will go still higher.*"Some of the newspapers are advancing their' subscription ' rates.? Wilmington Star. i ?* I Tiir Nation's Debt.?Washington, February 2.?The department statement Isened to-day I shows the decrease of the debt for January to \ be $11,014,263 96- Gold certificates outstand- | ing, $10,411,100; silver certificates $9,052,910; certificates of deposit outstanding, $12,- < 35,000; legal tenders outstanding, $340,681,- i 010: fractional currency outstanding, $16,008,- i ?29 90i t .? . I- I I rhe Bin* Kidffe RailroadIn like midst of the lato railroad excitement, fte see the spectre of the Blue Kidgo enterprise tslng up and claiming immediate attention. A Flew days ago a delegation from Anderson visited Charleston to feol tho pulse of I ho peoplo upon :ho question of resuscituting the dormant body if that bankrupt corporation. One great diffilulty appeared fn the way : How to get the title thy road back into the handa of the Butoand the City of Charleston. The bondholders now ?wa the road, but we do not see tbea taking soy part in the present move to start the enter* prise afresh. They make no wmposltlon as to Ike terms upon which they will mange the title, hut are apparently standing behind the curtain watching their chance to make the best bargain they can for themselves. We hnvo no objection to the Charleston people doing all they can to huitd up their hospitable old city, but since the people r-f this section have been so liberal in building as good, as snfo and a shorter route to tho West, without asking aid from the State, or receiving any material assistance trom nny othsr quarter, we can see no necessity for talking kbout building another road in the same direc-^ tion, under the expectation of getting aid from the State. True, the Anderson delegation did aot say that State aid would be nsked, but when we rend the following extracts from the pro* seedings of the meeting at Charleston it is very evident that the members of the Legislature , Prom Charleston intend to niako some kind of a , proposition to that body to grant such aid : , Gen. Humphries of the Anderson delegation, , unto r "It Was nsved further that tne Otair ?1iuuM pay to any company completing the road the sum of $r>00,0<X) in tiro annual instalments, the liist ' instalment to be paid upon the completion of the < road. This would effectually shut the door , against speculation, and tho only question which remained to bo considered wns whether the completion of the road was worth that amount of ' money to tho mate, lie believed that if this Legislation was had there was no shadow of a , doubt about the completion or this enterprise, which has been the dream of a century. It was also proposed to ask legislation authorising cor- 1 pnrate subscriptions to the work on the part of Ihc municipalities interes'ed. It was believed ' I lint Anderson would readily votes subscription of $:AK),000, Oconee would probably give fl jt',1)00 an J Abbeville $Uh),000. This amount, together with the subsidy to be granted by the Stole, would in his opinion secure the early completion of the road. Col. Simonton. a CWestea member of the legislat ire. ashed whether the appropriation of 5-HM.000 by the A?i? vvwd ?rt he in mixt with the emaustiiaii amendment peehiVatiag . n isetwsf of the hie d the Nue Mr. Msmy.aoeaht if the Leg-wist* re from Aalersst. Jtfiied :'?n k w-ns prsjmsei l? avoid inch a ?at>K Vy ur.kirx:ii{ a tax levy and yayistg the money u lie rnal This via'd ? ?w ax mi. nut tf the hi robed fteic s? cimicwo}iir?i b 'he crasrturiaiik! jtrnttntr*. Oejr F. 11 Itvwnu id :jit Xcrt m< ~l*r~acr. suit T^tr* urr twi ime? rd ~elw?y* r??ai*| u U4 V tac?wist* Siur L-iur* mi Ik* Aiit?il> Tltmt. B-M irtalli1'? IDil It ?r? ion I I*v4f Uie nits JViih Litipt rrniy. 2: rid * puni rnu. t ?tm. mint, iiuti. *ni?tr kT,. x euuit It Mi *VsiiUntPt ln? utiL mbnuniAnc id bt r.'V twit Br ?w r.il mxuiui ir ima ^kt-Uftirtiur rKic. luc ? in ?id mmgwliri uiAimm M*km ike TBI' tM Mllllllc BUHIlNt ~ 1* I'.ut Lltfl nest. A* ai> tie jriijiuwt }iua tier* muiii W x>? n -tur rtmiMKiirt id -it -?.? u i lit tubMUj Tie mr|nmii? wMwir jotit Re lit ? ( liitk 'li?r tin rwi?w!ifiic.