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Jrkctccl i'octvn. "Tiiank ?;oi> inu si now !" N<*w ( ml liethanked! that I In has givenI'.lest Immtii tn saint ami sinner A ilay of ri'st??>ueilay in seven. Where toil is nut i lie winner; Kent for the tireil ami jaded hrain. The wearied hand, on Sunday, That they might gather strength attain For toil renewed on Monday. The merehant, in his eounting-room, The elerk over desk and ledger, The artisan, at forge or loom. The diteher ami the hedger Tin? lain?rer, who must mil ami sla\e Fromearly dawn of Monday I'ntil the week sinks in its grave. All fry, "Thank tied tor Sunday !" The day that lifts tin? weighty chain Which all the week hath hound lis; That respite gives t?, heart and hrain. From thousand cares around ns ; That in the toilsome march of life That hids ns take for one day, llest from the battle ami the strife ; (ih ! < hid he thanked for Sunday ! If thus by all one day of rest He hailed, as respite solely. How to the < 'hristian doubly blest Must be the Sabbath holy; As, in faith's light, he lifts his eyes To that bright world where,one day, lie longs to spend beyond the skies. One blest,eternal Sunday ! itumovous llcjhu'tmcnt. j "A Ticitr ?ori:i:/.t:."?It is an old story,' hot a troOil one about Jacob Mill or. mi (> 111 i latch miller, who betimes would become tein- j porarily insane. On which occasions lie would imagine himselt'thc Lord come to judge { the world. Mounting a pile of flour, he would assume j all the exterior dignity of a judicial officer, and at once commence to judge his neighboring craftsmen; making and answering the interrogations himself. He would commence with llans (iotleh's case. "Hans (iotleb, stand oop. Hans (iotleb, I vat vas your pecsniss in dat odder vorldt?: "I vas a miller, () Lordt." "Vasyou a shust j man, 1 fans (iotleb?" "Vel sometimes von de j vaterhc vas low, and de pecsniss he vas padt, j 1 dakes purdv high doles." "Vel all right : Hans (iotleb ; you .-hall go on de left side mil j de goats." And in this manner the crazy old fellow ! would call upon one after another of the mil-1 lers of his acquaintance, a.-king the same , questions, getting the same replies, and invariably sentencing them to "de left side mit de goats." Last of all he would judge himself after this wise: "Jacob Miller stand oop. Jacob Miller, vat vas your pecsiness in ,lat odder vorldt?" \ "I vas a miller, <) Lordt." "Vas you ashust man, Jacob Miller?" "Vol sometimes veil de vater he vas low, I dakes purty stiff doles, hut I alwavs gives dem extra doles to depoor." "V..1 Mill,... mil cltoll it/% **i? <L> riirlif I' side mit tic sheep?; but it /.< a ibima tiyht Squeeze." C.-cY"Ata late term of the Circuit Court of Panola county, Mississippi, a half-crazy negro, named Solomon Pitts, was tried before Judge Fisher, and convicted of the crime of murder, lie plead not guilty, but the evidence was positive, and a verdict of guilty rendered. ()n being arraigned for sentence, he said, in reply to the customary question of the Court, "1 didn't do it." llis honor, however, assuming a grave demeanor, addressed him in the manner usual in such cases, viz: "That he had been indicted by a grand jury ; had a fair and impartial trial bv twelve men, six of whom were of his own color; had been ably defended, etc., etc. In conclusion," said the judge, "it is my duty to warn you that your davs upon earth arc numbered, and it behooves you to avail yourself of the little remnant of time allotted to you to make your peace with Cod." .lust here, to the astonishment of judge, jury and audience, the prisoner interrupted the proceedings by saying, "/ ' >bit 'jui'c / L tllrtl ildf lH'/iJitlt." A IIi:.vvv Hist ot'NT.?One pleasant morn- j ing,some two or three years ago, a party of' gentlemen were standing on the steps of the j Trontont house, in lloston, enjoying their cigars, when they noticed a country-looking chap riding a slim, mangy horse up and down the street in front of the hotel, apparently trying to attract the attention of the group. (>ne of them says : "I'll bet that fellow has a | horse for sale. We'll see." Presently along he came, showing his beast, and was accosted j with: "I say, is that animal for sale?" r "Well?y-a-a-s?I might be induced to part . him; but he's a mighty likely critter." "Is < he sound?" "Sound as a bullet." "Can he v" t U'll 1... IT.. 11 "i . L I < 11. m VII, III.: Villi. uu 111 11 JU.-I ; muck :i trotter." "IIow fa.-t can he go?"i "How ta>t? Well, heean go in four minutes; j ami wouhl go fa.-tcr if he could. He'd love j tor!" "What is your price for him?" "Five j hundred." "Well, 1 don't want a horse, hut' I'll give you ? "> for him." "Stranger, he's j yourn; hut that's a deuce of discount." ? In Indiana a husband, after a spree,! was led home by one of his friends, who, after ' depositing him safely on the doorsteps, rang the bell and retreated,somewhat dubiously, to the other side, to see if it would be answered, j Promptly the 'port' was Sivcrted,' and the fond spouse, who had waited for her truant i husband, beheld him in all his todiness. "Why, Walter, is this you ?" "Yes, my dear." "What in the world has kept you so late?" , "l?cen out 011 a little turn wither hoys, my , d-d-darling." "What on earth made you get so drunk ? j And why?oh, why do you e<>mc to me in I this dreadful slate?" "liccau.se, my darling, all th'other places are shut up." - fi-.'V" A -crub-headcd hoy having been brought before the court as a witness, the following amusing eolhxpiv ensued : "Where do you live?" iin|iiir?the judge. "Live with my mother." "Wheredoes your mother live?" "She lives with father." "Where docs lie live?" "He lives with the old folks." "Where do they live ?" -avs the judge, getting very red, as an audible titter goes round the court room. "They live at home." "Wherein thunder is tln-ir home?" "That's where I'm from," said the boy, sticking bis tongue in the corner of his cheek and slowly closing one eye on the judge. ?-/>" Henry Clews, the well-known baldheaded New York banker, who always prides himself on being a self-made man, during a recent talk with a Mr. Travels, had occasion to remark that he was the architect of his own destiny?that he was a self-made man. "W-w-what d-did you s-say, Mr. Clews?" asked Mr. Travers. "I say, with pride, Mr. Travers, that 1 am a self-made man?that I made myself ?" "Hold, H-hcnrv," inter rupted Mr. 1 ravers, w-wliile you were in-making y-yoursclf, why d-did-didn't you p-put more h-liair on the top of y-vour h-hcad' fc/f" Two boys were ?piarrcling and their mother came to settle their difficulty. She eiiiild not find out which was most to blame. At last she said : "Well, I .hall find out in the la>t day who t"ld the fib/' A few nights after there was a dreadful .Menu, which blew oil' the roof of the house. 