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THE FAIRFIELD HERALD Puibilihed Every Wednesday at W1N1 SBO/ RO, S. ., III iESPORTEs & WILLIAMS. O TR'RMS-IN A 1) VANON. Ohe Copy one year, - $ 8 Firo .6 " " - 126C Ten ' "- 250 iie Contract llicicen the U. States and La Fayette. In overhauling the old documenti in the Treasury Department recently, tile following ag reement inado be. T ween our Government and the Mar. qiuis do la Fayette, was brought tc I ight. It is intere.ting inl itself, and ;s Showing how great undertak. itgs required iort contracts, only, in our early history : A OtF.Ai*N'r oF M iuttuis i JA rAV F.T1 1 .. The desire evinced by the Nlarquis de Ia Vayette of serving in the armies of the United States of Ncrth Anieri ca, tho interest which he takes in the justice of their cause, and wih. lg lo' all o(pport unity of distingui. iig hium.self in r, iii of rendering limseif sefurl (I Ohe extcnt of his a bility, but it.t 'ioniceatling from him-). velf, thalt lie may N. lie unable to obtain 1he coneint of h.s family, to his serv iig in foreign coutitries, or to cross the ocean, tilesis lie aball go there in quality of a (General officer. I be. lieve I cannlt better serve my coun. .ry, and a-t in accordanceo with my 'ower t4 LI tit coln)1iissionis, than inl noiferrinig IM him. in the n1am1e of the \lwst lionorabl' Congress, the rank of 11 oiir Gtner:l. f r which, I pray, the "'t at 4:4 wil I Iontirm , ratify and pIo'mptly bcs ow a eomuisiion for 1n to aLssmie an1d hold the rank from t hi. date, which belong" to a general 'bt ite negrade. ih b-ith hik con nections, the hi 'I i; ~ Ujtes whicl his family en joy at this Court, his very considera. ble wealth inl this kingdom, hi, per ona mit( , h1 renown, his disinter eptohnoss, nnd above all his %eal for tihe librt-Y of our provinces'have alone iidneel me to promise hi m the above rank of bilajor G eneral, in the name of the l1inited Statess. In test iniony of which I have signed il44n1 at, Paris7th Docember 1776. Sit.As D:AN. 'ider the above conditions I off'er Ily srices and promise to take my dlpaiturn at this time and in any ina1nni0 suitable to Mr. Deane to serve the Uinited States with all the fl il ily power, without any pay or special allowances, reserving to myself i;lily tho liberty of returning tn Euirope whon my family or my kintg shall rooall mne. Done at Pariv, 't December. I FT. (Signied) Iw IARQUIS JE LA FAYP.TTa. Well Said. The following is an extract from Al r. Stinh.4rry's masterly effort : "We live in the States t we are protected by the Statos. What sur r'lund.ls me when I am home or here, b~it State inw 1 TJhat is ever fito, above me, and around mue. Great C I ! avy we forgotten altogether tha t we are' (it izenes (o St ates, and~ that we have States to protect us 1 Tam a C n~ion unin, in every sense of' the word4. I have stood by it always (4ndl shall standl up forever for t he 1lhnion. I anm against certain rights nailed 'States rights,' but such rights as thiese, any one1 that inv'adeos suchi tights will find me~, f'rom first to last, with his antagonist. While I would not give to the States r'ights that. hav e been sutrrentder'ed to t he United Slate:, 1 will lihlt, to the last ditch, againtst Fedleral usurpation, either hrough the logislativo, executive or jud~licial anihor-ity. These are not po hittal privileget ; they are personal, haered immutItties, that attach to us ts indivi'o-'i, and arc protected by the domnotie law. f hope to God never to htve in a countryv in whiich thei hr we of the country, 'withbin its proper ju'isdictiont, dloea not, protect mue in the exeroise of my rights and privileges. Danit'r of Liinbuirr Checse. Three children in St.. Louis having -l isph syid sym pt eiis of' pioion, Rooti after eating Limobneger choese, led to ao examniatjin.' It was discovered that the cheese dhid not. contin poi.. ron, bnt. iminparted by thle wrapper in whiceh it is ahvI ay Sprepared for mar k.'t. The eh,.'n ini itself 's innox. 