Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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,5f .1/ .?t/. Tt.il/ r*fl* io*H Af. ? .Jl btlM fffj iff. r i .?? DVi ? - '.v iv.ni AlXil .(' 'M M'T aitjfc>9ttt Jwsl >ilt Im -. Jttrti ?n i , f.; {AXW/H <i3n?AAHi$*t .1 . ft &Atft1tfS J3rfi?/.$ .7 .ui# O?jl. H'CMEB J1 THEN OUR STATE; EINALUST THE NATION; THESE CONSTITUTE OUR COUNTRY. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1868. NUMBER(I?1 hi ? j. { :o:-r? i .fPtnrfJ&ffif) -VT or an gebu kg, s. c. *Q3j$W$$:%r!F09 Morning. !St'MA'*W?l' DIBBLE, Editor. ? -' ? '\f& DIBBLE, JssiciaU Editor. r$9&jL)tLB3 BT. HALL, IWthcr. TERMS'oVsUBSCRIPTIOX. ^?"^?FJ for;on? year.;...-..l.....;..:. $2.00 Si* Month?.,. 1.00 j - m .. Three.-?v., GO ;Aay one sending TEX DOLLARS, for a Clnb of Xe^v Subscribers, will reeoiTo an EXTRA CORY ^fVON^ TEA'B, free of charge. Any ono sending . FlFR DOLLARS, for a Clnb of New Subscribers, will rMtivfl an' EXTRA COTY for 81X MONTHS, 'fVtt? of tbr.i go. ?:p:? f .Vtn s .J^?KS OF. 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I "MM MMtiH An. the Courts' of Orangsburg and Ci?*i*a,<o_ttd attaud promp?j to all busings ?h WATCH MAKER A.nD jeweller. nt ????? :n? i'.-u-.l l i I li"1' ? ?M s .T?i">forJt Ntutly Ilepaired and WARRANTED, ?i (APrOtlTl CORNKLSON, KRAMER & CO.) . #03^". idT ,....t. 7 ; i-.-injti.-.i's.-i ?*? ????' ? ?o-r? ?.? ? ? j^l ... ? AGENTS FOR TUB .'Efitgtillable Life Iiwurance Company tel fj POLICIES NON-JORFElTARLE, Diridoni Declared Annually to Policy Holders f+ZB td MURRAY ROBINSON, Sr., . ^ AU?TiONK?B. >,U v-?El'MCE AT robinson & co., aRHSSoll-StrcPi, Orangcbnrg, 8. C. ^ee*21 3m - V. Jamison & Son. eilr td u .!? (U-OiFer-their Beryiets as. ;V'';:?ICTI?NEEE8 lh? citixens of Orangchiirg District. tOT Sales attended to in any pnrt of tho Dis. . VVpI V.. JAMISON. S.O.JAMISON; d 4*U'4--'"J 1 tf 3?1HE! FIRE! FIRE! AND ?^.V?d,-iV.V'-;?ji rupert y. ; Corjiekon/Bjaiti?r ? Co., )?'t1?? !": ; ARE AGENTS FOR ^1?Hi>>liSON EIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ...i- t..., '('Iis'rtetcd Capita! ?250,000. . . JAM KS' RIVER INSURANCE %-tr.*Ycompany. ; ?'V'CWtcfed Capital $1,500,000. l*lc4suiont llcul VMtitQ IiiHiiranco HHO lKf d it company; ; ' ? t*,; ; wl'FOR LIFE ONLY. :;;^??rl^lt?, '?,000,000. *\lt, southern - companikp. tfa?>Ms? ,td 'in i ? POETRY. [From the Dnnbury Times.] To my Brother. 'Come back to me, Drolher, Dear Brother, coma coon; Bring sunshine for shadow, Turn night into noon. Oh ! tarry not longer But hntito to my side, Be my comforter ever, My joy nnd my prhle. Come, denreat, and shield mo ; The storms, dark and drear, Beat over my head? Fill my weak henrt with fear. I need thy dear presence, . To make me forget ., The sorrows which fill. My hcurt with regret. Then come to me Brother, Let me cling to thy arm } Let, thy gentlo voice ever The dark spirits charm. Oh ! give ??little Hia'tcr" A place warm and deep In your loving heart, Brother, She always muy keep. So shielded and sheltered In your love true and strong, The shadows will vanish, Tho soul wnkc to song ; So the sunshine of Hope ' Shall beam on her way, And the darkness of night End in beautiful day. ?SALLIE." January 11, 1808. VARIOUS. ' ? [From tho Chariest on Mercury. THE NEGMO CONVENTION. fr;:.... ;n*T. V ' 111'..' ,<f ' ? .' . ~. v,'. Richmond, white delegate fYom Berke ley, yesterday introduced tho following bur. losquc preamble anil resolution, wim-h were laid on tho table' \ . .... . . ,. " ICAo^is, sover.it members ?T this hotly continually desire to offer uwncrous aud di roWo rewdntitms, apprehending p< ssibly that the voice of the people may be heard, asking why all delegates do not offer resolutions ft.r the " pood of the people. providing that the homeless shall always have homes, the houseless always have houses, the landless always have hind, the moneyless always have money, that debtors shall be debtors no longer, that Con federate scrip shall he no scrip, nnd that every body shall sin no more; therefore, lie