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' At the March Term of the Court at Wal-; halla last week, our fellow-townsman, Hon. John- Wilson, was licensed to practice law. Kascnic. Statistics; ^e" proceedings of the Grand Lodge of South C?ralina show that the"strength ?f the" Masonic 'fraternity in this State, in November lsit^'Waa as follows- Number of chartered Qf%es,; 146; Lodges represented at the rheet ih November, 130; total number of Master Masons in this jurisdiction, 6,200. Hiram Li-dge, No! gs, located at Anderson ?&H., in point of numbers, is the second high csWthV State.-' S, Marshall & B?rge. . "" ?^ye drrect attention to the card of these geir-.-| tlemen, which has appeared in our columns for the last, several weeks. The stock offered by them is said to be unusually full, and prices of j goods are in favorable Contrast with other.mar keU.'' Our friend; Mr. B. Oscar Mauldm, so ? known to the merchants and business men o||lhi?section, is connected with.the firm, and "will be pleased to greet any number of his friends visiting Charleston this season. " ^ Henry Bischoff 4 Co. r,This.iiberal and. epterpnsing firm soeks to j extend their business in (this region of .country, ar?Tto this'ehd always resort to the bestmethod; namely, that of advertising. They arc reliable, accommodating and clever gentlemen, and are I especially careful that none of their customers ] go away dissatisfied: I Our genial young friend, Wmi H. Quincy, is still an important feature, of this house, and will be more than gratified to .receive numerous calls from merchants and others this spring. . . - -? 1 ?.? Tile Manufactory. Tt is perhaps known to many of our readers that our progressive and enterprising fellow citizen, Mr. B. Fi-.Crayton, has introduced in our midst a machine for the manufactory' of j drain tile, and that the same is in full and suc? cessful operation on his farm, "trfo miles from this placet." A Kiln of these tile has already been burn? ed, and are pronounced: by Mr. Dickson, an intelligent Englishman, who for miny years has been engaged, both in England and in the Northern States of this country in their manu? facture, and who came out from Geneva, N. Y., to assist Mr. C. in putting his machinery in operation, to be equal to the best he ever saw. . Tile draining is no experiment. It has been ] ?tested in Europe and' in this country, and fouqd to be hot only far superior and more du? rable,.but cheaper than' any other- method of j draining yet discovered.^ , A We expect jjreat results from this new enter? prise?hot immediate, but gradual, as our farmers will test for themselves, cautiously at j first, the merits of tilelng; and if the; are sat-' isfied with results, will increase the quantity' used until their entire farms are thoroughly drained. It may be many years before our people employ tile to the same extent that they do in those countries where high-farming is in vogue, and where, as in England and other portions bf Europe, twenty-five miles of tile piping on a fifty acre field is not unfrequent; but we predict that each year will witness an increased demand for them?that where proper? ly and sufficiently used, the profits of farming will hs increased in proportion to ths extent they are used, and the value of the land en? hanced in the same ratio. Mr. Crayton, at present, is making tile ex? clusively for chaining. He has, however,die for making brick, and will soon have dies for ma-; king tile suitable for putting down hearths and floors.' He expects to manufacture the drain | tile extensively, as he will use a great many in draining his own farm, aud he is receiving many orders from practical, thorough-going farmers of thu county. He sent samples of his manufacture to Charleston, which were noticed by the leading papers of that city, by the News as follows: Perhaps ons of the most important necessa? ries to good fanning is thorough: drainage. To effect this drain tiles are used, and in all the best cultivated counties the demand for them Ls large and increasing. ^Among the new manu? factures which our fellow-citizens are gradually introducing Uthe construction of the most ap? proved drain tiles. This establishment is loca? ted at Anderson/ South Carolina, and is con? ducted ey B.- F. Crayton, Eaq-., a most intelli? gent and practical gentleman. "Specimens were yesterday shown at tho office of Messrs. Sloan & Seiguious, factors, Brown & Co.'s wharves, which have been pronounced by Northern manufacturers unsurpassed by any they had seen. Our citizens- who intend to practice thorough culture will be gratified to know that, they can obtain a home-made article cqnal. to. any imported. j-r- . t> * ? ~ The Columbia Daily Union says: Several of tho State officers have, it is reported, within the last few days been the recipients of those mysteriam bits of paper headed with the usual, number of drawings.of crooked-legged chicken bones, antiquated skulls, and the ominous }C. K. K. and Grand i*>lychop?r or Slycaps, or Cyclops, whatever they or it may mean, if they or it may mean anything. We understand Iiis Excellency also received one, conveying' to him the important Informa? tion that the Lord had appointed the writer' thereof his assassin,' or. exocutioner, which means the same thing, under these circum? stances, it is to be'supposed. The poles for the new Telegraph linehave been set a? far as Newberry Court House. J Leading Citizens in Conference with Gov. Scott on tne Conditon of Publio * Affairs. An invitation was extended to a number of prominent citizens of the State to meet in"con? ference with Got. Scott, and bring about a free interchange bfl opinion as to the condition of public affairs,'the causes for recent disturban? ces, and the remedies to be suggested in view of these difficulties. This conference was held in Columbia on Monday evening, March 13th, and was attended by a large number of influ? ential citizens from various .counties, among them Gen. Samuel McGowan, of Abbeville, Col. Simeon Fair, of Newberry, ? Gen?