The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, June 21, 1877, Image 1

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' ? i .. .;.?' <. . obituary Notices execediox ave Unc?, Tribut? of Bespcct. end eil personal eomraonicatlona 01 matters of Individual interest, will ba charged CM at advertising rates. Announcement* of marris tc* and deaths, and notices of? reit clous character,are rcypectfully solicited, cn fl win be inserted gratia CO-OPERATION. lissoy by t,.' ; W. Gentry, read before the 2nd Ituartoriy Siccting of Ween Creek, Harper, Sandy Springs and Town Creek Grange?, Convened at Harptvr Grange Hall, on 52th May, 18Tf ? and Published Itv request of the Meeting. Thia io a eubject embracing a Iorgo field of thought, nnd tu extensivo iu im portance ns ic io in mngaltude. Ila literal signification io working together, and we bave only to give it par earnest thought to eoe the ad van-ages reaped from it on every hand. Although we may fail to recognize tho benefits accru ing from it, yet wo do actually realize them every day. Without co-operation what benefits could we reasonably ex pect from Church or Btajp? from social or domestic lifo? Mark you ita signifi cation : working together, uuitcd efforts, an uniou of energies/ "Whero two or three are gathered together in my name, there will I bo with.them tc own and bless them," is a divine promise with which wo are famil iar ; and the condition of the promiso is, that there be a perfect union in this one good work of service to him who crested nil things, and by whose power all things aro preserved. In State, are wo*not now in thc midst of the most striking and cheering illus trations of tho power of well-conducted co-operation ; and do wo hot each ono ol us confidently hope that, th? blessings which once crowned our people, bul which the past has torn from us, will soon be seen returning to us through thc agency of wiso and well-directed co operation ? It is a powerful agency. Il io power: itself. The mind bas only tc penetrate its signification, and then fol low along in the track of its operations in tho various directions in which il demonstrates itself, to percoiro at once that the word inherently carries with il tho idea of power. It is a power for good or ovil, accord ing rs the prompting motive is good oi evil. f.. ... By fra power, iu manifested in Un Tempor?neo cause, tho tide of intoxica tion, bearing upon its bosom all munno: of ovil, has been caused to ebb fron many a family and many a community leaving them to enjoy tho comforts fo which they were designed-Quiet snstoat of clamor, peace instead of strife, oin t,nn~:?-_?-_i_-? -? ??|i|i,uvoi iiiow.au ut misery. By thc united efforts of picu3 men aui ..omen, in. various praiseworthy orgoni zations, a christian lo JueticeUias been ox tended far and wide ; heathen mind have been made to become radiant- wit! intelligence, and useful in disseminatioj knowledge. The Sabbath School is an other instanco of tho power, certainly s well understood and generally admiti?? as to maso it needless to halt hore. The whole matter of ?ducation in ou country stands mainly upon this br.si for its dissemination. Wo have no core pul z cry btw requiring a child to at ten school, or compelling tbs parent to sen it. It is by the combined energies c communities that teachers are securet schools kept in operation, andageneri opening thus made for the education < the children of our countt) - Let a con munity lose the advantage of co-open tion in this particular, let them refuse I unite their interests and efforts in th one object o. supplying a school, an they thus, blindly or wilfully, thrust tl means of education beyond their read and close the doors of instruction again their own children ; and so long as th< continuo in this course will ignoram and superstition gain the ascendanc trailing after them their multitudinoi host of attendant evils, for ignorance at vice go hand in hand. Without co-operation success will 1 Bought in vain, even within tho amt circle of a single family; even by hi who attempts to run only a ono-hor farm without or by her who would ke her house in order within. Co-operation lies at tho foundation almost every enterprise of public utilil By it railroads ate constructed, and mai other channels of importases opened i to facilitate the transaction of busim in which nearly all of us aro concern? By it manufactories aro established a kept in successful operation, for tho pi ductions of which wo eagerly spend c hard-earned money/thus aoknowledgi their superiority over our hand-ma articles; and the scarcity of manu fae ries in our beautiful South is not to attributed to a want of menna'to. esti Uah them so ir neb as it is to tho want co-operation in puttir%?; our bands to I work. It is, psrhaps, slightly owing our want of light or information henri directly ??K>? ihU ?riuu????\c?ijj'????i? (but where the energetic and co-opcrat will U present, tho necessary informat is accessible,) it is mainly owing to folding of our hand?, sitting at cf leaving this heaven-bestowed and otu wise efficient powor, undeveloped, feel ouraolvca so conveniently supplied others who, wc admit, see farther, th deeper, act moreland'who, rising \a strength of their co-operative PO' prove ihcmaelvtfs suportar to tho task, Manjr charitable institutions owe tl origin , and cont inned existence to co-opei"*} lion of good men and good mon who havo bent their energies in i spirit of bonovolouce. I allude to s *? orphan HOE?, *S well as others; - nona of us know bot that it i ^t?o^pv^ou^ mmm the beneficiary of such* an Institution say tho happy lot, 'jr I regor1 .= 'ch otith^ons ait a blessing to a country. Honing,that.all aw fully prepare admit the oonefit of trnltirlg our inlet ".nd our efforts, it only remains to well,to it tail thU .'c&brpi^?v?~;f>bWi cx?rted li ?.