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WEDNESDAY, MAR CH 9, 1837. B. S. D!NKINS, Editor. "Death Loves a ShimitZ ark. A PROMINENT, USEFUL CrT ZEN HAS PASSED BEYOND THE R1VER. This Town and community are mourning in poiguant zrief. the de .h' of Dr. G. Allen Hluggins, which occur red on the afternoon of the 3rd inst. His death is a sad loss, a loss that can only be repaired by the mut'ations of time. Dr. Huggins was born in Darling ton County on the 24th of August 1832. It was there he spent his boy hood days and received his carly ea ucation. Before the age of 21 years be graduated in medicine with credit I from that eminent institution, the Jefferson Medical College. of Phila delphia. But the stern, hard duties. often required of a physician, militat ed against his kind, sympathetic na ture, and he soon abandoned the prac tice. Dr. Huggins was among the abor iginal settlers of Manning. He was elected its first intendant and sever:d times thereafter Elled the position. in this capacity and as a private eitizen he labored assiduously for the welfare of the town. The spacious avenues and large spreading oaks, the adruira tion of visitors, that add so much to the attraction of our village, are the result of his individual labor and gen erosity. These oak trees, growing in majesty year after year, will bud fortb every spring, a beautiful monument,! to the many virtues of the pliilauthro pic citizen just gone from among us. One of his characteristics was a re markable fondness for the beauties of nature. He loved flowers and found rare pleasure in cultivating them. The home of our dead, he made his ipecial care. He tended and watched over this silent abode; improved it with his own means, and was ever urging our citizens to an interest in their cemetery. The custodian of a -plot of ground there, he made it a liv ing garden. There he now rests. Who will take his place in caring for the Manning Cemetery? At the beginning of the civil war Dr. Huggins entered the Confederate army as first lieutenant of the Man ning Guard, and was afterwards pro moted to the rank of Captain. He re mained in active service till '63, when a broken constitution, the result of exposure, forced him to resign. He was then elected to the Legislature and served the terms of '63 and '64. For the Manning Guard be always nourished a warm attachment, and ever afterwards, once a year it has been his custom to gather the sur.-iv- I ora of this gallant command around his hospitable board. The Guards loved him--lament his death and will revere his memory. When peace was declared, after a eourse of study, Dr. Huggins comn muenced the practice of iaw. His mer-I its as a counsellor soon commandied a lirepractice, and at the time of his dahhe was a leading, honored mem ber. of the Manning Bar. Dr. Huggins was a good man, an exemplary christian. He loved his chorch, its worship and people. The poor wei-e his wards. They regarded him their friend and shared his boun ty, limited only by his means. As a citizen he was in the van in every movement for the promotion of the good of his fellow man and the ad wancement of his country's best inter ests. He was just and exacting in the pursuit of the right, and in this res pect was widely known, generally ap preciated and universally respected. He was in the full vigor of mature manhood when attacked by the mnala *dy which ended his life. It was more a mental than a physical attack and is attributed to the exhaustion cf ar I over-taxed mind. A months sufferinv and quietly and peacefully he passed othe other side of the river .Ani eventful life, replete with noble deeds and nobler aspirations, is quenched. On the day following his death, the funer-' al services took place at the Method ist church inthe presence of a arge concourse of people. The remains wvere then borne to the grave, where General E. W. Moise, his partner of many years, in a few chosen words, spoka in