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WINNSIHOR1O. S. C. Saturlay, February 16, 1878. R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. 8, REYNOLDS. Associato Editor. TRE NEw YoRK I/6rn8Zd1 Washing ton correspondent wrote, on the 9th: "The subscriptions to the now four per cent. loan to-day wore $145,000. These are the largest receipts in any one day yet returned to the loan." And yet the Jerald and other oastorn papers would have us believe that the Bilandiislvor bill will utterly destroy the salo of bonds. How is this I The Railroad Bill. The House consumed a large portion of Tuesday in discussing a bill intended to prevent unjust dis, ariminations by common carriors. It was opposed by Mossrs. Dargan, Gray, Verner and Connor ; and ad vocated by Messrs. Gaillard, Shand, Poake, W. K. Bradley and Orr. The advocates of the mneauro took the ground that the State, having granted the chartors, has the right to regulate the railroads. This is the proper view, and the one on tortainod by Massachusetts, Illinois and other Northern States, whio the growth of monopolies had iI . posed great burdens on the people. The peoplo of South Carolina built these railroads with their money and now they have the right to demand protection against the speculators who control them. Wo regret that we havo not had an opportunity to investigate the sub ject fully ; but wo do know that the railroads are not the beneficent, tonder.-hearted, accommodating car. riors that they are represented to be by their friends. Some timo sirce the Columbia .Register came to the rescue of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad in the warniest manner, making a general denial of the charges of discrimination on the part of that company. The 1egis ter, in our opinion, was somewhat hasty. It is well enough to say that the directors are mostly na tives, but that does not disprove the fact that the ruling vote is held by Northern capitalists, one of whom, a fewv years ago, when the T~roceedings of a stockholders' meeting displeaned himt, quietly walked out and took the train, lony ing the native stockholders, diree tors and alJ, seated without a quorum. The capitalists w~hjo control this road own also the Wilmington road. Now, as this road connects at Charlotte with hostile corpora tions, while the Wilmington road is but a portion of a line owned almost continuously to the North, it does not require much wisdom to see that the desire of the manage moent wonld naturally be to throw all business on the other line, so as to get a larger portion of money for freights or passengers. It is said that the route from Augusta to New York is several hours shorter by Charlotte than by Wilmington, and that the schedu'e on this road, above Columbia, is so arranged as to kill time. Were this r'oad under "native manage ment" it would run the Wilmington road ont of competition, and by securing all the travel, secure all the money, instead of coming in for the small slice of the divide. Again, everybody knows that the track from Columbia to Augusta is owned by this road, and that the Wilmington roadl ends in Columbia. Yet, weo are informed that some time since, trains from Augusta went through to Wilmington, wvhile passengers via Charlotte had to changeocars at Columbia, the object being to force travel to the Wil,~ mington road. A cool pr1oceeding, to cut a railroad in half and use one part to prevent travel on the other I We hear that Colonel Palmer pro . tested against this and had it stopped. But this showvs the animue of the benevolent Northern gentlemen who "have inv'ested large sums for the' developement of the So'uth.' In tho matter of freight the discrimination is worse. Som4 time back a stockholder, oven ot this road, was not permitted t( ship a car load of cotton t Charleston via the South Carolim Railroad at any price, while th< rate charged to Columbia was the same as to points much farthei remote. A merchant in Chostei could get a bag of coffee from Co lumbia for half the freight th( Winnsboro merchant paid. Thi discrimination extended over the whole list of freights. It is even said that the so-called Southerr Security Company had agents ir the North whose business was tc divert freight and travel to the other line. All of which tend4 greatly to build up and develope the Charlotte road I It is a.poor defence to claim that rates now are less than in the times of former management of the road. This may.or may not be true; but if it is, two wrongs do not make a right. By the discrimination on this road, business has boon taken to Chester and Columbia from all intermediate points, and the great ost stagnation prevails. Only two remedies can be applied-either to build another road, which would be an oxpense, or to regulate the railroads by law. The