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TUiE IAhFED l RALD Publ-'i h.-d Every Wedneedn- at. WL.7A'>VNB3ORO, 8. C, hav nY of 0 D) P0 RTEM & WILLmj. U .--.--0-- Mali '||.us-- I 1) nl>'vxcp . A one Copy'one yen, - - % 8 00 J F1-C " ".- - - 12110 -bac1 fW ' " 28 51 tonm A lx traordhia ri Phenomncionl, gt We puhli.h the 'following singulsr .Ai Jette)r, written to the. editor of the fot .ub.i Sie ird, i ithout comment rfr a t o I bri ex planation of the pgenome- refe jon wit nessed nor do we vouch for be thie citey of his o'bscrvation.1. We J favl e.>mmnid it to the perusal of those fav wi.<e inl the mysteries of physical II in.ev ir.., MA DISON Co., 1{ Y. t November 23, 1872. iEdflor oIf'th Leban->n Standard. - T'!is morning, whilo riding up Sil.it br ver er.,ek, about hinlf a mile below bo th- dopot., I witnessed a very singu. ,. r mote< rological phbnomenon. The 'ah 1y abo've me was olondloss and the da kait, about half i an hour hily, abonle w .th ord'inary biillianey. I had no. tieed for half a milo back the occa i- im at fal'ing of globular masses wh ich ' x'.enembled in site and appearance rodol snow ; and there being no wind or tloud, I thought it singular -and iogan to seek an explanation of its 0:1 iii.see L could soc the globulis about ( twenity feet from the earth, de~ieeid ing at an anglo of abont-live degrees, but 'from the east, and noticed their fro- or iucnt explosion at th, distante of ten or fifteen feet from tho ground, the particles tcattering in every direction liko a drop of water that had fallen tl upon a heated surface. I looked .pon my clothing and found myself all spotted over with a mnhtance of a blush-whito color, still 4iquid, t.nd Wi of about the consistoncy of milk, of whiclh it well represented, except in J. color. It cvporated slowly and in a few placos only left a solid residue. What was it ? Is it to be explained fu uponl the hypothesis that acounts re for rod and greei snow in cortain ro- St giOnS an~d latitudeCS ? fr< Yours, W. N. TURNER. go A Dlrndnl Chatpter oCr ime. Co We appear in the midst of a inon- cn st rous eyclone of erimim. lfard!y had el the ptublie breath ed after the shoot-. - ing of O'Neill at the sido of' his wile by King in broad day, at Judge Futhlerland's (loor, before we havi Pa from Doverl Del., th'o sickening story lIar of' Dr. West, who in hia own oflice Se hill(d a negro, shinted him, Chopped cir .f1 his head and feet with a ponkinifeol 11and theotn made a boufinoe under tihe s hody, disappeariag as the flamos11 nitid Lod, wich hoet hoped would hide i COr his guilt, while tie roasted remains est wouhl be t"ake for htis owi. 'ITen Cou came thlie d k-ugting detaih. of a Cin Cinniati butlcher cut up nitidioally by "i a follow oraftsman. Boston contribu- aud tud her horror in the body of a bad wealthy citizen found floatihg in as Uharlos Iiver in two barrels. Last we have the savage shooting of one of the frail sistorhood of shame in Neil, eh0 son plco, Tuesday afternoon, by one tit Ilheakley', who cales himself her unole. our lie tolls a rambling story of p)rovi- are ous famtily troubles, her coming to tv this country under- his~ care, her wrong gottg anti his elforts for ber reelama.n to--which sounds at least inciocdi. chto bile, and certainly in nlo way oxoul pautes htis cr-inme, lIe sought her in hal lheri apartmenut, remained there some haltf ant hour, during which t hero was. tio loud altercat ion, shot her, plaicitnv tio Otte bullet through her hearti amnl twol l o'therts in other parts of he r body, and cur walked coolly away. What cimintalI new liorror shmall we htavc neoxt And , ag~ain, is there 1no mued icine for the debased pub~lic moral ity which leads to such erimes iMV. V. Ilerald. -onu toe An attentive correspondlent has rac 'it s the following affecting desctrip- ho ttion of a ha rrowintg casualty, whtioh|i ocutrrod at Graam's, S. U.:in "A torrible and fatal accident oa. it v curmred in this neighborhood recently. Wo n*rs. R. II. Martin and daughtet-. sixteen yeairs old--were burned to ser, death undor the following harrowing trat circumsetanoos : Miss Martin was in the toro room alttenintg to domestic af fains,/and in ptassing or btanding by the te, heor dress ignited, and sheo became dreadfully frightened and~ ran to thle on adjoining room to Iher mother. The (Co latter in attempting to extinguish t'io the