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Washington, Mareh'lOV^l Sawyer mill not nmhtttnerr new o?t?e. niii'l MonSayv! one vacant aeat in the Senate?oow,- end' that belOugs to LouUianaf ; Pttrehbaok has beeh'eleot*d.'bri^^ Tbe loading: Sdhatora', ar^ unidou? to oloee the session as booo: as poasiblei add on motion of Anthony,: this* morning' a reeolotion was adopted that tho Senate hereafter meet at 11 A. M. daily, so that business, may be brought to a oloee. rbvclajB AHalrS. <" 1 ' Madrid, ' March 12 ?E peni n g. ?Fran 01800 Salmeron waa to-day elected Presi? dent of the'National-Assembly, end Bar doal and Lopez Secretaries. Car fist bands are, becoming more numerous and troublesome in Andalusia. Lou don, March 20?6 A. M.?Glad? stone will announce in the House of Commons, to-night, (Thursday,) that he has decided to remain in office, with all of his oolUagues. ,m London, March aO.^Tu. the House of Commons,- this aftarnop?, which;' wa? crowded toi suffocation,'/Gladstone an? nounced that tho opposition baring de? clined to form a ndw Government, he and his colleagues would resume offioo. The ahnonnoemenS was received j with cheers. .. i ,.-.??.? .- ?. ? .r. >. AmirlaSB' neuters. ? WasfliHaTok, rifcs^iiW.-^T^^.n'ew Seoretary of >tho^r^s>urj. i!ifr. .Hiohard son, says he wilt nave Vlitt^e orud news for journalists! TheW, gentlemen axe referred to the President for news oi the operations of 'the'Treasury Department. Despatches from Chicago and MHne report heavy boow,', r Ji . '," ,;.; News from the Modoa wax. unimport? ant. Gsn.'Canby's plan -is to starve Captain Jack out. 600'troops are around the lava beds^Company;A, of theFou^b Artillery, .lias been .ordered to. .theTrout, The Tennessee' Legislature passed a newr York, Match .20.?Thomas J.: BlaokwellJ(a ? dry ? goods ? merchant -Of Elbert?n,''Ga;, while- -en roufa'.toTpECov| York.' left'his friends whilo'.tbo train was at Wilmington, Delaware,/Tuesday, to go in the'amokiug'osrr and baa'uut since been* board, of. ^?e;Thaid considerable monetfifajhlixipsf&ftB,, &P@?ll ? 3 Bloodgood * Oatemoro'a cT?a;U?"beHing faotoryj int Brooklyn; was burn eat 4o-day. Losa,-*6D,O00j?? dii. >? run sr.-: rv The - aq^ancB;', ln"p,qt^ is atyrjib.uttjdJft the demand from Europe, to make bacon for army food...r.< *i<S, ? The?ohoonbr Joseph Gariaod,-report? ed los?1 wiljh #1 aboard, is safe -.?Jj B\i^ land, Maine. * uettetl The' d?iMshu r g,'Pe?post'? office, was robbed before 5 o'clock' ;thla morning. Over 81,000 worth of stamps wfcre stolen, St. tb$a, Mftfch 20.?The affairs ? ol the St^tjoasiKansas and STorthrwiatieia Railroad ate quieting.. The -metropolis tan poliee and local authorities ' pfeern ample t? prevfcnt further dam ago or in? terruption to travel. r? i. 31? . '.u A guard, with 1,000 packages for the Vienna .exhibition, sails to-day. Cincinnati, Maroh 20.?Six storos, tbe post Ofnoe and twenty dwellings in Lake City, Chariot City County, Ark., were burned to-day. ? .? ?>. ? Naw York, Maroh: 20,?The.pfi\ted States floot has loft Bio Janeiro; on ac? count of yeiiow,Hf?Tf>h7.where1- seventy, oases of - yellow f over ore reported daily.' The epidemic had extended to Baba and Pernambuoo, where it. was confined to the shipping. The cholera is very fatal at Para. The United States -school ship Meroury was at St. Thomas on the 14th. Two of this orew had died from yellow fever. . The car-hook murderer Foster's fa? mily left by to-day's steamer for Europe. His children, at his own request, have not been allowed to see him since his in? carceration. Foster's counsel is making a final effort to delay the execution, upon the ground that a reprieve requires a re sentence. - , : ? A heavy defalcation in the Ball'* Head Bank is reported. Its capital was $2,000, 000. It had no' direct oonneotioh. with the olearing bank. The bank is dosed, under obarge of - tbe police. Crowds of depositors surround the bnildibg. A person named McDonald was ar? rested upon the arrival of the Th?ringer, as a forger upon tbe Bank of England. MoDonald had money, diamonds or other valuables, but alleges there is a' gross mistake. Montreal, March 20.?The