1 he little b?>ys were frightened and began to pray. When the mother opened the chamber door the boy that told the lib cried out. "Mother if it's the judgment dav, it was me ' that told the story." C-v" At the Old Uailoy an Irishman was arraigned for stealing a gun. He had heard that a man charged with horse stealing had i scaped bv swearing he had owned the horse ever -inee it was a colt; therefore, when l'ad?lv was upon his defence, ho swore "he had owied tie- t'uii ever since it were a pistol. ' Reading fov the Sabbath. rilNIM'ITKIi It V Ki;v. UOltKKT LATI IAN, | Original.) ItKVIVALS. It is often the case that popular words are used in a very loose way. This is true with respect to the word revival. Strictly and correctly used, it denotes an outpouring of the Holy Spirit by which languishing Christians arc made to grow and flourish. Between natural life and spiritual life, there are many striking analogies. Often the fields arc parched with drought and the growing crops cease to grow. Not tin frequently the tender plant seems to he at the point of dying. The clouds distill a copious rain, the dry and hard ground is saturated with water, and the drooping plant is revived. Frequently the health of individuals is impaired and they become weak and feeble. Health is restored and the individual, once feeble and emaciated, gathers licsh and grows strong and vigorous. The same is true respecting spiritual life. It has its spring, summer and autumn. It is sometimes in a growing state; at others, it is in a dying state. It has its long and parching droughts and its refreshing showers. Sometimes the child of God is in the wilderness, and sometimes lie is in the temple: sometimes i he is is careless and indifferent, at other times his soul is full of zeal. Not unfrequcntly the true child of CJod is sad and depressed in i spirit : at other times lie is joyous and glad, i Nothing is more desirable than a revival ! of true practical religion. It is good for the ; individual, good for the community, and good ' for a whole nation. When a good rain comes ' 1 after a long dry spell, everything seems to j he glad. The birds sing and the cattle seem 1 to rejoice. Just so when Clod revives our ; drooping souls we are glad. We are delight- j ed in the worship of God. That which was; once a weariness, is now pure delight. It j makes us forget all the sorrows and trials of j life. Strictly speaking, it lifts us above the i things of earth. At Bethel, Jacob, when j fleeing from the resentment of his brother, uoj iv.vivoil ir,. became a now man. The! toils and dangers of the wilderness wereanni-1 hilated, and he forgot his father's house. It i infused strength into his body and energy into his soul. "Then," after this revival, i ".Jacob went on his way." Literally, as it j is in the Hebrew, "Jacob lifted up his feet." j Before this his feet were heavy because bis heart was desponding. Now, light-hearted and free, he crosses the strange country as joyous as the morning. What happened to Jacob on his way to Padanaram, has taken place to many men on their journey to heaven. Thousands of persons have found Bethel's in a lone desert. That we may enjoy a revival of true religion in our hearts, it is necessary that we seek it in a proper way. We must be obedient to the teachings of God's word, and follow closely the indications of God's providence. We must plead with Clod to revive us. The moans to effect this revival, and the time and occasion of its consummation, we must leave with God. It may please our heavenly Father to take us to the grave of some dear friend; or he may see fit to remove us far away from our father's house as lie did Jacob, that we may be refreshed with dews of heavenly grace. Let it come when and where it may, we will lift up our feet and vigorously push on our way to heaven. The cares of earth will, in the language of the poet, "fold their tents and lice away." ? (< Hii'iuu). | FOlMilV KXKSS. T.. *1.^ I ,..,.1*. U-.O'.Ij n/'/uit' HI I IK* ljum 1 liUVI mv.-v ttwiit.-j . "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." Debts evidently mean sins; or as in one place translated, "trespasses." These words, when taken in connection with other passages of .Scripture, teach us a very important lesson. The spirit which they are intended to beget and foster within us, is diametrically opposed to our carnal mind. The carnal mind prompts us to demand a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, blood for blood, life for life. This is the code by which the duellist is governed, and is the very antipode of that taught in the fifth petition of the Lord's Prayer. In Matthew, 18: 21-25, we have an illustration of the practical application of the doctrine of forgiveness as it should exist amongst men. From the whole tenor and scope of the Scripture, we learn that it is our duty to forgive those who tresspass against us ind<finitely. That is, there is no limit to the exercise of this grace. "How often," said Peter to our Lord, "shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him?" I'ntil sev- j enty and seven times, is the answer. Matt. 18 : 22. Those conversant with the language and phraseology of the .Scriptures, need not be told that seventy and seven times means an indefinitely great number of times. The ; opposite of a forgiving spirit leads us to take vengeance upon those who tresspass against us. This is the inalienable prerogative of (iod. Vengeance belongs toCJod. He claims the right to punish those who transgress eith- J cr against himself or against any of his erea- j tares. They who undertake to fight their , own battles and punish those who sin against' them, run against the ordinance of high Ilea- { veil, and ultimately the blows aimed at others j fall on their own heads. The principle has a ; broad and universal application. Christians ! are positively forbidden to go to law against ! each other before the unjii-t. 1 Cor. 0:1. flie mode by which Christian brethren are to : settle their difficulties is plainly pointed out in the Scriptures. The oflender is required by the laws of Christianity to go to the offend-; ed and make confession. Matt. 5: 2d. From the language referred to we would conclude that it is our duty not to wait until we are charged with a tresspass by our brother; but to go to him before wo attempt the discharge ' of any religious duty?to go to our brother and make reparation lbr our sin. It often happens that the transgressor has to be formally arraigned, and then, although he is proved to be in fault by most convincing evidence, he manifests a spirit of vengeance. J Conscious knowledge of guilt is not enough to lead many to repentance; their sin must be publicly proven. This is neither