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. ? ? r. ii ? . i ?I i . ... Saturday Horning, February 27,1870 ? /j >' ? t r i ' ,' . 1 t Additional Testimony to Com* Oat. The consideration of the report of the SpeoiolJoint Committee-, appoint? ed to investigate the funding of cer? tain State bonds, which was made the special order in both branches of the General Assembly for yesterday, at 1 P. M., baa been pecponed to Tuesday next. This was done in compliance with the request of the State Treasur? er, conveyed in a letter. The notion of the Legislature in deferring the matter until after the reply shall have been received, is entirely proper. The report Contains a statement of very grave facts, and announces oonolosions of a most damaging and hurtful cha? racter. It is but fair to give the Trea? surer every opportunity to defend himself, either by controverting the faols, if be denies them, or the infer? ences from them. While saying than much, it is not so certain that ho has a right to bring in other evidenoe to effacb Sho. icsae which has already bean made np. In giving hia testimony be? fore the committee, V70 notice that he was sworn. Oan statements of him? self and others, given, under oath, be counteracted by other etatements, an? lese mada'under oath? . Again, how can a man refrain from giving evi? denoe, "on account of its probable in? jurious effeote npon others?" The sanctity of on oath precludes any reti? cence- or trappreasion. of evidence on any ;acoonnt. Besides all this, it is diffloolfc to oeo howfaota, which may. be .damaging to .others, will not also be damaging to tho Treasurer himself. If the ovidonoo which has been withheld implicates parties in disho? norable or doubtful transactions not in connection with the Treasurer, or the operations of the treasury, it will have no bearing npon the questions raised by the Investigating Committee. If the promised additional evidenoe r:speots transaction similar to those presented by the committee, involving other parties in like operations, it is dif&ouli to coo how it will not be a two-edged sword, oatting both these parties and the Treasurer himself. While,; however* be is in the mood of lettinc:it out, hershould be encouraged not to change it, and we say, let it oome. It should have been given the committee, bat it in not too late to publish it yet.' It'may or may not bear upon the points immediately in question, and the persons directly in? volved in thin controversy; bot in any oase, it will be useful to know, and should no longer be concealed. A Question of Privilege. Iu the Senate, yesterday, Senator Dunn rose to a qaestion of privilege. He said that in the statement of pay? ments made by the Treasurer on ac? count of legislative expenses of the session of 1878-74, the name of L. F. Christopher was credited with receiv? ing $2,500. It had oome to his know? ledge that a confidential agent of the Treasurer had obarged that this sum was paid out to bim (Senator Dann) or the Daan Gommittoe. Ho had de? manded of this person that ho should retract this charge, and he had dono so, admitting that the information npon whioh he had made it, was false. He asked that a lettor from him to this effect should be read, and tho letter was read by the Clerk. Senator Dann added, that a warrant for $2,500 had been issued to him as Ohairman of the Committee to investigate the hypothe? cated bonds, bnt not a dollar of it bad ever been paid by the Treasurer. He had refused from the outset to recog? nize the committee, and had withheld the amount ordered to be paid it for its expenses. The House, yesterday, disagreed to the Senate appropriation of $5,000 for pioturee of. Abraham Lincoln and Oharles Samner, but the Senate would not reoede when the bill came baok to that body.1 Senator Nash was so warm and moving in his support of tho ap? propriation, as to elioit applause on the i floor, from hia brother-Senators Wbtttembrc, Jdtiee, &o. He said that he would .prefer'seeiog anything else go by iiiD Vw!uu-^u? Gu?ov?Oi-o sala? ry, be anyrtiing?rathor than to forego the de)igb| which tho portraits would give him a?hon hang iu tho Senate. We worild deggo^to the Senator" that engravings yfhioh ho could buy for n for/ dollars would.olTord just as exqui? site enjoyment to bins, and he would have the Hiitiafadtiori ot paying for them, out of, Ws qwn;;m9peyt-and not out of that of the pftopleV.wbb'eattDot eappprt the? Mf^l?: pay tb*ii?