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Gasonic Mections.

At a regular meeting of Amity Lodge, No
81, A. F. NJ, held on the Sd uls the follow
ing brethren were elected to serve during
the cusuing Masonic year.
JAMES N. BAXTER. W. NJ.
PETER RoDELsPERGER, S. W.
E. H CHRISTIAN, j. W.
SAMSON POPE, Secretary.
THos. NJ. PATsISGER, Trea 'urer.
JOHN 0. PEOPLES, S. D.
G. NJ. GIRARDEAU, J. D.
HARRY scANLIS, stewards.
w. C JOHNSON, Tiler.
At a Regular Communication OF Signet
Chapter No 19, R.'.A.'.M.'. held on the
10th ult., the following Companions were
duly elected to serve for the ensuing Masonic
year:
d, SHEPPARD, Me- HIP.
W. G, MAYEs, NJ E. K,
J. A. CHAPMAN, M.'.E...S.'.
r. H. GRENEKER, Secretary.
NJ. FooT, Treasurer.
s, MONTGOMERY, C...H...
PETER KoDELsPERGER, P.'.S...
90. PEOPLES, "A C..
JAMES LARKIN, NJ 81 Vail.
n. B. KNOX, II ID Vail.
II. SCANLIN, NJ 1st Vail.
w. G.. JOHNSON, Sentinel.
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An IMPORTANT DECr>IoN.-The Georgia
State Convention. of 1865 adopted an Or
dlnance declaring valid private contracts
made during the war, and authorizing
the courts to adjust the equities between
the parties. The Supreme Court of the
State has decided that this ordinance
does not impair the obligations of con.
tracts, but authorizes the courts to con-
strue their force and effect, and deter
mine the value of the consideration, ac-
cording to the equity and the intention
of the parties.
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New Advertisements.

DIR. I. GoUIN.-The friends Of this gentleman
will please notice that he has removed to the
brick store opposite the Hotel and next to Mr.
Paysinger's new buildings. In this store We are
pleased to say that our friend the Doctor will
have ample space for the display of his varied
and elegant stock Of goods, as also plenty of Ell.
bow room for his friends when they call on him
SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIEs.-Ihe Misses
Fannie and Kate Leavell, will open their school
on the 18th inst, at the room formerly occupied
by Rev Dr.. Brantly, in rear Of the Baptist
Church. These young ladies are highly quali'
fed and accomplished. We refer TO their adver-
tisement for particulars.
AGENTS WANTED-For the life, letters and
speeches Of Hon. A. II. Stephens. Address
National Pub Co., corner 7th aud Main SITS.
Richmond Va.
One hundred and eighty nine acres of land
for sale.
NOTlCE-T. Conner, Admir-.
AVERY FAIR NoTICE-M. Werts.
NoTICE-J. J. Gallman.
TRUE WITNEss-Cliuton. S. C.
SCHOOL NoTICE-Mrs. S. Anderson.
CLOCK MENDER-Jacob Wcrts.
All in want Of New Years Gifts will call on
A. N. WICKER.
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REPEAL OF THE UsURY LAWs.-The fol-

REPEAL OF THE UsURY LAWs.-The fol-
lowing is the Act passed by the Legis-
laure of this State for the repeal Of the
UsWy Laws:
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE UsURT LAWS OF
THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, That from and after the
passage of this Act, in all cases of contract
for the hiring, lending or use Of money,
wherein, by the terms of the original con>
tract, no specific rate Of interest shall have
been agreed upon, in writing. signed by the
party TO be charged Herewith, the legal in-
terest shall be and remain at the rate Of
seven per cent, per annum.
2. That in all money DEGREES and judg-
ment of Courts of Law and Equity, hereafter
enrolled or entered, in all cases of account
hereafter stated, and in all cases wherein any
sum or sums of money shall hereafter be
aScertained land being due .shalld interest,
according to law the legal interest shall be and
remain at the rate Of seven pr centum per
annum.
8. That all acts and parts of acts limiting
the rate Of interest, recoverable upon con-
tracts for the hiring lending or use of money,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved December 9Th, 1866
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NEWRERRY. S. G.
We'd day Morning, January 2, 1867.
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March.
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OBITUARY,

