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THE rAIRFIELD HERALD Published Every Wednesday at WINNSB01?O, S. C, DY lESPOIKTE4 .A WILLIAMIS. TE e MS-IN Al) VANC. 01w ropy ofio year, - o $ 00 ..-o is . . - 1200 Ten " " " 2660 legislative Prdftcedlnigs. 5E N ATE. The Senate assembled 12 M., Pe' dent OlenvAs in the Chair JLI.9on presented petition of lenA ry Johnson, prayinig a l'e-reference of bi a protest and petition to Committee 00 Pri vileges and Elections ; received us information. -Jervey presented petition of thn Chamber of Cominerou, of Char l.ston, praying that the bill to amend the insurance Ihw of this State be re jected ; referred to Caommittee on Conmnerce and Manufactures. Cardozo, from Committee on -En grossed bills reported as correctly on girossed and ready for a third reading, bill to make North and S u hI Wim bee Creeks, in Bcaufort County, navi gable streams. Whittemore introduced a resolu tionl, that the State Treasurer be re. quested to inform the Senate if, within his knowledge, any lands or property belonging to the State have been rented to the United States Government. and if so, on what terms and to whom the same has been paid. Agreed to. Jervey introduced a concurrent resolution, that both Houses do moot in joint convention on Friday, Janua. ry 10, at 1 o'clock, to elect a Judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of lion. James L. Orr, which was or dered for consideration to-morrow. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to more effectually pfovide for the recording of all real estate," was indefinitely postponed. Report (with substitute) of Com. initto on Finaneo on Houso concur rent resolution to inquire into the amount of bonds in the Treasury of the Bluo lidge Railroad Company and a mount of scrip issued in lieu thereof, was ordered to be returned to the lionso. Concurrent resolution that the General Assembly adjourn sino die on Saturday, January 25, 1873, was Indefinitely posponed. Adjourned. HOUSE O RE PRESEN TATIVES, The House met at 12 M., Speaket Lee in the Chair. Minort introduced a resolution tc neet in joint assembly, on the 1 Ith for the purpose of electing a Judge of tho Eight Circuit, occasioned by the resignation of Hion. J. L. Orr. Minort-Joint resolution to pro vide for the payment of the balance due on pay certificates issued in Do. comber, 1872. Ransay-Joint resolution to au thorizo County Trcasurers to receive school certiticates in payment of taxes. Joint resolution to authorize County Commissioners to levy and collect i special tax to pay past in debtedness in certain Counties. A bill to repeal an Act entitled "An A ct relating to the Finaneial Agent of South Carolina," was undem dlisousslon when, at 3 i. M., the 11 ouse adljourned until to- morrow, at The Senate met at 12 M., Presi dent Gleaves in the Chair. Card ozo, fromi Commit tee on Chiari tamble Inst itu tions, reported farvora - b'ly on a bill for the better protection of' religious wvorship. WVhittemnore :sont to the ohair neon. current resolution to require the Sinking F'und Comm nissioniers to re puort their transactions to the Gene. rail Assembly, including sales, and how the receipts have been applied to th liq uidlation of thu State deblt, tho report to be made within twenty days after the same is passedl. The resoluitioni caused a shmort debate, the principal ground being that many similar resolutions have already pass ed without effect, and that a comupe tent lawyer should be employed to lock into the matter and enforce the maeaning of the resolution. Recferred to dJudiciary Committee, with direc tions to prepare a bill on the subject. Donaldsonm, from Committee oni Enrolled Blills, reported as ready for ratification joint resolutions to an thiorize the levy and collection of a rpecial tax to pay the past indebt. edness of Kershaw ; to authorize the County Commissioners of Abbovillo to levy and collect an additional tax of two maills upon the dollar. Jeter introduced a resolution that the time for the collection of the puresent taxes be ext~nded to the 1st of March next ; but it was afterwards wit hdrawnm. A bill to repeal Sections 55 and 56 of Chapter CXX, 'Title d1, of the Act for revising andl consolidating the Genecral Statutes of the State, op. proved February 1872, after consid erable debate, was engrossed for a third reading. Whit temore introduced a bill to require State and County offioers elected by the people to qualify within thirty days after receiving no tification thereof ; and joint resolu tions to ir~vido an appropriation for final payment on lands purchased by the State in Darlington ; making an appropriation of-.-.-thousand dollars to pay per diem, or per diem .nd inileage, of the menmbors of the U imoral Assemnbly, for the sesston of 1870'-7l and 1871--72. Johnston introduced a bill to Fe ruhl.te the dia!bursement of the public moneys in the soveral Counties of the State. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 5., Speaker Lee in the Chair. Rico lutiodtoed a bill to repeal Sections 13, Chapter XXVIII, paragraph 2, of the general Statutes of South Carolina. Levy-Bill to encourage the ma nufacture of cotton and woolch fabvios in the State. John Wallago-iill to repeal an Act to revise and simpiry and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and forms of coutts i this State, and all Auts parts of Acts amenditory thereto, and to ctr.li-h others in lieu thereof. Grant-Bills to repeal an Act to establish an Inferior Court in the city of Cliarleston, and for other pur poses ; to divide the State into five oungressional districts. Lovy by consent, withdrew from the files of the House the account of ex Attorney-General Hayne. Humbert introduced a resolution, that the House meet at 11 A. M. and adjourn at 4 P. M. Sperry, from the Committee on Enogrossedy Bills, reported as read for passage a bill to cede jurisdiction to the United States a certain lot of land in Darlington County, known as the National Cemetery. Lilly introduced a resolution to authorize the Attorney General to in vestigate as to all paywents made by Niles G. Parker, late Treaturer, and as to all moneys received by him. Minort introduced a concurrent resolution to examine into all the outstanding debts and pay certiflcates due by the late Treasurer, N. G. Parker, to audit the same, and to authorize the present State Treasurer not to pay any of said claims. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act for the protection and pre servation of useful animals," was dis oussed up to the hour of 3. P. M., when the I-louse adjourned until to morrow, at 12 DI. WINNSBORO. liWednosday Morning, Jan. 15, 1873. T. ROSS ROBERTSON, Editor. A&- Correspondence solicitea froin every section of the country. Our columns are open to all for a free discussion of any principle, theory or idea, but wo are in no way responsible for the views or opinions of correspondenlcts. A Sensible Move. We observe in looking over the proceedings of the General Assemubly that a joint resolution has passed the Senate, authorizing the Governor and Comptroller General to exten'l the time for payment of taxes. We ro gard such action in every way proper, and a measure of justice towards the people. Heretofore three months tim-c hap been allowed in which to coll. et the tas, while for the present fiscal year only fifteen days have been granted, a space of time wholly in adeqnate for the purpose. We trust the llouse will pass the joint resolu tionat once, in order that no penalties may attach for nonpayment before the 15th, and that thle Comptroller Gene. ral will afford the relief se urgently needed. Death of Louis Napoleon. Luis Napoleon, late Em~nperor of France, died on the 10th inst. at Chiselburst England, in the sixty fifth year of his age, having passed through oneoof the mostjovontful careers that man can fall heir to. He first camne into public notoriety as President of the Frenoh Republic in 1848, andl afterwards in 1853, by a coup d'ef(at became Emperor, in which capacity he served the Frenoh nation until 1870, when the Franco German war ended in his dethronement, and re tiremeont from French soil. He was imprisoned b~y Germany a short time in the Castle of Wilhelmsboo, and then hbcraited. Hie immediately re paired to England, where lhe lived in privncy until his death. His name and deeds will be the theme of future histor'anas, and will be ever associated with the glory and renown of France. The Georgia Senatorship, All eyes are now turned to the election of U. S. senator by the Georgia Legislature, to succeed Joshua Hill, whose term expires in March next. The candidates for the position appear to be qutite numerous, the most prominent being Geon. Gor dan, A. HI. Stephens, Gen. Benning, B. II. lill, Hlerschel V. Johnson, and Judge Underwood, their respective chances rated in the order in which we have namied them. One thing seems to be Certain, and that is that Georgia will be well represented, it matters not upon whom the choice falls. Of' course, wve havn't a voice in the matter, but we would be delight. ed to see Gen. Gordon, the distinguish ed soldier, receive the high honor. Mr. Stephens is a brilliant statesman, but he is a relic of a past age, and his career of active usefulnes3 has about spun out. Gien. Gordon is a true ex ponent of progressive Deniooraey, and as anch we would hail his entree into the Unitcd Statsinate. The General Assembly. UptQ tle present time the General Assembly has utterly accomplish but little in the shape of reform, and has done but little in the way of atoning for the bad legislation that was enacted by its predeeossc&. But one or two