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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE RIGHTS OF MHORITIES. WHAT TBE STATB BAB BBS SAY OF MZNOBI1Y REPRESENTATION. Cumulative Voting the Remedy. [Fi om the Winnsboro' News.] The press of the State of all parties now seem'.infamously to favor the carrying luto effect in South Carolina the principle of minority representation as effected by th? method of cumulative voting. We have ex? pressed ourselves in favor of this most prac? tical remedy for all of our political trouble over a year ago, and very often since. This plan of voting will secure to the property-holuers and white people of the State Ave ont of every eleven members of the Legislature that may be elected, and, by its general influence, will perhaps cause even the non-property-holders to elect four respectable men out of the eight that their numbers will enable them to elect out of. every eleven. But parties and popula? tion do not promise to stand at the present ratio long. Tue negroes, we believe, will vote for minority representation now as a compro? mise recommended by their party leaders, and os a measure of peace to propltit te the spirit of anarchy. A Wise and Useful Measure. ' [From the Columbia Phoenix.] Tue adoption of the principle of proportional representation would no doubt contribute in no small degree to the alleviation of the fun? damental evils connected with the situation in this State. We are pleased to observe the fa? vor with which this improved method of vot? ing has been received. Men ot both parties concede the wisdom and the utility of the measure. Other expedients may be necessary to meet the emergencies of the hour. Bul In view of the peace and prosperity of the State, which all right-minded citizens desire to see placed upon a firm basis, lt is to be hoped that ' the public mind will not lose sight of the great J principle of representative reform embraced in cumulative voting. In onr Judgment, it will be lound more practicable and much easier thus to take the sting out of universal suffrage than, in this day and country, to restrict ll. No True Peace Without a Fair Repre? sentation. [From the Charleston Radical Organ.] We are glad to note that minority represen? tation ls beifig so thoroughly discussed throughout, the State. That system alone which provide? for a representation of a mi? nority is thoroughly republican. And, while true republicanism demands minority repre? sentation in any State as the simplest matter of justice, as'well as ol true policy, it is more emphatically demanded for our own State, because the political party which ls now in the minority, ls not only powerful in num- j bera, but is mostly made up of a differ? ent race from that which lorms the larger part of the dominant party, and, besides, bolds the great bulk of the property within the State, &c. This powerful minority should be represented. We cannot nave true peace until these h av 3 a fair representa? tion. We know well wbt.t some ot them did when they were in power, with their iron rule, holding the great mass of the people, white and colored, as by the throat; but this shall ncr sway us from giving them exact j stice. Putting lt even on a lower ground, this ac? cording of Justice to them ls a sort cf elevated selfishness for us, a thing that will pay, ii we look at It aright, tor it will give peace, a bet? ter government and a larger prosperity to the State, and in such prosperity .every Republi? can will be benefited. Republicans need not fear that any such measnre will give the State to the Democrats. The domlnaut party would j be then, as now, the party of the majority of / votes. No Convention Needed. A [From the Columbia Union-Radical.] B We cannot find anything in the constitution ? that conflicts' with this principle In the slight r est degree, nor do we Bee how any change' in the constitution could effect the mai ter at all. What is wanted is the enactment of a law al? lowing voters to cast the votes to which they -i are entitled all for one man if they so desire, instead of one vote for each of as many per? sons as may be running for th? same office. How lt Would Work. [From the Colombia Union-Rad.] Cumulative voting seems to be the or ly safe remedy against large and overbearing majori- j ties. Under the plan of cumulative voling, the minority could always be represented just in exact proportion to their numbers, and this ls the very basis of our Republican form ol government. The minority are-as much en? titled to representation as the majority, and | unless this is allowed, a Republican govern? ment ls only Republican in name, but the veriest despotism in fact. Nothing can be more tyrannical than large majorities. The j plan is simple in the extreme, but applies only where there is more than one officer for the same county or town. For instance, In Rich? land, there are five members ol the General Assembly, four representatives and one sena? tor^ The Republicans cast 3500 votes and the ? Democrats 1400. Dow if the Democrats, being entitled to. vote for each ol tL. oe five candidates, throw all their votes for one of them, they would be sure of elec? ting their candidate, so that they would thea get one representative out of five, where they get none now. Where the majorities are smaller, or, in other words, where the parties are more evenly divided, th^ plan ls still more strikingly Illustrated. Take the County of I Edgefleld. for Instance, on the vote ol last | year. That county sends seven representa? tives to the General Assembly. The Repubii-' can vote was 4500, and the Democratic 3700. If the Democracy had been permuted by law to cast seven votes to which they were entitled, all for three men, instead of for seven men, they would have elected that number lo the Legislature, so thal the delegation would hare stood four ?Republicans to three Democrats, instead of