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THE FAIRFIELD HERALD Publisheed Every Wednesday at IVLVNSBORO, S. C, DY DESPORTES .4 WILLIAMS. Oa TERMS-IN Al) VANC11. One Copy one year, - * $ 3 00 Five ' ' ' - - 1200 Ten s " " - - 26 5) Economy lii irc Wood. The rapid disappearance of our forests has not only given rise to the question "flow are we to provide ourselves with fencing material ?" but to an interrogation of equal im. portance, "Hlow shall we provide ourselves with fire wood in the not distant future ?" That farmers have been lavish in the past, in the use of timber, is fully known ; and the only altornative now is, by econoiny, to save what remains; and how to do this, is the subject we propose to talk about. A good husbandman will provide a liberal quantity of fuel, and that which is good ; but at the same time ihe may, by care, do this without depreciating the vatio of his forest, even if ho has but, few acres of wood land. There ore more o. less trees djing yeai ly ; but if the young growth is left undisturbed, the in cronsc will equal this-inmluding the growth of all the trees. It is sEarcely ircessary in ordinary cases, to ever cut a living tree ; and yet have soind body wood for family use; and when it is necessity, there should be a se lection of such as have fallen into a decline. A good rule is to select trees in summer for winter working .ip. Whon the forest is in leaf, the dead and dying trees may be readily detected, and marked, so that in winter, they may be at onco found. Some tire of the opiniou that be. cause souml, hard wood is desirable for winter fuel, that the same is best for hot weather ; but, hero lies the mistake ; light, fluishy fuel is the bet ter for summer use, exceptick for certain occasions, whent ia continued fire is desired ; and enough of the hard material should be kept for such times. Over a great portion of the wood land, old logs, oak tops, etc., arc ly. ing, which, to the formers in general, are considered worthless ; but in t hem are cords of good sun:mer wood, if only worked up at the proper time. The best way to manatige these is to haul then out of the woods in tlie winter on to some open field, and lav thema up from the ground a few inches, and when they are thoroughly dry the following Stumner, saw and split, them up into fire wow! ; and tf ter being corded in the field a few weeks, pack in the wood house. Any one who has not tried this method of c0ouoomiziig inl tiiber, will be aston ishodl at wheat an imnenso gliantity of good fuel may be obtaincd from ma terial commonly counted as worthless. -0/do Farm-er. Phint Crti. We insist upon singing this old tunle again. It is perfectly dikgust ing, no doubt, to our friends, the planters, who know their own busi ness so much better than we do, but we like to be a nuisance occasih nally, aind so we sinig, ''Plant corn,"' by way oif variety. W~'hat we know tabout farming can be put ini one very short chapter, hut it is long enou'tgh to teach us~ that ho who buys corn to make cot to n tinds lhimlse'lf in the voca tivo whon sett ling day coines. I hethIi ron, we have lieeni thrien antd know whereof we nflirmn. We can tell a mn who hi0 ias enough corn to last him until fall fr'om ono who hasn't, hailf a mile off. Th'le corn mani !ocksI bi., hat on one side ando swings along u ithI a free andi easy str ide- therr's cou' age in his stop and hopa itt his eye. The nto-Corn titan has~ his hat piulled over hiis eyes an td shamtbles along with ulouaclin rg gat e antd a sido-l ong Iook, as8 if lie explectedt every mtomniit sonme. body would sing out : 'i know what ails you. Yotu haven't corn enough to lost till Slay." Hie takes; the bray (if any casual or lonteomie munle as a personal tr flection anid e in't, look the critter in the face, thiinking lie is say - ing to hii msoIf : 'Thtetc goes a cott on luntatie-mauy the deCvil fly away with him. Of such is the purgatory of my tribe. We don't know any marn tInh i has gone to pot rinro t ho wair through planting too mnuch corn, bitt we dlo know a few who have travelod that road through an overdose of cotton. If there is any stronger argumient on thae" corn side, of the qutestion, wec haven't been introduced to it, its yet. -Maoon Teleg/raph.i Iloilug. Tho citizens of Fayettovillo anid vi eity of 31arion county, in this State, are actively moving to build the Fay. ettovillo antd Flotree Railroad. It is time our interest in this enterprise was being expresse4 Ile 'action. "The city of FayettoysU1 wgh subscribe $75,000. Tlo pep of Robeson county, N. 0., an*kotkthe tupper part of Miarion county itll subscribe v-ery liberally. We shbuld move. Our interost is greater, bbt nction on our pairt may seeuro larger subsoriptions from Charleston and the Northeastern Rtailroad Company, thtan we are' at present able to imak.