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f craps and Jatts. The tobacco culture in Virginia has ! noticeably depreciated within the last two j seasons. There were 1100 more failures in the j United States in 1878 than in 1872. , The increase in the liabilities was $107,443,000. Immigration to the port of New York has fallen off one-third as compared with the year 1878. The present weight of the Hon. A. H. Stephens is seventy-two pounds and threequarters. He is in Georgia hoping to recover his health. The Methodist Episcopal General Con ference, now in session at Louisville, Ken- j tucky, has sustained the Baltimore Coufer- j ence in expelling Huston for immoral con- : duct. The New York Herald says: "Some of! the official plunderers of South Carolina have been indicted for breach of trust and grand larceny, aud if their offenses are as flagrant as represented, it should not be difficult to convict them. Would it not be a good notion to try the legal remedy in all the Southern States against rascally officials?" The Kansas Farmer says in its last is sue that within another year it will be a matter of no small consequence where the National Grange headquarters are located. Judging from the growing dissatisfaction and discord among the members of the order, it bids fair to become an interesting speculation as to where its headquarters will be found within that period. The profits of Fall River cotton mills indicate that the past year has not been one of universal depression. Stockholders have realized in twelve months more than the original capital iuvested, and banks doing business for the manufacturers are paying 25 and 50 per cent, dividends. Similar prosperity is reported iu Providence, Pawtucket and other manufacturing centres. Petitions to Congress, praying both Houses to adjourn as speedily as possible, in order to promote the business interests of the . . 1 _ I * XT country, nave Deen in circulation in xtew York for signatures for some days past. On Friday the petitions were circulated at the produce, butter and cheese and cotton exchanges, and were numerously signed. Almost everybody is signing them, though here aniLthere an objection is urged on the ground tliarit is a personal affront to Congress. There is already a little dissension among the grangers. Some of "the embattled farmers" want to know where all the money goes which is paid into the grange treasuries. There are twelve thousand granges, it is urged, in existence, with an average of fifty members each, and 82,500,000, it is estimated, have been paid in initiation fees and dues. "What has become of all this cash ? Who is enriching himself by his grangership?" are questions which the curious are beginning to ask. TKa war nn tVi#? rnilrnnrl'S hv flip frtrm ers of the West has brought poverty to the home of many a mechanic in the Middle States. It is estimated that 175,000 men usually employed in rolling millB and iron manufactories are out of employment, there being no demand for iron by the railroads which have heretofore consumed one-half of that made in this country. As most of the men out of work have families to take care of, the Granger movement has thus indirectly deprived nearly a million persons of their means of support. The cotton plant has a new enemy. Its appearance and ravages are thusdescribed in the Natchez Democrat-Courier, of the 21st instant: "We are informed by a gentleman residing three miles from the city that a new enemy to the cotton plant has made its appearance on his place, being a small black snail. These may be seen in countless numbers all over the fields, and assoon as the first two leaves of the cotton make their appearance above ground, these pests 'go for them' and eat them?totally destroying the stand. About half of the crop was up and has thus been destroyed, making it necessary to replant. These snails work some on the young 1-- I ... A. ?Ml _ - A. J G 1. >> corn uiso, uui war uui uuinugt n muuu. A balky horse is understood to be an animal which, when harnessed, refuses to start. Various expedients, many of them cruel, are resorted to in order to overcome such obstinacy, and it may, therefore, be well enough to please note the California method. It is to put a rope under the horse's body, behind his fore legs, and to let two men, one at each end, draw the rope backward and forward, as if "sawing," at the legs. It must not be done too roughly, but still with force sufficient. The animal, to escape something he does not understand, will soon move a few steps, and after a lengthened but quiet application of such a "persuasive" process, will not fail to move on. Repeated applications will work a thorough cure. The Post Office Department is doing a greater business than ever before, and its receipts are much larger. During the month of April 80,000,000 postage stamps were ordered throughout the country. The receipts from postage stamps, postal cards, &c., are now running along ou an average of between one hundred and thirty and one hundred and fifty thousand dollars' worth per day. The Postmaster General is endeavoring to secure Congressional action immediately on a bill paying all postmasters other than the Presidential appointments a commission on their business instead of regular salary. He hopes to get this done before commencing to ~eadiust the salaries of postmasters on the old basis. The policy of the Department is to become self-sustaining. In future issues of greenbacks, by order of the secretary of the treasury, the words "United States legal tender note" and "treasury notes," are to be omitted, and the title changed to "United States notes," that being, in the opinion of Mr. Richardson, the requirement of the law. The new ?500 bill, ready I for issue this month, will have the vignette of j General Mansfield on the right, and on the! left an elaborate vignette of Peace. The new j ?50 note will have a vignette of Franklin and j the Goddess of Liberty, the latter being con- i sidered a remarkable specimen of engraving. ! The new twenty-five cent note will conform in ! size to the new series, of which the ten and i fifty cent notes are already in circulation, and I will be issued as soon as the treasurer makes a requisition for fractional currency of this de- j nomination. Instructions have been issued ! for the immediate preparation of