Christ-like nor an evidence of a regenerated heart. Another vital truth, learned from this petition of the Lord's prayer, is that there seems to he an exact proposition existing between Cod's treatment of us and the way in which we treat others. In fact we arc not left to bare inferences on this point. In Matthew,. ?j: 15, these words occur: "If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." There is nothing dark or mysterious about this language. It is so plain that he that runs may read. There is no need for comment. There are many reasons why Christians should be forgiving in spirit and in deed. All men, even the best,: are often found trespassing against each other. We may then safely conclude that all men need forgiveness, not only from < !od, but from lln ir fellow men also. Children's gqiattmcnt. OI K FLOW KKS. <i, Maggie loves the lillv lair, And Annie loves the rose; I'.ut John and I, and Willie ton, T Love every llovver thai l>|o\\?.. We |o\e the golden l.ntJen ll|>, We love the daisy white; II The violet Moomitiir in the shade, (' And the roses ill the lisrht. .?( And the ho|yiioeU that lin ns ahoiit ; '|' 1 ts Im-ihI In si-i'k Ilia* Mill; < I, ill'IO'lv a|a> Wa' |i?V?' till' lluWlTv, Ami \\i liivt* tlu'lii I'vi'i v nne. ll |-':tr I aa-t I a r th:il| iilll' I >:i i 111 a- 1 I a ?ys Tllollull t;ila|l?il. I a|'iar||| ;| 11. | tray. | II \Vi' InVi' till' p'lltli" ll"?U'l'l's tllUt Mnnlll ' .j| lii tin* >1111iiv siniiiiii'i-dav. II l-*a>r it is lam! who iiiaila-llii* ll<>\\its, I ()1 Ami I'.'iri'tl) lui' tln'in ail; i . All'l liar a >| 11* lli'.'ivi'llly l-":l 11 aa ? |<aVa> j " TIll'IV is mat I a I la (nn slmill. 1 li- thus tlicm witli tin* ir?'t?tli* wind, ll?' li'i'iIs tin-in witii tin' di'W : '.-I Ami tin'11 aiiI who Invi's tin- little Mmwits, j l.nVl'S litlli' I'llildl'i'll tnaa. | . u f i ?i a^itcil. j ! ' 1 TOO LATE. j a: Once a ship met with some mishap iiinl was driven to the coast of Ireland at a point with 1 which neither the captain nor any of ilie j crew were acquainted. After a short time a ' ,f small boat was seen. It proved to be a vcri- j s: table son of green Krin. The captain asked ; t\ him if he knew where the rocks were, and if j t' he would undertake to pilot his vessel to the j '' shore? The Irishman replied that he knew ! u the location of all the rocks in that region, .j and that he was at his service as pilot. Willi j,. the Irishman as guide, the captain of the ves- j a sel sot out for the shore. They had proceed- j tl ed but a short distance when the vessel run |il. against a rock and was terribly shattered, j11 In a fit of anger, the captain asked his Irish ! ' pilot if he did not say that he knew where the , t| rocks were? "I did," was the reply; "and 1, there is one of them now." I d Such a scene resembles the voyage through ; 11 life. There are dangerous rocks in the sea of I r 11 human existence. We know the fact, hut, j ^ unfortunately, often make the discovery too ! late. Our frail vessel is too often shattered |, and the cargo spoiled in an instant, when we arc watching the shore, expecting every mo- j ii - i i?i 'im.? i,, ..i?? To,id I UlCIll ID IUI1U SUICiy. 1 IIC UCSl, |' I ?i 11 ijj "IHU wo conic into such places where we suspect j rocks, is to steer for the open sea. (Scnorally, ^ we find out what is right and proper in ;i p most expensive way. We not unf'requcntly tl learn what is right after discovering by sad ti experience that we are wrecked on some '> cruel rock. .Many a young man never learns :l the value of good sober habits until he finds , out that he is a moral wreck. It is said that every loss is attended with some gain. v This is true only when the causes of losses il are avoided. Thus, when some unfortunate 0 individual kills himself by strong drink, and ' it induces a youth to abstain from tippling, there is some gain. j* Two Scknks.?A gentleman took his son * to a drunken row in a tavern, where the inmates were fighting and swearing, and said 1' he: . , "I)o you know what has caused all this?" 11 "No,sir." a His father, pointing to the decanters, said, a "that's the cause. Will you take a drink*'" 1 The bov started back with horror, and cx- *\' claimed, "No!" Then he took him to a cage of a man with 11 delirium brmens. The boy gazed upon him ^ affrighted, as the drunkard raved and lore, and thinking the demons were after liini, a cried, "Leave me alone! leave me alone! I s' sec 'em, they're coming!" "Do you know the cause of this mv boy?" l"' "No, sir." "This is caused by drink; will you have 1' some?" and the boy shrank back with ashud- -<i der as he refused the cup. Next they called at the miserable hovel of a a drunkard, where was squalid poverty, and j 1' the drunken father beating his wife, and with j1 oaths knocking down his children. ! "What has caused this?" said the father. M The son was silent. j a When told it was rum, he declared that he 1 would never touch a drop in his life. a But suppose that lad should be invited to a wedding least, where, with fruit and cake, !' the wine cup is passed, amid the scenes of 11 cheerfulness and guycty, where till the friends " arc respectable, beloved, and kind to each 11 other, and he should be asked to drink, woum | " lie refuse? Or suppose him walking out with j his father on New Year's day, to call on his (| young lady friends, to enjoy the festivity of I n. the ushering in of the New Year. With i "! other things, wine is handed to him by a smi-1 ling girl. His noble hearted father, whom ; ftl he loves, presses the wine glass to his lips and i;l compliments the young lady on the excellence ! of its quality, what wonder if the son follow j the example ??Emblem Annual. j *! A Youxc iSiiokmakkk.?Linmous, whose 0 real name was Karl von Linne, was the son | b of a poor .Swedish minister, who was born on j 01 the4th of May, 1707. His parents intended! 