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COLUMBIA, S. C. Tuea Jay Morning, September 15,1874 The Terrors of m Demand fur Honest Government. In his elaborate and effective parti? san address in support of the nomina? tion of Mr. Chamberlain for (lovernor, delivered before tbe Badioal Conven? tion, on Saturday night, Judge Maokey exerted all his powers to show tbe im? minence of a deadly struggle for con? trol of the political power of the State. It was, in hie view, uo threatening as to be likely to imperil the common rights of the citizen and to lead to bloodshed. Thia was? the justification of himself and others for the distribu? tion of troops throughout the State, and for the orders of the Attorney General to the Federal officers in this State to see to the striot observance of the Enforcement Acts. Mr. Chamber? lain himself regarded tbe contest as gigantio in the amount and character of the elements of opposition whioh bis party would have to cope with. The party tocsin was sounded, the ohanges were rnng again and again upon the endangered principles of Bepnblioanism, and some huge unde? fined spectre of disaster duly pictured as certain to occur, if the faithful re? laxed in their efforts- if they did not utilize every partiole of the strength and influence of their organization. We believe we represent tbe under? lying thought in the efforts of these. Bpeakers oorrectly. The samo baa been harped npon in the newspaper organ till everybody has it by heart. All over the State, the cry is raised, that the Republican party is in danger of being overthrown. What are the facts? The Badioal party, which has just placed its banner in Mr. Chamberlain's hands, has all the machinery of tbe State Govern? ment under its absolute control. It has-all tbe offioes, including the Trea? sury, and command of the Bauk of the State assets yet uustolen. It has a militia of 40,000 men, armed with the beat rifles, whioh has been for several years past regularly drilled all over the State. It claims, 40,000 ma? jority of voters. It has laws govern? ing elections, whioh give it immense advantages in determining the resolt in its favor. It has partisans whose highest sense of duty is to promote and secure success by any and every means. It is a common saying with them, that they would support tbe old boy himself, if he should come up here in person and be, as of course he would be, their leader. Not content with all this, they have procured an order from tbe Uuiud Statea Govern? ment, ordering troops here in oertaln emergencies, whioh is intended and is calculated to inspirit their folio wero, and awe the spirit of, whatever opposi? tion there may be. They have raised the ory of violence where peaoe and serenity dwell, they, have invented terrors where none exist. Thr ir repre? sentative journal asks piteously, "who does not know that we cannot hold an eleotion with the smallest prospect of success without aid from the General Government?" Look now in another quarter. There is no political party in South Carolina standing in political opposition to the Badioal party at all. There is abso? lutely none. We have not seen a dis? cussion tnrning npon political princi? ples in this State for years. State rights, internal improvements, civil rights, finance, bard money, inflation ?whaterer questions may exist else? where and be discussed?are as un? known here in a party sense as the San?orit language. Questions whioh concern government and polity in any enlarged sense are no longer questions for uo. They are luxuries denied to ns. The notion of the people who are the viotims of nongovernment is limited to protests, memorials and rep? resentations of their wrongs merely. They pray simply that they may not be destroyed utterly, that the gatherers of taxes shall not take the last dollar, that the State authorities shall not con? fiscate the remnant of their property and drive them from homes whioh they love in tbe State of their birth or adoption. Their one exclusive idea, embodied in all the public action they have taken, or propose to take, is em? braced in the demand for honest govern? ment in the hands of capable men. There h no array of forces organized