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STfie UurMle (frnqtum. YORKTTLLE, S. C. i THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 19, 1878. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The new Custom house in Charleston is nearly ready for occupation. ? The Cheraw and Chester Railroad has recently received a first-class passenger coach. ? The South Carolina Conference, recently in session at Newberry, adjourned on Monday night last at 9 o'clock. ? A white man in Newberry was convicted of stealing from a negro, on the testimony of negroes, and by a white jury, last week. ? A lady in Anderson has realized eight ^nlln.n f.nm n mnnsfav nnmntin in tVlO CCCIV UWliai? AI UUi a UJV/UObOl puiU|;aiU} iu VMW ?? mj of premiums at State and county fairs. ? Since the first of September, sixteen thousand bales of cotton have been sold in Greenville. ? United States Deputy Marshal W. J. Grant was found dead on Main street, in Columbia, on Thursday night last. No one was present at the time of his death, and it is supposed that he died from the effects of whisky. ? At 12 M., on Friday last, by special appointment made the day before, the business of the South Carolina Conference, in session at Newberry, was suspended for the purpose of offering a prayer in behalf of Bishop George F. Pierce and Governor Wade Hampton, alike afflicted under Divine Providence, and alike dear to the church and the country. ? "Old Carolina," who is well known in Columbia, died in Lexington county on Friday last. It is asserted that be was a body servant of Major Thornton, of the British army, during the war of the revolution, and it is generally conceded that the old man was correct in claiming to be 130 years old. He left a widow nearly 100 years old, a son nearly 80, and a grandson 50. ? At a meeting of the stockholders of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, held in Columbia on Friday last, the following gentlemen were elected officers of the corporation : John B. Palmer, President; A. S. Buford, Vice President; C. Bouknight, Secretary; J. C. B. Smith. Treasurer; T. M. R. Talcott, General Superintendent; T. D. Kline, Superintendent; J. H. Rion, Solicitor; John Craig, Auditor and Assistant Secretary ; Sol. Haas, General Freight and Ticket Agent; J. R. Macmurdo, General Passenger AgeDt. PR0CEEDIN6S*0F CONGRESS. In the Senate on the 11th, a number of appropriation bills were reported. Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, introduced a bill for the repeal of section 1,218 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which prohibits any person who has served under the Confederate Government, from being appointed to positions in the army of the United States. Laid on the table. At 1 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Hamlin, of Maine, the Senate proceeded to a consideration of the resolutions submit ted by Mr. Blaine, on the first day of the session. in rpgnrd to inauiry as to whether at the recent elections the constitutional rights of American citizens were violated. Mr. Blaine spoke at length on the resolutions, and was replied to by Mr. Lamar, of Mississippi. In the House a bill was passed, reported last year from the committee on commerce, to regulate inter-State commerce. The bill makes it unlawful for any person engaged in the transportation of property from one State to another, or to or from any foreign country, to receive any greater or less amount of compensation from one person than another for like and contemporaneous service. It also makes it unlawful for any person so engaged to allow any rebate or drawback in shipments made by them, or enter into combiua tion with another carrier to prevent toe carriage of property from being continuous, and prohibits the pooling of freights. Iu the Senate on the 12th, the bill relating to public printing was called up and passed. It authorizes the public printer to print papers and documents for Senators, Representatives and Delegates in Congress upon payment of the cost thereof and ten per cent, additional. The fortification appropriation bill was called up and passed. The appropriation for sea-coast fortifications was increased from 3125,000 to ?250,000; and for the protection and preservation and repair of forticatious, from ?100,000 to ?200,000. In the House, Mr. Wood, of New York, offered a resolution providing for the committee of the judiciary to investigate the conduct of J. J. Davenport, chief supervisor of the last election in the second judicial district of New York ; the charge against bim being the exercise of illegal, unjust and oppressive pretended authority in causing the arrest, detention and imprisonment of citizens innocent of offense, by which he deprived them of the right to vote and subjected them to indignity, insult and intimidation without warrant of law or justification, which arrests have since been declared illegal in a test case by the Judge of the Circuit Court of the United States. The consideration of the resolution was postponed. A resolution was adopted ordering-a* holiday recess from December 20th to Jasftory 6th. In the Senate on the 13th, Mr. Eustis, of Louisiana, called up the bill appropriating 85,000,000 for constructing, rebuilding and repairing the levees along the Mississippi river. He spoke at length in favor of the bill, arguing that the Government is responsible in damages to the thousands of people in the Mississippi vailey who have been ruined by crevasses. A number of bills were introduced and referred, among tbem one by Plumb, of Kansas, to provide for a temporary increase of the army in an emergency, Mr. Edmunds' bill in regard to the count of the electoral votes was next called. Mr. .Bayard, of Delaware, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, opposed it. After discussion, the bill passed by a vote ef 35 to 26. As passed in the Senate, it provides that the Electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed in each State on the first Tuesday in October in every fourth year, and on tbe same day in October, when* ever there shall be a vacancy in both the offices of President and Vice-President. The Electors are to meet and give their votes for President and Vice-President on the second Monday in January next following, at such a place in each State as the Legislature of such State shall direct. It further provides that each State may provide by law for the appointment of such Electors for the trial and determination of any controversy concerning their appointment before the time fixed for their meeting, the second Monday in January. The electoral vote Bball be ! counted by the two Houses of Congress on the second Monday of February succeeding every meeting of the Electors. Every objection shall be made in writing, stating the reasons, and be signed by at least one Senator and one member of the House of Representatives. Pending an earnest attempt by Mr. Blaine to take up his resolution regarding the citizens being deprived of their constitutional rights, the Senate adjourned until Monday. In the House, Mr. Wood's resolution looking to an investigation of the official conduct of J. J. Davenport, United States Supervisor of Election, was adopted without objection, after being amended so as to make the investigation extend to his conduct on the days of registration. After action on this resolution, the House went into a committee of the whole /inlnn/?nn and mif knilt Q n T7 1 nr?