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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A THE POLITICAL FIELD. NEWS AND GOSSIP CONCERNING THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST. What the Democrats are Doing-A Wise Silence-A New Ticket Suggested -Judge Davis and Horace Greeley Speculations on the Chances. fCorrespondence or the Cincinnati Commercial.] WASHINGTON, March 5. If there was ever a set of mea knowing the value of silence at a time of great trial, it ls the Democratic party at this time. They will not appoint a time for the assembling of tbeir con? vention, they will not reply to any of the charges made against them, they will take no sides in discussions on general subjects, they cannot be provoked into any discussion of the golitlcal situation, the Presidential question ls ihioited In conversation with them, BO far as any opinions of their own are concerned, and they will divide on any Important public question rather than make a record one way or another which may plague them In the fu ture.f Individual Democrats are very anxious to listen to whatever any intelligent person may bave to say beariog on the presidential subject, and they will ask more questions than any set of men can ever hope to answer, or Indeed than anybody caa answer, having only human knowledge. But further they do not want to go. They will listen to any. amount of talk on tbe subject, and ask any amount or questions ; but they. will have nothing to say themselves. They will not an? swer questions, nor express opinions. They are, indeed, playing a very successfull 'pos- J Sum game. Whether anything has been de clded upon to secure concurrent action ls not known; but certain it ls that their con? duct would seem to imply that it was in ac? cordance with an established policy. If you approach a prominent Democratic senator or member and ask him what his party ls going to do, he' will give you an evasive answer, or wink in a knowing manner. Il he answers, ten chances to one he will say, "Ob, walt a while; there's lots of time; how will Davis run f OPINION OF AX OLD DEMOCRAT. A prominent Democratic member from ene of { the Western States, who has been in Congress over ten years, and ls one ot the ablest on the floor, said the other day to me that from pres? ent appearances he was afraid that Grant would not be renominated. Wben asked why he was afraid of lt, and why he wanted Grant renominated, he said he believed he was the only man that the opposition could beat, and he was really afraid he could not be nominat? ed. The nomination of Grant would furnish bim the only hope of success for tbe party which he represents. '?Why," said he, "If yon Republicans nomi? nate any man but Grant at Philadelphia yon will beat us out of sight; but If you nominate Grant, tie will be overwhelmingly defeated, and mark what I say. Do you think Grant can beat the party holding nearly all the Southern States, a large portion of the Weet- j ern States, as well 4s New Hampshire, Con? necticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts, and, perhaps, New York and Pennsylvania, to say nothing of the Immense body of Republican's who have sloughed off from the party since lt has been in tbe keeping of the present admin? istration ?" I asked this gentleman what the Democrats wanted. He answered very quickly that they would prefer to nominate and elect their own men for President and vice-Presi? dent, such men as Hancock, Hendricks, Chase, Thurman, Charles Francis Adams, Groeebecs, or somebody of such standing, who was either a straight out Democrat, like Hancock, Hen? dricks and Thurman, OT a moderate Democrat like Groesbeck, Adams and Chase; that he was not sure that any man irom that number could not be elected la case Grant ls renominated, v but that the chances would be against lt. If | lt was thought that it would be hazardous for the party to make nominations of that charac? ter, ne would cheerfully forego his preference to the public good and acquiesce, as he knew the whole party would, to any course which promised the defeat of Grant and the selection of a belter man. ' A SOUTHERN SENATOR, who bas had a long and varied experience in Eubllc life, In high State offices, in the State eglslature.ln the lower House of Congress and elsewhere, stated the other day that he would be very willing to vote for Judge Davis ia case he was properly brought before the people. He also stated, with emphasis, which must have sprung from knowledge, that Garrett J . Davis would go for bis namesake, Judge Da? vis; that Chief Justice Chase would go for Trumbull willingly, even gladly; that he posi? tively knew that Charles Francis Adams would go for either Judge Davis or Trumbull. He also believed that with one or two exceptions all the Democrats In both House and Senate would vote for any Conservative Republican -candidate In place of submitting another four years to the present manner of .conducting the government. ' The Dem- [ ocrats, so far as I have been able to learn, would be satisfied with either Trum? bull or Davis, with a candidate for vice-Presi? dent of conservative Democratic tendencies, or even of the same temper as those gentle- j men. In the presence of two or three Demo? cratic senators, the other night, a h'gh admin? istration office-holder, remarking on the 'pos? sum policy of the Democrats, said: "Wait until after the New Hampshire and Connecticut elections, and then they will speak out." "On the contrary," said one of the sena? tors, "they will be more quiet than ever. The D?mocratie party bas been very unwise in the past, but I am glad to see that lt ls learning wisdom. It is more Judicious and adroit than In the past, and its recent defeats have served as useful lessons to lt. The party will make'no mistake in the comiog campaign, believe me. Now, If the Republi? can Convention, which met before ours, bad not nominated Grant, we should have felt obliged to do so for the same reason that the Republicans made use of-namely, that he was available. As for his accepting such a nomination, I have no doubt he would have accepted lt as quickly as he accepted the re? publican nomination. On the other hand, If | the Democrats at the convention in New York had nominated Chase instead of Seymour. I am not sure but he would have be n elected. 