The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 11, 1875, Image 3
D??lla?<iyWltb?ut TIaa-ks. ,
The Union Herald explains that. il
did not mean to stigmatise the Demo?
cratic party of tho State, bot the domi?
nant party, ae corrupt and disgraceful.
Very likely, and altogether proper.
But wbat does it mean in the next sen?
tence? "The types made ns say 'De
mo oratio' -party. We heartily wish
that the types were truthful chroniclers
iu this instance." That is to say, you
wish that the Democratie party was us
corrupt as your types made yon say it
was. Bather a droll wish. We are
willing to believe, however, that this,
agaio^ is only a type perverseuess or a
pen slip. But in another article there
is imputation whioh does not aooord
with this disavowal. In speaking of
the Democrats as likely to benefit by
divisions of tbe Radicals in getting
control of offices snob as the Treasury,
Comptroller-Generalship, &o., there
drops from the Union-Herald pen these
precious sentences: "They may fairly
argue, that no matter how well Mr.
OardoB) may have done, Mr. Treu
holm or Mr. Memminger can do bet?
ter. Instead oi their baring a colored
man and a Republican in tbe treasury,
they osa hsve one oi their own party
to eid them, with all the power of the
treasury, to carry the State in 1876."
Here is covert appeal.to party and raoe
prejudice to oome to the Treasurer's
airLy To t?isxwe IN indifferent, and
havf U? o*fiK*pn. Ii at the aeoompa
ny4eg*Insinuation, that a Democrat-in
tbe offioe of Treasurer would use tbe;
p^l^ili. power of the
treaedry, to .'carry an election, is to
suppose that Radical morals and prac?
tices would be adopted by bim. Such
a thing war neve* ?* imagined, i
till the advent of Radioaliam. Does
the Union-Herald wish to produoe the
impression, that the corruptions of
Radicalism have Saturated the"Whole
mass of society, that the conta?
gion of dishonesty has spread every?
where?. It,must mean, thuu, that ho?
nesty osmnot be found, end it is useless
to entertain the idea that, by any pro?
cess of change, or reform, or any?
thing, else, it osu be iutrodaoed into
the public service. While we bevel
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 pnblio
sentiment end grossly .violates justice
in, attributing to any auch supposed
Damoetaiio ? offioerMthe vioos ? and
usages of its party.,, Np decent Demo
oratio Treasnrer wonld ever have paid
sudkeJeJrj? as Jk&OsaJ.alldwod out oi
the State treasury to flolitio us Mooneye
and Ajeggetts. The anti-memorial tax
oomwtttea BO*l?Y never have drawn
32,500 out of the treasury while ma?
naged by a Democrat, in the name oi
Is. V, Christopher, to pay tbair way
and support, .(hem handsomely in
Washington. ~?Oe monopoly of that
sort of thing is. held by the bastard
representative in this Stets of the
perty of morahMesa.
awaj m a ? sWa
OrviXi RiofiSrj?The Richmond
Tr%igfater counseling moderation end
forbearance or^the part of white peo?
ple, now that the mischievous Civil
Rights Bill bss become a law, thereby
disappointing ~abd discomfit ting the
eonsnirstors against the pnblio peace
- an^ order, say a: g?
^There are some of the more iotelli
goi\$ejsgaoious and thoughtful of the
black people ir?ft?, however far they
mahhaw from raeohiog into the depthe
of She f a tare sjad seeing the conclusion
of irjaji in the end, bavw a sufficient
appi??Takion of the immediate sur
roaaatnga of the situatioev, and enough
of seM-tespeciMhfre trust, to induce
them to discomteoaooe fir insolent in?
trusions upon Ini proprieties of social
life as it is now.jn tho South, and in
tbe name of pawn*, and for tbe sake of
the existing retatjous between the two
raoos, to reprep^aa far as praotioabhj,
any swaggering-bravado, or insetting
invesion of personal rights, to whioh
others of tbeir oolor mey be moved,
either by q thai otacbias tions of bad
white men behinc
i -The too tin nance
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r betwefln she1
Vte^t^t^ettsn;
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Wall-BlarkTUU. ?
