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^HHHpnPrrsi. net. Office it now located WtBHBSMflMm& tlKold Court flouts, up ttairt, H HPttttticm room* o/ J/r. Juliu* C. j^^HVw<f oppoHite the Mansion flouts.? BPSE^HpSiw ?? <A? comer. ^^^Adwflwn wilt please hand in their favors by 12. M. on Wednesday. Tha Court of Errors, > . . PH On the law * impending the Inst fall Courtney H Common Pleat, at to cate* arising on ew*> , I The Court Was decided tiie Act passed at the September Session of the Legislature, which prohibited the Court from entertain;v, ing or tqringOAurae founded oucootraot to be1 t^' unconstitutional, We presume the reason &L. for the Court's-decision i? to be found in the . fact that the Legislature allowed the Court K * of OommoD Pieaa to ho'd He regular fall session, and undettook, in Ins Act, to spilt * the juilsdletion of the-Coiirt betweeo cases ^ of trespass and case* of debt; bnV, the Court being placed in Its scat, the Judge* have eonomded it had a right to exercise it* foil powers in ail civil nates. It was foreseen by the friends of the Annual Court Bill, thnt the amendment forced upon them last September, by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the Senate, might endanger the validity of the law, in the sight of our Judges. That amendment limited tho suspension df the Court of Common Pleas to last fall Court, only to cases arising on contract, and put the Court in aetioq As to cases of trespass. If the Au nuat Oortrt Bill had been passed as it was Introduced by its original friends, theCourt of Errors could have had no pretext for deciding it to be unconstitutional, ns no man on the Bench or off the Bench, can deny the constitutional power of the Legislature to establish a system of annual Courts ot Common Pleas, as well as they have done for the Courts of Equity. Whenever thnt body shall decide Hint the public interests lequire it, and that the public interests do I now require It, wc hnvo little doubt that the Judges themselves and most other,/W?cioiui men are perfectly satisfied. The argument urged by some that the Legislature is constitutionally bound to continue the same number of Courts in the year as existed at the time a contract was made, is a prodigious absurdity, not calculated to impose on any body, it seems to ns, but those willing to be imposed on, or those misled by their own immediate supposed interest. The result of such an argument would be to place it in the power of n angle individual, or a few individuals, by making a contract payable by installment for twenty years t<? cotne, to continue any system of Courts, ns to times of holding that happened to be in existence when the contract was made, till nil was fulfilled ; nay, more, the dullest mind must perceive 1liot if it is unconstitu- | tionnl now to diminish the number of the j Courts, it must remnin unconstitutional a? | long as the State and Constitution oxist, for | contracts are making every day under the existing system. Grant that a contract, has reference to the existing laws and constitutions when made, then the right of the Legislature to alter and change the times of holding the Courts, is as much a part of every contract and | bargain as any other incident to it; for, according to the Constitution, which in ] above any act of the Legislature, that body has the express right to establish such Courts as they may see fit, from time to time ; and any reasonable exercise of this power cannot possibly he construed into a law impairing the obligation of contracts. A Stste is bound to legislate for the general welfare of the people within constitutional limits, and if the too frequent sittings of the Courts of Common l'leas become ruinous to the prosperity and good of I the people?if it hastens ami aggravates the impoverishment of the land, drives off the population, increases paupers, and instigates to crime; even lessens the ability of the people to pay their taxes and dries up the resources of the