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?? The richest gold mine in California last ;
ye?r y ielded a profit of $340,000.
New settlers are said to be pouring into
of a hundred daily.
Mules are selling at Rome, Geo., as high
as three hundred dollars.
In many parts of Illinois the winter
wheat'is almost entirely killed by alternate
fWB8EM^?nf thawing this winter.
-< ??- The Woman's Club, of Brooklyn, will,
at their next meeting, discuss the question, i
"What do women need at the present time ?" j
We can answer in one word?Husbands,
'- t prominent New York merchant, 0. j
N. Bostwidc, (firm of Bostwick <fe Co., deal- j
en in hats and straw goods, No. 353 Broadway;)
committed suicide on Friday last.
' A Wisconsin youth, sned for breach of
promise, offered to compromise by marrying '
the girl, if the Court would protect him from
those other girls who had the same tender
claims upon him.
r~~r" A little four-year-old boy In Richmond,
Viteinia, 6n h^ing asked by bis mother if he j
would not like to be an angel and have wings,
repiied'that he had rather be a hawk and live !
on chicken. '
?-~The movement to re-unite the States of
' An tt!-.: Ml Ka.
West ana uifl Virginia mu u? i
fore Congress before the adjournment of the
present session. It is said to be supported^by
&tfcen?;of both States, regardless of politics.
"" ~ B$st ofpo^tioE^'and has gonie'to'the
Assembly.
-Tr+iThe completion of the new railroad
fended iut Louisville, Kentucky, renders it
possible | for passengers to take the cars at
New York and. to reach New Orleans without
woe changing seats. (! .- .
M 1A:'1 nautical instrument maker of San
Francisco has made a telescope for the Merchant's
Exchange of that city, by which the
names arid signals of vessels can be distinguished
-fifteen miles at sea.
'r^? There is a proposition before the Illinois
State Constitutional Convention to abolish
ike' Senate, and to vest the legislative authority,
of the State in a single bot[y to be called
the "Legislative Assembly, composed of three
hundred members. ..
,rrr-The.,Postmaster-General reports that
in the month of January, there were sent from
the Washington Post Office over 237,000
franked letters, at a cost of about $15,000,
and ,150 tons of printed matter at a cost of
f$?000. ^
?Dr. Livingstone, the great explorer of
Africa, is again reported dead; but strong j
hopes are entertained" that he will turn up all
right^as he has done so often. The latest rumor
is that Dr. L. was burned in the interior
of Afeie* as * wizard.
The Legislature of California has passed
an Act allowing prize-fights on Sundays, while
prohibiting them on other days. This is, we
suppose, to give the members a chance to attend
an occasional "mill," without interfering
with their legislative duties.
?? An old naval officer, who was with Admiral
Farragut all through the war, remarked
in Washmgton, when the Virginia bill passed: i
"It's pretty hard on the poor fellows down
South. Poor old Virginia; they've got her ,
bucked, audi gagged and put in double irons." ]
?rrr-Some idea of what the liquor trade of ,
the United States amounts to, may be gained '
from the fact that on the 1st of December
last there were in bond throughout the coun- 1
try 13,402,545 gallons?enough to make a ^
good sized lake. And this is exclusive of s
grape, apple and peach brandy. j
???* In view of the success of the fifteenth t
amendment, the Colored National Executive (
Committee have issued an address invoking
the colored people all over the country to as- (
semble at convenient places, whenever said ^
amendment is officially announced as ratified, 1
in order to offer np prayer and thanksgiving, t
?? A man in Hampshire County, Massa- *
chusetts, it is said, recently subscribed one dol- ?
lar for the support of his "minister, but finding 1
that his wife, at a donation party, had squan- ?
dered twenty cents for the same object, refused g
to pay more than eighty cents.
An analysis by Professor Johnson, of t
Yale College, of sixteen different kind of fertilizers,
some of which are sold as high as $65
a ton, s^ows that a very large proportion of c
them are worthless. One specimen, selling at
$23 a ton, was shown to be really worth, as a e
fertilizer, not more than $2.33. h
-rr Of leading officials in the United States, it
President Grant receives $25,000 a year; Gen. j.
Sherman, $18,780; Lt-Gen. Sheridan, $14,8Q3;
Gen. Halleck, $9,862 ; Secretary Fish, .
$8,000; Chief-Justice Chase, $6,500; Vice- J1
President Colfax, $8,000; and Speaker Blaine, C!
$10,000. si
?~ A miscegenal dinner [was given to Sen- tl
ator Revels, last week, by the chocolate cream a:
of Washington society. The company was, j
on the whole, exceedingly select, the only Q,
white trash present being Messrs. Wilson, of "1
Massachusetts; Harris, of Louisiana * Kelley, ei
of Pennsylvania; Ames, of Mississippi, and P
Cook, of Washington. si
Princess de la Tour d'Auvergne, who j ^
has obtained a grant from the Sultan of the j h
piece of ground whereon Christ taught the j h
Lord's Prayer, is personally superintending b
the erection of a temple on the spot, which j
will contain the prayer in every language, i
She is an enthusiast, and works among the I
stones with her own hands, and has already j b
spent over $50,000 in carrying out her project. I b
An inventive Frenchman, who witnessed 7i
the Petroleum conflagration, at Bordeaux, re- 0]
cently, suggested a new mode of harbor de- j1
fence : "In case a hostile fleet should bombard
a port, all that would be necessary would be : r<
to pour several barrels of petroleum on the | u
water at ebb tide and light it. Wooden ships fi
would be burned, while on iron ships the crews ti
would be roasted."
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An. Indianapolis woman recently gave w
birth to a child during her husband's absence, a
and just before his return "the neighbors" bor-1
rowed two other bahies and placed them in I .
bed with the little stranger. When the fath-' .*
er asked to see his chud, the coverlid was 11
turned down, and although he must have been 81
immensely surprised, he coolly turned to his si
wife and asked, "Did any get away ?" u
The recent meetings of the American ei
Colonization Society in Washington were ^
more largely attended than for many years. a
There are seven hundred applications for p
passage to Liberia next May. Of these, four ,
hundred are from North Carolina and three |
1 1_ 1 XL.?. T ...Ln'.na V? 1 CI
uuiiui^u 11 vm uuuismuu. jjpj.auj mure are ' *"
aniiooe to go from the populous island of I
Barbadoee, in the West Indies. k
One thousand Swedish and Swiss immi- p
grants, contracted for by planters and others i a
in the neighborhood of Okolona, Miss., are ' v
expected to arrive in a few days. A great1 ,
many of their countrymen have preceded j
them, and it is said are giving entire satisfac- j n
tion ^o their employers, though not more than j e
one in ten can speak or understand a word of j 0
English. How they will stand the summer o
in the cotton fields remains to be seen.
