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Saturday Jlorniug. January 16,1876. Delete _ let 'ityWn* iftonopl- ?Timm*. In his lato en u8 Ria go, t he Governor j -calls attention to two fuota, wbioh ahow how far the sohool system in be-1 low the Btandard wbioh should be] aimed at First, tho total school at tondanoe falls considerably bolow one- j half of tho total sohool population, being about seventeen thirty-eighths. Second, the average period of school eesaionn ia only fife months. The ignorance; and incapacity of many of the teachers employed are considered to bo the prime oaauea of the unfavor able condition of this great interest. And.Jna^^in.ja dhfto the .faiUr? of B?tfrda faf Cdudty .School f^W era ITO^eir'd uty in. proper exa,uii-'| nation of teachers, ond in raapinujond ing only auoh, as oompotCot. To re? det to eiuft, H^^feoverpbr reoammfcucii^| .uoro bu appoiot<jd ibyV ifintoodout of' E'Jopa ^sttng^a'a^/w, of," ^jf|^'(88ij^^r, aud !^by*'b>m. P?;r Juaps oornu-tjche?lv-talfr?c odb'^o from u ?ohauge of ^hio kiud, but, we ara some ^ht^j^^ot i$,; TdJ*rX$ toot* \ that goea t^h?i ooro of the matter in the vtsh^expressed by tho Governor, that our oitiseus generally shoold tuke <a moro active, peraouiil int exist in the that is brought about, improvements ?will not be alow to manifest them .-selves, and education will becomu a real ] substantial thing, instead oi the sham that it now so largely is. Bat, in oor . judgment, there is more at fault than the practical working of the system. There, is j no provision iu it which -.amounts to anything for tho produc? tion of computeot teachers in the State, oothing.xjhicb. inspires and oul tivatoa tho love of knowledge or in duaes the buruiug of miduight oil to gais it. Puipoaiog to treat thin subject at some other time, wo content ourselves ?to-daj wit??VoferoDco to the views of our neigujaoc ^f the, Winueboro Newa, as to tho obvious defeats in the school eystom oo novradminitjtered. First, it eayof. tho. money appropriated for eohool purpooo3 is insufficient. The Stato tax- levied for 1 this purpose is ?only^fiongb to 'apportion out about -onedollar to each child between the] agoa of pis Dud sixteen years, a wholly insufficient edm, if all the sohool popu lation attended sohool. It truly says, if the Legislature would ouly reduoe the entreat .expenses of the State so that a tax of five mills a year oould be levied for the eakoola, one great defect of the present system woold.be done away with. There's the rub. That if is hard to anrmount. The seoond evil is the dishonesty of tho officials ?ho have the disbursement of the sohool fnnda. Thn third in tlin inAnmiuUnni - - ;-i of tho Sohool Oommieaiouaro. They are churged with duties which] require: iutoiligonoo, education and odmina-j trative j ability. Important as tho offioe is, it is frequently given to come party Hack,4 who is nnable to obtain any other. Again, tho trustees are oareleasj/iuoornpetent -and ignorant of < their duties. Competent persons avoid the officer It huo' a bad odor, and the feeling is,that nothing of oredit can be gained,,or good done in it. Lastly, purenionro entirely too careless con? cerning the education ot their children. "Thouoando." nays the News, "oi boys and girls, are growing op in ignorance. Pupils are permitted to absent thpsscUts from school on all occasions, upon the utoat frivolohs pretexts. They lose time, oause their classes to drag, and .disorganize tho eotire school. No teaober, however admirably1 fitted to discharge his duties, can aocornplish any good in such a etate of affairs. When every purent fully appreciates the bleseiuga of education, aud when a large majo? rity of the children are compelled to attend school regularly, a fresh im? petus will be given to the Bohools." Many.men dread speoie resumption oo account of the great shrinkage in values, whichthsy anticipate^ -But the shrinkage* already caused by a paper, panio, and tho resulting depression^ is astonishing. 'Tako; tot 'instance, tin* deore*e^vbf personal 'jirop'erty. \o. w York olty.^lone. By the oensns of 1870,<rft* perrttjalty 'amounted ,'to $2,rt9MZtmi iu 187i it was $2.050, 367,214?a lots 0**100,000,000; Instead .of tho natural iocrsnao that should oc? cur itamWHUm fcoripg this period there was Invested in railroads alone, iu this . comury, (?,ilUVM?,389; of wbioh at least 8150,000,000 io held in WkiWil S P0baps, more AfTeoted by the shrinkage of rail? road -valoaa Shall all other elites in tu? countryi oprabihed, I Uc bonds qt note paying ra^)0|td\*eljgh?M there, mor* "".Asft-iV-; Out '?' TUB STATE LBOHtATUUK m Fwuax, Jakuab? 