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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A THE STATE CAPITAL EFFECT OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF OUR SHADY SOLONS. Scenes Around the Statehouse-Cathina; Pay Certificates-The Crains OJ" the Lobbyists--"Hones* John" la Rhyme The Hegira of the Blade Lawgivers, ?fcc., &c [FROM OUR OWN C0BBK8P0NDRNT.] / COLUMBIA, 8. C., March 25. Although there has been a steady increase in trade and general prosperity In this city, which even the disturbing political dema? gogues who are endeavoring to disorganize labor and communities in the counties above, though retarding, have failed to defeat, there seems to exist a kind of lethargy, made more apparent because of the livelier scenes during the winter past. Tue legislative halls, whose walls hare for so long a time withstood the roaring of the redundant Whlltemore, echoed the piercing shrieks of the voluble Bya?. and whispered tiwi "penny wise and pound lo eli sh" simper in gs of the Mobley, are now closed, and no longer afford a menageries ardna wherein curiosity-seekers from North, East and West found something new under the sun-the rara avis born of reconstruction, the conception of which, however, ls left for onr friend Dar? win-something never before witnessed on this broad globe, and something that the tax? payers of South Carolina mort devoutly pray may never be witnessed again. They are gone. I mean the performers in the menagerie, and not the walls; the latter remain, besmeared with tobacco juice masti - cated from the native twist of the mountains and the more fastidious ping of the seaboard, a kind of monument to degeneration which tells full well "whose been here' since Ive been gone." Shades of McDuffle and Cal? houn I How have we fallen. Members of the defunct Legislature could ' be seen for several days dodging mysteriously in and out of places frequented by "money changers," and the appearances ot counte? nances furnished a very correct index to the amount ct success met with. Some few were | able to go home with their certificates In their | pockets; others were not, and reduced to ex? tremities, board bills and "supper" charges staring them In the face, tbey sold for what they could get. These certificates gradually went down, until no offers at forty cents on the dollar could be had. A certain county official of Richland, whose business lt is to sometimes lock up people, -did a thriving business, and bas locked UD several thousands of his dollars in this class , of speculating securities. Frequent trips of the little basket boggy In the direction of the State treasury were not calculated to strength? en the confidence of holders lo any monopoly, buva somewhat fierce reconnolssance of the whole situation developed the fact that there were not nickels enough in that mysterious institution to make a jingle; besides the head centre, probably frightened by the working of an uneasy and uncertain conscience, and mys? terious- hints at his personal welfare, had, In .J hw <!: characteristic vibrations, pendulummed 'himself with an unusually sudden jerk into the St. Nicholas Hotel, in New York City, where lt ls stated he may be anxiously walt? ing the "death of another aunt." There bave been some strange doings. In several Instances the attaches have been un ? able to find their certificates, and were wan? dering and wondering about the streets pen? niless, uni ll, in reply to their Inquiries, they were convinced that they had better Inquire of their delegation at nome. There was a | rumor a'so that in the famous Blue Ridge BallrdW Bing the masler had held on too tightly lo'the lion's share of the spoils; cer? tain lt ls that a certain senator generally con? ceded to have been the "wheel horse" In that arrangement did not stand upon the order ol | his going after the General Assembly adjourn? ed, but went at once. The lobbyist have counted up their gains no. small count according to rumor. They were hard workers, had a good field, and, If | all accounts are correct, the laborer has re? ceived the hire he was worthy of. Sundry pc- J lltlcal speculations founded on the refults, financially, are already afloat, one rumor being to the effect that "Honest John" may try bis luck Congressionally In the Fourth Di s trlct. Money IP powerful, and, In these days, li lt should be used to such purpose by any one, lt would not be unreasonable to doubt a j failure. By the way, speaking of lobbyists, there was a few days since a little squib in rhyme, that hit some one connected with the ring rather severely, floating around here. Colum? bia has lu her day produced a poet or two of renown; they evidently did not compose the following, as they lived In more virtuous Limes; and although the rhyme ls a little bungling, noone familiar with some of the facts, as they would show upon the turface -occasionally during the past session, can find j much fault .with the verse. Here lt is: "HONEST JOHN." . In modern times there never has dwelt A lobbyist, sure, of more bon ton. Where any device, that conld be sme'.r, Could out smell nm, '-Our Honest John." Of good address for prevailing lils, Faml'Ur with the secret way, .Honest John was best on railroad bills and Buch like schemes i hat always pay. A road or two to conssll<iate. By sundry wily, well laid schemes; And the L glslatnre of a State - Always with him waa the best of means. When one scheme failed he had another, . Without the credit, but "C. 0. D.;? .Conscience then be was sure to smother By the little arrangement or "You see we." With croppy hair and bltth? or form And wa lt-t fat, all doubts to Billi. This railroad man, "Onr Honest John," Conld always pass a railroad bill. Moral. Whenever on paper you write yonr name Mind who is atandlog around yon, Or perhaps aome day tne little game Will very securely impound you. Well, they all now rest from their labors. The Honorable the Representative Pompey Snipes has succeeded In getting his certifi? cate shaved, and once more holds the rudder ot' bis canoe among the protruding oyster beds Of Combabee and Salkehaichle. The Honora? ble the Senator