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?-?The wheat crop in North Carolina is report- j.
ed excellent. In feet, the same report oomes from afi
sections of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. ?
A Texas paper in illustrating the advantages g
of advertising, states that a gentleman advertised tJ
the loss of a$50 note and found it in his vest pock- i]
et before he reached home. I
??The Charleston News estimates the number
of negroes?farm hands?that have left South e
Carolina for Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, e
Texas and Florida, at twenty-five thousand. n
?A man has invented a new and cheap plan a
for boarding. One of his boarders mesmerizes the n
rest, and then eats a hearty meal?the mesmerized 3
body is satisfied from sympathy. ti
New Jersey has 7,331 colored citizens old jj
enough to vote. Three cases are now pending be- jj
fore the courts of that State which will decide
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A manufacturer in New York city is filling t]
an order for two thousand thimbles, at eighteen t]
omits per dozen, for the managers of a popular gift fa
enterprise. "No blanks! Every ticket entitles t<
the holder to a present!" ft
??A rebel soldier, while in an Indiana prison, si
whittled ont a model of a cotton press. He claims ?
that with the help of a good gin, he can gin and el
' pack a bale of cotton, weighing five hundred and p
twenty-five pounds, in two hours. a
?-Forty-six members of Congress, Saturday a
evening, organized a temperance society, with Sen- *
ator Wilson as President, Senator Wiley as Vice
President, and Mr. Yates, Pomeroy, Colfax, Perham
and Price on the Executive Committee.
Mr. Youatt, a famous veterinary surgeon,
who has been bitten ?ight or ten times by rabid j
animals, relates that crystals of nitrate of silver robbed
into the wound will positively prevent hy.drophobia
in the bitten.
_ ??A down-east contemporary advocates the es- ]
tablishment of seminaries for young ladies, where
spinology, knitology, weaveology, cookology, &c., can,
be taught?the graduates to receive the degree ?
of F. F. W., or Fit for Wives. - J
? MnmnVia Tnanr BQT7Q flip rftasnn AO
' X1TO lUUJUApiUO JUWiyvr *r v?w
many marriages occur immediately after a great r
war. is that Sachelors become so accustomed to ?
strife that they learn to Hke it, and after the return g
of peace they enlist in matrimony as the next thing _
to war.
In Dublin a preacher once attempted to
preach from the text, "Remember Lot's wife," and
maoe a failure. Afterwards remarking to Dr. Bon n
that he did not know the reason of his failure, the a
venerable Doctor replied that "he had better here- a
after let other people's wives alone."
??The Boston Pxt, referring to the recent or- 0
ganization of a Congressional Temperance Society
at Washington, hints that it was done in self-defenoe
hy the members, to avoid the necessity of ?
"treating" their visiting constituents at present d
Washington prices. The Post shouldn't thus de- v
tract from merit a
"If you ever marry," said a Roman Consul t:
to his son, "let it be to a woman who has sense e- ti
nough to superintend the cooking of a meal of
victuals, taste enough to dress herself, pride enough
to wash before breakfast, and sense enough
to hold her tongue when she has nothing to say." 11
Senator Wilson succeeded in getting the c
West Point appropriation bill amended so asto 6
prohibit drills and parades on Sunday, and to make 1
it the duty of the chaplain to organize a class for a
Biblical instruction. and give his whole attention J
to the religions welfare of the cadets. ?^
The Rome (Ga.) Courier says that the un- ft
precedentedly large crop of wheat sown in that
section of the oountry, looks remarkably welL As
a general thing the crop was well planted, and the 0
hard freezes and deep snows of the present winter
are considered altogether favorable to its prosperi- s<
ty and productiveness. " _
The income tax is fixed at five percent on o]
the exoess of all incomes over $1,000. In addition
to the $1,000 exempted, are also to be exempted
all national, State, county and municipal taxes
paid within the year, all losses actually sustained 11
during the year from fires, shipwreck, or trade, all
bad debts, the amount actually paid for the rent of sj
house or premises occupied as a residence, and the t]
amount paid for usual or ordinary repairs. p
* ^ r T-rr rcx_ AT. nrA a
?? jx. aespaica iroui ueuereuu vit.y, iuu., mui u
Tilt, says: "The Senate to day passed, by a vote A
of nineteen yeas against seven nays, the bill sub- ^
mitting to the people at the next general election
an amendment to tne State Constitution, to strike
out the word Vhite.' A similar proposition has w
been introduced into the House, ana has been tl
made the special order for Thursday." la
There are Chinese laborers now on a Louisiana
plantation. The Natchitoches Times, of the e<
6th, says: We are informed by Mr. Arthur Cha- e,
ler that coolies working on his plantation are good ^
laborers and sober men. They are industrious, and
j>erfectly satisfied with their new country, ana any ~
amount of labor will be performed by them, provi- f?
ded the contracts passed are carried out to the letter.
and particularly that about the monthly wages Uj
ana rations." 0I
-? It is rumored that the President will norai- a
nate to the Senate a negro for some important of- a
fice. The rumor grows out of the fact that a pe- ,
tition has been presented to the President, asking
him to appoint Fred. Douglass Commissioner of the m
Freedmen's Bureau. The President has said it pi
would be a good opportunity to test the sincerity tl
of Radical affection tor the negro by submitting his ai
name to the Senate, but it is hardly probable it
will soon be done.
Prentice, in the Louisville Journal, thus
4 concludes a notice of the late poet of Idlewild:?
"Farewell, Willis! As the Hebrew girl by her 11
loved river sits and listens to its melancholy wail, st
mourning for glories long since faded, so sit we to- w
night by the fresh made grave, and mourn for one n
who was the magic musician whose lightest strain jc
stirred our rugged nature and softened its stern ,
chords, until only harmony ? soft, sweet, delicious ?
harmony?filled our souL Willis, farewell!"
We heard, the other day, of a man whoonce ^
lived within a hundred miles of Toledo, who was ?
possessed of a large property, but, like all men, be a
their property large or small, he had to die, though tc
dying he did what most men won't do?he left a h;
will bequeathing half of his wealth, (being child- e]
less,) to his wife, for her use, as long as she remained
single; the other half to be given to-her
when she marries again. If such acts were more T
frequent, charming widows would be more charm- ai
ing, and widowhood much shorter lived. a
The Waco, Texas, Register says last year a o:
Eong man living near that place? let his name be o
own?Albert Sears,-rented a piece of good land, ^
hired one good old freedman. and with his own e]
hands, went to work to cultivate the soil. He
worked manfully and welL And now for the fruits a
of his industry. He has gathered twenty-four w
bales Of cotton, 2,000 bushels of corn, and made d
400 gallons of molasses from sorghum. He also
has some pork to spare. He has sold 1,600 bush- j
els of corn for $1,200 in gold, obtained $300 for his
molasses, and his cotton is good for $1,800. He w
was at some trifling extra expense during cotton- ?
