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ton city have cost over $4,000, ,OOO "ss.''."'The
Ohio Legislature has passed law which prohib-
itsspy person from voting that has a visible ad-
mixture of negro blood. '.'''''"Hon. W. c. Rives,
formerly United States Minister to France and
Senator from Virginia, died at Charlottesville, on
Saturday last '..:..',,Gen D. E. Sickles, delegate
at large for New York, is named in many quarters
for the post of President of the Republican Chi
cago Convention ....""Colored Conservative Clubs,
composed of the more sensible and discerning freed
men, are organizing in Richland and other interior
districts. '':G :: General Sherman has been before
the Congressional Committee on Indian Affairs to
impress them with the idea that it is both cheap,
er and more humane to feed the: Indians than to
fight them. 1.-THE Philadelphia Press of the
18th, is dressed in mourning, because Mr. John,
son became President on that day three years ago.
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THE BANKRUPT LAW.

On Wednesday of last week, the House of Rep
resentatives passed an amendment to the Bankrupt
law extending the time for the operation Of the
fifty per cent. clause until the lst of January,
1862 The following is the text Of the Bill as sent
to the Senate:
A bill in amendment of an act entitled AN Act
to establish a uniform system of Bankruptcy
throughout the United States, approved March
2, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Be it enacted, &c., That the provisions of the
second clause Of the thirty third section Of said
act shall not apply to the cases of proceedings in
bankruptcy commenced prior to the first day OF
January, eighteen hundred and slxty-ni and the
time during which the operations Of the provisions
of said clause is postponed shall be extended until
sixty-nine. And said clause is hereby amended so
ruptcy commenced after the first day Of January,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine no discharge shall
be granted to debtor whose assets shall not be
equal to fifty per centum of the claims proved a.
painst his estate upon which he shall he liable as
the principal debtor, unless the assent in writing
of majority in number and value of his creditors
to whom he shall have become liable as principal
debtor and who shall have proved their claims, be
filed in the case at or before the time Of the hear
ing of tho application for discharge.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That said
act be further amended as follows: The phrase
presented or defended" in the fourteenth section
of said act shall read prosecuted or defended !"
the phrase nor resident debtors in line five, sec
ton twenty two, of the act as printed in the Stat
utes at Large shall read "nor resident creditors -
that the word 'or in the next to the last line Of
the thirty-nnth section of the act shall read "and !"
that the phrase 'section thirteen in the forty
second section of said act shall read "section elev
en-" and the phrase ''or spends any part thereof
in gaming in the forty-fourth section of said act
shall read, 'or shall spend any part thereof in ga
ming" and that the words with the senior reg
lister Of" and the phrase "to be delivered to the
register" in the fortysoventh section Of said act
be stricken out.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That regis
ters in bankruptcy shall have power to administer
oaths in all cases. and in relation to all matters in
which oaths may be administered by commission:
ers of the Circuit Courts of the United States, and
such commissioners may take proof Of debts in
bankruptcy in all cases, subject to the revision Of
such proofs by the register and by the Court, ac-
cording to the provisions Of said act.
Mr.. Paine, of Wisconsin, also gave notice that
an effort would soon be made to make the provis-
ions of the bill absolute for the discharge of debt
ors, no matter what proportion of their indebted
ness they may be able to pay.
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Nor GENERALLY KNOWN. Martin Van Buren

Nor GENERALLY KNOWN. Martin Van Buren
is the only man who held the office Of President,
Vice President, Minister to England, Governor Of
his own State, and member Of both Houses of
Congress. Thomas H. Benton is the only man
who held seat in the United States Senate for
thirty consecutive years. The only, instance of
father and son in the United States Senate at the
same time, is that of Hon. Henry Dodge Senator
from Wisconsin, and his SON., Augustus Z; Dodge,
Senator from Iowa. General James Shields 81 is II the
only man who ever represented two States IN the
tor from Illinois and subsequently from Minnesota
John. Quincy Adams held positions under the
Government during every Administration from
that of Washington to that of Polk during which
he died. He had been Minister to England, mem
ber of both houses Of Congress- Secretary Of State
and President of the United States. he died
while member of the House Of Representatives.
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own laurels of victory if we but try. Our duty Ii
before us.-~Shall we remain idle or not? -
THE NOMINATING MEETING.


