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Jtoaps autl .facts. Texas is reported to have five million head of cattle at present, and to be perfectly willing to supply the entire country with Deef and hides. A gang of Yicksburg negroes recently exhumed bodies from the Jewish graveyard at that place, and cut off the fingers of tne corpses for the sake of the rings they wore. On the 6th of April the Connecticut annual State election takes place. Last year the vote stood: For English, Democrat, for Governor, 47,565; for General Hawley, Republican, 46,578, being a majority of987 for the Democrats. A New York paper says that the lace dress worn by a lady at a recent birth-day ball in Boston, cost $220,000. It was purchased at the Paris exhibition, and another of the same description was purchased for the Empress of Austria. By a singular omission, the platform of the Ohio Republican Convention does .not endorse the Reconstruction policy of Congress, and this policy is not directly mentioned in either the Massachusetts or Pennsylvania platform. Bijnum gives notice that he has retired forever from the museum business, so that all the reports about his negotiations for this and that otner establishment, in order to start business afresh, are incorrect Prentice says: "The more we read of the early life of General Grant, the more our admiration is excited by the extraordinary attachment of the little Ulysses to horses. He must have had a mare for a wet nurse." The Richmond Dispatch says it is now asserted upon authority which is said to be good, that Waae will resign his office if Mr. Johnson is convicted, and allow Mr. Speaker Colfax to succeed to the Presidency. With reference to the whiskey frauds, a New York paper says that 20,000 to 30,000 gallons of whiskey are manufactured in that city every day, and sold under the veiy eyes of the revenue officers . for a dollar a gallon. ??Alderman Jourbert, colored, has brought suit for $10,000 damages against.the. Convent of the Sacred Heart, at New Orleans, an educational institution, for denving a member of his family admission to its privileges. Mr. Stanton took advantage of the balmy weather on Sunday to give himself another airing. He promenaded around the War Department square for an hour or more, accompanied by his little boy, and with an armed soldier following closely at nis heels. A gentleman who had been a iustice of the peace for thirty-five vears, was not allowed to register in the State of "West Virginia" because he purchased a horse named Stonewall Jackson; the registrar remarking "that he'd be d d if any 'trooly loiT man would own ahorse by that name." A cow, in Illinois, died very suddenly the other day, without any apparent cause. She was opened, and it was discovered that she had been in the hardware business. Thirteen ounces of nails, together with a lot of brass pins and brass buttons, were found in her stomach. The Israelites have good memories, where they are unjustly dealt with or maligned and traduced. Their leading organ has already taken the field against Grrant forhisgeneral order of the 17th of December, 1862, in which Israelites were "expelled from the Department of Tennessee at twenfour-hours' notice.' The valuable property known as the Kalmia Mills, with buildings, machinery, etc., including 4,259 acres of land, rich in mineral deposits, was sold yesterday by Messrs. Wardlaw & Carew, for $160,000. Terms?one-fourth cash ; balance in one, two and three years. Messrs. W. C. Langley & Co., of New York, were the purchasers.? Charleston Mercury. The Democrats in New Hampshire, at the late election, reduced the Radical majority nearly one thousand votes, gained for their own ticket over four thousand, and made a net gain of twenty-four representatives in the legislature. This is doing well, and the same ratio of reduction and increase will give the Democracy the country in November. It was some time ago announced that in order to open the navigation of the Hudson River, it was proposed to blow the ice below Albany to pieces with torpedoes. The attempt was made, Dut has not resulted satisfactorily. A case containing seven pounds of powder was placed beneath the ice and exploded; hut instead of blowing up an acre or more, it only cracked the ice for about ten feet square immediately over it. In Florida, neai the town of Ocala, there is said to be a spring of water which covers more than an acre of ground, to the average depth of thirtyseven feet From this basin a stream more than fifty feet wide flows, and the water is so clear that the form and color of pebbles and leaves on the bottom can be distinctly observed. Steamboats of light draught can go up the stream fed by this spring ana lie at anchor in the basin. T* ?? _ TI7_ A! i xreaicnoDS are rue in ?y usmugiuu as iu mt result of the impeachment trial. Secret air Seward has expressed an opinion to his private Secretary that Wade would he President before June, and that Senator Sumner would be at the head of %the State Department. Boutwell's judicial mind leads him to prophesy that before Andrew Johnson has completed nis third year of office, he will be removed Dy impeachment and conviction. A reporter for a London paper wrote the verdict of a coroner's jury, "died from haemorrhage." and the public gained the information the next aay that the deceased "died from her marriage." This is on a par. with the experience of a reporter in a Detroit paper, who, in an article on the city poor, spoke of the great number of persons reduced to poverty by the "mysterious decrees of Providence." His astonishment may be imagined when he saw the passage printed, "mysterious decrease of provisions." Hon. David Wilmot, at one time a prominent member of Congress, and author of the celebrated "Wilmot proviso," died at his residence in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, on Monday last, aged fifty-four years. The "Wilmot proviso," wnich became the source of great agitation to the country, was offered by Mr. Wilmot while a member of the House of Representatives, as an amendment to the bill placing $2,000,000 at the disposal of President Polk, to negotiate a peace with Mexico, and provided that slavery should not exist in any territory thus acquired. The Supreme Court of the State of New York has decided that an express company, as common carriers, may limit their liability by express contract; but iu order to make such contract, the company must not only call the attention of the other contracting party to the terms made by them, but there must be an assent to those terms by the other party. That is, a notice printed on a receipt to the effect that the company will not hold itself liable for the value of the article beyond the sum of $50, is of no value whatever, and does not release the company irorn its naomiies. A swindle has been started iu New York, for the purpose of deceiving persons living in the country. The plan is to send out circulars with samples of prints, said to be manufactured at print works, the owners of which have an office in New York. The circulars, which are accompanied by the samples, state that twelve yards will be sent on receipt of one dollar, or ten yards on receipt of eighty-five cents. Many persons have been victimized in this way. and the New York postmaster, when his attention was called