State : checks aori culture and enterprise and destroys tlic means of education, and defrauds minors and women by hastening judgments nt law against trustees of every character, and their sureties and the holders of other equitable claims, before they can realize liens ' by the slower process of Kquit.y ; if it has | the effect to force a sudden alienat:on of j the lands of a large number of citizens at i ruinous sacrifices, and is seen to be thus! positively injurious not only to the debtor I class in general, hut to the creditor class . likewise, surely it is the duty of the LegUla- ; ture to lessen the frequency of the Courts. If, relief to debtors is one of tho incidents of j such legislation that does not per ?f, make it. j unconstitutional, as may be the opinion of | those who tnke a narrow nnd technical view j only. According to the reasoning of such peo- j pie no State could ever abolish imprisonment j for debt, or make nay progrHts in en.'ighter ' ?d legislation, simply because it is a 1 to debtors. Yet, no Court has dared to' dispute the right of a Legislature to do so, j ana the wisest, most prosperous and great- ' est States of the American Union, have) done such thiogs, and South Carolina w ill j do it in the next few years, and adopt, be- i sides, other, measures, that sound reason, | sound statesmanship, common sense nnd ] justice demand. The people of this State ' will emancipate themselves from the tyranous laws, winch have jo long subjected the 1 unfortunate to barbarous treatment from | the entorcement of In ws, worthy only of the dark ages and henthern syitetns of jurisprudence. Whilst we write this,our mind o.o-ui w a ciisc now progressing n lms- i trict close by) of a creditor selling out] bis debtor's lands, nnn all bis other property, including the wife's little tract of land, j on which the homestead is situated, and, thus turning out an aged, helpless man, and helpless woman, from house and home, who never knew want before, it may be, to become paupers on the District In New York, and Radical Pennsylvania, this could not be done, as to the wife's land, at all events. We thank our correspondent for hie interesting sketch of the plan and purposes: of "the Literary Club." It is ad indication *f the constant progress ol our Greenville society, in the higher departments of civilization. We have great advantages in the concentration of men of learning, science, and high, moral and religious character among us. The best we can do to promote sucli en-1 prises aa ths Literary Club, in other places, i as walt*a at home, is to publish the article ' of K. T. D. Gonrv's Laov's Rook, for February, is npon our table ; filled, as usual, with fine j pictures amd elegant fashion plates. We vrill send it and the Kntfrpri** for one year |.< fiva dollars and fifty cents. Whin cnxr War Pshl' frjET ^ PaW." SpeerA of /ton. Wm. D. Koliy, of Ptnmtffbm \ tUa. Ddioorod k tkt Houm of JhjifkStf? fives, y<n. 3, 1837. We ere obliged to Mr. Kci&y for a eopy >f hie truly able and Instructive apeeeh on Lhe subject, In our opinion, he take* the true ground, and argoee with unanewerable clearness and foreo, that the Government ihould not atteuipt to extinguish the debt epeadily, by oontinuing the present high rate of taxation, which operates oppressivethe finances is of this ehatwoter, whilst advocating the Interest of his own constituents, Mr. Kelly is representing and advocating alike the interest of the people of South Carotins, In favoring a reduction of the burden of internal taxation. After ehowing that the Northern people will be much benefited by a reduced rate of taxes, he turns to a Southern view of lh? mnt.tor and says, most truly : " More gladly, sir, than the pcoplo of tho North, will those of the South welcome release from every dollar of taxation, from which sagacity can rolease them. And I assure the Secretary (of the Treasury) that the people of no part of the country have showed so largely tho surprise and wonder