<debtai>' ?l??'??. .*?-'< ? <St ** T ' Wo D.VQ informed that the 82,500 paid out of the treasury in the same of Christopher, -was to rueej ft claim due for that; earn, advanced by a I pereon In Columbia to the Radical Committee whioU wont On to Wo?hirjg tO* W^fionttjrpve^ ..th|' etatementa of the Tax-Payora' Memorial Committee. The money was raised npon the joint note of several of the partieti con? cerned, which note was not paid in1 bank at maturity. After protest, it was in Buip-uhapQ to be presented at the treasury, and was there paid. Out of the treasury of the State, out of the tax-payers' earnings, came the funds which paid the way and contributed to the luxurious enjoyment of the anti-memorial oommittee in Washing? ton. No Wonder that, thus fortiQed, Messrs. Carpenter and Oardozo wore able by their eloquenco to make ao powerful an effect upon the conside? rate and thoughtful President, as to extort .from him the admission that their answer to the tax-psyors was perfectly conclusive. f I -!- 4*?4>? I A PROFITABLE) PENITENTIARY AND AN Exp^fSiVB Hoteij. ?Chio hires oat its convicts. The.somber hired oat 1 aet year was 673, at an average'price of 78 oentB a day 'each, which yielded $163, 644.63 income to the prison, and left a cash balance over expenses of $22, 286.57. Since 1867, the earn of $58, 623.24 baa been paid into the treasury as the balance of earnings for seven years, and during that period $136, 874.11 has been expended in enlarging and improving tho establishment, all made by letting oat the labor to con? tractors. The penitentiary is a sonroe of revenue, and a school of reform in oonduct and morals. In all the bills offered in the South Carolina Legislature, this session, we have seen none whioh proposes to put the State prisoners to any profitable ase. Ohio could, if it chose, support its convicts, us wo do, on the fat of tho land, and make its penitentiary a plea? sant residence, and not a prison or work house. Bat it does net so ohoose, and it is wise on its own and their aoooant, in developing the energy at id usefulness of these violators of la w. We, who cannot afford it, who hiive no money to expend on them, and np motive or necessity for pamper? ing criminals and increasing their numbers?as wo have plenty of them already?appropriate a princely sum every year for their luxurious support in idleneps. It is common to call the penitentiary Dennis' Hotel, and the phrase is near the truth, and Dennis a oomfortable and well pleased Boniface. The Interest Accounts. Mb. Editor: Governor Chamberlain has written bis messages in ft public spirit. He hits won thu heart of tho people. Ho is supported everywhere by them. In his message after the re? cess, bo called especial attention to a violation of the Act of March 17, 1874, in the affairs of the penitentiary, and to something very like it in the affairs of another institution. The Governor Beems determined to impress npon his administration the gravo importance of specific appropriation of specific levies. Ho deplores and denounces any variance from this principle. The joint committee ohurge in their report ' that Mr. Cnrdozo has directly ulc! in? directly diverted very largo amounts of the fund devoted to pay interest on the public debt. They do not agree with tho Treasurer, that bo had u right to temporarily divert a specific fund, and the report says: "The committee submit that the I oonstrnotion put upon the Act by the I State Treasurer as a justification for his violation of it is ns monstrous as the violation itself," and makes "a mockery of tho Aot, which provides that any diversion of the fund, whe? ther directly or indirectly, shall be a felony." And in another place it says: "As if his flagrant violation of tho.law j in regard to the other funds justified his flagrant violation of the law in re? gard to the interest fand also." This strong language leaves no mid? dle-ground between the Joint Com? mittee and Mr. Oardozo. We sincerely regret that snob a responsible commit too Bbonld have found it necessary to use snob language. They leave no middle-ground for us to stand upon. The Conservatives and the Republicans will be glad to sustain Mr. Oardozo, if the Joint Committee fail to make good these assertions. We cannot allow our sympathies to interfere with our judgment, when hundreds of thou? sands of dollars belonging to the State are involved. / This oommittee declare, lifter much 1 !n?s9tlg*!ioD, that the public funds have boon misapplied, and the law, which the Governor thinks ia fchO 'ebcat-otiobor of our firoupority, has been flagrantly vio ated. W? 