seven Republicans, as now. Greenville sends four representatives and one senator to the General Assembly, il tho cumulative plan of voting prevailed, and the {janies held the same rel.ni ve proportions as ast fall, viz: Democrats 1800; Republicans 1400; the Republicans all throwing five votes for two out of the five candidates, instead of | voling for the whole five, would succeed In electing tha? number, leaving the Democrats the other three. Both parties would" then be represented in exact proportion to their nu- j merlcal strength or numbers. This would be | In accordance with thu spirit of Rep?blica)! institutions, doing justice to al! parlies aud in? justice t?'h?n?. The plan should be agi mt ed until some fa? vorable action ls taken by legislative bodies all over the country. We believe this system of ''minority representation" is the pauacea lor all our political troubles; tor if repr?sentai ?on only is desired, this secures lt fully. ?. A FEARFUL FA TE. BOSTON, April 25. The debris found in the bay indicates cer? tainly that the bark Merrimac, from Boston for Montevideo, was run down by some out? ward bound vessel, and all ou board losr. A SYSTEMATIC SWINDLE Toe French Consul at New York and Oilier? Implicated. NEW YORK, april 25. The Sun Bays a gigantic J rand has been dis? covered, and asserts lhat Victor Place, late French consul, with one Hector Chanvitan, and some prominent personages, made large amounts illegally from the French Govern? ment by the exaction ot commissions and over charges on arms and provisions pur? chased in this country. One operation In beef alone ls said by the Sun to have netted the ring three hundred thousand dollars. The total contracts amounted to over ten millions, on which two percent commission was levied. The Sun adds that fifty to three hundred per cent profit was charged on large amounts of guns purchased of the United States Govern? ment, and .that a profit uf two hundred and filly thousand dollars was made on thirty-five batteries of Napoleon guns alone. Place bas been relieved by M. Bellaigue De Bughas, late colsul of Charleston. A committee of inquiry has been ordered to investigate all the trans ac'.lon?. * I A. I?BAYT CANNONADE OT EKED TSE BEDS YESTERDAY. A Bloody Repulse-Ducrot's Success Thlers'S Last Pledge-The Heroes Gravelottc to thc Front-A Red F Captured. PARIS, April 24-Eve'nin The expected suspensi?n of hostilities not take place to-day, but it is believed commence to-rnorrow. The Communist n? papers of to-day combine In an attack c Thiers. A placard upon the walls int "friends oforder" to be In readiness to av? their brethren murdered In the recent bu ery in Place Vendome. VERSAILLES, April 24-Evenln Fort Valerien slightly cannonaded the 1 lot gateo! Paris to-day. General Ducrot resigned. The Masons of Paris are endea' lng to compromise the troubles. BERLIN, April 2> Parliament has passed the loan bill. Bismarck stated in the House to-day, 1 although the French should pay the first Btalment of indemnity Immediately, the fe north and east of Paris would not be evac ted until the-final treaty of peace was c eluded. Negotiations at Brussels make slow progr? The French were trying to better the coi tions, but Germany was inflexible. The mo menl of the Commune entailed sacrifices Germany, but ehe would not meddle with internal affairs of France. MUNICH, April 24 The King of Bavaria has written a letter Dr. Doll loper deploring the sentence of exco munication pronounced against him. The Latest. LONDON, April 24 The insurgents made a sortie on Sund towards Chatillon, and at first captured barricade held by the Versailles troops, t were eventually repulsed with heavy lo General Douai has replaced Genera! Ducrot command of a portion ol the army of the J sembly. VERSAILLES, April 24, A heavy cannonade was opened this mo: lng by the VersalUists from Meudon, Crete ull and Chatillon upon Issy, Vanvres and Po Du Jour. Thlers's circular ol the 24 th instant say "The last few days have been employed engineering work and concentrating oi troops. New corps have been formed ai Che bourg, Oombrai and Auxerre, composed of tl heroes of Gravelotte. Generals Douai an Chincbant will command them. The later ei gagements at Bagneux were successes for or. troops, who captured a Red flag. The grei operation will soon commence." TBE GREAT CREVASSE. Twelve Miles of the Jackson Railroa Washed Away-The Crevasse Extend lng. NEW YORK, April 25. A special from New Orleans, at 9 o'clock !ai evening, says: "Bouvet Carre Crevasse I still extending, and twelve miles of the Jae! son Railroad have been washed away. Tb president and engineers of the road set out tc night for the scene of the disaster." 10.35 P. M.-The engineer in charge of Bou vet sends .the following dispatch: "We hav of necessity abandoned the Idea of closing th crevasse, and are confining our efforts tc check its extension. I am satisfied our exer lions in this direction will be successful an< the further spreed of this direful calamlt avoided. I have i sed our tug to assist som of the dlstre3sef. planters in removing thei household furniture. Two other crevasses one at Point Monolr, west of Baton Rouge and one on the McDonough estate, below th? city, are reported." NEW ORLEANS, April 25. Communication with the North by rail tem porarilysevered by the Bouvet Carre crevasse. The embankment of the Jackson road for four? teen miles, together with the telegraph lines along *he track, have been entirely swept away by the flood. The entire country as lar as Luke Pontchartrain Is submerged. At 11 o'clock last night the crevasse was about a thousand feet wide. About Ave thousand tn* n, including the railroad laborers, are at work upon the embankments, and hopes are euler tained that the further widening of the Lreacb may be prevented. The latest from the crevasse reports a break seven hundred feet wide. Nothing oficial has been received from that