> proper way, and ?poa ??rving objects, so as to effectgbotS "ot evil. Wc soo there are many cl ?eis In which it may work for good. But we aro mel hero in tho intcre the Patrons of Husbandry, and it is ap propriate that ne lend a few concluding thoughts specially in this direction. Wo claim it to bo ouc of our objects to advnno education. Is this not a worthy object? None, whether Patrons or not, should allow this to be numbered among the neglected duties. Let us be Quited in bostowiug this gift. We owe it for tho parental provision which has bceu mado for us to do this foi our chil dren. This lies very near to tho thresh hold of their futuro prosperity, their happiness' -may wc not say, not only for time, but for eternity? And in nothing let us neglect to train the heart so ac to make them good men and good women. We desire to olovaLg ourselves as form ers, farmers' wives and farmors' children, aud wc intend to aid all who identify therasolvce nod their interests with us, in becoming elevated to that position in society to which they aro justly entitled. Wo regard no occupation on earth as more honorable and moro independent than agriculture We find its origin re corded far back iu tho past, even in tho first.pages of the Bible. Agriculture affords an abundant op portunity for tho free play, tho searching and vigorous exercise of all the mental faculties with which man is endowed. It demands tho most considerate thought and thorough investigation of which tho human mind is capable, and the wisdom ; and experience of all who are in sympa thy with this golden mediocrity, and who are willing to contribute of these treasures of knowledge to the collection I of a grand fund of knowledge, from which the more inexperienced may draw in this time of need. The organization known as tho Patrons [ of Husbandry is certainly tho most 'tin gible and most convenient medium yet offered to the tillers of the soil through I which they may enjoy the benefits of this co-opewitivo power. Here we can j get the suggestions, experience and wis j dom of those who occupy the very front raaks in agriculture. Here wo moy be averted from a contemplated course of action which, if pursued, would only lead to disappointment and defeat. Here we may be pointed to a carefully trodden path which o th ors have followed to success. Among the "Declaration of . Princi [ pies," cot forth by the Nationnl Grange., we find the following occupying a prom inent position, vis: "To develop a higher manhood and womanhood among ourselves." "To advance the comforts und attrac tions of our homes, and to strengthen our attachments to our purst-'ls." "To reduce our expenses, h-*th individ ual and corporate ; to buy less and pro duce moro, in order to make our farms self-sustaining." "To diversify our crops, and crop no moro than we can cultivate." "To systematize our work, opd calcu late intelligently on piubabilities." 'To discountenance the credit system, and every c?he? eyeU?? tending to prodi gality and bankruptcy." We propose meeting'together, talking together, working together, buying to gether, soiling together, aud in general acting together for our mutual protec tion aud advancement as occasion may require. Tho Man Who Grew. One day last week a Detroit mechanic who was going down Michigan avenue, became favorably impressed with a pair of pants hanging in front of a cheap cloth ing store. The price was low, the goods seemed all right, and he made up his mind to purchase. "I giv you de word of Andrew Shack son dot doso pants aro shust like iron," said tho dealer, "x warrants dem efery dime." ' After three or four days' wear tho pur chaser found tho bottom of the pants crawling toward tho knees. It was a bad cass of shrinkage, and bo got mad and went back to the store and said : "You swindled mo out of these pants J Soo how they have shrunk I" Tho dealer looked him all over, felt of his head, puiied on tho pants and finally said: f 1 "I shall give you one thouenno aonars a month if you will travel with me." "How-rwhat?" "Yon are shust growing right un al tho rate of two inches a day, and I takes you around tho country on exhibition. Dose pants arc shust as long as efer, but you h af grown out of dom." "f don't believe it," shouted the man ; "I am forty years old, and quit growing long agc? "I givo you de word of Androw Shack son dot you voa growing." "I don't caro whose word you give I I say the panta have shrunk nearly a footl" ; "Hos do top of doso panis shrunk down any ?" softly asked tho dealer. "Whv. no." "Shouldn't do vaistbands shrink down shust os quick as dose bottoms should shrink liko de odder, eh ? When Isold you dot elegant parr of pants for throe dollar, I don't suppos?* you was growing B? fast, or I shall baf pat tum straps on do bottoms." ... "Woll, I don't Uko thia way of doing business," said tho purchaser, "Shust like me. If I sell such clegaut pant;) as td a mao, and ho grows out of dom, it damages my ? rade. You havo damared rn? fl>a boont^. i doliere, hui I haf low rent, ?ays cash for mein goods, abd can make you dis fifty cents tie for five ?tnt?," , Tho mau walked out to the curbstone and turning around, shouk his fist and M"You aro a liar and a cheat and I'll dare yon ont here." ..Such diega sinks deep into my hearv* sighed the hs took dow. ul? pipo, "I dink? I rolls ort dis P'^M*. and peddle some vases aroundt. Den when I ?d*1? to somebody it makes np ^?1^.*?--. I.W mucb de/ grow.*7-/??ro?/ f?ec /V???. ? I JU-kl --"But! pass,"'said a- ministe?-, ono Sunday, in dismissing, o?o themoof his subject to toko up another. "Thea I make it spades 1" yelled ? man from the Bullery, who wns dreaming the happy oura away in an imaginary game of enr-hre: It i* needless to say- that lie went out cn the next deal, being asd^ted by ono of tho deacon? with a full hand ^filn; . ?WT From the Charlestors Nexos ami Courier. A Personal Matter. Tho public, wo lake i?, care very little to know in what way our busiucssla con ducted, so long as wo make the Newt and Courier ht onco a good, newspaper and tho faithful exponent of Conservative opinion and purpose. Nor do tho public, wo judge, pay much heed to attacks upon us which come from notorious criminals, whose enmity wo have incurred by our exposures of their :apncioUs villany, and whoso support wo might bjavc, at any momei * we could be induced to rvjeord them thb mercy of our oilence. Never theless it is right, for thtv sako of the friends who have never faltered in their confidence in the News and Courier, that wo should tako some public notice of the letters of Cant. Daw&on to Woodruff, published in this city yesterday, not be cause of what tho letters say and mean, but because of tho construction Bought to be put upon them by the malice and envy of the sham Democrats, who sec no futuro for themselves unless they can cripple or lessen the influence of this newspaper. Wo therefore print tho let ters in question, with tho sworn statement submitted by Capt. Dawson, to tho Sen ate Committee, on Saturday morning. This statement, although hurriedly prc Eared and with no opportunity to refer to ooks or papers, is sufficiently complete. Tho only audition necessary is in expla nation of tho position of tho Democracy at thc time when tho first letter was writ ten. Governor Scott had been elected : tho Special Session of tho Lcgisjaturohaa been held ; there was an intensely hitter feol: ug in tho State. Early in October a Srom! neut negro Radical, named Run olph, was killed at Cokeabury, and other acta of violence wero corr>ntted. Gov ernor Scott issued a proclamation, under ' dato of October 20, offering rewards for the arrest of the perpetrators of thc crime, and appealing to the pcoplo to aid him in his efforts to maintain the supremacy of the law. On October 24 an address by tho State Democratic Committee was Jmblished, signed by Wade Hampton, f. D. Pope, T. G. Barker, W- D. Porter, J. P. Thomas, W. P.. Stanley and W. M. Shannon. In this address these gentle men repudiated tho recent nets of vio lence, declared that "no cause can pros per which calls murder to its assistance, or which looks to assassination for suc cess," and appealed to tho people to observo tho laws, "to ho peaccnhlo aud quiet, to lend their efforts to promote, harmony and to quell dissension. Sawyer. Corbin, Chamberlain and other leading Republicans, on October 29, in a publish ed address, "bail with satisfaction tho' addi e : 5 of tho Democratic Central Com-' mittee ns tho harbinger bf better and moro quiet times;" and the next day Gov. Scojt, warmly thanking the Demo cratic Committee, entreated the peon?a to 1st "boai and forbear" bc their ?)?x?in, i In savincr then that ha would go as far as ho could, in supporting Scott and tho Government, Capt. Dawson was in com plete accord with thc Democratic polier of promoting harmony and quelling dis sension. Governor Scott, however, soon threw off the mask, and instantly tho Charleston News displayed him to the public iu the old familiar gui.se. As early os March, 1869, Governor Scott waa branded by the Charleston News as "the Great Calumniator," who ?_ ?nt his time "in abusing the white nu a md pandering to tho passions of the o ded and Igno rant freedmen." There was{ therefore, as tho record shows, nothing in tho busi ness dealings of Capt. Dawson with Woodmff that prevented tho Charleston New? from condemning Scott when hi* conduct deserved condemnation ; or that caused it to be silent when the public in terest demanded that it should speak plainly and boldly in defence of the peo ple. The lottere to Woodruff arc as follows: CHARLESTON, S. C., Nov. ?4, lStiS. My Dear Woodruff: Tho enclosed is in reply to yours received this evening. You may show it when necessary, but do not let it be copied or kept. We think it will do all you want. Tho fact is that we want to make all wo cnn, aud will go as far os wo can to support Scott and tho Government if we are treated Well. We cannot be blind qd vocales. That would ho to ruin our in fluence, if we could permit ourselves lo adopt such a course. We must be indepen detit, but we will always bc more than just to our friends, and never raersonally abusivo, because it is contrary to our views of propriety. Send us all bills, &c., that are printed, and post us about any schemo that wanta puffing or crushing. All this confiden tial. Yours,. F. W. DAWSON. CHARLESTON, 8. C.. Jan. 30,1869. My Dear Woodruff: What you have done so far is highly approved. A mem orandum of your account os it thornwood waa sent on yesterday, As you collect imoney duo us pay yourself in full first, [ and remit balance if any. Wo count on you to push tho State printing (Act/,.) The heat wo can do is this: If wo get 10 cents a line, which would bo about $24 per column, we can allow tho paymaster 20 per cent, and ?-ourself 10 percent., which would only, eave us a very moderate profit. If wo can got 12} cents a lino, which ls $30 a column, or more, wo can allow you, 20 per cont, instead of 10. Now you have tho wholo programme, and may blaze-away nt will. Wo aro wiliing to givo a helping hand,to nny up country project, railroad or othcrwbo, ao?/ree. Keep us informed. Your?, F. W. DAWSON. The sworn statement of Capt. Dawson is as follows : _ CG?.?K???A, ii. v., t/?tiO o, io//. Tb the Hon. J?. E. Boxeen, Chaxrman of Senate Committee: SIR-Tho BMbjoincd telegram roached mo yesterday evening : COLOMBIA, S. C., June 7. ! Tb F. W. Dawson, Charleston, S. C.: Letters from you to Woodruff, of No vember 28, 1868, and January 80, 1869, have boen put before tho Committee of Investigation. If you wish to explain, you can do eo to-morrow morning nt 10 o'clock. Wo aro about to close. ' R. E. BO T? r.n~,*Cuniri?an. In responso to this telegram I came beforo your Committee this morning, and, after examining tho letters to Woodruff referred to, asked that they bo stricken from tho record of your proceedings, on tho ground that , ns tuero ia nothing m tho i letter* that is, directly or by implication, J ??lsto/lC**" CO?TMr,t fir ?31!?C>rs!f th?j ?i? j not properly neforo your Cummitteo or within the ?copo ofjfour investigation. Ybur Committee having determined th?t the fetters shall be submitted with thc I tiniony taken by ymir Committee. I now, by ?mt rjowniasion, submit tho fbllqwihg statement: When tho iti*e? nf No?*^?^ 34 TTHS written to .Woodruff that person, to the best of my rcco??rc?ion, was a Balfirievl Reporter for tho Charleston News. No charge* had been made against him, ino excessive appropriations for public print-;' lng had not neon proposed, and ho bore a fair avcrngo character. Tho letter was written, I orcsume.in reply to a request by Woodruff that I would defino tho atti tude of tho Charleston News towards tho ?Scott Administration. It is such a letter ns I would unhesitatingly, writ? at any time. A newspaper is a business under taking ; and tho object of ito publishers, while holding constantly in view its public usco and purpose?, is, as in any other profession or business, to carn'a fair return for the skill, labor, and capital thoy employ. They cannot bo "blind advocates.", Thoy "must bo independent." Upon these principio? I hove acted since I have been connected with journalism in Bout li Carolina ; and only when it can bo shown that, in seeking to make money, I havo been a "blind advocate," or ceased to bo "independent," shall I ace any er ro?; in my course. There certainly was po idea, on the part of Governor Scott that I save him a,blind support, for his later Messages contain bitter attacks upon tho Charleston Netos, and in tho columns of that paper are the most exhaustive and denunciatory exposures yet made of the fnulto, follies ano crimes of his Ad ministratiou. Tho remark, in the letter, that I desired to be "posted" about any scherao that wants "puffing or crushing," was just what I havo constant occasion to say to the gentlemen who now repre sent tho New and Cburier in Columbia. It is their business to keon us "youted," and wo arc governed in a large degree by their suggestions. When, it shall be shown that I have, with any corrupt pur pose, or regardless of Its monte, supported or opposea any scheme whatever, infer ences to my prejudice nay be drawn from what I wrote to Woodruff. The letter ol January 30,1809. confirms the statement made