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fctaps and gacts. In Troy, liquor is allowed to be sold only to the traveling public. The citizens are to be seen every morning, carpet-bag in hand, seeking something to hold in their mouths. Two Wisconsin Indians quarreled recently, and one killed the other. The tribe condemned the murderer to be skinned alive, which was done, the victim being staked to the ground to make him hold still. The planters of Florida are making very few contracts with freedmen for the present year, and it is thought that a great many will be thrown out of employment, owing to the contemplated decrease in the area of land to be cultivated. The Rev. B. A. Smith recently married Sylvester Smith to Lydia A. Smith, at Jacob Smith's, in Van Buren County, Iowa. Twenfive persons were present, all Smith's but one, and he was a widower who had married a Smith, and was looking out for another. The amount of ink product of this country is estimated at about 10,000 gallons annually, all, or nearly all, of which is Consumed wif.hin nnr nnn limits besides trbieVi we import a large quantity from England each year. The New York Deniocral discredits the theory that the employment of female telegraph operators will tend to lessen the amount of profanity that finds its way over the wires, ana advances the opinion that when women can ventilate their feelings by wiggling their fingers, they'll swear as much as men. A scientific lecturer on walking says his experiment show that one side of the body alwayrtencTsto outwalk the other side. It is, not possible when the eyes are shut to walk in a straight line for any length of time, and it will be found, where persons lose their way, that they almost invariably wander off to the right than to the left. Ten years ago, after the war broke out, the Democrats had not a single Governor in - -the United States. Ntfw they have thirteen, as follows: Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, California, Oregon and Nevada. To these the Cincinnati Enquirer says the Democrats expects to add, in 1871, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and in 1872 Indiana, Illinois and the remainder of the Southero?States. A balloon letter from Paris has just been received in New York city. Its burthen is the corarnissiariat of the besieged city. It says that "peopleare certainly eating rats and cats" in Paris, and describes, in a quaint way, the qualities and peculiarities of rat and cat flesh. Of everything but fresh meat to eat the Parisiaus, according to this letter, have an abundance, yet. A very large amount of food has been hidden away, and will not be brought out until the last extremity. The date of the letter is December 12. A miser of Knoxville, 111., reported to be worth $20,000 recently determined to make a present to his nephew, and drew a check for five dollars, which was to constitute the present; but owing to the manner in which it was written, it was construed to read five hundred dollars, which amount was paid by the cashier of the bank to the young man. On learning subsequently at the bank that $500 had been drawn on the check, the miser gave a long-drawn sigh, exclaiming, "My God! lama ruined man!" and fell down dead. Custom in China allows a criminal under sentence of death to buy a substitute. Many of the persons executed for the TsienTsin massacre were not the guilty men at all. The mandarins arrested a few of the meaner criminals, carefully allowed all of the rest to escape, and filled up the list of victims with ...LA .AA.A AI.itA AAA/].. ?A AIiAA> .1A t'liU CU UCiogii uuwvav ?v .v I ? " } -?? ?? once retired from the house. He then resigned his position and went among the Camanches. In due course of time the lady sought and obtained a divorce." The pork trade continues to be the leading attraction in the Western cities. On this suDject, the Cincinnati Price Current says: "The pork trade has been quite active during the week, as regarded live hogs, but there has been but little done in the product, doubtless owing to the extreme high rates asked.by holders, which are relatively higher than thosb^ I current in other markets, but they are nevertheless lower, relatively, than the prices paid for hogs, and though remarkable, it is true that hogs, when alive, bring much better prices than when slaughtered; and not only this, but salted meats are neglected, though offered relatively lower than dressed hogs, and still lower than the prices paid for them alive ; and when the meat is smoked it is almost unsaleable, though the prices asked are far lower than the prime cost. The receipts of hogs at this place have been fair for the advanced stage of the season, but taking all the leading markets together, they have been quite large for the week, and the indications are that a large number of hogs are still to come to market from the Northwestern States. There is a very general belief among capitalists, merchants, farmers, and others in the interior, that pork is very cheap, and that "there is money in it" at the current prices, and this accounts for the unusually large number of outside parties who have purchased on speculation the present season, and also for the fact that a considerable amount of the article is being cured by country merchants and operators at home, and outside the regular packing places." ihc IJorferille YORKVII.LE, S. C.: THUKSDAY MORNING, JAN. 19,1871. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash, in advance THE SOUTHERN HOME. This paper, published in Charlotte, N. C., by Gen. D. H. Hill?who, by the way, is a native of York county?has just entered upon its second volume. General Hill wields a trenchant pen, and we are pleased to see unmistakable evidences of the success and prosperity of his newspaper enterprise. The price of the Home is $3.00 per year; or it and the ' Enquirer wilj_be furnished together for $5. | > MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. | Mr. John J. Poag, who resided near Smith's j Turnout in this county, killed himself by cutting his throat with a knife, on Wednesday night of last week. The deceased was subject to fits of melancholy and depression, and it is supposed that he committed the deed while under a temporary aberration of mind. A jury of inquest was erapanneled by Trial Justice Cook, and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above supposition. The deceased was unmarried. THE CIRCUIT COURT. The Circuit Court for York county, commenced its sitting on Monday last?Judge Thomas presiding. The time of the Court has been wholly occupied with criminal business, and the probability is that the remainder of the term will be consumed in the same manner. On Tuesday, Jesse Meek, Carlisle White and Charles White, all colored, were ! tried and lound guilty 01 larceny, un me same day, William Wright, colored, was tried and convicted of perjury in connection with a suit tried at the last term of the Court against Seapaugh, charged with "Ku-Kluxing." At the time of going to press, the Court is engaged in the case against James Caveny for the murder of James Martin, in October last. A CONVENIENCE^FOR FARMERS. We have received from the publishers, Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Charleston, a copy of a new blank book, adapted to the special wants of the farmer and planter, being a complete and simple system of plantation and farm accounts, embracing a plan of the farm, inventory of farm investment, time rolls for