measures have been passed that tend towards lifting any of the many burdens with which the State has been afflioted. The repeal of the License Ltw was certainly a stop in the right direction, but In Its face the rate of taxation was increas d fifty per cent, and an iifmoaus bill pasted, appropriating $325,000 to pay for the public printing, one of the most bare faced swindles that has been ever per. petratod. Mobt of the time of the present session bat been spent in con sidering bills that aficot privTto in, terests only, such as incorporating all manner of socjieties, oluibs, fire and military companiep, legitimatiting bastard children, and such like, while the great affairs of State have boo suffered to remain neglected and un attended to. No efforts have boot put forth to improve our final condi tion, and re-establi:h the lost credi of the State On the contrary, th, General Assembly has shaiin a crimi nal indifference to these vital subjects an indifference that is truly appall ing. Have the largo majority of Re. publicans in it cariied out the pledge of their party, solemnly inade it Convention last August 1 This is pertinent que.-tion, and one tha should be squarely met. The Mose wing of the party promised all sorts o reforms in the campaign in the even of its success, and unless it acts full up to those promies, it stands bofor the people in no enviable light. Be ing in a large majority in the Genera Assembly, it is in a positiou to mak good its pledges, and work much go, to the State. It is pleasant to note the fact that few Republioans in the Geueral A: sembly have evinced a disposition ti logislate fur the public weal. Mos of the Democrats too have done thei whole duty. In the louse, Messri Mecotze, Cannon, Walluuts, Crittendec Rice, and ethers, have lifted thei voices manfully in behalf of Reforn In the Senate Messrs. Duncan, HopE Duvall, and their fellow Democrat have been no less zalous in shieldin their constituanov ftoin the nvila v Radical legislation, and by their bol course, have at least caused thoir ma licious opponents to h-tlt in their ma career. The President's Intended Order. It is with sincere pleasure, says th Charleston Courier, that wo cordiall approve the determination of Presi dent Grant to notify all oficeholder under the lFederal Government, tha after the 4Lh of March next, aecepi anco of candidacy for State vffibeso the holding by thenm of snoh (fAoe will be deemed by him suffieien cause for removal. Trhis isi a mov in thme right direction, and is an indi cation that President Grant-now tha ho has been elected President by al overwhelming majority of the State -desires to aidmniuster tihe Govern mnent in the interest of all classes o Amecrieun citizens, and not us it ha been administered for the last foui years exclusively for the benefit o office-holders and partisan politicians No greater abuse~ has been prac ticed in tihe Southiern States than tha one which it is now sought to remedy and many of the evils which havi come upon us have been oaused b) Foderal oficeials who have usedl theil power to obtain political position ii the State for the gratitication of thoil own selfish enuds. Oun SNat Liegisla. tures have beenm f'led withi .uich e.ca, Lures, who, feelinug no sense of' shmame at the position hieh they ocoupied it: endeavoring to serve two masters have devoted their energies to accu. mnulating wealth and building up power for themselves at the expense of the people. To such men the duty to the State er to the United Statos m sant nothing beyond their own per. sonaul advancement. At their h.&nds the interests of both necessarily were bound to suffer. It is not wonderful that the disgramceful scenes which have recently taken place in Loui.siana, which have paralyzed the trade of that section,and have degraded the United States Henoh of that State in tho interest of a defeated minority, should have occurred, when we re member that thle Judge who signed the infamous order which seeks to overturn theo lawful government of the State, is said to be a candidate for the United States Senate before the body composed largely of Foederal office holders, which his order deolares to be the lawful Legislature, though it is well kcnown that its members were defeated at the polls. When an officer of the United States army still hold ing his.o iin amm . plied at the last term of the Circuit. Court, at Columbia to be adtitted to practibe in that court as an attor ney and Counsellor at law, tho quos. tion was properly referred as to whether there was anything to pre. vent him from being admitted. The report stated that there was tot, and Col. Merrill, of the United States Army, who fgured in the Ku Klux cases, is, to-day, in a position in which he owes two duties, which tt any time may clash. His duty to the court may, at any