flames, took fire hiersclf, and the eon. ofi bequeneiio was oveiry vestige of her (a clothing wvas burnt oil', and botht lit- a erally roasted. No porsoni was abiout the the house at the timie of the accident, canm except a crippled son, who could give (ov nio aid. T1hie aceiciet occurred ontli the 29th uit., about eleven or t welvede o' clock. Mrs. M . survivedl until ~* about ten o'clock in the evoni g, ties whteni she breathed liar last. Miss and Martin lived until one o'clock P. )l.i't and died. Both were vecry estinmable ladies. Mrs. Martin leaves a hus band and four s'ons to mourn the un- Nor timely end of wife, mother and gle, ister." cloq The Charlotte Denmocrat is authioriz. ca ed to say that the statement of the OsPa M 'ashiingtont correspontdent of the hiatn Now York Herald that the Comip-1 advi tirohler of Currency ht-d reported thle a Fizrt Nat ional Batnk of Charlotte for tutr3,and asked Congress to intruct htana to instituto proeeedintgs to for.g wort Ceit the charter of the ban~k, is an- eons Condensed NewS. of labama contending Legisl~turs a ) neepted the Prbuidential plan tal >mprouise. Del utbroak and tworty casualties in ne rid. nother l nglish gale. bel udgo Elmore has ordered Pinch. th< t imprisoned and lined for oon- tio pt. < r ant spenks on the Virginia canal pr ile. an Ltorney General Williams informs ty, :e1s of New Orleans that all ef- dir s to chango the mind of Grant in 11 tene to affLirs in Louisiaia will niiavailirig. udiciary Comnittee will report su irably on a bill to make the Presi. pri I's salary $50.000 per annum, si hip Gustave, from Tantes, lost bl, I all on board. foxt meeting of lational Com. 1 -cianl Convention to. be held at f tsbirg the first Monday in Septem 1873. 'roublo at New Orleans continues. JDistriot Court to adjourn from to to day until it is over. PC U1TNNSiBOROa le todnesday Morning, tee, 18, 1872. bi of ROSS ROIEITSON, Editor. It it- Correspondence sulicited fron every tie, of the country. ur columns are open to all for a free a mtamloi of any principle, theory or idea-, we ar-e in no wny responsible for tie viewy 0 )pinions of corresponrll'nts. d The Recent Sonatorial Election, Most of our readers are aware of a i result of the election held by the 0 gislaturo last Tuesday for United ij ttes Senalor, to ill the vicanicy that l be created by tho expiration n Senator Sawyor's tcrm next Mar reib. J. Patterson, Prcsident of the un Ridgo Railroad, was the sueccss aspirant for the position, nid will >resent this State in the 1!:,ited ites Senate for the nakt A y ars e >i the 4th day of March, unless ri no unforescon event occurs. As a u icral thing the Stato press have n umented quito freeley, nid in most t, es ia rshly, upon Mr. P1atterson's t etioni, :iind a few have, in our opin- T, r, tk. n a very extreme view rf it. 'T It hits been boldly aSserted 0h .t iS Lterson and his friends expended a L go aimounit of money to sCcure the t latorial seat, and the surrounding Dumstanece certainly give the as. tion somo coloring of truth. Be , s as it ma1.y, It duos not :lect oitir clusions in) tho matter, for we hon- r y believo that a far worse nial i Id have beci selected. Patterson a. y bo corrupt, venal, unrprinciipled, all that his Uppr'eiti JLVO said of him, but wo do not rega;rd hn I oither a malicious or vinlietivo I son. We do not believe that he l. riahes in hi., ie.trt the. usual (uai-- ri of ha~tredl andr' bit trerns toaards I people, of which. ta'pet-arggers in the ain possessed. As be en hrimi, IElliott, anrd Scott, we r rid not hesitato for a moment to a oso. eo do not wish to be unrderstood as n ing had a preference fo~ IPatteirsn it r all theso imentLiiioed in eon nec Swithi tire Se'natorshiip. OIf the p tuhliican is, (Chief J1ust ice Meoses was I li st choiiice, an d Mr'. Sarwy er our t. 14it amniegst all thec rest, Mr. I. tersonr st rurck nrs a' tire learst of tire a preen ted. i),ubtlec.s we are tire in y one of the Demrocratic pamper: in (ot State t.hrat takes this sitanid, hut we t si ncere in it, aind tire vain crnoughi believo thait it is correct. The Li was. urquestionmably between ill , arnd P'atterson, Ex Gor'. Seott be..t distanced. Such being tire case,a 'as siriply a choice of evils, anda hold that Patterson was tire les- p Gen. Elliott's friends to the con- l y notwithistandinrg. b A Reformer to the Resoneo, r