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Reidville Female College* "We learn that this institution has opened un? der the most encouraging prospects. Rev. T. W. White, the President, is at this time absent in the West for his family. He is the son-in law of the late Richard K. Cralle, of Virginia, well known in our State as the biographer of Mr. CJhoun. im * m A Valuable Favor. We are indebted to Maj. W. W. Humphreys for a watchful care over the editorial columns of this paper during our absence from home last week. The Major is a practiced hand at the newspaper helm, and we are confident that our subscribers would not complain if he should Be-kind enough to repeat the favor ere long. "One good turn deserves another." C. A. Reed. This gentleman has recently purchased the usual variety of goods for the spring and sum? mer trade, and is anxious to receive hosts of customers at his handsome establishment. He assures us that'the prices and quality of goods on hand merit frequent calls from cash buyers, and we know that every one will obtain polite attention at his popular store. His advertise? ment will appear in our next issue. New Spring Goods. M. Lesser has just returned from New York, and requests us to notify tho people generally that he has purchased an elegant assortment of goods, which he is now opening and is prepared to sell at the lowest prices. His recognized taste in the selection of a stock of goods will cause a rush to his establishment, and we would advise an early call to secure a choice from amongst the many pretty goods on hand. Mr. Lesser will give more particular notice by ad? vertisement next week. A New Hotel. The advertisement of Mr. John A. Mayes, announcing that he has taken charge of the Waverly House, appears in another column. The entire building has been re-fitted and thoroughly repaired, and every.appointraent of a first-class hotel has been secured. The repu? tation enjoyed by Mr. Mayes as one of those fortunate persons who "know how to keep a hotel" will attract the patronage of the travel ingjmblic, and render this house ono of the most popular in the up-country. Difficulty in Spartanburg. "On Wednesday night of last week, a party of disguised men appeared at the house of Dr. Winsmith, near Glenn Springs, in Spartanburg county, and demanded an interview with the Doctor, who immediately appeared at the door and commenced firing with his pistol upon the crowd. A volley was returned at once, when Sr. W. fell, pierced with six bullets, which have since been extracted, and he is said to be in a fair way of* recovery. The party entered, the house after the shooting, but there is no in? timation that any of them were recognized by the family. Dr. Winsmith in former years represented Spartanburg in the Legislature, and has lately joined tho Radical party. Charade Entertainment We are informed that a number of young la? dies and gentlemen of this village will give an entertainment in Masonic Hall on next Thurs? day evening, April 6th, for the benefit of the South Carolina Monument Association. The programme will embrace a variety of pleasing, and entertaining Charades, interspersed with shoice musjc by the best amateur talen?;. We are convinced that an agreeable evening is in store for all who attend, and we hope that an immensely crowded house awaits the perform? ers, who are seeking to aid a noble object. Faller particulars will be announced in our next issue. . Laurens. We spent the greater portion of last week among relatives and friends at Laurens Court House:- In a business point of view, the place was dull enough, but the citizens entertain great hope3 from an early resumption of the Laurens Railroad, which has been purchased by the Greenville Company, and which will be repaired and put in running order at an early day. Socially, the visit was made extremely pleasant for us, and recalled many agreeable memories of ether days, when there was so much hospitality and social enjoyment among that refined and cultivated people. We are especially indebted to our brethren of the Laurensville Herald for courteous attention. Politically, the people of Laurens are enjoy? ing a season of comparative rest and quietude Aside from the evils under which every citizen of South Carolina is made to groan, there is no complaint, and both race3 are moving along with apparent harmony and good feeling.? Since the 20th of October last, when the das? tardly conduct of Radical leaders culminated in a general melee, there has been no disturb? ance of any sort, and there is a better under? standing between tho whites and blacks. "The main instrument of mischief was the notorious Joe Crews, who ignominiously fled on that oc? casion, leaving bis dupes to bear the brunt of conflict, as every white man predicted. He has never returned, and probably never will, and the colored people freely declare tbat it would be uuhealthy for him to make the vouturc. Taxation amounting to Confiscation. The Charleston News thus pithily sums up the enormity practiced upon the tax-payers of i South Carolina, under the guise of legislation, and- which practically amounts