it ? ???AV.W?c<7, That of one blood are made all the nations of the earth; that the poor shall ho always with us; that the hungry shall al ways need food, the naked clothing, the land less land, the (homeless homes, the moneyless money ; in fine, that alt future legislation shall bo for the'interests of humanity for justice nml protection to the poor, for justice aud security to the rieh." The meeting was opened with prayer by W. E. Johnson, of Sumtcr, the colored preacher who haa the reputation of being inclined "to cry aloud and spare not." - Tho roll was culled, and ft quorum being present, tho nsscniblago proceeded to business. The minutes of the last meeting were read nnd confirmed. The Committee on the Legislative Provisions of the Constitution, to whom was roferred the subject of forming a new district, to he called "Sumncr," out of portions of EdgcGeld, Baru well nnd Orangeburg, reported, advising that the matter ho left for the action of the Legis lature, aa they had provided a section of the constitution providing for nil such cases. Adopted. The president informed the unlawful assem bly that he had an interview with General Cunhy on Thursday evening in relation to the unexpected visit uf the police to the Club House on that day, and that he was satisfied, from what General Cabby laid, that the police wero sent rather to protect the Convention Irom outside violence, than to exercise nny su pervision over their proceedings. On coming to the hall ho had met outside a sergeant aud a squad of policemen, and the sergeant had in formed him that he was ordered to report to the president of tho convention for orders. Tho matter ho said was in the hands of the convention, but he did not think it desirable to take any action until the committee that was appointed to wait on General Canby had made their report, and lucauwhilc he hud urdered the police to remain outside. . Coghlun introduced a resolution to expunge the words "negro, nigger and Yankee" from the vocabulary of South Carolina, and to make it an offenco punishable with flue aud imprison ment to use those words iu an npprobrious sense towards any American citizen. Referred to tho Committee on Miscellaneous Provisions of tho Constitution. Randolph introduced a resolution, which.was ? referred to'lhu' satnfc committee, tegulrtting tho .c in."? ??:?????,: ? ' ?', management of deaf, dumb nnd blind asylums and other charitable State institutions,' and providing that tho directors of the peniteutfaj ry and the trustees of State charitable institu tions shall ho appointed by tho Governor, by and with tho advice and consent of tho Sen-' ato. I Corley introduced a resolution prohibiting guardians from offering Confederate bonds In settlements with their wards. Rofcrrcd to tho Judieiory Committee. Corlcy ohm introduced a resolution abolish ing capital punishment, nnd substituting ihi prisonmcnt for life, the term of imprisonment to he shortened according to the moral progress of tho convict. On motion of Rutland, it was ordered that when the convention adjourn, it adjourn until Monday. T Swuils presented a petition from citizens of Williamsburg praying relief. Referred ijo Committee on Petitions. A. C. Richmond presented a resolution ridi culing the many absurd resolutions which wore offered. Hurley moved to refer it to the Committee" on Spiritualism. Richmond's resolution was tabled. The ordinance fixing the pay aud mileage djl members was taken up, read a third time and passed. Johnson, L. R., and Boozer recorded their votes in the negative. u It was announced that SI 2,000 in .State, bills had been received from Columbia. Parker moved that the printer be paid week j i*. : ;J| Leslie moved to amend by making the reso lution read to "pay the priuter weekly afterj. this week." So much printing was being douo^ that if they went to pay him now it might take' 'he whole $12,000, and then they would hsvJ none for themselves. ' Whitte tuoi'O, tVom the committee appointed to wait on General Clitz, stated thnt they hud] performed thuir duty, and that General Clitzji, hud explained that he did not intend tho'po-f lice to appear on the floor of the convention, I but to await about the premises to prevent rtnvj suolv disturbance, no that; wdiich*?