The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, February 14, 1875, Image 2
' jqLUMBIA. 8.
Sunlay jjtorB^;yobrliOT^ 1870.
Tho HjfpotUeeated Bona?.
We objorvo that the report of the
?peoial joint oommittee to ascertain
what bonds of the State were pledged
by the Financial Agent of the State as
ool lateral seoority for State bonds, will
come op oonaideration in the House
tomorrow. Tho oommittee raised
tvider a ooooarrent resolation of De?
cember 4,1874, was composed of Thos.
O. Dann, chairman, and Lawrence
(Jain on tho part of the Senate, and N.
B. Myers, P. Simkins on the part of
the Horjso, with T. S. Oavender aa
clerk. Tney examined ex-Governor
Scott, ox-Treasuror Parker, ex-Attor?
ney-General Obamberlain, ex-Oomp
troller-General Neagle, and Messrs.
Hardy Solomon and J- L. Little as
witnesses. Subsequently the ohair
man, accompanied by the olerk, ex?
amined Mr. H. H. Kimptoo, tbo
Financial Agont, asa witness, in New
York, and also oxitnined some of the
aoooanta of the ngeqoy. In order to
ascertain the facts which they were ap?
pointed to investigate more intelli?
gently, t lo oommittee foand it neces?
sary to make some investigation into
the whole matter of the issue und use
of what are known as the new State
bonds. Tile .immediate result of the
investigation was reported to the State |
Trcaouror by tho obairmau of the com?
mittee, on 14th June, 1874, and wej
have 'here presented to the General
Assembly a full report of the testi?
mony takon by the committee, aud a
brief reference to Booh facts of it as
are immediately oooneeted with the
subject of their investigation.
The report Iis o valuable one, and
the moat complete succinct history we
have of the bonded debt. It ib from
the hands of Mr. Thomas Cavender,
and shows all the coarko of oarefulness
in statement/fullness in all essential
particulars, thoroughness of research,
and clearness -in ^arrangement aud'
style.--which .?ia^goieh tho producta
of bis pen. The narrative of facts,
and the- running oommentary npon
them, tally sustain tbo conclusions of
the oommittee. 4In ordar that the
whole matter may be bettor appreci?
ated by oar readers, and the merit of
their suggestions better oomprebonded,
we give below some pertinent portions
of the report. First as to the Aots of
the Legislature and tbo disposition of
the bonos raised nuder them by the
Finanoial Agent:
The Aot to outhoria a loan to redeem
the obligations known as the bills re
reivable of the State of South Carolina,
ratified on .the 26th August, 1868, au?
thorised the Governor of the State to
borrow, on coupon bonds, within
twelve months from the passage of the
Aot, a aum not exoeeding $500,000, or
as much thereof as he might deem ne?
cessary, to redeem the bills receivable
of the State of Sontb Carolina.
Tue Aot to authorize a State loan to
pay lute reut ou the publio debt, rati?
fied on the 26th August, 1868, author?
ized the Governor of the State to bor?
row, on coupon bonds, within twelve
mouths from the passage of the Aot, a
aum not exoeediug 81,000,000, or as
muoh thereof as he might deem neoea
nary, to pay interest ou the public
debt.
The Act to authorize a loan for tho
relief of the treasury, approved on the
17th February, 1869, gave authority
to borrow, ou coupon bonds, within
twelve months from tbo. passage of the
Act, a sum not exoeediog $1,000,000,
or as muoh thereof as might be deemed
necessary, for the relief of the teca
enry of the State.
The Aot to provide for the appoint?
ment of a Land Oommissioaer and to
define bis powers aud daties, ap?
proved on the 27th March, 1869, on
authorized and directed the Treasurer of
tbo State to issue to the Land Com?
missioner bonds of the State in the
sum of $200,000, if, iu tbe opinion of
tho Advisory Board, so-muoh shonld
be necessary.
Tbe Act to amend the last recited
Act, approved on the 1st March, 1870,
authorized and directed the Treasurer
of tbe State to ioauo to tbe Laud Com?
missioner bonds of the State in tbe
sum of $500,000, if, in the opinion of
tbe Advisory Board, so much should
be necessary.
