The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 11, 1875, Image 2
COLUMBIA,-^ a
orning,March 11,1875.
DwUwdiWidotit Thinki.
The Union-Harald explains that it
did not mean to stigmatiae the Demo?
cratic part/ of tbn State, bat the domi?
nant party, us oorrupt and disgraceful.
Very likely, and altogether proper.
Bat what does it mean iu the next sen?
tence? "The types made as say 'De?
mocratic' party. We heartily wish
that the types were truthful chroniclers
in this instance.'* That is to say, you
wish that the Democratic party was ua
corrupt as your types made you say it
was. Bather a droll wish. We are
willing to believe, however, that this,
again, is only a type perverseuess or a
pen alip. But in another article there
is imputation which does not accord
with this disavowal. Iu speaking of
the Damccrats as likely to benefit by
divisions of iho Radicals in geitiug
control of offices such as the Treasury,
Comptroller-Generalship, tea., there
drops from the Union-Herald peo these
precious sentences: "They may fairly
argue, that no matter how well Mr.
OardoE') may have done, Mr. Tren
bolm or Mr. Memminger can do bet?
ter. Instead of their having a colored
man and a Republican in the treasury,
they osn have one o! their own party
to aid them, with all the power of the
treasury, to oarry the State iu 1876."
Here is covert appeal to party and race
prejudice to oome to the Treasurer's
aid. To tbis wa are indifferent, and
havs aO objaotijbn. But the aboompa
nyiag*mmnan, that a Democrat in
the offioe of Treasurer would use the
public mousy, all the power of the
traasdry, to osrry an eleotion, is to
suppose that Radioal morals and prao
* tioea would be adopted by him. Such
a thing was never known or imagined,
till the advent of Radicalism. Does
tbe Union-Herald wish to produce the
impression, that the corruptions of
Radicalism have saturated tho whole
mass of society, that the conta?
gion of dishonesty has spread every?
where? It must mean, then, that ho?
nesty eatonot be found, and it is useless
to entertain the idea that, by any pro?
cess of change, or reform, or any?
thing else, it osn be introduced into
the public service. While we have
not thought for a moment of any
Democrat being elected to the offioe of
Treasurer or Comptroller, we must say
that the Union-Herald outrages public
sentiment and grossly violates justice
in attributing to any such supposed
DamoorsMo effioef- the vices and
usages of its party.,. No decent Demo?
cratic Treasurer would ever have paid
auch ejaink? is thoaa allowed out of
the State treasury to fiutilioua Mooneye
and Leggetts. Tho anti-memorial tax
committee e*aid never have drawn
$2,500 ont of the treasury while ma?
naged by a Democrat, in the name of
Li. F. Christopher, to pay their way
and support. them handsomely in
Washington. The monopoly af that
sort of thing is. held by the bastard
representative in this State of the
party of moral Ideas.
nS??i *i? -
pryifi Rights ?The Richmond
^Vhig, after counseling moderation and
forbearanoe on. the part of white peo?
ple, now that the mischievous Civil
Rights Bill has become a law, thereby
disappointing 'and dieoomflitiog the
conspirators against the public peace
ana order, says:
"There are some of the more intelli
goOJt^eagaoious and thoughtful of the
black people wirbt however far thsy
mm las from reaching into the depths
of the future and. seeing the conclusion
of jt^nU in the end, haW a sufficient
apPBffation of the immediate sur?
roundings of tbe situation.'nnd enough
of self-respect,*,we trust, to induce
tbetn to disoountenanau all iusolent in?
trusions upon Hxe proprieties of social
life as it is now an tho Sooth, and in
the name of panes, and for the sake of
the existing retatjona between the two
raous, to represses far as pruotioabl??,
any swaggering bravado, or insulting
invasion of personal rights, to whioh
others of their oolor may be moved,
either by themacuinstions of bad
white men behind them, or by their
own dispcatttiso to exemplify their
liberties in a Uoense that cannot be en
dured." |pgi
This is a wise and timely suggestion.
If the olaslr of colored people referred
to by tu?, tihig had the influence
among thvMjsaofla Which bpioAgs to
superiorliMMi^ow'and conservative
character, need be no apprehen?
sions of the future. The aonlinnanoe
of anoint, and! in; genera",, nnin
tewtipted good feeling between the
white and oorotedii^opla of the Soatb,
is essential to their common welfare
and happiness: ,
. A Iyi .? v I ' :t J?i U? ?i ' i ? ? m
Speak oaqtiontily when yon talk
about ShsridsD, He is eligible to the
Presidsttey, sod the fowls are not all
dead yet.' x '"? ' ? - - '? !