for any other purpose. Some cases require nothing more than a fair statement; this is one of them. The people who support this State government, the prooeeds of whose toils are poured to the amount of nearly two millions into the treasury, who see it squandered and enjoyed by officials, who see all the institutions of the State famishing and declining, merely by the demand for honesty in government, has struck terror into the party ip power,1 olaitj^Utg to h?vo'nt its back too National Government, and holding subjeol to Its will for party purposes the-offices, the treasury, the sword, all the machinery of State and party organization, and the unques? tioning suffrages of a blind constitu? ency, ?bom they have only to lead whither they will. Wo have read of nothing like this in history, unless it be what ooonrred at the great revelry of Belshazz*r and his lords, wheu, with their wives and concabines, they impiously drank wine from the "gold? en vessels taken out of the temple of the honsc of God," a subject grandly treated by the genius of Washington Alston. As the fingers of a man's hand whioh camo forth and wrote over against the oandle-stiok upou the walls of the palaoe bad unspeakable terror for the dissolute monarch, so the ma? jestic word honesty demoralizes the hosts of evil-doors, the plotters against the peace and prosperity of this State. In that word Bleeps the storm whioh they fear will overtake them. With all thoir reBoarceB they feel insecure while it flames in the van. A Brilliant Klug-Wlut Next? Were we true prophets or not? Were we right in saying that the Radical party as a whole would swallow all its big words and not koep its promises of reform? We were. The nomination of Mr. Chamberlain is a mockery of reform. No man in South Carolina or anywhere of any intelligence or tratk falness, oau assert that it is or can be anything else. In the nataro of things it cannot bo. Is a man whose ardent, prominent and active supporters are Elliott, Wbipper, Leslie, Smalls, Qantt, Minort, Cleaves, Maokoy, Holmes, Whittemoro, Rainey, Owens, Crews, Kirk, C. Smith, Corwin, An? drews, Patterson, Worthiugton, Petty, Mobley, Swails?is such a man a re? former? It is impossible. Here is a ring (and there are others also) which is not ornamontal, although it cannot be deemed to bo useful. It does not resemble thoBe whioh, as Judge Maokey prettily said of the rings which encir? cle Saturn, do not detract from its grandear or dim its lustre. Not much. Not much. But a question remains-. Are there elements of true reform in the Radical party, arc there delegations or parts of delegations, are there Coun? ties or parts of Counties, are there towns aud villages, which will feel that they oannot follow this spurious ban? ner? Will they go before the country making their appeals to tho honest people to institute an honest aud earn? est reform? They must, if they are true men and mean what they profess and have loudly proclaimed. Aud they oan win, if they will. ?-??-? ?lnylltlng In tils Power." The Union thinks that few men who know Mr. Chamberlain will doubt tbat he will do anything in his power to lift the State oat of its present unfor tanate condition. This supposition is based upon the face of certain ac? complishments and qualities which he is thought to possess. But that aonolnsion may not be oorreotly drawn, When wrongs popped up before him |n the Land Commission, in the Sink? ing Fand Commission, aud in the Fi? nancial Board, his "high character, bis spotless private life and his emi? nent ability" were either not thrown into the scale against them, or they were prodigiously light. Can Mr. Chamberlain do more against the evils whioh have become gigantic, and aro organized, than he could have done and did not, by attacking thorn in detail ? And what can all his im? puted merits do agaiust the debt already contracted, against the corrup? tions which has become second nature? It will tuke something more than potty speeches to slay them. It will take something of whioh Mr. Chamberlain appears to have had a most plentiful laok. The Charleston Fins.?When the wall in Mr. Nipuon's storo fell on Saturday morning, six firemen wcro unable to escape. Four