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True 10 the Gray.

INV ~ WV Wa0ys tHIHfIa
~ rslaL nivrns
| cannot listen 10 your words,
The land Il long and vide;
Go seek some happy Northern girl
7e To b. youE loving bride. Z wp-
Ny brothsn they were soldiers-- II
The youngest Of tho three i'.4
Was slain Wills sighting by the side
OF gallant Fitzhue Lee.
They LETT bic body on the field,
(Your side the day had won,)
A soldier sparued him with his foot,
You might have been the one.
Ny lover was soldier,
He belonged 10 Gordon's band; s
A sabre pierced his gallant heart,
rouu might have been the hand.
he reeled and fell, but was not dead,
A houeman spured bis steed,
Iff And trAmpisd On the dying brain, y
Is Yos might have done the deed.
Ihold no hatred In NJ hesrt. j. VA
No cold, unrighteous pride. h
For many gallant soldler foush,
Upon The other side,
Bat ssiIl I cannot kis the hand
~ That smoss ny counsry sors,
Nor love The soss that srampled down
The eolou that she bore. ,f
Between my heart and your there rolls
A deep and crimson tide-- -
q Ny brothers and ny lovers blood
FosbIds ne 10 b your bride. ff
The girls Who loved The boys IN sny,
The girls 70 country true, n
Nay nssr IN wsdloek give their band
8 > To those who wose the blue.
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ASrRAxak ADyEsTrmr-MrRed
blossom drank more than bic usual
allowances Of hot rum sed slgsr,
ono cold might, d'e sonesq,spes Of
which wss, he gave his 4 Ezther
coufusel account Of his eopduet,o on
his return home. = Mr- smiths sro-
cory store invited me 70 80 and
drink cousin Sam, and you ~, the
the weather was dry--and ! was
very deppy--so laid ! IdIdn't mpd
punching ono drink--snd's queer
how my bead went into the punch
though! The way hpns Wa 20
dizzy, that | clipped upon > little
dog--the corner ofthe street bIt mo
land an old gentleman with crop
ped ean and . bras collar on his
neck, said he belonged 70 the dog
Iwas--you understand- ~ that is,
Idon's know nothias more about
hr H.sl.-n
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The following poeticsi appeal ras made Nv
ssI ysAn ego 70 The dsliaqusas subscriber oI
the 0ss<sss. By Col. Alphonso suiih. We
fna Il going the rOunds q the p~per again bss
without the suihors name. We hope Il will
tosrh sks bsans 4 I'll Who are IN arreanio rs,
asd shas shsy will b nossd By h % sssd us
he mall amount due - sFei i'- hp''isf
In sssssns uhes eur fsuds are low, .asss
ssubserbsn M provstias sIo~, ii'T 3
A<w supplies keep up the aow
OF dimes departing npidly.
But Ne shall ses sAddsr sight
When duas peur In from morn till night
Commanding every sixpsnes hight
robe i0ttsd ossr speedily.
Our bonds aad due -biiis AZ srsysd,p 80.
Zach ssal snd psnasurs displaysdi 80,
The heldsn vsw shey ms, - paid, sur
With Ihrssh Of Law ard ehaaesry.
Thsn 70 despair ws'rs almost driven,
Thsrs's psseioss lItsls " olivia,
whsa eur ls.s sesssf. ,sd.ly 'irs
10. ss'a a'.'' 'A.' s''> y '''''s'' &
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liHfIt ItIfff T= NAIf
IN PROOF kEaip'I's''a.--few i''''i persons n.'
outside OF printing oiiees
ns' hass ,Sa, hat !, The careful revision d
the type after Il Is set up, for the
purpose Of removing wrong letters,
etc. For instance, q miserable
scrawlcd marriage notice is handed
.inwhich ought 70 read asfoIlows;
Married-August !, A. Conkey,
attorney at law, to Euphemia Wig
gins RIO UTFIn
J aLoye IA The luhbnlof two hearts
that beat in softest melody. I
Time with liz ravages Imparts no
bitter fusion to cccrtsry,"
The ,..i,efin no,;ee |. = handed lb,amdLd n 70 tina
eompo.isor. Of .yp.-srsssr. whsre
r.pid finger sy among the ,ype
Hf'. "-'. -
h<4M1.@ X|tF Z HF4U| 4UuEU ~ anFf6Uff
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Ripe strswberries are pIentifdl In
the rhsriczson r. CT market.
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80 ) - e -
rfs Subscriptions ~
rsssss ys<f. IL sdFsass. fflf saa
sIf months. ts9l sg,Ae
Single roFys 10
nsTns ~ aDvksnase
)ss sqssfs n s<s IIs@-.6fss Isnsl,es, ti,so
Es<h 611IIIsn&I Insertions. is
All ty61sIeni Advertisements ~ Iss lhaa
ltf> Ms4l1e. eksff>6 4 ~ ut< N ~ aol.
I4ff sad s-hsIf prf s1ssf< fH each menlh
3vxssas - msu-l1hes mssIhs. sseso
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a..''s II..s csssstrA.. sss's' ~ss.A. ls'ss 'sss
X ss.',s Hss'ss "ss.A., = abe : srss,ss ss,ss
cglerr--Thrss months, ioo'oo
sIr monihs, 1880
Twelve months, 1900
Marriage and obituary notices, n not more
than Ten f|nes--ifet, snd ever len lines, ehssfed
Il regular advertising rates.
All advertisements Of strictly personal
character, win b ensfged 81 'hs rate Of twenty
cents pr line.
EdIioriaI aosic~in local column, twenty-five
ceniA per line.
J0B WORK Of every description done with
nealnezs and dispatch.
Advertisements payable Ia advance, and Job
Work, on delivery. sna.
To CoHnssrorplSn plain, with ink,
and on bot one sIds ef the sheet. Ten lines
ordinary manuscript, on letter psper, will make
one square.
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49, = ~ E1IHE 'EEEH- MN
WORSHAM HOUSE.
obrsls 7IalR Ind zsaNs strsa.,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
GALLOWAY : RoYALL....-...PzorsIrrozs,

