The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-24
IFRoA OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

COLUMBIA, November %.
The carpenters, carpet-laycrs, and host OF
other workmen, have been busily engaged all DAY
in putting the finishing touches to the senate
Chamber and House Of Representatives. Both halls,
with their fresh paint, new curtains, new car
pets, new ocloths, &c, look very pretty, and arc
really tastefnly fitted up. They viii not, how,
ever be in thorough order for this session OF the
Legislature Radical, with lady on each arm,
looked in the Senate Chamber this morning,
and remarked, with that peculiar twang which
stamped him as "Deown Easter, that this here
hall vould be just ready in time for Democratic
Legislature to sit in. AS the hall win be complet
ed next winter, after the elections, the DeoWn
Casters remark may be considered prophetic.
To-day the Governor was invisible to every
body, and as stated, was locked up in his oliice
writing his message. II will be long document
composed OF all the ideas on all the subjects tha'
the Governor and his private secretary can coilec
between them. The query is not, as is usually
the case, what subjects will the message treat OIL
but what will is not treat OF. 1t IS notyet KNOWN
whether il will be read on Wednesday or Thurs
day. Those who claim to know the contents o
tna message asser; that The labor question Is prct
Labor Convention convenes on Wednesday, anc
will probably on that day come to some conclu
sion in regard to that vexed question, the Gov
ernor will withhold his message until Thursday
in erier that he may know the result OF the de
liberations of that body and tone his ideas OF the
labor question TO suit before giving them to tht
public.
H. H. Kimpton, (of New York; Governor Scott!
youthful pet, who, according to the Governor
has so manipulated the State bonds &C., as to re
feet shining lustre upon the annals OF South
Carolina, and upon himself, is here.
From the first of September, to within TWO ol
three days past, the Land Commission has, as
rm informed, purchased about 10000 acres O
land lying in Marion, Abbevic, Kershaw, Lex
ington, Chester, Richland, Laurens, 0rangeburg
and other counties in the middle section OF tho
State.
A number OF county commissioners have ar
rived to deliberate in regard to the township
question. a meeting will be held at an early day
1t is thought the system will be either abolished
altogether, or its working suspended for ter
years.
The United States District Court was in session
in the ''chapcl' at the NicEerson iiouse to-day
Hon. George s. Bryan presiding. The iurymer
did not attend in sufficient numbers to be organ
lied, and the Judge ordered that others he sum
moned to appear at II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing, To which hour the court shortly afterward
adjourned.
Colonel d. Wyatt Aiken, secretary and treasu
rer OF the State Agricultural and Mechanical so
ciety, who was sent by the society as a delegate
to the Macon Fair, returned from there yesterday
he informs your correspondent that lie had made
a contract to have the State Fair grounds planted
in grain. i. is proposed to divide the grounds
In three equal parts, make equal application upon
them Of the South Carolina Fertilizer, geo. W
Williams & Co., agents,) of the Wando, u.
Dukes, agentJ and Of the Soluble Pacific, q. N
Robson, agent) and keep an accurate account OF
the cost and results, and report to the Executive
Committee at the Fair next fall. These fertilizer!
have been selected because the companies havt
offered premiums for the best yield OF corn, cot
ton or small grain on five and ten acres of land
The result OF this test will DC looked forward tc
with great interest
The premium list OF the State Fair next yea
will be over $40, 600.
Governor Bonham and General Gary are here.