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Jtoajrs and Jfacts. Since the organization of the National Congress there have been in that body fifty-seven of the Smith family. The small-pox prevails to a considerable extent at Salisbury, Salem, and other towns in North Carolina. In Germany the trades-people can hardly be persuaded to receive prompt payment for their goods. In America the trades-people can hardly get paid with all persuading. Josh Billings says: "There is only one advantage that I can see in going to the devil, and that is the road is easy and you are sure to get there." # To show how "Yankee notions" are spreading among the negroes?an old darkey is reported to be accumulating a fortune in Virginia by the sale of a magic lotion, which, he asserts, will infallibly straighten kinky hair. The Lower House of the Maiyland Legislature has passed the enfranchisement bill whicn re stores to full rights of citizenship those who have been disfranchised for disloyalty or participation in the rebellion. A table, in the War Department, reports the destruction on the Mississippi and its tributaries, durinv the war. of three hundred and twenty-seven boats, of an aggregate tonnage of one hundred and fifty-two thousand four hundred and fifty tons, and an aggregate value of $8,000,000. ?? Several nice young gentlemen went to the residence of a young damsel to give her a serenade, After BOrno time tko servant stop pod. out, and walking out to the harpist, exclaimed: "My friends, the folks are all abed \.you can't get a cent hereto-night Several of the large dry goods establishments in New York have established a detective force, which is employed to look aftei the clerks. The detectives visit all sorts of places, and if a clerk is seen where he should not be, a quiet dismissal and "and no reasons given" follows at once. Speaking of negro farming in that section, the Selma Messenger says: "We know a number of negroes who leased lands for last season, and went to work upon them under favorable circumstances ? we do not know of one whose crop was sufficient to subsist him until Christmas.:' It was decided in the New York Court of Common Pleas on Thursday, that the liability of a baggage expressman was not limited by the words expressed on a check, "will not be liable for an amount exceeding $50 upon any article," and that the word "article" apphed to each item of the contents of the trunk, ana not the trunk itself. The large stained front window glass of the Trinity M. R Church. Fort Wayne, IncL, which cost $600, was donated by some person unknown at the time. It is now rumored that the splendid gift was made by two gamblers, who had made a big haul playing faro, and whose mothers were Methodists. Rev. Mrs. Dr. Buddington. of Brooklyn, now traveling with her husband in Palestine, writes home that the sea is so rough near Joppa that it is a matter of no surprise that the whale was unable to stand the double agitation of Jonah and the hillnwa and viewinc the DroDhet as a conundrum. "had to give him up." In a recent case in Indiana a Justice complacently remarked, in summing up the testimony: "Gentlemen of the Jury, in this case the counsel on both sides are unintelligible, the witnesses on both sides are incredible, and the plaintiff and defendant are both such bad characters, that to me it is indifferent which way you give your verdict." The Virginia Legislature has passed a law requiring Railroad companies to have their cars ana ticket offices open one hour before the departure of every passenger train, and also requiring the railroad companies to keep the entrance to the cars and ticket offices unobstructed by loitering bystanders, pie and apple venders and other nuisances, and empowering them to arrest and carry before a magistrate said loafers. The average value of the 11,220 Baptist Churches in the United States in 1860 was $1,700; of the 19,883 Methodist Churches, $2,000; of the 5,061 Presbyterian Churches, $5,000; of the 2,334 Congregational Churches, $6,000; of 2,250 Romish Churches, of the 2,145 Episcopal Churches, and of the Dutch Reformed Cnurches, $10,000; of the Unitarian Churches, $17,000, and of the Mormon Churches, $43,000. James E. Campbell?whoever that may be ?writes to the New York Times, that he was in Calcutta in July 1866, and saw a bet made and the money Dut up, for five hundred pounds sterling ; aside, that J. Wilkes Booth was alive, and would be so proved in six months; and that the person who maintained the affirmative was Lieut Willi8m Martin Tolbert, of the Confederate war steamer Shenandoah. The New York Evening fbst says an article on "Captain John Smith," in the new number of the North American Reineio, is the first popular presentation of a theory which has been held for a few years past by a class of our historical students. It not only impeaches the veracity of the founder oi Virginia, but it almost demonstrates tnat tne celebrated story which tells how heroic Pocahontas 6aved his life, is but a pleasant fiction at the best. Lieut. Ross, commanding the garrison at this place, acting under instructions from General Scott of the Freedmen's Bureau, arrested Sheriff Mattnews, James P. Barrineau and J. S. Beck on yesterday, and sent them to Charleston this morning. This arrest was made in consequence of their being in charge of the jail which was recently destroyed by fire at this place.. These officers were arrested while in discharge of their duty on the District Court.?Kingstree Star. General Hood, in a recent address, gives General Cleburne's last words to him at Franklin. He said: "General, I have my division in two lines, and am ready. General, I am more hopeful of the success of our cause than I have ever been since the war commenced." Within twenty-five minutes this brave soldier was no more. Within an hour, an army was mourning over the great loss. Thus ended the career of this distinguished man?hopeful even to the last hour, but doomed to disappointment as are all other men.? Memphis Avalanche. Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, presented a petition in the Senate, on Tuesday, asking Congress to prohibit any person addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors from holding office under the United States Government. This is the first proposition yet made for the total abolition of the Government. If this law were to pass, it would be equivalent to dissolution ; for we would not have a soul to administer or execute the functions of Government, and on this ground we are most decidedly against Mr. Sherman's proposal.?Nac York Herald. A correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette. says: "Among other prominent men visiting the capital I notice Governor Orr, of South Carolina, and Hon. Simon Cameron. The latter was for some time on the floor of the House this morning. He was received with marked attention, which seemed greatly to vox the "Grout Commoner."