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ANDERSON C. H., S. C. THURSDAY MORNING FEB. 15, 1872. t&- The absence of the editor will account for the meagre display of editorial in 'this issue. The Grand Chapter of South Carolina met in Charleston on Tuesday last The editor VilLgive a synopsis of its proceedings next week ? ? ' J9? The rumor published in the Charleston News last week that a number of Senators in? tended to resign is proved to be without foun? dation. Among the Senators named was the Hon. John Wilson, of Anderson. Adjournment of Court .'. Court adjourned on Tuesday last, after a session of over three weeks, much to the satis? faction of j arors and witnesses- Many impor? tant cases were disposed of, and we learn that the dockets were almost entirely cleared. Hon. James. L. Orr. . . A correifpondent of the Columbia Union nominates oar distinguished townsman for the position of Vice President on the Republican : ''Per con^i-v prominent member of the Rad? ical parly of this State informs the Columbia ihatk yCurolihiaw that Judge Orr is his first choice for .the next Go venror of South Caroli? na; Be says that Gov. Scott will certaxafj not lea candidate for re-election. . ?-?. ' ? -: Newspaper Changes. The Greenville Enterprise announces the withdrawal of Col. G. F. Townes from that pa? per, and that John C. Bailey, Esq., will here afleV conduct its editorial management. We regret to part with Coi.Townee, who has wield? ed the .pen so ably and gracefully in the past, Mr. Bailey is equal to the duties now devolving opoh him, and we wish him the most pleasant experiences it is possible for an editor to enjoy. Sr. T. A. Hayden has leased, and assumed control of the Greenville Mountaineer, and promises an enlargement of the paper on or before the first of May, Mr. H. is a practical printer, and has the necessary experience to make an excellent newspc per. Messrs. G. E. Elfbrd ?nd G: G. Wells are retained associate editors. We extend a cordial greeting to the new management, and will expect the old Mountaineer to grow apace until it reaches the dimeusibns and influence once possessed by that fevOTitejonrnal. Qtir Washington Correspondence. Washington, D. C, Feb. 10,1872. . A^jcosxy De???ted^?The amnesty bill ?ndSamner's amendment was np for discus ?ion in the Senate yesterday. The speech of Senator Tipton, anti-Grant Radical, against the.usurpations of the Federal Government, as purposed in Sumner's civil rights amendment, was--ah able argument, and an earnest and aharp effort. , After a number of amendments against giving the "Heathen Chinee" the ben? efit of the amendment were voted down, much to the disgust of the Pacific slope Radicals, who bad "gone" most unmercifully for the Ce? lestials, a vote co Sumnefr? amendment was reached at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The excitement during the vote was intense, Sam ner and a large nnmber of Senators crowding around thedesk to see the recording of the votes. Among them was Mr. Kellogg, of La., who kad delivered a phillipic a few days ago against Suraner for imperiling amnesty by his amendment,, hut who did not vote when his name -was called. The vote was x tie, and the Vice President, who under the (Circumstances preferred not to be on the record, looked at Senator Ttellogg as an auctioneer does at the Udders, eefbre he drops his hammer, bnt he garwr no-sign, wfeeo hem single- "no" would save the amnesty bilL The Vice President then voted "aye," and the odious civil rights amend? ment was eoupled with acaneety. SamneMnd tite administration crew were delighted, and the negroes in the galaxies applauded long and loud. What has tran spired in a few days to change Senator Kellogjr's views on amnesty and Sumuer's amendment f I wonder what it afefe to a Radical carpet-bag Senator, aud go muzzle him that he has not the power to vote when bis name is od led ? The Grant ites were so elated that they then took the floor, in the persons of Senators Edmnnds and Scott, and reviled the South until they grew tired, when a vote was taken on the bill, and it was lost by a vote of 88 to 19, two-thirds not voting-In its favor. A triumph for Grant and bis Radical friends. All the.Democrats and five Republicans voting against the infamous proposition. The Alabama Claims Muddle.?As there is no official information before the Cabinet with regard to the Queen's speech on the pre? sentation of our claims for consequential dam? ages, no action can be taken. The whole trou? ble is, our Commissioners were so dazzled by the noble Britishers, that they permitted tbein to do about as they pleased with regard to tie treaty; but as soon as the magnetism of their lordly presence was dispelled, our third-rate . treaty-makers were aroused from their steep, and discovered that they had blundered, and thought to remedy matters by putting in just such a claim as they had agreed not to. The clique in the Senate,, with Edmunds as fugle? man for tlais occasion, intend to make a greet bluster over this matter, in order to draw at? tention from the terrible condition in which the administration is placed by the recent in" vestigatioos and irregularities, which show the entire rottenness of the whole concern, from the chief, who bartered away the choicest po? sitions in his gift, down to the clerk who only robs the Treasury to the extent of a few thousands. The last irregularity came to light yesterday. A clerk in the Third Auditor's office, named John N. Ehrle, has stolen $30, 000 worth of vouchers on which to base fraud? ulent