-~lorenec 1'yo* News for iltrehnhts. Mr. Brent Arnold, says the C'in. einnatt Enqutirer or tha' 8th, the ageitt of the ILoui .ville anid Cincinnuati Short-.line Rai! -oid, in this city, ro ceived a dhespatch h'rom Iie agent at Louisvill,, saying that t here was no southtward freight from Cincinnati left over at that station, and that freight fron' Loere is now being forwarded through Louisville by this line with. )ut detention. This will be welcome news to shippers. Tle agent of the line here informs us that he has an %bundant supply of cars, and can transpoit all the Southern freight affered. 'ITo Boston Traveller publishes a very ititeresting account of the or Laization and character of the Credit Mobilier. It tells of the manner in whichi it did buinhieas with members Of Congress, how it got a bill through Uiongress, ti provision being con :mealed in the tail of the army bill Ind by it the UiJited States Govern ment is to pay the interost for thirty years on its own bonds itsuod for the bent ft of the Paefio R:ilroad. The railroad company, and by the shrewd arrangement of the Mobilier, the shareholders of thie hatter, and the members of Congress whose stock was in O.keis A i name, got the benefit of the iil, cre.. ont sixty five millions of United Sites bonds for thirty years. W.INNSDOR O. Wednesday Morning, Jan. 22, 1873. T11. 1oss 1IOBEIRTSON, Editor. gt'M.y" Corresronlence solicite I from every seuiotn of the country. Our colirmns are open to all for a free 1iNcu.ssion Of' any princil lc , theory or idea, but we arc inl nl way resinsible for tle viows r opinions of corr-esponents. To the Public. In our issue of Tuesday, there ap peared a communication signed "Pail Play," a certain portion of which I accept a.s a fling at myself, as follows "And I know the "Charity" wn looked after in what seemed to ie at ofl'ensively e(ficious way and when ae. knowlodged tho Manlarr's name not cvena nentionet. LOt the community may be misled and in justice to myself, I am plensec to say that $50 was turned over t< mu 1y the Manager of the Concer Club with the request that I forwart the samte to the Orphan Iolme, in be hilf of tL.e Club, without muentionin thu Manager's name, or any individ unal niembers of the Club. The dona tion was so made, and so acknowlotdg ed. Viewing the matter in its prope light, with till the facts before me, fai! to seco wherein there was anythin done in an "t 11 nsively officious way. . 11.. IROlEmIITSON. Laid on the Shelf. In the Missouri L"gislatura ti1 other day tlec election of U. 8. Sonz tor camni off to fill Frank Blaii's v: cancy. \ank was a candidate f< re-election, bitt the Missouri legisla torts were not favorable to the sohemi and selILcted a mtian by th name Bogy. Gen. Blair is uidoubtedly sound Democrat, but we ean't hel think ing of the time whenl ho was ot of Sheri-mti's Corps Coimianders, a had con..ii'erable to do with the plot derinig uital burtinhg of housesi and otil or ~port y in t his unfortuntato St at It is right hard to forget thaoe time lbtutiay be we will tome day. Relief. We are glad to see, in looking ov< theo proceedings of thme Lecgislatutr t hat Itepresett ivie M. S. M\lilleor hi ittroidneed a jintt re'solution to ei emt)pt P-a irlieldl fromt the operation< the Act im~posing an additional tax< mtaill for te supjport (of widows ant orp~h ants of lp'rronts muttirde0redl by K K litx. This is a step itt thet right d rec tion1, antd is duse rv ingt of ecommelo dhationt. At. the ame timea it is tnotl ini in ore t h-at a itteasu re of its tica andt is cailctlated to afford at goo amiounttt oif rebef to the pe'ople, a ready overhuraldenead i th tatxes. It