(*pnr?e^*2finF Monday. On motion of Smalls, the report wa?agreed to. Moses moved th:?t the explanation of (Icn. Clitz, as heard from Wliittemore, be received as satisfactory. Agreed to. The chair announced that there were four or five policemen outride, awaiting the orders of the convention. . Whittcmoro moved that they be ordered to remain where they were during the sitting of the convention. Agreed to. An unsueeessful attempt wns made to take up the ordinance invalidating contracts for slaves, which had been made the special order for Monday. Dyas made an effort to induce the unlawful assembly to procure a clock to regulate the length of speeches, but failed. Adjourned until Monday. MONDAY 3D. Tho meeting was opened with prayer by II. D. Edwards. The roll was called and a quorum being found present, the assembly proceeded to busi ness. The minutes of the hist minutes were read and confirmed. Win. Nelson, R. B. Elliott and A.C. Rich mond obtained leaves of absence for two days. Whittcmore made a report from the Com mittee on a Rill of Rights. Rutland made n veport from tho Committee on tho Legislative Vrovisions of the Constitu tion. Hoven made a report from the .Judiciary Committee. Cardoza made a report from the Committee Induration. The chair stated that the reading of tho re ports would occupy ad much time as to inter fere with tho special order. On Motion of B. Odbll Duncan the reports woro reud by their titles and ordered to be printed. Randolph offered a resolution for the orgaai zatiou of tho Stato militia, which, on motion of P. J. Moses, Jr., was laid on the table. B. Odoll Duncan introduced a resolution, whiuh was adopted, appointing a committee to inquire, what number of Representatives the State, under existing laws, is entitled to in the United Statos Congress, and to report a suita ble arrangement of the Congressional districts. B. Odoll Duncan introduced au ordinance preventing trustees, guardians, ?.v.o., &., from pleading investments in Confederate securities against the claims of their wards, ?.v.o. Refer red to tho Judiciary Committee. R. G. Holmes presented a petition from citi zens of Beaufort praying the removal of the courthouso, ?.v.o. Referred to tho Committee on Petit ions. Gillson introduced a resolution in regard to sufl'rago which was roforrcd, to tho Committed on franchise and Elections. Randolph offered n resolution requiring tho chairman of tho nsaomblagC to notify tho Now York Associated PreBB that the actual pay re ceived by delegates was only about seven dol lars and fifty cetita in United States currency. llninoy introduced a resolution declaring that the convention had no land at its dispo sal, and that Congress had passed no confisca tion act to warrant the existing expeditions of land front tho Frccdumn's Bureau, &o.? Adopted. . Rain?y introduced a resolution instructing th*o Legislative Committee to prepare provis ions for tho constitution, whereby tho sale of property under process of law would tako place in the district woro the property was situa ted. The special order, being tho report of the Judiciary Com mit tec, on the subject of slave contracts. The following ordinnnec was reported by the committee; 1st. That all contracts, whether under Beat or not, the considerations of which were the purchase of slaves, arc hereby declared null and void and of no effect, and no suit either in law or in equity, shall be commenced or prosecuted for the enforcement of such con tracts. 2d. That all proceedings to enforce satisfac tion or payment of judgments or decrees ren dered, recorded, enrolled, or entered upon such contracts in any court of this State, arc hereby prohibited. 