claims against the Government. Only this, nothing more. His arrest and examina? tion, it is thought, will develop a very loose manner of doing business in the Third Audi tor's Bureau. Revival of American Commerce.?The : bill of Secretary Bout well, in which he propo- | sea bounties to our ship-builders, is an artifi- . cial, temporary makeshift, and not a stable means of regaining our lost commerce, and every practical shipbuilder and merchant knows it. The proposition of the Internation? al Steamship Company is, in the estimation of practical men, the very means to accomplish this much desired object, j They propose the erection of an iron shipbuilding yard, with docks and all facilities for the construction of iron or wooden ships of any size required for naval or commercial purposes, the Government to have the preference in case of emergency. The gentlemen composing this company de? monstrate the result of their experience by facts and figures, and show that iron of a superior quality to any made or used in the construction of. steamships and steam machinery in Great Britain can be made here by the economy of having all the labor, Crom the handling of the ore until used oa the- vessel;, done in one local? ity, thus Baring: five different profits in its man? ufacture besides the cost of handlin&and trans? portation which makes the great difference in the- cost; of its production between this country and Great Britain. This t hip-yard will also promptly supply, at an advance of five per cent upon cost, all such necessary ship-build? ing machinery, &c., that ouir ship-builders may require. This company will, from its own re? sources, at once commence the formation of a line of semi-weekly steamships and place them on the route between the United States and Europe, asking only the pay as now provided by law for carrying the mail. The Govern? ment is involved in no expense whatever in accepting these proposals. The Navy Depart? ment would save over $2,000,000 a year by having their vessels repaired at this yard.? Merchants would be enabled to buy cheap ships, and thus compete with their British ri? vals,, and by this means our nearly extinct cost* nierce would be again restored. The most stringent safeguards are thrown around the business and financial operations of this com? pany. This plan is entirely unobjectionable, as no subsidies are asked, either in money or lands. I trust that Congress will at an early day take favorable action on this effort to ac? complish a great national benefit, which Secre? tary BoutweU's project will fail in doing. The Drake Amendment Decided Nul:l ?The Supreme Courflyesterday gave the above decision. The Court holds that the President has full power to grant amnesty and pardon, and that his pardon can be produced in the Court of Claims to prove loyalty. Thus has one of the fangs of the serpent Drake been withdrawn. Now he can only hiss. PALMETTO. Judge Orr for Vice President. The Union of Friday publishes a communi? cation recommending the nomination of. judge James L. Orr for Vice President of the United States by the State Republican Convention, which is to meet on the 19th. instant Judge Orr, would doubtless fill the Vice President's chair with honor to himself and fidelity to the ! country, but there is, in our mind, a more need? ful and useful field for his services within the (bounds of bis own Slate. We have entertained a latent hope?engendered by observing his great and increasing popularity with the new party to which he has seen fit to give his alle? giance?that Judge Orr might again be placed in the gubernatorial chair of the State. This admiration for Judge Orr by the Radical ras-: cals of Scott's dynasty, if sincerely felt, a* it seems to be, is hard to be understood, unless we attribute it to the fact that, being about the only honest and able man in the party, they ?experience in the contemplation of his better : character the nearest approach to a virtuous I emotion of which their grovelling souls are ca I pable. Be that as it may, we feel no hesitation in asserting that James L. Orr can command mere Radical votes than R. K. Scott, or any other member of .he party?and he is about the only man of the party whom the white people of the State could see made Governor without apprehension and regret He would be aviist improvement certainly on the treach? erous Ohio quack,. who not only robs the peo? ple, but has not the capacity to maintain order in his ?atrapy. . Judge Orr is, in fact, the best able of any man we know to restore peace and quiet to our disturbed community, stem the tide of corrup? tion that is permeating every nook and corner of our State Government, and save the State, if even he can do it, from the ruin in which ?he has been involved by the reckless extrava? gance, and shameless . venality of her present rulers. . Judge Orr has, more than once, adopt? ed a line of policy antagonistic to the senti? ments and firmly imbedded convictions of the intelligent and patriotic citizens of his State. He is regarded by many as. timeserving and Unreliable in his political affiliations, and as a candidate cannot touch that chord of enthusi? astic confidence and esteem which the name of Hampton, Kershaw and some other honored ! men would awake. But his election as Chief Magistrate would not be distasteful to us. It makes but very little difference, so far as the substantial interests .of the. State are con? cerned, what political party controls the State Government. The issues between the two great parties .that divide the