by me to the Senato last month, and shows that Woodruff was paid by UB for tho work he did in collect ing money due us, and that bb instruc tions, from mo, were to pay himself in full first, and remit tho balance, if any. Tho rate charged hy the Charleston News, in 1869, for ordinary advertising, such as tho Acts, was 15 couts a line. I offend, to do tho work for tho State at 33 ppr cont., or .16 per cent, less than was charged to privatq persons for. the . samo kind nnd quantity of. work- I doubt that many other persons who have done work for tho State can say and prove aa much. I see no impropriety, in allowing a cora missi'.1**- upon tho york obtained and money collected,. and such a practic? obtains in every department of business. What is said in the concluding sentence of tho letter I nov/ repeat: "Wc oro willing to give a helping hand to any" up country project, railroad or otherwise/ and free/" - For many years I have, with such ability as I could command, and in such manner as promised tho best results to the State, laid hare tho rascalities of faithless public servants. In this work I havo necessarily made many enemies, who aro not all members of one political party. Threats without number have been made against me. No charges against mo have been too grave. Thb Tiopo was that by assailing their ?oc?scr, thu thieves might divert attention from themselves. It is some satisfaction to know that they havo doubly failed. They have not Silenced tho paper I represent, they have not saved themselves, and they have not, when put to thOvproof, made good nay Bingle charge against mo. The letters on which Woodruff lays BO much stress were private and confidential business letters from an employer to an agent or employee. They Were not in tended for publication, any moro than is any other matter of detail in the man1' agement of our business. I see' in theni nothing to regret, except that in writing them I trusted an unworthy and treacher ous agent, who now endeavors: to ohield himself from the cousccpiencea of his subsequent corruption auu profligacy by violating the sanctity of private corres pondence and adding perfidy to Ii ir, other crimes. : I respectfully request that my provious atatement read ir. the S?fl?t? by the Hon? S. S. Crittenden bo made a part of . this reply, and nm Yours, obediently, F. W. DAW?oiv. Trfo Death-Bed Scenes. . If you want your children saved, lead the way, and then they will follow you. I never speak to parents on this subject but I think of two men whom I know. Ono of them ii a wealthy man, and says he would give all the wealth he has got if he hod his boy back hero again. . He lived to bo seventeen yearn old, when he was brouglit homo in a dying condition. An accident overtook him, and the faroi ly physician was brought, for him, and they entreated the doctor to bring the boy to consciousness before he died. And atlast he recovered a little, and looking around, saw bis father, who said : "My son, do you know that you aro dying?" I "No. Is this deatb that I feel ?" "Yes, ray boy, it is. death." "Well, father, won't you pray for my lost soul?" Anti tho father wnpt ami sahl he could not pray. Seventeon long years God. had alvon him that boy. and. ho.had never breathed his hame in prayer pnce, , Then ho &aid to bia mother; "Mother, you pray for rae J" But she couldn't pray, . Apo} ?jon after ho became unconscious again and died. Tho father soys that if ho could go to tba grave and briug.the hoy hack . again long enough to bring him to Chrint, ho would S"vc all his wealth. Bat it was too lalo, o had gone i j ' Ino other man-nnd what a contrast bm ween tho two i . " ' i Tho other man was an cluer in a New, York church. Ho came homo one day. His child hud been sick : but he didn't consider him dangerously ill, His wife was weeping. Said ho : "What's tho trouble ?" "WuV, there** been a great chango in our child since morning, and I am afraid he is dying. I wish you would go in and tell me if you think he is." Tho father went in and placed his hand on his forehead, and he felt tho cold damp of death stealing over him. And he said : "My son, do you khow you are dying?" "No. Amil'' Vj . ; ,,(tfjf?8." "Will I dio to-day, lather ?" "Yes. You cannot live until night," And .* 5MJ?<V V'OSSCU ?iq, wy .'o favo, mid , then, I will be with theSaV vlpur." h ni ii And tho father turned his bead lo hide, tho toara. But tho boy saw thorn, and hu said : 1 "Father, don't yon weep for ino. When I got to heaven I will go rkth.% straight to Jesus, and I will teil him that over ?iuce I can remember, you havo tried to lead mc toJiim."-^jFVtwa Hoody. r "- A debtor severely oucstioned os to tho reason ; ; -Vug a j-^t ;ioot, replied : "Solomon was ?;Ve.i# w}*o mar^ ?nd Sam own,' ? ??.??." strong man, but Seither of then? c'pyid pay his debts with ut money." - A Paris sculptor was recently called upon to caryo a. bust of a young gu), and favored his mulei with that long, calm seraxi hy peculiar to artists and phYaician?. Tho girl naturally reddens. "Fray do not bo annoyed," says tho sculptor, reas suringly ; "It is riot you I oui looking at, but only your figure. Acts Fassed br the (icacral Assembly at t'ie Extra ??talon or 18T?? AK ACT TO AUTHORIZE COUNTY COM MlSftlOXEItH TO SUBMIT TO THKQUALI FIED ELECTORS OF THEIR SEVERAL COUNTIES A PROPOSITION TO ALTER THE FENCE LAWS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR EFFECTING THE SAME. SECTION 1. Beit enacted, by tho Sonate aud House of Representatives of tho State of South Carolina, now met and sitting io General Assembly, and by Ibo authority of tho same, That upon tho written application of seventy-five of tho tax-payers of any township in any county of this State who moy desire to substituto tho fencing of stock in lion of fencing the field?, it shall ho.tho duty of the said Commissioners of said county to order an election in said township between tho 1 vi ii and 20th of August, or tho iOth aud 20th of December, m any your, thirty days' nut ico thereof being given in ono or more of tho newspapers published in said cou>.