-rf? sd 'CWeww CtetiT, j lu'?i-*r- fdiiiml W TMC.-mtceS u :i lie (<uiictmr ante id "lit it.} mi norf which *k*2! be prvtni i? lit rial If * r.u f? * ei-mj-leie mint lie * etc ike Clerieii'.e 4e'tfui;-B would sue t?t futaii i^hkb^ ?_ Tkiir fsnMilmni'.t liuli tie fulnae ci?ideM? it ibea, ud j piiuic betniiy kj-jiriit iMr tni?a. For himself m _? ?? ? 5??ur tit nth id a remission of { Imri lain i 'i f ' uui nl mi m. mi mi rt?T niletr w b >t-ii ] "noli pn u? * *! ?? listetotSe Veti. At well \ u? lie m.oertr i.cd ike metier. ie seiil CkerleMoci wn* Tiuimupfcy ei.iii.ut t* pel e war to ike West, winni tiiuuiii lie ausirolied ly (lurlesict, e?J i which it krifiitif CVerktMcB n.c?-1 kelp ike ' entire Sure., fie Be would o-< It understood t? * wwd wkarh w iwld oejieraie I he for- j Tuner id (Wk?w from ike fortunes of ike Suae as lerpe. Marie f.i?nmj ee>d ihai ke ikoopht ihe Statfr una tarty akeuli hoy ike Blue Rsdpe out of euun tr?. w i?e eedswubJ ?!.*? iki? ?i.i ? ytcrr W a nitll cultr ia Mr. Marray ni4 k was prrf?ct1j willing for uit ?jri?pt^oil if thai kind. Mr. Murray icnLer uiJ : There was no tine u lose The Stale of Georgia bad I wo drtiim oat to go through tbe gap, and if either owe go* through ahead of us, either from JiiittM or Augusts, we should lose tbe route, u< all we conld do would be lo lap them at 'Taftoa, Ga., as there was room for only one route through the gap. Iw reply to a requnt front tbe Andersen delegation sotse of the Charleston delegation ex. pnasi d their views as follows : Cel. Sitaoaton said that tbe title to tbe roaJ sou Id of course bare to be settled and would be settled hereafter. He bad always been in faror of the Bine Ridge route, and if he went to tbe Legislature daring tbe extra session and legisla* litis locking la tbe completion was proposed, be tor oa* was willing logo aar length for Slate wd or anything else, provided that tbp State aalc pegure sad it? iottrctis properly p rot so ? r I led. Gen. Hutledge heartily endorsed the views ex* pressed by Col. Fimonton. M*j. littUt said that tbe matter had been bought up at tbe last session, lie would be 1 silling to vote any aid that the State could bear, xil be was decidedly opposed to Charleston sub- i tcribing one dollar. He had no objection, how- < tttr, to giviag municipalities the right to vole i jpon subscriptions, provided the question was < >penly and fairly discussed and decided. | Mr. Murray said they did not ask and did not 1 expect any corporate subscription from Charles- I Ion. They did not think that they ought to ask i it. i Col. Fickcn said that the Blue Ridge Road had t t>een the dream of his life, and if a scheme was i proposed which would ensure the completion of 1 the ry*d and at ihs saaae time preserve the is- I lerests of the city and State, he would be heartily in favor of it. Mayor Courtenay said he did not advocate a 1 sorporate subscription, but he thought that if as < lie was informed the title could be secured for a < comparatively small sum, it should be secured | by tlie city and State. < Mr. Gonzalez had no objection to the remission ?f back taxes nor to the exemption from taxa- | lion, ndr to the granting of the use of e>nvict I labor in the completion of the tunnel, lie was ' opposed, however, to the 8tate or city running ' uny railway. Mr. Miles said that at Hie last session the whole delegation voted against striking out the snacting clause of the proposed bill. ' lie would earnestly advocate any practical scheme looking I lo the completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad, I but of course must first see the details He had i so doubt but that a propea scheme would secure ihe earnest and intelligent co-operation of 110 I Charleston delegatibn. < Mr. Cassidy professed his readiness to vote for 1 iny measure which would promote the welfare ' >f Charleston and the fltate at large. 