picking time. ' T
Letters received by the English WestAfri- b
can mail steamer, at Liverpool, reported the arri- h
, val at Cape Mount, December 27, and Monrovia, <j
January 3. of the colonization packet Golccmda, a
which sailed from Charleston, South Carolina,
November 21, with six hundred emigrants for the
young African republic. She had a quick and 0
pleasant run, and landed her passengers in good o
nealth and spirits, except four who died on the ii
voyage. Of these, two were infants, one a young t
woman, and the fourth, Rev. Alfred Alberts, of t
Newberry, South Carolina, a worthy minister of
the Methodist Church, who died instantly from apoplexy
the very morning after the ship left Charles- s
ton. , c
?About 25,000 oxen are killed each week to sup- t
ply the city of New York with meat The bone s
Known as the "shin-bone," and all the leg from t
the knee to the hoof falls into the hands of Mr. t
Cooper. He contracts with the butchers and mar- j,
ketmen to supply him, and, in this way, about
100,000 shin-bones per week find their way to his \
establishment All the muscles are taken from o
them, the gluten is extracted, and the clean white
bone is kept, to be worked up into parasol handles. s
In this way, Mr. Cooper has made an immense ,
fortune, and many ladies who supposed they were
admiring a beautifully carved ivory handle to their *
gun-ahaaes, riding-whips, etc., have only been ga- t
ring upon the shin-bone of an ox, the very animal, t
perhaps, which supplied them with their morn- j]
ing's beefsteak I f;
The following is from Theodore Tilton's last 1
letter to the New York Independent: "I have t'
found Western landlords so sociable, so fond of _
company, so abundant in Hospitality, as to insist ^
on putting another man in the same bed with f
you to keep you in countenance. A friend of u
mine in Kansas once told me that he asked for a a
oom in a Missouri hotel, and the landlord replied:
'Yes; but a train arrives after midnight, ana there
My he another passenger to Hleep in your bed."
'Very well." replied my friend, resignedly. Short7
after midnight his door was opened, ana in stepped
a tall, gaunt, grim bush-whacker, who in a few
linntes got into bed with his trousers on. "Sfcraner,"
exclaimed the unprepossessing personage to
he first oocupant,' 'did you hear about that murder
i the bayou r" "Yes, was the reply. "Well,
'm the man that did the killin'."
?- Through a friend, we were last week presentd
with a turnip, the finest and largest we have
ver seen. It is of the 'seven top' species, and
lammoth in proportions, its original weight being
bout eighteen pounds. In size, it is a fair speciaen
from a field of eight acres, and was grown by
laior R. A. Griffin, a farmer who puts into praoical
use his knowledge of agricultural science. To
im our thanks are due; in this connection, we
light give our readers some interesting informaton
which we have gained relative to the sowing,
iode of culture, and yield of this field of turnips,
id we not hope that they may have it imparted
i Wo ma? Twmark <
LIUUgli U BUUIVO U1U1C uuwv. v* V ,
bat, for three months past, one thousand pounds .
ave been gathered daily from this field, and fed
> the stock on the farm. Throughout the State, !
Ityor Griffin has long been eminent as a highly '
icoesaful planter, and his success is a practicaland i
invincing proof, if such were required, of the ben- i
fit derived from a liberal use of fertilizers, the em- ,
lovment of improved agricultural implements, .
na thorough tillage. There is need that such exmples
should be multiplied.?Abbeville Banner. 1
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EDITORS:
AS. E. WILSON....... JAS. F. HART, j
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YORKVILLE, S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 7,1867.
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Cash.?It moat be distinctly understood that 1
ur terms for subscription, advertising and job- .
/ork, are cash, in advance. .
X.?The paper will be discontinued on the expiation
of the time for which payment has been <
aade. A Subscriber finding a (X) cross-mark on
he wrapper or margin of his paper, will undertand
that the time paid for has expired.
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THE SITUATION. 1
The immediate effect of the Military Bill is to !
lake our present State government provisional,
nd as such, subject to alteration by Congress. In
ddition, a brigadier-general will soon be sent
ere, who will become in fact, the executive officer
f the State, and it will be in his power to suspend
r allow the working of civil tribunals. But with- J
ut his consent, the decisions of courts and the ver- 1
icts of juries have no effect The whole framework
of our social organization is dissolved, and we
re turned over, in a state of chaos, to the authori- t
p of a military governor, under the nominal con- (
rol of the President
Negro suffrage is forced upon us; in every election ?
bat is held, even under our provisional govern- j
lent, the right to vote is extended to every male }
itizen, twenty-one years old and upward, of whatver
race or color, except disfranchised "'rebels." ?
"his also involves the disfranchisement of a part r
f our citizens, whether we consent to it or not? ?
n short, we are bound hand and foot, and thus J
elivered to a despotism which mingles civil author- j
y exercised by Congress, with military authority (
i the hands of an irresponsible brigadier. The
nly alternatives presented to our choice are:
1st Shall we ratify these terms by our own con- T
;nt, and form a State constitution containing ne- ,
ro suffrage and partial wmte custrancmsement, r j
f t
2d. Shall we endure the same evils as something
lat cannot be helped, and remain in the status of j
lilitary provinces? <
Confiscation is threatened as a penalty for refu- j
d to accept these terms; but, on the other hand, f
aere is danger that a convention formed for the
urpose of re-modelling the constitution, may in- ^
ict the same penalty, as a reward for acceptance.
l convention elected by the voters qualified under j
lis act, would represent many constituents who ?
reatly desire a division of property. Not satisfied
ith freedom, they want property, and many of
lem would, if in their power, confiscate every dolr
owned by a rebel. j
Our political rights have been practically destroy- E
1; we have left only the rights of person and prop- j
ty, and we are threatened with the loss of these. t
or is there any escape in remaining passive; for E
we refuse to call a convention, others may do it j
TUB. p
In this emergency, we confess ourselves unwil- ^
3g to assume the responsibility of giving advice, n
exciting a ray of hope. We are on the eve of e
great social revolution?God grant that it be not t
reign of terror! But, surrounded by the gleam ^
'the bayonet on every side, flanked, cut off", hem g
ed in, and powerless to save themselves, the peo- t
e of the South are in a desperate situation. May v
ley be endowed from on high with wisdom to act, <]
id fortitude to bear, in this, the crisis of their late. u
THE CREDIT SYSTEM.