to which he alludes. Mr. MsCvtucn says: " We hn?e bul touched the surface of our resources, the great mines of our no tional wealth are yet to be developed. " ' This is especially true,' continues Mr, McCoLtoen, ' as to the Southern portion of our country, and in the name of the impov erished people of that reclion, I ask, is it well to tax a generation, the surface of whose resources has not been touched hy the transmnting hand of labor, and the mines of whose wealth has not been devel oped, in order to pay the principal of a mortgage, th? holder of~wliich neither needs nor desires his money f And would not wisdom or State eratt suggest the propriety of enabling the owners of tiiese mines of wealth, to aceumnlate the capital with which to work them, and by the magic toueb of labor to convert tiietn into current gold?'" We wish that tho speech of Mr. Kelly could bo widely circulated over the entire country, it would carry conviction along with if. It is very sad to see that a gentleman of Mr. Kklmt's good sense, and, judging by the | general tone of his speech, also of his patriotic spirit, it still under the delusion that the | people of the Southern Stntos have any disposition to disturb " loyal inen, whether white or black, native or foreii/n " istin m?o dwell among them On l lie contrary, there is a disposition everywhere among us, to encourage capital and efficient labor, and peaceable population of all shades of opinions, and without respect to their nativity, to come and dwell among us. And there i? rather a preference with ninny here, for the Northern men to come and cast their lot with us, rather than foreigners ; hut we wi ll both. And, if Mr. Ivklly will tell his Pennsylvania constituents the simple truth, there is no class of people that would he more welcomed here than they. We have plenty of lands, a fine climate, and space enough for multitudes of them ; and if he I will S'-nd us tbousauds to this State, tliey need not fear tlio slightest linkindness or hostility, either in act or feeling. IIow long will intelligent men at the North, permit themselves to be misled by sensation writers, and, oecaslonaly, l?y bigoted officials ? And how long will they continue to practice cruel injustice towards a people, | who have surrendered entirely to-the situation in which they find themselves, who are not struggling for political power in the United Slates, or serving any party, niul only wish the repo?o and security of good government. The laws in this Sti.U, protect equally the hlnck and the white; I there is no discrimination. It is time the nn-n in power at Washington should cease to listen to calumnies against us. Some of them, we fear, Jo not desire to know the truth. Mr. Kki.lt estimates truly the wants of the South, as to capital, labor and eurren cy, but utterly mistakes us as to our " wil. litigness *' to treat loyal men " with propriety." lie says: " What they (theSonthern peojd< ) want, is capital and currency, and a willingness to permit loyal men, whether while or hlnck, native or foreign, t" dwell among them, nnd by their labor qutc}r''n into commercial value, the boundless an J varied wealth of the laud they occupy; but wl)ich '.hey will neither work themselves, nor permit others to work in peace an 1 safety." The very reverse of this we know to be true, and more <apecially as regards our disposition to permit any class to work in peace and safety ; hut we have to endure, for awhile, such misrepresentation ; let us hope the night is far spent, and the day ol Truth near at hand. ? ?? Energy and Enterprise. It is not the men who gives way unde" difficulties nnd bemoans hie hard lot, that succeeds in the battle of life, but he who overcomes obstacles, rises above, every day disappointments which meet him on ev sry hand ; shows an indomitable will, and meet* every emergency with boldness and intrepidity. Much an instance we have in onr friend, Mr. Thomas Stwj*, who, not in the least) diseonraged by the