A Washington letter says: "Business : 1
over the Southern railroads must be improv- si
ing, from the fact that daily shipments of a
rolling stock pass through Washington en j t<
route for Dixie. During the past week the a
following went through: Two engines and., p
tenders tor the Northern and Southern Ala- ri
bam a Road, one engine and tender for the si
Naahville and Chattanooga, three passenger e<
care for the Macon and Brunswick, .two cars ; c?
for the M. L. and T., one engine and tender j ii
for the Selma and Gul? one engine and ten- j b
der for the Mississippi Central, and one en-; a
[ gine and tender for the Georgia Air-Line, ir
| Some of those in charge of these engines and t(
' cars, express the opinion that there will be S
fully as many cars and engines passing through ri
here weekly for the Southern roads, for some
months to come." /
J. "W. Alvord, the general superintendent
of the Freedmen's Bureau, has written a
letter on the condition of the freedmen in
South Carolina, in which he says the older
colored people of Columbia and surrounding,
country are unusually intelligent and prosperous,
One man, a skillful mechanic, being worth
$50,000. More than forty heads of families
have, within the past six months, purchased
city property for homes at from $500. to $1,200
each. It is the testimony of well-informed
gentlemen that the whole colored population
of upper South Carolina is, in general, in a
thriving condition, with better houses, clothing,
and family comforts frbm year, to year.
The State appropriated $20,000 last year to
buy land fbr homesteads for the freedmen,
and upwards of forty thousand acres of this
land have been sold to them during the year.
The Governor will recommend an appropriation
of $400,000 this year for the same purpose.
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ELECTION OF A~CIRCUIT JUDGE, :
The two Houses of the Legislature poet-in
joint assembly last Friday, for the purpose of
electing a successor to Judge Boozer, deceased,
for the Fifth Circuit. As described in the
Columbia and Charleston papers, the scene
was exhilarating, and, like similar other occasions,
proves that the full power of Radical
legislators never comes out, except on a scramble
for spoils. .
Several nominations were made, and on the
first ballot the vote* stood as follows: S. W.
Melton, 66Scott Murray, '46; W. E. Earle,
5; C. "^.Montgomery, 2; Coy Wingo, (colored),
1, It was soon ascertained that Mr.
Melton was elected; but Murray's friends undertook
to ohange the reshlt before it was
announced. Elliott took the floor, and kept
it for half an hour, in spite of vociferous calls
to order and a vigorous rapping of the gavel
in the hands of Corbin, who was nominally
presiding. Under cover of the noise made
by Elliott, others moved about, and induced,
vacillating brethren, who had voted for Melton,
to change their votes and record them
for Murray. ' - ,
This process was continued until Tomlin>on
elbowed his way to the chair, and, after
whispering to Corbin, returned to his seat>
when he made a motion that the President
refuse to proceed with business until members '
should come to order. Certain of the long
winded, however, kept trying to get the Presi- ;
lent to recognize them, and the row continued <
for half an hour more. By that time the as
iembly subsided into comparative quiet, and i
t was announced that Mr. Samuel W. Mel- i
;on was elected. When the vote was announc- 3
:d, members chequed, slungjup their hats and "
joats and waved chairs over their heads, and
vithout waiting for a formal adjournmeutu-all -<
lands rushed out o? the hall. Unce outside, t
he argument was continued in a muscular ]
orm, and several fights ensued. Governor <
Jcott finally came out and calmed the troub- ]
ed spirits. By the way, it is rather strange <
he Governor did not call out his State con- <
tables. He seems very solicitous about the g
eace of the up-country; but our opinion is j
hat the Legislature needs constabular protecion
more than the citizens of Democratic
ounties do.
Although the circumstances attending the 1
lection were not such as to flatter the gentle- t
ion elected, or give hope of a good choice,
5 result was good. Judge Melton is well c
nown as a lawyer of eminence and abilities, t
nd every way capable of filling the office of
ldge with credit to himself and benefit to his i
ircuit. AVe have heai|l it rumored that he c
icrificed his principles for the sake of getting t
ais position; and declared'himself an out- s
ud-out Radical. Such is not the case. W. t
. Whipper, who nominated him, expressly
ated that Mr. Melton was not claimed as i
ither a Democrat or a Republican, and was e
ut forward simply as a man who accepts the t
tuation and the reconstruction laws, but at f
le same time makes no apology, or excuse for e
aving served in the Confederate army. He t
as, with this announcement of his sentiments, t
een elected, qualified, and taken his seat.' \
TROUBLE IN ^FRANCE. E
The excitement in Paris which was caused j
y the killing of Victor Noir, lias recently
roken out afresh. On the evening of the 11
th instant, Rochefort was arrested, as he was *
a the point of entering a political meeting,
fc should be stated that he was liable to ar- 0
>st, having been found guilty of treasonable
tterances; but the government had refrained
om arresting him in the chamber of depu- ^
es, to avoid the odium of such a proceeding.
As soon as his arrest was made known, ?
hich had been accomplished in the midst of
large crowd and without resistance on his
art, the wildest excitement prevailed. Gui- *
ive Flourens, who was presiding at the meet- t
lg to which Rochefort was going, drew his ,
vord, fired a revolver and declared that in- *
lrrection had begun. The meeting broke T
p in disorder, and the crowd, under the leadrehip
of Flourens, barricaded the streets j3
ith vehicles of various descriptions, and 1
bout two miles of the Belleville district of
'aris was in possession of the rioters. ^
About eleven o'clock, a body of police un- ^
lccessfully charged the barricade in Rue de *
'aubourg du Temple, with a loss of one *
illed and one wounded. The crowd had got ^
ossession of fire-arms by pillaging the armories, i 7
nd during the night several of the police were ! J'
rounded. The military were then called out ^
a force, and though they used no fire arms,
lade many arrests. Quiet was finally restor* 11
d, though up to the latest accounts riotous *
utbreaks occasionally occurred. A dispatch 1 P
f the 14th instant says: ^
Rochefort is not permitted to see his friends. n
'he Corps Legislatif refused to hear a propo- j
ition to impeach the ministry. The police I
uthorities profess to have discovered an ex-1 y
jn9ive conspiracy against the Government, j v
nd are actively engaged in searching for j
arties implicated. A great number of arEists
were made last night and to-day. It is
tated the editors of the lUarseillai&e and two d
ditors of the Revielle were arrested on charges
onnected with the conspiracy. A policeman
1 plain clothes was shot and killed yesterday, j ^
y a mechanic, whom he was endeavoring to ; 0
rrest in his own house. The man was taken I
lto custody. The MarseillaUe re-appeared ?
)-day, and was eagerly bought ou the streets, j "
everal citizens were killed during the recent 1 J
ots, and their bodies have been placed in the j
morgue, but the police refuses to give any de- {
tails concerning them, \ y
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THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE ^
Reaches us this week considerably enlarged
and sporting a new style of heading. The
editor, Col. G. F. Townes, iaa veteran of the
press and conducts his department with great j
ability. Messrs. J. C. & Edward Bailey are
the proprietors, and the paper, i^ furnished at (
$2 per.annum. Cheap enough
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
railroad company, with a commendable
spirit of progress, have begun to run daily
passenger trains from Charlotte to Lincolnton..
i ; .
