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T. S.ryao ;AlHaIaAL RSRAGa.s .sa5 , -5.
IA coiored.preacher Of 4hia county recently held
forthto hissonHegston On q text stsken from The
gospel OF Nicodelnna ,eHs bsean br infbrmfng lns
bearers that thu NisSdemus Was the gin zal 6fths
.easy Observation-Disclosures behind, him
bind with sthesemarkifi sDa auiptnns
say ;Nicodsmns Ras De s,aer lbb De 3svaf oiWissf;
'ihg snddenlg arnudd towards: intruder upeu
his. DISCOURSE ithssspeskG replied, s'@rtaiuiyshs
tuier; ob ooarse. be ruler; show hsiru3a, wias
out. .heeinnl?.s.g Then, turning.to his aBdisscs|
he triurnphantly remmkeda sDat pint 'sssttleds.'
aud proceeded without Sartber iuteuuptiuh. ,s<di
~ Ws:ars forced 10 thea conclusion that ts sbsse
quoted preachsrD is o !caose iobeeryer sudbgna|
reasoner. From what he has learpeaoR thsSsis;
ance of government as practiaed In Amsria, ihe Is
night in concluding that trales must b. generals.
Gov, Scott apparently thinks 90 too. :H gFiaII
s4t; = re Dsso51eHI ~, 80 s.,i.L,,l
On. county is sfelpgffer want. q FajR .Ihel
air j. sultzy, theheat ppresays, epd even Yhsa hsa
q breeze does come, il b Ike the amoom ,of the
desert Che: Ias gensralrain vas on tie 1ssA d
june snd dgsgetstion is beginning to shqE signi
ola four weeks e1oesaYely, warn, dy spell, Cpsp
Is twisting up and losing its healthy color. UnIess
veAase rain Eery aoqn, this egp, yheh: :iopked 80
promising q fer Eeekssse Wa be hafa hSall gar;
tail ia some ,loealties and nearly total Others
Cotton has not suffered mae9 YETI By, i psedaa
rain Pastures are turning brown .fson she DYING
OF grass and even the black ckbs1iees ass, issppeaFI
ing: Most Of she plb. in' tbe l6vs., pat 4 hs
oounty,have, been compelled TO stop grhnaaias' fo!
Nv Ws q fssa our a exchanges @ M athI s
and portions Georga ars suffering s1 sa fou IT tha
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: %orRE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

+ Phe -AtGDda,0 :elaim came up IN the British
tHouse Of Gommons; bot at the request 81 MI:
Glsdstone, one of the Queens cabinet TWAS pnt
of and will not come, up again this year. hi
Gladstone made his request onthe ground that the
interests involved would be best promoted by
taabstsinng from discussion at the present time
He said Il had always been the custom Of Parlia-
nent not to discuss questions while under negotia-
ton And though the rejection of the treaty by
the American Senate ,night.b be considered as end
Iing negotiation, stihe had reason to believe that
the United States government did not regard the
question as definitely dropped on that account
0nthe contrary, that government thought it bet
ter that an interval should occur, on account Of
public opinion in America, before negotiations are
resumed. H .-,' -
| Sir Henry Bulwer, who had made the motion to
Fdiscuss the question, reluctantly agreed to With
draw it. He did not attach much importance to
Senator Summers speech or to the rejection of the
treaty but felt the great importance of the fact
that the exaggerated pretensions brought forward
were not abandoned, but merely sus,ended, and
might be brought forward at any time when it
would be equally dishonorable to grant and disas-:
irons to refuse them If the feeling Of the House
was against the motion, he weuld>not bring it for
ward - - ,...-.T -=rs:~'~ - = '.3 -
: This, action of the House of Commons leaves
little danger of hostile termination to heAlG-
IJamo controversy. 1t grants that time for the
cooling down ofAmerican wrath which MIR: Glad
ston asked, virtually in the name Of our govern
ment. Mr. Sumner really oughtto feel grateful,
to the English, ministry, who. have so kindly al
lowed him chance to whitte downhis demands.
His great speech has dwinded down to its true
proportions, being justly estimated as mere blow
off ofsuperauous steam and not the signal to start
the machinery of war;. 1t is now quite evident
that the administration do not intend to press the
claim. -. Even the British government can see this,
and wisely allows time for decent backdowu.
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not only BE Sentiments of the coprt and Of sbarE
committsx but the entire anembsfs Of the hri
Then we say tE6t we heartily welcome Mrs. Mans.
meaof shur. .memhezs, andamost cordiaagl
Ii I I. l.:
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Letter ften Goysrgor sesss pthes Subject.
GoyernoSs1tt faS addrsssed thafoHs@ing elab

