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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. GROANS OFTHE TAXPAYERS, UTTER ARC BS OE TELE PRE.?S ARD TBE PEOPZE.' The Taxpayers* Convention. BARNWELL C. H., April 6L \ TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. The Charleston Board o? Trade and Chamber, of Commerce have called lor this conventions The fact that theyhave made the call furnished the argument tor its necessity. ... They constitute thrt -wo largest and most au? thoritative bodies which represent the"capltal and education of the State. They ate compos? ed of wise men, of thoughful, prudent men, and what they, after solemn deliberation, in? vite their fellow-citizens to Join them La doing for the good of the whole State, deserves the highest respect, and will receive at the hands of the people the most cordial co-operation. The taxes provided by law to be called thia year will not be paid, ii for no other reason because the people have not the money" topay them with. Then our homes must go ? That j won't da The question then for that convention to dis* cusaVis, How shall we escape the tax and keep our homes ? Can it solve so difficult a problem ? Tes, provided all the counties send full delegations, of their best men to the convention. Let them meet without passion, and deliberate lully and courageously, as all true men will do, and as all true South Carolinians have always done before, and their work wUl bring relief to tbis down-trodden, but, thank God. now uprising people whom they will repre-1 sent. There is time enough (but none to spare) for a full consideration of this matter, the im? portance bl which, can only be estimated by the value ol our homes, and the love we Dear our wives and little ones, who will be the chief sufferer.? when thvse homes are taken from us. Let public meetings be held in each district, so thal the delegates appointed to that con? vention may go clad with the authority of the sovereign people, in order that, when they have reached a conclusion, lt will not be some pitiful petition tor relief, but a stern, nntalter mg demand for the rights which God gave us, and lor which our fathers died before us. A. D. C. f The Determination of Laurens. [From the Laurens Herald.] The one absorbing subject was the taxes, ami we heard but one opinion expressed, viz : That the people cannot and? wil 1 not pay them. This determination' is not the result ol excitement or Under passion, but it arises from ? convic? tion on the part of the property-holders that in this way and in this only can they protect themselves and their property from the Shy locks of the Scott dynasty, who would, if pos? sible, take the last pound ot flesh. Calmly have they determined, and, if necessary, they will stand bj it'to the bitter.end. They feel themselves unable to meet the extraordinary demands made upon them, even it they be? lieved it just and they were willing, and if they must lose the little that ls left. them, the opin? ion prevails that it ls better to lose lt Lra | manly effort te protect lt rather than let lt go ' voluntarily into the bands of the harpies who are dally feeding upon our vitals. All the bayonets that' Grant can spare from his elec? tions cannot alter this feeling and d?termin? ation, and ff our property ls forced npon the block it will require a larger army than the one at his disposal to protect the new purchas? ers. The people will not submit. What Unloo County Think?. [From the Union Times.] The yeariy accounts and the taxes will have to be paid at the same time, and but lew will be able to meet these demands without sell? ing-but they must be met. Thus the planters of Sornh"Carollna will be put a*, the mercy of . the merebants, the speculators and the tax- { etherers, and instead of the cotton market tiing from October until April, it will ba closed in elx weeks-the whole crop forced upon the market in that short time, and, as a consequence, the prices run down to the low? est notch. The editor of the Columbia Union displays his Ignorance of the people of tills Stale and their financial condition, whervt?e says that they are.ln a better condition to pay in November than at any other time. He sup? poses that because most of the cotton is sold before Christmas that the planters have more money at that time, when the fact is nearly all the cotton then sold is for the express pur? pose of meeting the yearly payments for labor and merchandise. But little more than what ls necessary for those purposes is disposed of until the last o? January and during February and March, when the taxes were formerly called for. The new law will loree the whole crop Into market at once, and leave the plant? ers no chance to "try the market." Minoilty Repr?sentation. f [From the Wlnnsboro' News] *. We, at the same time, declare that we are opposed to any attempt by said convention, when it meets, - te take away the right of1 suffrage from any citizen of either race who bas already exercised it; because, in the first place, we do not /believe a* State convention will have any except a revolutionary power to do so, end because, if it had, there are better means ol producing harmony than depriving j any man of the right to vote-such, for exam? ple, as minority representation, or an extraor? dinary board ot tax cum missioners, elected-ex? clusively by property-holders, wi til ? vito power upon taxation and appropriation, out j only when it is excessive, or the plan ot vgl lng now in use by corporations, as suggested by Mr. Memminger. The Slay-Convention. {From the Spartanbmg Republican ] It will no doubt be such an assemblage as never before met-within the limits of this State, except on the occasion of adopting a State Constitution.' Good must come out ol it. Wise, prudent, well tempered counsels cannot fail to produce good results. 