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W&t ?j)?ilt?t0m Jails jfefeg, VOLUME X.-NUMBER 2179. ' CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1873. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR7 WINDING- UP THE WORK. SOTES OF PREPARATION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLT. Th? Disposition nade Yesterday of a ' " Batch of Inchoate Bills. [SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, February 12. ID the Senate tbe billa to regulate the ap? pointment and salary of trial Justices In tbe City ot Charleston, and to incorporate tbe State Auxiliary Joint Stock Company, were passed, and having already been passed by the, House were ordered to be enrolled for ratification. Tbe following were reported on unfavorably: Joint resolutions to pay Louis J. Barbot and Frederick J..-Smith four hundred and nftj flye dollars and fifty cents. Joint resolution to ascertain tbe extent and validity cl -the State debt. Bill to regulate flo wage In this State. The following were reported favorably: Sill for the relief of certain trustees, guar? dians and others. BUt amending an aot Incorporating the Beaufort Horse Ballway Company. BUL.to incorporate too Moultrlevllle Ball road. Bltt to. charter the- Anderson, Aiken, Port Ko ja I and Charleston Railroad. Bill (o incorporate tbe Chester and Seneca Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and to au? thorize the consolidation of said company with the Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and the King's Mountain Railroad Company. The following were Introduced: By Nash, a bill to incorporate the Pawner's Company. By Dunn, a bill to incorporate the Saluda Manufacturing Company. By Maxwell, a hill to amend the law rela? tiv? tn pnhllshtny tha AMR ol the General As? sembly. By Owens, a bill to Incorporate the Town of Laurens. The rc solving clause of the Joint resolution to authorize the comptroller-general to reis? sue to Carlos J. Stoibrand, superintendent of the penitentiary; certain warrants upon the treasury, was stricken out. McIntyre introduced a bill to amend the charter ot the Raleigh ' and Augusta Air-Line Railroad Company. foe bills to require phosphate companies chartered by this State to make monthly re? ports to the comptroller-general, and to pun? ish any persons who shall willully obstruct the Inspector of phosphates la the discbarge of his duties,were both recommitted. The following bUls were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed for a third read? ing : '. Bill to incorporate the Palmetto Tramway and Steam' Mill Company of Georgetown. Bill to change the name of Frank Simpson, of Anderson County, to Frank Carter. * Bill to incorporate the Wilson Artillery Club Of Charleston. BUI to amend, an act renewing acd amend? ing the charter of Walter bur o'. Bill to Incorporate the Calvary Presbyterian Church, at Church Flats, In Colleton County. Bill to Jay out and establish a new road in Union Gonnty. Bill lo Incorporate the African Methodist Episcopal Trinity Church of Manning. Bill to revive and amend tbe charter nf the Apprentices' Library Society of Charleston. BUI to incorporate the town ol Blackstock. Bill to Incorporate the Iodependence Fire Engibe Company ot Florence. Bill to Incorporate tbe South Carolina Agri? cultural and Mechanical Society. The following billa were referred: Bill to amend tie charter of the town of Winlaton. Bill to. amend an Act chartering the town of Hamburg. Bill to amend an act amending tbe charier of certain towna and villages. Bill to prevent, Stats and oounty officers from holding mor? than one office. Bill to amend an act incorporating the Home Insurance Company nf Charleston. BUI to Incorporate the York vi .le Manufac? turing Company of Charleston. Bill to incorporate the Grand Lodge of Ab? stinence ot this State. Bill to Incorporate the Edgefield Cotton and Wanllen Manufacturing Company. Bill to amend an act renewing and amend? ing the charter of Anderson. Bill to charter ana make public Kirby's Cross-road to the Big Peedee River u ^d In Marlon County.. Bill to charter Lanneau's Ferry. Bill to make an appropriation to pay claims arising under the proclamation of the Gover? nor, dated July 28, .1871. The following bills were signed In the Sen? ate chamber by th? president of the Senate and the speaker of tbe House, and ordered to be Bent to the Governor lor his approval : Bill referring to the voters of Barnwell the location of i ta county seat and offices. Bill to Incorporate the Darlington Agricul? tural and Mechanical Fair Company. Bill to punish persons selling property on which liens exist, without notifying purchaser Of the tact. Bill to renew the charter of Won*?rd College, In Spartan burg. In the House the enacting clause of the following bills was stricken out : Bill.directing the comptroller-general and county commissioners to levy certain taxes. Bill regulating the time of contracts be? tween planters and laborers. Bill amending an act for the Incorporation ol Georgetown. - BUI amending certain sections of chapter 66 of tbe .General Statutes regarding Confede? rate Stale notes. The folio wing bills received their final read? ing, were passed, and ordered to be sent to the House: . Bill amending the Code of Procedure. Bill Incorporating the Lincoln R fl-; Guards of Kiogatree. Bill authorizing oonnly commissioners o? certain counties to levy an additional tax for certain purposes. Joint resolution conferring upon Mrs. S. A. McBride certain powers. Bill to provide for tbe registration ot stocks. Ac, of tbls State, and to inquire into tbe financial condition of the Stale. Tile following were read a u? :ond lime: BlU repealing an actrelatl . ,o State bonds. Bill establishing a public roau In Colleton. Bill amending the charter of Chester. Cannon offered a resolution that the House meet hereafter at eleven o'clock. Adopted. The bill to amend the charter of tbe Charleston, Georgetown and Conwayboro' Railroad was debated until adjournment. PICKET. CLEARING THE CALENDARS. Preparing for the End of the Session tn Bot ii Houses- \ Pew New Bills tn the Senate-Thc Exemption of Manofac t arin tr Capital-Abating the Trial Jastlecs. frBOK OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, 8. C., February ll. An evident determination* was manitested to-day In both Houses of the General Assem? bly to rush through tbe remaining business o? the session, and the tel?graph has already ap? prised your readers of the large number of bills that were either finally passed or mate? rially advanced at to-day'e Besslon. It does not follow, however, that the Assembly is likely to adjourn very soon, for