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ORANQEBURQ NEWS. SATDKPAY, AUGUST 15, 1868. FOR PBE8IDENT, HORATIO SEYMOUR. OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. . P. BLAIR. Forwaraed, Fore-armed. Roports, founded on facts too patent to be disputed, como to us from various sections of | the State, that n certain class of our population is engaged in holding soorct midnight meet ings for the purpose of drilling, and armed or ' ganiiation. In connection with this, Daddy Cain'a paper in Charleston, the organ of the extreme Radicals in this State, . boldly asserts Ithat the frecdmon are preparing for an.appeal to force, and says, "Every plantation has its captain, and the wen and women are prepared to stand by thoir liberties." Wo presume that the allusion so bombasti cally made, is to the coast settlements of the 'State, and to the sca-islauds, where the numer ical strength of the frcedmcn is so very appa rent. In our section, nothing of that kind should have any tendency to lessen the feeling of security among the white people of tho , country ; for our united strength is amply suf ficient, in any part of the middle country, to keep the peace, and not only to act ou the de fensive, but to visit a stem retribution to any mob, which might attempt to inaugurate a reign of terror iu the community. Nevertheless, while feeling secure, we should hot be indifferent and careless. Organizations hostile to law and order call for counter-organ isations, of all good citizens; and while wo arc not disposed to magnify tho assemblages of] violent desperadoes into anything more than they really amount to, we contend also, that there should always be, in every secure com munity, a power which can, in any emergency, assist in vindicating successfully the majesty of the law. Suoh organisation wo recommend among all the honest,. and law-abiding in tho iJftnd. \ all of party organization. We believe that the ovil complained of is confined only to a sot of J extremists; and in an organization such as we apeak of, we would welcome good mon of any , political sentiments, as we consider it a matter outaido of politick-entirely. It is measure of self-protection; nothing more, and nothing The True Policy. I At tho.meeting of tho Eastcrlin's Mill Dem ? ocTttio Club, hold on Saturday last, an address was dolivered by our young fellow-citizen, W. A. Eastorlin Esq., from which we are onabled by the kindness of a friend who was present, to make some extracts. Wo would willingly publish tho address in full, did our space per mit. After expatiating eloquently upon our situation, and tho baneful influence exerted ovcr tho frcedmcn by irresponsible earpet-bag gors, tho orator concluded with the following well-timed, practical suggestions: But it will take very little time to teach the negro who are his true friends and real ene mies. And it is now high time that tho test should be made. If the radicals are his friends let him go to them to receive favors. Let him look to them for subsistence. The radicals make the professions and wc net the part of | friendship. Ry our own actions wc arc aiding our enemies. Wc arc giving the negroes a stick to break our own heads. Then let no liian hire or rent land to a negro or white nun) who votes the radical ticket. J would not be understood as advocating Anything but justice to the negro. Deal fairly by him # fit the same tune teach him in every instance, where opportunity oilers, how to dis criminate bctwoon his true friends und real cnomios. Loom him how to appreciate tho difference of choice. Mftko him ^understand tho relations which ho boars, towards those among whom ho lives. Show him his depon denoo, and tho identity of bis own interests with those of ourselves. And when you gcfc.| him to understand and thoroughly appreciate tho charactor of those relations,, you will find Rttlo difficulty in getting him lb vote with us, i Gontloinon, wo oun all do without tho nogro ; ono yo-xr; and it b? far better that wo should J livo without his labor for this short period, ( than submit to tho ruin which his present ' course will outail upon us. For just as certain as the Sun ever rose or sot, unless a ohango takes placo in affairs, wo arc doomed to a fate Sad indeed to contemplate. Then, in the nnmo of white mon, for tho sako of all that wo hold dear, for the sake of Our oountry, Our wives and children, and our swoct.Uoarts, let us not together for once, and try to avert tho ruin, which is threatening our country. While speaking of these local club meetings of tho District, to tho additional interest which may he im par ted to the monthly reunions, by an address prepared by somo member, upon the politics of the day; and wo hope that all the clubs in the District will adopt this menns of increasing tbe enthusiasm of all iu tho cause. 