-J. B. Kershaw, of Camden, Gen. W-. K. Easley, of ;Greenvilfe, Gen. W. H. Wallace, of Union, Hon. Gabriel Carinon, of Spartanburg, Col. T. ;Y. Simons, of the Charleston Courier, and a number of other gentlemen? The result of the conference is reported as follows by the Colum? bia Union'. The conference was free and pleasant, and the present condition of affairs was freely dis? cussed.- The principal object of the conference Iwas to arrive at the cause of the existing trou? bles, and, if possible,, suggest a* rettiedy. We were present;- and listened to the conversations ?throughout, and confess to being agreeably sur? prised at the general tone of the meeting. The principal cause of the trouble, as urged ;by nearly all these gentlemen, was the organ? ization and arming of one class or race of citizens 'as against the Other. It was argned, with con? siderable force, by every gentleman who ^spoko upon the subject, -ithat placing arms in the hands of the colored men gave a feeling of in? security to the whites, and caused a feverish feeling of alarm to pervade every commu? nity. Whether this feeling was. well grounded, or otherwise, made ho difference to the fact that such a feeling actually existed, and so long as that feeling existed there was imminent danger of a collision upon the slightest provocation. It was further urged?and not without some show* of reason?that the arming of the colored militia was regarded by the whites as danger? ous to peace and good order; and, whereas, be? fore such arming was done, men could go to bed in peace and security, without fear of molesta? tion, now.they were compelled to go armed themselves as a measure of selfcprotection. The debate upon this subject was long and ex? haustive but the conclusion reached by all was, that the arming of the colored militia was at least an unwise measure. Another fruitful source of complaint, and one which we have regarded as .lying at the very root of the whole matter, was thcprofligate and irresponsible manner in which the Legislature performed its work during the last session. " It will ;be recollected that we repeatedly warned the Legislature that the people were watching its operations, and that dissatisfied constituents would hold derelict members to an account for their stewardship. But, one point in all;the argument struck us with more force than all others, and that was, that the present system .Was one of "taxation without" represen? tation'" This fact cannot be denied, that, prac? tically, the Legislature is a body that repre? sents but a very small portion of the material rwealth of the &tatc. i Many of the gentlemen admitted that the per centum of taxation'was not exorbitant, but the assessments were. outrageously disproportion? ate and unjust, and that taxes were in many in? stances ten times as high as they ought to be.. This arises from the incompetency of the As? sessors, few of whom actually know anything about the -value of property, and many more being governed more by personal spite than by a desire to do justice. This is no doubt true, to a grea?"*extent. - These were the two principal points dis? cussed, although others were incidentally men ? tioned. We were highly gratified with the manly and" dignified positions taken by General McGowan sjia Colonel Fair, and, while we have ho particular" objections to offer to the remarks of any of tue gentlemen present, we regard the stand taken by the two gentlemen named as pre-em'nentlyjust and dignified. The meeting had no political significance whatever, for politics were not mentioned, ex? cept incidentally, during the entire conference. That the meeting will result in good, there is every reason to believe, as these gentlemen can return to their homes impressed with the belief that the Governor really desires to protect the interests of all classes of citizens, irrespective of party lines. * That there are certain abuses in the Legisla? ture which must be corrected, there is no one foolish enough to deny; and, so long as these abuses exist, there will always be a fruitful, cause for complaint. Most of the gentlemen, who took part in the conference, returned to their homes yesterday. A CotrxTT Auditor ijt Trouble.?The transactions of one Dr. John Lunney, of Dar-' lington, in the Land Commission, have already been aired in this paper, and it seems that the matter has now been brought to the attention of the grand iury of the County, who at the last term made the following presentment: The grand jury present that the late encum bent of the office of Auditor for Darlington County?Dr. John Lunney?has in many in? stances, abused the confidence reposed in him as a public officer, and sacrificed the interests of the tax-payers to his private gains. Acting as the agent for the Land Commission in Dar? lington, he purchased the lands known as the ''Wilds Estate" for $5,986.95, and as the records of the office of Mesne Conveyance will show, ^afterwards