tbe business of to-day's se-slon has consisted mainly in the disposal of such measures aa excite little or no debate, and there ls Borne heavy talking and tiresome delays yet expected on the two or three measures of general Interest wblcb are -still pending. The introduction, of new bills was confined A today to the Senate, and Included only the three below named: A GENERAL STORiGE LAW. Senator Smalls introduced a bill which ap? pears to be intended to protect persons in whose care merchandise may be left against the less ot the legitimate diaries thereupon for storage, handling, &o. It la entitled "A bill to protect merohants, factors, common carriers and mechanics," aod lt enacts lhal commission merchants, faotors, common car? riers, mechanics, and all other persons, shall have a lien upen any and all goods, wares and merchandise deposited with them for storage, transportation, repair or construction to the extent of the amount properly chargeable for the work performed upou, or for or In refer? ence to auch good?, wares or merchandise. It also provides that li charges are not paid within six months the property may be sold at public outcry, the amount of the charges denuded from the proceeds, and the balance held subject to the order of the owners or consignees o? the goods. TINKERING THU LIEN LAW. Ever since the memorable defeat of the scheme which was proposed In the Senate some weeks ago to do away with the lien law altogether, the members of that body who arrayed themselves against that law have been concocting an indirect pi au of accom? plishing the same reBult as was expected to be effected by the repeal of the existing laws upon the subject. The principal champion oi the bill which proposed to repeal the existing Hen law waa Senator Wblttemore, ot Darling? ton, and the result of this reverend and rubi? cund gentleman's cogitations upon the sub? ject are to be seen in a bill introduced by nim to-day "to amend an aot to protect laborers and persons working under contract on shares of crops." This pana? cea of Chaplain Whittemore's proposes to PO amend tbe act named that lt shall read: "All or any owners of land who shall rent the Bame to any person or persons on shares of | crops, or for money or other valuable consid? eration, Bhall have a lien upon such crop, In whosoever hands found, and such amount ot crop or crops, or such amount ot money or other valuable consideration, as may belong to or be due to them shall be recoverable lu an action in any court ot competent Jurisdic? tion, and no other claim or claims against such crops, whether for advances made or other debts, shall have priority over such claim?. The act also provides for the registra- J tloo ot the contract between the lessor and lessee within len days aller the signing ol' the same. REPUDIATION AT LAST. Consistency is said to be a Jewel, and Sena? tor William Beverly Nash, the black diamond ol Richland, has to-day proved a gem of the first waler in this respect.. His platform for the past two years has been repudiation, and lo-day he has proved his faith by his works In the Introduction ol "a bill to limit the liabili? ties ol the Stale." The bill laconically pro? vides that "the State shall not be legally bound lor the payment ol any debt contracted by any public officer other lhan a debt con? tracted by such public officer under and by authority of an act ot the General Assembly." This ls a very short bill, but if lt becomes a law ami should be held valid by the courts, lt would wipe out at one sweep all the late "pay certif?cales" and "bills payable,"and most of | the ttate bonds that were ground out In the finance mill of the Scott administration. ENCOURAGEMENT TO MANUFACTURES. The bill "to aid and encourage manufac? tures and Internal improvements," wblch seeks to invite foreigu capital to develop the material resources oi this State by exempting mauulacturiog enterprises irom taxation for lea years, appears likely to prove a bone of contention between the two houses. It was passed some days ago by the lower house whb bard>y a dissenting vote, and sent to the Senate, where, as bas already been reported, it met with a wholly unexpected degree ot opposition led by Father Wblttemore, of Dar? lington. The Senate was overwhelmingly lo favor ot the general provisions ot the bill, so that the reverend gentleman from Massachu? setts .(and I beg pardon of the whole body of the clergy lor the use of the term) found bia only resource in tacking on certain offensive amendments to the bill which would have the effect of absolutely exempting everything except real estate lrom taxation for the next ten years. These amenlmeats were allowed by tbe Senate lo become incorporated ia the bill, and it was to-day-returned to the House for concurrence in the amendments; but the members of the House were lor once too shrewd to be fooled by the Senate, and after a speech or two by Representatives Cochran and Myers, in which me animus of the Senate amendments was very plaloly exposed, the house refused, by an almost unanimous vote, to concur therein, and a message to that effect was sent to the Senate. Tole will, doubtless, result In the appointment ot a committee ol conference between the two houses and all the complicated routine moidental thereto, but the result of the whole thing will probably be that the bill, as originally introduced, will be passed by the two nouses and become a law. THE CHARLESTON TRIAL JUSTICES. A very admirable bill was introduced la the Senate some lime ago by Senator Gaillard, wblch proposed to reduce the small army of | trial Justices lu the City of Charleston to five, und to constitute them salaried offi? cers at two.ve hundred dollars per an? num, Instead of the unconscionable bucca? neers that (hey DOW are. The bill as original? ly drawn required the trial justices io turn over ail criminal fees and fines received by them to the county treasurers, but lt wea amended by Its consideration In the Senate so as to require (hem also io turn over all fees received Incivil actions as well, and the effect of this would have been to leave them with no honest Income from their office but their Balary of twelve hundred dol? ?a?. Tue bill came up In this shape to-day lu the House for its final reading, but lt was not destined to pass without opposi? tion, and a motion was made and cai ried to strike out the clause requiring the civil fees to be paid in to ihe couuty treasury. This is a vasily Important amendment to the trial justices, whose civil lees, when competition Bhall be reduced by the proposed limitation ot their number, may be expeoted to amount to two or three thousand