2- W^IMI Kiot In Wilmington, N. C. We learn from the Wilmington Morniug Star, that on Tuesday night last, a band of| Radical rioters,attempted to obtain possession of and destroy the Democratic transparencies which the Wilmington Club designed to carry to the Democratic Convention at.Raleigh. It is said that the Radical Mayor of Wil mington was present at one time among the rioters: but did not interfere. Tho Democrats, white and colored, though in considerable | strength, acted solely on the defensive, and carried the transparencies to the Rail lioad Depot in safety, the rio'era rocking, the shed where they wero deposited, and endeavoring to obtain an entrance to the Rail Road premi ses but in vain. They thon went through tho streets yelling and shouting, and throwing rocks at passers by, until a late hour. The good citizens of Wilmington, with an exercise of self-control that was truly commend able, forbore to do moro than stand on the de fensive ; and by their discretion prevented the occurrence of aeencs of extreme violence and bloodshccd. This is the first riot ever known in Wilmington; and our broth er of the ?SV</r, in concluding an cdi torial ou the the subject, aptly remarks : "We arc prepared, as heretofore, to submit to much that is Unpleasant, but there is a point beyond which "forbearance ceases to be a virtue." We agree with him. N eagle There is a fellow by this name, Who has been eleotcd Comptroller-General of New South Carolina. It is an instance of the strange vicissitudes of human life, that this same Ncagle, in 1854, while studying for the ministry, stolo money and clothing from his fellow-students; and- upon-being caught, ac knowledged the com, and besought that they would not expose him, promising reparation. He afterwards fulfilled this promise, by mak ing tracks for parts unknown. The same-indi vidual, since the War, forged a note In North Carolina, and was detected, but settled-up. We congratulate the illustrious government of] the new Commonwealth upon this very appro priate acquisition to its official staff. What a pity that Governor Scott will not let tho Trea surer olcot take his office on a straw bond 1 We doubt if there will ever be another robbe ry in Columbia. Rogues have found that there is a quati? respectable opening for them, and they like the change. "Thud. Slovens Is Dead." A world of meaning in four words thrilled over the wires on Wednesday last. The leader] of tfte extreme Radical faction, the whip and spur of tho Republican party,?a roan exhib iting iu his political career tho mo*t relentU malignity towards the Southern people,?he has fallen with his policy. He has seen the reaction in public opinion, condemning him self and his political principles as unworthy of | a fico country. Tho Kentucky election has killed him, aqd let him rest as peacefully as ho may. The Spirit of tho Radical Party. We have received from a reliable source, the following, which in the substanco of the remarks of a lending Radical, in conversation with an influential gentlemen in Charleston on Wednesday last: "Wo (i. c. the Radicals) arc determined to resist every effort of tho whites to influence colored voters; and if nny negrcos arc brought up to the polls, and induced to vote the Demo cratic ticket, a collision and bloodshccd will result. )Vn will soun hfl'C organized and ready for goridi'o lovural regiments nfUynl men (j> c. nogrocpj and you robobi had hont, not oppose us, Jn'tho ovont of othor moans falling, wo wiif lay tho olty In nshos." Cnnvasseiu Appointed. Agreeable to a resolution adopted by tho recant Stato Convention, the following gentle men aro appointed by tho Stoto Contral Exo* cutivo Committee canvassers in tho intorost of! tho Doinoorncyi Stnto at largo?Gabriol Cannon and A. P. Aldrioh. Second Congressional District?J. B. Kor shaw. Third Congressional District?D. Wyatt Aiken. Fourth Congressional Distriot?W. I). Simp son. Canvasser for First Congressional District to be herenfter appointed. ?? i ii w 1 ni< 