conveyed the same lands to Charles P. Leslie, Laud Commissioner, for $11,603.75, 'making a clear profit of $5,161.80. This may not bo the only instance in which he has ap? propriated-to his own use the hard earned money of the poor tax-payers; and the jury earnestly hope that on6 who has so flagrantly violated'the publie trust will be brought to speedy and condign punishment. TnE Tribune Speak etu.?Even that preju? dice-blinded paper, the New York Tribune, is disgusted with the doings of the South Carolina Legislature. A correspondent thus describes the closing scenes of the late session : The sea-don last night, just before the close, was disgraceful in tho highest degree. Lan? guage rough in every way was bandied with a license that is rarely witnessed outside of bar? rooms. Profanity aud slang abounded. The House was a .Babel of half-drunk negroes clam? oring for a hearing ; and some of the whites were uuile as drunk as their sable fellows, but the sables had the plurality. About nine o'clock, as I was leaving the gallery of the House to visit the Senate Chamber, tho door-keeper told me I had better stay a while longer, for he thought there would soon be a fight and some lively fun in the House. I did not take his ad? vice; for even a fisticuff would not have been more disgraceful to .the body than the uproar that was prevailing, nor better worth seeing as a show. In the Senate I heard a mulatto Sen? ator, Bpeaking from his desk as n Senator, re? tort to another Senator, calling him "sonny." Slang aud Billingstate were less in the Senate than iu the House, attbat. A long letter could be filled with tb,c unparliamentary language that was used during the last four hours of this remarkable session. BST Dr.. J. W. Gurley has returned from his recent prolcssiounl tour, and ;may be found at his office during business hours, where he will be pleased to see his friends. ? A letter from Concord, X. H., referring to tho lato eleetion, says the two ladies who wcro nominated for school committee were both de? feated. In one district Miss Longlcy ran ou the Republican ticket, and was opposed by her father on the.Domocratictiekct. lie was elect? ed by a small majority. _ Taxes. By provisions of the "Act to further amend an Act entitled an Act providing for the asses ment and taxation of property;" passed at the last session of the Legislature, the tax-payers of this State will be "Called upon in November of this year to pay tEe>taxes of 1871. Here is what the New York World says on the subject: The people of South Carolina are to be called on this year to pay two years' . taxes, not to speak of an extra tax of $448,000 gold for special indebtedness. The custom heretofore in this State has been to collect in each suc? ceeding year the.preceding year's tax, so that rightly but the WO tax would be payable this year ; and this, as being four times greater than the whole amount necessary to support the en? tire State government for a twelvemonth under the old regime, would seem enough in all con? science ; but so enormous are the exactions of the rascal State government that the tax for; 1871 is to be called" in beside--making one whole year's-1tax to.be collected now, and another year'sj,taxes in .November, and the $448i000 gold to be picked-up, during the year, as it may be found thatanybody has anything left. As the Charleston Courier remarks: "Those who occupy the State government might as well at once pass an act confiscating the property of every citizen and appropriating the proceeds to their own enrichment and self-ag? grandizement." Probably, however, that is merely in reserve when it is found that taxa? tion, at its utmost, is too fragmentary and slow. A Philadelphia negro> black as ink, who came into South Carolina without a dollar, and now has six blooded horses, sleek as satin, in his stables and other things according, is a type of the Republican rulers of.the State; and that negro must keep up his style. Over a Million.?-The cotton receipts of this port are already over a million of hales, and the cry is still they come. Every boat comes into port loaded down to the guards, and almost hidden from view by the enormous piles of bales. Monday morning there wore thirty thousand bales on the levee, which-had been brought in between Friday night and Monday. On bunday twelve thousand bales were on: board of steamboats nearly the whole day, waiting for spr-ee on the- levee to deposit them. And from all quarters of the south-west come reports of large quantities awaiting shipment. With all, too, there remain thousands of-acres unpicked, whitening the fields for miles. There is not the labor to pick them, nor would it pay at present rates.' The price of cotton now is reduced to the rates before tho war and with nearly as large a product. The wonder is how this was all done with free labor and the ab? sence of the negro women from the fields, and in refutation of the prophecies - and calcula? tions of the most sagacious and -fat-seeing. The remarkable favorableness of the season will ac? count for a great deal, but not for all of this im? mense production. Muchis duc to the newly awakened enterprise and energy of the Southern poople. It is now shown what our people can do; they have, however, other qualities and vir? tues to practice and cultivate, to prevent tbe effects of over-prodactioh,'to save the losses. Consequent upon 'suddenly reduced prices. Prominent amongthese are thrift and econo? my. The waste