8enator Singling thoroughly concurred in the 1 dsn that the road should be ooropleted, and pro 'eased his willingness to vols for any reasonable neasure which would ensure its completion. Mr. Eckhard agreed that the completion of t he road was a necessity, but was not ready lo 1 rote 8tate aid and was decidedly opposed to the I pranting of convict labor. Mr. Britton said that he was not prepared to I rx press an opinion on the matter. He would re- j nark, however, that members of the delegation 1 vere in error when they said that the Charles- < oj delegation voted unanimously at the lest * Melon for (bo Blue Ridge measure. He would kdd, that if it were demonstrated to bis mind hat the entire State and .city would be benefited , ?y the projected measure, be would not urge op* ' >oeiliou to the project. Now, if the above does not point directly to , }late aid to build tho Blue Ridge road, we can't lee in what direction it doM point. There is a charter still in foice, granted by he Georgia Legislature some years ago, for >uilding a railroad Athena to Clayton, to ap the *Blue Ridge rot d at that point. Kot ong ago, we were informed by a gentleman from Athens that the work on their road would comnenoe again directly the work on the Blue Ridge road was resumed by South Carolina, and tbsy jould reaoh that gap quicker than the Blue Ridgo Company could. That by lapping th? end at Clayton the Blue Ridge route would be nnde of inestimable adrantage to n large section >f Georgia and do more to build up her seaports han anything else. The State has already sunk >rer two millions of dollars and Charleston one niliion in that bankrupt concern, and we are old by Mr. Murray, of the Anderson delegaon to Charleston, "that neither the city nor the State had a shadow of title to the road. The frnnshise had been sold in bankruptcy, and the stock sompletely extinguished. It was now owned by die bondholders, and the State's two million and Charleston's million completely obliterated." We do not wish to be understood as being opposed to the building of the Blue Ridge Road or any other enterprise that will benefit CharlesIon or the State, but we think those who are so rery anxious to have that road built should do xs the people of this County have done, put theifr hands in their own pockets and pay for it, without saddling the whole people of the State with a tax for that purpose. The people of Union are now paying an annual tax of S| mills for building a road to eonnect Charleston with the great West, and it is all they can stand now. Having once entertained the idea thai the Bine ltidge Road was the only outlet thai would benefit uaarteston, ikt people or (hat city seen determined to ignore or give the cold shoulder to any other route. Foe the Times. Leber?Mental ui Physical. Washijctox, D. C. The power of labor is risible everywhere. We need cute look at improvements around us to see it. It i^limiteJ only by the skill of the laborer. A good, well cultivated brain is vastly acre essentia! to the power of labor than good muscle, though the latter is very necessary, as far as it g>es. But all the physical force of men and animals could, alone, effect coinparitively little. Look at our great cities and see what an in mease amount of labor it required to build them. Cut the labor itself was small, compared with the skill reouired la manare and annlr tVu US -r l? tlTiniagc. A bone may pull a wagon. Vet be cannot make one; a man who m a skilfal mechanic eai both make aa<J pull a va^a Tbe bootblack and the house painter mar apply the brush as vigorously and with much more physical force than an artist, jet aerw be sole to produce as great results. A man may be a giant, physically, but if he has no skill ? r mental power of applying his streagih properly, he is no better than a horse. If the power of labor did not extend beyond mere physical strength, we should