If our present condition teaches us any lesson
lore prominently than others, it is the fatal coniquences
that flow from the credit system, which
as once so universally in use among us. The
;al weight that presses upon our people is not the f
iss sustained by them in the war, but the load of j.
ebt which encumbers them as a legacy from better r
ays. The destruction of property has certainly j
een great; 4,000,000 of slaves have ceased to be roperty
at our expense, for one item; and land r
as greatly depreciated in value, for another; not ^
> mention the thousand minor misfortunes which c
ave made us an impoverished people. But pov ty
could be borne cheerfully for a time, and soon
rercome, if it were the only obstacle to be con- ^
iiered. With the natural resources of the South .
ad the talent of her sons, she would not demand
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long period, in which to recover from the shock
Ptitot* anrt rphnilrl Vipr nrn^nprif-v TTnfnrhirifttplv. C
ur people have another adversary to face, against j
hich they are powerless, and which holds their j
uergies in check by a spell that they would, but c
jnnot break. This monster, which sits upon our
juls like a fearful nightmare, threatening us with
anger which we are helpless to avert, is Debt.
In most cases, the indebtedness of our people
ates back before the war, to a period when they
'ere possessed of abundant means to provide them- '
jives with the necessaries and conveniences of life.
Vhoever paid for his purchases at the time he
ought them, is now a free man, and comparatively
rich; for though he may not be the "owner of one
lollar's worth of property, he owns himself | and is
,t liberty to use his time and talents for himself,
,nd not for another. Whatever he makes is his
iwn, and no man can disturb him in the enjoyment
if it Unhappily, but few of our people are in this
ndependent position. A large majority, accus- \
omed, under the credit system, to buy anything j
hey desired, whether they could at the time com- ,
and the means of payment or not, now find them- \
elves stripped of the property thus purchased, and ,
ursed by the debts thus created. The credit sys- ]
em gave them titles to property which was not j
trictly theirs, as it could this day be taken" from ,
hem, if it were still in their possession. That sys- ,
em, with its deceptive benefits, has passed away: ]
ts evils survive it, ana are iiKeiy to prove as mju- 1
ious a legacy as the shirt of Nessus, which brought ]
lisease upon the person that wore it.
The old debts of our people are curses in more i
enses than one. The strong chains which fetter
he debtor keep him from rising above his trouble; '
or in these times, he is fortunate who can pay in- 1
erest as it accumulates, without paying a dollar |
owards the principal. While the debtor remains i
a this condition, he is really working as a servant 1
or his creditor, with his load of debt undiminished,
"his state of things has a tendency to demoralize 1
he debtor, and leads to doubts of the justice of
ayment It produces discontent, deadens the 1
ense of moral obligation, destroys energy, causes 1
^difference to the welfare of the oojmtry. and ere- i
tea a desire for change, of any kind, in the gov- i
jrnment Sallust names debt as one of the chief t
sauses that led the Romans to join in the oonspira- ]
?y of Catiline. He says that many of the patri- r
jian youth were so heavily involved, that they a
vere anxious for revolution, as a means of canceling
their debts. The present difficulties of this t
jountry are not unlike those of Rome, at the- time a
rf Catiline's conspiracy, and unless relief is given, 1
nen will become desperate now as then.
It is not our intention to recommend any partio- i
ilar form of relief. We only wish to point out the i
jource of the evil; that those who desire, may e
lvoid it in the future. The fact cannot be dispu
od, that the credit system is the cause of our pres- t
mt embarrassments. Though ifefnay be urged in 8
avor of credit, that no one coufif have foreseen the J
remendous shock that shattered our finances and &
lestroyed our means of payment, the fact that it 1
lid so is sufficient to show upon what an uncertain t
)asis the system was founded. Nor can it be de- t
lied that it would have been a blessing in disguise c
o thousands, had they never been allowed the *
irivilege of buying on credit Experience and 8
recessity have introduced the cash system, wmcn *
las never yet ruined any one, and has the further c
nerit of preventing the buying of many unnecessary
articles. But there are still sales, mostly by ad- c
ninistrators, where twelve months' credit is allowed
; and it is a pity that the property of daid men
nust be sold on credit, while living men sell their
>wn only for cash. At these sales, our people are *
)flen tempted to buy because they can do it. But 1
et the lessons of the past be a warning, not tohuy (
what it may be impossible to pay for, when the 1
twelve months are ended. Solomon says, and this J
people know the truth of his words, "the borrower '
is servant to the lender."
THE SPOILS. '
A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in ?
reference to captured and abandoned property in
the Southern States, has been submitted i? the ?
House of Representatives, by the President From j
this document, it appears that the whole amount j;
)f cotton collected was 151,845 bales captured, and
11,180 abandoned. A small part of this cotton a
was returned to the true owners, but the most of
it was sold by the Government The United States a
rave realized, in round numbers, from this source, ^
he following sums:
Prom sales of Cotton, $29,500,000 1
" " " other property, 1,800,000 c
" Rent of Abandoned Property,... 5(X),000 1
M other sources,.. 2,300,000 i
Total, 34,100,000 \
Disbursements, 9,3C?0,000 c
Sett Proceeds, $24,800,000 ^
This statement does not exhibit the total Ipsa of 0
property sustained by the South during the war: *
hat loss can never be known, unless Butler and e
)ther Generals can be induced to render an account 1
)f their cotton and spoon speculations. Even in
rach an improbable event, the vast losses caused ^
.1 1 : c?:?. u:?? a
iy we plundering prupeiibiuea ui private ouiuicio, vould
be required, to foot up the actual loss. The r
>nly value of the above report is to show how c
small a share of the spoils fell to the government c
the jackals have, in this instance, received the
share which usually belongs to the lion, while the ^
oyal brute has but a mere mouthful to repay him 4
or his toil. The patriots who collected the heavy c
axes on rebellion, have pocketed nearly ninety- c
line hundredths of their collections. Even of the 1
534,000,000 reported to the Secretary of the Treas- c
lry, $9,000,000 (more than one-fourth) found its 1
vay back to private pockets, under the suggestive 4
lead of "disbursements." Can any one wonder ^
hat patriotism is so popular ? a
Some Radical organs are urging upon their fol- cf
owers the duty of "charity" for the suffering '
South. Inasmuch as the South-would never have
felt the pangs of destitution, but for the efforts of
hese very philanthropists, their exhortations to be ?
:haritable are truly benevolent But with $25,>00,000
of Southern money in the public treasury, *
ind ten times that amount in private purses, the
tforth ought to find "charity" towards our ptsople ^
i cheap and pleasant duty.
HELP FOR THE 80UTH.
We learn from the Charleston Courier, that
fiessrs. T. C. Peters, formerly of New York, but
iow a resident of Maryland, and B. M. Rhodes, a
rominent merchant of Baltimore, have begun a t
our of the South, at the request of leading busi- ^
less men in the North. It is the desire of some
Northern capitalists to make such advances to our
danters as will enable them to make crops; proviled
a sufficient security can be obtained, for re-pay- c
aent at the end of the season. To ascertain wheth- t
r advances of this nature would be safe, and also
0
o make arrangements for the mutual benefit of e
oth parties, the above-named gentlemen have been
ent here. Their object is to get correct infoi-mar ,
ion as to our agricultural resources and prospects, t
rhich will be published in the form of a report? c
lie commissioners were in Charleston on the 25th <
Jt, and one of them, in an interview with the ^
Courier, expressed himself highly pleased with the
esult of his observations thus far.