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nes ~ bltss city, eonvssIs&t = u faIl-
,ssz tsess - sivss ssd.1 IS ~: !: = rss:.;y ;l2
new fsrnIsurs, and 4 now spsa % ~ savsling
Ishlis. Tas Issfsis!a1 pledge ihs.sslvss
s@sal = aay koesl 4 he Boshwss4 asd rs-
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49, - - Ipr1p, ro9pr.e1Iy M1[11
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vills. &c
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-21

rate the village of kingstree, was read the
third time, amended, passed. and ordered
to be returned to the Senate. The same
committee also reported bill to determine
the value of contracts made in Confederate
States notes or their equivalents; which was
read the third time
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
favorably on bill to regulate and define
the law of divorce, and on joint resolution
to suspend the writ of htje0s corpus in the
Counties of Laurens, Newberry, Edgefield
and Abbeville.
The accounts of Bryan & McCartcr for
law books for House Committee OH Judi
ciary, $1,000; B. Byas, for fuel, &C.,
$50. 40, wero ordered to be paid
The account of j. +. Culpepper, NJ. d.,
of Darlington County, for posi- mortem exa-
mination, was referred.
A concurrent resolution, that the State
Librarian be instructed to turn over all
unbound volumes of the statutes of South
Carolina to the Codifying Commission of
the State for their use, was adopted
Representatives b. A. Thompson and
Sloan obtained leave of absence.
A Senate bill to repeal an Act entitled
IAN Act to prevent persons holding certain
Offices of emolument from leaving the State"
was read the second time, and ordered to be
engrossed for third reading
LIE enactlnS clause OF Dill to alter and
amend an Act entitled can Act to quiet
rights vested under military orders" was
stricken out.
A Dill to punish persons violating Section
3 of Article XIV of amendments to the
Constitution of the United States was read
the second time, and ordered to be engross-
ed for q third reading.
A Senate bill to charter the South Caro-
lima Central Railroad Company, and to in
corporate the town of Pickens, were amend
ed, and ordered to third reading
Senate bill to incorporate the Wateree
and North Carolina Railroad Company was
read the second time and ordered to be en-
crossed for IL third reading.
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Wando Fertilizer,

