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^COLUMBIA, S. C. Th^r?day Morning, January 22,1874. Prepare the "Way Tor Immigrant*. Oar exchanges come to us with ao opnnts of meetings of the people to form immigration societies. Decisive notion has been taken in Barnwell, Ker shaw, Fairfield, Chester, Anderson, Ooonco and in other Counties. Reso? lutions have been passed in several of these plaocs, not only expressing the desire tbut immigrants shall come, bat providing a fnnd to bo used in bringing j them on. Resolutions were adopted in Camden in which good citizens, regard? less of political opinions, were invited, from evory State in the United States and from foreign lands, to come and share the blessings of oar soil and cli? mate. All good mon and women were assured of kindly weloomo and suitable aid. A land and immigration sooiety was formed with the object of inducing immigrants to settle there, by donations of land, or by lenses on long aud favora? ble terms. Each sharo is placed at Sol). When the sum of $5,000 shall Lava been subscribed, the subscribers will meet aud organize for active work. An executive oommitteo of tcu, und com? mittees of three for each bchool district in tho County were appointed. Similar earnest action was taken at the Burn well meeting, and steps taken to raise funds. A society has been formed in Fairfield, and a stirring address issued to tho people by a committeo appointed for the purpose. A small feo has been fixed upon to entitlo to membership, which is expected to bo large, and tho ? fund thus accruing will he dovoted to assisting needy immigrants on tbeir arrival. On Friday of this week a largo meeting will be held and tho organiza? tion of tho Eociety completed. An im? migration society has been formed in Walhalla, and tho secretary directed to ?correspond with Rev. Mr. Neumann, of Now York, and General Wagener, of Charleston. We trust that this movement, which is a response to tho known fact that there is abundant labor in the North, foreign and native, which is desirons of coming here, may go on. A great deal has yet to be done to make ita flow easy, agreeable and profitable to both parties. There most be County societies to rep? resent the people in each, and reoeive and forward their orders, and there should be a contrul board to act as in? termediate between them and the cen? tred where immigrants are gathered und cau bo treated with. Constant ad? ditions to our population, increasing our bone and sinew and brain, and bringing in capital, though small it may be in money, yet large iu energy aud industry aud fertile in expod.onts, will, by and by, tell npon oar fortunes, and be felt on our prosperity. There is nothing that we can sen that is half so promising. The convention soon to assemble will probably give attention to this growing interest. An authoritative expression going forth from it of the desire of tho people to receive immi? grants, of their readiness to extend aid to them in coming here, of liberal ar? rangements they may be willing to make with them iu leasing land on favorable terms or iu paymeut of wages, or in fa? cilities they offer to those with small means who will combine to develop und improve water powers and 6tart manu? factories, or initiate now forms of indus? try, suuli us fruit and berry culture, wiuu and silk making, truck furmiug and the like, would no doubt have im? portant effect and influence suitable aotion iu tho Counties; and proper in? struction to the delegates will put it in their power to do the planting and other interests which uro suffering from luck of labor, skil , industry uud capital, a real und lusting nervioe. -?????-? TucTnora at Last-.?The Washing? ton correspondent of tho Cincinunti Commercial was the first amongst North? ern writers to tell the truth us to the sort of speech thut Elliott mudc in re? ply to Sir. Stephens. Wo quote: "But if in tho man's |ElliottV] expe? rience thero was anything which might have made him eloquent, it was effect? ively superseded by a timorous bravado of rhetorio and a self-conscious effort to flourish his lore of white man's gram? mar. Not an utterauco gave sigu of special intimacy of his with affairs under disonssion." This is tho exact trulh, Yet BeuHt Butlor, .Sunnier and other Radicals mudc haste to congratulate him, as if ho hud answered a speech that no while man in the Houso could answer. ? < ???