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port, and his popularity declinod in consoquonco. An uprising occurred in Rome, and his Holinea was coi polled to floo to Gameta, where he romained until brought back to Rome by Friech and Nenpolitim troops in 1850. Subsequent to this, Victor Ilimanuel beganl Iia attempt to unify Italy, and the I?ope was shorn of much temporal poNwr. France was, however a quo.v! protee tor. Durinfg the Frac-Prussia war the French troops woro removed from Rome, and Victor Emnanuel captured the city and made it hiij cApital. Since that period'l the Sov oreign Pont.ilf hits lived in seclusion in the Vatican, refusing to take part in the grand religious ceremoinials which formerly attracted so many thousands of visitors to the Etern:d City, and declining to mnter into any compact witltle Italian government on the Papal guarantoes voted by the Parliamont at Florenceo. While the temporal Power of the Pope wias destroyed, hi.4 spiritual . power waIs increasd. The I1umnmical Concil proniouniced th dogma of papal inl infallibility, that when the Popo spetk!i e. cathedra as the mouth picco of the churbc, his words are ''irreformale)l." Pope Pins lived a holy life, :md died lamented by Chri. ndom, re gardloss of cred. His r was longer tha that of anly Pop sinceo the d( ays of the apostle Peter, who 1iilself %was bishop but a few months longer than his latest successor. A Popo wiil be elected forthwith. U rdin is Bi > Pai aiA CU vii!l I Do Pietro are left in charge of the church during the iiterro""mun. It is though the foruer will be chosel as s1000essOr to the 1 IL .Po nt iff. TIE ST.ATE LT2 ISLATURE. Tim'sDAY, February 7, 1878. iSENTE. A number of House bills were read and referred-among them one to utilize convict labor. The coe.%nittee on tile bonded debt made a report, which was or dered to be printed. The bill rugulating tle mode of conducting capital executions wts recounitted. Adjourined. HOU SE OF iR:PRIE:s.:NTATIrv.s. Mr. W. K. B3radley presen3ited a mlemuorial of the State G ran ge against thle paissago of the lion law. Mr. Vernor offered antother joinlt resolution to elect judge. A melssag~e was r'eceived. from the governor ill which lhe stated thlat the following hlad becen approved byv him: Act to revise the curter of the Governor's (Guards, of Colum. bia ; act to incorp)oraite thle town of Black's Station. The bond( rep)ort wais r< ai1 anld or dered to be proLiIted, and the mnatter was made a special order for Tlues day, and1 froum day to day thereafter unidi)ssd of. Tihe b)ill creatinig the nlew cotuty of "Hlampton" out of B3eaufort, palssed ai thirid reading andi was ordered for ratinecation. Adjourned. FEnmAY, February 8, 1878. Mr'. Taft submitt ed a favorable rep)ort froim tho judiciary comilltico upon ai bill to p)rovido 'for tihe re demiption of forfeited lands, with amnend1ments. T1he bill to provido for a spring terml of th.e Courts of General Sessions and Common Pleas for the counties of Aiken, Sumter, Chester fieldl, Kershmaw, York and Abbevillo in thme year 1878 passed its second readling. A motion was agreed to, after considerable dicussion, t.o make the concurrent resolution to elect jud(ges tile special order for Tu' es daiy. Mr. Todd reported favorably upon01 the bill to utilize time convict labor of the State. A b)ill aipointing at Commission to take charge of tihe Cohmunbia canal passed to a thuird readinlg. TeinvestigYatingcmito e ported1 that 1). T. Corbini hand used( puiblic money improperly to ini fluence the actioni of the Mackey House to elect him Senator. The11 bill to secure landlords and personls making advances wais pass ed wi'th amendments and returned to t he House for concurrence. A.djournBed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVEs, Soveral bills woere introduced and referred. Tile following were passed and sent. to the Senate: Bill to amend an act ancran nr11 na di. g I WINNSBORO, S. C. Tuesday, February 12. ::1878. R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. S, REYNOLDS, Associate Editor. ANDEsoN, the membor of the Louisiana Returning Board has been found guilty of