wore colored men, belonging to tho Prudence Piro Company, viz: Mack Brown, Joe Johnson, Sam Hutson and Stephen Dean. The other two wcro Mr. Jnines M. Backner, of the Hope Firo Com? pany, and Mr. James F. O'Garu, of tho Palmetto Steam Fire Company. Mack Brown, colored, was dug out of tho debris and was slightly hurt. Ste? phen Dean was badly injared, and the other two colored men (Johnson and Hutson) were dead when found next morning. Mr. Baokner's right arm and face were injured, and his none split open. Mr. O'Gara was woanded slightly on the head by a brick whioh fell on him, and but for bis fire onp bo might have been- killed. Another co? lored fireman was badly eat ia tho hands with glass and was carried to the oity hospital, and soon discharged. Correspondence of the Phoenix. bx. Nicholas Hotei/, fl New York, September 10,1874. .'.Mb. .Editor: Through tbe kindness of a friend, yesterday was spe^t in Philadelphia most pleasant!?. E?hisd a'fine team, we traversed the park?a compact body of land lying on both 'sides of the river, and containing about 10,000 acreB of land. A large portion of this area once belonged to a Mr. George and bis two maiden sis? ters. Tbe oldest of the three died; the brother and other sister proposed to the city, "Mututaiu us till death, and you shall inherit" our magnificent domain. The proffer was accepted. The sister died, and about a year ugo, tho brother dieSi. Tbe property wus receivod, und dully is being improved by the city. Nature bus done much for that luud. Rivers, creeks, mouu tains, hills, valleys, all are within it, and art is rapidly improving all of them. Already the beautiful river is spanned by the handsomest bridge iu America?u beuutifure structure ol iron, 1,050 long, 100 feet wide and per feotly level, resting upon four grunite , piurs and two abutments. Fifteou feet/ on either side are for pedestrians; tbe remainder for vehicles. 1 saw seven carriages abreast crossing it, and there was room for more. Within the con flues of the park are the ceutt-uuiul grounds, where everything u activity and life. Hills are being leveled, dales urn filled up, rough pluccs made smooth nud the whole urea beautified. Grand anticipations are buotiug the Quaker City, and the whole world, with tho rest of mankind, are expected to be in the city some time during the year 187G. Iu the park is a public art gallery, visited by everybody that goes to Philadelphia, and which contains some very remarkable paintings. One of them, about thirty feet long uud fifteen feet high, represents the battle of Gettysburg, where the two hues uro so close that bayonets are freely used, uud one Federal sergeant, prominently in tho foreground, is seen ulubbiug his rifle und winding away at a Johnny reb. While stauding looking iu sileut astonishment at this exaggerated |pro duc'iou of tbe artist'* imugiuatiou, u intiu uud his wife came up ueur me, und looking fur a moment in mute as touisnment, be suddenly txcluiojed, "Jaue, June, lookl there is a rubel shot down, und after be is down bu has de tiberntely pulled out his pistol aud is shooting at tin American.' well, well." That genius would have been astonish? ed if be bad seen a pay roll of the na? tionalities of those two armies. I tuther think the rebs were the best en? titled to tbe distinction of Americans. But there is another large and equally us attractive painting in that gallery, culled the "New Republic." Upon a monument stands tbe Goddess of Li? berty. On the pedestal to bur left is Lincoln holding the emauciputiou proclamation. To his left is au Ame? rican welcoming a bevy of cbeeiful aud happy foreigners to this "happy luud of freedom." On the opposite side of the monument stands Washing? ton, aud near by the Rev. H, W. Beecher instructing some little dar kics, und near him a man and wife caressing eaoh other, as indicative of their joyous release from slavery. Tho man is copper-complected, the woman three parts white, and has no clothes on above her waist, without shoes. Two other figures are large muscular negroes, one upon bis all-fours with heavy chains upon his wrists, und the other with the chains broken but dan? gling from bis uplifted hands, which are holding