and'carelessnefs on our plan? tations is lamentable. The engrossment of the planters in the production of this single staple produces a neglect of those arts of saving and management, vrithout which no industry can be made remunerative. It is- not so much the large crops as the high costs at which they are produced 'that makes the cotton product this year so. little remunerative. To command and control ths markets of the world we must bring the cost of production down to a lower figure. This can be done, and even at present prices cotton-may be raised profitably throughout the South.?New Orleans Times, March 8. How A RetVtation Tells.?The Hon. Wm. Mack, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, tolls the following: A dis? tinguished gentleman of Terre Haute, inform? ed me that one evening last summer, when he was at the house of a prominent Republican of the city, he witnessed a number of little chil? dren, from seven to twelve years of age, amus? ing themselves by playing charades. You are familiar with the mode of playing. The com? pany divides, a few go out of the room, select a word, return, and act it out by syllables, so those in the room may guess it. The word em? igrant was selected. Well, after they had made out "em," and "i," a syllable was left which chanced to be the name of the President. A little girl entered, and after bowing to a little boy seated in the room, and handing him a package, said, "Here is a present worth ten thousand dollars; don't open it." Then came a little boy, who says, "We have just bought for you a very nice house." Then came a third, not more than eight years, leading a big New? foundland dog, almost as tall as himself, and saj-s, "I have brought you a nice pup, and I want to be postmaster." At this a dozen voices shouted, "Grant," "Grant,', "Grant," "Emi? grant."?Delaware State Journal. The Tomb op Lee.?-Beneath the Chapel, covered with a plain marble slab, lio the re? mains of Lee. Simple flowers are laid by fair hands, and with a grief too deep for utterance, a mourning people visit the spot to gaze upon these tokens of affection. Flowers nave been sent from the far South to lay beside these more hardy plants of Virginia's soil. One wreath of autumn leaves alone has a card attached, on which is written: "Flowers mourn for Virginia's Leo." Every day a stu? dent, selected by the acting President of the University, is in charge of tomb, together with the General's office, where his books and papers remain just as he left them. There is the .chair in which he used to sit, and the table upon which housed to write, and in various parts of the room are the articles he used almost daily. Every attention is shown to visitors, and nil are invited to come and see these precious things as often as they may de? sire. Already tho friends of Lee aro begin? ning to ofler suitable mementoes to bo placed in the memorial room, the entire lower part of the chapel being devoted to the dead. From New York there will come a bronze statue, and from New Orleans a handsome painting of Lee and Jackson ; and as soon as it is known throughout the land, people from all parts will vie with ono another in- filling this dmmber with snch statuary and paintings as will be ap? propriate.?Southern CoUegian. Testimonial to Judge Ork.?At the closo of the, three weeks' term of our Court on Tues? day last, Mr. Burt in behalf of tho Abbeville Bar, expressed in fitting terms their high ap? preciation of the ability, courtesy and prompt? ness with His Honor Judge Orr had dispatched the business of the term, and tendered to him their best whisheS. His Honor disclaimed auy merit for the simple discharge of his duty, but signified hia gratification at this public expres? sion of regard from those he so much est eemed. The compliment was well deserved, and no judge has better earned tho thanks not only of the bar but of the whole community, for the ablo and impartial discharge of duty.?Abbe? ville Preis and Banner. The Hope of the Country.?Donii Piatt, Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, says: "It is hard to make tho people from tho in? terior believo it, but any man can verify tho fact by coming to Washington, that there is not an honest prominent Republican but what looks to tine Domocratic party for relief. This man, General Grant, has brought us to just that pass that avo aro forced to look to the op? position for help. "Tho Democrats' have ninety-three votes in tho House, and on all questions not purely po? litical, a clear mnjoritv, so that there is some? thing of a chock in that direction, for which wc must thank God and take courage." New Hampshire Election. The latest returns from New Hampshire vary the details of .Tuesday's election without affec? ting the substantial result. The Republicans hare met a disastrous and mortifying defeat. The advantages gained by the Democrats are even greater than the first news encouraged us to hope. First. It is conceded that we have made a clean sweep of the Congressmen, all three of whom were Republicans before, and are all Democrats now. In the Congressional districts, it was a square fight between the two parties, the labor reform people running no candidates. The fact that the Democrats havo carried every district, shows that General Grant's unpopu? larity pervades every part of the State, and that the Democratic triumph is not owing to local reasons er the personal qualities of candi? dates. If we had carried only one district, the result