remains of Mr. Hyatt, a commercial traveller, were found in the ruins of the St. James Hotel. TitENTON, N. J., March 20.?The Se? nate passed, unanimously, the general railroad bill, already passed by the House. The local option bill has been indefinitely postponed. Washington, March 20.?Mrs. John? son, mother of the Senator, died at Ab ingdon, Vs., to-day, aged 70. Richardson regards the letter of tbe President to Boutwell as mandatory upon him, to pursue Boutwell's polioy. Probabilities?For the Eastern Golf States, rising barometer, North-west winds, partly oloudy and olearing wea? ther. For the South Atlantic States, South-west winds, veering to North-west and increasing to brisk for a short time in North Carolina. Financial and Commercial. London, Maroh 20?Noon.?Consols 92%@92%. Americans, nothing do? ing. LivjBBrooii, March 20?3 P. M.?Cot? ton opened firm?uplands 9Jg; Orleans 9%; sales 14,000 bales; speculation 8,000; from Savannah or Charleston, deliver? able in February or March, v%\ same ports, deliverable in April, 9 1-16. Liverpool, Maroh 20?Evening.?Cot? ton closed firm?uplands 9)fj[(a)9j?; Or? leans 9%@9>?; sales inoludo 10,000 American. ? New York, March 20?Noon.?Cotton l. nominally . unqoangedT Lard vary (ft and firmly held?Weatern ?team 8#. Freights autoi;; Stocks heav firm, at 15#.< Money firm, at 1' I tar 1-16 per ^?^"toJ?Afelbj ,; imehtsaodr' short 8&. .Governmentand State bonds drill b??steady.f? ;??.?*?*??:. .;?*". . ! 7 P. M.? ?otton unchanged; sales a,eoq bares. V FTonr, * quiet. ! Whiskey 91^. A WbeaUery ^et and firmly held; little prime offering; shipper aud millers hiddi og l@2o. ander asking rates. Corn a trifle firmer. Rice &@B%, Port: un ? set tied and Irregular?paw 16.25,. Lard firm, at 8 7-lft?8&. ' Freights a trifle firmer. Money otoaed at 7? gold. Ster? ling dull, at 8@8JbV Gold 15X@15^. Governments dull but steady. States dull. -Bales of futures 11,450 bales: liaroh 18K.-I8K; April 18%, 18%; May 18 U-J6,' ,18%; June 18 15 16. WX; July,19^,10^...; ! .[};" Oxsciitkat?,. March 20. ? Flour dull and unchanged. Corn - steady. Provisions atr?ngor. Pork nominally 15.25; Bales at 15,50, buyer in* April. "Lard firm? steam 7X&7%1 held at 8-; kettle 8J?. Baobn steady-?shoulders 6&@6>?; clear rib Bides 8%@8%; clear aides 8^@8%. Whiskey aotive, at 86. LiouiavrnLK, March 20.?Flour weak and easier, but not quotably lower. Corn in faic demand aud unchanged. Pork steady, at 15.G0@lG.?O for. round lots. Bacon in fair demand and steady. Lard??eroea;8^@8%; kegB. 9#@9%; steam 8@8j*; small -.order Jote ^i(aj^o. higher. -Whiskey active, at 86(o)&7.. Tobacco firm; no change; Bales 250 hogs? heads. . ?Vt . r?tf * Sr. Louis, March 20.?Flour steady. Oorn firm, at 82, East side of track; 84>? ?35 in-elevator. Whiskey dull, at 87)?. P6rk quIetV'at. 15.75. , B*ooh, easier', at ^/i?9: clear:.aides 10,:in August; 10>4' on Spot, Lard.quiot, at 7)?. * . Mobile, March1 ? 20.?OdUon quiet and'- s^ead^y?middling, 18)^' low mid? dling - 17jtt4 i receipt* . 491 piles; sales >,000i hUwk 43,531, ? oi i . r?i J BatTfii^K; Mftych;20!-\Odttbn dull"? middling 19; receipts 169 bales;. Stock 9,853. . ??,...,f'i'..i-'r.: rj It, ' i Boston, Maroh ,20.*?Ootton quiet? middliUgT9)?: receipts 717 bales; aalea 200; ptook 11,000. ? > - ? - I_IJErXiMiNOTON. March 20.?Ootton quiet -rmiddUnia8^ receipt* .OSl.bales; stock i ? Norfolk, Marph J|0.f^Qc4ton,r--'low middling 17>g;.{receipts, 1 .,2l)5'.bw(ea; sales 1001, Btook7ib93. uulmjii ii? oJ ia?HARtiEsTON, March ;20/?Cotton quiet ^middling. ^Btf- ;^ 785 hulea; ^AMaAH,,;Maroh 20.?Cotton quiet anjbitsad^m^ l ojfy; Stoek-oo.woU, ~ Inruedbi ..receipt 244 bales; aalen 210. <;.'.>.?< ?' GkjjVajroK, Maroh 20.