Under the call of the Conservative Union Club
of Yorkvile, public meeting Of delegates and cit
zens was held in the Court House, on Tuesday last,
the 2Sth instant, for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for District officers.
On motion, DR.. R. 7. Allison was called to the
Chair, and j. II. Fayssoux and j. G. Chambers,
were appointed Secretaries The Chairman stated
the object of the meeting, when, 80.
On motion of John S. Bratton, Esq, the Char
was authorized to appoint Committee OF fifteen
persons to make nominations for the offices OF
Sheriff, Clerk of Common Pleas Court, Judge Of
Probate, County Commissioners and Coroner.
The Chair then received the names of delegates
from the several election precincts; when delega-
tions from Boydton, Bethany, Bethel, Blairsville,
Clay Hill, Fort Mills McConnellsville, Rock Hill,
WyIe'sStor and Yorkville, presented their names.
The Chairman then announced the following per.
SONS as the Committee on nominations: IL.
John s. Bratton, James McElwee, j. d. Cur.
renee, William McGill, DR.. Jno. G. Black, Calvin
Whisonant, J. F. Workman, j. q. Faulkner, Col.
R. G. McCaw, I. D. Witherspoon, R. "A. Black,
C. K. Williams, J. B. Whitesides, j. a. Adams,
Leden Jones. ....,
The Committee retired, and after a brief absence
reported the following nominations, which were
unanimously approved ...... ..: 's3a..n
For SherF-R. H: GLENN. ,.....';..
Judge of fRoLate-F. G. HARRIS. "
Clerk of Court-J. F. WALLACE. ........
Coroner-J. ED. JEFFERYs. ......
Colntu Commissioners F. BRIGGS, CALVIN
Wr,eoS Am ond prrpp r. ApRIsON
Onmotion, the following resolution was adopted
Resolred, That the present nominating Commit.
tee be requested to serve as such until the day Of
election in order to f any vacancies that may oc,
cur in the ticket nominated this day, and to make
nominations for any further Offices that may be pro
vded to be filed on the same day Of election as Of
fcers above nominated and in such contingency
will call a general District meeting through the
YoRKvILLE ENRU1RER, or otherwise, in order that
such additional nomination may be submitted to
said meeting for its action.
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A STORY FOR THE IMPEACHMENT COURT The
New York Herald gives the impeachers the bene-
fit of the following case in point
trial for murder. It was bull of trial for the
defence produced in court, alive and well, the man
who was said to have been killed. But the trial
went on, and the jury went out, and, not to be
daunted by any such little fact the presence alive
of the man who should have been dead, they
brought the prisoner in guilty "How's this 2"
says the Judge 'sthere has been no murder; the
man is alive in court. ''Wel, your Honor, said
the foreman, 1.-THE jury is convinced that the pris-
oner did not murder this man; but he is danger
ous person. am sure he killed my gray mare,
and we believe that hanging him is necessary to
the peace of the country" That Irish jury is
sitting in the chamber of the United States Sen
ate"
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For tho Yorkvllle Enquirer.
CLARK,s FORK CONSERVATIVE CLUI

CLARK'S FORK CONSERVATIVE CLUB.
At a meeting Of portion of the citizens Of
Clarks Fork, held at Allisons Store, on Saturday,
the 25th instant, s. @. Brown ESQ.,, was called to
the Chair, and j. A. Hope requested to act as
Secretary when the following preamble and reso-
ton was adopted:
Whereas the present condition of our political
affairs demands the hearty, cordial, and united ac-
ton and cooperation of every conservative citizen
Of the District; and whereas the conservative peo-
pie of the town of Yorkvile, and other portions Of
the District have united themselves into organiza-
tions. for the purpose of carrying out the views
and principles of the Conservative Union Party Of
the United States; and whereas the members OF
this meeting are desirous of assisting in the fur
therance of the principles of said party therefore,
be it, -' ......
Resolred, That we do organize ourselves into a
society, to be known and designated as the Con
servative Union Club of Clark's Fork"
On motion, Committee was appointed to NOM
mate permanent officers of the Club, which result
ed in the nomination and election of the following
persons: l-....- 3D.. .'.. .r-.
Presaent-S. G. Brown.
. Vice President Calvin Whisonant
Sscretary-J. A. Hope .. ,........
Ireasauer-J. L. Davies. ...'s. ,....
Corresponding Secretcay-J. G. Chambers
On motion, it was agreed that the Club meet
once each week. .i.,,, j.. mi ...ssr.1
On motion, the resolutions of the Conservative
Union Club, of Yorkvile, in relation to the color
ed people of the District were adopted, as expires
sive of the sense of the Club. (, ~ l... -
.....- ....... s. G.. BROWN, Chairman.
j. A. HOPE, Secretary ...
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SOUTHERN ELECTIONS.