a viguette of! Charles Sumner. The Presbyterians of this country are j seriously agitating a plan for an (Ecumenical i Council of their body of Christians?a PanPresbyterian council for all Christendom, j The names of prominent and judicious men who are committed to the enterprise are numerous and weighty enough to give it good rrit f? ! prospect of success, inus iar me discussion | has turned mainly upon the spirit and pur- j pose of the proposed assembly, and now the i intention is to fix upon definite measures for i carrying out the plan. It is not decided where the meeting will be or when, but the < particulars will probably soon be settled, j The desire is not to make auy new and stringent | organization or a Presbyterian hierarchy, or j to adopt any new statements of doctrine, but to establish a more hearty fellowship between the now separated branches of this church, ! and to give the humblest congregations the feeling that they are part of a great family of believers. The Presbyterian organs claim the German Protestant Church as theirs, and they seem to think that they can show more force than any other Protestant body. The final scheme announced by the managers of the "gift concerts," or lotteries of the Public Library of Kentucky, surpasses in magnitude and delusiveness any of their preceding schemes. It contemplates the distribution of $2,500,000 in cash prizes, contingent, however, on the payment of exactly twice that colossal sura by the ticket-buyers. There are 100,000 tickets and 20,000 prizes, giving to a ticket-holder one chance for a prize to five agaiust it, but 19,000 of the prizes are 850 each, the exact price of each ticket, so that they are merely nominal prizes, leaving only 1,000 real prizes, of which 500 are barely S100 each, leaving at last 500 actual prizes, for one of which (about half of them are only 8500 each) the holder of a ticket has a single chance against 200. In the event, as is probable, that not more than half the tickets will be sold, the chances in favor of the ticket-holder, supposing a full half to be sold, will be doubled and the prizes halved, giving him one chance against 100 for half a real prize instead of one against 200 for the whole. ' A man who should invest his money in a business where the chances of a failure were 200 to one, and the chances of loosing the stake beside were five to one, would represent the amount of discretion of any one who would spend money in this delusive scheme. The managers may do what they promise to do, but what they promise to do, when it is ana1 io o nrlittArinrr onun KnMtln IJ /A VI y IO M ^ilbtVl 111^ CVUJ/ VUl/i/JV. Ihc fJwJwiMc (fruquutr. VORKVILLE, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1874. Ilowto Order the Enquirer.?Write tlio name of the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, county and State in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-office money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The postage'on the Enquirer, to any part of the United States, is five cents per i quarter,or twenty cents peryear, and is payable in advance at the post office where the paper is received. < Watch the Figures.?The date on the "address- , label" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and job- . work, are cash in advance j IMMIGRATION. 5 Men are constantly liable to mistake a \ crotchet for a principle. Our hopes and fears J frequently get the better of our judgments. Just at this time one of the absorbing topics 1 of the day is immigration. The masses seem 1 to think that all that is necessary to drive 1 rascality and villainy from the South, and to < establish, upon a firm basis, peace and pros- 1 perity, is to fill up the country with living 1 human beings. There is no need to argue 1 the questiou of the need of more citizens in 1 the South. That will be readily admitted by < every one having a correct idea of the extent s of territory and number of present popula- I tion. This admitted, the questions to be set- s tied are, what must be the character of the * immigrants to take possession of the untilled i iand of the South, and engage in developing ?' her many natural resources ; and what must 1 be done by the present inhabitants to secure t these immigrants ? Negatively, we do not i need a class of men who are willing to do 1 dirty work for an indefinite number of years, ? for a poor pittance of compensation. In other 1 i .. ; n?A ; worcis, inc COUUtry, III UTUCl lUIWglunui mm development, does not need a class of crea- { turcs who are willing to labor a life time for food and raiment, aud when they die have their of spring to take their places. Such immigrants would be ignorant and doomed to ignorance for generations. In all conscience, we have enough of ignorance, and to spare, in the country now. Affirmatively, we want high-toned, moral and intelligent immigrants ; individuals who will support our domestic institutions. We want a class of individuals to settle in the South which will give tone and character to society and support, or assist in supporting, our schools and churches. We want, in a word, a class of immigrants that i will support morality and religion, and make, j in the proper sense of the word, good and | ?r..i j USUiUI I'lLl&CUO. .. It is evident, that in order to secure such j t immigrants, au effort must be put forth by the c people of the South. This effort is a very j t different thing from hiring up hands to work a i crop. The thing proposed to be accomplished s in the one case, is merely temporary ; in the i other it is a permanency. j1 To secure immigrants of the proper charac- i ter, the first thing to be done is to provide a t home for them. This can be effected most i easily by the large landholders of the South j ( selling off portions of their plantations to j s immigrants on favorable terms. By favora- j 1 ble terms, we do not mean reduced prices or | anything of that kind ; but at reasonable j prices and on sufficient time to enable the pur- i chasers to pay for them. If ever the Soutli j . is settled by immigrauts, it will be effected, j some how, in this way. Really, no pecuniary ' sacrifice is called for, at the hands of any one. All that is required is the exercise of a spirit J of accommodation. This work cannot be accomplished by one or two men. The whole 1 country must go into it. The thing has just ^ come to a poiut that some property, or all j1 property must, in a short time, change hands. 