-^Cotton firmer ^ndahAlil^^aod-rgftPd p^tnary, J5.W; receipts 83V halci; aale? ; 1,200; stock 60,688.. fr?s'*) ? Iii , ? ? ? - tu ; i Philadelphia, . March 20.?Cotton quiet?middling 19>^.:''!,': ' New Orleans, March 20.?Cotton demand notivo?ordinary 15}?; good or? dinary 16; low middling 17%; middling 18>?; receipts 11,521 bales; sales 10,500; stock 213,115. An Ohio school-master having had occasion to administer to one of his [pupils the gentle chastisement which forms on essential feature of Western eduoatioo, the father of the culprit paid a vengeful visit to the academy, during recess, and?directing his son to lock the door on the outside?"went for" the pedagogue with a chair, which he used in anything but a.ohary manner. The only thing the poor teacher had to de? fend himself with was a pen-knife with a blade not more than eight inches long; but with this insignificant weapon and" the consciousness of rectitude he was enabled to go on with his afternoon classes as soon as the pieces of his assail? ant had been swept op and taken'to tho , hospital iu a wheelbarrow. . .??-,?? ? Getting a License.?A blushing maiden of forty summers entered the town clerk'a office in Wheeling, West Virginia, recently, and asked, in a voice trembling with agitation, for a license. The clerk took down the name and the address of the visitor. "Name and ad? dress of the party?" p?ked the clerk. "Faithful, and he lives v. Ith me," replied the fair one, The clerk looked at her a moment, and blushingly completed the filling in of the document, which he handed to the lady. He was astonished at her conduct; she gave one glance at the license, hoarsely whispered, "Mon? ster I" and swept majestically out of the office. The olerk had presented her with a marriage license, when it was a dog license she wanted. Senator Pomeroy is reported to have been heard declaiming in Shakspoarean language to Caldwell as follows: "Alas! that Yorke! I knew him altogether too well, Caldwell. He was a fellow of infi? nite cheek and of most serviceable quality. He hath borno mo through tight places a-many times; but no./ how abhorred in my imagination ho isl My gorge rise at him. Now got you to an? other Senator, and tell him, let him bribe a foot deep, to this favor must he come," At the Ames dinner tho following poem was read: My text is, "Lo! how great ado Is kindled by a little fire;" Or, dearer, possibly, to you One truth exposes many a liar." So few are found the truth to tell. So many seem the truth's deniers, That Credit Mobilier is well Translated, "Credit more big liars." Twelvo years ago this month, Mr. John B. Walsh began to soil stationery in a little shop iu Chicago, aud to-day he is President of the Westeru News Company, which, in 1872, did a business of over $1,500,000. "a? Laws of Booth Carolina. A?t0]?tUl Jttlttt HitoIatloKI ?--,???? General Aucmblr at thi 18T3?73. ASapt to he vise akd AMEND AJf act TLS ? TITLED "an act TO BXDUCa; AX?Lv t^d fabt8 op aots to 4}|P EKTETUATE the hoi act and TO amend THE il*e1< enacted by the, Representatives of the Stale of South Caro? lina, now met and siuing in General As? sembly, and by the author Uy ofthssamt;. ? Section i. The family , homestead ol the head of eaoh family reaidlng in this State, snoh homestead oonaisting of dwelling houeo, out-buildiugs and lands appurtenant, not to exceed the value of one thousand dollars, and yearly prodoot thereof, shall be exempt from attach? ment, levy or sale, on any mesne or final process issued from any court upon any judgment obtained upon any right of action, whether arising previous or sub? sequent to the ratification of the Gousti- i tution of the State of South Carolina; and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff, or other officer, before executing any Eroccas against the .real estate of any ead of a family resident .in this State, to oaaso a homestead, as above stated, to be Bet off to said person in the manner following, to wit: -He shall cause three appraisers to uu app'oiiited, one to be named .by tho creditor, ouu by- the debtor and one by bimeeff. who shall be discreet uud disinterested men, and Iii nowise related to oithetf -party, resident in the County, and w,b&f?iall bo -sworn, by a Trial Justice, flK|fra^m|M^*n;| thorited by law to administer oalha, to impattially nppraise^o'd^at $W< b*" , motes aud bounds, a 'homestead, not to, exceed iu value oo'o? thousand' dollars; and said appraisers aUaif make return of their action iu tho promisee* .under tb'oir , bands und seals,"to tho Sheriff or other officer, withiu ten days after the assign? ment,and set off is made for record iu court, giving the motes aud bounds, as wnllteq the value of the homestead.so set off, fpr which purpose they shall be au th?rized.to call in tbe uid of a surveyor, I if they,, o^tt majority of them,'deem it necessary.