each month, gestation account, cash account, general accounts, crop accounts, memoranda, and prefaced by a full and thorough explanation of the matter. The pages are divided into columns with appropriate headings, rendering light the task of making each day's entry. "No man can make a ^ood farmer and a successful one, who docA not fkeep accurate accounts," is an absorption, the truth of which is verified every year, and this book, a copy of which may be seen at this office, will, we think, meet a want long felt by the planting community. Two sizes are made?the large size, by mail $2.30, and the small size$1.40. Orders for the book will be received at the Enquirer Office. EDUCATION. In some respects the Southern people are well educated; in others they are not. The rrrpftt. defect in the education of most men is J that it is not practical. The system of educa; tion, which has been inaugurated and prac! ticed in America, is a strange one. In our | schools and colleges, pupils are taught, or ; pretended to be taught, everything in art and j science. In the short space of four years they i are taken through a curriculum of studies em! bracing Latin, Greek, and sometimes several j modern languages ; mathematics, from simple | arithmetic up to the most intricate calculus; ' natural and moral philosophy; physiology ; and metaphysics, together with a great many other things, useful and ornamental. Any. ! man of sense knows that 110 boy can get even j a smattering of these things in four years. I The truth is, there is a good deal of humbug | about the whole thing. Our educational sys; tern needs to be remodeled. Our children ! must be educated with some object in view. ' As it is, young men leave school to enter upon | the duties of life about as well prepared for j one thing as another, and practically, uupre| pared for anything. They leave college thinking themselves well educated, but to their utter astonishment, they soon learn that the course which they have pursued was eminently j fitted to make them jack of all professions and i master of none. j It not uufrequently occurs that when a : young man, after having graduated in a colj lege of good standing, commences the study j of a profession, he has to commence at the ! very beginning. He has to learn to read and I write and spell. To his amazement, he dis1 covers that he has not attained the fundamen! tal principles of a common English education, j Such things reveal the fact that there is soraej thing wrong in some place, and that a re| formation is needed. Much is said, in these days, about chemical i manures. Planters are liable to be swin! died by these preparations. Designing men? ! and there are not a few of them?are ready to 1 ^ fa. : ? . ia&e UUYHIUUge OX LUC iguuiautc ui mo nncia ( of the soil. What safe-guard have our plant! era against the manufacturers of commercial ; manures? None, only the recommendations 1 of some interested person, or of some one as : ignorant of chemical laws and chemical : changes as themselves. Ignorance begets Sl^ejudice. It exposes us to the trickery of j some-djeartless monster, and then we array i ourselves>ynst every discovery of any and ! every kind. In the South we nlsi^ucated farmers and i mechanics. It is not nechsj^ry that the far. : mers and mechanics be gnuth^^d jn SOme I literary college; but these men oii^V^^o be well versed in those sciences which havetftw mediate reference to the practice of their proj fession. That old and, we may say, foolish and absurd notion that the laboring man has ! no need of education ought to be frowned out ! of existence. That is a delusion as baseless ! as a phantom, which leads any one to advocate the doctrine that ignorant men make good ! enough farmers and mechanics. Such ideas j are silly. They blockade the road to agricultural and mechanical progress and development. Such notions shut the door to all improvements in these avocations of life. ; We are not at present prepared to advocate auudULutcs wuu wac ijuitc icauj tv ouuci uccapitation in consideration of500taels a piece. Perhaps, a more correct way of putting it would be to say that these useful gentlemen were hired of their respective families, at so much for the day, |nd returned Matter their heads had been cut off to be decently buried. They had the satisfaction of knowing that they could provide much more liberally for their wives and children in this way than any other, and by their vicarious atonement save the Government a great deal of dreadful bother. A fire-escape, presenting some novel features, has been tried in New York at the St. Nicholas Hotel. The fire-escape consists of a canvas tube twenty inches in diameter, which can be fixed to any window by graphnels of the simplest description, which preclude the possibility of slipping when once attached. At intervals of ten inches along the tube are springs formed of No. 18 wire wound spirally round a thicker wire, which effectually moderate the descent of the person descending, so that by merely pressing outward the elbows or knees, he can stop at any point and reach the ground as slowly as he wishes. The apparatus, which, when folded up, takes up only a space of two feet each way, was fixed to a window fifty-nine feet from the ground, and some thirty men and boys descended with safety and ease. The apparatus can be attached to a window in thirty seconds. The specimen on exhibition, which .was sixty feet long, weighed forty-five pounds. The most singular incident in the event.lul life of Sam Houston, and one never hitherto explained, was his abandonment of the governorship of Tennessee only three days after marrying a young wife. He became a voluntary exile among the Indians of the plains for years thereafter, was made a great chief, and only appeared in public life when Texas was struggling for independence. The Galveston News lifts the veil from this secret chamber of Houston's heart by this strange narration: "What we know about this matter is so honorable to him that we shall for the first time put it in print. We may premise that our information is derived indirectly from one now deceased, who during her life had a right to know what caused this strange episode in the life of the great man. Governor Houston's first bride was a Tennessee belle of surprising beauty and of considerable social ? ranlc. She was, if not the affianced bride, at xl east-the sweetheart of a neighboring gentleman when Governor Houston sought her hand. Her family, being very ambitious forced the she was married. After retiring ^^^to her bridal chamber, her deportment was K such as to cause him to suspect that, while her I hand was his, her heart was another's. She I confessed the truth when interrogated, and, I while promising fidelity and wifely duty, defl UniK-nlf imofilo tr? lnvp him Hp nt. separate schools for imparting practical instruction in agriculture and mechanics'; but we do advocate that these sciences, together with every other useful branch of learning, be practically taught in all our schools. The farmers in this country depend on their muscles and not on their brains. Physical strength is everything with them ; scientific knowledge is most frequently despised. The same is true with the mechanics. Who needs any education to be a blacksmith ? is often asked. Any man, it is frequently said, and more frequently thought, with a good pair of arms, will make a good blacksmith. Such notions are worse than foolish. Their tendency is to consign one of the most useful men in any community, to oblivion. Iron has an intrinsic value far greater than gold. How could society exist without it ? Why, then, in the name of common sense, should not the blacksmith be amongst the most learned, respectable and respected men of every community ? He would, were he educated. But as it is, men, until their natures are changed, cannot respect mere brute force. "It is the mind ! ikn*. <rvtn1?An flm mon Wck Qrn Koorfilv fiiplr tliai IIJOAU} Hit JlitVU. M V M* V IIVMl %t&*j V.v? of that system of education which inculcates the doctrine that the idler and gentleman of leisure is a more honorable man than the individual who slings the sledge or pushes the plane. Such a system is fatal to the best interests of society and will forge the chains which lock the wheels of progress. 