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wiNNSBORO, S. 0. Saturday, January 28, : 187. R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Assootato Editor. TiHE LEGIsLATURE is rushing m'it ters, in trying to elect six judgos on a week's notice. The judiciary is tho most important branch of the gov ernment; and a few days, in tho fevered condition of politics, is too short a time for mature dolibera tion. It is muich botter to postpone the courts for a while than to mako an unwise selection of judges who are to hold office for four years. IT Is A MATTER of regret that the Senate rejected the House bill to appropriato tho sum of twenty-fivo hundred dollars to the State Agri cultural and Mochanical Society. The advantages arising from an annual fair are too obvious to need mention. This small sum, while the Stato would not miss it, would ensure a handsome premium list every year, and, in this way, stimu late active competition. As Gon eral Gary well said in the course of debato, the fair is an agricultural school; and as agriculture is the basis of our material interests, any thing aiding it will benefit the State. Let the Senato reconsider its action. Fish Culture. Tho letter on-fishi culture, writton by Major T. W. Woodward to Tle News and Courier, and reproduced this morning, is equally instructivo and suggestive. While Major Woodward is always found to be well posted on any matter of which he treats, there is no subjoect to which he has devoted more careful study than the propagation of fish. As a result, ho has conclusively proven that vast wealth exists un developed in the streams and water courses of South Carolina; and that, while farmers aro toiling in the burning sun of suimer' to secure an unreminorative harvost, they aro losing sight of an industry (if industry that can be called which requires little labor) that would afford at little cost not merely the necessaries but the delicacies of life. Fresh fish,. in tho up country, since the disappearance of the shad in our streams, is- ai almost forbidden luxury ; yet there is scarce a plantation in the whole section where a suitabl'e 'site for a fish.. pond cannot ho found. The United States government has recently turned its attention to this matter and has re-stocked many rivers with fish; but in the absence of State .da and local supervision tl:0-o Bpasinodio efforts are of little ravail. The d'egroe- of' prosperity of every country is measured by the diversity of industries. In Sou th Carol ina, favored as she is by Providence, the ono-idea systenm has well-nigh brought her people to bankrnptcy ; and as a result, the masses gener, ally. are compelled to subsist on scanty rations of bacon and corn bread, wvhile Major Woodwvard, through his suporior sagacity in laying tribute. upon all the elements, revels in the toothsome fatness of six. and-a-quarter-po-und trout. This teaches a lesson. The Legislature should step aside from the ordinary routine of business and establish a fish commission. A Bmal sum of money, expenTdedt in this way, will reap a rich harvest. And in casting about for a suitable person, the Legislature could find no ono better qualified for tho- position- of fish commissioner than Major Wood ward. What say you,- gentlemen of the Legislaturoei The Silver Dollar. As a good deal has been said about the dishonesty of proposing to -pay the public debt in silver, it is well to recall' the, opinion-held at the time the debit was, rekmded,. the 14th of July, 1870. Theaet of that date provided that $200,0O0,000 of bonds should be issued, "redeemable in coin of the .pr'Neit standard value," in 'inr years, and bearing interest at five per cent: "payable semui-ann'ually a aucoh coin." and for an is.se nsli 1ar terms of $500,000,000 at five per cent. pay.tblo in fifteen years, and $1,000,000,000 at four per cont. payablo in thirty years. "An act to strogthen the piblH credit," approvod