1 The prospects, in some directions, are darker. ' Good judgment and correct notions of politi- 1 cal economy, advise us to sell off, on equitable terras, a portion of the lands of the South to ' immigrants, and retain the remainder, which will, in a few years, be more valuable, both intrinsically and relatively. In its resettling, the South has to contend with the almost j' boundless West. We must work or fail. We j' must be generous or we will be discarded ! PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. Tn fl.o TTrmqp nn t.hfl 18th. on motion of i Mr. Hoar, the postage on each copy of the j: annual report of the Commissioner of Agri- j I culture was fixed n'it to exceed ten cents j each. A bill to provide for the stamping of ' deeds of conveyance, bonds and all other j1 documents upon which stamps are required, I but which, through neglect, were not stamped when originally drawn, was passed. In the Senate, on the 19tb, a memorial of the Republican Committee of the 1st Con-' gressional district of Georgia, asking the pas-11 sage of the civil rights bill, was presented by \ the chair. The legislative, judicial aud exec- j utive appropriation bill, after several amend-' meuts were proposed and agreed to, was passed* j as also the concurrent resolution to adjourn sine die on the 22nd of June. In the Ilouse, [ the Senate amendments to the naval appropriation bill were considered and a number of them concurred in, when a committee of conference was ordered on the bill. A report from the Secretary of State relative to the forcible landing ou American shores of foreign convicts and vagabonds, was laid before the House by the Speaker and referred to the committee on foreign affairs, j In the Senate, on the 20th, the bill relative j to claims decided prior to April 1st, 1874, and the bill relative to the settlement of j claims of loyal persons against the United I States during the late war, were reported j j from the committee on claims and indefinitely postponed. The civil rights bill was taken up and discussed at length. In the House, a I resolution was adopted for an adjournment' on the 22nd of June. The House then r< solved itself into Committee of the Whole o the post-office appropration bill, ami aftc debate, the bill was read by paragraphs an the committee rose. The pension bill ws reported from the committee on approprij tions and referred to the Committee of th Whole. A number of executive document were laid before the House, aud referred t the committee on military affairs. In the Senate, on the 21st, Mr. Fenton it troduced a hill to regulate the service in th collection of customs at the various ports c the United States, substituting stated salarie in lieu of perquisites and moities to the cm toms officials. The civil rights bill was the taken up and discussed until adjournmen In the House, the post-office appropriatio kill or?rl flin linnoinn m nnrnnrintiAn kill WPr W.W (.w ,,, passed. The committee on banking and cui rency submitted a report on the Senate anient: raents to the House bill in relation to tli currency. The bill for the admission of Nes Mexico as a State in the Union was passe by a vote of 160 to 54. In the Senate, on the 22nd, the coinraitte on military affairs reported a bill extendin the time for the filing of bounty claims unde the act of 1866. Also, a hill to issue arm rations to destitute people on the Toinbigbe and other rivers. The committee on appro priations reported the centennial bill wit amendments. The civil rights bill was the: taken up and discussed until half past o'clock Saturday morning, when it was passe by a strict party vote?forty-five Senators bo ing present, of whom twenty-nine voted in fu vor of the bill. In the House, a bill was passe to authorize Thomas and \V. L. Winans t apply for a patent for improvement in th construction of vessels known as cigar ships A number of bills were passed for the relic sf the survivors of the Union soldiers win were killed by guerrillas at Ccntralia, Mo., ii 1864. On the 23rd, the Senate was not in scs.slor In the House, a number of bills, of no specia interest, were reported and passed, and pend ing consideration of a bill in relation to court ind judicial officers in Utah, the House ad ourned. In the Senate, on the 25th, Stewart, of Nc vada, introduced a joint resolution propositi; ;he following as an amendment to the consti ;ution, which was referred to the judicial-; committee: "Article XVI. If any State shal fail to to inaintaiu a common school system under which all persons betweeu the ages o 5ve and eighteen years, uot incapacitated fo ;he same, shall receive, free of charge, sucl dementary education as Congress may pre icribe, then Congress shall have power to es ;ablish therein such a system, and cause th same to be maintained at the expense of sucl state." In the House, Sheldon, of Louisiana utroduced a bill to refund the cotton tax md Young, of Georgia, introduced a bill t< lave Rome, Georgia, selected as a manufnc uring arsenal, both of which bills were refer ed. The following bills were also introduced fly C'rossland, of Kentucky, bill to revive th * p i ctr* i : j: ii,A . ICt 01 JLOO*?, proviumg iui tiiu pajuiuiiu kj oyal owners of negroes drafted or niustere( nto the army of the United States. It pro Doses the appointment of a commission to in restigate all such claims, and to allow in eacl :asethesuin ofSSOO, as provided in said act vhich was suspended in 1867. By Mr. Har is, of Virginia, bill to restore to the pensioi oils the names of pensioners of the Mexicai var, stricken therefrom for disloyalty. Mo ions to suspend the rules and take up thi lupplementary civil rights bill and the cur ency bill were defeated, two-thirds not votinj n the affirmative. The vote on civil right vas 153 to 84?not two-thirds. The defeat n the House, of the supplementary civil right vlll 5a a ftn.ilifv tlinnirh thn Snioite bil ainnot be passed, except under a suspension if the rules by a two-thirds vote, and that can lot be secured in the House; but the judicia y committee, under its leave to report at an; ime, cau report a bill, which is a perfect cop; )f the Senate bill, and this can be passed b; i simple majority, and sent over to the Sen ite, and