- [ And if no complaint shall be made by either party, withiu thirty days after tho return of tho appraisers bus beeu (filed, 'the prooeadiogs in tho case .shall be 'final: Provided, Th.it, upon i good cause shown, within thirty days after liliugtho Votum of said appraisers, the court but Of Wbtoh tho process issued may ordar- a--W appraisement and re? assignment of tho homestead by other appraisers appointed by. the court: And provided, /urfA?/jjTba t aft'rfu Id the ;C reo} - Vt>rot dob teilen dgfeot or ^teiuse, Rafter wf/f* days'j notion from the officer iu whose hands the process in lodged, to nominate an appraiser, then the'said' officer shall appoin?iHu" fem>. 0 V. IH!J 1 Sno. 2. /l'hat wheu thirty days shall have elapsed after tbe filing the return of said appraisers,.setting off a home? stead to any. debtor,; according to;; the provisions of Seotion 1 of this Act, and no good -eaaso has-been ' shown, or ?X oeptipns filed, against" sneb return, enoh debtor may have suoh return recorded in the office: of > the Register of Mesne Conveyance of the County in whioh the same is located;' and, npon suoh return being so recorded in thirty-three days after the proceedings have become final, the title to the homestead so set off and assigned shall be forever discharged ; from all debts of said debtor then exist | isting or thereafter contracted. Sec. 3. That whenever in the assign? ment of a homestead, as provided in Section 1 of this Aot, the appraisers shall find that the premises, inoluding tbe dwelling house and out-houses, exoecd tbe value of one thousand dollars, and that the same cannot be divided without injury to tbe remainder, they shnll make and sign, under oath, au appraisal thereof, and deliver the same to tbe Sheriff, who shall dtliver a oopy thereof to tbe head of the family elaiming tho homestead, or to some member of the family of suitable age to understand tbe nature thereof, with a nptiao attached that, unless tbe person so claiming the homestead shall pay to said Sheriff the surplus of the appraised value over and above one thousand dollars within sixty days thereafter, such ? premises will be sold; and, on failure to pay such surplus I in the time limited, the Sheriff shall ad i yertise aud sell tho said premises, and {out of the proceeds of . suoh sale shall pay into the cSice of the Clerk of tbe Cirouit Court ono thousand dollars, which shall be applied, under the order of the Circuit Judge, upon tbe applica? tion of the head of the family, in tho purchase of a homestead of that value. The residue iu tho hands of the Sheriff, if any, after paying all expenses inci? dent to tho appraisement and sale of tho* property, shall be applied by bim to any executions iu bis hands, according to law: Provided, That no sale shall be made unless a greater sum than ono thousand dollars shall bo bid therefor: Provided, further, That if, after notice, the party claiming the homestead pays, or causes to be paid, tho surplus over ono thousand dollars, ho shall, upon re? cording tho return and receipt of tho Sheriff for suoh surplus, endorsed on said return, as provided in Section 2 of this Aot, hold tho property so appraised and set off freed, and discharged from all debts and demunds then existing against such party; but, as to such surplus, not from debts thereafter contracted, liko proceedings to the foregoing being in such case allowable for tho reoovery of all after contraoted debts. Sec. 4. If the husband bo dead, tho widow and children; if the father and mother bo dead, the children living on tbe homcstoad, whether auy or all such children bo minors or not, shall be enti? tled to havo the family homestead ex? empted tu like manner as if the husband or parents were living; and the home? stead so exempted shall be subject to partition among all the children of tbe bead of tho family in like manner as if no dobts existed: Provided,- That no shall be madejiBtik tie; youngest ohild beoomea of ego, unless^* upou proof satisfactory to the oour t hear!ug the ease, such sale is deemed', 'best -"for the interest of a a oh minor or miners.