_ vu mo fuiara vo.ouuBl) ?uu n.tuvui "> portant action adjourned. In the House on the 14th, the committee on appropriations agreed to recommend the passage of the special deficiency bill, appropriating $450,000 for defrayiug the expense of the fast mail service. The committee also completed the Indian appropriation bill, which appropriates, in the aggregate $4,710,000. The committee decided to recommend non-concurrence in the Senate amendment to the military academy appropriation bill. The Senate bill to regulate the Presidential elections was taken from the Speaker's table and referred to the committee on that subject, after which the House adjourned until Monday. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The colored people of Raleigh are going to celebrate emancipation day. R. ?. Elliott, of South Carolina, is to be their orator. ? Rev. Wade Hill, a prominent minister in the Raptist church, died at his residence in Rutherford county, on the 1st instant. ? A correspondent says the clock in the cupola of Hillsboro court house, was presented to Orange county by George III, in 1753, and yet keeps good time. ? During the month of November, the revenue force in the Statesville collection district, destroyed 31 illicit distilleries, stills and fixtures; 460 stands, 32,000 gallons of beer, and a lot of mean whisky. ? Hon. George Davis, the gifted Wilming ton orator, proposes to deliver a lecture in that city on or about the 2nd of January, the proceeds to be applied for the benefit of the widow and children of Lieut. Benner. ? The North Carolina Legislature meets on Wednesday, the 8th of next month. The balloting for United States Senator will begin on the second Tuesday after the Legislature assembles. Governor Vance and Sena tor Merrimon are most prominently spoken of in connection with the position. ? The Charlotte Democrat learns that the young gentlemen of South Carolina, who recently exchanged shots in a duel near Pineville, will be indicted by a Mecklenburg court. The Democrat commends the intended action of the court, and says Gov. Vance should demand the rendition of the persons implicated. ? At Winton, Hertford county, on Thursday last, Samuel Jacob and Elliot Gotling, colored, were tried in the Iuferior Court for as sault and battery with intent to kill Marcus Williams, colored, for voting for Hon. J. J. Yeates, Democratic candidate for Congress Tbo pricooora waro found guilty and sentenced to six years in the State penitentiary. ? In the Federal Court at Charlotte, last week, Judge Dick ordered a decree to be filed, appointing Col. James Anderson receiv er of the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, fixing his bond at $50,000, and directing that the road be completed to Hendersonville, provided, iu the opinion of the receiver, the work can be done at a cost not exceeding $35,000. ? Wishing to settle the bickerings and disputes that have existed among them, and which have militated against their prosperity, the Cherokee Indians have agreed to hold a general council at Quallatown, Jackson county, for the election of a chief and other officers. The election takes place to-day. They have large claims against the Government, which could be realized if they would stop quarreling. ? Speaking of the Lenoir and Watauga Railroad, the Lenoir Topic, says: Dr. W. B. r?f Rnnno has hpan nn a visit to Lenoir, in the interest of the Caldwell and Watauga Railroad Company. He is nego tiating with Capt. Dwight to make a survey of the route. He reports that twenty five thousand dollars have been subscribed by the citizens of Watauga county, and that a vote of the county will give ten thousaud dollars a year in cash towards the construction of the road. He gays if the road can be built from Boone to Lenoir, iu connection with the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, that the Cranberry Company will connect the road now under construction to Cranberry, with the road at Boone, and will guarantee five hundred tons of ore per day to be shipped over this line. MERE-MENTION. The Georgia legislature adjourned at 12 o'clock last Saturday night. Senator Hill, of Georgia, is said to have lost 8100,000 in three years from his large plantations. The widow and family of Lieut. Benner left Atlanta on the 11th instant for Elgin, 111., her future home. She has received 81,200, which is invested in United States bonds. There is much money not yet turned in. Senator Gordon will press for a pension for Mrs. Benner. The Massachusetts total abstiuence society have solemnly decided that those who take its pledge can't drink "sweet cider, right from the press, unfermented." Southern papers report j that Gen. J. B. Hood, of Texas, was finani cially ruined by a sudden turn in the stock ! market on Friday,"* The Rev. Dr. Mc| Leod, of Philadelphia, is preaching against j the wearing of mourniDg, which he 6ays is ! productive of needless melancholy. John J O'Conner, an ex-member of the Ohio Legis I lature, has been convicted in a Cincinnati | court of forgery. The Grand Uucbes9 | of Hesse, Princess Alice of England, the third child and second daughter of Queen i Victoria, died of diphtheria at Darmstadt (Western Germany) last Saturday morning. The western clouds have been depositing j their tissue ballots, and the heaviest snow ! storm known in that region for years, prevailed in Western Missouri, Iowa and Kansas i last Saturday. Snow fell in many localities | to an average depth of 22 inches. The aged Catholic priest,Father Dominiok Young, died in Baltimore last week, fie was born ; in the year 1793, and had seen all the Presidents from Washington down. The va( rious charges of immorality preferred against