10(us, butt tt i evelopecd in lead-foil w rappllr5. which are harmless until hoy c.oine,6II in onitact with a liquid c eh wil aW1 t 01po1t them as a dissol. -'i et, in which ease' the l ignidi be. -nes poi:.nous by) t akinog up the '1'd - Iii' d ecomiposi tion of tliis bec hadi' produitced a ver~y strong eeidl. I hih came'' ini contact with the 1 tlC. mon rppr., and then spiread thIieuho theIn clheese, thbus poisonin~ wholet enk14 e. T[he discov'ery of ei at ought to lrodneie a change in hoe mtho ffp'tJrepat ing t he cheese fir una.UN. Allitlfary .Arreils in Yorkilir, The Yoikie l' ngnirer, of the 7th teut ,says: Since our report of last week the following porroins have been arrested by the mrilitary authorities and com mitted to prisoin in this place C. Knox Williams, P. E. Moore,-P. M. Nlore, WV. F. Moore, J. H. Blood voith (f those previonsly committsd and hmtafjore reported, the following have been elonead :W. M. Robin bon, 8. J. lIn vey, Jamnes White, J. S. C Irroh .J. V.. Carrol, r. 'J'. 1 GOwin, R. Z. Porter, Shorted Child era. Tho following have been ordered to attend trial at Columbia, and have -een removed henee frow the prison in this place, leaving now in confine. nent here thirty-two men: J. S. Miller, John Ramsey, Reuben McCall J. T1. Howe, B. Sanderson, Wm. Tbomaxson, Wm. Lowrey, J. F. Lit tie, Evans M rphy, Wm Montgome ry, John Caldwell, J. A. Graham, Captain John M itchell. A Boston Girl'a fair. If long hair be the glory of woman, then there is a glorious young lady in Boston. She was persuaded the other day to give a private exhi bition of her beautiful bead of long and heavy black hair. Her beight is five feet three inches,,and when he is standing erect her hair falls to her feet and trails a quarter of a yard on the floor. It is eventy-five inehes in length. This Boston beauty may be pronounced the greatest hairess in America. WINNSDORO. Wednesday Morning, Deo. 13, 1871 -Tihe., Awakeninlr or Public Sentiment. The numerous extracts from.papers of all partie. which daily appear in the journals of our State prove con elusively that the country at large is beginning to ap.preciate the true con dition of af'airs in our unhsppy State. Democrats and Ropublicans alike are raising their voices against the griev ons ills which we huve suffered from the wickedness and corruption of those who for the past few years have guided the destinies of this once proud commonwealth, and ere long the whole hideous truth will be pat out to the eyes of the world. Hither to, the cry of a helpless people, strug., gling In the grasp of a heartless and rapacious tyranny, has been falsely represented as the expression of a discontented and rebellious State ; the earnest and manly protests of the press against villainy in high places, as incenditry appeals for a new strug gle for independence ; and the persis tent efTurts of our people to free them solves from a local rule of ignorance and corruption, magnified into bitter enmity against the general govern ment. Tin endiuct of the whole people of it : e gives the lie direct to these misrel re -outations, and the unfolding of the I it ierto scaled book of diahon esty and fraud in the very heart of New York City, has opened the eyes of the whole country to the true re suits of the domination of ignorance and venality over education and in telligence. Of course years must past before the conseqjuenees of the fearful ox perimont nmade upon us by a Iladical Congress can be amended ; but it does seem that we are at "the beginning of the end." The H~on. Reverdy JTohn son wcll remnarksi in his late speech before the United States Court, that the experiment was now net even dloubitful, and we trust'that this fact will impress itself upon every intel ligent mind North They opened upon us the box of Pandora and when it is discovered how few are the good gifts therein contained returning wis dom will experience a heavy task in restoring eider out of the present ehaos. United staates Courat. So far the sessions of the U.. 8. Court in Columbia have been mainly occupied in the discussion of miotions preliminary to thme regular trials. Consequently nothing of a deninite shape has been arrived at. On Mon day last the Hion. Mr. Stanberry made