? I hope the press will cease, for the present, at least, its attacks (however otherwise justifiable) upon Mr. Stevens, on the ground of pure eomuiisseration. His present position is truly pitiable.? He is snubbed at by every one, and as a leader his course is run." 4 fx D TV * 1 P a! IV. * A wrner irom .runsspeaKsui meeting a jrarisian coachman, to whom misfortune has given a curious celebrity. Sometime since a cancer In his tongue rendered its amputation necessary. This operation was performed by the surgeon of the Hotel Dieu. who shortly afterwards replaced the lost tongue by one of gutta percha. Altnough he cannot speak, he tastes, swallows, and smokes his pipe with apparent enjoyment. After eating he takes out his tongue ? as one takes out a set of false teeth ? to clean it; and between his repasts he finds it more convenient to carry it in his pocket The oldest stove in the United States, if not in the world, is that which warms the hall of the Capitol of Virginia, in Richmond. It was made in England and sent to Virginia in 1777, and warmed the house of the Burgesses and the General Assembly for sixty years before it was removed to its present location, where it has been upwards of thirty years. It has survived three British Kings, anu has been cotemporaneous with four monarchies, two republics, and two imperial governments of France. The great republic of America has been torn by civil war, the preaches partly healed, and still the old stove has remained unmoved in the midst of all. The report of the Provost Marshal General of the Yankee army has beeu published. The tables exhibiting the Mortality of the army, show that, without including deaths which have occurred after muster out, 280,739 officers and men have lost their lives in the army. Of this number 5,221 commissioned officers, and 90,886 enlisted men have been killed in action or died of wounds, while 2,321 commissioned officers and 182,329 enlisted men have died of disease, or in some cases of acci dent This will give one officer killed in action oi died of wounds to every eighteen enlisted men. which makes the mortality of the officers some what greater than that of the men, as the formei constitute about one twenty-fifth of the entire force supposing the organization to be full. There are many "rules of the road" of whicl passengers oftentimes appear quite ignorant Th< following should be remembered, based as they ar< on legal decisions: Applicants for tickets on rai roads, who do not offer the exact amount of change can be ejected from the cars. Conductors are no obliged to make change. "Good for this day on ly" on a ticket amounts to nothing. A ticket i good until used. Those who lose their ticket must purchase otherSj or the conductor has i right to put them off his train. Transgressing thi rules of the company is sufficient reason for ejectioi from the cars. All reasonable demands to shot tickets must not be resisted, and proper decorun in the cars is obligatory upon passengers. N< person has a right to more seats than he has pai( for. The leaving of any article in a seat while th< owner is absent entiles him to his seat on his return Mr. "William Lloyd Garrison has addresser a letter to the New York Independent on the sub ject of impeaching the President, in which he em ulates the recent production of Wendell Phillips ii the Anti-Slavery Standard. He closes his lette: +lii'a nprinred and nerfidious OC OO XUJUUVTO Xfvv V4..U x cupant of the Presidential chair be summarily re moved and one chosen to fill it who will be true t< his country, working harmoniously with Congresj in its endeavors to give the same security to liberty and loyalty at the South as is enjoyed at the North and the safety of the nation will be placed upon ai indestructible foundation. Not to do this will b< the sowing of dragoon's teeth, ending in a harves of Wood. The rtgbt ofimpeachment is not only i Constitutional right, but the Constitution itself as sumes that it may be an imperative duty. I Andrew Johnson has not made himself liable to it then the phrase 'high crimes and misdemeanors becomes a mockery. ' ?l?r ijarkvill* (frnquim. YORKVILLE, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, JAN'Y 24, 1867 Cash.?It must be distinctly understood tha our terms for subscription, advertising and job work, are cash, in advance. X.?The paper will be discontinued on the expi ration of the time for which payment has beei made. A Subscriber finding a (X) cross-mark 01 the wrapper or margin of his paper, will under stand that the time paid for has expired. FINANCIAL TROUBLES AHEAD. There seems to be just now a very general ap prehension of a heavy financial crash at the North In New York one firm, which last year paid a ta: on an income of millions, will this year have n< income to pay for. Other prominent firms in tha city report sales very much diminished in amoun from those of last year. Trade has been dull?t<x dull for large importers and manufacturers to dis pose of the wares which they have accumulated t> meet the anticipated heavy demand. These stock must, in many instances, be sold at a great sacri fice, to enable their owners to keep afloat in busi ness, unless some now unforeseen stimulus to trad' shall dispel the present stagnation. This threatening state of affairs is attributable fi various causes, prominent among which is th< hampered condition of the South. When th< war closed, the people of this section, shut out fo four years from all opportunity of obtaining man; articles for which they had always depended upoi the North, had about used up their stock of Yan kee goods. Nearly every article in domestic us< was of the class known as "Confed," which wa not in very high esteem, as it was usually badl; made, ill-suited for the intended purpose, and onl; used as a make-shift until something better coul< be procured. Of course, when peace came, thi class of home-made conveniences were found to b too "one-horse," although they had done ver well in war times. Everybody who had a littl cotton must forthwith sell it to buy Yankee goods and those who were not so fortunate must borrov to keep up with their more lucky neighbors. Th< result was that the greater part of the cotton 01 hand found its way to the North, for the most part in exchange for the necessaries of life; thougl some of it is now represented by fine clothes on th< backs of gentlemen who are not otherwise worth i red cent This sudden demand for goods from the Soutl produced a corresponding activity at the North t< meet it. Manufacturers and importers exerte< themselves to supply the innumerable wants ofthi people whom their armies had plundered, and whi were just returning to intercourse with the work from which they had been so long excluded. An< had the South been then restored to a place in thi Union, had no impediment been placed before her in the shape of extra taxes on cotton, &c., the com mercial relations might have been kept up, witl mutual advantages to both. But Radical avarie over-reached itself here. While Northern merch ants were with both hands gathering in Souther: money, their legislators were racking their brain to devise laws which prevented the South fror making any more money. The obstacles thu placed in the way of our people proved so insui mountable, that we are not able to buy all th knick-knacks provided for us by our loving friends aud trade has languished simply for want of mean on our pa? But though this is one cause of de pression, it is not the only one, for there are man; others. Conspicuous among these is a want o confidence in the currency, owing to apprehendei -?i'-- ?J 1..