-? Thb OrilBU Sidb.?Wo ask the atten? tion of our contemporaries, tho Charles ? tou News anil Courier und tho Augustu Constitutionalist, lo our stc.Lcmeut of facts iu Tuesday's puper concerning tho Italians. They huvo a oepted erroneous statements, of ooor.so without intention to do tho people here it-justice; Bat such is the effect. LcgUlailvt? Tiio I'uy of Members. The General Assembly came together again yesterday, and entered upon that peouliar work, by courtesy called legis? lation, but which, whilo adding largely to the bill of expenses put upon the people, brings them no relief, and reflects upon tbem no oodit. In tho Senate, the first thiug heard was covert insinuation indulged in ogaiust our peo? ple by Mr. Whittemoro, iu a reference to tho Bovero trials which tho sympa? thies as well as the pockets of Mr. Car darelli have incurred iu tho prcsenco hero of somo sixty or seventy of his oompatriots, brought hither ho did not known by whom or for what. Mr. Whittemore did not 6uy lh"t any Demo? crat, or Conservative, or old citizen, was implicated in this business, but he felt that it was the expressed willing? ness of the peoplo to receive such addi? tions to the population which had oc? casioned tho venture of bringing them. Aud this he ovidently does not regard with favor. Au immigrant himsolf, and things being arranged in tho State to suit him, we suppose that he would now shut the door upon all foreigners or Northerners who would like to follow his example. As regards tho Italians, he made severul erroneous statements, and can, if he chooses, ascertain tho fuots about them, their prcseuce hero, aud how they have been treated, in our columns of Tuesday. This little epi? sode about the Italiuus onme up in con? nection with a claim of Cardarolli, which was suggested by a motion of Mr. Nash to pay a similar claim of P. F. Frazee out of receipts from the 3 \L mills levied in the tax Act for deficiencies. The spocial order was a bill to pay the members of the General Assembly $600 aud -mileage for the regular ses? sion, and tho same compensation for tho special session. There was conside? rable discussion upon it. Mr. Keith, of Ooonee, expressed doubts whether the salary of $600 was constitutional, tho language of that instrument boing that tho members shall receive six dollars p?T diem while iu session, and twonty oonts a mile for mileage. Iu reply, Mr. Whittemoro said that the bill was re? ported by the Committee on Finance, and the sum was thought not to be too large, although there were persons who considered their services worth nothiug. But for his part, he considered the in? telligence of the present representatives of the peoplo equal to those, who had preceded them iu theso seats. And many wore poor, aud tho pay a matter of sorious concern to them. It was dif? ferent now from the aid times, when people of wealth came here and spout thirty days iu legislative duties and ex? clusive social enjoyments. LTo pro? posed not in earnest, but to test the sense of the Sonata, to strike out S600, and insert sis dollars per diem. Mr. Smalls thought $600 salary was just as constitutional as $6 per diem. Some peoplo think that whea tho pay is so much a duy, tho members havo a mo? tive to increase tho days of service. lie would favor $1,000 pay for each extra sesBiou, so us to deler thoso in powi r from calling them. As to the last extra session, everybody know that it had dono nothing. Mr. Jervoy took the same view. Ho was willing to work with a will for a few weeks, but must have his pay. Mr. Hope favoro.l the amendment-, on both practical and con? stitutional grounds. But just hero Mr. Whittemore, who saw his way clear, withdrew it. Upon being renewed by Mr. Keith and put to vote, it was lost, by 8 ayes, 11 nays. Mr. Whittemore next suggested a way to get round the constitutional difficulty, and at the same time keep up tho desirable figure. The language might bo "such per diem compensation as will amount to and not exceed $600." Mr. Curdozo made the motion Unit this amendment he adopted, and it was adopted. Under if, if thu Legislature continue in session Buy ninety days, tho rate per diem would amount to $6.66, and whatever rate should thus be ascertained to be tho pcrdi^rn, was sub? sequently made to apply to the duys of tho cxtru scbsiou, upon motion of Whit? temore. .Thin was tho principal uctiou of the Senate. It is u straw which shows whiuh way the wind is blowing. Tho treasury 1 our pay! 1 our services! ! ! This is the key-note. We know what is coming. Mr. Whittemoro did somo thiug butter, however, iu offering u joint resolution to provide for the exten? sion of tho time for tho collection of taxes, to ho left to the discretion of tho Govcruor and Comptroller-General. -?