there acted on. In that way, th supplementary civil rights bill may, within i /ery brief space, find itself in the President' lauds. The amendatory tariff and interna evenue bill, reported in the House contain ,he following clause: "Any farmer or plante nay sell, at the place of production, tohaca )f his growth, at retail, directly to the con jumer, to an amount not exceeding $100 an lually." TIIE ARKANSAS SURRENDER. After the reception at Little Rock o :he President's proclamation ordering th Brookites to disband, Brooks, with a smal iquad of mounted men, evacuated the Stat House, taking the road toward Fort Smitl though his destination does not seem to b known. About noon on the same day, Cok :iel R. C. Newton, commanding Baxter' forces, with his staff and two companies, wen fho Stnto TTnncp nnrl t.nnk nosaession. sfn tioning sentinels throughout the building am grounds. After getting possession and ex imining the surroundings, General Newtoi ?ent word to Governor Baxter, who, in com pany with his staff, the Secretary ofStatc and a few citizens, took a couple of carriage at Odd Fellows' Hall, and, preceded hy Ger King White's cavalry, and followed by ic fantry and artillery, marched up Markhan street to the State House. At the gate th column halted, and the Governor proceedei to his room in the left wing of the Stat House, which had previously been occupies by Gen. Newton, who was in waiting. Th room was immediately filled with friends cor gratulating the Governor. A big seveut) four pounder was fired, followed by a hur dred and one guns by two Parrotts. In tens enthusiasm prevailed. The building was foum in a very dilapidated condition. Earth an plank barricades were scattered throughou the grounds. The desks in the legislativ halls were improvised into barricades. Man of them were broken, and the utmost confi sion prevailed ; State arms were left lyin loose around the building. In Little Rock every thing is rcportc quiet, and the old order of things is begii ning to loom up; though alarming accouul are received from the surrounding country Barns and houses have been burned in sev< ral places, and two murders are reportc since the Brookites disbanded. Men ofbot sides on their way home commit very serioti depredations, much to the terror of the qui( citizens. It is asserted that notwithstanding recer events, Brooks is still defiant and appears t be confident of ultimate success. He is suj posed to be reorganizing his forces, and scr ous fears are eutertained that through h machinations the negroes will become ungm ernable and troublesome. Brooks clain that a majority of the voters are in his favoi and he feels certain the President acted ina< visedly and hastily in recognizing Baxter. On the other hand, Baxter thinks the wise: course for Brooks would be to leave the Stat The statutes of the State declare that treasn 2- is punishable with death, and as Brooks and n several of his followers have been guilty of ;r | treason, should they be tried and convicted, ! d | Baxter, under the law, as Governor, would be is unable to pardon them, i- ; A Little Rock dispatch of the 24th says the j e ' situation there is growing more complicated ' is ! every day?owing to the fact, as is alleged, o that Baxter is applying martial law to the civil officers, State, county and civil?and rei moving such as he can if they are known to 1 e : sympathize with Brooks. A reign of terror is j >f said to exist throughout the State. The: ss movements and intentions of Brooks are not i- known. * + " THE INDICTMENT OF GOVERNOR MOSES. ! ' Great excitement prevailed in Columbia , 11 last week, in consequence of the indictment j ^ nkul*r.a/t tl* i t ll rrrnnrt Ifll*. U1 UUY6IIIUI i!luarn, buaigui mm I ceny, by the grand jury of Orangeburg county, and the subsequent rumor that the Sheriff" e of Orangeburg had arrived in Columbia, for ! the purpose of arresting the Governor, on a beuch warrant, issued by Judge Graham. ' The following are the preliminary proceed-1 e ings in the case, as reported by the Orange- ; ^ burg correspondent of the Charleston News \ r and Courier, under date of the 18th instant: "The spring term of the Court of General i e Sessions was called at ten o'clock this morn- ; iug, Judge Graham presiding. Solicitor C. i h W. Buttz appeared for the State. Rumors ofj n a grave nature concerning the Governor were ; 7 whispered on the streets, and it was generally j ^ believed that the indictment of J. L. Hum- j bert, the defaulting county treasurer, would ! involve other State officials high in authority. ! l" It will be remembered that Humbert was ar- j ^ rested last month on a charge of being a de- j o faulter for from 815,000 to 830,000. At the , e time of his arrest it was generally believed J a. that he had been fooled by the Governor, who promised to screen him. This turns out to be true, and the grand jury of this county 0 brought in a true bill on an indictment against II J. L. Humbert and Franklin J. Moses, Jr., tor breach ot trust ana grana tarceuy witn j t. fraudulent intent. The indictment charges I ,] Moses with having induced Humbert to use |. 86000 of the State taxes to pay his (Muses') g private debts. Solicitor Buttz seems to be in earnest. As soon as the indictment had been brought into court, he asked for a bench warrant for the arrest of Moses. !- The Court. "Is that the Governor, Mr g Solicitor? ^ Solicitor. "I don't know, your Honor; there is a man by that name who is Gov^ ernor." ' Court. "But the court hesitates to grant i> an order for a bench warrant until it looks f at the indictment. If it is an official act of r the Governor I must examine to see if the jj court of sessions has jurisdiction, or a court t of impeachment." Solicitor. "But. your Honor, the indictment charges no official act, and I know of e no exemption of the Governor from answerb ing to criminal charges." "Court. "Well, 1 will look into it, and . will not grant the order now, as it is a very important matter, and I never heard of such a case." Solicitor. "Will your Honor name a time when you will decide." : Court. "To-morrow morning." e Solicitor. "What! did your Honor never f hear of breach of trust and larceny ?" a ' Court. "I never heard of a Governor being charged with it." Later in the day the solicitor pressed the matter again, and the court granted the order 1 for