15, 1875. Mr. Donaldson presented petition of L. J. Jennings, ol Greenville. pfSytng reduotidb of asiseaatnont od property destroyed by fir ? Mr. Owens presented report of ' County TresBorer of Laurens, relative I to money paid out to widows and or I pbaos of persona killed because of their political opinions, which was or? dered to be entered in the journal. I Mr. Jorvuy presented unuual report of O. W. Buttz. E?q . Solicitor First Circuit. Mr. Wbittemore?Bills rogulating muriner of payment of claims against the several Countiea; providing for a geological survey of the State, and for other purposes connected therewith; to regulate compensation of members of the General Assembly, and to fix too mileage of earn*; to umeud an Act entitled "An Act to provide for re? demption of forfeited lauds upoo aer 'taiu conditions therein mentioned." Mr. 0. Smith?Bill? to amend Seo tiou 16 of Chapter XIX of General Statutes, reluting to Couuty Commis sioners, their powers and duties; to au? thorize County Commissioners of ?Ulnrion to levy a special tax, and for other purposes. ji Mr. Douuldsou?Joint resolution to relieve L. J. Jeuniogs, of Greeuvillo, of and from the payment of certaio taxes. Mr. Jervay?Bill to ameud an Act entitled "An Ant to incorporate the droliua Savings Bank, of Charles? ton." 1 Mr. Nash?Bill to amend Chapter LXXXLV, of Title I, of Part II, of tho General Statutes of the State of Soutb Carolina, relating to estates for life, for years aud at wul, aud general provisions concerning real estate. Mr. Johnston?Bill to regulate tho appointment und salary cf Trial Jus? tices, in and for theCuouty of Sumtt r. Mr. Hope?Bill to aruKud Sections 52 aod 53, of Chapter XX. of the Ge uerul Statuten of South Carnliuu. An Act to regulutu salo of intoxicat? ing liquors, aud to alter and amend law iu relation thereto, was urdered to lie on table. In the House, there was uo business of any consequence. Ou the bill relative to the Hamburg and Augusta Bridge, Mr. Brayton, uf Aikeu, made a siroug aud effective speech iu opposition to its passage. He said that while bin name appeared among the iuaurporatoru of the Aot passed two years ago, wbioh this bill sought lo amend, be desired iu this public manner to diBolaim any respon? sibility for its passage. He was neither instrumental in effecting tho passage of tho Act, nor had be ever attempted to exeroise or claimed to possess any rights or interests under it. He now, qh always before, disavowed all pur? pose to participate in a franchise wbioh be not ouly looked upon as being im? properly granted, but as an attempt to uave ibis State confer a charter to a right that did not exist. It was not for bim to say whether the original Act was conceived in iniquity, as suggested by bis oolleague; but he would say that the influences which lay ut the root of this present bill wore, iu his opinion, born of improper motives und fraudu? lent designs. He would Dot, however, oocaume time by discuusiog the ques? tion.whether the Legislature could de? prive one set of corporators of their rights, aud confer the same upon the town uf Hamburg, without auy better reason being given than that asuiguod. His objections to this Sil, : 'nuus .a.*iuoi aim uccjjci. jciu wasjnot ooly in favor of defeating thin'bill, but also of the report of the original Aot- He thought that this State could not grant to any one tho power., to ereot a toll-gate upon this sidejof the Savannah River at Ham burg, Without acting in bad faith to a neighboring State and defrauding the city uf Augu.