to confiscation: According to the kst report of the Comp? troller-General, the assessed value, for taxa? tion, of all the real and personal property in the State, is $183,913,307. And, in all these calculations) it must be borne in mind that, in South Carolina, real arid personal property is everywhere taxed at its market value, and is, in many parts of the State, taxed upon an assess? ment three and j'onr times as great as the actual market value. The rate of taxation for State purposes, for the fiscal year 1870, is nine mills on the dollar. This tax is now payable, and is, in fact, over-due. The tax for the year 1871 is seven mills on the dollar. This tax, as the law stood, would have been payable in March, 1872, ' but, at the session just ended, the General As? sembly changed j the time of collection, and made the tax of 1871 payable in November next. The people, therefore are called upon to pay as State taxes, during the current year, 9 mills on the dollar for 1870 and 7 mills for 187L The tax of 9 mills amounts to $1,647. 000, and the tax of 7 mills to $1,281,000. The people are required to pay for State taxes, be? tween March and November of this year $2,928,000?more than seven times as much as the State taxation before the war, when the State was prosperous and'the people were rich. But this is not all. To the State tax must be added the county taxes for 1870 and 1871, whieh are, also, payable between March and November. The rate of county taxes for 1870 is 3 mills on the dollar, with, an exception made in favor of seven counties, which pay four mills, and of four counties which pay five mills. This county taxation for 1870 amounts to $618,047. For 1871 the county tax is 8 mills, or $549,000. Adding the amounts together we find that the tax-payers Are called upon to pay, this year, the following amounts: State tax, 1870.$1,647,000 State tax, 1871. 1,281,000 County tax, 1870. 618,047 County-tax, 1871. 549,000 Total.$4,095,047 And even this amount is exclusive of the poll tax of one dollar, which adds $200,000 to the general estimate. The negroes pay no taxes?not even the poll tax. Omitting from the calculation the taxes paid by State officials, who steal with one hand one hundred times as much as they pay to the State with the other, we find that the white people of the State are called upon to pay, in about nine months, no less than $4,250,000, which is more than 2 $ per cent upon the as? sessed value of the property in the State, and is ten times' as much as the gross amount of taxation before the war, when the assessed val? ue of the real and personal property in South Carolina (according to the United States census of 1860) was $489,000,000?taken at far less than its market price. In other words, while the value of the property of the white people of the State is reduced from $489,000,000 to $183,000,000, the amount raised by taxation is increased from $400,000 to four million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ? ? ? ' m * m President Grant on Southern Affairs. On Thursday last, the President sent' the following message to Congress, in which legis? lation is urgently recommended for the purpose of securing protection to life, liberty and prop? erty, and the enforcement of the law in all parts of the United States. It is thought that this message will have the effect to prolong the session of Congress at least one month, and will doubtless secure some kind of legislation for the suppression of Ku Klux outrages and disorders said to exist in all parts of the South: A condition of affairs exists in some of the States of the Union rendering life and proper? ty insecure, and the carrying of the mails and the collection of the revenue dangerous. The proof that such a condition of affairs exists in some localities is now before the Senate. That the power to correct these evils is beyond the control of the State authorities I do not doubt; that the power of the Executive of the United States, acting within the limits of existing laws, is sufficient for the present emergencies is not clear; therefore I urgently recommend such legislation as, in the judgment of Con? gress, shall 'effectually secure life, liberty and property, and the enforcement of the law iu all parts of the United States. It may be ex? pedient to provide that such law as shall be passed in pursuance of this recommendaton shall expire at the end of the next session of Congress. There is no other subject on which I would recommend legislation during the present session. [Signed] U. S. Grant. The Columbia Union of last Saturday pub? lishes the annexed proclamation of the Presi? dent concerning the condition of affairs iu this State: Whereas, It is provided in the Constitution of the United States, that the United States shall protect every State in this Union, on ap? plication of the Legislature, or of the Execu? tive, when the Legislature connot be convened, against dorn es tic violence; and whereas, it is provided in the laws of the United States, that in all cases o f insurrection in any State, or of obstruction to the laws thereof, it shall bo law? ful for the President