point this norning. ?The water Is running over the trtck ol the Jackson road between the thirteen" i and four? teenth mlle posts at Kenner's. Volunteers huve turned out to throw up frerks to stop the water coming lrom the rear. Chief Engineer Tliompsor. has just received official intormatlon that ibo Wallace crevasse, In St. James, has been effectually stopped. The Merero und Villero crevasses have both been closed. Men and material luve gon? to the McDonongh crevasse, which is expected to be closed by night. Nothing has been re? ceived from Poverty Point to-day. General Thompson asserts that there ls no danger ol" the city being overflowed. STARKS I- ROM THE WIRES. -Heavy frost on Saturday night in Missouri' and Kentucky has damaged the fruit. -William Marsh, engineer of til? Belle ol' Alton, has been taken to New Orleans charged with burning lhat steamer. -The Memphis Avalanche suites that two negroes, charged with destroying a part and stealing a part o? the papers of ihe sheriff's office, at Dresden, Miss., have been hung by masked men. -Boder, the alleged fugitive forger, will bo retured to Prussia upon the President's extra? dition warrant -The Newmarket slakes, in England, were won by "Bothwell;" "Sterling" second, and "King ol the Fore3l" third. -It ls reported that the ship Queen of the Thames, bound for London from Melbourne, bas foundered at sea. Many lives lost. No particulars. A CHAPTER OE CASUALTIES. NEW ORLEANS, April 25. A heavy thunder storm prevailed yesterday. A house in Sf. Cloud street was struck by lightning, instantly killing Mrs. Giese, and seriously injuring Mrs. Helmke. The tugboats Asplnwall and Admiral while racing on the river yesterday, ran into the har I bor police boat, knocking it to pieces, and In? stantly ki ling Officer Douglass. Three other officers saved themselves by swimming ashore. THE STATE OE THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, April 25. It is probable that on Tuesday night the barometer will continue to fall over the lake district, and that on Wednesday cloudy and rainy weather will be very generally experi? enced ?tom Wisconsin to Alabama, and east? ward, with brisk winds, in thc Middle and Eastern Slates. ? . GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM. IS CANADA TO BE ANNEXED TO THE UNITED STATES. Stwutd's Last Prediction-T be Kew Polar Expedition-A Queer Taste Brooklyn F e r r t a g ?-T h e Great Bridge-Laura Keene's Failure. [FROH OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] .. NEW YORK, April 22. Ex-Secretary Seward, Just before departing on bis last tour around the world, made a speech to his fellow-citizens of Auburn, in the course of which he predicted the annexation of the British Dominions In North America to the United States within ten years. Mr. Sew? ard ls particular always as to time, when he becomes prophetic. He used to limit the sup? pression of the "rebellion'' to sixty days, and renew the note for the same length of time whenever lt became due. Whether he ls or ls not a genuine seer In respect to coming events on the St. Lawrence, lt is certain that an ex? tensive movement is on foot, both here and In the Dominion, to bring about annexation, and that the French Canadians are at the bottom of lt. A majority of the people of Nova Scotia favor the union and several of the papers of that province advocate lt, but in Canada proper the English element is not yet prepared for the change. We have here In New York an organization of French Canadians, whose avowed purpose ls to agitate annexation, j Meetings are frequently held, and a paper is published In the Interest of the cause. The club met again last night at Masonic Hall, in Thirteenth street, and speeches were made by prominent French Canadians in that impas? sioned style of oratory almost peculiar to the Gallic race. One needs to live over the border to realize how close are the social and business ties which connect the people of the Dominion with those of the States. They are in many respects one people, and differ no more rn others than Ohioans and Kentuckians. The traveller leaves Montreal by rall after break? fast, and may enjoy his late dinner at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. This facility of intercourse is doing, perhaps, as much as anything else to? wards familiarizing the Canadian mind with the idea of political union. In rlew of what may come In the future, it may b9 well to ex? amine me question of annexation on this side, In respect to Ito probable influence on our j politics. The people of the Dominion are nat? urally conservative. They felt kindly towards the South during the civil war. Would pot their incorporation with us restore the balance of power which has been lost by the gradual growth of New Englandism at the North ? Captain Hall, ol the new Polar expedition, is In the city selecting seamen and stores for his voyage. He has engaged several picked men. I who have made previous visits to the Arctic I circle, and has required them to sign articles for ti vf years, though he does not expect to be away longer than two. Captain Hall delivered a lecture in Brooklyn recently, and explained his I plans. He Intends to go direct to the North Pole this time, and to stand where human foot never stood before (Esquimaux feet post-1 bly excepted.) To accomplish this feat, he has procured, through government aid, a j tug of four hundred tons burden, which 1B flt? ted out with especial reterence to fast sailing, ploughing through the lee and wintering in I high latitudes. To save the room which would necessarily be occupied by coal, If he depend ed upon that for fuel, he has resolved to use I oil for feeding his furnaces. Experiments have satisfied him that it will serve his pur pose fully, and as It can always be had by the simple reaching for it in the Arctic regions, he will have no trouble about keeping steam up as long as he cares