'earnestly hope that the Treasurer will bo able to show that tbe oommittee is flagrantly mistaken. -?:????> ? ,...t .... ? At Knoxvillo, Tonn., od the 25th, the water was but five feet below the great flood of 1867. j Many houses and bridges have been destroyed, und tho Weather is still threatening. The gas i/orlio have been inundated, and mills in all directions have been swept away. BT JU|TIT7>?"';rw11? Some very able moo, honest-minded men. at Hill and oIbers, hopotally end patriotically believe that we should not despair; lhat better timesjue in store lor us. They arjue: "The working and laboring olafiea of the South and elsowboro, by means of better educa? tion, will come eventually, by thrift and habits of association, %o take their sbaro in industrial and landed pro? perty. The upper classes, influenced by proper, good motives for tbe wel? fare of, tba country, will fnoilite this movement by their ooncert in tbe sup? pression of wrong and reform of tbe laws, which may intorfere in auy way or present any obstacle in the way of it. This is all meritorious. It is capital, as far as it goes. Bat it must bo remembered, that this movement is elow, very alow. It must be tho work of years. Tbe mighty oak of to duy, with its towering bead and spreadiug branches, was once a tiny acorn, that took root, germinated and rose above tbe surface as a tender twig. Its mag nifioonee is the growth of half a cen? tury. Forced in ite inoipienoy, by hot? house measures, it would have withered away and died. If men oould be satis fled with the gradual, alow growth of improvement, then this Government could be firmly established; but in? stead of waiting for tbe slow process of time, the present dominant party are using every endoavor to hasteu its cul? mination by violence, to push it along with telegraphio despatch to hot-house 1 greatness and power. Here is the great danger to tbe United States Go? vernment at the present moment. Some pretend to say that the United States possesses a sheet anchor of 1 safety iutbo diffusion of landed pro? perty among a very large unmbur of fumiliea. That tbia solid mass of pro? prietors offer an element of order and power that io invincible. But un? fortunately mankind are the same to? day they were 5,ODO years ago, and those particularly who have property are ever ready, as has been proved by tbe last Presidential eleotion, to tak?> fright, be bought and vote contrary to what they believe to be right; und would be equally as ready to-morrow to be frightened into the voting for a sovereign, no matter who, provided it promised security to their property and wealth, and what tbey call peace, order and tranquillity. "Tranquilly totem servilulis quam periculosam liberta tcm mallunt.'- We are sometimes dis? posed to think if the press was right? I for it is the pross which forms opinion iu this country, and public opinion is tho true sovereign?these might bo made in a short time a powerful re? form; but we cannot help from saying that the press of this country is en? tirely below its mission. The evils of the times have long been seen by tbe press, yet they have not been fully und plainly exposed. We havo jour? nals of wide circulation that live on scandal and falsehood; then we have ad? ministration organs, guided by merce? nary characters, who are indiscrimi? nate in their praise of the powers that be, no matter what their designs, cor? ruption and incompetency. In ordi? nary times, tbe barm done by this pes? tilent press is not perceived; but its ravages como into fall light in times of crisis. With a well-informed, reason? able, houorublo, patriotic, reliable and influential press, there would be hopes for tho preservation aud establishment