114 M P'rnv m,M;>?.n.. Tho State Democratic Convention. This body assembled at Columbia, on thev 6th instant, for tho purpose of nominating electors, for the Democratic Ticket for Presi dent and! Vice-Prcsident of the United States: All the Districts of the State were represented, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. ? j The Convention Was called to order by Qen. Wade Hampton, Chairman of tho State Cen tral Executive Committee, and was permanent ly organised with Hon. ArmistcadBurtas Pre$fc dod? ? Horn A. P. Xldrich, G en. W. W. Harik|fc Gen. J. A. Wagoner^ andlion. Gabriel Canuou as Vico-Prcahieuts; and J. G.Gihhcs, Jamtfe A. Hoyt,. W. J. McKerall, and A. C. Davant, Esqsi; as Secretaries. / ^Thc following resolutions were adopted : j Whereas, the Demooraoy of South Caroliun hav? assembled in Convention to" nominate Electors for President and Vico-Prcsideut of the United States, and for other.purposes; be it, therefore, .'.' . r Resolved, That wo' adopt the . deQlurati?nVf principles recently promulgated by" the Na tional Democratic party in'Convention assom bled, and do further oordially endorso and ratify tho. nomination of Horatio Seymour aud Francis Preston Blair, for President and Vicc Prosident of the United States. Resolved, That the course > pursued by the delegntes who represented the Southern States iu the late Democratic Convention, held in the City of New York, on the Fourth of July last, is heartily approved by this Couvcution; and more especially, their conduct in yielding to the judgment aud policy of the delegates from other States, in the selection of candi dates for' President and Vice-President, and iu the adoption of a platform of principles. Resolved, That whilst we enter our probst agaiust the Radical Reconstruction Acts and the evils they are bringing lipon ft he South? we rely with confidence upon the constitutional agencies and peaceful instrumentalities alone to bring us tho relief we seek and the reform we need. Resolved, That the State Central Executive Committee be authorized to till all-such vacan cies as may occur by death,'resignation or oth erwise in tho ticket of Kleetors for President and Vice-Prcsideht of the'United States, or take such action as thc^committcc ma)' find pro per for tho success of the Democratic ticket. Resolved, That the President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, in exercising the power of his high office in resisting the" ag gressions of Congress upon the coustitutwnal rights of the States aud the people, is eutitlcd to the gratitude of the wholo American people, and in behalf of tho Democratic party of South Carolina wp tender him our thanks for his patriotic efforts in that regard. Resolved, That our acknowledgments are duo, aud hereby tendered, to all those gener ous spirits of the North, citizens, Eoldiers and sailors, who, amid tbo storm of liadical pas sion and prejudice, have raised their voice in i behalf of no iiibuIUmI and outrugad cactioa Resolved, That we invite all tho voW*5 of the State unite with the great Democratic party of the country in tho great effort now making to save the free institutions of our fathers; to seoure a genuine restoration of the Union, and to put the Republic once more upon a career of honor, peace and prosperity. The Committee on Nominal ion, then report ed the following Electoral Ticket; and their report was unanimously adopted : For the State at Large?J. P. Thomas, J. D. Kennedy. First District?It. F. Graham. Second District?B. II, llntledge. Third Distrirt?A. C. llaskell. Fourth District?K. C. McLurc. The Committee on Resolutions submitted the following scheme for the organization of a Central State Club, which was agreed to: That there shall be a Contral State Club in this State, to be composed of one or more dele gates from each District Contra] Club. That this Central Club do meet in Colum bia, on tho Tuesday proceeding the 1st Mon day iu each month. That tho Executive Committee be esc officio, members of the State Ccutral Club, and that the Executive Committee form rules for th( government of the Central Clubs subject to tin revision of this Club. That tho Chairman of tho Executive Com mittee be authorized to call extra meet ings of j the Club whenever he may think proper; aud that ten members, exclusive of the Executive Committee, constitute a quorum. Resolved, That each District be requested to form similar