? The Greensboro Patriot says the negroes
are leaving that part of the State in large
numbefs, and hopes their departure will be
mutually beneficial to whites and blocks.
? The bill to prohibit the marriage of first
cousins, which was before the Legislature of
North Carolina, was defeated in the Senate
last week.
to.- Ci,?o. rs-ooV Prpshvterian .Church,
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(which liad recently been repaired,) about
three miles from Charlotte, N. C., was destroyed
by an incendiary fire, on the 11th.
The Carolinian says a good many of the
emigrants who left their homes in North Carolina
and went West, are returning. They
fU mihevhaYe been deeeWed. b^emi^gt
destination^ that they were much worse off,
and had much less chance to make a living
than at their homes in "the good Old North
State forever." '
"!: br STATE ITEMS. 1 .
? The residence of Mrs. Gaim, near Pleasant
Hill, Lancaster county, was destroyed by
fire on the morning of the 1st instant, and
her youngest child perished in the flames.
? Five thousand dollars have been subscribed
towards building 'a new Methodist
Church in Greenville. It is expected that
$14,000 will be secured..
? The appropriation bill, to meet the expenses
of the State government for 1870, will
soon be reported. It will probably appropriate
$900,000, a large proportion of which
will be for the payment of old Claims.
? Governor Scott has pardoned and remitted
the sentences of nqpirly two hundred
penitentiary convicts, including several murderers,
since November, 1868. The Governor's
clemency, as explained fay himself, is
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mujuueu 10 preserve me civil ngnis 01 me
convicts; which is a good idea, as it saves to
the Republican party many voters whom jury
verdicts would otherwise disfranchise.
? Harried women in this State will soon
acquire control of their own property. The
Legislature has passed a bill which provides
that no Teal or personal property, held by a
woman at the ,time of her iparriage, shall be
subject to levy or sale for her husband's debts,
but shall be her separate .property?and that
she may manage and dispose of the same in all
respects as though she we*e a man.
?At a recent meeting ofthe stockholders of
Ihe Citizens' Savings Bank, held in Columbia, i
Gen. Wade Hampton tendered his resignation <
as President of the institution, which was ac- i
cepted. His reason for resigning was the f
pressure of his private business. He connec- (
ted himself with the company at its organiza- 1
tion, only to aid in its successful establish- i
orient, which has been accomplished. Rev. e
Martin was elected president- -*
The u representative in c
ti*> Legislature from Sumter county got on
;he train on the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad on Tuesday night last, and when the t
lonductor came around alleged that he had c
ost his pocketbook, and had no ticket or monjy.
The conduotor nobly did his duty, and \
leposited the recusant passenger in the t
iwampy region through which the train was
lassing.?Charleston News. *
CONGRESSIONAL. fa
On the 8th, the Senate passed a bill to re- i<
nove the disabilities of certain persons named h
herein. The Postmaster General was direct- a
;d to inform the Senate of the cost of his cir- I
sulare and blank petitions for the repeal of 0
he franking privilege. t
In the House, the reconstruction committee n
eported two bills for the relief of political c
Usabilities; one naming 2,000 persons, and c
he other providing for a general removal of \
uch disabilities. The latter was re-commifced.
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On the 9th, the Senate directed the judic- t
ary committee to ascertain whether the pres- a
int Legislature of Georgia is a legal body. A t!
11 j 1 il i /? -i. 1 ... A! .
>11110 punisn me equipment 01 vessels or me d
umishing of arms, to be used in aiding for- b
iign powers to suppress rebellious subjects, q
?as referred to the committee on foreign rela- t:
ions. The House bill to admit Mississippi c
fas reported by the judiciary, with an amend- 0
[lent removing all conditions. No action a
fas taken on the report. The census bill was g
aid on the table, being thus disposed of filally,
after several months' discussion. The s,
esult is that the census will be taken as the t;
ast two censuses were taken; .der the act a
f 1850. d
In the House, the legislative appropriation ^
?ill was resumed, and several amendments t!
fere made, mostly on the score of economy, g
[he allowance of the Senate for "miscellane- t!
ius" items, was cut down from $30,000 to f
il0,0&0. s
On the 10th, in the Senate, the bill appro- d
>riating $3,000,000 to supply deficiencies for fi
he naval service; was passed. A long debate
fas produced by the proposed amendment to a
he Mississippi bill, but the Senate adjourned
rithout voting upon it. ?
In the House, the legislative appropriation g
ill was debated, but the debate degenerated b
ato a personal matter when it was proposed b
o reduce the mileage of members of Congress, tl
lentlemen accused one another of speaking tl
or huncorabe, making money outside, &c. s:
t was, iu short, a debate of a kind peculiar g
o the United States Congress. Messrs. But- I
er and Cox had a passage at arms, which re- 1
ulted in a victory to Butler, solely due to a
ndicious quotation of "Shoo, fly, don't bod- ti
ler me." e
On the 11th, in the Senate, a resolution was e
atroduced, recognizing a 6tate of war bewppn
Snain and Cuba, and expressing asvm- a
iathy with the latter as'struggling for liberty, S
tat declaring that the United'States will 5.'
laintain strict neutrality. It was referred to
be committee on foreign relations. The 0
louse bill to abolish the franking privilege t
'as discussed until the morning hour expired,
'hen the Mississippi bill was debated until ^
djournment.
In the House, nothing of importance was Q
one. Cl
On the 12th, the Senate was not in session, jj
In the House, the legislative appropriation
ill was taken up. Mr. Butler proposed, in u
rder to save the expense of re-printing, that
ertain charges made against himself, such as
eing a Democrat before the war, voting for q
eff Davis, &c., be kept standing. p
On the 14th, in the Senate, a motion to w
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K)stpone the Mississippi bill resulted in a tie
rote, and was decided by the Vice-President
n the negative. A hill wasintroduejfd-toenoreethe
fifteenth amendment.
In the House, a resolution was introduced,
lirecting the committee on banking aid currency
to report a bill increasing the currency
it least fifty millions. A motion to kjr this
resolution on the table, was lostjre fljjae of
93 to 73. It was made the orderV" next
Monday..