matter came before the Senate yester?
day. Mr. Donaldson, of Greenville,
! moved to strike oat the enacting olsuss
of the bill, and the motion was well
sustained by Mr. Duncan, of Spartan
barg. He gave a brief history of the
whole matter, from its inception in
1868 to the present moment, showing
that it had been and oontinues a one*
mau affair throughout. Through the
exertioos of the theu Senator from
BarnweU, in 1869, without asking tbe
people's consent, the ooort house was
almost literally taken up from Barn
well and d roped down at Blaekville,
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 BarnweU as the
County seat. That was a test vote,
and when oast it decided the question.
It should not be kept open according |
to the whims and interests of any per?
son or of any olique of persona. The1
Republicans of tbe County had ao
qnieseed in the' settlement, and all the 1
publicomoors?Republicans?had put
forth a statement thst the election was1
perfectly fair sind oonolusive. It ia sn
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 hid returned from his residence
in New Yotk. There was no telling
whore, ia the changes of time, in tbe
? baking of destiny's dice-box, Ibis ex
Senator might fall ont. BarnweU
: County and BarnweU County County
[ seat ought to remain undisturbed by j
his petty ambitions, his petty schemes |
snd his migratory habits. Notwith?
standing the dear and convincing ar?
gument of Senator Duncan, tbe
Senate voted by 17 to 14 to sustain the
bill providing for another election to
determine. again, the plane where the
County seat shall be. A number of
persons appeared to be flying around
lobbying in support of the job.
THE STATE liEUlSLvrUKE.
Wednesday, March 10, 1875.
SENATE.
A message was received from the j
I House, concurring in the report of
I com mitten of conference on disagree?
ments on a Senate Bill to provide for
the enumeration of tbe inhabitants of |
the State. Senate concurred.
Mr. Jervcy iotrodaoed bill to ameqd j
an Aot to incorporate certain sooietiee |
I therein named.
Mr. SmaUfl?Bill, to protect State
against fraudulent tender of bills of
I Bank of the State in payment of taxes.
Mr. Cain?BUI to amend Section 55,
.Chapter. OXX, Revised Statutes, re?
flating to liens on crops.
The Speaker of a he House attended !
in the Senate; when the following
were duly ratified: Acts to authorise
County Commissioners of Laureos to
levy and cause to be colleetad a special
tax of three mills on the dollar of taxa?
ble property; to incorporate town of
Beeves rille. County of Oollefon; to
establish ferry across Waocamaw
River, in Horfy County, snd to vest
sante in Wm. L. Back A Co.; to amend
Section 1, Chapter CXXXVI, Part IV,
Revised Statutes, relative to offences I
against aivil rights; to amend "An Aot
to alter and amend the charter of tbe |
tow n of GreeoviUs and for other pur
poses, and an Act to alter and amend I
the said Aot;" to amend "An Act to
establish a publio road in Colletou
Count;;',' to amend Section 2 of "Anl
Aot to regulate the issuing of checks |
to laborers upon, plantations or else?
where;" joint resolution to ratify the
amendment of Constitution relative |
j to the boundary line of Piokens and
lOconee Counties; Aots to incorporate!
Ashley River Railroad; to regulate the
appointment and salary of Trial Jus?
tices in and for the County of Cl?ren- j
rdon; to amend "An Act to amend Sec
tion 2, of Chapter XXV, of General!
I Statutes;" to provide for settlement |
i and redemption, of certain olaims
against the State; to amend "An Aot]
to provide for tbe redemption of for?
feited lands upon certain conditions
therein mentioned;" to alter and
amend charter of German Rifle Club,
I of Charleston, and to renew snd ex
I tend tbe asms; to amend Section 14,
Chapter XLVH, of Revised Statutes,
relating to ferries; to amend "An Aot
j to grant, renew and amend charters of
j certain towns and villsgss therein
] mentioned, as Delates to the village of
I St..Stephens;" joint' resolutions to re?
lievo L< J. Jennings, of Greenville
County, and H. L, Buck, pf Horry, of
and from payment of certain taxes;
Aot to ameibd "An Aot for the inoorpo.
ration of the town of Georgetown."
