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Greenyille Railroad Bill.

This bill PASSED the House on its third
reading easily. 1t now remains to be
seen wiatthe Senate will do with it.
Thpsc are various r,InlD-s: some to tn @
efErct al;tt.itAviik Gg0.t!irouyh the Senate
House IL is hard 10 believe so. Int
whatever action is taken IN it, Wilkhave
TO be taken quickly. The Go"erntF will
probably veto tie bill. ThereSsrpElS 10
have been Il willingness to help the road
but the scheme now up is looked upon
by Many a. a big '''iividc."
MessTS. +. II. Frost, OF Williamsburg;
o., II. Lcyy, Benj. A. Bosen.on, Jr.,
CEarIe j. AHIcll, Of Charleston; Charles
S. kuh, OF beaufort, ard LASS J. .uayue
and &. D. Hayne. BarnweHs% entered
upon the record the reasons for their
voting mo" on the G:renvilic Railroad
bill. 81. ..
1st That they believe it is n wilrul
and deliberate attempt for tie parties 70
enrich themselves 3; the expense Of the
State. .n. 80
I'd. Because the State has already a
lien upon the Read. and that TIE Safe
will receive 10 security whatever for the
S2.Wl9, ,l0) row sought 70 be obtained.
30. Because the present owners Of TIC
road have possessed themselves OF all
the stock the State. owned in the r0arl al
4 nominal rate. and are nOw clj0vinm
the beurits of the sa'nc. and. therefore.
are not entitled to assistance from The
State.
1. Because the effects af the raSsins
OF the bill will injurc the credit OF the
state.
9Th. Because they bclievcit will inEict
upon tie Republican rarty degree Of
censure and reproach not easily born,
increase taxation already burden:ome
and oppressive, which reflects severely
upon the con'Tol;ngpower in the Gener-
al Assembly, and finally they protest
;l"a!nst the means used by the majority
OF the members tn secure Tie passage of
the bill under the "prcvious question:"
which was called Epo: tie entire bill.
cutting OF opportunity for those in the
opuosi ton to discuss. amend, o. change
any OF the od;oTs provisions which the
bill so abHndent!y coElaincd.-CH Charles
ton R:p@b!ican.
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THE BLUE RIDGE RoAD:-The last
finishing blow was administered to the
Blue Ridge Railroad, on Saturday, in
the Senate, when Il bin to repeal All Act
entitled 'an-Aci 10 authorize additional
aid 70 the Blue Ridge Railroad Compa-
n.y." was passed to its third reading.
The. following are it's provisions:
Whereas the t2 2th and funds o: the
Slate OF South Carolina were, l. g., BY
the Act of September Is, 1853 pledged
to the payment Of the bonds known as
the Blue Ridge Railroad Company's
bonds of South Carolina. to the amount
Of 81 .Gn0. 900; and whereas the faith aud
funds of the State were pledged upon
express conditions which haze pot been
Omple,lwitii and whereas. If has been
bound iInpoSsiblcStn- negotiate Il sale or
Fllyp0thecHtion Of SAID loan. either to the
Uuited Etates Government or private
capitalists: and whereas only 81. lnD, 900
of the said bonds have thus far been
pledged as collateral security; therefore.
BE- it Gndcteo, by the Senate and House
fof Representatives OF the State of South
Caroliua. now met and sitting in .Gener-
al Assembly, and by the authority OF
the same:
SEcTloN !. That al Act entitled can
Act 10 alI!horize additional aid to the
Blue Ridge Rnilroah Company, in South
I I'aniina.2' so far as the balance Of the
cords authorized under the Act, viz:
s., 500, ,0n, which have not yet been
pledged a. collateral security, are con
cerned. is hereby repealed, and the
Conptrol General of n" State j. here
BY requircdtS cause the immediate re-
:uFn aEId cancei.a:inn Of the san,e.
We SEC tha this bill ha, failed to
receive two-thirds.v vote Of the Senate. ]
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Peace between France and Germany

