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SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE

HOUND " I'tVftstHHtt7tH IItUt0IVtT IS
On motion OF Mr. Burt the House resolved itself into
committee of The WHOLE Mr. Carroll in the Chair, and
took up the report of the Committee Federal rela-
TONS on so much of the Governors Message relates
to The controversy between the States of Georgia and
Maine, and the resolutions accompanying the same
The Committee after amending the resolutions in
yeral particulars, and the Speaker resumed the
Chair.
Dec 13.-The report of the Committee of the whole
House, TO whom had been referred the report and
lutions of the Committee Federal Relations in rela.
ton to the controversy between the States Of Georgia
and Maine, made report, recommending the adoption
OF the resolutions, with certain alterations which
agreed 10 and sent TO the Senate.
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LEWIS III l.,
Produce Commission Merchant,

Richmond, "a
ELLIS grain commissions hires on; negroes rents OUT houses
- collects claims the city aEd adjacent counties, sells ana
buys stocks Office over James ". Radcliffe & Co.
Dec "a o'-<t"i"e>"'n
lanes RIVER & KANAWHA COMPANf.-A q meeting "l
Tho President and Directors Of the James River and kanawla
Com pary, the 18th December, 1882
ReSaiurd the Secretary be instructed to give public notice
that the interest the Cumpanys post notes shall continue m
tiry paid
Extract from the records. ..,.,,.rr->, :
n. q, Gg-2awGw
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,IRESTMis-Tic attention Of the rhc is Tespscni! hvt,
y ed TO examine variety nj CHEtsTNt, frc-c' l
subscriber Cor sale, They cons, Of every variety 1.
IN si the grave Ills stock of Books ANA fancy ar
rss for his friends il extensive ana scrsid WIN
view 10 please. would be- impossible Ia state N an advertise
men his variety: will therefore present IT," oi Inc l, prom
usnt items which consist of some OF Tic most spcnn hsp
and American Animals ever published so' Eli s,sn
ons Poets, elegantly bound aiso an chalcss '
Books handsomely bound suitable Tor presents anu sph""
assortment Of Fancy Goods - -,
Book uf the B0ufolr ne o''ehI'i i'hu"
usa,,;,s Rock nj Beauty Jennings Landscape Annual
Lady, Album ne '.fis bonk
German Tourist pnrifat Album
rbc Ger, The Token
,n,l.rone kIbum Atlantic Souvenir
Turner's Annual Tour J. ne ENGLISH hhhim
you h,s Kecpsake Literary Souvenir
rho Naval ANNUAL Young I.ady's Book
The Keepsake ,dcahih@s " ,a''ic
OR Wild Flowers lniait 'nIhu
Young Mans Library Young Lah! Lbtai!
MISCELLANEOUS Thoughts ieaths Picturesque Annual.
The Iris
dies Writing Desks Mother Of Pearl and Ivory Card Cases
Marine Shells glass iewfr Boxes, elegant Albums Musical
Boxes and Rccules, beautiful Pinc'sion Emery
Stands, Graces, Battlednres, and C0rnrllas, &r &C.
RICHARD d. SASXAY,
Bookseller, stationer and Dealer in Fancy Goods.
Dcc
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o.- Nth aueh comments as may clearly cucidate the

afier. with such comments as may ceaf7y c1ucu1'c "
'a'e Extract from the Repor, Of the Joins COMMITTEES
,.Tbe conduct of the individual placed by inc Legs
,aan needs no rcbuke at our iiands-thc facts VIII
speak. uro, ,h;s ;,.m
of .snotas under discount 10 form any part Of inc
School fund Dcducting the items believed 10 DC a.
lowable: viz: -, a.
Balance, ;,
Redeemed Bank notes, 81 80
Alabama and Georgia money, l,56o w
ns;,ad IN state Rank $50 90
Deposited M ''''' A'AA' - 2,545 43
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40 News I!