let* misfortune whioh sonsumed his stock, has re opened, and now Sea on exhibition and for ssle, a very inviting stoek of goods. His gentle manly and polite clerks offer their customers bargains in such a pleasing way, that It requires a person of strong nerves to resist the temptation to spend, both for arli cles of comfort to the body, and agreeable to the palate. We would advise our readers to give him a call when they have a dollar to spend. ? See advertisement in another column. A * V thing* at WaahWgtoai|ropi4i6w?fl road* oc oar own mind, that the Radicals I were In earnest, fa strengthened by the testimony of tha newspaper correspondent*, and the tone of tha New York Herald and other leading Radieal organs. The correspondent of the Charleston Courier, Leo, nnder date of the 93d, pays: 'There can be no dohbt that 'the Hons* Judiciary Committee will, before the e^OCM of the aemlon, report the charge*, arhiojM will, in the opinion of a majority ef thai House, be sufficient to justify impe*elimeot;3 and.that they expect to prhenrs inforttatiofl from Gen. Gn awr, that thaPreaident be* a'l plan to resiet by foroe thttfcnoonstitutional act* of Congress." leo, boweYtr, ezpreWrthe opiulun (hat if Generals Giupf and 6u?a>URfonclade to St And by \he President, thera *t?l be ho impeachment attempted to b? carried out, sad no military government established over the Southern States. <^??a Cotton Culture. Many of our farmer*, in this and adjoining Districts, are going to plant eotton next Spring, who hare not done the like for years, if ever, beforo. We are surprised to learn that cotton is cultivated for market, not far off from Richmond, Virginia. A wagon load of cotton bales was lately seen in that city, which were produced on the farm of Judge MxRxnrni, in Hanover County. Many plantfr*, says the Whig, not far from Richmond, have raised cotton du ring the past season. These statementsshow that a resume of ootton culture in the neigh, borhood of Greenville, and in the same lat itudes of the adjoining Districts, may be profitable. Our farmers should be cautious, however, not to attempt to plant too much to the nogleot of grain. They should use the guano if they can procuro it. We expect to furnish, in due time, some practical information on this subject, derived from those who have long practiced manuring with guano. We would first observe that purchasers of the article should send tolfow York or Baltimore and get it from first hands. It may be bought there at about $00, gold, per ton of 2240 pounds. . .... ? Tho Greenville Poor House. Several gentlemen of the Greenvillo delegation to the Legislature, nnJ also Major I)a Forrkst, of the Freedmen's Bureau *er vice, were invited by th? Commissioners of the Poor of this District, to visit tire Poor House on Saturday lost. We were included in the invitation, and with the rest, spent an interesting day in inspecting the premises, and observing the manner in which our worthy Commissioners have been, and are discliaiging their laborious dutiesWc doubt if any District in the State lias n . * _ t n ? -? ? r .? # i * aw vi vi'iuiiiiesioni-iT! more in imni, nnu ni tentive alike to the comfort and well being of the paupers thrown upon their hands, and the interest of the people and Tax pay era of the District they represent They are entitled to th? thanks and esteem of the community for their services, they have uo other earthly reward. By showing pity to the poor, however, they are lending lo the Lord. It is always a safe investment, whelk-, r of time, labor, or other means. No distinction is made where real want nnd htlpless destitution exist. The blacks arc cared for as well ns the whites; but, they give no encouragcineut to sturdy beg gars, or to those having other resources than the Poor House, which they can honestly or legslly rely upon. The cabins, bedding and other appliances, are woll arranged and neatly kept, under the superintendance of Mr. John McDade. The Board of Commissioners consists at present, of P. Caubi.k, Chairman ; IIkniiy Smith, Secretary and Treasurer; S. Swan* Dai.e, John Gakmany, and Alexander MoKsqutre, the latter of whom was electe I on Saturday, in place of W. JI. Curkton who has left the District. The other members have been in office for years. 