feeling terms of his long and pleasant association with him. The late decision of the State Sn preme Court taking from Trial Jus-r tices the right to try petty larceny crimes, reaches farther and erects in the same degree the trial right of the Justice Court in a number of otl er penal ofences. The law de.clared I by the appellate court, in the deei sion referred to is, that Trial Justices have trial jurisdiction only in those cases where the.punishment is fixed by statute at not more than $100 line and 30 days imprisonment. It follows that, without regard to the gravity of the offence, unless the penalty is rc scribed, and conmes within the.se bounds, the trial right is not wci thin the province of the Trial Justice Court. Even though the statute may in so many words give this court the juris-. diction, if it fails to declare what the pnishment is, it is debarred never theless. By analoegy it is proper to presume that the offence of buying, receiving or aiding in the concealmevnt of stolen goods, obtaining mony un der false pretences, breach of trust violation of contract, entry on land1 4ter notice, violation of laborers con-,t !s concluded in the Triml Justice Court, can now only be tried in the Cireuit Court. The decision liberally on struod rmakes a big inroad into the work of ilie Trial Justice, and mnakes him little more than an investigating oflieer. In the opinon of a uj'rity of the lawyers at this Bar the Supr:ne Court hms only declared what has al ready beon the law, yet it is a very unfettunate combination of circum stances that produced( the Court's de cision and no doubt propeOr legisla. tion this fall ill roledy tle defeCt in the law. As the matier now stands we expect our jil to soi be tilled with pets ms a-cused of the smaibst offences to be kept there mouth after .nu a at the expense of the county till the higiher court convenes. The forty-ninth Congress with the closing of the 4th of March, passed away and became an object to he re merabered. Nevertheless, its achiev ments will live when the men who composed the forty-ninth Congress are dead and forgotien. The Interstate Commerce law; the Electoral College amendments; the oleomargarine tax bill; the Atlantic and Paciie land grant forfeit airc bill; the Mexican pen sion act: tie tenure of ofie measure: and the bill to re-eMburse the Prced man's Bank. These and other lesser acts will make this Congress famous for a century to come. There is one thing to be regretted that Congress thus adjourned without the river and harbor bill becoming a law. This provided *o00,000 for the Charleston jetties and smaller amounts for other river imnrovements. Its failure to reach the dignity of a law will suspend alE work of this character for a year to come. This will work great damage, especially to the Charleston harbor, the jetties of which are in an unfl ished condition, and leaving them thus, the work already done will be injured more or less. The bill at a late hour was approved by both houses of Congress, but the President refused to give it his signature on the ground that he was not allowed time by the dila'ory action of Congress to give it proper consideration. Our metropolitan daily is a zealous admin istration advocate, and worked hard for the Charleston harbor, and with some curiosity its ~ editorial co1 umns were scanned to see if its enthu siasm for the President had abated by his extreme scrupulousness. But like the old Quaker, who was a worshiper of president Jackson, when told that Jacson had killed a man, because be would not niove out of his we. re plied, "well, why didn't the man move?" The \er' ad Courier is loyal still. So far but one county, Berkeley has made a bid for an experimental sta tion. There are two of these stations to be established, one in the upper and the other in the lower section of the State. They are to be located in the two counties making the most Fattering inducement. The stations