Central District Clubs, to be com posed of one or more delegates from each local club in the District, which shall hold regular meetings, at the several Court Houses in their respective Districts, on the first Monday of! every month. Resolved, That each local club throughout the State be requested to hold regular meet ings of their clubs, soon after sale-day, during the first week of every month. The subject of tho difficulty in Union Dis trict was then brought before the Convention : but, after some discussion, it was decided that the .'particular Dist rict aggrieved be recom mended to make representation to the proper authorities. Resolutions looking to on efficient ca?yass iifg of the Stato, by Southern and Northern Democratic orators were then udoplcd : also, n resolution for tho encouragement of white im migration from any quarter. Many able and patriotic speeches wero made during tho disoussion of the various resolutions submitted; and after a very interesting ses sion, tho Convention adjourned sine die, The Veto. Govornor Scott eont the following veto to the Senate this morning. It created a profound sonsation, though not unexpected. No action has been taken yet. It is regarded certain that tho Sonata will sustain tho Governor, thiitifh n strum? linvfv liressuro i.- beim-' brought to overrule the veto. A caucus of tho Republican members was hold for this purpose to-night, August 12th: Exkcutive Department, Columbia, August 12, 1868. to the P/'c$it7r.nt and G nit leihen of the Senate: . I have the honor to'return to tho Senate, in which it originated, an Act to fix tho amount of official bonds of certain public officers, and to impose poualtlcs on embezzlements without my approVal, which 1 am constrained to with hold for the following reasons: Tho public credit, must guarded at every point,- and the cmbarnunncnts encountered in the-' inaugura tion of our new Stato Government will bo best overcome by proceeding in such a manner as Will command from tho first the confidence of capitalists. In? tho - financial policy, of the State, any measure appearing to countenance a relaxation of the {irecuutious with which the Stato guards its-fundsV.will impair the public credit?such a ineasuro^iow would bo a blow struck at the financial standing of the State at a time when all important considerations demand that it should bo vigilantly., and vigorously upheld. To reduce at this time the bonds of those to | whom the public funds ore entrusted for safe keeping, sooths- to me to be dangerous ?to tho public credit. Many of the man who have been clectod to positions of trust are new to the public service, they have not been tried. "We believe they are truo men- Those who know thoni express unqualified confidence in their integrity, but the peculiar circumstances in which they are placed, demand that they I should furnish the amplest guarantees of their official rectitude. The ability to do this is the only sufficient answer to the often ropeatcdjehargo I that the party in power has advanced to posi- I tipns of responsibility and trust those who were without respectability and good standing in tho community. Were the question of amount of bonds to be required of public officers a new oiio, the Bill now returned might bo unobjectionable, but the circumstances must bo duly weighed, and it cannot be overlooked that the reduction of these bonds now will be understood, and belie ved to be made to meet,individual cases of men who were elected with a full knowlcdgo of the requirements of law. Legislation, to meet special cases, is always objcctiouablc, and the present is probably a time when more harm will result from such legislation than at any previous moment in our history. It is not pertinent, however, to enquire particularly what may be the individual character of the officers who chance to be personally interested in securing the proposed reduction. The source of danger is in prin -cipio, and dues not rest on personal grounds; the precedent is bud. When once wo begin to accommodate local requirements to suit special cases the mischief is done. Iu the case of some county officers it is un derstood that a proposition is under considera tion to deininish their responsibility by assign ing a part of their duties to other officers, in cases whore the. responsibilities may be thus reduced. Reduction of the bouds requirod would not he improper, but upon a careful con