forging and altering election returns. Two col, ored men were on the jury. TiH STATE GRANO met in Colum bia last week. General Bratton and J. H. McLane, Esq., represented this county. A petition was sent to the Legislature opposing a re onactment of the lion law. A terrible cyclone passed over Augusta, Ga., on Thursday night. Its track was three hundred yards wide. It destroyed the market house, blow down stores, houses, fences and shrubbery, and killed two colored people. Georgia enjoys the unenviable honor of being the cy clone State. THE BOND COMMISSION have pro sented a voluminous roport. They find that only about $300,000 worth of detached and fraudulent coupons were consolidated. Tho consolida tion of the rest was according to law ; but the commission claim that. a large amount of the original bons.l were tainted with fraud, although regularly issued. These bonds ought to be repudiated, but it is hardly probabl- that they be, on account of the terin of the consoli dation act which made them a con tract. If this be true the Logisla ture should accept the situation at once, as the whole consolid40tionl scheme is a nasty business, and the seouer it is buried away tho better. P. X. P. B. wiire. a very &irnos t appeal in behalf of Judgo Mackoy. He sooms to misconceive our posi tion. We are not actuated by any hostility to Judge Mackey ; on the contrary, for an unexpired term we would back the judge against all come.is, and our advocacy of the viva voc mode of voting was stron ously made with the full knowledge that it would retain Judge Mackey in his seat. But for a now term Judge Mackey's friends must ad evance his individual merits as a claim, and not his political services. That Judge Mackey p)ossesses ability of high or'der none can deny, and the Legislature can elect him on the score of fitness if it seis prlop)er. But granting a judgeship on the ground of political services is a orime. We will not now discuss Judge Mackey's p)ast record, j udicialI or p)olitical, and wvill grant that, in future, he will comport himself well as a judge. Let his friends then advocate him on high grounds. As to whether we have gauged public opinion, that is an openf question. It matters not, however, to us, in expressing our conviction, whether we do or not reflect popu' lar sentiment, though we are always gratified to gain the ap)prob ation of our readers. Our modest belief is that we don't miss as often as others may suppose. In conclusion, it is needless to re mark that we are not responsible for the opinions of correspondents. The vast difference in tenor between the communication of "Vox" and "P. X. P. B." will naturally suggest this. Death of Pius IX. Pope Pius IX (lied at Rome on the evening of the 7th of February, after a lingering illness. He was the two hundred and fifty seventh Roman Pontiff, having been elevated to his high position on the 16th of June, 184G. His name was Giovani Maria Mastai Fo~rrotti, andl h~e was born at Sinigaglia, May 13, 1792. He was intended for the army, but resolved to devote him to the church. Soon after, he was entrusted with a, mission to Chili, was subsequently sent to Naples, and to other places. On the death of of Gregory XVI, he became Pope under the title of Pius IX. He "'as characterized at first by liberal views, and was very popular with the people. Rut the reactionary meas, for the assessment. of property into on) act ; bill t: repeal aon act to auihorize tie levy of a speciil tax in York tud chostor c,!un ties to ret.iro the bon-l-, issu-J in aid of the Chester and Tlnoirl Rtilroad; bill to amend ch:pter 104, tit.o 1, prt 1, general statutes, rel.ting to the admissiol of attorIleys to prac tico ill courts of this State , bill to at1nd sction q3 )0, code of pro eduire, in relation to the covts of plhilitifly, und defoildans IS; bill to almnld tinl let to itilizo the convict labor of the State. After a lenlgthy dinsion, a .bill Co r0g1lato phosplhiato dir rilng was duhated. The 11oso adjoirned pending discussionl onl a hil! ame11nikiing IIhe ch:arter of CIAhtuahi-t. The evening session was oveipie in i disclus.ion on l