1 EMIGRATION. ;? The people of South Carolina, for the last half century, have had a passion for the West. Parents instill it into their children that this is an old worn-out country, and that there is a glorious home for them in the "new countries." The result is that young men grow up with the idea in their heads that it will be impossible for them to make a living in South Carolina, and that they must leave the State as soon as possible. This emigration mania has produced a multitude of evils. It has been the primary cause in producing these worn out hills of which our people com? plain so much. The theory with our people has been, cut down the forest lands, plant them in cotton and run them literally to death, and then, like an Arab, strike tent and go to a new country! The owner of these lands acted like a covetous renter, who had : their own condition, in every respect, wuuiu I have been as good as it is, and the condition of the State would, to-day, be far better than | it is at present. They have not bettered them| selves, and they have injured the State. 4. +? j THE GOVERNOR AND THE MILITIA. j According to the Columbia correspondent j of the Charleston Courier a very strong feelj ing of ill will against Governor Scott has rej cently sprung up among the Radical members j of the Legislature in regard to the disturbed ! condition of affairs in Union and Spartanburg j counties. The Governor is bitterly denounced, 1 and his enemies threaten to impeach him and 1 place Ransier in his stead, because he has not I declared martial law in Union and SpartanJ burg, and overrun those counties with negro | militia. 1 An exciting caucus was held in the State House on Wednesday evening of last week, by the Radical members of the Legislature, in - - * ? 111.1. L:. i winch Kansier upneia tne urovemor m ma course, and recommended that United States troops be sent up the country. He was fol; lowed by Elliott, black Congressman elect, ! who made a war-like speech, denouncing the j Governor in unmeasured terms, declaring ' that "he was criminally guilty, and should | be dealt with accordingly; to him it was due that the militia was not organized, he having neglected to do his duty in that particular; in many cases companies had been organized I and lie had not accepted them, although they were mustered in. He had refused to give them arms and when he had done so, he ordeid that they should not use them. He would not a;Ve them powder, for fear that in .shipping, it nnfeM. explode and injure the Elliott was ic favor 0f sweeping ! thingsfosi^ith the militia, a?.a n.ou]d gght | himself, if nccfcseaj^The caucus contu. ^ . a very late hour, amUotUa^jirominent party j men addressed it. It appears that the only friends the Cover1 nor seems to have are a few Reformers, men who have not asked any favors from him, bul 1 who, in the matter of sending troops to counj ties in which disturbances have occurred j hold-the same opinion of the Governor, thai i United States troops, if any, should be sent I The Governor, however, we are inclined tc | an eye to the immediate product of the soil ' and ignored all damages. Another evil which resulted from this noj tion of going to the West, is that it has effectually prevented the farmers from making permanent and comfortable improvements. The homes of many of our wealthy planters have little about them to make them attractive. Every house and fence is built on the most improved cheap scale! The object in view seems to have been that the housing and fencing might certainly rot down as soon as the owner could ruin the fields. The contemplated point was to emigrate, leaving the whole premises an howling waste?a plateau of gullies studded with the debris of ill conceived and awkwardly constructed buildings. When the owner got ready to leave, he was forced to sell at any price he could get. There was nothing about the premises inviting. A still greater evil, resulting from this migratory notion of our people, is that it has made land cheap because it has made the inhabitants few. Now we do not think that South Carolina is a paradise; neither do we pretend to say that it is the best State in the Union; but 1 ' ?-'-'1- *--1: nonesuy, tinu wjlii ieeiiugs ui puuc, ??o wu 'say tfiat there are is many advantages and as few disadvantages in South Carolina as in any spot on the continent. If we will, for instance, compare York county, either with the prairies of the West, or with the Shenandoah valley, we will find that it is possessed of as many, if not more, natural advantages as either. It may be that the valley of Virginia, or the prairies, in point of rich soil, surpass any part of York county. This may be true, or it may not; but all of York county enjoys blessings that are not possessed by the prairies or the valley of Virginia. In York county any and everything can be produced that is raised on the prairies, and besides, York county is healthful, and we have good water to drink. We can raise cotton in York county, and it cannot be done in the valley of Virginia. Emigration is, and has been depleting 0111 county. Every industrious and energetic young man that leaves the State is a real loss. The very fact that he leaves, has a tendency to place his native State in a false light in the eyes of the world. We need immigration. If we had more permanent inhabitants of the right sort, in York county, we would soon see that that advantages claimed by other localities are only imaginary. Several of the western and north-western States have, to a great extent been settled by South Carolinians. Had these individuals remained in the State, : i. ?iJ t ~ . think, is opposed to sending troops of any de- r 8cription to the counties mentioned, as it would only have the effect to add fuel to the flame, as well as to paralyze the efforts of the true friends of tranquility and order, who, are p doing all in their power to prevent a reour*^ rence of the acts of violence which have recently tarnished the fair fame of the people, {j According to our information, the Governor J is pursuing a wise course, and we hope that " he will stand firm, despite the clamor of those ^ who seem to prosper only by turbulence, and] I the engendering of strife between the blacks and whites. J THE EUROPEAN WAR. - " ! j The general situation in France increase*- * in interest, and every movement of the hos- * tile armies is indicative of an approaching ? crisis. * One of the most important battles war was fought on Wednesday last at La J Mans, which town, after a conflict of six hours, 8 moa nontnrnd Tllfl Vrfln^h clftittl t.O hftVfl T? (tO VM|/VU? V%A? A *?w ?. - ? . , maintained most of their positions, but the t fall of the city renders the German victoryj ? complete. Both armies suffered terribly. The jl . Prussian forces engaged are estimated at 180,r .000. This defeat is generally considered con- e olusive of the hopelessness of the French, t cause, and, takeu in connection with the vig* # orous and successful bombardment of Paris J and its defences, encourages the belief that ^ the French capital is in its last agonies, and' ' _ that in^spite ^of Tjochu's procIafcj^jJW| early capltum'aon, f^Tbe folwweab^p^Hj "somehow or other," is inevitable. ' ? 