country are na? tional issues, and State legisla tion has but lit? tle bearing upon or connection with them.? Whether the principles of free trade shall pre? vail, or the policy of a protective tariff shall be upheld; whether the United Slates is a confed? eration of co-equal powers, or is but one vast consolidated republic, and the States but mere vassals of a despot, created by themselves, are important questions indeed ; but our local gov? ernment cannot materially strengthen the one view or the other. What we most need to re? lieve South Carolina of her crippled condition is an honest Legislature and wise laws econom? ically administered. Judge Orr, however much his political ter? giversations may have lowered in the esteem of a large class of our people, is admitted to be an honest man. He is constitutionally honest? honest from nature, education and moral con? viction. There are men, we believe, of higher moral perception than he, but none of more sterling integrity in the practical business of life. We will say that much for him. though he has proved recreant to the political faith of bis younger and mayhap better years, and though he did more than all .Scott's crew to defeat the patriotic efforts of the Reform party in the last State election. No one man, nor even a dozen men, could correct at once the evil practices which the present, regime has in? stituted ; but we know of none other who is available, except Judge Orr, that could exer? cise, if they willed it. any saving influence whatever. Judge Orr himself might fail, and the darkening prospect may disincline him to shoulder such heavy responsibility. We have no idea that he desires to be Governor, for it must prove a disagreeable and extremely diffi? cult task to properly conduct our State affairs with such legislators as now compose the Gen? eral Assembly. But if there is a man in the State of South Carolina that owes her special service, more than another, that man. in our mind, is James L. Orr. She has delighted to honor him, and with a lavish hand, in days past;#and if he has a real regard for her wel? fare, he will not desert her helm at an hour when, without egotism, he may feel that his hand only can be depended upon to steer her through the breakers into which Radical mis? rule has thrown her.?Columbia Phoenix. ? The Auburn (N. Y.) shoe factories make over oue thousand shoes per hour. PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Correspondence of the Charleston News. Columbia, S. C, February 7. The Lower House of the General Assembly has just accomplished the best day's work of the session in the defeat, by the decisive vote of 89 to 21, of the iniquitous metropolitan po? lice scheme by which the Radical soreheads of Charleston, borrowing a trick from the shrewd? er rascals of the North, were to retrieve in part their fallen fortunes ; by which, in fact, the cars were trying to become retriever* instead of the black and tan mongrels that they are. It was a pretty device, very I It was cogitated last summer with no end of pains and no little expense. About a dozen of the unaccliraated Charleston officials found it convenient last August to take refuge in New York, and among the other little games of that wicked metropo? lis they became familiar with the ^organization and machinery of the New York M. P. force. This was just what they wanted. If the "roo ral" Radicals of New York State had succeeded in stifling the Democratic voice of New York City since 1864, why shouldn't the Radical ma? jority in South Carolina do what they pleased with the Conservatives of Charleston 1 They continued to investigate the M. P. business.? Through the politeness of Ben Manierre and Hank Smith, the two Republican commission? ers, they were shown through the gorgeous headquarters on Mulberry street; then they were kindly escorted by Detective Jim Irving through various questionable places of resort in that vicinity, including the Dew-Drop inns of Broadway, the cigar divans of Canal street, and the diving bells of tbe Bowery, audit is even said that a few of them, in consequence of pursuing their investigations without an escort, were found one Sunday morning by , sleepy old John Williamson, captain of the Sixteenth precinct, in one of the ceils of his station-house in West Twentieth street. How? ever, this gave them an opportunity for study? ing the practical workings of the M. P. sys* ? tern, and* besides, it gave one Charleston county official, whose aaroe is omitted on account Of i his well known modesty, an opportunity to per 1 petrate- the best joke of his life. He is report? ed to have said, leaning against a whitewashed wall, and feeling despondently in his empty Sockets: "Gentlemen, they say that 'Heaven elps those who help themselves,' but, if I ever get hold of them, Heaven help those fellows who helped themselves to my watch and chain." In fact, they found out all about the system as it existed in New Yo*k, and then they took the measure of Charleston and proceeded to make a bill to fit In due couise of time, they draft? ed their bill to their own complete satisfaction, adopting precisely the title of the New York bill, passed April 26,1864, (an act to establish a metropolitan police district, and to provide for the government of the same,) and then they nibbed their hands, began the parcelling out Of the prospective patronage, and proceeded to the erection of various other chateaux tfEspagne. As to getting the measure through this winter's session of the Legislature they never thought of any difficulty