to stay up there. The captain has a theory that, to live and accomplish anything In the frigid zone, you must transform yourself Into an Esquimaux- I in other words, live as the native does. He I thereiore proposes to assimilate his habits and those of his crew os nearly to the habits of the Esquimaux us possible. He will subsist en-1 tirely on blubber and oil, and rub himself] down daily with grease. He has passed many years in the frozen regions, and has been i ??rough this process before. In his Brooklyn lecture, the doctor said that contact with civilization! cou!il never wholly eradicate the j appetites lor m cd by long residence In the wit-1 dernes8, and that sometimes, while here, the I Singing for his Esquimaux relish comes over im so Irresistibly that he is forced to take himself Into some secluded corner and go through his gallon of whale oil. Science cer taiuly imposes martyrdom on Its votaries. I On the first of May next a great change ls to come over the relations between New York I and Brooklyn. It is nothing less than the re cl ucl lon ol' lerriage for foot passengers to one I cent during the busiest hours of th? day. This I may look like a trivial matter abroad, but lt ls not. Brooklyn, which is compelled to go to New York, (though New York ls not compelled to come to Brooklyn, except to be buried,) is I as much exercised over the reductiou In ferri? age as it would be over tho announcement ol' Hie breaking out ol' a war with Euglaud. The I abatement cuts down the expense of crossing j the river one-half, and saves Brooklynltes hail I a million dollars per annum. The travel over I Fulton Ferry has increased to stich an enor-J mons extent that the boats though they leave I ?very three minutes and c: carry i'roin a thousand to fifteen hundred persons, can hard ly accommodate their customers. People are I packed like sheep In the cabins and on tho I geeks, during iho hours ol the rush, and expe-1. rlence some of the horrors ol the historic mid- I il le passage. j i Nobody expects relief until thc croat bridge is built. Tile work Is progressing rapidly, j The foundation for Hie lower on thu Brooklyn I side ls nearly finished, and the engineer ls en s.iged in laying the foundations'ol' Hie New York tower, from these huge piles or stone will depend the long graceful bridge of wire, Stretching from shore to shore, without In? tervening support, and swinging far above the tuiles:, masls ot' passing ships. The bridge will be wide enough to admit of two avenues for j cars, two for vehicles, aud two lor foot passen-1 gers. When the foundations ot the towers I ar-? finished, the remainder of the work will proceed willi greater speed, and the estimate J is that Hie bridge will be completed in about I five years. Projects for bridges over tlw I North Uiver to the New .Jersey shore, and for a D?dfenger ami freight tunnel under the East I River, are takiug shape. Tho tunnel company, I believe, was incorporated by Hie recent Leg? islature. Laura Keene's efforts to re-establish herself in New York, In which, fifteen years ugo she I was the reigning favorite, have failed. She leased the theatre in Fourteenth street, origin? ally the Theatre Fran?ais, and christening lt wiih her old familiar name, opened two weeks ago with a sensation melo-drama. At tiie end ol'her Ural.week she quarrelled with her lead? ing man. Mr. Creswick, und he withdrew. I Her seats were empty this week, and for lack of patronage she was o?liged to close her doors. Th.s is thu Laura who used to play lo great bouses and rejoice in mighty receipts aL tho bjx office in Broadway. It lu unprofitable to actresses to grow old. Nvjf. LA WS OF THE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolutions, Passed by thc General Assembly of South Caro? lina, Session 011870-'71. [OFFICIAL. ] AN ACT to vest the right and title of the State, in and to certain escheated property, m certain persons therein named. SECTION L Be it enacted by the S?nate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the ?ame: That all the ri?ht. t:t.? and interest, which the State mty have in a certain tract of land, containming two hundred acres, more or less, uituate and lying in Marlboro' County, lately held by John Bose, deceased, bc, and the same is, hereby vested in John Witherspoon, executor of the last will and testament ol r he said John Rose, in trust, to dispose of the said property, and t) distribute the proceeds arising therefrom, nader the provisions of the said will. Approved the 9th day of March, A. D. 1871. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Enterprise Railroad Compa? ny, of Charleston, S JU th Carolina," approved 1st March, 1870. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same: The Enterprise Railroad Company are here? by authorized to lay their railway track through and along any street of the City of Charleston which may be necessary fn order to connect with the track of the South Carolina Railroad Company and the track ot the Northeast? ern Railroad Company, and to connect East Bay street with tho Ashley River. SEO. 2. The said company are further au? thorized to lay their railroad track, and run their cars from any point or points on the Cooper River, to any point or points on the Ashley River, within the City of Charleston, or within ten miles of the corporate limits of said city. REC. 3. The said company are further au? thorized to issue seven per cent, coupon bonds .to the amount of ten thousand dol? lars for every mile of completed railway. SEC. 4. The said company is further author? ized to lay their railway track or tracks, should it be found desirable, down to the water frontof any of the wharves of the said city. ?j SEC. 5. The track or tracks herein authorized may be used by said company for carrying freights and passengers, or either, at the option of the sud company. Approved March 9th, A. D. 1871. AN Acr to incorporate the Lebanon Presby? terian Church, of Fairfield Co^v. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the senate and House of Representatives bf thc State of Sou th Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Lebanon Presbyterian Church, of Fairfield, in ibis State, is hereby incorporated, with all the rights and privileges awarded to religious denominations within this State. 8EC . 2. Tbat the said L-.banon Presby? terian Church, of Fairfield, may acquire lands ' in this State for religious and educational pur? poses, and regnlate and govern the same as they may deem proper, in accordance with their laws and discipline, such laws not being inconsistent with the laws of this State. SEC. 3. This act shall bc deennd a public act, and shall continue in force for the term of twenty-five years. Approve 1 March 9, A. D. 1871. AN ACT to Incorporate the Workiogmen'8 Mu? tual Benefit Life Assurance Association of South Carolina. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the ?ame : That Edward Mickey, Samuel J. Keith, A. J. Randier, Lsaaa H. White, W, H. J. Brodie, R. j H. Humbert, Stephen Geary, Samuel B. Thompson, N. E. Elwards, Thomas D. Mc? Dowell, W. J. McKinlay, P. R. Rivers, F. H. Frost, W. E. Johnston, WHttam Hayne, and their associates and successors, are hereby made and created a body politic and corporate ! under the name aad e yle cf tbe Workingmen's Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Association of South Carolina. SEC. 2. That the said corporatiou hereby cre? ated and established ahall have succession of officers and members according to its by-laws, and shall have power to make such by-laws, not repugnant to tho lawd of the land, and to have, use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will, to sue and ba sued, pload and be impleaded in any court in this State,1 and to have and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as may bc given, bequeathed or devised to it, or may ba in aoy manner whatso? ever acquired hythe said corporation: Provi? ded. Thc amount so held abai! uot exceed thc sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars. SEC. 3. That tbe said corporation may, from lime to limo, invest their fands, moneys, assets and all other property, stocks, public or pri? vate notes, billa, bonds, with or without se? curity, by mortgage of real or personal prop? erty, or by Bursty, in such sums and on such terms and conditions as they may deem proper, and it shall be lawful for the said corporation, from timo to timo, and at all times-, to sell, con? vey, mortgage, assign or transfer all of its property, real and personal, as and when it may bc deemed proper sod expedient, and to make and execute hoods uod-?r their corporate seat, with or without mortgage, for the purch iso of real or personal property. SEC. 4. That thia act shall continue in for?a l'or the space of twenty years, and that the* same shall ba taken and deemed a public act, and may be given iu evidence without being specially pleaded. Approved March 7, A. D. 1871. AN Acr to incorporate the Wioyab Guards, ol Georgetown S. C. SECTION 1. Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of thc State ot South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the eame: i'bat J. Harvey Jones, George Pawley and Br ss Richardson, under the name aud stylo ot the Winyah Guards, they, and their BUCC?B sers and associates iu office, bc, and they are hereby, incorporated, and made aud declared a body politic aud corporate, in deed and in law, and a3 such body politic shall have the power to uso and keep a common seal, and the same at will to alter, to make all necessary by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the laud, and to have succession of officers and members, con? formable to such by-laws, to sue and bo sued, plead and be impleaded in auy court of compe? tent jurisdiction in this State, and to have, nae and enjoy all other rights, and be subject to all i other liabilities incident to bodies corporate. SEC. 2. This act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, aud shall continue in lores for the space ot fifteen years from and after its passage. Approved March 9, A. D. 1871. AN Acr to incorporate tho Mechanics' Union, No. 1, of the City of Charleston; S. C. SECTION L Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, no vmet an 1 Bitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the Barns: That Honry Canaevitle and euch other per? sons as may now, or hereafter shall be asso? ciated with bim, are hereby made and declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name and style of -The Mechanic*' Union, No. 1," of the City of Charleston. Ssc. 2. That said association shall have suc? cession of officers and members according to its by-laws, shall have power to make by laws (not repugnant to law) and to h ive and use a common Beal, and the same to alter at will, to sue an i be sued, plead aud ba impleaded in any court in this State, to retain, possess, and enjoy oil such property, real and personal, aa it may possess or be entitled to, or which eh all hereafter be given, bequeathed to, or in any manner acquired by it, and to sell, alien or transfer the same. SEC. 3. This act shall be deemed a publie act, and continue in force for a term of twen? ty years. Approved February 28, 1871. Ax ACT to amend the Charter of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Charleston. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous ? of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met aud sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same : That the charter of the German Ev mgelical Lutheran Church of Charleston, granted in 1841, and renewed by an act of the General Assembly, ratified the nineteenth day of De? cember, A. D. 1855, is hereby extended and continued in force, and so amended aa to authorize said corporation to hold property, real and personal, to the amount of one hun? dred and fifty thousand dollars. Approved March 9,1871. JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the State trea? surer to parchase a fire-proof safe for the use Of the attorney-general's office. Be it resolved by che Senate and House of | Representatives ot tbe State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tbe authority of the same, That the State treasurer be, and he is here? by, authorized to parchase a fire-proof safe for thc use of the attorney-general's office, at a cost of not more than eight hundred dollars. Approved March 9,1871. JOINT RESOLUTION to authorize the county commissioners of Kershaw County to levy a special tax for the purpose of building a county'j ail. Be it resolved by the Senate and Honse of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tte authority of the same : That the county commissioners of Kershaw County be, and they are hereby, authorized to levy a special tax of two mills on the dollar upon the assessed value of the real and per? sonal property in said county, for the purpose of erecting a county jail at Camden. Approved the 9th of March, 1871. AN ACT co incorporate the Young lien's Broth? erly Association. SECTION 1. Be it enacted- by the Senate and Honse of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same : That J. G. Allston. William S. Cole, Jacob Gavai, N. 8. Wayne, John Brown, J. Taylor, J. Hayne aud J. R. Pinckney, and their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby, de? clared a body corporate and politic, by the name and title of tbe "Young Men's Brotherly Association," for the Bpace of fourteen years, and that they have power, by their corporate name and style, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to have and to use their own seal, and to make their own by-laws, not incon? sistent with thc; jaws of the land, with power to purchase and bold real and personal estate to the amount of twenty thousand dollars. Approved March 7,1871. AN ACT to permit Barns D. Myers to adopt and make bis lawful heirs H. Margaret Grimes and W. Burns Grimes, and co change the name of the said H. Margaret Grimes to H. Margaret Myers, and the name of W. Burns Grimes to W. Burns Myers. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House or Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same : That Burns D. Myers is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and make his lawful heirs H. Margaret Grimes and W. Burns i Grimes, and that tho name of the said H. Mar? garet Grimes shall ba changed to H. Margaret Myers, and the name of the said W. Burns Grimes shall be changed to W. Burns Myers. SEC. 2. fhit should the said Burna D.My? ers die intestate, the said H. Margaret Myers and the said W. Burns Myers shall inherit, in common with tba other lawful heirs of the said Burns D. Myers, his estate, both personal and real. Approved March 9, A. D. 1871. AN ACT lo incorporate the Pleasaat Grove Baptist Church, in Darlington County, 8. C. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativos af tho State of South Carolini, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by tho authority of thc same: That tho members of the said society be and are hereby incorporated, and are hereby da? el ired to be a body corpora'o by :he name and style of thc Pleisint Grove ?iptist Chuicb, and by that name and style shall have succes? sion of officers au 3 members, and shall have a common seal. SEC. 2. That the said corporation shall have power to purchase, receive and holdany real or personal estate, not exceeding ia value tho sum of twenty thousand dollars, and to soil, convey aud dispose of the same, and by its cor? porate name to sue and bc Bued in any court of this State, and to moke such rules and by? laws, iiot repugnant to lav, as it may consider necessary and expedient. SEC. 3. That this act shill be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall continue in force for the term of twenty-five years. Approved March 9,1671. Spcrini Notices. for Children's Sommer Complaints, especially in those who are Teetblog. A sare and secure reme? dy ls all Important, and mothers will And snch a one In Da. BAER'S GERMAS SOOTH1NO COR? DIAL. To be had of all Druggists. apr24-mwf ^.BATCHELOE'S HAIR DYE.-THIS SUPERB HAIR DYE ls the best in the xcoria-per? fectly harmless, reliable and Instantaneous. Ko disappointment. Ko ridiculous tints or unpleas? ant odor. The genuine W. A. BATCHELORS HAIR DYE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or Natural Brown. Docs not stain the skin, but leaves the hair clean, soft and beautiful. The only Safe and Perfect Dye. Sold by all Drug? gists. Factory Ko. 10 BoLd street, Kew York. jau23-mwflyr ^aer JOHN c. BAKER & co.'s GEND 1KE MEDICINAL COD LIVER OIL.-ESTABLISH? ED 1830.-Acknowledged by eminent physicians to be the best in the world. Sold by Druggists generally. JKO. C. BAKER A CO., Philadelphia. A full anpply on hand by DB.H.BAER, febS-mwremos Ko. 131 Meeting street. ^gar GETTING MARRIED.-ESSAYS for Young Men on Social Evils, and the propriety or Impropriety of getting Married, with sanitary help for those who feel unfitted for matrimonial happiness. Sent free, in sealed envelopes. Ad? dress Howard Associate I, Box P, Philadelphia, Pa. an26-3mos Special Soiices. JAREAD CAREFULLY. FEVEB AND AGUE. The only preventive known for Chills and Fever ls the nse of Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Is good for Dyspepsia. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS ie a preventive of Chills and Fever. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Is good for all Kidney and Bladder Complaints WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Is used all over the World by Physicians in their practice. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Is good for Goat. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Is good for ah Urinary complaints. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Is recommended by all the Medical Faculty. | WOLFE S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Is good for Colic and pain in the stomach. WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCIHNAPP3 ls imitated and counterfeited, and purchasers will have to use'caution in purchasing. I beg leave to call the attention or the reader to testimonials in favor of tbe Schnapps: 1 feel bonnd to aay that I regard your SCHNAPPS as being m every respect pre-eminently pure, and deserving of medical patronage. At all events lt I? the purest possible article of Holland gin, here? tofore unobtainable, and as snch may be safely prescribed by physicians. DAVID L. MOTT, M. D., Pharmaceutical Chemist, New York. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 1. I feel that we bave now an article of gin ault I able for snch cases as that remedy is adapted to. DB. J. W. BRIGHT. "Schnapps'' is a remedy in chronic catarrhs! complaints, Ac. I take great pleasure in bearing highly credit? able testimony to its efficacy as a remedial agent in the diseases for which you recommend it. Having a natural tendency to the macons sur? faces, with, a slight degree of stimulation, I- re gard it aa one of the most important remedies in chronic catarrhal affections, particularly those ol the genlto-nrinary apparatus. With much re? spect, your obedient servant, CHAS. A. LEAS, il. D., Kew York. No. 26 PINK STREET, N. Y? Nov. 21, 1667. CDOLFHO WOLFS, BBQ., Present: DEAR Sra-1 have made a chemical examination of a sample of your "Schiedam Schnapps," with the Intent of* determining if an; foreign or Injurious substance had been added to the simple distilled spirits. The examination has resulted ia the conclusion that the sample contained no poisonous or harm? ful admixtures. I have been unable to discover any trace of the deleterious substances which are sometimes employed In the adulteration of liquors. I would not hesitate to use myself, nor to recommend to others, for medicinal purposes, the '-Schiedam Schnapps" as an excellent and unobjectionable variety of gin. Very respect:n'.ly ?yours, (Signed) CHAS. A. SEELT. Chemist. CHEMICAL AMO TSCBNICAL LABORATORY. \ 18 Exeu ANGE PL AC a, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1867. ) UDOLFHO WOLFS, Esq. : DRAB SIR-The under? signed have carefully and thoroughly analyzed a sample ol your "Aromatic Schiedam Schopps," selected by ourselves, and have found the same free from all organic or inorganic substances, more or less injurious to health. From the result of our examination we consider the article one of superior quality, healthful as a beverage, and effectual In its medicinal quailtles. Kespectfnlly yours, . (Signed) ALEX. TRIPPEL, Chemist. FRANCIS E. ENGELH.4RD, M. D. For sale ty all respectable Grocers and Dru gists. TJDOLPHO WOLFE'S EST.. mar21-3mos Ko. 22 BEAVER STREET, ?. Nero Publications. jpOGABTIFS ' ' BOOK DEPO^lTfSRY FAMILY AND POCKET BIBLES. 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S2wTlie Victory of the Vanquished, by the author of Schonberg-Coita Family, $1 75; Lid don's Bampton Lectures: The Divinity or our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, $2 50; Shiloh, or Without and Win-in, $2; By the Sea, $l 76. a*T Persons residing in the country will please bear in mind that by sending their orders to ns tor any books published in America, they will be charged only the price or the book. We pay ror the postage or expresa. $3f Address FOGARTIE'S BOOK DEPOSITORY, No. 260 King street, (In the Bend.) Charleston, S. C. apr6-*hstu Spool Cotton. J Jb P. COATS' . * SPOOL COTTON. We have In Stock and wiu always keep an as? sortment of COATS' THREAD for sale at New York trade prices. JU UN G. MI LNOR A CO.. febll-stutfigmos_No. 135 Meeting street jyE. BING'S PLLE BEMEDY. For sale bv DB. B. B AE R. july* _gre minni flans Sou. y^ffiEN PREMIUM LAND SALE! CONTINUATION OF THE SALE OF SHARES. REVISION OF PLAN I TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY TO TRUSTE ES, IN TRUST FOR SHAREHOLDERS I . ' FTVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO GREENBACK PRIZES ADDED. NO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF SHARES. SPECIAL NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, APRIL 218T, 1871. Tbe Manager respect fully announces to Share? holders that a portion or the Snares are yet tux* sold, and la order to realize a reasonable valae for the property, without Impairing the interest of each Shareholder, and at the same time main? tain the confldeuce so generously reposed In the management or the sale, he has decided M-trans? fer, by Deed of Trust, the Derby Farm property, ? as described in the Pamphlet, to the Committee appointed to conduct the distribution of Prizes who will hold the same for the benefit or Share holders, SUBJECT ONLY TO THE COMPLETION OF 6 ALE OF THE REMAXNINQ SHAHES. lt takes more time to carry through successful? ly so large an enterprise than the brief period . which baa elapsed since the sale waa organized and placed In working order; still In spite of the pecuniary condition or the people, the political complexion or Southern affaire EXAGGERATED FOB POLITICAL FtJBFosxs, and the large number of bogus Imitators In the Held which tend to destroy the confidence or the public In any db tribut lon scheme, the Manager bas reason to be gratified with the progress made. The public is satisfied that thia sale is honorably and fairly conducted, and Shareholders are only subserving their own interest by urging the sale of ILL THE SHABBS before the distribution is made, then- interests being represented and protected by responsible Trustees, who will distribute the property as soon as all the Shares are sold. Many newspapers throughout the country hav? ing become ulled with the advertisements of schemes organized since the "AIXKN PREMIUM LAND SALK" was made public, and as m most cases these schemes have no foundation or rolla- . bllity, except as they are supported by the means advanced by a confiding public, the Manager of the AIKEN PREMIUM LAND SALS has decided, in order to expedite the sale or the balance or the Tickers, to AWABD the 15000 he had planned to ' expend In additional advertising, to the SHARE? HOLDERS, to be distributed as follows: 622 GREENBACK PRIZES, IN SUMS OF FROM; I & TO $1000. One of $1000, one of $500, five of $100, Ave of $50, ten of $26, and 600 of $6 each, without increasing the number or Shares, thus securing to all owners or Shares one chance In ?very THIBTTONB of re? ceiving some prize m addition to the . Premium Engraving. The Manager respectfully solicits Shareholders to use their best endeavors to hasten the sale of the remaining Shares, when the Trustees will dis? charge their trust by distributing the property and money according to the published pro? gramme. THE SALE CAN EASILY BE COMPLETED IN ONE MONTH If thc present Shareholders will Interest them? selves. The present Peach crop of the Derby Farm ls pronounced by competent Jndges to be worth from $10,000 to $15,000, which, with the yearly product- of the vineyard of $6000, ls a good indication of the value of the property to be dis? tributed. No better or stronger endorsements bf the plan and object of the saie, the value of the property, or the management of the ?cheme, could be de Hired than that submitted to the public. REM EM BB RI Every one paying $6 becomes a shareholder and receives at once a superb Work of Art, worth the amonnt invested, and a Ticket in the Distribution ot the Prizes, which may yield a $26,coo Prize, or an eqnal chance in 618 Prizes, the aggregate value of wnicn is 1100,000. Any person sending $25 for five shares will re? ceive an extra share and Engraving, which will afford another possibility of obtaining the Grand Prize or one of the 616 several Prizes. Shares are being taken rapidly. All money re? ceived for orders after the books are closed will be promptly returned to the senders, and tbepub ' Ile notified through the telegrama of the Associa? ted Press when the drawing win take place. Address, for further particulars, embraced in the revised Pamphlet, J. C. DERBY, General Manager, Principal Office corner Jackson and Reynolds streets. Augusta, Ga., Pcm tom ce Key Box. No. 884, Or C. HICKEY, No. 816 King street, Charleston, S.O. . apr21-0 $100,000_$100,000 LAST CHANCE TO SEE WHAT *5 WILL DOC $5 Will aecure a Share m the Aiken Premium tb to Land Sale.Invest $6 (5 Win secure a share as above and a fine $6 $6 Work of Art to adorn your homes. $6 $5 Will secure a share and the steel Engrav- is $5 lng, "Marriageof Pocahontas,*'...worth $6 $6 will secure a share and the Steel Engrav- is $6 mg, "Landing of Columbus,".worth $5 $6 Win secure a share and the Steel Engrav- $5 $6 lng, "The Day we Celebrate,".worth is fa wm secure a share and the beautiful $6 fo Chromo, "American Autumn,"....worth SS $5 WUl secure to some shareholder the Der- is 25 by Mansion and 25 acres of Vineyard and is J? Orchard, valued at $26,000. $6 $ j Will secure to some shareholder "Rose- is $5 ville Farm," leo acres. $S $5 valued at $10,000.Invest $6 $5 Will secure to some shareholder "Gm- $5 $5 house Farm," 166 acres. $5 $5 valued at $6000.invest $5 $5 Will secure to some shareholder who tn- is $5 vests, a Peach Orchard, valued at $3600 $5 Wlll secure to some shareholder a Vine- is $5 yard and Peach Orchard.:. is $5 valued ut $3000.Invest $S> 35 Will secure to some shareholder a fine $6 Vina ?site, with Cottage, Garden, Ac, SS $5 valued at $2500.invest $6 $5 Will secure to 88 other shareholders val- SS $5 nable properties, ranging m value from $6 $5 $300 to $1500.Invest $6 $5 Tnese Real Estate Prizes. ?S $5 valued at $95,000, are located in the beau- $S $5 tiful Town of Aiken. South Carolina... $S $5 Its unequalled climate and health-giving $S $5 surroundings, has madest the $S $5 "SARATOGA OF THE SOPT"3." $6 $5 The Shares will be distributed .april 2lst, $6 $5 when each shareholder win see is $5 "WHAT FIVB DOLLARS WILL DO." $& "There ls a tide m the affairs JI men. which, Taken at the flood, leads on to tor tune. The most liberal terms to Clubs. For description of the valuable Real Estate, Prizes, notices of the press, names of Committee to make the Drawing, home endorsements, and general character of the enterprise and manage? ment, send for pamphlet. Remittances for shares should be made with Poatoffice Money Order, or currency in registered letter, or by Express. Ad? dress J. C. DERBY, General Manager, Angosta Ga., Office corner of Jackson and Reynolds streets. ta- Residents of Charleston and vicinity can secure Shares by applying to J. RUSSELL BARER, 50 Society st.; at C. HICKEY'S, No. 345 King street, WILBUR A SONS', No. 69 Broad street, and JU? LIUS KO U'MLLL AT'S, No. 601 hing street, where specimens of the Works of Art, which each share? holder receives, can be seen. apr2i-e drugs, Crjemicals, &c. gIR JAMES CLARKE'S FEMALE PILLS. These PILLS have long been used both in Great Britain and thia country, and are the best of their kind m the market. For sale by DB. H. BA ER, apr22 No. 131 Meeting street. Q.ERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL ! AN INVALUABLE REMEDY FOR INFANTS ' This ia the best Medicine |for young children suffering with Colic, Diarrhoea, or any other com? plaint, incident to Teething. It may be given, with safety, as lt contains no opium, or other in? jurious anodyne. Price, 23 cents a bottle. Manufacture! and for sale by ^ & Also by the following Druggists: A. W. ECKEL A CO., Dr. A. RAOUL, Ur. W. A. SKR1NE, A. O. BARIMJT, W. T. LITTLE A CO., J. BLACKMAN, p. M. COBEN, Dr. E. H. KELLERS, E. S. BURNHAM, GRAMAN A f CH WAKE, O. W. AIMAB, J. LOCKWOOD, G. J. LUHN, W. T. LINN, W. A. GIBSON, And by Druggists generally. Jami