ME RE-MENTION. ' f '
Mrs. Admiial Dahlgreen, Mrs. General
Sherman, and a number of other lanes are
opposed to female suffrage, and have sarted a
movement in opposition thereto/ * * ~~*Nearly
all the under offices in the Iowa Le^Tature
are bought after by women/ Be Mormon
missionaries on Long Island haw established
a church there, and the spre*?flf the
faith is now said to be "alarming.'-'* An
astronomer now predicts for this yei a comet
of such brilliancy, and so near the that
our nights will be almost as brigjt as our
days. A New Jersey clergynm-ecently
refused to marry a pair, because tiffy had
only known each other one week/'The
New Jersey Senate, on the 8th inst, ejected
the fifteenth amendment to the Conrtilnon by
k vote of 13 to 8. The Georgia egislature
has ratified the fourteenth and teenth
amendments. This is said to comjte the
tvfi ipk?c?HJory toaa^S^|j|y|IOlth
amendment a part of the Constitutwp'rSr
is said that it costs twice as much tlcollect
four millions of revenue at New Orlhs under
Mr. Grant's brother-in-law, as itiosta to
collect seventeen millions at Boston. *.A
judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme(jjtrt has
decided that a charitable bequest to dlnfidel
society is void in law. There are firs of a
general revolution in Mexico. A fewjersons
have been arrested on charges of cospiring
for the return of Gen. Santa Anna."^SiqaII
caps, trimmed with gold cord and tael, a la
miliimre, are among the newest, faahxis for
ladies,"" Somesponges having reheated
Senator Hamlin to frank some letters fothem,
he received the missives, placed thri cent
stamps on each, and returned thereto,the
writers."""A clergyman, preaching gainst
marriage, in Wisconsin, has been fond to
have nine wives scattered about; ovr the
country.*" vt"-The Sioux Indians call noney
"koshpoppy."
The government recently sold ,&fiK),000
acres of land in Texas for unpaid, taxc, realizing
only $6000. The Chicago Times
says: "f'arnsworth is after Jbutler: Bagham
is after Butler; Dawes is after Butler; jut the
devil will be certain to get Butler."-* ' The
New Jersey Legislature has adopted aire&olution
requesting the Congressional delegation
to urge the recognition of Ciiba/yjvRev.
James Stoney, RectoT of St. Stephms^colored)
Episcopal Church in Savanna'u, died on
Thursday last. r.
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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The 8outh Carolina Railroad.
The late report of the President and
Directors of the 8outh Carolina railroad
diows the company to be in a very fwosperDU8
condition. The bonded indebtedness. of
the company has been materially reduced,
md the entire floating debt is $295,66$. The
)bligations to the Southwestern Beilroad
Dank have been discharged, and the^btnk is
low indebted to the road 8501,447. The
sarnings of the road for 1869 werej $87,205
>ver $600,000 or ten per dUit. 'upon the
:apital stock. Since the war $1,250,000 have
>een spent in the work of reconstruction, and
he road and equipment are now in excellent
irder. *
The board of directors have resolved, in
dew of the favorable prospect before them,
o begin the payment of moderate quarterly
lividends, on the first of next July. *
Did Mother Hubbard Responds.
On last Monday, Chief Constable Hubiard
made a reply to the request of the Legdature
for the names of the murdered parties
ie reported. He went to the cupboard, but,
a we predicted, found no bone. He told the
legislature that he could not give thefnames
f the murdered, "as the crime reports sent
0 his office by his deputies do not give the
nmes of those murdered or other victims of
rime, but embrace only the names of the
omplainants and parties arrested, charged
sjth the commission of said crimes." *|
Now this is a beautiful system of making
eports to head-quarters. The depdfei give
he name of complainants and accusftl only,
nd do not concern themselves about the vicims.
It is a principle of law that the evilence
of a murder is incomplete until the body
ie produced. The same principle would reuire
the name of the murdered man, and the
1
ime and place of his death, in a report to the
hief of police. But it seems the arresting
fficer of this State only wants an accuser to
rrest any man, on the charge of murifcr.
elling Cadetships at West Point.
The resolution in the House of Repreentatives,
providing for an investigation of
he alleged sale of appointments t > Wist Point
nd the navy, has already linear,\hod some
lamaging disclosures. The committed have
ieen hearing some testimony, which establishes
he fact that some members of the* last Confess,
from the South, did make bargains of
he appointments in their hands. One case,
rom South Carolina, has been pretty clearly
tated in its details. The Congressman alluled
to received $2,000 f I I
ailed divide with the brokerswhomifuefected
the sale for him. HLs partners, it is
aid, intend'to bring him before the committee.
There were no such charges brought against
iouth Carolina when her members of Confess
were her representatives. The carpetaggers
who hold seats in Congress aa memers
from South Carolina now, cannctLifagrace
he State, however much they may disgrace
hemselves. The State is in no way responible
for them, nor for those other carpet-bag
era whom their sales are putting into "West
'oint as cadets. '
'he Sixteenth Amendment.
At a Boston Woman Suffrage Convenion
last week, Mrs. Susau B. Anthoujr offerd
the following resolution, which was adoptd:
i
Resolved, That this Convention respectfully
sk the Forty-first. Congress of the United
tates to submit to the Legislatures of the
sveral States a sixteenth amendment to the
^ederal Constitution, prohibiting the disfranhisement
of any of our citJzenMfftTecount
f sex.
lodging the Fifteenth Amendment. *
As the fifteenth amendment has recoived
be ratification of three-fourths of the States,
; is now unconstitutmnal to deprive any one
f the right .of suffrage on account of "race,
olor, or previous condition." A bill has been
itroducedin the Kentucky Legislature, which
roposes to deny suffrage to colored gentry
pon other, and perfectly constitutional,
rounds. It is as follows:
"Be it enacted by the Legislature-of the
kjmmonwealth of Kentucky?First. That no
erson shall be an elector in this Commonealth
who has wool or kinky hair on his
scalp; nor shall any such person be permitted
to vote for any town, county or State officer,
or be allowed to hold any office in this Commonwealth.
Second. That any person who
shaves or otherwise removes the wool or hair
from his head, so to deceive the judges of
election, and shall cast his vote in disregard
of the provisions of this act, may be indicted
ny any grand jury and punished, as is now
provided by law for fraudulent voting. Third.
This act sHall be in force .and effect from and
after its passage."
Political Disabilities.
The bill for the removal of political
disabilities, now before the House, provides
that
"All persons affected by the Fourteenth
amendment, except officers who have been in
the array and navy, and those who have served
in the Senate or House of Representatives,
are relieved from their disabilities on taking
an oath of future loyalty, and making application
to the United States District Court.
This application is to remain on file for thirty
days, and then, if no valid objection be made,
the judge is to issue an order relieving said applicant
by virtue of the act of Congress, of
all the pains and penalties of disfranchisement.
The objection must show cause, supported
by evidence, why the disabilities of
the party applying should not be removed,
and the judge is authorized to exercise his
discretion in the matter. The bill besides
provides that the removal of disabilities shall
not affect property lost, captured or destroyed
by the army of the United Stateg."
Don't Move West. j
subscriber to the PKanip, writing to
that paper from , Mississippi, gives the following
advice, which tte commend to the attention
of any who may be meditating to leave
this State: <
"As a South Carolinian, I regret to see so
many of her citizens leaving the old State; I
have been here in the "West for a great many
years; have seen and known of hundreds of
families who have emigrated to all parts of
the West, a large majority of whom would
have been far better off had they remained
at their old homesteads.
"Tell your people to abandon the idea oi
moving to the West, thinking to better theii
condition; not one in ten will ever realize 9
bettered condition ; the expenses, &c., attending
a removal, and the encounters to be met
with, if applied to the improvements of their
homes, will, in a few years, make them better
satisfied, their lands richer, and themselvec
in a condition to, bring their noble old State
back to its former statu*, which should be the
pride of every true Carolinian." ' ,
Leslie's Antecedents. .