Died, November 9th, at Lake City,
Florida. Mr.. ALBERT MIoT. in the tbirty-
sixth year of his age; native of Charleston,
S, c., but for several years past citizen of
this State.
Raised under the religious instructions of a
piouS mother, Mr.. Mot was from his earliest
years of unblemiShed moral character 1t
was not until within the last five years that
he was led to feel the importance Of personal
religion; but for several years he had en-,
joyed the comfortable hope that he had been
born Of the Spirit. Only about two weeks
previous 20 his death did he make a public
profession of religion, by uniting with the
Presbyterian Church at this place. Although
in very delicate health at that time, yet his
death was not expected so soon. But the
summons did not find him unprepared or
cause alarm. His faith was in the merits Of a
crucifed Redeemer, and his hope strong,
because built upon the righteousness Of a
divine Saviour Hence, without a fear, he
could look beyond the grave, feeling that
for him all was joy and peace, Truly his
end was peace, He leaves wife and many
friends TO mourn his death, but not to mourn
as those who have no hope; for they have
the comfortable assurance that their loss is
his gain.
W, W. N.
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FIRES AND Loss OF LIFE IN New YoRE

FIRES AND Loss OF LIFE IN New YORK.
During the past week no less than
three destructive fires, attended with
loss Of life, occurred in this city. In
Division street nine lives were lost by
suffocation; in Second avenue two per,
sons were burned to death and four
sustained serious injuries, and by the
explosion at the Compton House two
died and five were badly burned. 4
fearful weeks record.
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TELL me, angelic host, ye messengers of
love, shall SwindIed printers here below, have
no redress above?" The shining-angel band
replied: "To US is knowledge given, delin>
querts on the printers book can never enter
Heaven"
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COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, December 31-Noon.-Go
33s; exchange 81; sight 10; money 7. Flour
steady. Wheat quiet and firm. Corn dull.
Mess pork S19 50; new -S21. Cotton quiet
and firm; "a 345 for middliug uplands.
LONDON. December 81. -Fiye-twenties 722.
Ccnsols S95.
FRANKFORT, Decembsr 31.-Bonds 765.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 31.-Cotten. Middling
39, gold l,35, sugar IS to 90 corn go to l IS.
NEwBkRRY, January 1.-Good demand
for cotton al prices ranging from 90 10 26
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For the Ladies.
A LAY sERNoN-a "curtain lecture"

~ LAl ShhAON-d CuI ldLu lCCLULe,
The lock that is sometimes forced
wcdlock.
WANTED-a lifeboat that will float on
"sea of troubles.
WOMAN is said to be mere deluSlon,
but it is sometimes pleasant to hug de-
lnsions.
\ Young gentleman, whose lady-lovc
suddenly left him in the lurch, mourn
fully prays that she will come soon and
take him out.
Tfyou wish to know how quick you
can run a mile, tell q red headed woman
her baby squints.
4 waggish editor says that the streets
Of one of the western cities are to be
lighted with red headed girls. That
chap wants to hug the lamp-posts.
4 schoolmaster asked one of his fair
pupils "Can you decline a kiss 2"
Dropping perplexed courtsey, she mod
estly replied Eyes, sir, but don't like
to.
4 widham county, Ct., couple last
week applied for divorce after only a
fortnight Of married life The judge re-
fused their request, saying that they
hadn't yet given matrimony a fair trial.
DR.. CaSin having heard the famous
Thomas Fuller repeat some verses on a
Scolding wife, was so delighted with them
as to request copy.
"There is no necessity for that" said
Fuller "as you have got the original" )"
\ QuAHDANY.-To sit on a sofa be-
tween two pretty girls, one with black
eyes, jet ringletS and rosy cheeks, the
other with soft blue eyes, sunny ringletS
and red checks and lips, and both laugh
ing at you at the same time. We know
Of nothing more trying.
HARpING on SEVERAL DAUGuTERs.-
The Selma, Ala, Messenger uses the fol-
lowing complimentary language with re-
gard to a young gentleman Of that place,
who is much given to screnade the ladies:
For having heard him declare, in tune
ful strains, to each of six Young ladies in
one evening, that she was all the world
to him, we can safely endorse him as the
most harmonious Tyre of our aequain-
tancc." .~---'-~-~-
a FAST AGE. The Alameda Gazette
having told of a lady who became a
grandmother on the day she completed
her wenty-tourth birth day, an exchange
observed that the matron was most like
ly born on the Goth of FEBRUARY, and be-
came a grandmother on the same day Of
the same month, whereupon the Sanfran-
cisco Call adds:
"Though such things areastoniShingly
rare in this country, they are Of frequent
occurrence in other countries. Among
the tropical tri is not all an unrre-
qucnt thing I'd child Of eleven
years nursing its own offspring. There
is in this city woman under twenty
nine years Of age, who is the happy
mother of twelve children, and fortune
has never favored her with either triple,s
Or Withstand this lady belongs to the
Caucasian race"
We were amused several evenings ago,
by the naive remark of little six year
old angel in dlmity. She had been
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
GEKRERRY DISTRICT.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
EEWBERRY DISTRICT.
By Joha T. Peterson, Ordinary Of Newberry
District.
Whereas, J. L. Stuckmanhas applied to me
for Letters Of Administration, on all and SIM
gular the goods and chattes rights and cred>
its of Tabitha Mathis, late Of the district
aforesaid, deceased:
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular, the kindred and creditors Of
the said deceased, to be and appear before
me, at our next Ordinary'S Court for the
said District, to be holden at NeWberry Court
House,o tie Sd day of Jan. next, to show
cause, if any, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this Goth
day of Dec, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and SiXty-siX.
JOHN T. PETERSON, o. n. D.
Jan. 2t.
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MARRIED,