a spade up towards Mr. Lincoln, us uu assurance to him, that though free bo does not intend to be idle. Both figures are nuked to Uioir waists, and barefooted. These oxpla nations are given upon a placard that hangs uear the painting. During tbe summer of 187G, if the South isexpeoted to participate in tho centennial happiness, it will bo lovely to have this false representation of uu institution which Yankeedom entailed upon the South, haunting bur sous, while, doubtless, every day the air will be redolent with sweet songs and speeouee o????ieuiorative of tho eman? cipation as the crowning act of the nineteenth century. Verily our thoughts are not us their thoughts, and the duys of a complete recon? struction will never como while snub paintings are exhibited us emblems of a one nationality. The Philadelphias are a pushing people. Tho city is now constructing a reservoir to increase tho supply ol water. It covers 105 acres anil has been literally dug out more tbuu teu feet deep, nud tho excavated earth hauled to an embankment that sur rounds the busin. The whole basin is ; to be laid in brick aud cemented. Uud I not seen this work with my own eyes I would consider this a Muuchuuseu story. It is true, every word Let your readers try to grasp it mentally :Und they will be overcomu with the I effort. Tho New York Herald has, for several days, been sitting on a mule's nest, and i* about to batah u utiouul Convention. That painting described above I suppose would be it 0t adorn meut for tbe convention hull. The Herald nays tho purpose of tho eon veutiou would bt) to devise means to materially aid tho South, but uot to pay her for her stolen slaves, because that would be "impoHsibleund imprac? ticable." Tho Herald, however, virtu? ally admits thut to be a debt justly due. Mr. Editor, I have latterly traveled over a largo portion uf tho North, and I have been unable to find u Suuth Ca? rolina newspaper. There is u luck ol I enterprise here somewhere. We lose all your good editorials, for they are read at home only as a reflex of tbe reader's own opinion, and uro never seen by tbe Northern people, for whom they are written. Piiy, but true, nevertheless. A FRIEND. Tho "Outrages Committee." The following resolution whs adopted by tho Stete Tex Union: Whereas, to our groat surprise, a communication of President Graut to the Attorney-General, of date 2d Sep? tember instant, contains the following declaration: **The recent atrocities in Alabama, Louisiana and Sooth Caro? lina show a disregard for law, civil rights and personal proteotion, that ought not to be tolerated in any civil? ized government; and whoreas we are confident that tho information con? veyed to the President rogaidiug these alleged atrocities in South Carolina is not true, Resolved, That ouo delegate from each County bo selected by tbo Preai deot of this Union, to inquire what atrocities ol the above nature, ?f any, have been recently committed in this State, uuy, if any, in what section und by what class of persons; aud that said delegates report without delay tho re? sult of their investigations to the Exe? cutive Committee of the State. ^Under this resolution, tho Chair an? nounced the names of the followiug gentlemen, who shull constitute the said committee: From Aiken, E S. Hummoud; Abbeville, F. A. Counor; Anderson, J. S. Murray; Burnwoll, W. Gilmore Siuitns; Beaufort, Win. El? liott; Charleston, C. R. Miles:; Chester, W. A. Walker; Chesterfield, A. Mo Qneeu; Clarendon, J. E. Tindull;Edge held, M. L. Bouham; FuirfieU, J. H. Biou; Kershaw, E. M. Poykin; Lau? rent, J. W. Watts; Lexington, G. M?l? ler; Marlboro, C. W. Dudley; New berrv, J. N. Lipscomb; Orangeburg, J. EL Kellar; Riohlaod, E. W. Wheeler, Huinter, J. J3. Moore; Uuiou, J. W. Finch; Williamsburg, S. W. Maurice; York, J. F. Hart. Tho several delegates on the com? mittee are requested to investigate thoroughly and report promptly to Jam es H. Riou, at Wiuunboro, Fair held County, who will act as chair? man, consolidate the several reports und transmit the whole to the cbu man of the Executive Committee^?f tho State Tux Union. JAMES GHE3NUT, Pres. Stato Uuiou and Ch'u Ex. Com., Ac rtsi Convention oe Fouuth Congres? sional