4'If .Grant ls nominated at Pblladelohla the Democrats will keep very quiet in ? 1er to allow the Independent Republicans tu meet and present candidates, and form the nucleus of a great movement. Then : he Democrats will come out, hold a convention, and confirm the nominations If they happen to be Davis or Trumbull, or other satisfactory men. Chase, of course, is out of the question. He ls broken down physically, and his mind ls falling rap? idly. J GREELEY FOR VICE PRESIDENT. I find there is a very strong and very earn? est feeling here in favor of Greeley for vice president, and it has been gathering force for the past week or more, until lt bas become -quite a formidable movement. It ls certainly received with great favor, for there ls no use denying the fact that, while he ls beset with vagaries, eccentricities, and foibles, be ba?, notwithstanding, a powerful hold upon the affections ot the American people-a hold such as no other mau in this country possesses. The ticket which seems to be preferred by the Independent Republicans ls Davis and Gree? ley, and lt ls thought that this ticket can carry nearly every Southern State, some Western and Eastern ones, and Pennsylvania and New York. Nobody can doubt Greeley's strength in the South. No Republican that can be named would probably carry BO large a vote south of the Potomac. The editor of the paper which, next to the New York Tribune, tbe Cincinnati Commer? cial, tbe Chicago Tribune, and, perhaps, the Evening Post, is most prominent lu the anti Grant movement, was here the other day, and In the course of a long talk, said that bis first choice was Sumner for President, and Trumbull for vice-President, but that he knew the ticket, in the first place, could not be nominated; and that, second, lt would not be a popular one. So bis next choice ls Trum? bull and Greeley, or, If necessary. Davis and Greeley, but he much prefers Trumbull to Davis. The gentleman to whom I refer, and this his opinion is that of every Republican who prefers some one else to Grant, says that If Grant ls thrown overboard at Philadelphia, and any other Republ;can nom? inated, that will be the end of lt; that the new candidate will take the field; that the Denrocrats would nominate a candidate; that we would go Into the canvass together; the party would be united In the South and West and New England; that we would sweep the country, and thus this whole fight would end J between Sumner and the President, between Cockling and Fenton, between Schurz and the President, and all the others which are just now a scandal to the party. At any rate, seen from this point. Grant stock ls rapidly declining, and whether he ls beaten at Philadelphia or belore the people, it appears probable at this date that he will not be the next President ot the United States. Few here, however, doubt his renomination at Philadelphia. .H.J.B. TUE COLLAPSE OF THE ERIE RING. ALBAXT, March 14. The Assembly to-night passed to a third reading the Erie classification repeal bill, ap? pointing an election of a new board of di? rectors in July, and amended so as to require the directors to be citizens and residents of the United States. The bill is similar to one passed to-night by the Senate, except that the latter prohibits any director of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad from being a director In the Erle Road. The classification repeal bill finally passed the Senate by a vote of 20 to 2. Several motions to amend were voted down. NEW YORK, March 15. Erle Railroad stock advanced to iii, with considerable activity In the market. The Herald puts down the actual Erle de? ficit at fifty-one millions. FIRES IN GREENVILLE. Arrest of Supposed Inc.adiarles. On Wednes day night, March 6, the large stable of Mr. A. W. Bell, In West Greenville, was burned down. A mule and a horse were lost in Sine flames. Loss $1,500. On the same night the stable ot Mr. Bearden was burned down. Loss $100. On Thursday night the stable ot Mr. Wm. A. Jennings was burned. Loss $250. At the burning of the stable of Mr. Jennings, two men, Frederick Allen, white, and Charles Gas, colored, were arrest? ed on suspicion of being principals or acces? sories in our recent fires, and have been com? mitted to jail. No official examination has yet been made, but there are ample reasons for the belief that one or both are guilty, and Buch is the established assurance el the officers having them in custody. When they were first taken in charge the crowd could scarcely be restrained from lynching them. The En? terprise urges every one to be on the alert, ano the city council offer $500 lor the arrest of the Incendiaries. . JUDGE GRAHAM. Tbe Feud of the Office.Seeker*. [From the Anderson Intelligencer.] This gentleman bas been the victim of a strange proceeding. Recently, In I be case of Redding vs. South Carolina Railroad, the ver ?Uct of the jury in Judge Graham's court was not satlslactory to certain Radicals, and straightway there went up a bowl to the Legis? lature against the j udge. It appears that E. B. Seabrook, solicitor of the First Circuir, and editor of tbe Charleston Republican, Informed Jervey, Davis and other members of tbe Legislature thal Judge Graham had been guilty ot malfeasance and corruption in of? fice, In the case above specified, and Induced these members to introduce resolutions in the House of Representatives looking to action agalnt the judge. These reso? lutions were finally referred to the judiciary committee with power to send for persons and papers, when Judge Graham and other officers ot the court, together with a