We have no Northern Mail siEcc Saturday morning
We presume, tina; all tho has been almost hcrme
tcally sealed up by the ice in tn" Potomac We ask at
the depot-we ask al the Post Oihce When do you cx
peel the maii-whcn shall we have the news The
cold, uniform reply il, know not-perhaps after
Christmas. Meantime we are in arrears for the Pro.
ceedngs Of Congress. Friday and Saturday trans.
actions are sealed book All that hear is, pas.
scngcrs report Saturday morning, who says he left
the H. or Il. on Friday Evening, o'clock, when they
were enragcd npon resolution from Mr. Evans "a Wing
member from Nanc,) declaring that they could not
ganize the House. long y Jersey was dsfranchIs.
cd or something to that efcctas if she had not ono
uncontcstcd member on the floor; and if she were
not indebted to the misconduct OF her own Governor
for the deficit in her w"nted representation
Instructions in the Allegheny Senatorial District.
E>ra,er Of tssr from coci"stor Dctenr IL, TO member Of
tic Gensrai .2s.raty
To-day the Democrats of our county who were AZ
Court rhs being cnurtday called meeting TO instruct
Senator John I. Anderson; and after adopting !eI-
ter which very concise resolved to send copies 10 Inc
different sections of the county for signatures There
were in consequence Of the very cold state OF the
weather but few persons Court; but the Democrats
came up ike true men, and signed the letter TO man.
have no doubt but we have 10 against Rivcs-but
YOU will have history of the whole proceedings IN the
next Valley Star. The Wings called meeting after
the Democratic meeting. 1t composed of not
more than nine men, think there were IS present,
though TO or would not have any thing TO do with
it. They, however, adopted several resolutions, and
resolved they should be published in the Richmond
Wing. You will see flourish Of trumpets when they
come forh bnt the beauty of it was, that when they
got through, one Wing moved, that the Chairman and
Secretary should sign their proceedings with gloves on
and being asked TO explain his motion, he said, at
was cold and no water convenient and he thought
man could touch such filth wthou, sootng his hands,
and his motion for the comfort of the officers Of
the Meeting
'The letter of instruction may not reach Richmond,
as soon expected. have no fears of the result,
the Committee but do their duty; and have no fes
of them
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THE sCHUYLKILL BANK FRAUD.
e National Gazette of yesterday has the following