This is going to work in the right way to assist in ^
ebuilding the broken prosperity of the agricultual
interest of the South. Just now our people j
tand much in need of assistance, and they would
ather receive help than charity. The losses caused .
i c i * n
>y war uavu leu many uj <jiu piuuicia ucauii>ui/s, ur
iearly so, of the means to properly-cultivate their 0
ands, which now constitute almost their entire 0
apital. If they are furnished with the imple- ?
nents and stock necessary to keep up and till their ?
arms, and are allowed a chance to work in peace,- ^
iur people will soon place themselves above the c
leed of either loans or gifts.
As to security, it is a matter which rests rather ^
rith Congress than with ourselves. If we are not '
nterfered with, by confiscation, unjust taxation, or r
ither oppression, advances made for the assistance ^
>fSouthern planters maybe considered secure in'estments.
But the legislation of Congress has
litherto been so hostile to us, that no people under n
leaven, in our condition, could safely pledge them- ^
elves to anything, six months ahead.
WASHINGTON NEWS. p
The President has sent in his veto of the Milita- ^
y bill, which was promptly passed by Congress I
>ver his veto, and is now the law of the land.? 4
rhis bill was published in our last issue; some of c
ts provisions are rather conflicting, and it is, on \
;he whole, a bungling piece of legislation. But c
inder the supervision of Congress, it will doubt- ^
ess be made to work somehow, and of course that
nterpretation which bears heaviest upon our peo- *
ale, will be made the true one. Mr. Johnson has ^
lone all that he could have done to protect the *
;xcluded States. He was subjected to a tremen- t
lous pressure by his opponents and by some of his c
riends also, to induce him to give his consent to %
the bill. But his characteristic firmness would not 1
, . .? _ i j T>.. i :?.? J
pieia to tne aemana. oy s.eepiug iuc om icu ua/o,
it was in his power to defeat it, as Congress would
then have adjourned. But this course would have
been useless, as the next Congress would have reproduced
it, and if possible, with more high-handed
oppression in it, than it already contains. Sev3ral
other bills, vetoed by the President, were taken
up and passed by Congress; among them was
the bill for the admission of Colorado into the Union.
The Tax bill, as finally passed, fixes the tax on
sotton at two and a half cents per pound.
The Senate passed the Civil Appropriation bill,
which decides and appropriates the amounts for
the compensation of revenue, postal and other
government departments. The amendment excluding
Southern officials from the benefits of the bill
was lost
The Bankrupt bill passed both houses, received
the President's signature and is now a law.
The House Impeachment Committee reported,
through their chairman, Mr. Ashley-, that they
lave worked without intermission, and have found
efficient evidence to justify and demand further
nvestigation. This evidence has been placed trith
he Cleric for the use of the new Congress. ?Mi
toDOERS submitted a minority report, saying the
10 evidence has been found to sustain the charge
gainst the President
The plain English of Mr. Ashley's report ie
hat if Mr. Johnson continues to veto Congreasior
J bills, he will be impeached; otherwise, he wi
>e permitted to hold his position.
The old Congress afy'ourned on the 4th, and th
tew Congress organised the same day. Wade wa
nade President of the Senate, and Colfax re
sleeted Sneaker of the House. Colfax announc
d that the President had signed within the lege
ime all bills passed within ten days, except tha
ippropriating fifty thoosand dollars for the Pari
Exposition, which was not engrossed. A pro tee
iccompained the army appropriation bill to th
ollowing effect: "There are provisions in the ac
o which I must call attention. The second sec
inn wnfnina nmviainns virtually, in certain cases
lepriving the President .of his constitutional tunc
ions as oommander-in-chief of the army. Th
ixth section denies certain States of the Union thei
institutional right to protect themselves by mear
if their own militia."
The sixth section, here referred to by the Fres
lent, disbands the militia in the excluded States.
THE CHARLOTTE TIMES.
We are pleased to learn that our friend, Mr. J
jEoege Schobb, has secured an interest in th
jublication of the above journal. From our know
xlge of Mr. Scho*b, we are satisfied that tb
eaders and patron^rjf the Times will not lose an;
hing by this accession. The publishing firm wi
lereafter be known, as Waring & Schoeb.
' . MERE-MENTION.
A lady, at Bamberg, in Barnwell District, n
ently gave birth to four children. Honorabl
lobert Toombs has returned from Europe, and wa
it Augusta, Gem, a few days since. *J. I
)eBow, editor of De Horn's Review, died one da
ast week. He was a native of Charleston, Sout
Carolina. "A case of small pox has made it
ippearance in Winnsboro'. "The Abingdo
Virginian recommends that the Legislature enac
i law making produce a legal tender. ""Ne1
fereey makes a legal holiday of President Lincoln
>irthday."** In Western Texas they are begii
ling to employ Mexican laborers in raising corn an
otton. "America has 90,000 miles telegrapl
Surope, 60,000; India 3,000. ""Massaohusett
las abolished the usuiy laws. "Tobacco pres
is, of a new and superior pattern, are now mani
actured in Richmond, to fill orders from the Cit
if New York. The financial manager or
Bading dry goods house in New York gets a salar
f $25,000 a year. "The Legislature of Kanss
las amended the constitution of that State so as t
xtend the right of suffrage to women as well as t
aen. Sandusky they put new boilers o
he stocks, and build the steamboats around then
jike the man who procured a bung-hole, and coi
tructed a keg upon it Six tons of element
y school books were purchased in New York th
ither day for use among the freedmen. What
leluge, of learning !
Five thousand unemployed sailors are now i
few York, and more persons looking for wor
here than for five years past A Chicag
aterer has put cooking ranges into the sleepin
ars that run out of that city, so that passengei
nay have a warm breakfast without leaving tli
are. When you hear any one making a grei
toise about himself?his merits and his good qual
ies?remember the poorest wheel of a wagon a
rays creaks the loudest" Five hundred yeai
,go not one man in ten thousand could either rea
r write. The erection of a prison exclusive!
or boys has been begun at the Toombs, in N. Yor
)ity. Grace Greenwood is in favor of givin
he ballot to every woman who owns a sewing mi!
bine or a wash-tub. '*A flying machine h?
>een constructed at San Mateo, California. Il
>rojectore expect tomake the trip to New York i
'A hours.'""""An English writer is engaged on
olume to prove that Napoleon I, was a great hun
tug. Wellington did not think so.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS,
rhat Petition.