>ty, specifying tho time sud placo or purpose qt auch election, and tho form of ballot to bo used at such election, and to appoint thrco managers of election, who shall, without compen sation, hold and conduct suid election, and immediately upon tho closo thereof make return thereof to tho Commissioners bf tho county, who shall declare and. pub lish thc result of Bnid election in one o? moro of tho newspapers published In said county : ProvUicd, however, That tue placo of voting designated by the County Commissioners. shall bo as near the geo graphical centro of tho township as cir cumstances will admit; aud ifr. re?joritv of the qualified electors of said township voting at said election Bhall havo voted for tho adoption of this act, theu thc samo shall bo and become of force in said township, bn tho first day of January next, succeeding such election ; and from and after that date all laws now existing in regard to tho erection and main tenance of fcuces in said township shall bc null and void ; and it shall not bc lawful for tho owner or manager of anj horse, mule, ass, jeannette, swine, shccp; goat or neat cattle of any description tx permit thc said an?mala or any of thew to run at large beyond the limita of theil own lands, in jaid township. SEC. 2. Th it upon the written nppli cation of seventy-five tax-paycra in cad township in any county in tho State, ii shall be tho duty of thc Commiasioncn of tho county for said county to order ai ?lection, to be held in each township ii tho co?nty on thc snmo day, in tho mba nor and under tho regulations of thc foi o going section ; and it all of tho township: m said county sholl adopt this act, thct tho samo shall bo of forco io said count] on tho first day of Januury next succeed ing said election, and alf tho provision of this act, applicable, to townships, slial apply to the county ;,hut if allof the town limps shall not ndbpt'thc1 net. thch'thi samo shall bo of force fn: tho township in which tho samo shall bo adopted b; a majority of tho votes cost at said clcc tion in said townships. ' SEC. 8. If any of thc animals cuume rated in the first section Bhall herenfte bo found at largo, or upon th? lands c any person than the owner, in said towri ship, the.manager or owner, of said ani mais, shall bo liable for all damage don by tho said animnls to thc owners of th crops or tho lands upon which they trw pass. SEC. 4. In case of trespass, as aforesah the aggrieved party may mako complair to s Trial Justice or Justico of tho Pear, of the county in which tho trespass wi committed, who Bhall issuo his warrat immediately, returnable within five doj from tho dato thereof, and at tho sam timo and place namba id tho warrant tb case will be tried, and tho amount t damages sustained by tho complainat ho ascertained, and judgment ?ive-u fi the same with legal costs, as in tho COE of otho? warrants. SEO? 6. Whenever any township < county shall adopt the act, and it aha become necessary to protect thc lands i said township or county from the incu Bion of stock or cuttle from any adjoin ii: township or county, thc Commissiono of tho county aro authorized to ore fences along such'lined of the townabi or county as are exposed to such incu sions, and for that purpose to enter upc tho landa of any person in said townsh: and to erect such fenco thereon, withoi being guilty, of any .trespass whatevr And the said Commissioners shall ha' the .power and. authority to constru fences across any public or private roa< Provided, Tlist proper gates are esta lubed on such pub.ic or private .oad and to levy an 1 -oiled a tax upon tl Sropcity of saia township or county ofray the expenses of erecting and mai faining said fences, said tax to bo. colic ted at thc came ?imo and in tho sar manner os other State and county tai aro levied and collected. And tho Cou ty.Commissioners are authorized and ci powered to make snell arr?ngemt nts wi tho owners-of property-contiguous to ai Ou either sido of tho township or coun lines ss May. accomplish tho object protecting tno county or Winship frc tho incursion of cattle or stock. ; SEO? G. Tho laws now'bf forco In i gard tc the erection and maintenance fonces shall apply to any fenco erect in pursuance, of the foregoing scctio and all persons disturbing br injuri said fencea shall bc punishablo ns pro ded in said laws. SEO. 7. It sh?ll bc tho duty of any p son or persons driving stock, such ?UI C tie, horses^ males, sheep, br hogs, th rou tho public roads of any county 'tosb ht and drive* th? same thai thoy snail not allowed to enter upon or work injury thc lands or crops of tho citizens of si eernnlt?: "'??:- . >??. 11 \t ? - SEO. 8. It Miall he the duty of cc and eVcty employer in any ?v>?-nty township which shall adopt fchbnroi ions of thia act, to furnisheach and ev employco hired by ftim with pastan for as many head of stock owned by st employee aa may bo agreed upon, not' eceding-tw? head of cattla to every ii hnnd.Tn amount. Provided, That si employWe'shairp?rformhisijroportiou amount bf labor to keep up the enclos of such posture. . ": SEO. f). That nono of thn nWwUtohs Ibid act shall apply to tho counties Hbrry, Colloton, fi <jaufort, Chariest Williamsburg, or Georgetown. ; Approved Juno ll,r 1877. ' X^^Apt ?CO' MARTS ;fcrPB,orRLaTiOrfa MEET THE ORDINARY STU'ENBES THE STAT* GOVERNMENT TOR 1 riB?A'lV Y??R UUSlKKTiCIXO ?OVJ BE* 1,1876. Be it enacted b" tho Senate an? Ho of Representative.*} of tho State of So Carolina, now pict and sitting in Gen At=:?b?j and by the m\thority of ?:i."l<: t . , SECTION 1. That Qty ?tim of $143, bo. and tho same is horoby, [approprie to pay tho salaries of tho executive judicial .officers of tho State, arid clerks and ?ho contingent expenses of executive and judicial departments tho fiscal year commencing Noven Ist, 1876, that is to soy : First. .For .tko tt?rjy of tbo Gover $3,600 ; for tho salary of tho Govert private secretary, $1,275; for tho sa of tho Governors messenger, $300. Second. For tbo sa'.>1 of thc Lieu tenant Governor, $2.500. Third. For the salary of tho Secr?tary of State, $2,1.00 ; for the salary of the clerk of tho Secretary of State,,$1,270; for tho porter in.the office of thc Secre tary of State, $ 100. Fourth. For tho salary of tho Comp troller Geucral, $2,100; for clerical services in tho office of tho Comptroller General, $2,550, if BO much he necessary. Fifth. For tho salary of the State Treasurer, $1.876 ; for clerical ?orvicea in tho offlco of tho State Treasure?-, $2,475. Sixth. For the salary of th'j Adjutant and Inspector General, $1,2?0 ; foi- tho clerk ortho Adjutant ana Inspector Gen eral, $900. Seventh. For tho salary of tho Attor ney General, $2,100 ; for tho salary of the clerk of the Attornoy General, $1,200. Eighth. For tho aaiary of tho Btate Superintendent of Education, $1,875 ; for tho salary of tho clerk of the StatoSuper intendent of Education, $900. Ninth. For the salary of tho , Chief Justico of tho Supremo Court, $4,000'; for tho salaries of tho two Associate Jus tices, $7,000 ; for the clerk of tho Su Srcmo, Cou?