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B ? r? w? il-B I mr k ? 111?>.
The everlasting Barnwell-Blerkville
matter oime before the Senate yester?
day. Mr. Donaldson, of Greenville,
moved to strike not the enacting clause
of the bill, and the motion was well
sustained by Mr. Duncan, of Spartan
bnrg. He gave a brief history of the
whole matter, from its inceptiou in
1868 to the present moment, showing
that it had been and ooutinues a one
mau uflair throughout. Through the
exertions of the then Senator from
Barnwell, in 1869, without asking the
people's consent, the court hocso was
almost literally taken up from Barn
well and d mped down at Blaokville.
This being done and the Senator hav?
ing reason to leave for other parts, the
people oame before the Legislature
and asked that the question be sub?
mitted to popular vote. A majority
decided in favor of Barowell as the
County seat. That was a test vote,
and when cast it decided the question.
It should not be kept open according
to the whims and interests of any per?
son or of any clique of pereons. The
Republicans of the County had ac?
quiesced in the settlement, and all tho
public officers?Republicans?had put
forth a statement that the election was
perfectly fair and oonolusive. It is an
unheard-of nuisance and an offence to
the people of that County that the
question should oome before them
again at the instance of the ex Senator
who had returned from his residence
in New York. There was no telling
where, iu the changes of time, in the
shaking of defitiny's dice-box, tbis ex
Senator might fall out. Barnwell
County and Barnwell County County
seat ought to remain undisturbed by
his petty ambitions, his petty schemes
snd his migratory habits. Notwith?
standing the oleer and convincing ar?
gument of Senator Duncan, the
Senate voted by 17 to 14 to eustain the
bill providing for another eleotion to
determine again the plaoe where the
County seat shall be. A number of
persons appeared to be flying around
lobbying in support of the job.
'inre ?T?TE liKuisnvrurtK.
Wednesday, March 10, 1875.
SENATE.
A message was reoeived from the
House, concurring iu the report of
committee of conference ou disagree?
ments on a Senate Bill to provide for
the enumeration of the inhabitants of
the State. Senate concurred.
Mr. Jervay introduced bill to amend
au Act to incorporate certain societies
therein numcd.
Mr. Smalls?Bill to protect State
against fraudulent tender of bills of
Bank of the State in payment of taxes.
Mr. Cain?Bill to amend Section 55,
Chapter. OXX, Revised Statutes, re?
lating to liens on crops.
The Spoaker of .the House attended
in the Senate, when the following
were duly ratified: Acta to authorize
County Commissioners of Lanrens to
levy and cause to be collected a special
tax of three mills on the dollar of taxa?
ble property; to incorporate town of
Beevesvilie, County of Oolleton; to
establish ferry across Waooamaw
River, iu Horry County, and to vest
same iu Wm, I*. Book & Co.; to amend
Section 1, Chapter CXXXVI, Part IV,
Revised Statutes, relative to offences
against oivil rights; to emend "An Act
to alter and amend the charter of the
town of Greenville and for other pur?
poses, and an Aet to alter and amend
the said Aot;" to amend "An Act to
establish a public road in Collutou
Ooouty;" to amend Section 2 of "An
Aot to regulate the issuing of checke
to laborers upon plantations or else?
where;" joint resolution to ratify the
amendment of Constitution relative
to the boundary line of Piokens and
Ooonee Coonties; Acta to incorporate
Ashley River Railroad; to regulate the
appointment and salary of Trial Jus?
tices in and for the County of Claren?
don; to amend "Au Aot to amend Sec?
tion 2, of Chapter XXV, of General
Statutes;" to provide for settlement
and redemption of certain claims
against the State; to amend "An Act
to provide for the redemption of for?
feited lands upon eertaiu oonditioua
therein mentioned;" to alter and
amend charter of German Rifle Club,
of Charleston, and to renew and ex?
tend the same; to amend Section 14,
Chapter XLVH, of Revised Statutes,
relatiog to ferries; to amend "An Aot
to grant, renew end amend ebarters of
certain towns and villages therein
mentioned, as relates to the village of
St. Stephens;" joint resolutions to re?
lieve Li. J. Jennings, of Greenville
County, and H. L Buok, of Horry, of
and from payment of eertaio taxes;
Aot to amend "An Aot for the inoorpo.
ration of toe town of Georgetown."