p1os-;ph1atc-s. Adjourined. S-xrunnA, Foirtary 9, 1878. Mr. Tip-roomb prostOi.od the mnlloilrial of the St:te Griaingo relative to the Blue Ridge Railroad. A num11tbur of bills were re:d the first time. An am.ndment to the law regard. ing cangos in the fenc law passed its third reading. IOU r. OF LIEIN I'TivES. A nimber of bills were introduced and aeerd h.1w discussion of the phosphato (IllesLinlll ocllcpie uht time. 11 Canal bill passed za third Tho flflowing w:1 p1issed and sent to the Senat) : Joint resolution relativ-,I to the employmlent of con vict l.tolr by the Blue Ridgo Ril rod Comll. The foilowing Was pased to a third rea4ling : to preveit anly 1ulj11t (idlimtiatiol )y CoUmOll The enact-in: clause of bill to pro vide for. the lppintm. ilItment of a coi missioner of innii t ion was strick eln out by a ye; y a'r vote. A'ter other hu ,iess not of ;fne:d u imot-mo, tihe House 1adjourcd to .' 40la10y. I'osrT R as -l.ekages of so--Id--las. nutter ad,1'eied to neWsdealors by pua lors, or other news;leders. are clititled to ho mailed at the p,mn.l r.t-es. This privilege includes back nu1ub)er1s of the above (!h:1raeter of m:..ttcr ; buti if any third-elasc mattter hle inchud vd. the entire packa'.e mt1 ostbe pre, paid as for prilted m3;Itter of the the third class. Se-ond-elass iat tOr nmist hav no cards or advCrtiso l11mnts printed or endwrsed on the wrap)pers thereof, al : the privile-e of sending bills and11 recei its for sub)-I scrip)tions accorded pubalishiers is held not) to aipp ly to neowsdealrs. Newvsdealers when depos0?i tinig matter im aL letter-carrier oliec for delivo:-y by' th1e otlie or its e ir5er, zae not enltitled to any) pri'vilege niol acclOrd (ed mn s4ection 90. ot thme post al laws. Newspaipers (exeeptin11g weeklies, whiicha miay be miled ai- the poun'd ratesm) an! 1)eriod icals, niot oxeeediig two( Onn)(e.s inl weOjih, mus'it hue pr pauid att 0one cent each, and the p)eriodlicalls wCieihig mioroe th-m two onnlees atI t wo cents each.-- Wash, ingtf/on (nion. A N ExcIIN ICenEx-r.--An eoiting~ ineidlent haupipened iln a r-ecent review of Anstrian (rnvalry by the Emporarl(i and Empress. Ahont 30,00 enivalry~t were inl line, and charging down i'n at miad gallop to s'-luto the sover eignms, when a little four-voar--old child, escaping fromt her mother, r-an directly in front of the ru<hine hiorses;. The Emp1!re5Ss screamo 1 and( eiveryb)ody ixplected to witness the instant deat h of the chlih:l, when a trooper- in the front rank hentI for warid fromi his saddlhe, seized the chil, wit hout slackoning speed, and pllaced her att h)is saddle b)ow. The crowd cheered the gallant dood lus tily, and the Emlperor, taking from his neck the Cross of the Order of Mar-ic Theroso, hung it upon that of the soldier-. TETIME TO RrP*ENT-Mr. Steph ens has many stories to tell of negroes, anid one is of a fatmous cotton andl chicken depredator, who sineo the watr mot thme ox-Vice President in the road. "Well,1 Th'lomas," was the kindly salutation, "I wIas sorry to hear you hadl been5 in tr-oub)le about Mr-s. Tripp's ohbiekons." "Yes, mars Aloc, but I donoe quit all dat no0w," said the negro, very poiiten tly. "How many did you take before you stoppCed ?" asRked Mr. Stephens. "I tuck all she had," was the nor fec'tly innocent rep)ly. A New Jersey man shot at a cat and brought down his wife the first time. Thme most singular part of the affair is, the woundled woman actually believes he aimed at the eat. One of the most beautiful characteristics of a wife is the un-I swerving confidence she' places in the word of hm. hnsannd. PREPARE FOR ACTION 1 TIE .P1AN 01' GENPIAL 0OR GA N.A 1 Tj1ON. The Constitution Prepared by tho. Stato Exocutlva Commuitte, for Adoption by tho Dlireront county anc Township Uluba. Mr.nn th,, GAt,W); Rvj;stf. The State Dotiiocrai t0 :Eocutive Coummitteu io on a Taasdkv ovel ing ll 1 YAill 0i Frid ay afternoon. General Kunnoly, temporary chair man, slatol .1te objo-It to bo to pur~ feet the organizition of thicExecutivo CouitM0o )y thio CICcLion of a ek i. n:a to lill t.e vacancy Occa se i..I b c - - V t Gmof Hon. A. tj. LLA;:1.z -Anoaral 1Hagood 