on u proper basis of national freedom. Tho growing tendencies of this Go? vernment, since tbe war particularly, to consolidation and centralis ttiou, looms up on tbe political horizon as plain as the rooming sun thut makes its appearance iu the East. To pro vent it, what shall bo done? To check its growth seems almost impossible. It is time, full time, for tlio people of the United .Status to open their eyes und look around tbem, if tbey would es? cape the lot and fate of republics that havo Rone before tbem, who became incaimblo of supporting a regular go? vernment, of maintaining free institu? tion:) and who lapsed from revolution to revolution in invariable decay. We bopo that this will tint be the destiny of tlio people of this great country, who have done so mach to spread ideas of freadom and equality through tho world, for tbat would be an irre? parable disaster for the whole of hu? manity. Tbe proper punishment of Jesse Pomoroy, the Boston obild-murderer, proseuts a problem for which it is hard to find a satisfactory solution. He has boon convioted of murder in tbe first degree aud sentenced to be bang, bat humauity will revolt at the execution of such a mere child, and this feeling will be strengthened by the doubt whether his atrocious acts were not committed under unoontroliable im? pulses. Still, he has been pronounced wholly sane, and undoubtedly is not a safe person to allow to live. As a pri? soner, ho will always be regarded as dangerous, aud sooner or later will, in all probability, foroe society to put bim to death as the only way of keeping him from fresh deeds of murder. Still, there is something so revolting in the idea of hanging a boy, that the expe? riment of endeavoring to subjeot bim to so ojosu a confinement as to rende: the residua of his life harmless will probably be tried. Ex-Governor Parsons, whose nomi? nation for the position of United States District Judgo for Alabama has been before the Senate all the winter, has been withdrawn by tho President, and the name of John Braoe has been sent in for tbe position. Mr. Brace U from Wisconsin, and his nomination does not give rmtiof aotton tb Mr. Spenoer, the carpet-bag Alabama Be nator. -^niigwu.JWtir? iiiiiiiiiiwi! I--? i Rtw Fbiday, Fhdbdaht26, 1875. > SENATE. ? A communication fron the Chair? man of the Faculty of tho 8onth Ca? roline Univerally, wee read. . The President laid before the Se gate a communication, relative tocorn ative evidenoe as to tho report of thai | Joint Committee, which was ordered for oonaideration in connection with the report of ,the Special Joint Com? mittee, relative to the funding of bonds nnder an Aot to reduce the volume of tho public debt, &o., to the Guuoral Assembly. Mr. Whittemoro submitted a state? ment relative to a pay certificate attri? buted to him by Treasurer Cardoso's statement?that the amount was drawn lor the purpose of paying for the por? traits of Liiuooln and others, ordered by the Legislature. Mr. Clinton presented petition of Lancaster Ledger for publishing Ex ooutivff proclamations, notices of elec? tion, &c. Mr. Walker introduced bill to alter end amend tho law in rotation to tbo drawing of jurors. Mr. Martiu?Bill to authorize the Couuty Commissioners of Fuirfield County to close a oortain roud in said Couuty. Mr. Bowon introduced u resolution, whioh wan ordered fur consideration to morrow, that whereas the report of the Special Joiut Committee to inves? tigate the oharaotei of tbo bonds and coupons funded under the Act to re duoe the volume of the public debt, and provido for the payment of the state, has brought forth a letter from the State Treasurer, in whioh bo pays he deems it a duty to himself to re? ply to its unjnst uud unwarrantable conclusions; ?ud whereus he says be has further important evideuce to fur? nish, but refrained from giviug it on account of its probable injurious ef? fects upon others, but now thinks it his duty to furnish it, but usks fntther timo, aud us it is the desire of this General Assembly that juntioe ehould be doue by giviug all u fair, full and just hearing, which will prevent an early adjournment sine die; that when tho respective Llousss adjourn this day, they stand udjourued until Tues? day next, at 5 o'clock P. M. A