The articles Of peace between France
and Germany have been signed, and the
great war is at all end. The Republic
has been powerless as the Empire i'll re-
sisting the assaults Of the invader, and
the disasters which were foreshadowei
at Woerth and Forbach have at last cui-
minated in the capitulation OF Paris.
No change of the government could ar
rest the tide of disaster, for the causes
lay deeper than forms Of. government,
lin want of eparationand organiza-
ton on the part Of the French
people. There has been no lack
Of spirit and martial arder, either
in the onset of battle, or in
the heroic defence OF the armed forts
but these have been. Intellectual against
The disciplined vaior, dthorough prep
aration of the most military people OF
Europe. France has been forced to
yield, and to consent to di5msnbe:-.
ment of her territory. Alsace and Lorr
raine, together with the payment OF q
heavy money indemnity to the victor is
the price OF peace 4 : s. :
Germany retires and leaves France
free to fix her own form Of government.
Will it he restoration Of the Empire,
the establishment Of q Republic, or the
organization Of a Constitutional Gov
ernment under the dinasty OF the Or
leans princes. The election of II.
Thiers to. the Presidency Of the Pro-
visional Government wouldscem to fore
shadow this last alternative.
The following are the conditions Of
peace. France cedes -one-fsth of Lor-
raine, including Metz and Thioaville, ,
and all of AlSace, except, Belfort, and
pays an indemnify OF FIVE millia:d
francs-one nil.iard this year and the
balance in three years. The German
troops will gradually withdraw from
French territory, as the pa5 lncnts arc
made. The arnaistice is prolonged to
the 18th of March.
The contemplated entry Of the Ger
mans into Paris gives rise to serious op-
portunities of disturbance.
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The New Enforcement Eli.


The additionalSenforceme I'LL, just
passed the House, whichgives The Fed
eral officials entire control over all eicc-
tons at which members of Congress or
electors of Presidcnt.and Ficc-P1esident
ire to be chosen, differs in this, among
other particulars, from he former euT
forcemcnt bill, that whereas that was
limited to places having more than ~, :22O,-
OOJ inhabitants, tie present bill extends
Its operations to every Couhty,a Provided
two;ciiiznns shallsapp!y to the Jadge Of
tho United states Circuit Court in whose
circuit the town Or city maybe located,
that they desire the law To sbc enforced
in that place. Il thus extends the SUI
pcrvision of the bayonet into every
nook and clanuy OF the land where it
Will reach, the only limitation yf it be-
ing that, as the standing army is now
organized, it cannot reach, to he effective
much beyond the principal towns.
This is new element in American pol
! in the polnic> Of Great Britain, q Gov
ernmeuC which we Bre accustomed to
consider tyranicaI and dcpot;c, beyond
oar own at least. But what is modern
rrpub!icanisn if not progreSsive? Asst
the army of the United States were not
adequate 10 the emergency, We lave the
SANG provision for United States Mar
slal> and deputies, who may arrest
without any warrant, any person who
attempts, or is supposed TO attempt, to
commit any act prohibited by Tic STr-
plemcuta! Act Provision is made for
the transfer OF any suit brought by an
aggriercd citizen against Federal Off
Ger from . Stale Court to the United
States Circuit Court, and to rem der the
Judgment Of a State Court in such q case
null ynd void. The supplemental meas
ure is more stringent in its details and
fines and penalties than tie Federal
election law Of last session. Like that
will iuclude State, Cuunty and city cleo
tons, where they occurat tlcsa time
with the elections mentioned III the bill.
In the debate in the House on this sub
stitution OF the Federal layonet for the
authority of the States, Mr.. Coz, OF New
York, gave notice that his State would
control its own election hy fixing an
other day than the Congres. ional for the
State elections. Probably Congress will
have supplemental bill in due time, on
some pretext or other, providing for talk
ling charge Of all elections, State and
Federal, whenever and wherever they
are held. 1t has refused to be warned
by the outspdkcn opposition to Federal
military interference by Republican
Governors af States, or to take note of the
opposite political results to those intend
! ed blythe enforcement bill of last ses'
sion, as, shown iby the elections which
have since taken place. Perhaps the
Econtinued and increased use, in con-
tempt of public. opinion, of military in
tervehtions in the politics of the conn-
try, will leadYto another and more de-
cisive recoa upon its inveator.-B BaHj'
more Sur. = I Il 20 aS:r@' z
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The coloFed cadet Smith is lowering
on the verge of dismissal. The Secreta
ry of Var has no: published the pro
ree'lings of the court martial in his case
and it is believed he isSdoubtful as ye'
whether to give the boy another chance
or to dismiss him from the academy
The unfortunate fellow has had such g
hard road to travel, between his own
pcccadilloes and the "hazing,"' of his
fei!ow-students, that it is possible dismis,
Sa!iwou!d greatly relieve him personally
and there is no doubt it would greatly
relieve the officials Of the academy and
the public geneTaiIy.-N.W York Her.
a!d.
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The COTTON TAx.-THE UNITED
STATES SUPREME CovRT.-The very
important question as to the constitu-
tionality of the tax 1eried upon cotton
failedof a fair solution before; the Uni
ted States. Supreme Court. Eight
Judges learned in the law heard the ar
grments Of the learned counsel, pro and
con, -Four Of them decided the tax
right and just, and four decide:lit un-
just and wrong. This dead lock in that
august, but almost dead branch Of the
Government, permits, according to law
the decision Of the lower court-sustain-
ing the opnstitutiona!ity of the taX-to
stand.as law: The questions, howcter,
may be taken before Congress, and be
brought up again and again, until JUS
tee shall DG done. & u
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Complexion Of the Next Congress.
There will be i'm the Forty.secondEol