the arrest of F. J. Moses, Jr., on a bench ., warrant. The amount of bond was fixed at - 9ix thousand dollars, and the case to be tried a at the present term of court. The sheriff left on the train last night to execute the warrant." e On Tuesday morning, it having been announced that the Sheriff of Orangeburg had y arrived in Columbia for the purpose of arg resting the Governor, in response to a requisition from Moses, Brigadier-General Nash, s of the National Guards, ordered a detail of j men from the Neagle Rifles, colored, and the j company of colored Zouaves, to keep watch and ward over the Executive office and its approaches, and also around the Preston P Mansion. The Governor, acting, as he said, P under legal advisement, refused to be arrested .. or to recoguize the jurisdiction of the court in which he had been indicted, as also the power of the Sheriff of Orangeburg to serve a process in Richland county. Later in the day four companies were on guard, and about j one o'clock the Governor, in company with s John B. Dennis, the superintendent of the penitentiary, drove in state through the town 0 to the Executive office, which was guarded by the colored troops. In the afternoon he returned to his residence, where a detachment of the militia also kept guard. About seven o'clock, P. M., the troops rendezvoused at the State-house, and partook of choice reif freshments furnished by order of the Govere nor, and at 10 o'clock marched under arms 1 to the Governor's residence, where they were e stationed on picket. !> The Governor's stroke of policy in calling e the militia to protect him from arrest, without ?* consuming time with red-tape formalities, or s making a requisition through the regular t channels, proVoked the ire of Adjutant and L* Inspector-General Purvis, who tartly de3 manded of his Excellency by what, or by whose order the troops were called out, as no 11 order had been received by his department ordering such action on their part. The Gov!> ernor, in the briefest manner possible, replied s that the troops surrounding the State House ' were called out, hurriedly, by verbal orders l* from the commander-in-chief. This not being 0 satisfactory to the war office of the State, e General Purvis replied to the Governor that d the protection of those whom he had seen fit e to call upon to guard him was not assured in d the manner provided by law; and that in e their position at that time, the soldiers were no more than private citizens threatening a r- j breach of the peace. The General also re? [ spectfully submitted hisearnest protest against e j the action of the Governor in this matter, ind | sisting that orders from the commander-in- j d j chief should be transmitted through his office, j t j To the General's last note the Governor did , e not deign a reply, and the official correspon y itence cioseu. j The soldiers, including a detachment of the j g penitentiary guard, were kept on duty until j Wednesday, when they were all dismissed, i d ; On the same day, Governor Moses telegraphed l-' to Gen. Win. Gurney, of Charleston, to cor- i a rcct the report that he had yielded to arrest1 f. | or given bail; that he would not yield to ar-1 i- rest and that he would not give bail. The d Sheriff, in the meantime, returned to Orangeh burg, and on his warrant of arrest made a reis turn to the court in the following words : -t "In obedience to the within order I proceeded to Columbia, and on the 19th instant it called at the residence of F. J. Moses, Jr., the : ^nCnn/lanf onrl miidp an pflfhrt to execute this ^ warrant, at which place I was iuforraed by . JohnB. Dennis that said Moses refused to be !' arrested under any circumstances. I also 13 learned that Moses called out the militia to < resist the execution of this warrant." is After the return of the Sheriff had been 't mado to the court, Ex-Attorney General Chamberlain and Congressman Elliott, coun-1 sel for the defeuse, entered the court-room, and shortly after requested time to examine the indictment, reviewing at the same time : c- the situation with short speeches. A dispatch n from Moses to his Honor, .Judge Graham, was in substance as follows: "I thank you for consideration and courtesy. Can't you name amount of bail, aud let me give bond before clerk of Richlaud ? Give me any information as to who has put up the job which is designed to ruin me." This was in reply to a telegram from the judge, in deference to his position, informing him of the charges. Later in the day, both Chamberlain and Elliott appeared in court, and made a motion for a severance of the indictment of the "State vs. Moses aud Humbert." The motion was argued by the counsel for Moses, and opposed by the solicitor for the State ; also by A. B. Knowlton, Esq., attorney for Humbert. After lengthy argument the motion was granted by the court and it was ordered that the 29th day of May be assigned for the trial. Attorney-General Melton in person makes a new indictment against Humbert. The present status of the case is given as follows by the Orangeburg correspondent of the Charleston News and Courier, under date of May 20: Attorney-General Melton, to-day, prepared an indictment against J. L. Humbert for fail- j tire to pay over the funds collected by the fifteenth of each month, as required by law, and tried to press the trial of Humbert at once. This Judge Graham wisely and firmly refused to do, as he was fully aware of the importance of holding Humbert's trial subsequent to that of Moses. The line of defense for the State was planned by Solicitor Buttz, and Humbert is the important witness against Moses. If, i however, the motion of the attorney-general had prevailed Humbert would have l>een con- i victed, and Moses would have escaped for j want of testimony against him. Judge Graham and the solicitor seem to be of one opinion on this point, and the public will sustain them in their efforts to reach the head and front of our troubles. Mr. Melton, however, consented that the trial of Humbert should be deferred, and remarked : "I don't propose to indulge in the farce of convicting a man, and having him pardoned." The evidence in the possession of the State is clea'* and conclusive, and a conviction must ensue if the solicitor is let alone. Moses and his counsel did not expect that any steps would be taken by the court to bring the accused to Orangeburg before the time appointed for his trial; but the persistency of the solicitor in pressiug the bench warrant led to the overt act of Moses resisting the judicial power. Had it not been for the advice of his counsel, who saw the fully of his step, and advised against it, he might have inaugurated a scene of violence. Whatever be the difference of views between the attorney-general and the solicitor, which is now harmonized, the weight of opinion as to the wisdom of the procedure is entirely with Mr. Buttz. It is rumored to-day that all of Moses's appointees to office, excepting Judge Glover, will be removed. Humbert warned Moses that he must make good the 86,000 order or stand the consequences, and, as previously stated, it will be shown on trial that Moses led him into the scrape. It is also generally thought that Moses will not consent to appear here for trial. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Only one coffin was sold in Greenwood, Abbeville county, during the past year. ? Georgetown county boasts of seventynine candidates for the legislature. ? Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon, an aged citizen of Rock Hill, died on the 17th iustant. ? The Rev. Father Folchi is in Spartanburg, and is making efforts to build a Catholic Church in the towu. ? Six hundred guns recently arrived at Abbeville Court House, intended for the colored militia of that county. ? The county Commissioners of Barnwell have been arrested aud lodged in jail to answer au indictment for malfeasance in office. ? James Darby, of Chester county, died at his residence, near Baton Rouge, on Monday of last week, in the 72d year of his age. ? The "Sons of Liberty" is the name of the new Republican secret society forming for the campaign. ? The Laurensville Herald states that there is a good prospect for the early rebuilding of the Laurensville railroad. ? Over 2,000 pieces of property in Charleston were forfeited to the State last week for non-payment of taxes. ? The Edgefield Advertiser says that in 1860 there were 24 convictions for crime in the State ; in 1870 there were 1,309 convictions. ? Dr. J. P. Latimer, of Greenville, the Treasurer of that county, is mentioned as a probable candidate for Congress for the fourth District. ? The residence of Mr. Nesbitt?one of the finest dwellings in Spartauburg?was burnt on Sunday morning last, supposed to have been accidental. ? An election will be held in Lancaster county on Saturday next, to decide whether or not that county shall make a subscription to the Cheraw and Chester Railroad Company. /~1 D^lL.rv- A?nn?nkni*rf 10 Cl r?Q r>_ ? vjreurgc uunvei, ui viuiigcuuig, is u vuU didate for Congressional honors from the second District, composed of the counties of Charleston, Oraugeburg, Clarendon and Lexington. ? An attempt was recently made to attach the express train on the Air-Line Railroad, at Greenville, for the non-payment of taxes; but the engineer of the train got wind of the movement, and thundered by the Greenville depot without blowing down brakes. ? A telegram has been received in Charleston which announces that Judge Carpenter has directed a peremptory mandamus to issue to the treasurer of Kershaw county, compelling him to receive the bills of the Bank of the State for taxes due the State. ? The Sumter Svuthron says that the circus exhibition at that place, on Wednesday of last week, was not o financial success. Only about thirty persons were present at its first, and not more than sixty at its second performance. ? The State election will take place on Tuesday, the 3d of November. At that time there will be elected a governor, lieutenant governor, members of congress, members of the legislature, judges of probate, county school commissioners and county commissioners. ? The Abbeville Medium says: "Judge Cooke, yesterday, appointed committees to act with him in the selection of three suitable persons to equalize the taxation of lands in that county. The committee consists of Messrs. McGowan, Perrin, Thomson and Burt, and the clerk, sheriff and foreman of the grand jury are to act with them." ? Col. Sage has informed the Greenville Republican that recently, the express passenger train on the Air-Line Railroad made a , trip from Sewannee to Charlotte, a distance of 235 miles, in seven hours and fifty-five minutes, to make some very important connection, including fifteen stoppages; and that; twice they accomplished the trip from Toccoa ! city to Charlotte, a distance of 173 miles, in six hours. ? John B. Cousart, late treasurer of Lan-; caster county, was, on Wednesday of last j week, convicted before Judge Mackey in three j cases, for failing to make his monthly reports according to law. A correspondent of the Union-Herald says: "It is understood that the Judge will consent to postpone the sentence indefinitely, provided that the ex-treasurer will at once pay into the county treasury the amount for which he is in default. As he is quite advanced in years, and in feeble health, this course will be acceptable to our people." ?In reply to an enquiry from Governor MoJes as to the grounds of the report that he j had received a portion of the money which ? H. A. Smith, the defaulting treasurer of j, Fairfield, embezzled, Smith writes emphatically that Governor Moses did not, with his knowledge or consent, receive any of the 1 * rnruey. This, he says, he repeatedly told his j lawyer, after he had been informed that if he could prove that Governor Moses received any of the money, it would be a good defense. : e Col. Rion, who was Smith's lawyer, endorses : ji the statement, so far as it relates to Smith's declaration to him as counsel. ? A case has been decided in the court of j . i /?.. i a.. i.:_L common pieasior nicmauu coumy, which iu- ^ vo.ves a question of very grave importance to ^ landlords. A man named Mooney rented a j t house to one Edwards, upon the express con- I dition, in writing, that he wa3 to surrender j the premises upon failure to pay the monthly rent. Edwards did fail to make a payment ^ when it became due. Upon this, Mooney ; complained to a trial justice, who, after the usual ten days' notice, ejected the tenant. | Edwards thereupon brought an action for ! ? damages for unlawful ejectment, aud upon ; the hearing, Judge Carpenter decided that the i ^ trial justice had no jurisdiction, and that : n Mooney was liable in damages. Thejury.b found a verdict of 8200 in favor of Edwards. ^ Under this decision trial justices have no ju- 11 risdiction to oust tenants for non-payment of e rents, and landlords have no remedy against ! c that class of tenants, except by an action in ; the Circuit Court for possession of real property. This being an action in which judg- c inent can only be obtaiued in open court, even I when no defense is made, the delay involved a will operate greatly to the injury of the land- ci owners. The law, as now construed, is a vir- a tual denial ot the rights ot landlords. 