9 # i . On Sunday night last, Paris was on fire in i several places, and for an hour a brisk fire was maintained on the burning portions of the j city, which were excellent marks for the gun-. ( ners of the Prussian batteries. The firing re- 1 commenced at midnight, and was continued# j at intervals up to the latest advices from the beleaguered city. The Prussians have i captured the French battery of Notre Dame J , situated on the Rive Gaucher railway line, , 1700 yards in advance of the rest of the j , French batteries. The fire that did the most ' damage was sustained from the advanced bat-; < , tery, which now commands one mile further i range into Paris. General Vinoy lately re^ i , viewed the French troops outside the walk I The soldiers cried for peace, but the general told them he chose to take them into fire, i Among the latest rumors is one to the effect that Trochu contemplates an early evacuation of Paris, and the concentration of his army , in an immense entrenched camp at Mont_3?|*u Ierien, on the west side of the city. Speaking of this contemplated movement, a letter front j Paris, says: ' , "The advantage to be gained by tnus evac1 uating Paris is plain. Mont Valerien is now ' a work of tremendous strength, commanding ' the whole city. If Trochu can place within i its lines the army and the guns and provisions . of the capital, he can easily afford to throw , , open the gates of Paris to the besiegers. The latter will have a whole population to feedf and will capture no materials of war of any ' consequence. The army of Paris will, how- 1 ever, be intact, sheltered by works capable of I i standing a prolonged siege, and armed with f ! the heaviest guns and provisioned for a year j to come." ( The latest advices convey the intelligence | that the bombardment of Paris is kept up , with unabating fury. Trochu, in order to di- L vert the fire of the enemy, has made a 8erie3? of vigorous sorties from all sides of Paris, in which the fighting has been fearfully desperate, bnt, fruitless to the French. The Gar1 mans are reported as having commenecd.-n^JJ Ining operatic*** forts in front of Paris, and the French, aware j of the enterprise, are employed in countermining. A grand explosion is consequently expected to occur at any moment. More complete reports of the battle of Le | Mans confirm those previously received, as * to the magnitude of the engagement, and the , utter defeat of the French army of the Loire/ It is generally looked upon as conclusive of the hopelessness of the French cause. Though , the French on all sides appear to n^aintain : a brave front, there is certainly little or noth- . ing in the general situation that can afford { them any substantial encouragement. i WASHINGTON ITEMS. Senator Johnston, of Virginia, proposes to ! introduce a resolution instructing the Committee on Finance to inquire into the expedi- I ' ency of abolishing the internal revenue sysi tem of collecting United States taxes, and. : proposing that the quota of taxes required i from each State be ascertained, and that they i shall be collected by State authorities in.the manner State taxes are collected, and byj" i fKom r??id into the United States Treasury, i ! The question of the U. S. Government as suming the settlement with the claimants direct of the Alabama claims, according to the suggestions contained in Grant's message, hd^been again considered by the House Commit-! i tee, but nothing definite was done. It is pro- j posed that the President shall appoint three j commissioners to take proof of damages in- j flicted by cruisers fitted out in British ports | during the late war, and to determine the i i legal claimants for such damages, and to re-1 port to the President, who may submit the [ same to the further action of Congress. Schenck, the newly appointed Minister toj England, has delayed his departure until the first of February, The woman suffragists have already come I to grief over their claims to vote under the fifteenth amendment. Judge Loughridge, of Iowa, at the meeting of the House judiciary j committee submitted a report drown up inJ support of their'viewJpWiii-oulj^twci ?r wileff nine members of the committee voted for its ' favor?Gen. Butler only agreeing with Judge ' Loughridge. A delegation of the new claim- < ants, not disheartened by this deficit, made a i call on a good many members, and urged that the House should take some action 011 the question. The Comptroller of the Currency has au- 1 thorized, among others, the following bauks,^ to commence business: Central National 11 Bank, Columbia, South Carolina, capital j < 8100,000 ; Citizens' National Bank, Raleigh, < North Carolina, capital 8100,000. A protracted session of the cabinet was"' held on Saturday afternoon, in which San Do- ' mingo was the subject of discussion. The ' list of commissioners to visit the island was |1 read over, and is as follows: Benjamin F. J*< Wade, of Ohio, chairman; President White, < of Cornell, University, N. Y., and Dr. S. G. ' Howe, Superintendent of the Perkins Institu- < tion for the Blind, Boston, Mass. A dispatch was received from .General Franz Sigel declining the appointment of secretary to the ( commission. Allen G. Burton, of Kentucky, 1 but now a temporary resident of Washington, 1 Burlon 8ecretary 'n place Gen. Sigel. Mr. 1 the appointefererly '? Bogota- Ai! . It was determined HP^rstood, have accepted. > ! of six newspapers to acco^? representatives 1 . - ? 'he commie- ? feion. ^ / , A bill for the removal of the politica* ; abilities of United States Senator elect Yance, ' . of North Carolina, is before the Senate cora> mittee 011 the subject. rHE YORKYILLE ENQUIRER ? TOR 1871! F bi i^riTII the first of the year, the YORKVILLE ENQUIRER YY will enter upon Its seventeenth volume; and the success ftl rlth which the proprietor has met In the past. In his efforts to -p lubllsb a first-class Literary and Family paper, tins induced him i-/ pjiresent attractions in the fhture, superior to any heretofore of- / ered. With this view, and for the purpose of securing xr ORIGINAL 8ERIAL STORIES. eg f a high order, remunerative prizes were offered for the three -est compctetlve stories. From a large number that were submlted, a committee, composed of disinterested and competent lite- p] nry gentlemen, selected as the most entertaining. "AVLONA* 'TEMPTATION;? and "THE LOST DIAMOND;? which, on n( ipcnlng the seals containing Uie authors' names, were found to * from the,pens of some ot the most popular story writers; and C hese productions are pronounced equal to the stories Issued from m ny weekly press In the countrv. I THE.PRIZE STORIES ai vlll run through at least twenty-six numbers of the paper, and vill be followed by three other Original Stories of absorbing In- re erest, written expressly for the Enquirer, entitled, respectively, n, 'DESTINY?A TALE OF BEFORE THE WAR;" "BRO- r1 CEN CI8TERN8;" and "UNKNOWN," making