Abraham Sharp3hlns has rat? ified his contract lor driving the birds from the rice fields of Waccamaw and Brookgreen, using bis leglstatjve knowledge to good ad? vantage io a due regard for the '"acting claw" of the act that prohibits him from receiving pay for said services In anything but currency. The Honorable October Someagnse betakes himself to the mountain counti9f io engineer the charges against honest farmers, who are fortunate enough to bave a little laud lett after paying taxes, so that the warrant-servers may make sure of their man when the politi? cal gods shall call for bim. The army of porters, call-boys, clerks, and even poor old Grant, the stoker in the office of the genial clerk of the Senate, and the most honest of them all, have vanished, like a dark cloud be? fore the pleasant breezes of the dawning sum? mer morning. The "maumas" who kept the peanut stands that supplied the law-mak? ers with the means of accompanying the long debates with the rattling music of the cracking Bhells, combine with their sisters of sundry boarding-houses in averring that the Legislature had some dishonest members In it, Lil tie mils of besmeared but carefully kept "L 0. U.'s" are ihe only offerings many of them bave tor the constable when ne shall come for their cow to pay the bills contracted for fish, flesh and food, that bas tickled ihe pa'ates of the loud-mouthed majority during the session. Even the venerable Dennis, not the upholsterer, but him from the Green Isle, ?who, through the changing scenes of thirty six years, has been a watchful vigil in the Statehouse, asserts that "Bedad they're gone; Its lucky, fur they'd stay as long as Iver a dhrap In the threasury or a booket uv coal In the ciliar." - This ls a description of a little of what Co? lumbia has lo-t during the past week, and yet "she's not sad." SALUDA, THE IRON HEEL IN SPARTANMURG. Wholesale Arrests of Farmers-Fears of a Total Fallare of the Crop?-Acei dental Drowning-Destructive Fire at Summit Station. [SPECIAL TKLEGEAil TO THE NEWA] COLUMBIA, March 27. A large number of arrests have, been made in Spartan burg within the past few days for alleged violations, of the enforcement, act. Four out of five of the persons arrested are farmers, who are thus taken away from their worst at the most critical part of the season. Other citizens are fleeing from the county to escape arrest, and Republicans and Democrats are alike praying for a postponement ot the arrests in order to prevent the frightful suffer? ings that would result from the failure of the crops. Lewis Edwards, a respectable farmer of Abbeville, was drowned while intoxicated. His ir i end 5 are no<- dragging for the body. Tbls makes three lives lost from this cause within three weeks. The large Baw mills at Summit Station, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, were burned this morning, with the engines, machinery, and many thousand feet of lumber. SALUDA. TEE COLORED VOTE AND PRESIDENT GRANT. A Card from Senator Gaillard. . CHARLESTON, March 27, 1872. Tb the Editor of the Republican: In looking over your issue - of the 26th In staut, I see in what appears to be auditorial an assertion which ought not to go to the country unrebuked and denied. I believe a newspaper which claims to be the exponent of the views and Interests of a person or party, ought to be truthfully In? formed as to its wish and will, so as not to send anything abroad except that which is strictly true; and the promulgations are these. In speaking of Lleutenant-Governor Ransleys letter, you say ..That Mr. Rangier ls an Influ? ential member of the electoral delegation from this State, and that this delegation acts under Instructions not to vote lor Grant as the nominee il he refuses to yield to certain political demands necessary to party rule in this State," Ac. Now, I most emphatically deny that the delegation has any such instructions. The only place they could get Instructions was In the convention, and I am sure they did not get them there, for not a man who was elected dared to breathe in the convention that be was hostile to Grant, for if he had he or they would not have been elected. The Republicans of South Carolina have no just cause nor grounds lor complaint against President Grant. Let us consider this one fact if nothing more. By his rigid enforce? ment of the enforcement act the Republicans of this State are enabled to repose in quiet? ness on their couches at night; and for that blessing, lt nothing more, he ought to have our heartfelt gratitude. We should demon? strate the same by our earnest support, and when I speak thus, I speak the sentiment of the masses ot the Republicans. I am well aware there is some opposition to President Grant, but lt is limited to a very few, and they are actuated by personal mo? tives. I know all about it. There ure some men who want to control I everything In this State, and out of lt, too, and any man who refuses to yield to their dic? tations ls an enemy to Republicanism, and must be got rid off. Now, slr, I do deprecate this low, contempt? ible kind of political warfare, this shooting at a man through a crack, or "biasUying" him over the shoulder of another. I waa rejoiced ia the reissuing of a dally Republican paper la our city. I thought that we would have a good conciliating paper, but lt seems to be only a spleen-bag for a few who would be leaders and dictators. The oppo? sition is confined chiefly to the Second Con? gressional District. I do not Include Mr. Ran sler, for I endorse every word be said io his letter, and I believe, In conclusion, he uttered the sentiments of the Republicans of this State. Yours, Ac, in peace, S. E. GAILLLARD. A COURT HELD BT MISTAKE. The Circuit Court for York County com? menced Its sittings last Tuesday, Judge Thomas presiding. The grand Jury reported only two true bills, one against John Shaw and Robert McCorkle, charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill; and the other against Lawrence Withers and Andrew Bridges, charged with larceny. The grand jury was discharged on Tuesday evening. The only case taken up was that of the State against Thomas Spencer