11 ... t] NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. gj ? Col. R. F. Hoke, of Lincoln county, has jj announced himself an independent candidate tj for Judge on the Charlotte circuit. ? Governor Caldwell has respited, until the 19th of June, Blalock and Collins, colored, sentenced to be hanged last Friday, for murder in Johnston county. ? The Elizabeth City Carolinian is responsi- ? ble for the statement that ahorse, supposed to have blind staggers, vomited a snake and re- P covered. ? Hon. Morrison Waite, Chief Justice of e' tl the Supreme Court of the United States, is to be in Raleigh to-morrow. He will preside at c< the United States Circuit Court, the summer 0 term of which commences on the l%t of June. ? The Democratic congressional nominating conrentiou, for the sixth congressional district, o met in Charlotte on the 20th instant'. Hon. tl Thomas S. Ashe, the present representative, fc was nominated by acclamation. s( ? The spring term of the Federal Court, S which has been in session at Asheville for the T past two weeks, expired by limitation on Sat- 8( urday last, although the business of the court tl was nothing like completed. A special term o is to be held. a ? The remains of the Siamese twins were ci not buried until quite recently. The families of the twins were apprehensive that the bodies might be dug up, and deferred the fi- j.] ual burial until decomposition naa aoue its j( work. n ? The Charlotte Observer learns that on C( Sunday, the 19th instant, a tragic affair took t) place at King's Mountain depOt, in Cleveland ^ county. Wm. Ellwood shot and instantly w killed a Mr. Sanford. The parties are known y to have been intimate friends, and Ellwood j, claims that the shooting was accidental, while he and Sanford were examining a pistol. Ell- j, wood is a native of Rutherfordton. Both he 0 and his victim were employed in the gold mines at King's Mountain. After a hearing of the case by Judge Logan, on a writ of habeas corpus, Ellwood was admitted to bail e in a bond of $1000. 0 NEWS OF THE DAY. si ? A convention of ex-Confederate surgeons e was in session in Atlanta, Georgia, last week. P ? Congressman Raiuey, colored, of South b Carolina, has purchased a summer residence Cl in Windsor, near Hartford, Conn. " ? The Texas wheat crop is out of danger, and, it is said, will be the largest ever raised a in the State. It will be harvested by the 1st b of June. Cotton is looking 6nely. C) ? Miss Nellie Grant, daughter of the Presi- 0 dent, was married in Washington on Thurs- *( day to Mr. Sartoris, an Englishman. Imme- h diately after the ceremony was performed, the bridal party started to New York, whence they sailed for Merrie England. ? Hon. David B. Mellish, representative in r< Congress from the ninth district of New York, ^ died in the Government lunatic asylum last 11 Saturday, to which place he had been removed w after his mind became demented upon the el currency subject. 9 ? Senator Patterson has addressed a letter ^ to the Secretary of War, deprecating the or- 11 der heretofore issued, forbidding the decora- P tion of Confederate graves on memorial day, ai at Arlington, and urging that the order, if . standing, be revoked; or, if temporary, that ^ it be not renewed. g' ? The mayor of New Orleans writes to a h gentleman in Washington, that unless there- a< sources of relief be increased, in some way, tl to $1,000,000, many thousands of the inun- " dated must perish by famine. Even that sum, he says, will no more than suffice until the flood subsides and the overflowed lands n are again tillable. u ? The singular statement, when we reflect tl that this is the middle of the nineteenth cen- ^ tury, comes from the City of Mexico, to the effect that the Alcalde of Jaycoba, State of ^ Sinaloa, reports officially that he tried, con- p victed and burned a man and woman for sor- b eery, and that the people demanded other tl victims. Troops have been sent thither by h order of the General Government. 1 ? Advices from Brownsville, Texas, con- j g vey the intelligence that there is a terrible j1( state of affairs in that section. Judge Doh-' erty reports that there is less security for j fc persons or property between the Nueces and h Rio Grande than heretofore. In Nueces and j u Live Oalc counties ranches have been deserted by old frontiersmen. They will send affida- ^ vits to General Steele substantiating the ac-: a, counts of murders and robberies, and ask for c< authority to organize and protect themselves. j ai ? In New Orleans, on Saturday last, Judge ? t P/Mirth niotrirt Court, awarded ,. JLJJUUU, U1 I/IIC X uui mi .w~ ? , ^ the following amounts to colored claimants in 1 C( suits under the civil rights bill: One thous- ^i and dollars to Joseph vs. Bidwell, proprietor p, of the Academy of Music, for refusiug him tl admittance; 8250 each to George Washing- 0 ton and Lewis vs. McCloskey, for refusing to ^ sell them soda water ; and 8250 to Clermont ^ vs. O'Neill, for refusing to sell him a drink.1 C( These cases were decided by the Judge in sc conformity with the law passed by the recent Legislature, the juries failing to agree. < ^ LOCAL AFFAIRS. N K NV A |> V E It TIS K >1B N T S. M. Dohson it Co.?Summer Shawls?Must bo Done I -Crooerios? -Meal Bans? Hay State Sluws?Cradles?Cash?Thanks?Astonish* inn?Country Cloth, ainos Anderson, Yleveral .Superintendent?The Short Lino Schedule. . P. irerndon?Home A^ain. [ennody, Latimer it Hemphill?Hominy?Tobacco?Cradles?Hats?Pants, ite. efferysifc Metts, Agents, Yorkville, S.C.? Blatehley'sCuemniier Wood Pump. >r. John May, Ajrent?Come ye Disconsolate. FINE POTATOES. Mr. J. A. Bell has favored us with a baset of fine potatoes, unusually large for the arly season?the product of his farm near few Centre. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. The United States Senate, in executive sesion last Thursday, confirmed the nomina!ons of First Lieuteuant Joseph K. Hyer, to e captain, and Second Lieutenant Charles B. linton to be first lieutenant. These officers reconnected with the 18th infantry, stationed t Columbia, aud Captain Hyer will assume oniraand of company C.f at Yorkville, vice laptaiu Christopher, deceased. J. PINCKNEY HERNDON. This gentleman, the junior member of the rni of W. H. & J. P. Herndon, has just rejrned to his houie from an attendance of a ve months' term at Bryant & Saddler's G'omicrcial College in Baltimore, where he has een perfecting himself in the art and mystery f the mercantile profession. Always handy 1 a sales-room, "Piuek" is now better than ver prepared to wait upon his friends and ustomers. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Last Saturday afternoon, Henry Green, a olored house carpenter, employed by Mr. )ellinger, while on the train of the Chester nd Lenoir road on the way to this place, acideutally shot himself through the body with pistol which he was carelessly handliug and ourishing to the terror of all who were in le car with him. The ball entered the left ide, just below the ribs, inflicting a dangerous, * not a fatal wound. Green was drunk at be time the accident occurred. FORT MILL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. The municipal election at Fort Mill last 'riday resulted in the election of J. E. Mas?y for Intendant, and A. J. Downs, R. B. iradford, B. F. Powell and T. D. Faulkner >r Wardens. The license question was the rincipal issue, and we learn that the various andidates pledged thffoselves to be governi by the expressed wishes of a majority of le voters. The vote on "license" or "no lijnse" resulted in a majority of nine in favor f license. INSURANCE POLICY PAID. Messrs. Hagood & Treutlen, General Agents f the Southern Life Insurance Company for lis State, arrived here last Thursday evening >r the purpose of paying to the legal repreratatives of M. L. Tate, deceased, the sura of 5000, the amount of life policy which Mr. ate had taken in the company they repre;nt. A feature claimed by this company is lat policies are promptly cashed on the death f the insured, without unnecessary delay, ud without putting the parties entitled to resive the same at any inconvenience. THE CROPS. The superabundance of rain which fell in ie early part of the season seems to be foljwed by a corresponding term of dry weather, luch to the inconvenience of planters, who omplain that the ground is becoming too hard d work. The dry weather, however, has eeu quite favorable to the limited crops of rheat and oats sowed in the county, and as et corn and cotton have not suffered seriousy. It is too early to form any conjectures as o the cotton crop, it haviug been planted ate aud is only beginning to show itself out f the ground. CITIZENS' SAVINGS BANK. We have been reliably informed that the xecutive committee in charge of the affairs f the Citizens' Savings Bank, have declared dividend of twenty-five per cent, of the asjts of the bank, to be paid to the stockholdrs on and after the loth of June. On the rinciple that part of a loaf is better than no read, this information will be a source of onsolation to many people who had invested aeir surplus funds in the institution. We iarn that efforts are making to have the mounts due to persons in this county disursed at this place, to which arrangement we annot see that those in charge can urge an bjection, while it will be of great convenience > the people residing at this distance from Colmbia. HUMORS OF THE COLUMBIA WAR. The suspense consequent upon Gov. Moses' i/iont milWnrir dpmrmfit.rfttinnfl in rVilnmhin. as greatly relieved by the following descripon of the situation by Hon. Tim Hurley, hich being regarded as serai-official, had the Sect toallay public excitement, and conseuently restored confidence throughout the tate. The report was opportune, having been lade when the excitement was at the highest itch, bearing date, "Midnight, May 19th," nd addressed to the News and Courier: The situation remains unchanged. Moses still inside holding a council of war, aided y Hoge, Neagle, Nash, Gardner, Lee, Rivers, malls and many others of his staff. They ave agreed to declare martial law, and blockde the county of Richland, sending forces to le Orangeburg line. Moses has issued to le troops an address, (as original) since disovered to have been delivered by General Washington at Cambridge, Mass., on taking jmmand of the Continental troops. The jftds leading to the city are filled with volnteers who are cheering the Penitentiary as iey go by. The people are leaving the city, iking their goods aud live stock, no one dering to remain duriug the siege. Moses has ad a horse taken to the top of the Preston [ansion, aud will issue his orders from that oint, it being safer. A flag has been raised y pledging his honor, and it will be flung to re breeze to-morrow. Payment of the troops as been guaranteed by Gen. Neagle, who ledges his Blue Ridge scrip freely, and has degraphed Patterson to do likewise. The upreme Court has declared that it is a legal inder for that purpose. Gen. Gardner has rdered two hundred ambulances and called ?i- nnfl thousand nurses. T)r_ Pot's rpsidetieA as been tendered as a hospital to the Goveror, in consideration of bis appointment on \e Governor's staff as chaplain. The Surenie judges and Circuit Judge Mackey will oas commissioner to the banks to-morrow to 3sure them of the Governor's protection. A jpyof the Preston mortgage is to be printed, nd the staff commission made out on it. The Republican Printing Company will move to le front, so as to inspire confidence in the ne officers. Woodruff is in uniform and Dmmands in person. He carries a pay cerficatc. Hardy Solomon is issuing three outids of hay to each man on the promise lat he will be cared for next winter. The itizen's Savings Bank is endorsing Paymasir-General Dennis' drafts for supplies. The rovernor insists that Neagle shall burn his ridge in consideration of his appointment as )unty treasurer. Neagle claims that it is too >on after collecting taxes. Later.?The troops are very hungry. The lovernor gives a military hall to morrow