bill to provide for the appoint? ment of an Insurance Commissioner, and to define his duties, after remarks by Senators Nash, Whittemoro, Smalls aud Duncan, was indefinitely post? poned. Mr. Jeter introduced a resolution, whioh was ordered for consideration to morrow, that whereas the Southern Methodist Episcopal Publishing House of Nashville, Tenn., has filed before the Congress of the (Jnitod States a claim of indemnity aud compensation, for occupation and use by the army of tho United States, in 1664 aud 1865, of the buildings, machinery and other property belonging to said publishing house, for tho benefit of the operations of said army; and, whereas the said publishing house is cxolusively a re? ligious and charitable corporation, in? stituted for the sole purpose of pro? moting morality and roligion among all races and clashes, particularly the young and uninformed, and so is de? serving tho euconrugerneut of the uu tion, it being one of tho largest insti? tutions of the kiud in tho United States; and, whereas tho Raid publish? ing bouse is greatly crippled in its be? nevolent operations by reason ?f the non-pay turnt of said claim by the United States, that the Congress of the United States is hereby respecftlllj petitioned to take early action in the premises, and grant such relief und compensation us may La justified by the facts of the cn?e, and our Senators and members of Cougrass are respect? fully requested to urge an early settle inout of said claims. Mr. Daun rose to a question of pri? vilege, and correotod the report that a oertuin $2,500, which tho Treasurer assorts was paid to L. H. Christopher, hud oome into his (Dunn's) hands. The certifioato for a similar amount, which was drawn iu his namo, os Chairman of the Committee to investi? gate the hypothecation of bonds of the State in New York, has never been paid. General orders were considered nntil adjournment. HOUSE OF REPRESENT1TIVES. Senate amendments to bill to make appropriations to meet ordinary ex? penses of State Government for fiscal year commencing Novembor 1, 1875, was considered. Consideration of roport of Special Joint Committee, appointed to investi? gate tho funding of certain bonds, was made special order for Tuesday, Maroh 2, 1875. The communication from the State Treasurer, tho reading of which was stopped yoslerday, was then concluded and reoeived as information. Rill to incorporate Charleston Loan . and Trust Company was rejeoted. - HOTEIi ARRIVAL, FEBnUAHY 26.? ' Mansion House?Vi J Hughes, Union; A R Woodfin, Virginia; R F Perry, J 1 R Slawson, Greenville; W J Davis, Ridge way; T O Whitworth, Helena. Wheeler House-Dt D R Miller, city; E Tweedy and wife, Ga; R R Carpen? ter, Riohland; J M Maokey, Abbeville; J M Walker, Wilmington; A A Glover, city; W S Byles, N Y; J Henderson, Md; A Febr, O D Rigslow. M H Da vie, N Y; J B Marsball, Md; J T Ba i oon, Mass; T O Gorton, Chester; G Johnstone, Newberry; N T Wilson, N Y; G W MoGlaoghlin, Md; L Hagood, i oity. j i In answer to an advertisement of an importing house for a night watchman, ? published (n the Philadelphia Ledger, there Were 800 applicants for the piece. State Treasurer Oardozo has seat Into the General Assembly the following ?moE of Statu TnuAfl??EB-'' CoLtJjaBiA. S. O., February 25,1875.' ; To (he Honor abla Ihjs House of' Rep*6 ? seniatives?GrntlkmeN: I' have been furnished with u "copy of the report Of the SpecialJoint Oommittee appointed "to ascertain what bonds of tbe State have boon funded under the Act to re duee the vojumo of the public debt, and provide for the payment of the same; what interest coupons have been funded under this said Act; and, also, whether the fondB for the payment of interest raised under tbe said Aot have been kept separate and apart from all other funds, as provided for iu tbe paid Aot, and as otherwise provided by law." I havo carefully read the entire re? port, and deem it a duty to myself to reply to its unjust and unwarrantable conclusion*. I have also farther Im? portant evidenco to furnish, which will aid materially in tbe discussion and settlement of the questions raised in the report. I have refrained from giving this evidence to tho committoe on account of its probable injurious effects upon others, and