and W. P. Roddy, charged with the felonious taking and carry? ing away nine bales ot cotton, the property ot W. B. Daniels, In January, 1871. The bill of Indictment laid the offence In two counts, one for grand larceny the other for breach of trust. S. P. Hamilton. Esq., appeared for the pros? ecution. Colonel W. B. Wilson for the defence. The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoners were discharged from cus? tody. After the trial ot this case the court adjourned until the flrst Monday ia July next. This sudden and most unexpected termination of the session was occasioned by the discovery of a very recent act of Assembly, changing the time for holding court. Hereafter the Circuit Court of York County will be held on the flrst Monday in March, July and Novem? ber. The term Just ended was illegal, and Its proceedings are null and void. STATE LEGISLATURES. RICHMOND, YA., March 27. The Legislature having adjourned sine die without passing the tax bill, the Governor has called an extra session. ALBANY, N. Y., March 27. All three of the schemes proposed to effect rapid transit io New York City-the Depressed Railroad, the Underground Railroad and the Elevated Railroad bills-were reported ad? versely by the Senate railroad committee this moralng. _ _ _ SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The British frigate Royal Alfred arrived at Annapolis yesterday. -The New York Produce Exchange will be closed on Good Friday. -Michael Hayes, charged with the murder of O'Donnell fifteen years ago, was yesterday committed for trial in New York. * -The flrst session of a Federal court held in Brownsville, Texas, for several years, has Just ended. -Mary Rose Gonthreaux, Superior Vicar of the Order ot the Sacred Heart, died In Chicago yesterday, at the age of forty-seven. -Pending the action of Congress regarding the tariff on coffee, trade In New York has been stagnant. The bonded warehouses are filled, and there has been a decrease in the withdrawals this year of eight million pounds. -The coal miners ot Shenango. Mahoning and Tuscarora Valleys_e served a notice of their Intention to strike for an advance of twenty-five cents per ton after the 1st ol April. ' THE ESOLISH UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.-One of the most important events in English aqua? tic circles, uthe University Boat Race," took place Saturday morning on the Thames, the winning crew being Cambridge. Great ex? citement bas existed during the past few days on account of rumors that the Oxford crew contemplated making what ls called a "draw" of the affair, on account of the indlsposiiion of one of their number, bpt that apprehension was unfounded. Both crews have been in active training for the past six weeks. Their aggregate weight was-Oxford 14524 pounds; Cambridge 1425 pounds, consisting of nine men each. The first race between these two university clubs was In 1829, which was won by Oxford. Since that" time they have had twenty-eight regular contests; Oxford wlnulug Alteen and Cambridge thirteen. TOPICS HY THE STATE. A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF CHER AW. The Condition or the Town-Old Land? Marka-The Monument to the Con rede rate Dead-Oar Flrat Narrow Gange Railroad. [FROM OUR- TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT.] CUERAW, March 25. Cheraw ls much more city-like than most of the small towns in South Carolina. Its streets are wide and straight, Intersect each other at right angles, and present to the view comparatively compact rows of houses. It contains many fine and commodious resi? dences; one ol the most noteworthy of these ls the mansion of the late Colonel Allan Mac farlan. The business portion of Cheraw suf? fered severely during the war. Front street, the location of most of the stores, was entirely laid in ashes by Sherman's army. Since (hen it has been built up; a portion of lt again burnt and again rebuilt. The present stores are, however, said to be not as good as the flrst destroyed; they are chiefly wooden build? ings, one story high. A large town ball and a market house are among the principal build? ings. The Episcopal Church here ls probably one of the oldest wooden buildings upon this Continent, having been built some time previous to the Revolution of 1775: lt is in a state of excellent preservation, while at Cheraw, Lord Rawdon quartered his troops In this building; the graves of a number ol his soldiers are still to be Been ia the cemetery at? tached. Considerable education and refinement is to be lound here at present, and previous to the war this was one of the healthiest sections of our State. A lyceum ls one of the features of the place, but, unfortunately, most of their books were destroyed by the same ruthless bands that converted a beautiful street Into an ashy waste. It ls rumored that the Rev. James W. Mile?, of Charleston, bas consented 1 to deliver a lecture bet?re this body In a short time. The Ladles' Memorial Association have erected a beautiful monument In the Episcopal Cemetery to the memory o? the Confederate dead. It ls a shalt of snow-white marble, four sided, tapering upwards, ibout eight feet tall, and covered by a four-sided capital, represent? ing the front of a gently sloping roof upon a block ot brown granite four feet square bv two feet deep. On one side of the shaft is embossed a lyre, surrounded by the following inscription: "Erected by the Ladies' Memo? rial Association to the memory of our heroic dead, who fell at Cheraw during the war of 1861-65; DEO VLNDICE;" on the next an up? rooted oak with, "Fallen but not dead. They have crossed over the river, and they rest in the shade of the trees." The third side of the shaft presents the stanza: "Stranger, bold champions Or the south revere, And view these tombs with love-' Brave heroes slumber here." On the fourth and last side ls an anchor with a broken cable, above which is the verse. "Love and Honored, though Unknown;" and beneath, in large capitals, the single word, "Hope." Cheraw was at one time one of the most Im Sortant Inland cotton markets In the South, o long ago as lorty or fifty years lt received thirty-two