It will bo observed that the total
?imoont of money wbioh could be law?
fully raised under all tbe recited Aots,
under auy oiroumataooes, would be
$3,200,000. Bat it will also be ob?
served that the first, seqond aud third
reoited Aots provided for borrowing
tbe sum* of money mentioned in them,'
or as muoh'thereof as might be deemed
neoessary, and that the fourth and.
fifth reoited Acts, which did not pro?
vide for the borrowing of any sums of
money, did provide for- the issuing of
bonds in tbe sums mentioned in them,
only if so much ohould be necessary.
Immediately after the passage of tbe
firet and seoood recited Aots, $500,000
of bonds for tbe redemption of bills
reoaivable, and $1,000,090 of boads
for tbo 'payment of interest on the
publio debt Were issued and delivered
to the Financial Agent. An additional
$1,000,000 of bonds for tbe payment
of interest on tbe public debt, woro
iaauod end delivered to the Financial
Agent, for the purpose of retiriog the
first issue; bat only ?550.000 of the
first issue were retired. . The remain?
ing $450,000 of that issue, with the
whole ?1,000,000 of the. second issue,
remained outstanding. Immediately
after the passage of the third recited
Aot, $899,000 of bonds for the relief
of the treasury were issued and de?
livered to the Financial Agent. Im?
mediately after the passage of the
fourth reoitcd Aot, $200,000 of Land
Commission bonds wore issued, aud
dellVered, not to the Laud Commis?
sioner, bat to the Financial Agent.
Immediately after the passage of the
fifth reoitcd Aot, $500,000 of Land
Commission bonds were issued, aud
delivered, nut to tho Land Commis?
sioner, but to the Fiunnoial Agent.
The total amount of bonds issued
under all the recited Acts and deli?
vered to the Financial Agent, exclu?
sive of the $550,000 of bonds for the
payment of interest on tho public debt
retired, appears to have been 83,549,
000. What disposition he made of
these bond*, in general terms, the
Financial Agent himself testifies
"Various portions were from time to
time pledged by me for loauB obtained
to raise funds to meet drafts and ad
vuuoqu made to the State of South
Carolina; the said loans beiug in the
aggregate several hundred in number,
for Bums of various magnitude, and
for periods varying from one day to
aoverul months. * * * Tho bauds
pledged by me as aeourity for loans j
were redeemed and repledged, in
many oases again redeemed uud re
pledged. Bonds might be pledged
once, then redeemed and sold for ac?
count of the State, or they might bo
pledged scores of times, according to
oiroomstauces aud the necessities of
the State,"
In September, 1869, 8300,000 of the
bonds for the redemption of bills re?
ceivable, and in October, 18G9, the re*
i radioing 8200,000 of the bonds for the
j redemption of bills receivable, und
8500,000 of the bouds for the payment
of interest on the public debt, were
sold directly by the Fiuanoial Agent
at seventy cents on the dollar. What
was realized from the remaining
8950,000 of the bonds for the payment
of interest on the public debt, the
8899,000 of bonde for tho relief of the
Treasury, and the $700,000 of Laud
Commission bouds, does not appear.
It does appear, however, that the pro?
ceeds of all the bonds were not suffi?
cient, to moot the demands of the State
treasury. The measure adopted to
supply the deficiency was .a remarka?
ble one.
[Here we omit extracts from the
testimony bearing upon tho point of
the right of the Governor, through
tho Financial Board, to borrow the
amount now needed upon coupon
bonds. It was done] We come next
to the aouversion bonds. A large
number of them were issued and deli?
vered to tho Financial Agent to ra?e
so muoh of the several sums of money
authorised,.or assumed to be author?
ized, to be raised ander the reoited
AotB, as had not been already raised
on the bouds bearing the titles of the
Acts. Subsequently, the Fiuaucial
Agent represented to tho Financial
Board tint the bonds bearing the
titles of the secoud, third, fourth and
fifth reoited Aots wore lookod upou
with distrust, and that those bearing
the titles of the sscuud and third re
cited Acts were not a good delivery at
the Stock Exchange iu New York.