-da of interests aud rights which it bad obtained at groat expense and after protracted litigation. He gave, substantially the following bis tory.of the Angnsta Bridge at Ham burn: Walter Leigh aud Edward Powell obta)ned the original ferry right across the Savannah River at Hamburg, in .1803, paying a yearly rent of 81,600 to the Richmond County Acadomy. Leigh and Powell sold their ferry rigbfs lw LstpIr Cooper and Henry Shultz for 88,500, iu 1813. Cooper and Shultz built the bridge in 1813-14, and sold it to John and Barney McKiunoy. The MeKiuueys mortgaged toe bridge to the Bank of the State of Georgia, in 1819, and by virtue of various legal proceedings, the bridge* became vested in tne . bunk iu 1820. Suits were then brought iu the Sixth Circnit Court of the United States, by the creditors aud \ u?BigU'>es of MoKinney and Sbuliz, and tho Court uppomted commission era to sell tho bridge. These commis? sioners sold the bridge to tbe Bank of tho State of Georgia, i n 1822. McKen ney uud Shultz ulso executed to the iba?k an entire release of their inte? rests in the bridg'o in 1828-20. : n '' . The bank sold the bridge to G. B. Latour, in 1838, and at,the,same time .hold to Lamur certain lots iu Hamburg, on. which the abutments of the bridge stand, aud over which the road to the bridge run; these Iota> having pre? viously been bought from tho State, of South Carolina, which guaranteed a highway over.said,road to the bridge. Lamur sold tue bridge and lots to the city of.Augusta, in 1840, for 8100,000. After .much Jitgutipn in ^he courts of South Carolina and Georgia, the title of the city of Augusta tu the .bridge wuti confirmed by the Supreme Court of .tho United Stetes. The city of Au? gusts olso .purchased lots in Hamburg, bh each side of the road leading to tho bridge: Tho Logislatoro of South Ca? rolina, in 1818, gave to Samuel Joues and Henry Kennedy the right to col leot toll ob tbo S?bth Carolina end of I the bridge and subsequently, in 1853. Borne litigation ensued, when Jones 1 and Kennedy told all their right to the I Oity of Augusta, in 1805, for $7,000. Binde whiob time the oity of Aogosta j had held undisputed poeeeesion of the | entire bridge property. And now, said Mr. Bray ton, after I the oity of Augusta bad bought the bridge for 3100,000, and bought out all olaimnuta, aud bad its title con? firmed after repeated and protracted litigation, and hud, also, paid taxes to the State of Sooth Carolina and town of Hamburg for thirty five years, aud ulso hud twioe rebuilt the bridge when washed away by freshnts, besides keeping it in repair?now if is thtit the town of Hamburg, (which never bad any interest or right in tbo bridge, which never paid uue ceut towards re? pairing or rebuilding it, which hut* re? cognized the right ami title of the city of Augusta !o it and the adjoining loir ny taxing them as the property of the city of Augusta,') cornea and tisks this Legislature to give it a right to erect a toll-gate aud collect toll for crossing over a bridgo confessedly owned by tbo oity of Augusta. He said that if snob a power was conferred upon the town of Hamburg, it would bo nothing less than legalized contlsoutiou aud the perpetratiou of a moustrous wrong. Tbo bridge was the great avenue of upproaub from South Caroliua to An gusta, (Ja. It spanned the Suvnunab tiiver at a poiut over 1.U?I) fort in width, and connected two neighboring1 States. It was the duty of South Ca? rolina, with that spirit of oomity and deference which was recognized and practiced by ull States und nations. iu their dealings witbeuoh other, to net with great oiroumspection and strictest justice. He said be knew the people ot Augusta well, and he felt they would not supinely submit to being robbed of such a valuable nod important right and property as the Augusta Bridge. If this Act should paus, and tbo town of Hamburg should attempt to oolleot toll for crossing that bridge, bo was sure it would iuvolve tbo towu iu trou? ble, litigation aud expeune, which wun not now foreseen, aud might embroil the two States iu violeuce, strife aud bloodshed. Air. iSrayton was frequently inter? rupted, aud showed his readiness for quiok and effective reply. We were especially pleased wbeu, referring to the fact that he bad been told that he better keep quiet upon this measun ho said, that while upou all question* affecting tbo welfara of bis party aud tending to advance its proper interests, when not detrimental to the State, be would bu found as faithful as the most loyal; yet he would not be hampered by considerations of local popularity or personal advancement. It was matter at best, of snob doubtful honor and small profit, to bold the position he now occupied, that to retain it, be would not for one moment consider the policy of eaorinoing his independ? ence and bridling his tongue, or sub? mitting to tbo dictation of others. While speaking, Mr. Brayton