1*1. a 1 e ?nc iiiiuiuiT ui paupers now supported I by tlie District, is near forty, which, considering its population, and the s-^arcity of the times, is not large, and is of itself an evidence that the Commissioners do not abuse their authority in taking charge of any caeca not necessary. New Store* ? The store formerly occupied by Mr. J. B. SiiKitmax, as a tin shop and agricultural furnishing ware room, two doors above Dr. M. B. Eam.k's drug store, has recently been ,-nened and occupied by Messrs. HrurunKTs, DXvis iL Co., gentlemen who have formerly resided In the opppr pert of this Distriot. Th*y expect to lay iii a large stock of dry and family furnishing goods, pnd will also deal in country produce. Their stand is a good one, and as their acquaintance with me people or tlie upper part of the District is extensive, they will no doubt do a good business. We wish them euceest. The store house one door below the place wo hove just mentioned, is, we a3s? understand, to he opened soon, but by whom, and the kind of goods to be dealt in, we have not yet learned. We would say to those who are about engaging in business in Ofeenville, as well as remind our established dealers, that the Enttrprite enjoys an excellent circulation not only in the Town but throughout the District, and offers inducements as a medium for letting themselves and their wares be known. Dealers thrive as they and their stocks beeoms known. We have the beet authority for saying this Mr. frraxN, ColArumosk, Messrs, Gbapt.FspocsorA Mills* Mr. Hotrt, beside# many others, know these things, and are acLiug accordingly. Their success deserves to be emulated. nr The Female College will open on the thirteenth instead of the Jifteemth of Februa r/. tSee change iu adv?. tistueut ( Sn-J RTtb. room, when h* ootjrulted the f*Ul set. out. J on tiog hU thf?N| * 'avail pocket kaife. $8 H* p 'lrhen discovered; hod j th tb? floor 4?H^K?wfc?re he ws?, eortrtd I ri< with brought toB?|v|k? Wet held over It, A*d U the fact*) "to pa. leave* Bwlfe end children u ?Vmf*' S scUdertrWyA,, tu IawtBreaflPlwwe, In Aid of th?Lw tli dioa' Tn%Jto1?ftUflo. Muslcel And Un- M i i iM -- * Aeoordinttho Soiree wm hfcW [5 In the fine gits-lighted hall of the new Court |?? House, end was n brilliant snoeeas, before .. a large and brilliant assembly of ladte?,.|.? gentlemen and yonng folks. Onpt. . mad gare a brief but oomprahensive As- . tronomioal lecture, illustrated with dtas ft[ grama , The mneieal concert was inspiring, and delightful. The onintear performers, ladies P and gentlemen, and the forty children deserve the highest praire. All excelled, and . Professor DeCmr. amongst others, elcetrl- " Bed the audience by singing the Marseillolse , in true French etylo?but we must not'begln , to particularise. J The PhantasmAgorinal views were ex- j' eeedlngly interesting ; too nnmerou to describe. fTho Chinese fire works was a ^ wonderful and beautiful thing. In short, ach department of the evening's entertainment wasample compensation, separately, for the time and expense it cost the ? visitor to witness the entire exhibition. The Soiree, with new phases, is to be.re- at peatcd, according to announcement, on Friday cveulDg, and cannot fa:l to draw. w New Advertisements. w The especial attention of our readers is \ called to the following new advertisements w National Publishing Company?Agent U Wanted. . i IMeture Oailery.?L. A. Curry. Come and Settle.?Simpson liouo, Agent. * Dentistry.?J. I). Cuarron. * Anetiom?JuLtwe C. Smith. It Notice to Debtors?Jr*sx K. Stonk. 