*:?? jruUUies?aiJU c\cu icvuiuuuus, ill tui? jjuvciuujciii The threatened impeachment of the President ha awakened grave doubts as to the stability of thi government He is regarded as a man quite like ly to raise a stonn, when too closely pressed by hi enemies, and if Congress really attempts to dis place him, civil war is feared. Such a terminatioi of the glorious victory over rebellion would cer tainly reduce''greenbacks" nearly to a par witl the present value of Confederate money. The reckless style of legislation in Congress L another draw-back to a sound financial conditio! throughout the country. A nation must be pros perous indeed to stand the burdens which that pro found assemblage of statesmen would put upon it Almost every article of domestic production ha been taxed, except babies, and as Thad Steveni and Sumner are bachelors, it will probably not b< long ere the little innocents must have stamp: placed upon tlicir backs, if tlicy would be classed a: loyal infants. GOVERNOR ORR IN WASHINGTON. On the afternoon of the 17th instant, a larg numl)er of visitors, including every Southerner ii Washington, attended the reception of the Presi dent. Many were present, who had gone expressly fc show their approbation of Mr. Johnson's course and to strengthen him in his resistance to Radica encroachments. Among other prominent names mentioned as in attendance on this occasion, is tha of Governor ORR, who is stated to be in Washing ton on business connected with this State. Th encouragement of immigration into South Caroli na and the relief of postmasters from the liabilitie incurred by returns made to uonieaerate autnori ties, are announced as, in part, the objects of hi mission. As a general rule, the place for a Governor' presence should be the capital of his State, that h may discharge the routine of his daily duties, an be accessible to any and every citizen who may hav business with him. But these are extraordinar times, which demand many variations from the es tablished rules and precedents of the past. It maj for instance, be of great advantage to the State, fc her Governor to hold personal interviews with th officials of the general government at Washington Many difficulties can probably be more easily re moved by the direct agency and presence of th recognized head of the State, than by any othe means. It is also eminently proper that the Pres ident should be encouraged to stand firm for th rights of the South, by the sympathy, personal! expressed, of leading Southern men. Governor Orr is entitled to the commendatio: " of our citizens, for the energy and zeal he has ever 1 displayed in promoting the interests of South Carolina, by eveiy means in his power. Few of our r public men are so capable, by nature and educa' tion, .of exerting an influence upon the minds of j Northern politicians in favor of the people of the ; South. Having always sustained the character of a 2 conservative man, his opinions carry with them a 1 weight which is wanting to those of some of our ) leaders, who have perhaps acquired a more widely extended reputation. For these reasons we are 8 encouraged to hope that much solid advantage will s result from the Governor's visit I "THE LAND WE LOVE." 3 The January number of this?our favorite? * magazine has been received. It continues to keep 1 up the interest awakened by the first number, and j sustains its already established character of a first a class magazine. Gen. Hill has established the . fact, that "the pen is mightier than the sword -cVo nn? DiKwoiwl Trifh f.Vip Int.fpp named J 1UI 11 lie U1U UUV OUWVVU n?VM - weapon, he certainly has succeeded with the form-1 - er. His sword, though valiantly wielded in de1 fence of the "land we love," was drawn in vain; r but with his pen he still maintains her honor and ] the fame of her martyr dead. Every "ragged, old ) reb," who wishes to keep alive the remembrances 3 of his soldier days, should take this magazine, not 7 indeed as in war times, by borrowing or pressing it, ? but by forwarding his name and address, together J with three dollars of "loyal greenbacks," to Hill, I Irwin & Co., Charlotte, N. C. GUANO AS A FERTILIZER* f Our farmers complain a good deal of the poor j soil and worn out condition of their lands; yet few of them have ever made any energetic and conB tinued efforts to improve them. The experience of others, however, both in this and other countries, proves that old and w5&te lands can, by the use of proper means, be restored to their former " vigor, and thus become profitable to their owners. In illustration of this fact, we publish the following extractof a letter from Mr. R. Norfleet, ofEdge* combe County, N. C., addressed to John R. Lon don, of Rock Hill. Mr. Norfleet is widely . known as one of the most enterprising and successful farmers of the old North State, and his expej rience in the use of fertilizers may be profitably 3 studied by our people The "Soluble Pacific Gu ano," which he recommends, maybe obtained from John R. London, at Rock Hill, or J. N. Rob' son, Charleston: "The application of all concentrated manures is a " matter of greater importance, than most people at. tach to it They should be distributed as evenly s as possibly, or each acre should have its requisite 3 amount, and every furrow its equal share, or unit form and the most beneficial results cannot be obtained. The greater portion of our farmers use a1 bout 200 pounds per acre, applied in the furrow or 3 drill, for cotton. If the furrows are 3J feet apart, r which is the usual distance given here, there will o be in this case, 60 rows to the acre, consequently, B each row seventy yards long, should have 3 J pounds ? ^ i ? j- i of tfuano. ivaw nanas snuuiu nave two quantum weighed out to them at first, and if they have any " tact at allj they will soon acquire the habit of dise tributing it as equally as all practicable purposes will require. 3 As to its comparative value with other manures, s it certainly, from one year's use only, ranks very ~ high, giving results fully equal in all cases to Peru3 vian, and, in many, far superior. Some of them I r should not believe, if J ^d not the actual knowl7 edge of the facts. In one, Pacific made an increase i of 133, while Peruvian made but 72 per cent, the . latter costing 61 per cent more than the former.? 0 I have used more Guano, probably, for the number of acres worked, than any other man in the South. s In conversing with farmers in regard to its use, I 7 make it a point to impress on the . beginner, that f one thing must be observed, andnever neglected, if J he wishes to get its full benefit He must keep a s clean crop until it is laid-hy, and particularly so in the Spring. It gives an impetus to grass that is wonderful to the close observer, and frequently, half 7 of its value is exhausted by tne early grass, and, e therefore, too little of its elements are leu to mature , the crop of cotton?and it is in that way the GuY ano is often charged with a failure, that in truth, s should be placed elsewhere. Other fertilizers are used here with success, but I conceive they will lese 1 caste. It requires much integrity of purpose to i keep up the manufactured fertilizers to the proper i standard. In this one thing, Mr. Reese stands j pre-eminent I have known and dealt with him l formanyyears, amfhave alwaysfound him astraight forward and honorable gentleman. For corn, I-would advise 300 pounds or even more, * and always used broadcast, as evenly as possible. 