to it, sent to the address mentioned in the circular, and found that it was in charge of a boy, and that no business was transacted beyond receiving letters which usually numbered from thirty-five to fifty daily. The Northern Radicals have eagerly seized upon the flimsy pretext which somebody lately devised for the exclusion of negroes from Congressional honors, namely that the emancipated slaves had not been citizens long enough to render them eligible as members of Congress under the provisions of the constitution. But in their hypocritical zeal for strict construction of constitutional limitations, the dominant party seem to have overlooked the fact that the negroes of the South were not all slaves. How will they manage to ignore the claims of those who were never "sot free, ' but who were freemen always and the sons of freemen ? In the light of the Radical gospel, can these colored "men and brethren" be rejected as ineligible??Charleston News. In the Dead-letter Office at Washington, a correspondent writes, there are now being arranged in show cases, for public exhibition, upwards of a thousand articles of value and interest, which have, from time to time, been received and yet remain unclaimed. Among the articles and fragments is an elaborately wrought collar, evidently the property of a lady, to which is attached a note with the inscription. "Burned in the cars between Fort Wavne and Chicago, Illinois, February, 5, 1868." There is also a square of gun caps, found. with fifty other squares, quilted in a lady's skirt,1 on the occasion of Sherman's march to the sea. d The cartes de visile and photographs of soldiers in v the Dead-letter Office, numbering about fifteen v thousand, are being placed in portfolios for exhibition and public indentification. While the rebellion lasted, the North never accused the rebels of cowardice. On the contrary, we gave them credit for pluck, audacity, daring, c endurance and a determination that only death r and ruin could break. Those who confronted the t enemy in the field were not the least ready to allow him the possession of these warlike qualities. If any one spoke contemptuously of the rebel spirit, it . was not the soldiers who .closed with them in the * struggle, nor the leaders who attempted to over- s come them in the conflict. There can be no harm e in remembering this fact in these days, when the fl North is dealing with a prostrate South. There j can be no harm in our treating the Southerners as though they posessed all the bravery which we put to their account in the days of war; and there can ' be nothing but harm in treating them as though i they had given us reason to charge them with the spirit or bearing of cowardice.?Neic York Times. m* fhMUe (ShMjuim.; ? 1 YORKVILLE, S. C.: I THURSDAYMORNING, MARCH 26,1868. \ . i Cash.?It must bo distinctly understood that | our terms for subscription, advertising and job- 1 work, are cash, in advance. X.?The paper will be discontinued on the expi- J ration of the time for which payment has been ] made. A Subscriber finding a (X) cross-mark on i the wrapper or margin of his paper, will understand that the time paid for has expired. 1 1 PUBLIC MEETING. ( We invite attention to the proceedings of a pub- 1 lie meeting held at the Court House, on Monday t last, and to the call for a general meeting, on the \ first Monday in April. ( The matter of having the offices, created under the Constitution that is to be, filled by suitable and i competent persons, is one of the highest impor- t tance to the peace, good order and common wel- 1 fare of every community. A proper effort will se- \ cure this. But all efforts will be useless, unless we \ organize and concentrate the common-sense ele- t ment upon suitable nominees, and then work to se- s cure their election as men only can work, who have j everything staked on the issue. This District has f not, for many years past, witnessed an exciting e- s lection campaign, and then such contest were be- j tween competent candidates, and personal popular- t ity was the test of success. Now we have princi- ? pies to consult; and these are of a character that i the people of this State have never before been t called upon to decide at the polls. It is a contest 1 of decency, character and competency, against vice, s ignorance and hate. No man will be safe if the i latter class triumph in the local elections. If eve- t ly man, over twenty-one years of age, who is quali: j fied and has heretofore failed to do so, and will also give his aid and his vote in favor of the competent nominees of the conservative meeting, we 1 enma nf fViA ovilq that threaten us in Lilt*)' ailCOb OU1UV V* %uv V. W W I the future. ^ The call contemplates that in neighborhoods far v removed from this place, and from whence the ? people cannot attend en masse, that neighborhood t meetings be held, and authorized delegates be sent s to represent them. This idea should be promptly t acted upon, and if carried out, will contribute much f to the success and harmony of the nominations. s t ROCK HILL RESPONDS. s At a meeting of citizens of the Indian Land, i held at llock Hill on the 24th instant, Major J. f M. Martin in the Chair, a spirited preamble and t resolutions were adopted, having in view the nom- a ination of suitable candidates for this District at i large, for Senator and members of the Legislature. 1 The resolutions reached us too late for publication c in this issue. a A number of delegates were appointed to rep- ? resent that section in a mass meeting to be held at c Yorkville, on the 30th instant. Inasmuch as a t general call has been issued from this place for c such a meeting, on the first Monday ia April, we i are authorized to say that the meeting called for s on the 30th will be pQstponed until the Monday t following, which will be sales-day in April The t delegates thus appointed, are invited to meet on f the first Monday in April. 1 The following is the list of delegates appointed: ] Peter Garrison, Dr. E. T. Avery, Capt J. F. c Workman, R. W. Workman, Dr. J. A. Walker, j W. E. Waters, J. R. London, Iredell Jones, J. J. Roach, J. L. Moore, L. P. Sadler, John Rattaree, . E. M. Kirkpatrick, Col. C. Jones, J. S. White, . C. J. Pride, R. A. Springs, J. W. Steele, J. W. 0 Rawlinson, Maj. J. N. Steele, Rufus Adams, J. G. Steele, A. F. Fcwell. c +. CONGRESSIONAL NEWS. a On the 16th, the bill relieving certain parties . from political disabilities, was resumed. It trans- g pircd during the debate that the bill does not re- ^ move the disabilities imposed by the fourteenth ar- j tide. Beck made a point that, under the Garland ? case, the Supreme Court decided that a general 1 amnesty did work what was proposed by this bill, j ? o n * 1J 1.. ' Linghara said that the supreme i^ourt cuwu umy | decide cases that were brought before it, but could j make no decision which could operate on the . House or Senate. Without action the House ad- ** journed. j In the House next day, the hill removing political disabilities was resumed. Amendments ad ding other names to the original list were rejected. Miller said that Lonstreet's name should be omitted. Bingham said "Oh, no." A dozen sugges- 1 tions were offered. Bingham begged them not to load the bill. W. W. Holden would be the next ' Governor of North Carolina, and could not act un- J