Congressman Acklin, of Louisiana, have 1 been investigated by a committee of the House, and the ''youngest and handsomest" Congressman, after examination into charges made against him, bis social character is pro' nounced pure and spotless An explosion of nitro-glycerine and gunpowder occurred in St. Bernard coal mines, at Earlington, Ky., last Saturday. A train of mining cars, mules and negro miners were blown to atoms. The Governor of Pennsylvania has reprieved, until the 14th of next month, the condemned Molly Maguires James McDonnell and Chas. Sharp, who were to have been hanged at Mauch Chunk on the 18th instant. EDITORIAL^INKLINGS. This Year's Cotton Crop. Returns during the month of December, at the agricultural department, from which the final compilation of the crop raised this year is made, shows that the acreage is about two percent, greater than 1877?an amount not large enougli to materially affect the total product, being only 209,503 acres. The October and November returns showed .1 _ - ... L. 11 ikon me conumuu 10 ue u ptri tent, ni^uci muu the same months last year. Owing to the remarkably fine weather for picking, which has lasted to date, the yield of lint per acre is much higher thun in 1877, only three States reporting less, viz.: Florida, Alabama and Louisiana, while all the others report an increase. The average production for 1878 is 184 pounds per acre, thus making the crop of '78, in round oumbers, 5,197,000 bales of cotton, allowing 450 pounds as the weight of a bale. The Legitimate Fruit. Under the above heading, the Philadelphia Times, an independent paper, but of Republican tendencies, speaks of the election of Governor Hampton to the United States Senate as follows: The election of Wade Hampton as a Senator from South Carolina in place of John Patterson, was a foregone conclusion; but it marks another scene in the now rapidly closiug drama of Southern Reconstruction. Exit the carpet-bagger, enter the native; this has been the story of elections in the South for six years, and so it will go on until every seat in the national legislature is filled by one of the class for years under the ban of disfranchisement. It is the legitimate fruit of the Republican policy of force which has solidified the South against the Repub licans. Wade Hampton is not the Senator that the North would have chosen for South Carolina, but that the Republicans iD the House could fiud no better candidate than the degraded Mackey to oppose him, is an indication that the Democrats selected their I best man and the Republicans could not find a better one or one so good. The Sixth Circuit. A bill before the legislature, which j awaits ratification, proposes that the Courts ' iu the Sixth Circuit shall hereafter be held as follows: The Courts of General Sessions at Chester, for the county of Chester, on the second Monday in February, the first Monday in June and the second Monday in September; and the Courts of Common Pleas, at the same place, on the Wednesdays following the second Mondays in February and September. The Courts of General Sessions at Winnsboro, for the county of Fairfield, on the fourth Monday in February, the second Mon day in June and the fourth Monday in September; and the Courts of Common Pleas, at the same place, on the Wednesdays following the fourth Mondays in February and September. The Courts of General Sessions at Lan caster, for the county of Lancaster, on the second Monday in March, the third Monday in June and the second Monday in October; and the Courts of Common Pleas, at the same place, on the Wednesdays following the second Mondays in March and October. The Courts of General Sessione at Yorkville, for the county of York, ou the fourth Monday to March, June aflO Octabrr-;untTTfTe CourtlT of Common Pleas, at the same place, on the Wednesdays following the fourth Mondays in March and October. Election of U. S. Senator. As announced last week by telegraph, Governor Hampton, un Tuesday, 10th instant, was elected by the legislature, United States Senator for the term of six years from the 4th of March next, to succeed John J. Patterson. Previous to the commencement of the balloting in each House, the following letter was read from Governor Hampton : Gentlemen of the General Assembly: The unfortunate accident which has deprived me of the opportunity of counseling with your honorable bodies, renders it proper that my position in respect to the United States senatorship should be distinctly stated and understood, and I therefore venture to make these suggestions to you before the election; In the first place, I must not be considered in any sense a candidate for the office, which should neither be sought or declined. And since my name has been mentioned in connection with it, I have rigidly abstained from expressing any opinions or wishes of my own upon the subject. If, in the judgment of the General Assembly, niv transfer to another scene of action would best subserve the interests of the State, I need not say how cheerfully I will respond to any call that is made upon tne"; but if, on the other hand, they deem that the best interests of the State demand that I shall remain in my present position, I will, with equal cheerfulness, accord with their desire. In whatever position my services are called for, if it please God to prolong my life, those services shall be dedicated to the State in the future as they have been in the past, inspired by the most earnest patriotism and desire to promote her best interests. Thanking the members of the General Assembly for their official and personal consideration of me in my illness, and leaving the matter entirely to their judgment, I am, respectfully and sincerely, their friend and fellow-citizen, Wade Hampton. In the House, the nomination was made by Gen. McGowan, of Abbeville, coupled with some appropriate remarks, and seconded by Col. C. H. Simonton and Charles Richardson Miles, of Charleston. The roll was then called and every member present voted for Hampton, with the exception of Miller and Simmons, two Beaufort negroes, who announced their votes for the notorious E. W. M. Mackey. In the Senate, the twenty-nine Senators present, including Gen. Gary, voted for Governor Hampton. SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Monday, December 9, 1878. In the Senate, the bill to repeal an act entitled "An act to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors within one mile of any church, schoolbouse or college within the State," was ordered to a third reading. The bill to authorize and direct the