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ANDERSON X>. Hr, S. O. THURSDAY MORNING FEB 8", 1872. -^ We publish iu this issue the full text of the law regulating the granting of divorces, Mcentiy passed by the Legislature. Personal.?We were pleased to meet with' Cpj/W. C. Keith, the genial and popular edi? tor ?? the. Keorcee Courier, who visited our town<m Tuesday' Tast upon professional busi t?" We surrender much of our space to the "j8r'6\^e^ Legislature, as reported by *^Ko intelligent correspondent of the Charleston -JVfeo?/-.?hose letters will prove interesting to otfr readers. x*i vr%nu ? m t r- ?' [':f\lj5Sh The Greenville Enterprise of last Wed? nesday says that "cotton is selling in Green? ville, at the present time, at nineteen and three-fourths cents." On the same day, cotton selling , in Anderson at from twenty to ?Jwenty and a half cents! Will our friend please -make a note of this fact fur the benefit of his -readers. ?k'tja?* A bill has been, introduced into the House of Representatives, looking to a new ap? portionment of members, based upon the cen *?fe'?? 1870: In the coming election, Repre l^tktiyes, are to be chosen under the new anportionment, which is to continue in force until another apportionment is made. Under 4he proposed basis, Anderson will be entitled iriW?epresentativ es. SLS tie! Admitted to the Bar. -. .We: neglected to state last week that our jroung, friend, Mr. N. B. Cary,. of Walhalla, nW'beeh admitted to the practice of law in the Circuit Courts of this State. We understand that he stood a most creditable examination JJ?ore the Court. It) Inj:_ Jim. ?Q WS??! _ _ _ Habeas Corpus. b?We understand that Mr. John R. Petty, mwith the homicide of John Dale at , was brought before his Honor Judge Qrx'-on Tuesday last upon a writ of habeas Corpus, and was released under a bond of Jl^sfoi). He was represented by Messrs. Reed $&eith. ?tail i i : "* ' * -z.i. ! The Spartan burg Spartan. *!Tbe last number of this excellent journal brings the announcement that our friend, Col. John H. Evins, has assumed charge of the edi? torial department. Col. Evins occupied the friction of editor for several years prior to the war, and is eminently qualified by his talents and/experience lor the duties before him. We Idea pleasure in giving him an earnest welcome etfeeimore to the tripod, and trust that his-eon with the fraternity may be long* and -fwi : : :~-" 1 * yd; ox ; A Swindling Concern ?> Prague, Eaton & Co., 200 Broadway, N. Y., 8*e*ut'u8 aii advertisement of a Gift Enterprise two or three weeks ago, aud stated that they ?iferred. by permission to Messrs, S. M. Pettin gtttj&'Coi, the well known ant? respousible ad ?ra?mfij agents of that city. Upon inquiry of tlie last named iicm,. we are informed that Spraguc, Eaton & Co. are entirely unknown to them, &nd that they believe it to be a bogus cuncenr, ,^|jnie growth of swindling firms in Ney* York is- truly astonishing, and we are. in? clined to given wide berth to all such charac tfcW OB Spragoe, Eaton & Co., and invariably refuse to insert advertisements unless forwarded vi Ii iT. djxough a responsible channel. Newpaper publishers cannot better protect themselves and tiieir readers than by pursuing a similar course. nV -? o ? ~iSn Haighfs Circus. Notwithstanding the day-was most unfavor? able; and the rain fell in torrents during the forenoon, there was a large crowd in attend unee or. Tuesday last, anxiously awaiting the hour for the Circus exhibition to take place. Th* management sought to accommodate the eager public, aud when the clouds partially broke away ia the afternoon, it was proclaimed mat-an exhibition would be given on McCul adjacent to the Depot, and thither flecked' the expectant multitude. Of course, where,was no balloon ascension, and the usual street pageant had to be omitted. The pavil? ion was speedily filled, however, and the per? formances began at the earliest possible mo? ment./ The troupe encountered the many disadvantages with cheerfulness, and the exhi? bition was creditable under all the circumstan? ces. I The performing elephant attracted much atteution ; the vaulting was superior, and the trained dogs excited universal approbation. T-ho-riding was necessarily bad, as the ring w?s_"knee-deep" in mud, and the horses made slow time, in consequence thereof. An excel ieat band of music accompanies the exhibition. Under more favorable auspices, we think flight's Circus would rank among the best that has visited this community since the war. odl - * ? " A Good Beginning. ? There is nothing like making a fair begin ging when a new enterprise is set upon foot. Messrs. Pope & Shnrpe, of Pendleton, have re? cently removed to this place for the purpose ^establishing a Drug Store, and after thor? oughly remodeling No. G Granite Row, until it is now one of the handsomest rooms in the up-country, they have opened an entirely new stock of gooods in their line, and may well be congratulated upon having one of the most stylish establishments outside of the largest cities. But, in addition to these evidences that they are starting right, they are determined to let the people know all about it, and arc making use of the advertising columns of the Intelligencer to accomplish that end. More? over, they are seeking to get into high favor with the editor, and have honored the sanctum with a neat and acceptable present?the exact nalure of which "deponent sayeth not," for fear of numerous calls from ye loafers. All of these facts tend to prove that our enterprising neighbors are determined upon a good begin? ning, and it remains for the people