1 that he should be a minister, but he made > such poor progress in classical studies, that! 0 they soon found a change advisable, and do- ,11 tcrinincd to apprentice him to a shoemaker, j n But friends, who detected in the buy a great J'' love of llowers and plants, took him under I ^ their care and enabled him to pursue a course >'' of study in accordance with his inclinations. ; 01 By so narrow a chance the scientific world gain ! rs the services of the great botanist! Liiueus | pursued his studies with zeal, but often under j great disadvantages by reason of his poverty, j until at last, his great acquirements attracted j ^ the attention of the government, and hence-i b forward his course was "onward and upward," and he attained the highest celebrity and j-s' proficiency. He resided many years in IIol- u land, where he wrote many of his greatest 1 " works. Along with his botanical researches (,< he had also studied medicine and was for years b a professor of medicine in a college at I'psala. ,'1 He was a man of wonderful industry and l' zeal, and exerted a great and enduring intlu- 't( enec in every department of natural history.' Among the important services he rendered to science were the invention and introduction of b a clearer and more precise nomenclature, or ai system of classifying and naming plants. w The groups that he indicated have, in most 01 cases, been retained amid all the progress and 11 chauge in scientific studies, thus showing the b accuracy and thoroughness of his studies, '' while what have been changed were what lie b himself felt to be only temporary resorts until advancing scicneeshould determine something ^ better, lie died January, 10, 177.S.? Oliver s' Optic 6 Minjazinc. . ? - it A Tcknixi; Point.?"The turning point in p my life," said a gentleman, "was when 1 was ti a boy, not going to a low circus. Some kind li of low show and circus came into town, and w of course all the bovs were dying to go. Mv fe ' ? i .... ..... . ? r ...:..i.4 l. motner uiu not wain me iogu. a mi-jui uuw stolen ofi: I had money enough in my pocket, |" the boys did all they could to persuade me, ki and more than all, people were going in squads (,i to see it. It is so easy to go with the nmlti- "1 tude; it is so hard to make a stand, break oil' lb and go the other way. it; "That i< exactly what I did. I 'mastered lithe situation.' I mastered myself, and did p1 not go. ti "It was the resolution then called out per- ai haps for the first time, which has, under (????!, ri served me many a good turn since,and made hi me what I am." d? in Livi: roii SoMirrnixc.?Leave behind you sa a monument of virtue that the storms of time ai can never forget. Write your name in kind- g< ness, love and mercy, on the hearts of those ai you come in contact with. (Jood deeds will ai shine as brightly on the earth a-the stars of pi heaven.? ffr. (.'luthivi' <. ii Ms of the ^cflislatmx. OKKICIAL. A N A < "I" >1 :il!? >* :iii.I miid'ImI tin* cluirl?-r "I' (lie town ol" I'l-iiilli-tmi. Section 1. I!,, it enacted by the Senate and bni.-i' ui lleprcsenlativcs ??f tin- State of South arolina, now met ami sitting in (iciteral As iitbly, ami by llm authority of tin- .-ami', hat all person*;, citizen-ol tin: I nitcd States, ho now reside, or may hereafter reside, in le village of I'l tidh lotl, shall lie deemed, ami re hereby declared, a body corporate and nihil': and the said village shall bo called ml known by the name of lYnillctoii; and s linn's shall In- held ami deemed to extend lie mile in evervilirt eiii.il from I he Fanners' [all. See. 'J. That the .-ahl village shall In- gov iieil by an iiiteinlaiil ami lour wardens, wli.i tall he elected en the fourth .Monday in Scp'iiiher. and coiiliiilie in oflieo until the seeoml [outlay in September next, or until their leeessoi's ai'e<|ualilieil, on which day, as well i on the second Monday in September of very year thereafter, an election shall he eld for an inu inlaiit and four wardens, at ich place as the inteinlaiiL and wardens shall csignate, thirty days' notice In ing previously iv<-ii: ami that all male inhabitataiits of the lid village, who have attained the age of ,venty-oiie years, ami have resided therein ireo months previous to (lie election, shall e entitled to vote for the said iiitemlant and 'aniens; the election to he held from ten 'clock in the morning until two o'clock in to afternoon; and when the poll* shall cb losed, the managers shall count the ballots, ud proclaim the election, and give notice!' icreof, in writing, to the persons elected;} ml that the iiitemlant and warden-?, for the inc being, shall always appoint three man- ! iters to hold the ensuing election; that the j' ltemlant and wardens, before entering upon ic duties of their offices, hall take the lbl-: ming oath, to wit: "As iiitemlant mr war-! en) of the town of JVndletou, I will faith-j illy and impartially, to the best of my abili- j v, exercise the trust reposed in me, and will j se my best endeavors to preserve the peace, jml carry into effect, according to law, the urpose for which I have been elected ; so ' elp mo, (bid.'' Fee. '?. That in case a vacancy shall occur : 1 the offices of iiitemlant or wardens, by i oath, resignation, removal from office, or J bsence from the State, an election shall be ; eld by the appointment of the iiitemlant and ! aniens, as the ease may be, thirty days' | revioiis notice being given; and in case of; lie sickness or temporary absence of the in-1 aidant, the wardens forming a council, shall j e empowered to elect one of themselves to ct as intendant during the time. Sec. 4. That the iiitemlant and wardens, > illv elected and (nullified, shall, during their j ?rm of service, severally ami respectively, l>e | ested with all the powers of trial justices of i nis State, within the limits of said village, j xeept in trials of civil cases ; that the inton- J ant shall, as often as occasion may require, j iimnion the wardens to meet him in council, ! majority of wliuiu shall constitute a quorum j >r the transaction of business, and shall he j. nown by the name of the Town Council of: Vndlclon ; and they and their successors in | llice shall have a common seal, and shall | ave power and authority to appoint, from , me to time, such and so many persons to act ' s constables as they may deem expedient | nd proper, which constables shall have all | le power, privileges and emoluments,ami he j ibject to all the duties, ]?i iialties and reguhi- j ons pmvided hv tlie laws of this State for j u; ollice of constable; and the inteudant and i aniens, in council, shall have power, under icir corporate seal, to ordain and establish > II such rules, by-laws and ordinances, re-1 [joeting tlio streets, ways, market and police ( I'such village, as shall appearb> them prop-; r for the security, welfare and eon veil ienec j f the village, and for preserving health, i cace, order and good government within the line ; and the said council may aflix lines for ! Ileuses against such by-laws and ordinances,! ml appropriate them to the use of the cor- i oration ; but no fine shall exceed twenty i ollars ; and when lines shall exceed ten dol- j irs they may he recovered in the court of j ssion- for Anderson county ; and when they j re of the amount of twenty dollars or under,1 icy may he recovered before the inteudant j nd wardens: L'rovided nothing herein eonlined shall empower the said corporation to rdain or establish any by-laws or ordinances j iconsistent with, or repugnant to, the laws i f this State ; and all such by-laws and ordi- j ances .