intendant and wardens of the town of Yorkville to impose and levy a special tax for the payment of certain judgments and bond therein men-1 tioned, passed a third reading and was sent to the Hoi)8e. The bill to amend an act to empower mechanics to sell property left with them for repairs after one year, was ordered for a third i reading. In the House, Mr. Davant introduced a bill to establish a bureau of agriculture and i statistics and mining, in lieu of the office of inspector of phosphates. The judiciary committee reported favorably on a bill to make county treasurers liable to : tax-payers for issuing executions against them j for taxes paid, or offered to be paid, by them, ! and on a bill to require bonds from executors j pf testate estates. The same committee reported unfavorably on a bill to prohibit persons from living together in adultery. The bill w is placed on the calendar. The same committee, to whom | was referred the report of the commissioner of claiips, reported a bill to amend an act to provide for the settlement pf the unfunded debt of the State. The proposed amendment; seeks to extend the duration of the Court of Claims, and to increase the salaries of the officers thereof. A bill to make jury tickets ip fhp State Courts receivable for taxes in the counties in which such courts are held ; and a bill tq amend an act regulating the granting of di- i vorces in this State, were read a third time and sent to the Senate. A bill to provide for the revision, digest, and arrangement of the statute laws of the State of South Carolina, came up next as a special order, and after some little discussion passed its second reading with some important amendments. These amendments provide that the Code Commissioners shall be appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Supreme Court, instead of being elected by the General Assembly. The compensation is also changed from $3,000 each, to three dollars per day spent by the commissioners in the consultation in the City of Columbia, together with the traveling expenses and such other compensation as the General Assembly may think proper after the work shall be completed and reported at the next session. A bill to grant aid to the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, and a bill tc continue the agricultural lien law in force passed a second reading. A bill to prevent and punish the intermarrying of the races, produced, quite a heated debate. Eckhard (colored,) of Charleston, and Simmons (colored,) of Beaufort, bitterly oDDosed the bill on the ground that the sub ject which it sought to control was one which social usage aud society wouiid regulate, and that it unnecessarily drew the color line. Mr. Gonzales, of Charleston, also opposed the hill ou the ground that it was unconstitutional. Mr. Richardson opposed the bill on the ground that the preseut was net the time for its passage. Mr. Garrison favored the bill for the reason that he thought the races should not iutermarry, and for the additional reasou that whites and blacks from the.adjoining counties of North Carolina, were in the habit oi coming iuto York county and intermarrying. Mr. Dargan moved that the bill be recommitted to the judiciary committee, to report whether the provisions of the bill were not contrary to Section 1, Article 1, of the Constitution. Mr. McGowan favored the motion and the bill was accordingly recommitted. Tuesday, December 10. In the Senate, the bill reducing the per diem of the members of the General Assembly to 83 per day was taken up, and gave rise to a lively discussion. It was finally laid on the table. The bill to punish assault and battery with any firearms, committed on streets or places of public resort, was passed and sent to the House. In the House, the special order?Mr. Callisou's bill to abolish the Bond Court aud re open the public debt settlemeut?was taken up. Mr. Brown, of Anderson, supported the bill, arguing ou the line that the Stale debt was mure than the people were able to pay, aud more than they intended to pay. Gen. Kennedy, of Kershaw, replied at some length, showing that the interest as wen as tne nonor of the State required her to abide by the settlement that had been made. The further consideration of the subject was postponed until Friday. The bill to prevent unjust discrimination by common carriers, was passed to a th:rd reading by a vote of 102 to 7. This bill is substantially the same as the one passed at the last session, but which has been declared illegal in consequence of its not having been signed by the Governor aud returned within due time. The judiciary committee reported a bill to abolish the office of chief constable of the State as now provided for by law, and to provide for the temporary appointment and pay of such officer. Mr. Bradley introduced a bill making hard labor a punishment for offenses, of which imprisonment in the county jails is now the penalty. The committee on agriculture made an unfavorable report on a bill to establish a Bureau of Agriculture. At the hour of 12.;'nr. the House proceeded fiO Thr filnntir- '* ? P"1* the term of sis yearsj commencing March 4, 1879, the result of which is reported elsewhere in our columns. A bill to create a railroad commissioner for the State of South Carolina and to define his duties, was ordered to a third reading. Wednesday, December 11. In the Senate, Gen. Gary's rtsolution proposing to abolish the Conn of Claims, came up for consideration. Gen. Cary arose and said, among many other things : "I introduce these resolutions in the interest of the taxpayers of South Carolina. I do not want any senator to take my say so. When I asked one of the distinguished lawyers of this body who had received large amounts of money from the State for his legal services in connection with the Bond Court, if he, as a lawyer, regarded the Bond Court as constitutional, and he refused to answer my question, then the only thing left for me ;'o do was to propound the same question to the judiciary committee. And now I want them to answer my question, for it is a matler of the utmost importance to the people of the Slate. Is it not worth asking whether the court is constitutional, and if there are not vacancies in our judiciary department caused by three circuit judges accepting positions on the Bond Court and receiving each five hundred dollars for his services? My aim is to throw all the light that I possibly can on this subject, and my word for it, the brighter the light which shines upon it, the blacker and more infamous will be the action of those who seek to force upon our people a fraudulent debt." Mr. Taft, of Charleston, next obtained the floor and made a strong speech in opposition to the resolutions. Gary again took the floor and made another effort to demolish the Bond Court and all who have any respect for that tribunal. Mr. VVither8poon said he was opposed to the resolutions ou the ground that it forced upon the judiciary committee responsibilities that they ought uot to bear. Mr. Lipscomb next spoke in favor of the resolutions. He thought Mr. Witherspoon's position a very strange one. That the judiciaary committee ought to be compelled to answer o.