Messages were reoeived from-the
Govoruor.aeproviQg an Aet to ebener
Walhalla Bank} also, calling the atten?
tion-of the'General Assembly to the
offset of a recent decision of the Su?
preme Conrt of the Stete, by wbtoh it
is decided that working animals or
stock do not oome within the proper
meaning Of the term "supplies." as
found in Section 55, Chapter OXX, of
the Revise*! Statutes. It is represented
that this deession renders further legis?
lation a matter of immediate necessity
to the agricultural interests of the
State. ;
f?Mr. Keith introduced bill to emend
sub-divisions J.,,2, end.3 of Seotion
415, Title V, Chapter CXJHLof Gen?
eral Statute?,r?TiUog I? examination
of witnesses, ft j , < .
Mr. Swails, oo behalf ol Joint Com?
mittee appointed to prepare en addreee
to his Excellence the Governor for re?
moval ot F. Li. Cardoso from offloe of
State Treasurer, reported that the
committee would be ready this even
iog to submit it to the Senate, and
moved that the Senate take a recess
ontil 7.30 P. M.
At the evening session, Mr. S vails
submitted the followiug repori:
The Special Joint Corarnittcp, ap?
pointed to draw np and presotit to the
two houses an address to his Excel?
lency the Governor, for the removal of
F. Li. Cardoso, Statu TruaNurer, beg
loave to report that tboy have per?
formed the duty assigned them, and
respectfully ask leave to present the
accompanying charges and specifica?
tions for the consideration of the two
hou es. The committee recommend
tbat, in ncoordauce with Sectiou 4
Article VII, of the Constitution, a
copy of the charges bu served upon
the said F. L. Cardozo, and that hi* be
required to appear before the two
houses, met in joint ataembly, at 12
o'ulook M., on Tuesday, the 16th in?
stant, then and there to make answer
to the same. The committee further
report that they have now in course of
preparation certain rules of procedure
in relation to tho case, which will be
reported t.> the two houses as soon as
practicable. All of which is respeut
fully submitted.
S. A. SWAILS, j
Chairman on part of Senate.
J. A. BARKER,
Chairman on part of House.
To His Excellency Daniel H. Cham*
berlain, Governor of the State of Sonth
Carolina: The General Assembly, con?
vened in the Senato and I House of
Representatives, by a vote of two
thirds of inch House, and in the exe?
cution of the authority vested iu them,
under Suction -1 of Article VII of the
Constitution of the State, 'respect?
fully address your Excellency, aud ask
that che Hon. F. L. Cardofjn tic re?
moved from the office of State Trea?
surer. The oausee for which they ask
the'removal of the suid F. L Cardozo
from the office of State Treasurer are
contained in the following charges, to
ait:
Charge I.?They charge that the
said F.tL.. Cardozo baa been guilty of
misconduct and irregularity in the ad
miniatratiou of his office as State Trea?
surer:
Specification 1. Iu this, that, whoroas,
for the express purpose of providing,
as far as possiblo, against the issuing
of any bonds under "Au Act to reduce
the volume of the public debt, and
provide for the payment of the same,"
approved December 22, 1873, and
oommouly kuowo as the Funding Aot,
iu exohangu for, and in lien of, bonds
in the possession of persons who were
not the actual owners thereof, the
General Assembly, by a oocourront
resolution, passed Maroh 17, 1874, ap?
pointed a Joint Cotnmilteo to ascertain
what bonds of the State were pledged
by the Financial Agent of the State as
collateral security for State loans, and
to report their numbers, the colors of
their numbers, and their denomina?
tions, as well ne the amounts for wbiob
they were pledged, to the State Trea?
surer, as soon as ascertained; and
whereas the said Joint Committee did
ascertain and report their numbers,
the colors of their numbers, and
their denominations, as well as the
amounts for whioh they were
pledged, to the said State Treasnrer;
yet, ootwithstandiug the eaid report,
the said State Treasurer did, at vari
oos times, between tho 25th of Jone,
1871, and the 15th of February, 1875,
under color of the eaid Aot, fond
and permit to be funded, at the State1
Treasury, at Columbia, 8978,50J of
bonds of the State, well kuowing that
the said bonds were the bonds so re?
ported to be in the possession of per?
sons not the aotoal owners thereof, in
excess of the amount authorized by
law to be issued, and, therefore, w??re
not a legal obligation of the State, and
wero not entitled to be fnntfed under
the provisions of the said Aot.