-?*->? They aro considering iu Pennsylvania tho quostion as to whether punctuation shall be taught in tho public Buhools. This is a very idle question. Thopunc tuution that the common run of public schools are ablo to teach would throw au average proof reader into convul? sions. A Little Dill. Tho Governor sent in yesterday a little bill for $100,474 28 o! Morton, Bliss and Co., of Now York, calculated up to 1st January, 1874. These bank? ers say that this is a balauoe long past due for losses duo for loans made on the faith of the State. They have col? laterals, but are loth to sacrifice them at the low prices now prevailing iu the money markot. They propose to re ooivo iu paymout certificates of State slock, bearing seven per ceut. interest, payublc 1st January, 1875, ami made re? ceivable for laxes. They havo lwarned the hung of tbiugs, these Now York bankers. The way to make any claim good is to convert it iuto bouds or Btouk and make it "receivable for rases." Tho tax-paying portion of the people are looked upon as so many donkeys to bear off these burdens. Verily, they are so ptttieut that those who loud them seem to think they liko thu [up. Denied all other virtues by those who run the machine of government for them, they arc conceded to bo very useful iu sub? mitting to an ussessmjut of $30,000,000 above the value of their property, and in cheerfully paying u direct tux of two per cent, upon the exaggerated sum. Let us gratefully recall Job's pertincut question: "Why should a living man complain?" -.-???- ? TIIK 8TATK L.KUI8LATUlll?. Wednesday, January 21, 1874 SENATE. Tho Senate met at 12 M., President Gloaves iu tho Chair. j Air. Owens, from the Couiaiiltuu on Finance, reported a bill to make appro? priation for the payment of tho ?alury and mileago of tho members of tho General Assembly and tho salaries of tho subordinate officers and employees, and other expeuscs incidental thereto. Mr. Whitternoro introduced a bill to provide for tho extension of the time for the paymout and collection of tux-*.s for the fiscal yoar omtaenoing Novem? ber 1, 1873, und for other purposes; joint resolutions to allow J. E. Phillips, of Darlington County, to redeem cer? tain forfeited lauds; to allow B. N. Stuckey, of Darlington County, to re? deem certain forfeited lands assessed in tho name of Mary Ootwell. Mr. Guillard?Dills to incorporate the Ashley Bridge Company; to renew the charter of tbo Carolina Mut mil Iusur uuce Company, of Charleston. Mr. Cain?Joint resolution to allow Mrs. Ann Mills, of Elgefiold County, to redoem certaiu forfeited lands. Mr. Swuila?Joiut resolution to repeal a joint resolution entitled "A joint re* solution authorizing the Governor to employ ou armed force for the preserva? tion of tho peace." Tho House scut to the Sonate a con? current resolutiou requesting tho State Treasurer to furnish the Genoral Assem? bly information of tho number of certi? ficates of indebtedness issued to the Re? publican Printing Company, und also the names of the parties having posses? sion of thu plates. Ou motion of Mr. Jervey, thu resolu? tion was ordered to lie on thu table, and a messago sent to the House of Repre? sentatives accordingly. At 1.25 P. M., the Senato adjourned. HOUSE OF REFRESENTA ITVES. Tbo House met at 12 M., the Speaker in tho Chair. Mr. Jones introduced a joint resolu? tion to allow T. W. What ley, of Aikeu County, trustee for Mm. E. L. Wha'tley aud children, to redeem curtuiu for? feited lands. Mr. Edison?Joint resolution to ex? tend the time for tbo collection of taxis. Mr. S D. Thompson guv<, uotiua of a bill to provout the hiribg out of c ui viuts in tho State Penitentiary. Mr. Mackey introduced a bill supple? mentary to Chapter XV, Title IV, Pari ?, of the General Statutes, relating to tho m litia, aud for thu better organisa? tion and government of the .mine'. Mr. Rivers?Bill to amend Section 15 of Chapter LXXV1I or the Revised Statutes. At 2.30 