dollars per annum each, but the argument In favor of the amend? ment ls that the civil fees do not come out of the pockets of the people but of the Individ? ual litigants, and that those who will Indulge in litigious dancing should pay the judicial fiddler. _ _ _PICKET. A. coJiiiya CORSER. NEW YORK, February 12. The government boos?ht one million bonds at 113.66 to 113.85. The steamship Parthia, for Europe, took $23,000 in specie. It ls staled that an organization bas been effected on Wall street to lock up money and cause financial stringency. There was a rumor afloat yester? day afternoon that the syndicate only sold twenty-five millions of the new United States bonds. SP ARK J FROM THE HIRES. -Bard and Brlgeretoff, Ku-Klux prisoners, have btea pardoned. -Eight Lexington (Ky.) Dem?crata were arrested yesterday lor refusing to receive negro votes at the municipal election. -The marriage of the Hon. Elliot Yorke lo Miss Rothschild, daughter of the great banker, took place in London yesterday. -Charles H. Lewis, of Gainesville, Ala., aged twpniy-lwo, committed suicide yester? day In Brooklyn by cutting bis throat. -Commodore J. P. McMlnstry, United States Navy, died at Detroit on Tuesday, aged sixty-six. He had been forty-seven years in the service, and leaves a million dollars. -The Eogllsn Government has begun thu prosecution ol' one Irish bishop and twenty priests upon charges growing out of the last Galway elecilooB. _ _ JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE. -Mrs. Polly Tidwell, widow of the late Strother Tidwell, died In LongtowD, Fairfield County, on the 23d ult, aged seventy seven. -On Tuesday ailernoon, in Columbia, the horses attached to the carriage ol Hon. S. J. Lee, Bpeaker ol the House, ran away break? ing tbe vehicle to pieces. -In Columbia on Tuesday, before Judge Carpenter, Mayor Alexander was fined $200 lor contempt of court, In connection with the recent water works case. The superintend? ent ol the works waa fined $100. THE HOPE OF THE SOUTH, ! SECOND DAT OF TEE AUGUSTA AGRI CULTURAL CONVENTION. The Report of the Committee on Direct Trad* and Immigration-An Admira? ble Series of Resolutions- The General Work of the Day-.Horning and Eve? ning Session. [SPECIAL TKLEQRAtf TO THB NEW8.] AoocsTA, February 12. The Convention aaaembled at len o'clock A. M., and Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken delivered a very Interesting address on the advantages to agriculturists of the order ol the Patrons of Husbandry, which produced a marked ef? fect on the Convention. The Hon. A. H. Stephens arrived to-day, and was Invited to a seat on the floor. W. M. Lawton, of Charleston, and John Nesbitt, of Savannah, were added to the com? mittee on Immigration and direct trade. A lecture on agricultural chemistry was de? livered by Professor White, of the Georgia State University. The committee on direct trade and Immigra? tion made a partial report, which was adopted. It sets forth that foreign built ships cannot be owned and registered as American property, and the South being too poor to build the ships needed, the only plan left Is lo charter European vessels; but the committee recom? mend that tho aid of the Federal government be respectfully Invoked by a memorial to Congress lor such assistance, In the shape of bounties and subsidies, in the way ol mall contracts or otherwise, as may be ex? pedient and propei; and, also, for au? thority, lor a limlied time at least, lor the purchase by our citizens, In an individual or corporate capacity, of foreign built ships to be registered and placed under the American flag under such regulations as may be deemed necessary. The committee also recommend that the assistance and co-operation of the Legislatures of the Southern Statis be also Invoked In the way of bounties and such other aid as they CL n render, and that our people, whose welfare ls so vitally Involved In this great enterprise, perfect, without delay, such corporate or other organizations as may be best adapted to combine and concentrate our energies and our capital. The committee subsequently made a flnel report, which also was adopted, us follows: The committee on direct trade and Immi? gration have already reported upon two topics embraced In the relerence lo them. Deeming ibem of pressing importance, and aa requiring the immediate action ol the convention, they thought that they- belter lulnlled the duties imposed on them by reporting before the final Completion of their labors the resolutions they thought 15 expedient for ihe Convention to adopt. They regard the address of Mr. How? ard, one ot the members, as the embodiment ot' their views upon the questions of direct trade and immigration, and have consequently not deemed lt necessary to make a general report, but simply to recommend lor adoption such resolutions as are calculated to give effect practically to the objects of the Conven? tion upon the subject of intercourse with the West and of direct trade with Europe. They now beg leave to report, and to recommend lor adoption, the following resolutions, all of wblch ls respectfully submitted. G. A. TRRSHOLM, Chairman. 1. Resolved, That thia (Jon vent lon recognizes i the Importance of a more cheap, direct end , speedy highway for passengers and freight between the great West and the Southern . seaports ot our country, and lhat the move- 1 ment favoring the construction ot a canal , connecting the waters ot the Mississippi aud Ohio Rivers wllh ocean transportation at the i South Atlantic ports Is of the nighest conslde- I ration In the great question ol direct trade and , foreign immigration and trade. 2. Resolved, Tant while the present Unes ot 1 railroad communication between mose pointa i have accomplished much, we deem them wholly Inadequate, and therefore recommend that all possible encouragement be given to all lines of railroad now projected, und In 1 progress of construction, West or Northwest. It ls apparent that ihe great linea io opera? tion between the West und the cities ol ihe North und East have largely contributed io 1 produce the present superior wealth and Influ? ence ol I hose cities. This absorbing policy bas been Biiccesslully pursued, drawing wlihln its grasp ihe produc?s, i m migra ll on and trade which legitim Hely belong ta ino South Atlau- i lie and Outr pons, and which may yet be re? gained by au energetic policy. 