Specification 2. In this, that, tho said
F. L. Cardozo, State Treasurer, did,
at various times between tho 25tb of
Jone, 1871, and 15th of February,
1875, under color of the said Aot,
foud, and permit to be funded, at the
State Treasury, at Columbia, $211,011
of coupons whioh were detaohtul from
bonds of the State, and whioh matured
on or before the 1st of July, 1871,
when the said State Treasurer had tho
means of knowing, and should well
have known, that the whole interest
dne upon the bonds of tho Stato np to
that date had been paid, aud that the
said conpons, so outstanding, were in
fraud of the just oredit of the State,
and, therefore, were not entitled to be
funded under the provisions of the said
Aot.
Specification 3. In this, that the said
F. L. Cardozo, State Treasnrer, did,
at various times between tho 25th of
June, 1874, and 15th of February,
1875, under color of the eaid Aot, fund,
and permit to be fended, at the State
Treasury, at Colombia, 9195,485 of
oonpons whioh matured between the
1st of April, 1869, end 1st oi October,
1871, inclusive, end whioh were de?
tached from bonds of the State before
and during the period of the hypothe?
cation of said bonds; and when, there?
fore, the said State Treasnrer* had the
means of knowing, end shonfd well
have known, that th?? eaid oonpons
were the property of the . State, and
not an indebtedness against the State,
and, therefore, were not entitled to he
.funded ' nnder the provision*] of'the
s? id Aot.
Specification 1. In this, thet the said
F. Lv Oardoie, State Treasurer, did,
at various times between the 25th of
Juno, 1874, and tbe 15th of February,
1375, aofler' color"of tbe said Aot,
fund; and permit to be funded, at tbe
Bute Treasury, at Oolambia, $6,960 of
con pans which were detached from
bonds of the State, and whioh matnred
before she bonds themselves were
issued from the State Treasury, and
which the said State Treasurer bad tbe
means of knowing, and nbonld well
have known, were not a liability
against the Stute, and, therefore, were
not entitled to bo funded under tbe
provisions of the said Act.
Specification^. In this, that the said
F. Li. Curdozo, Stute Treasurer, did,
at various tunes between the ?5th of
Jane, 1874. nod the 15th of February,
1875, mi 'it color of tho said Aot,
fund, and permit to be fuuded, at ibe
State Treasury, at Columbia, 39.205 of
ooupons which were detached from
bonds of the State, uud whioh ma?
tured between the 1st of January,
1870, and the 1st ot July, 1871, iu
elusive; tho bonds from which th- said
ooupons were detached buviug always
been the property of tbe State, and
still being iu the possession of tbe
Btato Treasury, marked "canceled uu
nstid," und the said coupon*, there?
fore, not being entitled to be funded
under tbe provisious of tbe said Aot,
all of which tho Stale Treasurer had
tho means of knowiug, aud should well
have known.
Specification 6. In this, lbat where?
as, by Section 7 of the said "Aot to re?
duce tho volume of tbe public debt
and provide for the payment of the
same," commonly known as tbe Fuud
ing Act, it is provided that tho fond of
the S^ate thereby solemnly pledged for
the panctual payment of too interest
and tin il redemption of the principal
of tbe bonds aud htooks then author?
ized, "shall bn kept separate and
apart from all other fond-*, Hud thall
be applied: tirst, to the payuiout of
tbe auuuully accruing interest" upon
such b mds and stocks; uud, second,
"to the extinguishment of the public
debt, and to uo other purpose;" yet
the said F. I* Curdozo, State Treasur?
er, has kept such fund suparste and
I apart from all other funds only nomi?
nally on his books, aud has deposited
such fuud and drawn upon ft, in com?
mon with all other funds to his credit,
for other purposes Iban tho payment
of the said interest or extinguishment
of said public debt, thereby defeating
the intention of - said Aot, nod eu
dangering tho security guaranteed to
tbe public creditors und the faith uud
credit of the State.