P. M., the Homo adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 M. Uniti i) States Counr.?It was order? ed in the case of tho Blue Ridge Rail? road Company that further hearing of tho petition of tho assignees for salo of thu road bo deferred until the 22J Janu? ary instant. The usual order of adjudi? cation in the c.tso of Alfred Baruch, of Florence, declared a bankrupt, was signed. The report of V. J. Tobias, assignee of Jos. W. Seabrook, bankrupt, was confirmed, aud he was i'm ally dis? charged iu bankruptcy. Tho teport of Registrar Carpenter in tho ease of Guil iard & Miaott was confirmed. GuiMurd A Minott woro finally discharged iu bankruptcy, aud the assignee was ordered to pay the registrar's bill of costs. The petition of Morris Schwartz, of Williamsburg, for fiuul discharge in bankruptcy, was fixed for final hearing ou tho 17th proximo. \V. C. Pattorsou, of Lancaster, and Charles F. Hanckol, of Charleston, were finally discharged iu bankruptcy. The assignee of Cohen, Hanckol & Co., bankrupts, was ordered to pay tho cost of proceedings. Ou po titiou of Wm. McKay, creditor, V. Kliutworth, of Charleston, was ordered toshowouuso, on the 27th instant, why ho should not bo declared a bankrupt. Rogibtrar Jaeger was ordered to call upon tho lion creditors of Harvey Sa? ber, bankrupt, before the 24th Febru? ary, proximo. Tho Masonic fraternity paid tho 1 ist tribute of respect to a departed and highly respected citizen of Marion County, Mr. Evamier S. Bethea, last Sunday. Cotton Manufacture, North and ] Sooth.?Tho history of cotton manu? facture in the United States is both ourious and instructive. Its riso uud growth has been more recent and rapid than the majority of woll-iuformed per? sons suspeot. Nominally, the first im? pulse was givon in the year 181-1, but practically the great movmneut which has brought tho United States iuto rivalry with Engluud dates back hut fifty years. As reoently us the year 1810, i.he mnnuf icturcd products of V.r ginia exceeded those of Massachusetts iu value $5,500,000 per annum. Every one kuows how tho comparative reckou iug stands to-day. The enterprise of ono man, seconded by tho energy and industry of the community in which he lived, has for tho lust half century made the South tributary to the North, and made the ft rmor both producer aud con? sumer f .r the benefit and profit of the latter. In t!io war of 1812, n wealthy and in? telligent young Bosloniuu was made pri? soner and taken to England, where hu was struck with the inventions of Ark* wright and Hargraves, us applied to the British cotton mauufauturu. This young mim, whose name still lives, in this con? nection, in that great tnauufact iriug marvel of Massachusetts, the town of L)v.e'.l, with tho aid of au ingouinu-i Scotchman, Simuel Slater by name, re? turning homo, selected Wa'tlum, on the Charles llivcr, (a stream sinco made fa? mous iu song us well us iu story.) as Ihe lite of his experiment; and from that gruiu of mustard seed bus npruug up the forest of factories which lias since flourished ob Now England soil. Speaking of this matter but very ro cently, ouc of the most eminent oitizeus of Massachusetts made this rem irkabhi prophecy, which may be much nearer its fulfillment than either ho or the great majority ol bis hearers imagined. General Banks used this laugu-igc: "The industrial processes discovered !>y L iwell will not have been thoroughly established until the cotton ol the coun? try shall bsivo boon utilized by manu f icturcrs on the laud where it in pro duccd. us well as iron, over tho inex? haustible bed-, of tire und c ml with which nature has so lavishly enriched this country." To Geuur.il Banks, himself, as wvii as to his auditors, a simple recital ol what Urn Southern people are doing in this very matter, aud have done ever since tho last unroliuble census returns were madrt fouj* years ago, will bo almost a rovehiuon us well as a confirmation of' the Correctness of his statement. The next decade may produce results which will Confound the anxious of the other? wise, and again reverse the relative pa hitiou.?, of tho North aud S jiutb as manu? facturing centres, fulfilling the condi? tions laid out by the man of Massa? chusetts, much eariier than eveu he oxpected, by bringing tho raw material und its manufacture iuto immediate proximity ull over the cotton .States, as