5 I am satisfied that two acres of land manured with 1 250 pounds Pacific, and 150 pounds of ground raw ? bones, will make more, or at least as much corn, as 3 3 acres with the same quantity; but this thing j is somehow or other always resisted, or nearly so , by the farmer. He must have the greatest number 1 of acres possible to operate upon. At this time it 2 behooves the farmer to make as much corn as , possible on as few acres, which will enable him to . put a larger number in cotton. OUR NEXT STORY. In this issue we conclude the publication of the ? ' Spectre of the Fireside. " Next week will be s commenced another interesting Original Story, enu titled ELINOR WESTVELT; or, I The Tory's Niece. * A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION OF 1776. y f BY CAROLINE F. PRESTON. i WASHINGTON NEWS. s Messrs. Wilson, Boutwell and Williams have e been appointed a Sub-Committee on the part of - the Judiciary Committee to take evidence on the 9 impeachment question. It is intended by the ap pointment of this Sub-Committee, as far as possii ble to exclude Mr. Rogers, the only Democratic . member of the Judiciaiy Committee, from all pari ticipation in the investigation of the charges against the President. Mr. Ashley, the impeacher, has s so far failed to back up his charges with proof, but i the Radical party wish to keep up the idea that - they areabout to do something. They are, however, 1 notwithstanding this apparent readiness, giving signs of a shrinking from the real work of impeachs ment. The tremendous consequences which may 3 result from it, affecting both the financial and poj litical interests of the country, are beginning to s loom up before their eyes, in their true magnitude, s Inasmuch as theutter ruin of their party is involved in a failure to carry the impeachment successfully through all its stages, a majority of the Radical members of Congress are opposed to making the 2 venture. fi The House has passed the Senate Bill for the - admission of Nebraska, with an amendment requiring universal suffrage without regard to race or ' ? X- 1 1> J L? XT_1 1__ u COlOr, as a conailion to ue jienurmcu uy ncurasiiu, ? before she can take her place among her sister J States. The Colorado Bill, with a similar amendi> ment tacked on to it, was passed by a vote of 90 t to 58. The Senate passed the tenure of office bill by a e vote of 29 to 9. This bill is intended to prevent i- removals from office by the President, without the s consent of the Senate. It allows the President the i- privilege of suspending officials for misconduct or s inability, but he is required to furnish evidence to the Senate, justifying such suspension. If the Sens ate confirms the suspension, a new appointment is e to be made; otherwise the suspended officer red sumes his functions. Cabinet officers and Judges e of the Supreme Court are the only officials exeinpty ed from the provisions of this bill. The former i- are removable at the will of the President; the r, latter hold their office during life, unless removed ir by impeachment e A communication was laid before the Senate i. from Gov. ORR, transmitting the certificate of elec! tion of James B. Campbell, as Senator from e South Carolina; which communication was laid on r the table. s- Petitions for the increase of the tariff, and for e universal suffrage regardless of sex, were presented y to the Senate; also a protest against the reduction of the currency. The Committee of the District n' were directed to report whether a due proportion of the school fund has been set apart for colored schools. Horace Greely is in Washington, urging upon the President his favorite scheme for reconstruc- ! tion, which consists of general amnesty to the South, upon condition of universal suffrage. The Ways and Means Committee is much divided on the tax gold bill. They agreed that the gold should be sold in open market, but have not decided upon the amount or manner of selling.? They have determined to confer with Secretary McCulloch and Commissioner Wells before acting with the tax bill as to the reduction asked for the Southern States. The President, in response to a call from the House, submitted a mass of papers relative to G. St Leger Grenfel, collected by the military commission at Cincinnati, in 1865, of conspiracy for the release of prisoners at CarapB Douglas and Chase, and who was sentenced to death. The documents show that the President approved the finding, but, influenced by the recommendations of the court and the successful progress of the war, commuted the sentence to imprisonment for life at the Dry Tortugas. FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS. We have received the first number of the "Southern Boys and GirTs Monthly," published by White & Howard, Richmond Va. It is what its name implies, a magazine intended for chlidren and youth, containing many things which will interest and instruct such readers and also readers of maturer ago. As a Southern enterprise, it appeals to the South for support, and it should reoeive it liberally. The subscription price is $1.50. MERE-MENTION. John L. Langston, negro, of Oberlin, Ohio, has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court. This is the second instance. Missouri has submitted her bill of expenses for calling out and equipping State troops during the war. It amounts to $7,000,000, or $1,000,000 less than was at first claimed. An American citizen is now taxed about four times as much as a citizen of England. Almost every decade in our country's history, ending with the figure 7, has marked the beginning of a financial crash or severe depression. "The net debt of New York city and county is $30,901,878, or about $42.50* to each inhabitant "None but the brave deserve the fair." No, and none but the brave can live with some of them. Bradley Johnson, of Richmond, formerly Confederate General, has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court, under the rule abolishing the test oath. The New York Herald says that reconstruction by the territorial theory would necessitate the assumption of the debts of the Southern States. "The Atlanta Intellinencer has been informed by the Comptroller-Gen %7 eral, of Georgia, that the law does not require that revenue stamps shall be placed on notes, receipts, orders, &c., wherein the State is a party. A Bill has been introduced into the House of Representatives of Nebraska, to strike the word "white," from the Constitution of that State. A telegraphic dispatch says that the Tennessee Legislature will, undoubtedly, at an early day, pass a law extending suffrage to the freedmen. At Natchez, Miss., the freedmen have bought a church property for $9,000, paying $6,000 down, and the rest they agree to pay in ten months. The Confederate General Sterling Price a^ family, arrived at St. Louis from Mexico, oh the ?1 th instant A New York court has just decided that a husband having two wives is liable for goods sold to both of them. "Bill Arp" is Mayor of Rome, Georgia. "The passage of the District suffrage bill will confer the privilege of voting on about 3,000 negroes in and around Washington. A disgusted editor thinks Mexico would be better off if Napoleon and Seward were both in Paradise. Yes, but how would the citizens of Paradise like it ? N. P. Willis, the poet, and editor of the Borne Journal, died in New York on Monday last "New York rejoices in