to insure success by extending a fair share of patronage. Mr. Pope is a young man of fine business quali? fications, while Dr. Sharpe is too widely known to need further recommendation. We direct attention to their advertisements elsewhere. The Court. Court is still in session,, and likely to con? sume the balance of this week awl greater por? tion of nest week. The State vs. Geo, W. Rankin, indicted for keeping a public nuisance, was concluded on Friday afternoon, and re? sulted in a verdict against the defendant. The testimony closed on "Wednesday afternoon, when the case was argued by Messrs. B. F. Whitner, W. H. Perry and J. P. Reed for the prosecution, and Messrs. Thomas Thomson, John B. Moore and S. M. McGowan for the de? fence. Immediately upon the verdict being rendered, an appeal was taken by the defend? ant, so that the great mill-dam case yet re? mains undecided. We learn that the Court is making slow progress at this time?a single case on the eivil docket having occupied the greater part of the time since Monday morning. The juries will not be dismissed for several days. f)SS~ The Charleston papers announce the eudden death of Col. James H. Taylor, a prom? inent merchant of that city, which occurred on last Saturday from a stroke of apoplexy. Col. Taylor belonged to the firm of Geo. W. Williams & Co., and at the time of his death was a member of the City Council. He was the leading spirit of the Howard Association, whose benevolent operations during the preva? lence of yellow fever done so much to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and needy. Col. Taylor was a native of Massachusetts, and had resided in Charleston from early youth. The weather has been truly severe du? ring the past week. Another snow on Thursday night to the depth of several inches, succeeded by sleet, with a continual freeze throughout Friday, and yet another slight fall of snow on Friday night, made up the variety of two days. Alternate rain and sunshine complete the record of the week, which deserves to be remembered among the most remarkable for many years. flSy* The following conundrum was pro? pounded to us the other day by a noted wag: " What is the difference between a town bell and Gov. Scott ?" Ans.?" One peals from the steeple, and the other-don't." We have no comments to make upon this sly inuendo against the Governor. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AJffD OTHERWISE. ? The snow is 16 feet deep on a level at the top of the Sierra Nevada. ? A daughter of General Banks is the belle of Washington this season. ? Hon. Joel Foster, Senator from Spartan burg, has departed with biB family for Texas. ? It is announced that Gen. Wade Hampton com tern plates removing to Baltimore at an ear? ly day. ? Mr. David R. Phifer has reeeived the ap Eointment of postmaster at Newberry,.vice S. Jr. jnard, resigned. ? The National Bank of Greenville has been organized, with a capital of ?>80.000. H. Beattie, Esq., is the President. ? Governor Joel Parker is the first man who has held the office of Governor in New Jersey for two terms under the present constitution. ? Mr. John McQueen has been appointed to the position formerly occupied by Major Noah, as Assistaut Private Secretary to the Governor. ? The Governor has appointed John H. Lit? tle, Esq., as Sheriff of Laurens County, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Col. B. S. Jones. ? It is rumored that United States Marshal Johnson is to be removed, and Fred. Bush, Esq., formerly Presideut of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, appointed in his place. ? The Republican State Convention will meet iu Columbia on the 19th inst., for the pur? pose of selecting delegates to the National Re? publican Convention in Philadelphia on the first Wednesday in June. ? A. M. Hoibrook, the veteran editor and one of the proprietors of the New Orleans Pic? ayune, announces his withdrawal from that pa? per. He has been editor and manager of the Picayune for more than thirty-five years. ? Mr. John Heart, who has been, by turns, editor of the Charleston Mercury, Congression? al printer, State agricultural commissioner, and secretary to Governor Scott, is now employed in the Treasury Department at Washington. ? Samuel White, colored, was hung in Charleston last Friday, for the murder of W. B. Fidea last summer. His accomplice, a negro named Beiden, had his sentence commuted by Gov. Scott to imprisonment for life when under the gallows. ? The Columbia Carolinian is informed that the debt of the Blue Ridge llailroad Company, which the Ring wanted the State to assume, amounts not to five or six hundred thousand dollars, but to eight hundred thousand dol? lars. ? James Slough and his wife,' two old and respectable citizens of Richmond, Ky., quar? relled, and the husband stabbed the wife fifteen or twenty times. He was drunk and jealous. The wife lived ouly long enough to tell her ter? rible story. ? Messrs. Butler, Chadwick & Gary have presented the home for the mothers, widows and orphans of Confederate soldiers, with the handsome sum of $500. We learn, also, that S5.000 has been invested by that firm in the stock of the State Agricultural Society. ? The bill abolishing the office of State Auditor has at length passed the Senate not without a hard fight, with an amendment which carries its provisions into effect after the next general election. The duties of the office will be devolved upon the Comptroller General. ? At the solicitation of several prominent Georgians, Col. C. W. Howard, editor of The Plantation, has consented to go io Europe for the purpose of