Another largo number of conversion
bonds were, consequently, issued and
deliverod to the Financial Agent, aud
aa Boon as the loans on tho other bonds,
matured, those bonds wore redeemed
from hypothecation, and tho conver?
sion bonds were hypothacated in their
stead.
The amount of money required to
be raised by tho Financial Agent
grew to bo so large, and tho number
of bonds consequently required to be
hypothecated, grew to be bo great,
that the credit of the State depreci?
ated, tho vaiuo of the bouds went
dowu, and those who held them as
oollateral for loans required that the
oollateral should be increased. It
seems that there was no apparent way
of increasing the oollateral, except by
issuing aa additional number of con?
version bonds.
An additional camber of conversion
bouds were issaed and delivered
to the Financial Agent to be ased as
oollatoil. The total amount of con?
version bonds delivered to tho Fi?
nancial Agent for the parposo of hy?
pothecation, including a small number
sold by him in order to provide for the
redemption of old capitol bonds and
fire loan atook and bonds fulling due
on the 1st of July, 1871, was $5,965.
000. The total auaoaot of all bonds
delivered to the Finanoial Agent for
the purpose of hypothecation and sale
was $9,514,000. Of these bonds, as
alrnndy3Ktntn<v ?100,000 Of bOndj for
the redemption of bills receivable, and
8500,000 of bonds for the payment of
interest on tho public debt, were sold
directly by tho Financial Agentin Sep?
tember aud October, 1869, at 70 cents
on the dollar; a small number of con?
version bonds were sold directly by
the Finanoial Agent, in 1871, at about
the same prioe; and a portion of the
bends for the payment of interest on
the pablio debt, a portion of the bonds
for the relief of tho treasury, a portion
of the Land Commieeiou bonds, and
a
the remainder oi the conversion bonds
were sold , ander forfeiture for non
pay meat of losne in 1871 or after, at
varioae prices, making m general ave?
rage of nearly 43 cents on tbe dollar.
From tho sales of these bonds, amount?
ing to $8,057,500, there won derived
the cam of 68,442,127.8?.
As tbe tot ?1 amount of money wbioh
ooold be lawfully raised ander all tbe
reoited Aots, under any oironmstanoes,
won Id be 83,200,000, it will be per?
ceived that tbe Bum realized from the
sales of these bonds was at least 8242,
127 39 in excess of the amount which
oould be lawfully raised. But tbe
amouutof $3,200,000 could be law?
fully raised only if it should be He
ossuary; aud tbo record shows that it
was not necessary to raise that amount.
Only $298.702 of the bills receivable
wore redeemed, boing $201,298 lees
than were provided for by the Aot; bo
that this amount, at leuBt, should bo
deducted from tbo S3 200,000. leaving
only $2,993,702 neoeasary to bu rained,
even if it was necessary to raise the
amounts provided for by the other
Acts, und showing $4-13.425 39 to hnvo
been raised iu excess of the amouut
wbicb oould be lawfully raised. After
tbe disposition of these bonds, there
Still remuinud iu th? bauds uf tho:
Fiuuncivil Aga.it $1,450,500 uf tbe!
bonds delivered to him fur tbo pur?
pose of hypothecation and ealo. They
bad all beuu, from time tu time, hy?
pothecated and redeemed from hy?
pothecation. Ai least $900,000 of I
them had been not only redeemed
from hypothecation in regular course,
but also redeemed from hypothecation
by tbe Bending of $300,000 directly
from tbe State Treasury for that espe?
cial purpose, had been returned to the
State Treaaury, bad been directed by
the Governor to be canceled, nud bad
been exhibited us canceled to a com?
mittee of tbo Tax-Payers' Convention
in 1871. There were also in tbe hands
Of the Financial Agent $200.000 of
State bonds purchased for the Sinking
Fund Commission. There were also
in the bands of tbo Financial Agent
$191,800 of Stale bonds purchased
with tho proceeds of tho agricultural
land scrip.