of the United States, on application of the Legislature of such State, or of the Executive, when the Legislature can? not be convened, to call for the militia of any other State or States, or to employ such part of the land and naval force as shall be judged necessary for the purpose of suppressing such insurrection, or of causing the laws to be duly executed; and whereas, I have received infor? mation that a combination of armed men, un? authorized by law, are now disturbing the peace and safety of the citizens of the State of South Carolina, and committing acts of vio? lence'in said State, of fi character and to an extent which renders tho powers of the State and its officers unequal to the task of protect? ing life and property and securing public order therin; and whereas, the Legislature of said State is not now in session and cannot be con? vened in time to meet the present emergency, and the Executive of the said State has there? fore made application to me for such part of the military force of the United States as may be necessary aud adequate to protect said State and the citizens thereof against the domestic violence hereinbefore mentioned, and to enforce the duo execution of the laws; and whereas, the laws of tho United States require that, whenever it may be necessary, in the judgement of the President, to use the military force for the purposo aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by proclamation, command ?uch insurgents to dis? perse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within a limited time. Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant, Presi? dent of tho United States, do, hereby, com? mand the persons comprising the unlawful combinations aforesaid, to disperse arfd retire peaceably to their respective abodes within twenty days from this date. In witness, whereof, I have horcunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to bo affixed. Done at tho city of Washington, this 24lh day of March, in tho year of our Lord, 1871, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-fifth. (Signed) U. S. Grant. Acts and Joint Resolutions. We aro now publishing the Acts and Joint Resolutions passed at the recent session of tho Legislature, and will complete the list .as rapid? ly us possible. Our readers will find many of them valuablo for future reference, and wo would adviso them to filo auch numbers as con? tain important laws. Tone of the State Press. We give extracts from various newspapers in this State on the first page of this issue, and as further indicating the tone of public seutiment, several other extracts are herewith appended: From the Kcowce Courier. Here we have taxation without representa? tion, ignorance, corruption and roguery exer? cising authority over intelligence and integrity. All iaeas of correct government are reversed. An ignorant, non-taxpaying majority rule the intelligent property-holding minority, feeding upon their substance. Lawlessness and confu? sion, the necessary sequence of this abnormal condition, exist. While we deplore this state of things, we feel sure that the ouly remedy is a general reform, and return to legitimate gov? ernment, where property and intelligence Bhall have a voice. We all recognize, as a fixed fact, the Fifteenth Amendment, but all deplore fur? ther Congressional interference with the States. Where, are the liberties of the people? Look to the last Legislature of South Carolina, and find an answer in the ignorance, corruption and extravagance of that body. Look at the army of useless officials flooding the country, the heavy taxes, the large amount of property ad? vertised for taxes within the past year, and find an answer. And in viewing these evils, let those who advocated the last election exult in the fruits of their victory. We condemn the disorders prevalent in the State, but we con? demn no less that state of things, which have given them birth and nourishment. From the ijexington Dispatch. The white people of South Carolina, as we have before on several occasions taken occasion to obsorve, desire nothing but to be permitted in peace and quiet to rebuild and restore that ?rosperity which was destroyed by the war.? hey have endured with patience and fortitude ?wrongs and indignities to which the people of the North never would have submitted, and which our people would have resisted had they not known that the United States army would quickly have been hurled upon them. But they cannot and will not endure negro bayonets and negro outrages, such as have marked the last six months. They are not the aggressors, and they desire simply the execution of the laws, and the great mass in every instance have been found on the side of order, a fact which has been proved by the earnest aud united efforts of communities in which disturbances have occurred to prevent a conflict. We are very much inclined to think that the army of tho United States will not take the part of the negroes against tho whites. To say nothing of the influence of race, wo know of no cause which will prejudicially control them against the whites. The army is not composed of