Goverps;sb,s Sss sssddrsssssd t6tfonosing elab-
osste reply to some citizens, who recently made
complaint TO linn Oh tie subject SsiAe pseseut
system of State taxation: q 70
- SSf4TIM or SoUTH GARoLINx, ]
EXECUTIVE DEPAaTarRNF =
GoIuMBrk, JuB75 1859
lNesms. Stenloase, D,ereks and Gibson, 4dspaseys:
GENrIE E4ENs atte6siq has beeh, called to
your communication In the Pheniz. of Saturday,
in which you state AM j number Of .pesoIs are
edpplainiag ofths assessments of taxes made in
the State; and you Hisi{ b ascertain HIat course
would be- best to pursue To- :secpfe redrasaa. There
is some indeGnitsuess asrto the nature Of the
wrongs to be fs1resssd, but there 1s.a spa6& al
legation as to the.oneaops amount. Of the asses
The course ptOaded by kE ia cases. is for
the complainant tG appeal to the Coahty Auditor,
with statement Of his case Who will fefWsai it to-
any abatemento Or correction which, n hisjudgment,
Is lnSesabie from your Bote,et that etnationi is too
heavy T have & ttiAt fhe 66opnt lf6pidad for
Is required by, the usoessities ct theI Gtsta and
must be collected II 1meets its exigsndes.t and to
fula efficiently its engagements and responsible
ties 's,s l.-. iss---lt' sGsis,y 20 -sA
Tho estimated sxpssdssss IT ffs6E s6 pssrunent
for the current year, ,amonnt 70 about = $50 600
someyhasil egcesa Of pseyldus years Thiehj j at
tribuhbfe: 10 the incnasad snm required -fx egis-
lative expenses during the prolonged sessions re-
auirad for the passage Of aHs in conformity with
The nawcoustitp&i00 land 3so to arzesrages of
salaries and fe#s ttdgss s6 e., which
we're properly chsrReahle tofhe braSesdinE admin
istraton, btt which isa 9. iahes Pso.idss The
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and otherwise, improved, besides bearing new
name in part. 1t is now called the Star ana
sSowhah Rsd Es,ate 4duataes THE, editor, in
announcing the change, SAYS:
Our paper appears to-day under new name
rather With an addition to the Old, familiar and
long estabhahea nane-1ins o.. new dress and with
enlarged columns. With many,tbanks to the kind
patrons, whose Liberal patronage in the past bas
enabled and stimulated US 70 make these Improve
ments, We hope that to:day Is the beginning to us
Of a new career Of Increased energy and usefulness
Delighted to see Mr. Seward. ~ ''1 :
,-= During Mr.. Stewards: overland Journey q
the Pacific coast, he is said to have had the fol-
lowing CONVERSATION With rough specimeh Of hu
iinanity, whom BE met at hotel in idaho '. -.
CTS this ". Fl. seward?' p ~ =
> "Yes. What do you waat?' ?'r'1'' a
- 81 come to Introduce myself and see you: Il
read about William H Seward. ,You are not *
coed looking, ,ss thought YOU EPsr Mr. SeEard
I haye been eadnitted INTO the Union thgee q times
again #itH wyoming: fGood evening: Nj. Sc.
ward, ,<AlthonehI am Better looking msrthan
fyeuare, am very glad to- seey you" "a '''<l'.s:
'Geofgia: Punishment for Miscegenatien:' T.,
pte2, s4~o OF three weeks ago The Supreme CSuf,
u Geefgla decldef That marriages between wilite
pefs6ns and persons of color, that State, are Il
nun and yoiidh Pie authorities Of the Stale
* aa,or3ance With t6is dac;sion Aeasa
Csss 3 ssI@. s s IS. ~. Sh;S
~ nusnta Tn, isS' 'nu n,,,s uee
are thus gfeen by the Augusta e htontfe
r. Anderson Mi Mddlebrooks,s :colored, Was married
On the evening Of the sth TO- 1Du Oarthy white,
EhB Gserge4K Kendalls sscdldred preadher. Thecase
-wasup before two Justices; ;Jthe preacher Kendall
was fined and discharged. :, Lou Mccarthy wat
discharged, attsr being bound over, on account q
having tWo Voting Children iMiddemooks US
prosecuted by Policeman Burlington. NJ J: :Nesy
Esqs77y was .appointeaifot the defancs.a Middle
books! stated; that ha had been living With; The
woman for two: years, plead guilty, aad:extenua
tion on account Of igneraBee, Of the law, His SEN
tspce was q fine of So OF sI months Ia the chair
gsiig;' ia'.7:' '''-'' R'ri x :'s''' - -
woods m Fire in Horry. a;>ss '%ats-aeFr~
9oas :aIYIdas ID s - ..sa ' ~ ,s,x ~ .:,;s
~ he Hory Lofty 4yfes gives tne H tottoPeF9lng Pe9 asgu5
of an eEts1slse ?g 10 that county Whlct @
was IN progress last week :, ,,.s..,( ,,e,. L.,
s0Rs OF bhe @ most extensive res known ~ BOZ =
by has 9sen ,agng lSr se -. .sa swo Mssks az az
0slIss aI's Rs nat & on, MI ta % G pps ss
reaehadS the Milson esthts,landsi, on the lWaoca
. IL, ho,,r xtss ,,1n.o hc1,o, h,~,.of
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The. Blue Ridge, Rail iRaad.o;, ~. =