Ion. R. B. Cai'penter was elected th rniday to the iJudgeshrip or tire 5th po lumabia) Circuit, made vacant by si, election of Judge Molten to tire I o of Attorney General. Judgo t~h pointer was at one time Jurdgo of pa Charleston Circuit, arnd was the jthi lidate of tire lieform party for sir errior in I1870). In Lthat eamnpaign tir id thi peollo yeConum~ service itn no >unriing ardl exposing thre rascal i- go of tire Radical party ini tis State, Iwi strained evcry nor vie to nag-thr air era of re form. Thrigu lI uring tire elections held in tire Go thi prior to the P'residentiali strug. to du dge C'arpenter contributed hris pnr uencce and oratorical powvers~ to for e of Reconciliration and Reform,? ex cially ini Pernnsylvaia and New iti ipsirr, rind was also anr ardent err >ante of the election of tire Ia meant or [orace (Eeey to tihe Pr'esidency'. wei record arr tias parrticular is praIise. pai hy,aend ontitles him to f'avor'ablo whi ideration- sure idge C'arpentor, we doubt not, will entire satisfaction to tire people ru a' . Circuit iin the dischanrge of of '2e:i datacs li SJ(sns1 a more- thakn ordinary legal abilityI i acuieon, and'h voted for ease a4 idity In the dispatoh of the busi. " inoiddntal to his office. He is o bold and fearless, an4 will, we inve, lind his judicial assistance to punish nent of fraud and corrup n, in ivhomsoevet found. Ills sent position is a peculiar one1 I nedossariily 6.f great 'respoosIbnli his jurisdictiou etending imme tely over the seat of govertnment. I vill no doubt, however, prove ful equal to thu trying circumstances -rounding him, and will meet miptly nll dmands made Upon him. muated as lie now is, he will be Cna -d to do to th Stato rr eat good, d to a certain extent protect her nn political harpies and plunderers. Taxes, There is no0 subject of more interest the people of -3outh C-trolina in a euniary point of view, at the pres. it timo, than the impoition and col, otion of Taxes, to defray the exhor taut and fraudulent expenditures a venal and corrOpt administration. reviewing the second mess.go of io present Exeoutive, we are fully invinced of one important fact, that ) officer of the State is better inform. 1 of the necesity of impo.ing a bur Dnsome tax upon the peoplo at the resent time, in order to supply form e deficiencies, than the preehnt chief [ngisitrate ! for tiere i.i no one, who ercisedl lore it.ilunrco in treatinig than himwself. 1le recominds that stich menaures may be a(lopted, bused ion official iformation, as may sati..fy the peo le of the [icoo.iety of "iiposiig and :,llecting uiwh an eiormons and ou. igeous tax--and furthermore sug O:ts to t11 J g i- lit tire, "not to nov r up fron publie viw any of the ianciAl dilliculties which are pres.iing pon th people and to act in suuh a anner as to couvince the loommunity, it they can rely upon each other - P all this we i espond a hearty, Amen. hcre is no muoncy in thu Tic-:.s'iry I rIte, but why I Let tC el:ef nog trato answer, for noi one, iot ex-jov. 0ott exCe)teL) could give if dliSloSCd > do to, a 11u11rn ntief..utory reply. It is furthermoru dee mdexpedic.t i impuso i tax iipon 1nl imupoverish 1 poople to cover defJiiences of the tst. Aionig those the extraordiia item of $25,000 for publ.c print g, and pahap. a inuch greater tiouLit for covering a batch o' payv rtificates ismued -yi the precent hief Ag,.traite, whil t Fpeike of the onso of R.presentatives. The furm. is tn outrageoui extortion, and the tter i ceow-u mmate fraud, uipoi the gh - Io a peple, who if not, are -cAtimed to le flroe, and who have en everi jacsltous of thelir ri gh ts. The Go4vernor recommniidn that the to of ta xation1 sh.onhll be based on as low a basi.s of ex pe~ t ire as may consistet with aiI pro~per mfainte. n1Cc of the ('ove i tneuit. Wo grant biut firit we ei aneltly i nsisti upon1 a 4re -ttijet ecioomy in acl m3ate <x. d itures ; no mnoro issi ig o4f pay r~ics, avo splec laI inate rests, limue lIbIge endorisemIents, nlox xtra I aries to fa vo:rite (ifli 'e. s, n ol rib. , 11o appit' I tions out of pubij ads to pir, mo.te private ends. In he4r words--no 11nore 'tC1al ing out of e Treasury. W o are promised het r thIings, but wve h :.ve our doubts. irdened crimuina~ls iar1 slow t>. re it. The (Goveror elect, confenes at the peuopile, (thu taXpatyer1,) have right to know from t heir reCpecdt iveC