NORTH CARoLINA.-The latest advices indicate
that the Constitution in North Carolina has BEEN
adopted by small majority. The Legislature win
be about equally divided between the Conserva-
tives and Radicals But one Conservative Con-
gresham has been elected-Hon. Nat. Boyden.
GEoRa1A-The returns from Georgia are more
encouraging Gen. John B. Gordon has, very
probably, been elected Governor, and the Consti-
tuition defeated. The contest has been very close
LOUISIANA The city of New Orleans mas gone
democratic by small majority. The Constitution
has been adopted, and the Radicals control the
State .'
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WASHINGTON RUMORs.

ttTao tba Woob;no+oyn,, ,nso,rroarnndent of the
M 49,, - s,ss;.Ls ~ fono,r;na botcb
of rumors and speculations 10 regard to things IN
Washington, present and prospective. He writes
under date Of the 20th instant: '.'3l =, ,..7
t;o, - l;; and
so,ator n,, tbe lot nf NAV ac-
cor5;na % Ito M present anpearaIces, @ Nothing but
some ;nterp6st;on litte sho,t If m;racnlot1s. can
HraNsna Ths aneacSea ce o the comnss
c;nu to-morrow vii he closed next Monday. the
9th Three days for the discussion of the Senate
n secret session. the sneeches limited to fifteen
m;nutes viii bring the-body to a vote on the Arti.
cles of 1mneachment.; If anv of the eleven arti-
cles be sustained, it viii have the same effect as if
tha same th;no' and aecording tn the brief and
comnact arpurfent Of Mr. Manager Wilson, the
Cont cannot ook beyond the fact proved. that the
Pres;dent With, whatever iTterf assumed To yio-
late the Tenure.of Ofice Law. ~ - :. ,-.
This sndden not;c,I revalnt;on creates yerv 1T
tle nnbEc excitement. All Tarfies ana LOOKING be-
vond tha imneachment and IT. results I'd the BEND
inc Presidential election The STRUGGLE between
the Conseryatiyes on one side: and H1e Radicals
on the other win develop all the energy and capac-
ity possessed by party politicians. Upon some of
- ;Hsa tSst Il tsa nIesen @ No ds,
t,t 800 Ths u asar n,,e,.sc y;
ths Gayaant ~ n;,si ;sSa os ,Re non;sst
Genera hs Grant H hs,sbouId be eseted viii. It is
smnnosed conform his poIicy TO that which NAV be
M man;ssstad hv the eIections Of members of the
Touoe nf t;veo Rrt the Rad;caIa ysill
At anv rate teen the Senate far some m time. and Il
;s ths;r hoast tb,t tbe;r Iaws n,Sos;no ne1ro snf
fIaoe unon the South cannot be- repeaed for five or
s;a years to M come ne '.'''s' ~ 'Ni>' =
0ne resnlt of Mr. Wade's accession to the Pres.
idency viii he the Immediate passage by CONGRESS,
of more Reconstruction Acts Of the most strineert
and onnress;ye cbaracter, IAN and also of tina Sumner
S,eveps R;lls forcing nesro a,ffrage 'unon All the
Statsa Ths oonJ!3;on 'of tho ,nrecnmstructad
States Mn he ,Se ch;sf snbact of anT;etv nnder
'Ge tha nos WV Jm;nsat;oS a. ti Tbs +Rsd;c:s have
nledaed I I tbemsaves Through the country, that all
9sorSers IN the sontb sSa cease and % ipdnsrv T and
rrosnsr;t y hs restorsd South and North 40 scon no
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

