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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.
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YORKVILLE, S. C.: I
THURSDAYMORNING, MARCH 26,1868. \
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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
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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
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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
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: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
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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
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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