negotiating the sale of farms, wild lands, water powers or mineral interests, and to set forth the advantages of emigration to Georgia. ? The cotton manufacturing busincssat Fall River, Mass., is expanding at an unprecedented rate. New capital to the amount of about $16, 000,000 has been invested, and twenty new mills have cither been, or shortly will be add? ed to the producing power of that enterprising city. ? The Governor has nominated Ex-Gov. James L. Orr as delegate and Archibald Cam? eron, Esq., as alternate, for appointment by the President of the United States to the centenni? al celebration of Independence Day, which takes place in Philadelphia on the -I th of July. 1876. ? Marshal Johnson, of South Carolina, son of Hon. Reverdy Johnson, has been removed from office. This is tin; sequel of the fight be? tween the opposing factions of South Carolina Republicans, which has been going on for over a year, and in this last move Senator Sawyer is out-done, und the extreme Radical wing has succeeded. ? The New York Journal of Commerce has recently published a very able and judicious ar? ticle, recommending an amendment to the bankrupt law, by which the estates of bank? rupts will be secured to the creditors, instead of being gobbled up by rapacious officials. The Journal gives numerous illustrations of the evil workings of the law, as it now stands, and we are satisfied that the same will apply, with more or less force, to almost every section of the country. A change will evidently result to the benefit of creditors. PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Columbia, S. C, January 31. It is stated, on the authority of the late la? mented Alexander Pope, that "hope springs eternal in the human breast," and there may be therefore some warrant for the hope that this most intolerable and inconsequential ses? sion, with which the State has now been afflict? ed for nine weary weeks, may reach its termi? nation at some reasonably proximate date. It is discouraging, however, to witness the utter recklessness with which the members of the lower house especially do spread themselves and air their pitiful attempts at wit or oratory on every possible occasion. It used to be amusing, but it has passed that stage, and now it is disgusting. Tho legislative drama is not well balanced, and the play begins to pall. There are enough of members in the company, but a paucity of characters, and all the parts are but the repetition of the clown and heavy villain. The one was formerly amusing aud the other interesting, but the villains have be? come too clownish, and the clowns are getting villainous; the play is played out, and the sooner the curtain is run down the better. Some members of the Senate do not appear to be quite satisfied with the amendments to the election law they have already passed, and this morning Mr. Whittemore gave notice of another bill, which seeks to make some addi? tional amendments; while Mr. Arnim intro? duced a bill, of which he had previously given notice, which seems to look to about the same results as are accomplished by the very sensi? ble and decent bill which has lately passed the Senate, and is pending in the House. Mr. Ar nim's bill is entitled "A bill to amend an act entitled an act providing for the general elec? tions, and the manner of conducting the same," and it provides, first, that the managers of elec? tion shall proceed immediately after the closing of the polls at each election to publicly count and declare the vote; second, that they shall deliver their certificates delaring the vote, to? gether with the poll-lists and ballot-boxes, to the commissioners of election on the Tuesday following the election, filing a duplicate thereof at the same time with tho county clerk, and forwarding another to the Secretary of State; and third, that in the appointment of managers and commissioners of election, at least one member of each board shall be a member of the opposite political party to the one in power. This was the only measure of any interest brought up in the Senate to-day. Mr. Johnson gave notice of a bill in relation to gambling, which is probably the same as the one introduced in the Hous' and mentioned below; and Mr. Bieman introduced a bill to incorporate, with the usual powers, the Deutsche Bruderliebe Bund, of Charleston. The rest of the time was mainly occupied with a debate upon Mr. Whittemore's resolution toprovidofor the registry of all State bonds and stocks, with? out, however, any definite action. In the other house there "was the usual wil? derness of talk and scarcity of action. A re? port was expected from the Charleston delega? tion on the metropolitan police bill, but it was not forthcoming, and from the delay that has attended this outrageous scheme at every step, and from various other encouraging signs, there is every reason to believe that the meas? ure will never be carried. Quite a number of bills and resolutions, of more or less importance, were introduced, among them being the follow? ing: By Mr. Nehemias, a bill to regulate the pay of members of the General Assembly. This is rather a startling bill, and still more remarka? ble as coming from the little gentleman from Beaufort, whose stature is almost indicated by the first two syllables of his name, and who is an extremely quiet little man, and not given to breaking out in this way. His friends, howev? er, have lately seen a change in Mr. Nehemias. His appetite has failed, and even his rnatitudi nal gin cocktail has lost its wonted charms. He had, in bygone days, worked hard to acquire fame as the best