-hall, at all times, he subject to the , .'visal or repeal of the Legislature. See. 5. That the said inteudant and war- j ens shall have power to abate and remove | uisanees within the said limits, and to clas-! ty and arrange the inhabitants liable to po- \ ee duty, and to require them to perforin J ich dutv as often as occasion may require,! ml to enforce tiu; performance thereof, under , K* same penalties as are now, or may lie ercaiter cstabli.-hed by law; and that the , lid intendant and wardens, or any of them, j poll view thereof, or upon complaint lodged, ; n oath, arc hereby required and authorized ) issue warrants against all oilenders, and uuse tlu-iii to be brought before them, or , im, and, upon examination, shall either re ase, admit to bail, if the offense be bailable, i r commit to jail, such oilenders as the case lay rcqiirc; and the sheriff of Anderson .unity is hereby required to receive and keep 1 io person so committed until discharged by ue course of law. And that the said intcnant and wardens shall, collectively and scvta 11\*, have cognizance within the said cor potto limits, in all criminal eases, as justices of* ic peace, and quorum have according to ; 1W* Sec. (>. 1 hat the intendant and wardens of ; le said town shall have full and only power ; > grant or refuse licenses to retail spirituous (pirns within the said limits, which license j i mil he granted in the same manner and [xiii the same conditions as they are, or may i i crcafter he, under the laws of this State, ex-; ?'pt that the town council shall have power ; regulate the price of licenses to keep lav- i ns and to retail spirituous liquors : Provided Kit in no instance the price of a license mi i keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors, Kill he fixed at a less sum than is established i y the law of the State; and all the powers i rincrly vested in the commissioners of roads 1 re hereby granted to the said intendant and i aniens within the said limits; and all mon- : rs paid for licenses and for fines and forfeit res for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping I iverns and billiard tables within the said i mits without license, shall he a])propriatcd i i the use of the corporation. i Sec. 7. That the said intendant and war- i ens shall have jiower to compound with per- < ins liable to work on said mails, streets and j I leys, to release such persons as may desire i , upon a fair equivalent therefor, to he ap-1 lied by them to the use of the said corpora- ; on; and no person residing within the said 1 mils shall he liable to work on any mad l itliout said limits, or to he taxed or assessed I ir the same. f Sec. <s. That the town council shall have I over tu impose an annual tax upon the j copers of billiard tables and ten pin alleys, ' any other pin alleys, within the discretion 1 'said council, and to grant or refuse licenses i r the same, upon such terms and conditions < id subject to such regulation*, as they may ? f ordinance ostabli-h. Thov shall also have iwcr to impose a tax, within their discre- : on, on all sales made by itinerant traders and < tctioiiecrs,on all public drays, wagons, car- i ages, omnibuses, or other vehicle, kept for i re, and on the owner or possessor of all I 'gs, bugs, sheep, goats ami cattle kept with- 1 the corporate limits of said town. The i id town council shall have power to impose i annual tax on the amount of all sales of i >ods, wares, merchandise, and, also, on the 2 notint of income arising from all factorage ( id mechanical employments, faculties and ofessions, including the profession of den- ( 'try: Provided, thai no tax shall he impos I'll iii any one year to exceed tin* rale oftwenly i'riils mi carli 111111?Ir?*< 1 dollars ol the value nl' stirli -all sand income; and tin; said town council shall also have power lo impose a tax upon all persons who shall open any room or ear for the purpose of taking daguerreotypes or other likenesses, within the corporate limits of said town : and the said town council shall have the power to impose an annual tax. imt exceeding twenty cents on every hundred dollars of the value of all real estate lyinjj within the eorporatc limits of said town, the real e.-talc of ehurrhes and selmol associations excepted, and for that purpose they shall appoint three freeholders, resident, therein, to as.-e.-s the value of said real estate, upon oath, and return the a.?c s.-ment, within one month, to said eouueil, for taxation, and to (ill anv : i i... .i.? i \ ;n\*lin'\ lucii-i.iiirii u> mi- m?i 111, i i IWI i f refu-al t<> .-erve, or removal from otlice of ilit* -aid a-s? ssors ; ami any person who >li:i11 reI'u.-f io act as assessor, upon being appointed by the council may he lined any sum not exceeding twenty dollars; and the said council -hall have power to requisite the price of licen.-e upon all puhlic exhibitions and shows in .-aid town, and to erect a powder magazine and to compel any person holding more than twenty-live pounds of powder to store the same therein, and to make regulations for rates of storage thereof, and for keeping ami delivering the same : and the said town council ,-hall have power to enforce the payment of all taxes and a.-scssmcnls levied under the authority of this act against the property and j persons of defaulters, to the same extent and in the same manner, as is provided by law I for the collection of the general State tax, J except that executions to enforce the payment of the town taxes shall he issued under the! seal of the corporation, and directed to the [ town marshal, or other person specially ap-1 pointed by the said town council to collect I the same; and all property upon which tax j shall he levied and assessed is hereby declar- ' and liable for the payment of the same in preference to other debts due by the person . owning such property at the time of the assessment, except debts due the State, which i shall be first paid ; that the said town council shall have power, with the consent of the adjacent land owners, to close all such roads, streets and ways within the said town as they may deem necessary, by sale of the freehold therein, either at public or private sale, as they may adjudge best lor the interest of said town ; and they shall have power to lay out, adopt, open and keep in repair all such new j streets, roads and ways, from time to time, as they may deem important or necessary for the improvement of said town: Provided, that no : new street, load, or way shall be opened without first having obtained the consent of the | land owner or owners through whose premises anv such new street, road or way may pass, j See.!). That this act shall he taken and j deemed a public act in all courts of justice, ! and shall continue so until repealed. Approved March 12,1872. AN ACT To aiilliori/.c the mayor and aldermen of the eity ol'Coltmdiia to isMiiohonds, and to negotiate and sell tJie same. Section 1. 