Radical fanatics, and it will judge fairly a:ad impartially, and report the truth to the United States government and the people of the North. Its officers will soon find that the disturbances are due to negro aggressions, negro bayonets, negro supremacy, bad gov? ernment, official misconduct, plunder of the public treasury; to misrule, despotism and tyranny of the moat grinding and disgusting nature of which the records of history give any account. From l/ie Kingatree Star. We charge that Governor Scott and tho rest of the vile crew that has been engaged for the last five years in stirring up strife between the whites and the blacks is responsible for the present situation of affairs in this State. They have kindled a flame that is about to consume them, and being unable to manage it, they ap? peal to the very men whom they nave traduced, to give them aid and counsel in extricating the the State from its terrible condition. During the late canvass, when the wise and good men of this State were counselling against the policy of the Radical party, and warning the people of the consequences that would follow, if they persisted iu their ruinous course, these men were denounced as enemies to the State and its ? welfare. If the honest men of that party (if there are any) had sustained the Reform move? ment, and elected good men to the Legislature and appointed competent men to office, all would now be well. From the Union Times. The fact is now very apparent to our mind that the two races cannot live peaceably to? gether and the country prosper, particularly with the inferior race as the governing power. It is an unnatural position for either, and the white and tax-paying race will not longer sub? mit to the degradation. The white people of the South have exhibited more forbearance than we supposed they possessed; but the results of this unnatural position are fast culminating in corrupt legislation, taxing one portion to keep up the extravagant government of the other, disorder and riots throughout the land. Force cannot reconcile the opposing parties. There must be a change in the governing power.? That alone will ensure a permanent peace. The Northern people would not submit for one month to the humiliation and oppression which the Southern people have patiently suffered for five years. It is inhuman to ask it, and dis? graceful to the nation that forces it upon any part of her citizens. m ? m Impeachment and Removal of Governor Holden. The impeachment trial of Governor Holden, before the Senate of North Carolina, for high crimes and misdemeanors in his official capaci? ty began on the 23rd of January last, and was finally concluded on Wednesday, 22nd of March. The High Court of Impeachment was presided over by the Chief Justice of the State. An immense amount of testimony was adduced upon the trial, and the ablest counsel managed the case on both sides. Gov. Holden has been found guilty on six of the articles of impeach? ment, and in conformity with the finding, an order was at once passed by the Senate remov? ing him from office, and declaring him dis? qualified from* holding any office of profit or trust in that State. ' " The Senate of North Carolina consists of forty-nine members. It requires two-thirds, or thirty-three members, to secure conviction un? der articles of impeachment. We append a summary of the charges and of the votes on which Governor Holden has been convicted and removed from office. The Raleigh papers state that so palpable was his guilt, from ?the evidence submitted, that in three of the articles he was convicted with the aid of Radical Senators : 1. That W. W. Holden did incite John Hun nicutt, and others, as bands of desperate, law? less and armed men, to seize, detain and de? prive Josiah Turner, Jr., of his liberty, contrary to law. Vote?Aves 39, noes 12. 2. That W. W. Holden did procure Col. Kirk, Lieut. Bergen, and other desperate persons, of his so-called militia, to assault, scizo and im? prison John Korr, Samuel F. Hill, and other citizens of North Carolina, contrary to law. Vote?Ayes 33, noes 10. 3. That W. W. Holden recruited armed men without authority of law, under Kirk, and ille? gally arrested A. G. Moore, of tho County of Alamauce, and refused to recognize, on his be? half, by arms and force, the writ of Habeas Corpus, issued by the Chief Justice of the Stato. Vote?Ayes 40 ; noes 9. 4. That W. W. Holden did, by an armed and illegal force, arrest nineteen citizens of Cas well County, and direct Kirk to hold them as prisoners, in defiance of the writs of Habeas Corpus issued by the Chief Justice of the State. Vote?Ayes 41 ; noes 8. 