-iir nnoDlinna tskiii.K ttio fiunntp nnllprt nnrui them to answer. That the people wanted to know at once whether or not the bond court was constitutional. If it is constitutional, then let the judiciary committee say so; and if not, let it be abolished right now. Mr. Lipscomb spoke very earnestly in favor of the resolutions and insisted upon their adoption. Mr. YVitherapoon wanted to clearly define his position,'and made a few remarks as to the impropriety of thrusting this matter upon the judiciary committee. He would be compelled to vote against tbe resolutions in their present shape. The question was put: "Shall the resolutions be adopted ?" The yeas and pays were demanded, and the vote taken with the following result; Yeas, 16 ; nays, 16. The resolulution8 were, therefore, lost. Those who voted in favor of the resolutions were : Messrs. Benbow, Bradley, Butler, Crayton, Crittenden, Fishburne, Fraser, Gary, Howard, Lipscomb, Livingston, McQueen, Mettze, Todd, Williams and Wylie. Those who voted against them were: Messrs. Bird, Buck, Cannon, Coker, Collins, Counts, Jeter, Kinsler, Maurice, Maxwell, MoCall, Moore, Siegling, Taft, Walker and Withorspoon. Absent j Messrs. Patterson and Duncan. In the House, Mr. Callison introduced a bill which proposes to reduce the dieting fees of sheriffs from 30 to 20 cents per day. The judiciary committee reported unfavorably on a bill to make hard labor the punishishment for offences for which imprisonment in the county jail is the penalty. The bill was placed on the calendar. A bill to punish assaults with firearms on the street, public places and thoroughfares in the cities, towns and villages of this State, Was returned with amendments, striking out the word thoroughfares, and also leaving it discretionary with the presiding judge to punish such offence with one month's imprisonment as the minimuip. The House concurred, and the bill was ordered to be en? rolled for ratification. The following were passed aod sent to the i Senate: Bill to require county auditors and treasurers to attend at certain places for tbe , collection of taxes; bill to amend the Generi al Statutes relating to renunciation of dower; , bill to regulate the arraignment of persons i prosecuted for criminal offences; bill to con> tinue the agricultural lien law in force ; bill I to prevent stock of one county or township s from trespassing upon the land in another . | county or township; bill to provide for the' I ' revision, digest and arrangement of the i ' statute Jaws of the Stale, and the bill to i i preveut the charge of breaking in the weighi1 ing of cotton. I . it , A bill to encourage immigration came up i i on an unfavorable report and evoked consid erable discussion. The bill proposed to give ten dollars for every family and five dollars ; | for every single immigrant who settles in i South Carolina, and has established himself as a reaiuenc ror one year ; said amount to oe J paid by the State upon a certificate from.the , i clerk of the court in the county, where such immigrant or immigrants havesettled. Messrs. Childs, Chase and Barber opposed the bill, I on the ground that the bill was defective and , would lead :to the introduction of immigrants, whose room would be more advantageous to the State than their presence. Messrs. McGowan, Cooke, Seegers and Bradley spoke i in favor of the bill, and the debate was final, ly closed by Mr. James Simons, Jr.t who s moved, that the bill be recommitted to a , special committee for the purpose of preparI ing a more suitable bill. This motion was adopted, and Messrs. Jas. Simmons, Jr., W. s K. Bradley, Shand, Davis, Chase and Seegers , were appointed on the committee. Sundry hills to fix the per diem and mileage of members of the General' Assembly, came up for consideration. The result Was the passage of the following: ; Suction 1. That the pay of senators and members of the House ot Representatives for the current session of the General Assembly, and at all sessions hereafter be, and the same is hereby, . iixed at five dollars a day for each day of actual attendance: l*rovUlcd, That no member shall rewive pay for more thari thirty days. Sec. 2. That the members of the General Assembly shall be entitled to mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile each way. l hursday, uecemoer iz. In the Senate, Mr. Bradley's resolution to recousider the vote whereby the enacting clause was stricken out of the bill to repeal the joint resolution establishing the Court of Claims, was made the special order for tomorrow at 1 o'clock. Mr. Maxwell introduced a bill to amend the act to charter the town of Yorkville. The followiug bills passed their third reading: To repeal an act to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors within one mile of any church, school-house or college in this State; to authorize the application of certain unap propriated funds in the hands of the treas urer of York county. In the House, Mr. J. J. Hemphill introduced a bill to authorize and require the county commissioners of Chester to levy and collect a special tax, and to provide for the payment of the past due school indebtedness of said county. : Mr. Shaw introduced a bill to regulate the number of jurors who shall be in attendance upon the Courts of Common Pleas and Gen eral Sessione. This bill proposes to discharge additional supernumeraries as soon as the case for which they have been drawn shall be concluded. Mr. Scarborough introduced a joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the State Constitution relative to the time of holding general elections. This bill proposes to change the time of holding the general elec tions from November to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June. Mr. Blakeny introduced a hill to regulate the sales of patent medicines and other compounds, the mode of preparation of which is generally uuknown. The committee on the military, to whom it was referred to consider what legislation was nccoBBary. if any, to improve the mil til and " voiunteerTrBT/pS'Dr tnfe otdtersuTnjnrrtfna Dili entitled "A bill to amend an act supplemeti tary tn Chapter 15, Title-IV, Part 1, of the General Statutes of South Carolina." This bill proposes amendments, the effect of which is as follows: 1st. That no organization other than those now existing or authorized bjT any law now in force, shall be allowed to be formed, except on the recommendation of the commander of the division in which such new organization is proposed, with the approval of the Governor and nninmamlflr in. ohipf 2d. That afi general officers now in commission, shall hold their offices for three years from the 1st of January, 1879, and after the expiration of said period, or in case of a vacancy by death, resignation or other cause, such office or offices shal 1 be tilled by election. 