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COLOMBIA; C. Saturday Horning, March 20, I87?. Who*, BoUT*r! The Thompson contempt case came to an inglorious end, yesterday mom iog. Soon after the Honae aesemblud, at 11 o'olock, the Speaker called on the Borgeaut-at-Arms to produce the body of James G. Thompson before the bar. In walked the elephant, eeoorted by Mr. Olyde, with his protty blue etiok, aud composedly took a seat at the head of the aisle. Then came np the great conundrum propounded in the words of Humbert, of Darling? ton, "What for yon bring this man here before the House for?" Davis, of Charleston, thought it was, that be? ing adjudged to be' in contempt, ho should be retained in custody, and committed to the County jail, until such time as he should repent of bis sins and apologise. He offered a reso lotion to this effeot, as a substitute for Leslie's, whioh was to -discharge him. The House having had enough of his smart tricks, whioh were too much for it, did not think it prudent thus to prolong hi? opportunities. Bamp ?eld, of B,oaufort, expressed him "self as not an admirer of James ' Q. T. He had always regarded -him a failure as a man and an editor. {Bat ho evidently considered him a first class elephant.) He had committed on infamous wrong, saoh as were be . ? coming ouly to Democratic journalists; bat/tbe Hoqso had sought;the wrong modo of .redresg. T,b.o Legislaturo was . an irresponsible body, so far as courts ?- ore concerned, aud could not prosecute vinthom. 'But, on the other band, it has no right to assume to act as judge, Jury and c junsei all in one, and arbi 'V?rarityxide rough-Bhod over the liber ? tiesof ? oitizem A remedy was within Ko*ce power of any one who was ag? grieved. Ho might indiat, and, if pos -oible, convict a?d send to the peniten? tiary. Holding out the prospect of -this dubious alternative, he would ad? vise that Bolivar should be severely let alone. It would be better not to etir him up any more. Hirsch, of Wflliamsbnrg, obeyed the Ciceronian maxim and went for a solution of the trouble to the fountain-head, the Con* stitution of the State. Tippo Sultan was not amenable to the punishment cf the House, because his offence was not in violation of its order and was not oommitted in its awful presence. Boeides, the liberty of speech and free? dom of the press were somewhat in the way. The offender might be liable to certain other proceedings, but perhaps it was indignity enough to have been arrested, taken through tbe streets and brought to law ignominioualy. (Here Bolivar raised his ears, and smole a smile in token of strong dissent.) Piockney, of Charleston, remained in? consolable. The imputation of being an animal still stuok in his craw, as bis ?question, "what part of the animal kingdom do you belong to?" addressed to Hirsch, indicated. The puzzle was at last Bolved, by a vote of 88 for dis? charge to 14 against it. Whereupon the Speaker announced that the agony was over, and the editor?prisoner? might consider himself free once more. The inevitable Clyde appeared, and Mr. Thompson, bowing his acknow? ledgments, walked out smiling and triumphant, tbe observed of all ob servers. Humbert's conundrum re? mains unanswered, but the legislative mind is satisfied to grope in the dark upon it, and Mr. T. will not be arrest? ed for contempt again. That foolish? ness is played out. The Treasury CMoArgnmettt of Bit?. Porter. The argument sgainst the adoption of the address to the Governor for the removal of the State Treasurer, was continued before tho joint assembly, yesterday morning, by Hon. W. D. Porter, of Charleston. His speech occupied two hours and thirty-five minutes, and was highly impressive, both in its matter and in the manner of its delivery. Tbe Treasurer cer? tainly has been well defended. His able counsel have spared no labor of research or study in presenting tbe most favorable views that can be taken Of his conduct in tbe particulars in reference to which the charges against him have been made. Mr. Porter ad? dressed himself, in tbe first half of his argument, to the establishment of tbe proposition that the charges and spe? cifications warranted impeachment, and not the form of procedure known as address* for removal, and that tbe adoption of the . address as a remedy for mjsdemeanors justifying impeach? ment^ would be a proceeding altogether ^anomalous. He urged that