Messages were rsosivsd from-the
Qovern?^-*?nwwiuiT an Act to charter I
?Vmifa^afe
effect of a recent decision of thok
, promo Court of tue State, by vMtflt
is decided that working anisaals ?f
stock do not oome wit bio ttfTpttpW
meaning df the term "supplies." as
found io Section 65, Obeptet X?X, ol
the Revised Statutes. It is represented
thst this deletion renders fur tbe* legis?
lation a matter of immediate otceaeMj
to tbs, agriqdtaral Itfsrests
'BtaUi.^v j.' >,,.?,,
^Mr, Keith iotroiuoed bill io amend
sub-divisions .i#r2, and, 3 of Section
?- ?<i ' ft ftffoJIO jf'-Ja fctH KfH
? xOti'1 * W ?fill
of witnesses. ^ ... t ?
Mr. SwaiK oo behalf of Join* Com.
rnittee appointed lo prepare an add roes
to bis Excelleno? the Governor for re?
moval of F. L. Cardozo from office of
State Treaanrer, reported thet the
committee would be ready thl* even?
ing to submit It to the Senate, and
moved that the Senate take a recess
nntil 7.30 P. M.
At the eveeing session, Mr. Ssails
submitted the following report:
The Special Joint Committee, up
pointed to draw np and present to tbe
two houses an address to Iiis Excel?
lency the Governor, for rhe removal of
F. Li. Cardoso, State Treasurer, beg
leave to report that they have per
i formed the duty assigned them, and
1 respectfully ask leave to present the
accompanying charges and specifica?
tions for the consideration of tbe two
boa-es. The committee recommend
I that, in accordance with Section 4
Article VII, of tbe Constitution, a
copy of the charges bo served upon
the said F. L. Cardoso, and that he be
I reqnired to appear before the two
I bouses, met in joint assembly, at 12
o'olook M., on Tuesday, tbe 16th in
staut, tben and there to make answer
to the same. The oommittee further
report that they have now in course of
{?reparation certain rules of procedure
n relation to the- case, which will be
reported tj the two houses as soon as
practicable-. AU of which is respect*
fully submitted.
. A^SWALL^..
Chairman on part of Senate.'
J. A. BARKER,
Chairman on part of Honse.
To His Excellency Daniel H. Cham?
berlain, Governor of the State of Honth
Carolina: The Ooneral Assembly, con?
vened in the Senato and' House of
Representatives, by a- vote of two
thirds of each House, and in the exe?
cution of tbe authority vested in tbem,
under Section 4 of Artiole VII of the
Constitution of thav Sutsv -respect?
fully address your Exoellency. aud usk
that tbe Hon. F. Is. Cardnfn bo, re?
moved from tbe office of State Trea?
surer. The onuses for Which they ask
the'removal of the said F. L Carduzo
from the office of State Treasurer are
contained in tbe following charges, to
wit:
Charge I. ?They charge that tbe
said F.eJx. Cardozo has been guilty of
misconduct and irregularity in the ad?
ministration of bis offioe as State Trea?
surer:
Specification 1. In this, that, whereas
for tbe express purpose of providing,
as far as possible, against the issuing
of any bonds under "An Act to reduce
the vulome of the publio debt, and
provide for the payment of tbe same,"
approved December 22, 1873, and
commonly known as the Fandtng Aot,
in exchange for, and in lieu of, bonds
in the possession of persons who were
not the actual owners thereof, the
General Assembly, by a oonourrent
resolution, passed Marob 17, 1874, ap?
pointed a Joint Commilteo to asoertain
what bonds of the State were pledged
by the Finanoial Agdnt of the State as
oollateral security for State loans, and
to report their numbers,'the colors of
their numbers, and their -denomina?
tions, as well as the amounts for wbioh
they were pledged,, to the State Trea?