less the bill was passed. Logan questioned Gov. ( Orr's evidence of loyalty. Bingham said that Orr j had made an encouraging speech to the South j Carolina Convention. Logan wanted to know a- i bout Orr's Philadelphia speech. Bingham decli- 1 ncd going into particulars, but thought he who had influence enough to beat Wade Hampton ought to be encouraged to use that influence in favor of the 1 Reconstruction laws. Schenck proposed a month's postponement to obtain facts. Boutwell favored ( taking the responsibility. Logan wanted fruits meet for repentance. Famsworth repeated what Sickles said of Orr, adding that Orr's course at Philadelphia was no worse than Raymond's, and Raymond was afterwards admitted to the Radical caucus. Logan denounced Gov. Brown, of Georgia. Kelly said that Brown worked gloriously and ought to bo forgiven. Mullins wanted to know how long Adam had to lie out before God gave him a chance by the birth of a Saviour to repent [Laughter]. Farnsworth intimated that some plan must be devised to relieve white men, otherwise there would be two parties, South, based on color, when the black man's party would go to dust. The bill was recommitted. The consideration of Alabama's admission was resumed. Stevens said that "after a full examination of the returns, I am satisfied that to force a vote on this bill and admit the State against our own law, while there is a difference of twenty odd thousand against it, would not be doing such justice in legislation as would be expected by the people. That being the ease, I move that the bill be recommitted," which was carried. In the Senate, an amendment was adopted which leaves the tax on wholesale dealers of one-fifth of one per cent on amounts over ten thousand. Other amendments were proposed, after which the Senate adjourned. In the House, on the 18th, a bill was introduced making void the provisions of the Constitutions of the several States, where distinctions are made on account of color. Stevens proposed a substitute, giving suffrage to every male born or naturalized citizen of the United States, and forbidding distinctions of any kind on any account, except crime at common law, and supported it by an hour's speech. The bill and substitute were referred to the Judiciary Committee. ' The Freedman's Bureau Extension Bill, was un-' i ler consideration in the House on the 18th, and ras passed by a vote of 96 to 37. The bill continies the bureau for one year from May next, and uthorizes its re-establishment in Kentucky and ? Maryland. ; In the House, on the 19th, a resoulution was alopted that during the session of the Impeachnent Court, the House would attend in Commit- ' ee of the Whole. In the Senate, Drake offered a new impeachnent rule, that during the sessions of the court, Jhase be called "Mr. President, and the court ' hall be addressed as the Senate.'' Drake remarkid that the President and his counsel studiously iddressed Chase as Mr. Chief Justice, and alluded o the Senate as a court They had a distinct purK>se in this, which would be devoloped during the , rial. Johnson objected to its immediate conside- , ation, and it went over. < GRANT A WAR SPECULATOR. A recent trial in Memphis has resulted in fixing me of those extortions, so common during the late var, upon the distinguished shoulders of General [Jlysses S. Grant During the winter of 1862, he iad command of the Federal army in the West, i ind led it on an expedition into North Mississippi, rhe object of the movement was supposed by the i ?L1!- ?- .f-w.nJofmt/iniii imnnrtonne hilt pUUUU W UC UUt* Ul ^icavovtawgtv ??- 7 :he cat was let out of the wallet in the neighborhood of Oxford, Mississippi. Here the army was halted, and a legion of "cotton buyers" was turned oose upon*the country. These gentlemen were cind enough to offer the planters 25 cents per 1 [>ound for their cotton, which, they affirmed, would je confiscated unless sold to some of these "buy- ; ;rs;" but in case of sales, they would be released rom the grasp of the military. Among other vie 1 ;ims to this strategy, was Mr. E. M. Matthews, vho "sold" seventy-five bales to a Mr. Sam'l Mojlelland, on the above terms. 1 The skillful purchaser having come to Memphis lince the war, was arrested on a writ issued from 1 he Circuit Court, at the instance of Matthews. 1 The trial has recently closed, and the result was a ( rerdict of $9,000 for the plaintiff. Whether it 1 will be allowed to stand by the Radical auhorities of the land, many of whom are liable to similar penalties, is an unsettled point. The chief joint of interest to the public, is the fact that Vaudulent combination between the army and the , speculators was proved to the satisfaction of the ury. It was further proved that the seizure of ' he cotton by the army, was without color of right, sven under the laws of Congress then in existence, knd worse than all, the evidence revealed the fact hat Gen. Grant was cognizant of the amngement j jetween the Quartermasters of his army and the speculators, if not a party to it This is a very , nteresting and instructive incident in the career of ' he man who offers himself as a candidate for the ( josition of the Atherican C?sar. EDITORIAL INKLINGS. 1 darkness Visible. ! One of most touching incidents connected 1 with the late South Carolina Reconstruction Conrention, was the photographing of the very distvi- . me assembly by a colored photographer of Charleson. The papers of that city state that the proportion to "take their pictur" created quite a sensa- j ion in the Convention. As it was very likely the irst time many of the members ever went through ( uch a ceremony, a little time was required for jreparation. This interval was occupied in fixing 1 hirt collars, arranging "flowing locks'' or kinky, n some cases, pigtails, and taking position. Probund silence reigned, for the first time in the hisory of the Convention, when the word was given, iud the mysterious instrument was uncovered, with 1 - * ' . -A i j 4 ts muzzle pointed Straigut at lueir iieauo at puiuu >lank range. And nobly did the Representatives >f South Carolina stand fire. It must have been in impressive scene, to witness so many men of pgantic intellect laying aside the cares of state, and levoting the entire energies of their souls to the ask of trying to look pretty. Fortunately for their onstitutents and for posterity, the effort was not n vain. The instrument did not break, notwithtanding the enormous strain upon its powers, and he ' 'pictur was took." We presume a heavy ediion of this valuable photograph will be struck off, or the benefit of those who desire to look upon the ights and shades of reconstructed South Carolina, it may be recommended as a good thing to keep rows off corn. ^ires and Insurance in Paris. Paris is a city of 2,000,000 inhabitants, yet he correspondent of the New York Times says he las waited ten years to see a big fire there. This ippears still more strange, when he states that the ;ity has only 1,250 firemen to protect it from these :alamities. Notwithstanding these slight guards igainst loss by fire, insurance is very low. The nystery is explained as follows : "The French have long ago passed the idea that afety lies it. big engines, or steam-engines, or engines of any kind; the question as to whether a jaid or volunteer system is the best occupies but a secondary place in their system. For them the vhole question is summed up in the maxim of 1 prevention instead of cure. They long ago decided :hat it was cheaper and better to build houses so ;hdt they would not burn, than to build fine engines to put them out when they got to burning. The floors are laid with heavy pieces of oak that tvill not burn. 