not less than hree hundred columns of Original Stories to be published during ho-ysar; which, In addition to the "Miscellaneous Reading," idapted to all classes; the Agricultural Department, containing iractlcal and useful information for the Farmer; "Reading for the labbath," under the supervision of a clerical gentleman of mark- A d ability, whose graceful pen embellishes his department In evrry number; a column of Wit Hnd Humor; together with Edlto- \ lain on appropriate topics; a compend of the News, at home and broad; Commercial and Market Reports, and being one of the 8C urges ipapers published In the South, printed In the best style on . steam press, the Enquirer will supply the want of every fire- BI Ide, ana sustain Its reputation as a paper for the family circle. rniAfiS 1U BUJHHtMllICHS. Willi a determination to keep up with the spirit of the times? he distribution of Prize* being a popular Idea?the Proprietor in in* determined to adopt a system or GIFT DISTRIBUTION Bjoug the subscriber* of the Erqcirzr j but upon a plan differ- th nt from that no prevalent, in which bras* jewelry, "dumb watch*" and shilling pictures are the chief attraction*. It Is deemed ni ireferable to award a substantial gift, In an equitable manner, up- . m the following plan : 10 Commencing with the first week In January, 1871, the name of ach yearly subscriber on the list, who has paid In advance, will c placed In a box provided for the purpose. On each VVednealay morning throughout the year, after thoroughly mixing the us tames, one nnme will be drawn from the box?the person whose CJj lame shall be go drawn, to be entitled to a prize or FIVE DOL*AR8 In cash. {jQHAs names arc added to the list they will be JT laced in the box..?0 The name of the person drawn each vcek will be announced in the issue of the paper succeeding the hi Irawlng, and the money promptly forwarded to the address. ^ PREMIUMS FftR CUJBS. e] B^^Sgha the^JIS^teWf^fl^nrV^IVE DOLLARS in sJ ash. The first premium will represent the value of THIRTY-FIVE w JOLLARS; the second, the value of TWENTY-FIVE DOL- w -ARS; and the third, the value of FIFTEEN DOLLARS. n The proprietor, instead of designating special articles as pre- hi nlums, has adopted the above plan, in order that persons who iccure the premiums may select any article that may be preferred bl >f the value to which each may be entitled. The person getting up the largest Club, at $2.50 for each sub- 1C tcriber, will be entitled to the first of the above premiums; the . icrson getting up the second largest, to the second premium, and 81 he third largest to the third premium. Competitor* may begin v o procure subscribers at once?the time of subscription to com- 111 nenee whenever the name is handed In, or on the first of Jan- p jary, 1871, as may be preferred. The money for each subscriber * is expected to be paid for whenever tire nnme is entered on our g looks, and no name will be entered in competition until it is rail for. Ul To persons who make up Clube'of ten or more names, but tvho may fail to obtain a premium, we will send the EnqutRRR t( 3nc year iree 01 cnnrge ; ana ia diuso wnu ncna a viuu u> man/ . )r inore nnmei, but who may fall to get a premium, we will for- tl ivird a copy of the Enquirer one year free of charge, and a :npy of the Rural Carolinian ami the Southern Cultivator, or a HI ropy of the Enquirer and either Godey's Lady'* Book, Peterton'a Mngarlne, Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine, or any weekly newspaper published In the United States. The premiums will be awarded to the successful competitors it one o'clock, p. m., on the second Monday In April, 1871. TERM8, IN ADVANCE. it Que copy, one year, $ 3 00 Two copies, one year, 5 00 One copy two years, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, with an extra copy to the person ma- ' IB king the club, 05 00 Specimen copies will be sent on application. Address, L. M. GRIST, Yorkvllle, S. C. ? congressional" proceedings. j -The Senate resolutions authorizing the President to appoint a commission to go to San Domingo for the purpose of investigating the condition of that country, its people, re- w 3ources, &c., occupied a large share of the at- n tion of both Houses of Congress on the 10th. En the House, after a protracted debate, in ^ which nearly all the prominent opponents of 01 annexation made speeches, the resolutions a were passed, with a proviso, as an amendment, c< that "nothing in the resolutions shall be held, a understood or construed as committing Con- 8 gress to the policy of annexing the territory of ^ laid republic of Domingo." With this amendment the resolutions were adopted by a vote uf 123 to 63, and the work of the House was it once returned to the Senate. The House passed the bill for holding the international w ^position in Philadelphia in 1876 in honor ^ of the one hundredth anniversary of the De- M claration of Independence. P In the Senate, on the 11th, the San Do- ^ iringo resolutions, as amended by the House, ^ Ifere taken up. Senator Schiirz, of Missouri, 81 Sojfe aTStightli^speScTi,rreviewing the whole 10 subject of the proposed investigation and an- y uexation, which he opposed, because it was ^ dangerous to the republic. He took the ground that "there was no tropical country on the ^ face of the globe, where labor, left free, did ^ not run into worthlessness, and where at- c tempts to organize labor did not run into P slavery." This was replied to by Mr. Wilson, P who said it was only the repetition of the ar- 81 guments made in the Senate year after year n by the advocates of human slavery. He did a not believe in this philosophy, and if it was 30, the Almighty should have called these philosophers into his counsel before he created ^ the tropical regions. The Senator's bit of theology created laughter and applause. A ^ number of amendments offered by Senator Sumner were voted down in succession, and ? finally the Senate concurred in the House v amendment, thus indicating the sense of Con- . gress against annexation. The resolutions j will be sent to the President for his signature. Colored Senator Revels called up the bill for the Improvement of the levees of the Missisip- ? pi river, in advocating which, he referred to the great influence of cotton on the prosperity of the country, and said all proper measures 0 should be takeii to foster its cultivation. The * House passed bills appropriating $200,000 for j the improvement of the Louisville and Port- ^ land Canal, and $341,000 for the improvement Q of the Des Moines Rapids, on the Mississippi ri^er. A telegram was read, announcing the ^ Budden death of Hon. John Covode, of Pennsylvania, a member of the House, when, after ^ appointing a Committee to attend the funeral J? obsequies, the House adjourned. On the 12th, the House was occupied most Q of the day in the consideration of private bills from the committee on Claims. A resolution fj was adopted, requesting information from the Secretary of War concerning the progress of c the works near the mouth of Cape Fear river, in North Carolina. A bill authorizing five s< hundred million bonds passed, with an amend- n u^it, leaving quarterly payment of interest j SfflfrenonarywiTiS^^^in^ary^Ti'the Treas- P T" A- Cnv. mn/,?1.rOT?0 ury. 11 goes uj wio ucuuic iui wvuvunvuw. , The paragraph providing for the publication of laws in newspapers was repealed, and Tan n appropriation of $10,000 made instead, to pub- a lish the laws in pamphlet form. The