?- The Brooklyn (N. Y.) Eagle furnish#
the following, incidents in the life of Land
Commissioner Leslie, before he became a citizen
of South Carolina: ri . , ..
' '' ' *' ?w ' ' 4 * 1 ' ' ' '
"Senator Leslie is described as an 'ex-New
York Democrat, and an' ex-Democratic legislator
from Brdoklyn/ hence we feel, a local
interest in Leslie's well-being. This notorious
scamp is now a Republican senator of the
State of South Carolina, and State Land Commissioner
ps well. Leslie was chosen during
the excitement of the war to represent one 0!
the Brooklyn Assembly Districts. A more
impudent DiatnersKite.never imposed on any
constituency. He came out in his true colon
at Albany, and passed out of sight with the
close of his tetm. He turned up, however
t in the police courts of $Tew York afewmontht
later, as part owner of a house of ill-fame, and
. having' escaped the penitentiary, we next heai
of him as a Kepublican senator of South Car
olinA, And Land Commissioner of that mosl
1 unfortunate State. In great upheavals of so
oiety its representative men rise to the surface
The statesmanship displayed in the policy ol
reconstruction blossoms into its fullest anc
rarest perfection in Senator Leslie, the ex
/ . inrl ntjr^prpr qf Ynrlf"
\ For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
UNION COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
THE MAIL ROUTES..
Before the war onr mail facilities were noi
good; since that event, they are worse. It
this county we have but two post offices nortl
of Pacolet. Other counties are equally ae
destitute of offices. This works badly for th<
people. It keeps them from taking papers
Important letters are delayed or lost W<
know of neighborhoods which have to senc
fifteen miles for their mail. It is time the
people were thinking on this a matter a little
It seems that our mail routes do not run ii
the right direction. Old lines, established lonj
ago, are kept up. They should be changed sc
as to take advantage of the railroads. The
routes should start from the railroad, and rur
out through the country so as to supply all
once or twice a week with the mail. Thii
system might make more routes than we for
raerly had, but they would be shorter and
cheaper. Citizens interested should take thii
matter up and give it due deliberation. The
western portion of York, the northern part
of Union, and the eastern part of Spartan
burg should work together. Before it is too
late, let us do something.
The thing to be done, is this. The country
should be mapped off, the old lines and the
projected ones marked out, with distances
nno Am onrl flin nnflfinn uliAlllH lift t f/
WVl*^ UUU VIIO ^/VVAVIVU OMVUAVA WV WVMV vv
Washington in time to make the change be
fore the next letting out of contracts. Con'
grsss will give us no new routes now, but we
think with the proper showing made we can
have new lines established very soon.
If this can be done, it will be worth mud
to us. The people will write and receive-thref
times as many letters as they do now. The
subscription lists of papers will be increased
The people will read more and become wiser
Our country will get wide awake. P.
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Important Legal-Tender Decision.?
One of the long-expected decisions of the
i -United States -Supreme Court, involving the
effect of the legal-tender law upon contract*
made prior to its passage, was delivered at
Washington yesterday. The case was that oi
Hepburn vs. Griswold, from the Court ol
Appeals of Kentucky, iu which gold wag
claimed instead of United States notes, for a
debt contracted prior to the 2oth July, 1862,
the date of the passage of the legal-tender
act. The court, by a majority of one, decides
that such contracts cannot be discharged in
legal-tender notes, but the decision does not
touch the question of contracts made since
the passage of the law. A dissenting opinion
was read, affirming the entire constitutionality
of the legal-tender act, but as a
matter of course that is entirely useless, except
to show that there are three justices
(Miller, Swaine and Davis) who uphold the
law of Congress as a constitutional incident to
the war power. Chief Justice Chase and
Justices Nelson, Clifford and Field agree in
the majority opinion now rendered.
Under such a decision of the highest court,
a good deal of hardship must result to those
who have to pay debts contracted before the
rlfttp nf t,hfi law. and this will he esDeciallv
burdensome upon the South, where most of
the debts are of old date, and her impoverished
condition renders her little able to pay
such obligations in currency of any kind.
Perhaps, however, creditors, to a large extent,
even in these cases, will find it to their advantage
and a matter of convenience to accept
currency, though in many peculiar cases, as
those of trusts, &c., especially where the interests
of orphans and wards are concerned,
all that the law allows may be demanded.
The decision of the Supreme Court and its
results show a greater necessity than ever of
such a financial policy on the part of the gov
ernment, such legislation in Congress and
such economy, public and private, as wil
lead to a restoration of the credit of thecourtry,
placing our affairs upon a sound bash,
and preparing the way for a return, with the
utmost practical speed, to specie payments.?
Baltimore Sun, 10th instant.
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CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE.
" SAlLES-DAY."
There was a slim turn out on the 7th inst.,
the inclemency of the weather, no doubt, preventing
many from attending. Several parties
whose property was advertised, forestalled
tl}e sale of the same by claiming under the
Homestead Act Only one tract was sold.
It contained 460 acres, and is situated on
Rocky Creek, three or four miles east of the
Court House. Mrs. Mary Gooch, residing on
the place, became the purchaser for $500,
PURCHASE OP AN ENGINE.
Messrs. Mills and Dunlevy, the gentlemen
who vidited Charleston, for the purpose of
looking after an Engine for our Town, returned
a few days since. They effected a purchase
of the "Stonewall" for $1500, and express
themselves as much pleased; feeling assured
that it will prove a valuable auxiliary in arresting
the destructive course of the devourr
mg element, it is capanie or tnrowing tnree
, streams far over the top of any house in
Chester, and gives out three hundred feet of
hose. A fire occurring in Charleston, during
the stay of the above named gentlemen, an
opportunity was afforded them of witnessing
its operation, which was perfectly satisfactory.
It will be-sent forward to this point, as soon
as the "Stonewall" Company receive the Steam
Engine ^rdered'by them. Of the,wisdom of
the purchase we have no doubt, but still at
the same time, we trust that' its slumbers in
1 the Engine house may never be awakened by
the startling cry of fire.
DEATH OP A CITIZEN. ' #
Biggers Mobley, a large and wealthy plan?
ter Of this county, died at his residence, three
' miles east of the- town, on the 8th instant.
[ Shortly after the war he became involved in a
difficulty with one of .the freed, which so exasperated
the revengeful spirit of those then
' in power, as to cause him to be sent to a military
prison, -where, after many months of
' weary lingering, he contracted the fatal dis;
ease which terminated his life. His remains
were followed to the burying ground of WoOd'
ward Church, by a large concourse of sym1
pathizing relatives and friends. A warm and
j generous heftrted man has left the shorts of
time. Peace to his ashes.1 '
SHADE TREES.