ents, the ex'ict condit ion of ill Itheir blic affairs. Let us have it honest. and we will be sati.sited, until for aranoco ceases to be a v'irtuo. The constitution of Souith UCarolina piures that a tax su~ilet to defray i expen1seS of the State shall be im sed every year, and if any deficiency uld occur a like pirovision shall be ide to cover such deliuicency. U pon is authority, we are called uiponi to y just five times as much money into > Tlreasnry, as wvas ever paid In any gle year before, in the history of~ Government. Wh'lo created this 'cssity ? Where has the money no 1 WVho has1 ibeeni onrichel, and o Iimipoverished ? I -t the past aid present admiinistration answer.I e present Staite Tlroasurcr, whlom vernor Moses acknowledges likely pr.ovo a thorough and elicient bLio oflicor,'4 und we beliove it setsj th in hi exphiiatory letter, t h peu~ses for thle I lOe0,t year, fully1' mixed, to be 1;!91,00i0, anid this too,~ b1ac1 thCIle ex truaord inary chiargo0 $300,000 for free schools whichi -o never incurred, mouch less ever J1. $triko out a few other items li are necdlors and not requisite, h as dihe militia, *b2,(100Oi eleotions i,000 ; school records $7?,000, &c, thon red uce'th'e necessary amount lontingoeit ex\pouses necessary to ry on the State for one..ea.. t o Iqm approximating what was paid an. n kuallygrior t the war, when every 0 tem of expenses was fully paid, in, 3luding interest upon the bonded lebt, and yet. money left over in the w rreasury every years a Procecilings of the Legislature. e SENATiI The Senate met at 12 M. Presi, dent (leaves in the Chair. [Lee mado reports from Coimittee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries, as to certain petitions for the ,opening of roads in Iaurens and Unioh Counties. Laid over. Whittemoro submitted a report t C frot the Judiciary Committee, re; coiuending that the Attorney, General call to his asistance two at tornoys, at $10 per day * two solici tors, at $6 per day ; and two clerks at $6 per day ; which, after eon. siderablo discussion, was amended, I on motion of Duncan, by aHowing $6 per day to attorneys. Cardoza, from the Engrossing Com. mittee, repprted as duly engrossed a bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to 'establhe and maintain a sys tem of fred iommon sabools." Whittemore introduced a bill to empower the Supreme Court to ftame, issue and direct trials in the Circuit Courts in certain casds. Smalls introduced a concurrent ret olution to appoint a committee to in quire into the fraudulent issuing of pay certiliates, with power to send for parsons and papers. Laid over. S. 0. Jee introduced a .joint reso lution to meet in joint assenibly on Frid;ay, the 13th of December, for the election of a Judge for the Fifth Circuit, in Place of Judge Melten, reigned, lMills coding certain property in Darlington to the IJuited States for a national cemetery : requiring a bond from County UCnmmissioncrs before entering upon the duties of their office, and .jAint resolutiol.s nlithoriz. itg the Governr to employ an arm ed force for the I reservation of the peace, were read the third t1ime and passed ; bills to repeal Section 12, of Chupter Cl fI ot ar Act entithl'd "An Act for revising and consolid-a tilg the geeral stitutes of the State,' approved Fobru-iiy 10, 1872 ; to fix tit me for holdin, Circuit Coat: s in I Sixth Cirenit ; to cl'uttae the n -me of Almnirs NeN!ry Speers t Iimira McNat'y Itichie, aid for other puaI 1s, were leferred t:) the Ju. i.i .y Comin heite. The Sen hate, at 2 o'e!o--h, a sirurned until to-morruw al. 11 A. Ml. .'n T house net at 12 M., Speaer Iec inl the Chair. (':n irtrod ueed ai j ,i t r. . iont authorizing County to '4 vy a speci alI tax. Jo11 W ion introduc ed a b'ill to regiti& the pay Of COUroy Tic-raur. ers. 11iolme4 in t..uiued a re,1tin to req uest the ( u 111or to ur i.ht the I lutire the information u be her the a count of the Flttiainil \ge.ntt of thIe 8t:ato in 0-e city of New York has been settled or not. La idi over. Message No. I of his E.eellency the tiovernur was read antd receivedl as informlaltin. A bill authrorisinag enrd directing the (Comnptroller-G ene ral arnd County Commtiissioners to levy certain taxes, after a very exciting debatec was po.u, poned until We'dnday. Th'le FSenato muet I I A, M., P res.i dent ileaives in the C'hatir. Sw atil inatroduceda bdlI to ameond an .