Charge II.?They charge thut said
F. Li. Curdozo, Stute Treasurer, has
been guilty oi wilful ueglect of duty.
Specification 1. Iu this, that whereas
it is provided by Section 33, Chapter
XVII, of Revised Statutes, "that the
Treasurer shall, nt the end of every
month, report to the Comptrollor-Gon
eral an aoourate statement of the cash
transactions of the Treasury of every
description;" yet said F. L. Curdozo,
State Treasurer, has, since the 31st of
October, 1674, wholly omitted to report
to the Comptroller-General any etate
meet of cash transactions of Treasury.
Ou motion of Mr. Swails, the re?
commendation of the committee was
agreed to, and a message sent to the
Honse of Representatives, roquesting
its concurrence. It was also ordered
that the report and address be printed,
and copies served upou F. L. Cur?
dozo, State Treasurer.
A message was received from tho
Senate, that it has agreed to the re?
commendation of tbe Speoial Joint
Committee appointed to prepare and
present to the two Houses an address
to tbe Governor for the removal of F.
L. Cardozo, State Treasurer; that a
oopy of the charges be served upon
said F. L. Cardoso, and he be n quired
to appear before tho two Houses, met
in Joint Assembly, at 12 M., loesday,
16th instant, then aud there to make
answer to tho same, aud requests con?
currence of the Hoosa. Agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Enaoting words of bill to authorize
County Commissioners of Laarens
and Union to build a bridge across tbe
Euoree Rivor; and a joint resolution
to authorize County Commissioners of
Colleton to open a road leading from
George's Station to Reeves' Station
Road, were stricken out.
A message was received from tho
Governor, stating that hu hud ap?
proved tbe following: Acts to amend on
Act to incorporate town of Black
stocks; to incorporate Palmetto Oil
and Greaso Oompauy, of Charleston;
to permit County Commissioners of
Lexington to pay oat of taxes oolleoted
for preoent fiscal year claims against
said County of prooeding fiscal years,
whioh have heou audited and ordered
paid, but whioh remain unpaid; to au?
thorize and empower County Commis?
sioners of Greenville to open and
establish a public school; to incorpo?
rate town of Ridgeway, in County of
Fairfleld; to make appropriations to
meet ordinary expenses of Stats Go
vernmeut for fisoal year commencing
November 1, 1874; joint resolution to
authorize County Commissioners of
Clarendon and Fairfleld to levy aud
eoUect speoial tax of 1 >< mills on the
dollar for payment of past due indebt?
edness of said Counties, and to regu?
late manner of disbursing same.
Mr. Simons presented the claim
($1,315) of William Robinson, being
due bills oi State Treasurer of March
20, 1874.
Mr. Russotl introduced a resolution,
whioh wss adopted, whereas it is
known that Hon. A. H. Stephens, of
Georgis, (a Representative from that
Stats in the Congress of tbe United
States,) has arrived in this city; that
a committee of three bo appointed by
the Speaker of this House, to invite
the distinguished gentlaman to a seat
on the floor of the same. The Speaker
announced as tbe committee Mosers.
Russell, Orr aud Bampfield.
Bill to Qr salary ot Circuit Solici?
tors was laid on the tsble.
Bills to provide (or construction of a
now jsil in snd for Conntj of Fairfield;
to authorise Feyetteville and Fi ore 00?
Railroad Company to extend their
road from North Carolina line, near
Molnnea' Bridge, to Florence, in this
State, aud for other purposes, were
reoeived from the House amouded.
Coucurred iu and titles changed to
Acts.
A message was received from Senate,
agreeing to report of committee of
conference) on disagreements on bill to
provide for enumeration of inhabi?
tants of this State.
Mr. Barker, from Special Joint Com?
mittee to present an address to the two
Houses relative to the removal of Trea?
surer Cardozo, submitted eaid address;
also reported that they have in course
of preparation certain rales of pro
cecdnre, which will be presented as
soon us practicable.
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City Matters?Subscribe for the
Piiobnix? don't borrow. j
Beading matter on every page.
Pleasant agaiu, yesterday.
Pretty building* continue to gb np
around town.
Hon. C. Gr. Momminger deolines to
act as oouosel in the Treasurer Cardozo
oase.
Messrs. W. D. Lore & Co. proclaim
to the people at large tbe openiug of
their spring stock of goods.