base no splendid buildings, fine monuments, great railroads, steamboats, and public improvements ; our domestic machinery and conveniences would be aa Uy deficient. mi pw b? pwvtr, la its own way. ?oV J "?v ? uirirr nuu lumirtiiun 03 tbe world; but vba) is it ?f)tr *11? A great, noisy, turbulent bully of * river, tbat makes tbe Tery earth tremble with its power and (ills the air with the mist of its breath, threatening to destroy everything that comes within its reach ; bile those quiet, unassuming little streams that pass through our meadows and valleys are turning the grist mill, saw null, woolen mill, iron factory and carrying feeaTy burdens of freight. These small streams do '.his. while the blustering Niagara does nothing but make a monstrous display of power. Tbe little sireans are adapted to the mental power of man by which their power of usefulness is limited only by the age of men and the world, while the Niagara is a mere thing of power without utility, reminding us of a great many men and boys in the world. They have physical or brute faros?grssi, ignorant, noisy, conceited?of no earthly use beyond a natural curiosity. Labor is powerful only when accompanied by tbe necessary skill to direct it. The savage baa all the physical power of labor for constructing railroads, steamships, machinery, but be lacks tbe skill, consequently his labor has no constructive or real power. Labor has great power when backed with good brains, but mere phjsieal labor without (kill, is comparatively a weak thing. Tu- D. S. Tiik District Attorxktsiiip.?Columbia, 8. C., February 1.?Judge Northrop says that he feels no apprehension that the effort being made by several members of the Republican executive committee to oust him from the district attorneyship will meet with any success. The charge was made against him that he was appointed by undue influence, and that a more pronounced Republican or Radical is entitled lo the position. Another charge is incapacity, against which he adduced the fact that out of aver six hundred prosecutions conducted by him about thirty acquittals only have resulted. The report that Thus. 8. (Vavender of this city was intriguing for Judge Northron'a nlace is wiihn?i foundation ia fact.?McK. in Netot and Courier. - Mill on Pacolbtt Di'kxkp.? Captain Charles D. Hammett lost his mills on Pacolet last Sunlay night about 11 o'clock by fire. There were corn and wheat milffc, a saw mill and four cotton gins ia same building. Six bales of cotton, and shout one 1.600 bushel* of semi, with some grain were destroyed. The mills had been lately imE roved, and they were in fine condition. The >e* was about five or six thousand dollare.? There had been no fire about the mill lately.? The fire was first discovered in the gin house.? All the indications are that it was the malicious work of an incendiary.?Herald. ?m?~? Promotion ron Hxnoio Conduct.?WashingIon, February '2.?The Senate in exeoulive seelion to-day confirmed the advancement of pasaed resistant surgeon John W. Rosa, of Tennessee, right numbers in his present grades, so as to lake rank next to passed assistant surgeon Andrew Moore, for extraordinary heroism, as prorided for in section 1600 of the revised statutes. This promotion was tor servioes rendered by Ross at the imminent risk of his life at Holly Springs and Memphis, In 1878, during tho epkietnio of yellow fltver. A Cmanon fob I.an down bus.?The Cornmlsiloner of Agriculture lias had an Inquiry from France to know if there Is any mineral asbestos in Routh Carolina. We understand (hat there Is plenty of this substance in our Plate, and perhaps this inquiry will be the eattse of opening a jreat industry in our midst. Any reader who knowa where any of this mineral or any other can be fbund would do well to send word to Colonel Sutler.?Columbia RegitUr, v . Weather 1 teats- ' A Man fnosBN to Dkatu.-?Wheatland, N. J.? February 2.?-Win. Palmer was frozen (ft death in the woooda this indrutng. Sxow HfoBM at Richmond.?Richmond, Va.