woment, conil et with the duty which he owes as an officer of the arm y. It is true, that it is the Case of a United States Army Meber, admitted to practice law in atUnited States oourtbut such an application never would have been wade, but for the fact that Govern mnutAt officers have been allowed to hold positions in the State Legisla. turos. We confess that we were sura prised wheh we saw the petition filed, for while we know no law forbiding the admission of nrmy officers, we do know that the class of mob who are paid as a portion of the military ma chine, known as the army, owe a blind obedience to orders, which readers them incapable of performuing the du ties of a lawyer In any of the Courts of South Carolina, or of any other State in the Union. The President's forthcoming order cannot teach this case, but its influence will probably prevent a. sitnilar one from ever occur t ring The preservation of American liber. f ty demands that the duties of the t State officials and those of the United States should be kept perfectly dis. e tinct. The National Governuient ha its own duties to perform in its pro. I per sphere, and the State Govern meni a has separate - and distinut dutie, I and obligations. The preservation of the rights of each is the peculial feature of our systein of goveronetit which, when adniii.-to ced within con a atitutionail limits, made our people tht t freost and mnout prosp.!rous in tht r world. It cannot be so adui1istered . when th- saie pers.n at one and the , same time accepts positions both un, r der the Suite and the United States and we think President Grant is doq , ing wisely and well in putting < r, stop to one of the most dangerous at g well as the most scandulous abuse I nmong the many abusae how practiend [COMMUNICATBD.] "Honor to Whom Honor is Dueo" It is not unusual for individuali who devote much time, care and trou ble, either in amusing or instructing e the public, to be subjected to much V undeserved and not unfrequently - harsh criticisms and censure. "ecu S liarly is this the case whlere those wh< t seek to amnmae are amateucirs. Thest a mateur performances are generall3 gotten up for the purpose of aiding t some charitable and worthy object with the proceeds. The enterprising and energetic Manager who under. -takes the training of thege amnateuri L and the unknown drudgery of prepar. ri ig succesafully these performances is often the one most censured and c riticized as to the proper and full ap. f plication of these proceeds,especially by those who take the least interesi in the charitable object In question I 1. Two entertainments have been giv. en during the Christmas holidaya which will serve to illustrate this truth. One of the objects of these enter tainments was to aid the Oephian'e Honmc, the surplus to be devoted to some other laudable object. A lady of experience, taste and much skillin private performaonces of this kind, sue eeded admirably, ia cur humtble judgment, in giving a capitaul enter. tainmenut 'he first night and even drew a "erowded house'' the second night notwiths'anding shocking #eather. The audiences ernjoyed and went bomne, afterwards to criticize, to count the profits (not to themselves) and settle the accounts for the con cern. I know of no duller place in crea tion than this little town of ours. There is such a doarth of amusement, (and young folk need and will seek It) that our young men are driven to bar rooms and billiard saloons in search ,of it, while the yonng ladies almost stagnate at home. It is a positive benefaction, in this state of things, apart from the foreign charity to be served, when the Town comes together to enjoy freely, and happily some social gatherings like these which this energetic and public spir. ated lady has been engaged ini for twenty years past. Some find fault with tbe acting. Assume that it was not good, nay even that it was bad. Years of pa tient, tireless study can only only make faultless actors with a high spice of genius infused throughout. Allin this little town know pretty much how short is the training,- of thesa young folk, our actors. But these critics do not come to ho pleased. Why did the second performanoe draw, if the first was so badi Well just because the entertainments were good .h appy effect on the audience, and the hearty applause and encores testified that they were gratified. The Tableaz vi vant were charming. In the pathetic picture of "Dear Father Come Home" the drunken father acted his part too well so as to spoil the drama tio effect of the character. A drunk on man is a clown especiallf if he is a sober wit by nature. The manager was not to blame that the noting was Overdoae in this single instance. Ilu. inanity will not weep when it can laugh ! The music could not be excelled by village amateurs. The band wus a lit. tle deafening, to be sure, but, then it was for a charitable o0 -ot and the "drutumer boys" wure nut there ! The vocal performance by four gentlemen was quite harmonious and oroditable. We are astonished that any tault was found with the entertainments. 