seven citizens whose collective wealth is estimated at $150,000,000. Georgia has provided for the education of her indigent and maimed soldiers. There were 30,000 marriages in Ohio during last year ? about 6,000 more than in any previous year. It is believed that the emigration to America from Ireland and the Continent, the coming spring and summer, will be the greatest on record. An M. D. has-been lecturing in Petersburg, Virginia, on the "Disease called Love." Of course he recommended matrimony as a cure. Cincinnati "steam refined lard" is made from carcasses of hogs that die without the butcher's aid. In "Genoa there are regular marriage brokers who have memorandum books filled with the names of the marriagebale girls of the different classes, with notes of their figures, personal attractions, fortunes and other circumstances. A bill has been introduced in Congress by Mr. Noel to allow the women of the District to vote. A literary man, on retiring into private life, said his connection with the press had thawed, and resolved itself into "adieu." A NEW ENTERPRISE. We observe by our exchanges that a number of gentlemen of Baltimore and Richmond have formed themselves into an association for the relief of the widows and orphans of the Southern States.? We find the following in the proceedings of the Richmond City Council last week: "Gen. Rosser being introduced to the Council, after paying a handsome tribute to the people of Baltimore?the ladies especially?mentioned the formation of a Southern Orphan Association there, with the object of establishing an asylum for the orphans of Southern soldiers and sailors. After due deliberation on the part of the members of the Association, it Was determined to make Richmond the place for the asylum. He had been sent on as a managing director to make a proposition to the Council by which the funds of tne Association could be considerably enhanced. The house formerly occupied by Mr. Jefferson Davis was owned by the city of Richmond, and the proposition in view was that the property be turned over to the Association at a stipulated price and upon stated terms. The Association could, after getting possession of the property, raffle it off at a groat profit He (Gen. Rosser) communicated with the ladies of the Association in Baltimore, and they succeeded in securing the efforts of a gentleman of influence at Washington. ?That gentleman had written him a note, telling him that there was a good chance for the release of the property in sixteen or eighteen days. During tne discussion, it was shown that the house, lot and furniture, had cost the city, in 1861, $42,200?$7,200 of which had been paid for the furniture. The property had been assessed at $28,796 in 1861. Several propositions were put to the Council and rejected, and the motion of Mr. Saunders, making a sale of the property to Gen. Rosser, as agent for the Orphan Association, for $40,000, or $35,000 without the furniture, was carried.'' The plan for founding this asylum is as follows: 500,000 certificates, of $1 each, will be sold, and on the 1st of May next, or before, if all the tickets are disposed of sooner, a drawing will be-held in the city of Richmond, under the superintendence of the Mayor and a committee of the Council, at w8ir>Vi 9 nnn nri7flo nnnp of leas than $100. will be awarded. Among the prizes to be awarded is the above named mansion, valued at $40.000; the Stretford House, with 1,000 acres of land, the homestead of the Lee family and the birth-place of Gen. Lee, valued at $20,000; 1,000 acres of land, adjoining the same tract, valued at_ $5,000. Besides these, there are prizes of 200 pianos, 200 nielodeons, 500 gold watches, 100 cotton gins, and 500 sewing machines. Gen. Rosser has been chosen manager. Mr. Davis' Case?Some Movementon Foot.The Washington letter of the Baltimore Gazette says: Charles O'Connor and J. G. Shea, Esqs., counsel for Jefferson Davis, are in the city. Mr. Horace Greely is also here. It is further known that Mr. Greely had an interview with the President yesterday, and had interviews with Mr Davis' counsel this morning. From these facts, the quid mines have conjectured that the State prisoner at Fortress Monroe is abouteithcr to be released on parole or bail, or that his case is on the eve of being disposed of in some way; and it must be confessed that the facts warrant a fair inference that this long delayed act of sheer justice is at last about to be 1 performed. LOCAL ITEMS, jg HEW ADVSMISEMEHTS. ? P. C. Harris, 0. Y. D.?Citation?J. Clark Kuy- .1 kendal, Applicant?S. J. Kuykendal, Deceased. . F. C. Harris, O. Y. D.?Citation?Wm. E. Jack- _ son, Applicant?Andrew A. Jackson, De- , C6?LSGCi W. B. Mette, C. E. Y. D.?Notice to absent De- by fendants. W( R. A. Ross and H. F. Adickes?Assessor's No- ? tice. re Jno. R. London?Agent for the sale of Guano. no Enquirer Office?History of Gregg's Brigade for sale. th Jno. May and J. W. Rawlinson?Dissolution of Copartnership. York Drug Store?On hand and Arriving. 0I" T. M. Dobson <fc Co.?Groceries just received. *' ? ? ?. ?Sugar. bl 44 " 44 ?Powder and Shot. ea 44 44 44 ?Baking Soda. be 44 44 44 ?Candy and Raisins. ti, 44 44 44 ?Ginger, Pepper and Spice. F. C. Harris, O. Y. D.?Citation--Samuel Smith, Applicant?John Dennis, Deceased. ? wi HISTOBY OF GBEGG'B BRIGADE. A few copies of this book, which is favorably no- ^ ticed by our Contributorial Editor in this and last nt weeks' issues, have been deposited at this office for 8b ' ii? 15?J ?A. AI CA: T* saie, me price oemg nxeu ai> $i.ou m uuncuoy. xi> u< is a readable bodk, and will be specially interesting bf to members of the brigade wbo are scattered 88 throughout this District re THE DISTRICT COURT, of The First Quarterly Session of the District Court pi for York began its session on Monday. There was no civil business before the Court, owing to the bi action of the Legislature granting imparlances to $ defendants for our term. The number of State ^ cases docketed by order of the Judge, for trial, was e, considerable, embracing principally charges of lar- ol ceny, assault and battery, and bastardy. Convic- hi victions were obtained in several of these cases. * The new law allowing plaintiff and defendant to testify, was tested in almost every case, and seem-, ed to meet with favor. Also the change of the law of evidence allowing negro testimony in all ca- le ses. In the absence of Solicitor, E. C. McLure, B Esq., of Chester, represented the State, and dis- j*( charged the duties of the position with zeal and in- ^ telligence. Wm. C. Beatty", the Pfesiding Judge, discharged his duties faithfully, and in a manner fo highly satisfactory to all parties interested?except p* perhaps those convicted of misdemeanors. Up to si our hour of going to press, the Court is still in ses- . sion, and consequently no sentences have yet been m pronounced. Altogether, the operations of the y District Court in its amended form, seems to be an b< improvement, in the way of affording cheap and tr speedy justice and convenience to those having ?1 business before it. ^ EDITORIAL INKLINGS. n w Thai). Stevens was defeated in getting the u, nomination of his party for U. S. Senator firpm oi Pennsylvania, to take Mr. Cowan's seat Out of T eighty-one votes cast, he received but seven. The 08 fortunate candidate was Sixion Cameron, who was ^ of course duly elected, after