The ^City Fathers" who have been recently
ly elected, are hard at work, and seem to be
determined that our {food leoks, comfort and
protection, shall not' suffer for the want of
shade trees. They htfve caused to be set oiit
on the main street, and art engaged in ertend[
ing the same to the Railr&od Depot, a large
r number of beautiful shade trees; which, wheri
) grown, will greatly relieve the rough and rag*1
' ged appearance of "ye hills arid dales." Lei
all owning a house and lot within the corpcM
s rate limits, who have not alfeady done so?
, whenever the season will permit?emulate the
j example set by the Town Council. It Will
5 amply repay them for all their outlay and
? trouble, by enhancing the beauty of theftr
' homes, providing a cool retreat in summer,
and operating as a check against the spread of
'< fire, . . < 'if' "
GUARDING THE TOWN. '
Mr. Henry Letson, the old and efficient
. police officer, has been reinforced by the apf
apointment of an assistant, in the person of a
I Mr. Marshall. All male inhabitants between
the ages of 18 and 60 years, have been divi-1'
> . * ' 1 '? w.
form guard duty at night. If the Ordinance
requiring the citizen to perform patrol duty is
no more strenuously enforced in the future,
[. than it has been in the past, this part of our
municipal government will prove a complete
failure?not worth the paper and ink that it
takes to write out the summonses. Our whole
State is swarming with rascality of the most
notorious character, and our police regulations
should look the fact squarely in the face, by
enacting such stringent laws as will make
every citizen who is liable, perform his "whole
duty and nothing but his duty." We trust
our guardians, have so regulated this important
arm of our safety and defence, as will
ensure a ftithful and honest performance of
duty.' /'
KEY. JOHN B. PICKETT.
The many friends of this popular and able
Methodist* divine, will be pained to learn
that he is mpidly giving way under the infirmities
of the body. He is afflicted with paralysis
of the right side, and so severe is'it at
times as to cause his friends the most serious
alarm. When spoken to on the subject of
death, his invariable reply is: "Tell me not
how a man has died, but rather tell me how
he has lived." LEVER.
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THE RURAL CAROLINIAN.
The February number of. this sterling ag>
ricultuial monthly is to hand, and is superior
' to any one yet issued. The table of contents
is as follows:
Agricultural Department?Dignity of Ag1
ricultire, by Wm. Pinckney Stance; Improvi
ed Implements for the Farmer illustrated;
Value of Science to the Fanner, by Daniel
i Lee, M.D.; Drouth, Climate, Ac., In North
( Carolina, by Lardner Gibbon; Self-manuring
[ Capacities of Soil; Agricultural Societies ana
! Fairs, by R. F. Simpson ; How to Gpow To
bacco; Chemical Effects of Ploughing; Pre
paring for Cotton; Sorghum and its Culture,
by D. Wyatt Aiken ; Rice Culture on River
Landj, by J. J. Prmgle Smith; Action of
. Lime on Soils and Plants.
Department of Horticulture and Rural Art.
CUmtiers and their Uses* illustrated; Facts
abou; Seeds; Useful Garden Implements, illustrated
; The Wild Goose Plum, by J. M.
D. Miller: Garden Fixtures, illustrated ; An
Experiment with Tomatoes, by Robert Chisolm
The Double Diadem Pink; illustrated;
Plaits which Should be Better Known, illustrated;
Covering for Hot Beds; New French
Strawberries, iUustrated; Propagating Plants
fron Root Cuttings; Plants for Shady Situations.
Stock and Natural History Department.?
Soling Cattle, by E. W. Stewart; Brahma
Fowls for Profit; Advice about Hogs; Colic
in HorSes; Diseases of Dogs, by R. C.; Hog
Ctolera; Lice on Cattle.
Department of Mining and the Mechanic
Ads.?Ferdinand de Lessups and the Suez
Cmal, illustrated; How to Measure Water
P)wers, illustrated, by "Up Country;" 'Tis
Forty Years Since, by Dr. Wm. P. Wragg.
Editorial Department.?Education for the
farmer; Charleston County Society; Good
Tanning Pays; A Precureer of the Steam
Tlough; Work for the Month ; Bural Notes
ind Queries; Scientific Notes; Spirit of the
Rural Press; Industrial Items; Mere Men
tion. '
Correspondence.?Suggestion to Fruit Growers,
by F. R. Elliott; Farm Implements, by
j "A Constant Reader;" Suwannee River Cot;ton
Lands, by A. W. Knight, M. D.; The
Wages System; Grasses, by Wm. Alston; I
Ramie Again?Views of a Planter, by S. ;
* Tyler Read ; Report Results, by J. N. Rob!
son; Machinery m Rice Culture, by "A Rice
Planter;" Sugar Corn?Best Varieties, by :
I "T. M.;" Broom Making, by W. H. D. Gaillard
; The Chinese Yam, by Edward Barnwell
; Corn Planting, by "U. G."
Department of Literary Miscellany.?Model
Farms> by W.GilmoreSimms; AshesofRoses,
(Poetry) by M. E. Bradley; A Tribute to 1
Wade Hampton; We Sink or Swim Togeth- <
j er, (Poetry) by Wm. Gilmore Simms, etc. i
LOCAL ITEMS.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. L. Wood?Saddles, &c.?Blankets?Ladies'
Saddles?Repaired Right?Our Hitching Lot.
T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bankruptcy?Application
for Disoharge in the Matter
of Robert Ferguson. '
T. M. Dobson & Co.?Remnants?Castings?Parafine
Candles?Gate Hinges?Molasses and
Molasses Gates?Goods Sent to your Houses?
White Delain?Carpet-Bags?Silk Oil Cloth?
. , Trunks?Shoes and Boots?Ftate-^Ixish Pq.
tatoes?Safety Fuse?Mackerel
J. G. Stephenson?Watch Lost.
J. C. Chambers?Administrator's Notice.
Kuykendal & Tomlinson?Varnishes?Medical
Saddle Bags?Hall's Hahr Rene wer?Balsam
of Life?Sponge?Bitters?Combs and Brushes?
Mouaseline.
John Ratareo?Stolen.
Peter McCallum?Administrator's Sale.
H. F. Adickes?Prints?Shoes?HandkerchiefsLaces,
&c.?Trunks?Irish Potatoes..
J. W. Avery?It is no Mistake?Shoes?Gent's
Hats?Coffee?Molasses?Cassimeres, Jeans,
. &C.-7P. M.
Arinufrnntr. Cator & Co.?Soring and Summer Im
portation, 1870. ,
Important to Bankers, Lawyers. Ac.
Important to Farmers and others.
A. C. Kaufman?Latest Quotations of Southern
Securities. .
J. S. Bailey?Administrator of the estates of I.
N. Sadler and- 8. K. Gill?Applications for
Discharge, -i ,,..i. ' I
"REMINISCENCES OP TORI."
The usual weekly instalment of "Septuagenarian's"
reminiscences did not come to hand
in time for publication in this number.'
*
f D FOR THE ^THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
It is desired by the congregation mid officers
of the Yorkville Presbyterian Church, to
forward a box of .provisions to1 the Theological
Seminary in Columbia. Any persons desirous
of contributing articles of provisions for the
same, will leave them at the store of Bratton,
Mason & Withers on Monday next, so as to
be packed and forwarded by. Tuesday's train:
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' OUR CLUB MAKERS.