in that direction, and perhaps there would not have been if a certain couple of Charleston county officials had succeeded in' getting the full amount of their claims cashed at the last division of spoils by the county treasurer, but they failed to do so. The conse? quences of this failure have been an injunction and a lawsuit in Charleston, and a fatal scarci? ty of money in the lobby in Columbia. The United Brethren, it must be understood,' work for cash only, They will hot accept promises to pay, even from the Governor, for they rea? son, and with some plausibility, that although he is a good enough Governor now, still he may not be Governor very long and then where would bis promises be ? ' The debate to-day upon the bill, and indeed/ the arguments for the last three days upon the measure have amounted to very little." TfieJ underlying reason of the defeat of the bill is-' sufficiently indicated above; and the idea of at? tempting a connected report of the speeches on the subject is like attempting a serious eritigue upon a Punch and Judy show, or a disquisition on the dramatic unities in connection With' the feats of a learned mule. The parts to-day were; taken by Jones, Jervey, Hunter. Hurley-,- Mob ley, Jamison et al. lue genteel comed"y busi-. ness was admirably sustained as usual by the talented Mr. Hurley, and a really admirable speech and one which probably reflected the views of every honest colored member, was made by Mr. Mobley, in which he said that, the Republicans of Charleston City should be' ashamed of themselves for trying, after they! had been fairly and squarely beaten in an elec? tion, to legislate themselves back into office, against the clearly expressed wishes of the community. Finally, tne resolving clause of the bill was stricken out, on motion of Mr: R. M. Smith, by a vote of 69 to 21. The bill thus disposed of is tbe one prepared and introduced by Bowen, and supported by the entire Charles^ ton delegation. There are a couple of other metropolitan police bills in existence,' ringing the changes on the same subject, but they are-, both .condemned by the united voice j)f tifb members'-from Charleston,' and in the face of such opposition it would be worse than useless to attempt to bring them np. In fact,as Dick? ens says of old Marley, the metropolitan police iniquity is "dead as a door nail," and any at? tempt to resurrect its pntrescent corpse will be a dismal failure. The rest of the time of tbe Senate was oc? cupied as usual by a passage at arras between Messrs. Leslie and Whittemore, tbe subject matter ithia time being the tatter's resolution to provide for the registration of all bonds and securities of the State of South Carolina at the Carolina National Bank in Columbia, or the New York Commercial Warehouse Company in New York. Mr. Leslie, however, in his re? marks to-day, came nearer the point than he generally comes in his attacks upon the gentle? man from Massachusetts and Darlington, and be explained why that gentleman's measures' never do happen to pass the General Assembly. He said that it was the universal custom in po* litical parties to have all questions that were to come up for legislative action previously con-; sidered in party caucus, and adopted or rejected in such caucuses so as to show in public a uni? ted front to the common enemy, but that Mr. Whittemore had preferred instead to paddle his own financial canoe?to go it alone, in fact? and he must not complain if he got euchred on some of the tricks. The measure was finally postponed, with the consent of its author, to await certain developments in the Lower House, which Mr. Leslie declared vere about to emanate from the financial officers of the State. Picket. Correspondence of the Charlctton Courier. Columbia, S. C, February 8,1872. As I have taken occasion to state before, the chief business of the present session has yet to be accomplished, which is the straightening out of finances. Your correspondent has been looking diligently, but heretofore in vain, for tbe financial genius who was to undertake this Herculean task ; but the hero at length has ap? peared upon the scene in the person of H. H. Kimpton, and to-day the first trench was opened in the advance upon the Treasury.? There are several objects to be accomplished. First and foremost, Kimpton's claims against the State are to be paid. This is the chief end aud aim of the coming fight Secondly, there are several millions of fraudulent bonds to be validated; and, thirdly, there is a great deal of money to be raised by hook or crook. Having thus laid out their plans, the Ring proposes the following legislation to effect their pur? poses: First, a Bill introduced in the House, and carefully hid from the Reporters, entitled a Bill in relation to the Financial Agent of the State of South Carolina in New York. This Bill provides that the Financial Board of the State shall be authorized to come to a settlement with Kimpton, with a view to bis vacating his office, and that as soon as the object shall have been effected, and the two millions safely lodged in his hands, the Agent is to resign and the Agency to be discontinued. When this happy deliverance takes place, a Banking Institution in Neu- York is to be designated whereat the interest oh the public debt is to be paid. VALIDATION. The second object to be accomplished will be effected by a Bill introduced in the House, and as carefully guarded fronT'the Reporters, enti? tled a Bill in relation to the bonds and stocks of the State. This little scheme proposes