5. That W. W. Holden did incarcerate Josiah Turner, Jr., a citizen of North Carolina, with? out warrant of law, and did also, under his au? thority, direct Kirk, and others, to hang by tho neck Patton, Murray, and other citizens of North Carolina, then being in tho peace of the State, and did, from the public treasury of the people, appropriate large sums Of money to maintain his armed and illegal force. Vote? Aves, 3*5; noes, 13. G. That W. W. Holden did, unlawfully, ap? propriate larpc Bums of money from the public treasury, and did cause the Treasurer of the State, a sworn public officer, to disregard and destroy the injunction granted by the Courts of the State, restraining Iura from using the State funds tomaintain his armed and illegal force. Vote?Ayes 36; noes 13. General Amnesty. We make the following extracts from the proceedings of the United States Senate on Tuesday, 21st of March, in which both of the Senators from this State advocate most earnest? ly the passage of a bill securing general am? nesty for past political offences : Without further debate Mr. Sawyer then took the floor and moved, as an amendment to the pending resolution, to include the consideration at the present session of the General Amnesty bill, lately reported from the Committee on Disabilities. He argued that the passage of this bill would do much to restore harmony and contentment in the South. He regretted that the enfranchisement of the negroes in the re? construction lawB had not been accompanied by general amnesty to the white people. The in? fluence of this policy, he believed, would be powerfully felt in removing bitterness and con? ciliating and harmonizing all the people.? Much had been said here and elsewhere as to the inclination of the Southern people to enter into another rebellion; but be would assure Senators there was not one word of truth in such representations. The remembrance of their maimed sous, desolated hearth-stones, and devastated fields precluded the possibility of their ever again entertaining the idea of a re? bellion for a moment. He did not think the disturbances in the South originated from hos? tility to the general government, but that they were inspired by disaffection to the local gov? ernments. The reason' for this was, that the men most fitted by education and position to take part in the affairs of the State were exclu? ded from all participation therein. Owing to this cause men of an inferior moral and intel? lectual stamp had been elevated to public po? sition. If it was true that the colored members in the Southern Legislatures did occasionally give way to inducements to vote in a particular way for a consideration, they should not be too harshly condemned. Their former helpless ig? norance should not be forgotten, nor the fact that the more intelligent and experienced leg? islators of the Northern States were not free from similar charges. But sound policy im? peratively dictated that all public places should be thrown open to all citizens alike, and all political disabilities and discriminative legisla? tion wiped from the statute book. With re? spect to the Ku Klux organizations, which, ho said, wore dominant in some of the counties of the Carolinas, Mr. Sawyer urged that tho most complete and thorough measures be instantly adopted to repress their lawless deeds. But the remedial legislation must not bo drawn by a tyro, but should be wise, salutary and effi? cient. Mr. Robertson (Rad., S. C.) advocated gen? eral amnesty, because he wished to see peace and harmony restored to his country. Noth? ing was to be gained by the continuance of le? gal and political disabilities. He had been a consistent upholder of tho Union and a friend to the colored man, and he now desired to con? fer upon the white men of the South all the rights of citizenship now enjoyed by the col? ored citizen. He appealed to his politcal asso? ciates in the Senate to prove to the white men of the South that the Republican party was not opposed to the white people there, but was their friend. He would restore to our erring Southern brethren all their rights. He ear? nestly pressed the passage of this general am? nesty* bill as calculated to do more to pacify the oouth than any coercive act that could b? passed this session. Letter from Senator Robertson. Senator Robertson has addressed the follow? ing letter to Gen. J. B. Kershaw, Gen. M. C. Butler, Col. J. H. Rion and Gen. Samuel Mc Gowan, all prominent and influential citizens of tliis State. He invokes their aid and assis? tance towards the restoration of order and obe? dience, to civil authority among all classes: Washington, March 18,1871. Gentlemen: The disturbed condition of af? fairs existing in certain localities of our State has caused me the greatest concern. Sincerely dosiring the prosperity of our State and the happiness of all our people, I would consider it the most auspicious act of my life if I could be productive of any good as a pacifi? cator. It is unnecessary for me to enlarge Hpon the terrible evils which threaten the State if the antagonisms of our society are not repressed. My idea is that the true road to peace is by peaceful means, by justice and kindness to all classes, so that none may feel themselves alien from tho Government. I am not ?angine of the effect of laws unless they are sustained by public opinion. My object, then, in addressing yon is to ask your aid in arousing and concentrating the opinion of all good citizens in favor of law and order.