There will be in the Forty.secondEon-
Republicans. The SdIthern S!ate53fur-
n-il-seren Deinnr:asa.~fo%t tie Sellates
whilst Delaware sends two, Maryland
TWO, Missouri one, New jersey one,
OliiO one, Oregon olie,and CaiiOrniaone.
1t is a noticcahle act that all the North
'crn Statcs returning Democrats have one
Radical nleuibcr whose term expires
,ellherzi in .lS4;ts or -1I75.z~I The Dcnlocrats
were each elected last fall, aud they
held :ti.eiS seu.s,nntii 1877. &ew jersey
furnishes. thsssols. exception, stqckton's
term expiring in 1875, whilst E'reling-
hnysrn .oes in alter cthe 4tl ot next
March /" remain until siS77.s The tide
! has ju.t hcSu!i to tuI'lL and The Northcrn
Sinte:, that lave returned Il DcnIUcratic
until uEntucr l. selected. and the re!or-
,lnaiinn be made complete. Ma>sachu-
sett, has returned Wilson, and Vermont
her Morrill,. but this was expected, rs
M" GOOD las ever yet come from eNaza-
roth. In the House there viii be 81
Democrats and 232 Radical, with four
teen members yet to be elected. Con-
.ucclicut has yer to choose three men,
! ber$. New Hamshire four, and some OF
! the Territories have yet to b. heard from.
! New York sends toIlR House ID Demo-
! Gratis .3andS II Radicals. Pennsylvania
returns. .lI1jen,Ocruts and Is Radicals.
Indiana improves by her selection OF
! five DvnGc.als ard six Radicals. Ken
:ucky Y, ,fMary land. and Delaware send to
both brahcheS all simon pure Democrats.
! Loui>laIla, Mississippi, and south Car
nlina return all Ra'iIca;s to the lower
lnu:c, as indeed dGea Florida. South
! Carolina viii have three NigGers and
Florida one. ~Missi-~irri makes nc
change in her present members, re-clec-
+tIng theinail. OF The twenty-five Sen.
a;oTs to whichT.the Eleven Southern
tSratts are emitted, nine are from tho
! Norlii and New EnGlad. Massachusetts
furnishes two, sawyer and Gu!dtlwuite
New York has furnished two, Abijal
Gilbert and Spencer. Ncw jersey sup
plies. in part, West Virginia and t'lorids
with BOrrnian and Osborn. LGnisiau,
l,a- levied a contribution upon Vernon
aud Pennsylvania. and received as he
supply Kellogg and West. Al1lber
Alnrs sits 'for Mississippi, though liz
looks alive to The interests of the lane
of his birth. which is Maine. Bette
times are ahead, and the sccptre is pass
inf from the hands of Scaiawags, AL
ventdrrrs and the goldfish thieves tha
cnmeIrom New Englant.- Washington
,Corrcspo,adent Chronicle G. Saatinei.
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iT41 DEED P.ssTsc rED.-The bill Of
Congress to appoint q Federal spy in ev-
cry County of the South, vino shall
have power over the Judiciary, the army
navy, and pretty well everybody e:se,
and suspend Tie hobeas corpus at Will
has now passed both houses and, needs
but the sanction of the Prcsidentsto be-
come law. We do not envy this Fede.
raj satrap his position. There are few
respecsable,nlen in the South WHO would
be willing to act in such a capacity, and
as sbout l 200 are tobe appointed, Sam
bo will haye an. unusual opportunity fof
promotion-perhaps we would soy ele-
vstioa.-Gasun,uss ieea'uoNc9r.
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At Anderson G.. II. there is militia
company composed exclusively OF color.
ed Radicals. Nevertheless, the mem
bers have voluntarily boxed up their
arms and equipments, and propose to
send them to Columbia, believing that
the formation of militia onlpanies con-
sisting Of only one class of citizens is
dangerous to the peace Of. tie State
The nInts5IsJe Ger commends their ez-
ample to the members Of the Fad ieal
party generally in this State, and cspe-
cially to'the rampant and blood thirsty
individuals s'new controlling the legisla
ton Of this good old Commonwealth.
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From Washington.