dressed man in the city; but of late he has ceased to study choice patterns in waistcoats, and has quite neglected artists, both sartorial aud tonsorial, until his trowsers are no longer stunning, and his moustaches no longer twine in glossy ringlets. The fact is, he has been deep in the agonies of parturition, and is only just delivered. Parturiunt Nehe? mias, ct nascitur ridicuhis mus. The "mouse" is entitled as above, and provides that hereafter the incorruptible patriots who shall be elected to serve their grateful constituents as members of the General Assembly shall receive an an? nual salary of one thousand dollars, to be paid quarterly and without any nonsense, and shall receive an allowance of twenty cents per mile for going and returning from their homes to Columbia. There is no knowing but what this bill will pass. Nehemias was sufficiently re? covered to-day to be able to nurse his bantling, and he explained that it was a measure of econ? omy, (!) inasmuch as the members now pro? longed each session to an alarming extent, merely because they were paid by the day, and that if they were paid by the job they would hurry up to get through, and thereby save in printing, attaches' salaries, gas bills, and all the incidental expenses of a prolonged sessiou.? This is a very good argument of its kind, but it is a very sophistical kind, and what the tax? payers will look at is the obstinate fact that this same measure of economy proposes an an? nual outlay of $156,000 for the item of mem? bers' salaries alone. By Mr. Hunter, joint resolution authorizing the levying of certain taxes for the fiscal year of 1872-3. This resolution modestly proposes to extort from the people of this State during the next twelve months, in addition to all local taxes, the sum of nineteen mills on the dollar to pay for the luxury of being swindled, insult? ed and misrepresented by the corrupt gang who now control the destines of the State. It requires that a State tax on all taxable property of three mills on the dollar shall be collected between June 1 and July 1, 1872 ; ten mills on the dollar to be collected botween November 15, 1872, and January 1, 1873, and three mills ou the dollar to be collected between June 1 and July 1, 1873 ; and it authorizes the couuty commissioners to levy and collect taxes amount? ing to three mills on the dollar lor county pur? poses. By Mr. Gaither, a bill in relation to gam? bling. This bill proposes to extend the defini? tion and apply the pains aud penalties of gambling to the sport known as cock fighting ; prohibits any town or city council from issuing a license to any establishment where "chicken disputes" are indulged in, and provides that any mayor or Intendant sanctioning such license, or in any way offending against this bill, shall be fined nut less than $200 or more than $500. Altogether the bill is one that would rejoice the heart of the philanthropic Bergh, and like the efforts of that benevolent but pugnacious person, in behalf of suffering animals, it should have the support, though it may provoke the smiles of all right-minded men. By Mr. Mobley, a bill to protect laborers when improving the property or premises of their employers. This appears to be a good bill?for the lawyers, and provides that when laborers or employees living on the premises of their employers shall put any improvements upon such premises they shall be entitled to receive fair compensation for the said improve? ments, and that tlu-y shall not be liable to eject? ment from such premises until a settlement is made for their improvements. Columbia, February 1. Upon the call of counties the following bills, &c., were introduced: By Mr. Yocum, u bill to protect the people of the State of South Carolina against illegal fraudulent issues of bonds and securities. This bill recites that there have been illegal issues of bonds, and that nobody knows the extent or amount of such issues, and, therefore, provides for another joint special financial investigating committee, to consist of one from the Senate and two from the House, to examine and report as to which bonds are illegal and which are genuine. The committee to sit in Charleston I ibr not more than sixty days, beginning March 1, 1872, to have authority to send for persons and papers, and to advertise their meeting in the papers of Charleston, Columbia, New York and Washington. All persons holding bonds of tho State are to report all about the same to this new inquisition before May 1,1872, and a failure to make such report shall be deemed vrima facie evidence of the illegality of such bonds. The treasurer is prohibited from pay? ing the interest on any bonds until the report of this committee be received, but he is care? fully instructed to pay all the expenses of the j committee. By Mr. Cousart, a bill to restrain sheriffs from selling certain county property under ex? ecutions against the county. This measure seeks to exempt the county poorhouses and jails from salo under executions for debt. I By Mr. Singleton, notice of a bill to relieve the State of all liability for its guarantee of the bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad Compa? ny, by providing for the securing aud destruc? tion of the same. This looks like an effort to put money in circulation, and really the effort seems to be needed, in view of the notice that Treasurer Parker has placarded in his office that "no legislative expenses will be paid until the appropriation bill has passed." In the Senate there was little business of any importance transacted. Tho war of yes? terday upon Mr. Whitteuiore's