11nmiaeLId Gen. .hn D. Kennedy for thw posii,on, aini he wits elected by acclamation. Mr. J. Adger Smythe nominated Janies A. Hoyt for Secretary, which was carried. The members cntorel pon a full discussion of tho matters portain ing to the comi ng camlipaign, and the result of their deliberations is embodied in the annexed proceed ings. The following resolution was adOpted Reso/ed, That, the State Exccu tive Committee of the Domocratic par-ty o. Sonih Carolinareommends an im1iuediate reorganization of the suno in view of the campaign of 187-8, 11n that county convlitions be Callied 1S son as pra ctical)o in the several couIties to elect oflicers to servo ftr tihe next two years. In piursuaneco of the foregoing ISolution, tie Executivo Commit tee directs attention to so much of the constitution of the party, adoitcd i)v tihe State Convention in Aumgist, 1870, ats refers to the county organiz:.tions, as follws Awr~IC: 1. There shall be ono or more D0mocrafic clubs organized in each election precinct, each of Which clubs shall have i distinct title, "The -- Democratic Clulb," ;Lald siall clec ita pre;idint, ono or moe Vicpe. ple.idnilts, at recording and a corresp0onding secret:ry, aid a tre tuer, and shall hkve the fol lowing working comimittees, of not less thll t bree m l>ora each, Viz A com:itto3 on i o;;itr.Ition, n xcuItivo comm"itt i, nd such otlitr M'1111nitlecs as to each club may Seemll expedient. Awr. 2. Tl.e meetings of the clubs should( be frequent, after the open ing of the canvass ; and somei mem bor of the club or invited speaker hwul deliver an 'address at each metiing it practicablo. Airr. 3. The president shall have p)ower' to (cal1 an extra meeting of the inb :li) and -- mem3ilbers of the cib shll conistitu[to a gumIII1 for the transaction or buisiness. sh.:Cil be held togetherm und operat'e umder the (el miral of a~ county ex(Ce. Sist oif oun ezmembemr from e:ih elin to be inmin,te,i by oe resiective Ceinbs~ and elcl biy the o onnty conlvenio )n an I si"-h thm e me:s i-.s tihe((IlVi cnnt ion u1my ado. I. The0 c.W-iive1. coiituittee, whmen eers andl till all vaerl.n. w. a: um .y ariso when time coniventionf is n.> inm ses,sioni. The tenureo of oliece of the eIxcenutive coniinit tee shallt be0 until the next generel campaign, uless s.>onor reimoved or suispenidedl by ThIe pr~esen1t count'my executive c. mu t ees shaill co minne in ofi'co .t Lin tib Iii e .tin,g of the county voni fiions 1 ' i e...;SOd a f dlelo, (embS-onI dle for o'm very club, and ln(additionalhl d(logato for every twven ty-five (mnrolled( ilmmbers... with the righlt to eth c'ounhty con-. vention Lo enlarilge or diuminih the representaitioni accordinig to circumii sttnces. This con)venition shaill be (:ledOi together biy the cihairiman of the e~xcenive commlhlittee, uinder such rules as oach county may adopt; andc when assembled shall ho c'alled to order b)y the chairman of the exce*utivo committee ; and shall pro (eCed to (luct from amolng its momen hers a preCsident, one or morec vice presidenits, a secretary and troasu.. r-er. The convention shlil pr1oceed to business, andi when tho saimo is transaLcted1 it shall adjourni Aini die. An-r. 6. Tiheo mode and maimer of nominating candidlates for' county oflices or for dolegatos to the State, judicialI and congressional convenn. ions shamll b)e regulatedl in each county 1by the resp)cCtivo county conventions. Inu this conniecmtion, thes Execut,ive Committee make the followi'ng ro. commendaitions: Under article 1st, whero local clubs of the last campaign are in existence, that they be reorganiz.ed b)y the olection of ofilcers to servo thme onsuing two yeard, and as many additional clubs be formed as may be deemed essential to t.he success of the party. 'Also tha the co.