'Paris plaster is used wherever possible, instead of wood, and to sum up, nothing is eft to hazard." In Intelligent Exhibitor. The Vicksburg (Miss.,) Herald, of Feb. 19th, gives the following instance of a man who tvas selling an article of which he knew very little: "On yesterday, a gentleman, having in his possession a tin cup full of petro oil, came into the editorial and business room of this journal, and tvhile exhiting the oil to the business manager, and to test the non-explosive qualities, touched a flaming match to the contents of the cup. In an instant the whole room was enveloped in flame, and 1 t- :?: ki tile exniDllor wus uuruuig m a uii^i.l uia&c uvjii several portions of his person. He instantly threw the burning fluid from him, scattering the contents over the floor and all over the person of the editor, who was instantly wrapped in a sheet of flame. The whole office was filial with flame. The bookkeeper was cut off from all means of exit except through the window, to which he immediately ran. The editor, in a high state of excitement, wrapped in flame, ran into the bed-room of Colonel A. MncDonnell, and was there, by the exertions of the occupant. Colonel Macl)., saved from burning to death. IBy the exertions of the employees in the office, the flame was soon extinguished. Mr. Charles De Knight was very severely burned on his hands and face. He would have been much more severely burned but for the active and prompt exertions of the gentlemen present. It was, indeed, a narrow escape to all parties, and should be a lesson to those who, in the future, attempt the exhibition of these fluids, as well as to those who are called upon to handle them." Ad)ournment of the N. C. Convention. The North Carolina Convention closed its labors and adjourned on Tuesday of hist week. The following sketch is given of the closing scenes: "After the ceremony of signing the constitution <rr>nn tVirrmtrVi nritVi # CnnsflrrntivftK. having refused to sign it, retired from the hall. !^hc capital bell was ordered to be rung in honor of the event, the floor was cleared, and the black and white Radicals joined hands, forming a circle, and commenced a.sort of cornfield dance, singing such songs as "Old John Brown's soul is marching on, ' "Hang Jeff. Davis on a sour apple tree." While this latter song was being sung, a young rebel looking on shouted, "Three cheers for Jeff. Davis," which were given with a will by a few in the lobby and galleries. This occasioned a momentary jar, but the convention went on till it was exhausted. To-day, after passing several unimportant ordinances, as the hour of adjournment had not arrived, outsiders were called on for a speech. Among them was one General Littlefield, connected with the Wall-street Brokers of New York, and who, it is understood, had quite a hand in manipulating the financial schemes of the convention. General Littlefield among others made quite a glorification speech to the convention, and closed by calling on the body to aid him in singing "Old John Brown's soul is marching home," which was done. Other speeches and songs were given of the same character, and the exhibition closed at twelve o'clock, subject to the call of the President." LOCAL ITEMS. FEW ADVEE [SEUEFT8. T. A. M. L. Stewart? Executory Sale. T. W. P. Hope?Corn, Bacon, Flour, Sugar, Ac. T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bankruptcy?In the Matter of Joseph N. Steele and Abner Hambright. T. H. Clawson, Special Messenger?In Bankruptcy?In the Matter of W. C. Owen, Jr., B. A. Culp, James M. Warwick and Samuel M. Hanna. J. E. Grist?Stationery, Ac., "Ariel" and "Speculum." T. S. Jefferys and W. B. Metts, Assignees?In Bankruptcy?Second Meeting of Creditors oP Daniel Williams and Thomas Davies, 00EBE0TI0F. We are requested to state that the call published by the Clerk for the meeting of Bethel Presbytery, on Thursday next, was issued under a mistake as to the time. The notice will be corrected, and the Presbytery will meet, according to resolu tion, at Allison's Creek, on Thursday before th( 2nd Sabbath in ApriL DEDICATION OP TEE BAPTIST OHUBOH. We have been requested to state that the dedi cation of the Baptist House of Worship, will tak< ? ? ? ?a O-tL.iL A oAMYt/vn txnll Ko nronnli, piaue UIl UtJAl oauuaiu. XA o&iuiuu n... wx, (Iiv.>vU ed on the occasion, by Rev. Dr. Reynolds of th< University of South Carolina. 8UIGIDE. A melancholy case of suicide occurred, near thi.< town, on the mopffng of the 23d inst. Mr. Rich ard R. Strait, a man near seventy years of age, hac been laboring for the past two or three years, un der a partial derangement of mind. Early 01 Monday morning he arose and attended to some 01 the ordinary duties of the farm, and shortly after wards some of his family discovered his lifelese body suspended on a tree, a few yards from the house. A coroners' inquest, W. B. Williams, Magistrate acting Coroner, was convened early in the day, anc rendered a verdict that the deceased came to hii death by hanging himself, whilst laboring under t mental derangement A WOBK OF EHTEBPRI8E. We have heretofore made mention of the millf af Mr. Joseph Herndon? which then were in pro jess of construction?located on the head waters o! Turkey Creek, two and a half miles from this town, As a demonstration of how much may be accom plished by a proper combination of energy and in jenuity, now that those mills are completed, w( believe a fuller description would be of interest The stream affording the water-power is a mere branch, rising in a dry country, three and a hall miles above; but affording a constant flow of water This slender power, with a fall of 21 feet, runs t saw, corn, and flouring mill, and the necessarj screens, smut machines and bolters; and so carefullj has the constructor husbanded his water-power, that at this period of the year, there is an ample supply for running all the machinery and some te spare. The saw mill is run by an 18 feet "pitch-back' wheel. T&e saw is of the "Mulay" pattern, anc la iwinoWo nf fnmintr ont 1500 feet of timber pei Jay. The flouring and corn mills are in a separah building, and propelled by an 18} feet "pitch-back' wheel, requiring only a small weight of water T( this is geared the necessary machinery, so accu rately and scientifically constructed, that the ob server can scarcely discern the slighest jarring oi deviation in its working. The corn mill does iti work rapidly and with satisfaction. The flouring mill is put up with the best "olc 3tock" French burr stones, and finest bolting cloths A. superior smut machine cleans the grain before i enters the mill. The capacity of this mill is abou two hundred and fifty bushels per day; quite suf ficicnt for the ordinary custom. The quality of th< Sour is superior vto anything we have ever seen ii this country, and would command a prize an] where. We saw a bushel of wheat, weighing 60; pounds, converted into 40 pounds of the very bes quality of flour, in the space of a few minutes. The