thousand bales of cotton annually. Since the war, however, the receipts of this article have greatly fallen off-so mach BO that ibis year not one-third of the above number of bales have been received. A tannery and a shoe factory constitute one of the peculiari? ties of the place. The leather turned out is of excellent Quality, and the shoes made at the factory will not compare unfavorably with Northern goods of the same class. The tanne? ry and factory are owned by Mr. F. Lynch, a South Carolinian. The Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad, from this point to Salisbury, North Carolina, ls being pushed vigorously towards completion. The grading bas been finished to within three miles of Wadesboro', North Carolina, twenty ty-four miles distant. The company expect to bare thia. pottlon.o? vhe. read complexed ?ad in operation by the flrst of September next. The track will be three feet gauge, making the first narrow gauge railroad in South Carolina. The principal business men of this place are: W. L. Ried A Co., J. T. McNalr, H. D. Malloy, C. A. Brock A Brother, P. H. Brock, D. Math? eson, Ellerbe A Duval, A. 0. Bright, J. H. Medlin, W. J. L. Reid & Sons, and H. Farrelly. In assorted goods: and Dr. W. B. Smith and Dr. McLain In the drug line. SPRITE. MAD ABOUT FERTILIZERS. The Fertilizer Fever In Greenville Proapects of the Crop-A Heavy Risk Political Affaira-The Infamona Blue Ridge Slit-Ia There no Remedy T (FROM ona OWN CORRESPONDENT.] GREENVILLE, March 23. Snow ! snow ! snow ! This ls the tenth snow. All around ls Arctic. It fell yesterday all day. There was no wind. It is six inches deep. It is a great fertilizer, and no doubt will benefit the soil, but lt sadly interrupts the farmer's work, which Is now at least a whole month behind, and it will check very much the swelling buds, and vegetation generally. Provender for cattle ls very scarce and dear, and this year lt has taken twice as much to keep them as last year. We have not had ten days of bright sunshine since Christmas. The people here are not, however, discour? aged. The preparations for farming are ex? traordinary. They are mad about fertilizers. About 700 tons have already been sold In this city, and probably 1000 tons will be, which, at $50 per ton, would be $50,000. This ls princi? pally, however, on credit, perhaps three fourths. If the season ls favorable they will pay well, but If not, it will Involve the farmers in heavy debt and Injure them much. The fertilizers are invaluable and generally pay a handsome per cent., but not always. I hear from the Peedee country "That in long and short, In roumi and square, It ls fertilizers, fern lizers, Everywhere." This Is now the great hope of the farmer. The fires in our community have ceased since two arrests have been made. It Is sup? posed we have the real offenders. People hero of all parties are dissatisfied with the last Legislature and the present state of things. The Blue Ridge Railroad bill Is rank with corruption; it smells to Heaven. It ia re? garded as intolerable; the worst thing the Legislature ever done; the most wanton and uncalled for. If there be any proper remedy the people are prepared to apply it. If it has a friend up here I never heard of him. It is execrable. Can nothing be done ? SOMERS. JOTHXQ8 ABOUT THE STATE. . -The town elections In Mullins, last Satur? day, resulted In the election of Dr. R. Yampi], Intendant, and Stephen Smlih, A. E. Gilchrist, James Norton and D. W. Ketchum wardens. -The citizens of Mullins, says the Marlon Star, proposes soon to erect a handsome acad? emy with a Masonic lodge In the second story; also f large and comfortable union church at which all denominations can worship. The Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company will build a suitable warehouse by the time spring trade opens. -The Governor has appointed Dr. John Lunney auditor of Darlington County, vice J. 8. Fillebrown: and P. R. Rivers, of ?dgefleld County, and G. M. Mattison and J. S. Bonchil lou, ol' Abbeville County, notaries public. -The Columbia Unidta learns that a number of pickpockets have departed from the North? ern cities in a Southern direction, and ex? presses the apprehension that some of them may turn up lo Columbia. Dou't be alarmed. No shrewd thief would ever expect any pick? ings in a place that the South Carolina Legis? lature had just visited. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. BROOKLYN. March 27. The Plerrepont House, on the corner of Montague and Hicks streets, caught fire this morning and is still burning. The hotel is seven stories high, and contained a large number of persons, all of whom are believed to have escaped. MONTREAL, March 27. Garth's metal works were damaged by Are to-day to the extent of twenty thousand dol? lars-fully Insured. FROM TOE FEDERAL CAPITA& A Long Debate on the Tarin"-No Hopea of Free Tes and Coffee-Sumner and Pinchbeck Fraternizing- The Septen Rite Masons. ' ~? _ WASHINGTON', March 27. Ia the Senate to-day the bill for the relief of purchasers of real estate from the government at Harper's Ferry was passed. It postpones the enforcement of the collection of the purchase money -three years. The House amendment to the St. Croix Railroad bill was deleated by a vote of sixteen to thirty. The tariff bill was taken up and the proposal to admit salt free of duty was discussed at great length, but with? out Anal action. The* tone of this discussion discourages the hope of free tea and coffee. In the House the conference report for print? ing proceedings was adopted. The discussion of the bill designating the site for the Balti? more and Potomac depot was resumed, and the House voted thirteen times, but without any definite action. Archer succeeds Vorhees on the naval in? vestigating committee. The House, yesterday afternoon, adopted the following : '-Resolved, That from the ?vi? dence taken thus far, before the committee on banking and currency, in regard to the fail? ures ol national banks, lt is me judgment of the committee that the ?uccesafal manage? ment of the currency bureau requires a change In the officer at the bead of that bureau." Sumner and Pinchbeck were closeted to? gether for a long time this morning, and Pinchbeck dined with Sumner. Sumner yesterday protested against the right of ihe arms committee to examine him, and the committee this morning Issued a per? emptory 'summons to compel his attendance as a witness. Some carious complications, ap? peared inevitable, but this morning Sumner appeared before the committee anti gave bis testimony, but under a renewal of his'protest of yesterday. The Supreme Council of Scotch Rite Masons will probably meet in Louisville May lGtn, and not In San Francisco, as previously announced. Albert Pike will preside. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. LONDON*, March 27. The steamship Nestorlan which left Liver? pool yesterday for Norfolk, Ya., and Balti? more, took out one hundred and fifty colonists who intend settling In Nebraska. . " The Tichborne claimant, who ls now in pris? on awalilng trial on a charge ol peijurj. has published a card appealing to the public for subscriptions to aid bim in making his de Slr Charles Dilke ls In the city. France bas given notice of the abrogation of the commercial treaty with Belgium. MADRID, March 27. Indications of disorder are Increasing as the election approaches. Disturbances have oc? curred at Grenada. PARIS, March 27. Marshal Bazaine has received permission to publish a pamphlet Justifying his conduct at Metz. The council general of the Department of j the ?eine has voted on appropriation of 18, 000,000 lrancs for the schools ol Paris. Tne Constitutionnel again asserts that nego? tiations are proceeding between France and Germany looking to the speedy liberation of the French territory Irom ihe presence of German troops, and that the German Govern? ment ls favorably inclined towards some ar? rangement by which this result, may be at? tained. Germany, says the Constitutionnel, ls willing to order the evacuation of ihat por? tion of France now occupied by its troops, upon the immediate payment or 500,000,000 francs of the war indemnity, in remaining two and a half milliards in yearly Instalments. The report that Washburne and Remusat bad negotiated a literary convention ls con? tradicted. -sj THE ERIE GAMBLERS. Wm??#m Vail of Pwlcea- Great 51 ung h ter H Among the nulla. NEW YORK, March 27. The Erie excitement was renewed with vigor ac an early hour to-day, forming, as usual of late, the great feature of the day on Wall street. The opening sales were al 66, but stock suddenly broke from this point and tumbled rapidly to 60., This was occasioned by late telegrams from London reporting de? cline to 5U for American certificates, and 63? for protected certificates. In the great de? cline here this morning, many unfortunate bull speculators were slaughtered. After this was over, the price rallied to G2A. but later fell off again to 60^, finally rallying again to 62. The balance of the stock market was stronger after the excitement consequent upon the fall In Erle bad subsided. A SPANISH WAR CLOUD. JAMAICA, March 27. The steamer Elba, which sailed lrom As plnwall last Friday, reports that the Vlrglnlus and the Spanish war steamer Pizarro, which was blockading here, were preparing for bat? tle. Both had steam up and guns in position. The Spanish man-of-war Tornado was enter? ing the port when the Elba left. THE OHIO RADICALS. COLCMBL'S, OHIO, March 27. The Radical State Convention meets here to-day, with Alphonzo Hart as temporary chairman. John C. Lee was elected perma? nent president, and made a speech in favor of Grant's administration, which was warmly ap? plauded. Captain A. T. Wykeoff was nomi? nated for secretary of State on the first ballot. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON', March 27. Clear weather will generally prevail on Thursday from the lower lakes to the Guli and eastward to (he Atlantic. An area of low barometer will probably move eastward over ihe northwest, with diminishing pressure throughout the Mississippi Valley, and extend? ing eastward over the upper lake region and the Ohio Yaller, with southerly to easterly winds. Increased cloudiness will prevail north and west of the Ohio Valley, with, very probably, threatening weather. Rising tem? perature is probable for the stations east of the Rocky Mountains on Thursday. Danger? ous winds are not anticipated for the Atlantic and Gull coasts. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, V. S. A.-4.47 P. M., Local Time. Place of Observation. Augusta, Oa... Ba.t i m jr e. rfuBton. Charlearon. Onicagu. ~ nclnnarl. Galveston, Tex. Key West, Fla. noxviile. Tenn Mein pius. Tenn. Mt. Washington. ew Orleans... Sew York. ?rrolk. Philadelphia.... Portland, Me... Savannah . sn. Urala. Washington.... Wilmington.N.C EB! Il1 30.09 30.1'i 30.06 30.08 30.16 30.26 30 20 ?9.99 30.12 30.21 29.98 30. ia 30.04 30.10 30.08 30.08 3D. 0* 30.13 30.10 10.10 c N N N SE NE S xw NE Calm W N N NE NW NB SW SE NW NE Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Fre9h. Fres.i. Light. jLighr. 'Gentle. Gentle. I Fresh!* I Fresh. Fre-h. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. . resn. Fresh. Clear. Olear. Fair. Fair. Clear. Olear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Fair. Olear. o'lg Up. Fair. Clear. Clear. Clear. NOTE.-The weatcer resort dated 7.47 o'clock, mis morning, will be posted In the rooms ot the Chamber or Commerce at io o'clock A, M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Oaamber) be examined by ship* masters at any time dorms' rbe day. ENGLISH MONASTERIES.-After a suppression of three hundred years monastic life has re? vived again in England, and its spread is one of the most remarkable signs ol' the time. Under the spirit of religions toleration the various ancient orders of Monks, the Benedic? tines, Dominicans, Capuchins, Augustines, Cistercians and others have established them? selves In various parts of England, and have evinced the ancient aptitude pt the Roman ? Church for securing choice localities. LAWS OF THE STATE. ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Published by Authority. ? .. -- i Ay ACT to Seduce all Aols and Parts of Acts to Determine and Perpetuate tbe Home? stead, into one Act, and1 to Amend the same. 