- - ' . Saa-S? No -waiver of the right of ho^wU^.h/.wsTer solemnly executed, shall be binding upon the head of the family* ar. iu ease of-bis or her death, bis or ber heirs, so as to defeat the home stead hwrean provided for. y Sac. .0, 'the person" I prop or ty of the head' of1: any family, residing in this State; consisting of the yearly products of his or her homestead, and of the pro? perty subject to exemption ander the Constitution, shall be exempt from at taohmeut, levy or sale: Provided,- That in oase the right of such exemption be disputed by the creditors, the officer in whose hands the process is lodged shall oanse the same to be ascertained and ap? praised, and all exempted property so ascertained and appraised, by appraisers appointed and sworn for that purpose, as provided for in Section 1 of this Act, shall vest absolutely in the party, freed from all debts of the debtor then exist? ing or thereafter ooutraoted, whether such debtor retain or sell the property: Provided, further, That a debtor being the head of a family, as hereinbefore stated, and not being the owner of any homestead, shall bo entitled to a like ex? emption of porsonai property, as herein allowed t6 toe owner of a homestead, to he a^oettalned in the same manner.. Sec. 7 .That the exemptions contained iu . the preceding sections' of this Act shall not ? extend to an attachment, levy or aalo on auy mesne or final process is? sued to secure or enforce the payment of taxes or obligations ooutraoted for the purchase of; said homestead, or obliga? tions contfacted,for. the erection of im? provements jliereoh: Provided, The court or authority issuing such process shall certify thereon that the same is is? sued for some one or more, and no other, of said purpose*: Provided, further. The yearly product of said homestead shall' be subject to attachment, levy and sale < to secure and enforce the payment of obligations contracted in the production 1 of the same, but the court issuing the process therefor shall certify thereon that the same is issued for said purpose,1 and no other. Sec. 8. Whenever the head of any family, widow or children shall bo enti? tled to an estate or right of homestead,, as hereinbafore provided, and no process has beoh lodged with any officer against such homestead, the party ?r"parties'?n titied to such homestead may apply at a?ydiberf by^jpitition. to the Judge of tho Probate Court, to have the au nie ap? praised aud set "off. The Judge "of Pro? bate shall, thereupon, after giving pub? lic notice .by advertising the iutention of such.party or parties to have his or their homesteads set off for thirty days in-a' -paper published'in < the County where the land lied, and in case no paper is published in the County, then.by post? ing the notice on the door of his office, and iu three other public places, for a like length of time, appoint three disin? terested poisons, resident iu the County, who, having been duly sworn, shall pro? ceed to appraise and set off, by metes and bounds,' auch homestead, aud make return to him. 'If no complaint shall be made by any creditor, or other person interested, against said appraisal and netting off of the homestead, within thir? ty days after the return of the appraiseis, the samo shall be confirmed by the Judge aud ordered accordingly: Pro? vided, That no appraisement shall be made or return filed until the notice has expired. Personal property, to the ex? tent and of the kind hereinbefore stated, may bo exempted and set off in like munner. Sso. 0. That one-third of the yearly products of every person, not beiug the head of a family, of every avocation, without regard to valuation, character or coudition of products or euruings, shall be exempted from attachment, levy aud sale, except to enforce the payment of taxes. Sbo. 10. That no sheriff, constable or other officer, whoso duty it is to enforce