District.?Wo, tho under signed, respectfully recommend that the conservative oitizeus of tho several Counties composing tho Fourth Con? gressional District send delegates to u convention, to bo held at Columbia, on Wednesday, tho 7tb day of October next, at 7 P. M., for tho purpose of nominating a candidate for Congress. James Chesuut, E. M. Boykiu, W. A. Walker, S P. Hamilton, C. S. Brioe, R. W. Shand, John W. Teuch, Jas. T. Douglass, Edw. J. Dean, Iredoll Jones, T. ?. Robertsou, James F. Hart, T. W. Woodward, John Brat ton, James H. Rion. City Mattees.?Subscribe for the Phozkix. Everybody complains of his gas bill, and yet it is a light oxpcnBe. The farmers are now all busy pulling fodder, and oau't find the time to come to the city to buy anything. Transient advertisements and no? tices must be paid for in advance. This rule will be adhered to hereafter. Job printing of every kind, from a miniature visiting card to a foor-sbeet poster, turned out, at short notice, from Phqsnix office. Try us. Cro-K seems to bo the favorite game now with the ladies, while U. Q. R. is that of tho gentlemen?partionlurly grass-widowers. Such u rain as we had yesterduy evening, would have been regarded u blessing in tho pines of New Jersey. It would have extinguished the fires. Judge Mackey got off a pun in the Convention, yesterday, "that whenever Republican Conventions are wild, he hoped that the future chairman would be Wilder." There was a pretty scvero gale of wind Sunday night aud early yenter day morning?doubtless tho eqninoo tial. It ruined off and ou during the day Tho exercises of the Colombia Mule Academy were resumed yesterday. We iouru that tho number of pupils in uttendauco was larger than on any opening day since the war. The gauge of tho railroad hetweou Chester aud Yorkville having been changed, tho President of the Chester und Louoir Narrow Guiigo Couipuuy offers for sulo the broad gauge running stock at auction, ou the ?2-.1 inet. Tho city was unusually quiet on Sunday. A number of tho deiegntos to tho Republican Convention had gone home, and a camp meeting on the Lexington sido of the river attract? ed crowds of colored people. Bret Harte is said to bo constantly hard-up. Such, however, is guoi"s. I Exchange. Jf hard-up constitutes genius, wo have some spells of remarkable bril? liancy. There was a big scare among the prisoners iu jail, last night?women were shouting aud men yelling. Upon inquiry, tho information wan imparted that tbo "devil had got among them." Wo could out learn whether or not ho carried off any. We ure informed that the Universal Life Insurance Company has promptly paid to tbe representatives of tbe late Robert' C. Shiver the large sum of $15,000, through the Columbia agent of the company, J. H. Sawyer, Esq. The value of life insurance, iu a relia? ble company, is hereby demonstrated. It iR understood that the dissatisfied delegates to the Republican Conven? tion, whioh adjourned yesterday, held a caucus iu the eveuing, aud deter? mined upou tbe organization of an "Independent State Central Executive Committee of the Republican party"? oue member to reside permanently in Columbia. Phcbxixiana.?A sad exterior iB more sure to rcpui iuuu to attract pity. Tbe best way to strike for wages? With workmen's tools. You can always find a sheet of water on tbe bed of the ocean. The home should be liku u lullaby in this noisy, headlong world. Tho language of tljwern ? when the roM-s sweetly breathe u dew. (xoldsmi'b made himself famous for all time. Goldsmith Maid herself famous for 2.14 Tub Republican Nominating Con? vention.?This body convened yester? day morning, ut 10 o'clock. President Wilder in fhc chair. A number of resolutions were inlro-.. ducedund referred to the Committee ou Platform. The platform presented by tbe com? mittee was adopted, with but slight luneudmeot. It is as follow*: ' I. Wo re-uffirm our earnest adhesion to the platform and principles adopted by tbe National Republican Conven? tion, at Philadelphia, on the Gth day of June, 1872, us embodying tbe true ideas of American progress. II. We maintain the authority of the General Government to interfere for the preservation of domestic tran? quillity iu the several States, and we acknowledge with gratitude such inter? position in this Stute. III. We depreeate lawlessness in any form, condemn turbulent agitations iu any place, deplore violence, intimida? tion or obstruction of personal or po? litical rights by any party, demand an univer.