-, February 2.?it bus snowed hero Cinoe 8 P. M. The snow is now aoverai inolica dTep. ^ Rkmaukaulk Cuanqr or Wbather.?Boston, February 2.?A dispatch from Mount Washington says there was I he greatest cliauge yesterday in the weather ever known On that mountain In the same length of time, the thermometer at noon being lit degrees aboVe, and at 0 last night 27 degrees below soro,. The Wind waa blowing s- *Oil miles an hour. 8now Storm in Nasiivi^lr.?Nashville, February 8.?Snow began to fall at 10 A. M. yesterday and alill continued hut night when it was eight oY ten inches deep. It is the heaviest snow storm experienced- for years in this locality. A Gai.'k on tiik Coast.?Wilmington, N. C., February 8. ? Duricg a strong northeast gals, this evening, the British schooner J. F. Randolph, from Jamaica, went, aehore, neaY Bald Head bar, and will probably be a total wreck. The British bnrkeutino Resolute, weft ^ driven almost into the breakers near Bald Head bar, and now lies in a procarious conditio!*, with the sens breaking over her. i.oxu drakcii, w. J.f reoruary 8.?A fenrfill storm of snow nnd wind lias been raging herb since 1 o'clock this raoruing, and the gale has been increasing in violence over since daylightc K portion of the roof and nearly one hundred feet of the pioxxa of the United Stales Hotel have peen blown off. The brig Catlalia, front Galveston, with 1,668 bales cotton, came ashor4 abreast of the Highlands at 2 o'clock this morning. The crew of ten men and one lady passenger were landed by the life saving crew. ThrGoosb Bohe Prophecy.-r-Every now and then some on^ asks for an explanation of the - a. goose bone prophecy. What does it mean and where did it originate ? The latter part of thb question cannot well be answered. As to the former this explanation is given : We murft lake the breast hone of a lust spring's goose-= none other will do, for the prophecy does not extend beyond the year in which the goose is batched. It must be divided into three different parts, which represent Xhe three divisions of winter. The breastbone is translucent, at places has clond-like spots upon it. The dots denote cold weather. Looking at the bone this year, we find a little cold weather nbout December, which we hnve realized, nnd there is another blot beyond tho centre of the lione, denoting cold weather about the middle of January ; this cloud we hnve passed, nnd so far Mir little prognosticator has guided us right. We ore to have warmer weather after n few days, hut the worst is to come. The darkest blots me near the end of the bone, and, if the prophecy fails not, winter will verify the saying of coming in like a lamb and going out like a lonring lion. Our coldest weather will come niter I lie middle of j February, nnd < ur waimcst fins will be lequired for the parting days of wiuter nnd the first dsys of spring. This is I lie goose-bone prophecy? and it advises the laying in of a good supply of coal and general preparations to meet cold weather. Large Fibk is Chester.?Chester, January 81.?At about 1 o'clock this morning our citixens were aroused by a loud explosion vrhirti fimirrxl in lit# tiarrrnm nf \Ir W flmlAm In a few seconds ibe whole building was enwrapped in flames, and owing to the explosion the fire spread ttry rapidly before the fire engine bad been obtained. The large warehouse of Mr. W. Holmes llardin and the harness shop of Mr. Martin Van lluren Capps were aiso soon on fire. Although eTerj man worked rigorously when the fire engine was obtained, all af these stores, being wooden bnildings, burned so rapidly th it all endearors were of no arail. sare to present the fire from spreading. This was done by the greatest efforts. * Mr. llardin is the only one whose lors is heary. There were let ween seren'y-fire and eighty tons of guano, a carload of Iwmber. reston, &c., in his warehouse, nearly all of which was lost. Except the cotton, which bchajrel principally to farmers, and the mst tf wh eh was m.red. there was no insurance *a the ware- _ house or its contents. Messrs. Gable and Capps are insured. The or'gin of the fire or cause of the cx|4cn?