first a whole validation of all the bonds of the State that have been issued since 1868, amounting, according to Treasurer Parker's statement, in October last, to $9,514,000, and a repledging of the faith and credit of the State for their pay? ment. This is to be done by a registration of all the bonds and stock of the State now out? standing, which registration is made compul? sory, and finally as a kind of sugar coating to make the bitter pill go down easily, the Bill provides that there shall be no further issue of bonds or increase of the indebtedness of the State, unless sanctioned by a two-thirds vote of the people of the State in the same manner as is required to make a change in the Constitu? tion. TO RAISE SUPPLIES. The next step in the programme is to raise money to cover the deficiencies created by past extravagancies. This is to be effected first by the passage of an Act to amend the tax law, which will provide in effect that there shall be a general sale of all delinquent lands, within ninety days from the passage of this Act, at which the State is to give to the perchaser a {[uaranteed bona fide title. Second, a general icense law is to be passed, which will be, so to speak, a big thing in itself. This is to fix the price of State licenses- at such a rate as will amount almost to a prohibition in some cases, and a nice snug little sum is to be raised there? by. This portion of the programme is to be car? ried out by an amendment tacked on to the general Appropriation Bill, authorizing the State Auditor to levy a tax of fifteen mills on the dollar on the assessed value of the real es? tate in the State. The tax. thus levied is to be appropriated as follows: Six mills on the dollar for current expenses. Four mills on the dollar for the payment of the interest on the public debt. Five mills on the dollar to meet the deficien? cy in the revenue of the State for the year end? ing October 31,1871. In addition to this, the County Auditor of the several counties in the State are authorized to levy a tax of 2y mills on the dollar for coun? ty purposes, making in all a total tax of 17} mills on the dollar, as the tune to which the ' tax-payer is to be bled. Of these measures, only the two first named Bills have as yet been introduced, but the others will be forthcoming in due time, and then indeed the work of the Legislature of 1872 wilL have begun in earnest. - A RAILROAD CHAPTER. The Metropolitan sensation having died out and its authors gone home to other fields of usefulness, the Tower branch of the General Assembly managed today to find time to at? tend to some of the pressing calls upon itstrail, and when the Committee list was called over for reports there was a perfect rush of reports upon schemes legislative and otherwise, which have long lain dormant in the pigeon holes of the various Committee rooms. The particular channel in which the reports seemed to flow was the railroad business, and the Railroad Committee flooded the calendar with the thou? sand and one Bills which had accumulated du? ring the present session. It will be observed that these are, in most instances, franchises gotten up for sale, and a glance at the list of incorporators will at once carry the conviction that not One in ten is a bona fide affair. The following is a list of the most important which were reported on to-day : COLUMBIA, WALTERBOBO' . AND TENNESSEE , RAILROAD. ? ??: This is an old project, and the Bill, simply amends the charter previously granted. THE HOBBY, MARION AND ROCK IN" GH AM RAIL? ROAD. The incorporators of this Road are, Thos. C. Dunn, Jos. T. Walsh, W. E. Holcombe, Jas. S. Burroughs, J. E. Dusenbury, Joel Allen, J. C. Sellers, L. D. Brvan, F. A. Higgins, John Douglas, W. F., Johnsou and George Litch field. and the proposed route is to extend from Little River in Horry County, to the North Carolina line, passing through Marion and Marlboro' Counties. Authorized capital one million dollars. THE LITTLE RIVER AND CHER AW RAILROAD. This road is to run from Little River to Che raw, crossing the Counties of Marion f>'ji Marl? boro between the Great and Little Pee Dee Rivers. Capital stock to be one and a half millions, with power to increase it to two and a half millions. The peculiarity about this Bill is that it is perhaps the only railroad which does not contain legislative names among the incorporators. > THE Bd.L MVKK ACT POET HOT AI. 1IOAD Is per contra an exceedingly legislative incor Soration. The Bill authonzes Robert Smalls, enator, and W. J. Whipper, N. B. Meyers, J. B. Boscombe, Sam Greene and L. B. Thomp? son, members of the House, with the friendly assistance of as many more outside barbarians, to construct a railroad from some point on Bull River, to a junction with the Port Royal Rail? road, at or. near Whale Branch. Capital stock one million dollars. . BEAUFORT HOB8E RAILROADS. This is a more modest enterprise under the same management as the above, which is to construct a horse railroad, in the City of Beau? fort, on an authorized capital of $25,000. THE YEMASSEE AND MILLEN BOAD, was chartered by . the last Legislature, and is how in the field asking an amendment to their charter, extending the time, provided for the beginning of the work from one to three years. THE SrARTANBURO AND AUGUSTA ROAD, to which I have alluded to in a previous letter, succeeded to-day in getting its charter through a final reading in the House. ADDITIONAL ROAD8. In addition to these, we have on the calen? dars, awaiting legislative action, Bills in rela? tion to the Air