-t, who shall perform tho utica of librarian of enid court, $1,000 ; for the State reporter, $1,000 ; for the at tendant upon tue library and the rooms of the Supreme Court, said attendant to bc nppointed by and removable at tho pleasure of Baid court, $100 ; for tho pur chase of books for tho library of tho Su premo Court, $300, to bo paid on tho ordo: _f tho Chief Justice. Tenth. For salaries of the eight Circuit Judges. $28,000 ; for tho salaries of tho eight Circuit Solicitors, $12.000. Eleventh. For tho salary of tho keeper of tho Stato Houso and State librarian, $500 ; for the salaries of two watchmen for thc State House and grounds, $300. Twelfth. For tho salary of tho Super intendent of tho State Lunatic Asylum, $2,000 ; for tho salary of tho Suportnton- ' dent of tho State Penitentiary, $1.600 ; for tho salary of tho physician ol' the Stato Penitentiary, $500. Thirteenth. For tho salaries of the County Auditors, $20,300. Foui'teonth. For tho salaries of the County Schcol Commissioners, $9,750, if so much bo necessary. Fifteenth. For the salary of the health ; officer of Charleston, $1,000; for tho ';< salary of the health officer of Georgetown, . $400 ; for tho salaries of the health offi cers of Hilton. Heal? and St. Helena . Sound, $500 each ; for the expenses of maintaining quarantine, $1,000 ; for - the keoper of the lazaretto, $400. Sixteenth. For tho contingent fund of the Governor, $10,000; for tho contin- 1 gent fund of tho State Treasurer, $200; lor the contingent fund bf tho Socrotary. of State, $200 ; for repairing and rebind ing certain books in tho offico of tho Sec retary of State, $300, to bo paid out of i any rooney in tho traiisnry not- otherwise disposed of; . for;the contingent fund of tho Stato Superintendent ot Education, $200, for the contingent fund of the At- : tornoy General, $200 ; for thu contingent fund of tho Comptroller General, $200 ; ji for tho contingent'fand of the Adjutant and inspector ( louerai, ?100: for tho coil-, ti usent fund of the Stato lib ->rian. $200 ; ' for tho contingent expenses. of tho Su preme Court, $450 ; for tho oxponses of litigation in tho office of the Attorney General, $5,000, to bo paid upon tho war rant of the Comptroller General, upon tho application of tho Attorney General ; ! for printing books and blanks for the County Treasurers and Auditors, and all other papers necessary for the collection of taxes, $2,000, to be disbursed upon the order of tho Comptroller General ; for tho payment of accounts for publishing the State Treasurer's month.lv s*?fcc;aent for tho fiscal year 1876, 1877, $500. . SEC. 2. That the sum of $101,800 be, and thc nuim; is hereby, apppropriatca for the aupport and matr.tenanco of the penal, charitable and educational institu tions of tho State, exclusive of common schools, for tho fiscal year commencing' November 1,1876, ai follows : First. For the support o( the State ? Penitentiary, $25,000, if so much, bu necessary, to bo paid on tho Warrants of tho Comptroller General, on thc applica tion of thc'Superintendent, approved by tho board of directors. V : Second. For the support of the Stato Lunatic,Asylum, $50,000, if so. mach bo necessary, to bo paid on the warranta of the Comptroller General, on thfe applica tion of tho Superintendent, approved by tho board of regents. . .. Third. For tho 'support of tho Stato Orphan Asyluin, $1,600, in addition td. tho ajnount already paid for ; tho present flscal year, to bo paid on the order of tho! hoard bf trustees; for tho Deaf and, Dumb and Blind Asylum, $5,000, to bo paid out? on tho, warrants of tho Comp troller General, upon tho application of th? chairman and secretary of tho board . of commissioners of tho deaf and dumb and blind. ' Fourth. For tho Catawba Indians, ; $800, payable on th? .warrahtk nf tho Comptroller General, on application of tho agent. j Fifth. For tho salary of the librarian, of the Stato University, who shall have' charge of tho buildings and tho grounds, $500 ; and for irisi??unco aud repairs of the buildings, '$.1,000, to. bo paid on tho warrant?' bf tho Comptroller General bn application of tho librarian. , Sixt'j, For th? payment of interest on honda of tho Stato Agricultural College' abd" Mechanics' Institute, $7,500, to bc f^fd in accordance with the law cstab fshi thbsame.' 3. That tho stun of $10,000,.' if so n n bo necessary', bo. and tho samo .is, hereby, appropriated for tho public print ing ortho two houses of thc General As ouuiu?y for ibo regularHeston bjr lorinna * the special session thCrc?f tha^w?s?l/ zan, to bo holden April 24, 1877. SEC. 4- that, $102,000, inclusive of thc amounts of ibo proceeds of the poll tax, for tho support and maintenance of pub lic, schools, be, and tho same is hereby, appropriated, 1.000 (if so much be necea- ! sary) of1 which shall bo ' expended in printing blank, forms for tho URO of said schools, ; to bc "diaburacd on tho order of tho State Superintendent ' of Education ; ?..d thc State'Su;scrihtertdeiit :of .Educa^ apportion tho amount ;sb\i.{bpropr??(?rtl> ; upon tho basis of school ottendaqcojia . tho sovcr?lcou?ties of the'Si?t?, foiQnft j Bcholastip year ending Juno .90/1870;' and thc School Immissionen of the sovcral counties aro.hereby instructed to apportion tao school funds' pt their re cciejtv'o viHi?t!<s3 *?*K>TI thc bs^?s cf school attendance iu tho several Behool dbtslcts, of theiv respective counties. ftovidcdJ Thi? act Bhatl hot boconstrde^to1 feofcal ??'aci to'pr?vido for the payment RB duo 6chooi claims in thc sov?ral counties iii'this State, approved March 3, 1874. Provided, further, That no other tax aUall bo levied orCollcctooTfoi'thcmidnteuance of freo schools i? any. coud ty' or township in thia State. Tho'County Tro. -.n?.?i tho yarilla? counties are horeby'author ized ?hd require.1 t<? pay school dai arising from.d^cBMfficlis.. but or any uur plus funda In,)hc?T hands in ibo order.Iq which said claims arise. ' BBC. 6, That tho Him of.&w.OOO bo, and tho same is horeby, appropriated to I pay deficiencies of salaries for ; the fiscal I yc.tr ending October Si', 1877, said *$?