1 he popular mind, now greatly Inflamed, will cool down into a state ot sober reflection, and the evils now deplored be cured by proper remedial agencies. So Dead Issue?. [From the Lexington Dispatch.] We believe that the white people of South Carolina should preseiye. their faith, given last J year, for the maintenance ut the present politi? cal rights ot ihe; negro. *We have no wish, and we look upon it as bad policy, to ge back upon llie principles advocated and adopted by L the Reform patty. It is true that the h?gfo?S } rejected all our overtures; lt ls true thai they ' elected a worst set of men lo the Legislature than they had before; il is true that, so long as they have their present political ascendancy in this State, good government cannot be ex? pected, yet, upon principle anti upon policy, we propose to stand by ouraciion. No Harm in lt. [From the florry News.] We can see no harm or disloyalty in taxpay? ers meeting in convention and considering the financial condition of the State-its bondd and all outstanding obligations; Un* ability of the people to pay the November tax, and Ctoer malters tending to the general welfare of^lh? State. If the outstanding obligations of the State are to be endorsed to make them mar? ketable, who should do il? If the taxpayers do not, we scarcely think they will bringa pre? mium. Confiscation will uot do it. ISvrry County Should Participate. " [From the Columbia Phcenlx.] :'. Whatever differences of opinion may exist as to the course that the convention should recommend, it is certainly Important- thal every county in the State should participate in a consultation that looks to the enduring in? terests of the ?rood people of the Stale. ; L,et the great question of debt aud taxation r be passed in review, and let us hope that there shall be lound tn the proposed convention the sagacity necessary to the end In view. Some effective check should be applied. This is the main work of the convention. No Armed R?sistance. [From the Abbeville Press.] Armed, resistance is not counselled here, and we suppose, will not be by the ooaveniiQu to meet lu May next. But anything short ol actual rebellion which promises any hope of staying the downward progress lo ruin, wu suppose, will meet the favorable consideration of lhat.bQdy. In whatever plan which may be recommenced^ we want united counsels and j cpi i cei lcd aeij?n, and this can be best secured lie th?? nroDOsed meeting. THE MAT CONVENTION. BEXNETTSTILLE, April 14. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SEWS. Whilst many are revolving in their minds what should be the proper business for this convention, the writer respectfully asks leave to submit what appears to his mind to be the most appropriate. 1st. Suspend, for the present, the subject of non-payment ol taxes. 2d. Petition the Congress of the United States to remit South Carolina to a territorial government, unless it can and will correct the evils in the administration of the State Gov? ernment, Let petitions be circulated through every township, and the names of every tax? payer, with the amount of taxes paid, be pro? cured thereon, sustaining the action of the convention in the premises. 3d. Let a committee be appointed whose business it shall be to proceed to Washington, during the next session of Congress, and lay the action of the convention and all the peti? tions before the President, the Senate and the .Howie of Representatives, and urge, with all the means at their command, an early and favorable consideration thereof. 1th. If this should all fail, and corruption go on gathering strength amongst the officials of this State, then let the convention - meet again. Very respectfully, C. W. DCOLEY. COTTON AND LABOR. No Additional Laboring Population Needed fer oar Cotton Fields, The following sensible communication ap? pears in the New Orleans Times : As the question of labor seems to occupv so much attention, I propose to stale a few plain tacts that appear not to have been noticed by a siugle one ol the many writers who have lately discussed this subject. Numerous prop? osition" are made to increase the labor la the field, and for this purpose many propose to draw on Eurone for a foreign supply. I ask what do we want with more laborers than are now here ? Have we not already thousands of idlers, backed up by more than four million bales ol' cotton, as the resnlt of last year's work ? Does not this show enough for the cotton planter ? The figures at which the staple is selling tells us that the consumptive demand is sup? plied and that any increase of crop would re? duce the price still lower. Surely every plan? ier will say this must not be. No planter is willing to bargain for a less price than he got for his crop last season, yet ire proposition so often made to import laborer? from another country would, ll carried ont. Increase the crop and decrease the price. This is no theo? retical conclusion, but a plain, practical fact, which has been -illustrated a thousand limes over to the knowledge of every one. Any ene will readily perceive, if he will look fairly and squarely at the co'ton question, in connec? tion with the amount of labor needed, that there ls nothing more to do In that line. The crop o? 1870 tells that the limit is reaehed, and that there is enough produced to supply the spinners of the whole world, besides giving a surplus to specu? lators to bold over. Thia settles the cotton question, and it also settles the labor or nigger question. Four million bales puts a stop to the everlasting cry ol' "Niggers won't work."" We must dry up on that subject. The prool is* plain that they have worked. They have worked down the price of the great staple, and this is very bad for the planter. It iras been done, too, with no increase of effort, for it ls well known that the amount ol* labor la the field last year was considerable less t"jun was required heretofore to produce such a-Te snlt as the last season gives. This apparent mystery is explained by an Increase ol skill in cu ii iv in i n^, au ri by the use of improved implo- 1 ments for planting, transplanting and cultiva? ting. Machines bave not only lessoned the work ol planting, but have facilitated the cul? ture by Hie plough in a way that the slow pro? cess of destroying weeds with the band Is, in a great measure, done away with. Then the implements for transplanting lessens considerably the labor ol' the cotton growers, for with lt plants can be moved without dlsturblne ibo roots from which they ore too thick, and set to growing immediately io places made vacant by cut? worms and other causes. A perfect stand, so essential to a full crop, la obtained In ibis