Line Railroad, a kind of mysti? cal enterprise, which looms up into view only spasmodically, and which has worried the good people of some of the upper counties of the State to an alarming extent for the post two or three years; the Lancaster Railroad, a pros? pective enterprise; the Tugalo and Chatta? nooga Railroad, a distant enterprise; the Ra? leigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad, a foreign enterprise; the Cheraw, Lancaster, Union and Greenville Railroad, a multifarious enterprise ; the Georgetown Railroad, a hazy enterprise; and lastly, the Bine Ridge Railroad, at present a very rotten and mendacious iob, which is go? ing might and main, for the State funds. All these roads, or most of them, have a local hab? itation, and a name only in the dim future, which brings me to some pleasing intelligence concerning a railroad which has, for a long time, hid its light under a bushel tub. I allude to THE LAURENS RAILROAD, which, in the purchase of the Greenville Rail? road by the South Carolina Railroad, came into the absolute possession of the latter corpora? tion, having been purchnred at bankrupt sale by the Greenville road. This road runs through a rich and fertile section of the country, but of late years, for want of proper management, has not been kept in running order. I understand that the .South Carolina Road sometime ago signified a willingness to equip the road and put it in running order, provided the people of the section through which it passed would sub? scribe $50,000 towards the enterprise. Major Lelaud, formerly of Charleston, but now an ac? tive and earnest citizen of Laurens, undertook the task of soliciting subscription, and has suc ' cecded in raising the requisite amount, so that the people of Laurens may congratulate them? selves now upon a speedy rail connexion with the rest of the State. the bpaetanbubg and union koad. In the House to-day a special message was re? ceived from the Governor enclosing the report of the State Auditor upon the sale of the Spartan burg and Union Railroad. That officer states that in accordance with his instructions he pro? ceeded to the sale, and bid in the Road for the State at $610,000, and then he drew a warrant on the State Treasurer for the cash portion of the purchase money required by the terms of the sale $25,000. But that the warrant was re? fused, with the assertion that it was not cash. That the Road was again pat up at auction, and'that some persons in Union had offered to advance the $25,000 for the State if they were paid $10,000 for the loan; but that he had re? fused this- modest demand, and that the Road was subsequently knocked down to H. G. Wor thington for ?450,000, who paid the $25,000 in checks upon Banks in Columbia. Upon the reading of this message a very warm debate was held in tbe House relative to what action the State would take in the matter, but no final step was taken. The real purchaser of the road is a ring of *hieh Colonel J. J. Patter sou is the head. It has been purchased for speculation and is now held for bids from the South Carolina Railroad, and from Tom Scott of the Central and Pennsylvania. Whoever make the highest advance in the bargain will obtain possession. The State's interest amount? ing to about $700,000, is a secondary considers- , tion only. In the Senate Mr. Arnim offered a concur? rent resolution instructing the Railroad Com? mittee to enquire into the facts of the case with power to send for persons and pcpers, which was adopted PEDDLERS. . . In the House Mr. Tolbert introduced a Bill in relation to peddlers, prohibiting the peddling ; of goods through the State, except under cover. ? of a license, to be issued by the County Com? missioners ia consideration of the sum of $50 per annuuv under pain of fine and imprison? ment and forfeiture of goods. NEMOt Columbia,. February ID,. 1872. The monotony of the ordinary legislative routine was somewhat relieved yesterday morn? ing by the discussion of a joint resolution to pay to Mr. C. Werner, of Charleston, the sum of $2,000 for completing the iron Palmetto tree, which, in a dilapidated condition, now stands in the rear of the State House.. This beautiful work of mechanical art was designed and in part completed by Mr. Werner in 1858, and is intended as a monument to the gallant sons of the State, the members of the Palmetto Regiment, who sacrificed their lives on the bat? tle fields of Mexico. The monument was part ,i v completed in 1858, bat.time and the rough treatment of war have somewhat defaced its beauties, and hence the resolution to provide for its restoration. Upon the meeting of the House Friday morning, Jamison, the noisy little member from Orangeburg, took the floor and made a long speech against the movement. Mr. S. M. Small, of Fair tie Id, a Radical member, and a soldier of the Mexican war, urged the passage of the resolution in a very feeling speech, and he in turn was followed by Mr. Yocum, of Chester, who made quite an eloquent and able argument on the same side.. Mr. J. N. Hayne, of Barn well, a colored man, was also in favor of its adoption. He said that he, for one, be? lieved that Democrats had some rights which were bound to be respected. He was sorry to notice that whenever a project, a resolution, or measure of any kind came from the other side of the House (the Democratic side) it had to be voted down by the Republicans.. This was a grand mistake. He said that he had known many of the young men whose names are re? corded on that monument, and that every man on the floor, whatever