The wide-awake correspondent of a
duiiy paper was discovered fast asleep
j ou one of the sofas in tbe House, yes?
terday.
Call for your tickets in tbe reul estate
distribution before tbe lncky numbers
uro all selected. There are a few still
left.
The tfl'c'.s of tbe high water will
materially interfere with planting.
The actual loss of property, so far as
known, is not very heavy. Tho river
fell rapidly, yesterday.
A large number ot Northern tourists
are passing through this city daily, en
roule for Florida, where, it is Beid,
there is a perfeot j im. Better halt in
Columbia.
Although the Congaree is falling ra?
pidly, the water from it is still running
through nearly all the strcots of Co?
lumbia. Col. Pearse can assign the
reason.
Tho sale of tickets for tbe Grand
Gift Coucort at Greensboro, N. C, on
Wednesday, March 17, will olose to?
morrow, the 12th. Those intending
to take a chance should sand at once.
Mr. S. D. Eostin, who so satisfacto?
rily passed his ex imination as to the
!aw, last year, has hung out his shingle
in the new insurance building. He can
be consulted in Room No. 5.
The "address" of the committee in
the Treasurer Cardoz? case was read
last night, in both branches of the
General Assembly. The Treasurer was
allowed until Tuesday next, at half
past 12, to make his defenoe.
Look out for the fakirs or thieves.
Thoy can bo found on nearly every
railroad train aud lurking around pro?
miscuously. Business is dull at the
North, sod so they are flocking South.
"Rope" a'few of them end the balance
will disappear.
"When the cold wind blows, take
care of your nose that it doesn't froze,
and wrap dp yonr toes in warm woolen
hose." The above, we suppose, was
written in prose, by some one who
knows the effect of oold bloWs. " '
Oar Ridioal neighbor is mistaken, if
not malicious, in attributing to the
editorial columns of the Phcenix some
ribald expressions about Hon. A. H.
Stepheus. We have made iu onr day
many references to the distinguished
Georgian, but never a disrespectful
one.
Hemphill, of Fort Pickens, denies
tbe|aide-decampship, and says;
??This ia one of the cfchonors wo do
not care to have thrust upon us. It ia
bad enough to be a Trial Justice, and
to be elected Coroner by 8,844 ma je 1.7
on tbo lUdioel ticket, against a known
Democrat. On the collapse at Appo
mattox, we abandoned onr Spring?
field, walked home, and have deter?
mined to plod our way through life
armed with a Faber No. 2, sensible of
the faot that the 'pen is mightier than
tbe sword,' aud decidedly more plea?
sant."
Mr. Scott, the retiring Postmaster at
Newberry, publishes a handsome card
iu aokuowledgment of the generous
endorsement of that community. This
has been shown in e testimonial in his
favor, embraoing more tu?u 5GG ?mm??sv
and strongly evidencing the pablio
confidence end esteem. It is pleasant
to notioe snoh agreeeble relations,
resting Upon mutual good offices and
mutual good will, between Mr. Sooft
and the friends whom be has attached
to him daring his official career in
Newberry. As postmaster, be bag
been obliging, capable end efficient in
an uncommon degree; as a maiy be is
worthy the regard end attachment ql
his friends.
Mb. Stkphkms ? Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens arrived in Columbia on
Tuesday evening und left by yester?
day's afternoou train .for Augusta.
He is io the enjoyment of moderately
good health and retains all his old
time cheerfulness of disposition, affa?
bility of manners and force of intel?
lect. Iu oouversrtion he expreased a
belief tbal our Republican institutions
bave been pot to a severe test, bat had
happily stood it well. He is of opi?
nion thai other ordeal* oi a trying
character yet remain to bo met, but ia
hopeful, nevertheless. Upon tho
whole, ho is quite cheerful, iu view of
tbe prospect beforens. He thinks tbe
aotion of Congress in declining to re?
open the Arkansas question, and in re?
fusing to enact into law the bill known
as the Force BUI, expresses the soberf
settled and jast feeling of the country.
It is averse to any longer continued
rack of the Sontbern people, and to
any further teudvuey of the Kationai
Government towards the rale of bayo?
nets, instead of that of law and the
Constitution.
Several of oar citizens, including
tho officers of tho garrison, availed
themselves of the opportunity of Mr.
Stephens' stay to pay him their re
speots and renew their acquaintance
with him.