way. and in cases where the ground is very lou!, and the hoe would necessarily have to be used a great deal, only one-half the usual rows are planted, and, when the plants are three or four laches high, they are removed to newly prepared beds on each side of the old row where everything ls fresh and clean, and the plants ia a condition that will enable the crops to be cultivated entirely with the plough. The improved cultivators aad scrapers, and subsoil ploughs, now being brought into use enables the workmen to tend the crop much more skilfully and easily thaa heretofore. These things Bhow why it is that, with lewer hands in the field than were used ID tithes past, a crop has been made considerably greater than the average crops of other years. Now, when the various improved machines for working Ia the cotton field aro brought into general ose as they'necessarily will be, what. are .we fo expect but a full crop made with no more thad naif the usual amouni.io'f labor under the old system ol' working ? 1 ls it not clear then that the conon fields will soon be able to get along wilh far less labor than now, and still produce as much cot? ton as the spiudles can work, or as lhere ls any need of lo supply Ihe demand for cloth ? It will not do to produce any surplus above the consumptive demand, lor cotton is not like wheat ia Wisconsin, where, when the price gels very low, the ' farmers tura lt iato pork or into whiskey. Our staple is worn ont on the backs of the human family, and lhere ls no other way worth naming lo get Clear of lt. Now,- with the tacts named above looking us io the face, does it not seem ptain thai lhere are enough laborers in the South to grow a sufficiency of colton and nol half be employ? ed ? The "niggers" are the best workmen the South can ever get, and instead of botheriug our brains about Importing foreign laborers, we should set about devising some plan thai will give employment to the great uumber that can be spared from the cotton field with advantage to the planter. They are citi? zens of our country, ?ml in rimes past they done us a vast deal cu'labor. This Ih?y caa do again, and I think they will when the confu? sion they have been thrown into by the proo lamaliou ol' freedom subsides. The bad ad? vice and counsel t hey have had would have spoiled aod ruined the whitest man that ever lived. Aod evea cow I thiok there ure uo aiggers in th? State RS bad and worthless us many loaflug white vagabonds LiiaL c&S h*? seen on the streets ol'New Orleans every nay. I speak of things aa they are. and I think the darkies bave done well under Hie circum? stances, and will do a great deal better if S?umern men could condescend to talk to them and advise them against the teachings ol' the carpet-bag stragglers. They will make ihe best factory hands In the world. This was proven in the hemp factories ol'Kentucky du? ring the days of slavery, aud It would be proven here if we had some cotton factories scattered through the country where they' could get work. This is what the colton dis? tricts ought to do. Country cotton factories la the South, I think, would be a success. They could get the raw material by the wagon load fresh irom the fields, before it was ginned, and clean lt and spin lt ull lu the same build? ing, saviag the expense to small planlers of bunding gin-houses and buying baling aud tie's. I don't think lhere is a factory in ail Ihe world that could compete with an establisbineat that got the colton iresh irom the Heid. I think we have a surplus of labor that would pay well, if used in this way. If any one thinks differently, let bim answer. E. 'THE HEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, April 20. Rising barometer and clearing up weather, with fresh winds, ar? probable for Friday over the country south of the lakes aad east of the Mississippi. Fresh westerly winds on the low? er lakes, and northwesterly winds on Lake Superior. Cloudy weather in the Eastern fetales. THE REDS PANIC-STRICKEN. A CRUSHING DBI EAT AT ASS I ERES, Flightof the Insurgen ta-The Nationals AHBJ.lied by Civilian*-Terrible Scenes -'Wemen and Children Barned-Die graceful Orgies-Tue Arc de Triomphe Battered Down-Canrobert a.t Ver? sailles-The German Indemnity. - LONDON, April 22.. The insurgents were driven Irom Asnieres hy the heavy naval guus at Gennevilliers, sup? ported by two columns of Versalllists, whose heavy cross fire drove the insurgents across tlie Seine. Dombrowaki personally led tho forlorn hope. By four o'clock Wednesday all was over at Neullly. The insurgents fled through Porte Maillot. The Versai Hists gradual ly won ali the Gennevllllers* peninsula. The insurgents are driven entirely to their own side c f the Seine. The Commune has suspended the Opinion Nationale, Cleoche, Soir and Eien Publique. A bot fight occurred between the fugitive Nationals from Asnieres and the civil adher? ents ai the Commune, the Nationals entering the Forte crying "Airs lost," and. the citizens responding "Cowards." The spectacle at Le valllers was horrible, the Nationals carousing while their wounded were groaning in the streets. The commandant.of artillery at Neu? llly was denounced as a traitor and arrested. The Nationals; retreating in large numbers, fired the houses and many women and child? ren seeking reluge in cellars were burned. A number of houses in Versailles were fired by shell.