All of these bonds, amounting to
$1,848,300, with $598,000 of bonds of
tbe Blue Bidge Bailroad Company,
guaranteed by tbo State of South
Carolina, were hypotbeoated by the
Finanoial Agent, in vuriuus portions,
to various persons, at various dates,
from tbe 21st September, 1871, to the
10th September, 1872, inclusive, for
various loans, amountiog to $547,
522 50, in further excess of theamoant
which oould be lawfully raisod.
For some reason unkuowu to tbu
oommittee, tho Finanoial Board and
Finanoial Agent made no reference, iu
their settlement of 16th November,
1872, to tbe faat that the $.191,800 of
State bonds, purchased with the pro?
ceeds of tbe agricultural laud sorip,
were hypotbeoated with the $1,656,
500 of other bonds. But they were so
hypotbeoated, nevertheless, and tbe
committee can do no less than report
the fuot. It appears, from the testi-1
mony of tho Financial Agent, that
some of these $1,848,300 uf bonds
have beon sold under forfeiture for
non-payment of loans, and that the
reat of them still remain under hypo?
thecation.
Wo tbiuk the case well made out aud
worthy of tho earnest attention of tue
General Aseembly. We do notaeebow
a proper adjustment of tho difficulties
presented iu this report oau possibly
barm the general settlement of the
debt made last winter. We give iu
conclusion the suggestions of tbe com?
mittee:
1. That the hypothecation of all of
tbe $1,848,300 of bonds wan without
lawful authority, for tbe reason thai
the whole amount of mouoy wbicb
could be lawfully raised under all the
recited Acts had been already raised,
und no other Act authorized tho rais
iug of any more.
2. That tbe hypothecation of so
inaoy of tbe $1,848,300 of bonds sb
were bonds for the payment of inte?
rest on the publio debt and bonds for
the relief of tho treasury was without
lawful authority for the additional rea?
son that the time within wbiob they
oould be lawfully used bad already ex?
pired. It was provided in tbe Aot to
authorize a State loan to pay ihe inte?
rest ou tbe publio debt, that tbe Go?
vernor might borrow the money men?
tioned iu it within twelve months from
its passage, wbioh time wan subse?
quently extended to twenty-four
months, and expired on tbe 26th Au?
gust, 1870. It waB provided iu the
Act to authorize - a loan for the relief
of the treaaary that tbe mouoy men?
tioned in it might be borrowed within
twelve months from its passage, wbicb
time expired ou the 17th February,
1870. Whereas the bbnds iu question
were hypotbeoated at various dates
from tbe 21st September, 1871, to tbe
10th Septembpr, 1872, inclusive.
3. That the hypothecation of so
many of the $1,848,300 of bonds as
wore purchased for the Sinking Fund
Commission was without lawful au?
thority, far tbe additional reason, tbot
the law provides that the revenues de?
rived from the sales made by tbe Com*
missionera "shall be applied to tbe ex
iing'sisbnifi?t of ths pub?o debt."
4. That the hypothecation of so
many of tho $1*848,300 of bonds as
wore purchased with the proceeds of
the agrioulteral land sorip was without
lawfal authority, for tbe additional
reason, tbat tbe law provides tbat tbey
"shall be forever held saorsd for tbe
purposes direoted in tbe Acts of Con?
gress."
While tbe foregoing considerations
weigh as well against the funding of
snob of these bonds as have been sold
nndor forfeiture for non-payment of
loans as against the funding of saeh
of them as still remain ander hypothe?
cation, the committee suggest, aa a
farther consideration concerning saoh
of them as still remain ander hypothe?
cation, that thoee who hold them aa
collateral have no lawful fight to sur?
render them as being the sotual owners
of them, and to receive oousolidated
bonds, in aotaal ownership, in their
plaoe. It oonld n t have been the
purpose or policy of the General As?
sembly, in passing the Act to reduoe
tho volume of the public debt, to give
to those who hold bouds aa collateral
the right of actual ownership, in dero?
gation of the right of redemption law?
fully existing in the actual owners oi
them, particularly when tho actual
owuership and right of redemption
were vested in tho State.
Death of Judge Townsenil.
News of tho death of Judgu C. P.
TownsoOd, of the Fourth Ctrcuit, was
received in Columbia yesterday.