\.t entitled "'An to amtel sun dry U.e-ins of' thle code of pro oudure, relating to the Circuit. Cour ts." Keith introduced a bill conerninmg the pay of County Treasurters. II opo otlered the following preh amublo atnd resolutiotn, which was laid over: ..Whereas it has become cusftmary, it' tnt tanthonut ved by stattuto a w, thtat constestatnts for a aeat ini the Legis'la turo tboth drawv thteir full paty from the begitting of the session till a final decision in the ease ; there fore, Rtesolved by the Sonate, the H~ouse conlcur. ing, rTat the dlefeated con stetanta receive no pay ourt of the Tireas urty. W hit temore submnitted favora ble re ports of the Judiciary Cornmittee on a bill to repeal sections 4, 6 tand 7, of Chapter LXXXI[, of the several statutes of South Carolina; laid over. MA o, on a concurrent resolution in quiring into thte operations of the sitnking fund commtission ; which was ji immrediately considered antd agreedi to. I Also, unfavorable on a bill toauthor- I the duties as per formned by (Commttis sioners in J'sjuity, as defined on the 1st of January, 1869 ; Laid over. The Senate proceeded to the c on.. I siderat ion of' the general orders, ltIs to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish and mnaintaitn a sys- I temt of free common schools for thota State of South Carolina," was passedl; to repeal Chapter (CXXV of' the ( G3eneral Statutes was referred tot Judiciary Commiittec ; coneurrent v resolution to provide for anr investi- d~ gation in ref'erenteo to tho alleged (d frnululent issue of pay certificates, walt e refeorred to F"inantoe G. mnmittee ; bill I oa emnpower Supremo Court to frame u asues andl direct the sameo to be ~riod in Circuit Court, in certain cases f was referred to Judiciary Comnuittee, a TheIi Senate then proceeded to tho Ilection of a Uinited States Senator. s 90esrs. J. J. l'attersott, I. K. Scott, t IL B. Elliott and S. P. Poinior were li ono mated, which resulted as follows :i at tera,,tm, 10t ; Elliot, 5 ; Scott, 3 , g cattering,.5. Seventeen voen eing1 3oessary to a choice, and neither indidate having recoived that num or, a second ballot was entettett into ith the same result. Mr. Maxwell )en changed his voto to Pattetson, hich gavo him 0o humbor neces, iry to a choice4 She Senate, at ll o'clock, adjou-n d until to-morrow, at 11 A. M. LOUSE OF REPRESEN TATIVES. The House met at 11 A. M., peaker Leo in the Chair. The Speaker laid before the House he reports. of the Clerks of the two louses, relative to certain int-uiries inde by the House as to the con. racts mado by thim with the differ lit newsiaper in the Stato fur print. rg. lieoeived as inft-tmation. Leo irtroduced a bill to authorize ,ircuit Judges and -Judges of the 'upreme Court to allow foes to attora eys einployed in defending indigebt erqons. Gilmore introduced a resolution, ,sking Cr miptroller Getieral to sub nit, as early as pus)zible, his report. dopted. A bill to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to more effectully provide or the recording of all conveyance if real estate," was amended and ors lured to be engrossed. Corcarrent -esolution relative to the appoiut& nent of a committed to investigate he fiaanciat codilition of the Stato, vag laid on the table. A bill to imend an Act entitled "Xn Act to regulate the pay of members of the Geoneral Assembly," passed to a third reading. A bill to repeal an Act en titled "An Act to provide for a gend ral license law-," was amended and or dered to be euvroed. 'Tie llouse thou procded to the election of a United States Senatori with the following result Patterson, 73 ; Elliott, 27 ; Scott, 5 ; scattering, 5. 1atte.rson was then deolared duly ulcuted United States Senator for the term of tix )cars, from the 4th of .\areb, 1873. The IIbuse then adjodrned until to morrow, at 11 A. M. SENATE. The Flenato met a I I A. M., Preti dent Gleaves in the Chair. Whittemoro introduced a bill to fix the time of holding the A pril term of the S-ipreme Court. Wieois intr.'u.ed a bill to Oake Apriori.tilns f..r theo p}Iyment of endral Armly :id rd:lriis of the subordi i Io t l'eers and elliployces and tl.e ex pne~ illcidentail thereto. Jeter I reeunted the p'etition of V1<', uon .