WAsHISGroS, February %
Mr., Schliser, now German Minister
to Mexico, viii! succeed Baron Gcro!t a.
Representative Of the German Empire
here. -. ,,,..r.., .,.. ..".,-.
The United States vessel Relief is or
dered to New York to carry food tol
France.
Gov, Clayton telesraphed here that ir
order to save the Republican party o
Arkansas from disruption, he declines
q seat in the,Senaie.
The Indiana Legislature has adjourn
ed sine die.
The President has signed the enforce
mcnt bin relating to electipms.
EIn the Senate post office {appropris'
Ftion bill, including rider, and; ;tl:at fo'
the Newport and Cincinnati bridge
with spans 100 feet above low. water
mark, were passed. Military appropr.a'
tions were resumed.
In the House, a committee Of confer
cnca was -orderrllon the bill for the re.
lief of owners OF land sold for.tsxes in
fiiisufrectipnary States. The 'omnibus
lappnpriat ton abilLwas taken from the
table, on motionEto consider. Archer
Iof Maryland, said Of al the. .miiiians ap,
,pnpriatedS by the biA, the &Southern
States: received; only about. slSE5 ,0j0
and even oathiSslinl about s;S0uGD3 wa.
forfg building lighthouses ftos :hcn:ii
Northern commerce anil NorthelAl coll
tractors. Amber, o. Ohio, otjtood 70
debate, anu the b;ll: l:lwas passed: The
bin, as passed, oniits appropriations for
new works. A committee Of confer
ence OH the Texas Pacific Railroad biIt
was ordered. This action is considered
a certain indication that a biii, in some
shape. will pass this season. The Gin
cinnati and Southern Railroad bill was
passed. Butler made two unsuccessful
attempts, by suspension Of rnles,to get
up therK rKn Klnx bill. "A bill repeating
all duty Oh coal, to take effect iulmcdi-
ately, was passed. ".- 3. E,.Ess%
: In the House, to-day, three Republi-
caIs (Farn. Fitch anil Wilkinsoa) voted
against Buffers Ku Kux bill. a
change of orc OF these votes would have
given The requisite two-thiras rnojority.
This is the bin which places a Federal
commissioner in each County, with ex-
traordinary powers. "a <..'e- = -
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.a9 ANOTHER Ho&IcIDE.-We learn that
IAN alteration occurred in the upper
portion Of the District on "Wednesday
last, between one VIM. Cook, and a
man named Ables, respecting the divis-
ION Of last years crop, which had been
made on The place sof Cook, which
sAbles worked on. shares On the next
morning Able's went to Cooks resi-
9dsnce, and snapped his gun at him,
whereupon the latter, shot him, infiie.
ting . mortal wound. He::iived only
shout an hour. An, inquest has h been
held, bat we have not heard the result
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JUDGE Ga.uaM.-The Charleston

JUDGE GRAHAM.-The Charleston
Courier says: Judge Graham deserves
The wel,-done Of the c0nlrauAi;y ior his
admirable charge to, the Grand Juay
yesterday on the subject of official cor.
ruiition. IA e5said lin efaet772that every
breeze which fioated was tainted with
corruption. lie advised the jury to look
into the affairs of the County TCormis.
sioGers,. Trial Justices, and all whose
acts came in their p1rview. In the or
iiganization OF, the, Court it was really
pleasant to see the scrhruIoas adherence
of His Honor to The customs and regll-
lations Of the good old time, before in
novation bad crept in with its novelties.
EThe Judge has very tavovably impressed
our people. ...'..'~' - .'...'' -
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Feed Your Land
AND Il WILL FEED YOU.
81 &
j;uy the Best Fertilizers Il
t I ~ ~

ME WOULD inform the@people of
w Abbeville that we are the Agents
for the saleof tie we'll known ETIW
GUANOS, and are preparedsio furnish
them OIL most favorable terms. We will
atl5 cts. per pound on the hasisbf mid
ding D This is blowing. two cents PEI.
pound over the present marketSpalue Of
cotton. We respectfully ask all planters
who intend using Fenilizers this Jgear,
to confer with US before purchasing as
we are satisfied. we, can convince them
that it will be to their interest to invest
in the Etiwan Guanos.
We publish below few certificates
in attestation of the virtue Of the Euwan
as a first class Fertilizer. We have Sc
lected the certificates of men who are
best known in this section of country.
Their names ar sufficient guarantee Of
their reliability. Read and be snlight-
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Religious Notice.