he had received the nomination. On the day of his election, Cameron pi made a speech, in which he declared himself as T opposed to universal amnesty. There can, therefore,. C be no particular political significance attached to f1 the defeat of Stevens; but the small vote he reoeived shows, that however great his reputation <j( may be abroad, he is not regarded as very much of ir a p^phet at home, As he will continue to hold d< his seat in the House, he will still be in a position ? to wreak his vengeance upon the South, for the destruction of his iron works. w According to one of our exchanges, Gov. a] Orr has stated that a company with a capital of ai five millions, is now forming to commence a manu- ^ facturing establishment on a large scale in this State. Where, when, and to whom this statement was a made is not mentioned, nor is any information !a given as to the nature of the enterprise about to be ti started with such ample means. It is to be hoped, 111 however, that the statement is correet, as the use ^ of so large a capital in any kind of manufacture will help to reconstruct our State on the most solid a, foundations. Capital is one of the wants of the South, which it will be found most difficult to supply, and its advent into our midst should always be o heartily welcomed. Q The Tariff Bill introduced into the Senate by y Mfc Fessenden contains a clause forbidding the importation of fire-crackers, which clause will prob- tl ably be inserted in any Tariff bill that may finally b' pass through Congress. This prohibition will doubt- j* less cause a pang of grief to thrill the bosoms of ' those youngsters, who delight to make the air resound with the popping of these nuisances to ladies <x and nervous gentlmen, on all festal and national tl anniversaries, but more especially during Christ- di mas week. Hereafter, the expressions of their ex- . uberant joy must be confined solely to the vocal ex- jj. ercises of whooping and yelling, varied perhaps by tc a few gymnastic performances in' the shape of a gi fight or a foot-race. It is a pity that Young Ameri- P' ca must be curtailed in his amusements on occa- Ql sions when the whole world devotes itself to recre- Ul ation, but there are good reasons for extinguishing j fire-crackers. They are dangerous toys; as was J proved in a costly manner to the city of Portland, cl which was burned by this apparently trifling means, di Besides the danger from fire, the fire-crackers frequently do considerable damage by frightening restive horses, and sometimes by putting out the eyes and inflicting other bodily injuries upon boys play- C ing with them. There will, therefore, probably be S more satisfaction than grief produced by their pro- ^ hibition. The annexed paragraph taken from a mes- ^ sage of Gov. Jenkins to the Georgia Legislature, jQ is valuable, as it expresses, in a few wprds, the objections of all who feel any respect for the honor of B the South, to the adoption of the Constitutional n amendment by the Southern States. ^ "To submit to injurious changes in the Constitution, when forced upon a State according to the ? forms prescribed for its amendment, would be one thing; to participate in making them by duress against her sense of right and justice, would be a q very different thing. The difference in principle is tj. as broad as that which distinguishes martyrdom ^ from suicide. We had better calmly await a re- S1 turning sense of justice and consequent reflux of thfe tide now running strong against us." On the 11th instant, Gov. Bullock, of Mas- at sachusetts, submitted to the Legislature a letter in received from Governor Orr, in response to an official communication, from which we extract the ^ following passage: 0I "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of t? your communication, enclosing a copy of the reso- gf lutions of the State of Massachusetts directing re certain books to be provided and sent to this State, b< in response to my application to you. m "This action of the Legislature of your State is ai gratefully appreciated by South Carolina, and is an augury that the ancient fraternal relations between these two original States of the^Unipn are being B restored. Widely as we have (tittered in the principles of the Government in the past, let the acerbities of those differences be buried, and the future only unfold a generous rivalry in advancing interests B and promoting the glory of a common country." As an item of special interest to those of our e! readers who love to inhale the fragrant aroma that ^ arises from the social pipe, or to squirt out mouthfills of saliva discolored by the juice of' 'the weed,'' le we extract from an exchange the following little sc piece of information. It may also please some of the fairer sex to learn that snuff can be manufactured from the delicious materials mentioned be- m low. The Philadelphia Press says: tl Everybody who is in the streets at a very late tb hour of the night or early in the morning, may no- in tice individuals about'the fronts of restaurants, ho- pi tels and bar-rooms, gathering from the streets and gutters, the stumps of segars that have been swept of out or emptied from the spittoons^ and will wonder so what possible use can be made of them. For the P benefit of pipe-smokers and tobacco chewera we of can give some information on that subject There le, are a number of establishments in this city to which te this refuse is taken and sold, and where it goes cc through the following process: it is washed, dried is in the sun or over the fire, placed in a small mill and ground, and then neatly put up in small pack- J ages and sold as a superior artiole or fine-cut chew- p< 5 and smoking tobacco of various fancy brands, le quantity of "old soldiers," as the Doys call em, thus gathered, remodelled and sold every y, is almost incredible. The general quality of e tobacco which goee.throngh this process is said be excellent There seems to be a deplorable condition of inga at present in North Carolina; and, judging the numerous robberies, murders and arsons that i see noticed in the State papers, the following marks of the Newberne Journal of Commerce do )t go one step beyond the truth: The country we write of is hardly worse off than at extending on every side beyond. A large por)n of this section of the State is at the mercy of ganized gangs of armed negroes. There may be few white viwans among them, but if so, they are it few. These negroes will not work. They must it; and in living on the toil of others, they are :nt on food, though they have to wade to it rough fire and blood. It is with this element we e called upon to deal?these organizations we ust put down. What can be done, and how shall i begin ? Public meetings should at once be held in all our ties, towns ana villages, to be called by the auorities of the incorporations and the leading sighborhood men. At these meetings the subject lould be fully considered and a general organiza >n be provided tor. Negotiations snouia tnen ?commenced with the State, and, if found neces17, Federal authorities, with a view to efficient pressive measures. "Hermes," the Washington correspondent ' the Charleston Mercury, writes as follows to that iper, under date of the 16th inst: In effect, the Judiciary Committee, to whom this isiness of impeachment has been entrusted, is le Bureau of