\rn ad Floating l.ry lohk (ConiapanMv, praying renewal of (iarte'r. at 2. loCk P. M , the Sonate adjourined until to moriow at II 110U 5 E OF IEPRES ENTA'''V ES. The I lluse mot at 11 A. AN. Speak r in thw Chair. d. F. troen, from the Committee m Privilegs and I-ec ions, leported avrabiy n a Snate ;bIll to :uiend in At 'nt it led "An Aet to provide ?or the ele; ion of the oIliers of incor rPorated (itis and towns iii this State."' L:iid over. Scnate sent to the hlouse a reso luttion re lating to the paty of conits tanits for seats in the General Assem-. lbly. Coneurred ini and returned to the Senate. .Ellisonm introduced a bill to rente ly and supply the loss of publih records, and' to perpetuate testimnony in regard to deed4, mortgages, sots tLlments. and other papers lost by lire at Abbeville Coturt I louse. Simalls introdnl eed a bill t> repeal lie charter of l antowl's Bridge, and or other parpoiWres. Aluet. introdnteck a bill to fix the meoh l.nld ing t he .prit ternm of he1 S upremle Court. Tho joint assembly mot to hear tho returns of the Senatorial eleotion1 1'ho joturnals of both Ilo'ises were read, and die P'resident of tho Sonato tnnounced .J. J. Paittersont as duly elected U~nited States Senator, from lhe 4th of Alarchi next. The joint assembly thou dissolved. W. 11. Waillao introduced a bill .o amenud an Act entitled "An Act to tecuro advances for agricultural pur.. Ilowley introduced a bill1 to atnend ,he 32&hi Section of the 9th 'Thapter fan Act entitled "Au Act to revise, amplify and abridge the rules, prae. ice and pileadings of the Courts of this S tate."' IRico introduced the following reso lution, which was considered and idopbed: Resolved by the House of Repro. at ives the Senate concurring, That lie Attorney-Generail be, and lhe is iereby, intrueced closely and quhickly o searchl if any money has been rais don the credit of thes State withou t nc authority of law, by any State flicial; if any money of the State has >een drawn fromi its treasury not iti ursuiance of appropriations made by aw, and if any money of the Stato as been embezaled on its receipts id expiendit ares not accounted for, as \rticle 9, Sction 2, of the State Iondtitution requilres, and if the A: orn'y-Geiieral finds stuflmient proof ganist any person thus having offen ed, that lie have himi or them immie intely arrested and prosecuted to onvietion, if posumible ; and if the At. irnley-Geneiral finds it necessary to so tb 'uthiority of the State in the he premnises, that it is hereby con ~rred uponi him to send for persons nl papers, A bill to prev'ent County Comnmis onors from being interested in con raets given out by them, or in pub. o work performed under their super iteiidaneo, was ordered to be en rossed.lt mn nAtette "A Act to define the duties of Coun ty Treasurers," was reconitnitted to Commnittee on District Office ad officers. Meee'go No. 2 was recived from his 1 Excellency, in reply to a res.instion thr relative to the settlement. vf the Chi Vinoncial Agent of the 8'ate. which Util was received as information. i, i. clai as follows : the EXIcUTIin DEPARTMiNT', df' COLUMBIA, Deomnbor 11, 1872. $2' GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF 11E1'- pail RESENTATIVEs : I received, on th6 I 10th inst the following certified Mo copy of a resolution whidh had and been adopted by your honorable ret body : oas "itesolVed, That his 14cellency thr the Governor be requested to furnibh tra this House with the infi frmation fou whether tho aceount of the Financial ha, Agent of the Sta'e of South Carolina, I in tie city of Now York, has been let settled, in whole or in pait as soon An as pratilcable-." the Section 1 of an Act relating to the dri Financial Agent of the State of Sotith I Carolina, in the city of Niow York dng contain-, after the recitation of the tho enacting clause, the following lal- sos gungo : MR "That the Vinanvial Board of this cor State is hereby authorized and re quired forthwith to adjust aid settle Ed the claims, demands and accounts, del and all of any matters of differenwo his relating to the Financial Agent of : this State) in the city of New York$ lat and to receive any balanco which, on poi such adjustment3 may be found owing so to this State by the said Financial Th Agent, or for which said Financial ing Agent may be-, or become) liable to au this State ; also, for all Property or the effects belonging to this Slate, iow in, is I or nhich may hereafter come into the ing posscs:,iun of taid Finanoial Agent or er any part oi parts thereof : and upon Its the dae payment and sati.