arrangement of the machinery is such tha the miller can control the whole without moving over a space of more than ten feet. Mr. L. J. Dickson, of Cleaveland County, N. C. is the builder of this beautiful piece of machinery and Mr. Joseph Wood is the superintendent of th< grain mills. Its working reflects the highest cred it upon the ingenuity and skill of the former o these gentlemen, and the proficiency of the latter Specimens of the average product of the flourinj mill, may be seen at J. & E. B. Stowe's, in tki: town. They are worthy an examination. The proprietor of this enterprise was laughed a by his friends, a year ago, for attempting to con struct such machinery upon a little rill; but he ha persevered until the most remarkable results havi been accomplished, with no extravagant outlay o capital. We are in favor of encouraging men of enterprise as among the most useful members of a communi ty; and for this reason take a special pleasure ii calling the attention of the public to these mills. For the Yorkvlllu Enqlrer. PUBLIC MEETING. At a meeting of Conservative citizens, at Yorl Court House, on the 23d instant, J. F. Hart ii the Chair, and I. D. Witherspoou, Secretary, thi following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That a general meeting of the Conser vative citizens of York District, be held at Yorl Court House, on the 1st Monaay in April next at 12 o'clock, M., to select suitable candidates t< represent the District in the next Legislature. Resolved, That an address be issued to the citi zens of York District urging the necessity of a Con servative organization. FRED. DOUGLAS TO HIS PEOPLE. In a late speech at Akron, Ohio, Fred. Douglas addressing the colored people, told them that thi government emancipated the negroes as a matte of policy, and not from any christian move of righ or justice, and that they had no more reason to b thankful to the government for their freedom thai had the Hebrews to feel thankful to Pharoah fo their deliverance from bondage. Douglas said tha although it was possible that, naturally, the color ed men were equal to the whites, they were not a practically, and that they must rise through thei own exertions to' a much higher degree of intelli gence before being allowed all the rights and privi leges of the white man. He added that they wer now on probation, and if fifteen years hence foum them as they now are, it would be impossible fo them to make any advancement. Perhaps thi advice from an intelligent colored man mav be re ceived by his race as the counsel of a friena. It i certain, says the Baltimore Sun, that the compe tition against which they will have to contend fo the means of support must increase by immigra tion every year, whilst thev can rely on no sucl addition to their numbers, hut must make up fo the inequality by increased efficiency. The igno rant ana degraded of whatever color must alway be subject to superior intelligence, and it behoove 11 ~ --1 1 wh/ifliaf flinon nr ine coiorea peopie, uj icuw-u nuwuw vv^v ?? their true friends who would plunge them int politics without previous preparation and training or those who would help to fit them, as far may b accomplished, for the discharge hereafter of sucl duties as may devolve upon them. ? The Dangers of Kerosene.?There is scarce ly a day that we do not find among our exchange one or more accounts of explosions of kerosen lamps, resulting in the maiming or death of one o more persons, and the destruction of more or les property by fire. Many of these accidents occu where there is no carelessness, in consequence c the adulteration of the oil. When petroleum i properly refined, there is but little danger if prope care be used; but the difficulty is in ascertainin what is free from the more volatile and death deai ing substances. These are frequently mixed wit! the refined oil after leaving the refinery, in orde to enhance the profits of dealers, and the escape c combustible vapors frequently results in explosion even where the utmost care is used. Instances ar recorded where this has happened, when the oi has not been nearer than seven seven feet from fire. The only safety to the great majority of thos who use this oil, is in discarding it altogether; fo there can be no reliance upon its purity where th temptations to adulterate it are so great, either be fore or after it reaches the hands of the retail deal er. For the YorkvHle Enquirer. I TO THE CITIZENS OF YORK DISTRICT. By an Ordinance of the Convention of South Carolina, an election has been ordered on the 14th, 15th and 16th days of April, for a Senator and four Representatives to the Legislature, from York District; as also, for Governor, Lieut. Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller General, Members of Congress, &c., for the State of South Carolina. The Legislature, to assemble under the new Con\ stitution, will be called upon to discharge the highest responsibilities, and should be composed of our most experienced, intelligent and trustworthy citizens. A meeting of the Conservative citizens of ' York District has been calledat York Court House, on the FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL, at 12 o'clock, M, to nominate suitable candidates for a ? Senator and four Representatives to the Legisla" ture, from York District The object of this meet5 ing is to secure unanimity and a concert of action among the conservative citizens; and to select, for the Legislature, men of intelligence and probity, who can be trusted and appreciated by all classes and conditions of our citizens. The laws to be framed and enacted by the approaching Legislature, ; will define and'determine the future rights and liberties of our citizens. Let there be harmony and unity of purpose and action at the meeting. Let all nriratp. asnirations. feelings and resentments be 3 sacrificed. Let all unite upoi^one ticket Let the . citizens of the various sections of the District hold [ neighborhood meetings before the day for nomina. ting candidates, and send authorized delegates to i the general meeting at the Court House, on the f First Monday in April, prepared to unite in select ing candidates for the District at large. Let all 3 resolve, with one purpose, to accept and support ? the nominees of the meeting, with energy and determination. Let all come to the meeting at the , Court House, prepared to commit the legislation [ of the country to the wise and the just, hoping 3 thereby, soon to be restored to civil order, under i laws aifording ample protection to all classes and conditions of our citizens. The General Commanding has directed the Boards of Registration to allow citizens who have ' not heretofore registered, to register at a time to be fixed before the election. No one is entitled to f vote who has not registered. The Reconstruction Laws of Congress have recently been so amended, that the "do-nothing" policy, heretofore adopted, of staying away from the polls.on election days, ! will no longer prevail to accomplish the objects intended. It, therefore, becomes the duty of all who ! respect their private interests or the public welfare, ^ to participate in the approaching elections. P. B. Darwin, W. B. Wilson, E. E. McCaffrey, 1 Dr. H. G. Jackson, Dr. J. R. Bratton, Dr. J. F. ' Lindsay, J. W. Avery, James F. Hart, B. P. ' Boyd, S. A. McElwee, T. M. Dobson, R. S. Moore, i