his politics or race, should take pride m doing honor to these heroes of many battles. By as, who had on the previous day spoken against the resolution, now arose and withdrew his objection, and made one of his characteris? tic and brilliant speeches in its favor. He was in turn followed by Hurley and Levy, both of whom spoke on the same side, and lastly the Speaker, F. J. Moses, Jr., who had temporarily vacated the Chair, took the floor. He made a very eloquent and telling speech, saying that he had left his post of duty, and took the floor for the purpose of preventing, if possible, the fair fame of the State from being sullied by an appeal to passion and prejudice. We do not in this measure, said he, lead any to suppose that we are legislating for Republicans or Dem? ocrats, but simply for the honor and good name of the State, perfecting a monument which shall stand when we are gone, to tell the story of the past Many nations have no history but their monuments. We have seen France lately changed from an Empire to a Republic, yet her people cherish her monuments as insepara? ble from her honor and her life, whether these moDiimenta were reared before or after the fall of Napoleon HI. And so you must not tear away one link of the history of your State.? Other monuments besides this have been erect? ed in your State. They should not be disturb? ed ,* they* tell of whatever there is'of grandeur and devotion to conscientious convictions in those who have shaped the destinies of our commonwealth; and this I can say for the peo? ple of this State, they always fought for the system of State Government under which they lived. When the tocsin of war sounded they marched to battle as bravely as any men on the face of the tarth. We sit here as legislators, to do our duty to all the people, and I for one would not take one iota of honor from any class of the people of the State. I would rather advance the hon? or of all, and make South Carolina take a front rank in the Union, a State that it will be an honor to be a citizen of. Do your duty to your State, cherishing all her works of art, all her productions of genius, all her monuments of noble deeds, and your names shall live after you, cherished as gratefully as those we will honor by our votes to-day. This last speech did the business most effec? tually, and the resolution was adopted by an almost unanimous vote, 86 to 2, the two nega? tive votes being Jamison and the Reverned Representative from Charleston, Hunter. The rest of the day was consumed in the dis? cussion of tbe city of Columbia bond swindle ?a Bill authorizing the City Council of Col? umbia to issue $800,000 eight per cent, bonds. This discussion occupied the House till five o'clock, at which time it adjourned until Mon? day. senate. In the Senate the only new measure of im? portance introduced was a concurrent resolu? tion by Mr. Smalls, looking to the relief of the people of Beaufort. The subject is a pressing one, and demands immediate attention. The restoration of the Beaufort lands is an act of justice which has been long delayed, and the resolution is eminently proper and public spir? ited. the fbee schools. Among the thousand and one Bills to amend the Free Common School laws of the State, several have been reported this week, which embody somewhat important changes in the law. The first provides that if the inhabitants of any School District, at their annual District meeting, shall fail to provide for the raising of such tax, then the County School Commission? er of the County in which such District is sit? uated, Bball be required to withhold from said District that part of the State appropriation derived from the revenue of the State; and to apportion and distribute the same to the other ! Districts of the County, which have complied [ with the requirements of the Act. The second changes tho law so as to make I the pay of the various County School Com? missioners $500 per annum, including mile i age ! The third provides for an appropriation of ?7,000 for the purpose of procuring a uniform system of school records. LEGISLATIVE BENUXCIATION. The House Committee of Ways and Means have reported Mr. Nehcrrias' Bill to regulate the pay of members ot the General Assembly with an amendment which fixes the annual sal? ary at $600 instead of $1,000. In addition to this they are to receive 20 cents mileage. NEMO. ? Cincinnati produced 300,000 barrels of whiskey last year, and sold them for $15,000, 000. ? Private dispatches via Washington, report positively that, the Governor of Florida will be impeaehedl ? London with a population of 3,OOOjOOQr has only nine daily papers, while New York, whith less than 1,000,000, has twenty-fbur. ? A wealthy Bostonian sold three acres of marsh land, a few days since, for $50,000. He bought the land several years ago for $500. ? It is currently reported thai! the General Assembly will not adjourn tine die on the ISthr inst., but will take a recess until April 1, next. ? Thomas Scott is reported to receive- $150, 000 a year as the sum of his united salaries from-the different railroads under his control. ? The North Carolina Legislature has passed a law for the protection of mocking-bird nests, and is discussing a bill to prohibit the netting of birds. ? A Mrs. Mill recently obtained a divorce; in England, but, it is said, was ordered to pay her husband fifteen hundred dollars e year. Sauce for the gooser &c. ? Cincinnati is said to be the most densely populated city ef the United Slates, having thirty-six thousand people