estiniated that thbe tax of A mtill atdd tional will amnttit to $2'.500, for tI1 'outy, a suttn of montey witht no atr to get the l.ene(It of it. We' haveo a reatdy expressed oturselves in rega' La this tax. Its flagrant injustice al poars upon it, face. It is whoill wrong in pr'intciple, and amtouts I a basue imponflion, and every consio etration of right doemands its repoa Outtside of thare beinig nto necessit for its collection, it is a mtonstrori theory thtat Onto tman should bo pttr isheud for the sutpposed crimes of ht nteighabar, for this tax is certaitl hpuitiv ie itt its operationt. WVe trttu thte people may receive the relief pr<( posed. Prpor Woman's Rights. Underlying all thte womian's eul frage fudge thtero is a mnission of tru proper womatn's rights that dotmand attention and merits aid. Strippin the movement of its tinsel',.and cous torfeit, its amr and exatggeration, w find utndernoath a real nteed that il outr Southern country htas grown par ticularly since the wvar. We allude to the great necessit' for broadening the sphaere of femnall toil, anad enlarging thte area of prodnei tive induts'ry. Women need more ve cations to make support. And it 12 andotthtedhy true that the intore gro ttfilue ando substantial demonstrationt of woman's rights, such its rl' and office holding crusades, have been attempted to help the really needful endeavor to increase her avenues to remunerative subsistence. To this connection the national eon sus gives some interesting figures. We have twelve millions and a half of day laborers, men and women, boys and girls. One-half of the en. tire laboring population are engaged in agricultural pursuits, and of these, three hundled and seventy-three thousand are women, helpu.ates of the Scandinavian settlers of the North. west and Southern tegrosses. We find forty-five "fenuale steeklierder:." (asort of two-legged shepherd dog,) six female apprentices to bat bo- ; twenty-four deutists : two female hos tiers ; two fenulo porofecionul lua ere and tr..ppers ; live women law. yers ; five hundred ad tWe ity.(ive female physiciais and surgeons ; ,ix ty-seven fe:nae c!ergynen ; two wo mneu cavengers ; seven femiale sc. tons ; ten foinale "cU'ianalwmen ;" oie hundred and ninety-5ix women dray. men ; one feiale pilot ; sx rimalei Ic guano laborers ; four women gus sok era ; thirty-three wonit- gunsmiths seveu fentale gunpowder makers and bixteen female ,hip riggers. It may not 1e uninteresting, also, to refer to the progress women are making as doctors: ''The subject i f jnedic.t education for women is being agiated iii Eng land, which in ti is matter is far be hind France, Getmany and lInysia. The Obstetil.al Society if L-ndon grants diplomas to women w ho have had sufficient, hospital or privatc prac tice and tuition in nid1wifory. The Ladies' Medical College )f London a school of midwifery--li-s existed for som years, and has furnished ex. collent practitioners, A considera - ble number of nembers of the medi. cnl staffs of University College and of the London Hospital are of opinion that women should be allowed to . study medicine and hold diplomas. In Paris there are 151) fenialo miedi r cal students. In the University of I Z'urich, in Switzerl amd, there are 75 g k late number of the Itassian Gazetth Ide l'Acadenic ni(nonnees that 30t young ladies have prol.o-ed to ente themselves as students in the splcia conrses of nedicine iaid surgery C lately cstia-lish d for females by th Academy of \edicine. By the pre sent regulations only 70 cnn he a(] mitted ; ulit the dis:ap1pointed wiil have another chance next year. Exchange. - [cO IMUNICATn.] P "Much Ado About Nothing." * Mr. Ed itor : d In your is u of the 14th, 1 rea< with ecn siderableo Surprise tihe com muication of "lFair lacy."' T1' namtie taken in con ieo: ioni withI t h > subiject imatter of' the commfluniicatioi strikes nie as most dI(cilddly ai misno mear. The (i. st e iupl.,ilt I har r heard of in regard to lie recenlI tt ,tertainments of the Coicrt Club11) s uttered by "iFa ir Phryt."' an mil. me . verest cr it ici.am I have hea:rd of :m~ f peairs in the comnin 1 n iation r, for i g' to. '"Fair P iy"' hlds1 fiini. wici ciS n ombodly el-o e idig ifault, Ihe so me a body else