number of witnesses, were summoned before the committee. The report of the committee shows that Mr. Seabrook, upon being called upon to testify concerning the grave allega? tions, completely exonerated Judge Graham from tue charges submitted by Mr. Jervey, md which formed the basis of the Investiga? tion. Under these circumstances, the com? mittee could do no less than report to the Souse that they had been culled upon to In? vestigate simply nothing, and that lite whole thing was a farce. The report, which was ably drawn by the chairman, W. D. Wilkes, Esq., has been adopted by the House of Rep? resentative?, and thus Judge Graham has been fully vindicated In every respect. The part taken by Mr. Seabrook, however, does not relieve that gentleman so sal 1st ac to? ri ly. As members of the House, Jervey and Davis have reiterated their (declarations that Seabrook gave them the precise information which was contained in the charges aforesaid, ind that he te s i fled lal se ly before the com? mittee in denying their allegations to this ef? fect. These members were quite severe upon ;he solicitor, and denounced him lu the most unequivocal terms. The ieud between them will doubtless be carried Into the local politics of Charleston, all ol the parties concerned be? ing Radical office-seekers and aspirants. JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE -The Greenville national bank ls ready for business. -Professor Bond has given his "ground and lofty" tumbling performance In Yorkville. He is not a near relation of the Judge. -The Camden Journal says that the work of building the Wateree Bridge will begin at once. Mr:A. D. Caradene, engineer of the South Carolina Railroad, is lu Camden lu con? nection with that business. -In consequence of the melting snow and the heavy rains falling the past week, Reedy River ls much fuller than usual, being almost as high as the floor of the upper bridge; it ls also very wide. It will no doubt soon sub? side. -Intelligence bas reached the Wlnnsboro' News of the death of Squire William Brice on Saturday last. He had been confined to his room for nearly seven years with paralysis. He was In his eightieth year. -On Friday last Peter Culp was hanged at Yorkville for the murder ot his wife. As ls customary on such occasions there was a very large attendance of people in town, the larger portion being negroes-many of whom had come a great distance to witness the exe? cution. -We understand that ths stockholders ol the Society Hill and Marlboro* Bridge Com? pany are making arrangements to put the road leading Irom Bennetts ville to Society Hill In a good condition, and keep it so. This ls a good move in the right direction. The road ls now, and always is In bad weather, almost impassable. -The troop of cavalry at Chester moved out on Tuesday night about eleven o'clock on the Plnckney Road towards Broad River. Dur? ing the night they made prisoners of Mr. T. M. Sanders, Mr. James Daroy and Mr. Thomas A. Anderson, and carried tb . along on the expedition. We are not i-ormed of the charges against these gentlemen. -On Tuesday afternoon last the jailor of Darlington entered a cell in the Jail contain? ing five prisoners, when one of them threw a blanket over bis head and pulled him iDslde the cell; three of them then ran out of the building the back way, clambered over the fences, and two of them escaped entirely; the other was brought back lo his old quarters. -A colored mau named John McKinney, in the employ of Mrs. M. A. Cbafee, of Aiken.met, with a most singular accident on Wednesday, which is quite likely to result seriously. It seems that he had a tea cup concealed in his bosom, and while stepping out of the door of the kitchen, fell over a wheelbarrow, break? ing the cup, a piece of which cut through the abdomen, making a wound some two Inches in length, through which the intestines pro? truded. He now Hes in a very critical condi? tion. SUICIDE TS GREENVILLE.-The Enterprise says: "un Saturady last, 9th instant, an oc? currence transpired In our city which carried thrilling bereavement to the hearts of two aged parents, beside a large circle of acquain? tances. Mr. Duncan Brooks, son ol Captain J. W. Brooks, having procured a vial of lauda? num, drank of it In sufficient quantity to pro? duce death, which took place about 12 o'clock the same night. It ls the confirmed opin? ion of those knowing bim best and most inti? mately, that at the time the deed was commit? ted he was laboring under a severe attack ol aberration, produced by long continued and excessive use of ardent spirits. As soon as the fatal act became known, Dr. S. S. Mar? shall was summoned, who made every effort to save his life, but no avail. Deceased was about twenty-four years old. and his funeral was preached at his father's residence Mon? day, by Dr. J. C. Furman, and burled In the Public Cemetery. His venerable father, near eighty-live years of age, and his- estimable mother, especially, have the sincere condo? lence of every one in tnis sore affliction THE PERILS OF THE DEEP. THE WRECK OF THE J. P. ALLES, A Night of Terror and a Gallant lies cue-The Grew all Saved. Ur. William H. Kendel, mate of the schooner J. P. Allen, from Charleston to Baltimore, which was wrecked on the Carolina coast on the 2d inst., has arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, and has furnished the Norfolk Virginian with the following detailed account of the disas? ter. Ur. Kendel also reports that on the 29th of February the schooner E. C. Page, which has been reported missing, was spoken in latitude 33 45, longitude 75, in ti ie Guli stream, and he entertains no doubt of her safety. The following ls his narrative of the wreck of the J. P. Allen : The schooner J. P. Allen, Captain S. J. Clemments, bound from Charleston. 