0 Practical Gunsmith.?W. II. Cammkk. n Piano Wanted to Rent.?Apply at this Office. w Public Meeting. p T,nw Card.?Col. tl. F. Townks. |l Notice.?Mory Bailky. * w District Court in Greenville. t| Tlie Com t was oponend on Monday, and -jadjourned early on Wednesday. The bus- e, iness was not heavy or very important.? r( There wore four convictions of niiademean- tj ora. One, a youth, of larceny. There wero several acquittals, no civil caaea. Judge Wm. II. Csmpdkll presided with dignity, ability, and satisfaction to nil con- ]] corned. H ? /I Hist nrtf of the late War between the State*, tl Tracing it* Origin, Cause* and Jtesull*.? Jj Jig lion. A. If. Strphcyis, of Oa., office of National Publication Co.. comer 1 Ut and Main Steels, Richmond, 11a. n This in doubtless one of (lie best works si upon the lite wnr. It is by one of the most * brilliant minds of the South. We presume j, every person will desire to supply themselves with the book. As soon as we can J* avail ourselves of a sight of it, we shall an- b tiounce our views ot its actual merits. n FOR HIE SOCTUER.N ENTERPRISE. Fl ? - b The Literary Club. A A Club has recently been formed in ^ Greenville, and I think it calculated to do good. Some twenty-five or thirty gentle- *j men united, and elected officers and adopt- g, ed a constitution. Dr. Broad us is Tresi- p I dent; Mr. B. Oocar Mauldin, Secretary ;'and tl Mr. Julius C. Smith, Treasurer. Its mem- s| | bers are principally the clergymen, profes- d | sore, some lawyers, merchants, and others, li | The subscription is $5 per annum, and t< I the income is from $116 to $140. n The best English reviews and periodioals li are taken?the best Northern and the best 1< Southern?they are literary, religious, ku g morous. Each periodical remains five days " in the reading room, accessible to all, then h It can be taken out for seven days and read n J at home. " I Tf ? ? 1 ? .Uiiaiuo Iu |?uwu?siun OI mc OOOlOtJ ? three months. And wots a feature en- n tireljr new to me appears, and n ve? ^ ry wise one. At a certain time, say c| February or March, they aro all sold for ; what they will bring, and generally they ! will bring half price ; this furnishes new ,r Jundt to the Society, and as the periodicals a' are removed by the purcha??r ?fter three months, the 8ociety is not burdened with providing them room, often no little trouble. The Club holds monthly meetings, and at ^ each, discusses some literary or other subject. The advantages of this Club, are w 1st. Jit economy. For per annum, it furnishes upwards of one hundred dollars of the best reading of the English, Northern and Southern reviews, and pnts ono in pos- r(? session of all the best literature of that kind. ^ ^ pf 2d It brings to, and concentrates in, this {{ one town, too, We choicest periodical*, and in supplies it with ell the latest and beet think- cu ing of the age, and fits its eitizene to travel m and oonrerse with eaee any whsre, as they are posted iti all that is going on, which is no small public benefit. And this Literature, w although sold, remoini In the community, and pi thus furnishes to fc.miUet, at reduced rate*, til all its advantages. eel Sd. The monthly meetings may become th sources of great benefit. There the trea- dt euros of each mind may be poured Into one in eommon reservoir, and become a common m possession, the best articles in the reviews co distilled, and their reflodd- essence present- M ed. , ^ w There, in discussion, many weful subjects may be examined and understood,' and ujsn/ difllcult poiuts swilled. f * ID ,i ly Id these very hard times of getting ibr f ? raoro thoo $100 worth of reading} Id* ' ^rMC pubKe advantage of brisking Mtk ih knowledge into the oommunily, and oping it there; 8d,the proepeet of oo %eclallyjiow: andI Jiebthet youw^Sj >w law haa been Attended with more then o okpostfd opoocr* "the colored witnessto bo freely impressed with the ligations placed Upon them, and their ev? I poo has' been generally given with en event desit# te'1*11 the whole troth aud no- I ing hut the troth; There wae but little adcncv to prolixity and discursiveness, id the