FNHE WANDO MINING AND MANUFACTURE
IL ING COMPANY offers to the planters and
farmers of the South their FERTILIZER, known
as the -
"VANDO FIsRT1LIZER,'
Which the experience of the past season has
proved to be one of the most valuable in our mar
ket. 1t has for its base the materials from the
and is prepared at their works at the
EAST END OF HAsEL STREET,
In this city In order to guarantee its uniformity
and maintain its high standard, the Company has
made arrangements with the distinguished Che
mist, DIR. G. u. SHEPARD, JR., who carefully
analyzes all the ammoniacal and other material
purchased by the Company, and the prepared
FERTILIZER,
Before being offered for sale. Tho Company is
resolved to make an article which will prove to be
a COMPLETE MANURE, and give entire satisfac-
ton.
For terms, circulars, and other information,
apply to
WIN. c. DUKES X CO., Agents,
No. South Atlantic Wharf, Charleston, s. C.
Copeland & Bcarden, Agents, Columbia, s. G.
Jan II Smo
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City Taxes.
{ NlTY COUPONS receivable for City Taxes. for
. sale by GREGG. PALMER & co.
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Special Notices.

ESSAYS FOR YOUNG NIEN-On tho ERRORS
and ABUSES incident to Youth and Early Man
hood, with the humane view OF treatment and
cure, sent by mail free OF charge Address
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P, Philadelphia
Pa. Tan on en,o
errors of fouth.-A gentleman who suffered
for years from Nervous Debility Premature Decay
and ali the effects of youthful indscrction, will
for the sake of suffering humanity, send free to
all who need it, the receipt and directions for
making the pc'remedy by which lie was cured.
Sufferers wishing to profit by the advcrtscr's ex-
perience, do SO by addressing, in perfect con-
fdence, JOKNB OGDEN.
Feb 8 3mo No AZ Cedar street. New York.
"MANHOOD''-Anothc new Medical Pamphlet
from tho pen Of DR.. Curtis. The Medical Times
says of this work: "This valuable treatise on the
cause and cure of premature decline shows how
health is impaired through secret abuses of youth
and manhood, and how easily reganed It gives
clear synopsis of the impediments to marriage
the cause and effects of nervous debility, and the
remedies therefor" A pocket edition Of the above
will be forwarded on receipt of 25 Cents, by adj
dressing DR.. CURTIS, No. SO North Charles street.
baltimore, Md. May 81 1y
To Consumptivcs.-The advertiser. having
been restored to health in few weeks, by q yery
simple remedy-after having suffered several years
with severe lung affection, and that dread dis
ease, Consumption-is anxious to make known to
his iellow-suffercrs the means of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send 4 copy of the
prescription used, Gree of charge,) with the di-
rect;ons for preparing and using the same, which
they will find SURE CURE ron CoSsuMprIoS
ASTHMA, bronchitis, etc. The object of the ad-
vertiser i'll sending the prescription, is to benefit
the afflicted, and spread information which he
conceives to be invaluable; and he hopes every
sufferer will try his remedy, it will cost them
nothing and may prove q blessing
Parties wishing the prescription, will please ad-
dress REV EDWARD A. WILSON
Williamsburg, Kings County, New York.
Feb3 on,n
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GARD.