a motion to quash the indiet ments aigs at the prisoners in Court on certain specified technicalities, and followed up his motion with an im pressive and able argument. The grounds of his motion will be found in another column. Mr. Stanborry, together with Mr. Johnson, has indicated already a t6rm ditermination to make a hot [6gl1 t with the government in behalf of our persecuted follow-citizens, and Judge' Bond will discover in very short time that he cannot ride rough-shod ever I the liberties of our people as he did inI our sister State. Nor will be be al lowe4i to~ re-enaot in our midst his dis graceful eareer in North Carolina. We do not purpose prejudging Judge Bond, but it is a common rule in life to form our estimates of a man's char aeter by his aetions. lie has it in his power to redeem himself, anid make reparation for the wrongs he has Inflicted elsewhere. Justice is the only thinig we ask at his hands in behalf of our people, and If he has any spark of humniaty in his heart, it will 'require no sacrifice to grant so sacred a 1oeon. God save the right Tlae County Jail. Several prisoners havo recently es oaped from the County Jail, and of course there is much complaint at the seeming neglect ot Fheiiff Duvall. In justice, howevur, to all partiep, and in order to rest the responibility where it properly belongs, we have examin ed the j:il, and are prepared to satis fy the community as to the guilty oncs. We deem it but fair to state that Mr. Duvall is not responsible for the escape i f 1.rioniers, in-simuch as the County uIannione a have failed] to make the jiiil weere. lot of the looks on the cells are old aI'd out fl order, and the heek on the (.lutiid door is utterly orthass. Tho - wood - work in the cells is rotten, aid cai be easily out through with a pock. t knife. The wil.dows also are impro. perly securod, tand furnis.h no barrier to prisoners endravoring to ecape. rho general condition of the j il is such that it needs carly attention, and unless its dolets to -0oon reine. iied and it put in .roper condition, it will be labor lot to a rro4t a crimi nal and put himi in coikfint ment. The Boaid of County Commiwtsion. Drsoreentirely to blanwo in tbiv mat. ter, and deservc the severes.t censurea ror their negligence of so important a duty. We hope the Grand Jury also will give this tulject due consideration, nd if satified Its to the culpability f the Comnissioners present them as hey deserve. LeglNlatlovi Extraosdinary. We observe. from the prooe3dings >f the Legislature on Friday last, ,hat Byas, punmlkin-colored member .row Orangeburg, has introduced a iill in the House providing for the aducation (f convicts in the Suite Penitentiary. As yet we are not in 'ormed as to the exnct character of he bill, or whether its provisions are !eneral or speciAl. Coubi-Icred in aly ight, it, strikes u. as a startling and inprecedented measure, and while we lave ever been, aind expect to be, riendly to the causo of education, we inhositutingly condemn that policy 'hat would seek thus to consu mate an lct which, in effect, is offvring a re. ivard for crime. In lplafun ternis, this proposition is nonstrous, and if the bill containing it becomes a law, thou the Peni. entiaiy will bo turned virtually into a ligh school, requiring of its studeils, 1n lieu of tuition, only a punctul ht lendance. May we not hope, however, that be good sense of thc leading mem )ers of the General Assembly will 3xert an itifluenco atrong enough to lefoat so pernicious a pioce of legi.sla ~ion, and admiai.ter a deserved re. >uke to the "member fromt Orange. >urg." Trase Jouhu-maajsm. At no time in the histoiry of our ountry has part~y feeling rum' so high, in so mnuch of bitterness beenm irred up, as at the presenmt day, mrud t is easy to understand how this feel. ng, and spirit, should have crept into he public j.