sideration of tho whole subject, and with tho deepest concern for the iutercst of the State, I feel compelled to disapprove the Act to reduce the bonds, now required by law, of thoso offi cers elect, whose duties and responsibilities re main the same as those of the present incum bents and predecessors. The section guarding against embezzlement of public moneys meets my unqualified approval; but 1 am compelled, for reasons above given, to disapprove tho Act as a whole. (Signed) ROBERT K. SCOTT, 0 ovcrnor. Class Legislation Ah a specimen of the class legislation which the mongrel body, now sitting in Junnoy's Hall, in Columbia, proposes to enact, the following BiH introduced in the so-called Senate, is the most flagrant which has yet. fallen under our observation. The injustice to the planters and landholders of the State is too transparent iu its every feature, to need any comment: a nit.li to kna1h.e laborers in cert ain CASKS to recover i'ay for labor and Fon o rnr.it run poses. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Slate of South CarrJ linn, now met and sitting in General AssemblW and by the authority of the same : "J i SKCl ion I. That when any person is em ployed for a specified length of time by anoth er person engaged in husbandry,said employed person shall not he discharged until the time j for which he or she was hired expires, without his ?V be.' consent, or until he or she is paid ; and if said employers shall refuse fo pay, then I said employee shall be entitled to pay, at tho current rates, for such labor, by the mouth, week or day. as the case; may bo. SkC. 2. When any person by virtue of a contract by which hem- she is to receive a pirt or the whole of the crops which he or she cul tivates, enters upon the lauds or premises owned or in possession of the porson who is the employer, ?nid employer shall not discharge said omployce until the crop is gathered and contract is complied with. Sko. 8. A claim for labor may bo consid ered n lion higher and superior to all other claims that may have boon made or given upon production of said labor. SKO. 1. Claims and suits for the recovery of I pay for labor not exceeding iu amount one hundred (H'O) dollars may be made, entered and prosecuted before a Magistrate, without ^ tho cbarge of foe against the claimant; but)" tho dofeuduut sliatl pay ln/ftdditlon'to easts of trial, a jawyor's fee for said claimant, net to exceed ten (10) dollars. Sec. 6. Employees nbsontlngVthcttMelvcB from labor may forfoit only pay for each and every day's absence. Sf.o. 6. In all cases employees may remain upon tho lands or premises owned or in posses sion of their employers, nntil all wages duo are pa!d;a'nd contracts complied with. Sec. 7. Whon, by Virtue of n contract to rent, loaso or buy lands, any person enteis upon and begins to work and improve said land, and for tbo purjjdei) of planting and cultivating crops thereon, said person thus entering upon said lands and premises may remain there un til the crops arc gathered and removed. Sec. S. When, by virtue of a contract by which employees are to receive a pott of the crop which they cultivate, said Crops shall not be rcmovod 'from tho promises oti which they were cultivated, uutil n reckoning satisfactory to both' employer and employees is made, and it is I definitely known what portion of the proceeds belong respectively to tho employer and em ployee; and should there be a disagreement between the 'employer and employee in regard to the divisiou of the crops, before or after the gathering of the same, three dis interested arbiters may be summoned to inves tigate and settle the disagreement; one of said arbiters shall be a Magistrate, one shall be se lected by the employer, aud the other by the employee, and said arbitrament' shall have the power of a judicial decision, but subject to ap peal to Court. ~Sec. 9. After the sale of crops of which, by virtue of a contract to cultivate, the em ployee is to receive a part, the employer shall, within six mouths after said sale, pay the em ployee his portiou of the proceeds, or else said employee may proceed to levy and attach upon the property of said employer, according to tbo provisions for the recovery of claims in similar cases.' Sec. 10. No person hired or workiug upon the lands or premises of auothci for a part of '< the crop shall be intimidated, restrained or pro hibited from attending, at any