being ctirely unt .known to the publie, thli u evinti . iiFair P'la." ' as the onuly faiult.'tinde .before the public. I have often hie.rd ,Mr. Editor, of a muan in North ( 'arii d nal, wh~o acenulhite-l a large fortunie 1b n'mjply attenilinag to ?ads own l,as n a and ll ing, other p i.e oa. no. A los . son is contained ini this whieb, I thighl e would prove of vast hent lit to ''li e. Play",' if .studied cand follo,'e l. In the palragrai'ph ni xt ja the I ist d I find this exti ord inacry 1hugnge : -- "W re mem ber a Clu o me i ' some t ime si nce which pirofe.sedt oexhibit for ebacrit ilble pupss Thelmy did ; they devotad a large sum tt. -ebarity--anid they b rolle up without I. pcaying their (1ebtsi . We ha vo beet y. informed these debhs adri'beinog Il~ii Sdated by the pirooe(l do f pairt. of t bies entertaiinmen10ttS. Wh Io hIs di 1are ni inquiro whelther this Club ofi young a gentlemeni made a jud iciotus or piropam y use of their i ecej ts !" it I hiave no0 1I a froti whom "~F0 ic Play'' obtained this iniformait ion, but I do know this that it is incorrect ir nearly ovcry particular. The true stalt of thme case is as follows : A party oh a young men, residents of the towti, a gave a few entertaiinietsm, the netl ; proceeds of which wer~e turned . over to the Mt. Zion Society, and a Hook & Laddor- Company. Theb Thespian Hlall was rented at $60 a . year, no part of the rent being paid out of the procceedsl of the enitauinments the amount realized having been die posed of as above. At the time they ceased, all of the0 rent for the llall was still owing, which has been liqui dated since by thme Concert Club, the prominent members of wivbhl were associated togethnr at the time the other ontertain-nents wore venn. I would also remind "Fair PlayP that the recent Conoorts were not given for a charitable purpose. The programme stated distinotly that the nott proceeds of the refreshment tables would be contributed to the Orphans' Home. "Fair Play's" communication may have caused the author an immense amount of sati'faction, but it struck me as exceediogly ill-timed, uncalled for, and wholly unwarranted. T IL ESPIA N. [ComI31&N ICA TED.] "Benightld Ri leoway." Mr. Ed Itor : Wiould uo had tho powers of our friend Bill Arp that we might wail out mi~r miscrerie. For Inore than ton days past we lve bad no postae stutips mnd our mail imatter is piled up liko our cot ton bales for liel we can get no car8. Mr. 'Tax Collector fotrtunately came down13 and told us the time o' day. NOCTIE. Thle Pacific 1;erlilizers. Charlestwm, S. C., Decembaer 91h, 1872. M11n Em-roat : To confirm public confidonce inA the G uanos offered for sie by me, it has alwajs been mny de.ire to avail miy self of the best scientific ability, in order to give the planter every pjosi blit guarantee as to their stand.rd. My Wareoliuses in the city, as well as the P-cifie Guano \ourks at Rikersville, have ever beei open for inspection, and although the latter have been under the personal super vision of Dr. St. Juliin i Ravenel, yet with his eIlLire approval, ourstock has yearly been examined by Professor Shepard, and his endorsement of their high stamiiard ree~ived. I enclose herewith an extract fromn his repirt juL t-klen. Tho analysi6 are on file at my (Alive, J. N. .I)B- ON, No. 68 Ast [?ay, aw 11 Xis. I . r2 Alla t.'e I \'u. if, L.% ot10 runoiny -I, ANALY.-rIC.A ) No. 20 lBroad Street, ip stairs. (hrlstcn. S. C., Deebnelr 91h, 1872 1T1is mua y certi'y that I have sam. pled an(d niualYzed the stock of ferti iz!T s now oil deposit at the works ol lhe Pacific Gu ano Company, at Char lestotn, and find then fully up to th4 ol standard of the products of thu (Signcd,) CIIAS. U1. SIIEPA R)D, Jr An alyticaI Che4m iN'. SE NA TI. The Senate a-.eemnble.l 12 M. Presideit (leaves in the Chair : Wh li ttemnore initroduc ted bill tI amend 'ectioe I, ('hapter XCVI, (o the g!eneral s'atumtes, reolatinig to thn asssment of homtestead ; to provid< for the establli.,hmient rand support 0 a Statte 1i-.rmal Schiool. .Jam~ison initroduiced hill to limit tI, ii .11mt of' Ii ens on crapeQ ; to cr'ea te the ~' of' publhIic we ig her of th< 1wn ofiii Oraingeburg, and for othei p.1risoa. Li. J1one~ts jrintrodneid a bill to aument * t ter Il