-faction, on all 'the partof said Financial Agent of go' any demand arising on such settle' bri m'ent. or adjustment) to execute and , deliver to him a full release and dis. say charge for all liability to this State the by reason of any matter or thing done ho in the -conrso of such Finaicial Agemcy. Thei snid )'inancial Biard - .shall rendt a statement of the settlek de ment with the snid Financial Agency W to thz Comptroller-General of the tai Str.'n tiity days prior to the pot mieeing of the net General Assemi bly-"Pr timnediately on receipt. of the cer- tel tilled copy of the resolution adopted the by your honorable body, I conmnuni:- les Cated with the honorable the Compnj. T troller-Gene'ral of the Stite andask- in ed if any "statement. of the settle- V nieit of the Financial Agoncy1' has .ot been rendered to his office, in wi coniplianco with the law, and, in to aniwer to ny communication, I have inj received a noto from the Comptrol- by ler-General, informing ine that no mi such statemenit has ever been filed ral with I him. I regret, therefore, to say its that I am unable to furnish your Pi honorable body with the information Do "whether the account of the Financial vef Agenit (f the State of south Carolina an in the city of New York, has beent set. hai tiedi in wholu or in pa't." ad Without furt her h-gislat ion in the promises, I know of n power in time edi xeuveto obtain th.. k;''vt.dge col you desire. Mwt roegeit! il . ant A bill authoriinig and due-o v.the. Comptroller-.Genoral and (ji ts-I ins Commrissioneirs to levy c.a: ..axi id wats read ; ponuiing the discumsion of' his nhichi, the House adjourned uutti to-.p tmor ow, at 12 51.J net SH[ERIF"S SALE. of 1) y Vrtue of sundry executions to me bI 1) directed, I Will offer fol' rale to thepr higliest. biddbr beroi'e the Court fouse doer(O iti Winnsboro.' on the first Monday in Januny next, and the day following, uni wit hin the legal houirsof sale, to li highest Ar bidder for Cash, the folloiving Real Proper- e Ay, thawt t see Allbtatat of '~ lata ate olits he gal County of Fairfield an'i Satv o gtb nie Carolina, containing Fiehundred *Acr'es, . mnore or less, bou nde~d by lands of P. lIast-. los ings '-home pla,'e,' of Timothy Ilardin. 'I hiomas WV. IRabb, Jr., and others, leviedlyo upon as the properly of P. II astings at to thue suit of Jass bl. Beard against P. Ilast-. iings atnd his *ife neo' Nancy Rincaid All thiat piece, pardel or ti-not of 1bhd lying, being and situate la totanty of fair field iad State or South t'arnillha, knowa ton as the "Hlome lado," on the roadl leadcing fromi Winnsbom'e to Canmden, containing O)noeo lcundred and Fifty Acres, more or lesso and bounded by lands of John WV. Robet ( son, T, J. II. Jones, and lands lately owned by James Iharrison, deceased. iou ALso,2, Another treact of land known as the "Darling Place," containing JRighity Acres, Cot moore or' loss, adbuedby lands ofclot Johna Robertson, lands lately owned by loai James flarrison, deceased, Thomas Moore atid others, levied upon as the pwrei-ty of A brant Jones, decsed, at the asit of J. I1. McColhumn, adam'., atgainst 'I. J I Jns Executor. Atso1 th .All thiat picce, parcel or trodt of land ly-e inu1 lbeing and situnate in thn County of Fairfield and State of South Caroli, con- h aicning Fizve flundred A cres, rnoro or less. Jeil adjoining lands of lBen. irasli, A. M. Mo- hani Clelland, C. & tS. C. It. IR. Co. and ethers, den Anothof tract uontaiahng Ohe Ihundd and Fifty Acres, more or less,' being dthl e balance or a tract containing Four Hun-ig dhred Acres, fromi which the homestead was beort set apart, adjoining lands or bioatOStead, Wv. who .Broom, Dri. Broom and others, levied trul iPon ast the property of P. D. Cook at the mel at I avid Milling and othdra against Tl .L. WV. DUYALI, 8. 1'. 0 Sheriff 's Oflice,' Iinnsboro, JDeo. 1, 1872. dhec 17-fl'2 resp WARNING. f,*n ARtTIES are warned against trading for Cf tl Ltwo duo blls on Ladd Bros. foir $200, said vth a cr edit oum one of them of $50. Alsoou dime bill on Elliott & Co. for $200, withou credit on the same of $100. part deo 17 MoINTeho &CO ,. a m Ncws Icms. ITTsOURG, Dec. 12.