the General Assembly ooutd not ask the Governor to remove Jj;' /? V"' { an executive or judicial officer for any offence whioh is not a ground for im peaohment. If there are suoh grounds, the officer moat be impeached. Where ooosoious guilt 1b alleged in referenoe to public duty, it oomes under tbe head of criminal offences, the mode of Suniahing whioh was well defined, o one oan suppose the Treasurer could defraud the State of perhaps a million of dollars, well knowing what ho was doing, and not rendor himself liable to impeaohment. He referred to Blaokbtone as of tho highest autho? rity in the disoussiuo of elementary principles, and quoted from his writ? ings a passage which ezaotly fitted this aase, to the effect that mal-admiuistra tiob of officers in high trust and em? ployment is one of the ?rst and princi? pal misdemeanor)', and panishable only by parliamentary impeaohment. If the Treasurer did what the first specifica? tion of the first charge alleges, bo was guilty of a high misdemeanor. And yet the address carefully abstains from charging against him any crimi? nal intent, and does not require a verdict either that he is guilty or not guilty. It is asked that he be re? moved simply on want of confidence. This a phrase whioh has no application to the case, and belongs only to the British Parliament. It pertains to the removal of tbe ministers, who have no term of offioe, aud go out of their own accord when beaten on a test question or leading measure. Such a proceed? ing, if imported here and misapplied, might work serious miBohief in times of high political excitement. It might be used tc strike down an able and in? dependent Jndgo, and be tho meaus by whioh tho brightest jewel in tbe crown might be trampled under foot. Mr. Porter Concluded this division of his speech by laying down the proposi? tion, that whoever votes for the address votes far ell tho charges and all the specifications contained in it; he votes that the Treasurer committed frauds, well knowing what be was doing, although he has already voted that no criminal intent was entertained by him in so doing. Mr. Porter next showed the character of the office which the Treasurer holds. It is administrative or ministerial. He is bonnd to obey and exeoute the law, more especially where the rights of third parties are involved. An Act of the General Assembly em? braces in itself the supremo legislative and exeoutive authority. The duty it imposes ean only be got round by its being repealed by joint resolution of tbe bouses, approved by tbe Governor, or by injunction of the Oourtof Com? mon Pleas. Neither bad been done. An injunction bad been sought of the Attorney-General, but bad been re? fused, because similar objections had been set at rest by tbe Supreme Court of the State and of the United States. The Treasurer had no option but to obey the law, and it would be a mon? strosity to aonviot him for it. Mr. Porter held that the Aot to reduce the volume of the debt, was an offer on the part of the State to bolders of its bonds, to consolidate them at fifty cents on the dollar, whiob, accepted, became a contract. Every such holder was in position of having made such contract, and could enforce it. Nothing was excluded from the Act but the fraudulent conversion bonds. Whatever is not excluded is inoluied. The hypothecation bonds were so in? cluded* This the Legislature know full well, when it passed the funding Aot. They placed heavy penalties of fines aod imprisonment on whoever would refuse to discharge any duty de? volving on bim in connection with it. The Treasurer was precluded from ex? ercising his own judgment, if ho had desired cr chosen to do it. We find that we cannot follow the speaker in all the poiuts he made. He discussed the funding bill at some length, maintaining that it was the best thiog for the State that could have boon done, although it worked injustice particularly to the owners of tho old bonds. He referred to tho inte? rest account of tbe period from 18G9 to 1871, and read a statement of Mr. G. M. Walker that, npon examination in the Treasurer's office, he had fouud a balance of interest unpaid in those years of $617,925.97. Finally, he said that be would not stand hero to defend the Treasurer, if he thought that there was any taint of fraud, or anything wrong in what he had done. He be? lieved that he had done well, done bis duty, and deserved