it is now tho aase iu Georgia, South Ca? rolina and Alubatni. Of tho young and growing Lowcila of tho now Sjuth?at Grauitoville, in South Carolina, ut Augusta aud Colucu bus, ut tho Elstern aud Western ex? tremes of Georgia, at and near Montgo? mery, in Alabama?little has been said or wtitteu, and less generally known, as yet; but those are indeed most promis? ing pioneers in this mighty industrial movement, cud tho rapid though steady progress they have muJo iu tho past ihroo years, recalls the similar march to success and wealth made in Massachu? setts, aud throughout New Eugland, during tho early part of this century.? Edwin d-i Lt>n, in Harpir's Migiizine for February. Tub Stixbii L'jsa storks.?Jacob Sti i ir, who lost his life, with his family, by tho burning of their mansion in New York, tho Other morning, o.imo to New York in 18'3'J, and iu tho following year ho and his foster brother Joseph estab? lished themselves as tea merchants in <t small way, at 01 Cathuriuu street. The brothers rein lined in partnership until lbti'J, at which timo they separated, and a sharp rivalry sprang up between them, each managing und expanding his own j business, until tho words ".-jiiuer" and j "tea" in New York became almost iuso parahly connected iu Iho miud of tho raider of tigus. Their tea stores were always painted red, and when one of the brothers opened a new one, Iho other was sure to follow his example, aud to plaut himself within provokiugly short fatigo of his rival. Their custom i was to reward a faithful clerk or sales aian by giving him charge of a Stiucr tea store and making him a partner, and under tho tStinor numo there are in Now York city no lower than fifty-eight red fronted ten stores, all doiug a prosper? ous trade. -?>?-?>? llow ObD Hickory Gor Iiis Namb.? A correspondent of tho Jackson (Miss ) News tells how General Jackson got his title of Old Uickory. Ho says ho got the story from Captain William Allen, a near neighbor of the General, and who messed with him during tbu Creek war. During tho campaign, tho soldiers were moving rapidly to surprise tho Indians, and wero without touts. A cold March rain came on, mingled with fcleol, which lasted for sovcrul days. General jack sou got a severe cold, but did not com? plain, us hu tried to sleep iu a muddy bottom among his half-frozen soldiers. Captain AHon ami his brother John cut down a stout hickory tree, peeled off the bark, and mado a covering for the Geucral, who was with difficulty per? suaded to crawl into it. The next morn? ing, a drunken citizen entered the camp, and seeing tho tout kicked it ovor. As Jackson crawled from the ruins, the toper cried, "Hollo, Old Hickory] come out of your buk, aud jiuo i' ? .n a drink." -?>??. Doallis in Charleston for (he week uudiug the 17th instant, 'M?whites 8; colored 20. Hon. Montgomery Blair and Hon. B. G. Harris.?The St. Mary's Beacon contains a lengthy communication from Hon. B. G. Harris in reply to one pub? lished by Hon. Montgomery Blair, in' which ho (Mr. Bluir) referred to services he rendered to thu South und citizens of Maryland, whilst in tho Cahiuot of President Lincoln, during tho war, aud' his having beeu instrumental iu having the members of thu Maryland Legisla? ture released who were arrested aud im? prisoned in 18G1, and through whose efforts Mr. Harris, when subsequently a member of Congress from the fifth district, was also liberated after ho had beeu arrested and tried by a military, court martial in Washington and con? victed of giviug two paroled Confede? rates a dollar each. Mr. Harris denies that it was through the ell'orts of Mr. Blair that he was liberated, nor did hi* present or procure any of the nflidavit. aud evidence which operated upon Pre? sident Johnson's mind and caused his liberation; but, Mr. Harris 6ays, his lifc-long Iriend, John A. Camalier, pro uurod thi affidavits, aud Judge P. W. Grain stood by him aud was of the greatest bonelit during his arraignment. Mr. Harris admits that Mr. Bluir did givo Mr. Camalier a letter, upou his ap plscatiou. to President Johnson, so that lie might lay before him tho affidavits referred to, showing the unreliability 01 the testimony against him. Mr. Harris says that after tho remission of the sen? tence by f'resideut Johnson and his re? lease ho received au invitation from the' President to diuo with him at the White