3. Resolved, Tnat lt ls important that there shall be a large lncreaee of ihe moneyed capital of our Southern cities to draw the pro? ducts of the country lo this direction. The Northern cities have an Incalculable advan? tage over us In thia reaped ; their advances upon produce coming to market draw the Bame Irresistibly lo their "Hies. There tore we earnestly appeal a? tn -lerchantsof our seaports to use their utmost endeavors to Increase and extend their banking facilities so that the powerful Influence of capital may be brought to bear lo drawing ihe vast pro? ductions of the West to their several marketa for foreign shipment. 4. Resoled, That this Convention recom? mends the preparation of a hand-book in the English and auch loreign languages as may be desirable, giving Information respecting the resources of the Southern States, and lhat each Slate in ihe Souih give attenllen to this subject, In order that the real facts may be represented to the capitalists and people ol Europe, and their attention be drawn to the advantages offered to them lor investments and settlements in the South. And lt ls also suggested lo all the railroad companies of the Southern Slates to adopt tbe policy or offering low rates of freight and transportation to Im? migrants, and of buying up the unoccupied lands through wblch their Hues pass, so as lo offer easy means lor ihe settlement ol' immi? grants coming to our couulry. The conven? tion also urges the laud owners ot the South te assist this Immigration movement by offer? ing their lands for sale to Immigrants, on such terms aa shall induce them to settle among us. 6. Resolved, That this Convention while feel? ing the Importance of European Immigration, ls no less sensible ol the value and Import? ance of the Introduction of capital and skilled labor from the Northern States of this country. They therefore extend a cordial In? vitation to the capitalists and laborers of the North to come among us and assist in devel? oping our vast resources. Resolutions were introduced ny the citizens of Elbert County, Georgia, opposite lo Abbe? ville, S. C., looking to the opening of direct communication irom the South Carolina line, at that point, to Cincinnati and Chicago. Re? ferred io a special committee, with the me? morial ot Wluborn Lawton, of Charleston, for action on a bill, now before Congress, to charter ihe Eastern and Western Transporta lion Compaoy for building a railroad from Port Royal, S. C., to Leavenworth, Kansas. The report of the committee OD a memorial to Congress respecting ihe canal irom the Mississippi River to the South Atlantic coast was adopted, and a copy ordered to be fur? nished to the representatives In Congress. The Convention adjourned at three P. M. to partake of au elegant collation furnished by the citizens of Augusta, and met again at half-past seven P. M. The convention adopled a memorial to Con? gress on cheap and uninterrupted transpor? tation between the Mississippi River and the South Atlantic. It represents this to be the most urgent economical question of the day, as is sufficiently proved by the facts already before Congress. It urges that the only com? plete means of meeting the want 1B a first class water communication, avoiding high mountains and hard ireezee; such a one SB ls recommended by the McFarland survey, con? necting the Tennessee River with the -South I Atlantic, la endorsed as feasible. As the cost ls lully Justified, lt ls earnestly boped that Congress will insure Its construction at an early day. Hallways are insufficient for the national requirements, and water lines are indispensable for material prosperity In peace and cheap defence In war. Liberal appropriations by Congress for the develop? ment ol the Northwest will prove Incomplete in results without cheap avenues to the ocean which neither heat nor cold nor marine dan- J ger can Impair. The Southern Stales, which would be benefited, possesses resources of the most valuable character, which they de? sire to throw open to tbe world, adding io the national wealth and . credit. No step ls so likely to develop them as the water line pro? posed. The memorial names various countries pushing on grand Improvements which, In the past generation, would have been considered Impossible, and asserts that the South wishes to take similar action. It acknowledges that ample encouragement bas been received from the President, and leaves the responsibility In the hands of Congress. Tbe Charleston delegation lea Augusta ibis evening. SPRITE. THE FIRST DA T'S S ES SS I OM. A Pleasant Trip to Augusta-Walting for Breakfast-Opening of the Con? vention-The Report on Direct Trade and Immigration - Afternoon and Night Sessions. - - [FROM OUR SPECIAL REPOSTER.] AUGUSTA, GA., February ll. The delegates from the Charleston Cham? ber of Commerce to the Convention of the Georgia Slate Agricultural Society left Charleston at half-pisi 8 o'clock P. M. yester? day. The party constated of the Hon. George A. Triholm, chairman of the delegation, and seven oilier delegates, viz : Messis. George W. Williams, H. H. Raymond, J. D. Aiken, McMillan King, Isaac Hayne, Louis D. De Saussuro and William M. Lawton. Colonel D. Wyalt Aiken, secretary of the Stale Agri? cultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina, and Mr. P. Papin, General Superin? tendent ol the Labor Co-operation and Immi? gration Association of New York, have also arrived. Mr. Papin reached Charlesion only that morning, and came, for ibe express pur? pose of attending the Convention. Through the courtesy ol tbe officers of tbe South Carolina road, the party were furnished with the private car of vice-President Tyler. So we rolled away as comfortably as we could desire, and with as little Jolling as If we were travelling In a balloon. And then there was a sable African ia the car who approached at the slightest wink lo know If he could serve any ol us. Tuere was one circumstance, how? ever, which cast a gloom over each member of the parly. This was the loss of a basket which was sent up from the anniversary sup? per of the Chamber of Commerce. It bad been entrusted to ibe care of a darkey, who Bet it dowu In the depot, and beoause nobody claimed lt carried lt off again before the starting of ihe train. It was too sad. The party soon separated Into little groups, one of wbicb I shall call the battery ot heavy artille? ry, because it kept discharging volleys of poli? tical economy and kindred ammuulilou. Another was the battery of light artillery which. Indulged In a continual discharge of travelling incidents and laughter. A third group were mere reserves, who occupied an Intermediate position and said nothing at all. At length all began to grow sleepy, and then that alteolive Afri? can turned the sofas iaslde out, and be? hold they were translJi med lalo a number of luxurious couches. This was not ibe kind ot railroad travelling that