W. M. Walker, W. A. Moore, L Smith, T. S. 5 Jefferys, R. J. Withers, Dr. J. B. Allison, J. P. 1 Hambright, Richard Hare, J. A. McLean, L D. Witherspoon, Dr. A. I. Barron, W. B. Steele, D. ' C. Williams, W. W. McElwee, Dr. John May, S. I Sadler, B. F. Briggs, Joseph Heradon, Lewis M. r Grist PROCEEDINGS 5 ' OP THE , RECONSTRUCTION CONVENTION. fifty-second day. Monday, March 16?To-day, several articles were incorporated in the Constitution. Article 11. r relating to "Charitable and Penal Institutions: 9 Article 12, on "Corporations;" Article 13, on the "Militiaand Article 14, "Miscellaneous." The I following is the section prescribing who are liable to Militia duty: ' * Section 1. The militia of this State shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the State bef tween the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, ex cept such persons as are now, or may hereafter be, 3 exempted by the laws of the United States, or who i may be averse to bearing arms, as provided for in this constitution; and shall -be organized, armed, , equipped and disciplined as the General Assembly * may by law provide. 1 Section 10 of the Education Article being again reported from the committee, was discussed, and t finally incorjtfirated in the constitution as follows: . "All the public schools, college, and universities of this State, supported Dy the public funds, shall be free and open to all the children and youths of ? the State, without regard to race or color." . The following was introduced and incorporated 3 as a part of the Constitution: The first General Assembly under this constituf tion, at its first session, and immediately after its permanent organization, shall ratify the araend' ment to the constitution, known as article 14, and ? proposed by the thirty-ninth Congress. 9 C. C. Bowen, from the Committee on the Judiciary, made the following report : t That all contracts, whether under seal or not, the consideration of which was the purchase of slaves, are hereby declared null and void and of no 3 effect, and no suit, either at Law or in equity, shall 2 be commenced or prosecuted for the enforcement of j f such contracts; and all proceedings to enforce sat-' iafaction or payment of judgment on decrees, re- J corded, enrolled or entered upon such contracts in ' any court of this State, are hereby prohibited, and all orders heretofore made in any courts of this 1 State in relation to. such contracts, whereby property is held subject to decision as to the validity of such contracts, are hereby declared null and void and of no effect A long and heated discussion followed, Whipper, c Craig, Kutland and others contending that the clause was unconstitutional, and bound the legisla1 ture and the courts in a manner which was neither 2 iust nor discreet. Bowen, Chamberlain, DeLarge, "Ransier and others sustained the report, and with - the usual appeal to old prejudices, and the fear c that the General Assembly might possibly prove , too conservative tyid defeat the object in view, they 3 were enabled to carry their point by a large majority, and amid great applause. The ordinance was thereupon declared to be an - integral portion of the constitution and the thirtyfourth section of the Judiciary Article. fifty-third and last day. f Tuesday, March 17.?The convention assembled e at the usual hour. The President read the followr ing extract from a letter received "from a distint guished gentleman in Washington," to whom e parts of tne constitution had been from time to a time transmitted as they were adopted: r "Ihave shown yourconstitution and bill of rights t to many of the leading Republicans, who pronounce - them eminently fit for the corner-stone of the new a temple of liberty that you are engaged in erecting, r The convention has indeed done square work. (Applause.) The President stated that he held in his hand e an instrument consisting of fifteen articles and two i hundred aud thirteen sections, each of which had r been read three times and passed by the convens tion. They have from time to time been reviewed - by the house and properly arranged, and now purs port to be the Constitution of the State of South - Carolina. The question before the convention is r whether, having passed these sections, after three - several readings, they will be adopted by the conl nnnfinn no o nrlmlo Shall this ennstitntinn he [j rcuuuu ho m ????wiv. ????_? r adopted? h After considerable confusion, and attempts to s extend the hour fixed for adjourning sine die, the s vote was taken on the Constitution, as a whole, at e 20 minutes before 12, M., and adopted, o The excitement of the convention at this juncture broke through all bounds. They cheered, e hollered, cried, waved their hhndkerchiefs and h threw up their hats; Leslie seized the arm of a member and revolved it in a manner that threatened dislocation; and the big delegation of outside (- colored spectators chimed in with a vociferousness s that was not outdone by those within the bar. e As soon as order was restored, on motion of r T. J. Robertson, T. J. Coghlan, of Sumter, was s called to the chair, when Mr. Robertson offered r the following resolution, which was adopted: if Resolved, That for the very able ana impartial s discharge of the responsible and arduous duties, r gratuitously performed while presiding over the deg liberations of this body, and for the uniform kind\ ness and forbearance shown at all times towards all b of its members, the thanks of this convention be r tendered to A. G. Mackey, our President if The President addressed the Convention at some s length in reply to the resolution, and closed with the e following remarks: 11 "But the painful moment of separation has ara rived, and that word which friends always dread e to hear has to be pronounced. Associates, I bid r you an affectionate farewell, and wishing you all a e safe and happy return to your respective homes, I i- now, in accordance with the resolution of the I- house, declare the Constitutional Convention of South Carolina to be a^'ourned sine die. CHESTER CONTRIBUTORIAL. ( BY WM. H. BRAWLKY. CHESTER, S. C., MARCH 24,1868. AOTIOH OR UrAGTIOH 7 " i The perils which threaten our commonwealth have never been of a graver character .han now. In 1 a few months will be inaugurated a government, t called into existence by a Constitution which the 1 intelligence of the country has had no part in framing, and containing principles which are odious f to the vast majority of the white people of the v State. Badical reconstruction will be an accom- c plished fact, and no human power can save us from I the government which has been framed in accordance with the wishes of our conquerors. It be- 1 comes then, a matter of vital interest to know what c out duty is, and what our policy should be towards c this government, which, for years to come, is to c dispose of our lives, our property and everything f that we hold most dear. Shall we continue to c stand aloof and supinely permit all the machinery 1 which, for weal or woe, is so seriously to affect our fi destiny, to pass into the hands of the ignorant or I incompetent; or shall we accept the situation and make an effort to secure for ourselves the best gov- 1 ernment possible? Such is the issue now upon us, t and nnnn its Hpterminatinn Tpsta nnr