The Columbia Phenir informs rs thatss
preliminary contract has been! executed sbetweer
the Executive; Committee Of the Blue RidgaRai
Road Company and Messrs. j. V. Crissvil, Johr
j. Patterson and JanieaM. Sellers, ofPennsylva
MIA, for the construction Of the Foadi INCLUDING
tunneEng aud uperstructure, ,,1&e.l, The entirt
road is to- be- cempaefd to Knoxville Teuns with
in two years from the first of August next. tss.2i
Dispensing with 5uries.t ftra.',', 7s's'r.gi
s.sSasAt the late term soP Court:atI Geoigstowa
Eone Of The esSoitsined etesen negroes and te
|othernins. Nv hem the civil docket wasreaehed
the lawyers agreed tUdispsnse,witf juries and trJ
their cases before theojutsetaious:se asnss
|sass,:tKs docket awas rapidly through ant
more WORK done inensday than thsisuries scoule
have done in week 1t might have added, :~att
eversprebabiity its sbeiBgtrde, that shS@or'
vaSbS bSitsfddnertoa -.uoitaii,aa 21fe'm1a: ;ssG
Esals Sf South e stSfiAa' stYcfss saisl.'' rE7'~
laid asrissa SALE ehSSf 81 Ocks| s|id sihd III secdissg VA
made nd n in Idsnss: d1n sY iasst IT. Aoagoshen
We note the following sales' u South Cattihs
stocks iii; ;W of Gffsshvitle 4 1C5tuhbis Rail
road bonds, endorsed BY the State, broagM afoa
FR,, f. stdt stoet osrdkea6su ues; s2t0oe &sdath Car
alma registsred its dv Waf Soas, pGQ ofS g
|as dR fis E: I 5sSei1Sf ddSs, II sfSss, or; sfi 10 d
[s ER & ssssas, dhe tn 1872 So: s.sss as..
whiisWashisx = a, coloffssd = Fla: ss
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straps apa essts.