besides being a benetit to the State at large, will each, be a great advantage o the county: where located. The im mediate opportunity ofi'ered the farm 3rs in the locality of the station to no :ice and profit by the experiments aade in introduced seeds, and the manner of working and cultivating, vill be a great help to them. Again, one of .these stations in a ecuu :y is bound to cause, to a greater or ess degree more interest among the armers in their crops An ambitious ;timulius to excel would be excited, ~ausing more careful and zealous at ~etion to farms. Apart from this ~ood result the people of the county ould directly profit by the consider ible sum of money which the fitting p of the experimental farm and the ork carried on would cost, and be lifsed in their midst. The farmers and everybody else in arendon would no doubt be glad to iaae one of those stations established :ere. Geographically our county is vel situated to be chosen as the place 'or the lower station. But, besides his advantage presented by nature vhat further inducement could be of errd the Board having the location n charge? The financial condition of he county is too imnpov.erished for iy sum of money fromi the public reasury to be given. The lan d, how ver, might be e:1sily procured and roffered the Board for the site of the tation. There are a number of our itizens who have the agricultural in rest deep at heart, and they might ithout any sacrifice le::se the lad er the purpose. it would be returned o them at the ex'piration of the use of he experimenters, more valuable, im roved and highly cultivated. Who mong our philanthropic citizens wvill onate this muah for an experimental' tation in Clarendon ? The AbbevillOelIm, says the re J a Blanner is giving a good ortion of its columns to religious iatters, while the Medium is devoted the agricultural interests of Abbe His "riarch from Atlania to th-. Sea" is a favorite theme with General Shennan on all occasions when he is ealkid up-n to give a rhctorical Cxhi bition of his I:riotisn. Liter, at a hang'et of the NCw York ihard of rade, he quoted from Colol W. L. Trenholmn, of South Carolina, as say "Hard and stern as that march was I am glad you did it." Colonel Trenholin is rcported by the Augusta m'm;"a-l1 as being pres en t .-Ithe ecting, maling a speech and failing to duny what Sheri1:um Isaid. It is reasonable to suppos then that he was correctly ouoted. Colonel Trenhohn was conspicuous Ii South Carolina as a brave, gallant Confederate soldier. He was in the midst of the fray, and a witness to the harrowing scenes, the consequence of Sherman's mar.. Then it is strange indeed that he should be edad Sher man "did it." Glad that Sherm: marched through this land of ours. destroying cities, debauching peacei! homes, scattering destruction on ki1 line of march. Who else in South Carolina is glad that Sherman passed Atlanta--that lie reached Colunibia anUfd burnt the capital of the Staie No South Caroliian 't> the manor born," unless it be Colonel .Trenhohai would say to the ferocious Sherman. "Hard and stern as that march was I am glad you did it." It cannot be that he who pro;ed himself so valiant. brave and noble as Colonel Trenholm in waring for South Carolina, should alcady forget her sufferings and say to her enemies I am glad you pillaged and burnt and robbed my State. We i will not concede that the high office he holds, and the honors of the North have destroyed Colonel Trenhoha's memory and sworn him to the iron elad oath. The Abbeville Xh'diam says that ac cording to the last report of the Grand Jury of Clairendon County, a very bad state of affairs must exist in that coun ty Publishing parts of the report referring to the iin!anciul state of the county, the condition of the jail,, roads and bridges, and the courthouse, the M-don comn ments thius: W~e presume this is a true picture coming from such a source and it shows a deplorable state of