CHARLES KERRISON. formerly of the firm of
~ G. f. L. Kerrison, would inform his friends
and the public that he has purchased from Mr.
Store No 252 King street, aud will there continue
the DRY GOODS BUSINESS. Wholesale and Re-
tail, for Cash, on his own individual account and
responsibility. He will proceed, without delay,
to replenish and renew the Stock, and continue SO
doing until the assortment shall be made COM
LY CASH, or approved city acceptance for short
credit, it necessarily follows that the prices must
be kept at least as low to be found in any other
respectable establishment. al
His brother, Mr.. E. L. Kerrison, assisted by
Mr.. A. 3: Mcdonnell, both experienced merchants
in this line, will be found at his Store aiding in
the conduct and management Of the business, and
it is hoped that his and their efforts to win the
confidence and patronage of the public win be as
successful as in past days the old firm at tho
corner of King and Market streets, Charleston.
FeD II 3mO
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THE SEEDS OF SICIINESS-Baron Mum
chausen tells story of post-boy's horn, which
had number of wicked tunes blown into it one
frosty night, but made no response Neverthe-
less when it was hung before hot fire, the tunes.
which had been frozen in, thawed out to the
amaZement of all preeent. Just so the human
system, subjected to injurious influences during
the winter, sometimes give no token of the effect
they have produced upon it, until the moist at
mosphere Of spring devclopcs their fruits. MANY
spring diseases the result Of winter impru-
dences, and great and especial care should be
taken of the system in the cold season, SO that il
may be i'll a sound and vigorous condition when
the maarious fogs of March and April make their
appearance. To this end, streng then the stomach
and the general organization at this season with
HOSTETTER'S BITTERS Take this pleasant
vegetable antidote i'll advance of the uprising of
the mephltic mists and yapors, which produce
chllls and fever, and other miasmatc diseases
Remember that 1t is a preventive niedicine-as
powerful to protect as to restore The stoma ch is
apt to be ovcraxed at this time of the year 1t is
a period devoted to dinner and supper parties
and Luxurious living generally. Fcastng and lat g
hours weaken the digestive organs and disorder
the liver. The effect of the Bters is to nvigorate
the one and regulate the other. There is no
month in the twelve when tonic and Alternative il
more generally needed than in this and there ia
no preparation of that nature so thoroughly salu-
brious, so bracing, and entirely free from undue
exciting properties, AZ this celebrated vegetable
cordial. NorcI' 4 ct
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Flour has Declined
NOUNTRY FLOUR $3.50 to IS. rs per bag.
~ Western Flour 1915 TO $500 - -!
March FISHER, LOWRANCE 4 FISHEI
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Twenty-Sixth General Statement of The
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New
York, for Year ending January 81 1869.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Il of NewYork-O1ice, IA and 146 Broadway.
(FoR DETAILED STATEMENT SEE ANNUAL REpoRTO
Net Assets, February l, 1868, $22 G62 452 ii
Eecclpts during the year, r,....... 13 1919, 53l .06
35,79l ,ss3. 90
Disbursements during the year. G466. .6SS 10
Net Assets, January 81, 1869 500 325 295. 10
Invested as follows:
Cash. 5 1882 26s9. SO
Bonds and Mortgages. ............ 81 45S 357 43
United States and New York State
Stocks, cost. st.................... 5OO3, los. 10
ncal Estate ................... 951, 907. .0S
Due from Agents. hts.................. 29, 332 81
s29325, ,295 10
Deferred premiums, (semi-annual
and quarterly, y,)................$ s l. 1886. .G79 95
Premiums principally for Policies ia
sued in December and January,
in course Of transmission, 35s 800 ~
interest due and unpaid. GG1i S3
Interest accrued but not due OH
Stocks, Bonds and Mortgages 245G7O 90
Market Value of Stocks in excess Of
cost, .......................... 55s, ,G2ss1
2,5O9, ,O93 &C
Gross Assets, January 81, 1869. .s3l 1884, 1888 76
Net Reserves, Co.'S Table, pr cent 2S 1853 5l2 O2
surplus. 3,0S0,S72.7 IA
1884 3SS. &c
Amt New Insurance for the year, -. $ SO, ,I42, ,235
Number OF Policies, s,............... II 334
Total Number of Policies in force
January 81, 1860, .......... 62 4GG
Amount insured thereby. 2oI, ,9S3, ,5G5
FREDERICK S. WINSTON. President
RICHARD A. MCCURDY, Vice President.
Sheppard Homans, Actuary; J.. C. Lawton As
sistant Actuary John NJ. Stnart. Secretary: Frede-
rick Schroeder. Assistant Secretary lIinturn
Post, NJ. D., and Isaac l.. Kip, NJ b., Medical
Examiners; WIN. Belts, Ill. d., Hon. Luciu.
Nobnson. lion. Henry L. Davies, Counsel.
March II GREGG, PALMER Il CO.. Agents.
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An eccentric man of fifty, in Brooklyn,
g., recently dug his own grave, sent for his
friends to see him kill himself. and leaning
over the brink, shot himself through the
head, falling dead into the grave.
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Mackerel.
TX KITS No. Day and Shoal MACKERFI
- GO Bbls., Halves and Quarters, Nos. /, 2 and
3. for sale by f. Il G. d. HOPE
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Seed Potatoes
TX BBLS. PINK-EYES, PRINCE AIBERT'S
q - Jackson Whites, and Early Goodrich, in fine
order and for sale by E. G. d. HOPE
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Smoked Fish. Etc.