3d. That each person doing active service in the volunteer troops, shall bo entitled to have one horse exempt from taxation ; and, furthermore, such person so serving shall be exempt from road duty. 4th. That the sum of 85,000 be allowed for the purpose of buying arms and equipments for said troops, the same to be disbursed by the adjutant and inspector general, by and with the advice of the Governor and commander-in-chief. The bill to prohibit persons from living together in adultery, was read the third time and sent to the Seoate. A bill to utilize the labor of prisoners under sentence iu county jails, by working them on the public streets, roads and works, after a warm debate, was recommitted to a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Cooke, Murray, J. J. Hemphill, Shand and Earle, to report upon its constitutionality. Mr. Davant'8 bill to provide a license for tradiug in seed cotton evoked considerable debate: Messrs. Rice, Dargan and T. E. Miller spoke against the bill, aud Messrs. Da vant, Bradley and Mc-Gowan in favor of it. The bill was finally killed, A bill to make county treasurers liable to tax-payers for issuing against them executions for taxes which had been paid or offered to be paid by them, was next taken up. Messrs. Sojourner and Bacon spoke in favor of the bill, and Mr. Rice in opposition to it. The bill was finally killed. Mr. Brown gave notice that he would move to reconsider. The bill providing for the levy of a special tax on the town of Yorkville, was passed to a third reading. Friday, December 13. In the Senate, the committee on railroads reported on the resolution in regard to violation of charter and contract by the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, recommending that it be referred to the comptroller-general to take testimouy and such action as he may deem proper aud necessary. A bill for the further protection of landlords in the- collection of rents, passed its third reading and was sent to the House. This bill gives a lien on crops raised on lands leased by landlords, whether the same be j raised oy ine icnam,, or inner pciauu , ! gives the landlord a iien on the crops raised i by the tenant, during the year. The resolution to reconsider the action of j the Senate whereby the enacting clause was stricken out of the bill to repeal the joint resolution providing a mode for ascertaining the debt of the State and of liquidating the same, was taken up in the face of some opposition. The vote fcieing on the motion to reconsider, j the yeas and nays were called and and reJ suited as follows: Yeas 15, nays 15. Messrs. ' Taft and Crittenden asked that the vote be ! verified. The roll was called again with the j same result, and the chair declared the resoI lution lost. The bill to prevent unjust discrimination ! of railroad companies, passed a second reading by a vote of yeas 28; nays, 8. Mr. Buck reported favorably on the bill to require county auditors and treasurers to attend at certain places for thB assessment and collection of taxes. Mr. VVitherspoon reported favorably on a bill to extend the agricultural lien law. In tiie House, the bill to extend the time ! for funding the unquestionable debt of the State, and bill to provide p, mode for revoking letters testamentary aud letters of administration, where an administrator or executor has left the State, were returned from the Senate with unimportant amendments, and were ordered to be enrolled for ratification. Mr. Buiat introduced a resolution that no claims be presented to the House for consideration after the 14th instant. Adopted. Mr. Bacon introduced a resolution instructing the ways and means committee to make such provision in the general tax bill as'will'* provide for the payment of the whole of the school tax out of the first installment of taxes. Laid on the table. Also, a bill for the establishment of new school districts in the several counties, towns, villages and" cities of the " State, and to authorize the levy of a special tax therein.: d . u ... . Mr. Humbert's resolution that no member of the House be allowed to introduce any bill or joint resolution after the 14th iust., except the chairmen of the respective committees, and they only on such matters as have been referred to them, was adopted. y i. ..(j A bill for the better preservation of fish in the fresh water creeks and lakes of the State, was killed by an overdose of amendments. A resolution, introduced by Mr. Hemphill, of Abbeville, instructing our senators and requesting our representatives in Congress to secure such legislation in Congress as will limit the planting of cotton in the United States, was laid on the table. i>. J Mr. Callison's bill to abolish the Bond Court and re open the debt, question, came up as the special order fir 1 o'clock. - After debate, the further consideration of the subject, by a vote of 62 yeas, to 65 nay8fliwaB made the special order fori o'clock on Tuesday. Mr. George Johnstone, for the majority of the commiuee on ways and means, presented the general appropriation bill, which received its first reading. The following figures will show the appropriates in the seseraJurlfe partmeuts of the government proposed- for the present fiscal .'year,(together with the sums appropriated for the same purposes last year: 7 : r- 1878. j: >v 1877. Executive and Judicial (Departments........ $100,084 $103,401 Health Department,......!].,!.... 0,000 4,000 Tax Department,,,;.....;^ 22,100 >\ ' 22,100 State University,....-... .i. 2.0Q0 j ' j2,000 Penal and Charitable Inftitutions,. J 120,017 ,,t" 96,100 South Carolina Agricultural College . 