fate. The f question is not whether the Reconstruction Acts of Congress were wise or unjust, or generous or the contrary; or whether the Constitution, framed t in accordance with them is good or bad, but simply e whether the black race or the white shall rule the State of South Carolina. Those who counsel inaction, believe that nothing that we can do can save us from negro ascendency, and look outside the State for help, and trust to the Democratic party of the North for deliverance. We are not of those. We believe the Democratic party to be powerless to help us, and its success in the Presidential election to be extremely improbable. From 1860 to the present time, it has lured us with promises which have never been fulfilled. Besides, in this hour of supreme trial, when issues are pressing upon us for immediate solution, is it wise, is it prudent to fold our hands and place our faith and all our hopes of salvation, in an irresponsible political organism without a policy and without a head ? We believe our only hope to be in ourselves, and if we are true to ourselves, and make a proper use of those means which God has plaoed in our power, the day shall never come when those who served us as slaves shall rule us as masters; and we urge a people who have once been free to rouse themselves from that lethargy which has enveloped them in its baleful fold, to organize and to acL? The crsis is the most momentous ever known in their history ; it must be met as becomes men? not shunned as by cravens. There never has been a time, since the world began, when intelligence, wealth, courage, and moral worth have failed to make themselves felt in the government of a country ; and for God's sake, let not our supine negligence form the first example. It is time that we should prove that all our manhood was.not surrendered at Appomatox. We are environed with dangers?let us prepare for them. ' Let us look \ ?<* m/in?n(nlln nnnn tlia rtnat itfl Pimm And fail IIVLi UIVIU1JIUUJ uJ/VU vuv wiw' ? urea and disappointments, but accepting manfully the humiliating fortunes which have befallen 1 us, let us labor earnestly to make those fortunes ] brighter. The Constitution formed by the dominant party i in this State will be adopted, whether we approve i "of it or not. However odious it may be, it will j soon be the law of the land in which we live. It is in our power, even at this late day, in the Legislature which is soon to iheet, to make such modifi- ( cations as will permit us to liveAnd prosper. To that Legislature should be sent the very best men to be found in South Carolina. In all the upper Districts of the State, such men can be sent if the proper effort is made. If the people value their freedom, as freemen should, failure is impossible. There is no sacrifice that men should not be willing to make to secure this object Their lives, their liberty, their honor, their worldly goods, all are at stake. If the people of the State will but rise in their might, and with the proper spirit, an escape may yet be found from the dark clouds which are settling around us. 00 OUT WEEK. A good many people were in town on Monday? jurors and others?expecting a Court As there was no Judge, the Clerk and Sheriff dismissed the old and drew new juries for the next Term. Our people are evidently taking more interest in the condition of the country than they have done for some time past and a great deal of anxious solicitude is visible in the faces of all. SEERBIFFS BAT,TO. 1 We notice that the Sheriff advertises a great deal, of land to be sold for taxes on the next sale day. 1 We are informed by him that he has reoeived instructions to buy for the State, all the lands for which there are no purchasers. Those interested will do well to make a note of this and pay up. ' PUBLIC MEETEffG. I We see in the Chester Standard a call signed by < B. Burton, Chairman ot the central "county' i Committee, to the Republican party, to meet in the Court House on Wednesday of this week, to nomi- j nate candidates for the Legislature. CANDIDATES. \ We are told that candidates for tho Legislature are coming out thick and fast among the negroes. Six dollars per diem has strong attractions. FOE CONGRESS. ' "A voter," in the Standard, last week, nominates the Rev. Barney Umphries for Congress. The nominee is a Baptist preacher pretty well known, and has more brains than any of his party 1 in this-District. If he runs, we think he stands a ' good chance of election. Stanton Scared.?The real cause of Stanton's intrenchments has at last leaked out, although j great care has been token to keep the matter a pro- | found secret. Here is the stojy: " A detective employed by Mr. Stanton to bring him early intelligence of any danger that might threaten the safety of his official sanctuary, appeared before him one j day last week, and imparted the startling intelli- , gence that Mosbv, the famous rebel guerrilla of , Virginia during the war, had organized a force in , the country adjacent to the Potomac River, and was prepared to enter Washington, surround the War Department, and seize the refractory Secreta- j ry of War, so called. What disposition was then to have been made of the illustrious prisoner was J not clearly known, but the most uncomfortable visions filled the mind- of the nervous Stanton, and ( he at once ordered out a force of seventy-five men. The force was held under marching orders to move to the scene of action at a moment's notice. At j night, while the weather was quite cold, a strong ( guard was sent to the Long Bridge across the Po- , tomac to look out for the approach of the enemv, and contest the further advance-of the terrible rebels. Stanton has recently issued orders requiring j troops in Washington to be in readiness to move at a moment's notice, while forty army wagons, to j transport supplies, are ordered to be kept available. This redoubtable array is supposed to be intended J for the defence of the War Office against Mosby's mythic guerillas from Virginia. , Important Decision in Bankruptcy.?In the matter of James R. Joyner. bankrupt In this case the question was certified by Register Foster: whether an assignee is at liberty to set apart real estate as well as personal to the bankrupt's use under the provisions of the fourteenth section of the act. The following is the Judge's opinon: "I have felt much hesitation in deciding the question within proposed, hoping for more light from other courts, but have finally concluded to give the most favorable construction the lanmmre -'.i-. i :n l i A?_ lU IliC IU?* v?iu UUIU11 w wc uaukiuuii BUUUUU), aUU direct that the bankrupt may take the five hundred dollars allowed him in such property, real or personal, as he shall select, in all cases; and of course, in the present case, he can take the real estate mentioned and described in the foregoing statement"?Norfolk Journal 30LTJMBIA CONTRIBUTORS BY JA8. WOOD DAVIDSON. . COLUMBIA. 