might be attributed to the personal pop? ularity of the Democratic candidate, or dislike of his Republican opponent. But it is incredi? ble that, the Republicans should havo made un? fortunate nominations in every Congressional 'district. The great ? Democratic victory is clearly due to political, not to personal or local causes. It is only the Congressmen that are of any significance in national politics. The coun? try at large has little interest in the local gov? ernment of New Hampshire. It is only through its members of Congress that the State exerts an influence in national politics. That all the Congressmen have become suddenly Demo? cratic, is a stinging rebuke to General Grant. Secondly. The Legislature is more favorable than the first news permitted us to expect. According to Wednesday returns, the Demo? crats had a majority of one in the Senate, and the Republicans a very considerable majority in the House. Fuller information shows that we outnumber the Republicans in both branches. The Democratic majority in the House will be from five to ten, counting three or four labor reformers with the Democrats. To the Senate six Democrats have been elected and four Republicans, and in two Senate districts there is no choice. When the Senatorial vacancies are filled there can be no doubt that the Dem? ocrats will have a majority. The Republicans, disheartened and demoralized by their defeat in the State, will make a feeble fight in the supplementary election in the two Senate dis? tricts. Both branches of the Legislature will he Democratic, which is better than we expect? ed. Thirdly. It is but a slight drawback to these substantial victories, that it is not certain that the Democrats have elected the Governor. If it should turn out that there is ne choice by the people, the Governor will be elected by the Legislature; and as the Democrats will out? number the Republicans in both branches, Weston, the Democratic candidate, is therefore sure of an election. The returns from 218 towns give Weston, Democrat, 33,881 votes; Pike, Republican, 33,339; Cooper and scatter? ing, 1,074. In New Hampshire the highest candidate is not electedj unless he has arfabso-' lute majoritv of all the votes cast. Although Weston is ahead of his Republican competitor by 542 votes, the indications are that he is not elected by the* people, but will be chosen by the Legislature. If we'-add the labor reform to the Democratic vote, the Republican candi? date is in a minority of lr,610; a loss by the Republicans of nearly 9,000since the Presiden? tial election. No wonder that General Grant is glum and morose, and that the Republican members of Congress in Washington are fight? ing each other like cats and dogs.?New York World. A Large Piece of Irom Removed from a Man's Head.?The Wilmington (Del.) Com? mercial gives the subjoined particulars of an explosion in a laboratory in that city, and of a remarkable surgical operation necessitated by it: Mr. Ferris Bringhurst, one of the members of the firm of E. Bringhurst & Co., had been announced to lecture that evening before the Wurkingmen's Institute, and had gone down to the laboratory to prepare some gas for scien? tific experiments. He was evidently engaged in making oxygen, using for the purpose an iron retort, and had lifted the retort off the furnace and placed it on the brick hearth, when it exploded with terrible force, throwing pieces of iron with great force about the room, one of which struck Mr. Bringhurst directly over the left eye, completely destroying the eye and crushing in the skull. He was found lying en? tirely insensible against a barrel, a few feet from the furnace, the blood streaming from the frightful wound in his head and the whole room bearing evidence of the terrible explo? sion, which had sent pieces of the burst retort flying right and left, and burst the glass from all the windows. Surgeons were called and all that their skill conld do was done. He lay all Saturday night, Sunday, and up to noon Monday, in a kind of stupor, oue-half of His brain doubtless para? lyzed by the pressure of his broken skull but he still seems to retain some consciousness, and .though unable to articulate, showed that he understood remarks addressed to him. On Monday, noon, the surgeons removed a large piece of iron from his head. It was the half of the L joint of one and one-quarter inch gas pipe, its greatest length being two and three quarter inches, and its weight three and a half ounces. It was completely imbedded in the skull and brain, in such a manner that its rounded edge was mistaken for the natural arch of the bone. One of the physicians discovered it in probing, and Drs. Bush Porter and Askew performed the operation of extracting it. It was a most difficult piece of surgery, but seemed not to greatly increase the patient's pulse or otherwise prostrate him. It is astonishing that the imbedding of such a mass of iron in his .brain did not cause instant death. At noon on Tuesday, he remained in very much the same condition as he has been in ever since tho acci? dent."