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 : That whenever the real estate of any head of a family resident in thia State shall be levied upon by virtue of any meena or final process Issued from any court upon any Judgment ob? tained upon any right of action, whether aris? ing previous or subsequent tc- the ratification of the Constitution ot the State of South Caro lina, If the same be .the family homestead of such person, the sheriff or other officer .exe? cuting said process shall cause, a homestead, such as said person may select, not to exceed the value of one thousand dollars, to be set off to said person in the manner following, to' wit: He shall cause three appraisers lo be appointed, one to be named by the credi? tor, one by the debtor, and one by him? self, who shall be discreet and disinter? ested men, to be ?elected from a differ? ent neighborhood, and In no wise related to either party, resident in the county, and who shall be Bworn by a trial Justice, or a Justice of the peace, to impartially appraise and set off, by metes and bounds, ^homestead of thees-' tate of the debtor, such, as he or she may se? lect, not to exceed the value of one thousand dollars; and the said appraisers shall proce d accordingly to set out me homestead, and the set-off and assignment so made by the ap? praisers shall be returned by the officer, along with said process, for record In court; and if no complaint shall be made by either party within thirty days thereafter, no further pro , ceedings shall be bad against the -homestead, but the residue ol the lands and tenements of the head of the family, if any more or other he shall have, shall be liable to attachment, levy and sale. Provided, That upon good cause shown within thirty days after assign? ment of the homestead, the court out of which the process Issued may order a re-appraise? ment or re-assignment ol the homestead, by other appraisers appointed by the court: And provided further, That should the creditors or debtor neglect or refuse, after due notice from the officer executing the process, to nominate an appraiser, then said officer shall appoint the same. SEC. 2. Whenever the personal property ot the head of any family residing In this State, whether the said person owns a home? stead of real estate or not, ls taken or at? tached by virtue of any mesne or final process Issued from any court, and said person shall claim the property or any part thereof as ex? empt from attachment and eale on acoout?f the same being the annual product of his or her homestead, or as subject to exemption under the constitution, and the creditor and debtor do not agree about the same, the offi? cer executing said process shall cause the same to be ascertained, and all exempted property set out by appraisers appointed and sworn roi clio purpo??, as provided la the pre? ceding section for setting out the nomeeleod. subject to like limitations and provisions, and the residue, If any, shall be sold for the pay? ment of debts, which proceeding shall be stated In the officer's return of such process. SEC. 3. That if the homestead assigned under section 1 of this act shall not amount in value to one thousand dollars, then the sheriff or other officer who shall make sale of the resi? due of the real estate of the person claiming the homestead, shall pay to said person, In preference to all other claims, out of the pro? ceeds of said sale, such a sum in money BB will make up the.one thousand dollars. SEC. 4, That the homestead, when assigned as herein prescribed, shall vest in the heads of the family In fee simple, and be freed and discharged lrom all debts and liabilities what? ever, so long as be or she shall remain resi? dent In the State, and no longer. SEC. 6. That the head or heads of any fami? ly to whom a homestead shall have been as? signed under thia [act, may sell and dispose of the same, and execute good and legal titles thereto: Provided they shall deposit the money ar? lng from the sale thereof, in the custody of the sheriff of the county, until they shall purchase another homestead within the limits of this State; the Bald sheriff to be re? sponsible tor the money so deposited upon his official bond. SEC. 6. That the said sheriff shall not pay out the money so deposited except to the per? son from whom the head or heads of the fa mi. ly may purchase another homestead, as here? inbefore prescribed, or BO much thereof as will pay for the same. The residue of the money deposited, if any, shall then be paid to the person or persons who deposited the same: Provided that If another homestead shall not be purchased, within the limits of this Stale, within three months from the date of deposit, the sherifi, or other officer, shall apply the money so deposited to the payment of the debts due from the depositor, lt any there be. SEC. 7. That the exemptions contained In the preceding sections of this act shall not ex? tend to an attachment, levy or sale on any mesne or final process issued to secure or en? force the payment of taxes or obligations con? tracted for the purchase of said homestead, or obligations contracted for the erection of im? provements thereon: Provided, The court or authority issuing said process shall certify thereon that the same ls issued for some one or more, and no other, of sold purposes: Pro? vided further, The yearly product of said homestead shall be subject to attachment, levy and sale, to aecure or enforce the payment of obligations contracted In the production of the same; but the court issuing the process there? for shall certify thereon that the same is issued for said purpose, and no other. SEC. 8. The widow and minor children of any deceased father or husband shall be en? titled to the right of homestead. When a widow or minor children are entitled to an estate or right of homestead, the same shall be set off, and the title executed to the par? ties entitled by the Judge of the Probate Court, who snail appoint three disinterested persons, resident in the county, who, having been duly sworn, shall proceed to appraise and set