-. The Communists firing on Pubeaux did great damage. The rpad to St. Denis ls crowd? ed with people fleeing from Paris. PAWS. April 19. There was a panioat the outposts yesterday. The Nationals were rallied with difficulty. *, The Latest. . LONDON, April 20. Advices from Versailles to-day report thnt fighting still continues At Asnieres, where the insurgents aie making desperate and bloody attempts to-regain* their lost position. The Versailles troops have succeeded in c/b tainiog.possession of Asnieres, and found that the suburb had suffered severely ftom the pil? lage and marauding of the insurgent troops. The streets were lined with, furniture and wearing apparel. An endeavor was made by Dombrowski to rally the Nationals but result efl In failure. The officers of his staff were fir rested on suspicion ol treachery. The Ver? sailles troops show no signs of wavering, and keep the advantage, of position they have se? cured with calmness aud d?termination. AU the railroads are now commanded by the Ver? sailles troops, and the Insurgents will be un? able to receive supplies of provisions from out? side the city. PAWS, April 20. Dombrowski reports that his troops have reoccupied certain positions, with provisions and some prisoners. He adds, asking rein? forcements: "The battle continues; O'Kollmlt? maintains bis position at Asnieres against all the efforts of the Versalllists to dislodge him*." The Mot D'Ordre condemns the Commune for the suppression of various Journals. VERSAILLES, April 20" Canrobert is here. The troops who surren? dered with him are en roufe hither. The in? surgent fire la gradually Rlacklnjj. It ls rumored that arrangements have been made whereby France.paysT'Germany five hun? dred millions down. The Arc de Triomphe has been destroyed by the fire of the government batteries. ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. The Shape in which the Kn-Klux BJ ll was Passed. WASHINGTON, April 20. The Senate adopted the Ku-Ktux conference report by thirty-six to thirteen, Robertson and Hill voting nay, and adopted a resolution to adjourn slix die at 2 o'clock. Deprecating concessions, Sherman said not one offender would be convicted under the Ku-Klux bill, not a dollar damages would be obtained under it. The only virtue left in U>e bill was the employment of the United States forces when necessary. Thurman, opposing the juror test oath clause, said their selection would depend upon the judge and district attorney. It excludes from Jury service the attorney-general ot the United States, senators on the floor, and map y others now In high public position. * * The House adopted the Ku-Klux bill by a strict party vote of 93 to 74. The House also concurred in the resolution to adjourn si?ie die at 2 o'clock lo-day. The following is the substitute for Sherman's amendment as passed : "That any person pr persons having knowledge that any ot the wrongs conspired to be done and mentioned in the second section of tl: i s act are about to be committed, and having power to prevent or aid lu preventing the same shall neglect or re tuse lo do, and such wrongful act shall be committed, such person or persons shall be liable to the person injured, or his legal repre? sentative?* lor all damages caused by?^fty such wrongful act, which such first named person or persons by reasonable diligence could have prevented; and such damages may be recovered ia an action on the ease-' in the proper Circuit Court ol the Ualted States, aod any number o? persons guilty of such wrongful neglect or refusal, may be Joined as defendtiut3 ia such action : Provided, That such action shall be commenced wlthla one year after such cause of action shall have oc? curred. Aad ii" the death of any person shall be caused by any such wrongful acts aad oe gleet, lite legal represeutallvea of such deceas? ed person shall have such action therefor, and may recover uot exceeding five ihousaod dol? lars damages therein for ihe benefit of the widow ol' stich deceased person, if any there be, or li there be no widow, for the benefit of ihe oext ol' kia of such deceased person." Butler made a personal explanation, defend? ing himself Irom various charges, aad de aouncing Mr. Davis, ol Kentucky, and Farns? worth, of Illinois. Farnsworth repltefl, closing his speech with the remark that he could con? vict the gentleman from Massachusetts ol' embezzlement aad perjury before any jar? in the country. LATER,-A proclamatioa has beea issued convening the Senate in extra session on the 10th of May. There were uo confirmations, aud both houses adjourned at 2 o'clock. The deficiency appropriation bill which pass? ed to-day, enables the census bureau to settle wilh census marshals, including 50 per cent, increase ol pay. ?'TUE TERRITORY OF COLUMBIA.?' WASHINGTON, April 20. The first election, under the new territorial form of government lately imposed npon the Distt ict ol Columbia- by Congress, passed off quietly. Partial returns Indicate the success ol' the Republican?. ALL ABOUT THE STATE. -Jones's Mills, in Lexington County, were totally destroyed by fire on the 12th instant. The loss, including several thousand feet ol lumber, Is-estimated at two'? thousand dollars. The fire was accidental, originating in the cooking apartment attached to the mille, in which a freedman, aa employee, was cooking dinner. The circular was owned by J. D. Jones, and the vertical by? Messrs. Gantt <fc Bawls. On Friday morning last, about 4 o'clock, the dwelling aDd outbuildings ot Mr. Henry J. Siebels, of Sandy Bun, in the same county, were destroyed by fire. -We learn that Mrs. John Watson, ol Wil? liamsburg, died very suddenly on Saturday morning lost of apoplexy. She was the wile of Captain John Watson, and a lady of. great beauty of character and worth. -Mr. James Heeder, of Newberry, was thrown from his buggy on Tuesday and seri? ously injured. He ls likely to recover. -An attempt to break Newberry Jail was made some days ago by a negro named Dray? ton Douglass, which was frustrated by the timely appearance of the sheriff, who in tho scuffle to subdue the prisoner Inflicted a wound on his lace. The prisoner is uader indictment foy cow stealing, and this weare told is not his first offence, he having been convicted before lor the same crime and pardoned. -The Newberry Herald says : "Spring seems to have fairly opened anfi vegetation ls rapid? ly advancing, to the delight ol gardeners and planters. Fine rains were had last week, which were much needed by those who had planted corn, and which lu many instances was feared would not come up, owing to the heavy crust. The prospect Just now is Indeed cheering, and bids fair for bounteous crops o? fruit and cereals. -The Columbia Union prints the following story of an alleged eowurdly outrage by the Ku-Kiux. Until we have lurthor advices, we prefer to receive the statement with many gralnB ot allowance: "On Sunday night last, the ICth, at about midnight, a parly ofdisguls ed assassins rode to the house of Mr. Robert Melton, at Old Store, Chesterfield County. Mr Melton (san elderly man, living on a little farm, which he has just bought ana works himself. He had no one