8. C., to Baltimore, Md., loaded with lumber, went ashore ten miles north of Kill Devil. Hills, N. C.', on the morning of the 2d of March. The vessel was struck on the night of the first of | March, with the wind from north northwest, with a severe snow storm. The wind kept constantly hauling to the eastward, and at 5 A. M., the wind blowing a hurricane from the eastward, Captain Clemments gave orders to take the double reefed foresail in, the vessel laboring heavily. At 7 A. M. the captain gave orders to double reef the jib. At 7.30, while the steward, Mr. Marshall, was givlug break? fast, the captain gave orders to put the bal? ance of reefed foresail on her to keep her off | the beach, which was lu plain sight. The foresail was put on her, and immediately after the Jib blew to ribbons. The order was given to put the flying J lb on her. The order was obeyed at great risk of life, and no sooner done than that sall was also blown to rib? bons and at the same time the mainsail waa blown from the hoops and completely torn In pieces. But one resource was left, only one chance for life, and that was to beach her. The captain told the steward that they must beach her. The steward, Mr. Marshall, Imme? diately sat down and wrote a letter to his wife lu Charleston, and a slip bearing his name and address, which he put in his pocket In case his body should be washed ashore. The order was given the men to lash themselves to the rig? ging. All bands obeyed, while the captain stood by the wheel until the breakers washed him Into the cabin. Too much praise cannot he accorded to Captain Clemments for his cool? ness on this occasion. At half-past eight o'clock tbe schooner struck the beach; the offi? cers and men remained lashed to the rigging, and the water freezing around them, until half-past two o'clock, when the wind sud? denly veered around to N. N. W., and the barometer down* to 28 9-10, making lt a necessity then to make the attempt to reach the shore or die; when a gentleman (whose name was afterwards ascertained to be Mr. Seabrlng, of Kitty Hawk,) was seen coming down the beach. The men took a line made fast to a lender and let it adrift, which reach? ed the beach. He took the line and made lt fast to some stakes. The order was then given to try and reach the shore, which was successfully dene, except in the case of the steward, who attempted to do so, when, from having been exposed so long to the cold, be had to let go the rope, and lt was only through the exertions of the crew that he was saved from a watery grave. Too much praise cannot be given to the steward for his bravery in procuring food in the heaviest weather for men who were suffering with cold and ex? haustion. The crew, alter getting ashore, were taken care of by Mrs. Hobbs and Mr. Seabrlng, who did all In their power to alle? viate their sufferings. Two of the crew ar? rived here yesterday, and beg leave to return their sincere thanks to the people of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and Norfolk for their kindness. W. H. KENDEL, Second officer of schooner J. P, Allen. DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL. WASHINGTON. March 15. General Dyer, ol the Ordnance Department, is very ill. The Southern claims commission to-day heard the case of Wm. Cooledge, of Savannah, Ga., Bulng for hotel property used lor hospital purposes, his claim amounting to $14,000; also of Commodore E 1 ward Middleton for rice taken from his plantation In Souih Car? olina. Routine business only was transacted by a full Cabinet. The appointment ol Colonel J. H. Baxter as chief medical physician to the army has been confirmed. In the House the committee on commerce were Instructed to inquire particularly Into the nature, ex 'e nt and objects of an alleged combination of railroad Interests known as the Southern Improvement Company, design? ed to control the avenue ol transportation from the oil regions in Pennsylvania to the seaboard, to the oppression and injury of- the producing classes. In the Senate Trumbull defended himself from the charge of accepting a fee from An? drew Johnson In the McCardle case. Trum- j bull was retained by General Grant. AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL. ST. LOUIS, March 15. The revolt in the Missouri penitentiary ls subdued. One convict was shot, and some others were beaten with bludgeons. The plan was to overpower the guard, and rob and burn the shops. GUILTY, OR NOT GUILTY ? MEMPHIS, March 15. A hack driver named B. J. Vance, alias Fatty MaglnnlB, and George Crowley, a walter in the Continental Restaurant, were arrested last night as the supposed murderers of Mr. Atkin? son, who was found dead in the woods near Horn Lake, Mississippi, last month. THE MEXICAN REBELS IN A BAD WAY. NEW ORLEANS, March 15. The recapture of San Corteras by the gov? ernment troops is officially announced. The rebels, who had concentrated their forces, were signally defeated, and their leaders escaped with a small body of cavalry. THE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON, March 15. The barometer will continue rising on Sat? urday from the lower lakes to Florida and eastward to the Atlantic, with westerly to northerly winds and clear, but continued cold, weather. The pressure will diminish over and west of the Lower Mississippi Valley, with winds veering to easterly and southerly. It will conilnue diminishing from the Lower Missouri Valley to Lake Superior and grad? ually <*xteud eastward over Michigan and the Ohio Valley, with winds backing to southerly, a rising temperature and increased cloudi? ness. Dangerous winds are not anticipated for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Yesterday's Weather Reports or the Signal Service, ?. S. A.-4.47 P. M., Local Time. Place or Observation. A'JcuBta, Ga.... Baltimore. Boston. Charleston. Unicago. Cincinnati. Galveston, Tex.. Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis. Tenn.. Mt. Washington. N--W Orleans.... New York....... N >rrolk. Philadelphia. Portland, Me.... Savannah . Sr. Louis. washington. Wilmington,N'.C. a IS Po ! be 30.02 30.26 29.87 30.12 30.46 30.44 30.14 30.12 30.28 30.33 29.16 30.13 30.11 30.17 31.18 29.77| 30 09 30 39 30.20 30.13 NW NW NW B NW N E N S NE SW SE W NE N NW NW S w 56jSB Gentle. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. tr es h. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Fresh. Hur'cae Fresh. Brisk. Brisk. Brisk. Brisk. Geatle. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. 3* ia Fair. Clear. Clear. Jloudy. Olear. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. NOTB-The weatner report dated 7.47O'CIOCK, this morning, will be posted In the rooms or the Unamber ot Commerce at io o'clock A. M., and. together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any tune daring the day. . ABOUT THE OLD WORLD. The American Answer to the British Note-A Later Sensation in the Tich? borne Case-The Charge of Marder Bismarck's Would-be Assassin. LONDON". March 15. . It is officially announced that the reply of the United States to the note of Lord Gran? ville, on the subject of the Alabama claims, is friendly and firm; but is unyielding In regard to the question of consequential damages, which lt demands shall be submitted to the Geneva arbitration board, who shall decide whether these claims shall be admitted and discussed. LISBON, March 15. The Emperor and Empress of Brazil have set out for home. LONDON, March 15. . It is now reported that the Tichborne claimant will be arrested on the charge of committing murder ia Australia. In the trial lor perjury, wltnessess are expected to be brought forward to swear that the so-called Slr Roger Is the butcher Orton. Hts bail bonds will be considered on Monday. Five new men-of-war have been launched during the past two weeks. BERLIN, March 14. Posen, the apothecary who was arrested In ia this city, on the 2lBt ult., on suspicion of contemplating a murderous attack upon Bis? marck, has been released. ROME. March 14. A demonstration in honor of Mazzini takes place on Sunday next. PARIS, March 14. It is rumored that President Thiers, yester? day, gave float notice to England of the re? nunciation by France ol the commercial treaty. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. WASHINGTON, March 15. Additional returns reduce the probable Rad? ical majority to 12,000. The Senate stands 8 Republicans and 4 Dem? ocrats. As lar as as heard from the House stands: Republicans, 207; Democrats, 135; Temperance, 1; Labor Reform, 4. The Repub? licans may have 40 majority. * SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -All the New York malls to March 7 have reached San Francisco. -Dodworth's distillery at Cincinnati ls bumed down. -Jim Fisk's widow has been made the de? fendant ia the case of Mansfield vs. Fisk. -1 he Hon. Samuel Galloway, of Ohio, ls -The rJudson River ls open to West Point. -Another of the Numb children who were bitten by a dog has died In Brooklyn of hydro? phobia. WHEN DO MENDIE Medical experience proves that, in chronic disease?, the greater number of deaths occur lust before dawn. This is eminently trad of brain diseases, and of all those related cases where death results from aa exhaustion of the vital power, through overwork, excessive ex? citement, or nervous prostration. It is at the hour of 5 o'clock la the morning that the lile force Is at Its lowest ebb, and succumbs most readily to the assault of epilepsy, or paralysis, or of the fatal lethargy that comes la those vividly beautiful picture-dreams, for which medical science has as yet found no name, and of wnlch lt has taken no sufficient cognizance* Nine-tenths ol those who die la this way ex? pire lo their sleep. In many such cases, lt a friend were at hand to waken the sleeper when the attack comes on, or lt he were to be a wak? ened by some accidental noise, he might, by the use of a few simple precautions, prolong his Hie tor many years; for the shock which proves fatal to the man wrapped In deep sleep, wheo the system ls passive and relaxed, would be victoriously repelled were lt armed with all Its waking energies. Men who do brain-work, and who are on the shady side of forty, should be on their guard against this Insidious enemy. They should beware of 5 o'clock A. M., for lt ls a perilous hour. Do you find yourself unable to sleep, when you retire for tbe night, ex? hausted with your day's work? Do you, In vain, turn from one side to the other? Does your brain persist In working when you would fain have it rest? Do old sawe, aod scraps of rhyme, repeat themselves la your memory with wearisome Iteration, defying your utmost efforts to silence them? Then, I say to you, beware! You will be sure to sleep at last. It ls only a question of time; for, soon or late, nature will assert her rights. SUITABLE DRESSES. As for dresses suitable to certain persons, i need say but little. There are many'books on the etiquette ol dress, showing what ls proper to be worn in the morning and in the evening and at noonday. A few very simple mles will suffice here. Those who are very stout should wear nothing but black; those who are very thin should put padding lo their gowns; and neither should be lu the least d?collet?e. Per? pendicular stripes la dresses give height, and lacrease lullness, and are therefore particular? ly suited to very slight, small people, and par? ticularly unfitted tor stout figures. To fair persons blue ls becomlog- but not every blue. Dark blue, or too brillant a blue, ls extremely unbecoming to that kind ot" complexion, and makes the skin yellow and the hair sandy. It ts the old, pale, dull blue that really, makes sand geld. Pink, especially the old-fashioned yellow pink, ls. when not too brilliant, becom? ing to all complexions except that which goes with red hair. Light green may be safely worn by the very dark, the very rosy, and by the very pale wheo the skin Is extremely clear; but to ordinary English faces lt Is a try? ing color, though there are people who look well In nothiog'else. Green, mixed properly with pale blue, is very becoming indeed. Gray ls the most beautiful color tor old aod young-I meau the soft silver gray which is formed by equal parts of black and white, with no touch ot mauve tn lt. It admits of any color in trimmings, and throws up the bloom or the ?kin. Rose-color, for some people, is pretty, and not unbecoming. White, so disas? trous to rooms, is generally becoming ia dress -only very coarse complexions are spoilt by lt. Short women should never wear double skirts or tunics-they decrease the height so much; unless, indeed, the tunic 1B very short and the skirt very long. So also do large, sprawling patterns used for trimmings. Let these be left to women tull enough to carry them off. Neither let a very little woman wear her hair half down her back; let her lift lt clean up as high as possible.