; In our last week's compendium of Washing
on news, it was announced that 4,000 loyal citizet
f Charleston had petioned the Senate for a terr
orial government for South Carolina. "Loyal
rhita citizens, according to the Radical definitior
re scarce in this State, and this announcement wa
flowed to pass without comment, as we suppose
he petition must have come from "oppressed Afr
a." The Charleston News gives confirmation t
his idea. The paper was exclusively the reque:
f colored men. Probably the majority of the sigr
T8 who affixed their names, or rather their mart)
o the document, have about as clear an idea of
erritorial government, as an owl. But it will b<
o. the Senate, a convincing proof that "loyal
Southerners desire it, for, as the proverb sayi
'none are so blind as those who won't see."
Georgia Enterprise.
During one week, eight hundred and forty
even cars were brought to Atlanta, over the Wei
ern and Atlantic Railroad, which cars containe
ixty-eight hundred tons of freight. The Atlant
7jra states that this road brings more freight t
hat city than the three other roads, there connect
ig with it, can take away. It is in fine workin
rder, having been, within the last two years, thoi
ughly repaired. Its earnings for the last mont
rere $150,000, of which sum $50,000, were turne
ver to the State Treasury, as the road belongs t
he State of Georgia. When it is considered tha
his road was the line of Johnston's retreat befor
Iherman, and' was continually torn up by one o
he other of the contending parties, the above state<
icts are evidence of wonderful energy. Some rail
oads in our own State could afford to tiy a littl
nterprise, in imitation of Georgia.
Ir. Spnrgeon and Dr. Pnaey.
The annual religious conventions of the North
aost of which meet in May, are this year to b
lonoredby the presence of two ecclesiastical celebri
ies from England. Mr. Spurgeon has been invi
ed by the Baptists, and Dr. Pusey by the Episcc
ialians, and, it is announced that they wil
>oth be here. These divines have long been con
licuous in their native lend, as the champions c
heir respective doctrines, und their visit to thi
ountry will be a circumstance of much interestdany
persons will be rejoiced to see and hear thes
listinguished clergymen, while many more woul<
ike to do so, if they could. It is not stated wheth
ir or not their Dilgri mages will extend farther tha
hose great centres of gospePlight, New York an
Boston. But it may be that the brethren of thes
avored cities will send them on a missionary ton
o the benighted South. If so, there are hundred
>f rebellious barbarians in South Carolina, wh
rill be pleased to welcome them.
Education of Maimed Soldiers.
The Athens (Ga.) Watchman says the Uni
rersity of Georgia opened, on the 15th ultimc
rith 150 students, 70 of whom were newly admit
ed. One feature of the Georgia University de
serves special mention, that it may be imitated i
>ther States. This is the University High School
aught by members of the faculty, and intende
or the free education of maimed Confederate Sol
liers who are unable to pay their own expenses, Board
and lodging are furnished in the school, ur
ler the superintendence of Mr. Wesley Nance
iVe do not know whether this last expense is born
)y the State or by private individuals; but the or
y expense which fills upon the student is the cos
>fhis clothing. There are at present thirty c
hese maimed heroes entered as pupils in thj
ichool. Other colleges in Georgia are making simi
ar arrangements for the education of the livin
nartyrs to our lost cause. This is nothing mor
han the duty ofeveiy Southern State; but it i
lighly honorable to Georgia, that she has take
he first step in the matter, as she usually does i
ill projects for the benefit of improvement of th
krath. This form of assistance is the most aocepf
ible that can be offered to its objects, as it make
i U ' ^ ' 1 m
them capable of supporting themselves in after
it life. Cut off, as many of them are, from ability to
s live by physical exertions, education places in their
power a new and sure means of living by useful
>, employment It is, furthermore, the most valui
able gift that a young man can receive, especially
11 in these uncertain times. Other posessions may
be taken away or destroyed; but no vandal or robe
ber can steal the treasures of the mind, and God
s alone can destroy the intellect
>- Slanders Refuted.
jj The Senate of the North Carolina legislature
** lately had its attention called to several malicious
1 falsehoods, uttered in the U. S. Congress by Mr.
Kelley of Pa. Mr. Clark, of Edgecombe, read an
extract from Mr. K's speech, which charged
8 instances of cruelty and murder upon some of his
^ constituents, and pronounced Mr. Kelley's state
ment raise in every particular; saying he had nev^
er heard of any circumstance upon which they
5" could be fabricated. Mr. Beny, of Orange, defend;e
ed his constituents from similar charges in the
ir same speech, and Mr. Perkins, of Pitt, denied the
18 truth of Mr. Kelly's accusations against the citi.
zens of Pitt county. Mr. Kelley is thus convicted
l~ of bearing lake witness three times in one speech.
Probably the whole speech, which consisted almost
entirely of specimens of Southern cruelty towards
j- frcedmen and Union men, could be proved to be a
lie from beginning to end Mr. Cooper, of Ten.
nessee, was certainly using the language of truth,
if not of Senatorial etiquette, when he called this
'7 "honorable gentleman" a liar.
II Butler in Washington*
"Beast" Butler has arrived in Washington,
as a Congressman from Massachusetts. It is
doubtful whether that model State possesses a son
i- better qualified, in all respects, to represent her in
[e any and all positions. He has already achieved
a a world-wide renown for his frequent illustrations
I. of Massachusetts, both in peace and war. Asa
y friend, he made war upon a people whom he vowh
ed, in the Charleston convention, to defend; as a
? warrior, he was valiant against women and children,
d and ran from men; as a patriot, he defrauded his
;t government; as a gentleman, he stole spoons; as a
w general, he brags of fabulous exploits; and as a
s christian, he vows vengeance upon disarmed foes,
i- Having so faithfully illustrated his native State in
d so many varied characters, Massachusetts rewards
i, him by electing him to represent her as a statesa
man.
i- Anticipating a long session, this honored son of
i- the best of States_has rented a furnished house in
y Washington; but, inconsequence of his .well cataba
fished character, the proprietor has declined to
y leave his silver ware for the use of -his honorable
ta tenant. This will not, however, seriously inconve0
nience the "Beast," as he rejoices in numerous
0 'trophies" of the war, among which there are
n probably enough capturea spoons to set his table,
i. Patriotism (?) Rewarded.
i- Charity is the order of the day, that form of;
i- it, at least, which delights in public exhibitions,
e and takes no pains to conceal from the lefr hand
a the munificence of the right hand. But, since
contributions thrown into a collection-box or bag,
n fail to announce the donors, the most popular methk
od of giving is by subscription. In this kind of beo
nevolence, the philanthropist eiyoys the pleasure of
g letting mankind see what a noble, liberal soill he
rs is; and as "charity covereth a multitude of sins,"
ie many a man, whose character would not bear too
it close a scrutiny in other respects, has acquired
i- quite a reputation for holiness, by the publication
1- of his investments for popularity. On this prinrs
ciple, subscription-lists are floating about in Northd
era cities, for the relief of every form of suffering
ly and want Not satisfied with their liberality tok
wards the destitute, "the salt of the earth" are
g now circulating subscriptions to reward the fidelity
i- of their most zealous patriots. The latest manits
festation of this soli^ appreciation of merit is a
Is "money testimonial" to Wm." Lloyd Garrison, in
n honor of his "long and unselfish consecration to
a the cause of freedom;" for whioh object the sum
l- of twenty thousand dollars has been subscribed.?