I had been accus? tomed to. It was delightful. When we awoke this morning wo were near Augusta. A mel? ancholy mishap OCT. rre 1 on our arriva'. Whenever Vice-Prenldeut. Tyler comes to Au? gusta bis car ls detached about a mlle below the depot. The train hand, on whom this duty devolved, laboring nuder a grave mis? take, detached the car as usual. So we, Birangers In a strange land, were left to shift for ourselves. Just as all were about lo leave the car, to walk Into the city, a straggling locomotive came up to our rear, and we Im? mediately conscribed him. Arrived at the depot, all ibe backs were gone, bul we suc? ceeded lu obtaining one alter awhile, and drove to the Planters' Hotel. Ia tho mean? time, a reception committee from the citizens Of Augusta, composed of General ato vail and others,had repaired to Ihe depot with carriages to meet us. Bel?g Informed by the conductor that our car bad been cut off below tbe depot the committee drove post haste to the spot, but the birds had flown. When we had sat down to breakfast General Stovall arrived, out of breath, and explained that bis commit? tee bad engaged rooms for us elsewhere. But li was too late. We felt a grudge against that train hand. The Piaulera' Hotel ls not what it should be. We sat lu the breakfast room three-fourths of au hour belora a single waiter would offer to bring' ua breakfast. Some of the delegates were exasperated, but we consoled ourselves by thinking that ihe long walling would bring IIB an elegant breakfast. The breakfast was the poorest we had ever seen, but we man? aged to swallow it and our disappointment too. Meeting of the Convention, Tbe Convention assembled at eleven o'clock A. M., and was called to order by General A. H. Colqultt, president of the Georgia Stale Agricultural Society. About two hundred delegates were present, consisting mainly ol representatives from the various counties of Georgia. The other South Carolina delegates besides our party were Mr. H. T. Peake, ol Charleston, from the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina, and Colonel John B. Palmer, of Columbia, from Hie South Carolina Board o? Trade. Tennes? see ls represented by Hon. J. W. Clapp, of Memphis. There are many prominent citi? zens of Georgia preeent. . The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Cook. Mr. J. J. C. Black, of the Augusta delegation, next delivered an address ol welcome. He described Ihe plea? sure which ihe people of Augusta felt In re? ceiving Into their midst au assemblage con aUtlng not only ol Georgians, but of delegates from other Slates. He referred to the humil? iating fact that, the people of the South are dependent upon other sectloos for food, and ladulged in the hope thal this Convention was the beginning of a .new order of things, in which the Southern people would ere long reap and enjoy great beneflis. In conclusion he extended on the part of the people of Au? gusta a cordial welcome to each and all of the delegates. President Colqultt briefly relumed the thanks of the Convention for the cordial greeting which had been extended by Mr. Black. Augusta had always been celebrated for her kindness and hospitality, and this new manifestation of lt would long be gratefully remembered by the gentlemen composinj Convention. The names of the delegates present ' next called lor and received by the peere Mr. M. Johnson. President Colqnitt then delivered his dress, according to the mles of the Soc He had been nnable to prepare a regnlai dress, but would talk with the delegati the plain language of a farmer. He was to see so many persons present, and h< that the friendly Interchange of sentlm resulting would serve to wear away the that had been accumulating on tbe feeltnt the different sections Blnce the war. The clety had labored under great difficulties, the burden had been borne by a few; but lt was growing In Importance, and Ks res] Bibllltles were more equally distributed. Convention indicated the beginning of a ; era of prosperity, which was a subject of i gratulallon to Georgia. There was m room for Improvement, however, county agricultural societies were wit! life and adequate membership. Indeed little zeal had been manifested in agricole conventions that there was some loundai for the Imputation that they were mere j texts offered by a few lo do public talking take free rides on the railroads. He t went on to show that even the farmers o? G< gla were sceptical as to the value of agrli lural societies, and unwilling to Join tin He demonstrated the value and utility of ricullural societies in various ways, reviewed the condition of the planting lnl este ol Georgia, and described It as v gloomy and discouraging. It bad come to looked upon as a profession requiring no ot qualifications than physical strength, and v consequently turned over to the dullest boy the family. He said lt behooved l he people Georgia to take a very different view of i subject, and went on to show that the re lions of agriculture lo commerce, manuf lures and all other Industries were such tl If lt dropped the rest would languleh al He urged the necessity of farmers sludyl improved methods of cultivation, and tbe ol Increasing the productIvenees bf the s< In-conclusion, he admonished the farmers be hot unmindful of moral and religious' c ture. The Rev. H. H. Tucker, Colonel D. Wy Aiken, Mr. P. Papin, of New York; the pr? dent of the Augusta Board of Trade, 1 mayor and aldermen of Augusta, and all rt road officers In the cl.y were' Invited to sei upon the floor, and participation In the < liberations. The ladies of Augusta were a invited to the floor. Direct Trade and Immigration. A resolution was passed authorizing t president of the Convention to appoint a co mlttee to prepare suitable resolutions on t death of Commodore M. F. Maury. The following was adopted: Resolved, That a committee be appointed, consist or five members from the Georg State Agricultural Society, undone from ea of the bodies represented In the Conventlo to report on tbe subject of direct trade ai Immigration at ihe earlle-t practicable rn ment, the committee to appoint Its own chu man, and the report to be made the sped order of proceedings on presentation. The following ld ihe committed appoint under the resolution: George A. Trenholm, Charleston, chairman; Henry Bryan, Sava nah; Wm. B. Johnson, Macon; J. H. Jame Allanta; J. W. Clapp, Memphis; Henry Mooi Augusta; Dr. E. Billyer, Rome; M. binnie Athens; N. Gell, from German Society of F vannah; Colonel Palmer, Columbia, 8. ( Board of Trade; P. Papin, New York; C. \ Howard, F. Schaller, Ur. H. H. Tucker, D. Butler, and Wm. Schley, .Georgia Stale