read a note just banded him, asking bow m imh he was paid to speak iu the inte? rests of Augusta. Be mdignantly told the oue who seut it, that he would neither deign to answer such an in? sinuation, uor would be be deterred from doing bis duty by imputation* as harmless to himself us they were disgraceful to the one who made them. Air. Brayton's speech was well worthy of a liberal report. If he is as honest aud independent as he appears, bis ..tv.Kt.. m.Va ?.;_ _? i..a. SvSHivJ SU?v v. m . ui *?u 1UUUOU.IUI member of the Houbb. Mr. Elliott followed, after which the bill was referred to the Judiciary Com? mittee. Schenck on Du aw Poker ?The New York World reviews, with copious quotations, a treatise on poker by one of its most eminent devotees?Gen. B. C. Sobenck. United States Minister to Great Britain. We find it very good reading, aud commend it to the consideration of all who play the game. What Gen. Sobenck thinks of "binding" und "drawing to a flush" is recorded as follows: Without the blind, tbo beginning of poker is dull; without the bluff, the endiug of it is vapid. If these bits of finesse were absent, the strongest card would in all ciscs determine the for? tune of the players; all science and skill would disappear from the game, aud the empire of bnrto force be estab? lished. But iu draw poker, nothing is left to chance, if the game be well played. The art of the game is to con? ceal from your own face overy expres? sion that would indicate the value of your own band, and to read in your adversary's face every sign that will betray to you tbo value of his b ind. As a general rule, witb courage and a long purse, a-pairof "trays" is worth more thau three king*. ?#'?"# More money baa been lost in draw? ing to a (limb than iu the Franco-Ger? man war. It is estimated in my coun? try? where ineu are opt to reduce the most recondite matters to their arith? metical results?that over 500,000 ne? groes und 20,000,000 bales of cotton have been bet ami Ipst by holders of sequenoea of four, with tbeobanoe of drawing a "quint" and filling the flush' Whether the player gets bis flush filled or not, he is sure to bet; heuern comna much bluffing. Bat those who bluff on Hushes nearly always lose, for the con? sciousness of having been qo near a j good thing and missed it antretves end betrays thorn. A Senator who has just failed to get the nomination for Presi? dentiy never good for anything after rwards ?Sotne ,folks dou'teeemto know the j difference between retrenching and en? trenching. Cotton Manufacture.?The editor of the Columbus Enquirer baa toeeu permitted to see a letter from the eu perintendent of one of tbe largest mills In the North. The subjoined extract will show how very "blae" mauufao turers in Now England are: ??The mills all through this seotion of country are doing a ruinous bus! ness. We, for two mouths, have boon running two-thirds' time, uud piling up goods at that. There is no profit for us iu tbe goods wo ure making, but we keep our loom** running and our help from starving, and that is all. Our iuteution is, when we runtime full time, to reduce wages ten per cent. "Our mills mudo enough iu July, August aud September to p>iy tbe stockholders a small dividend, but tbe adjoining mills pay uo dividend and go SI,600 in debt." The Enquirer rather proudly com mires the condition of .Sumhern mills w th this exhibit of decay ut the North, uud refers to the ten per cent, dividend just declared by the E'?gh aud Fine jix, of Columbus. It adds: "The p>i8t has been the severest year manufacturers all over the coun? try ever experienced, and while ut the North the lirgestaud best mills have been idle or running on small proht, yet still all the largest mills of the South have declared dividends, and huve beta run ou full time. I "Iu some instances, some enoroaob mcnt may have beeu required on pre? vious reserves, but tbirt only shows the wisdom of ample reserves, the unusual Htreiietb of the companies. "The Augusta and Grauitevitlc have declared dividends; und now the Eagle aud Phoenix publishes its regular bul? letin of joy to its uumerona stockhold era, that it will pay them during this year $125,000 in dividends." This is certainly a remark iblc state? ment of facts, and .should encourage the building of mills and manufacture of cotton at the South. Sawing a Man's IIead