things. A dirty, fl'thy jail, infested with lice. 1with a worn out stove and cool:iua utensils is a bad showing for an en lightened community. Unsafe and d:ngcrous bridges add to the calami ties of the county. The courthouse is no better, but soiled with obscen writing, without carpets, insufficicnt a"commo1dations for th~e bar andi thl juris an nospittoons. Worst of ?t! the lawyers and others indulge in thme ilhrrae. ee of spitting on the floor. I It is hi time for reform in Clar endon. It would do our friends god to see the clean, white walls of our courthouse, tha elegant desks and chairs for the members of the bar, the substantiail bagging on the floors and stepus uip and down stairs and the gene-ral air of elenhiness and decey thiat prerades the whole establishment. The jail is well ventilated, scrubbed, swept and kept clean. It has stoves for the comfort of the prisoners. It would be a pleasure to contra-! diet and scold the Medieum for giving Carendon such a bad name, but we can't do it. The mortifying picture~ drawn by the Medium is only too true. Then let us reform. The jail should be rid of lice, the appearance of the Courthouse improved, and above all may the County Commissioners man age to keep the expenses of the coun ty within the limits of the levy provid ed by the Legislature. If this is done the fall of the v-ear will find Clarendun in a far better condition thain now. The credit of the county which atj present is about lost will be restored and with it the confidence of the px o pe in the ability of the Couxaty Comn mssioners to pay their contracted debts. This will enable the county alairs to be administered1 at their actunal cost, whereas. for the last few years, on ac count of the uncertainty of its obliga tions being paid, parties never con tracted to do work for the county ex~ ept for a large additional sum. The present Thoard of Conmmissioners have it in their power to remiedy in prart his evil; it is to be hoped the~y will] tilize the opportunity ini the way iN DTRSTN WASIN\GTON LE TiR. 01 [Fromu Our Regular Corepnt..]L lat\INTuN. March 0, 1&~ .The'sa on o- f the we ek at the ('a;d wats the ai -nn an failur in theC House ofRpe n ,'ide to *'-sthe De pendent Plnur til t >vr the Frasi.dent's vecto. Crow. of :* - ,, arie1::gileries, and t'he d1a ine xcitic t 1Ly 'interVpins p '-1nal .' tingn rtrs ] r a nhn i .l e e t n t he :lo .r. ere such a. i. tve not, wthn lon ~ whi ee witness a o ithere. l i IV U'te h' hell over thei ve' . la u the i-:iv a!ct 't em oi ch'ge their' v o c' 'inc * ..' r ieortv are wora ty mi w r:r i.'.t conr-geous act on ti part of : is ti : .iV i t' e tas~~ai Ce N .i.1nt 4' iiji :- ;.VEd Nit -ij -:- -j w r . . .? 2' s l -. i::m.1-s it : b a :. 1 reiti-ntCin it wali. f*irs o r Vh , 1he 1 -..: bil -;p d L ..n:5- : tod h:- ..-. i. i. . ...:- :... h m.-i -:I ta-In . i b o-* t e - n Vt' it) al mi!'tttid tO f-:u n - I a: -s s m a~ g t I, u- h I'l t S-011' then ain.1 tv e il do.utes :tc- ,t:t s'uie c'ou-sei tti i :tp .nln a..' - r :ne~t. he in- t 1wn Co .r of . '. Lt0 ofa to mz:;i'he 1i .ws byv !a:n- 'i "nnE uNi ,.res whnich h3 ali im; t no~ cv nce to -c ' any tiLnt. b-t . S I t I ty ~:or ,r.n An exta ss 'of the Fift etb n r..s, ta u hit Is p).) s:bie h , n :: tlie :-.. ne;t e, u nC11 is a.1 ma E 9 ize.d ULliv. to re:::.%n in esinbvo t C n-m.at ior...h ;: it ~ii o sn;inat aru. isnot, 're 'e %;Il intve t;i'u t" .imom.:L tCPIet :..tre t.:- In.-atl Co lerc nomm:uon. :u:1 st ftrcrtary o;f 1the it .1 . i c T e :cq ' t-zi n ha.- se a<. to 11i- Prusid SLt. i'oWer to Lioet the ir-tateC :nerei Commalis-.on,-r' au r th :.tur M1 if the. : e. i:i , f th n thatI, th.e Co(sitt 6 t 0:: not '4i1"Ver tiilu Encutive., to 1.pj int . (Ii V.