withing hearing but his wife and daughters in the same house. Hearing some one at bis gate calllug his name, Mr. Melton appeared outside his house, followed by his wife and one daughter. All three were Immediately shot down, without regard lo age or sex, by the 'high toned' murderers wno awaited their victims. Mr. Melton lies lu a dying condition, his daughter dangerously wounded-the wife and mother being killed by the first shot. The cause of this deed is well known. Melton ls a Southerner, a Union man and Republican. Moreover, he lias been lately engaged in collecting delinquent-taxes." THE RAEDOR QC! EST lox BEFORE THE S VF REHE COURT. _y WASHINGTON, April 20. The case ot Klein against the United Slates, and other cases from the Court of Claim? now being'argued before the Supreme Court, pre? sent for decision the question of the constitu? tionality of the proviso rei?tlng. to amnesty and pardon in the appropriation act of July, 1870. That act provided that no-pardon or amnesty granted by the President shonld be considered by the courts in deciding-'upon any claim against the United States. A FLORIDA FORO ER. NEW YORK, April 20. A man, giving the name of Berrlan Gay, claiming to be a merchant from .Archer, Flori? da, has been arrested here on the charge of passing a forged-check for $8000 on Samuel Roswell. Since his arrest, several olher merchants have entered similar complaints against Gay. A CREVASSE Iff LOUISIANA. NEW ORLEANS, April 20. A crevasse occurred near Bouvet Car?e Point, on the left bank, thirty-eight miles above the city. The Jackson Railroad has offered to furnish the means, and an effort will be made to close it. LAWS OF THE STATE. Arti and Joint Resolutions, Passed hy? the General Assembly of South Caro? lina, Session of 1870-'71. [OFFICIAL.1 AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to in? corporate tho Homestead Building, Planting and Loan Assoziation of Sooth Carolina. "... SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of th9 State of South Carolina, now mot and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same : That the said act b3 so amended, in section , I, as to read, between the words, "Planting and Loan," "Dime SaviDgs;" and iu section II, to read, "twenty-five dollars," instead of "two thousand." Approved the 7th day of March, A. D. 1871. AN ACT to enable judgment debtors to ecll their real ?od personal property, and to con- ? firm sales already made, in conloi m.ty with conditions herein specified. SECTION L Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Representative* of thc State of South Carolina, now met and bitting in Gene? ral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, Thal from and after thu passage of this act, judgment debtors may, and they axe hereby, authorized and empowered to sell and convey any or all of their real sud personal property which may at the limo be eubject to levy and sale, to satisfy any judgment or decree of any court rn this State against tbe saki debtor, and-to pay over tho entire, proceeds of said, sale or sales to tho sheriff in whose office such judgments, executions or decrees are lodged, to be applied by said eheriff towards the fa^is faclioa of tho same; and provided no objection shall be made in writing by either of the judg? ment creditors and filed with said sheriff a.- to the price at which the*said property may have been sold, within three months from and alter the time such payment shall hive been made, the said sale or sales bhall thereupon be con? sidered confirmed; and the said sheriff shall mike tbe following endorsement on the back o? the deed or d?e:Is of conveyance, viz. : "No objection having been filed in my office to the within bargain and s vie within the time prescribed by law, this bargain and sale is therefore confirmed;" the same to b3 dated and signed officially by said sherill. ' SEC. 2. Be il further enacted. Should cither of tho judgment creditors object to the price at which any of the said property may have been sold, aud file such notwe with tho sheriff within the time before mentioned, the ehsriff shall immediately proceed to levy upou and offer for sile said property, proceeding, in all respects, according to tue law in regard tb levy and sale by tbe sheriff; and if the highest bid made tor said property shall not be more than the amount ot* tbe indebtedness which had been cancelled by the sale made by the debtor, the sheriff shall withdraw said prop? erty from sale, and the creditor or creditors who may have filed their objection shall be re? quired to pay all costs aud expenses that ac? crued in consequenca thereof. Tbs sheriff shall make the following endorsement on the back of the conveyance made by the debtor, viz : "Objection having been filed in my office by-, judgment- creditor, I levied noon and exposed for sale the property within named; and failing to receive a higher bid than 'he amount of indebtedness cancelled by Ute proceids ot the within bargain and sale, this ealc ?B therefore confirmed,." and signed as di reoted in section 1 of tbie bill. . SEC. S. Be it further enacted, That in the event that the property when exposed for sale by the sheriff, aB provided for in section 2, should bring more than the amount of the in? debtedness cancelled by thc proceeds of the sale made by the debtor, the purchaser from the debtor shall be refunded the amount paid by him, with interest from ' the time oP^ay ment, and ti e bargain and sale made by the debtor rescinded, and titles executed by the sheriff to the purchaser at bis sole; and after deducting the costs and expenses by reason of the levy and aale, the remainder to be applied, according to law, towards satisfaction of the judgments or executions in his office. SEC. 4. Bc it furllier enacted, That'all sales of either real or personal property nude by judgment deb'ora, and the entire pioceeds of said sales having been pari into the sheriff's office, to be applied toward the satisfaction of the demands in that office against such debtor prior to the passage of this act, shall be con' eidered confirmed, unless objections to the price at which said property had been Bold shall be made by any of the judgment ot editors within three months from and after the pas? sage ol'this act; aud, provided objections shall be filed as specified in section 2 of this act, in such case the Sheriff shall proceed as directed in sec'iou 2 and 3 of this act. SEO. 5. Be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed. Approved the 7ib day of March, A. J). 