bill to provide for the registry of State securities was renewed, and waged with much ferocity and bitterness, principally between the author of the bill and the Senator from Barn well. The matter was finally postponed to Wednesday next. Mr. Smalls reported, as might have been ex? pected, that more time was needed by the phos? phate committee to complete their odoriferous researches, and an indefinite extension was ac? cordingly granted. Mr. Nash introduced a bill to incorporate the Traction Steam Engine Company, of Co? lumbia, and Mr. Whittemore introduced anoth? er bill to amend the election law, by providing for the immediate canvass of the votes at the close of the polls, but containing no provision for minority representation upon the boards of managers. Columbia, February 3. There has been no business of any great im? portance in either House of the General Assem? bly during the past two days. A considerable number of bills have been introduced in each, including one introduced in the House this morning, which, as will be seen by the synop? sis of its provisions given below, is a revival in all its essential features of the daring Blue Ridge Railroad scheme, which found so short a shrift and so speedy a grave in the Senate last week. Another measure introduced into the Senate to-day is reported by some very shrewd observers to be a bold device to get pos? session of the Spartanburg and Union Road, ostensibly for the protection of the State, but really for the benefit of the same Ring that has controlled the destinies of the Blue Ridge and Greenville Roads with such eminently satisfac? tory results to themselves, but with such disas? trous consequences to the people of the State. There have also been, as a matter of course, the usual wordy debates in both branches of the Assembly. In the Senate these have been, mainly confined to Messrs. Whittemore and Leslie, the one busily defending his own im? maculate pulchritude and defying his tormen? tor, who, in turn, deals chiefly in innuendo, side thrusts, and such light artillery, all of which keeps hi.s burly antagonist in a perpetual ferment of indignation, and serves admirably to beguile the otherwise weary houra in the Senate chamber. This morning, the Senate committee on coun? ty officers reported unfavorably upon the bill to regulate the appointment of county officers and submitted a substitute, which provides that the Governor may appoint ad interim. county officers during the recess of the Legislature, subject to the approval of the Senator lor which the appointment is made. This modest and graceful proposition was received with favor and will doubtless pass the Senate, but its fa? vorable reception by the House, or its approval by the Governor, are far more problematical. The Senate special committee, to whom was referred the bill introduced some time ago by Mr. Cardozo to divide the State into five con? gressional districts, reported this morning a substitute for that bill which makes the follow? ing division : First District?Georgetown, Williamsburg, Horry, Marion, Marlboro', Chesterfield, Dar? lington and Clarendon Counties. Second District?Charleston, Colleton, Or? angeburg and Lexington Counties. Third District?llichland, Fairfield, Newbcr ry, Laureus, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee Counties. Fourth District?Sumtcr, Kershaw, Lancas? ter, Chester, York, Union, Spartanburg and Greenville Counties. Fifth District?Beaufort, Barnwell, Aikcn, Edgeficld aud Abbeville Couuties. Mr. Whittemore introduced a suspicious looking concurrent resolution, which instructs the Governor to ascertain the liabilities of the State on account of its guarantee of the Spar? tanburg and Union Railroad bonds, requires him to send the State auditor to the sale of the railroad on Monday next, with instructions to bid in the property on behalf of the State, pro? vided a sufficient amount be not offered by oth? er parties to pay the liabilities of the State, aud authorizes the comptroller-general to draw a warrant for the payment of the cash portion of the purchase money. This was deicndcd by Mr. Whittemore, who stated that the liabilities of the State on this account were between six hnndred thousand dollars and seven hundred thousand dollars, and it was adopted with the elision of the last clause authorizing the pay? ment of the money. Mr. Cardozo then moved to take up the re-* port of the last joint'special financial investi? gating committee from the table, where it had been quietly accumulating dust since the early days of the session. He was in favor of some action upon this important document. He owed Iiis allegiance to the Republican party, but protested that he was for right before Republicanism, and if the grave charges of fraud that had been made were true, he wanted to know it. lie submitted that the Republican party could not afford to remain silent under such charges, and that the Senate having committed itself by the appointment of the committee, could not, with any decency, stultify itself by refusing to consider their re? port. Mr. Maxwell objected. He could not sec the use of taking up this matter. He noticed that Mr. Leslie was on the floor already to make a speech, and if they brought the report up he might slay there and talk till next October, and he thought it would simply lead to endless dis? cussion and amount to nothing. Mr. Nash also opposed the taking up of the report, and as nobody was found to favor it the motion was quietly tabled, the vote of the au? thor of the famous report assisting in this di? rection, and this will beyond all doubt