- Knowing your intelligence and good intentions, I venture) though not of the same political organization as yourselves, to invoke your aid in the premises. My suggestion is, that you put yourselves in communication with the leading citizens in the respective Counties of ihe State, so as to orga? nize and combine the moral power of the State in favor of peace, good order and obedience to the law. I cannot but believe that tho happiest results would follow your exertions, ana harmony, good order and general contentment would soon re-visit our distracted State. Assuring you of my earnest desire to co? operate in this mission of peace, which is in? tended to secure the rights of every citizen, I remain, with highest regard, your obedient ser? vant. T. J. ROBERTSON. One Eimdred and Seventy-Five Lbs. of Mopes' Phosphate increased the Yield 300 per cent. Belton, S. C, Dec. 10th, 1870. Da. W. C. Brown?Dear Sir: In accordance with your request I take great pleasure in giv? ing you my experience with the Mapes' Phos? phate you sold me last spring, as i look on it as being by far the best fertilizer I have ever used. I took the trouble to weigh the cotton pro? duced on two rows, both of the same length, side by side with each other, tho ground being in every respect the same, except I used at the rate of 175 lbs. of Phosphate per acre on one and nothing on the other. The result was I raised ou the one with the Phosphate 42$ lbs. and on the other only 15A lbs., increasing the yield, as you will sec, nearly 300 per cent. Very respectfully, E. Mi GRIFFIN. C. A. Reed, Agent for Anderson County. Price reduced, $59.00 cash. ? Thero were twenty-three battles during the late Franco-German war; besides, there were forty-nine engagements and combats, which had almost the proportions of battles. Thero were twenty seiges, comprising the three immense strongholds of Strasbourg, Metz aud Paris. ? It is asserted that emigration from the territory ceded by Franco to Germany will be extensive. Alsatians in large bodies are ex Cected to emigrate to America. Means should e adopted to make known to tho Alsatians the advantages and attractions offered by the South. THE MARKETS. ANDXKSOK, March 29, 1871. Cotton.?To-day, middlings command 13 to 13'4. CHARLESTON, March 27. Cntlnn i|iilft?middlings 14. New Tobk, ?Urea 2V. Cotton dull and heavy?middling l6'-( ITEMS OF STATE NEWS. ? S. P. Kinard, Esq., has been appointed postmaster at Newberry Court House. ? Five negroes escaped from the jail of York county on Saturday night, 18th inst. ? The State Dental Association will meet in Charleston on die 10th of April. ? All the arms lately in the. hands of the militia of Fan-field County, have been turned over to Colonel S. B. Clowney and Sheriff Du vail. ? The Governor ha3 appointed C. L. Ander? son to the office. of Adjutant and Inspector General of this State, vice R. B. Elliott, mem? ber of Congress. ? Henry E. Hayne, the colored Senator from Marion county, has been elected Land Commissioner by the Advisory Board, vice R. C. DeLarge, member of Congress. ? Mr. N. A. Stedman,jr., formerly connec? ted with the Wilmington (N. C.) Star, has bo come associated recently in the editorial and business management of the Marion Star. ? Senator Bieman has donated an acre lot to the Walhalla Baptist Church, and it is de? signed to erect immediately a commodious home of worship. ? During Court week at Walhalla, some one exchanged hats with the editor of the Keowte Courier, and that gentleman wants to rue, as he got the worst of the bargain I ? Contracts are now being let ont for the grading of the Air Line Railroad in the vicin? ity of Greenville, with a proviso that said work shall be completed prior to the 1st of January next. ? Hon. James L. Orr has been appointed by the President one of the board of visitors to attend the annual examination of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. The examination will commence on the 20th May. The Judge has accepted the appointment. ? The trial of three colored men for the murder of Matt. Stevens, in Union county, re? sulted in two of them being found guilty and sentenced to be hanged ; the other was acquit? ted. The jury consisted of six whites and six colored men. ? Mr. Gribble, the engineer who was shot several weeks since while running his train from Columbia, by a man named Dexter Gib? son, said to bo insane, has so far recovered as to be out of doors. It is stated that he has lost his eight entirely. ? The Marion Creseent says: "The State Agent has been among us for the purpose of gathering up the few rifles which were distribu? ted abroad a year ago among the negroes in this section. We learn that after diligent search, he succeeded in finding about twenty three out of ninety distributed." ? The Greenville Mountaineer, in alluding to the change of time for collecting taxes from March to November, says: "The reason given for the change is that it will be easier for the people to pay in the fall than in the spring. This may be truo in some parts of the State, but we do not think that it so in our section. Our .people generally reserve their grain until the spring, when the prices are higher; consequent lv, they have more money then than in the fell." ? The Yorkville Enquirer