\ i1 . nu iv* , Oj'iii 1 i ? rica io bo paid pro raia. oL-?l o. That, tho wm.', o? $A,UU0, if so mach bo nectary, be andi the same is hereby, appropriated for! the purchase of one hundred copies of each of t.Ue. sixth and ecvonth volumes bf the new series pf the Supremo Court Rebprts ; for furnish Iirjt stationery for thc Executive depart* nvats under, an act relative to coniracls for tho Executive department^ of thc State, Government, and o? tho General Assembly, tho sum bf $2,885, if so much be necessary ; said sums tb bo paid upon the warrants of tho Comptroller Genend. SEC. 7, That tho amounts approprwted for thc payment of salaries, ni tho Brit abd Bcc?ncf sections of this act, shall be payable monthly ; and 'the j amount ap propriated for contingent, funds AS re quired on tho warranta of tho Comp troller General or. Ibo nDolication of tho various officers entltlcTf 'tb th? ?arno : Provided, That tho amounts and vouchers upon which such applications aro modo shall bo flied with thc C?omptrollcr Gen eral, before ho issues his warranta upon tho Stato Treasurer for tho payment bf ;a? same. bk ihn ? SEC. 8. -That the moneys heroin appro priated tobo used as contingent ,<umds, and for other purposes, by tho various officers of tho Stato Government, shall bo duly accounted for by said officers, who shall make a' detailed statement of the disposition i ii adc thereof, to the General Aeserably, at th? next regular session, cn or before December 1, 1877: Provided, That no officer authorise*! t? mnkb con tracts or draw funds from tho 'said appro priations, shall expend er make contracts expending moro than hos been appro priated for any purposb by this act. SEO. 9. That the Bum of $4,000? if so much bo necessary, bb, and thc snmo is . hereby, appropriated to pay the balan?a of por diem compensation and mileage duo tho members of tho lost General As sembly for the regular Bcssion of 1875^-70. Fbr payment of vmrronts of tho Comp- 1 trollor General issued for stationery for Senate Committeo rooms, and Clerk's office, regular session 1876, $800, to bo paid out of tho phosphate royalty, Or any other funds nc? other wino appropriate J. SEO. 10. Tliat the sum of $6,000, if so much b?> accessary, bo, and tho samo is i hiw?by, appropriated to pay tho balance ofjpor diem'aha Balnry compensation of officers and employees of'both houses, ; duo for tho regular session of 1875-76, to bo paid out of tho phosphate royalty or . foes of tho land commission. SEC. ll. That any balanco of Bpecifio lovien heretofore made and not ndeded for tho same, shall be subjee? to the draft ? of tho Comptroller General, by tho; np-; ' proval, of tho Governor, to bo used in 1 payment of deficiencies in appropria tions. .SEC. 12. That nil acts and parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, pe, and: tho ; aaaio aro hereby ropenlcd. . j AN ACT TO AIJOMBH TIIE PAY' O^ obii-'l; MKHIONF.nS AND MANAGERS PF ?LEC- j : Tl ONS AND OF THEIR CLERKS. I lie it enacted by the Senate and House, of Representatives of tho Stato of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Genend Assembly, and by the authority of tho Bama: 1;Sr?0WQN 1. That, from and after thc passage of this act, no per diem, mileage or other compensation shall bo allowed or enid tb the commissioners of c?ccti?uB and roauagers of ?lection?; or the? clerks appointed oy thom. SEC. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or repugnant to thc provisions of this act bo, and thc Haine ; aro hereby, repealed. Approved May 28, 1877. bieneral News Summary. - Mr. Tilden will leave at an carly day foi Europe, io bo absent two or throe months. - Tho New York Time? and, Ben. Butler have st last.Iain down together. This is one part of tho. President's.peace jjoHcy that seoras tb be working BUCCCSS - Virginians claim that since tba j whipping post was ra-establishcd most of the jails bavo been emptied^ potty crimes havo almost a ceased, abd vagrants sire . seen no more in the at7cotd. -? The annual reuuion of Hood's Toxas j brigade takes place at Waco on the 27th , proximo. It hos already been noted ' that tho Hampton legion of South Caro lina aro invited to bo present and partie- j ipato. Gen'. T. M. Logan, of Virginia; j ls to deliver tho annual address. - Tho highest peint yet attained by . any railroad has h.'on reached at the summit of Laueta pass in the Sangre de Christo mountains, by tho southwestern oxtension of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, tho altitude of the summit bo in:; 9,310 feet. j 1 , ' - Ip the Presbyterian, General Asser i- i bly. at Chicago, last week, Rev. Pn-V-.j TiykosaiiS: ,rl do net bcliavs that; isy dying ' infant, baptized or unbaptis^a, ! heathen or cir J^yan.. la , excluded from tho kingdom ?.of heaven j, I believe they are all aaved.V , ,Tha; statement waa apn plauded. Tho pestat?v^ contract fb? '?&a next four years' has been* -jfoWrAlljr awarded to the American phototype cont* pany in Kew York for a fracUo^^MM than 70 couts a thousand. Toa %ft??tyl cf their bid being a foll third lower than any other is not yet oxpUined. , The cards aro to continue of thMs?pe quality and appearance ss fomalggisMP 11 - The Young Men's OfSHSan. Asso ciations of America are holding their annaal convention at Ljublana. Ky., this week, under th? load of Bossel BtoV. gis of Beaton'*?UM? violin V. Farwell of Chicago as nr?a?i?in? Afufar. . now 1;000 loc^>rge?Siia?|?n* o?r???Srt: in America, with properly af two ctthree millions dollars sud 100,000'member?. - West Point ftai scyon.ti-aix students' in its graduating claas-^th-s lafS^fctu^-. berth sovoral years. In their raokaatfc thejohs of two Confederate Generals, a; son of Secretary of State 'Bigelow, n pon of Gen. B. F. Butler, a sou of Gen; F. P. Blair, and a colored cadet named Flipper --who has been an excellent sbhfnar. Tho nnbual oxamibatibns bregon 00 Fri day: 8th Inst ' - Tho enforcomsatfof tho rule against 1 two merah*!? of tba samo family holding 1 offico afj ^veaniiiirter? is ettmd?rs4 pretty j h.*rd by:the VTCMIBB; Aa old soldier who was aropped Triesday because his sch' was also-ernployed: taidt "When W ststipt? up to ba s worn - in as soldiers ?n objection was saird* because we betonsed j to tba same family." On th? ^,umrh'quwtionT--be??use there is rib Buch^question-thoro Ii ho ? lb bbitd ^^ jb?ia?d.if Mr. Blaine ana hls roliowWmfcrUln any s^ design,1 it mtist go'b^ tho' board, Fok tbo Ramoreason^horo ia no room in wMob tO b?ilc? up it party to sustalr.- tho Prckldcnt'B "?outhoru poiley; for that policy ia already accomplished, rad .ls a thing of tba ' pm~.fok6vflf#/ 'Cbitricr.' Journal - '??A . . - Tko?.a tculblo grccn^^CKora are in j the. field ii-ti??. fearly, giving tho Ohio mind their', tough financial, questioue. to che^ bil during the hot weather, 50 as to bb good and ready when voting-time comes. Soft money and caver are Going fct t?Si l^T^^^on*^ , MSP. Vio ai? art jr*fpoa?il>i9 for tho view? aaa opinion? of our correspondent*. ' All cawwawmtotts .?Wwbs i&riMid<a?gev ?. Jtor? Intelligencer." and ?U choukj, drafts, money order*. Ac, ?liov.'d be toado p?TeVl? to the order of B.r& K?BBAY & CO., ^ ?..??., .r,.