Military Justice revived, in another rm. Rogers' the only Democrat on the Commite, is excluded from its deliberations, and all the ridenoe is submitted to a sub-committee of three * the most Radical members, of course. They ive it in their power to cook the evidence in any ay they choose. I fancy this fact, of itself, will ive a very injurious effect upon the Republicans. \ Holt's old Bureau could not stand the fire of tiblic odium, this new concern will fare even worse. Greely is here, with his lecture on the issues and ssons of the war, which he will deliver to-night ut he has other business, and, chief of all, his ibby of a return to specie payment He will ive a word. too, in regard to impeachment, to hich he is heartily opposed. But impeachment ust be pushed to a conclusion, and its authors ive placed themselves and their party in a ticklish Dsition, which they begin to appreciate most senbly. Judge Hise, of Kentucky, a stout-built old geneman, with a massive head and a strong race, ade a forcible speech yesterday on the Nebraska 11, which the papers barely deign to notice. He ;eame so excited that he advanced down the cenal aisle, nearly to the Speaker's chair, and deared that the men in Congress who would force lpartial suffrage on a Territory, in violation of the nited States Constitution, were guilty of "coript and damnable peijury." The fate of the bill as in such peril, tnat Senator Wade had to come rw\n fbn floor r?r?rl molro on ooraotri onnoa] f/i nnp jJUH VUb UWi) uuu Hiunv wu vtwuvuv wv vmv : the foremost among the Republican recusants, he final vote would seem to indicate that the bill mnot be passed over the President's veto, but, hen the pinch comes, the whole party will come i to the crack of the whip. I was not present when Stevens made the surrising declaration that Rome, under Nero and rojan, Was a Republic, and that it was the duty.'of ongress to guarantee a Republican form of gov nment to Pennsylvania. But I had a good look at im, as he sat on one of the front seats, with his g thrown over the desk before him. His face nes not indicate his demoniac possession, except i its unnatural palor. His brow is high and wellsveloped, in the region of the perceptive faculties, [is high cheek bones, aquiline nose, and square lin, indicate decision and force of character. His Louth is his weakest feature, denoting as it does, nsuality in a high degree. The upper jaw bones ppear to have been mashed in by violent blows, ad hence the impression of deformity which his ice imparts to the casual observer. His limbs are maciated, and his left foot is distorted. He is lid to be seventy-five years old, but his brown wig takes him look much younger than that He ,ughs often, and, judging from his constant spitng, is never without a chew of tobacco in his touth. Such is the American Robespierre, whose ahappy destinv it is to reproduce in this country le sangmnary norrors of the French Revolution, nless he is checkmated by a beneficent Providence, iting through an awakened and aroused people. Burning of the Kingstree Jail?Report f the Coroner's Inquest.?At a Jury of Inuest summoned to inquire into the cause and cirlmstances of the burning of the jail, the following srdict was rendered after four days investigation: That the twenty-two colored persons confined in le jail of Kingstree Came to their deaths by the timing of said jail, wherein they were all consum1, except the portions of three bodies inspected f the jury. Tncy further found that the fire oriinated between the ceiling overhead of the second 3or and the floor of the third story; that it was >mmunicated by some of the prisoners confined in le jail, but whether communicated by accident or ssign, thejury are unable to agree upon any conusion. They also stated that had the iailor been i his proper place at the jail, and with the keys > liu nfloomminn wiipn tv>A inil was first, disrwVPrpd > be on fire, and when the alarm had first been iven, the three women, and perhaps more of the risoners, could have been saved, and that for this sglect and dereliction of duty, the Sheriff and Jailr are censurable. In witness whereof I, T. B. Logan, District udge for said District acting as Coroner, and the urors aforesaid to tub inquisition, have interlangeablv put our hands and seals, this eleventh ay of January, A. D. 1867. T. B. LOGAN, District Judge and Acting Coroner. Edw. J. Porter, Foreman; W. M. Kinder I. 'elson, Vm. F. Ervin, D. M. Duke, J. C. Mcants, E. R. Lesesne, Jos. G. Kirkland, J. M. taggers, M. J. Hirsch, M. Schwartz, Jas. M. elson, S. E. DeRackin. Military Version op the Kingstree Catasrophe.?The Washington Chronicle has the folwing: Major General J. C. Robinson, Commanding 'epartment of the South, has addressed to GeneJ Scott the following letter, which explains itilf: [eadquarters Department of the South, 1 Charleston, S. C., Jan. 10, 1867, f trevet Major- General R. K. Scott, Commanding Military Commission, South, Carolina: General : ?According to an article in the harleston Daily News of thb morning, it appears tat the jail at Kingstree, South Carolina, hasTbeen jstroyed by fire, and twenty-two colored prisoners nothered or burned to death, while the only white risoner was permitted to escape. The article ates that the jailor, who had the keys, refused to :t without the orders of the Lieutenantoommandgthe troops at Kingstree. This statement presents a degree of barbarity lat would appear incredible except in a commuty where no value b placed upon the lives of col ed citizens. The General Commanding directs Lat you cause an immediate and thorough investiition of thb affair; that in the meantime you arst the sheriff and jailor, and if the facts prove to s as stated, that you hold them in military confineent, under the charge of murder until the civil ithorities shall be ready and willing to try them. Very respectfully, your obedient^ serv^t^ revet Captain and first Lieutenant Sixth infantry, Acting Assbtant Adjutant-General The Impeachjrent. ?The correspondent of the altimore Sun says: rm tt n T..j:?: ine nouse ^uiiuiiniw uu iuc u uuiuuuv nave [aniined several volunteer witnesses on the imjachment question, but none have yet been subenaed. It is now stated by those who profess to have arned the plans of the leaders in the impeachment heme, that, having come to tHe conclusion that lere cannot be a conviction in the Senate, even lough the President should be brought before that )dy on an impeachment by the House, the leaden? entioned have determined to pass a law providing at, when articles of impeachment are prepared^ ie party charged shall be immediatey suspended the execution of his official duties, and another aced in his office until the trial is over. Under such a law, it is claimed the mere passage the bill in the House would suspend Mr. Jonnn and Mr. Wade would be selected as the adinterim resident By prolonging the trial until the 4th March, 1869, Mr. Johnson would be effectually gislated out of office, and in the meantime, the rritorial and other measures intended for the reinstruction of the South could be passed. Such the outline of the plan now proposed. I?