time, such pub I lie meetings as he or she may desire; any por I son so intimidating, restraining or prohibiting I another, shall be upon conviction thereof, fined I not less than twenty (20) nor more than five I hundred (500) dollars for every each of I fense.? Charleston Courier. Umited Statks Court.?His Honour Judge Bryan, the United States District At torney, Major Corbin, and the Clerk, Daniel t Horlbeck, Ksq., arrived in Greenville laat week, j and the court was regularly opened on Mon day, in the new courthouse. There were I Hovond lojod goiitlenion from other parts uf "the State in attendance?Colonel liion. ot Fairficld, Colonel D landing, ol Sumter. and .J. 1*. Heed, of Anderson. Others,' Of oour.-'c. will appear in the course of the sitting. The juries were empanneled, and the Judge, as usual, delivered an address to the Grind .Jury, which we loarn was ijuitc short, giving a hope ful cstimnto of the condition of public affairs in relation to the administration of law in the land. The court sat on Monday till one o'clock?adjourned to meet at ten on Tuesday, having dispatched considerable business. On Tuesday the court was engaged in disposing ot eases for violation of the revenue laws wherein whiskey was concerned. A number of persons pleaded guilty and arc to receive sentence to day ; many oth?r cases of the same sort are. pending in court. The prosecutions for of fences of numerous sorts, together with a large Civil Docket will probably keep the court engaged in Greenville for six weeks or longer. ? Greenville Enterprise.. Tho Tribune, publishes as an editorial an address of the Kcpublioan State Central Com mittee to the Republican voters of New York, calling upon them to rally round the flag, bo}3, and rally once again," and entreating them to keep on "shouting tho battle cry of freedom." The document is signed by thirty-two names, though tho text shows that it is from the pen of Mr. Grceley. it is simply a rehash of the spirited "liar and villain" editorials with which Horace has edified the readers of the Tribune since the New York Convention, and the gist of it. is that if the Radicals do hot go to work at once, and keep oil working like beavers un til the election, they will be whipped out of their boots in New York. We have no objec tion to their working as hard w - they can, for N"t will be a good example for the Democrats, >ut hard work won't save Grant's friends in New York. The Kmpire State is good for seventy-five thousand majority lor her great sou, Horatio Seymour; and if we work as hard as our opponents we can run it up to a hun dred thousand.?Metropolitan llccord. Tue Werk of Prayer.?Tho follwing notice appears iu the ftoutJvrn Christian j,,'. vacate.: Tho observance of n week of prayor last year, throughout tho Church, resulted in great, and wo trust, lasting good to the cause of God, Tho appointment for tho present year is August 23?30, that is tho week from tho fourth to the filth Sabbath in August, inclu nivo. Tho intervening Friday is to bo obser ved as a day of fasting and humiliation. It is hoped that there will be a general ?BHombling of tho mombors of tho Methodist Church during that week. To this end, let tho appointment bo kept iu view, and prepara tion mado for its observance The Democratic majority, in Kentucky, is nearly ninety thousand. w^Hc Boston Traveller soyrt A ~ few day* since wo noticed the arrival of the lato rebel rauV Columbia, from the Konncbeo, in tow of ttyo''isteatncr Jersey Blur, laden with ice j wo have now to announce that the Jersey Blue sailed hence for Fortress Monroe to tow thctice to the Kcnnebec another rebel ram, the Texas^ which will be there laden with lea and towed to this port. The Texas when captured aft Richmond, was ready for phitiug with irooi ?and in. this . uufiiwshed, .conth^on was sold at auction by (lie government. Slio is two bund* red and thirty six feet long^ thirty five wide? twelve deep, and' is Very, strong.) 'Thea^ two vessels will be t?wed alternately between this port and the Keuncbec, iiuleu with icp,.ftThey cart brirtg ido'much ?heapeKa^dUn^o<?tCr eon* dition on board of their vessels than it could be transported- by railroad:' The late rebel ram Columbia Is also a new vessel. She was built at the expense of tho ladies,of South Carolina, who intcuded bor as a prescht to tho rebel government/ What a change!" . 