7,500 7,600 Governor's Contingent illn<f, 6,000 5,000 Publications of Treasurer's " Reports, ;..ix ~U.t. 1,000 ;ii <1 tbi|.,O00 Claims, 1..... 4,000 6,000 Printing, .J 9,600 20,000 State Agricultural 8<H-iet; 2,500 2,500 Deficiencies,......;..] 13,180 " None. Interest on Recognized lebt, 196,157 189,340 Interest on Deficiency Bonds issued by the Court of Claims,-. ...:. : 27,350 None. Mr. Buist, on behalfrof a minority of the committee oo ways acq means, reported an amendment to this bill,'providing an appropriation for the eiitire Consolidated indebted ness of the State, both ecoguized and unre cognized. > .oim > The joint resolution t> change the time of the geueral elections from November to June, was continued to next stssion. Satubday, December/^ A bill was introduce! by Mr. ClevSMld, ' of Spartanburg, to authirize the funding oi the bills of the Bank ofthe State. ' This bill ' proposes to allow the br) holders to fund tbeir bills at fifty cents on be dollar, and to receive from the State, in lieu thereof, ronsolida- ( tion bonds similar tothfee given in exchange i for old bonds under tbeconsolidation act The consideration of be bill to provide for a registration of voters ii this State was postponed until the next seerion, upon the fecom raeudation of the cutrinittee on privileges and elections. ? I' ' ( n The bill reducing thebheriffs' fees for diet , ing prisoners to 20 centi a day, was passed to i a third reading in the fyuse. 1 1 The House testified t| its earnest desire to \ economize time and tip public money, by i meeting Saturday nigh for the first time in 1 many years. Mr. Oallvon's bill to abolish ' the bond court and re rj>en tbe consolidated , debt question was discussed for about two 1 hours. Messrs. Cooke iid Bradley spoke in ! f *i.. l:ii, .. j T*. . ?ql . .i ... j ? t drich against it. Thejfurther consideration of the bill was postpone) until Monday. The bill to make jur| certificates receivable for taxes was ameiHed so as to include ( also the certificates opiate's witnesses, and 1 providing that they should be presented for taxes in the 6scal yearin which they were issued, or the year aftei In this shape the bill was ordered to be eitolled for ratification. A bill repealing all livorce laws in 'this State, passed a third reajing in the Senate. I _ Monday, December 16. a In the Hoase the cortraittee of ways and c means reported the legiiative appropriation 1 bill. The total amount ippropriated for leg ? islative expenses is $34,718, against $105,600 0 last year. The same codmittee also reported 1 the supply hill. The taj for State purposes is fixed at 3} mills, withfc mills for the constitutional school tax, aoi county taxes vary- j ing from 3 to 6 mills. 9o provision is yet s made to meet deficiencib arising from the ^ tender of bills of the Ban of the State in the j fiscal years of 1876 and 877. In this esti- v mate no levy is made to >ay interest on the . unrecognized consolidate' debt, and should 11 the General Assembly dejde to make a levy " for this purpose, to be hel subject to thedecision of the Bond Cout, then the tax for " State purposes will be 4 mills. The total ^ amount iu money necessak to he raised un- ^ der the bill, exclusive of nterest on the ub- ^ recognized debt, is $517,7 443. 1 The bill to abolish thi Bond Court was u indefinitely postponed ir^the House, by a E vote of yeas 47; Days, 52. ' Correspondence of the Iftrkville Enquirer. ^ LETTER FROM KINGS MOUNTAIN. ? King's Mountain, N. Q December 15. d As uothing has recentl appeared in the ,l columns of the Enquirei from this place, I will write you a short lettr, which may be } of some interest to the raaf readers of your n valuable paper. ? There have been severl new buildings erected here within the pasffew months, con- ai spacious among which is tb new brick store of Mauney Bros. & Robots. Among the houses in process of erectid is a large and h< commodious building inteded for a hotel, and being erected by J. f. Garrett & Co. P) When finished, this house til be quite an or- at nament to our town. Our town now has three ihurches, two of which were built within the lat eight months. We have also a splendidgraded school, ^ which will compare with, ifoot excel, any T school of the kind in the Site. Our intermediate examination will tab place on Moo- 0 day night; ; i | > The people of our town wei surprised this ~~ rooming to learn of the deatlpf Mr. Samuel Gates, who resided a few mild north-east of a' this place. He was in town testerday, apparently in his usual health, >ut on his re- *1( turn home was stricken with a fin in his side. w Dr. Dixon was summoned 4.his aid, but death had taken place befof be arrived. ti< Heart disease was the imraedia) cause of his death. . j. b. b. M ?y i < i an S&* There is evidently ouce pre a grow- is iug and noticeatde feeling amon the extreme Republicans against the Presidet. They de- c pounce him with great bitternef in private; say his remarks on the Soutkwere wisby washy; that he is a marplot fd a weakkneed Republican, j not to be fended on, and that it is necessary to mye forward W without him. The Boston JJerdj thinks the en plain fact is that they are very aerse to the cn President's plan of resting withlhe enforce- ^ ment of the Federal election |ws. They j.? wanted him to recommend additipal legisla- or, tiou against the South and a Cngressional iuquity, and they feel that his cap and law- ge enforcing plan makes it difficult'or them to if exoito the public mind or to public wi sentiment to justify the paeaagpf uew reptrictive laws. They ar^altogetlr in an un- mi happy frame of mind, aud no* place all their hopes on the confident expltation that fa, the Democrats will commit sora^olly which cei shall help them, 1 fo: i LOOAl. AFFAI^ i NEW aovertiseaientB ^H^H M. Stfauss?Astonishingly Low PriS nflH W. J. ltainey A Son, Blair *ville?Pam |HM Mrs. Fannie L. Dobson?Xmas. | Kennedy Bros.^ ;& Barron?This J HH| Christmas. Hemdon Bro.?Dot Leedle Sthore a T SHI Sdreet. e| HH|| T. M. Dobson & Co.?The Greensboif < |S^ra W. A. Moore, County Auditor?Df VHHb ?EairidSalWf* - - ? -^1 F. M. Galbraith, Deputy Collector! States Internal Revenue. L G. L. Riddle aim S. A. Glenn?AdmnB tors' Sale. jj^^H ' W Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?C r- xition?James A. Watson, Applied flH ! Dr. Samuel Wright,.deceased. |^| i^asimer? iienipiuu?fctraypa or .stolen?? son Sewing Machine.. , ^ MiUl., M \ "W. H. tycCorkJe, Intendaritr?Towh' Elect40^ ltli? : PllBliIODOC4IfllEKT8. U Hon. J. H. Evins, Representative from this s| district in Congress, has our thanks for co?ie^ fl of the Coiujres&ioiialHecorih- ' i-i.. V \ H DEATH Ol-* APT A?ED LAbV. " V \ Sarah TempTeton, aged 86 years, who \ ? j lived one and a half miles south of town, and W? W whose health; had -been good up ty Tuesday, 1 was j takeh $ck on that day and expii?ib-ou the night'of the same day. ! v . "W< IV.;.. I. i PROF. GONZAl/EZ. (Vul ' This eminent vocalist and organist, assisted by the Yorkville Helicon Band, gave a select musical entertainment at the CoUrt House I last Monday night. Prof. Gonzalez' reputation ai an artTst had preceded him, and his audience went fully prepared for the musical treat in Store for them. 