i120 of lhe gr.necral stat utes. oro.intr'.'duced ;' joint resoln. haw, to eCeemil certaill forfeitet A\ fler' considering a nlu mber' of billa (on the c~ilaledr, Senaite adjour ined. liOU~SE' OF'l''MPRESl'N 'ATIVES TIhe 1 Ioiue i..et at 12 M., Speakei lln i the (hair'. Not ices were giv'en of the introdue tioni of a large numberlci of bill s. Tin~gmain iitrodelie'd a bill ti adiili an Act to rer nw the charter: of ('ertain townsi at~d villa~Ss, Lev y inutroduceed a joi Hr resol utior reiibei to State finn ices. luley intLro,lu.eed a res dotien that 'iteri the 5th uIliy d 1" hrml,; nex t, noi lills (Er joiant resolutionm shall be introdneed in the IIlouse L~aid ovter. Ilolmnes introdnueed a lill to amient Section GI, of Chapi1teri 20, (of tlM general .statuiites. Reerred, iiilie rt intro .1iced a res du it ion that thle Chiiran of the Commaittee on h1iI roads and internial im prove mients' bie removeit'd from neelvect o duty. Laid over. [.Joe Crem ii CJhairmanm of eac'h (Commiittee.J ] '. Bowley from Conmmiittee on \\ay and .\eanis, reported faevorably onii bill to~ ertend the paymenit of taxei for 1 872. Lid. over. Hlumbert offered a resolution, that tho linnorahle the T1reasu, er of the~ State be, and is her'eby, r'equir'ed tc furnibh this Hlouse all information whlether the aceounts of' the Finanucial Agent of thme State of South Carolina ini the city of New York has beeii set tiod, in whmele or part, as soon as pos. sible, if muclh informnationi is in his pos. session. Referrod. Simkins introduced a bill to pnnish any person or persons who sell or convey any real or personal estate upon wrhich, a lien may exist, without giving notice to the purcha 8er or purchasers. Referred. Duncan introduced a bill to prevent school trustees from being employed as tenchers in the public schools. Referred. The flouse adjourned until to morrow, at l2 M. SIENATE. The Senate convened at 12 M. Dunn introduced a joint resolution to authorize a-speoial tax in Horry County for the purposes of paying past indebtedness und repairs of bridges ; also, a bill to charter the Cheraw and Cbester Ruilroad Coin. pany, for the purpose of constructing a railroad from Cheraw to Chester, by the muost suitable route with a capital stock of $1,000,000, with privilego to increase the same t shares to be $50 each , power is niso given to con. solidato with any other coumpany. Owens, from the Coimittee on Fi tiance, reported unfavorably on bill to repeal tho ainendatory Act of 1872 r. lative to the ass.essiont and tuxa. tion of property in this State ; rho Governor's message wvs then read. Whittemore submitted a minority report of the Committee on Finatice, which was ordered to be printed. The Committee on Engioi.sed Bills repo ited several bills ready for a third reading. Maxwell, from the Comi ittee on I Education, repor ted favorably on cer. tain amenduments relative to salaries of County School Comii ors. McIntyre oifered a bill to prevetit State and County officers from hold ing more than one ofice. 1)ucane. i.fiered a bill to require Trial Justices to give bonds. Whittem-ire introduced a bill to reguluite the services of process ishin ing fromthe Supreme Court. Mecintyre offered a resolution au. thorizing the Committee on Military Affairs to inveatigate the purchase of arns fruni tho Roberts Arms Cow pan y. The cenndar bills were then" pro eeeded with, whien the Senate adjourn ed. 110USE OF R E'PRiESENTATIVES. The louse met 11 A. M., Speaker Lee in the in the Chair. Tl e Conimitte on Engrossed Bills -ilbuitted the following, which were lassed : Bill to set apart a fund for the payment of witnesses and jurors in StAte cases. Henderson introduced a bill to pro. hibit inn-keepers and venders of spi rituous liquors from giving or selling ninors azuy liquors whatsoever, with out the written authority of their pa;reits or guardians. Petty-Resolution to print 5,000 copies of the Governor's message. Cannon-To reppeal an A ct, to au thor.ze guardians and Truitreos to in vest in State bonds. Thonas submitted a resolution, that che House mnecet at 12 M. and adjourn at pleasure. Adopted. -' ea.ly ofr(ld a bill to instruct the Senators and lItepresentatives in Congress from this Stato to amend the law rclating to