13c it enacted by the Senate and I House of Representatives of theState of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money, by issuing city bonds, from time to time, to an amount which, together with the outstanding indebtedness of the city of Columbia, shall not exceed the sum of six hundred thousand dollars, it being thereby intended that the whole indebtedness thereof, whether by bonds or otherwise, shall at no time he increased beyond the said sum of six hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That, before such issue, the city council shall recall and cancel the bonds issued, to the amount of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, issued August 21, ltfTl, for the erection of city hall and market: And provided, further, That no part of said bonds shall he used for the purchase of any franchise or corporation. Sec. 2. That one moiety, or half, of each issue of the said bonds, .-hall he of the denom' ? 1111 n 11 uiatiori ot one tnousanu uonars; onc-iourui part thereof, of the denomination of live hundred dollars ; and the remaining one-fourth part thereof, .shall lie of the denomination of two hundred and fifty dollars, eaeh and all of which bonds shall be signed by the mayor of the city, and countersigned by the city clerk and treasurer, and sealed with the corporate seal, and numbered consecutively from one to six hundred. Each of said bonds shall be made payable at twenty years from the date thereof, and shall bear interest at the rate of 7 per cent., per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first day of January and the first day of July of each year, with corresponding semi-annual interest coupons, signed with the written signature of the said city clerk and treasurer. .See. ' >. That no bond shall be negotiated under the provisions of this act otherwise than by public sale, notice of which shall be given for at least thirty days in one newspaper published in Columbia, one in Charleston, and j two in the city of New York, and that the I sale of all such bonds shall bo made by the treasurer of the city of Columbia: Provided, i That all such sales and negotiations shall be | conducted in accordance with such rules and j regulations as the city council may prescribe. j Sec. 4. That the said mayor and aldermen j shall keep a registry of all bonds heretofore i issued and now outstanding, and of all bonds which shall be issued under the authority of j this act, showing the number and amount of; each bond, the date when issued and the date of maturity, which registry shall at all times ! be open to the inspection of any corporator,! taxpayer or bondholder, and, at anv time, I upon the written demand of the holder or ! holders of bonds to the amount of fifty thou- j sand dollars, or of corporators to the number ! of twenty, the said mayor and aldermen shall publish a detailed statement of the city in-! debtedness and the character of the same, ( verified by the oaths of the mayor and of the ; city clerk and treasurer. .Sec. 5. That, in addition to the levy of the annual taxes for the support of the city government, the said mayor and aldermen shall levy, annually, a special tax for the payment if the semi-annual interest upon the bonds [ which shall be issued under the authority of i this act, and, also, the interest upon the bonds [>f the city of Columbia, which have been | heretofore issued by authority of law : Provided, however, That said bonds shall not be -object to a taxation by the said city council , ?f Columbia : And provided, further, That the taxes hereby authorized to he levied and collected, for the payment of the semi-annual interest on the said bonds, shall be levied and collected iVuin such sources, upon such property, ami at such rates, as are established and lesignated by law as sources of revenue, subjects, or objects of taxation, and as rates for the support of the said city government. j Sec. b. That the said mayor and aldermen ! ire hereby authorized ami directed to apply [lie proceeds of the sale of said bonds ; first, to tin; payment of any debts heretofore contracted, or which may hereafter be contracted for the construction of the new city hall and the new market; and, secondly, for the improvement of the streets, the extension of the ivater works, and for any other improvements which shall be judged advisable by the said nayor and aldermen: Provided, That no part ?f said bonds shall be used for the purchase >f any franchise or corporation. Sec. 7. That the said mayor and aldermen ire hereby prohibited from increasing the lebt of the city of Columbia, beyond the sum Mentioned in the first section of this act, ami ipun any attempt being made so to do, any londholder or corporate tax-payer shall have lis action to enjoin the said mayor and al'lerncn from so doing. See. S. The said mayor and aldermen shall ause the provisions of this act, or an accurate distract thereof, to be printed on the back of ach bond, and on the face of each bond, it ball bo expressed that the same is issued unli-r the authority of this act. Sec. !l. Thai if the mayor, any alderman t?f (lit! city ut' Columbia, or any olliecr thereol', .-hall privately or fraudulently issue any of said bonds, lie shall lie adjudged guilty of li-lony, ami upon conviction .-hall he punished by line and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. See. 10. Thai upon the completion and occupation of the said city hall, the said mayor and aldermen shall at once, by ordinance, make provision for a sinkintr fund, to be based upon the net annual income derived from such parts of the said city hall as may be leased from them, the proceeds of such sinking fund shall be solemnly set apart for the payment of the debt and the interest thereon ' - ' - i '1 ** I I 1 eontraeleM in I in* erection <>! iih: sum city n:ui. Ainl in case the said iiiuyoi* :nnl :il<lt>rniitn ; shall neglect so to <l<>, it shall lie lawful for any ten citizens of Columbia, being tax payers, to have an action, on behalf of them selves ami all other tax payers of the said city, to compel the said mayor and aldermen | to establish such sinking fund, and to restrain them from using or appropriating the said income in any other way or to any other purpose than that herein declared. See. 11. That all acts or parts of acts, heretofore passed and now of force, authorizing j the mayor and aldermen of the city of Columbia to borrow money upon the bonds thereof, or by issuing the stock thereof, be, and the ( same are hereby, repealed. Approved March Id, 1*72. AN A< "1' To charter ilie Little Itivcr atul t'heraw Itailroa.l Company. Section 1. lie it enacted by the Senate and j House of Representatives of the State of South ! Carolina, now met and sitting in General As- i semblv, and by the authority of the same: That for the purpose of establishing a railroad from Little river to Cheraw, a charter, with all the rights and privileges incidental to the same, be, and is hereby granted to Thomas C. Dunn, L. 1). JJryan, J. T. Wal.