11aving fnished with the actors this getterous clams of persons now take upon themselves to look after the dis position of the nroceeds of these ef. forts. After the special charity hai been i-atisled by $50 these busy bed. ies anxiously inquire what "has beer done with the balance ?" We cannot see bow it concerns any one but thoea who act what disposition is made oi the balance. Did not the managet give you the full value of 25 or V( cents of pleasure mitbout charging you a cent for application I It is tb business of the Charity to look aftei the money arising from these enter tainments, not for those who paid i< see something and anw i. Aid I know the "Charity" was looked ufici in what seeenid to me an offensively offloious way and aoknowlc !ged wher the Alunagcr's name not even won tioned. Many say they would not have gone but they wished to contribute to tit Orphan.1 Home ! To such we say go gine your money directly yourself and be sure it will reach the institu 1ion you wish to benefit. We fee sure no charity %ill ever attaii through your subscriptions an interest bearing t-urplus. Such. charity I t give your motiey, but be Eure to ye itsfull value btfore it leaves )our clos clutched fingers ! Nothing absolutely Is knowin as t the expen: es of getting up a ph1 or a series of tuble&aux, by aniI. except a mnagyer. Where did tht scenery of the Thespii flall con from ? where the lights I who pay. for the carpenters' work, who pay for carrying a stove into the hall t< serve hot viands to the refreshinen tables, &o I They wcre paid for, al ways have been paid for by this mana. ger. We remember a Club forme( some time since which professed t( exhibit for charitablo purposes. The) did I they devoted a large sum tc charity-and they broke up withoui paying their debts I We have beer informed these debts are being liqui, dated by the proceeds of part of thesm entertainments. Who has dared tc inquire whether this Club of young gentlemen made a judicious or propei use of their receipts ! So far from fiding fault or med. dling itith the indefatigable managei of theae little innocent entertalnimeuts in consideration of her indust ry, care trouble and erpenses (which she a ways paya) in lurnishing amusementi to the comm iunity, while at the same time aiding somec chati~t.able object the public owe her a deep debt 01 gratitude which cannot beo liquidated. FAIR P'LAY. Condensed News, Wharton ease post poned en accouni of absence of a witness. Dr. (fare, Bishop to the Indians, was consecrated in New York Thursa ntight. Efx County Treastirer of Pouigh. keepsie is uinder arrest for defrauding the county out of $150,000. Preliminary survey of Texas Pa&ci. fie R. R. is completed. Nevada Republienn caucus nnmi nated Jones In place of Nye for Sena, tor. Oglesby receives Rlepublican nomi. nation in Illinois for 8enaitor. Scenes at Chiselburst at death ol Napoleon very pathetic. TIhe corpse will lie in state several days. Bontapartist deputies seek Prince Napoleon. Much sympathy is expressed throughout France for EuXgenie. A. V. Doekery nonminated as Con-. sul at Oporto. Cotton-tar refunding scheme said to be progressing favorably. 13ill introduced in the Senate to open all branches of the army to colored men. Appropriation for purchase and distribution of seed by Agricultural Burean increased to $75,000. JEleven jurors secured in Tweed case. Extreme cold weather continues throughout the Northwest. Arrangenments for funeral of the deceased Ehmperor not yet decided. The Empress Eugenic has received telegrams from d istinguished persons in all quarters expressing tho deepest sympathy. Six members of the Pinobb5aek JLegislaturo have gone over to the Fushion body. Lincoln Shecep. Lincoln sheep are looming up as the coming long wools. TIhey arc hardy and prolific, one-thtird of the ewes produce pairs of lam bs, triplets are common, and fours not a very great rarIty, A pen of yearling ewes of this breed were exhibited at the New York State Fair the past season whlchj weighed an average of 346 pounds. The saving claws- Hands clutehing the drowning man Foreign News, LoNDON, January 9.-Louis Napo leon died this morning. He slept quite soundly last night -better than the proceeding night. This morning his physicians had a consultation, and decided to perform another operation at noon to-day. At the time of consultation, his pulse was strong and regular, 84 boats to the minute. At 25 minutes past ten, -signs of sinking appeared, action of the heart suddenly fail. ed, and he died forty.ive minutes past ton o'clock. News Ileits. Niew Yonng, January 9.