_ Dr. J. B. Palmer.?A New York letter says: "A new movement is now spoken of here among the Presbyterians, which may call to New York a shining light of their church. There are several wealthy gentlemen in this city who arc strongly leavened with kind feel? ings for the South, and realizing tho success of Dr. Deem's effort among the Methodist?, desire also to establish a congregation that will repre? sent tho Southern Presbyterian Church. These wish to call Dr. Palmer, of New Orleans, to this city. He is a Carolinian by birth, and distinguished throughout tho South for his elo? quence. The Presbyterian pulpits are gene? rally very well supported here, but Dr. Pal? mer's advent would be warmly welcomed by a host of friends." ? A Washington letter of Thursday says: The disintegration and demoralization which have been going on in the Republican party in Congress since the 4th of March, received a most forcible illustration to-day in one of the most exciting and extraordinary scenes ever enacted in the House of Representatives. Not only was the speaker compelled to lcavo his chair and defend himself on the floor of the House from a scvorc assault marie upon him by General Butler, but five Republican members arose in their seats and declined to serve on the special committee to investigate the South, which had bceu appointed yesterday. For two hours there was a.storm of bitterness, invective, crimination and recrimination, charges of trick? ery and falsehood, of corruption and slander between the Republicans who have split on the policy.to bo pursued in legislation, that has never been equalled iii the.party ranks in Con? gress. The Democratic members poured, into the main aisles and viewed and listened with *n tonishment?a Hcene so remarkable that Genar al Butler even denounced it as disgraceful to the party, the House and the country. That side, however, did not participate in the debate, but seemed willing that the Republicans .should fight it oat on their present line, even if it pro? tracted the session all summer. The galleries were quite full and enjoyed the display by bursts of applause and roars of laughter. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AMD OTHERWISE. ? Reason is,the flower of the spirit, and its fragrance* w- Hberty and knowledge. -?A. C. Ivea, Escj./of Augusta, Ga., di6d of small*pox, in that city, on Tuesday. ? "You're a queer chicken," as the hen said when she hatched a duck. ?rMr.- G. L^ Anderson has been appointed by the Governor Assistant Adjutant and In? spector General of the State of South Carolina. ? Not less than one hundred deer are killed every day on the upper St. Johns and its tribu? taries'," in Florida. ? Stephen Montgolfier saw a shirt waving when hung before the fire, from which he first conceived the idea of a balloon. ? The President, accompanied by General Dent, is to visit California in. April, and will remain six weeks on the Pacific coast. ? The mitrailleuse is now claimed as the invention of^Confederate,soldier", on the a?x thority of Gen. Humphrey Marshall. ? Mr, David Aiken, a respectable and use? ful Citizen of Spartanburg County, died .very suddenly on the 9th inst. ? V ?. The express system originated. in ' 1839. One express messenger in New. York traveled 1,500,000 miles in ten years. ? Theodore Monroe, a colored man, from Charleston, S. C, originally, is said to have ac? quired an extended reputation as a physician at Cairo, Egypt. ? Blodgett and Goldthwaite, of Georgia, have been seated in the United States Senate, on prima facie evidence, the merits of their cases to be considered.in the future. ? General Magruder leaves a son and daughter now residing in Italy; the former a physician, the latter an eminent vocalist and painter. - ? The sugar and molasses production of Louisiana is regaining its former importance. The increase of receipts is fully fifty per cent, over those of last year. ? An exchange noted the fact that Louis? ville, Kyv received in one day 255 barrels of flour and 308 ..of whiskey, and then wonders what they did with so much flour. ? The largest valley in the world is the Val? ley of the Mississippi. It contains five hun? dred thousand square miles, and is one of the most fertile and profitable regions on the globe. ?; A Liverpool journal is authority for the story that; a wealthy. Englishman, Thomas Dutton, recently ;deceased, left ?2,000 in his will, to the family of; the late Gen. .Robert E. Lee. ? King Victor Emanuel is said to be haunt? ed by the disembodied.spirits of the Bourbons of France. King Uiyssen Grant is also haunt-, ed by the, disembodied spirits of the Bourbons ?of Kentucky. ? The German authorities have returned to the French, 12,000 rifles taken by them in ex? cess of ,the number which were to be delivered to them. by.the terms of the capitulation of Paris. ? A Richmond paper says that not less than 20,000 Southerners, many of whom took partin the war on. the Rebel side, are now residing pei> manently in. Now York, and adds that nearly all of them are poor. . . ? Tbe.Winnsboro lYcics says, all the arms lately in the hands of the militia of this coun? ty have, been turned toyer to Colonel S. B. Clowuey and .Sheriff Dayalh This is a move in the right direction, and we hope this good work will go on all over the State. ? The Washington Chroiticle of the 16th in? stant says: The Hon. S. L. H?ge, of South Carolina, is an applicant for the position of Minister to Brazil, in place of Hon. H. Tv Blow, resigned. Judge H?ge is endorsed by the entire South Carolina delegation, ahnest eveiy Southern member of the House, and by one-half the Ohio delegation. ? South Carolina is reported as one the three States which have occasioned bo much delay in sending the manuscript of the United States census report to the printer; the other two States are Mississippi and Texas. The re-, port; adds, that but few counties remain to be