surer, as soon as ascertained; and
whereas tbe said Joint Committee did
asoertsin and report their numbers,
I the oolors of their combers,' and
! their denominations, ss well es the
amounts for wbioh they were
pledged, to the ssid Stale Treasurer;
yet, notwithstanding the said report,
the said State Treasurer did, et vari
oos times, between tho 25th of Jone,
1874, and the 15th of February, 1875.
under color of tbe ssid Aot, fund
and permit to be funded, at the State
Treasury, at Columbia, $978,50J of
bonds of the State, well knowing that
tbe said bonds were the bonds so re?
ported to be in the possession of per?
sons not the actual owners thereof, in
excess of tbe amount authorized by
law to be issued, and, therefore, were
not a legal obligation of tbe State, and
were not entitled to be funded under
tho provisions of the said Aot.
Specification 2. In this, that tho said
F. L. Cardozo, State Treasurer, did,
at various times between the 25tb of
Jone, 1874, and 15th of February,
1875, under color of the said Aot,
food, and permit to be fnnded, St the
State Treasury, at Columbia, $241,011
of coupons wbioh were detached from
bonds of the State, and whioh matured
on or before the 1st of July, 1871,
when tbe said State Treasurer had the
means of knowing, sod should well
have known, that the whole interest
due upon the bonds of the State np to
that date bad been paid, and that the
ssid ooupons, so outstanding, were in
fraud of tbe just credit of the State,
and, therefore, were not.entitled to be
funded under the provisions of the ssid
Aot.. ? ? )> '>:ir ? < i
Specification 3. la this, that the ssid
F. li. Cardozo, State Treasurer, did,
at various times between the 25fh of
Jone, 1874, and 15th of February,
1875, under color of tho said Aot, fand,
and permit to be funded, at the State
Treasury, St Colombia, $196,485 of
coupons which matured <between the
1st of April, 1869. and 1st ,of Oatober.
1871, inclusive, and 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. Treasurer 'Had the
means of knowing, and should well
have known,' that the* seid oenpone
Were .the property of the Stete, and
not an indebtedness sgsinst the State,
and, therefore, ware not eu?t*6d; to be
tunded nader the previsions o? the
ssid Aot , ??. ?? y ... ??
Specification*. In tbl*. that the said
F. IV Csrdofco, Stats Treasurer, did:
at vertods time* between the 25th of
, ,V 'i'. K i . ??< 1 ?? ??? ' ? m I 1 ,
I
Jage. 1874. and the 15th of February,
SWyflBflCT gBBToT the said Act.
fand,' and pessuit to be funded, at the
State Treasury, at Columbia, $6,960 of
eonpooe which were deteebed from
bona of the State, and which matured
before the bonds them eel van were
loaned 'from the State Treasury, and
which the said State Treasurer bad tbe
means of knowing, and sbould well
have known, ' were not a liability
against the State, and, therefore, were
not entitled to be funded ander the
provisions of the Raid Act.
Specification 5. In this, tbut the said
F L. Cardoso, State Treasurer, did,
at varioaH times between tbe 25th of
June, 1874, and the 15th of February,
1875, under color of the said Act,
fond, and permit to be funded, at tbe
State Treasury, at Columbia, 39.205 of
coupons which were detached from
bonds of tbe State, and which ma?
tured between the 1st of January,
1870. and the 1st of July, 1871, in?
clusive; tho bonds from which ih?- said
coupons were detached buviug always
been the property of the State, and
still being io the possession of tbe
State Treasury, marked "canceled un?
used," und tbe said coupons there?
fore, not being entitled to bo funded
under tbe provisions of tho said Aot,
all of wbiob the Stute Treasurer bad
the means of knowiug, and sbould well
have known.
