Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 19, 1871, Image 2
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
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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."
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YORKVII.LE, S. C.:
THUKSDAY MORNING, JAN. 19,1871.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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. ' ?
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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.
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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
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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?