* A heavy snow, we are informed, fell in the upir part of xork District, on Sunday last " CONTKBUTORIAL." BY JAB. WOOD DAVIDSON. OOLUmiA, SOUTH OABOLDTA, 21BT JAFUABY, 1867. The Rural Southerner. We might reasonably be expected to know something about this proposed and prospected weekly, but we don't; except that it hasn't appeared yet The University. The number of students increases a few every week; and at present rate of increase will reach a hundred in a month or two. Caution. Beast Butler has indicted Brick Pomeroy for libel. Brick ought to have remembered the old adage: Play with mud and you are sure to get dirtied ?or words to that effect Folks ought to be cautious. Cold. The coldest day of the season was Saturday the 19th. The Thermometer is said to have stood at 14? Fahrenheit, early in the morning, in this city. We see by the telegraph that, at Fortress Monroe, the day was pronounced the coldest known in ten years, navigation being at a stand-still. Tiltereens. We told the Man about Town what we told our readers?that the classical name for the everything-exhibiting hoop-skirt now so much worn, was Nephu ultra, with the emphasis on the tic?and he straightway informed as that the popular name for them was TUtereens, with the emphasis on the last syllable I "We wonder? State Money. Ten days ago the discount on State money in Charleston was ten per cent Now it is five.? There ought to be none. There is more reason for a discount in a large city than anywhere else, but in this case there is none anywhere. For legislators and their bone-and-sinew constit- { uents who have taxes to pay, to shirk and dodge the very money they themselves have created, looks a good deal like trifling with grave responsibilities, tampering with honor, and jeopardizing State credit and character. We wonder if it is honest ? In Columbia, the number of those who take it at par, we believe, is on the increase. The maxim of many of our citizens is, when a merchant will not take State money at par let him keep his goods. That is our hand; but it don't spite anybody much I The Right Way. A Mr. Clark, a merchant of Hartford, Connecticut, jj>ays the expenses of one of the Freedman Schools in Columbia, as a private enterprise. That is he pays the salary?$1200 we believe it is ? of the teacher of the School, furnishes text-books, and meets all incidental expenses pertaining to the establishment. This is going to work in the right way. It is genuine philanthropy; and is worth forty times as much as the elective franchise that the maniacs in Congressare trying to cram down the poor negro's throat We feel free to make this statement and these ^ comments, though the subject of them lives in the heart of New England Yankeedom; and we consider him entitled to honorable mention the more, because he hails from such a locality. Were the same spirit manifested by the Radicals in general, it would be appreciated in the South, and quickly reciprocated; and the result would in a few months be that the famous Constitutional Amendment would be speedily recognized as the harmless joke of a pitiable lunatic fiend Reconstruction would be a tangible idea. Negro Schools. There are three buildings in Columbia appropriated to the use of teaching the juvenile freedmen. In these are taught eleven Schools ; and in these eleven schools are taught about eight hundred (800) pupils. There are in the State, (outside of Charleston, that is,) thirty-one teachers and about two thousand (2,000) pupils. There are, in Columbia, as above stated, eleven teachers and eight hundred pupils ; in Greenville, three teachers and about a hundred and fifty (150) pupils; in Anderson, one teacher and about a hundred pupils; in Lexington, one teacher and ninety-seven pupils; at Belton, one teacher and thirty-five pupils ; in Orangeburg two teachers and about two hundred (200) pupils; at Aiken, one teacher and a hundred and five (105) A pupils; in Sumter, Kershaw, and that part of the State in general, eleven teachers and about five hundred (500) pupils. In these schools there are taught SpeDing, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Geography. The schools here in Columbia are at all times open to visitors. We have not availed ourself of that privilege yet; but when we do, we will contributorialize our impressions. The Buiftu is about to build a large house for the purpose of teaching the freedmen. The contract is to be let out on the. first of May, and the work to be pushed on immediately thereafter. It is to be located upon the square north of and adjoining that of the Odd Fellows' School-house, near Sidney Park, on the western or river side of the city. The building will contain four large rooms, and we presume will be amply large for all the uses of the Bureau at this locality. Dr. Wright is Deputy-Superintendent of Education here. The visit of Generals Howard, Scott, and Sewcll, mentioned a few weeks ago, revived the flagging enthusiasm of these academical darkies won-* derfully. The new year starts off with much reasonable encouragement m We cordially wish these institutions all success. ^ Swindling. We are in receipt of the following delectable communication, and we publish it for the benefit and caution of our readers? "We send you enclosed a copy of our latest circular, and should like to secure your services as our Agent To be successful in selling our tickets, agents must have some of our Watches and Jewelry, to show people the quality of goods drawn from our establishment We make you the following very liberal offer to induce you to give us a trial, being confident that a few orders is all that is necessary to enable us to do a large business in your vicinity. On receipt from you of Fifty Cents, we will forward to you hy mail two of our Dollar Tickets. 3 and also one Plain Heavy Gold Rino, warranted sixteen carats fine, the retail price of which is not less than Three Dollars. The tickets we send you will draw a valuable watch and gold chain, wnich you can have on receipt of price. We require you to send fiftv Rents as a guarantee that you are Interested in our business, and to avoid sending fine rings to persons who would not be willing to assist us. This circular must be returned to us with your order, as no person will receive a'ring or tickets on these terms except those to whom this circular is addressed. We make this special offer to but few, and only in J& places where our trade has not been well establish- vW ed. In all places where we have done considerable business there is always a large demand for our tickets, and many persons are anxious to act as our agents. Should you accept of our offer, you will please reply immediately, enclosing fifty cents, and returning this circular. You will also send a narrow slip of paper, exactly long enough to go around the finger for which you wish the ring. By doing this we can select one that will be a perfect fit." Now there are two ways in which this is intended to operate; or, rather, there are two kinds of fraud, one or the other of which is here contem plated. One plan is to, dishonestly bribe us in order to induce us to influence others to send on money for sham jewelry. This is complimentary to us?very. The other plan is to send these circulars to as many names as they can find in our local newspapers ; and the result is the nine-tenths of mankind will send on fifty cents, for which two of their Dollar Tickets will be returned; and the sanguine dupe sends on two dollars for the "valuable watch and gold chain," which?never conies. The dupe waits. Dupes are patient animals. After a month A 1