thanks for it. In behalf of tbe Treasurer, he stated fur? ther, that he bad not intended any disrespect in anything he had said or written. He earnestly hoped that the* joint assembly would arrive at a just conclusion in this matter, and decide it in referenoe to the common benefit and good of tbe State. Out of a Job.?The disruption of the late Congress has left a large num? ber of its members out of a job, and their great intellects are muoh exer oioed as to how they may turn some more honest pennies to keep tbo wolf away. A private secretary of the Pre? sident says that no less than forty nine ex-Gongrosumon have filed appli? cations for offioe. Nearly all of them want to be ministers plenipotentiary, but failing- they are content to be made judges, marshals, postmasters and the like. The President is anxious to re? ward their devotion to his politioal fortunes, and to retain their valuable services to the Government, but thore is a limit to the number of offioes to be filled, and the President has not enough to go around among the host of tbo disappointed. Tho Pee Dee fresbet is still very high, having fallen only about two feet. It is still above the usual high water marks. TW?. nrxATM umau/u+mmm. Friday, Mach 19, 1875. SENATE. A message was received from tbe Governor, stating that he bad ap? proved AotB to authorise Charleston Mining and Mona factoring Company to oonatruot a private railroad; to con? fer rights of legitimaoy upon William H. Pro it, of Anderson County; to oon fer rights of legitimaoy upon oertain children herein mentioned; to change names of William Qeorge Palmer and Frances Olementioe Palmer, of Ander eon County, to William George Garri aon and Frances Clementine Garrison, and make them lawful heirs of Henry Garrison and Frances Garrison; to in oorporate tbe town of Wostminster, in Oonnty of Ooonee; to amond charter of Home Insurance Company, of Charles? ton; to amend and renew charter of town of Abbeville; to alter and amend Seotion 148, of Chapter CXXII, of Title V, Part III, of General Statutes, relating to trial of. civil actions; joint resolutions to relieve A. Hendrix, of Piokens County, from payment of taxes due on property destroyed by fire; to authorize Connty OjmmiBsioneis of Lancaster to levy and collect special tax of two mills on the dollar, for pay? ment of past duo indebtedness of said County; to provide for payment of cer? tain moneyB to S. W. McKenzie. The Speaker of the House attended, when the following Aots and joint re? solutions were duly ratified: To pro? vide for filling of any vacancies that may occur in certain State offices; to deolaro oertain holidays; relative to oertain school officer* in County of Darlington; to renew charter of Can nonBboro Wharf aud Mill Company; to vest all right and title of the State in and to certain property subject to es? cheat, in certain persona therein men? tioned; to provide for enumeration of inhabitants of this State; to repeal so maoh of "an Act as provides for grant? ing of charters to military companies;" joint resolutions giving J. Hammond Fordham, Coroner elect for Orange burg County, furthor time to execute bis bond; to provide for re-assessment of real estate in Connty of Greenville, in year 1875; direoting and requiring County Commissioners of Charleston to devote one mill of tax levied aud collected for fisoal year 1874-75, to the payment of the past indebtedness of said County. The two houses having met in joint assembly, it was called to order by the President of the Senate, who an? nounced that the joint assembly was now ready for hearing argument of counsel fordefenco in case of Treasnror F. L. Cardozo. Hon. W. D. Porter thereupon appeared, and resumed the argument. At its close, tho President inquired if it was desired to submit any further argument to the joint as | sembly. Mr. Melton, on the part of ' ooonBel for the defence, stated that they had nothing further to offer. The further consideration of the cane I of Treasurer Cardozo was made special order for to-morrow, ot 1 P. M. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The matter of contempt of J. G. Thompson, editor Union-Herald, was resumed. The Speaker . ordered the Sergeant-ot-ArmB to produce before the bar of the House the body of J. G. Thompson. After discussion, a mo ! tion to discharge tho prisonor was I agreed to. Bills to incorporate town of Fort Motte, in County of Orangeburg; to I amend an Act to incorporate town of Ridgeville, in County of Colleton; to authorize County Commissioners of Fair fie Id to close a oertain road; to amend an Act to incorporate the sec? tions therein named; to regulate ap? pointment and salary of Trial Justioes in and for County of Chester; joint resolution to amend a joint resolution entitled "A joint resolution to levy and collect a epeoinl tax to pay past due in? debtedness of Spartuubnrg County," approved March 8, 1875, were read third time and titles changed to Aots. The Governor has approved an Act to provide for holding a certain elec? tion in Barnwell Connty. The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred the point of order, that tbe "Act to provide for tho settlement and redemption of certain claims against the State," had become a law by tho failure of tho Governor to ro turn tho same, with his objections, within the time limited by the Consti? tution, beg leave to report, that they have had the same under considera? tion; that the question being more parliamentary than legal, and neither tbe State Library nor any other ex? amined by them containing the books whioh tbe committee deemed requisite to enable them to form a satisfactory judgment; and, further, considering the promptness with which the oom mittee was required to report, a vote was taken on the matter referred, whioh vote was equally divided in opi? nion. The committee, therefore, re? commend that they be discharged from the further consideration of tbe sub? ject, and that the same be determined by the judgment of the House. Tbe reoommendation contained in the re? port was agreed to. The Senate here joined the House, and heard Hon. W. D. Porter, ooonsel for Treasurer Cardozo. A resolution waa adopted, that when the House meet to-morrow, to con? sider the Treasurer Cardozo matter, they continne in session until the question is settled. The evening session was taken up iu disoasaing the decision of the Chair re? lative to the liquidation bill becoming a law?the Governor having failed to send his disapproval within the time prescribed?three days. The Chair was sustained by the following vote: Yeas ?Allman, Barker, Bates, Bos? ton, Brabham, Brayton, Bridges, Bright, Ooker, Coleman, Collins, Crows, Couch, Davies, Davis, Doilly, Pwuwwir 'Farrow,- Freeman, Qatther, Gantt, George, Graham, Greene, Guffin, Heyne, Henderson, Harriott, .Holland, A. H. Howard, Hudson, Humbert, Hunter, Jackson, Jefferson, A, H, Jones, Panl E. Jones, Jordon, Keith, Leslie, Milton, Morgan, Mo Iianghlin, Nesbitt, Piockney, Rinisoy, Biobardson, Richmond, Rash, A. Sim? mons, H. Simmons. A. SimkinB, P. Simkins, J. A. Smith, Steele. Sump ter, Thomas, Vauderpool. Weldoo, Williams, Wolfe, Wright, Yoong?63. Nays?Andrews, Austin, BampBold, Barnwell, Beatty, Bomnr, Bradley, Barokmeyor, Cannon, Coit, Copes, Oosgrove, Orittenden, Ferguson, Gail lard, Gibson. Goggius, Grant. Green, Hamilton, Hirsch, R. G. Howard, Lewis, Livingston, Meotze, Miller, Muller, Myers, Orr, Peterson, Red fearne, Robertson, Scott, Sessions, Simons, Simpson, Sloan, R. M. Smith, Spenoer, Tinsloy, Tronholm.Vandiver. Wallace, Widemuu, Willis, Woodruff ?46. John Mitohbi, in Ooiik.?A large audience assembled at the Theatre Royal, last night, to hear Mr. Mitohel's leoture, which was looked forward to with a great deal of interest. For half an hour, the house waited with the greatest patience, whiling away the time by fuoetious remarks and ironical entreaties for cheers for Judge Keogh; then it was whisporod around that Mr. Mitchel had been taken very ill and oould not possibly come down. After preparing himself for the leoture, it appeared ho fainted, and any move? ment on his part would, it was learned, be very dangerous. At this oripis, some members of tbe oommittoe were despatched to Sunday's Well, and Mr. Mitchel, making a great effort, rose from hit- sick oouch and aooompaoied them back to tho theatre. At 9 o'clock, the curtain rose, aud Mr. Mitchel was seen sitting iu un arm ohair, looking very ill and physically prostrate. Mr. Mitchel was grouted with tremendous cheering, renewed again and again, the entire audience rising aud waving hats and pocket-handkerohiefs. When the excitement had subsided, Mr. Haly, T. G., moved that Alderman Dwyer take the ohair. Mr. Mitohel's lecture was read for him, as has been announced, by an? other gentleman. Iu the course of the