Specification 6. In this, that where?
as, by Section 7 of the said "Act to re?
duce the volume of the public debt
and provide for the payment of the
same," commonly known as tbe Fund?
ing Aot, it is provided tbut the fund of
tbe State thereby solemnly pledged for
tbe ponctual payment of tho interest
and final redemption of tbe principal
of the bonds and stocks then author?
ized, "shall be kept separate and
apart from all other funds, and ehall
be applied: first, to the payment of
the uuuuully accruiug mteresi" upon
such binds and stock.-.; and, second,
"to the extinguishment of the public
debt, nod to uo other purpose;" yet
the said F. Lj Cardoso, State Treasur?
er, has kept suoh fund separate and
apart from all other funds only uomi
nally on bis books, and has deposited
such fuud und drawn upon ft, in com?
mon with ull other funds to his credit,
for other purposes than the payment
of the said interest or extinguiabmeut
of said public debt, thereby defeating
the intention of - said Aot, and en?
dangering the scourity guaranteed to
tbe pnblic creditors and the faith aud
credit of the State.
Charge II.?They charge that said
P. Li. Cardozo, State Treasurer, has
been guilty of wilful neglect of duty.
Specification 1. Iu this, that wheruas
it is provided by Section 83, Chapter
XVII, of Revised Statutes, "that the
Treasurer shall, at the end of every
month, report to tho Comptrollor-Gon
eral an accurate statement of the cash
transactions of the Treasury uf every
description;" yet said F. L. Ourdozo,
State Treasurer, has, siuoe the 31st of
October, 1674, wholly omitted to report
to the Comptroller-General any etate
moot of cash transactions of Treasury.
Oo motion of Mr. Swails, the re?
commendation of the committee was
agreed to, und a message sent to the
House of Representatives, requesting
its concurrence. It was also ordered
that the report and address be printed,
and copies served upon F. L. Car?
doso, State Treasurer.
A message was reoeived from the
Sonate, that it has agreed to the re?
commendation of tbe Speoial Joint
Committee appointed to prepare snd
present to the two Houses sn address
to tbe Governor for the removal of F.
L. Cardoso, State Treasurer; that a
oopy of the charges be served upon
said F. L. Cardoso, and he be required
to appear before the two Houses, met
in Joint Assembly, at 12 M., Tuesday,
16lh instant, then aud there to make
anawer to the same, aud requests con?
currence of the House Agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Enacting words of bill to authorise
County Commissioners of Laarens
and Union to build a bridge acro3s tbe
Eaoree River; and a joint resolution
to authorize County Commissioners of
Colleton to open a road leading from
George's Station to Reeves' Station
Road, were etrickeu out.
A message was received from the
Governor, stating that he hud ap?
proved tbe following: Acts to amend on
Act to incorporate town of Black
stocks; to incorporate Palmetto Oil
aud Grease Company, of Charleston;
to permit County Commissioners of
Lexington to pay out of taxes colleoted
for present fiscal year claims against
said County of preceding fiscal years,
which have been audited and ordered
paid, but whioh remain unpaid; to au?
thorise and empower County Commis?
sioners of Greenville to open and
establish a public school; to incorpo?
rate towo of Ridgeway, in County of
Fair field; to make appropriations to
meet ordinary expenses of State Go?
vernment for fisoal year commencing
November 1, 1874; joint resolution to
authorise County Commissioners of
Clarendon and Fairfield to levy and
collect speoial tax of iy2 mills on the
dollar for payment of past doe indebt?
edness of said' Counties, and to regu?
late msnner of disbursing same.
Mr. Simons presented the olsim
(31,516) of William Robinson, bang
due bills of State Treasurer of March
20, 1874. ". .
Mr. Russell introduced a resolution,
wbiob was. adopted, whereas il is
known that Hon.* A. H. Stephens, of
Georgia, (a Repr?sentative: from that
State inthoCongress of the United
States,) bss arrived in this oity; that
a commutes of tu reo be 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 the committee Mosers.
Russell, Orr and Bampfield.
Bill to fix salary of Circuit .Solici?
tors was laid on tbe table. ------
Bills to provide for construction of a
new jsil in and for County of Fairfieid;
to authorize Fayettevilleand Flofenoe
Railroad Company to extend their
road from North Carolina Una, near
Molnnee' Bridge, to Florenoo, in this
State, and for other purposes, were
received from the Hosse emended.
Concurred in 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
Rouses relative to the removal of Trea?
surer Cardozo, submitted said address;
also reported that they have in course
of preparation oertu u rules of pro
oeodare, which will bo presented as
soon as practicable.