-The trial of Mechanical birds for live pigeons in shooting matches is to be made to 6ay under the direction of President Bergh. A rumor was current yesterday that Philip Dlog & Co had been sued by the Goverument to recover $1, 800,000 due on fraudulent invoices, and that firm offered to compromise for $200,000. The fArn publit-hed a card otatlog that they have been and are prepared to settle any just Gov. ernment claim against them. LoUIsVILL.E, J.ntary 9.--A train was thrown from the track last night by a broken rail at Belmont station. There were sixty pasongers twenty of whoInm were hurt, six seriously. Ii Mary Crowley loses her left eye. Congressman Mcellnry had his shoulder dislocated, and was other wise bruised. Mrs. lurston, of Tus conibia, had het collar bone broke:, and was internally injured. CICAoo, January 9.-A heavy storm of*.now and fine sand accom panied by a gale of wind has prevail ed here since three this afternoon. The therwoneter is two degrees above zero, but the cold is terrible owing to the piercing wind. The st.arm is tn companied by extraordinary electri cnl phenomena which interferes soe.,e what with the working of the tel e' graph wires. ANNAPrO.IS, Januiry .-Th court over-ru lhd the dem 'ar:cr to the indictienit wheni M1rs. Wharton pleadl i gui'lty," and the eawe was po.t. pone n':aI ont ot' the a'sCee of Mr.;. Chilton, ot Richwond, a witnicss for til lefut*ene. Cumc.oo, January 1O.--The (oerr nor'S m1e.sSge says Illinois is sub stantially fice from debt. ViRGINIA, CITY, NEVADA, January 10.-A caucus nominated Jonds to succeed Nye. SAN FRANCISCO, January 10.-A preliminary survey of the Texas Pacific Railroad is completed from San Diego to Fort Yunwa. The sur. veying party are going EHst, to join, 0Ov1. Suottl surveying capediton from Texas. The practicability of the route from San Diego to iort Yuma is demonstrated. SPRINGFLI.D, January lO.-The Republican caucus Lominated Gover nor Oglesby for Senator. N.w Yonai, January Io.-There is somie exciteneit at Poughkecpsie, at the discovery that au ex-County Treasur er, who is now tinder arrest., defrauded the County of about $150, 000. Rev. Dr. Hare, Episoopal Bishop to tihe Indians, was consecrated at St. Luke's Church last night. Twejve bishops participated in the consecra.. tion. James HI. Welles, the well-known railroad conductor, died at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, yesterday, 150 workmen have been discharged from the Erie Railroad work-shops this week. \VAsurlaoN, January A0.-The friends of the cotton tax refunding scheme are making a powerful, and what they think will prove a success ful movement, in futheranee or their object. A circular, accompanied by arguments of Judge R. Curtis, Messrs. Hughes & Sharkey and Hersohel WV. Johnson, as well as memorials and resolutions of nearly all the Southern states and cities, has been signed by tihe members from the catton States I resent. 'his circular which, with accompanying papers, will be laid on tihe desk of every member, is a de. claration that they intend to press the passage of an Act at this seesaion to refund the txcollected by the Gone. ral Government after the close of the late war. They set forth that in their belief the law imposing the cotton tax was unconstitutional ; that it was unjust and oppressive in its operations ; that it fell essentially upon producers, and was passed when their States were wholly unrepresent. ed, under the mistaken idea that it would full upon consumers. They ask of Congress a fair examination of the arguments submitted, which they claim demnonst rate the correctness of their positions and the reasonable.. nes of their demand. It is stated that this paper is signed unanimously by all the members or the House of Representatives, nowv present from the cotton States, irruspective of politics or color ; and it is expected it wiall .have powerful effect an~d give dignity and fore to the molvemt. In the Senate, to-day, AmeUS intro. dluced a bill to open altl branches of the army to colored men. A resolu tion was adopted, appropriating $1 ,000 to dlefraly the expenisca of a select comittee to investigate the allegations againislt Senator Clayton. .I'he Indian appropriation bill was passed. The Senate adjourned till Monday. This being private bill day in the House, a large noinber of such bills were received from committees. The legislative, executive and judioial ap. propriation bill was considered. An amendment to Increase the appro. priation to the Bureau of Educatiop was. after Ooniderakl iu.st: ,to jeoted. The appropriation for the purchase and dihtribution of seeds for the Agricultural Bureau was increased fron $50,000 to $75,000. Upon the q'.eston of appropiiatiog $400,000 to pay judgments of Court of claims, an ameida.Lont was offered providing that