Whilo the day before tho General
Assembly was engaged iu tilling the
Vacancy caused by tho recent loss of
Judge Grocu, almost ut the very hour,
another, making the third within a
l)i lei poiiod, was made by tho death
.vhich wo announce to day. Truly it
is startling to think that tho Legisla?
ture, after Oiling two vacuueica ou the
bench at one session, shall bo culled
upon, bofore adjournment, to supply a
third.
Wo know Judge Towu.'i^nd in his
earlier life. As a studont, be was dili
geat, persevering and painstaking.
In mnnners he was kind, courteous
aud considerate. Wo leuru from those
well qualified to express au opinion,
tbat he was a good lawyer, und a labo?
rious and just officer of the law. His
talents could not be considered bril?
liant, but his industry was untiring,
his application unremitting aud his
judgment sound. He was distinguish?
ed for bis conscientious study of the
cases which ctmn before him and the
principles and practice of law applica?
ble to thorn. His intercourse with the
members of the bar was marked by
uufailing kindness and exemplary
patience, and towards all citizens he
observed a demeanor of gentle respect
aud sindly consideration. The com?
munity at large will regret his death
as that of a good and useful man and
upright Judge.
Upon the announcement of his
death in the General Assembly, yester?
day, that body at once adjourned in
respect to his memory, aud the flags
on the State House were put at half
mast.
Crrv Mattehs.?Subscribe for the
'Paasrnx?don't borrow.
The Granger's tramp?Spades.
Tho stamp of civiliz?tion?The
postage stamp.
To-day, February 1-4, is St. Valen?
tine's Day.
Drains ou the public purse need re?
trenching.
Yesterday was a beautiful day. and
the night was warm and pleasant.
Criminals should come to a bait or
hall er.
Main street presented a lively ap?
pearance, yesterday.
A clear caso?An empty dry goods
box.
To day being Sunday, we sappose
the robins will have a rest.
It lakes the Irish to "wake" the
dead.
Transient advertisement!) and no?
tices must be paid for in advanoe.
Tho cheapest way to live is to
breathe.
There will be three embers days
this week?Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday.
The mau who is kind and polite to
bis mother-in-law has reached Vioks
burg, aud is an objeot of general curi?
osity to the people there.
The buildings of the Schuotzen Ve?
rein have begun to appear as high as
other buildings. The work is pro?
gressing quietly but with good speed.
Job printing of every kind, from a
miniature visiting oard to a four-sheet
poster, turned out, at short notice,
from Ph<BMXZ office. Try us.
Go, everybody, to the blaok alpaca
aud dress goods departments of W. D.
Love Sc Co., where you will be aston?
ished at the quality of the goods for
the money.
An alarm of fire was sounded last
evening, about G o'clock, but we were
anable to learn the oause. Our fire?
men, as usual, were promptly aft'*the
post of doty.
In order to give the members of the
Colombia Choral Union aa oppor?
tunity of seeing Adams in his groat
play, the regular meeting will be post?
poned to Wednesday evening.
The wurm weather of the last day or
two has suggested to Mr. Seegers that
our oitizens will soon require a daily
eupply of ioe, and he has began prepa?
rations for manafaokoring the cooling
artiole.
Hereafter persons wishing to visit
the insane asylum, in this city, moat
procure tickets of admission from a
member of tbe Board of Regents;
otherwise, they will not be admitted.
This is the law. The Superintendent
has no' discretion.
We understand that Prof. Evans
will, on Tuostiny evening next, ut the
rooms of the Choral Uoion, over R 0.
Shiver's store, organieo a class iu vocal
music. This is a good opportunity
for those who wiBh to improve them?
selves in this art under the instruction
of an accomplished teacher.
Positive and Final Notice.?Pcr
sous indebted to Phojsix office, are
notified that they must come forward
und sottle, or their accounts will be
placed iu the bunds of a Trial JuBtico
for collection. This notice ia final.
Arrangements are beiug completed
for disposing of, by distribution, a
number of desirable building lots in
this city, besides several valuable arti?
cles of jewelry. Particulars will be
furnished in a ' few days. Tickets to
the distribution will cost $5. Respon?
sible gnutlemen will have charge of the
matter.