because which I d.emed unnecessary, believing that the reasons furnished to the committee wcinld, iu their judgment, justify my action. Tbey have, however, con? cluded otherwise, and I now think it tuy duty to furnish these additional reasons, although it would have been better for others bad it not been ne? cessary that they should now be given. I have the bouor to request a post? ponement of tbe consideration of tbe report until I cuu furnish a reply. I shall be able to furnish that reply by 12 o'clock, on Monday, March 1. Very respectfully, &c , F. L C4RDOZO. Treasurer South Carolina. Sxmjptoms of Purification.?A Re publican in Washington is reported to have said lately in conversation: "I, for oue, am nut content to see my party used as a tail to the President's kite. We cannot afford to go the way he is steering. The country will not stand it." The figure of a kite, which follows tho wind, from whatever point of the compass it may blow, is an apt illustration iu this connection. An? other Republican is reported as say? ing: Bad as Andy Johnson was, he, at least, regarded constitutional methods. Ho was a tiresome creature, with his Constitution, but be was safe. This man goes tbe other way, and it is not a safe way. We have gone far enough, and we ought to tie up before the boat goes farther, for bis drift is danger oaB." "I don't mind dying, but I don't want to die liko a dog in a ditch," said a life-long and zealous Republi? can. "If the party has done its work and mast die, all right; bat I don't like to see it go down dishonored and stained." There is said to be a great deal of private talk of this kind in Washington, and it may be heard ob tbe floor of Congress before tbe ses? sion is over. After all, there is an ine? radicable idea in tbe minds of Ameri? cans of all parties that a Constitution is a good thing, and ought not to be praotioally subverted. It is open to amendments by certain prescribed pro? cesses, and such amendments have beeu made from lime to time, some of them of late being of doubtful merit and expediency, aud not having more than u formal popular sanction. Bat j eveu that is felt to be better and safer timu legislative or executive iaterfer-j once in violation of the Constitution. United States District Court? Charleston, February 21?The Court met ut 10 o'clock. Judge Bryan pre? siding. The petition of Johu B. Er? win, itssiguee of T. II. Clybnrn, to estubli.-h lit n iu tho icattor of Evan II. L. Williams, bankrupt, was referred to Registrar Glawsou, to report, after duo notice to creditors. In the matter of D. B. Ross, bankrupt, it was or? dered, with the consent of all parties, that the sale of proporty be postponed until s doe-day iu October, 1875. Tbe petition of R. H. Brudley, bankrupt, of Chester, for voluntary bankraptoy, was referrod to Registrar Olawson. In tbe matter of Albert Barncb, bank? rupt, it was ordered, on motion of Simonton Sc Barker, that the hearing of tho petition for final discharge be postponed to the 9th day of March next. H. E. MoFuddec, of York, was finally discharged in bankraptoy. J. IH. Clawsou, assignee of O. Sarratt, bankrupt, against O. A. Ros9 and H. U. Thompson, assignee of D. B. Robb, bankrupt. It was decreed that the land described was improperly sold by the Sheriff of Sparenburg, und that the title to said land still rests in J. H. Olawson, for the benefit of the credi? tors of said bankrupt, and that O. A. Ross bus no right or title whatsoever to said land. It was farther ordered that tbe assignee divide the lands into convenient traots, suoh as, iu his opi? nion, may be moat to the interest of the bankrupt's estate, and sell the same at publio unction, on sales-day in October, 1875, or some oonvenient sales-day thereafter, for oash. oodernatorial APPOrMTUESTS. Trial Justices: Beaufort?J. P. Ro? bertson ; Col lot on?Joseph W. Bell; Hoiry?Thomas F. Gilleepio, O. B. Sarvis, E. P. Pitman, A very Floyd, Alvah Ensor, W. M. Bsnton, W. A. Bessant, Jeremiah Smitb, W. H. Prl vott, John W. Mishoe, Wade H. Par ker; Lexington? D. Nunnamaker; Orangobnrg?J. R. Wannamaker; Rioblnnd?Allen W. Green. Notary Pablio: Marlboro?Lawis R. Hemer. Removals?Trial Justices: OoHetoh? Danoan Padgett; Lexington? W? M. Drafts. i PBasnttn*4omVlx>rrow,M*<-"' Mtf&t j TW-wes?