*n v:uation*1, "o .1 newiv crLtalc dlee wiis to be it llel by : d It th vc d cns enlt < t.he in thers imi tit tLi is no d1s:rce be tween tilling a ne ole 'nd a vacarcy that may occur du,ing a va; Cot. of ue :enate, anfi that there are <ioc.i:ors lav Attoinev Generals cov'ering tW: point. .Mr. Wf. F. Turner's Position in Refer eneeC to .iersrs. Smuythe & Ader. Ma. EnTon : OU reading the letter of Smaythe & Adger pulhshed by you February 16th, . feel obliged to .4b ject to somie of their statements w h tuight lead to vi-sapprehension of e true izets of the case as given by them. We never (id express "rcgrets at what has trauspired;" nor do we now reiret. nor did we tLen regret th: af ildarit su~bmitted. TLL hat anidavit was trne. W did not feel obliged to tell them of it before it was given to the public. We did not know then (anuy more than now) wh-it had become of our cotton. We thiouilht this the best course. We did not accuse Smyvth e & Adger of the theft; but, we knew then, as well as now, that we had lost the cottoni. and that the cotton had been sent them. When we received their "huli-dozing" letter we felt (na turally) angry an-J indignaut. M~r. ~Snvai:etotld me we hdmsu dertoou lhis letter; that it was not in tendedl as a thtreat; that our tauidarit had injured h~im abroad and at honme, At this I felt and did e.rgesrre, and i y way of showing him that v~e had njo persomal ill-feeinug, nor desire to impugn his nonesty, asked him to continue to advance for us. This he deh! ed. He had certainly as much right to decline as ace had the right to su bit aflidavits of loss through the, or to ask(f 'r courlec's sode ) for ad vances. The charge "htad lent themselves to the aid of others whio were suggesting charges of unfair dealing" is false. I would .wl Igei to the uirm mention ed that it would seem to mec to be ore~ maouly to call things and people by the right name and not try to touch ip "Farmer" over my shoulders. Col. N. is able to take care of himself I raher expect. I do not, Mr. Editor, think that we should have been selected as tihe sacrifice and oblation to be olfer'ed by this High Priest on the altar of the Charleston Cotton Exchange to the Maes of a dying trade. Btut we are wiling to stand as a monumetnnt erect ed to the mae:uory of "lost pounds" wavin "Farmer' aiidavits, and call " uon "w)1]~ har.-rat, weigher, factor,' L tell us where our cotton and Chaile ton's trade has gone. As soon as thle list of those Factors. is pubishted, do send me a copy. I ean the number otf "sample" bales )tCked by)~ each factor. Firm of Turner & btro. 173JOY LIF. Whda irav b Laiu ord ivei ! :if r ..ie 1. . .:r'a n' of no.1sg-i.ad<CN3 :: :.~d'; j ni. hw.- .ei- ]:9 l0 :::. ri :e' *re fromdsae swe oe vnoi sll i ..., u i. :.ek H ... ..tt-' . ,a e ' , c ,tr. n s ue~c.* v~at hotlse 10 cet Soyd Brother, Who:s5tde Groeors and ;59 EAST BAY, C(aiAIlESTON, S. C. .Direct Iui:orters of .Wines, and Briecs. a~i]C'4 'd ~raidis.Ales, Porters, *f ' 9..A Ci00 18 7 & rc in;: > .t, and 117 CHARLESTON, S. C. Inu attention to the following 1ir S Cut L suar, 1:21 Pl. for $1. Gr(,mbwd ". ~5. 11,1v. for $. . 17 Ibs. for S . L t lrit, .own -. . 1ihs for SL. oid ron S;ar, 20 lb or 1; h$c1. N') iis.T t vz*S. a doz. :ll. ma' . J 1.10 a T(,z. Go V4SLgrs :::1 fur aI 1wx of 50. T)','T arL buW a(fwIf the 1many attract ions " Ve aree-stantyoteinan one i , re; t t r advan L.-. in:-t .44.5 tiv V! wa Noco or packing or drayage. S. TO24isJR.J. M. T11oMALS. -WATCH-ES P a e W are, 1IL kv 7 s p ta saI8sE G mass, a tibmy IBecesi SW atchIs and Jeweh' repaired by expert workaen. 273 KING ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. D. O'Neil &Sons, 133 HAYN:: STRT ....CU.:.r'sToN, S. C. Wholesale Deakers inl Boots and Shoes. Tr i ItSa tehis. C-1 . Gooeh. raie by evcry s-ten:nr utable for the i trior tradL. All th-- !:-cst styles consta.ni n tock, at tUe lowest prices and Jan. 12. 1. BOLLMAN BROTHR, Wholesale Grocers,1 157 and i1G). East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. GUANO at. astonshingly low SWe rare selling our* F'erilizerat the follow ing low price's: Wilcox, G ihbs & Co. Manipulated Guano, l"ss than 1' 'ons per ton, 3QC.0i. Ten tons Wi!::. G ( & Co nprhosphate, less 'pw rd ' p r ton. -'*~.N. tha 1 toI per; t Ou, :. lO. Ten tons :00--Udive.