1871. AM Acr to release the lien of tbe State upon a . lot of land in the City of Charleston, owned by the South Carolina Institute for the promotion of art, mechanical ingenuity and industry, aud talco a similar lien upon tbe new hail ere .'ted by said South Carolina Institute. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ot the State of South Carolina, non met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by tbe authority of the same : That the lien of the State of South Carolina upon tbe snm of too thousand dollars appro? priated by the act of the General Assembly, en? titled "An act to mike appropriations for the year commencing in October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, ratified on lGlb of December, 1832, be, jind the samo is hereby, released, and the comptroller-general is here? by directed to enter satisfaction upon the mortgage of che lot of land situate on tbe cast side of Meeting street, in tho City of Charles? ton, executed by the South Carolina Institute for th? promotion of art, mechanical ingennity and industry, to William Laval, treasurer of ] the lower division of the State of South Caro? lina, to secure the said appropriation : Pro? vided, however, That the City Council o Charleston shall also release its claim against the South Carolina Inat itute for tbe promotion of art, mechanical .ingenuity and industry: Provided, further. That-the said lot be sold at ] public auction, after tea days' noti;e,-ptfblieh- [ ed in the daily paper? of Charleston; and the, proceeds thereof appropriated to the payment ; of thc cost of the new hall recently erected on tue Washington Race Course by ihe said South Carolina Institute : Provided, further, That the State of South Carolina shall have the same lieu and claim, to the extent of the money re? al 'zed from the said sale, upon tbe said new hall erected as aforesaid, that bas heretofore' existed upon the said lot of land, approved the 7th day of Marcb, A. D. 1871. AN ACT to incorporate the Whipper Guards, of | Christ Church Parish. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitLing in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same : That A Smitb, C. F. Nert be, T. Aeburn, Enoch Menall, Lloyd Beckett, F. Robinson, Ben. F. Scott, anil their succeaaors and associ? ate's, sholl be, and they axe lioreby, incoporat* ed, and made and declared a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and style of tbe Whipper Gu ?rds, and as such body politic and corporate shall nave po Ter to make, use, have and keep a common seal, and the j ?ame at will to alter, to make all necessary by? laws nut repugnant to the laws of the land, and' to have succession of officers and members, conformi We to such by-laws, and to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in thia State, and to have-, nee and enjoy all other rights and be subject to all other liabilities incident to bodies corporate. SEC. 2. That this act be deemed and taken" to bc a public act, and shall continue in foice for fourteen years from tbe passage hereof. Approved March 1st, A. D. 1871. tailoring, J-nrnis!)ing (?oo??, &u PRING O P B N ? ;N"GT" S MENKE A MULLER, No. 325 KING STREET, Have just opened an entire New Stock of CLOTHS, CLOTH rN'S, FURNISHING GOODS, AC, for Spring and Sninmer. Our Clothing ls a very large and flae selected stock fer Men, Tooths and Boys, from $6 to $60 per. ault. The largest portion ls of imported gooda aud manufactured by ourselves; we can, therefore, recommend them as regard fit, wear and workmanship. OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT is supplied with the Hoest selection of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CLOTHS, DOESKINS, DIAGO? NALS, TRICOTS, MELTONS, CHEVIOTS, CASSI MERES, Ac, and a very large Block of the most fashionable Pant and Vest Patterns, which we will make up to order by measure iu the latest styles. The foreman In this department of our business has no equal In theartHUc world for cut? ting and prodnclug an elegant flt. FURNISHING GOODS. Thl3 department ls snppllcd with the celebrated STAR SHIRTS, Foreign and Domestic Under? shirts and Drawers, Silk and Thread Gloves, Linen and Paper Collars, Neckties, Bow^Scarfs, Pocket Haudkerchtefs, Socks, Umbrellas, Ac. Our stock has been selected with great care, and rrices marked very low in plato figures. Buyers in our line will find it to their advantage ? give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. mar22-3mos rpHE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE IB TBS LARGEST NEWSPAPER, INO BAS TOI MOST EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION, OF ANT PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE 01TY OF GREENVILLE. Contract Advertising Low. Circulates also in Anderson, Plckens, Spartan burg and Western North CaroUna. J. C. ? E. BAILEY, Proprietors. promant z?un bau. UONTINUATION O? THE SALE OP SHARES. REVISION' OF PLAN! TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY TO TRUSTEES, IN TRUST'FOR SHAREHOLDERS! JOTE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO GREENBACK PRIZES ADDED. ' NO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF SHARES. SPECIAL NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, APRIL 216T, 1871, The Manager respectfally announces to Sh*re lolders that a portion of tile Shares are yet un* sold,- and in order to realize a reasonable value kr the-property, without impairing the Interest it each Shareholder, and at the same time main? tain the confidence so generously reposed in the management of the sale, he has decided to trans? fer, by Deed of Trust, the Berby Farm property, is described in the Pamphlet, to the Committee appointed to con lu ct the distribution of Prizes who will hold rhe same for the benefit of Share Holders, SUBJECT ONLT TO TBS COMPLETION OF 3AI.K OF THE RSM AISING SHARES. lt takes-more time to carry through successful? ly so large an enterprise than the brief period which has elapsed since the sale was organized ind placed in working order; stilt in spite or the pecuniary condition of the people, the political jomplexion or Southern affairs EXAGGERATED FOR POLITICAL PC* roans, .