-Saint PauVs Magazine. A FATAL AFFRAY IN GREENVILLE.-The En? terprise says: "A murder was committed ia the upper part ot Greeoville County, on 5th Inst., live mileB north ot Goweosvllle, on the person o? John E. McClure, by William Dur? ham, through a pistol shot in the hands ol the latter. The affray arose In the yard of the de? ceased, from difficulties arising la connection with a bet made about shooting at a post by Durham, In connection with McClure, In which Durham staked his pistol against ten dollars by deceased. The coroners jury rendering a verdict of murder, Durham was committed to jail on Sunday evening last, for trial, sur? rendering himself to the law." PASSIVTSM IN NEVADA.-The Democratic State Central Committee of Nevada have adopted resolutions affirming that In their Judgment it is expedient and desirable (hat the Democratic party adopt what is known as the Missouri policy, to the end that the people, Irrespective of past partisan associations, may unite for the preservation ot constitutional principles and reform In the administration of public affaire from the corruption and misrule which (the resolutions say) pervade its every depart? ment. -During the last year a large area of the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus, has been cleared to the pavement, and various architectural marbles have been found, more or less muti? lated. The scale of architecture ls colossal, exceeding, it is believed, in proportions the celebrated Temple of Jupiter OlympliiB, at Athens, the temple at Branchldae, and all other extant examples of Greek architecture. On one of the stones ls a relief representing Hercules struggling with a draped reraale figure, and on another fragment of a drum are the lower halves of some seated and standing female figures. This sculpture is very bold and effective as decoration, but ls said to want the charm and freshness of the frieze of the Parthenon. LAWS OF THE STATE. ACTS OF THE GEiYEBAL ASSEMBLY] OF SOUTH GASOLINA. Published by Authority. Ax ACT to Incorporate the Town of Mullins, la Marion County, State of South Carolina. SECTION 1. Be lt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gene? ral Assembly, and by the authority of the same : That from and after the passage of this act, all citizens of this State, having resided sixty days In the Town of Mullins, slall be deemed and are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, and the said town shall be called and known by the name of Mullins, and Its corporate limits shall extend hali a mlle north, one quarter of a mlle east and west, and one-third of a mlle south, from a stake which shall be lu {he centre or square of Bald town. SEO. 2. That the said town shall be governed by an Intendant and four wardens, who shall be citizens of the United States, and who shall have been residents of the said town for sixty days Immediately preceding their election, and who shall be elected within thirty days after the passage of this act, and every year there? after, on the second Monday in January, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given; and that all male Inhabitants of the age of twenty-one yearr, clilzens of the State, and who shall have resided In the said town for sixty days Immediately preceding the election, shall be entitled to vote for said Intendant and wardens. SEC. 3. That the election for Intendant and wardens of tbe said town shall be beld In some convenient house, or some other convenient public place, In the said town, from nine o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the after-1 noon, and when the polls shall be closed, the managers shall forthwith count the votes and proclaim the election, and give notice In wri? ting, to the persons elected. The Intendant and wardens shall appoint three managers to hold the ensuing, or any subsequent, [election. The managers, In each case, shall, before they open the polls lor said election; take an oath fairly and Impartially to conduct the same; and that the Intendant and wardens, before entering upon the duties of their re? spective offices, shall take the oath pre? scribed by the Constitution of this State, and ; also, the following oath, to wit: ''As Intendant, (or warden,) of the Town of Mullins, I wll1 equally and Impartially, to the best of my abil? ity, exercise the trust reposed In me, and I will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry Into effect, according to law, the purposes for which I have been elected: so help me, God." The said Intendant and wardens shall hold their offices from the time of their election until the second . Monday in January ensuing, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. SEC. 4. That In case a vacancy shall occur In the office of intendant or any of the wardens by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, an election to fill such vacancy shall be held, by order of the Intendant aud wardens, or a majority of the Barns, ten days' public notice being previously given; and, in case of sick? ness or temporary absence of the Intendant, the wardens forming the council shall be em? powered to elect one of their number to act as Intendant during