states that on Thursday night last, a "raid" was made on the store of Mr. Thomas Douglas, situated on the Thorn's Ferry road, about nine miles from Yorkville, and a demand made upon him for entrance, coupled with a threat of violence. The clerk escaped with the cash, but about one hundred and twenty-five dollars worth of goods were taken from the store. Several shots struck the building. Four negroes on the plantation have been arrested, on suspicion of being im? plicated in the outrage. ITEISS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? The Stato election in Connecticut takes place on Monday next, 3rd of April. ? Atlanta is gratifiad at the prospect of hav? ing a street railroad at an early day. ? The Wyoming papers say that the people of that territory are about to "abandon woman suffrage as both mischievous and impracticable." ? A London correspondent of a New York paper states that JSapoleou and ex-Empress Eugonie intend to come and live in America. ? Wm. Johnson, a British soldier At the bat? tle of Waterloo, died recently at Evansville, Indiana, aged 87. He had been married seven times. ? The Arkansas Legislature has passed a bill for a Commissioner of Immigration to travel North and induce colored people to go down there. ? John W. Johnston (Conservative) has been elected United States Senator from Vir? ginia, for the term of six years from the 4th of March inst. ? Trains are now running regularly over the Air Line Railroad from Atlanta to Buford, a distance of thirty-five miles. Buford is six? teen miles from Gainesville. ? The Cincinnati Commercial nominates the following ticket: For President, Charles Sum ner, of Massachusetts; for Vice President, B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri. ? The Southern Baptist Educational Con? vention will meet at Marion, Ala., on the 12th of April. Schools and colleges throughout the South are requested to send delegates. ? Wm. Hertig died recently near Salisbury, N. C, aged 101 years. He was a native of Germany, and participated in the battles of Jena and Austerlitz against Napoleon Bona? parte. ? McKean Buchanan, one of the oldest pay? masters in the U. S. Navy, died at his residence in Charlestown, Mass., on the 18th inst. He was 72 years of age, and had been on the re? tired list since 1862. ? Hon. E. W. Nesbet, formerly Judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia, member of the United States Congress in 183S and 1840, mem? ber of the Confederate Congress, and a lawyer of distinction, is dead?aged 68 years. ? General Beauregard's onlv son, a young man who is said to inherit much of the energy and ability of his father, has gono to Kansas City, in which place he intends to make his fortune by his own labor. ? Eight and a half to nine 'cents, was the price of cotton in Tyler, Smith county, Texas, on the 4th inst., according to the quotations of the Reporter, a newspaper published in that place. Those afflicted with the Texas fever might profitably ponder over this fact. ? Graut ha3 appointed one Smith, of Iowa, "receiver of public monoys" at Sioux City. Smith was in the last Congress, but his consti? tuents, who differ with Grant, thought he had received enough of the public money, and re? fused to re-elect him. ? It is now thought that Beast Butler will bo a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts next fall. It would be hard on the decent peo? ple of tho Bay State, but we could wish for anything to take such men out of Federal poli? tics, and sincerely hope that he may be elected. ? A newspaper in Nevada bade good-bye to the Legislature of that State in endearing terms, asserting that a majority of. tho mem? bers are as graceless a set of scoundrels as ever sold their votes to the highest bidder iu a de? liberative body. The editor ought to make an exception in favor of the South Carolina me? nagerie ! ? Princess Louiso, sixth child of Queen Victoria, has just been married to the Marquis of Lome, a Scotch nobleman. Rumor has it that the Princess Beatrice, youngest child of Victoria, is shortly to marry the Marquis of Ely. These parties arc quite youug, as Be? atrice is only fourteen and the Marquis twenty ono years of ape. ? Chief Justice Mason, of Nebraska, has dclivored an opinion against negroes sitting as jurors in that tho fourteenth and fifteenth amendments grant rights to negroes, but im? pose no duties upon them, and that jury service is a burden, and not a privilege; and that the State constitution can be changed only by the same power that enacted it; that Congress could not confer such authority to change upon the Legislature. SPECIAL KOTIGES. THE PAIN KILLER Is by universal oonaent allowed to have won for ltael' ? reputation unsurpassed in tho history of medical prepa;*-' tlons. Its instantaneous effect in tho eradication and ex? traction of Pain in all ita various forms incicorit to (Um human family, and the unsolicited writton and verbal Wie-" timony of the masses In ita favor, have bees, lad are Ita best advertisement*. The Ingredients of tho Paar stn.rjta, being portly Taf table, render It aperfeotly safe .and efiSoadou rxsmoif taken