The cholera \ sa;dsfo hive msde its asspear
ance in Hudson City, opposite New York, and ther
ohstis eScieaEs "a con seduep Is tlust
annssbee f psasons kreaRY bot st1s not asceftane'
that apas91as na aaYs Ssnss q = H,so.t ,sts6
Georgia, has sixteen hundred acres Of land planted
in cStton. .this. season. Upon these sixteen hun
dred acres Of land, Mr. Dickson has used fertilizer
at mavessge Of tweoty:nve donars per acre :,
"a traveller in Penhsyav asked bus land
lora Rhe hadsay cases;of san,ssgoke inthat tow, town
here, sasss be 5 drum and never oal L by 81
"A new York paper say" there are probably
not fewer thsa one hundred 'coOred men now n
Roms preparing for the skoman Catholic priest
hsoda,, The najolty ofthem vail become teachers
oftaafreed@sn QL tne eouth p; y; -fsn-;;-',
IA local paper ip Iowa lstalK published ,tkhe
fact that the ban on fhe cupoa Of the county oour,
house Contained quart. Of whiiskey, and al ths
loaAefs ID The town have Hnce that tine spent all
their time IN devaing span to obtain npossessaoael
it 80 fs.s 't Z 'e,so q a'.', ;.'a - =, -
--4nthe hrgesHEpiscs a ahnnch M Meblle
aftss q copt5hatieais taken upitis'eeHep0ulonsls
handed to the pastor, wbo asks. al Wpo have con
tributed to.yse, when he soIemnly conseerates t9e
collection WITH prayer. Every one gives So
thing" '''
NC - - Ma, hno dt.dr
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unlaWfal trade
The New York herald., 1869-01-13
MIR. Robluson,s BiIl.

Mr.. Robinson, Of Brooklyn, well known as
s'Richelieu Robinson, was honored two years
ago by being elected to Congress, having
changed from whig to democrat. Regarded
as an important accession to the democratic
party, great things were expected Of him. But
he soon 80 far overshot the mark by unfolding
the widest and most visionary projects that IL
was deemed wise 10 replace him by more
practical If less sanguine successor. 1t Is
natural enough that before retiring to private
life sRichelieu Robinson" should concoct
come scheme, however impracticable, which
should serve TO identify his name with the
interests Of New York and Brooklyn. This
suficcs to account for the bill introduced by
him on Monday in the House Of Representa-
tives, read twice and referred. The bill pro-
vides for the Improvement Of the harbor Of
New York by removing distractions there
from and for the erection of substantial piers
and docks on the water front Of New York and
Brooklyn, appropriating to these purposes
five million dollars per annum from January l.,
1869.
Now II would be right for Congress to assist
in securing the removal Of the distractions al
He'll Gate and in other improvements Of New
York harbor, inasmuch az the commerce Of the
whole country voald thus be benefited, But
The New York herald., 1869-01-13

INTERESTING FROM CUBA.-Our cable de-
spatches from Havana this morning will be
found interesting. General Dulce has issued
an amnesty proclamation, which releases all
political prisoners, terminates all trials for
political offences now in progress and holds
out unconditional pardon to all insurgents who
lay down their arms within forty days. In the
meantime we learn that the insurrectionists
were closely pressing the siege Of Neuvitas
and that the garrison had turned one of the
churches into fortress. A detachment, sent
by land for the relief of the garrison, was de-
feated by the insurgents, who, it seems, have
no artillery, but are well supplied with Spen-
Ger rifles. 1t thus appears that General
Dulces path in the sever faithful isle" Is not
strewn with roses, however amiable and
pacificatory he may personally be. The isle
may be fever faithfur-but to whom? That
il a question the future will solve.
The New York herald., 1869-01-13