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At a meeting of the Hibernian So?
ciety, held last night, the followiag
officers were elected for tbe ensuing
year:
Col. F. W. McMaster, President;
W. B. C'ithcart, VicePresideot; J. W.
Leavy, Secretary; C. F. Jackson, Trea?
surer. Finance Committee?C. L.
Anderson, C. F. Janney, P. Cantwell.
Belief Committee?R. Hannan, A.
Crawford, J. F.Qadsden. Committee
on Letters?Wm. Gorman, John T.
Sloan, Jr., R. A.Kesnan. Stewards?
P. Cantwell. W. B. Oathcart, W. C.
S w a fit eld, W. C. Fisher, W. G. Childa.
Thirteen new members were elected
lust evening. The society expects to
give an entertainment on St, Patrick's
Day, whioh will rival in exoellonoe the
splendid one given by it last year, at
the Wheeler House.
Mr. Lt. E. Hendrioks, having been
authorized to solicit contributions for
the approaching fair of the "Washing?
ton Light Infantry Charitable Associa?
tion, of Charleston," desires to notify
the oitizens of Colombia, the ladies
especially, that any donations in the
line of fancy articles. Sec, they may
feel it a doty to tender for the further?
ance of a cause so laudable, will be
thankfally reoeivod and highly appre?
ciated by the association. Contribu?
tions may be left with Mr. R. L GilH
land, at Mr. Bryan's bookstore.
The Courts.?Supbbmb Coubx De?
cisions-Maroh 10, 1875.?E. B.
Mobley, appellant, vs. 3. S. Cureton
et al, respondents.. , Judgment set
aside and the order over-ruling the de?
murrer modified. Opinion by WtUard, >
A. J.
J. Bratton et oi., respondents, vs. S.
Anderson, appellant. Order of Cir?
cuit Court and judgment thereon net
aside, and proceedings of plaintiffs
suspended. Opinion by Willard, A. J.
} United States Dxsranrr Conas?
Chabi*bj>toh, Maroh 10.?Judge Bryan
presiding. In ths matter of Robert
M. Wallace, United . States Marshal,
proof of account under Act of Con?
gress, it wee ordered that the account,
amounting to 83,217.93, fees and dis?
bursements, be oonfirmed and ap?
pro red. The report of Registrar
Clawson, in the matter of W. W.
Sims, bankrupt/was confirmed, and
i upon petition of J. S. Ken wick, for
the payment of lien, it. was ordered
that the assignee sell the property
mentioned in the schedule free from
inenmbraoce, and that the funds be
held till the further report of the re?
gistrar. Among the jurors drawn for
the May term are B. F. Goodwin and
Eugeno DeBerry, Columbia. .'
List of New Advebtisehetts.
Richland Rifle Ofab.
S. D. Epatin?Attorney at Law.
Wm. D. Trove A Co.? Spring Goods,
Hotel Abmvaxs. March 10, 1875 .?
Wheeler House - W A Gay lord, city; O
Reeder, Baltimore; BE Haekell, CD
Kiug,N T;>W G.&qW\C; B''*'
Solomons. Charleston; W H Dim
msriok, Pa; Mrs W m Gantry, Miss 0
Rhodes, Charleston; 3 H MoDevitt,
Edgefleld; E 3 Jones, N C; M DePass.
Gumden;E J Aid rieb, Boston; Wm A
Miller ana wife. N Y; L Telboit, eil?;
H Bodheim, Gaj A Bash, Oregon;ft
Brotherton, N 1; J Morton end wife,
Pa; B G Xooum, Chester; A D Fre?
derick, Orangsburg; W M Nelson, J D
McOarley. Winn^ro^W^Bssk, U
3 Army; A J Choatham, BaUlmors; O
S Army: A J v. ... *? ?-??'-. -
H Sub*k%b-fr?; GT Atk/na. N X;>
3 A Adams, N Palmer, Baltimore; P
Cook, Ga; W R Klioe, F L Holland,
0 Smith. HjsrdscrabbK W H Orohard,
city; J M Biggs, 3 B Moore, Wious
bbr?; W W Dloi>?. Doko; W B Tit
man, N T; J D Job**? Gs; J M BIshoL
Fis; M S Dunham, Colombia; J M
Biles, N Y; J N Hoffman, Lexington;
J E Minter, Union; H A Gibson.
Fair field; F 0 Fosrd, N C.