the time. SEC. 5. That the Intendant and wardens, duly elected and qualified, shall, during their term of service, severally and respectively, be vested with all the Jurisdiction of magis? trates or trial Justices within the limits of said town, and the intendant shall, and may, as often as he may deem necessary, summon the wardens to meet in council, any two of whom, with the intendant, may constitute a quorum to transact business, and they shall be known by the name of the town council of Mull?as, and they and their succesaors hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to' all ordinances; and the said town council shall have authority to appoint, from time to time, as they see fit, such, and so many, proper persons to act as mar? shals or constables ol the said town, as the said town council may deem necessary and expedient for the pre-, servatlon of the peace, good order and police thereof, which persons so appointed shall, within the corporate limits ol said town, have the powers, privileges and emoluments, and be subject to all the obligations provided by law for the office of constable, and shall be liable to be removed at the pleasure of said council; and the Bald town council shall have power to establish or authorize the establish? ment of the market-house, as also of fa guard? house In said town. And the said town coun. ell shall have full power and authority under their corporate seal, to make all such rules, by-lawB and ordinances respecting the streets, roads, market-house, public buildings and the business thereof, and the police system of j said town, as shall appear to them neces? sary and proper for security, welfare and convenience, and for preserving health, or- j der and good government within the same; and the said town council may impose fines for offences against their by-laws and ordinances and appropriate the same to the public use of said town; and the said coun? cil shall have the same power which magis? trates or trial Justices now have to compel the attendance of witnesses, and require them to give evidence upon the trial before them of any person for a violation of any of these by? laws or ordinances; but no fine above the sum of twenty dollars shall be collected by'the town council, except by suit In the Court of j Common Pleas; and all the by-laws, rules and ? ordinances the said town council may make, shall, at all times, be subject to revisa! or re? peal by tbe General Assembly of this Stale. SEC. 6. That the said intendant and wardens sbaL have full power to abate and remove nuisances In the said town, and lt shall also be their duty to keep all roads, ways and streets within the corporate limits of the said town, open and In good repair, and for that purpose they are invested with all the poners heretofore granted to commissioners of roads; and shall have full power to classify and ar? range the inhabitants of said town, liable to street, road or other public duty therein, and to force the performance of said duty, under such penalties as are now or shall hereafter be prescribed by law: Provided, That the said town council may compound with persons liable to perform such duty, upon such terms and upon the payment of such sums as may be established by laws or ordinances: And provided, also, That the inhabitants of said town are hereby exempt from road and pub? lic duty without the corporate limits of .said town. SEC. 7. The said town council of MulllnB shall have full power and authority to require Ul peraons owning a lot or lots In eaid town to make and keep in good - repair sidewalks ii iront of said lot or lots, whenever the sam' shall front or adjoin any of the public street of said town, li in the Judgment ot the coun eil such sidewalks shall be necessary, the wldll thereof and the manners of construction to ix designated and regulated by the town council and for default or refusal, after reasonable no tice, to make and keep In repair such side walks, tbe town council may cause the sam? to be made or put in repair and require th? owner to pay the price of making ana repair lng : Provided, That such contracts for making or repairing be let to the lowest bidder. Th? cemeteries and pnbifc graveyards are alec placed under the Jurisdiction of said town council. SEC. 8. That the power to grant or refuse licenses to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors within the limits of said corporation be, and the same ls hereby, vested in the town council of Mullins. And the said council may grant licenses to retail spirituous liquors to such persons, and in such quantities, at such rates, and upon such terms and conditions as the said council' may deem best and proper: Provided, That in no instance shall the price of a license to keep taverns, or to retail spirit? uous liquor?, be Axed at a leas sum than Is established by the laws of this State, and all moneys paid for licenses, and for fines and forfeitures for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping taverns and billiard tables within the limits without licenses, shall be appropriated to the public uses of said town: Provided, That the Intendant and wardens, duly elected and qualified, shall not have power to grant any licenses to keep taverns, or retail spirit? uous liquors, to extend beyond the term for which they have been elected; and the said Intendant and wardens shall have the full and only power to Impose a tax on all shows or ex? hibition's, for gala or reward, within tbe limits; and all money paid for licenses for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping tavern, aod the tax for all shows for gala or reward, within said limits, shall bs appropriated to the public use of said corporation. SEC. 9. That the said town council of Mul? lins shall have power to arrest and commit to jail, and to fine, not exceeding twenty dollars, any person or persons who shall be guilty of disorderly condnct in said town, to the annoyance of the