Off.?A correspondent of the New York lie raid, under tbe dato of Troy, N. Y., November 28, says: "A most horrible story is current hero of a singular aud barbarous murder. Recently a car? penter named Elias Williams begun the ereotiou of a wooden frame bouse) in tbe midst of a forest, iu a wild and unfrequented district, about ?ixteeu miles North of Weilstowu, Hamilton County. Ho hired George Smith to assist him in tbo work of construction. One day, after they bad drank many times from a jug of liquor, the two men beguu desperately to quarrel, aud finally were involved in a deadly tight. Williams, in the course of bis ?trug gle, threw Smith over a wooden saw horse, and with a bund-saw, which he all the time held iu his hand, sawed off the head of bis antagonist, severing it entirely from the body. His rage cooling, remorse came after it, aud he I followed bis victim into tbe dim laud of retribution by cutting his own throat with the suw, falling a corpse beside tbe remains of Smith. Mb. Bheciibu on Revivals.?At the Plymouth Church prayer meeting, ou j Friday evening, the Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher discussed the subject of re ligions revivals, in which he did not hesitate to express tbo opinion that j revivals were "got up." "But," said Mr. Beeeher, "do was business, eo was everything else. Of course they were got up, aud there was nothing worth haviug in life that was unt procurable iu that way. Revivals were but ?be lower forms of religion, but they were immeasurably hotter tuau leiuurgy." He referred to the groat influence which large bodies of men exercise upon each other when bound up by a common feeling of patriotism, which nerves them on to deeds of tbo noblest and most self-sacrificing character, aud be believed it was perfectly proper to make use of the same ugeuoies tu ad-1 vuuoiug the interests of religion. The pretty little maid of honor whom the Grand Duke Alexis married all unbeknownst to the old folks, ap? pears to bo as spunky as she is beauti? ful. Alexis, it will be remembered, was sent to America that he might for? get her; but, while that plan oured tho Grand Duke, it didn't appease bis bride, who was sent out of the empire by special train. She weut to Geneva, und recently it appears that Count ShouvulolT was sent to treat with her. It was proposed that she should re? nounce aM claim to tho band of Alexis, should change her name, aud disap? pear. In return for this service, she, would receive 1.000,000 roubles down, and an annuity of 75.000 roubles, winch would buooutiuued to bur child, iu case the latter survived her; but [ Mrs. Alexis wouldn't do it. She loved Alexis too mueb for that, and so mut? ters stund at present. - Col. Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame, though roughly roared, wus very courteous by nature, and made every possible effort to improve his manners by observing tboso of other people. When ha was a prisoner of war iu New York City on parole, bo was invited into the best society of the city, and' on one occasion attended u large and fashionable dinner party. Olives were passed around during the fernst, nnd, following the general oxacaplo, Col. Allen took one. He was unable to overcome the disgust it caused bis palate, nnd taking tho half chewed fruit in hip hand, said, with a low bow to his hostess, "Madamo, with your pormttjeion, I'll put that God damned thing out the table." ' Alarming news cornea from Salem, Oregon,'where a debating society has "resolved that the pnblio press of the TJuited Stutea ia a pnblio nulaanoe, and ought to be abated." Crrr Mattebs ? Subscribe for the PHo?mx?don't borrow. . Largest selection of imported cigars at the Columbia Hotel Gigar Store. A complimentary testimonial to Mr. Eogeoe Gramer is in oontemplation. The time for the payment of oity licenses bas been exteuded to the 30th. jjackson's prognostications continue ?tho weather w.ih titie, yesterday. The streets have been rather too full of water of laie for our taste. Q-iilp says he ein sympathize with the days at this season, becnuno, like himself, they are short. Dust imported Partagas, eight for one dollar, at Columbia Hotel Cigar Store. Sweet cider can be obtained at re? duced price, at the store of John Ag new & Son. "Halo"' bonnets probably derive their name from the exclamation of .husbands when they see