'The! programme i coniprisetl selections from ttossirii, Yerdj^ >?"Jj Donizetti, and other celebrated cpmposeVs, ?1 sides a number of more familiar airs, all <jjf I which were rendered in fine, artistic style. ^ TRANSFEK8 OF REAL ESTATE. 'J . The following transfei-s of real estate have l been recorded in the office of the County Audi- | tor since our last report: " i *'?? 1 R. M. Sims; Secretary of State, t#'John IA / m Watson. Tract of 56 nacres in'Ebehezertown^ ' shipj Consideration 1226. : R. M. Sims. Secretary of State, to Watson. Tract of 56 acres in Ebeuezer tpwn^^WM ship. Consideration $2-24. ' 1 ; 1 R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Mary M. * ThrtdTotis in York township. Consideration -IIT .1 . PERSONAL. it J Messrs. R. Speight McLean and Thomas F. j Moore?two well-known young gentlemen, 'the } former of this towny and the latter of ttift |1 county?left the lirst of the week for Dallas, Texas, where they propose to make their V | future-home. - '' - Jj. ^1 Mr. Robert Latta, who has been quiet suflf^^* if for several weeks, is, we are pleased to lfearn. Mr convalescing. ' ' 1 ' ' ' I Mr. Edward Thomas, Of'the Wilmingtbrij Columbia and Augustii Railroad, is on a' visit home. : " We were pleased to meet in town, ye^terlay, Col Flemming Gardner, who te visiting liis friends in this place. . H BONDED DEBT OF YORKTiLLB^ The following are the provisions of J? bill which has recently passed the legislature, providing a mode for paying the bonded indebtidnessof the tovtn of Yorkvilfe ': Section li That the Intendant and Wardens of Jie town of, Yorkville be, and are herehyyaiitbar? zed and directed tp impose and levy an annual tpecial tax upon wll property now or h'qrealter isiessed for regalaV taxation in said' town, of ;wenty cents on, the hundred dollars of the a?essnent value thereof; that the special tax SO levied ie annually applied pro rata towards the pnynentof the assessments due on the Judgments obtained against the town of Yorkville by Eliza A. Neely and J. D. (Jurrence and M. J. Watson., low of record in York county, and the interest, iccruing thereon, and amount due on bond of J. i. Bratton held against said town, and tho inter m mm *4 ?u wmm ywi|j?luu nuwullll NO PAPER NEXT WEEK. In accordance with the time-honored custom >f the weekly press to observe Christmas week is a season of holiday and rest, no paper will >e issued from this office next week. There is 10 class of working men more deserving of a ,m 'ew days' respite from constant daily toil tlian he printers employed on a newspaper, and we eel assured our readers will not complain at he remission of our regular publication",pext veek. We present to oi^r friends and patrons md all the rest of mankind the compliments if the season, wishing them a Merry Christnas and Happy New Year, and promise to :reet the public again with No. 1, Volume 25t if the Enquirer, on Thursday, January 879. jol jx In . ; .-u;.. ARRE8TFOP^BLOCKADERS? ' On Friday night last, Deputy Collector Sniler met up with a blockade whisky wagon, ix miles from town, on the Chester road. Vith the wagon were four men?James Hunt, Ednar Hunt, Samuel McFarland and another, /hose nattie we have not learned. After beng brought to town, the man whose name is J ot given made his escape, and while Deputy nider attempted to recapture him, he was red upon twice by the other three. After a earing before XJ. S. Commissioner Latimer. klnar Hmit and McFarland were committed o jail, and James Hunt was released on bail. 'he captured wagon contained four barrels of nstamped whisky. The offenders are from Lutherford county, N. C, CHANGES WITU*THE NEW YEAR. ^ Before our next issue several changes fit J usiness locations will take place in town? J mong them the removal of Dr. KuykehdaPs rug store to the Clawson building, immedi- jflfl tely opposite his present location.' Mr. Bawlinson will open a hotel in the rick building opposite the Court House, for-; ^ ierly occupied by Mr. Davies as a house of itertainment. The building which Mr. Kiwlinson vacates, id in which he has been so long and favojroly known as a popular landlord, will be taen by C. G. Parish, who will conduct it as a Dtel. The post-ofllce will also be moved from its . esent location to the building east of and. 1 ljoining Adickea & Sous" store. . i: , ^ BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENT**. '' Mr. G. H. CPLeary's new brick building on ain street, is nearly -Completed, the- stoieiom being finished and now occupied by him., his is a beaiutiful structure, and adds much: i the appearance of Main street. Dr. Kuykendal, who has bought the house ljoining Mr. O'Leary's building, is having le store-room refitted and enlarged, aud , is so having the house repainted. Hunter & Oates have just finished an addion to their store, and have noyr a fine room, Lth sky-light, in which to display their goods. The Herndous are repainting their confecmery store. > ?. ... , . ii(i The hotel building, at present occupied by r. Itawlinson, is undergoing several repairs,, id we learn that when the carpenter's; work finished, the entire house will be repainted. ? ???a, orrespoudence of the Yorkville Enqnirer, LETTER FROM CHESTER, Chester, December 16, 1878. Onr citizens were sorely grieved to hear, on ednesday, of the very low condition of Govoor Hampton, and the feeling was generally tertained and expressed that a great calamr would befall the State in the event of his ath. They recalled his great service in deering the State from their political oppress3, and spoke of his great need to the State this particular juncture of affairs. It was nerally felt that nobody could fill his place, he should be called hence. An earnest sh, welling up from the hearts of a loving . d grateful people, was expressed that he ght live. . , ' A. considerable amount of cotton was sold town on Thursday, notwithstanding the it that the best quality only brought; 7}) nts per pound.. Jfapoers had been holding r some time, hoping for a risq ill the price,