executions, shall proceed in any other manner than is prescribed in this Act; and should auy officer sell any real os tite, or sell or remove any personal pro? perty, in violation of the provisions of this Act, and of Section 82 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, he shall be gailty of a misde? meanor, and, on conviction theroof, shall, for tho first offence, be fined in a sum not less than five hundred dollars, (S500.) nor more than one thousand dol? lars, (?1,0J0,) and upon conviction for the second offence, his office shall be deemed vacant; and in either case, he shall be liable, iu damages, to tho parlies injured, for all injuries, by reason of his wrongful levy or sale. Seo. 11. Appraisers appointed to set off the homestead under this Act shall receive as compensation for such service two dollars each per day, and live cents a mile for every nulo of necessary travel. Tho sheriff shull receive fivo dollars for all serviere incidental to setting off the homestead, but exclusive of ull necessary disbursements. The Trial Justice or other officer who qualities the appraisers shall receive for such sorvioo seveuty-fivd cents, and fivo cents a milo for every mile of necessary travel. Tho foregoing fees shall ho paid by the officer executing the process, out of tho property of tho debtor, or, iu case of the homestead set off to tho widow or minor children, out of tho estato of ' tho deceased, by tho executor or administrator thereof: Provided, That tho offio.r, beforo setting off' the homestead and exemption, in any case, shall - bo en? titled to demand and receive from tho plaintiff iu execution, in advance, a sum of money.sufficient to cover the neces? sary fees und costs heroin allowed. Whenever u homestead is set off, as pro? vided iu Section 8 of this ict, the Pro? bate Judge shall receive as compensation five dollars for all services, including the record of tho proceedings, but excluding five m&k JttMMhm* ant shall; be paid in advance , by the party , claiming the homestead- and exempiiyn. Sec. 12. AU Atts andsarfa of&otaln oonaiBUant with or supplied by this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed; Arr-BOVED February 22, A. D/1873. an ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8, CHAPTER cxi, OF THB OHNKBAIi STATUTES. 17s it enacted iby th* Senate and House of I Representative* of the State of South Caro? lina, novo ,met and titling in General At sembly, and by the authority cf the tame: Section 1. That Section 8, of Chapter CXI, of the General Statutes, which ve-1 quires that the Board of .Jury Commis? sioners shall prepare a jury list in eaeh County, in the month of January of each year, be so amended as to make it lawful for the said board to prepare the jury list for the Counties of Lexington, Spartanburg and Edgefield, during the year. 1873, before the 10th of March of said year. - "'... Approved February 26, A. D. 1873. I an act TO amend SECTIOS 17 OP ?hapteb I XLiV OF IHK GENERAL STATUTES OF THB | state. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General As \ sembly, and by the autliority.of the same: That Sectios 17, Chapter XLV of the j General Statutes of the State bo amended by striking out the words "fortytfive," |and insert, in lieu thereof, the words] "fifty-five." ' t ? ? . . Approved February 22, A. D. 1873. an act to amen? an AOS entitled i "AN act to grant, renew asd amend THE cq arters OF, cert ats t^wns and VTXr laoes tukeejn mentioned.^ ' > '? -;''r.' Be it entvded^if the Senatt 'ttud House Of RepresenlaHxes. pf~ the State , of South, Carolina, j&wjpiet anil \ sitting in Qenp'al Assembly, and by the authority of the same^ j Section 1. That Section -2; of- an Act I entitled "An Aot to grants ocnew and amend the charters of certain towns and fifth )ioe( the Words "fourth Monday in March, 1871," and insert the words "on the fourth Monday in April, 1873." H?J E I; Approved Jauuaty 29, A. D. 1873. 