-Trouble id iatened by the introduction of nose workmen by the Beaver Falls leity Company. The workmen a they were requested to instruct Chinese in the fiuer branches he craft, only to bo themselves dharged. .The . Chinamnen do for i per month what they heretofore I whito exports $85 per month for, lA FRACio8sco, December 12.-The loo Indians, with their families t a good supply of provisions, havi teatod to Wright's Cave. The o is on high table land, and covers so acres. The underground en ace is easily guarded. So far, rteen settlers and thirty Modoos e boon killed. Ew YdRK, December 12.-A ;er states th-t the light house at ticosta Island was destroyed and keeper, and hi.s wife and six ohil n killed, by a hUrrioa no. %LMSbRt.ANr, Dacomber 12.-An ine and twenty loaded cars ran off track dn the South 13ranch Road, entoen miled fiom here, 'he iro n was killed, and the enginoer, ductor and a brakotnan hurt. ILADKIrntA, Deoordber 12. win Forrest; the tragediangfcll, d this morning, whilo dressing, ao residonae, North Broad street. Ehw YoK, Dec. 14.-Some of the ly arrived Italian emigrants ap. red ob Broadway to day, and pro ted a most miserable appearance, ey were almost destituto of cloth. and looked starked. The city horitici are somewhat alarmed at arrival of so many of them, and ib ioped that the ohci:ls at. Wvsh will take steps to prevent furth. limmiration of such a naturo. Tho ian conul in this city says that of thom have passports from their -ernment, and that there are bno gands among them. N friend of the late Edwin Forrest 's that. he left fill of his ettato for purpose of fuunding an aotorsl no in Phiiadelphia. WASliINGToN, D. C, Dccember 14s Phe New Orleans militia surren. -ed the arsenil and stores to Get, 11. Smnith, U. S. A. Officers re ned their side;-arnm, which were -sonal rroporty. qFVW ORLEANs, l)ecember 14.-* .sident G rant to-day received, by agraph) a copy of the memorial of citizens committee of Now Or. ns setting forth their grievances e memorial was soon after pllioced tho hands of Attorney General illianis. [nformation that the Committee il start for Washington probably) day, was also received. But judg from what was sa id this morning Attorney-General Williams, their Bsion will be futile, as the Gene-. Government is inflexibly fixed in determination to support the ichback State Govrenment. The partment of Justice has clost:ly in itigated all the facts in the casti I is satifiled with the course which i been flicially taken here by the ninistration. iene-ral Enory last night telegraip to the P'resident that danger of a libion existed between the poliee I muitin) and asked for instruo i. reply was scnt at a late hour, tructing him in effect not to take os with either party, but to hold forces in readiness to preserve the cee, and to interfere only in caso of ecesity for that purposo. MlontooMErha f)euemtbar 1.-Both the Ihouses of the General Assem-. will meet Tuesday noon for cota-. mise, suggested by the .\t-orney u oral. OuTsarntrrrr, December 14.--An toown sohooner capsized off Cape n on the 9th. Four men were a Clingihg to tame deeks but. the o prevented the assistance from brig which reports the disaster. IhaTFORD, December 1d.--Char. Blakesley was sentenced to ten rs imprisonment for attempting vrook a railroad train. Market Reports. (hw Yonx, Decomber 14.-Cot opened and closed quiet--uplands iOrleans 20j; sales 1,557 bales. d 12j. HIARL~STON, December 1.-Cot' steady--middling 18i1; receipts 98 bales ; sales 1,00 bales. IVSInroot,, Dec. 1 4.-Evening ton opened quiet and steaidy and ed unchanged--tiplancie 101, Or. us 101 ; sales 12,00f0 bales. "Ilonorablc. ho New York Commruercial Adver r suggests that It is about time a little discrimintton should *xeroised in the prefix of tire title norable" to mn in positions. Mr. erson was opposed to all such dies oven to the names of Prosi ts1 but now it is appliod not only icembers of Congress, but of State islaturos, andl even to municipal & tataries. Tlhe grievance might be0 me within if the "honors' of those bear the designation was atlways y represented by the title. ..8hurs and Thurniad Correspoll dence, he Sun says :"The recent cr ondonee between Senators Sebhdrz Thurman renews their assent to doctrine of the Cincinnati phat , and forms a future programme toe opposition. As Senator iBohtra in a recent conversation, "This is line, and if we shall have no y roof over our heads, we shall y OUt on it andawmitEet.