latter is better. In conclusion, we do not mean to say that the Charlotte, Columbia ind Augusta Railroad is any worse than its competing lines. The South Carolina and the Greenville road and all others exhibit the same characteristics. All need regulating badly. Wo do not be, lievo in special logislation. One 3omprehensive act embracing all railroads in its provisions should bo passed. If the present man tgement cannot run the roads then let them turn them over to others to bry. We hope the Legislaturo will regulato the railroads. THE STATE LEGISLATURE. WEDNESDAY, February 13, 1878. SEA'r. A few bills and resolutions were introduced and properly referred. A concurrent resolution was re* ceived from the House removing the obligation of secrecy from the mem - hrs of the investiga.ing committee and witnesses, so far as the same relates to charges against and tes timony taken affecting any persons who have heretofore held the office of circuit judge in this State. The yeas andl nays were ordered and the resolution was adopted by yeas 20, nays 1. Thue House bill to reduce the sal ary of circuit judges from $3,500 to $3,000 was defeated by a vote of 10 to 10. A large number of bills, of local or~ limited interest only, were read a second time and ordered for a third readingt. Adljourneid. HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A few bills and resolutions wore introduced, read by title, and prop orly referred. Mr. Gray introduced a concurrent resolution that the obligation of secrecy on the~ part of the joint in vest igating committee on public frauds, &c., and of the witnesses examined before them, be removed, so far as it relates to any charg'o made or taken before them concern ing the conduct of any person or persons who have been heretofore filling the position of circuit judge. A motion to lay on the table was lost, and the resolution adopted by a large vote. The bill to prevent common car riers from making unjust discrimi nations came up as a sp~ecial order. After some debate, a motion to re commit the bill to the committee on railroads was lost by a vote of 77 to 24. T1he bill was then passed to a third reading by a vote of 74 to 27. Mr. Gaillard, of Fairfield, moved that the vote whereb~y the resolu Lion (of Mr', Gray) removing the seal of secrecy from members of the investigating committee in re gard to all matters pertaining to circuit judges was adopted be re considered, so that several members who wore absent when the vote was taken might have an opportunity of expressing themselves on the sub ject. This motion was tabled by a vote of 51 to 50, the resolution hayv, ing been sent to the Senate and adopted by that body. A number of bills were read a third time and sent to the Senate. Adjourned. TaRnsDAI, February 14, 1878. SENATE. The' hair annnnceA tha he had receivel the following coflmlica tion, which was read and received as information: COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 14, 1878. Hion. W. D. Simpson, President of the &nate ; Sin: Referring to my recent letter to you requesting an investi gation of certain charges made against me on the floor of the Son-I ate, I beg to state that I have learned from the reported proceed ings of the Senate that the subject I of investigating charges of- that 3 character has been referred to the Judiciary Committee, and that body I has reported that the Senate cannot properly enter upon the examiina- 1 tion of charges of official miscon I duct affecting an officer liable to I impeachment. I The object of this communication grows out of the reference in the re. port of the Judiciary Committee to the possession by that committee of the names of certain persons alleged to possess information re specting the matter of said charges. I would most respectfully request that such action of the Senate be r taken as to bring before that body I such information as the Judiciary Committee may havo obtained in a the premises, including the names of all parties alleged to possess in- 1 formation on the subject, to the N end that such information may be accessible in the event of an inves- a tigation being instituted in the e proper jurisdiction. Very resyect- t fully, A. J. WILLARD. % A number of bills were intro- ( duced, and properly referred. V The Senate repaired to the hail c of the House, to take part in the election of judges. r On the return of the Senate to ( its chamber, a motion to hold a t night session was put and lost. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A numbor of bills and resolutions I were introduced, read by title, and properly referred. The following message was re- A ceived from the governor : 7 EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, 0 COLUMBIA, FEBRUARY 14, 1878. GENTLEMEN OF TlE HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES : I respectfully re- a turn to your honorable body, with.. out my approval, "An act to au- V thorize the employment of able, d bodied male prisoners confined in 0 jail under sentence to labor upon 0 the public roads and upon the I publiestreets of the towns and cities, o and the roads leading thereto of this e State." In my judgment, by being I ex post facto in its provisions, it n places dangerous power in the hands of the Trial Justices, and it " would, if it became a law, be pro- C ductive of great wvrong and injury H to our' people. These views are t submitted wvith great deference, and b~ only from an imperative sense h of duty on my part. I WADE HAMProN, Governor. O Pending the discussion of the question, "Shall the bill pass, the q veto of the governor to the con trary notwitostanding ?" the Senate appeared, and the joint assembly proceeded to the election of circut judges. . All the nominees of the Demo.C cratic caucus were of course elected. 6 On the reassembling of the House,d the question came upl on the gov e ernor's veto. The bill wvas passed * over the veto b~y a vote of 102 to 10. The bill to authorize the adjutant general to purchase the guns of the Columbia Flying Artillery was defeated- b A resolution was adopted, that the e General Assembly adjourn Bine die on the 28th of February. p The bill to repeal the act estab- ji lishmng the State Orphan Asylum a was defeated. Adjourned. t CONSUMPTION CURED. -An old ~ physician, retired from practice, ti having had placed in his hands by ~ an East India missionary the A formula of a simple vegetable reme- g dy, for the speedy and permanent ai cure of consumption, bronchitis, ri catarrh, asthma, and all throat and y lung affections, also a positive and o radical cure for nervous debility i and all nervous complaints, after j having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, has fel tit his duty to make it known to P his suffering fellows. Actuated by e this motive, and a desire to relieve human suffering, I will send, free of b charge, to all who desire it, this recipe in German, French, or Eng- b lish, with full directions for prepar ing and using. Sent by mail by 9' addressing with- stiemp, naming this J' paper, W. WV. Shoxgar, 126 Powers's * Block, Rochestgr, N. Y. *4w. The ladie~ ae all opposed to the t telephone,' .hy don t care to have b a young ~ol* ispering in their ears w~ i konth twenty miles away. ~ So Upol.e very correct;: oeldsove any fault : a i e theynee amutor mn( THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS k Harmonious Meeting--The Unity o the Democracy Preserved--Two o the Late Incumbents Nominated. The Columbia Register of th L4th inst. gives the following ac sount of the Democratic caucus hek o nominate candidates for th< racant judgeships : Hon. S. S. Crittenden was callet o the chair, and Charles Petty ?sq., appointed secretary. After an address from the chair lie caucus proceeded to business. The first proposition was in th imture of a preamble and resolutior )y Senator Lipscomb, of Newberry o the general effect that no persoi hould be nominated for the office o ,ircuit judge except a straightout mncompromising Democrat. Thii aused considerable debate, and wai inally defeated by a large vote Phercupon Senator Limpscomb am Iepresontat:-- L. W. Youmans, o 3arnwell, retA from the caucui Hon. C. G. .. ninger offered r esolution that all the former incun lents, except Wiggin, be re--elet d to their positions, with the un lerstanding that they tender theii esignations, to take effect. at th< xpiration of their unexpired term rhich was also rejected. The customary resolution waE dopted, binding all membe.zs pres nt to sustaiD the nominations, ani ben the contest was fairly entered rith the racers all on the track )ne hundred and eighteen memberi rore present-sixty necessary to a hoise. The circuits were taken up ir egular order, beginning with the lbarleston circuit, and the vote wa itken viva voce. On the first ballot Ion. B. C. Pressly, of Charleston ras chosen as the nominee. Tli ote stood as follows: B. C. "ressly 71 ; S. Dibble, 26 ; T. M lanckel, 15. For the second circuit, there was iso a single ballot, in which Hon ,. P. Aldrich, of Barnwell, receivec 9 votes, and Colonel Wm. Elliott f Beaufort, 25 votes. For the third circuit, Ion. A. J. haw was unanimously chosen b3 eclamation. For the fourth circuit, therc ,ere several ballots, which were ivided between Hon. J. H. Hudson, f Marlboro, Colonel J. G. Blue, f Marion, Hon. A. C. Spain, o )arlington, General W. W. Harllee, f Marion, and Judge C. P. Towns. nd. On the fourth ballot, Col, [udson was selected as the nomi ce, receiving 78 votes. For the sixth circuit, the contest as between Judge T. J. Mackey, of hester, and Hon. I. D. Withor poon, of York. On