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WINNSBORO, S. C. Tuesday, January 22, ; :! 1878. R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. 8. REYNOLDS, Associnte Editor. The Public Schools. The report of the State Suporin tondent of Education, just prosent ed, is an able document, evincing much care and labor. Tho first portion is devotod to a disission of the system at preseit existing with its defects and icrits. Next follows the text of the amended school law, recommended for adop tion by the Logislaturo. Tho ro port concludes with vory intcrestig tables of statistics. We shall enumerate briefly some of the proposed amendments. Tho chief authority in all school matters is to be vostod in a State Board of Examiners, consisting of the State Superintendent of Education, and four others appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate. This Board is to hold two examinations a year, to proscribe a standard of proficiency in all the counties, and to prescribo gonoral rules and regulations for the con duct of the schools. Tho object aimed at is to raiso the standard and to secure uniformity in the system. Under tho oxisting law the State Board of Education con sists of the thirty-two school com missioners, but the Stato Superin tendent wisely deems this too unwieldly a body, oven wore all the members competent, instead of of which only twelve of the whole number are judgod efficient. Among those twelvo, we are happy to say, is the school commissioner of Fair field. The duties of tho Stato Superin tendent are laid down very fully, and it will be his imperativo duty to spend much of his timo in visiting the different counties. The county school commissioner is to be elected, as heretofore,. his bond to be fixed at ono thousand dollars. He shall visit the school districts, inspect the schools,'delivor, or cause to be delivered, public lectures on education, calse the formation of teachers' associations, and exert all his influence to secure the success of the system, It is. proposed that instead of fixing a. uniform salary in each coun ty for the-sehool commissioner, his remuneration must be p)rop)orti ouod to the value of his~ services, the same being fixed by the two county examiners and the auditor, and to be paidI by the county, out of the two mill tax, being a corta.in~ propor~ ti'on based on schoo.l attendlance. Two county examiners~ are to be ehoson by the State Board, instead of by the school commissioner,. as at present. These and the school oommissioner~ are to regulate all school matters il, the county, subject to appeal to the:Board. The school year is to begin on the fi'st of November of each. year,. but the County Roard fixes the time of opening and cl.osing the schools.. All claims,.for teaching are to be saworn to,.and no school comnmis sioner nor trusteo can teach public schools,.for pay. The. above are the prinlcipal amienduients to the existing law. If the proposed bill becomes a law, there will.be a g.reat improvement n the public schools. The statistical tables are interest ing. The scholastic population of the State by the school censua of last year is 228,128, of whom 843,~ 818 are white, and 144,31S. are col - ored. The school attondamnco was, whites, 46,444 ; blacks, fl5,9512; to. tal, 102,869, or almost oneohalf the entiro scholastic population. This is a good showing. There were 2,488. schools, and 2,674 teachors. Charleston county reported the bargest number- of teachers, 192, and Abbeille bha largest amunber of schools, 168. The averago session was three months, the schools in Charleston city having been in ope4 ration ten months, and in Marion, one month. The school revenue last year was $189,8532. Theo following, is the r.ep.,t fo. Fairfield : Money receivod, $1948.28. The sicholtstic population was 6,195. School attendance, 1879 ; teachers, white, 35; colored, 23. Average salary por month, to males, $30.00 to femules, $28.54 It is hoped that the operation of the schools in Fairflold this yoar will be very successful, and that the school attendance will be largely increased. Ai the Stato Superinitendwnt reports, there has bxon quito an intorost taken in the cause of education lately; and the public school s.ystem bids fair to become very popular. .1ii, January 18, 1878. SErNAE. Several committees submitted re ports, which were laid over for futuro colsideration . A number of bills and resolutions were introduced, read by title, and proporly referred. The Sonator from Aiken sub mitted the petitioln of citizons of Hiamburg against the passage of tho Molott register hill. 