no purtof it shall be applied to judgements for the proceeds of captur. ed or abandoned property, seized be. fore the 80th of June, 1865 ; and that no such judgment shall be had ex. cept under special appropriation by Oogress. Without action on this amendment, the House adjourned. dross Iumposition. Our readers will bring to mind that we have publisheod . extraoti from Charleston, A bbeville, Anderson, Fairfield and other papers, during the past year, recording high-handed out ragem perpetrated upon dealers in to. bucco, which, In most instances, was regarded as a blackmailing scheme. In Uharletton, the otitrage was met Vy ortgaDied foaistance on the part of the tobacco merchants, and, to the best of our recollec: ion, the hireling spies were defeated in their nefarious schemes. Similar impoaitions have ocourred in thin city within the last few days. Several impecunious par. ties have called upon our tobacco mercharits, with the ostensible pur pose of purohasing, but in fact for the purpose of finding the slightest flaw in their manner of selling tobac Co, in order to report them as viola.' tors of the intertial revenue laws. Mesrs. T. J. & It. M. Gibson, IT. Muller, D. 11. Kelly, Cooper & Tay lor, and other merchants, whbose names have not been futnished us, have been made the lunocont victims of theso searches after Governaent f es and rewards. Th~y-case of the Measrs. Gibson, who fiad a preliminary hear. ing before Commissioner Booz.. r, yes. terday, will serve as an iluitration of how the spies ply their vocation, 1t seems that they were reported as red tailing tobacco from the outside of the sta:nped box. When a merchant sells a piece of tobacco, he generally plac,,s the romainder of the plug on the top or at the front of the box fro'n which the plug was originally tak-n ; it .cinig imrjossiblc for him to otherwise a.rrango it ; especially in theO case of a ' ox newly openad. It. is3 for a 1 inl- these fragtnenits from the top or front of t! e box that our uferchants have Leou subjected to great inconvtn'ene, loss of time, and, probably, loss of money. And this is what is termed by swift wit. uiesses a violation of the internal revenue law. In the case that was heard yesterday, (that of Messrs. Gib. son,) two of the four witnesses swore they know nothing about the matter, and the other two knew little more. Ocher enses will be brought before Commissioner Boozer to-day for ex. amination. We caution our mer chants to be on the lookout for these Government spies, who hesitate not to consider tho character or innocence of their victim.-P/Aunix. Dr. C. R. Flemming, a native of Columbia, but fL r a number of years a resident of Spartanburg, who re moved to Kansas City about a year ago, had the misforturie to meet with a heavy loss by fire. A despatch furnishes the following in forma tion "Thoevgutson H~ouse, Kanisas City. Missouri, together with two stores under it, one being D~r. C. E. Flem. ing's drug a ore, was entirely deetroy ed by fire on the night of the 18:h December. Nothin~g was saved--the inmtates of the, hotel barely escaping with their lives. The proprietor, IFerguson, was burned out on the same spot, four years ago. All the losers were partially insured." Sheriff 's Sales, S4taite of South Carolina. COUNTV OF FAIRIE.LD. Court of Probate. Ex Parte A. 0. Bloyle, in Re. the Estate of E. J. B3oyle--Applicat ion for Paruitiou. 4 In pursuance of' an order of thei Court of Probate for Rfchlan~d County, made in the above stated ease, I will offer for sale at piblhe auction to the highest bidder, before fthe Court House door in Winnsboro, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in February next, the followig described property, towit: All (tat pice, parcel or tract of land lying, being and sittuate In the County and Stato aforesaid containing One Hlundred and 8Sventeen Acres, more or lees, on the waters of Big Waer Creek, and bounded by lands formerly of James Wooten, de. eased, liugh Y. Robinson, Dr. Jbhn W. Campbell and others. Terms of Sale. .One half the purchase money to be Vaid in cash, for the balance a credit of on. yoa: with interest frotn day of sale, dear ed by bond and mortgage of the premise. L. W, DUVALL, S. F. C. Sheriff 's Office. Winnsboo, Jan. 18, 1873. de 14tx2 School Conmmilsoner's Office. Winnsboro, Jan. 4th,'1873. I wil be at my office in rear of the Court, liouse, on Monday's and 8aturday's of each week for the purpose of attending to miatters conmneecd with the Public Reboot. of the County. . W. J7 CRAWFORD, "Ln'2 Schaool Comn. F."C. LONDON, LIVE~RPOOL 1 GLOBE INSURANCE (.0MPANY. Over $8,000,000 Chicago Losses, paid with in sIxty days. Over $1,000,000 tosses in the recent Bos' ton Fire paid. Over $3,000,000 held for the benefit of Policy Holders in this country. JTAB. W. LAV, dgent, .jan 14.1m Wi...b... , 0.