Agi cultural Boclety. The cemmlttee relired to the Augusta Cit Rooms, which had been prepared by the may of Augusta for the use of the committees the convention. Colonel C. W. Howard was invited to at dress the Convention on the subject ol dire trade and Immigration at 4 o'clock P. M. The secretary'd report was read; lt was co fined to the affairs of the society, and not cale lated to interest the outside world. It WE referred lo the executive committee. A motion was. mode to constitute all ral road officers present life members of ihe soc! ty, bul was withdrawn after some discussion Colonel R. A. Alston, of DeKalb Count: formerly of South Carolina, delivered avei Interesting address on stuck raising, seitln lonh the principles which govern good bree? lng, rules 1er Ihe selection of breeding an male, necessity of kind treatment, good fee< lng and selection of animals suitable to th climate, hereditary effects of Injuries ac blemishes, and the best breeds o? catii) ?heep, hogs, horses, fowls, ?c. The Conven don then adjourned to half-past two o'cloc P. M. Afternoon's Session. The Convention reassembled aubree o'clocl P. M. The Hon. George A. Treobolm, chairman o ihe committee on direct trade and Immigre Hon, submitted the following report, whlcl was adopted: The committee to whom was reierred tin resolution on direct trade and immigration beg leave to report : That the great importance of the subject referred io mern, calls lor more time lor tn? consideration of lt in its several aspects. Bul looking to the Influence wbleh the action o Georgia will have on her sister Slates, having a community of Interest wlih her and lt friendly conneclion, beg leave to report the following resolutions lor Immediate adoption, and ask time to make a further report. Respectfully submitted, G. A. TRKNHOLW, Chairman. Resolved, 'ihnt this Couventlon, composed of delegates from different Southern 8tates, in addition lo the Slate ol Georgia, has heard wlih saiisfacllon that Hie Georgia Legislature has under consideration the subjects ol Direct Trade and Immigration. This body considers measures of direct trade and immigrai lon essential to Hie material advancement ol ihe South. It expresses the hope that some wise measures will be adopted by the General As? sembly of Georgia to lliat end. Should the preseut bills be disapproved, lt trusts I hat other measures will be adopted, whicn will secure the result io view. The South ls making great efforts to rise from her late misfortunes, and we look with confidence to the General Assembly of Georgia lo Inaugurate measures which shall accelerate the return of prosper? ity; aud which acting with tbe force of ex? ample sha 1, In the language of the lamented I Maury, ''enhance by co-operation and combl [ nation all the States of the South. " Resolved, That a committee, consisting o? one delegate from each of the Stales here represented, be appointed by the president of this Convention to draft a memorial io Con cress lo favor of tbe proposed canal system from the Mississippi to ibe South Atlantic coast. Mr. Trenholm explained that the committee made ibis short report because it understood that two Important bills on the subject would come up belore the General Assembly of Georgia thlB afternoon for consideration, and tbe committee deemed it important that the assembly should know the sense o? Lhe Con? vention in relation to the matter. The report o? the committee was unani? mously adopted. The president, under the resolution recom mended by the direct trade and lmmigration commut?e, and adopted by the Convention, appointed the following committee lo draft a memorial to Congress on canal: Henry Bry? an, Georgia; G. A. Trenholm. South Carolina; J. W. Clapp, Tennessee; J. H. Wilson, North Carolina; P. Paoln, New York. An invitation from the citizens of Macon for the convention to hold its next session In that city was read and temporarily laid on the table. - * . > .? The. discussions on stock raising were re sumed.and participated in by several gentle? men, among whom was Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, who related many Interesting lnci denls of his varied and valued -and valuable experience, in breeding, Ac. He strongly ad? vised the Southern farmers to go into sheep ralslng, assuring (hem that lt was more lucra? tive than colton planting; While cotton sells at nineteen cents per pound, wool sells at forty cents. He had seen sheep in Vermont du? ring the past fall that were valued at five hun? dred dollars, one thousand dollars, and even ten thousand dolrars- apiece: ' South- Carolina and Georgia are eminently flited for sheep raisin?, and lhat animal could be reared at an Insignificant cost. He did not think that cat? tle raising would pay In Soulh Carolina. He had tried it and found that it did not succeed. At lour o'clock, Colonel C. W. Howard was introduced by the president. Colonel Howard was formerly a divine, and during the period between 1845 and I860 he held the position as pastor of the Huguenot Church, Charleston, In which capacity he won a great many friends. His address, on the subject of Immi? gration, was eminently interesting* At the conclusion of Colonel Howard's re? marks, the Convention adopted a r?solution ot thanks to bim, and asked ? for a copy of the address tor publication. A resolution was adopted inviting Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken to address the Convention to morrow morning, at nine o'clock, on the petrolia of husbandry. The Convention then adjourned to half-past 7 o'clock P. M. The Evening; Session was occupied in discussing the stock question, and was mainly 'unimportant. The Conven? tion will meet to-morrow at 9 A. M. The del? egates IQ the Convention will be. entertained at dinner to-morrow alternoon by the citizens ol Augusta. SPRITE. LOSS OF THE SCOOONER MARIA C. '? ,; FRYE. ' The Wilmington (N. C..) Journal, ol. Wed-, nesday, 'gives the lol io wing information .ia reference to the schooner Marla C, Frye,, bound from Baltimore for Charleston. She. had on board a cargo ol some ten thousand bushels corn consigned to several of bur merchants: ... . On Monday about dusk a dense smoke was seen from Smithville, to arise to the north? ward of Frying Pan Shoals, but night came on and nothing further waa thought of the maller until: morning, when observation re? vealed the fact that a fore-and-aft schooner was beached ona point to the northward of Cape Fear and still tn flames. The revenue cutter soon steamed up and went to her as? sistance. The burnt schooner was the Marla C. Frye, bound from Ballimore to Charleston, with a cargo of com, T ie vessel had