'The petition of citizens of town. Ship no. 5. in the county of Fair fiold, asking a chango iin the fence lav in that township was referred to the committco on agriculf.ure. After soie further. hmiiness, of no general inturest, the Senate- ad journed. HOUSE Oil REPIMSEXTATIVEs. A number of bills, resolutions and memorials were submitted and properly referred. .Mr. Bradley presented the peti tion of sundry cit.ieiis of Abbevillo county against the enactment of the Mofftt whisky law.. eoveral other petitions to the sami effent were presenited by dif feout memnbers. Tho comiittoo on ongrossed bills report.ed bill to authorize the ladies of the Monumental Association to erect a monument in the Stato Houso yard, which was passed and sent to the Senate. The resolutions of Mr. ilaskell in relation to the Stato bonds were called Up. Mr Haskell said that sinco tlio resolutions had been o1rored he had consulted with some of the gentle men who composo the bond com mission, otna that one of them had suggested that it would be unwise to pass the resolutions at this time; he, thorefore, made a motion to table the resolution,-, which was adopted. Mr. Haskell offerod a resolution that the governor be requested to imstruct the circuit solicitor to in vestigate the recent election in Sumtor county, which, after some discussion, was laid on the table. The bill which is popularly known as the Moff'ett wvhisky punch lawv was taken up, but a fter a short debate was postponed till February 1. Adjourned. SATURDAM, January 19, 18'78. SENATE. A number of bills were received from the House and propoerly re ferred. A number of bills~ and memorials were introduced, read by titllo, and properly referred. Mr. Lipscomnb submitted a reso lution requesting the President and the Clerk to wear oflicial robes. Th'le Senate p)receedled to the con sidort..ion of the speial order report of the committee on the judliciary on a concurrent resolution of inquiry as to the constitutionality of the election of circuit judlges on the 16th of December, 1875. After somne discussion the matter was laid on the table by a veo of 21 ayes to 4 noes. Adjourned. HOUsE OF REREENTATIv)3s. 'A number of bills, resolutions and memorials were introduced, road by title, and properly referred. A joint resolution to amend the constitution so as to have only biennial sessions of the Legislature was taken up. After a long debate the resolving clause was stricken out. The act to amend the criminal law, and punish with deoath arson, rape and burglary, was next taken up This bill evoked a long dis cussion. Messrs. Gaillard, of Fair field, Wells,. Dargan, BI. R. Hemp.. hill -and others argued wvarmily against the proposed measure, while some others favored it-~among thona Messrs. Dibble, Biradhey, Simpsons Haskell and others. No nction was taken. Adjourned. The Abbeville Medium says that "Duo WVest," is a corruption of "Dewitt's" the latter being the name of an individuuml who once kept a store near the present site of Erskino C oe. SOUTH CAlROTNAt NEWS. Tho recent snow in Pickns re, mainod on the ground ton days. There are fifty-ono prisoners in Darlington jail. A Texas corresPondent of the Abbovillo Medium advises South Carolinians to romain at home. Trial Justimc Finlay, of Spartan burg, died last week from injurios recoivod by being thrown from lIs horso. Two chnrch parsonagos were sold in Abbeville for non-payment of taxem. Capt. J. M. Davis, a worthy and highly estcomed citizen of Cam den, died last week. Ho wss the second son of the latu Bishop Davis. The Xews is the namo of a now weekly newspapor published at Now berry. Tho publishers havo our best wishes for their complete suc cess. The building for Newberry Col. lege is nearly completed. The treasurer hat already paid out up wards of ton thon,;and dollars, and thero are unpaid subscriptions amounting to more than five thous aid dollars. Up to the 24th of October, Gov (rnor Hampton had grantod only thirty-two pardons. Tho governor has mado it a riule to grant no par don except on the recommendation Of the circuit jud;o before whom the criminal