December 13, 1866, by Rev. S. II. Browne
Rev T H Edwards Of S G Conference, to Miss
Carrie NJ Kilgorc, of Newberry.
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Jacob Werts,

Repairer Of Clocks, &e.oo
THE Subscriber will engage to mend, Fs.
pair and regulate all work entrusted to him
in a workmanlike manner. He can be found
at his residence near Frog Level, and at New
berry on Sale Days. Parties wishing him 70
do the work at their residences can notify
him through the post Office. Orders may
also be left at the Herald Office. Jsn1
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Advertisers, Read !!

THE TRUE WITNESS, Weekly Paper,
(Jas. r Jacobs, Business Agent, = issregRS
larry and gratuitously distributed To- over .
Thousand Of the wealthiest and most intel
ligent of the inhabitants of Laurens and the
surrounding districts, and this over. azd
above our large subscription liss.7 -
Terms: square, 8 mo-, $500 emo. $3.50.
Address, "WnneSs, Clinton, SC.
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The post Office, at Chappell's Depot has
been re~opened. Mr.. VIM. Spcarman is the
postmaster.
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Notice.

All persons indebted to the estate Of 4.
G. Gallman, deceased, are requested to
make, a settlement Of the same. This call
is imperative as the estate must be closed,
therefore it will be advisable to those in
debted to call at an early date on the sub
Scriber, otherwise their notes will be placed
in the hands of an attorney for settlement.
Jan. 2 g. J. j. GALLMAN.
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Will be Sold,

On Sale day next, that tract of land coS-
tanning ls9 acres, formerly the property Of
Col. Jas. NJ. Moffatt, about 8 nilea ffana
the village. This property will be asla &s
the Court House.
Jan. 2 i 1t. -,
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We were amused several evenings ago,
by the naive remark of a little six year
old angel in dlmity. She had been
promised cake on her birth-d day. Said
cake failing to come through by express
in time, she said, "WelI, mother, | can't
help it if didn't get my cake, I'm six
years old any how :"
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Large variety Of every kind Of Fancy Goods
Dolls and Musical Toys, and Neep-sakes, suita>
able for a
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-18
ASSOCIATED PRESS ACCOUNT.

WASHINGTON January 1s.-This morning at 8
O'Clock, the Conservatory attached to the EXecu-
tive mansion took fire from the bursting of a
fue on the southwest side. The main building,
extending from east to west, and erected over
an old brick structure, is two hundred feet in
length, with an addition of seventy feet from
north TO south
The flames swept through these buildings,
destroying at least one-third of the valuable
plants, many Of them of the rarest character
and Of foreign origin Horticulturists and
florists express the opinion that the collection
could not be replaced in years, and not even
then without cost of hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
The plants in a hot-house on the ground floor
were preserved with but little damage. The
bmldingss are damaged to the extent OF
10000, and the furniture in the Executive
mansion was injured by smoke to the amount
of $1,000.
The timely arrival of the fire engines pre-
vented the entire destruction of the Conserva-
tory Buildings, four of them being at work
for several hours
General Rucker. WHO'S Acting Quartermaster-
General during the sickness OF General Meigs,
Commissioner of the Public Buildings, and
other Government officers, were present, exert
ing themselves ( o save the property.
Mr., Smith, one of the subordinate officers at
the Executive mansion, eXerted himself TO sdch
degree amid the fire and smoke to save fhe
plants that he was utterly prostrated, and now
lies insensible.
There was an entire absence Of confusion on
the premises, military guard being within as
well as outside the White House, to prevent the
needless intrusion of spectators.
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FTOm FOrtress MOnyOe.