the bill. Mr. Nat. Levin, Jr., at tho Wbeel?r House, will commence the sale of re? served seats for the Kitie Pntnam troupe to day. Superintendent Divies, of the Spar iuuburg and Union Railroad, will ac? cept our thanks for a complimentary over bis road for 1875. Mr. S. C. Peixotto has severed bis oonueotion with the popular business firm of D. C. Peixotto Sc Sous, aud ex? pects to go into Ii um tiers ou his owu account in Churlcstou. We wish him every success. We looked upon the face of "Old Sol," yesterday, as upon that of h long-lost friend, and as for the shadow of a houu> or mau, we hud ultnost for gotteu bow snob a thing looked. Everything was "new under the sun." The fancy family 11 inr sold by John Aguew A- Son is the best in market, aud is Noid at the luweut price. Their stock of groceries in very complete aud prices low down. New layer raisins in quarter boxes are retailed at Si. The Goveroor bus made the follow? ing appointment*: Notaries Public? J. N. Gregg aud H. G. Thomas, both of Chester, aud Knox Livingston, of Marlboro; Jory Cooimissiouer for Charleston?Reuben Tomlioson; Com? missioner of Deeds for New York? Freeman Yatea. John Aguew & Son have beeu ap? pointed agents for the Great Central Java Coffee Company, of New York. Eich case of this oboice coffeeooutaios sixty one-pound packages, one of whiob ooutuius a ticket which entitles the purchaser to receive a nice eight-day clock. A ease will be opened this moruiug, and the clook can be seen at their store. Price of the coffee is only thirty cents per pound. Who will be J tho lucky purchaser? TheThkatue.?The Wildman troupe were well received, last night, aud their performance warmly applauded. To-night we are to have "Leah," of which a cotemporary says: This grand play,was produced at our theatra, last night, to an appreciative I and large audienco. Clara WildmaO' as "Leah," was the attraction and queen of the night, and right royally did she perform the part. Nearly all are more or less familiar with the story of the "Jewish Maiden's Wrongs;" how she loved passionately and devotedly a Ohristiao, and bow that love was returned, how an apostate Jew, who is fearful of being betrayed and soorned, manages to make it ap? pear that she barters love for gold and agrees to leave her lover, etc.; bow she, when spurued aud turned away by her idol, curses him after his marriage te another aod leaves, and after five years returns with murder in her heart, aud as she is about to kill tliu wife of her lover, is stayed in the aot by her woman's heart, as that wife, all uncon? scious of danger, kneels at evening praytr. Leah is Leah, noue other, aud u wonderful woman uot Clara Wildmuu, when she chauges her pur? pose und by the power of love dies by bet own hands iu the arms of her lover, kissing his child aud forgiviug aud blessing them all. Stroug men shed tears aud gentle ladies were affected so much as to make it almost painful to witness their agitation. We cannot go iuto particulars or speak of the play us a whole, with reference to the actors; but aa reudered by this splendid company, it should be seen by every lover of the drama. Supreme Cociit?Fjeuday, January 15, 1875.?Preseut?Chief Justice Moses und Associate Justices Wright and Willurd. Rose et ai, executors, vs. linger et al., aud Lowndea vs. Izard et at. Mr. Campbell resumed and concluded his argument for appellants. Mr. Barn well was heard for respondents. , At 3 P. M., the Court adjourned until Monday, 18th, 10 A. M. Phcznixiana.?Silence is the fittest reply to folly. All men think all men mortal but themselves. Education begins the gentlemau, but reading, good oompaoy and re? flection must flaish him. He that communes with himself in private learns truths that the multitude will not tell him. Knights of Pythias?Tbo Grand Lodge, pursuant to adjournment, re? assembled in Good Templar*' Ball, at 10 o'clock, Thursday morning, Grand Ohanoellor E. H. Rodgere presiding. The District Deputy Grand Ohan? oellor for Floreooe reported the resus citation of Damon Lodge, No 2, and anoounced ite re establishment upon a firm bams. The Grund Ohanoellor submitted bia anoual report, with accompanying documents, whiuh was referred to a committee of three for division aud re? port. Tiie by-laws of Myrtle Lodge, No. 3, were read und approved. Various committees submitted re? ports, which