heard from, and the work will soon be pushed forward. ? The New York Leader, the organ of the Tammany Democracy, indulges in an outburst of rhetoric on the American flag, which, it says, "floats, a limp and faded rag, over the heads of the money changers who. have made our fathers house a den of thieves." ? A German family named Waldevogle, five in all, who landed at New York on the 27th ultimo, to go to Richmond, Maine, got the wrong tickets, and arrived at Richmond, Vir? ginia, the day after, with only $4 in the party. The police took care of them, and got them lodgings at a hotel. ? General Braxton Bragg has brought suit in the United States Circuit Court against par? ties who live in France, for possession of his old Greenwood plantation, claiming $S0,000 damages for destruction of property, and also for five hundred-and eighty-seven shares, each for S100, of stock in the Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, ? Ben. Butler, on Tuesday,. expressed a de? sire to "protect the people of the South from murder." The Mumford family, of New Or? leans)would have protected their father from murder if they coujd have protected him from Butler. ? ? Near Staunton, Va,, on the 7th ifist.,. about 25 negroes attempted to mob another named Norrul. Two of the mob seized Nor rill, when the latter drew his knife and com? menced to cut vigorously, by which he killed one instantly and mortally wounded the other. He then made his escape, but was , afterwards arrested and lodged in jail. ? The Columbia Phcsnix says: An.affair of hou?r came near occurring in Chester um Sat? urday, between Messrs. Simon Jacoby and Jos. Luchs.' Mr. Luchs was the challenged'*party. Weapons-T-Winchcster riflrs. The~usual pre? liminaries had been arranged, but the fight was prevented by the town authorities. ? The Montgomery Mail says that since the. law was passed in Alabama giving every wo? man $5,000 whose husband had been killed by the Ku Klux, lots of female carpet-baggers are coaxing their husbands to go out in the woods, hoping they may be Ku Kluxed. Extensive emigration is expected in the State from New England this spring, on account of the $5,000. ? The board of registers of Clarendon, Iowa, decided that women were entitled to vote in that city, and the names of all'ladies of a prop-, er age were placed on the rolls. Several gen? tlemen, not liking this movement, erased the names of their wivesr and several, ladies also erased their names. At the election to-day no. womcn clainied: the privclego of voting, and the men had it all thoir own way. ? Chief Justice Mason, of Nebraska, has delivered an opinion against negroes sitting as jurors in that Stete. 1 he principal point made is that the fourteenth aud nftecuth amendments grant rights to negroes, but impose no duties up? on them, and that jury service is a burden and not a privelege; that the State Constitution can be changed only by the same powerthat en? acted it; that Congress could not confer such authority to change upon tho Legislature. ? Resolutions strongly denouncing the re? moval of Sumner were introduced into tho Massachusetts Senate and ordered to be printed. The first resolution commences, that the people of Massachusetts have seen with alarm the re? cent attempt on the part of tho President^ un-: happily successful, to dictate tho osganization of a Sonate Committee. Another resolution says : The subserviency of the Senate threaten the removal of the great bulwark against exec? utive usurpations. ? The French propose to reorganize their army, and will adopt'the German system. The law framed by the government for this purpose compels all' Frenchmen-fo serve compulsory for three years in the regulars, and subsequently a i similar length of time in the reserves. The law is yet to rocetvfr the sanction of the Na? tional Assembly. If tho law is adopted, ?n a few1 years France will have an army rally equal to that of horlate antagonist, at least in point of numbers. ? A French journal attributes the mishaps and downfall of France to the vke'of drunken? ness. "Let us suppress drunkenness," Bays a writer in that paper, f by visiting with the most severe penalties the drunkards'add those who furnish them with. liquor. Let ;us take all possible means to suppress them, and we shall see a notable change in the tendencies of (he day. The nation, now troubled and unh inged, will be led back to the habits of modesty, in? dustry, order, morality and discipline, lost by it amid the unwholesome fames of the tavern. Let us seek practical means to repress tlriff vice." ? In Spain the prisons are said to be mil of journalists and directors of newspapers hostile to the government.. II THE ?ARKETS. Axdebsox, March 22,187.1. CoTTOJt.?To-day, middlings command 12% to 12%. fj" Charleston, March Vit ; .Cotton dnO and easy?middlings 1% j i"Jtl j New Yoek, Marth Cotton dun?middlings u%. Goldll^toll^. ?' - - ^ - _ --f-igif. 5nr.jr'i if.:.to MARRIED, on the 2Pfn' 6f February, 1871, by>Rev'. W: P/ Martin, at the residence?* E?DtfSar?h, Mr.-JOHlTtfA'VlSr* and Widow THAN A GJBIFFI5, ?? of Anderson county . SPECIAL 50TICES. ! .'/" THE PAI* KIXXEH Is by universal consent allowed to have won for Ualf a reputation unsurpassed in the history of medical p::epar?