>unals, so in~eparably are hey associated with, and in the min 'epresentatives of, p)olitiosl 'arties md cliques. While we admire indefamtigable sal, and a spirit of nice discrimina ion, in the field of journalism, we hall ever feel called upon to censure nud condemn that journal which erves a political pa'ty merely as at ool, and knows nao initere..t save that f its political nmasters. There are certain n.atked charne cristics that ouaght to distin-'ui:-b tows-journals that claim to be con.. ueted in a spit it of fainesos, and ut erly free from anything like partis netsbip, and we regard it a reproach to he press of thme present ago t hat there s absence of mat-y of these character. sties. Personaliis, aerimony, entv3ags, ealousies, these t.ow chairacterize icarly every pulIie j..u rnal that fa.llk nto outr hai.s, ind paiirticula rly is his the case with the wa.callet organs >f the Rtepublie. n p..rm). tending in a great mneasume to keaep a live sectional tatrod, and open aifreih thbe wountda cof sivil strife. hlow far this spirit falls ihort of attaim ing the true obje ct of ournalism, an eidiver of the times tan easily coneintde. We long far iho time when that purity and haigh tai.a' a ill ;i ando thet ress that disltinuguishaed it in years otne by. Then will it, return to its proper destiny, nnd perve once more lie great ends for wlhich it was de. igned. If you are in. doubt whether to Liss pretty girl give her the benefit of ~he doubt. In certain parts of Tows, corn ie >nly 15 cents a bushel, and being nuoh obesper than wood, the inhabi tants are buying it for fuel. - The Warlot Endcd. When the Confederate armies sur rendered their arms -to the Federal Goveinment, everybody suppos.Od there would be peace, and that the war was over. But the war id not yet ended. The Federal Government haporistently kept her armies in the field all the titne, her commanders suaspendingall Jaw at will, substitu - tiug their own dictation, calling it runitiul law. Somo people are silly e1ough.to believe that we will, era long, have peace and that law will take Iie place of war and war law, but tLhOSO who think so are eadly in error. .Thcre m.ust ho yet anothur OeVOlutioi-a -rovel.atiin that I ill uverthrow the party now in power. The instluimen t'in the hands of -the don iniat paty is gt vec y powerful one-it is tha egro. By making him a citizen oni d a voter, lie is a machine of war power. By war he is made to east the ball It a, a toext of civil Iule or to use the uen nltt asI a martial rile, whiebhever may ie, deemed most esp dienti for the ends in view. Somietimes when some ex. treme inetaure is nec3seary, a prete.xt in u,ade of some neighborhood disitur. banice for the declaratiou of war in whole ditrita. The lepublicans not on tihe theory that us long as thieves steal their neighbors corn and do not steal theirs,' the laws are not broken ; and they will stand by itnd lot the plunderers proceed. Theyt do not realiz-3 the fact that as oorn as th thieves steal all their neighbors' corn they will turn upon them. Ti revol it ion W ill Dot wage hot enough f'r a light until plItuindering is com II Itenced at the N ,rth. und14 theni we iliall vee. We (1o not mttarvol at the ciicum.,tance t lat South tn papers are beginning to i'omplain that tie honest and virtu. DUS men of the Nor tt are apatitetic anId indiffoent to the righte of their Southern brethren. They have every reason to complain when a contiintvl war is waged upon unarmued ..nd Inl. Lfofoding men, woneit atnd chi ildrenl, whose pra er is pecei. The cry of "Ku Klux" lh1s tahout as millucl ligciicnn eu as Mr. Biflino's '.\lew, mItew, >aeys tho cat ; how wow, says tle dog." Ku Kluxingk is dotne to it gleater extett ine Itdliina than in ciy of the States S bII of Ohio ; why is not nil tial lew declared there I Would it mar the harm.rv of t he" Republeau putt) ?