be tho last to be heard, in the Senate at least, of this wonderful report. The following acts were ratified in the pres? ence of the Senate, by the presiding officers of both houses: Act to approve, adopt and make of force the General Statutes of the State of South Carolina, prepared under the direction and by the au? thority of the General Assembly. Act to renew the charter of* the Feuilleton Male Academy. Mr. Smalls introduced a bill to provide for the appointment of an inspector of phosphates which authorizes the Governor, immediately upon the passage of the act, to appoint a suita? ble person as inspector of phosphates and phos phatic deposits, whose duty it shall be to attend upon all mines or diggings of such phosphates and sec that a full and fair return of each and every ton of phosphates thus dug or mined is made according to law, and he himself shall make a return every quarter to the comptroller general. He shall give a bond in the sum of $5,000 to the State for the faithful discharge of his duties, said bond to be approved by the county treasurer of Charleston or Beaufort and by the comptroller-general. As compensation he shall receive ten per cent, of all moneys paid into the State treasury arising from the return of one dollar per ton on such phosphates. He is also authorized to appoint deputies, for whose acts he is to be held responsible. The lower House during the last two days has been characteristically amusing itself with wordy and senseless squabbles over the most insignificant affairs. One of these was over a resolution by Lee to rescind the action of the House the other day, in resolving to hold night sessions. The night session was tried just once ?on Thursday night, and about a dozen mem? bers were present, the superior attractions of another menagerie having diverted the rest. This had sufficiently shown the futility of at? tempting to get a quorum together in the eve? ning, and every man in the House was pre? pared to vote in favor of Lee's eminently sen? sible suggestion, but, for the sake of hearing themselves talk, or else out of pure cussedness, half a dozen of the most persistent talkers, in? cluding Jones and Jamison, entertained the House for hours with long tirades about their duty to their constituents, their desire to expe? dite legislation, &c. Finally it was resolved to do way with the night sessions, and to meet af? ter the 5th instant at 11 o'clock, A. M., and ad? journ at will, or as Byas put it with his amazing facility at abusing the classics, to adjourn ad libitum. Mr. Yocum continued his role as the watch dog of the treasury, by introducing a concur? rent resolution which recites that it is current? ly reported that the January interest had been paid in part, and therefore requires the State treasurer to report at once to the General As? sembly whether such interest had been paid in part or otherwise, and, if in part, to what amount. This was adopted and sent to the Senate, but it amounts to simply nothing. Mr. Gary is also looking after the treasury? doubtless with some anxiety as to his own pay certificates?and offered a concurrent resolu? tion appointing a joint committee to wait on the treasurer and ascertain how much money has been paid by county treasurers and what has been done with it. Mr. Singleton introduced another bill to re? lieve the State of its liability on account of its guarantee of the Blue Ridge Railroad bonds, which bill is simply a resuscitation in a new, and if possible, more audacious form of the swindle lately. attempted in the Senate. The signal defeat of the measure there doubtless led to its introduction this time in the House, so as to afford more time to see the Senators, canvass the matter or give them more light be? fore it reaches them again. It is said that the author of the bill expects an easy passage through the House, and, indeed, he is reported to have said at the time of the introduction of the former bill in the Senate, that when it passed the Senate he would feel safe, that he could put any measure through the lower House, &c. The measure was there denounced, how? ever, not ouly as an outrageous swindle, but as a deliberate insult to the intelligence of the Senate, and it will be strange, indeed, if the members of the House will receive a measure coming to them with such an endorsement from the Senate with any show of favor. It may possibly survive the scrutiny of the rail? road committee, and will doubtless be attempt? ed to be put through with secrecy and expedi? tion, as it has already been attempted to be kept from the knowledge of your correspondent, but with such ventilation as it is sure to get from the press, notwithstanding these attempts, and with such exposures as I am told some members of the House are determined to make, I am inclined to believe that its defeat in the House will be as ignominious and complete as it was in the other branch of the General As? sembly. The" bill provides that, whereas the present condition of the finances of the State, and of the various railroad companies composing the render inexpedient and unudvisable the further continuance of the guaranteed bonds upon the market, the State treasurer be directed, with ?the consent, in writing, of the president of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, to require the financial agent of the State, in the city of New York, immediately to deliver to the State treas? ury all the bonds "of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, endorsed and guaranteed by the State, now in his possession, and held by him as collateral security for