only c matter of importance before the Senate was a a bill appropriating $500,000 yearly to a steamship line to carry the mails monthly from 3an Francisco to Australia. The President ^ 3ent a message to the Senate, with an abstract of the papers in the Department relative to autrages in North Carolina and other States. ^ The most important measure introduced in- ? to the House on the 13th, was a bill to appoint 3 i commission to ascertain the damages done to commerce by Confederate cruisers during a the war, which was referred to the committee ? m foreign affairs. The Senate went into ex- w jcutive session without having transacted any ri business of importance, and afterward adjourn- g >d over to Monday. F The Senate was not in session on Saturday, tl rhe House was occupied most of the day in liscussing bills of a private nature. Ten pri- ^ ? nnao/j nAnaMop. IE if&tc reilUl UUIS WC1C JJOTOtu. uvuu.uu I ible debate on the judiciary appropriation ! E Dill, it was determined to raise the pay of the d: Jhief Justice of the Supreme Court to 88500, tc ind each of the Associate Justices to 88000 oi jer annum. Pending a vote to increase the lalaries of United States Circuit Judges, from ive to six thousand dollars, the House ad- qi ourned. th |ntr0?||e House, on the 16th, many bills were sc the removaftf. reference, including some for: tt abilities. A bill was also j pi troduced prescribing an oath of office for j 1 sreons implicated in the Confederate cause, 1 it who are not excluded by the fourteenth nendment Young, Price, Betliune and f ong, the last colored, newly elect members ( om Georgia, were sworn in. The ocean tel- i jraph bill was passed. It simply provides c srtain conditions upon which persons com- r ying therewith can lay cables, but grants j ) subsidies or special privileges. The pro- ^ edinga of the Senate are unimportant Mr. t rumbull failed in his attempt to have an nnesty bill passed, instead of a piece-meal ilief, as he characterized some of the bills ' eviously introduced. + ? MERE-MENTION. 1 Governor Clayton is elected senator from i rkansas. Dr. Livingstone, the famous ( frican traveler, whose fate has long been ob- t ured, is said by a cable telegram to have 1 'rived at Mozambique, and was waiting a jssqj bound to England. Paul Morphy, r le noted chess player, is now practicing law < i New Orleans. There is a bill before 1 .a "VtT anf ^>7i?min?a T ar?tn1 n f 11 wn i a aIiamma f U a its ty col r iigiiua xjcgioiutuic iu cuaugc uic ime of the State to the "Old Dominn." On the ponds near Boston, they ^ :e gathering ice fourteen inches thick. It claimed that Kentucky is now the eighth tate in the Union in point of population. 1 ormerly she was the ninth. It seems that 1 ;sr increase during the past ten years is great- 1 than that of Ohio. In Chicago, du- 1 pg-thA last. yaftr tU*ra warn iu> Imh than J its entered fotdivorce. The champion! 1 )ld places this winter thus far are on the < estern prairies, where the temperature has 1 sen from thirty-nine to forty-eight degrees i jlow zero. The Governor of New Mex- i 0 is now in Washington to urge the adraison of that Territory as a State. The Duse in Richmond formerly occupied by exresident Davis, has been purchased by the 1 oard of Education of that city, and is now I 3ed for school purposes. The Washiog>n Exchange Saloon in Atlanta, opposite i le National Hotel, was burned on Monday i torning. > I STATE ITEMS. ? Col. B. W. Ball has retired from the edorial control of the Laurensville Herald. ? A branch of the Citizens' Savings Bank 1 to be established at Orangeburg. ? A number of citizens of Laurens have een subpoenaed as witnesses in the trial of udge Vernon. ? The gin house of Dr. John A. Barksale. in Laurens countv, containing seven ales of cotton and a large quantity of cotton ied, was burned by an incendiary on Wedesday of last week. ? The Unionville Times calls particular atintion to the fact that while June Mobley, e of the negro members, and Walker, a aptain of militia, are absent from Union Dunty, the colored people are quiet and peaceble, but as soon as they return, all the neroes in the county become r *ous and inso;nt. Our coteraporary lays on Mobley and talker the whole blame of the holiday oubles in Union. ? The Unionville Times of last week says: We have no room to say much about Court, hich commenced on Monday last, Judge 'homas presiding. Only a few State cases rere tried. It was very wisely decided to ostpone the trial of those engaged in the late isturbances, until the public mind was in a iore settled condition. We are pleased to tate that our town has been more quiet and rderly than duriifg anyOcmrt weeir ror many ears. Since the raid upon the jail by the isguised men, our citizens have organized a irong guard, under prudent officers, and have etermined to prevent any similar occurrence, 'he colored people, also, join with us most ordially and efficiently, in protecting life and roperly, and general good feeling and quiet revails between all parties. We believe the torm has blown over, and we sincerely hope othing will be done to disturb our peace gum. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The municipal election in Wilmington ist week resulted in the success of the Reublican ticket ? Alexander Smith, of Scotland, has purhased 1100 acres of land in Rockingham ounty. ? James H. Harris, colored, will contest he seat of Hon. John Manning, Jr., from the taleigh district. ? Rats nibbled $700.00 worth of revenue tamps from the whisky barrels of a Guilard distiller recently. ? The work of laying the iron on the track f the railroad between Charlotte and Statesille has been commenced. ? Four acres of land, belonging to W. & I. Tiddy, near Buffalo Paper Mills yielded 522 pounds of seed cotton. Stable manure nly was applied to the land as a fertilizer. ? A meeting is to be held in Charlotte on he 22nd of February next, to discuss the ropriety of building a railroad from that lace via Lancaster, S. C., to Savannah, leorgia. ? The grading on the railroad between alera and Greensboro is completed, and eveything is ready for track laying, which will e commenced so soon as the iron can be proured. ? A new cotton factory on an extensive sale, has just gone into operation in Richlond county. It is estimated that the factoy will use from six to eight bales of cotton er day. ? The Raleigh dailies confess to their inaility to pay for a few lines of telegraphic ews each day, and a column article "makes great pressure on their space," though they heerftilly "stop the press" almost any day to ckuowledge the reception of a fine cabbage ead presented by some sarcastic huckster. ? The Legislature re-assembled last Monay: By recent elections to fill vacancies, ?1 ~A.I. nn*hoa Tioa lvion ie numerical sireugm ui ui& ^?wU lightly changed. The Senate now stands 35 Jonservatives to 15 Republicans, and the fouse 79 Conservatives, 38 Republicans and Independents. ? The Raleigh Standard printing materils were sold at auction last week. The proprty was sold by a trustee, and after his sale as concluded, the sheriff claimed the only ight to sell, and proceeded to sell the same oods over again under divers executions, 'resh lawsuits will probably spring out of lis sale. ?The Charlotte Democrat learns that the ; T. C. Conference of the M. E. Church North, ' j let in Lincolnton on Thursday, the 29th of i December, Bishop Simpson, of Ohio, presiing. The Conference consisted of about fifien white and five colored ministers. The