For the information of those who wish to
get the Enquirer at .the club rate of $2.50
per annum, we will state that tl_ie follpwing
persons are making up clubs fpr the present
year; any of whom will be pleased tpneccive
subscriptions, accompanied with the money:
Capt. J. F. Workmap.......Rock Hill.
A. F. Lindsay.........vi.:.;,.M<iConnell8vilIe. "
Joseph & Howe,....J.f.j.uYoikville. ! " '**
J. S. Davant .Fort Mill.
Major a. a. McJVenzie,.-.fleDO. ,
W. 0. Youngblood, Clay BOL .
J. Leander Adams,.;. Bethel.-"
Jt H. G. ^tiff M - i!;/ ,(i&n
S. G. Brown,............^....Allison's Store.
Gipt. Charles Petty,-.,../vSmith s Ford.
S. Li Grist,-1........ i..... YorkviDe1/ L
W. B. Allison, ...-Red House. .?*
W. 8. Gregory,.*.,.... -Cross, Key^'Unionufc:
Rev. S. Head, ......Ch'egter. C. R . . ,
H. C. Harris, -.PinevillejN. CaroHba.
Miyor iVtvlea Smith,.........New Centra i/f
AMi^wMaJholland,.-,,?..Yp*wll|a.
Samuel W.' JAckson,-. New Centre.
Samuel S. Smith,....' ..Zeno. f '
Jno. M. Carothors,... JdettShiloL
D. J. Jacbop,. ,.,.k....Beaver Dam Store.,
D. T. Lessley, ----. ..Codies' Tavert.
Jno. J. Wyhe,.J. ......Hickory Grova b.J -v
William Whyte,--.^-.-JRn0kHiJL, ?;i.J;
Dr. 8. M. Wylie, ....?Chester, S. C. .,.
John. Jackson,........'..... ..-Chester, S.'C.. '
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ECHOES FROM McCOSNELLSYILLE.
The muse of poetry has inspired another
son of York to sing the praises of, his corper.
Having waked the bard of Bollock's Creek,
she sojourned longeiujugh in the vicinity of
that other romantic stream?Turkey Creek,
to produce, the following touching"ode." , It
is not known which way the aforesaid muse
went from McConnellsville, though;as she
[stems to be working her way to,the east, jwe
expect ye*wu ptuuB.mj uuiw-up wamrnav
about Santuc. , But where ever she may be,
or even if she has taken her flight forever?
henceforth let 10 man say that York has ho
poets! liirift') Miilvl;'
Mr. Editor: ;;
Give me s, small space in your columns,
f ."In justice to McConnellsville,
r To blow a hornlond, sweet and solemn
In praise of its neglected skill.
Ab ever of yore, there's J., P. Moore,, , j
The man of cottons, wools and lasses,
Who sports moustache and owns a store,
With tongue and lip to please ,the masses.
He's always ready, wet or dry, .... # ;,
To suit you rn yonr Whims and notions,
Will lift your cash with open eye,
An/1 Mi?h tltanlrU 4a? i t?A?aw ilnirAf i'nnfl.
illiU 5&Vf JVU tUWIM 4UI, ,/UU? IWfWIVMOV
He keeps on hand all aorta of goods, ,
Sells and wraps up with hearty titters,.
Beats Bullock's Creek with all her Hoods,
' For when you're sick he sells yon bitters.
And next we say, in justice still, .
That if you want your money back,
Let handy "Andy" fitf yourbul,
And you're "all hunk," or I'm a quack.
A, better clerk can ne'er be foupdiimrct
For he is always in a n^otfon, ;f ,'
He'll sort your mail and send it .onttd,
Wherever it may suit your notion.
Then, if you would the paper read,
Jnst put your name on Andrew's list ,\
The clut) would pay you both, indeed,
With many smiles from Mr. -Grist ?*
But something yet we have to JeH, 4,
. And by the way, we'll change our form.
McConnbflsville is doing well'
(So let the rads toot on their horn.) :
For we have farmers skilled iijdeed,
Who send off North to get their seed.
They till like Dickson, deep at first, '
And use guano, make or burst :
There's Crawford (Ned,) just north of;West,' Whom
some folks think to bo the best;
But Daniel, (John,) goes deeper in,
And in the end is sure to'win. 1
Then just below j? Raiaby,, (Jeff,) i '
Who strikes his. anvil right and left,
Or sets your plqws to run straight through,
And shoes your horses bully;, too.
Then next oomesjfofe with thirty scholars,
Who teachesJ^H:so-many dollars: , ;
He learns 'em grammar, cents and Latin, .
And does it by the rule of strappin'.
Then for a change we strike the rounds: ? i For
Love and Burris both keep hounds,
That run so fast the J?1 knows
Alone, how they keep on' their toes.
Our doctor is a clever man,
Who doesyou all the good he can j
For Doctor Bob stays not for fog,
And takes rain kindly as a frog.
Then, best of all, we're running through'
An engine new and coaches, too;
Can 'commodate you to the bestSo
fare you welf, I'm gwine to rest. Fred.
[Postscript, by "the Devil")
If you would like to see McConoell's?
A "ville" which wondrously arouses,
Get off the cars, with all your bundles,
And get Joe Moore to shew the houses,
TAX RETURNS.
Mr. E. M. Rose, County Treasurer, has
kindly furnished us with the following summary
of the real and personal property of
York county, returned for the year ending
September 1st, 1869:
Return. Value.
464,465 acres of Land,....'., '. $3,015,985
2,510 head of Horses, 205,135
2,440 41 44 Mules, 219,965
12,25 5 4 4 44 Cattle, 139,231
21,57 5 4 4 44 Hogs, 76,583
8,27 8 4 4 44 Sheep; i;..- 11,789
3,179 Dogs 6,504
861 Carriages and Bugles, 40,339
79 Pianos, 9,145
Watches and Plate,... 20,910
Merchandise, 131,398
Manufacturing Property, 18,370
Manufactured Articles, 64,649
Money 6h hand,.... 155,920
Credits, (in excess of indebtedness)..... 157,808
Stocks, ! 23,140
Bonds, 11,700
Leases, 6,490
All other personal property, 413,270
Railroads, telegraphs, insurance, &c.,... 288,460
Total, ..$5,016,791 |
According to these returns, the average
value of horses is about $82, mules $90,
cattle $11.25, hogs $3.50, sheep $1.40, and'
dogs $2.00. The average value of the land j
returned is within a fraction of'$6.50 per,
acre; but as the return includes town lots
and buildings, it is no criterion of the value,
either of lands or town property.