THE ROGERS MURDER.-The man who wrote
the letter to 'James Logan, by the hand Of
Tom, knows what James Logan he meant it
for, and If he meant it for the James Logan in
custody the next question will be did James
Logan ever receive it9 for this will help to do
termine whether the pocket ip which the letter
was found was Logans pocket or the pocket
Of the bearer Of the letter. The writer Of the
letter may be able to help us here also for he
may have received some answer to u. > Have
the police made satisfactory hunt at Logans
home for the letter itselfs Only the envelope
was In the pocket. Where ID the letter?
The New York herald., 1869-01-13

The Grocers and tho Bohemian PoIsc-
The prompt and effective measures adopted
by the slandered grocers and traders in this
city to bring to account their Bohemian
malignors are having their proper effect. The
organ OF these Ibellers has suddenly ceased
its attacks, just as the radical organs did somo
time ago, after their Wholesale onslaught upon
the corner groceries and lager beer saloons,
when they found they could not draeoon the
Irish or German population into the SUPPORT Of
the radical ticket u Is more than insinuated
that these attacks Of the copperhead organ
were inspired by similar motives, either ID
whip these classes Of citizens into the support
Of certain men for political preferment or in
revenge for their failure to do so. = But what.
ever was the motive, be II good or bad, sound
or corrupt, there Is neither excuse for the
libels nor pslliation for the atrocious system Of
espionage Upon private business and domestic
habits which these Bohemian pokenoset
attempted 70 and partially succeeded In IMPOSE
Ing upon honest, fair dealing citizens. II IL
scarcely possible to conceive 4 more base
and contemplate business than that which
these Bohemian libellers have been engaged
in. II IL sneak-thieving in its shabbiest
phase. They enter mans store, and upon
false pretences first secure his goods and then
attempt to rob him Of his reputation, COM
cluding the dcspicable campaign by black
mail raid all round. For example, upon false
representations they obtain samples Of deal
crs goods--whether -four, sugar, tea, coffee,
liquors, or anything else, IL is all the samc--it
will answer their purpose. They go to some ga
picnt chemist and have these samples analyzcd;
they gloat and revel over the result; they rush
or staggor to the printing Office, and the type
is not large enough wherewith to display their
appalling discoveries. Every man, woman and
child in the city is drugged, poisoned, eaten
up internally with devouring worms. Fiery
headed and copper-headed animalcnlm, sugar
scorpions, whiskey rattlcsnakes, brandy toads
and lizards, singing centipedes, wriggllng
velocipedes touched up with adulterated
pepper on their jury rudders, and horned
frogs, owls, bats, bugs and spiders are
in everything. The population shrek tor
antidotes These deviI's-broth Bohemians
yell Picklcsl The worm-eaten community
The New York herald., 1869-01-13

A GOOD Sion FROM THE SoUTH.-The
Albany (Ga.) Nsos congratulates itself upon
the decided falling of in the number of vagrant
freedmen in the streets, most of them having
contracted and gone home to commence the
years work. This can be ascribed to one
particular cause above all others; there is no
material political agitation in the interior of the
South at this time, and the negroes, being freed
from the craft and tricks of rascally politicians,
naturally yearn for the comforts Of the ''snug
little cabin on the old plantation. Let the
blackies alone and they win come out all
right.
The New York herald., 1869-01-13

desirable as the erection Of substantial piers
and docks on the water front of New York and
Brooklyn would be-and we have often
demonstrated the necessity, which is daily
becoming more urgent, for such an important
improvement-this is altogether within the pro-
vince Of the State and of the cities Immediately
concerned in 1t. Congress has no more juris-
diction over these piers and docks than over
the Improvement Of the streets leading to them.
We must therefore look upon Mr.. Robinson's
bill, which he must have known to be imprac-
ticahle because 1t contemplates objects beyond
the province Of Congress, as merely "a bid for
bllucOmbe
The New York herald., 1869-01-13
General Buffers Bill nnd speech on III
Finances and Currency.