The National Gazette of yesterday mas lie following
| particulars:
The Directors OF The Schuylkill Bank have been most
industriousy investigating the concerns ofthe lnsttu.
ton since Yesterday and enabled to give in round
numbers the results of Their abors These will satisfy
the rphtu curiosity Of the public for the present. until
full and particular statement can be made. The Board
have discovered that Mr. Leviss account of Kentucky
Bank stock shews deficit of over thirteen thousand
shares Besides il is ascrtancd that there have been
over.drafts the amount of upwards of two hundred
thous md dollars-or large portion OF this, however,
is understood security is held. 1t is discovered that
the fraudulent Transfers of the Kentucky Bank Stock
were begun as far back as January, lo37 The Schny
XII Bank owed to the city banks at one time previous tc
the resumption of August 1885, about six hundred thou
sand dollars and the surprise of many, it suddenly
Laid these balances. The liquidation of this amount
NAV now be accounted for by the issue BY Mr.
Lewis OF four thousand five hundred shares OF Kentucky
Bank Stock from February to October of that year,
QS3S) There is to Mr.. Levlss credit on the book
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which he al
leges to be part Of the money.
In May 1888, according to our informant statement,
Mr. Maxwell the transfer clerk in the Schuylkil Bank
was aware that the Kentucky Stock account was over
drawn 10 or IL 900 shares by warrants from Mr. Lewis
Mr. Maxwell left the Schuylk Bank inMay, 1889,
and the account still short 10 600 shares. To sheW
the otter inlauaton Of the late Cashier i'll this matter
even if the bank had million in gold Gts dcposites
we,s little over tenth of that amoun it would have
been impossible for him to have redeemed the traudu
lent issues of stock for allowing each share III the ut
mos, depression Of the Stock market to have been
down TO 30 dollars, to have commenced to buy up the
shares would have so increased their entire value TO
place it considerably this million.
At the instance Of the Kentucky Bank, the doors OF
the Schuylkill Bank were closed yesterday BY an IN
was on Monday elected Presiden: in place Of Mr.. Lee
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ST.. AuGusrISE Dec. 5--Thc negro Damon, men
toned in last taken off By the Indians returned
10 this city on Sunday morning lie states that as nc
was riding through Long Swamp at brisk pace, he
came suddenly upon Mr.. Wcadman wagon, and think
ing all was right, turning his horse round whcl
two Indians sprung into the road sczcd his brdie and
forced him off They took him to the wagon, where
one of them struck the boy Bartoo with the butt end
his rifle until he appeared dead The volunteers were
now heard coming, when the Indians gathered up the
plumber and retired with the horses about hundred
wards into the swamp, where they remained, until the
volunteers had gone off with the bodies. They Their
loaded the horses and went North about NILE thence
west to point where they had some dried meat, and
turning South came again upon the Picoata road, and
crossed it, They struck another swamp where
they stopped tore up the letters aud made pouches and
straps of the mail bag. Rcsumng their journey South
about miles from this they came to the Tomoka road
where two other Indians joined them, and continued
on to Tomoka River, upon Island in which they had
tarpaulin tents, two squaws and child On Saturday
there was rain One of the Indians went South to
bring their friends intending to return before long
Soon after another Indian fell asleep, and Damon on pre-
tence of getting acorns, strayed oil from their fire. swan
the river and escaped. iomoka RIVER is ABOUT Oh lneS
South fthis
Rt Mai. hshby, with about 100 dragons, IS buslly
engaged in securing the country South of this
Capts B. Bcall and How arrived in town this morn
inr with 100 dragons foot They have been sconr
mo the ssamps between this and Pcoata. No "sgns
were discovered
QrIScY, (FLoRInA,) Dec l3.
ANN .Worcmcn,s. Taylor, we learn, arrived
last week al ST. Marks. Also two companies oftrooPs
He Immediately proceeded 10 Camp Wauclssa, and
will doubtless commence active operations against the
Indians and give protection to the frontier settlements
BY driving the enemy beyond the Suwannce, and esa
blishing posts this side Of that stream In addition
to the regular force Governor Call has about 500
AT his command, which are scouting and securing
through the country. part Of this force IS placed IN
the vicinity Of IIarlans Trail, the Touloog"c, IN
tho ncrhlorhood Of which, it is thought are lurking
band oftugiiivc Greeks
We do hope that tn regular and Florida forces vii
act with energy and efficiency which will bring this
hateful war 10 a speedy close If they aided BY the
blood-hounds shall fail effect this trust that Ben
tons Armed Occupation Bill, will pass through Con-
grcss. We have been opposed to this heretofore be
less population But we are in favor ofalmost anything
that will relieve people of the apprehension and
dangers of the rifle and the torch.-Sentinci
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~ &c /, f.., cents TO sustain llfe-the poor, the
and the friendess sure OF punishment ioi
tha;- ANAL alterations from the line OF Roi'ests
deeds which inf.ct the slightest Possoie
ces upon society are visited with hea'y ~
md t,e larceny of 4 few sticks OF wood, d h'' :"
IN, nis thc offender to toll fo- months, perhaps
,c.-s in the uentcn,ary. THIS IS couptiess me-
,hma - no sound objection to IT; but tie Peoie NV
demand enactnents that shall secure eq'1A, lu' ~
r. noss;ble. make the most striking examples %
WIN sin almost without temptallon-"th h'n' =, ~ ~
hch docs not argravate their offence ana II Is 70 y.
Ssa that the Legislature will al the earliest momen.
49,, ,h,;r attention to this important supJect-lhat
breaches Of trust involving pecuniary losses
,hlc AZ nrvate-wbclier the work OF the agent "a an
individual, of Safe officer, pr OF l,iG -
-: ;,st;,,tions NAV be-punishable as felony Oh
the deepest die, II ihuceo = " 80
,hic sr. wcaried with the record Of sentences
,;s, Tho netty rogucs of the time, when they look
Sor the stm vain to what fate is awarded 10 inc
,o Who has deprived thousands OF their hard-carned
,,an nfMpport-who has stripped orphans widows
nj nId hen of the little property upon which they re-
LII - I,sta;n themselves in hard world. They see
th,t lie single of punishment under such circu
.,nces-that of Dyott-s to be regarded more IN the
oht of an accident than anything else, and they ice
,t nn, the lot of this individual is the sure conse-
,co If frauds of an analogous character, there can
M safety to indivdualsno check to the torrent OF
as,royoponcc and corruption which seems TO have
snreod its poison everywhere Even IN instances when
ar. hrourht by means or other under The notice
ou- Courts there too often appears to be dspos
lion BY dallyng and delay, to yield to the old system
of siiording impunity chances of escape
Il is evident that at last there must be change
The moral sense of the community, however relaxed
by the effects Of speculation, extravaganza ana inc
,mblng character which business has OF late assumed
= now. we trust rcgainng its wholesome tone under
the influence of experience and suffering; and as 1t Is
n. that honor and honesty furnish no safeguards
we must by legislative means have those which will be
operative. A few severe examples, and convection
Of the uncrring certainty of punishment, will purify
the atmosphere and aid in the restoration OF soundeE
state of things. -Pennsyrantam
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sI21.l69 G5