FBOJl THE HEAT OF WAIL
We understand that Capt Faris, commanding
the army of tipper South'(/ar6Mna,: he&
divided his forces into three corps, stationed
as follows: 1st corps remains at headquarters
and guards the roads-and-by-ways leading to
-HaJkwWaf 2nd ?rpe piehetirtfaa Jfrrth
Carolina Utye&in the vicinity of Mr&rHambright'e;
Hfhriro corps has invaded North Carolina
and pickets the Shelby road. The entire
army is in fine spirits, and confident of
being able to hold its pofitiozv. , .m
We have heard that some of the ciiiaenwequested
the company) to disband, and that
most p? the edlisied!vert, -willing; to! do so.
But on referring the matter to H. K. Roberts,
Lieutenant and Magistrate, he* said* the citizens
must enter into bonds for $2,000 not to
molest "loyal" persons, before the company
could be disbanded. .. ,
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[communicated.}
THE PRESBYTERY OP BETHEL. ,
The Presbytery of Bethel held & pro re
nata meeting at the church in Yorkville, on
Monday, February 14; l#T0, and dissolved
the pastoral relations existing between the.
Rev. Wm. Banks and the churcnes of Catholic
and Pleasant Grove, Chester county,
which has been continued nearly thirty years.
The Rev; W, 3anks goes to Williamsb'urg
county, and requests .all correspondent to
address him at 'indiantown. 'WilHahisljurg '
county, 8. C. All fhnds contributed to the
cause of education, or &r Any other purpose'
connected with the interesth 6F th6' church,
which have been entrusted 'to bis care, may
be forwardedifo him At the SamA office.'1
' " >' J| Bu<7Ari.
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SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
, Tuesday, J^eLSf
The Senate was not ..in sessiqn to-day?a
quorum absent The Senatp is so fax ahead >
of the House in business tbat it need not meet
more than three days in the week, aUdthbhlt'
will be able to adjourn by the first of March.
In the House, Whipper introduced a bill
to amend an act entitled "an act to regulate
the manner of drawing j wW whjjdumi ?ad|
the first time and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary. It provides/or the appointment
by the Governor Of ei^h't commissioners,
who shall appoint a sub-eormniSrionfer for each
oounty, and they shall attend to the drawing
of juror* foj,the court of the county, and; be,
present during the s^ions pf the pourt,^ Tbfl
salaries of the cbnnpisaioirera will be one thousand
dollars each, and of the 'sub-commission*,
en five' hundred dollars each, eAepting the'
sub-commiasiofBer of Charleston county, Who
will receive oneithousand dollars. <; ! - > i
, The Senate bill to. revise, amplify and,,
abridge the rulqe^practice, pleadingjr and,
forms of the courts of this State, was taken up
and severaL 'section* read. DeLarge spoke
against the Code, saving it', tad already (cOst
the State sixteen thousand five .hundred dot-1
lare, and it had produced negoo* I 'to the pea-'
pie. It waa nol worth! sixteen collars and
fifty cents. .It/would have been better to have
: purchased hound copies of the New York
Code, substituted "South'.Carolina" jwhere the
words "Jfew York" oidhurretf, knd presented a
copy to each one of the judges.
The Senate bill to establish and maintain a
system of free commbn schools in the State
- of Sooth Carolina was read, the third.time,.:
passed, and ordered to be returned to the. Senate
with amendments, , one of which* piade today,
authorizes Jillson to remain as State superintendent
of education Tratfll&Tfc. ,
The resolving clause of the jointresolu^oir
, +lw? ^-irnrnn^ "fn ?jri'rt 'tn<.? ??
tract agents or supervisor for eaap county of
the State, whose duty it shall be to furnish all
persons wishing to contract with proper forms,
showing , clearly the obligations of employer
and employee, ' was stricken but?ana thus
the resolution falls to the ground.'""' ''
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<: WedkesduLt, Feb. 9. *.<;
In the Senate, the Committee on Engrossed
Bills reported as duly and correctly epgrossed,
a bill to secure e^ual civil rights and
to provide for the enjoyment of all remedies in
law by all persons, regardless of, rato'br color J
and a bill to empower Circuit Judges to change
the venue for die trial ofactions, civil and'
criminal. ft r, j
The Speaker of the House attended in the
Senate, when several acts were ratified, among
others an act to "regulate" the jignts 'arid powers
of rail road companies." ,. . .
Mr. Hoyt introduced a bill to vest in the
the Gierke of the Courts of Common Pleas all
the rights, powers and duties conferred upon
the late Commissioners in Equity, in regard to
derelict estates. ,, ;. v.,,., ,M ,,
The Committee on I&ilroed? submj^ed a
bill to provide a remedy against charges for
transportation, wriveyance, or toll' V 6xcps&
of the limits prescrib^by law, and to declare
the construction thereof p which was ordered <
to lie over under the riiles. :!
Tjbe proceedings in the House present nothing
of interest. u U;. .
ThuP&day, February, 1CL
In the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary
reported unfavorably on a bill to relieve
cotton manufacturers from certain: taxeg.
The following bills were ordered to be en-.
grossed ^or a third reading; to provide a remedy
against charges for transportation, con-.
veyaiice or toll in excess of limits prescribed
by statutes, and to declare the proper construction
thereof ; amend an Act'entitled "An. Act
to fix the salary and regulate ;the pay of certain
officers ;f joint-resolution to authorise the
Attorney-General to Institute proceedings
against the South Car obnaB&ilroad Company,
for violation,.gf its charter. . ,j;
Wimbush introduced a, resolution which
was adopted, to inquire whether Judge Thomas,
of the' Sixth Circuit has resided since his
election in ho judicial district, according to ,
the terms of the?tate Constitution. 'A despatch
tp the Charleston JVews says an attempt
will be made to remove hjmf,.,.... , ,, ,
The Senate, in executive session, confirmed
T. K. SaSportas as treasurer, of Orangeburg
county, vice John D. Mount, removea ; David
Sanders, as treasurer of Oconee comity,
vice 8. J. Herndon removed ; Edward Litingston,
as treasurer of Chester county,.vice
J, A. Graham, removed. . ;il/ J ..uu,
In the House, the Judiciary Committee
reported unfavorably on bills: To prevent
certain persons from holding officeto prC^
vent the carrying out of the State pCrSotfi
under the age of eighteen years; also unfavorably
on a bill to prevent the sale of ardent
spinw uy ceruua persona.
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Friday, February 11.
In mtie HbusE, Mr. Toralinson introduced
a bill to enforce uniform taxation by municipal
bodies.
A bill to provide for the payment of claims
of teachers for services rendered during the
fiscal year commencing November 1, 1866,
and ending. October 31,1869, was laid over.
At 1 p. M., the Senate attended in the
House for the purpose of electing a Judge for
the Fifth Circuit The following is the result
of the election: 8. W. Melton68 votes;
J. a Murray 46; C. W. Montgomery 2; W.
E. Earle 3; S. H. Cooke 5; C. Wingo 1.
S. W. Melton, Esq., was declared elected,
I after which the joint assembly dissolved.
Saturday, Feb. 12.
t Neither House was in session.
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Monday, Feb. 14.
In the Senate, the Committee on Engrossed
bills reported the following as being correctly
engrossed, which were read the third time and
ordered to be enrolled: To provide a remedy
against charges for transportation, convey