advances, and upon the delivery of said bonds the treasurer is re? quired to cancel the same, and the Blue Ridge Railroad Companv i? thereupon to be discharged from all the liability to the State on account of such advances. That upon the surrender of the balance of the four million dollars of bonds the treasurer is authorized and required to de? liver to the president of the Blue Ridge Rail? road Company in South Carolina treasury cer? tificates of indebtedness to the amount of one million-hundred thousand dollars, and if the said company be not able to deliver all said bonds at one time, the treasurer is authorized to issue proportional amounts of certificates of indebtedness. To carry out the purposes of this act, the State treasurer is authorized and required to have printed or engraved on steel, as soon as practicable, treasury certificates of indebtedness to the amount of one million hundred thousand dollars, to be issued in such form and denominations as may be decided upon by the treasurer and the president of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company. These certificates arc to be known and designated as "Treasury Scrip of the State of South Carolina," and are to be received at their par value in pay? ment of all taxes or indebtedness due to the State. Mr. White introduced a joint resolution to require the land commissioner to issue titles to actual settlers upon public lands, which pro? vides that the land commissioner i? empowered and directed, on application of all actual set? tlers upon the public lands of the State, to is? sue full and legal titles to the same without any further payment, the Stite to thereby quit all further claim to the said lands, and vest full rights and titles in such actual settlers, their heirs and assigns forever. There has been as yet no decisive legislation looking to a solution of the State financial muddle, but there are some indicatious that a crisis is approaching. The session is nearly over, neither the appropriation bill nor the tax levy have passed, the interest remains unpaid and the treasury is constantly reported as being without funds to meet the current expenses, and, altogether, it is evident that the bull must be taken by the horns very soon, or we will have a lively scene of pecuniary chaos. The appropriation bill as reported by the House committee on ways and means is without any provision for the payment of interest, but I am told that a substitute is in preparation which very amply supplies that omission. It is also reported that the Governor proposes to indicate very clearly his idea of the way out of the mire, by causing to be introduced first a joint resolu? tion pledging the Legislatiure against repudia? tion, and second a wholesale Validation act, le? galizing all issues whatever of bonds and stock since January, 1808. It is apparent that all" this will involve the prompt payment of inter? est and necessitate the raising of a tremendous tax during this year of grace, 1S72, and hence the exorbitant tax levy proposed by Hunter in the House, the other day, which increases the tax from seven to sixteen mills on the dollar. l?y the way, Mr. Hunter has expressed a desire to be put right as to the introduction of this tax levy, and I cheerfully give him the benefit of his statement to exculpate himself from the charges of collusion or carelessness. He says that as he was coming into the House one day ho was met by a gentleman, who was sent by another gentleman, who is a very high officer of the State This gentleman handed him a resolution, which he said was all right, and which lie asked him to introduce in the House. This Mr. Hunter verv kindly promised to do. without ever taking the trouble to look at the Blue Ridge Railroad Com luch as to paper. He did glance over it before he in? troduced it, however, and when he saw it in? volved the little matter of extorting an unheard of tax from the people of the State, he was sor? ry he had given his promise. Under some? what similar circumstances it may be remem? bered that "Judas went and hanged nimself;" but Mr. Hunter is a minister of the Gospel, and is no Judas; so he went and offered the resolu? tion like a gentleman of his word, and now he says he is going to fight it in the committee of ways and means, of which he is a member, and in the House, of which he is a bright particular star. Meanwhile, his Excellency appears to be be? tween the Scylla of impeachment and the Charybdis of a civil suit in the United States Court at the instance of the Baltimore bond? holders. Those gentlemen arc to hold an ad? journed meeting in that city on "Wednesday next, and their chairman, Mr. A. B. Patterson, a Baltimore banker, has been busily engaged since their last meeting collecting facts and figures in Columbia ana elsewhere, which he f)roposes to submit, and which, as he cohfident y expresses it, will bring them iuto court and put them at least in so tight a place that they will have to sell another railroad or two to get out of it. ? The Abbeville Press and Banner says: "The work of rebuilding has already com? menced, and contractors have been surveving the building sites of the burnt district. Sub? stantial buildings of brick, we suppose, will soon cover the vacant lots. Mr. Kuox talks of erecting a brick building with iron fronts, and we suppose that the new Marshal House will boast the same ornamental exterior." ? The call issued by the Liberal Republi? cans of Missouri for a national convention, to meet at Cincinnati on the Gth of May, solves the difficulty about the inauguration of an an? ti-Grant movement among