-nd the large u uta ber of ho?us imitators tn the Held which tend to destroy the confidence of the public In any- distribution scheme, the Manager has reason to be gratified with the progress made. The public la satisfied that this sale ts honorably and fairly, conducted, ind Shareholders are only subserving their own Interest by urging the sale or ALL THE SHARES before the distribution ls made, their interests seing represented aud protected by responsible rrustees, who will distribute the property as toon is all the Shares are sold. Many newspapers throughout the country hav? ing become filled with the advertisements of schemes organized since, tho "AIKEN PREMIUM LAND SALE'' was made public, and as rn most cases these schemes have no foundation or relia? bility, except as they are supported by the means advaneed by a eon flame public, the Manager of the AIKEN PREMIUM LAND? SALS has decided, In order to exped? te* trie Hale of the balance of the Tickets, to AWARD the $6000 he had planned te expend In additional advertising, to the SHARE? HOLDERS, to be distributed as follows: 522 GREENBACK PRIZES, IN SUMS OF FROM $6 TO $1000. One of $1000, one of $500, Uve ef f i on, five of $50, tea of $36, and ?00 or $6 eaclj, without iaoreaelng the number of Shares, thus securing to all owners of Shares one chance in every THIKTV ONB of re? ceiving some prize In addition to the Premium Engravlr/g. " The Manager respectfully solicits Shareholders to use their best endeavors to hasten the Bale of the remaining Shares, when the Trusties win dis? charge their trust by distributing the property and money according to the published pro? gramme. THE SALE CAN EASILY BS COMPLETED IN ONE MONTH If thc present Shareholders will interest them? selves. The present Peech crop or the Derby Farm Is pronounced by competent Judges .to be worth from $10.000 to $15,000, which, with the yearly product of the Vineyard of $5000, ls a good Indication of the value of the property to be dis? tributed. No better or stronger endorsements of -the plan and object of the sale, the vain? of tue property, or the management or the scheme, eonld be de? sired than that submitted to the publia - RE-MEMBER I Every one paying $5 becomes ? shareholder and receive? at once a superb Work or Art, worth.the amount Invested, and a TlcKet In the Distribution of the Pri?es, whfCh may yield a f 23,000 Prize, or an equal chance in 610 Prizes, the aggregate value of wtiicn ls $100,000. Any person sending $28 ror flvo shares will re? ceive an extra share and Engraving, which will afford another possibility of obtaining the Grand Pri?e ur one of tbe 6io several Prises. Shares are bel?g taken rapidly. All money re? ceived for orders after the books are closed will be promptly returned to the senders, and the pub? lic notified through the telegrams of the Associa? ted Cress when toe drawing will take place. Address, for further particulars, embraced In the revised Pamphlet, J. C. DERBY. General Manager, Principal Office corner Jackson and Reynolds Etret-ts,Augusta, Ga., Post-office Key Box, No. 334, Oro. HICKEY, No. 345 King street, Charleston, S. C- apr21-fmw3 $95,000 _ $95,000 LAST CHANCE TO SEE WHAT CS. WILL Da $5 Win secare a Share tn the Aiken Premium* $a $5 Land Sale.......invent $j $5 Will secure a share as above and a fine $5 ff.5 Work of Art to adorn yoer homes. $6 $5 Will secure a share and the Steel EngraV- $5 $5 lng, "Marriageof Pocahontas,"...worth $5 $6 will secure a share and the steel -Engrav- $5 $0 lng, "Landing of Columbus,''.worth $5 f5 Will secure a*share and the Steel Bngrav-' tb tb lag, "The Day we Celebrate,'*.worth $6 $5 Wm secure a share and tho beautiful $5 $5 Chromo, "American Autumn,"....worth $5 $5 Will secure te some shareholder the Der- $5 SS hy Mansion and 25 acres or Vineyard and $5 tb Orchard, valned at.tS5,ooo.. ts j J wm secure to some shareholder "Rose- $5 $5 ville Farm," 160 acres..... $5 $5 valued at $10,000....invest tb Sb Will secure to some shareholder "Gin- $5 tb house Farm," 185 acres.;. ls tb valued at $6000.Invest $5 S5 wm secure to some shareholder wno tn- $5 15 vests, a Peach Orchard, vaVaed at tasoo $5 $5 Will secure to some shareholder a Vine- $5 $l yard and Peach Orchard. SS $6 valued at $3000.Invest tb ib Will secare to some shareholder a fine $5 tb Villa Mte, with Cottage, Garden, Ac, {5 ib valued at $2500.invest %b $5 WIH secure to 88 omer shareholders val- $5 tb nable properties, ranging m value from $6 $5 (300 to $1500.luvest $6 55 These Real Estate Prizes....,. $5 tb valued ax $06,000, are located In the bean- $5 Sb nm) Town of Aiken. South Carolina.. $6 ib Its unequalled climate and healtn-glving tb $b surroundings, has made it the tb $5 "SARATOGA OF THE SOrr-H." $6 tb The Shares wlB be distrlbnted april 2lst, $5 $5 when each Shareholder will see $6 $5 "WHAT FIVE DOLLARS WILL DO." $6 "There ls a tide in the affairs A men, which, Taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." . The moBt liberal terms to Clubs. For description or the valuable Real Estate. Prizes, notices or the press, names or Committee to make tba; Drawing, home endorsements* and general character of the enterprise and manage? ment, send for pamphlet. Remittances for shares should be made with Pos to til ce Money Order, or currency lu reghtered letter, or by Express. Ad dress J. C. DERBY, General Manager, Augusta Ga.. Offlre comer of Jackson and Reynolds streets. 