A Convention of the Circles Of Prayer
will be. held ct Greenwood, Abbeville
Cou nty, on "Wednesday before the Ord
Sabbath iniNlarch Instant, commencing
II O'Clock, e.. m. ..ri...'' ,..s. 80
+. Men of prayer, take heed to this ap
pointment and ''come up to the help o.
the Lord-to the help of the Lord agains;
the mighty" 5..B >a:qi -
The Nesu5erry Herald, and EtlgefeId
Adsertsserwill please copy this notice.
JOHN w CALHOUN,
Chairman.
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Friday, March 8, 1871.

TEnMs.-Three dollars a year, in cd
vance. s,.or
No subscriptions taken for a shorter
time than SIX months. ~
Transient advertisements ere charged
for Mt the rate or ONE DOLLAR per inch
snace for the first Insertion, and Fifty
CpyTs for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction from the above
rates is made to persons advertising by
the quarter or by the year.
nE- All obituary notices and tributes
of respect are charged for ct the usual
rates Of advertising.
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Tie upper crust among tie cOlored
population Of The na;iolal capital are on
the 9oi y&rc as 10 the report in ci.cu!a-
ItiOn that 4 wrli-knOwn c0l0rpu physi-
clan, who is ore OF the professors at
tached TO the medical department Of
lady lis Scniorin years but OF unada-
tcratci Caucasian descent. and who nc-
c!ipics quite prominent position in the
Freedmen's Bureau in Virginia.
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A South CAROLINA gentleman writes to
the New York .H!orld, explaining tho
alleged social ost! acism' in this State.
He says that 1.-THE great majority of
those who have gone into that State
since the war have gone on the planta-
tons and mixed with the negroes, pur-
suing such course rs would exclude
them from decent Society anywhere.n
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ne We learn that a barn on the plan
fxation Of Mr, Thos. q. Perrin in the
lower part 9f the District, was burnt dur
ring the past week. We have not heard
+. the particulars. 4.loT s7t aut
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State Of South Carolina.
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
In Probate Court.-CiM'ion.

a HEREAs, George P. Chiles has
~ made suit to me to grant him
letters of Administration will annexed
of the Estate and effects of Mary H.
ChiIes, deceased. late OF ,saitlCounty.
These are yherefore5to cite aud ',,dhon-
ish all aid singular, the Kindred and
Creditors of the said Mary II. Chiles,
deceased, that they be and appear, be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate, Ito be
held at Ahhcville c. H., on the 18th
March next, after publication Hereof,
al Il o'clock in the forenoon, to shew
cause, ikany they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted
Given under my hand, this 27th day
Of February, in the yearof our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
one, and in the ninety-sixth year of
American Independence.
P9hlIshed on the 27th day Of. .Februa-
ry, 1871.
: es LII. GURFIN,
J. P. 4. C.
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n9S An important change has beer
made in the skednle Of the Greenyil!e
and Columbia Railroad. See Advertise.
n1ent. 80 4
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:. B1sHop %ANDzEw.-A despatch to
Eev. Wm. W.sMood, dated Mobile, Al
ALBANIA. March /. saws Bishop James
o. Andrew is dying"
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i -. :
'PARIs, February 2s.-Pbe Pa1ris says
thatthe question ofthe entry Of the
German aelny into Paris Occupied mega
riat;cns tcn,times longer than those of
territorial cession and indemnity.
Many persons lave purchased a
weeks provisions, to avoid appearing on
the streets during the German Uccupa-
ton. .EtF 81, <aE =
A Policeman who was drowned in the
Seine by the enrayed clowd on Sunday,
proves to have been all employee under
the Napoeonic Project, and to have
been murdered in consequence of that.
Daring the three years allowed for the
payment Of the indemnity, fifty thous-
and PrusSian troops will occupy CAM
paigne, living at the expense of the
French people.
During the occupation of the city, un-
armed Prussians will be permitted to
visit pubic e,lfices, but the corps Of
thirty thousand troups will not be al.
lowed to leave the Fauburg, on honor.
The armistce has been coudtionally
extended. to the 18th of MaTch. Mean
time, three days notice is required o.
theresa mption of hoatilities.
Painful scenes wore anticipated
should the Prussians entor Paris.
!
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e- Messrs. J. D. Chalmers & Co.,
advertise, Lounges. Window Shades,
and Sewing Machines. Sec ADVERTISE
mert