3d. That nil orders heretofore made in any court in this State, in relation to such con tracts, whereby property is held subject to de cision, as to tho validity of such contracts, are also horoby declared null and void and of no effect. . v YVbittuuioro and Rutland made speoches against the ordinance, und pending the discus t<on tho assemblage adjourned. Items. One seventh of the land in Mississippi is ad vertised for sale under executions. England pays ?100 a year for each of its ?ohtferof'h'rauoo .?-10. und Pruo?m truly ?30. "It costs th& New. York Titibunc Associa tion $200.000 for brain work inside and out side the office." Most uf it must be outside. The Morning .SV<//*, the Catholic daily paper to be published in New Orleans, will make its first appearance in a few days: White gunpowder is now manufactured in I''ranee, which leaves no trace in tkc gun. It is highly spoken of iu French, miiiiugy circles. The Richmond ll'7ii?/says: "We have sat isfactory information that General Sehoficld will order a new registration before the vote is taken on the new constitution." Dan Rice announces himself a candidate for President, aud the New York World irrev erently says be is used to swinging round the circle. A portrait of Jefferson, said to be the last original picture since the burning of the Smith sonian Gallery is offered for sale to tho Ken tucky Legislature. Mail roberies are becoming so frequent in Texas that tho pcoplo are refusing to avail themselves of the assistance of tho postofficc in communicating with their friends. A bill is pending before the New York Legis lature prohibiting the marriage pi' first cousins under a heavy penalty oi% jyie aud imprison .meat. Largo numbers of bones of an cxtioxtt race of human beings have been exhumed Lai dig ping for the foundation of a cathedral, at San Autono, Texas. The Marion Sifnr went to press this- week a day earlier than usual, to givu thoso employ ed in its office ' tin opportunity of enjoying the circus"!!! The Mobile Times has roinoved the names of Grant and Messenden from tho head of its editorial columns as its ticket for President and Vice-President. Mrs. Henry Lcston, of Yorkvillo, fell out of bed on Sunday night, and being quite n large woman fractured her skull on the washboard, which produced instant death. At Dresden, in what arc known as the Green Vaults, among tho curiosities- are u necklace diamonds, valued at 8750,000, aud u siuglo preen diamond, worth ho If a million more. Speculators who wish to make a profit from the starving Southern peuple arc said to be buying up what little coru there is in the Southern States, ospooiully in North Carolina. "JThc gas company in Jackson, Mississippi, cut off tho supply of light from the Reconstruc tion Convention, because it would not furnish security tor tho payment of tho gas bill. Says the Tribune: "There is a vast am.nmt of stationary furnished to Congress, which the members would be much more stationary if iliey did not drink." It is frequently the case in Canada, that iu digging wells for drinking water Halt veins are struck, which bring in large sums of money to their ownerB, but have a bad effect on their habits. The official report to the House of Repre sentatives of the expenses of its investigating committees gives the whole sum paid for these committees this season, up to the 6th of Janua ry, at ?49,509.85. Good field hands cannot have a very hard time in Louisiana. They are offered fifteen dollars a month, rations, quarters, a peck of meal and five pounds of pork weekly, and an aero of land to work on their own account. 