-h, Joel Allen, j J. E. Dusenbury, E. A. Kehcw, John Douglas, Win. F. Johnson, (J. 1*. Townsend, J. W. Thomas, Abel Quick, F. A. Miles, C. J. Stuart, Samuel Jackson, Jacob Adman, and their associates and successors, who are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by j the mime ami style ol the little luver ami Cheraw Kail road Company. Sec. 2. That the said company is hereby authorized to construct a railroad from Little river to Cheraw by such route as shall be found most suitable and advantageous, and I crossing the counties of Marion and Marlboro, between the Great and Little IYdce rivers. Sec. ' ). That the capital stock of said company shall be one and a half million dollars, with the privilege of increasing it to two and a half millions of dollars, if found necessary, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each ; and, for the purpose of raising such capital stock, it shall be lawful to open books of sub[ seription, at such times and places, and to keep them open for such periods of time, and ! under the direction of such persons as may j be determined on by a majority of said com[ pany. That subscriptions to said capital I stock may be made in land, at a rate per acre, | to be agreed upon at the time of subscription ; and that each and every person subscribing land shall execute a deed to the said company, and that all amounts subscribed, either : in land or money, shall constitute the joint stock capital, for the purpose of constructing and carrying into operation the railroad provided for by this act; and the said railroad company shall have power to mortgage its property and franchises, and issue bonds on such terms and conditions, and for such uses and purposes of said corporation, as the board of directors may deem expedient. Sec. 4. That the said railroad shall be subject to the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of South Carolina, passed September 22, liSfiS, entitled "An act to declare the manner by which the lands, or right of way I over the lands, of persons or corporations, may be taken for the construction or use of railways and other works of internal improvement Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall bo so construed as to | exempt the said company from the payment of taxes. Sec. o. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act arc hereby repealed. Approved March 9, 1872. .... AN' ACT T<> amend an act entitled "An art to inenrpnratc the town of Piekens." Section 1. J5e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of Pickens," approved in the year 1SG9, be amended as follows: That the said town council shall have power to establish a guard house, and to prescribe by ordinance suitable rules and regulations for keeping and governing the same, and confine therein any or all persons who may be subject to be committed for violation of any ordinance of the town, passed in conformity to the act hereby amended. And the said town council may, by ordinance, or the said intendant and wardens in person, any one or more of them, authorize and require any marshal of the town, or any constable specially appointed for that purpose, to arrest or commit to said guard house for a term not exceeding twenty-four hours, any person or persons who, within the corporate limits of said town may be engaged in a breach of the peace, any riotous or disorderly conduct, open obscenity, public drunkenness, or in any conduct grossly indecent or dangerous to the citizens or the said town, or any of them; and it shall be the duty of the marshals and constables to arrest and commit I any such offenders, when required to do so, who shall have power to call to their assistance the jmnc comitatus, if need be, to aid in ! making such arrests ; and upon the failure of the town marshal to perform such duty, if required, they shall, severally, be subject to j such fines and penalties as the town council | may establish ; and all persons so imprisoned \ shall pay the costs and expenses incident to ; their imprisonment, which said costs and ex- , nouses shall be collected in the same manner as provided in this act for the collection of j fines imposed for violation of ordinances: Provided, that such imprisonment shall not j exempt the party from the payment of any j fine the council may impose for the offense i for which lie may have been committed. Sec. 2. That all the fines which shall here-1 after be collected for retailing without license, i within the corporate limits of the said town,' shall be paid one half to the informer and the other half to the council, for the use of! the said town. Sec. 3. That all acts or parts of acts incon-1 sistcnt hereto be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved March 9, 1872. AN ACT To incorporate the Carolina Littlil Infantry, of Charleston, K. C. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gcn ?l ?.1 i? i .! ' *i... vjnn , uiui oy iiH* aiuuoruy ui mu same, That II. C. Minott, J. A. Williams, Robert Howard, jun., and their associates and successors, are hereby created and made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the "Carolina Light Infantry, of Charleston." Sec. 2. That the said corporation hereby created and established shall have succession of officers and members, according to its bylaws and shall have power to make by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land : and to have, use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will ; to sue and be sued in any court in this State; and to have and enjoy every right, power and privilege incident to such corporation : and it is hereby empowered to take, hold, retain, possess and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as I may be given, bequeathed or devised to it, or I may be in any manner whatsoever acquired ] by the said corporation: Provided, that the i amount so held shall not exceed the sum ot I ten thousand dollars. i See. .*>. That 111i- act .-hall continue in force Ii>r tin- space (?!' twenty years, ami the same shall he taken ami doomed a public art. A|?i >roVe< I March 9, lrt72. A N A < "I' 'I'n incorporate the SjiarlaiilinFemale College. Section 1. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Samuel It. Jones, President of Spartanburg Female College, with his associates and successors, be and are hereby de c la red :i body politic :m?l corporate, by tin; inline and style of the "Spartanburg Female College," located in the town of Spartanburg. South Carolina. Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have power, in its corporate name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law in this State; to purchase ami hold real and personal estate; to have a seal, and to make all such by-laws for the government of said corporation as may be deemed necessary, not inconsistent with the laws of the State. Sec. o. That the said corporation shall have power to elect professors for said college; to fill all vacancies as may occur among them ; and to remove them at discretion ; to prescribe a course of study to ho pursued by the students; to confer degrees and award diplomas, and such other honorary degrees to graduates as are common in the colleges of similar grade in the United States. Sec. 4. That the private as well as the corporate property of the corporators shall be iiablc for all debts contracted for the college by its authorized agents. Sec. 5. That the said corporation shall have power to take and hold, by donation, bequest ) or purchase, real and personal property, for ? the use of said College, to any amount, not exceeding thirty thousand dolars. See. 0. That this act shall continue in force until repealed. Approved March 4, 1872. AN ACT To incorporate the .Sumter Academical Society. Section 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and bv the authority of the same: That Franklin J. Moses, .Jr., Samuel Lee, T. B. Johnson, A. L. Singleton, J. N. Corbett, W. .J. Andrews, together with such other person or persons as are now, or may hereafter be, associated with them, shall be, and they are hereby, constituted and made a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the "Sumter Academical Society," with power to sue and he sued, to plead and be impleaded, to possess and hold, subject to former grants, escheated and other property within the county of Sumter, to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars. ' Sec. 2. That all property heretofore vested in the trustees of the Sumter Academical Society, incorporated by an act entitled "An act to incorporate certain companies and societies," passed on the twentieth day of December, A. I). 18:17, be, and the same is hereby, vested in the incorporators named in this act, and such incorporators shall be deemed and held in law to be the proper and legal successors of such former trustees. Sec. That the corporators of the said Sumter Academical Society, named in the first section of this act be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered, for the benefit i ^ 1 1 oi me oociety herein incorporated, auu ior u?? other purpose, to exchange the lot of land which was conveyed by the late J. B. Miller to certain trustees for educational purposes, of whom F. J. Moses, Sen., is survivor: Provided, that the condition of the exchange shall be, that a lot of the same size within the corporate limit" of the town of Sumter, shall be given, and a frame house, of equal capacity of the academy lately destroyed by fire, completely furnished with desks and seats, shall be erected thereon, subject to the acceptance of the aforementioned corporators. Sec. 4. Tills act to be deemed a public act, and to remain in full force until repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT To incorporate the Firemen's Union, of Charleston, South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and bv the authority of the same, That Thomas &. Dennisou, John R. Campbell, Paris S. Attles, H. Bolden Pickinpack, Arthur B. Mitchell, Nathan S. Robinson, Daniel L. Brown, Win, E. Elliott, and such other persons as may now, or hereafter shall be, associated with them, are hereby made and declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the "Firemen's Union, of Columbia, S. C." Sec. 2. That the said association shall nave succession of officers and members, according to its by-laws: shall have power to make by-laws not repugnant to law; and to have and use a common seal, and the same to alter at will; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court in this State ; to retain, possess and enjoy all real and personal property that it may now have, or may hereafter acquire, to the value often thousand dollars ; and it is hereby empowered, at any time it may be deemed beneficial to the corporation, to sell, alien or transfer the same. Sec. 3. That this act shall be deemed a public act, and continue in force until repealed. Approved March 9, 1872. AiST ACT To incorporate the Damascus Baptist Church, in Sumter county, S. (J. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theState of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the members of the said society be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate. bv the name and stvle of the "Damas cus Baptist Church," and by that name and style shall have succession of officers and members, and shall have a common seal. Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have power to purchase, receive and hold any real or personal estate, not exceeding in value the sum of twenty thousand dollars, and to sell, convey and dispose of the same; and, by its corporate name, may sue and he sued, in any court of this State; and to make such rules and by-laws, not repugnant to law, as it may consider nceessarv and expedient. Sec. 3. This act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall continue in force for the term of ninety-nine years. Approved March 13, 1872. AX ACT To repeal an art entitled "An act to create a debt of the State of South Carolina, to he known as the Sterling Funded Debt, tliesanie, or the proceeds thereof, to he exclusively used in exchange lor, or in payment of, the existing Public Debt of saiil State." Be it enacted bv the Senate and House of Representatives ol'the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the act passed bv this General Assembly, approved March 7," 1871, entitled "An art to create a debt of the State of South Carolina, to be known sis the sterling funded debt,the same, or the proceeds thereof, to be exclusively m used in exchange for, or in payment of, the existing public debt ot said State," be, and the same is hereby, repealed, as to each and sill of its provisions. Approved March 13,1S72. I Trri/\xr Vutliorizin" tin- Treasurer to purchase a net of lire suiTl burglar proof iloors for the vault in his o I lit v. lie it resolved bv the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the State treasurer he, and he is hereby, authorized to purchase a set of fire and burglar proof doors for the vault in his office, at a cost ^ not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars, and to be paid for out of any moneys in the treasury iot otherwise appropriated. Approved February 27, 1H72. I