^:/^ abou * as pl^n^j'oou]jda f?o !'d^red.';' The Congoroo ie booming, and tho islands ore all oovored. ?? . - "Impeachment" stock foil a little", yesterday?some of ,the ? impeacbero having apparently cooled somewhat. . Euolose tho postage with your sub? scription?Daily, six months, 25 oente;' Tri-Weekly, }5; Weekly, 10 cents, J"- J Mr. M. Ebrlioh retarned, yesterday,! from the frozen North, and famished < - ob with late papers. The only evening amusement so far announced ' for next week, will be the , meetings of the House of Representa? tives, every night except Saturday. Job printing of every kind, from a miniature visiting card to n four-sheet ' poster, turned oat, at short notice, from Pii(Unix office. Try us. Ex-Governor B. F. Perry' passed * through Columbia, yesterday, oh his way to Charleston, to deliver an ad? dress bofore a ' charitable association. The wires have not yet been put in ' complete order, whioh shortens, our ; telcgraphio reports again;.they will be all right to.day, doubtless. Several active and reliable men can ^ find employment at the office of the Singer Mannfaoturing Company, No. i 153 Main street, Oolambia, 8. 0. None need apply who oaonot oome well reoommeuded. Just received, 25 bunches ohoico bananas, at 81.50 per bunoh; also, .20 pails, 15 pounds, ohoioe gilt edged Goshen butter, at 40 cents?finest in the market?at C. J. Laurey's, oppo? site Phcunix office. The moBt economical artificial light yet discovered, is the brilliant white kerosene sold by John Agnew & Son, at 17 cents per gallon by the barrel, or 20 cents per gallon at retail, delivered, free of drnyage, in any part of the city. The Columbia Bible 8ooiety will celebrate its fifty-ninth anniversary at the First Presbyterian Church, in this city, to-morrow (Sabbatb) evening, Fbbroary 28. A sermon will be deli? vered by Rev. A. Coke Smith, of the Methodist Episcopal Ohuroh, South. A report will be made by Rev. George Howe, D. D., President of the So- ( ciety. Service to commence at 7)4 o'clook. A collection will be taken up . to aid in Riblo distribution. The pub lio is invited to attend. It bos been currently reported that Attorney-General Melton is one of the proprietors of the Union-Herald; bnt that oan hardly be the case, as that paper, whioh is so fond of lauding the other State officials and copying com? plimentary notices of them, appears to give him the cold shoulder. The At? torney-General has been warmly com? mended by many papers in the State for the able manner in whioh he has performed the dnties of his office. The Greenwood Neio Era and Anderson Conservator have lately published very complimentary?and deservedly so? notices of him. Railroad Accident.?The passen? gor train over the Wilmington, Co? lumbia und Augusta Railroad, due here at 5.10 P. M., did not arrive last night lutil about 9 o'clock?the detention being causod by a run-off of tho loco? motive, at Cedar Creek trestle, about fifteen miles below Colombia. The train was running schedule time, when the locomotive struck a oouple of cows? one was knocked off by the pilot and the other oaaght under the wheels and tho locomotive and tender were thrown completely off, and lay almost upside down, several feet below. The express and mail oars were completely demo? lished. Engineer MoSwuin and Ex i press Messenger West were slightly in | jured. The passenger oars were jarred somewhat, bot none of the inmates hurt. Supreme Ooubt Deoihiohs, Febru? ary 26, 1875.? C. A. Bollman, admi? nistratrix, appellant, vs. Bebrend Boll man, respondent. Motion to set aside award of arbitrators refused, and ease remanded to Circuit Court. Opinion by Moses, O. J. Geraty A Armstrong, appellants, vs. Robert M. DoBoee, respondent I Mo? tion to reverie the order appealed from I granted. Opinion by MosesV 0. A. O. Chandler, appellant, vs. w. C. Caraty, el al, respondents. New [trial granted. Opinion by Willord, ' iff* A.J. List op .Nhw ^MffkiP^ Mrs, H. BogUoh-?To Bent, Oliver Ditsor* Ss ?o*? Mueio. Mooting Typographical Union.; ??Hew very seldom It nspp^" said one friend to another, ?,tha$ ?e. find editors bred to the business." ??Very," replied the other; "and nave you not remarked hovr seldom tha business, breed to the editors?**