1 * l - . .. an ACT CONOERNTNa SCHOOL FUNDS. .. , V.B? \it enacted by the Senate and Haute of j Representatives of the State of South Caro? lina; how met and sitting in GeneraX A*; \ sembly, Mild by'tJie authority of the same: ' - Section 1. That the General Assembly shall levy, at each regular ^oasion there? of, ah annual special Wx\ tfo Jbe known I aud designated as the eahool tax^nall taxable property throughout the State, lor the sapporf andl&aiff common echjaDls, which { looted at the same time, manner, and by the same general State tax, and will p&ifi into the treasury of Sta 2. That it be dec meanor ou the part of the, surer to apply or appropriate i or moneys derived from, or ob??????. ?? received on account of, said Bohool tax, for any purpose or purposes whatsoever, exoept that of free common sohoois; and, on conviction thereof, be shall pay a fine of not leas, than five thousand dol? lars, ($5,000,) the same to be used for school purposes, and shall be imprisoned at the discretion of the oourjta Seo. 3. That the Sinte Treasurer shall furnish to the State Superintendent of Education, annually, on or before the first Tuesday of March of each year, ex? oept the present year, whioh shall be the | first day of April, a certified statement showing the amoont of moneys collected or received by him on account of said school tax Sec. 1. That it shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of Eduoatiou-t? apportion, as the law specifies, the free common ecbool funds of the State among the several Counties thereof. ? ? - ; Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of oach County School Commissioner to ap? portion, according to law, the free com-' mon school funds of his County among the several school districts thereof: Pro? vided, That any school district, believing itself wronged by such apportionment, may appeal to the State Superintendent of Education, whose decision shall be final. Sec. G. That it shall be the duty of eaoh County Treasurer to report month? ly, on the 15th day of eaoh month, to the County School Commissioner of his County, the amount of collections and 1 disbursements made by him for the mouth ou account of poll tax and all I other school funds; and it shall be a mis? demeanor on the part of any County Treasurer to neglect, fail or refuse to make such report; and, on oonviction thereof, ho shall pay a fine of not less than 11 vo hundred dollars, (8500.) the same to be used for school purposes in his Conuty. Si:c. 7 That all moneys disbursed by any County Treasurer ou aooouut of school funds or taxes, or poll tax, shall be paid on tho order of Boards of School Trustees, countersigned by the County School Commissioners: Provided, That accounts or claims of School Trustees for enumerating sohool ohildrou shall be paid ou tho order of the County School Commissioners. Sko. 8. That each County Treasurer shall mako out and forward to tho State Superintendent of Education, annually, on the first day of November, a certified statement, showing by school districts tho amount of poll tax and tho amount of local or school district taxes collected by him for tho fiscal year ending on tho 31st of October next preceding; and should any County Treasurer fail, ne? glect or refuse to make and forward the statement as hcriin required, the State Superintendent of Education shall make out a written complaiut to the Cir? cuit Solicitor for tho County iu whioh the said Treasurer resides, who shall prosecute tho soid County Treasurer for 3K? wwi nun u be subject^ County, jja! '15 -{.if ?o?iLj7' ?wv? ? Dr. Mary Walker atteknpted, the other . day, to ester tbe lady*e gallery in the > building where the legislation is done , for Louisiana by t%e Kejh^gg folk*, She was stopped ? by the door-keeper, wl told her the seats were - reserved 'for la? dies j "Well, I an? a lady," said Drr ?1 Mary. "I don't know 'about: ttat," re- ,\ tor ted the door-keeper; "I shall havo to examine"? He didn't finish tho Sen tenoe, for Mary struokontatra|?ht fftm.. the shoulder, like a priza-flghter, and planted a blow on the door-keeper's po? tato trap. He didn't like that sort of argument at all, but refrained: from re? taliating in kind, though be warned the belligerent doctor not to atrik? blm J again. "Then get out of my way," ex- ' claimed Walker, brandishing