tes<iniony lias, in ths lnte criminal ials, been clear, intelligible, and to the. >int We notice, also, that Judge Dawkins is signing tbe senior members of the Charleem Bar to the defence of those colored prls lers who were without counseland they ?ve, In many instances, discharged tbe duoa ill;posed upon them with the same aeai, Jellty and conscientiousness whleh have so ng made the Bar ot Charleston deserted-. ' eminent lor legal ability and peisonal in* grity.? Charleston Mercury. Xiik syprkmb Court.?The National ?publican, the special of the President, ?yn: The Supreme Court is a lion in tbe ay of some of the progressive radicals, nd they are trying to invent a net in hicli to enmesh the dangerous animal, osterday a very brilliant proposition as made in the House by way of retiring tbe Court, vis.: To require that, > tbe adjudication of any constitutions 1 question, it slia11 bo argued before a ill bench, and no decision be given un;ss the Justices are unanimous in their pinion. When Congress will cease to lake laws except by a unanimous vote, e, the people, w'ril consider this proosition rejecting the Supreme Court, n order to get a unanimous Court it rill be necessary to " run " a new Bet, s tbe country housewives do thier can lea in a mould, all alike exactly.? bore's a difficulty in the way, bower, r; the Court itself will pronounce this ^moulding of that body unconstiluonal. . Washington, January 26. In the Senate, a bill authorizing the lallimor? and Potomac Road to bring branch to Washington, was passed. l bill abolishing peonage, providing lat debts on which peonage is based e void, and (hat within twenty days fler the passage of this Act, the Coinlissioners of the Freedrnen's Bureau Hall go to New Mexico to enforce it, 'as referred to the Committee on Miliary Affairs. The Conference Commit*>e on peusion agents reported, and the ill was passed. It removes all agents ppointed since the first of July last.? he President called for Gen. Wilson's eport of the capture of Mr. Davis. The ill for the increase of pay for army of cers was referred to the Committee on Iilitary Affairs. In the House, the Secretary of the 'roasury was ordered to suspend the ales of confiscated whiskey, unless the rice equals the tax. Stevens' bill was iken up, when Ross made a powerful peech in opposition to it. The debate eveloped the fact that the Iieconilruc on Committee bad had no session this jrm ; that the Republican party had ot agreed on any plan of reconstruc en. A sharp colloquy between Chand?r and Ashley took place. The latter onded into the following sentiment.; If there is a State of the American Inion, in which there is not a loyal tan except black men, I would clothe ie black man with the franchise and very other right tinder the Governtent." [Applause on the floor and in le galleties and some hisses.} Ashley >ntinued denouncing the assumption of lose who, during the entire war, were i secret alliance with tbe rebels, com ig here And joining bands with the ptofitAte at " the other end of the arms." Mr. WinBeld denounced theaboreas base ,".."<1 unfounded slander. Mr. liunter said J- " So fiF S?'I am mcerned, it is a base lie." The Speaker said Mr. llun'.ers word* ere out of order. Mr. Handall said: " Nevertheless ue." 1 " V .. . r The Speaker decided Mr. Randall's mark out of order. A vote of censure on Mr, Hunter tssed by 84 to 83, after which the ouse adjourned, with the understand* g that (be enabling Act would bediaissed on Monday, under tly five mines rule. ? ? # * - ? , Puwismxo a Deserter.?In a case bich came to the Executive to-day for irdon, the sentence of the court inaril upon the defendant, who was chargI with desertion, includes nearly all e penalties known to the law. The verier is to forfeit all expenses attendg his capture and trial, pay $10 per onth for twenty?four monthsi id be >nfine<l with ban and chain, for the me length of time, and then his head be shaved, and tbe orisonar drummed it of the service. 