- ? tlons. Its Instantaneous effect In I lie eradication and ex? tinction of Pain in all Its various forms incident to the human family, and tbo unsolicited written and vsrial te* timon;: of the masses in its favor, have bees,, and \re iU! best ftcvertfaements. The Ingredient* of the PaiX Killrh, -being pnirl;^ Vn> table, render it a perfectly safe and efficacious remedy taken internally, as well as for external application, when used according to directions. The stain upon Huer, from its use is readily romorod by washing with alcohol . This Medicine, justly celebrated for the cure of sc many of the aflUclions incident to the human family, his now been before the public over tiubtv trabs, and hi a found its way into aim cut overy come* of tho work,; and -it ho rev or it has bees used, tho same opinion Is eict rcased of ttstoedical properties. "In any attaer, whoro"pTompt action upon the By'jtcm Is required,;he Pain Killer is invaluable. Its almost instan? taneous effect in Relieving Pain ,1s truly .wonderful; and: when used according to directions, la tree Jo Its name,- a PAIN KILLER. _ - - - . ? ?? Cheering Facts for the Bulbus. Every day demonstrates more clearly that liver com? plaint, In all its distressing forma, can be controllol and cured without difficulty or Inconvenience. It is an obsti? nate disease, but its obstinacy is not proof against .the pertinacious, remedial and restorative operation',of Hos tettcr'* Stomach Bitters. That genial corrective 'cbtnpelt the organ lodoilt duly. It tmut secrete regularly and health? fully under the influence of the Bitters. Their action brings it back from a state of rebellion into perfect har? mony with the laws of beahb. If there is costiveness, It disappears; if there fs sfde-acbe or back-ache, It ceases; if the skin and the whites erf the eye* are tinged with super? fluous bile, they recover their natural hue ;. if the -appe? tite is gone, it returns; if the digestion I?impaired, it is restored; In brief, whatever the symptoms trf the com? plaint may be, and whatever the phrase It has assumed, u eure ii certain. Such are Ute uniform effects of thii prep? aration where bilious disease has been alrcady'doveloped; bnt in cases where there is merely aconstttutmnal tenden? cy to liver complaint, it may be prevented throughout Mfc by the regular use,, in small quantities, of this pal itabta antidote. These are proven facts, and should be seriously Sonde red?or, rather, they should be promptly acted upon f all persons of bilious habit. Evidence Accumulates That no Baking Powder can stand the test of a careful, chemical analysis like Dooucr'b Yeast Powdbb. Al? though subjected to the most critical unalyration, no in? gredients could be found entering into the composition, but such as are perfectly pure and nutritious. This accounts for the entire and uniform aatlSfiseUon given by; Dooa.Kv'* Y.-:a.st Powdbb in the culinary depar twee L It b tho cheapest, best and most reliable Baking Powder known, and is recommended upon its merits alone.; Your Grocer keeps it. ... If yon feel dull, drowsy, deolHlated, have frequent head? ache, month tastes bad, poor appetite and tongue coated, you are suffering from Torpid Liver or "B?Housneas" and nothing will core you so speedily and permanently a> Dr. Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Golden Medical Discovery.' Sold by all druggists. Doors, Sashes, Busm, . Moulbixgs,, Ac.?We vrould call special attention to the advertisement In. another col? umn of Mr. P_P. Toale, of Charleston, S. C. Mr. ToiJe is an extensive and successful manufacturer, and then! can be no doubt that our readers would consult .their own. Interests by corresponding with .him, before purchasing! goods In his line from other parties. Administrator's Sale. Iwill sell at Anderson G. H., on Saleday in? April next, the Ghoses in Action belonging, to tho Estate of J. K. Burgess, doccasod. J. R. BURG ES 3, Adm'r. i March 23, 1871 88 2 ?Notice This and Bead it Carefully. (~|TAyiNG advertised for Guardians, Truste?*, yrjL' Executors and Administrators to came in ,by tlijQ. first of April next and make their Returns, quite rkj.b-tnnber up to this time have taken no ac? tion, ^nr} paid no attention lo said notice. All who xiqjirjt, may look but thereafter for our friend, the Sheriff, to pay them a visit. We all complain' of TAXES, but COSTS ars much worse. So come and save the expenso of our- friend's visit, as he cliargos for most, if not' all, of his vi sits. A word to the, wise is .sufficient. I do desire to do my duty, and others must do theirs . ... t A. 0. K0RRIS> Judge-of. Probsts March 28, 1871 . 88 1 j| H, -H- 'SCtJB? A Yi M. Bi a Physician and Surgeoia,; ANDERSON C. H., S. C, II ESPECTFUtLY tenders his ssrvioes to the* \j citizens of Anderson Village and vromirly. With an cxperionce of sixloen years in all forms, of disease peoaliar to this climato, he-hopes ta meet iho expectations of all patients sommitted to Iiis enre. Special attention given to Obst erics, and dis? eases of women and children. When not professionally engaged, he can usu? ally be seen at the Drug Store of Messrs. Sinp son, Hill & Co., or at the residence formerly oc? cupied by J. B. Sloan, deceased. March 28, 1871 88 6m. fAVERLY H??SI, Anderson, S. 'C _ ? JOHN A. MAY.ES, Proprietor*. ->?-? THE WAVERLT II0U8E has becft repaired and fitted up, and has iiow a magnificent ap? pear anse. Mr Mayes is lately of Abbefille, and' is well known as a good Hotel keeper. The House has been newly furnished, and Ras all th^ modern improvements and comforts, and will give the bes? the conntry affords in way of fare, which will, be* served up in the best of style Stop and sou us, and, ys&mll be welt treated. .March 23. 1871 38.