sprung a leak and was beached by the captain In the hrpe of saving the cargo, but the Jar which the schooner . received when she struck caused two lamps lo the cabin to capsize, whleh set Are to the vessel. Tbe captain and a portion of his crew came up on the Seward this afternoon. The balance of Hie crew re? mained on the beach near the scene of the dleaater. No lives were lost. THE REVOLUTION I? SPAIN. . ThtJilng'. tom Ul? M.JU. ?lon -The Abdication Unanimously Ac? cepted-How the Republic was De? clared. MADRID, Eebruary 12. The Cortes yesterday was the central point of Interest, and bulletins ot Its proceedings were anxiously awaited by throngs in all pub? lic places ot the city. Tue two nooses of ihe Assembly met at a late hour, and ihe formal abdication ol King Amadeus was read In each chamber separately.' It opeoB with a state? ment that tbe King has maturely considered the question of what course be should pursue with regard to the Spanish throne, and bas firmly resolved on abdication. When be accepted the crown, he did so under the belief that the loyally of the people who had'called him io the throne would compensate for the inexperience which be brought io his task. He found bimsell deceived. Had the enemies who be? set his path been lorelgners, be would not have taken the course now determined upon, but they are Spaniards. By them Spain had been kept in a perpetual conflict, and all his efforts, both to quiet her and to terminate the intrigues whlcn were ihe cause of her die comfort, had proved unavailing. It was not enough that he bad partisan support. He had no wish to remain on a throne as king of a parly. He iherelore announced hie abdica? tion on behalf both of himself and his heirs. On the completion of the reading of the ad? dress, the Senate and Congress met together, and constituted tn em sel ves the Sovereign Cortes ol Spain. Senor Blvera, the president of the Congress, was called to the chair, and, In a brief speech, declared bimsell ready to answer for the preservation of order, and the execution of the decrees of the sovereign power. A vote was then taken on the ques? tion of accepting, without discussion, the ab? dication of the Sing, and it was accepted unanimously. A commission of members from the Congress was then appointed to draft a reply to the message, and another commission to accompany the King to the frontier. Senor Pio then made several, propositions, among wblch were Ihe following: Tnat Spain be declared a Republic; that tho National As? sembly assume all powers ol supreme authori? ty; that they appoint a responsible govern? ment to execute their decrees; that to another assembly, to be hereafter elected, be referred the duly of determining the form of constitu? tion. The resolutions were divided into several parts, each part was voted upon separately. The provisions declaring a Re? public, and vesting the sovereign power in the Assembly, were adopted. The sovereign clause wm then taken up and discussed at great length. , LATBST-3 P. M.-The Cortes elected the following government: Flgueros, president ol the council; P. Maigall, minister of the Inte rior; Cordova, minister ol war; N. Salmer?n, minister ol JusUoe, F. Salmer?n, minister of the colonies; Buanga, minister of. marine; Costellar, minister of loreign affalrB; Becerra, minister ot public works, and Echegary, min? ister of finance. The assembly then adjourned until to-morrow. all ls quiet In Madrid, and the attitude ol the army is favorable. Twenty-four battalions of infantry, with a proportionate force of cav? alry and artillery, and seven thousand volun? teers, are operating against ihe Carliste, who are very active. The city ol Saragossa ls vir-? tually blockaded, the Insurgents being mas? ters of the surrounding country. COUNTING THE VOTE. Sleeting of the Electoral College-The Vote or Georgia - and Louisiana Thrown Out. WASHINGTON, Feb! uary 12. The two Houses met to-day to count the electoral vote. Objection was made to Texas, and the hoiiBes. v?llig separately, agreed to count her vote. The Senate voted to count Georgia, and the House voted nay, so the voteB were lost. Two sets ol certificates were presented from Louleiana, one ot the Kellogg party for Grant and Wilson, and tbe other giving a blank vote lor President and a lull vote for Gratz Brown. The Senate excluded both Louisiana and Arkansas, and both are lost. NEW CATHOLIC BISHOPS. NEW YORK, February 12. A dispatch from Rome announces Ihe ap? pointment cf the Very Rev. Dr. M. A. Corri? gan as Bishop of Newark. N. J., and of thc Rev. Wm. H. Gross, a Redemptorlst mission? ary, as Bishop of Savannah. The nomina lions were confirmed by the Pope on the 2d February. TIIE KILLING OF PERRIN'. THIRD DA P OF THE TRIAL OW E. I. WOOLF. -, _ . . V.) .... .?? - ll ..TX ? Vii A Tba Arguments of Counsel for the Pros? ecution and Defence- Judge Graham's ' Charge-Tire ? Jury Kail to A g rr r, by Ten O'Clock at Wight, and are Loctaed Vp with Order? to Render a Sealed ? Verdict. '-?'?'-< '? ? ?'. '' "?' Tbe trial of X'?f?yet'l'eX'^wiU.Jptlth? ma? der ot H. L. Perrin, waa continued yesterday morning in tbe Con? ot General Sessions, be? fore Judge Graham, -iwinmai >.?>>??:? All. the Jurors having answered to their names. Mr.. Strohecker opened .the argument on the part of the State, and said that OM prisoner stood charged with tbe heinons of? fence ot murder. He called attention to'the disadvantageous position the State was ID, having lo contend against the influence of the presence or the prisoner's wife and little ones, while the prosecution had not even a clod of earth from the grave of the deceased. It ap? peared to be the .theory of the defence that the deceased was . the .aggressor, whereas there is no doubt Crom the. evidence that; the reverse was tbe case. That tho prisoner not only committed an assault but a battery. The deceased resented; the action of the pt 1 eoner by a blow, wblch was proved to be of the most insignificant character. It was lu rt her proved that the difficulty was settled, and thu prisoner expressed himself satisfied, and afterwards, after corning out of the saloon, committed tats murderous, assault, and. expressed-lils.-Lntao ilou of "killing that man," while In the saloon, and in the pr?se?c"?