March 18, 1869, declares that "the faith of the Uiii ted States is solemnly pledged to tho payament in coin or its equiva lout of all tho debts of the United States oxeopt where the w author izing tho issuo may provido that the samo may be paid in lawful money or other currency than g/d or slver." As no other currency is providod by the law, the debt may bo paid in standard coin. Tho coinage act in fore at that time pro vides "that of tho silver coins the dollar sliall be of the weight of 412k grains," &c., and that dollars, half dollars, &c. shall bo "logal ten dors of paymont according to their nominal valuo for any sius whi:at ever." The demonetization of tho siver dollar in 1873 does not affect the bonds issued previously. The object of these acts was to seerI the bondholder from tho possibility of changing the weight of the silver or tho gold dollar. The coitract was that ho should bo paid in a cor tain weight of gold or silver, regtrd less of what it might be e d. Ie took the risk of the approvint0ion or deprociation of "coin." At th-.t timo 412k grains of s,ilver were wo ti more than 25.8 grains of gold, and for this reason the silver doh'ar had practically disappoLred. But the bondholder, had ho possessed the power, would havo compelled the coinage of the silver dollar. Now that silver has fallen in proportion ato value, he has no canso for com plaint if the - goveunmit should tender him silver. 'Tis so nominAted in tho bond. Now, as to the exics sions of leading statesna,u at the timlf). Senlator OFessLndel, at one time secretary of the tremsury, said: (0l-l'o p1. 1611) "What was a dol lar ? A dollar wa-s defined by statute. It was gold or silver coin. Son:) tor Morton said : (Globe p. 160-) "It ks simply a solemn pledge that all tho obligations of the United States, notes and bonds, shall bo paid in gold and silver coin." And again (p. 16619) "and placu all the obligations," &c. "upon the solid basis of gold and silver coin." Even Secretary John Sherman remarked: (Globe, p.* 1057) "I look upon the first section of this bill as a doelaration that thme United Statea ought not to pay any~ portion of its debts excep)t ini gold an,d silver' coin, un-less tihe right to pay it otherwise is oxpressliy re servodl As to the strict construc tion of thme live- two. ty nact, I agreed with the Senator that we I mad aL right to pay in lawful money, but weC are b)ound( to pay13 thaqt /(nfl1/ mneyi, and ought to- have paid it long beforo this timno ina gold (and si/cer'." And1 no:w to the facts. The bonds were bought from thme government at froma 410 to 65 cents in gold. Ono thmousamnd dollars in gvold bonghlt a $2,500 bond that yielded twelve and1( a half per cent. on the amou:mt in vested. In ten years the p)urha~ser, as the prodluct of his investme.nt of $1,000, had $1,250 of gold as inter est money, ando $2,500 in bonds $3,750 in all. Two hundred end soventy-fasvo per cent. in ten yer is not b)ad. Th'le above facts demon.strate pretty clearly the right of thme gov ernont to pay the bonds ini thea "dollar of our' dadiis." Th'le poJicy of doing so is an entirely dif'orent matter. THE STATE .LEGI0SLATUREg. WEDNESDAY, Jamnuary 23, 1878, SENATE. A num-mbor of bills were introdue.. e(d,. read by title, anid p)roporly r'e-. ferrmed. The committee- on agriculture re ported favorably on a bill to alter the law on tho sublj ect of fences in certain townships in Fairfield. Also favorably on a bill to oxtendl the provisions of the fence law to certain plantations., A bill for the protection of land lords leasing lands for agricultural ~urposIeswaw read a scond time. L'ids bill malkes rent a first .lion on orops, A bilL appropriating $2,500 to 'the State Agicultural Socioty was rejected, 15 to 12'. The committee on thme iudiciary ronortar1 favoably on- the bilt ostablish a now olection Aid judicit district from Benufort, to be known as "Pahietto ;" also, on bill to au thorizo the