'J he Now York Tribune informs Messrs. Julian and Chandler "that if tho people want ed blackguardism, thoy could get it at a cheap er rate than 85000 a year, mileage and sta tionary.'' Leavcnworth, Kansas, has a population of thirty three thousand, supports six daily news papers, some thirty chnrches, fifteen to twenty schools, two theatres, and from five to ten gambling houses. A Parisun left directions before his death that a copy of one of the Paris morning papers should be placed on his tomb every day. The eccentric request is duly carried out and on his grave may be Been a heap of musty old papers. Tho Yorkville Enquirer has been informed that n white man, lately belonging to the 6th Regiment, United States Infantry, was regu larly married in Chester, to a negro woman, on last Sunday evening. Tho marriage ser vice wa* performed by a colored preacher. There are sixteen thousand articles subject to taxation, when thore need not be an hun dred to yield all the revenuo we want, relieve our manufactures of their internal tax and tho couutry of an arniy'of collectors and asses-, sors. An irreverent and anti-ritualistic Londoner was recently fined fifty dollars for interrupting a clergy mau with "a sort of noise- Kke* a turkey cock," vrhioh ikefroverand gentleman- himself illustrated in court for the benefit of the Judge and amusement of spectators. A letter was received at tho Treasury De partment at Washington, on Saturday, from a Catholic priest at Vincent's College, Los Angeles. CaUfbauiu, enclosing $200 conscience mocA-y from a party there desiring to make res titution to the government. The London (Eng.) Advertiser says that Garabnldi had requested the report to be con tradicted that he had returned any answer to an address forwarded to him by tho Fenians, and he moreover states that on this subject he would support the government. In the Atlanta convention last week, a col ored delegate grew excited and said, "May God have mercy," when he was rapped to or der by the ehairmau who stated that "tho per son the gentleman called upon was not in the house." The crews of the Peruvian steamers upon tho Amazon River have deserted them and have gono to tho recently; discovered Brazilian gold mines. The officers of these steamers urgo upon tho government the propriety of sending troops to secure tho grant, wealth that lies in the mountain gorges. There arc twenty-one Cardinal's hats vacant in tho Sacred College, nnd it is reported that j the Pope has decided to create a batch of Car- j dinals, and, in deference to tho wishes of tho Emperor Napoleon,, will include in the number the ABch?bishop>9fi Irasris and Prince Luoicn Buonaparto, prelnto of his household. The whole number of creations will be fifteen. Duiriag 1867.| tho number of persous killed by honse* or oar.riages in< the streets of London was pno! hundred and sixty-four ..n number ver^ muck smaller than iu eithor. of tho two years immediately preceding. It is four d to be n sufficiently accurate rule that the number killed is about one-tenth of the whole number injured. A London paper states that probably the in juries from this cause aro more numerous than those by railway accidents in all England. Attention is being called to the use or car bonic neid as a disinfectant. Tho Gardener's Chronicle gives details of its use at tho Lodge Farm in Engluud during tho lute prevalence of tho cattle plague, where over one hundred cows were saved under circumstances which must otherwise havo proved more or less fatal. The treatment consisted in administering the diluted acid internally by the spoonful, and dashing it about externally by the bucketful. The littest Mexican news is to tho 22d inst. Romero had boon appointed Minister of tho Treasury. A revolt, had taken placo io Sonora. Congress is to elose its session ou tho 7th of March. Marquos, who escaped from Mexico city nt tho time of its surrender to Dins, is in Havana under an assumed name. Tho reports of cholera iu St. Thomas uro officially contra dicted. A fatal disease has attacked the sheep iu Recto Rico. Earthquake bhocks coniiuuy [ to visit that bland. There have been irour hundred and forty since NovembeY. ' Tho New York correspondent of tin; Phila delphia Ledger says that in the course of a week or two it is understood thoro will be a gathering of leading Democrats in New York , from ?11 parts of tho country for mutual consul tation with reference to the Presidential cam paign. It is to be a friendly, social meet