-.i- ^?daraaa^C. to cut an important figureft? th? We?t' n Reserve tho* comiag"fall. There were only 30 persons, however, at tho Ohio Greenback State Convention, and their resolutions were or tho extreme of infla tion and paternal government kind, and they, nominated t. full, ticket for State ofllcers fpr the October.election, headed by .Stephen Johnson for Gov ernor. - The Pacific ocean earthquake and tidal wave, whoso serious cons?quences on tho South American coa>t were re ported last week has been h??rr1 from on the western Mexican coast r.ud also in tho Sandwich islands, where, ac various points, the sea suddenly rose - from 12 to 40 feet and much damage was done along tho shores, At Waiakea, there was es pecially severe damage Y wharves, boats, ?tore-booses tn? d-cl?ings bv?sg owapi up in an instant and fivelivco lost. Tho celebrated volo, no Kilauea.on the island of Hawaii sympathized with a great out Bouring of laya. There were aa many SB Ojota at once, some of thom reaching to tho height of 100 feet. - Since I shook hands with Gen. Leo at Appomattox I havo been willing to forgive. But I will only forgive when the principles for which they (our sol" diors) fell aro established. I don't think it best to be too hasty aboutit. I don't believe *ii legislating forgiveness. I don't believe in talking forgivciiess. I don't Lorovo ic talking so much about it. I don't belong to any p^tr. 7. dm not a Republican. I am not n Democrat. But I think this thing is too much talked about. It must bc allowed to tako its own course, aa other matters do. It will take timo. But I don't believe it is well to do too much talking about it.-Gcn. Sheridan ai Chicago Decoration Dav. -- Uho Universal Peaco Union held a meeting in New York Monday night, and the proceedings developed the Tact that in 1873 20 per cent, of tito expendi tures of Franco w?ro for military UBCB; of Russia, 84 per cent. : of Great Britain, 34 per cent. ; of tho tho United States, 25. per cent.;.and of Germany, 81 per cent. . In Great Britain tho expenditures for education were only 2 pc? cent. Eu rope has spent this yoar over $7^,000,0^: iifv/nv preparations, and will spend al together into yenr over .57,000,000,000, while 15,000,000 men aro kept under arnis waiting to march, Thc3o aro not encouraging facta, "but tho Peace Union docs not oc?m to bo able to retard tho progress of the chariots of war. - A Republican member of Congress from New York has gone to Washington to inquire at headquarters how tho party is'to bo rtin-who nie to get un tho ward meetings, print tho tickets, 'rally ont the voters, and carry tho primaries, If the ofBco-holders aro to bo forbidden, to do it. It Booma tobe impossible for ibis Con ?rcss'.t??? ?o'cohceivb of a political party organization or tho carrvlng of an elen tiou .without- tho help" of" tho office boldern. It is a rather strange, surprising thought, and it is no wonder that.tho average Congressman is bewildered. But if President Hayes ddesu't go back en himself, we shall bo able to eeo what a Kind Providence will do for tho country in tho emergency. - Gen. Grant IB reported to have left a parting kick for Bristow in tho mesingo to tho President through Gen? Shorman : "That Gen. Grant purposed, to givo Mr. Hayes a hearty '.rapport, arid did not intend1 to exert any adverse 'influence against tho administration, Or to advocate tho preferment of anybody, but if he (Kayes) should bo deceived oy tho asser tion that Bristow had waged the whisky war for worthy purposes alone and not to advance his own ambitious designs, and should in consenuaniie send1 his name to the Sen ato for any position, ho (Grant) would deem It u dui? to himself and to ino country to go before tho Senate and make some statement, which might not now be brought to light." - Aa illustrations nf the drought ia southern Cilfornia, Having neither grass norVfttcr5 for animals/10,000 ahe?p were recently offered in that section at o cents a head, and in Kern county a dan was offered $8,000 for pasturage for 2,000 cat tle for three mouths. Tho San Francisco Bulletin says: "There, have "bean scores of instances' in this State daring the pres ent year wboro owners of largo herds of American cattle and flocks otsheep well graded, wor? willing to give half of these herds and, flocks to any ono who would carty thom over until tho next 'season for grass should como." These experiences are giving: great impetus to tho work of Irrigation, and aro also leading tp tho rapid occupation of tho marsh or tulo lands along by the rivers and around tho interior lakes. -i The filling up of tho Sues canal, which was anticipated by sa Toany en gineers, as well as by tho great mass of unprofessional'critics, is an ovent which, fortunately does not seem vory near real ?r?tlcr. it itpp ea rs Ihzt last year, be tween the two seas, poly 62,700 cubic metres of staff wore removed; md the canal was navigated' with facility by steamers drawing 'as much ni twenty seven'feet and over four hundred feat ia lenfath.' Tko bed of salt which forms th: bo?vom ofthe Bitter lakes is gradu ally dissolving, BO that this portion of inc csr?al is found to bo Bteadlly im proved, and thus with the increase cf vegetation along the banks of the ?anal, tbeio Is a prospect of tho production in a not reat?te futuro bf ? fertile' and pop ulous tract of country out of a sandy waste. - The United States treasury'will pay out no more stn all bills, it is said, Secre tary Sherman being in favor of substitu ting silver for tho billo below $5. Na tional banka have never issued Bmall hill* to any great Cxtont, and cannot do zo lc an, ?mouht greater than a sixth part of. their circulation ; cftor tho resumption of specie payments, they aro prohibited from issuing any below $5. Tho amount, of small notes u?w in circulation, green-; backiand bank notes* is about $60,000, 000. Tho retirement of tho whole of thw ?3 probably not advisable, ai' small bills aro convenient for irria!! remittances, and tho ' American peoplp hnvo novor ne?n weaned fron) tho convenience of paper currency:; BuS the Withdrawal cf ftin*ge Eirtion of lt will give place to silver, and nd to increaso tho volume of spccto la thu country, besides according v;ith tho policy of England, FrancocnoGprmany. '.* '4^ T??o ?ppo?ntraont ofMrs, Thompson, who was not bf republican associRti?ao, as postmaster at Louisville, und the His po:! ti OH. of the Pr^idniis to restore M>. iwiat?w'a -friends, whom Gen. Grant d???accd; ' to other federal offices lu Kcntucky,'arb creating som? diaturbanco among the republicans bf that region. Soma of them, as the Grant ofiko-holdors and their friends, have become inimical to Bristow, and aro ecokliig tc break clown his' influen?a with tho Haye* gd minist ration. -It is oven stated that Stanley Matthews and other Ohio xepub ,Beaus Elvo., them .old ' and com fort, and aro lending themselves to Grant's nilly mania of comity to his formor Secretary of tho Treasury. Bo ' , far as at present advised, the republltaj?*rj [Q| tho .country, without distinction of . [party, aro pretty unanimously on the , sido of Bristow, and xviii not applaud : administration iiVf ?jther .deaorliug oz neglecting him and his friends.