the tax on to bacco. llumbert-That Rule 19 be sus. pended. Laid over. Rvad-To incorporate the Camp. hell Fair Grounds and Agricultural Society, of Fairfield County. llandilten-'-To prevent State and County oflicers from hoidiigi more than one t. liee lat the same ttime. Curtis, of lRichl and, introdueed a re:-olut ion, inovit ig t he delegaition,. to the meeting of the Patrons of IIlus bandry'. Agreed to. Tanrictoni-Reslr'ioni thait on an after this di ite. no bills sl-.all be in trodulcd in thi. IIouuse. Laid over. Miller-T~iho incorpot tate the Mount Zio jll p1tist Chiairebt of Chieste r. R~e. fe'rred ; join~t resolution to exempt leiiiedCounty fiom the operations for persons killed or inajnired by the Ku Klux, so-called. Rleferredl. Col lin-Joint resolutt ion to auiithor iz.e the County C'ommuissioners of FAir field to sell the j ail and lot and purchase a new nate, randt to levy a epecial tax for saidjiurpose, if such be required. Message No 1, from Gov. AMoses, was read and made the special order for to-morrow, at i o'clock P. M. Resolution authorizing and requir ing the State Trca. urer to pay aind c~acel the notes and certificates issu ed in payment of the d ifferent debts contracted for the furiihing of the hall of the House of Representatives and com'mittee roonms was~ undecr con sideration to 4. P. Mi when the House adjourne d un til to-intori o w, a t 12 31. Tlhe Senate met at 12 M., Pres~ci dent (Gleaves in the Chair, Waittemore, I rom the oninittee on Offices and Officers, subumitted~ unfavorably :reports uponl bills ubolish the oflice of County Auditor; to make the oilice of County Treasu rer ain elective one. WVhittemoro-A bill to provide for the purchasers of lands for tho non payn ut of taxes being put in posses. sion o tho soni~, making it the duty tof the heri9ffifthe County, wherein the lap4 lie.,ngor complaint made aind exl ijtjion ofjleg'dof conveyance, to eject eoperpop.,ud -to put the purchaser *.t postesp~on :Provided, That if .th~,prgon 4oldfltg over claims possession1by .virtue.of. eira mtount title,-'aif filot in (he "obios .af sheriff a stiatena'pt',,under oath, ofthe grounds of .suaub alaimuthte sheriff shaoll not exoriaeie the summary pro eess, but lo~v0 the partici . to, the1 remedies rj law ; and, further, ter- j ants hdl .gndcr led8es shall.. pot, be ejejto4 until the eyptration o'Oho' samplspuless- they refuse to attprna said pwyachasor . e * A ''bil! to autb'orizo the State< Treasurer to commenco such pro eeodiings against .1'X II. Kimptont,f IFinanaraAgedt, 'as shall secure ai settlentient a1th him, provides that whereas no settletnent has been madq in accordance a~th: the law, the Statq Treasurer is authorised, immediately after its nasao cnmm ..,nc 'uh >roceedings as shall secure, in the nost speedy manner, an adjustment >f all claims and .demands wbrch hi nay hold against the-State, as well as he recovery of all property belong. Dg to the State nOw in, or that may iereafter come into, his possession. The Speaker of the House attend. id in the Senate and ratified the bill or the extension of the time for the )ayment of taxes for 1872. The following bills were passed, Nith certain amendments : Bill for be Letter protection of religious worship ; report of the committee on lie Judloiary 'oi bill U ptoside for he more effectual collection of poll ,ax, with substitute ; to require Sate aid County 4tfieers elected by the cople to qual.fy within thirty days fttr receiNlug offisial notiflation he reof. At half past 3 o'clock, the Senate idjourned until to-morrow, at 12 M. IOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Iosenian introduced a bill to re pal an Act authorizing th-e Finan. uiail Agent of the State to pledge the bonds of the State as collateral so- i eurity. Iurley introducied :. j.