Holls?, to which ho replied as follows: "February; 14, 1807.?Sin: I am in receipt of your invitation to dine with you on Tuesday uight. I am tho same member of Congress who was arrested at bom-: iu tho miist of his family, brought to this District, arraigned be? fore a court martial, convicted and sen tonued to the penitentiary for three years. It is uuuecessary to say, that the charge upou tho testimony would have died in auy grand JUfj room since the days of Jeffreys; nor can I think for a moment that it required a deci-uon of the Supreme Court to establish that the tribuuul before which I was arraigned bad not the least constitutional power to try u member of Cougress or auy other civilian. This was all done witb your assent, and almost iu your pre? ssure. You approved of the finding und ttiu sentence of this tribuuul, but 'remitted the sentence,' iu consequence of some utlidavits which some Inends were enabled?almost by accident?to procure, alTecting the character of the prosoeutiug witueasos. Except for that, my fate wad fixed. A great and gross act of injustice and oppression has been accomplished in my person, and I have too much regard for the clearly estab? lished rights of my fellow-citizens to in? dicate that I acquiesce in snob conduct. I shall, therefore, oontiuue to recollect the degradation designed for me, but chiefly shall scarcely ever forget the tears of anguish which my illegal arrest and trial caused iu my humble home and family. "Uuder theso circumstances, I must decline to 'break bread' with you. Your obedient servant, B. G. HARRIS." Woman's WonK?Tho variety and extent of manual labor performed by women iu tho exercise of trades iu the city of New York will astonish those who have uever paid attention to the subject. It is estimated that 125.000 women and girls, or about one-eighth of the city's population, earn their living in this way in New York and its imme? diate vicinity; of this number 25,000 are children. Over 1,800 milliuers are cm ployed iu 100 aud odd shop?, aud some 12,000 tuce iu making artificial flowers aud curlmg ornamental feathers, a large portiou ol tho so-called Paris floweis being made by their skillful fingers. A great mauy worneu also work in eua lunlod jewelry and in making tho most delicate machinery of watches. Au army of 20,000 more manufacture hoop skirts, and more thau 9,000 seamstresses do custom work The life of tbo workers iu tobacco, who are many thousand in number, is tho most dismal of all, their work-sboi>sbeiug ventilated ufter the mo? del of thy Black Hole of Calcutta. It is one of Iho riddles counected with the subject of woman's work, now so gene? rally discussed, that, while ou thu out baud philanthropic persons deplore the hardship, degradation and scauty wages of tho womeu who tiro engaged iu mauy of the employments which we have eun mcratod, householders everywhere com? plain of tho want of well-trained and el ticieut female assistants iu tho various departments of family seivieo. Family ; service is not only easier thau the severe ; labor and close coufiuemeut of many ol the trades iu which women arc cm ployed; but the wages are much better. The pay of au opeiativo is nominally ! larger, but from this must bo deducted j room reut aud bcurd, which usually swallow up the pay entirely, while those I two important items uro giveu free to ! one employed iu family service. That i woman should lose sight of these simple I facts is ouo of tho enigmas cocuected witb the subject of woindrh's work, but ? thoy arc facts, which every mistress of u I household knows to her sorrow, and the couscqueuco is that, while multitudes of ! women aud girls in ail the largo cities work themselves iuto premature graves J in tho midst of tilth at starvation wages, multitudes of womeu on the other hand !?respectable mistresses of comfortable tnausious?are plagued with tho most ; incompetent and unreliable servants that are to bo found in auy country on the globo. ?*> ? A little- colored girl, four years of age, I accidentally took lire at her father'i ' house, on Mr. L T. Session's plants j (ion, near Marion, last week, and wat so badly burned that sno died iu a feu hours afterwards. Another warning tu , : parents not to leave small children ulout [ where there is lire. .-.