citizens thereof; and it shall be the duty of the marshal or constable of tbe town to make such arrest, and call to his assistance the posse comitatus. ff necea, sary ; aod, upon failure to. perform Bach duty, he shall be fined in a sum not more than twenty dollars for each and every offence. SEO. 10. The town council shall also have power to Impose an annual tax, not exceed? ing twenty cents on every honored dollars of the assessed value of real and personal estate lying within the corporate limits of said to wo, the real and personal estate of school associa? tions excepted. The said council shall have power to enforce the payment of all taxes levied under authority of this act against the property and person of all defaulters, to the same extent, and, in the same manner, as ls provided by law for the collection of the gene? ral taxes, except that executions to enforce the payment of the town taxes shall be Issued under the seal of the corporation, and direct? ed to the town marshal or other person es? pecially appointed by the town council to col? lect the same; and all property upon which a tax shall be levied is hereby declared and made liable for the payment thereof, ia pre? ference to all other debts against said proper? ty, except debts due to the State, which shall be first paid. SEC. ll. The clerk of the said town council shall, annually, make out an assessment, from the books of the county auditor or treasurer, of all real and personal property in the limits of said town, for taxation, and shall make re? turn ot said assessment to the Inteadant and wardens, within one month from the time of his appointment. < . SEC. 12. That an ordinance declaring the rate ot annual taxation upon property, and other subjects of annual taxation lor the year, shall be published at least twice daring the month of November, In each year, and the citizens of said town shall make payment of their tax to the clerk and treasurer (herein? after constituted) of the said corporation dur? ing the succeeding month of December. SEC. 13. The Intendant and wardens shall have power to elect or appoint a clerk, who shall also be treasurer, whose duty it shall be to attend ail meetings of tbe council and make a record,. Ina book kept for that purpose, of all the proceedings thereof; to take charge of all papers be? longing to the council, and to lodge with the proper officers all summons, executions, ?icc., and receive returns; to? keep a regular account of all -eceipts and disbursements, which accounts shall, at all times, be accessi? ble to the intendant and wardens; aod lt shall be his duty to make an official semi-annual re? port to the council of the state of bia ac? counts, at which time the doors of the council room shall be open to all the citizens of said town; and which reports shall be regularly entered in a book kept for that purpose. He shall attend to the publication of all ordinan? ces and other documents ordered by council to be published. He shall hold his office for such term as council may prescribe', not, how? ever, exceeding one year, and shall receive such compensation for his services as council may enact: Provided, That he may be re? moved from bis office at the pleasure of the said town council, and before entering upon the duties of his office he shall give bond In the penal sum of five hundred dollars for the faithful discharge of the same. . SEC. 14. Each town council shall, within one month after the expiration of their term ot office, make out and return to their succes? sors a full account of their receipts and expen? ditures during their term, and shall pay over all moneys In their posseslon, belonging to the corporation, and deliver up all booka>re cords and papers Incidental to their office to their successors; and, on failure to do so, they shall be liable to be fined ia a sum not exceed? ing one hundred dollars, to be collected in any proper action by the town council. SEC. 15. That said town council shall have power to lay out and arrange all streets and roads within said corporate limits, as the pub? lic good may require: Provided, The land of no party or parties shall be taken or appropri? ated for such purposes without compeuaatlon, as now required by the law for condemned lands. SEC. 16. That the town council shall have power lo levy a town tax on all assessed prop? erty within the limits of said town, for the year 1872, immediately alter the passage of thia act, and proceed to collect the tax there? on the following month. Approved March 4,1872. BUSINESS ENVELOPES.-THE NEWS Job Office ls now prepared to furnish good envelopes, with business cards printed thereon, at U i per thousand. Send your orders. Every 1 merchant and business man should have his I ?ard printed on his envelopes. OLitrjitir} anir inrni?hmg <&ooo?, GREAT REDUCTION .:. -.J ? .sts^'sU TO -yUv\ AT LAW TON'Sr In order to Close Oat our Stock of i-o? 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Order are solicited from Druggists, Physicians, Conntry Merchants, Planters and others, with the assurance that they shall receive prompt and careful attention. mch7-8mosDC*w FFIOE OF THE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD OHABLB8TOH, s. 0., November 22, ian. On and after MONDAY. December the nth, the Passenger Trains on this Road will ron as follows: EXPRESS TRAIN. Leave Chariest-n dally.3.25 P. M. Arrive at savannah daily.9.16 P. M. Leave Savannah dally.IMS P. M. Arrive at Charleston dally.6.35 A. M. DAY TRAIN. Leave Charleston, Sundays excepted.. 8.16 A. M. Arrive at Savannah, Suadays excepted. 4.16 P. it Leave Savansah, Sundays excepted... &00 A. M. Arrive at Charleston, Sundays exc'teC A.06 P. JJ. Freight forwarded daily on "rough bius of lad? ing to points IO Florida and tf BMO?*hJtf?t? steamships to Boston. fig^^S^MsM freights for Beaufort and polnM "Mg" Railroad and at as low rates aa by Wort|rU?e, Engineer and Superintendent, s. 0. BOYLSTON, Qen'l Ft. and Ticket Agent. mehi