We are requested to state that under an order Of
Bethel Presbytery, the ceremony Of installation OF
the Rev. Henry R. Dickson, to the pastorate of the
Yorkville Presbyterian Church, will take place on
Saturday morning, May I'd. The Rev. S. L. Wat
son, Rev. J. N. Craig, and Rev. W. W. Carothers
will assist in the exercises.
OnSunday following the celebration Of the Lords
Supper will take place, in which the members Of
other christian denominations are invited to par
ticipate
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tience - . ,. : -. - 2.
At the University. .ss.7..aa.a-s.-a..- a.as<za
Prof. Sachtleben, in Difference to many requests,
repeated his Lecture on the First Part of Faust,
in the chapeof the University last Thursday night
We spoke Of the merits of the performance upon
its first delivery. e. e, .ie =, ..lr
Baltimore Leader. ...rs.,.: ..' r.ra..
Southern Society which VIC advised our readers
we considered the best literary weekly published
in the South, has just been merged into the Bal
tin,ore Leader 1t maintains its list of contribu-
tors its character of matter, and its free and
independent tone. The news department is en-
larged the management shade more political
than before; and the correspondence is as spicy as
ever, and fuller The price is six cents a number
two dollars for six months; or three dollars year.
The address is No. 20, South Street, Baltimore -
1t contains eight pages. -" ,.... ...a RI s.a
Kerosine Explosions. 'ls.' .".
|. Pure Kerosine will not explode. That which
we buy and burn as Kerosine is sometimes explo-
sive through impurities. Even this impure article
will not explode if the lamp is carefully filled be-
fore lighting and not suffered to burn too low.
There are two times of danger. One is upon light
ing lamp not full of fluid the other is upon NOV
ing alamp that has burned down low. Inthe former
case the lamp may explode at rest in the latter il
will not explode unless moved about or put into
q current of air, which is the same thing The
cause Of this change in the contained gas is the ad
mixture with air which is let in either slowly du
ring the day or by means of moving the lamp OF
the air about it. -.t ..
The best, because the safest, time to fill lamps
is in the morning when they are cool, and there is
no fire about ..'5 ...'. ' -
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The Anrkrille Gmqairer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 80, 1868

Cash.-It must be distinctly understood that
our terms for subscription, advertising and job,
work, are cash, in advance. ~.
X.-The paper will be discontinued on the expi-
ration of the time for which payment has been
made Subscriber finding (X) cross mark on
stand that the time paid for has expired.
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ssBEHIND THE SCENES"

This (says the Washington Erpress, Of the 18th
instant) is the title of book by :'Mrs, Keckley,
for thirty years slave, but more recently modiste
and friend to Mrs. Lincoln" which will shortly be
published 1t is pretty literally interspersed with
miscellaneous scan. mag, and will be rich morsel
for scandal-mongers. We are treated with displays
Of feminine jealousy on the part Of Mrs. Lincoln,
and of the moral and religious character of her
husband Mrs is opinions Of generals and
statesmen are given. She says of Chief Justice
Chase, then Secretary of the Treasury, in oonver-
Chase. fhe thought he could make anything by
it, he would betray you tomorrow" Of Mr..
Seward 1t makes me mad to see you sit still and
let that hypocrite Seward twine you around his fin
ger as If you were skein of thread" Gen. Nc
Clelan she pronounces to be "a humbug." Gen.
Grant even is not exempt from the Withering crit
cism of this worthy lady. ''Yes, he generally
manages to claim victory, but such a victory
He loses two men to the enemy some. he has no
management, no regard for life. Ifthe war should
continue four years longer, and he should remain
fight an army as well myself. According to his
tactics there is nothing under the heavens to do
but to march new line Of men up in front of the
rebel breastworks, to be shot down as fast as they
take their position, and to keep marching until the
enemy grows tired Of the slaughter. Grant, I re-
peat, is an obstinate fool and abutchef" She fur
ther adds that should Grant ever be elected Pres
ident of the United States she would desire to
leave the country, and remain absent during his
term of Office. :" So the General will have, at all
events, one most decided opponent in his Presiden-
tial schemes. Mrs Keckley, further on, tells us
of her mistress that search the world over, and
you will not find her counterpart" On Mrs. Lin
coins departure from the White House, subse-
quent to the death of her husband, Mrs: Keckley
informs us that lady lowed different store bills a.
mounting to $4,000" and that "Mr. Lincoln
knew nothing of these bills, and the only happy
feature of his assassination was that he died in r.
norance of them" This secret is disclosed in re-
gard to Mrs. Lncon's debts lin order to explain
why she should subsequently have labored under
pecuniary embarrassments. - Weare also told the
well-wom story of Mrs Lncoln's "old clothes
experiences, with the addition of many private
facts connected with that delectable adventure
while, in an appendix, series of letters from the
widow of the deceased President, purely private
and unhesitatngly confidential, are published to
prove the authenticity Of what has been said in
the preceding chapters '' " .--
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THAD. STEVENS AND THE MAsoNs
Stevens schemes and efforts have not always prov
ed successful A story is told of his experience in
the Pennsylvania Legislature, many years ago,
when the anti Masonic fever ragged throughout the
country. Mr. Stevens had introduceda resolution
of inquiry into the subject of Masonry, which was
passed BY the House and Committee appointed
with power to send for persons and papers. A
number Of wellknown Masons were summoned to
attend the High Court" then in session, and
ises. The fearful rights and ceremoaials were to
be laid bare to the world, and the black monster,
Masonry, was to receive its death blow Thad.
Stevens was the St. George who was to annihilate
the fiery dragon. On the day appointed for the
commencement Of the trial, every member was in
his seat The first and only witness examined was
Q wel-known Master of a Masonic Lodge, who was
inteuogated asfolhBs: What are the initial pro-
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AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA Gen.