~?t the proprietor. The law distinctly saya,lt la only necessary in or? der to convict that the prisoner should ex? hibit a spirit in tending mischief; and counsel read quotations bearing upon .the. subject of presumptive and, expressed malice. That wherever malice 'existed the law excuses no provocation for' the commission, of the deed; maiice having been expressed, the question then arose as to whether the prisoner was actuated by that same spirit ol malice when the fatal shot wa?' tired, and said this tpVntiSmt be presumed to bave continued, .qualing principias Of law In support of that position. Another argument for the defence was lhat there was sufficient provocation for the1 deed; but no provocation can avail li lt be sought for by hlB own act in order .j seek .bis own malice, which.:was shown by thetestlm'ony to have been the action, of ibe prisoner In this Instance.' The cbdnfteT' also remarked that In all cases of murder there must be some premeditation, and quotedpa* sages to show that premeditation may .pe only for a moment;"but that WEB long enough1 In the eyes of the law to make ihe act a deliberate one.. He said In o/der io excuse a deed of this kind ihe oersoo -just be lu actual nod Immediate danger ?? ula life, or without any time for reflection, and read numerous quota i lons to substantiate that position-, counsel then commented elaborately upon the testimony, applying with great force the principles previously recited. He (hen said, in conclusion, tbat ibero seemed to be aa im? pression abroad ibat no Juries can be found to hud a mao guilty, while crime, like an epi? demic, stalked through ihe land; but be lelt confident that such an Intelligent body of citi? zens as now Blood before him. would do their duty conscientiously, and render a verdie; which would be impartial, and ' ID flue need by nothing but a spirit of Justice. ..>-.:;?...! ARGUMENT OF MAJOR J. L. BUIST. * Mr. Buist, one of defendant's counsel, now ar?te, ana preiuceu rna uxguuimiv ia BWa> lowing language: .... ..-?HI I .?* -??.>. May K please the court and gentlemen of tbe Jury: If the prisoner be convicted, let him be convicted upon tbe law and the testi? mony and not, upon the demerits or vroog actions of another man or men In thia oom-. munity or any other country. "We are willing to admit all that ls right and proper. We da1 rejoice.that this prosecution bas been con ducied by a gentleman ot another county,,, and an assistant, who "oas exhibited the ut? most propriety in it; but while we are-aware of ibis fact, we have seen, in. this case, devel opmeots wblch make it one of the most ex? traordinary lhat has been tried In this court? house. So Jealous ls tl.e law of tbe life and" liberty of Ils tubjecla that the Slate of South Carolina, in her abundant wisdom, bas order-. ed Us 'Judiciary not to give you an opinion upon the facts of a case of thlB kind, and they will not go behind P. And then, gentlemen' of ihe Jury, we see a newspaper, ?tarted ? a few days ago, Judging from the articles that bave been recently published ' in its columns, to Injure that man with his wife and three little.cnlldreo, and we see, be? sides uar, a witness for the prosecution, a prominent, dangerous witness, getting upon that stand, after having tried first to get upon ' that Jury lor .a bad motive-I say lt Is ame that 1 should make some general remarks io you before I go Into I he facts and law ol this case. There be Brands, charged with mur? der. He bas -been arraigned, and- upon bis arraignment plead "not gullly," anti called upon Almighty God and his country, of which country yon are, to attest and defend his Inno? cence. Tbe position you occupy as Jurors la this case, with ai.' the surroundings of this court, ls a sublime I bough solemn exhibition .. of a drama In life. We live In a land of legal equality; thanks be to God, says the prisoner'' at the bar. May lt please your honor, there ls no Jury of his peers; we are all peera here, and wbeu we enter this court we are instruct? ed to take the sandals from oar lest,' he-" ' cause we stand upon holy and sacred ground: This ls the temple. of Justice, In which, the lofty and the humble, tbe rich nod,,. the poor, will receive a calm, unbiased hear? ing. We live in a land of liberty, where the"' harvest ot freedom was sown by the frugal hand ot our forefathers. And os the Athen? ians pointed to ihe splendid Acropolis with' an exulting pride because they believed there was enshrined the palladium of their safety, so does this humbie prisoner at the bar, tn " this the day of his adversity, lo this the hour . ot his greatest need, point to yon twelve' gentlemen, wbo are to decide the momentous'--1 question whetber he shall live or die, with an, ,. enduring and aspiring hope that he is com- . mined io those wbo understand their const!- ' tutlonal prerogatives and will .give an atten? tive, eartoihe facts ol his case and decide Individually, with adamantine firmness, ,. upon them. One bf our own" blood,"an? imated by tbe same feelings, warmed by the 1 same passions, possessed otithe same emotions ? and hopes, with the same love ot family and..,. home, stands'' before you with bis lue In Jeopardy. One, under the Influence of divine"" afflatus, once proclaimed these memorable - words: "U God! lt ls a fearful thing to see tba human soul take wing In any form, in any mood." And when I announce to jon, gen? tlemen-and I am going to prove lt-that the prisoner at the bar, since this unfortunate ca? lamity, bas been more in dread of the excite? ment of the occasion than the accumulated, one-Bided testimony at the coroner's inquest, you will appreciate ihe request of his connsel to take ibe sandals lrom on" your feet, because you stand upon holy ground. What hos been his condition since this calamity, and I defy any man to dispute lt? Prejudices have been against bim; suspicions have been brought upon him; every Idle rumor bas been caught up and become confirmation strong as proof " of Holy Writ. Every remark has been treasured up, and the infection ot a one-sided story has been -abroad In this community. . He has come to his trial. Toa will believe me when I say wilhout friends -and without means. Tes,.there are lew so miserable in this world as to be without one lr end De-, serted by all others that little wife will And ber way imo tbe dark recess of hts dungeon and pour ber pious comfort Into bis ear. H lt - were possible for us to conceive mat Qed AI- . mighty had in store some great benefit tor man, and if some happy angel, distinguished tor the earnestness witb wblch lt had pleaded at the mercy seat ot Heaven for erring hu? manity, were lt to be commissioned with this beneficent gift, and assumed the most alluring form, whispering virtue into the ear of youtn or sustaining manhood under J* W0T"?? scattering around the bed ot death the purest consolations, I say it would lay8*108. ,M . wings and take the form of a woman. Counsel then alluded feelingly to the de? ceased" and slid that, the grave having closed di Continued on Fourth Fag?.