-Pro vdence (R. 1.) Journa/. The Gliost of Sag Harbor. During tih last f.v weeks the re 4idettsof Sag liarbor have been ex. aited over a8upposedi spiri tual viitor who perambulated the streets of that. villapm duriug the uiglt time. Ae. :ording tothe testimon V (of the lli tiy who ueaume to have st-en this feart l pecot.re its shap, difl'era wenderfulily At tilles it hocus ithe primitiv. gI... ly shape and is c'verel uiith lee wid.. ing ,l-et. At another time the blont Ing of a hatmb is ftllowed by Ihe upj. pearance of an axinal of that shape with Ibloody neack, which v: ishles i. titt ly when approchel, Somittimes I his ghostship absumes ithe form of a beautiful maiden, vlothod in snotless white, who, like her spirituail'pe. sessor, evades aill effic s to cmmuicni Iste with her by vanailhing iuto thin LiurI. Somte of the viil..ge.s ebc. im to h~ave. seeti the appali.iot n m orat.s f'at fle e uanea th I , rat. d Itat hrns, acicom ianied w i t the usal eetera, ar e its cttribtues. TJo aorte the figurte ac me thoe shaei of at man2i, whlio., hoot le' lis ar tacrsi ly dlist ingui-lhed. One hmitg ms certuiti, wihtatever the thincg i=, t has f righteneit the itcnabit anets of 3g Ilarbor, anid the local papers fre y disacus. the subject. It is to be in. reatiig ated by a comminitt en. Soutk Carolinn's Pitenax CondIition. On or beforo tihe 15th of Januarv wext the State tax of South Carolinea ror two years, aimounticng, cinder tho whotlesaleI syst emc of p~eluner a ni ~hievingecarried on there by: the car. let haygecre, to ever foucr mttilions of iollars, wvill have to~ bee pnai . T'here a riot a dollar in the State treasury. lhe Governtor act uids co'nvicted ini thLe ayes ohf all mien of' a frauducl i 't ute oif 3tato bonids, in heii owin admIfissiousi, liounctincg to several millions of d ol ars. In such plight is poor South Dat oia-a spectacle in her pitiful woe for angola and men. Add to her canancial desolation,, the miartyrdomn >f nmartical law in its mnoet devili.,h thape f opproacioni in nine Co nott tea >f the State, atid youn have as com-t Ilete a picture of' rmnir as it is posstible ro coniceivo of. Butt let , nuygernauu roll on in htis gilded czar, acnd let the mnihiated victonis groan ocut ucnpitiedi uand ctc~heard their dath greoants. The god mu-t. Ibe miagmed. \Vhait is heeth ( r~ohlin's eagony toi (Grat's l o eri,.l glory I- .H'il. Str Cani tisae Possiblec. The louston county, Mli., Demo irat, 3onfirris the atatenient that a inan at Spri.g (. eovo, in that county a t urnrg 1111 stone, Ilis na n.e is petruiod iu all hit lim-e and body -- Lte only except ion beinig a portion rbnet the monethr throat aind eyes. [Jo h-as a good appetite, butt his nlite tjon t perfec'tly hel ples. Thec pro.. :ess of petrifaction comcmenced~ somec tima 1.st Sprinig in his feet and knese, sicee which time it has grad u-. Ily increased. A senitive old bac'helor says that pr tty girls always effict htim s or aa euital confectionery does-they fhim tlE heart burrn. She follow who et."ed tights boots > efortablo, defendaed his position by ta ing they made a man forget all his > ecr miseries. Foreign News. 13ERLIN, December 4.-In conse. quence of the frequent murderons as sault upon Gerniois .therein, the French' provinces occupied by G erma. ny were declared in a state of siege. The perpetrators of such assaults will be hereafter triad by German courts martial. M Atnin, December 4.--It is offii eially denied that Great Britain and the United Stntes threaten interven tion in Cubain aff irs. The reenzit violent stotmas have de troyed uch property and soina ice. Ti.e i-rinee of Wile' 5ymptoms 6hoW :t slow but stead y improvemeat I'ublic approiensiou has measurably bbsided. It is believed Ibike A utmale and Prince Joinville have intimaNted to Thiers their intention of taking their seats, as- DeputieN, to whic. the v have been elected. 13ll.tl0.s, December 7.-The Painue (f Wi ,a. i steadily improviig. T ihe Republicaiineeting at ilir. ulinglalii and Readit.g were d isirder ly. Tho ]elading meeting broko up in a row. Sir J-ines Yorke Scuollett, Lien tenant- - ral of the iit ish army, is dead ; aged Seventy-two. PAntli December 7.-A necsage from Thiers annuneed that he has notified Great Britain of the intontion to abrogate the treaty vfcommerce at a stipulated titne, but will continue i 3gotiat ionts for a e-adj~iltment. The Vigaro says orders have been sent to Cherbourg and Brest to pre. p:ira voss'ls for a cruise ab it the coa..t of I '.ane, to prevent auc1ther rettrt fiom Elb-i The appo iitin liet of Jules Ferry, 1a. Mi inis (r to Washington, is Ufficially alaint11111ced. Doni.ts, December 8.