the Republicans. It is the first step towards giving shape and co hesiveness to the new party, which looks to? wards forming a coalition with the Democrats to defeat Grant in the next Presidential elec? tion. ? We learn by telegram to the Galveston News from Austin, Texas, that the Grand Jury of the Federal Court have fouud true bills of indictment against the Radical Governor, Da? vis, and Secretary of State, Newcomb, on ac? count of the frauds perpetrated in the late eleo tions. These indictments are, we believe, based upon the false certificate of election, which gave Clark (Rad.) a seat in the present Con? gress, when his opponent actually received a majority of several thousand votes. ? The members of Congress of both parties from the South are eager to curry favor with their constituents, each endeavoring to forestall the other by initiating measures for the refund? ing of the cotton tax levied just after the close of the war. All the State Legislatures, thesev? eral boards of trade and similar organizations of the South, aud the National Board of Trade, recently held at Baltimore, have concurred ina request to Congress for immediate action there? for, but as yet no definite rne'-sures have been decided upon. ? A convention of scientific agriculturalists has been called to meet at Washington on the 15th of February, to confer on subjects of mu? tual interest, and to take such action as may be deemed expedient to promote agricultural edu? cation. At the same time, inquiry will no doubt be made into the disposition of the land granted by Congress to the several States as an endowment for the support of agricultural col? leges, occasioned by the fact that the time pre? scribed by law within which colleges must bo established by the States which accepted tho grant, expires in July of the present year. It is hinted that the fair thing has not been ob? served in all cases; and we fear that very slight provisions have been made in some places to obtain the endowment. ? A new claimant for the seat in Congress from the Second South Carolina District has just appeared in the person of one Robert S. Tharin of Charleston, who alleges that he is entitled to the seat, as both DeLarge and Bow? en are ineligible. He says that DeLarge is guilty of all that Bowen charges and more, and that Bowen is guilty of all that DeLarge char? ges and more. In his petition, Tharin says that Bowen is guilty of murder, felony, and bigamy, and that he holds a seat in the Legis? lature of South Carolina. He claims that De Large perpetrated the most outrageous frauds; that he is not an American citizeu, but an Eng? lish subject; that during the rebellion he ran the blockade, and obtained protection as a British subject, and that he is ineligible on that account. It appears that Thann received about S00 votes, while DeLarge and Bowen re? ceived over 15,000 each. ? What is the characteristic of a watch ? Modesty?because it keep.* its hands before its face, and runs down its own works. THE MARKETS. Anderson-, February 7,1S72. Sales of cotton for the week ending to-day 131 bales. Prices this afternoon range from 20 to 21J. Bacon, 12J; Corn, 90 to 1.00; Peas, 90 to 1.00 ; Flour, ?10 to ?12. BY YESTERDAY'S MAIL. Charleston, Feb. 6. Cotton quiet?middling 22. New York, Feb. 6. Cotton strong?uplands 23'-. Liverpool, Feb. 6. Cotton closed strong?uplands 113. Sinking Slowly. Diseases that progress rapidly to a crisis are not the only ones to be dreaded. Canker or dry rot docs not blast a tree as suddenly as a stroke of lightning, but unless arrested it de-* stroys it as certainly; and in like manner chronic debility, although it docs not kill with the swiftness of yellow lever, is as sure to sap the springs of life eventually as any acute dis? ease, if not chocked by invigorating medica? tion. There is something inexpressibly touch? ing in the spectacle of premature decay. Lan? guor, pallor, emaciation, depression of spirits, and a distaste for exertion, are its ordinary symptoms, and they should be promptly met by tonic treatment. Tho best invigorant and oxhilerant that can be administered in a case of this kind is Ilostetter's Stomach Bitters. Tho stimulating principle of the preparation rouses the dormant energies of the system, and tho strengthening and regulating properties give a permanent and healthful impulse to the vital forces thus brought into play. The failing ap? petite is re-awakened, the process of digestion and assimilation are quickened, the quality of tho blood is improved, tho secretions become more natural, and every organ that contributes to the nourishment of the body undergoes sal? utary change. By these means the repair of the physical structure is effected and its health and vigor restored. In no class of diseases has the bencrlcient operation of the Hitters been more marked and striking than in those char? acterized bv general debility and nervous pros? tration. Ladies affected with these ailments lind in this most wholesome ol* all tonics and correctives the safest and surest means of re? lief. It is strong to restore and powerless to injure. Such is tho uniform testimony of "clouds of witnesses." From Dan to Beersheba.?From Charles? ton to Dahloncga, from the seaboard to tho mountains, can be seen a marked improvement in the style of buildings in tho last live yoars. Villages and farm houses all present a moro elegant and comfortable appearance.' ;The rea? son is well known. It is because in that period the whole country has learned to patronize that celebrated manufacturer of Doors, Sashes and Blind-, Mr. P. P. Toale, Charleston, S. C.