employinot of ablo bodied malo priononrs in work on rols and m strects. Tho fo&tt b,ll punch laww rejeeted. Mr. Kinsler introduce(I a joint resOlution dirocking the comptiroller genvial to stop all procoudingn amt11st any citizen of the Stato inder setion 5 of the act to raio s upplio-, etc., approved Juno 9, 1877. lcadl I firv tim. Tho bill to provide for tie loe tion of coutinty tro-imu-ers vond cou~i ty aludil.or,- wa,s rejected. Ad1journled. Hom,m, ol,i:usmev A rosolution to havo night sos~ sionls waes rejectedl. A 11ui,mer w, bills were pro'e;Cntedi 1111d refevred --:ti ongt, t'hemll a bill to rupeal the rep'l1 o'* the lien law. Tlle iHouse ivitel Iho nt to pr-OCed to an olelMon of circ-:it jud.ges on the ')t4h inst. Thto educational i.ill. with its amendmnents, Wias pas"sCd to a third rea-li . Adijourned. Tnmu:.-my, Janittry 21, 1373. The (hir s:lihmi'ed the follov n'l l om0 mi- i o i! n fir Im Jl :-. V Cm ,S. C., J:m. 22, 1873. .on. im. D. V..n.. D - It . ', I I I , S : R in.; rv la th eih: ml e in heilt im vote k.. c Vo: I o.ctine, chavo wath . :it of tho ihe mehuM bei m:. r r Af11 V4!tt 1 -l ptIA 1111 hi l %Vr1.e's '01011-i .mido ul(, yu1 r the bih:nl it ,wtil on"f!'. fr A.,J.AWII,i1n . Amivwr nrAb r hrtioh to and iro :Ily e i fe . be " o f1 nw]1 i....th jtuici.] 1 111.s ,I ;n wi 11)(A m Ce, 1Tbc ilte :won ho the :-4 of Cin CitiCs .1 was vr oiw. ' of % te ie:Ld a nd till :vi. o ?I ort F,Vortbl, i C-nftst) of eiiftce to Inte cm ilto a ilton tfio ju1 o of the 111), vet ot fellin ib (ir , . to h nsip'; in the coi.ltv of . - i e . (n liittil o mbridad m. AdnouI p. rath;;t air pn r t in ro f the rcite Lv n dte w:d popii.; :-s tTe w tirad a ec, time. y(00ItS;oeSt ~itnp oth umvor te wi~t am~ of mhenrts) of counito a..rop.-:din n lto alter thne law nd to puh.. jhe li of fones it crit:ain tnhri ithe countyl ofe ariel,md wa, n mofthn of:M. C:mnopstponed. util Frd.A '. l m!(n Adjourned. ____ Af nu50 (mbr of bilis, resolut ions1' nde emtoril eitonee)d, 3]t~cs i IThe billp oed and i-n toi'an. thortze the01 cNontyl coaissonersi i submi to th1egliied el-ts ofhcae the olderal countiisia propositio t atltr ihe fenceulawand fo pro tvpidefo ofectuain thme' fo trm:, rieed tsientd rafdigted wah ordred one engOissed! fo ae thi Thou anu oftort bhein cniderat.on so them foa om arrid ad Co il to( prol vi torble rai:to aof11 tto Sto Unit heversiy wt of Mos:m. i. Rphsan hi,i ono-n Vbenne Ahicht hid fatell sk stolyE inado)y th ol0iCflit'.Th dl(is... and: ifnwswarm enjyd lngthy.ri11)L bee curod ial fory gore a nfnbry yeass Thosmd of theml aaently D. espento'ono)rby dchene's Pail,iti byate saeumedicino' inCConnetio wiSchnk's o IItLtW od t Tn ic a Manraugh ills,i on or boah acrd Ling tomprlqit,mentsofc the, cse. Te d grat ostof nr tha "rof Fullmetions inrblefo nemyo ycer s edPyiciaopanyro each disackandpinsaflcowt it rconcleda temselvis Syup doea wtoutda effort, ng made toisav them forsomb alloo drhgihscn. UNDEVELOPED) W-EA LT I. -ABOUT-FIS11 CULTUREti'. Astonishing Rsu1t3--Ped1rg,reo of thv Six+3n 1it-Quattr Vound Trout IutwresAn1g iats. VIN1,S1o:), Jan111u'y 18. I the,Eritor (!t the Xc-wS (m Couier .:-As you have signifie; tint it would "now be ill order fo me1 to rise :nmphlill" aboilb tlha as theo'e aro somle points of inture and informl-ttionl which I think havi shall d) so. This trolt, which wa re:ly not a trout as laid do-wl il the book ', was tirec years anld vigi mon hs011 old, anid wasi a (escend:mtt u a supply el me by Col. .' Cvktur, Lhat (St stJimahlo !e'nle maai 1lively Gn(;e'1':r no\w (li.n b nissI inl ve ci y. .Ho procure'C1 eggs from his pond in Or:migeburg and hing hatulhed Utho:r in li trorfh, brouhit m10 the younug fishes SOVCerl umdheid of them, in a mal 1in bicke!t, hen they wera no lrppr khai ig ,;el of 'x p i 'i!n" :a t! O its 1i. T'h . ptic: pI nhs Wo which: wish todi ea:eio.hwvr aLe thO h.