General Buffers Bill nnd speech on the
Finances and Currency.
General Butler introduced an important bill
in Congress yesterday to authorize the issue of
a national currency, to provide for it's stability
and elasticity and to reduce the rate Of inte-
rest on the public debt. Upon this he made an
able and comprehensive speech. Both the
bill and speech are published in another part
OF the paper. This movement Is intended, no
doubt, as the platform Of its author for q new
departure in political affairs and inrhe reor-
ganization Of parties. 1t has been apparent
for some time past that General Butler meant
to make himself the leader In Congress on this
subject Of the currency and our national
finances, which, with his usual sagacity, he saw
must become the most important one before
the country. In his speech he has fairly taken
that position. He goes to the root Of the mat
ter, and Is more radical In this than In politics.
He cuts up the old systems Of currency and
finance bya powerful argument and a thorough
historical review Of their Inconsistencies and
failure, and shows that this new and rich coun-
try should have . system OF its own, adapted
to its institutions and peculiar circumstances.
lie shows that our financial system has been
an exaggerated ofTshoot Of those Of Europe,
subject to the changes, the needs, the wars,
famines and distresses Of other countries, and
that 1t was in no sense an American system
nor adapted to the institutions OF free an
cnterprising and Independent people.
General Butler starts with the proposition
that the currency Of a highly CONNER
cial, expanding, industrious, productive
and free people should be uniform,
sound, cheap, stable and elastic. He
considers that our present legal tender
currency, or that which he proposes shall take
It's place In the form of government ''certif-
Gates OF value" based on national securities,
which shall be lawful money for all purposes,
would be both uniform and sound.
As TO a cheap currency, be argues that all
financial writer's agree that paper money is the
cheapest medium Of circulation. But while
our present currency is cheap enough as re-
CARDS the cost Of its supply, and because II
suffers no loss Of interest as capital while in
circulation, he maintains that II fails 10 be so
in another sensc-in the sense of the enor-
nous price at which 1t, as money or capital,
is furnished TO those who use IL. ssWhen
called into use as a representative OF capital
our money 10 enormously dear" We all
know how high the rate OF interest ordinarily
Is In New York and other commercial centres
The New York herald., 1869-01-13

Hanging, If successful-that is, il it break
a mans neck-is the most sudden death he
can die. 1t ruptures the spine in the imme-
diate neighborhood of the meduna oblongaso,
and thus breaks up the communication Of the !.
nerve force or vital power to the organs that
carry on the human machinery. If the mans
neck is not broken the first action OF the cord
is to close the trachea, or windpipe, and thus
stop the supply Of air. 1t also congresses
the large veins in the neck which return blood
to the heart--the jugulars-but does not en-
tirely compress the large ,arteries that carry
blood to the brain, for these lie deeper. The
immediate physiological effect is congestion
OF the brain--a congestion not dissimilar in its
commencement from the congestion Of drunk
enness, which is generally regarded as agree
able, and the consequence Of this congestion
q consequence that perhaps follows in three
minutes after the pressure of the cord is felt
is the total abolition Of conscious sensation.
The man may struggle and writhe in q way
terrible to see, but these struggles are like
those of convulsions generally-painful only
to the beholder. Therefore, if a man is hanged
successfully he feels only the one sickening
sensation Of the plunge before he gets to the
end Of the rope-three seconds of horror, II
he is hanged unsuccessfiliy, by strangulation,
he feels the same three seconds, and in addition,
between the pressure of the cord and deep
congestion of the brain, three minutes Of
swimming, drowsy, uncertain uneasiness-at
the worst, three minutes and three seconds;
and this is all we give Of misery to murderers.
Compare with this the pain that man suffers
before he dies from any ordinary illness, the
drawn out wretchedness Of his three weeks Of
fever, the days of agony with rheumatism and
the bent forward, restless nights before this
rheumatism finally brings his damaged heart
to standstill, the months Of slow death en-
tailed by cancerous stomach; in fine, COM
pare the history of any fatal disease with the
short shrift of hanging and then reflect that
our humanity now obliterates the murderer's
three minutes and three seconds by the use Of
chloroform. Really it is fine age, and II a
man is tired of this world and wants to get
out of it on easy terms the thing for him to do
is to cut his neighbor's throat and be hanged
under chloroform.