1*he case was tried New York,? Cor. N. Y. World, 1 A a?CT*TA*T IK TboOIL*.?'* Deitxftehra ffbm San Pttnoiwo, of the MA T instant, slate that tha Secretary of Idaho ha> been compelled to seek protection of tW United 8tatea troopa, from violenoe from' members of the Legislator?, boaauaa ha refused to pay them a per diem until further Instructions from Washington. GREENVILLE PRICES CURRENT. COlMtECTKD WSBILT, Vt GRADY, FERGUSON & MILLER, MERCHANTS. GREENVILLE, S. C.. JAN. 80, 1807. APPLES, Dried, ft bushel, . $8 00 BACON, ft tb. ..... Ma. BALE ROPE. lb .... SO e. BLUE STONE, f? tb ...38 a. BAGGING, Gunny, f) yard, - 48 #. BUTTER, ft lb - 88 aw BEESWAX. ft lb - .80 BRA.n'uV, Pcaeti, ** gallon,...f3 00 @ 118 8fr CHICKENS. head,.., ..?30 @ Mas. COTTON, ft lt?., ? COFFEE, V lb., Rio, JW ? * * " " " Java, (0 a. CORN, ft bushel |1 48 CANDLES, lb:, Adamantine, 40 . " " " Sperm, 80 ?. ? ? u T*now ..... 80 a. COPPERAS, ft lb., English, 18| ?. " " " North Carolina,.!.....none* EGGS, ft dwoti, ?80 *. FLOUR, ft barrel, ?..$10 00 ? f!8 00 GOLD ._$! |? GINGER, V lb 80 a. IRON, 8weed, ft tb 1M e. M Coantry, ft lb 0 a. " Horse Shoe, ^ lb................... 10 a. INDIGO, South Carolina, ft lb. $8 N " Spanish Float, " M........ 8 84 LUMBER, Pine,ft 100feet,....$1 60 @ $3 00 LEAD, ft lb 30 ?. LEATHER, 8olc, V ?, 64 ?. " Upper, " ..AO ? 70 c. MADDER, ^ lb v. ZjU a. MOLA8SES, West Yndia; '? rah.......4I 44 NAILS, ft lb. Parker MiH.... 13) a. " Horse, ft lb 84 a. OATS, ft bushol...... 80 a. 1 - " ^ ** I'uiiK, ^ i?, not...... 10 C, POWDBR, W lb .. - 75 e. PEPPER. Black, -& lb 50 . PEACHES, Drlod, bushel, ...43 ? POTATOES, Sweet, ? bushel, .75 e. " Irish, ?' M Yl #. I RICE, lb .. .... 30 . STEEL, Cast, ^ lb , ? ?. SALT, Liverpool, V sack, ..........$5 W " " " buibol,................ $1 i# SUGAR, Bro?m, ^ lb .........18 @36*. " Clarified, ^ lb ? #. SHOT, Tft lb 30 . SODA, ? lb....... 31 ?, STARCH, V* K> SPICK. W lb.., *v 50 #. 8HIRTING, ), $ vd .. 35 e. TURKIE8, <B head ?.,....75e. A(( N TOBACCO, Manufactured, ^ lb, 60e. @ $3 00 TALLOW, ^ lb ? ? 15*. TEA, Gunpowder, lb ...,.mm.u.tl 35 " llyeon, " " .. $3 3* " Black, " " _ 93 00 @ $3 59 WHEAT, ^ bushel ? Of WHISKY, 1? gallon *3 00 @ $3 SO YARN, Factory, \\ bunch, 33 50 @>3 T5 Public Meeting. A MEETING of the citizens of the Towa c\. of Greenville will be held in th* Court House, on Tuesday evening neart, ftfA February, at 1 o'oloekfor the purpose of forming a company to take oharge of tbs new Fire Engine. Jan 81* ; 2A 1G. F. TOWNE8, ATTORNEY AT LAW. AND ^ * SOLICITOR IH EQUITY. OFFICE at the eame building adjoining New Court House, formerly o? en pled bp Townks A Campbbll, before diteolntion of the firm. ? - _ . Greenville, 8. C. Jan 31-33 Wanted to Rent, rtiSr-foNM: u5BR APTANO. for tbe preeent year, for wfcieh a reasonable turn will b? paM, and the instrument wall taken oare of. For par* tleulara, inquire at tbia office. Jan 81 36 U Notice* I I1ERCBY forewarn all peraonr from* trading for a aove of hand, given by ma to W*. D. Hjckky, for Forty dollars, dated some time In the fell of 1866; as the oonstd* eration for whleh the note was-givenwaanot valid ; therefore, I will not pay it ur lew compelled by law. January, 1867. MARY M BAILEY. , mark ' Jan 81 86 4 W. II. CiiMMRR. PRACTICAL, GUNSMITHS SEWING MACHINES, and aH ether wot* of the hind, repaired with prottptneee, aad' KKASONADLB CHARGES. I bare a good deal of work ftntsbed, left W partiec, who are requested to rail aad tako If ' away, or it will ba eold to pay expeeeee. IW Apply at WestEeM'e old stead. Jan l\ U S .r NOTICE TO DEBTORS, All persons indebted to me pr* r vious to tho let of January, 1M7, om account of my Farm, Grist Mill, Saw MHL Wool Card*, or to tha Firm of D. f. WEST A Co., are reouealed to eotne forward aad1 Mtile before the let of Mareh next, aad aara ma the unpleasant neenaity of foreing frugal eollaation, as my old matters mast ba? closed up to meet ray own liabilities. 4 JESSE K. ST>)KR. January t8tb, 1861. j Jau 81 . V ^ r