>int rvt. iu tion to revise tle liaw in relation to the nesesysment and taxation of pro pet ty ; him), i esolution that a stand. ing comlOiittee I.e appoilted to whom hll bew refele. "C tueh of the an~ ,nal es:w' of the, (Ioveitnor as re. hates to immig.'rat ion. Adopted. Lee intiroduced a bill requiring the Sherill' of 1 irfie!ld to .ub-divide -H luais sold by himl), in virtue of his L-flico as Sheriff, in teu-acre lots, so that the poor may be able to pur lhase. Young Introduced a- sinitur bill for Chester. Moore introduced a bill to prevent the carrying of deadly weapons. Tate-Bill to amend an Act to en courage manufactures. Rice-Bills to puniah the folling of trees in running streams; to punish the removal of and secretion of per sonal property, levied on by sheriffs and other officers. The Coinittee on Ways and Means reported, recommending I a resolution to author ize the levy of a special lot to build a new Court House for Ricbland ; also favorably on a ronolution to pay Judge Thomase $500 extra conpensation, and on a bill to repeal anl Act authorizing trustees and guardians to invest funds to 8ta- e bonds ; unfavorably, on bill in authorize teachers' pay ,certificated in payment of taxes. At 4 1. M., the House adjourned Condcnscd News. No election for Senator in the Ar. kansas Legislature. The Kellogg irregular Legislature of Louisiana elected John Ray for the short Senatorial term. The regular Legislature elected Varmoth for the long term. Some business men have purchased Sanana Buy and Peninsula. It is believed Warmoth will be de feated for Senator from Louisiana. Senate passed Morton's resolution inquiring whether there is a leg..l State government in La. Cotton-tax refunding proposition will be brought before committee of Way s and Means to-day, Tuesday. The impression grows that many leading Congressmen are tainted with Credit Mobilier "irregularities." Oregon troops have invested Capt. Jack's Camp. 60,000 people at Chiselhurst dur. ing funeral ceremonies of Napoleon. There is a rumor that the B .urbons and Orleanists have formed a coalition in the French Assembly. New York Democrais and Liberala in caucus nominated Charles Whea ton for United States Senator. Dr. Leavitt, asociate editor of the Independent is dead. it seems that Warmotha is not yet eleteed U. S. Senator by the Louis. iana Legislature. Aakahasas still votes for Sonator. The Samnana Bay scheme is the talk in )V ashaington : Congreassmen consid er it imnpractical. H-orae disease just go4 to Che.y enne. M oiron imt.dje na I.h:Or ! t I p'KE cl il thme Senate on behalf of hidplan for remedying the electoral 'rystema. I'rumbullI replied, and the matter went over'. A Satd Accient. WVillis H~aines, - uthi aged about fourteen, was brought to the City ilosptital yesterday morning from thme Northmeastrnm Rail road. Whiailst guan ning near Strawberry Station, on Saturday, lie attempted to climb a fence, in doing which his gun acci. dentally exploded, lodging Its eon. tents of buckshot and slugs in his right arm, close to the shoulder. The next train brought him to the city. Thme arm was amputated about noon, yesterday, and the lad last evening was very low, and not 0xpected to lve through the night.--Charleston Newas. A Western paper, in a Very un iy mpathotic paragraph mentions 8er. (eant Bates at a drivelling idiot, and relates ofhimn that during the war he ived in Wanukesha, Wisconsin; that >eing,[rthe words of hi. ungenial >w.gratpher, "a lazy, shiftless wretch,' vho did not support his family, a it izen of the p lace, who was drafted, I diered him, i f he would go to the var as a substitute, to support his am ily till he returned. Undeor this noitement the Sergeant went to the var. pnd has never returned ; and a e ~itizens of Wauskesha are sup . e grt og his wife and childs en. The d Asa1 paper describes him vigerously a a contemptible sneak Foreign News. LoNDo, January 18.-Bulwer, the grnglish novelist, is dead ; aged 67. Advloea from Zanzibar to the 30th f November state that letters have Peon received there from Yuny-. nyembeq nnouncing that the expe lition with supplies for Dr. Living tone) which was sent forwdrd by Mr. tabley, had reached the great travel er, who immqdiately started for the uterior of Affias. News Items. WAsING1ToN, January 16.-L. V. [logy suceeeds Frank Blair as Senator romn Missouri. W ASHnINOTON, January 16.-Mr. Wheelock, member of the Louisiana Jommnittee, received a di patch from ,.ow Orleans to-day, stating that the lection for Senator har been post )oned. It is believed that Warwoth Nill be defeated, as his chances are essening. SANaRANcIscO, January 16.