NAnd IND that, afteE i!ilh1iiS az au'A
lowanccs there is total balance against the 9upeih
tendent Of Public Instruction of one hundred ana TWEEN
tvone thousand, one hundred and sixty-nlne dollars
and FIVE cents; of which The oi eleven thousand
seven hundred and twentyeight dollars ana SNty0ne
cents is for interest not accounted tor =.
"The Committee, after ascertainIng tins eXtraoroi-
nary deficit were anxious to see whether ihc P'o'i-
ons of the second section Of the act of leb, chapter
% recurring the Superintendent TO give bond Win
rood and sufficient security, to be approved OF by inc
Governor, had been properly complied with. lhey
have examined the bonds on file in the office OF the Sc
cretary of State and find the first bond, dated 2lth fe-
brlary 1886, to be signed by .. Is. Hays, William
Edu,ison, John Scott, R. c. X. Martin, John Tram
bic and s f. Gilliland. The second bond dated the
10Th February 1885, has the individuals as Sc
entities with the addition of John Lanlcr, Samuel
Roscbro and L. NJ Even The first bond has on 1t
this endorsement: i approve of this bond ana inc
securities herein given. n. Cannon. The second
bond seems not TO have been approved OF by the
Governor; or if it was there no recorded evidence
of such approval There is an endorsement on II,
however. purporting to have been made by Charles
Boyles clerk of the county court of Lincoln county,
in which he informs us that "Samue b. GillIl?nd, Sa-
muel Rosebro John Laner and Ebenezcr VI Even,
securities 10 the foregoing bond, jointly worth the
penaltv thereof and more By reference TO table T.,
will be seen to what extent those securities arc liable
for accommodations given out OF the public monies.
Your Committee however, would not wish TO be under
stood as niatng that there was the part OF these
gentlemen any thing of unairness. So far as borrow
srs and endorser are concerned the Committee have
proof that they not ordinary business transactions
They submit the facts.
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We sincers&h opc, that some of these reports are
exaggerated and especially, that the British minister
has used no such language is attributed 10 him by
the Philadelphia Spirit Of the Times. The whole clvi
lied world would dcprecatc such a course on the part
of Great Britan-and il would deporc a war thus %,
up between two such important nations
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FIRST DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.-The
BostonMercantile Journal gives summa'
ry Of Mr.. Smiths Lecture on The claims
Of the Mortimer. The following extract
will he read with interest, as it intimalcs
the evidence on the subject.
Mr.. S. commenced by abiding to pre-
JUDGES which all men naturally feel, ia
favor of the truth Of that which they have
been taught as true from their earliest in
fancy. This is applicable to the case oil
Columbus's alleged discovery Of America
in 1902. The truth of this, as the first
discovery of america, has beenso long and
generally received, that it requires strong
evidence to show that The credit Of first
discorerer does mol beionsio 10 him. Mr.. 5.
proceeded 10 state, however, that, although
it may have been generally unknown that
this country had been visited by Europe
ans before the time Of Columbus, the fact
had not been unknown 10 lhuse who had
paid closer attention 10 the subject. He
mentioned three separate works land sta
ted that many OILERS EXIST which have
been published upwards of century, in
Europe, in which The facts have been
mentioned. One oflhese was printed at
the Unversilyof Oxford in l7l6, so that
the account of these early discoveries is no
uew fansl led theory as has been represen-
ted by some. The words of Adam of
Bremen, who lived and wrote in the Ilth
century aud whose work published in
1921 is we'll known, were quoted by Mr.. S.
in which this country. its situation and
produce, are distinctly mentioned and
the Danes or Mortimer referred 10 as au :
thorities. Mr.. S, then alluded 10 the doc
umenls on this subject which have recent
Iy been published by the Royal Society of
Northern Anliquarians at Copenhagen
lie showed the ignorance OF the actual
contents Of these documents existing even
among those who profess to have examin-
ed them. stating the fact Of an individual
of considerable eminence in the literary
world, having asserted that the Mortimer
were accidentally driven to these coasts at
some time between The years 1000 and
1921, whereas they clearly show that these
coasts were first visited in the year 9S6,
and continued to be visited, not accidental
Iy, but for the express purpose of explora-
ton and commerce from that date during
a period Of nearly 100 years-that dwell
lings were erecled here-stays of some
years nj different times made here--and
in all probability, more permanent colo
nies established, while the birth of one in
dividual lin the present State of Rhode
Island) particularized, whose descendants
are al this day in existence, among whom
the well known sculptor, Thorwald-sen is
one. Mr.. S, alluded to the character Of
documents which establish The fact of these
early discoveries. They are of two kinds
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first, manuscripts Of an age not long sub
sequent to the first alleged visit of the
Mortimer, aud of whose authenticity there
can be no doubt; many oflhese are antece
dent in date to the later recorded visits of
the Mortimer. Second, monuments re-
manning in The countries thus visited, aud
which were the handiwork of the North
men themselves.
Mr.. S. proceeded to give an outline of
the narratives contained in these ancient
manuscripts, which, as those narratives
(being published ouly in the original Morse
dialect, with Danish and Latin transla-
tions,) must be inaccessible to the great
majority ofthose interested in The subject,
was peculiarly interesting. 1t would be
impossible 10 give even an abstract oflhese
details. 1t must suffice TO say that this
country was first seen by Biarne Heriulf-
son, in 9SG, and it was subsequently visi-
ted for The express purpose Of exploration,
by Left aud Thorwald, the sons Of Eric
the Red, who had a few years previous
discovered and settled in Greenland. In
1907, Thornfnn Karlsefue left Greenland
with 1GO companions, (nine ofwhom, how
ever, soon returned with the express de-
sign ofGorming 4 settlement in Ibis country
bringing with them all kinds Of live stock
for the purpose Though we are informed
of the return to Iceland Of Thorntinu and
some of his companions, (uot, however,
until after residence here of upwards of
three years,) yet no account is gwen OF
the return Of the remainder; and il is prob
able that they formed prominent settle
meut here, since an account is given, in
other documents, Of the visit to this coun-
try, called by the Mortimer, Vinland, Of
Bishop Eric, in ll2l. which could hardly
have been made with any other purpose
than that Of performing Episcopal offices
here:
Finland, 10 which all these accounts re-
fer, was The present NeU Engtaad. Tho
southern part oflhis country was likewise
visited by tile Northern traders, and ii ap-
pears that constant intercourse was kept
up between that part and Ireland. for a
long period. II was called Huiiranannu-
land (White Man's land. J or Great Ireland.
because The Inhabitants were Whites and
supposed by the Mortimer 10 be of Irish
origin.
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From the Knic.erboeker.
MY MOTHERS GRAVE.