-? City Matteiis.?Subscribe for .the Phcesix. Cash will he the rule at the Phoenix office hereafter. The Governor ha appointed Mr. A. F. divert a Trial Ji tice for Abbeville. In reply to the editor of the Newberry Herald, Mr. E. E. Davits would refer him to Matthew vii, 3. The nest lecture at Parker's Hall, iu the Pilmelto course, will be delivered by Gov. MoBes. Tue workmen have commenced pat tiug tho new front on the building occupied by Mr. Dufllo aud Dr. Fisher. Trjiug to do business without adver? tising is about as foolish as standing on tho front steps of 187-4 and whistling for the old year to oome back. A main of cocks is to be fought at the cock pit of Wm. M. Fine, at the State Capitol Saloon, commencing Wednes? day, the 21st inttant. It is intimated that the Wilmiugton, Columbia und Augusta Railroad intend making a depot out of the buildiug for? merly occupied by Messrs. Evuns & Cogswell as a printing office. That fine illustrated paper, the New York Daily Graphic, now has a hand? some weekly edition, which seems not to be prepared from the daily. We commend it as possessing plenty of pluck, push and pungency. Newspapers ate gotten up to suit a variety of tastes. If yon find something you don't like, pass it by; it will please some one else. At tho annual meeting of the Board of Fire Masters, composed of the Presi? dents aud Vice Presidents of tho various tire companies, Captain W. B. Stanley was unanimously elected Chief, and Mr. John C. Sutphen Assistant Chief. Cap? tain J. L. Little was elected Chairman of tho Boafd for this year, aud Mr. T. P. Purse Clerk. The following persons compose the grand jury of Richland County for the ensuing year: Isaac Sulzbacher, Allen Move, Isaiah Stokes, Joseph Legrant, JE nop McPhereon, Moses Livingston, Garrison Moseley, Paul Pickens, Joseph Taylor, Asher Palmer, Zeligman P. M zses, Jones DeSaussure, Frank Forest, Paul Abraham, Joseph Smith, Robert J. Palmer, L. C. Carpenter and Theo? dore Ingalls. The ladies in oharge oi the entertain? ment in behalf of the South Carolina Monument Association desire to return i their sincere thanks to Messrs. Denck, I Bawls and Ollever, for bo delightfully contributing by their mnsio to the sno 'cuss of the tableaux; to Mr. Duffie, for gratuitous use of piano; to the Daily Phcesix, for printing; and especially to tha young ladies and gentlemen, for their most valuable and efficient services on the stago and at tho table. The Italians.?Thwenty-five of Mr. Curdurslli's countrymen left by the Greenville and Columbia Railroad yes? terday morning, Col. Dodamcad having taken them to Alston without charge, and Msjor Bomar paying the expenses from that point to Spartanburg, where he has procured them employment at ?10 u month and board. Dr. Faber ac? companied the immigrants to Alston, aud ho reports them as being in good spirits. Puoinixian.v. ? The song of a toper? "That bright smile haunts mo still." "The prostrate state"?Lying down. Why aro tho "bonds of matrimony" uot quoted iu our market report? Be? cause they are so slow reaching pa value. The sun sometimes shows a pugna? cious propensity, ior whenever, he gets high, he makes it hot for tho earth. A suspicious wife, on being asked where her husband wus, replied that she was very much ufruid ho was miss-ing. The President wants au clastic cur? rency us u remedy for tight times. What Grant wants most is a remedy for a tight man. A butcher recently found a large shawl pin iu a cow ho was cutting up into steaks. It is supposed the cow had swallowed tho milk-maid. Sltkeme Couiit, January 21, 1871.? Tho Court met at 10 A. M. Present Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus? tices Wright and Willard. Ja re Joseph D. Pope it al., appellants iu tho case of Watson vs. Citizens' Savings Bank. Motion to docket and bear at present term. Mr. Conner was heard for moliou. Tho Stato ex rel. Attorney-General vs. Nerland and Walker, Clerk and Sheriff of Barnwell County, (Barnwell vs. Blaekville.) Mr. Robert Aldrioh was ! heard for rclator. Messrs. Bellinger aud Chamberlain for respondents. Mr. ? Aid rich for relalor in roply. 1 The Columbia Water Power Company, respondent, vs. the city of Columbia, appellant. Messrs. Tra?owell and You i ruuns were heard for appellant. ? At ii P. M., tho court adjourned until Thursday, 22.1, at half-past 10 A. M. r List of New Advertisements i Meeting Acacia Lodge. ; E. E Jackson?Garden Seed. John Agnew Si Sou?Groceries.