^w arc uaknown.?Cor. .Vnri tW fWrwr. Sr i*TisBt tr. Tkortrti Farrrs.?Last Saturday we had the pleasure and surprise of seeing an orange tree at the residence of Mrs. Joseptt Foster. She planted the seed about iweuiy-tte years ago. This is the fourth crop of frui^? This year there were SO large oranges on it.? When we saw it there were about twenty-fire hanging from the limbs. The fruit is large, well formed and equal in quality to the very best oranges ever brought to this market. The tree is about ten feet high, and of course has to be kept in the house during the winter. It is certainly a thing of rare beauty in this section. On College Hill two lemons of good sise ami quality were produced this y?ar on a small tree. Kee. J. D. McCullongh intouscd us a few days ago thai he cat a banana firm a ut? at Mrs. nwnniiaw j ai u.rcnn f['li! JS mlilCH *?5 Itt snprrior to m'j of ilif same t ait < n ntiktl. ? A Carolinian Km.i.?:i> is (itwtslv.i?ft were shown a private hirer, jmtrd*;, r?*nt)j received by JuJge G. W. .Vicholli from. Messrs. Kiker & 8on, Attorneys at law at Calhouw, fla, stating iliai ? yumg man. who gave liiwnaine as John M. Umwn. was killed at that phrt.p* tka 2*>tb of December last, by a shot from one of two parlies engaged iu a fight. Tbal the deceased wai about 2o years of age, 6 feet 8 or 10 inches high, weighed About 140 pounds, of dark eotnplexion, dark hair and eyes, and said his grandfather, whose name was Robo, lived in Spartanburg County, tin was an itinerant silversmith, a good banjo player, and an intelligent man. Ir he has any relatives or friends in tliis County they oan get further particulars of bis ami fate by writing to the writer of said letter, whose address is given abovo.?Spartanbury Herald. Deatu ix tiik Dentist's Chair.?Harris burg, 2G.?Dr. W. Trimmer, of Lisburn, Cumberland County, yesterday administered several doses of chloroform to Sarah Pelrow, a young lady reaiding a few miles from this city, 'while extracting a number of teeth. The result was the death of the patient after the third application, and ( after several letIh.had bean drnwn. The den- * tist noticed while she was under the influence of the drug the third limn that she appeared unnatural, creating serious apprehensions in his mind. All efforts to restore her to consciousness failed, and in a few hours after the chloroform was administered she died' The effair has created great excitement in the vicinity where the dentist and his victim resided.??Spscial Ditpateh to the I'hiladtlphia Timet. Tim Kiko's Mountain Flao.?The huge flag which is to bo thrown to the hrscte, on the highest pinnacle of King's Mountain, on thn 21st of t-ebiunry, has been completed and is now in Atlanta in charge of the Air-Line road, which proposes to donate it to the centennial association. It cost about $200. The Air-Lins, in addition to thin, hss agreed to erect a liberty pole, from the top of which it is to float. Ths flag will be hoisted with appropriate ceremonies on Washington's birth day, and Co). Hardeman, of Mncon, will deliver the address. This is s preliminary step to the grand centennial celebration which is to be had on the 7th of October, commemorative of the battle of Kino's Moun tain. A Stahi.k Finn in Chbuaw.?Cheraw. January 80.?This morning a little paat 151 o'clock, the alarm *u sounded and oar eUlaons hastened to tha upper part of town, Ik* aoene of the con* flagratlon. U waa found to proofed front Ike largo stablea adjoining tkn MoFarland mansion. The tinmen had gained loo maeh headway to cot under control. In addition to the loos of the k..li iu. si- a m n ? - UII,iUiii| mr. o. m. v?. nnn loai a TIIUDK bono, and n ho rat belonging ta l>r. 0, MoCrelght was badly burned. The I#m ly animated *1 about 9800- Cauae of tha flro auppoaed to b? incendiariam.