In the early days of the republic, the offer of
money, as a reward for devotion to principle, would
have been spurned as an insult by the men who
made this country great But as Mr. Gams'
son's "unselfish consecration" has been the capital
J8 on which he has lived for many years, it is not of
|* a nature to refuse twenty thousand dollars.
Masonic Charities.
'' The Augusta Constitutionalist 'supplies us
^ with the following Masonic news:
. I. T. Martin, of Cynthiana, Grand Master of the
l" Masonic Brotherhood in Kentucky, will start South
o next week, for the purpose of distributing1* several
jt thousand dollars, contributed by the Masonic
j. Lodge in that and other States for the relief of
destitute orphans and widows of Masons in the
' Southern States. The Lodges in Paris, Frankfort
a and Cynthiana. have contributed $100 each.1- The
o Masons of York, Pennsylvania, have also sent to
" Mr. Martin a contribution of $50.
J, "Who are Disfranchised?"
_ It is frequently asked "tVho are disfranchised
bv the Bill recently passed by Congress?"
r- The Charlottesville Chronicle gives the following
i- answer to the question:
d "This depends on the construction*^ the third
a clause of the Constitutional Amendment It de0
pends upon the meaning of the language "execu1
tive or judicial office in a State.'' AJ1 persons who
ever held office under the United States, all per?
sons who have been in the State Legislature, ana all
persons who have held an executive or judicial ofh
fice in a State?and who have, as officers aforesaid,
d taken an oath to support the Constitution of the
0 United States?and who afterwards engaged in
the rebellion ? all such are proscribed from office
and from (at present) voting."
e A Speech from Brownlow.
^ The Union Convention of Tennessee have
l_ unanimously re-nominated Parson Brownlow for
e Governor of that State. The Parson delivered a
characteristic speech on the occasion, of which the
following is a sample:
"I shall look to you and the loyal men of the
> State, irrespective of color, to back me up in the
e approaching bitter canvass, and to sustain me at
i- the ballot-box. And it may be well enough for me
. to advertise you of the load you will have to carry.
h I expect to be charged with dictation, usurpation,
|, a violation of the constitution; with lying, penury,
stealing, forgery, and counterfeiting. Ana by
h whom? By rebel demagogues on the stump, ana
f by rebel newspaper men, who are alike lost to all
s sense of honor and shame, blind to all the beau_
ties of patriotism, and steeped to the nose and chin
c in treason and political profligacy,
j Gentlemen, I retire from the stand by assuring
you that I had sooner suffer defeat as the Itepublil"
can candidate, standing upon your platform, than
n to succeed as the candidate of the "so-called Cond
servatiye party. And I had sooner be elected by
e dark-skin loyalists than to be elected by the votes
T of fairskin traitors. *
s Confiscation Humors.
o The concluding paragraph of the following
extract from the Wellington correspondence of
the Baltimore Gazette refers to the rumors lately
i. circulated at Washington and Philadelphia, con,
cerning a confiscation bill:
k. "A bill repudiating debts due by the Govern^
ment to Southern men who sided with the Confederacy,
has been passed by both Houses. The in?
justice of this measure wul be more apparent, when
't it is considered that such parties are neld to a rigid
d account for even constructive liabilities. Indebted[.
ness to the Post Office Department for stamps, en_
velopes, &c., whioh, under the circumstances,
were of no possible value to any one. and which in
no way took a dollar out of the public treasury, is
" set up and payment enforced, even where the pare
ties are dead and their estates insolvent, by the
i- unlawful withdrawal of mail facilities, so that the
it money may be wrung from entirely innocent peo)f
Ple' . .
l8 "Many other acts of similar character have eith.
er already been passed or are upon the tapis. I
l" hear of a bill which has been prepared, providing
8 for extensive confiscation of Southern landed
e estates. The idea that the military bill is the
a crowning enormity; that it contains the Ultimatum
n of the radicals; that it is intended as a finality, is
openly derided by all prominent members of the
dominant party. They say they have applied the
6 'entering wedge' ? their ultimate design is to seise
k* upon every inch of Southern soil. I understand
is'that the confiscation bill I have alluded to was
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seen by M? Johnson, your Senator, and that thic
knowledge of the existence of snob a project is alleged
by him in palliation of his vote upon the
military bilL It moSt be obvious, however, thiri
submission to the outrageeus demands alreadj
made is a very ineffectual way of preventing fur
ther enormities."
Miss Evans in New York.
The correspondent of the Charleston Couria
says:
, The literal lion of New. York at the present
moment is Miss Evans, die Southern authoress.
She is the'guest of Mr. Derby, the publisher, but
her company is eagerly sought by the leadens ol
society. Sne has appeared at several fashionable
soirees, and has been the chief centre of attraction.
Of course, the reporters have her photographed
for the daily papers. 8he is described asbrowr
haired, blue-eyed, of medium size, with an intellectual
and interesting but not handsome face,
though it kindles into beauty sometimes. She if
a native of Georgia, and deriaedly Southern in hei
feelings and sympathies, even in herpronunriatioE
and manners, ' "In her conversation," also records
Mr. Jenkins, "she displays none of that
affectation and pedantry which mar her writings,
though she gives evidence of tfie most astonishing
erudition for one so young?only twenty-seven.
She is pronounced a woman of great power, whe
?~ 'J +V.-*- ;+ .rrUl ?,V*
Will give U1C WUflU ouuiuuuiig uiiau iu nui uvv nu
lingly let die, when she gets through a process ol
mental moulting and sheds the numerous gaudy
feathers with wmch she flecks her present works.
''New York, if it does nothing else, takes the nonsense
out of folks, and here she should make hei
home."
RELIEF FOR OUR 8TARYING PEOPLE.
It is generally well kgown by this time botl
North and South, and even in England, that t
great scarcity of provisions, bordering upon a famine,
exists throughout a great part of the lat<
Southern Confederacy. In our own State th<
distress is great and general, but seems fc> be par
ticularly felt in Sumter and Lancaster districts.
So loud a wail has gone up from the ruined wid
ows and orphans of Southern soldiers, and fron
the host ol starving freedmen, that it has evei
pierced the ear of Congress, as will be seen Ir
the Mowing :
Joint resolution authorizing the employment o:
a public vessel for the transportation of provision
to the people of the Southern States.
Be it resolved by the Senate and Bouse qf Rep
resentatives of the United States of America, u
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of th<
Navy be, and is hereby, authorized and directed
upon the application or the contributors, to assigi
a public vessel for the transportation to Charles
ton. Savannah, and Mobile, of any supply of foot
and clothing that may be contributed oy the peo
pie of the United States, for the use of any portior
of tho.people of the Southern States, who may tx
suffering from the failure of crops or other causes
under such regulations as may, by the Secretary o
the Navy, be prescribed.