-it teo on registration forthwith make a complete registration of all votors, chissifying thom as whit-t and black, Democrat and Republican. Under article 4i, tiat the County ExecuCtivo Committeo consist of the (ounI1ty chairim :n and the presidont,3 of the local clubs. Under Article 5th, that the county chairman be ex officio chair~ man of the County Exeutivo Com mittoo and of all county conven tions. Under Artitle 0th, that the sys t-cm of primiary elections by balkt be adopted as the modo of nomina. ting candidates for county oflicors and members of the General As.em bly. While the principle of primary elections should be at once an n1ounfced, it is the (lecided judgment of the State Executivo Committee that the nominations by primary elections should . not take place until it later period in the campaign, and in rogard to which further re~ commendations will bo made boro. after as to the details for conduct ing the said elections. When the county conventions have I-lected officors, tho new county c!arinaii will at once report to the socretary of the Stato Executive Commitee, giving the names and post oIlio addross of the officors chosen, together with the names and post offices of the presidents of the local clubs, and the number and membership of the soveral clubs. The suggestions and recommen dations of the Executive Committee are founded ipon the experience of its members in the last campaign, and while not conflicting with the con stitution prepared by the August convention, will assist to work out the plan of organization more per fectly and harmoniously. The main purpose of the constitition was to secure uniformity throughout the State, and the nearer each county adheres to the plan and reconimen dations under it, the more certainly will harmony and concord prevail in the organization. TiHE STANDARD 11E1,5DIE for all diseases of the lungs are Schenck's Puhnonic Syrnp, Sehnck's Sea Weed Tonie, and Sehenck's Man drake Pills. aInd if taken before tho lungs are dest royed they effect a speedy cure. To these medicines Dr. J. H. Scionek, of Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in the treatment of pulnonary diseases. The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter in the lungs, nature throws it off by an easy expectora t,ion, and the p;atient has relict from the prostrating cough. The Man drake Pills must be freely used to cleanso and stimulato the stomach and liver ; they remove all obstruc tions, relax the gall bladder and start the bile freely, and the liver is soon relieved. Schenck's Sea W~eed Tonic is a gentle stimulant andl alterative the alkali of wvhich it is compOSed mixes with the food and prevents souring. It assists the digestion by~ toning up the stomach to a healthy condition so that the foodl and( the Puhinonic Syrup will manke good blood ; then the lungs heal, andI tllo patientI will surely get wvell if care is takeni to avoid fresh cold. Full directions accompany each prleparation. All who wish to cons-:lt Dr. Schonuck personmally, can do so at hia principal oflice, corner of Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia, every Mondaliy. Letters to the above address, asking advice, answored froe of charge. Sehenek's Medicines are sold by all druggists. e We were exp)osed last week to n. p)itiless storm, that wet our feet andl stockings, and indeed our p)er son all over. In fact we took a c racking cold, wrhich brought sore throat and severe symptoms of fever. The good wife assertedl her authori. ty plunged our feet in hot water, wralped. us in hot blankets, and sent our~ faithful son for a bottle of AYEn's CHwnnYv PEC'TORA,. it is a splend id mfedicine---pheasant to take, and( did tho job. We slept soundly through the night and awoke wvel the next morning. We know we owe our quick recovery to the Pee toral, and shall not hesitate to ree,. ommnd it to all who need such a medicine. - Tehuacana (i'Texas) Presby,terian. * Car'd Of Thnks. Messrs. JE ~ltors : In notliing the fire which occuirredl on Sunday nighmt at the parsonage, anUd which, but for a kind P'rovidecnce ad timely ali) might have proved disastrous, will you please also state that I do nire you to express my sincere thanks to thoso friends andl neighbiors wvho came so promptly to the reone. By so doing you will confer a favor en Yours very respeotfully, fob 12-ItL W. A. ROGERS. . BEST Dry Goeds House in the South. BAll express freights paitl whoire the order Is $10.00. Write a Postal for 8am. pies and Priee List.