~ Salmon. Mackcrel Pigs Feet etc.,
Mixed Pickles, by the gallon, half the price OF
Bottled Pickles. for sale by GEO SYMMERS
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-15
Estate of Peter II. Hs

ESlHIe Oh Fcttf hs HHII.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed Executor OF the Will Of
PETER r. HALL, late OF Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased and has
taken upon himself that trust by giving bonds as
the law directs. All persons having demands upon
the estate of sa deceased reqnired to exhibit
the same and all persons indebted to said estate are
called upon to make payment to
WILLIAM f. MORRIS, Executor.
Portland, Sept 21st, 1869. sep24d3w+
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Dissolution I

TTNHE firm OF SOQLE & GARDINER, General
l. AgenIs Tor the John Hancock Mutual Lite In
rance Co., is, by mutual consent dissolved.
W. g. SOULE,
Portland, Oct Z. 1869.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-15
watches, Jewelry, &c

LAMBRosE MERRILL, No. 1ss, Middle street.
J.w, &H.H. McDUFFEE, cor Middle g. Union sts
G. w. wINGATE, Nos. III and 119 Middle street.
EDWARD c. SWEET. Il Middle street, Fox Block
F. F. HILL, NO. 81, Federal street.
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-15

Special Notice.
The undersigned having assumed the MANAGEMENT
Of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insu .anre Cnm
pany for Maine would most respectfully invite the
attention of he public to iIs high standing and su
advantages to parties wishing to insure Bei5o the
exponent of the Massachusetts Non-iorfeiture eraw
and having been so conducted since its orpanizaton
as to take position in the front rank OF nsiiu tona
of its kin we are confident that it will continue to
receive the patronage it merits.
SAWYER & SOULE,
Managers for Maine
$. r. SAWYER,
w. q. SoULE.
Office No Z Exchange st. oc12dtf
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-15
JUST PUBLISHED.
The American Tune Book.
The Standard Book for Choirs 10 select

from. g
complete collection of all the church tunes which
are widely popular IN America, with the most popu-
sources, pI pIecededby course Of Ins ruction far Sing
ing schools Containing alb ut 1000 favorite pieces,
selected hs by 900 Teachers and hor eadsrs who
90 naasa i4seIested IN this long expected work
HI pages. Price $3.50; $3.50 per dozen. Sent
postage paid on receipt OF price.
OLIVER DITSON s. CO., Boston.
G. H. DITSON & CO., New York.
oct13tc
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-15

A COLORED ED.WONIAN wishes to learn OF
n some family going south that will take her
under their protection, that she may be enabled
to reach her home in Hamburg, Tenn. limo better
chance is offered she would go to St Louis, from
which place she could reach home herself. She will
take care of children pay any one tor their trou-
BILE. Address, ALFRED PIERCE Biddeford, Me.
Oct8-5t
The Portland daily press., 1869-10-15
Lancaster Hall Restaurant
READ & MCKAY,
nnn I'D ID II n, nv n ID {,
ROP TOR s.