Approved, February 22, 1867.
Iu pursuance of this resolution, the New York
Tribune announces that a Government vessel will,
under a late joint resolution of Congress leave thai
port in a few days, to oarry free whatever may
meantime be contributed by the citizens to feed
the famishing poor at the South. The Tribune,
after stating that the vessel should be freighted fcc
her utmost capacity with corn and meat, adds :
We are amazed at the apathy with which the
appeals hitherto made for our starving oountrymer
have been met As yet, apart from what our noble
women have raised, only $35,000 have beer
contributed. Ten years ago a like appeal would
have been responded to at the rate or hundreds ol
thousands per day. Are these people less near tc
us because of their need? Let us resolve that at
least $100,000 shall he contributed thif |week by
our city. Let us Dot he shamed by St Louis, whicc
has given $126,000
Under the head of "Famine in South Carolina,"
the New York Evening Jbst says:
The Southern Famine Belief Commission, ol
which Mr. James M. Brown, No. 61 Wall-street,
io tuoofliippr have wwv>iv#>d manv lfitterR from South
Carolina, all of which agree in representing the
scarcity of provisions in that State as being of the
most serious character. It extends over nearly the
whole State, and unless relief be quickly given,
nothing can prevent absolute starvation .among the
poorer classes, while a large number of the plant
ers and farmers will be 1ml without seed for the
next crop.
Governor Orr writes that the destitution is m
great and severe that five hundred thousand bush
els of corn are estimated to be needed to feed the
people, over and above a&that'can be obtained with
m the State. CoL Wm. Nettles, a gentleman o
high standing in Sumter District, has heen in thi
city with a bond signed by about seventy-five plan
tera, in which they pledge their next Cotton croi
as security for about forty thousand dollars' wortt
of corn and bacon. He could find no one to tak<
his bond, and has left the city, after obtaining twc
thousand bushels of corn from the commission fa
the relief of the very poor of his district, saying
that unless he could Una some persons in some oth
er city to make the necessary advances, he did not
see how it would be possible for the planters oi
Sumter District to put in their seed the present
Season.
A similar statement comes from the most prominent
men in Lancaster District of the same State,
who offer to mortgage their real estate as security
for the com and bacon needed to supply the wanti
of the people until another harvest can be gathered
m. ,
Representations of the same character come from
Richland, Greenville, Darlington and Greenwood
districts; and it is believed that at least one hundred
thousand people, one quarter of the population
of the whole State of South Carolina, are now
in the absolute need of provisions, and if relief u
not given, the number must "increase every wefek
until July.
Congress has placed at the disposal of the Secretary
of the Navy, a National vessel to cany supplies
to the South, and it is to be hoped that tne
kindly disposed people of this city ana the Northem
States will make it possible for the commission
to fill every available square foot of her space with
the means of saving human beings from death,
and enabling the husbandmen to put seed into the
earth, for another harvest. But what is done
should be done without delay.
The Manufacture of Money.?In one thing,
at least, the Americans have outstripped the rest of
the world^and that is in the manufacture of paper
money. The artistic and mechanical skill which if
lavished upon our bank notes exceeds that of any
sv+li<? rwvnnfm nn fho fiino nf fViA orlnhp t.hA hank
, V/VUOl WUUV1T VU VUV AMW V* vuv 0.WMV W? ? ? ? ?
notes of England are rude in comparison. Strange
as it may seem, the finest and best steel engraving
is done in the city of New York, and for specimenf
exhibited, the American Bank Note Company took
the first premium at the World's Fair, held in
London. As a reward for their triumph of skill
and art, it may almost be said with truth that the
city of New York, through this one establishment,
furnishes the whole world with her bank notes.?
Greece, Italy, Russia, and the British Provinces,
Brazil, Nicaragua, and the South American republic^
too numerous to mention, with Mexico and
the United States, send their orders to this establishment,
receiving in return money which commends
itself for its exceeding beauty. The Italian
order for money, next to that of the United States,
is the largest one ever executed. Some idea of its
size may be formed, when it is stated that one hundred
and twenty thousand sheets, containing twenty-five
notes each, are sent off each week.
United States Coins as Curiosities.?The
New York World protests against specimens of
United States coins being sent to the Paris Exhition
for the following reasons:
"If they are sent out to oonvey the idea that
these are specimens of the money current in the
United States, it is a clear case of false pretences
on the part of the exhibitor; if they are forwarded
as curiosities, they would fail to surprise or even
interest any one on the continent, where gold and
silver coins, of veiy much superior coinage in point
of execution, are everywhere common; but if the
Government desires to delight as well as to astonish
anybody, let this choioe case of coins be publicly
exhibited in the leading towns and cities of
the United States, Such an exhibition oould not
fail to revive pleasant recollections of a period when
real money was in circulation, and when such money
would buy of beef apd bread, the worth of its
represented value.
L He-opening op an Old Southern Houra.?
We can't do our frierds a better service than to remind
them that Messrs. Goodrich. Wineman &
Co., (formerly John Ashhurst gc Co., of 29
Hayne Street), have again opened at 153 Meeting
Street, Charleston, with a complete stock of genuine
Drugs and Medicines, many of them of direct
importation. These gentlemen possess peculiar
facilities, having visited Europe and made arrangements
to be regularly supplied with all the choice
preparations that pur physicians require. Then
large experience, and the iket of their all being
Southern men, must insure, them a large trade. >
< ITEMS.
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. ibw -ajdvebhsemeitb.
Dr. John M ay?Ba rgains. Bargain a,
' T. M. Dobson A Co.?Country Flour..
Enquirer Office?Milk Cow Wanted,
p F. <3. Harris, O. Y. D.?Citation?Wflixam McQill,
Applicant?Wm. Plnkston, tosSESt
L R. H. dfenn, S. Y. D.-She*iffs Sales. L\'i
& F. C. Harris, 0. Y. D.?Citation?8, A. Mctlwae,
t W. f
Homeeley <fc Aaher?Fresh Dry Goods.,
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divhb 8esvig&
[ We are requested to state that Ker. TtOfjji R. ^
i gadtbs is expected tb preachsat Umoh,"Bdp&t, M
Church, four mSee from Yorkville, on next Bstur1
day and Sunday afcerooonaat 3o'clock. He will % w
! also preach in tb.6 Baptist Church at this place on
, next Sabbath morning, at H o'clock; also in the
. evening of the same day, at 7 o'clock.- -*;- *'
5 _ . I . .! ? i? ; iy' i
kabbia0e8 aid deatbb.