her arme about wildly; and ?6 she marched on triamphau' . , and -took a seat witb the . ladies. . - _ . tW A man in Maine now makes good mer? chantable oysters out of flour paste, ta- "' pioca, salt and water. These are placed in second hand oyster shells, which are .'; carefully glued around the edges. When '-. a hungry, half inebriated.' individual oemeB into the saloon and calls for a' 1 dozen raw on the half shell, he receives '' the above described delicacy. ? ? J-y \ The mother of the Orachii being aeked where her jewels were, pointed to : hpr sons. A young man being aeked the same question, pointed to the' near-' eat; bawn-broker's shop. ' * ..'.Be jr. Dr. David Winters, of Dayton^: Ohio, bae solemnized 8,825 marriages. The jlast couple made happy was a wealthy farmer, aged -severity,- and - a :; Sea of fifty years. ' 1 ' ':.[. [Minnesota paper vaunts the rapid 3&se of its circulation, having "taken avefity-fWe cents, bash; and a bushel - suspended1 ht Colfax, Iowa, If the whom world were''io-..agree to epoak nothing but the truth, what an - sejA./^ere'-jMd^.;, .. bri6^men>;pf. apeeoh.. , a Greenwood \Cemctory, &', %\ had; ,v 151,876 permanent residente oh the 10th. ,. Hotel Arrivals, March 20, 1873, ? O; ^^mei^iv^trvr'^^i^ Ga; ffl Cooper, Mo; BN Petewon^etty; H P Stark, N Yf W: W Jones.; Cokes- j ^teffi^ .* '^Mkanbia HotelsC Duud, N C; J S Browning, Charleston; C C Dawson, N f J; J T Darlington, wife and- three -ehffc n dren; Benn'ei?avfllti^J-J.1Jlnrrell^'J^ * Newman, Cbarleeton;-AA Gilbert, Sum tor; HD Gilbert, NO; A H Waring, S O; W H Eveuey Ga; J E Raab, W J CrosaweU,flO. . '^.t? ?' Wheeler House?W ' F On tbbertson, Charlotte;Mise .AcM Ballone, Ind; S B, Hodges, Greenwood; B J Newton and " lady, B F Moore, A -Newton, Marlboro; Mrs J 0 Sprouls, Mies Sproals. pit Geo Tupper, oity; John A Barker, M D, Edgefleld; K Straus, Phil?; J M Ward, Newberry. ' . ; .:lyy.'. ? . .'? j TB?Z??AHI SILL, Trial Juatioe. * 'L OfBos on Main-street, fomerty octenpied by A. L. Solomon. Business promptly attended to._ -. March 20 2mo First Annual Ball Of, ... Phoenix Hook and Ladder Co., ? ?>. I so. l, . I i! > '? ? "-if rl ? On TU Uli HD A V EVESIU?, March 27, AT PAEKjSR'8 HALL 1 ? * ? -- -j . comhittbk of abbasoeuxsts. J. A: Jackson. E. J. Bouknight, Wi E. Habth. **itS? ? bboxptiok COMMITTEE. ? P. J. Ueiohak, J. Jeans, J. L. Little, K';r.'> J. Stkllimo, H. EjinLE. i rLooa ooMjrrrrEi:. j. KoNF.MAn. E. Stbaur. Johk Mobbison, - \ -?: M.'HawsNlqav, o. H. Ddhme. -. Membor?'of th? Steam Piro Engine Co mp& nies will oleaso we?r the .uniforms of their respective organlBatioBS. j Tickets can bo procured from the Commit-' tee of ArraBffenr?ats. V 8nppor will be' provided by O&ptaln John McKenzie, Ucketa for wbicu oan be h?d froxu any or the abbvo Committees on the night of tbe Ball.<; '.\-t-j Ifarob at 6 - PBoaL?itaitto?v ?'?/?'?? rfi* '. jn ? ; Vi: ?STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: TN oonformitv with Section 60 of Chapter X LXII1, Pago 318. of tbe General Statutes, I do hereby name Meuars. William E. Earlo, Alexander MoBee, Thomas M. Cox and O. W. Taylor, Jr., Gommisaioners to receive snb soriptions for the capital stock of the "Greenville and Gap Creek Tnrnpike Compa? ny,'I chartered at the laat aosaion of the Gen oral Assembly, and do appoint the first Mon? day in April next as the day on which said Commissioners shall open anbsoription books at tho law offioo of MeaBrs. Earlo i Biythe, at Grconvillo, S. C, for the purpose of receiving aubecripliona to the capital stock of said company. Now, therefore, oach and every of the Oom rnisrionors above named iro hereby required, with strict regard to tbe lawa of tho State, touching their duty in each case,to cauae tho uaid uubecription books to bo opened at the time and placo &bove named. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my band and canaed tbe great aoal to ?p bo affixed, at Columbia, this 20th day of ?a Mai eh. A. D. 1873, and in the ninoty aoventh year of tbe indopendonco of tho United Statoa of America. By tho Governor: F BAN KLIN J. MOSErf, Ja. iL E. IIatnf Secretarv of Ktate. March 21 1