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City Mattehs?Subscribe for tbe
Phosnix?don't borrow.
Reading matter on everv page.
Pleasant again, yesterday.
Pretty buildings continue to go np
around town.
Hon. C. ?. Memminger declines to
aot ns oonnsel in the Treasurer Cardozo
oase.
Messrs. W. D. Love A Co. proclaim
to tbe people at large tbe opening of
tbeir spring stock of goods.
The wide-awake correspondent of a
daily paper was discovered fast asleep
ou one of the sofas in tbe Hoase, yes?
terday.
Call for your tickets is the real estate
distribution before tbe luoky numbers
aro all selected. There are a few still
left.
Tbe effects of the high water will
materially interfere with planting.
The actual loss of property, so far as
known, is not very heavy. The river
full rapidly, yesterday.
A large number ot Northern tourists
are passing through this city daily, en
route for Florida, where, it is said,
there is a perfoot j im. Better halt in
Columbia.
Although tbe Congaree is falling ra?
pidly, the water from it is still running
through nearly all the streets of Co?
lumbia. Col. Pearue can assign the
reason.
The sale of tickets for tbe Grand
Gift Concert at Greensboro, N. 0., on
Wednesday, March 17, will olose to?
morrow, the 12th. Those intending
to take a chance should sand at once.
Mr. S. D. Enstiu, who so satisfacto?
rily passed his examination as to the
law, 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 Treasarer Cardozo 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.
They can be found on nearly every
railroad train and lurking around pro?
miscuously. Business is dull at the
North, and so they are flocking South.
"Rope" a'few of them and the balance
will disappear.
"When the oold wind blows, take
oare of yonr nose that it doesn't froze,
sod wrap nip yonr toes in W*rm fielen
hose." The above, we suppose, was
written in prose, by some jpne who
knows the effect of oold blows. ""
Our Rtdioal neighbor is mistaken, if
not malicions, in attributing to the
editorial columns of the' Phcksix son..?
ribsld expressions aboat Hun. A. H.
Stephens. We have made in our day
many references to the distirigsarafed
Georgian, but never s disrespectful
one.
Hemphill, of Fort Piokena, denies
tbefeide-de-oampship, and says;
"'This is one of the dishonors wo do
not oare to have thrust upon us. It is
bad enough to be a Trial Justice, and
to be elected Coroner by 8,844 majority
on tbe Radical ticket, agarnsfca known
Democrat. Oo the collapse "at Appo
mattox, we abandoned our Spring*
field, walked borne, aod have deter
mined to plod onr way through fife
armed with a Faber No. 2, sensible of
the fsot tbst tbe 'pen is mightier than
the sword,' and decidedly more plea?
sant."
Mr. Scott, the retiring Postmaster aV
Nswberry, publishes a handsome carrF
in acknowledgment of the generous
endorsement of that community. This !
has been shown in a testimonial in hhv
favor, embracing mot etban 600 names*
and strongly evidencing the pnblio
confidence end'esteem. It ie pleasenV
to notioe sooh agreeable relations,
revting'Sre** mutual good offlcee an*
mutest tybcT wlll^l^e^^'Sboltl
snd tho f riends whom he has attached
to hfa goring his/on^^^itt
Newbtorryt ' As postmaster, bo hen
been'ob'f iging, capable and efflotdht irr
an uncommon degree; as a maty he is
worthy the regard t^o\ir^hmf^l'^]
his friends. ? . .. n. *
Mb. Srapgnas ?Hon. Alexander B.
Stephens arrived in C&lnuibie on
Tuesday evening, und left by yester
dsy'f afternoon train ,for Augusta.
He is in the enjoyment Of moderately
good health and retains all his old
time cheerfulness of disposition, affa?
bility of manners and force of intel?
lect. In oouverertion he expressed a
beliof that our Republican institutions
have been put to a severe test, but had
bappily stood it well. He is of opi?
nion that other ordeal* uf a trying
character yet remain to be met, but is
hopeful, nevertheless. Upon tho
whole, ho is quite cheerful, in view of
tbe prospect before us. He.thin lie the
action o( Congress in declining<to re?
open the Arkansas question, and in re?
fusing to enact into law the bill known
as tbe Force Bill, expresses the sober?
settled and just feeling of she country.