We have recently received several natiosptf marriages
and deaths which we have, not; pushed,
for the reason that the announcements wsse not acKu
tVip nftmp nf a wmimmwUh nenon
r known to us. We solicit, noticee of jj^nnagee or
deaths when they occur, and will puhKghkhmn gra|
tuitously, but in every esse they must be accompanied
by the same of some person with whom we
are acquainted, the name of the penoa'sending
the notioe is not desired for publiatfjon! but as an
t evidence of good faith and to shield us from im- ;
t position. . '
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OOUBT OP 8E88I0HB ASH OQJQIOI -PLEAS.
5 The Honorable Court of Sessions and Common
" Fleas will ait for York next week* Hk Honor
; Judge Munbo, pleading.
j .We are infonned that by a recent decision nftte
i Court of ^Appeals in the case of The ?taie
J K Walker, it has been adjudged that the Jwyfir- 4
taon of the Cotot Of General Sessions continues as
s to all cases which arose prior tollie passage of die
Act establishing the ^District Courts, September
i District Court attaches only to thbee cases which
J have arisen since that date.
? We further learn,-that in tiewlofrthie^.difcfcdbn,
] the Solicitor has notified the Clerk of the Court,
j that all cases now on the Sessions
. cases which arose prim: to September 21,1866,
i will be tried at the ensuing Term, nextWek.
i As an impression very generally prevails that all *
u of these <^ses not capitd, will be turned aver to
the District Court, parties interested as Prosecutors,
Defendants or Witnesses will do welL to take
i note of this information, and be prepared for trial.
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' ,.r
| Notwithstanding the inclemency of- theday Qa
Monday last, a considerable number of pamoate*
f tended the Sheriff's mBL A few tracts of land
were disposed of tmdef the Sheriff's hammer,
> bringing exceedingly low figures. One tract of A>
bout ninety scree brought in the neighbodboodof
| seventy dollars r another of one banned and eight
[ acres was bid off atfone hundred and doHaw,
f all cash, in specie. These sales were hardly a test J
> of either the marketable value of the propel, or
- the state of the money market^ as their wwno e?
r< fort made in either ease to carry the property above
1 the amount of the debt- for.which 'it sgalyied;
and it irreasenttye to suppose that friends mter;
venedto purchase the property forife former ownj
era. ' ^
We were glad to hear from our friendsmynnt,
[ favorable reports of their farming operations ioiKhe
i present year. The wheat crop is reported Is pmm*
ising, having received but little injury from the
5 extreme cold of the winter monthat. Many are im\
pressed with the importanoe of employing the use
. of fertilizers, and large orders have been mads by
> those who can afford the means of prooaiip^.them.
i The viU to do is evidently woykang in our moun*
tain district, and we doubt not that Herculsa will
^ help such in time of need.
} ' v. AW1BD JW? PlEXnnB., V
s On Monday last, the premiums offered by. the
- Proprietor of the ENQUlKXa for thelargestlite of
> subscribers, were, ajwded to the. successful eom'
petitory The total number of subscribers u,
ed in clubs, amounted to 576. Thefost pceoaipm,
a patent Cotton Planter, was -awarded to .Curtain
; Joes F. Workman^ the second a patent Com 4
Planter, to Maj. a. A Mc&enzix ; and' the tWrd,
t a /fnnkluurfinn r!nmJHialIw fn Pttii Siu't. O ^
| Brown. .
The following is a list of the persons - who
. formed elate of subscribers and the npmber tetonm;
ed by each. Capt J. F. Workman, QOj* ftyer
r a- a. Mckenzdc, 57; Capt 8. r, b?a#ih' 55-;
1 a. F. Lindsay, 55; J. L. Howe, 30; m^jer
myles Smith, 28; D. D. Moore, 25; Mrs. $.
, m. 0ubrence,23; W. s, gregory, 2q;R*t. W.
t w. Carothers, 20; d. 0. Anderson, 19; b. HMassey,
16; W..L. Grist, 15,- J- 3. GouaUsr,
15; D. J. Jackson, M ; Rev. J. S. BAjliiylS;
| Capt A. A. Erwin, 12; Rer. E. E. Boyce, 12 ;
A. F. Smith, 12; Amos Burns, 12; Ira Hardin,
11; H. Whisomamt, 9; B. R. MttiT.tr, s> ; B. P.
Barron, 8.
' It is proper to remark that the pi^o^y of thes$
! dobs were not gotten tip with a view to oompethig
| for the premiums offered, bat, as we havehcen
j assured, with the design of assisting us in our enterprise.
To one mid all we tender our thank* ;
1 Important Decision. ?Among the iutertetug
questions decided at the recent session of the fiqmty
Court, Chancellor Johnson presiding^ in Qruige,
burg, was one involving a nite point in reference
to Confederate money as currency. ' Hie ease .was m
one of a purchase made in 1862, when the bqrtr M
paid $2,000 in Confederate money at the tin* of ^
the purchase, and gave two notes for the balance,
one payable at twelve months, the other at two
1 rears, In 1863 the first note was paid* when ?tfe,
' m Confederate money. In 1864,' a part of the se!
oond note was paid in Confederate money,t about
a month before the note was due. - When this note
| matured, the purchaser came forward with the bal1
anoe, and offered it in Confederate money, but it
was refused J s'j, .
The question come up . whether the purchaser
had not performed his contract as feraa he could
be expected tcdo so. After an able argument the
Court held: That a balance was still due, and
' that it should be computed in die proportion
that the whole of the original debt bean to the
value of the purchase in present currency, giving
credit for all payments in the same ratio. The
question will be carried up to the Court of Appeals.
1 "> Charleston Courierv
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The Charlottesville Chronicle's Plait.?
The Charlottesville Chronicle of Thursday says r
If Congress would take advice, we could help
them to the reoonstroctionof this Southern cotstry
and save them many words. The object is to
make the people down here loyal. Our plan is:
1. A Constitutional amendment declaring that
south of the Ohio and the head of the Chesapeake, ^
black is a better color than white. '
2. Let there be universal, black male suffrage,
and also allow a white man to vote where he has a
negro wife. . * .
3. Transfer one-half of the land to the blacks,
and let them hire white labor. '/
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from New England. '* *'
5. When all the native whites have pret$y*?uch
died ont from broken hearteTaod other diseases, on
some setday, (say the 4th of July,} > drive out all
the niggers-r^od give the whole oduntry to the
YankeS ':
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J6P* A dispatoh informs us that a resolution was*
introduced into the North Carolina Hone Of Commons
on Thursday last, declaring North Carolina's
acceptance of the CongreaaooalreoonstniciMm plan.
After much excitement and animated discussion,
it was finally referred to the Committee on Federal
BihhsBi
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: 19* James G. Hamilton, a commission merchant
in Chicago, was shot by his Son. a boy of sixi
teen, the ball, passing through the check into the
neck. The wound is uot&tal. The young man
; had been scolded, and took that'effectual method
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