to the square mile, while New York has out twenty-three thou ? A slight shock of an earthquake was ielt at several points in Mississippi recently. Ab Fayette, irr Jefferson County, it was so severs as to leave a large crack in the walls of the? college. ... . i ?Bristol in Tennessee and Virginia, which. ' is almost evenly divided among the two States, is an anomaly among towns. The State lines, pass through the centre of the main street" The population is three thousand. ? Savannah River was very high at; Augus? ta on Friday, but stopped at tweaty-eigbt feety after sending the water through several streets of the city and creating much uneasiness. A Eart of Hamburg was submerged and the in abitants compelled to leave. ? The Shakopee (Minn.) Sfirror, of the 28th ult, says: On Monday last Dr. Overholt bnx~ ied his oldest child^a boy of about three years. We learn that the child's death was cansed.nr' the bursting of a mince pie, which its; thoniifir was conveying from the oven. The pie b&ttg surcharged with steam?having no vent in'the! jj crust?exploded; throwing a considerable rruan-' tity of the scalding contents about the little un fort cost's face and neck, burning it so badly as to throw it into convulsions, resulting in death. ? It is understood that efforts ate being made bv the Georgia Central Railroad Compa? ny to obtain a lease of the S. C. R. R.: by of? fering to pay the stockholders of the latter an' annual dividend of four per cent, on the value of the stock. It is also well equally understood that the whole is but a cunningly devised scheme to enrich the city of Savannah and a certain Ring at i the expense of the city 'iof Charleston. It remains now to be seen wheth? er the tempting bait offered by the .Central ' Ring will induce the stockholders of the South Carolina to forego their allegiance to.the City by the Sea and its interests. ? Washington is alive with all manner ot*" discussion concerning the Alabama claims ex? citement in England. Every one has'his own; particular views on the subject, but all, from the President down, deride the apprehension of war, and declare that tbe;United States Gov? ernment must stand up firmly to the shock of the "impending crisis," .if any such there bp'.' General Butler, it is said, is to offer a resolu? tion for the repeal'of our maritime reciprocity laws, in case Great Britain shows a disposition to withdraw from the Geneva Conference. 'He' thinks that England can never be driven into a conflict with this country, no matter what comes of this discussion. Sumner differs en-' tirely from the views of Butler in regard to the treaty. "" f 1 li If.' HYMEXEAL. j MARRIED, at the residenco of the brirto's brother, on Januarv 25, 1872, CoL W. G. BUKT and Miss MARY F. BELCHER, both of Bos? sier Parish, Louisiana, formerly of South Carp- . Una. j "r t ?gf Abbeville and Charleston papers please copy._?'_ THE MARKETS. ''.. . ; Anderson, February 14, l?72?iW Sales of cotton for the week ending to-day:! 60 bales. Prices this afternoon range from 20' to 21. Bacon, 10 to 12J; Corn, 1.00 to 1.10; Pea*. 1.00 to 1.10; Flour, $10 to ?12. ". *'j Sinking Slowly. Diseases that progress rapidly to a crisis are : not the only ones to be dreaded. Canker, or dry rot does not blast a tree as suddenly as a'.' stroke of lightning, but unless ar rested It de? stroys it as certainly; and In like manner chronic debility, although it does not kill with the swiftness of yellow fever, is as sure to hap ; the springs of life eventually as any acute <Us- . ease, if not checked by invigorating medica- < tion. There is something inexpressibly touch? ing in the spectacle of preinature decay. Imp". gnor, pallor, emaciation, depression of spirits, and a distaste fbr exertion, are its ordinary' symptoms, and they should be promptly met-,' by tonic treatment. The best invigoranf/ and * exhilerant that can be administered in a case of, this kind is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The stimulating principle of the preparation rouses the dormant energies of the system, and the strengthening and regulating properties give a permanent and healthful impulse to the Vital I forces thus brought into play. The failing ap? petite is re-awakened, tho process of digestion '.< and assimilation are quickened, the quality Of ? the blood is improved, the secretions become more natural, and every organ that contributes to tho 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 beneficient operation of the Bitters .bee** " more marked and striking than In those char-' acterized bv general debility and nervous pros- ' tration. Ladies affected with these ailments find in this most wholesome of all tonics and . correctives the safest and surest means of re? lief. It is strong to restore and powerless to injure. Such is the uniform testimony of" 'clouds of witnesses," From Daw to Beersheba.?From Charles? ton to Dahlonega, from the seaboard to the mountains, can be seen a marked improvement in the style of buildings in tho last five years. Villages and farm houses all present a more elegant and comfortable appearance.! (The rea? son is well known, Jt is because in that period tho whole countrynas learned to patronise that celebrated manufacturer of Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Mr. P. P. Toalk, Charleston, S. C. A School for Little Children Will bo taught by MISS S. J. FRIERSON, IN tho little house on Mr. W. S. Sharped lot, commencing on tho FIRST MONDAY In March. Every attention will bo paid to their comfort and early habits. Feb 15,1872 32 2?