-al respect and conservation of tho elective franchise in the hands of the weakest, and shall hold all men as enemies to equality of rights Who in? terfere with or deny the free and law? ful exercise of its use to any citizen, whatever may be his party creed. IV. We pledge ourselves to con? tinue, scrupulously, to enact and en? force the financial reforms promised two years ago, and in large measure fulfilled, in proof of whioh we point to the following laws, viz: "The law tpj Levy u Speciho Tax," "the law to RoY dace the Volume of the Publio Debt,'/ "the law to Regelate the Number of Attacbees," "the law to Regulate the Public Printing," "the law to Regulate the Disbursement of Publio Funds," "thelaw to Regulate Assessments." V. We pledge ourselves to reduce the publio expenses within the public revenue, and to secure the enactment of a law requiring all publio officers, who disburse moneys, to give to the publio detailed monthly statements of all receipts and expenditures derivable from a moderate assessment and tax rate. > *3 .C . v fjt\ VI. We earnestly entreat ther ?od gress of tbe United States to pass the Civil Rights Bill, whioh is absolutely essential to enforce tbe constitutional guaranty of equal rights for all Ameri? can citizens. VII. We especially pledge ourselves to maintain the settlement of the pub? lio debt, as made last winter, and to reject all claims against whioh there is a shadow of Buspioion. VIII. We hold that all franchises granted by the State should be .sub? servient to tbe publio good; that charges for travel und freight should bo equitable and uniform, and no unjust discriminations be made be? tween through and local travel and freights. IX. We shall advocate such a modi? fication of our present system of taxa? tion as will prove of the largest ad? vantage to our agricultural iuterotits, anil shall lend our earnest endeavors to the enactment of such laws and to the encouragement of such moans as will tho most speedily develop the re? sources and build up the manufactur? ing and iudustrial prosperity of South Carolina, and tho o.instruction of snoh new railroads as will give the largest uud cheapest facilities to all our citi? zens. X. Wo will not only protect, in tho truest sense, tho property of tho State, but pledge ourselves to such wise, just and Immune laws as will porfect the education nud elevation of our lubor iug classes. XI With full faith iu tbe justice of these prinoiplee, acknowledging our errors in tho past, but feeling confi? dent of our ability and determination to correct them, we uppeal to all true Republicans to unite in bearing our candidate to victory, and pledge our? selves to carry out, iu tho practical ad? ministration of the Government, evory prinoiple iosoribod upon our standard iu the interest of the whole people of the State. J Mr. Whittomore, from the Commit? tee on Platform aud Resolution?, re? ported tbe following, whioh * was adopted: Whereas the recent raid into the County of Edgefleld, ia this State, by a lawless band of armed men, from tbo adjoining State of Georgia, threat? ening thif Ute? of Republican voters, indicates the dangers to whioh the peo? ple will be exposed in the present campaign and the approaohing elec? tion; aud whereas we, as a party, are believers in the untrammeled exeroise by all persons of the ballot, as well as the free expression of their convictions of duty and preference; and whereas snob exhibitions of interference in the rights of the people as have been wit? nessed in this and other States de? manded the interposition of the Fede? ral power; therefore, Resolved, That the special thanks of this Convention of the Republican party of South Carolina be and they are hereby tendered President Grant, for his timely aid in the preservation of the public peace and the proteotion of the lives of??our citizens. Resolved, That the ihsoks of this Convention be also