The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-24
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COLUNBIA, November -.
Tic carpenters, carpet-laycrs ami a host OF
other workmcn, have been busily engaged all day
in putting The finishing touches to the Senate
Chamber and House Of Representatives.. 10th hal
with their fresh paint, new curtains, new car
PETS new oiicloihs, &c, look very pretty, and are
really tasteiuy lifted mp. They will not how
ever, DC in thorough order for this session Of the
Legislature 4 Radical, with lady on each arm,
looked In the Senate Chamber this morning,
ami remarked, with that peculiar twang which
stamped him as a "De0Hn Faster, that this here
hall would he jus; ready In time for Democratic
Legislature 10 sit in. As ;hc hall will bc coInp!c:
ed next winter, after the elections, the Dcown
Casters remark may he considered prophetic.
To-day the Governor was Invisible TO every
body, an,i as stated, was locked up IN his oiilcc
writing his message. Twill lIe long document
composed Of all the IDEAS On all the subjects that
the Governor and his private secretary can collect
between them. The query Is not, IA is usually
the case, what subjects will the message treat Of.
hut whnt will IL not treat Of Ii Is not yet known
whether 1t will be read on wednesday or Thurs
day. Those who claim TO know The contents o!
the message assert that the labor quest on is prct
;y thoroughly ventilated, and that rs the State
Labor Convention c0Evcucs on Wednesday, and
will probably oil that day come 10 some conclu.
sion in regard TO that vcXcd question, the Gov.
ernOr Will withhold his message until Thursday,
| in order that he may know tile result of the de-
Iiberatons Of that body anu tone his ideas or tI,c
| labor question 10 suit before giving them to tho
public.
II. II. Kimpton, tof New York; Governor Scott IS
! youthful pct, who, according to the Governor
has so manipulated the State bonds, &C. as to re-
| fleet shining lustre upon tho annals Of South
| Carolina, and upon himself Is here.
From the first OF September, to within TWO oi
three days past, the Iand Commission has as
I'm Informed, purchased about 10000 acres OF
land lying in Marion, Abbevillc, Kers,aw, Lex.
ington, Chester, Richland Laurcns Orangehurg
| and other counties il the middle section OF the
State.
~ number OF county commissioners have ar.
rived to deliberate in regard to the township
question. a meeting will be held at an carly day
1t Is thought the system will he either abolished
altogether, or It's worl:ing suspended :or ten
years.
The United States District Court vas IN session
in the "ciiapcl" III the Nickcrson House to-day
Hon. George $. Bryan presiding. The lury
did not attend III sufficient numbers to be orcar.
lied, ana the Judge ordered that others he sum.
inoncd. to appear at II O'Clock tomorrow morn.
Ing, 10 which hour The cOur, shortly afterward
adjourned.
SoioHel u. wyatt AIKEN. secretary ana treaSu
rer OF the State Agricultural and Mechanical So
ctetJ, who was sent by the socc.5 ,ieit gate
TO the Macon Fair, returned from there yesterday.
He informs your correspondent that lie had made
contract TO have the State Fair grounds plant cd
in grain It Is proposed to divide the grounds
IN three cd,ial parts, make equal application upon
them Of the South Carolina Fertilizer, GEO. w.
Williams & Co., agcnts,) OF the wando, q. II.
Dukes, agent1 and OF the Soluble Pacific, u. y.
Robson, agent,l and keep au accurate account OF
the cost and results, and report to the Executive
Committee at the Fair next fall. These fertilizers
have been selected because the companies have
offered premiums for the hest yield OF corn. cot
ton or small grain on five and ten acres OF land.
The result of .his test will be looked forward to
with great interest.
The premium list OF the State Fair next yea.
will be over SIC, 600.
Governor Bonham and General Gary are here