It is averse to any longer continued
raok of the Southern people, and to
any further tendency of the National
Government towards the rale of bayo?
nets, instead of that of law and the
Constitution.
Several of our citizens, including
tbe officers of the garrison, availed
themselves of tbe opportunity of Mr.
Stephens' stay to pajjf hjm tbelf re?
spects and renew their acquaiutanoo
with him. , . -
Ar! v\i \ aid iii.<
At a meeting of the Hibernian So?
ciety, held last night, tbe following
officers were elected for tbe ensuing
year:
Col. F. W. McMaafer. President;
W. R. Oatbcart, Vice President; J. W.
Leavy, Secretary; C. F. Jackson, Trea?
surer, Finance Committee?C. Ii.
Anderson, O. F. Janney, P. Csntweli.
Relief Com mi ttee?li. Hannan, - A.
Crawford, J. F.Gadsden. Committee
on Letters? Wo; Gorman, John T.
Sloan, Jr., R. A. Kochen. Stewards?
P. Oantwell. W. R. Oathoart, W. C.
Svaffield, W. C. Fisher, W.<G. Childs.
Thirteen new members were elected
last evening. The society expects to
give an entertainment on St, Patrick's
Day, whioh will rival in exoetlenoe the
splendid one given by it last yesr, at
the Wheeler'House:
Mr. Li. E. Hendrieks, having been
authorised to solicit contributions for
tbe approaching fair of tbe ''Washing?
ton Light Infantry Charitable Associa?
tion, of Charleston," dseiree to notify
the citizens of Columbia, the ladies
especially, that any donations in the
line of fauoy articles, Ac, they may
feel it a duty to tender for the further?
ance of a oause so luudable, will be
thankfalt? received Sad highly appre?
ciated by the association. . Contribu?
tions msy be left with Mr. R L Gilli
land, at Mr. Bryau's bookstore.
The Courts.?Supbrmb Court De?
cisions? March 10, 1875.?E. B.
Mob ley, ap pel laut, rs. J. S- Carotoa
at alt respondents,, , Judgmsnt set
I aaidaand ths order over-zuUag the de- r
murrer modified. Opinion by Willard, >
I J. Bratton et ed., respondents, w.. S.
, Anderses, appellant. . Order of Ob>
I cntt Court and judgment thereon set
aside, and proceedings of plaintiffs
j suspended. Opinion by WiUard, A. J. .
\ U jut so States JJi^rhtt ? Cooar? -
ChsawdUTOx, Marek 10.?Judge Bryan
presiding. In the matter of Hubert .
at Wallace, United SUtea Marshal,
proof of account under Act of Con?
gress, it was ordered that tbe account,
amounting to 83,217.911,. fees and dis?
bursements, bs oonfirmed and ap?
proved. The report of Registrar
Clawson, in the matter,of. W. W.
Sims, bankrupt, was oonfirmed, and
ap>n petition of J. S. Renwiek, for
tho paymeot of hen, it was ordered
that the assignee sell the property
mentioned in the schedule free from
incumbranoe, and that the funds be
held till the further report of the re?
gistrar. Among the jurors drawn for
tbe May term are B. F.'Goodwin and.
Eugene DeBerry, Columbia.
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Lost or New AnvBtofaattwrs.
Bichland Rifle dab.
S. D. Epstin?Attorney at Law.
Wo. D. Love * Co.? Spring Goods,
Hotel AhmvaiA MnroL ltJ? 1875.?
Solomons. Charleston; ...
msvisk, Pa; Mat W M Gantry, Miss O
Camden; E J AWfieb, Boa tea} Wm A
Miller end wtfS, NY; Tj Talbctf
H Bo?sHn.Gsj JkjBusb, Ore*
miSaSSam
'deriok, Orangoburg; W M Nelson, J D
, J A Adasbe, N Palmae,. JtaWmore;
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