-d t 11: d or Steatnboat :t'Charlestan. (ri- , daage. hoitrat of >oda. o"" '-cotia LandJPlas ter, Pernlvian) Guano. (Groun"d Fish Scrap] Cotton Seed Meni. nd Fertilizer supplies generally; All best quality, at lowest market prices, Conumnicate with us before buy 1f! mOWe.c & 1IBBS CiE'OG 00, 13.3 Est Day, Charleston, S. C. 2:32 MEETING ST.. Charleston, S.C. STOVES, I StevesStaves ! --AT -AND RTAIL!~ Good., Potware. Kxitcheni and Stove - ..HC1lu~ ssn &. C ., ESTABLISHED 1844. Chi'*arleston iron Works, a t and Dealers in Marine Stationary and Portabhle Engines andl Boilers, Saw Mill 3Ieinerv, Cotton Pr'es, Gins, Railroad, Steam boat, 1achinists', Engineers' and Mill Sv pies. iJRparsr 6n-eouted u'il prompt c.s cad Di)spa:It. P' endfor price Uist. East BayW , Car. Pritehard St., Charleston, S. C. *Jan1.3 h r. znJf you need any Clothin. Furnishing Goods, or Hats, sH1 ruor orders fo FALK & CO. KINo S-nEnr. OProstrE MASEL, Charleston, S. C., as they have reduced the prices of their entire stock to cost, on account of chanre of fimn. OTTO F. WIETERS, Wholesale Grocer. WNOLESALE dealer in Wines, Liqnors and Segars. No. 181 E.AST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. F. J. P L)zn, lresident. F. S. RODGERS, Treasurer Atlantic Phosphate Company, of Charleston, S.C. MA NUFACTTrnEns 01OF StaLdft j*Cii. X erti7l -iT Teri and Importers of Pelzer. Rodgers & Co., General Agents, B!-owNs WranF, - - - CHARLESTON, S. C. L Mn. i. Lv. of Manning. will be pleased to supply his friends and the publie generally. with any of the above brands of Fertilizers. ASHLEY SOLUBLEQUANO. The Soluble Guano is a highly concentrated Ammoniated Guano-a com plete Fertilizer. ASHILEY ASH ELEMENT. A vcry cheap and exctllent Non-Ammoniated Fertilizer for Small Grain crops, Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, etc. ASH LEY ADONIATED )DISSOLVED BONE, ASHULEY SMALL G RAIN SPECIFIC ASIILEY Corn and Cotton Compound. A connidete Fertizer for these two crop. and also largely used by the Truckers near Chajrlston for veetables, etc. Ashley. Dissolved Bone. Ashley Acid Phosphate. G enuine Leopoldshall Kainit, y0- For Terms. Directions, Testimeonials, and for the varions attractive and instrue e Offieial Analysis prove our Goods to be above their Guar antee. Soluble i Acid Phos Guano. V IN Iphate, Ammoniated Fertilizer, Acid Phosphate, Dissolved Bone, Ka in it, and all Fertilizers suliels, for sale by FRANcts B. J!A(eKEn. President ard General Agent. STONID PHOSPIIATE _COMPANY, Chiarleston, S. C. Established 1870. HuIGH~ GRADE FERTILIZERS. Solul~1e Guant2o, (1'ighly anunoniaated), IDissolved Bone,. Acii? Phosph1ate, Ask Elmn, las, Gemnan Kainit, High Grade Rice Fe'tilizer, C'iyJon Se i/al. gr~All orders promptly filled. WILLIAM R~AVENEL, President. R. M1. MEANS, Treasurer. For sale by M. LEVi, )et20 Marnning, S. C. VWiim M.Br &Ca CHA.RLIBTON, S. C Counter, Platfo-rm and Cotton Scales. Tenucks, Grocers' Tinware, etc. Paints and1 Painters' Material of every description. *We are headquartem or tbese goodAs anad offer inducements to purchasers. Aug18 Walbern & Pieper FoilimB Wholesale Grocers, >rovisions, Liquora. Tobacco, Etc UEALES IN 79 & 1G3 East B3ay, Charleston, S C. ITon,.ieco, CiGA~ns, Pms Ezc~ _.... --f Sole agents for the celebrated C~g l WSt f e !S, brands of tobacco 6~ore W~Stefens, Lven.E, wrot.iES.\LE cro.oCa, Auctiop and Commt.issio'n MereL.ant and - oA n A:R LIwoR DEA.LE2-. (oLD BAlhTS .A.'nt f.'r thu t.ayt .nl a j e t o o ET. Iadteclbae rea t. - - I O O A. M cCobb Jr, 'E. COMMISSIOkN MERCH[ANT, Mc~ahn, Btes & Co. mge, cement. ig ci m:. niair. treB Bricks and Fir' ( lay. JOBBER~S OF Landl r'L-r and EIor a't7 Dry Goods, Nations, Clothing, gnt for White's English Por- Ns. . 228 and 2:30 Meeting St.. land Cement. 2CluLSTNS.C. 0. 11' viA.r l;\Y C(A LETSToN,s. C.