-The ainni Versary of appreltice bo3s at Lan. dondeiry was coliebrated vesterday, aid aised of' with unusual q1uiet. Ai <iig) of Lunkdy was bur;it, ard tihe usit I deris .ry d il t ll rat iols, but there was io serious di.sturbance. PAnts1, December 8.- I the as.am bll) to0(da1, at tuotionl Was mlade by lichate.l fir the remival of the Ai steibly ald seat (f Governiiaiat to Pai . Th0ie it ion gavte rise to a'n aated debate, which promisei to b pr otraeted,although there is little doubt that the proposd has a majori of the Chim!er in its favor. Ap peals of the Comniiliunists, coivicted of the murder of Generals Lccoipte aind Thonas, and senaiteaced to suf'er death, hiive been rejected by the Cemn1issioner of 1ardons. aill there is tto hope that Thiers will interpose to remove this fiial decision. Presi dlimit 'hier.' me.sage recommenids Sbat. the un1uinni army cont inge nt fintad 'e hix.'d at "90,000, in.,etad of 530, as i:marrect-1y rep-o .ted last tlight. ZA-N P RI:,G AM, DocemIlber 9.-9 A. 3.-hTie Prince of Wules slept litile during the iight. The exhatis tion of the system is not inctoased. His general condition is oinewhat iore favorable. Signed by Sir Win. J.-unere, anid all a ttentd ing physici t s. ILoNDON, Decetmber 9.-Ofieja[ ad viteb fromn S indringhami conatin11e un favonrablle, anad roeresent the P rinIce's case as hoptjeless. revoilniiii--is tare tim~rebing ona Sana ~is l'utosi, Mei r t.nd (Jam-turgo. h here art ei ers of a p ronaoii ii1en0to he re, antd , ani aeuss is sus p-mnded. F'rom Wilshiiigton, '\Anit Ncaos Deciemb er 3..--in thme liiouste, there was aL shiar dji s Cuss~iton hetwoeen Woodl and1( Dawes, re. gardiang the cortinauance of the Comtt mittee on the Insurrectionar y St.t-s which Wood maintained was -a t rick to cont inun the ieoon.strluctioni Cumi nitteeo. The A dministr-at iont sust ain d its first defeat oft t he t S-io I on tle Siut. j et if postail t eleriaphi. DIwei novedl toi refer to a tel .t conaihmijtee so n: neh of thie 't reiden Ot 's mosage~hf as rec~arommends the I bttrltioni of the telegirth s)tuena ini the f.odal sMrvice of thea coun ttryv. I.is we as uppoed by', RhndIaltF -rnswortth,. N itilack, Beck arnd Ban ks, who can' mnded that the etubjectshaould not heo takena from a standing comm'~ ttee ancrferred to a seleet e ; hic titawol d noeCssa ri hi-, unader th Imrliaen~ta utary rule, hive a mararity in favor of the pro Jeect. After an ainmateod discuission, in which the scheme was denyounced as oneo tha t woiuld bleed t ho Treasuriy to tho ii mountii of $7n,000(),(ttti, an add 14( 25,000i empJloyees to thle civ il setvice of the Govuernmiient, the liwtion faor a ecleet commwitteeo was defeiated, and thle w hole subjet1ct reforre-d to thle Com ntuit tee Onl A. iropriait ions. ; whlich ia coinaddered I i namo01lit t ) a rejee tiorn of the pr..-ject. WVAsiaNeros, Decemnb r 6i.-On rii, WVitiams, of Oreogot, succeeds Akermnan as Attoriaes * -ineal. .lion. Philh Chi layi ot, of Georgia, yesterday drew froma the Inaterior De par-menoit $275,000 of agri utltur aal aollege scrip for Geoig a. (layton h . last naight. he-retar-y of the Treasury is.,uecs a lot ie that on tiaid after lhe 7th of March, 1872, the principal and no rued ianterest on the five-twenties, soupona and ingitered, known, as sea. >nd series, under Act oif February 25, 1862, will he paid at the Treasury D)epaitment. The amount of bonds $20,000,000. Another batoh of ad interim nomi. itations was sentf to the Senate to.day, L'be Senate had a short execitive sea ion, but confirmed no norninations. .Frederick A. Marden,'chief of the hiVision of accounts in the Treasuer's affiee. wa, aresid to-d-. The Gover.nmnit is $12,000 short. Mar. den isalMlassaohusetts man. Items. WAsHINOTON,-Decomber 4-Them. as L. Smith, Frst .Auditor, is dead aged eighty three. DETaie'rDoeember.5.-Moses.Ro senfeld's tobacco- factory :was burned to-day loss.$40,000. .The Kentucky:Legislature conven. ed to'-day, but- there was-no organiza. tion. N iw Youxc, Decemnber 3.