80PTH OABOLDTA, 23BD MABciTl868. kt the University. There was no lecture in the regular public series, ast week, in consequence of illness in the family of he Lecturer in course. Religions Intelligence. The fourth session of the Sooth Carolina Conerence of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, ras held last week in this city. Bishop Wayman, >f Baltimore, presided. ^ fashion's Caprices* It takes something like thirty yards to make a ady's dress these.days of financial depression; beause when expense is least to be borne, fashion lemands that extravagance shqpld except each inlividual from the general rule. So it was with gentlemen's pantaloons during the war. When iloth was extremely scarce and costly, everybody xad the legs of his pantaloons as large as corn lacks. Health. Now that balmy spring is upon us, everybody is ikely to feel languid, sometimes flashed, drowsy, ind disposed to take colds, with a general depression of spirits and fagging of bodies. Why is this ? Because felks will oontinue eating the same food hat they have eaten during the winter. Bat the lystem does not require so much heat-producing bod?meats, butter, and fried food ig general ? n warm weather as it does in cold weather; and if 'oiks unU eat such food in warm weather, they nost suffer. What to eat, then ? Vegetables, bread-stuffs, and things with little grease about them. Use vinegar freely. Do not xx>l off too quickly after exercise. Sleep enough. Do not be in a hurry to put on summer clothes.? * Wear undershirting until May Day. Sergeant Bates. Everybody has heard of the United States soldier prho bet he could walk from Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Washington, through the entire South, carrying a United States flag unfurled, and not be molested or insulted by the Southern people. He lid not stake a wager, but is to teceive a dollar a lay while on the trip if he suoceeded; but if he fail iu either particular, he forfeits even that He is a Wisconsin man, a democrat, and one who believes in the good faith of the Southern people.? He left Vicksbujg on the 28th of January, and ex- pects to reach Washington by the first of May?a distance of 1600 guiles. Well; this Sergeant Bates reached Columbia on Wednesday of last week, at 4 o'clock in the afterternoon.' A crowd of two or three hundred, the majority of them negroes, had collected to welcome, Dr to gaze at him. When he stepped ashore from the ferry boat in which he crossed the Congaree, juite a number pressed forward to shake hands with him. "Three cheers for Sergeant Bates and L.a 1?7/. /*" ! ?> o nffflwvl on J shran in o QAmourhof LIS A' vuy noo vacxcu ouu ui ? ovuivnuw ? feeble voice. The reception ms not exactly enthusiastic as we understand that term. v It was kind, merely. * The crowd followed the Distinguished Arrival up something like a hundred yards, when they baited. CoL Samuel W. Melton delivered a speech at the Sergeant; and - in handsome style complimented him on his present undertaking to relieve the South of an aspersion upon her good name and good faith. He told the Sergeant that Be was welcome to Columbia?the place where secession commenced, and the place where Sherman had been. If he could pass these old chimneys and staring ruins in safety, he might expect to go on unmolested until the little flag he bore should kiss the Father of all the flags now waving over the Capitol at Washington. The speech was well received, and was greeted with some applause. It seemed to strike Sergeant Bates dumb; for he said nothlhg. Some say he ejaculated "Thanks;" but we didn't hear it Perhaps he was too fhll for utterance. Or possibly he was not full enough; for, entering a carriage, provided by the proprietors of Nickerson's Hotel, he drove to that wayfarer's home. The Orator of the occasion, the Editor of the Phoenix, and the Proprietor of the Hotel, rode in the carriage with him. Behind the carriage moved a line of vehicles and peoples? ^ both miscellaneous?including your Reporter. * Sergeant Bates wears a suit of black?velvet pantaloons and jacket, with black broad brimmed felt hat He is adorned with a red sash across his shoulder. This sash was presented to him by the ladies of Montgomery, Alabama. The U. S. Flag be carries is plain, about five feet long; on a staff. A serenade was given the Distinguished Arrival st 9 o'clock that night He made no speech. Like Grant he doesn't want to speak. Or, like the Knife Grinder?'Lord bless you, fir, he has no story to tell!' Our people sincerely wish, as we ourselves do, that Sergeant Bates may succeed in showing a crazy North that the South are not, as they believe, javage Indians and graceless dogs. But our people seem to have the idea that there is no great use in making a fuss about this matter. They wish Sergeant Bates well, and hid him welcome and God-speed on his way; hut are slightly opposed to lionizing him into a hero. Suppose he do succeed? What then? Then?the madness of the North will still go an. ^ If he fail? . Then?the madness of the North will still go on. A Thief in the Convention.?A short time before the adjournment of the South Carolina Convention, one of (he delegates named Dogan, who misrepresented Union District, became involved in a slight difficulty by yielding to a temptation which Eroved stronger than his virtue as a citizen or his onor as a representative of his brother freedmen . of South Carolina. It appears that the delegat^^M^ aforesaid boards, in company with other membeol^^^H of the convention, at a colored restaurant in Mar-^HBV kct-street, and discovering that one of his associates was possessed of the sum of $100, and another of $50, he became strongly attached to these a- 4, mou.its to a degree which resulted in their abstraction and transfer to his own exchequer. The peculation was quickly discovered and reported to the polioe, who investigated the matter and traced the 3tolen property to the avaricious member. The latter confessed the crime, but pleading the distin- ' *. guished position which he occupied, ana the necessity of preserving the dignity of the body to which be belonged, he induced the bereaved parties to compromise and withdraw from the contemplated prosecution. To the one from whom the aistin- i guished delegate had stolen $100 he refunded $40. J and to the other whose loss was but $50 he forked j over $20, giving an I. 0. U. for* the missing bal- A anoe.?-Charleston Newt. ^ How Debts abe Scaled in Edgefield by Juries.?The Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions is now in session in Edgefield District, his Honor Judge Glover presiding. Last week, says the Advertiser, "the decision of suits for the payment of negro debts, and of debts for various considerations, contracted before the war, came before the juries; and we would state, as a matter of general interest, that the verdicts, almost without exception, were as follows: In cases of negro debts, twenty-five cents in the dollar upon the hire of negroes from the date of purchase until the end of the war. In cases of debts for all other considerations twenty-five cents in the dollar upon the com- ' bined principal and interest." The Duty op White Men.?The Wilmington Journal says, with force and justice: "The time has now come when good men must not and cannot afford to sacrifice the right to vote to a natural and commendable repugnance to mingle in -the motley and disreputable conoourse around the polls. The _ vote of every decent man is now of the utmost importance, and a failure to use the franchise now, may result in inability to do so in the future. See to I it, that none entitlea to register fail to do so. A ] white man who voluntarily disfranchises himself J in this crisis, is an enemy to his raoe." M