FORTRESS MONROE, January 16.-A meeting
of the Atlantic Hotel stockholders was held in
Norfolk yesterday afternoon, at the Merchants
Exchange. The President of the Company
submitted report upon the consideration of
Its finances, which placed the assets at $4,000
and its debts at $4,000, to be Offset with the
lot and rubbish, amounting to $4,000, leaving
a net balance due of $25,0O0.
The question of rebuilding the hotel coming
up, the meeting was addressed by several of
the stockholders on this subject, and upon a
proposition Of changing its site, a trial vote
to indefinitely postpone the consideration of
the latter subject was carried.
Resolutions were adopted authorizing the
present Directors, when the subscriptions to the
capital stock we're obtained, to take the neces-
sary steps for rebuilding the hotel at the
earliest practicable moment. On motion,
thanks were unanimously rendered to the
President and Board OF Directors for their past
services.
The ship Enoch Train, from Philadelphia for
Mare Island, California, which put into Norfolk
some days since to repair damages received in
the last storm at the Capes of the Delaware,
has had nearly all her cargo of coal discharged,
aud the vessel has been placed in the drydOck
at the Gosport Navy Yard. She will be caulked
and cOppered. The weather is unsettled, and
the wind southwest.
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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

Supreme COurt-Chief Justice Woodward and
Judges Thompson, Read, and Aenew.-MoOr5 vs..
The Green and Coates streets Passenger Railway
Company. An appeal by plaintiffs from the award
OF damages made by appraisers. Argued by Sellers
for plaintiff; Wharton for defendants
William II. Clymer VS. Esther De Young, Appeal
from District Court, Philadelphia. Argued
Mist Prtus-Judge StronR.-John Godfrey vs.
Equitable Insurance Company. An action TO re-
cover on a policy of fire insurance upon plaintiffs
hotel at Pthol On trial.
DoTen vs. Brook. Before reported. Verdic' for
defendant.
Court of Common PleRs-This Court was
in session, 1t being intended to take up the Fair
mount Park case, but owing to the engagement Of
Judge Peirce in the Court OF Oyer and Termner,
the Court adjourned
Court OF oyer and Terminer-J JUDGES
Peirce and Brewster It Dwight Esq, Prose-
cutting Attorney. The case OF Commonwealth vs.
Frederick Paul. tried and reported yesterday, with
the charge OF the Court, but without argument from
counsel was submitted to the jury, who, without
leaving the box rendered verdict of not guilty.
The case Of the COmmOnw alth VS.. Owen Burns,
charged with the killing of Joseph Murphy, was
called for and nearly whole jury was empannelled,
but the absence of very important witness having
been di-covered, the continued until the
nextterm OF the Court and the Court was adjourned
until to morrow morning.
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Markets bv TeIerranh.