internally, a* well as for external application, wbttt usod according to directions. The stain upon linen ftwf Its use is readily removed by" washing with alcohol. This Medicine, justly celebratecf for tho core of so nan/ of the afflictions Incident to the h'amaa family, has noir been before the public over thtety t?a1es, tatfbas fimal* Ita way Into almost every corner of the world; auf wheiever it has been used, the same opinion is expressed? of ite medical properties. In any atuxk, where prompt action upon tho system 1st required, the Pain Kilter ? invaluable. Its almost (nstaa tancous effect in Believing Pain is truly wonderful; and when used according to directions, la true to its name, a PAIN KTTJ.FR. Cheering Facts for the Bilioasv Every day demonstrates more dearly that liver com*' plaint, in all its distressing forms, can bo controlled and cured without difficulty or inconvenience. It Is an obsti-1 natc disease, but its obstinacy is not proof against the pertinacious, remedial and restorative operation of Hoe totter's Stomach Bitters. That genial correctivo compel* the organ to do ?* duty. It mtui 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 health. If there is costlveneas, it disappears; If there is side-ache or back-ache, it ceases; if the skin and the whites of the eyes aro tinged with super? fluous bile, they recover their natural hoc: if the appe? tite is gone, it returns; if the digestion is Impaired,It is restored; in brief, whatever the symptoms of the com? plaint may bo, and whatever the phrase it has assumed, a cure U certain. Such are the uniform effects of this prep? aration where bilious disease bas been already, developed; but in cases where there is merely a constitutional tenden? cy to liver complaint, it may be prevented throughout life by the regular use, in small quantities, of this palatable antidote. These are proven facts, and should bo seriously pondered?or, rather, they 3bould be promptly act>3d upon by all persons of bilious habit. Dooas, Sashes, Blinds, Mocldinos, 4c?Wi would call special attention to tho advertisement in another col-' unin of Mr. P. P. Toale, of Charleston, 8. C. Mr. Toale I? an extensive aid successful manufacturer, and there can be no doubt thit oar readers would consult thoir own interests by corresponding with him before purchasing goods in his lino from other parties. Da. Sage's Catarrh Eemzot is no Patent Medicine humbug gotten up to dupe the ignorant and credulous, bot' is a perfect Specific for Nasal Catarrh, "Cold in tho hoad,'*. and kindred diseases. The proprietor, R. V. Pierce, M. IX,. of Buffalo, N. T., offers $300 for a case ho cannot cure. Sold by drugglaUj or sent by mail for sixty cents. , A pam? phlet free. . ? j SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. THE BUSINESS heretofore carried on ander tho name and stylo of Thomas Dawson has been this day changod, and will be carried on la? the name of J. L. Dawson. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted? to Thomas Dawson must make payment on or by3 Saleday in April, or their Notes and Accounts will" bo placed in the hands of an officer for collection-J J. L. DAYTS?"N: ( March 28, 1871 89 ? SAMSON I WAS A STRONG MAN, BUT IF YOU DONT BELIEVE H?BBARDI WILSON ABE SELLING GOODS TREMENDOUS LOW, JUST CALL IS ISO YOU WILL SEBt :>ii-.\.vyj'Vi March 10,1871 89 ZELL'S AMMONIATE? SUPERPHOSPHATE! Here's Tour Fertilizer! Cheaper than Cotton, t Invest a Fenny and Make a Pound* m E will sell from this date this well-known*, best Fertilizer ever used for the increasiid; production of Cotton ? J. CASH, $58.o0.\ TIME, $65.00 PEE TOIL WATSON & BBO. March 80,1871 89 8 United. States Internal Revenue, Assistant Assessor's Office* 5th Division, 3rd District of South, Caroling ANDERSON S. C, March 29,1871. THE undersigned has received the appointment of Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue for tho 6tli Division, 3rd District of South Caro? lina, embracing the Counties of Abbeville, Ander? son and Ocouee, and is now prepared to receive the Auuual Returns of Income for the year. 1871.. Strict conformity to the requirements o? the law in rendering theso returns will be required. Under the ruling of the Honorable Commission? er of Internal Revenue, no Return will bo accept? ed unless made out in detail, that is, with tho proper entry opposite each item of the Return, and tho whole subscribed and sworr to. Tho form and manner for declaring that a per? son is not possessed of a taxable income, under the proviso of Section IIS, of the Act of June 80? 1864, amended by the Act of March 2,. 1867, is prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal ?'Rov* enue to be tho Blank Return furnished, properly filled up, subscribed and swora to before me.... For (he purpose of expedition and promptness in responso to these requirements, the following is stated far convenience of tax payers: I will be at Anderson C. H. until the 10th of April; at Bclton on the 11th of April; at WiU liamston on the 12th aud 13th of April; at Pen dlctou on tho 14th and 15th of April. JUI1N C. WHITE FIELD, Assistant Assessor. March 20, U:-71 o'J "?