had been tried. The now city administration in Charleston proposo to levy a tax of twenty mills on the dollar. The .'Nc,s (tnl Coltrii?r thinks this rath er too nmeh. whilo the foirnal of Conmerc,. the "organof the admin. ixtration , thinks the nw council is doing liinoly. The clerk of court and the coroner of Darlington eoimty having failed to strengthen their official bonds, their oficep have been declared vacant, and will be filled at once by appointment in the case of the coroner, and by an election in the case of the o!erk. At the recent municipal election in the town of Chester the following officers were elected to servo for the ensuing year : Intondant-J. L. Agurs ; Warpens-T. N. Young hlood, J. J. 1lemiphill, Jool Simril and J. L. Yongue. This is the old Council, with the exception of J. L Yongue, who was elected in he place of I. L. Gminhouse. Consid orablo intorest was maniosted in the Glection. Three colored children were burned to death, one day last week, near Little River, in George town county. The mother of the children left them in the house, and went to a a neighbor's to grind some corn. When she returned she found the house in ashes, and thue charred re. mains of thie unfortunate children in the ruins. One of tihe children was an infant, and the others three and live years of age respectively. The Yorkville Female Institute hIas been converted into a graded schlool uinder the super'vision. and con. trol of the board of school trustees. Thlere are three teachers regularly employed-one male and two feo. males-together wihh I an instructor in music. ThIe funds needed for the supp1ort of of the school are de rived from the common schiool fund, suplomoIneted wvith private con tri butions. There are now s5-venty pupils in attendance. The municipal election in York vdle resulted in the- almost unanis mous re-election of the old officials, as follows: For Intendant-Col. W. H. McCorle ; for Wardens John 1R. Schorb, Joseph Hoerndor, Rober't Wr ighlt antd Ed ward Wheel er. Applying Judlge Maokey's test, says the .Enquirer,. tbat ability is measured by the success- of an indi vidual, the above mnembers con sti - tuto not only an able municipal board, but are also deservedly p)opu lar-this being the fifth year for wvhich they have boon elected to servo. It is now an acknowledged fact that CoNsu.MerroN cAN BiE CURlED. It has been cured in a very great number of cases (some of them appariently desperate ones) by Schenck's Puml, mmoi Syrup alone, and in others by the same medicine in connection with Schonck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, one or both acoord ing to tihe reqluirements of the case. The old supp)1ositionl that "Con% sumption is inecurable,' for manmy years deterred Physicians from at tempting to find a remedy for that disease, and paftients afflicted with it reconciled themselves to death without an effort being made- to save thun from a. doom. which was con sidered inevitable. Dr. Schenck huimsel'f was supposed at one time to be at the very gate of death, hid physicians having pro nounced his case hopeless and abandoned him ti fat: .e as... CURED by the aforesaid medicines, and afterward onjoyed uninteri pL ed good health for more than fu: y years. Thlousfands of people havo usd Dr. Schonek's preparations with the same romarkable succoss. Sclienck's Almanac, containing a l1orough treatfike ol consumption, Liver Complaint, Dyspopsia, &o., cal be had gratis of any druggist, or of J. H1. Schionck & Son, Philadelphia. Full diroutions for tho use of SCh110nCk's Medi6ine4 aCCOMnpany eachl package. Schelck's Pulmonic Syrup, Scn Weed Tonic,. and Mandrake Pills are for salo by all druggists * ar li'Iof Tlialnks. The Blackstock Light inflantry hereby tender their sincere thanks to the laId ict of Blackstock, for the mplendi d cnterain.. ment given in belailf of the company on the 17th inst.; and also to the citizens generally for their ussistance. Jan 02-f it Sale Uider Mortgage. ) Y virtu of a power of seizure itad sale coltainet. in i mi.tgage dtted the cighth day of Sptember, 1877, exe onted and deivered by John .iorrison & Co. to J. 11. Parker & Co., I will offoi for sale on the fifth day of February next, within the legal hours of sale, You CASH, : tJohn Morrion's distillery, four ile1s south-east of Ri.ogeway, the follow ing described Iroperty, to