the first ballol io.ro was a tie, and on the third~ allot the vote stood as follows: lackey, 60; Witherspoon, 45. Judge lackey was declared the nominee f the caucus. For the eighth circuit, the 'battle 'as drawn between Judge Thomp. n H. Cooke, of Greenville, and [on. Thomas Thomson, of Abbe ille. The voting wvas as follows: 'irst ballot-Thomson 54 ; Cooke, 2. Second ballot-Thomison, 56; looke, 48. Third ballot-Thomson, 2 ; Cooke, 42. Col. Thomsoh was oclared the nominee for the oighth ircuit, and the caucus immediatel3 Ijourned. AN IMIPORT4ANT ACT. The following Act, which has just ocome alaw, nmakos some important .snges in the dutieq of some of our uiblic oflcers. It will be seen that idges of probate will hereafter sel] 1l property ordered to be sold by 2e probate court, instead of the ierift: SEcTION 1. E> it enacted by the enate and Hc Representan yes of the Stt; ~ th Carolina, aw met and og in General sembly, and by the authority of io same : That ani Act to alter and nend an Act entitled "An Act to vise, simplify and abridge tho les, practice, pleadings and forms courts in this State," approved [arch 13th, 1872, be, and the same hereby, repealed. SECTION 2. That on and after the rssage of this Act all sales of real state or pe~tsonal property under ie order of the probate court shall a made by the judge of probate; ad all sales under the order of ie court where the title is to boj. g a. y the clerk of the court, shall be lade by the clerk, and all other idicial sales shall be made by the Iierff as now provided by law : "rovided, Nothing herein contain d shall affect the sales under exe utions issued out of the courts of rial justices, or those to be made y executors or administrators. Approved Feb. 2, 1878. A sharp decline has occurred ix be pew rents of fashionable church. a in New York. One church thai ecently gathered $80,000 p or an. urn from this source now fiKe I liffionl to col1ect $15,0n00. Tux STANDARD REMEDIMs for all diseases of the lungs are Schenck's f Pulmonic Syrup, Schenck's Sea Wood Tonic, and Schenck's Man drake Pills, and if taken before the lungs are destroyed they effect a speedy oure. To these medicines I Dr. J. H. Schenck, of Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in the treatment of pulmonary diseases. The Puhnonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter in the lungs, nature throws it off by an easy expectora tion, and the patient has reliet from the prostrating cough. The Man drake Pills must be froely used to 3cleanse and istimulate th.-e somiach and liver; they removo il obstrue tions, relax the gall bhtdder and start the bilo freely, and the liver is soon relieved. Schenek's Sea Weed Tonic is a gentle stimulant and alterative: the alkali of which it is composed mixes with the food and prevents gouring. It assists the digestion by toning up the stomach to a healthy condition, so that the i food and the Pulmonic Syrup will make good blood; then the lungs heal, and the patient will surely get well if care is taken to avoid fresh cold. Full direction3 accompany each preparation. All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck personally, can do so at his principal office, corner of Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia, every Monday. Letters to the above address, asking advice, answered free of charge. Schenck's Medicines are sold by all druggists. DOWN! DOWN! DOWNI IN ORDER TO MAKE EXTEN sive changes in our store, and to got money to pay our debts, we ofler goods LOWER than they can be bought anywhere in the State. LOOK AT THIS! The very best Calicoes, 6j ets. Kentucky Jeans, from 12j ets. up. Lace Handkerchiefs, 25 to 35 ets., cost 75 cts. Plain Handkerchiefs, 8 cts., up. Boulevard Skirts, $1.00, good--cosh $1.25. India Rubber Shoes, Ladies', 60 cts. " " " Men's, 75 ets. Other Shoes equally low.' Clothing and Hats at and under cost. 1234567890: We give this, so that you enn nloe for yourselves the cost of goodls. All goods not closed out by Saturday, the 24th, will be sold at auction. fe1-LADD BROS. Egg ?Iogg for Christmas rp HE nndernigned rer,poct6uhly ealla * . the attention of the ei U ene of Fair field to the fact that he hos a fudl stock of the nutest LIQUORSJ ad WVINES in the Bodro, and guarantees its pari~ in every instance. In his aook. r e foijow-. )upuy, Otard A ("o Oognac Brandy, OI geun-Jmac ltum,genuine 1 88 Rye Wh ey geun ikerboeker Ryo W hiekey, gennel-' N. 0. pple Branidyngenuies N.. Sweet Mash Com Whisey,. gen vine Rione Mountain Sour Mash Con Whiskey, genuinge Bauche, Fil C0o., Champagne, flne Pale Table he;andao full-stook -of - a Donhao IAquos, WA.nes, MAl. Oiue, 5obesse, e 0 . W .H A n II GH T . BEST Dry Goods Heuse in the South All express freight. pid where the order is $10.00. Writ aostal fo. ples andc Prie List.