ing with a view especially to elicit the opinion of Representative men from different sections as to the availability of certain persons whose names are beginning to be mentioned us candi dates for President and: Vico-Presidcnt. . . . Co mm odor k Yander?ilt deserts Gxx. G it ant.?There is quite a stir in political cir cles oyor a letter which Commodore Vandcrbilt has just addressed to Mr. A. T. Stewart, giving notice that he (Vandcrbilt) has withdrawn j from the Cooper Institute movement, which bad for its object the nomination of General Grunt to tho Presidency. ' The reason assigned for this unexpected defection is the course ine General saw fit to adopt in regard to the rein- . statement of /Mr. Stauten 'in kh.6 War. Depart ment. The letter is very sharp, and there is a a loud call upon Mr. Stewart to make 'it 1 lic. Commodore Vandcrbilt'a friends intimate that the c?nimunicatiou was intended for print, and that if tho gentleman to whom it was ad dressed does hot permit it to to be made pub lic, he may sond a copy of it to tho newspapers. I The importance of this withdrawal cbnsls^'jn the fact that tho Commodore is one of'the wealthiest men in New Y< rk, and that'he pub licly declared, not long since, that ho was prci pared to spend half of his fortune- to kelp. t?> make General Grant President.?New Yc*k teter?Philadelphia- Ledger.1' ? '' H?? i i i i , mm HUMO R0?8. 1 ^ Female gymnastics?jumping at an pffer^ Tho best day to w.c4^AYBi^nesaA^}Ui^| coarse. ..? (kuh Stuffing improves the, fair as. ?dl-j^tf** fOWV '?' .'!. :? id i Many tiilk, Uko. yhH i. %fn^i? qW^JMct Bitfr fools. j teil ?itfVoj >>r. that Troubles arc like baWes^-^bcy'gKOW big^t' by nursing. ' "' ft A dangerous eBnractei**~ot life" cheerfully. ': ": ; f' !r' What roof covers the most noisy tenant ?. The roof of the monoid ; mhk ? i It is said that a girl in FittsSold. was -tiack dumb by the firing of a cannon. Since thai time a nutnoer of marri art l^c.? have invited the artillery to come and I discharge; <theU pieces .on their premises - I dope lo vfiitm Where??A country schoolmaster^fea^-' pening to be reading of the curious skin of tha M? ? hi ~ ' ufot ?ifttl tant? "Did you ever sco an elephant's Skin t** he1 asked. "I have !" shouted a little six year-old at the foot of the class. "Whore?" he asked, quite amused at the' boy's earnestness. "On the elephant!" was the reply, with a. most provoking grin. ,\: The height of modesty is that of a young lady who desiriug. a. leg of chicken at table,, said ^ "1*11 to&e the-port {du?h. oug; b feo.DO dressed! in drawers," . A niafr^oucg gentleman wlio sat opposite;, immediately said; "I take tho part which ought to wear the, bustle !" Yes, indeed, that's o choice piece?but how*' . . ? . . 1 ? hid ever, the part that wears the paipttatprs is, splendid, and we will take that.?Greeny, i? An Irishman: called)on. a lady and gentle man, in whose-employ he whs, for tho purpose. of getting some te i nntt tobacco. "I bad adht.itne last night, ycr h?nor^ "What was it. Pat?" "Why, I drained that you* h;>aor made- rw present of a plug of tobaevro,. and hex ladyshi{> J tUeoe?Heaven bless her. ?gave mo some. tea. for rW good wife." "Ah ! Pat. dreams go by contraries^ s^^bm well know?" "Faith and thoy do that." said Fat, without tho leaBt hesitation, "so ycr ladyship is to give me tho tobacco, ahd his honor the tay*" ?"' * "* - i .~ ,?? i i ,. ..; VUi WaNTINO FK1KNP8.???IiWihh that I had Homo good friends to help me on in life:" "Good friends I 'Why* you hove ten," re plied his master. .; t- uottuiq "I'm sure 1 haven't half so many, and thoso I havo are too poor to help me." run "Count your fingers my boy." (!, Dennis looked at his largo strong hand, "... "Couut thumbs and all,**- ,.,-?>-.-: Uit\ ,\i "1 havo, thero aro ten," said the lad, "Then never sny you havo not tea good i friends ablq to help, you on in We,. ,/Trjfl .what, those true friends can do before jyoUi begin . grumbling and.fretting because yda dp notiget,. !i?.y help frpm o?\{;rs."