rganization was small, and there was no aestion eliciting much interest or debate. ? Robeson county has been unusually < jiet for some time past, but it is thought that1 le presence of the United States troops has j imething to do with this state of affairs, and | < tat the present quietude is only the calm that < recedes the storm which will burst upon that i ong suffering section when the troops shall lave been withdrawn. ?The outlaws of Robeson county, after a ew weeks of inactivity, are again rampant. )n Saturday last, the leader of the #ang, Hen-: y B. Lowery, shot John Taylor, a prominent sitizen of that county. The murder wascoranitted in broad day light, within four hundred rards of a railroad depot, in the vicinity of vhich was a squad of U. S. soldiers; but the nurderer succeeded in making his escape. EDITORIAL INKLINGS. Public Documents. Our thanks are tendered to Hon. A. 5. Wallace, member of Congress from this District, for several valuable public docunents and sundry copies of the Globe received luring the past week. These favors are duly appreciated. Municipal Election. An election was held at Rock Hill, on rhureday last for an Intendant and four Warlens to serve for the current year. The following is the result: Intendant.?Iredell Jones. ^ TIT T Tfc 1 A Wardens.?u. Bitgreaves, >v. u. itoouy, a. EI. White, C. L. Rutland. Die Fishery Troubles. The fishery troubles, which seemed to be the burden of President Grant's message, have been settled, fortunately without recourse to the sword. It is stated that the damage will be adjudged by an international arbitrawill be greater tlm^the amount oFdamages claimed by the New England fisherman frdm the Canadian cruisers. This, however, is a small matter, compared with the importance appeasing the righteous indignation of the New England States. Delaware. Governor Saulsbury, of Delaware, is the third Governor in the connecting line of Statesto denounce the interference of the United States authorities in the late State elections. In his recent message to the Legislature he says: "There were, on the day of the last general, election in this State, persons at or near the polls in Appoauiniraick Hundred and several other voting places in this State, falsely claiming to act as marshals under authority from the federal government, and assuming the right to interfere with the lawfully-cnosen election officers in the discharge of their duties. I recommend the passage of a law making such an offense a felony, punishable with the forfeiture of the right of suffrage, with such other penalties as the Legislature may deem expedient and proper, and the application of its provisions to all who may secure, solicitor encourage the perpetration of such offense." Scheming for Public Lands. It appears that no matter what project is started in Washington to be passed through Congress, in aid of any interest, whether inindustrial, experimental or charitable, somewhere in the resolution will be found a clause authorizing a land grant. In most cases the land grant is the most distinctive feature of the bill, the other matters, such as the object of the donation of the land, <fcc., being indefinitely and obscurely stated. A correspondent says: "The Speaker's table is now remarkably clear of bills, there being only forty-two upon it that have passed the Senate, But of that number thirty-five bills and resolutions contain each only one distinct feature for legislation, viz: a land grant for a railroad, college, harbor or levee. Thirty-one of these ask land grants for railroads. In addition to this there are more than a hundred bills and resolutions in the two land committees, a large number in the Pacrfic railroad committees, several in the commerce committees which ask land grants in aid of steamship and other schemes, and about a dozen asking land grants in aid of ocean cable schemes. The only ones that are dangerous are those now on the Speaker's table, which may be passed at any time under suspension of the rules." Grant on Southern Affairs. On Friday last in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, President Grant transmitted to that body the following message, which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed: To the Senate of the United Stales: In reply to a resolution of the Senate of the 16th of December, 1870, requesting to be fnrnished with information relative to the organization of disloyal persons in North Carolina, having in view resistance to the laws of the United States, the denial of protection, and the enjoyment of the rights and liberties secured under the United States laws, <fcc., I transmit herewith abstracts of reports and other papers on file in the War Department relative to outrages in North Carolina, and also, for the information of the Senate, those relative to outrages in other Southern States. The original reports and papers are too voluminous to be copied in season to be used by the present Congress, but are easily accessible for reference, and copies of such papers can be furnished as the Senate may deem necessary.' U. S. Grant. The abstracts and reports extend in date from 1867 to 1870. On an examination of the records, it appears that many of the papers in regard to outrages, murder, &c., committed in the Southern States, were referred to the commanding generals of the several military divisions and departments where the occurrences took place, and that others were submitted to the Secretary of War, from time to time, and not returned, but the principal matter relative to these outrages is contained in documents which accompany the message. For the Yorkvllle Enquler. UNION COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. department of agriculture... The annual Reportoftlw-Ocmmlsaiuiiei uf Agriculture for 186(Tis before is. It is perhaps more valuable in point of condensed information than any of its predecessors. The following items are worthy of notice. The American farmer is cultivating brains as well as soil. The agricultural press is doing much good for the country it disseminating knowledge which the intelligent farmer cannot do without. The industrial colleges are expected to do much good for the farming interest. In the South too much cotton raised, and 1 - - ? ? - - ma/1 A \ k WO iiuie IIlHUUiaUbUiCU. hid auitu niw longer and colder winters and higher wages, spins about fourteen times as much cotton as the South. These things ought nat to be, so says the commissioner. During the year more than three hundred thousand packages of seeds have been distrib-1 uted. Many of these have proved worthless, but many of them are valuable. The Tappahannock wheat is perhaps the finest variety now raised in the South. This has been largely distributed, and it has cbubly paid the country for the expense and truible. The money value of wheat, cori, hay, cotton and oats, stands as follows: total, $1,849,179,843; Indian corn, $658,53^700; hay, $337,662,600; cotton, $306,600,(00; wheat,! $247,099.12; oats, $137,347,000. ' Diseases of swine prevail mor< or less in j every State. No certain cure fo: any of the maladies. However, the half-fed,long-nosed, j bristly-backed "land-pike" seems to be exempt. Nothing hurts him exceptdry weather, which makes the ground too lard for rooting. By the way, the farmers offche country would like to have some facts from the raisers of improved hogs. About a year ago there was much talk about the Chester Whites. Let us know what they are worth compared with