Valentine's Dat.?Tboso who de?
sign sending to their sweethearts a
missive, "sweet, tender and trae," bad
better put them in tbe office to-mor?
row?they dou't mix very well with
Suudny services. We suppose it will
take an iron band to restrain the
"flop" of tbe youngstero' livers in an?
ticipation of tbe reception of a letter
tbat smells like a mnrk-rat had been
murdered somewhere around; and in?
side is a card-board covered over with
two or three kinds of paper, and when
tbey finally disclose it, tbey see a heart
i witb un arrow ran smack through it
and not a drop of blood spilled, aud a
little fellow sitting aetride a grape-vine
overhead, with not half enough
olothes on to keep him warm with the
mercury at 0 below zero. Ab I then it
is be feels tbe electric thrill of love's
emotion. No king upon his throne,
uo famished hound in a meat house, or
starved pig iu a potato patch, feels
more ecstatic joy than be, as be preaseo
the preetous missive to bis left rib,
and witb oyes turned to the blue vault
above, apostrophizes his valentine in
worde of love too deep for uttsranoc.
Easter ? Iu tho early ages of the
church there waa considerable disputa?
tion as to tbe time of oelobrating
Easter, which ia a movable feast. The
Western and Eastern oburohes were
divided on the subject, and considera?
ble embarrassment was constantly
arising as a consequence. It was
finally sei tied that Easter day should
be celebrated on the first Sunday after
the full moon which happens upon or
next after tbe 21st of March. As tbia
year there is a full moon on the 21st
of M*rcb, Rod tint day wilt be a Sun?
day, tho Easter festival will be cele?
brated ou the next a.iauiog Sunday,
the 28th of March. Thus Ash
I Wednesday fall upou the 10th of
February, and Erster thia year occurs
within Pix days of tho earliest period
upon which tho featival can be cele?
brated accordiug to tho law which
ngulutcs its place on the calendar.
Tho earliest dato on which it can
oconr is the 22d of March, tbe latest
the 25th of April. Iu 17G1 aud 1818
Easter full on the 22d of March, bat
this oannot happen again until the
next century, when, in 1913, it will
fall on the 23d of Maroh. In 1886
Easter will oocnr on tbe 25th of April,
aud the latest date for the next cen?
tury will be in 1913, on tbe 25th of
April. Thus it may be seen tbat tho
extreme limits are seldom reached, a
fact whioh shows the extraordinary ex?
actitude with which tbe data used in
fixing the time (or its oelebration were
calculated upon.
Raiiiaioos 8eevices To-Dat.?Prse
byterian Cburoh?Rev. J. H. Bryson,
pastor-HA. M. and 7)6* P. M.
Trinity Church?Rev. P. J. Sband,
reotor, and Rov. J. H. Stringfollow,
assistant?11 A. M. and 4 P. M.
Lutheran Church?Rev. H. B.
Qarrffl, at 10)6 A. M. Sunday School
3 P. M.
Baptist Church?Rev. W. B. Craw?
ford, 11 A. M. Rev. T. R. English,
1% P. M. Sunday Sohool, 3 P. M.
St. Peter's Oatholio Cburoh?Rev. J.
L. Fullerton, first Mass 7 A. M.; second
Mass 10>? A. M.; Vespers 4M P. M.
Marion Street Methodist?Mis?
sionary meeting, 11 A. M. (No col?
lection.) Addresses by Rev. Riobard
Mollwaine and others. Rev. W. D.
Kirkland, 1% P. M.
Washington Street Methodist?Rev.
Q.'B. Jones, D. D.. 11 A. M. Rev. A.
Coke Smith, 1% P. M. Suaday
Sobool, 9 A. M.