out, by metes and bounds, such homestead, and make return to him. If no complaint shall be made against said appraisal and set? ting out of the homestead, within thirty days thereafter, by any party Interested therein, the same shall be confirmed by the judge, and ordered accordingly. SEC. 9. That two-thirds of the annual pro? ducts cf agricultural laborers, mechanics, arti? sans and tradesmen of every description, without regard to valuation, character or con ditton of producto or earnings, shall be < empt ffom attachment,' levy and safe, ' exct to enforce the payment of taxes. ' ' SEC. 10. That no sheriff, constable or ott officer, whose duty It !s to enforce executtor shall proceed In any other manner (han prescribed in this act ' SEC. ll. Should any officer sell any real < tate, or sell or remove any personal propel of the head of any family, whether th? h? of such family be a freeholder or not, wi tho his or ber consent, in violation of the prov ions of this act, or of Section 32 of Article 2 the Constitution of the State ol Sooth Caro na, he shah be deemed guilty of malfesance office; and, on conviction thereof, shall, f the first o fie nee, be fined in a sum not Ie than five hundred (500) dollars, nor mo than one thousand (1000) dollars; and tor tl second offence shall be dismissed from onie and, In either case, sh?ll be liable to the pa ties for all injuries by reason bf his wrongf levy and sale. Sic. 12. Appraisers appointed to set ot the homestead, u nder this act, shall recelv as compensation, two dollars, each, per da and five cents a mlle for every mlle ne ce ss arl travelled, for such services. The* trial Jostle or Justice of the peace, who qualifies the a praisers, shall, receive seventy-five ' cents mile for every mlle- necessarily travelled, fe such services. The foregoing fees shall t paid by the officer executing the process ot of the property of the debtor; or, in case of tb homestead set oat to a widow or minor chili ren, out of the estate of the deceased, by tb executor or administrator thereof. The sheri 1B hereby authorized ito retain two and one-ha per cent, on every one hundred dollars <J< posited with him, as directed by this act, s compenstion for receiving and paying out m< neys so deposited. 1 SEC. 13. All acts or parts of acta Inconeh tent with this act, or supplied by lt, be, an the same are hereby, repealed. Approved March 1&, 1872. AK ACT to Establish wa Inferior Court for th Trial of Criminal Cases in the County < Charleston. ' SECTION L Be lt enacted by the Senate an House of Representatives of the State < South Carolina, now met and sitting In Gei eral Assembly, and by the authority of th sam?: rh at there shall be established in the Cour ty of Charleston an inferior court for the tri* of criminal cases, to be called' the Crimim Court of Charleston County, and which sha be organized by the judge thereof, immed ately aTter his election. ! SEC: 2. The derk of the Coon of Co mm o Pleas and General Sessions, and the sheriff ( the county, shall respectively be the cler and the sheriff of the Criminal Cou rt,-and ma act in person or by deputy. All prosecution shall be conducted by the attorney-general, c the solicitor of the circuit to. which the Count of Charleston may be attached. These officei shall receive the same fees as are now prov ded by law, and the judge of the Crimim Court shall approve their bills for service rendered in the said court, In the same mai ner, and In like cases, as Judges of the drep Court are now required by law. SEO. 3. The Judge of the Criminal Con herein provided for, shall be elected by it General Assembly, at the present session, ai immediately after the passage of this act, 1 shall qualify, In the same manner as the clrcu judges, an d shall hold his office for the term i four years, and until his successor ls electe and qualified. He shall receive, from tl treasury of the State, a salary of two thousan five hundred dollars, payable in the same mai ner as the salary of circuit judges. He sba have power to practice as an attorney, In a other courts except the Criminal Court. SEC. 4. The Criminal Court shall have ei elusive appellate Jurisdiction of all crimim causes from the courts of trial justices fe Charleston County, and exclusive orlgim jurisdiction of all criminal causes less fha capital, and not at present conferred by Ia1 upon the courts of trial Justices. In thee cases, the same laws, fees, powers and prai tice shall prevail In the Criminal Court as i the Court of General Sessions, and the Jurie shali.be drawn and empanelled in the sam manner as ls provided by law for the Court c General Sessions: Provided, That the gran Juries drawn for the Court of General Session shall also be the grand juries in the Criming Court SEC. 5. The Criminal Court shall have thi same power and jurisdiction as the Court c General Sessions in reference to defaultini Jurors estreating recognizances, taken in al causes within Its jurisdiction, and pu dsn io, for contempt, ead may Issue rules, orders am attachments in the same manner and i? Uk cases as the Court of General Sessions. Th Judges of the Criminal Court shall ex-offlcl have all the powers ot a trial justice. SEC. 6. That the Judge of the Criminal Cour shall have power to execute the provisions o the habeas corpus act, and shall also exercls jurisdiction under habeas corpus at commoi law, in all cases arising within the County o Charleston : Provided, That during theaessioi of the Court of General Sessions for the salt county, he shall exercise no common lav, jurisdiction under habeas corpus. SEC: 7. The Criminal Court shall be a Couri of Record. It shall ordinarily sit in the court room of the county courthouse, and when th? courthouse may be occupied by the Circuil Court, a suitable place near by shah be prov! ded for its sittings by the county commission? ers. In case of an epidemic disease prevailing at the courthouse, or for any other good cause In the discretion of the judge, be may adjourn the court over to a future day, ur to some other place in the county; and witnesses, Ju? rors and all persons concerned having due notice thereof, shall attend