the ; common stock of the country. -According to the Imperial Agricultural i Society of France, coffee is an excellent ah- j^H ment?also a tonic and stimulant?good for healthy persons. Milk is also wholesome and nutritious. But mix the two and you form a new composition which is absolutely indigestible. Chemically speaking, the tannin in the ^H| infusion of coffee transforms the caseous and 9^H alburaenous parts of the milk into a kind of ^BB leather, or leathery soup as indigestible as i sole leather. Then the proper method, according to said society, is to take coffee with- ^^B out ihilk. ^^B These are only a few things noticed in glancing over the report It will pay the farmer to get the volume and spend a few of his winter |^H evenings over it. P. ^^B ? NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. E. Lowry?Caytion. Mrs. E. Dickinson, Agent?Removal. S. B. Hall,. Judge of Probate?Citation?J. A. Erwin, Applicant?J. J. Poag, deceased. Rev. Jas. Douglas, President?Yorkville Female College. MB G. G. Grady's 'American Circus. Bratton, Mason A Withers?A Card. J. W. Bnrke A Co., Publishers, Macon, Ga.?Good News for Boys and Girls. M. Jones, Agent?Let Us Have Peace?Napoleon, The Nephew. T. M. Dobson <fc Co.?Tin-Ware?Shoes?Pistols and Guns?High Interest?Crockery?Yalises?Hardware?Cross-Cut Saws?Calico? Hand Saw Handles-Shawls and Cloaksand Sheeting?Ready-Blade Clothing-fLe^/v 1 gal Cap?Stationery?Blankets?Flannels? Bellows and Anvils?Blank Books?Hata? i Baskets. J. W. P. Hope-Notice. George H. O'Leary?Manufacturer and dealer in Saddles ana Harness?Home EnterpriseSettle Up?Saddles and Bridles. Hannah P. Spencer?Administratrix' Notice. Clagliorn, Herring <fe Co.?Whaim's Raw Bone Superphosphates. W. C. Dukes A Co.} Agents?Wando Fertiliser. THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Tuesday, January 10,1871. In the Senate, the clerk of the House appeared and delivered a message from the House,' 'brming the Senate of the appoint. ment, by the House, of Messrs. Whipper, ' Moses, Wilkes, Logan and Crews as mananto conduct the impeachment against ge T. O. P. Vernon, the articles to be exhibited in maintenance of their cause as soon as they have been agreed upon by the House. Also, received from the House a concurrent resolution requesting the Governor to furnish certain information relative to riotous proceed ings in certain counties of the State; which was concurred in. Mr. Corbin, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back the following bills and resolutions, with recommendation that they pass: which were ordered for consideration to-morrow: A bill to extend the jurisdiction of the Probate Judges of this State: A bill supplementary to an Act authorizing administrators, executors and other fiduciaries to sell certain evidences of indebtedness at public sale, and to compromise in certain cases: A bill to amend "An Act providing for the general elections, and the manner of conducting the same: A bill to authorize Circuit Judges to hold courts in other circuits than their own, and a bill to regulate the appointment, jurisdiction and duties of Notaries In the House, Mr. Hayne, from Barnwell, introduced a bill to establish a new judicial and election county, to be known as Woodbury county, and to provide for the limits and boundaries of the same, which was referred to its appropriate committee. . It isproposed to form the new county from portions of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington and Orangeburg counties, with the county-seat at %' Aiken. Mr. Humbert, from Darlington, introduced a joint resolution instructing tbWjforeftidr to send ten companies of militia into the counties of Union ana Spartanburg. Referred to the -' Committee on Military Affaire. Mr. O'Connell, from York, presented the account of R. L. Crook, for $287, for building certain bridges. Mr. Bowley, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, reported a bill providing for a salary for the Lieutenant Governor of the State, which was read a third time and passed. A message was received from the Senate, stating that the joint resolution authorizing the State Auditor to enforce the collection of taxes, had been laid on the table. The enacting clansc of a bill to provide for the erection of sufficient fences, and keeping the same in repair, was stricken out The Committee of the Whole was called to order at 7 p. m. Mr. Lee offered the following resolution, which was, on motion of Mr. Bowley, laid no the table: Resolved, That the committee do now rise, and recommend to the House that immediate steps be taken to send the State militia into the upper counties of this State, where out- rages are reported to have been committed. *, Wednesday, January 11,1871. In the Senate, the concurrent resolution from the House, requesting and instructing United States Senators ana Representatives in Congress, from this State, to oppose the general amnesty bill, was, after debate, indefinitely postponed. Mr. Wbittemore, from the select committee appointed to consider and report upon the message of the House in relation to the impeachment of Judge T. 0. P. Vernon, reported rules of procedure and practice while the Senate sit in the trial of impeachment ' The report was ordered for consideration to-morrow. Mr. Maxwell from the Committee on Enrolled Acts, reported an act to provide a salary for the Lieutenant-Governor of the State, which was duly passed. Mr. Johnston introduced a concurrent resolution providing for relief for persons who have been driven from their homes. Ordered for consideration to-morrow. A bill regulating the granting of licenses to l retailors of spirituous liqwora, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By this WH* the right of granting licenses is vested in the county commissioners in all cases outside of chartered cities and villages. No person can obtain a license unless he first produces a certificate, signed by three responsible persons, that he bears a good character. Not less than fifty dollars is to be charged for any license, and no license be granted for less than six months. The report of the Committee on the Judiciary on a bill to regulate the appointment, jurisdiction and duties of Notaries rublic, was adopted and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, as was also, a bill to authorize the Circuit Judges to hold court in other counties than their own. A bill supplementary to an act authorizing administrators, executors, and other fiduciaries, to sell certain evidences of indebtedness at public sale, and to compromise in certain cases, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. In the House, Mr. Whijpper, from Beaufort, introduced a bill, directingand requiring the Governor to declare martial law in the counties of Laurens, Union and Spartanburg, and such other counties as may be necessary; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The bill provides that the gov\ ernor shall declare martial law in Laurens, Hj | Union, Spartanburg, Newberry and such oth| er counties where disturbances may take place; and shall put not less than twenty-five flj hundred men under the command of compe- wB tent officers. The bill will, doubtless, pass the House, but will be discussed at least for some time in the Senate. At the same time V Whipper introduced a bill levying a tax of ten mills on the dollar in each of the counties above named. Mr. Humbert, from Darlington, introduoej a concurrent resolution providing for the ap?