were read aud acted upon. A constitution for the government of subordinate lodges was read, adopt? ed and ordered to be printed. Several amendments to the coustitu tniu of the Grand Lodge were acted upon. Ouo was adopted, making the oumpositiou of the Greed Ledge to bo two representatives from each subordi? nate lodge, aud giving all Past Obau? cellors the privileges of the floor, with a voice in the debate, but no vote. An amendment to make the sessions of the Grand Lodge semi-annual, was lahled. . i The Grand Lodge then adjourned ,to 7 P M. Upon re assembling, at 7 P. al* tbe committee to whom had been referred tbo report of the Grand Chancellor, submitted their report, sustaining the. decisions of that officer, and approving his course in other matters for; the good of the order, which was adopted. An amendment to the Grand Lodge coustitution was adopted, making it the duly of the Grand Lodge to defray the mileage of representatives in at? tendance upon its sessions. ? After the transaction c? ether busi? ness for tbe good of the order, tbe Graud Lodge proceeded to tbe nomi? nation and election of officers, with tbe following result: Grand Chancellor? H. N. Emlyo, of Myrtle Lodgo, No, 3. Graud Vice Chancellor?J. 8. Sing, of Damon Lodge. No. 2. Grand Prelate? E. B. Boyd, of Charity .Lodgo, No. 7. Grand Master of Exchequer?James T. Wells, of Myrtle Lodge, No. 3. Grand I Keoper of Reoorda and Seal?O. F. Ho well, of Myrtle Lodge, No. 3, ? Graud Muster-at Arms?R. B. MoKay, of Myrtle Lodge, No. 3. Grand Inner Guard?E. A. Nelson, of Myrtle Lodge, No. 3. Representative to tbe Supreme Lodge of the World?Past Grand ?buuoellor E. H. Rodgere. of Stone? wall Lodge, No. 6. The officers were ? theo duly installed. The following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of South Carolina be, and are hereby, teudered to Columbia Division, No. 0, Sous of Temperance, for tbo use of Good Templara' Hall on Thursday eveuiug. the 14th inst. The Grand Lodge was then closed iu due form, to meet in Columbia, S. O, on the second Wednesday in Janu? ary, 1876, at 7 P. M. The following is a list of the jurors for this County: Grand?John W. Meade, David Goudmao, John L. Neagle, William H. Ly Brand, David Hendriz, Wade H. Manning, Edward B. Thompson, John Thomas, John O. Boyle, James S. Bampfleld, Daniel W. Eidier, John Taylor, L. F. Hopson, Roland Keenau, Jesse House, Jos. A. Hendriz, Wm. Waters. A. D. Oumatky. relit? Alf. Goodwin, Henry Daniela, Gastavns Dcoffer, Wm. Moody, John Dennison, Franois Hammond, John A. Moody, Jesse Gates, Robert Joyner, Charles O. Brown, Tbos. Oobb, Hiram W. D. Gross, Hardy D. Edwardev Jacob W. Reise, Alexander Brooks, Wm. Martin, Toby Glymp, Arcby Gunn, Milton Howell, David M. Bai* ley, Joseph S. Hook, E. H. Heinitab, John O. LcGrand, Alonzo Reese, Wm. Bell, Gabriel Mannigault. Josephuo Whetstone, Eben Butler, Washington Lowry, Morris Adams, Wm. Jaokson, W. J. Hawkins, Sailor Fross, Alex. Threewilz, Richard Bull, Thomas W. Friday. List op New Advertisements. South Carolina Jookey Club. Sillimao & Co.?Garden Seed. Hotel Arrivals, January 15.?' Hendrix Uouse?W Lasaall, Leeaville; John Hooten, Ridgeway; John T Lee, Cam Je u; H W Kulms. L J Fesgle, Now berry; E H Shealy, Henry Shealy, Lexington; J R Seuy, Klngsville; J D McKellar, Charleston; E F Shuler and lady, Miss Hattio Shuler, Miss; Mrs M E ilallford and child. Winusboro; W S Alston, Fair field; T S Bates, Bates burg. Mansion House ? L?vi Slawsou, J E Sims, Orangeburg, J L Black, Charles? ton; S A Weber, Willismston. _ ? . m - Burning op Gen. M. O. Butter's RBsiuiiNUB.? Gen. M. C. Butler, who was in the city, yesterday, received a letter conveying tbe information that I his residence, twenty miles distant from Eigefield O. H., S. G, was burned about 10 o'clock tbe night pre? vious, and that hia wife and children escaped with difficulty in tusir night clothing.?Aagusta Constitutionalist. "Embroglio" is what Grant oills it. The people call it the Louisiana out? rage, and ws rather think that the peo? ple have tbe advantage thin time. Graut thinks it was a naughty thing, but that Phil, is a niee man, bnt he is no lawyer, yon koow. What a pity 1 Tbe "military" is what Grant calls Phil., and the military is no lawyer, yon koewv?1 ' '?'?'?'" ' Ton Cannot wear too mauy feather* oo yonr hat or bonnet now?to bo in the fashion.