lecture, he said: "The Prime Mi? nister bas dared to say that my alleged disability rests upon two distinct grounds?one, that I am now a felon, and this is the only legil ground al? leged; the other is, that I broke my parole of honor, a matter which has nothing to do with the law of the case at all, and is ooly dragged in to cover me with execration, and to bring my constituents into contempt for having elected such a person. Tho Londou Times, indeed, has discovered a third disgraceful crime of which I have been guilty, viz: that I was a Southern Con? federate daring the war in America. As to this last oharge, I own the soft impeaohment; I was a Confederate, and so were all the best men that I met in America. [Hear, hear. | My three sons served in the Confederate army, and two of them fell in battle. I am not such a craven recreant as to affect to be ashamed of that cause. As for the other far more dreadful orime charged against me, namely, that I broke my parole of honor in escaping from a penal colony, I might, perhaps, content myself with referring to the authority of Mr. Martin, member for Meuth; of Mr. Smyth, member for Westmeath. aud of Mr. Smith O'Brien, I cheers,] who have all indignantly vindicated mo against that ruffian obargo. Does Mr. Disraeli imagine for a moment that if I bad done the shameful deed he attributes to me, I oould now stand up and look my coun? try mon in the face?" Mr. Mitchel went on from this point to defend his aotiou in esoaping from the penal settlement, as already given. He said: "Tho events passed more than a quarter of a century ago, and tho only narrative of ell the details is that whioh I have given myself in a journal whioh I kept at the time. That journal, however, was published in America, and its olrouiation was prevented in this oountry by the in? terference of Dublin Castle, so that probably not one in forty of those now present ever saw it. I hold that vo? lume now in my hand, and shall pre? sently read the page of it referring to my esoapo. But, first, I point your attention to this fact, that I was three years at large in Van Dieman's Land, confined there only by the promise wbioh I had given, although there was no day or night when 1 might not have quitted tbe colony with ease and security, if I bad condescended to esoapo clandestinely, and, therefore, dishonorably." [Cork Examiner, February 27. QEven in its most unfavorable aspect, the.New Hampshire eleotion mast be regarded as a sort of stand-off, with tbe advantage on the side of tho De? mocrats. Neithor party can olaioe a victory. In spite, however, of an Administration opposition of men apd money, of the Iobb of the prohibi? tionist vote, and of tbe desperate efforts of the Republican managers, the Democrats remain masters of at least a good portion of the field of bat? tle. Tbe third term and Grantism have at the samo time received a re? buke whioh renders it certain that New Hampshire cannot be carried for Grant in 1876. Admitting, thou, that Grant will be tbo Republican standard-bearer in 1876?an event more than probable ?New Hampshire may be confidently counted upon to cast her vote for tbe Democratic candidate, whoever he may bo. The two Masters Pigg, of St. Louts, had their name changed to Peakes. A Washington tatter ' eajs:''"The opinion of leading members of Con? gress is that the depositors of the Freedmen's Bank have now a very slim prospeot of receiving even a titbe of their does. Tbe reoignation of the present commissioners is caused, as stated by them, solely by tbe failure of Congress to provide such additional legislation as was necessary to the pro? per winding up of the concern. A member of the Senato Finance Com mitttee, in speaking of tbe subject to? day, Baid the entire responsibility for the defeat of the requisite legislation rested with Mr. Riiney, the colored Representative from South Carolina. The Senate Finance Committee unani? mously reported a bill giving authority to compound debts, to sell tbe real estate belonging to tho concern, and to bring oriminal suit against tho diB honest officers of the concern, aud suits against those indebted to it, aud who woold not pay, althongh able. This Dili passed toe Senate without the least objection. It would have passed the House with no more trouble but for tbe protest of Mr. Rainey against it, who assumed to speak for his race. The Senator said that he had no doubt