< tw tht h;e uf this .Z( Ca1 be rb:o l i n u,l pomd,; o; sm All , l ,jm even wi I 1it e.rhi fleial few-lin:1 aW this ti h had nmnr andt lhm w.;* rful l eI:nc s i wei;-b vir'llmA..-re b,l'thn l:i~. un~.l I: an 1i:o . we : 9 . Inlto o (h i i Din.1! 1.ho m or Febrn :u-, 170,n,ypod wNas drawl. down liter.!lv 1o) 0he bot-Om am, m r( / i om"! i a k ' u, I..\.:1 -r -, til p nt i h:Itl r-ctIS"d i1pl ul( e A .%V rn pu n 1s brefors, all1 of wh( WC re \1i::' . o. "!*td;oy the a::rges weihin1" om110':. L.,r-goeen: werde.in d!, Almi n t I & e.%-ow, t ,ikin f r : e! ~ 1I t.ht- ibi o::.o wrf, !o banyK, on" in wn ight, (:2. 1,4nn,.) Ahm we havm CY&Y rlyu (1nt ye:tr "'Il nIis m Onhs chru w%.Iu 1h0 aFtcnishing gramwth oif foum p )I I>-,: k. The1 l!; 11.111num er o11 e:w ereofo-crportfed. as being pr"upeld 1hiS yonr is, .I believe, thL aoo.of 16,000, :-S givenl inl lil A:n1 -214m 'weay, ahoughI havm donh, 'hn,(). it a ie e"g"s increas in unmller :z.-thea fish incrteased il i The ':ish from w lhch tiu n . I h::vP1 tm'( n th lia XL2 !)). tho CS22 14 ( Y'die b. f 1 m11110. 1111m tl( SiX andP - Aiarlxne counte ove 10, eii; 'NS, o which er ing rpidly 3 Conn iat CiCI ol. unnett:trW. '.11s 21.h areIt bfoe us,ii an, yo't1 wSo have h-)! upon fIttishIingik - On. Eheris n( liej, no public in(terest manh iet -s i t1.nt ih aduct t the: torm Gonyt - ment of121( the LegislaIitre, g ii m yourA- 1)c ato loi't. y ;el PLR'IS 2:Xl( IL1 Te Tlindu y'Ir:L ioThecrri nn of theoV2(,[le.l( Lodon /d. /;/d Kewng wribn itn m1t 1lovn ll arilg 242 [lile Wii onndtidas ') mre th grimrlires ald, Hereih atn fhoro th earut w;m utorn by Ahexlosid od of ls Nernnvie iN.. heathCoso y an s bilnty blodn. odah:hira,rud "Fatted ealf for one," was a ms -I;ge to his fatfer, tolographed by a yoig nmn from Auburn, who went to 'Texas last spring. A min in Harom. New Hampshire, has Sued tho dilatol y lover of his 1-ihter. for for 1300 for room rent, fielmiti lights during four years of Courtship. Governor Holliday, of Virginia, h s e-ked ip the Exeutivo Man r sikn and gono to a hotel to board, b wheicre.d- 1mmy old-fal-shionled Vir fiiniis m-e represented 1.s Some A school hou ( l,o inl a New -aimpshiro ist rict st:n1id4 inl thro towns, !;o that tho pupils sit inl Bindge, the teneher in New Ipswich Ian reces is takenl inl Ashburinhaml, Mass. ,Da Voorbe 1 ' silver spocch is al r, (ly eircidahnm- throti-gh Indi-Ma -IS1 a.-mnpalmn do I)ccuet, and iH tho hinig with whivh it is expected the Dcie rak s will carry the Lo-,isla - I to 1-oand return th,e great Colunbian orator to the Senalte. The following romarkablo entry afppa on tihe registry list of Stan ishis county, California : "Johnil L. (r-awNford, v11in nimuber, 393 ; reg.. I it; nImIber, 868 ; age, 2.) ; coitry of n1tivitv, England ; occupation, ho".t-dn. Watneme P aro looming up inl the near future as i.be grea- Amer (in pro'liet. Experiients in Cali-. ioria sh;w that stl: Cal be ex Stracekwd fromi the II(n.Iols at it cost of Iwo c Icts less thanl from stugar cane. BestideL: this, oil is m1a11do from tho -ecd and aleohol from the rind. *PEiY T HJ HERL WEEhKLY EDITION, 1tI 1 U(TJTsIEDEiVERlY wEDNESDAY A1' W I NN ) . 0. KlSUOR0 PUBISING 0 1T CbNTANI A Y UTM1AliY 01" THI; to y Nt ws, I Pol itical News,Ee !THE M'fITORIAL DEPATEN RI EC1IVER SPEC'lAxL A" TI':NTIION. isll filled with t uwn mil count.y newr.. Th imo't,h I-bisher- is to issueO a FitTCLSSF'AMtLY NEWPAPER. Te&rmsu of uLScriptionr, payatblC invarria.. bly ini i'ava ce: Onei~ copy, one( year1i,----- -- ---$3.00 Une copy, six mioths, - -- -- - $I.6C. One copy, three mionthsr, - - - $1,00. Five copies, one0 year, at - - - - $2.75. Ten ceopies, one year, at - - - - $2.60.. T 'wenity cop)ics, one year. at - - $2.50. To( everpiy person01 imakmig up a club of ten or miore subsceribers, a copy will be sent free for. one year. Thoie,n)amesC constti. tutinig a chib nieed not all be at the siamo posHt-oflice. All bulsmenC!s commnications should bo ddressed to thme Winnsboro Iublishing Company rVIN8Bnra S. n