AFFAIRS IN V1Ra1NA-Gen. Scho6eld has is
sued an order stating that Congress having made
no appropriation to defay the expenses Of the el-
ection in Virginia for the ratification or rejection
of the constitution, the election will not take place
on the I'd of June, as provided by the Convention,
unless Congress should make an, appropriation be-
fore that time If the election does not take place
on that day, Congress will doubtless substitute a
later day, Of which due notice will be given.
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NEW ApYERTIsEMEHTs.

Thomson & Jefferys, Assign nees-In Rankruptcyaa
In the Matter OF A. F. Mcconnell, E. T.
Castles, A. E. Carroll, Lawson II. Caveny,
Joseph N. Steele, Abner Hambright, David
8. Russell. --..... =, u.,...
J. s. R. Thomson, .Assignee-In Bankruptcy
. In the Matter OF H.lW. Wilson. ..
Public Meeting at Rock Hill. .... ",'
w. B. Metts Assignee-In Bankruptcy-In the
Matter of James B. Steele.
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The correspondent then remarks: 1T is diff
cult to read the record of the ten Senators named,
and conclude that the President is to be convicted
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COLUMBIA CONTRIBUTORIAI,
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. SOUTH CARoI1NA, eth APRIL. 1858.

The style Of fastening the shirt behind is being
introduced in New York. 1t leaves the bosom
neater, and is economical both in buttons and pa
tience. o. .. g.. - :.
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ing, he denounced, as grossly improper, tne mana.
gers cry that the people demanded conviction, and
that the public pulse beat ftfuIy while it was de-
layed. ....
The court then adjourned.
WASHINGTON April 24-The court meets here
after at noon. Mr.. Edmunds moved that the SEN
atorial speeches on the final vote be published by
the official reporters Sumner objected and the
motion goes over. Mr.. Nelson resumed his argu-
ment and continued throughout the day. He
kept the senators and galleries interested through
out, the attention becoming closer as the argu-
ment neared its end. His points were well made,
and in some cases were startling. MIR. Groesbeck
speaks tomorrow. The end will not be reached
in less than two weeks.
A pointed part of Nelson's argument duplicates
four of the managers in an affair which interrupted
the relations between the President and Judge
Black.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-In the Impeachment
Court Sumner proposed two additional rules
first that Chase shall ask each Senator How do
you vote" and he shall reply, "Guilty" or Not
Guilty" and second, that upon conviction 1t shall
be the duty of the presiding officer to order. the
convict sremovalforthwith. Objection was raised,
and the matter goes over to Monday.
Mr.. Groesbeck then opened his argument for
the defence. He held that the body he was ad-
dressing was court, arguing from the constitution,
which permitted neither bills of attainder nor ire
sponsible tribunals especially such as were laws
unto themselves Lincoln's plain violation. of the
constitution had been ratified by Congress because
his motives were good. he then proceeded to ar
que that the first and eighth articles rested on
whether the President had right to remove STAN
ton and give Thomas an ad interim appointment.
He argued that he had. Had Lincoln lived, and
had the Tenure-of Office bill been passed in oppo-
sition to Lincoln, Lincoln, under its provisions,
during his second term, could have legally removed
a Cabinet officer appointed by himself during. his
first term, and that Stanton had infinitely less
claim to the tenure under Mr.. Johnson's term. :.
MI. Groesbeck was suffering from bronchitis !;