1 - '? *i n-~'W ', '(? An'/dd man named Samuel Wnshbnrne, who, during rthc-patriot war of 1837 was banished for lifts to Van Ricmaii's Laud by tho Cana dian G ovcrnor, ou Thursday cvcnltig'.t?'rtycd in Buffalo.itt search" of his relatives", wh?jivo at Wales in that county. . The old man. ;is ? pitiable object, being clothed in rags and com? pletcly broken in health. He ' is a native of Hartford, Conn., but went to.Canada in 1835, and having taken parkin tho patriot war of 1S37, was banished to Van Dieiuan's Laud for life. At the time of his {juubshmcut. be W:uf 'wenty-two years of age.'* Two to* thrce^yearo ago Queen Victoria issued ;i. prpdainatiou libe rating tho victims of the Avar who--Were con fined on Van Dieman's Land, but iio pT'?Yl*toti was made to enable the unfortunate -men to reach their native land. This old man, for two years after his liberation, worked /or ten cents a day, to raise money enough to bring him to .this.country. ...... ,. ??rmm$&&m> Dkmocratic Rhosi-kcts.?Hon. C. It. ?Vallandighuui, of Ohio, who^wns a member of the Democratic National Convention, has since the adjournment of that body, visited several of the Northern States^ and in a recent letter gives his opinion as to the probability of tho success' of the -Democratic'nominees, lie' says; ? "I; have now mjsclf been in KoW Y?rk, New' Jersoy, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, and can say.with tr-ith that among the Democratic masses -uo. nominations have been mado for-yenrfc which are received with so ' much satisfaction;" and that I bate nevef known a time when among these masses there was such universal . confidence'-in' success/ Nothiug now is needed but combined wisd< m and boldness in planning and- conducting the campaign':''.* - ? -?- 11 ??-~ TllK rivrm I.k??..ki. I*.m?y. Tl.o wond.-rtr.l child with four feet, twenty-one foes and one body, arrived in,the city la>t evening, and will j be ?>n exhibition "to-day. It is decidedly the greatest wonder in the 'world of curiosities wo have ever seen. It is only one child from ita head to its hips, vigorous, healthy, symmetri cal, and at times exceedingly animated; hat from its hips down it is two distinct person*, with every organ, ligament, bone and muscle well developed. It was born in the county ot Lincoln, on the I2th of May last. Its parents are sound, healthy people, the father, Win. Corban, having served through the late war in the Confederate army.?A*o.?7u-?7A? Union Juhs 16. Perhaps a few specimens of the "legislation" in Arkansas, says the Wilmington Morning Star, would be interesting, and we give three of them accordingly. One of these laws prohibits every one who cannot take the Test Oath from, practicing law or medicine j fro.n selling goods j from preach ing the gospel; from keeping a hotel, restau rant, or other good place of cntcrtainni?M and from running a ferry. Another bill prescribes that f/0'. mart or wo mau shall bo allowed to act as administrator or guardian, unless ho or she can swear that they were "truly loyal" to the Lincoln Government throughout the war. -~ ?? 4 The Clerk of the County Court last month* f says an oxchange. issued within a day of each, other, licenses to two different ; eullud pussons*' for marriage to tho same dark-oyed beauty. It was a close race, but the first who came in this instance did not meet with success under the rule of first served, as the last applicant for a license got the gal. - .????im.iii pa -in?!?.??'i ? James W. Choutham, a young man, who* claims to be from Caswell County, North Caro lina, passed through Columbia yesterday, om his way homo, lie was in the Federal prison at Alton, Illinois, for a length of time?in fact, was not released until September, 1S?7?slnco which date he has been coufined to a sick bed in Missouri. Mr. Ch-Tithnm thinks he is tha last Confederate prisoner. Judgo Doyntou having declined tho appoint, ment of Chief Justice of Florida, Governor Reed has appointed and tho Senate confirmed Edwin M. Randall to fill tho vacancy. James B. West cot t, Jr., Attorney-General, has been confirmed for Associate Justice, vice Edwin M. Randall, appointed Chiof Justice, - . .~i.iumii . ? ? smm At retorbon?'. Now York, writes Mrs. Cady Stauten, there ft is baso-bnll club of girls.. It was a pretty sight to sco tho girls, with their white dresses and bluo ribbons flying, in full possession of tho public squaro last Saturday afternoon, while the boys were ouietspectators of tho PCCUO.