at such time oi place. SEC. 8. The Criminal Court shall hold four regular terms during each year, on the first Monday of January, April, July and October, each term to be continued so long as business may require, ani, If necessary, to be ad? journed, from time to time, in the discretion of the Judge. The Judge shall also have power to hold special sessions at any time, in his discretion, and all processes Issued and recog? nizances taken for the next regular term shall be held to refer to such special term, due notice having been given by publication in one or more of the newspapers of the county, at least ten dayu before the commencement of such special session. BEC. 9. Appeals from the Criminal Courts shall lie to the Supreme Court In all cases within the jurisdiction of the Criminal Court in like manner as ls provided by law for ap? peals from the Circuit Court. SEC. 10. The judge of the Criminal Court shall, Immediately after- his election, order a special term of the court herein constituted, to be held within ten days after the publica? tion of such order; all cases less tr?an capital now on the dockets of Courts of General Ses? sions shall be transferred to the dockets ol tue Criminal co ure at me special term pren vldediorlathfsaecUon. SE C ... LL A li acia or * parts pf ac l a i n con si e * tent wita, this act an .-hereby repealed?;.:. w Approved March 13, 1872. .T.? bi rf mun ?Di i ISM ?WJ --J' gi v- I..".' ; JOINT- E ESO LOTION Authorizing the County 8 Commissioner^ of Williamsburg County to? 'tJeyyft Sjj?ql?f Tai:'. ''. .'; ' * 'w .''"?.? ?j Be lt. resolved by'the Senate and Hoos?iof Representatlves of the State, of South' Coro? kos, now met and silting, in General. Assem? bly, and by authority of the same: ;'^m^g That, In addition to the. tax heretofore authorized to be..1 eried, the coanty cornmji sloners of Willietntbarg County. are- hereby authorized to levy, and cause to be collected, a special tax bf two (2) milla on a dollar, the same to be used exclusively for the purpose of rebuilding the Jail in the sal? county. :~ 'Approved Marou 9,1872. >., .-"rr? - v ," ?XS j. j. j : j .3 rj ? JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the State Treas? urer to pay the; Eal a ry of the late Judge Platt to his Widow. '? ; _ ' ; '" 'L Ll Be lt resolved by the Senate and House' of Eep tesen tat! ves of the State Of So ut h Carolina, now met and ?ittlng in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: .nalhwj That th? State t re ai ur er be, and he ls here? by, authorized and directed to pay io Mrs. Cor? nelia Platt, widow of the late Zephaniah Platt, Judge of the Second Circuit of this State, the amount of salary,' as circuit Judge, which would have accrued to the Judge of : the ?aid ' circuit from April iL, 1871, the date of the de? cease of Judge Platt, to September 9, l?TL, the date of the qualification of bis. auoc?ssorrln office. . ? . >- ?<'?"? - ' Approved March 9,1872. '' w ;. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the Payment ot Commissioners and Managers of Elections at Special Elections during the yea: eight teen hundred and seventy-one. i Be lt resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General Assem? bly, and by t he authority of the same: i ?dl That the State auditor ls hereby authorized and required to-audit the accounts of Lae com? missioners and managers of elections at special elections held during the year eighteen , hun? dred and ' seventy-one, in any of the .counties of this State, and thereupon the State treasu? rer is hereby' authorised and required to pay the same out- of any unexpended balance of the appropriation' made by section 4 of .the act of March 7,1871, entitled "An act to make ap? propriation and raise supplies for-the fiscal . year commencing November, i, 1870," "for de? ficiency for payment of commissioners and managers of elections, ten thousand doll are." Approved March 12,-1872. . JOINT RESOLUTION- tb Authorize the Coanty Commissioners of Abbeville County to Levy and Collect au Additional Tax of Two Mill s upon the Dollar.. Be lt resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly and by the authority of the same: W - . . ii That the county commissioners of Abbeville County be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to levy and collect a special lax of two mills upon the dollar on the taxable - property of the said cou Qty. said tax to be de* voted exclusively to the rebuilding of the wiiirthouselately destroyed by. fire. li* Approved March 13, 1872. t THE MURDER OF LORD MATO.-Captain Bra ton, the great African traveller, In a long letter to a leading London journal on this subject, says: "I am unwilling to see au event no less portentous than the murder of the British Viceroy of India so little understood, so little appreciated by the people of England. In my humble opinion the loss of half a dozen pitch? ed battles would have less shaken our pres? tige, which In the East means Influence, not 'humbug.' I believe it to be, politically speak? ing, the hardest blow yet struck at us; while Its consequences are UEely to be still more in? jurious. , From Chinese Tun-nan to Moroccan Cape Non the report will fly that the 'Kafir' Governor of Hindost?n has been struck down by the Moslem knife, the Faith will glory in the deed, and El Islam will number another sainted memory." Captain Burton goes on to explain, according to the faith of Islam the assassin is believed to pass to the highest para? dise. Perhaps it was a knowledge of this tenet, coupled with his observation of the temper of the East India Mohammedans, that caueed Mr. Seward during bis late visit to utter the remark, justified by later events, that the next political problem which the English would have to deal With In those possessions Would be that ot fanatical assassination. glotyittfl oTtfj inmigfrinp, <fi?oooi. GREAT REDUCTION ITV PRICES AT LAWTON'S. In order to Close Out our Stock of We have Marked Bown our Goods from TMWTOFlfflPBRW Now is the time to Buy FIRST GLASS GOODS At Extremely Low Prices* CALL ANO EXAMINE THEN. J. H. LAWTON & CO. .ACADEMY MUSIC BUILDING, CORKER KIWO Alf? ?MARKET STS.