tendered the Hon. J. J. Patterson, United States Senator from this State, and Judge T. J. Mackey, for their vigilance and per? sonal efforts in behalf of peace and good order in this State; and wereoog uizs in their presentation of the con? dition of aflars in South Carolina to the President of the United Statesand the Department of Justice, an earnest desire to protect all persons, of either party, in the enjoyment of their elect? ive privileges, as well as a faithfal per? formance of doty in the hour of threatening and danger. On motion of Mr. Elliott, tho Ex? ecutive Committee was increased to seventeen members, and the balloting at ^>nce ^prooeeded.^The following_ constitutes the committeesR. B. El? liott, President; B. F. Whittemore, N. B. Myers, T. J. Mackey, C. D. Hayne, Johu R. Cochran, J. H. R-?iney, Win. R. Jervey, F. L. Cardozo, J. F. EnBor, S. A. Swails, S. W. Melton, W. J. Winsmith, Charles Minort, Y. J. P. Owens, C. C. Bowen, R.H. Gleaves/%^ TInflection of Couuty Chairmen resulted as follows: Aiken?O. D. Hayue; Abbeville?A. J. Titus; An? derson?John R. Cochran; Barnwell? B. W. Middleton; Beaufort?Robert Smalls; Charleston?S. E. Gaillard; Chester?Dublin J. Walker; Chester? field?T. L. WeHtou; Clarendon? Jared Warley; Oolleton?E D. Holmes; Darlington?T- C. Cox; Edgefleld?J. U. McDevitl; Fairfield?Daniel Bird; Georgetown?J. H. Rainey; Green? ville?J. M. Runion; Horry?J. H. Durham; Kershaw?N. W. Blair; Lancaster?F. A. Clinton; Laurens? Y. J. P. Owens; Lexington?Dr. Leaphart; Marion?C. Bmith; Marl? boro?H. J. Maxwell; Newberry? Simeon Yoong; Ooonee?D. Singleton; Orangeburg?S. L. Duncan; Piokens? A. M. Folger; Richland?O. M. Wil? der; Sumter?W. E. Johnson; Spar? tan burg?Geo. Setzler; Union?J. S. Mobley; Williamsborg?S. A. Swails; * York?J. H. White. ?__ _ r Mr. Minort introduced the follow- > iug, which was unanimously adopted: S Resolved, That, in the distinguished soldier and statesman now at the head of our nation, we recognize one who, In peace as well as war, possesses that fidelity of purpose and integrity of oharaoter so necessary to insure tran | quillity at borne, respect abroad and the permanenoyfof the grand and glo? rious principles whioh have become the corner-stone of the great Republi? can party to which we belong, and for this reason we pledge ourselves to the support of President Grant for a third term, assured, by so doing, we shall preserve that peace and unity through? out the whole country so necessary for its prosperity. Mr. Cochran proposed the follow* iug amendment, to jSeotion 5 of the platform, whioh was odoptedt^^And by proper enaotments, shorten the an? nual sessions of the General Assembly, and a reduction of appropriations for contingent and incidental expenses of the legislative and executive depart? ments of the government.1*? ' The Committee on Rules submitted a lengthy report, whioh was adopted. On the vote for Governor, the dele? gations from Aiken, Barnwell, Ches? ter, Chesterfield, Colleton, Fairfield, Lanoaster, Laurens, Lexington, New berry, Ooonee, Orangebnrg, Piokens, Uuiou, Williamsburg and York, voted solidly for Chamberlain. The delega? tions from Charleston, Kershaw aud Spartanburg, with the exception of Edward Petty, of the first named dele? gation, voted for Winsmith, but be? fore the announcement of the vote, chauged their votes to Greene. The Sumter delegatiou voted solidly for Greene. A resolution of thanks to President Wilder and Secretaries Woodruff and Kennedy, for the faithful performance of their duties. After which Mr. Rainey, in a few complimentary re? marks, presented Mr. Wilder with a handsome gold-headed cane, as a testi? mony of the kind feelings of the mem? bers of the Convention. All the delegations, with the excep? tion of Sumter, pledged themselves to tho support of tho regular guberna? torial nominees, At 6.30 P. M., the Convention ad? journed sine die. SuntEiiE Co?rt Decisiox?Monday, September 14, 1874. R. H. Earle, re? spondent, E. F. Stokes, appellaut. Appeal dismissed. Opinion by Wil ^ard, A. J. List of New Advertisements.? Meeting Independent Fire Co. Meeting Cbioora Tribe. Meeting Palmetto Fire Co. A. H. Davega?Sale of Rolling Stock Geo. Hoggins?Fire Insurance.