NEW YoRK january ls.-Chicago and Rock
Is and lOo4i Reading, 1032; Canton Company, 4s;
PittsbuTgl S93 Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Pitts
Sou!neTn , Jyi 1So Sew noEk Central 1881 ILLINOIS
souri ess 9Sii 8. Five etwenties OF 1862, i08; do
1868 lO52i do 1861 1904 do. 1896 lO4l Tenforties
changed 9l4 stocks lower. Exchange at sight, 1OB
Gold strong at 1874. 49, ~
Flour dull and declining and the market is gene
rally UNCHANGED. Wheat dull and declining. Corn
firm. Beef steady; Dressed hogs frmer, 9la8lc.
mess is $2l l2ts2l' '26j prime 10 $l660@l7. LARD ~
eTn, WhiskY dull,
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BEECHER AND BROWNLOW.
Letter from the Plymouth ParsOn Co the
Tennessee ParsOn.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, January T. - Governor
BIoWnlow-My Dear Sir:--I have Just been talk
ing with friend returned from Tennessee, and
have learned a little more in detail than before
knew of your present state, ana what you pro-
pose TO do. Pray do not think me meddlmg
with your business, when / express my anxiety
for your success IN the thorodgh and perma-
nent enTranCbsement of the negro for Tennes-
see is, in some sense, Representative OF Che new
nation.
What the whole people, above all things, need
lust now is, that one Southern State should, Of
Its own will, and by the vote OF its own people,
come up fully on to the platform of equal
rights and full citizenship for all men. Then
will have courage to believe that such things
can be done. Suffrage for the whole people
deem a natural right. ! should urge II as a
matter of justice. Should you secure it, it will
raise the conscience of the whole nation many
degrees higher than ii is.
But, in your case. it is also matter of pOliti
cal safety. If some fear that such a measure
will kill them, so / am sure the want of 1t will
kill them. To die for principle is to make
sure a resurrection; while political death with.
out, and even against principle, is death per-
petual and resurrectionless
Should Tennessee remain firm and work out
this great truth and duty of universal suffrage
mot forfeited by Crtmel, shall regard 1t as the
turn Of the night. The day-star will have arisen,
and light will grow stronger and darkness
weaker every moment thereafter.
hope that God will be gracious 70 you and
reinVigorate your frame. DE has made your
lite precious to those who wish well 10 the coun-
try Into the struggle of the next campaign
Won will carry not only the fate of Tennessee,
but of the whole South, and so OF the nation.
NAV God go with you and bless you, and bring
YOU out victorious; then If you wish 10 depart,
we will rejoice with you In the inheritance OF
that rest which remaineth for the people of
God. am, dear sir, very truly yours,
Ii. W. BEFgHFR
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THIRD EDITION
HIN NGTON.
~~~~~s--~~~~~~V--~--~->~y~~IS~~----
FIRE AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
~~~~~~~O~~~~>o~~)>~~v>~~~O>o~~~>>~~~
Great Excitement This Morning
-~>s~@>yv@-y.Nyy~.v-v.r|e>>>y
The Conservatory Attached to the
Presidential Mansion Destroyed.
Furniture of the White House
Damaged by the Smoke.
Etc, Etc, Etc, ETC.. Etc, Etc.
ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TELEeRAPH.l

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TELEGBAPH'I J
WASHINGTON, January JS,
AT about o'clock this morning the conserva.
tory adjoining the Executive Mansion took fire
from detective fue of the furnace, and was
partially destroyed. The weather was so eXces-
sively cold that it was with difficulty the fire
men could work continuously, AMI it was some
time before the fire was got under.
The alarm was given according to regulations,
by firing off muskets by the military guards
stationed at the White House, and the report Of
the muskets, in conjunction with the sight Of
smoke and flames from the same vicinity, created
quite a sensation in the neighborhood, causing
a report that some appalling tragedy was going
on at the White House. At drst it was feared
that the flames might reach the White House,
and a strong military guard was placed around
it to prevent the crowd from rushing in.
The conservatory which was built in the time
OF President Pierce, was a very large one, and
was filled by a very choice collection of plants
many of which it will be difficult to replace.
The fire not only destroyed the collection Of
plants, but the smoke penetrated TO the lower
rooms of the White House, damaging the fur
niture to the extent of $1,000 or $1,000.
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MEXICO.

Macmillan Reported at Orizaba Again
The Whole Interior In Possession OF
the LiberaIs-The ImperiaIists Quit the
InteriOr-PrObabIe Design to Retake
TampicO.
MATAMoRAs, January 13, via Galveston,
Texas, January l7.-General BerricaZaba has
succeeded in raising the money asked for by
Cortina, who is now stationed fifteen leagues
from this city, and it is confidently expected
that Cortinas will now continue his march
towards Victoria, thus relieving this border of
all trouble. His force numbers 407 men. The
Liberal General Auguirre entered San Luis on
the 2Sth Of December, Mejia having evacuated
it on the 9th.
From a gentleman arrived last evening learn
that he met Alvara, OF Mejla's command, at
Tulla, marching towards Tampco and that
Meiia himself was following him. This would
seem 10 denote the intended reOcCupatOn of
Tampico by the Imperialists. Guadalaiara and
Guanajuato are in possession OF the Liberals,
and there are no Imperialists in the interior
save at Queretaro, which will soon be evacuated
by them. The French have all left, even those
VINO had enlisted in the Mexican service.
The Liberal Governor OF San Luis addressed
a congratulatory proclamation to the people of
the State on the 1st of January. Great prepara-
tions were in progress for the reception OF
JuaIeZ, who was expected from Durango to
establish his seat Of government at San Luis.
The feeling between the Juarez and Ortega fac
tions is excellent, owing TO the fact that no
news had been received from the latter chief.