-Mayor Hall declines to.inaugurate the 'new. ly-elected Alderwen and Assistant AldIermnen, and refers them to the courts. Bas-ro,Decenber 5 -The survey steamer iassler, with kcientiflo ex. plorcra, left for a voyage' along the .\tlntic and Pacifo coasts of North aid South America. - NFw YORK, Doember 5.-Connol ly's bail will probably be reduced to $500,000O. OAJA, December 5.--uastward trains are now "ound up at Elm Creek. Two engines sent with trains to their assistance are either off the trauk, or are disabled. The snow has been severe along the entire track. Mer cury sixteen degroes belew zero, yes. i terday morning. WASteINTON, December 5.-In the Senate, Llairs's inquiry, covering a detailod report of the Executive no tion under the Ku Klux bill, was do feated, by a strict party vote, except Tipton. NEW YoRK, Dacember 5.-There as been a heavy gale all night, which hiontinues from the North-west ; it is creezhig hard. Interior papers consid. for the canals closed for the winter 300 boats have . been caught, the cargoes of which must come by rail. The Cuban Generals Ryan and Jordan are pressing the Government for a trial, for alleged violaition of neutrality laws. ANNAPoJ.t, December 5.-The Jury in Mrs. Wharton'scase wascom pleted to-c ay. SELIM1A, ALA., December 5.--The Agricultural ougire.-s wet in this city to-day. Delegates from Ken tucky, South Carolina, North Caro. lina, Tennessee and Alabama were present. Delagates are still arriving. An important sessiou is anticipated. The ho -pitality of our city has been extended to the delegates. General Lawton, of South Carolina, addresses the congress at 11 o'clock to-morrow. NEW YonK, December 7.-The Di rectors of the Uuion Club expelled Mayor Hall, for alleged connection with ring frauds. The Tribune says the grand jury will indict one high State official and a large number of city officials, for bribery and corrup tion. MAToAI0As, December 7.-Two day severefigliting resul:od in the rehl occuton of Saltillo. The re voluti..insta are apparently gaining -.orounJ. A second rebel loan has been exictcd at Monterey. Many foreigners closed their houses. The Mexican merchants are compelled to pay or enter the ranks. NEw ORILEA Ns, December 6.-The Senate elected Pinehback (colored) President on a vote of eighteen to sixtet n. The eleetion in regarded as a victory over the WVarmouth faction. WAsumroN, Deoember 9.-The incomie tax expires by limitation on the thirtieth instant. Thelire ha.s been no communication bctwcen (irant and Akermnan regard tng a ebange in the Attorney-Gener alship ; though the pressure for an exchange is great, and Akerman 's resignati woculd bepromptly no. cepted. Influettial political circles urge that Akermn lacks the judical force neceasary to his position. Thm very highest authority thinks that Final will stick. Sumner did not sign the Senatorial letter request ing Ftsh to stick. Si. Love~, December 9.-The Na tional Bioard of Trade meets in New York next year. A resolution asking t he Government to take charge of the telegraphs was rejected. A resolu tion~ denouncing the inspection of ar ticles of mercimandize by State au thmority was unantimoesly adopted. A resolution memoralizing Congress to establish a staitary board and pro. tect comminerce from local quarantine ofhecers was adopted. Miarket Rieports. NEW YonKc, Dec. 9.-Evening..-. Cott ont to. higher ; uplands 19) ; Or.. leans 20t ; sales 2,633 baies. Gold 10. CnAnv.v.s-roN, December 9.-Cot ter, strong-middling 18j ; receipts 1,8d6; sales 500 bales. latvienroor,, Dec. 9.--Evening ('ottont opened strong--uplands 9j Orleanw 10* ; sales 8,000 bales. Rtepresetative Wilkes, of inder. son, has introduced a nill in the General Assembly, making it a mis demeanor for any perso'n to call another "a liar, thief, rogue, scoun drel, poltroon, or other similar oppro brious eptiet." We would suggest to our Anderson friend that the bill cannot be considered complete, unless it tmakes it a felony for a disgusted constituent to call his representative an Ass. A Mrs. Williams, of Knoxville, Tenn., somnambulated with an infant child in her arms one night last week. She fell in a cistern while asleep, and on being