49*- Residents of Charleston and vicinity can secure Shares by applvlng to J. RUSSELL BAKER, 50 society st. ; at 0. HICKEY'S, No. 345 King street, WILBUR A SONS', No. 59 Broad street, and JU? LIUS ROU'MILL AT'S, No. 801 King street, where specimens of the Works of Art, winch each share? holder receives, can be. seen. martM-j c fl?tete. o iTuM B I A H Q T B L , COLUMBIA, S. C., WM. GORMAN, PROPRIETOR. The Proprietor of this pleasantly located and eleirautlv furnished Establishment, at the state Capital, desires to inform the travelling public? and others seeking accommodations, thai the "00 LDMBIA"'13 & every respect a first-class Hotel, ansuroassetl by any in the State or the United S?mate^ in thc business centre of the St? With fine large airy rooms, and a table sup t!Sih with every delicacy of the season, both from "sew York and Charleston markets, the Proprie? tor pledges that no efforts will be spared to give perfect satisfaction in every respect. A first-class Livery Stable ls attached to the UoteL whore vehiolea of every descripttou can be had at t he shortest notice. , omnibuses snead the . arrival and departure ol even- Train. WM. GORMAN, 1 Proprietor and Superintendent. J. D. BUDDS, Cashier. apriP wfm A GOOD ADVERTISING MEDIUM. T HE MO UNTA IN E E B , GREENVILLE, S. C.. Bas tne largest real circulation of any paper in that section. Subscription price $1 a year. . Gi E. ELFORD, Editor and Proprietor. G. G. WELLS, Associate Editor. declS Sirrj ?M?s, egt.. pURCHGOTt, BENEDICT & CO. RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCB TO THEIR FRIENDS AND *THE P?BIJO SPECIAL FACILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS O? their Res?d?n t Partner ld New York, The j are enabled to purchase their supplies ? t FINE AND STAPLE'DRY. GOODS, Both Foreign1 and Domestic, In an cases rrom Ant hands, AT THE LOWEST CASH FIGURE, . v And tins to oller EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS TO Q?S TOMERS, . Their prices will be lound from . TWENTY TO FIFTY PER CENT. LOWEB_ Than those or any other Dry. Goods House in the Sooth; . : . : .:. ? :. :. They invite an Inspection or their Stock, which ia made np ol NO AUCTION GOODS, But which will be found to consist of an immense' variety or THE CHOICEST AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN THEIR LINE. Comparison, a3 to quality, with the best goods, offered elsewhere, IS CHALLENGED, And competition as to price IS DEFIED. Every article sold by us ls warranted to be pre? clsely as represented. Onr motto ls "QUICK SALES AND . SMALL PROFITS," And Customers who wish to SAVE MONET IN BUYING Will do well to give us a call. FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT A CO. Dp-Town Store, I Down-Town Store, No. 437 Klug street, Na 344 King street, Corner of Calhoun. ] Near "The Bead.1' octal flaiiroa?s. gOTJTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. VICE-PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,1 '.: 1 1 CHABLBSTOH, S. C., January 18,1871. ' j. On and after SUNDAY, January 22, the Pissen* ger Tra?na on *ue Souru ?A rjona Railroad will i UL aa follow a: 70K AC8U8TA. Leave Charleston.1160 P. M. Arrive ac Augusta.?.U P. M? FOB COLUMBIA. Leave Cnarleston. 8.20 A. M. Arrive at Colombia.8.40 P. M. TOB CBABtRSTON. Leave Augusta...'..;.7.40 AM. Arrive at. Charleston.. 3.28 v; M. Leave Colnmbia.12.16 p. M* M nive at Charleston. 7.60 P. M. AUGUSTA NIGHT BUB-. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston,.8.80 P. M. Arrive a? Augusta.. 7.06 4 ML Leave Augusta.6.60 P. M. Arrive at Charleston.6.40 A.M. COLUMBIA NIGHT EXPRESS. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.7.10 P. M. Arrive at Columbia.6.00 A. M. Leave. Oolam bia. :.to P. H. Arrive at Charleston......0.46 A. M. 8UXMXBVILU TBATX. Leave Charleston.4.30 P. Mi Arrive at Summerville..6.00 p. M. Leave Summerville... 7.00 A. M. Arrive at Charleston...8.16 A. M. CAM UKO.- BRANCH. . Leave Camden.0.00 A. M. Arrive at Columbia.10.40 A. M. Leave Columbia.M.1.26 P.M. Arrive at Camden.0.00 P. M. - Day and Night Trains make close connections at Aug usu With Georgia Railroad and Central Railroad. Night Train connects with Macon and Augusta Railroad. Columbia Night Train connects with Greenville and Columbia Railroad: Camden Train connects daily with Day Passen-. lier Trains. JanlO_A L TYLER, Vlce-Prealdent. . SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAIL? ROAD. PASSENGER TRAINS On this Road run dally as follows: Leave Charleston.8.30 A. M. Arrive at Savannah.3.oo P. M. Leave Savannah.11.15 A. IL ' Arrive at Charleston..6.20 P. M. Con neets at Savannah with the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad for Jacksonville, sn. Augustine, and all points In Florida. Witn Central Railroad for Macon, Atlanta, Mo? bile. New Orleans and the West. With Steamboat? fer points on the Savannah River. At Charleston with the Northeastern and Soath Carolina Railroads, and-Steamships for all points North and Weat. Through Tickets over this Une on sale ax Hotels in Charleston; 8crevea House, Savannah; and all principal Ticket offices North and South. Freights forwarded daily to and from Savan? nah and all points beyond. Through Bills of Lading Issued to Jacksonville, Palatka, Ac Tariff aalow as by any other Une. ?C. S. GADSDEN, oct5 Engineer and Superintendent. NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD COM PANY. CHARLESTON, S. C., February ll, 1871. Trains leave Charleston Daily at 12. M and P. M. Arrive at Charleston 7:30 A.M. (Mondays ex? cepted) and 3:30 P. M. Train does not leave Charleston 6:30 P. M, SUN? DAYS. Train leaving at 12 M makes through connec? tion to New York, via Richmond and Acquis? Creek only, going through m 42 hours, WITHOUT DETENTION ON SUNDAYS. Passengers leaving by e:30 P. M. Train have choice of ronte, via Richmond and Washington, or via Portsmouth and Baltimore. Those leaving FRIDAY by this Train lay over on SUNDAY in Bal? timore. Tbose leaving on SATURDAY remain SUN. DAY in Wilmington, N. a This ls the cheapest, quickest and most pleasant route to Cincinnati, Chicago and other pointa West and Northwest, both Trama mating close connections at Washington with Western trams of Baltimore and J hlo Railroad. S. S. SOLOMONS, Engineer and Superintendents P. L. CLXAPOB, General Ticket Agent, febii-i2mos J?IN G WILLI A v Just received at KING WILLIAM'S CIGAR FAC? TORY, No. 810 King street, near Society street, a large and complete assortaient or Leaf, Chewing and Smoking TOBACCO. Cigarettes, Snuff, Pipes, Ac Havana and Domestic Cigars imported andi manufactured bf WM. SCHRODER, who.respect ru hy invites the atten tion of chewers and- smokers, and traders, wholesale and retail, to a Stock rolly comprising every variety of quality and price*, from the cheapest to-the nighest grade, which, ia offered at the lowest cash rates, ' Ail orders from the country wiU receive prompt attention and shipped 0.0. D.. or at thirtv days' city acoepv anees. decivexua