Mr. Rainey had been imposed on by some of the dishonest men who would h ive been in some risk of being punished if the bill had passed; but this did not alter the faot that his in? judicious interference would be tho means of taking from bis race a large proportion of what otherwise might have been saved from the wreck of their bard earnings. Tho Senator said that he bad no question now that tho remaining asset* of the concern would to a very great extent be frit? tered away. Aa to tbe Government making good tho losses of these poor, deluded people, which many of them have beon led to think will be done, he Baid that was, of oonrse, a very ridiculous idea. The Government would havu no more right to reimburse the Froedmon'd Bank depositors for their louses than it would the deposit? ors of any other broken bank." French Constitutions.?Tho Wal lon Constitution is the nineteenth that France has enjoyed since 1791. Tbe Gazette de France enumerates these constitutions, whioh have succeeded one another at longer or shorter inter? vals during eighty-four years. The list is an interesting and instructive one: The Constitution of 1791, which attempted to combine the maintenance of the monarchy with democracy; the constitution of 1793, establish? ing direot government; provisory or re.volntionary constitution of 1793, which served until there-establishment of peace rendered possible the applica? tion of the constitution of 1793; dicta? torial constitution of the year III; consular constitution of the year VIII; modified constitution of the year X, whioh established the consu? late for life; imperial constitution of the year XII; project of a constitution proposed to Louis XVIII by the Se? nate iu 1814; constitutional charter of 1814; additional act to the constitu? tions of tbe empire conoeded by Na? poleon during the "hundred days:" charter of 1830; constitution of 1848; constitution of January, 1852; consti? tutional Senatus-Consnltum of No? vember, 1852, re-establishing the em? pire; Senatus-Oonaultu'm of 1870, whioh organized the so-called liberal empire; law of February 17, 1871, by virtue of which M. Thiers became "ohief of the executive power;" law of September 2, 1871, called the Rivet constitution; law of March 13, 1873, upon the relations of the pnblio powers; finally, the constitutional laws of February 28, 1871, or the Wallon -onatitntion. _ Tub Laurens Railroad.?We paid Mr. Peake a visit at Helena, and found him in his "house" on the track?a neat coach, fitted up in comfortable apartments, und in which ho will push along behind the work. Our reception was cordial and pleasant. Mr. Peake has all tho ties, and timber enough for four miles of work. Fifteen oar loads of material arrived Monday evening, eight of whioh were iron. The work of laying tho iron commenced Tues? day. Tho first trestle is about reached. The timber is up for tbe first trestle, and, with his competent force of trestle builders, he will soon be across. The piling of the second trestle ia nearly finished; the third trestle will be small, and, when finished, the work will go forward rapidly. Mnoh of the timber to be need is all heart and neat? ly sawed, and now that the weather is fine, tho first installment being paid in, the material on hand, and the hands at work, we have no doubt this handsome pieoe of road building will be poshed to completion about the first of September, when all donbt of the Lanrens Railroad will be at an end. We congratulate President Magrath on scouring so effloient an agent aa Mr. Peake, one who Is firm, yet kind, to the workmen, courteous to all, and withal indnstroos, prompt and prudent in the management of his work. [Hewberrt/ Progreetive Age. That Bkaututuii Omu. ?-Diseases oi tbe blood are legion, the whole body suffers from the slightest impurity, as is seen by thonsauuo every dtj. Look at that beautiful figure, a young girl, whnHA graoefol form bespeaks a faoe aa fair as she is beautiful, with blotches, boils, pimples and sores. These are nature's beacon-lights, to warn yon that your blood is fall of fever and hu? mor. And yon wonld be wise to heed the admonition in time. Get a bottle of Heiuitsh's "Quoon'u Delight," and purify yonr blood. * % Flora Temple is thirty years old, and her kind-hearted owner is doing all that he oan to smooth her pathway to the gluo-faotory. 