City Mission?Rev. A. W. Walker,
11 A. M. and 4 P. M.
Carolina Hall?Rov. D. B. Clayton,
3* P. M. j
Major Northrop made a bandrome
ran for Judge, and came of! the track
in perfectly good condition. It it no
discredit and no injury to be eecond
beat to snob o man as A. J. Shaw. The
vote Mr, Northrop received was highly
complimentary to him and eminently
doe to his genial good nature, bit ac?
quisition in the law and his ability as
s writer. His friends think there is
good stuff in bim. *
Tbb Db Murska. Conoekts.?Mile,
lima do Murska, the famous Hunga?
rian oantatrioe, assisted by several
artistes of scarcely Ibbs merit, wilt give
a grand concert at the Opera House,
on Friday evening, February 19. The
advent of Umn de Murska in this
country lust season was but a repetition
of the triumphs that had attended her
effort* in the old world. Her debut as.
Aminu in "La Somnambule," was* a
most unqualified success, an ovation
to talent that had never been excelled)
while in the roles of "Lucia," ''Mar?
tha, " "Linda," aud especially in
"Dinorub,". and as "The Queen of the
Night," in the "Magic Flute," it was
admitted by the dilettanti that she had
no equal, but represented the perfec?
tion of vocal art. Mile, de Murska
now oomes into a new field of artistio
aoting?the concert room?and it is
certain that there, ?s od the lyric
stage, she will become the reigning
queen, supplying the plaoe left vacant
by the death of the lamented Perepa
Rosa.
Enoch Audcn.?To-morrow even?
ing, Mr. Edwin Adams, the great
American tragedian, will appear as
Enoch Arden at the Opera House.
MoBt every one is familiar with the
high qualities of Mr. Adams as an
actor. As a tragedian he has bat few
rivals, ranking foremost, as be does,
in the profession. The play repro?
ducer, in immediate sequency, the
chief situations of the poem?the woo?
ing and marraige of Enoch Arden and
Annie Lee, in the little Oornwell vil?
lage; the subsequent adversity of
these married lovers; the departure of
Enooh on bis long voyage; the expe?
rience of Annie and the children in
his absenoe; the vision of Enoch ander
a palm, which his mourning wife in?
terprets as a eign that the lost one la j
j in heaven; the rescue of Enoch from
the tropical isle; the return of the wan?
derer, and his talk with Miriam Lane;, j
the straggle between love sad doty in *
the wretched man's heart, when he
looks upon his wife and ohildren at
their now home?she married to an?
other, and all regarding him as dead;
and, lastly, the revelation to the host?
ess, and the crowning mercy of release
by death. How potent these situa?
tions are, iu their command upon the
feelings, we need not say. They speak
for themselves, and with no uncurtain
sound. To absorb their meaning is to
feel, in the inmost heart?what com?
monly wins but a cold, meohaaioal, in?
tellectual assent?that the sublimity of
human life is self-sacrifice in the per?
formance of duty. Many a man may
advautugeously learn from the story of
Enoch Arden how wide the difference
is betwixt loving himself and loving
some one else, and how celestial silent
fortitude is, alongside of weak dis?
closure and pitiful complaint.
OOUBT 07 CoMMOM PliBAS, COLDK
Dia, February 13, 1875.?Hon. B. B.
Carpenter presiding. The following
eat.es were called and tried:
T. K. Stewart vs. 0. J. Stoibrand?
leave granted to defendant to amend
answer. The Central National Bank,
of Columbia, vs. the Southern Express
Company?aotion dismissed on appli?
cation of plaintiff. Hardy Solomon
vs. Phiness F. Frtzee?complaints dis?
missed on application of defendant.
Alia A. Livingston vs. Jacob H. Weils,
guardian, and Thomas J. Robertson,
exeontor?T. J. Robertson, as execu?
tor, not permitted to amend answer in
certain particulars. Goldsmith & Kind
vs. Thomas B. Lee, Jr.?verdiot for
plaintiffs. Harvey & Ferrell es. Niles
G. Parker?verdiot for plaintiff. F.
W. Olemona vs. 0. S. Aodrews?ver?
diot for plaintiff. John Abendroth ?*>
Miles G. Parker?verdiot for plaintiff!"
Alber Palmer vs. Timothy Hurley?
verdiot for plaintiff. Snelt, Spare 6c
Co. vs. John B. Dennis?verdiot for
plaintiff.
The Court then adjourned until 10
o'olook A. M., Monday.
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