Remember yividly the circumstances
Of her departure. Consumption had al
ready done its powerful work. Unlike
many who are smitten with this disease,
she preferred 10 die in the bosom of her
family. Why. should the stag. pierced to
the beart in its own thickct, seek refuge 10
the deeper glades, to bleed to death! 1t is
a wrong idea, this. of searching in land
of strangers for health which is 'clean
gone forever How many are thus year.
" cut down in their wanderings! In
some desolate chamber, they lie in the
asonies of death. No soft hand presses
their brow; no familiar voice whispers in
the ear; no cherished friend performs their
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State of South arulina.
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.

Park d. Fowler. ~
Hatch Kimball & CO a...ohrnop, Assunns;,
W.. Park g. Fowler.
fsSHE Plaintiffs in the above cases having this
day filed their declaration, and the Defen-
lauts having neither wives nor attorneys.
known to be in this State, ordered, that if the
said Defendants do not appear and make their
defence. within year and a day from this
date, final and absolute judgement shall be
forthwith given and awarded fol- the said
Plaintiffs in attachment.
JAMES WARDLAW, c.c.P.
Clerks Office,
Nov %, 1888 SB&T ado 45
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The above is all correct and true.
w. r. JOHNSON.

Pcdigrce.-NULLlrlER was got by the cele-
brated running horse. Old American Eclipse,
SON Of the celebrated American running horse,
Old Durock. Roxana, his dam. was by the import
ed horse, Sir Harry the best son Of Sir Peter Tea
zIe grand dam by the imported horse, ,Saltrum-
g. grand dam by Col. Symes' celebrated A
merican horse. Old Wild Air; g. g. grand dam
by Driver g.g. 6. grand dam by theimported
horse, Fallow; G. &. g. 6, grand dam by the i'm
ported horse, Vamper. A certified copy, from
Virginia, signed by Benjamin Jones, Robert B.
Corban. and Francis P. Corban. For his own.
and his colts performances on the turf, reference
can be had 10 the American Turf Reg. d Sport
ing Magazine. He is very sure foal get,er,
and his colts are large and have splendid ap.
pearance, and are now running with great sue
cess, both on the Northern and Southern Cour-
ses. ARCHIBALD ARNOLD.
S.-NuLLIrrER will be in my possession
and care, till the end of the present year. A. A..
Dcadfall, Abbeville, s. c. Feb 1, 1899 d 6