9 i Phcenix?don't borrow. Beading metter ob every page. Transient advertisements end no ticee must be paid for in advance. Son entere Arie?, and epriog begins this evening, and lasts 92d. 20b. 26m More rain, yesterday, and in regular rotation, we may expect wind to-day. Enclose tbe poatage with your sub-' soription?Daily, six months, 26 oents; Tri-Weekly, 15; Weekly, 10 oents. The Union-Herald man is onoe more free?the House having released bim from bis peculiarly perplexing predica? ment. Persons who desire to contribute for the relief of the sufferers by tbo lato ^ tornado, are informed that there is a \ list at this office. i mi. _ :_^_.1_3_r._ -m .1_B ?vuo LUDjjiiuiiuu nuu ItXlCW Uft, IUO troops at this post by Major-General MoDowell, will come off to-day, at 1 o'clock. m Senator John J. Patterson will ao oept our thanks for bound oopiee of the Congressional Record and other public dooamenta. Job printing of every kind, from a i miniature visiting card to a four-sheet \ poster, turned out, at short notice, ? from Phcbhex offioe. Try us. Major-General MoDowell, command? ant of the Department of the South, arrived at tbe Wheeler House, yester? day. Oapt. B. B. Keoler accompanied him. Tbe drawing of tbe Greensboro lot? tery, whioh was to have come off on Wednesday last, has been postponed ' until Monday next, owing to delays in receipt of tickets. Messrs. J. O. Squier, Winnsboro, E. B. Wallace, Union, D. Bieman, Wal? halla, and Julius Foppe, Anderson, are authorized to dispose of tioketa for tbe real estate distribution in this city. Just received by C. J. Iiaurey, op? posite Phcunix offioe, twenty barrels choice red Northern apples, and twenty fifteen-pound pails extra gilt edge butter, at forty oents per pound. Neighbor Hoffman is in receipt of more good things?bananas, oranges, lemons, apples, (Qilliflowers and other kinds,) nuts, confectionery, etc. We oould string out the list materially, but deem the above sufficient. The House, last night, by a vote of 63 yeas to 46 nays, sustained the deci? sion of Speaker Elliott as to the liqui dation bill becoming a law?the Go vernor not having sent in his veto within the prescribed three days. It is highly probable that the Oourte will have to decide this vexed question. Phq-nixiana.?A dark subjeot?the I Civil Rights Bill. A heavy robbery?stealing railroad iron. How to invest in a lottery?get mar? ried. The pole that many theories are hung on?the North Pole. , What State is round at both ends, I and high in the middle? Ohio. A bow that is muoh prised by the fair ones?the elbow. Hotel Abbivals, Maroh 19,1875.? Wheeler House?W S Turner, Augusta; F Bausman, Pittsburgh; J M Walker, W A Wright and wife. NC; P Duffle, Charleston; A C Shaffer, Walterboro; F W West, N C; Major General . MoDowell, Miss MoDowell and maid, \ Captain B B Keel er, U S Army; C H Glidden, Charleston; J C Wbitaer and wife, Dr Pratt, Mass; S Angle, N G; W S Carriegton, Richmond; '6 A ? Kamin er and wife, Gadsdon; J H Bry [ son, city; O E Smith, Ga; W P Ball,, Md; A Bolter, Chicngo; J Snmeran,'., Ga; Mrs A Denzler, Va; WM Graham, Samter. .*t\ Mansion House?Honry Heine, Fair field; J F Baker, Kentucky; E S FoM wiler, Virginia; Mr Duffle, city; S E Gaugbman, Lexington; Judge John S Green, Geo L Turner, olty; Howard Esmond, Troy; John MoOarley and son, Newboiry; S J Perry, city; W I Turner, S 0; 8 H Potter, USA. * Hendrix House?E J Ganghman, Lexington; John A Glenn, Korohaw; j H B Flannigan, N A Feays, Fairfleld; J B McEarben, Statesberg. FaiBBUtis* So ales.? For tho ending February 28th, the Messrs. Faibaakks manufactured 1,121 Boeles. Notwithstanding this large production, they are only keeping pace with their orders. When times are hard, exact weight is in keeping with the. closest economy; and while manufactories generally to dull, the demand for "Fairbanks Standard" io on the in? crease.? Enning rots, march 3. . AOHICDT/IUBAX, LlSKS.?H JOS ' have not already ordered your Agricultural Liens to ? teonrd advances, do so at onoe. Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Charleston. B. G., keep on hand four different kinds, and it neither of these meet your views, they are prepared to print, at the 10West-prices, any special form to order. It the Planter or Farmer has not yet bought the Rural Aoconntantj a book for simple fasr? ac? counts, let him do so it once. 'They also have s> New Agricultural IVsase whioh givek the Landlord a lien on crop of tensjot. This is Very valuable.