HAVING leased this well known Eating House
II we are prepared to sustain its high reputation
for all the good things th It uelight the eye and graft
iy the taste The prophet being practical as well
pi OCCASIONAL cooks enabled to supply Balls,
Parties and families at short notice, and on such
terms as cannot tail to satisfy all who favor them
with their patronage.
Meals nj all hours ofshe Day and Evening.
sep7df
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\ Office is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed Executor of the viii OF
WILLIAM SWEETSIR
late OF Yarmouth, in The County of Cumberland,
deceased, and has taken upon himself that trust by
giving bonds the law directs. All persons having
d mands upon the estate OF said deceased, are
quired to exhibit the and all persons indebted
to said estate are called upon to make payment to
REUBEN MERRILL, Executor.
Yarmouth, Sept, 21st 1869. sep,25d3w
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-07

Mr.. THOMAS (RadicaD inquired whether
S5r 'TrnSFR was obnoxious to the thlrd
section of the fourteenth amendment.
Mr.. PoPH.M reniied that he was not.
Mr.. PA,;SILL. Of Orange. inquired whr-
Their the House had any official intormatioh
about the peculiar legal qualifications OF the
Speaker.
The CHAIR replied in the negative: =,
The House then proceeded to vote, WIN u
the following result Zcph. turner, q r.; r..
+. Maddox, Al: J. b. Crcnshaw, D. Ma
iority for Turner. II. So Mr. Turner was
declared elected. The gentlemen Young
for Mr.. Crcnehaw Were McssrS. Moss,
owen. Southall. Popham, and Turner.
Mr. TTpyER. having been escorted 10 the
chair by committee consisting oil MeSsTs.
Kelley, Crenshaw, and Budd, begged Ihe
INDULGENCE of the House FOR any lmperlec-
fions that might be observed IN his dlS-
charge Of the duties. and assured them OF
his desire TO act with becoming fairness
MESSAGE FROM TIE SENATE.
conator SyowDEx here appeared and mott
fed the House oC the organization OF the
Senate also, that committees had been
annointcd by that body to wait Oh the
Governor and General Candy.
ELECTION OF CLERK.
The SPEAKER announced the next busi-
ness in order to be the election of Clerk. :,
Mr.. SorTUaLL, Of Albemarle, nominated
John Bell Bigger, the faithful and efficient
Clerk Of the last House Of Delegates
Mr.. MADDOX RadicaD. nominated Joseph
NJ. Humphreys. of the city of Richmond.
Mr.. WALKER, of Madison, nominated
William +. Gordon. Jr., OF Louisa, bue Tue
nomination was withdrawn.
The vote was then taken with the 1olloW-
ing result: Bigger, 81; Humphreys, 81.
,laiority for Bigger, 3d.
So Mr.. Bigger was declared elected, and
was escorted to the chair by Mcssrs.
Lovcnstcin and Fulton. He thanked them
briefly for the compliment, and PROMISED
to discharge the duties to the best OF his
ability.
sERGEAST-AT-ARMS.
The election Of Scrgcant-at-Arms beng
in order. Mr.. DANIEL Conservative, Of
Lvnchburg. placed in nomination Colonel
CT. Crittenden, Of Culpepcr.
Mr.. MADDOX (Radical nominated Will
liam Il. Tall. but afterwards withdrew the
nomination in favor Of p. Lathrop.
The result of the vote was aS follows a:
den was therefore declared elected by ma
iority of IS.
Mr.. BELL, Of Augusta, moved that the
rules of the last session be adopted for the
Guidance Of the House.
Mr.. BowDEN moved aS an amendment
that committee Of six be appointed on
rules.
This was lost. and the original motion
carried.
Mr.. MADDOX moved that the officers Of
the House be now required to take the test
oath.
Mr.. HANGER then moved that the House
adjourn until T. o'clock to-day. Carried.