wit: Stock of goods in store, lot of rosin and tuip-ntine, lot of eml ty barrels, Still and fixtures, nine uinles, three wagons and harness, atd ono cart--the property of John Morl ion & Co. S. W. RUFF, Sheriff's O1lice, S. F. C. Winnsboro, S. , January 21, 1878. jan 22- t I x2 SHERIFFS SALE. I) Y virtue of an excettion to io di -) roeted, I will offer sale before the cou:'t-houso door. Winnsbor>, on the first Monda ..' an . - next, within the legll hour.s t .'t, i q h, the follow in. d scribed pi-t - - wit: Four bales of e, tt.) 41 upon as the ploperty of G. C ik . the suit of W. 11. Doty & Co. S, W. RUFF, Sheriff'a Ofefic, s. F, c. Winnisboro, S.C., ,Jainary 22, !878. jan 22-tlx2 GONSUMPTION Positively Ourad., All slifre'res- frOmk this disease that aire anx Pils to be cureId sholid try lIt. HU.SSNEts (Alt--bral(I Con)stimltIt1 POWDS%t. TIese Volv-lersilre the oilh prepar-allo na k1lowi talit, Wil! Vlrie (',*ONSU'.PTION Ii1d1111 ( Sl is ts Of Ihe I'llIMAT and Lt'.%- --aldved, so strmig is 0u a11ith ii l mIkl , 1an1 IaI.O lo coninIllue You that. aIlevar re n hunibug, We will forward to every suftorer by mail. post paid, a FWltE tIAlBOX. We dlln'l, w-u1; Your miloniy until, you ar p1rivet ly sal isled or I lieir curative powers. If yNfour lifIe is w4pri h1 slaving, donl't deilly In givilag L.iv-P POMREls a rial, as tiey will surely 01111 4YOU.t 'lce, for irre box, im.o setit to any part. of the United 't.a esorcanada, by mail, on re celpt of kirico. Ad(ress, ASH & INORIBINS41 d%c 25--xIy 30 Viulton St., lrcoklyn, N. Y. ESTABLISH ED IN 1859. L0IRLMS MULILR. {ATCHIES, Clocks and Jewelry re Vpaired, anid sat-isfaction guairaljteed to eoveryhbody. N. 1.-All who have left watches at my rc nmust comue anid get them, or. I will t. i' a f:>r costs in thirty days. pt td GIHARILES IIULLElI. Rt. J. MoC'ARLEY beg s t i nformr every one0 indebted to hima, that, as lhe intenids selling out, it is imp41erative thait till accounts be paid en or before the first day of Januairy, 1877. After thait date those wvho have net paid up wuill p)leaso c.all at the office of A. M. Mackey, in whose hands all accounts wrill be laooed nr collecQpa. dec 13 A UG UST A Ht.T E L, Corner of Broad and1( WVashingtoni Streets, Al'(AUSTEA, (Al. TT~A ^ hoen th*ro"gla' renovadu, re 1.. mnod ! - I and ne wly furnishaed. It is tooteau i theo centre of husiss. Tfe-le'grapi~h Oallee in the ftel buaildinxg. Express Ollico in tthe saame block. Post. Oilice Oniy, eve black on'. All other pulb.. lie convenienes close at haund. pa- 1.ho O(te of the Hotel will be open dluig the n iht, aind guests wiill be received or noal .1a~t alny hour. WV. WV. MOORItA Proprietor. Raites of Iloardl, $2.00 por (lay act 20--xly EST1AULISHI EDi 1874. GEO. I3. EDWARDS, .?elton) and (leneral Commh'tnton Mcrchant CHI AILElSTON, . C. P ROM1PT attention givena to the sale Cotton, Peas, Coin, :hicc and PYro l.uco of aill- kinds.. . Merechand iso bough.t free of comisi rion. Being on tihe spot, and thoroughly posted [on picles, cain garainteo lar-ge :laving to buyers of mnercandiso. Agent at Chanrleston for State Line Decean Steamships betwo. n Now York, G.lasgow, Liverpool, Lon don and all parta af Europe. Reoferonces: Bank of Charleston; Jas. Adger &Cob., Ch arleston, 8. 0, sept 22..t+am SPECIAL NOTICES. Thousands use it, Why Hesitatet JOY TO. T3E WonLDL WOMAN is Famnip Among the man y moden disooveries lookingi to the happiness and, anieliora tion of the human raco, none is entitled to h.igherconsideration than the renowned remedy-Dr, J. Bradfiled's Female Rogu lator, Woman's Vest Friend. By it wo man is emancipated from numberless ills peciliar to her sex. BMfore its Lmgie. power all irregulari,ties of the womb, vanish. It aures Whites. It ouros 8up prossion of the menses, It remivoves utorine obstructions.. It cures constipa tion and strengthon.s the t.stem. It bracos the nerves and purifies the blood. It neve fails, as thoURuad of women will tostify. This vatunbl'e medicine is pro pared and sold by J. Bradlield, Atlanta,. Georgin. Price $1.50 por bobtle. For sale by Di. W. E. AKEN. jan 15-2w NEWS ANb HERALD WEEiKLY EmITION IS - UDLIHED EV.uY wEDNESDAY At W I N X 3 ) 1t, S, 0, nY THE WINNSBORO PUBLISHING C IT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THi LEADING EVENTS OF THE DAY. 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