-The )regon troops hate invested Captain hi.k's enmp, in Beni Wright's Cave. Ilho howitzers are in po.,ition, and a battle will probably be commenced n Friday. W ASHINGTON, Januar.y 18.-In the llouise, the Committeo on Claims, to. day, decided the Cowan and Dickin son euses, involving cotton used for fortitication pourposes. It places cotton so used on a footing with lumuber ta ken for fortitication purposies. A syndieate, composed of Jay Cooke & Co., R-sthachilds and others, submit ted a proposition to Beutwell to-day, to take $300,000,000 five per cents. Boutwell reserves his decision until after next Tuesday's Cabinet ; but in no case will he place more than $100,000,000 on the market. The testimony in the Credit Miobilier cor ruption case was ordered to be print ed. Prince Napoleon returns to Swit. zerland-takes no part in politics orly desires to gain his lawsuit against the Government of France for his expulsion. He has no pretensions to the throne--does not fancy a re gency-submits to the Government which France approves. The fluod at Clearfield, Pa., is the greatest ever known. There is great loss of timber. The Christiania River is very high. Delaware trains are not cro.sing the bridge. Much dam. age i. apprehended. The bridge over the Stockptrt, on the Hluduiin River Railroad is gore. A letter fron Mr. Lamar,of8avan. nah, regarding cotton claims, was or dered to be printed. Mr. Blair, of Michigan, reported a bill for the re lief of Edmund Jessin, latd Collector of Internal Revenue for the First Di.triotlof Illinois, which'was passed ; also, a bill for the'relief of sufferers by the destruction of certain salt works in Kentucky, done by order of Major-General Buel, during the rebellion. M r. Blair explained the circumstances of the destruction-it not having been done in battle, but as a measure of economy, to save guarding the works, to prevent their being of use to the enemy. Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, thought this subject should be approached with much caution ; the formula might he given a bill to pay for all property destroyed, to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy; he said tihe precedent here scoughit to be established would be looked up on with great interest by the Blritish and other foreign nations, who claimed for their citizens the sanme rights which we grant ed in this respect to our own people. Mr. Smith, of New York, contended that payment for property thus destroyed wvas an im perative duty of the Government, and cited a numbher of authorities in sup port of his position. Mr. Adams, of Kentucky, also advocated the passage of the bill. The yeas and nays were ordered on the passage of the bill, and it was passed-yeas 1 05; nays 43. Mr. Blair also reported a bill for the relief of the East fennessee University, which was piassed. Mr. H elmnan, of Indiana, as a privileged question, at the expiration of the morning hour, called the message of the President, vetoing the bill for the relief of the estate of Dr. John F. Hlanks. Mr. Holman presented evi. deneco fromt the Quartermaster's office aund fronm othier sourc-'s, showing that statements fconm the TPreasnry Deopart ment, uplonl which the President ba-d his veto, were erroneous. Thelm H-ouse, on consideration, passed the bill1 over the. President's veto, by a vote of yeas 128 ; nays 17.. VaRGni~sA Crry, N EBR A8KA, January 18.--The stage horses and elks have the epizootie. ALrJIIY, N. Y., January 18. There is a great freshet in thre Hiud sont, but the loss Is partially avoided by a timely removal of-merobandiso. There is an ice gorge just below the sity. Nr.w Your, January 18.-It is stated that spinal meningetis prevails imong the horses here; soreral fatal 3sses. The flood has stopped travel n the Eris Railroad. WAsHIuNGTON, January 18.-a-The slections Committee reports that Nib ack, (Democrat,) is and Walls, (color. id,) of Florid., is not entitled to a ceat in the House. Walls has bold he seat since the commencement of .h% 43d Congress. The contest be ,weemn Blowen and DoLarge, from louth Carolina, has been postponed ne week. The Wisconsin State Historical ociety will go to Prairie dai Ohien'to elebrate the 200th ainursary of the isoovery of the Missiesippl. The 'llgrims will do it on the 17th and 8th of . ine