rescued, was her. self dangerously injured and her child killed. .This la the beading of a paragraph, in a Wiestern pa per, recordinug'a sui cide :."He blew his head off. Ilillous, poor and disheartened. The gun-miussle In his mouth, his tee on the trigger. and un gesn his ha. n HOME AGAIN. To the Ladies. T !jE subscriber has just returned with his aieqond supply thlid Fall of the largest and beat assortment of. Dry Goods ever of. fered Winthis iharket, they aes In store and must be sold, Dopnets, Halts. Furs, Cloaks, Shawls. Flannel Shirts. Blankets, Table Linen and Domestio Goods of all kinds. Gents Department. I am d fly receiving the finest Ready Made Clothing for old and young gentle men ever offered in this markiet, no custom made can surpass, or but few can equal the style and inish. Hats. I sell the beat at lower rates than those who don't. buy from the manufac tu. rers. Shirts and Drawers. A full assortment always on hand. Rtbber Clothing. Gloves, Leather, Buck, Kid end Cloth; Paper Collars and Nock Ties of all styles. Boots and Shoes. T have on hand for ladies and gents the most Fashioiable, Stylish, Durable and Cheapest stock of Boots, Shoes and Gaiters in the State, Groceries. Sugar, Coffee. Tea, Fish, Cheese, Sar. dinos, Devilled hlum, Oysters, Cod Fish, Devilled iurkey. Raisins, Currents, Citron, MRcaroni. Can-lies, Presetf'ed Peoaches, Pine Apples, &c. Something New. Pig Sugar Cured Ilams, Fine Cream Cheese and GOushen Butter. Also, A fine assortment of Crookery at the very l.iwest prices. F. ELDER, dec 12 HEARI HEAR! 0 H Yes, Oh Yes, remember that the lar. gest, prettiest, most attractive and best assorted stock of Confeotio-arics, Fan. cy Goods, 'i oys, Firo %% orks, and Nice Things gen-rally, is now opened at A. P. Miller'# Confectionary, where paretits, friends, lovers, sweethearts and everybedy can find everything to ploaea the eyes or palate, and can selsiot Christ. mas presents that will pleae the mos4t fas tidious. In the Toy department, lie feels perfect ly satisfied of pleasing the little folks, and in Confectionaries, lie can't be excelled in any market in the State. An early call from thoso in need of goods in his line is requested, ,as it will enable him to give bettor satisfaction than he can possibly give during the rush otChrist main. Come early and often, and Miller will be sure to sell you just what you want, both in quantity and quality. Eggs! Eggs! Eggal J UST received 200 dozen Egga, by a) KETCil(N & iROBERTSON. dec 11 RtESTAU[RBANT. Fresh NORFOLK 0OYSZERS,~ AlWays on Hand. Wines and Liquors Of the Best Brands, AT E. W. OLLIEVER & 00'S. deo 12 Just Received. (5OOFLB8. plain assor ted Candies. e) I~enchCandies, all kinds, Candy Toys and Fruits, whole anid quarter b.'xes Raisins, Cocoannts, Currants, Akisands, Brazil and Pecan Nuts, English Walnuts, Fresh Salmon, CoveOysters, Brandy Peach. es, Fresh Peaches, Pickles, &c. Pound, Jelly and Fruit Cake, made to order. Cake Trimmings of all kinds. Of Fire Works, Roman Candles, Torpedoes, P'iro Crackers, &c. deo 12 0. A. WHITE. Notice. TP HIE attention of all concerned is callo I Ito thme following resolution of Conoil as it will I o rigidly enforced frotm tihis dateg Resolved, That time sale of ardent spirits, lager beer, ale, porter, &c., be and is here. by prohibited on Sundlay, amid that all par - ties found guilty of selling time samme on the Sabbath be subjeot, for the first offenico to a fine of not less than twenty dollars--..for the second to a forfeiture of their license. W., M. DWVIOJJT, dee 12 Intendant, Notiee. IGIVE notice that hereafter I will attend Ito no calls made upon me at unreason able hours at rny residence or place of business, Any person desiring to me see on municipal business can do so at Di:, offie ia rear cf the Court louse at 9 o'clock, A. M. W., M. DW IGhiT, dc 12 Intendant. Pur'e Tripol and Emtory. WE JLI known to jewellers and silver.. TVsmitht as a superior and economical article for cleaning and burishsing Golid, SivrCper, teel, Br in and ot her asials an alo fr eeanngWindow, Mirr ors and Gleswre. For sale by 8ept ; oIyTgyJ& (0.