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At 7 per cent. the same to be set aside as

at 7 per cent. the same to be set aside as
afund for the County poor.
s Whoever conceived this design,
should have done the handsome thing
by getting an appropriation Of $50, ,OoO,s
or $500, 900, all Of which could be loan
ed on ample security at the rate of 7,
or even 10 per cent, to the "indigent
planters Of Kershaw," whose name is
legion, there not being more than four
or FIVE planters in this county who
would consent to be termed rindi-
gent" especially if money could be
obtained on such easy terms.
But don't the honorable member
"knock into pi" the argument of politi-
cal economists on the question Of supply
and demand? He will be sure not to be
reelected, unless he goes deeper in tax
payers pockets, and makes the Bureau
of Relief to consist of at least three
thousand members at salary of $500
each, .... ..s j.. "
Our honorable friend should remem-
Der that the State Of South Carolina is
rich and prosperous commonwealth
that railroads and other moneyed cor
porations are thicker than the hair on
his head, and that inasmuch as nearly
all bis constituents are "indigent plant
ers," fre thousand dollars will not run
more than ten or twelve farms. He
should take into consideration the fur
tier fact that money is worth only one
and half per cent. (per month"; and
that 7 per cent. is altogether too much
to require of said indigents He should
further recollect that besides q funded
or bonded debt of $1,000, Kershaw
County owes not less thai $4,000,
and a good part of that for the County
poor, and that the interest on Sl5O,0OO
at per cent would just about extin-
guish said debt: When he has finished
his deliberation npon these subjects, let
him also reflect, that his colored friends
see through his "little game" and will
not dance to the music of such poor
fiddler.
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State Of South Carolina
KERSHAW COUNTY. ss.st

by J. F. SUTHERLAND, J.P.
WHEREAS, William F. Russell made
suit to me to grant him Letters Of Ad-
ministration of the Estate and effects OF
Jas. l.. McDowall, deed.
THESE are therefore to cite aud sad-
.monish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said Jas. McDowalls
deceased, that they be and appear be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate to be
held at Camden on the Sd of February
next, after publication hereof, at II
o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause,
if any they have, why the said Admin
istration should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of January, Ammo Domini, 1871. =
j. F. SUTHERLAND, J<P. :
Jan. 19.-3t. -
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SJlerifs Sales.

Under order of the Judge of Probate,
Benjamin Outlaw, VS.. William Out
law, ct al.-Petition for Partition.
By order of j. F. Sutherland, Judge of
Probate, will sell in front Of the Court
House ia Camden on Monday the 9Th day
February. next, within the legal hours Of
sale the following property:
One Tract of Land in this County, on the
waters of Big Lynches Creek, containing
One Hundred and Fifty Acres, bounded South
by Joseph and John Marshall, East by Geo.
and Wiley Outlaw. North by Richard Outlaw
and West by Big Timber Greek:
Terms One Half Cash, balance in one, two
and three years with bond and personal secl-
rity with mortgage of property. Purchasers
to pay for stamps and papers.
J. P. BOSWELL. 8. K. c.
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Poor France.

Mondays papers brought us melan-
choly tidiDgs of the state of things in
France. The army of the Loire has
been defeated in great battle near LIE
Mans. Paris. was on fire in several
places, and bread riots have also occur
red, bringing on a collision between
the mob and military. Two hundred
thousand Germans are hurrying on to
reinforce their comrades in France,
making their force about one million
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The Circus is Coming!
Grady's Circus will exhibit in Cam
den on the 26lh inst. See bills. esA,
The Court.

On Friday last, the case of the State
Is. Sam, Brown, alias Anderson Brown,
Indictment for Grand Larceny, was
calledahd tie defendant plead guilty.
He was sentenced to one years i'm
prisonment in the State PeDitentisry,
at hard lsbof. r. =, -, 81. s.,.... =.
On the same r.day the case of the
State,iusltG George English, Indictment
for Arson, was taken up, the State be-
ing represented BY W. NJ. Shannon,
Esq,o aad the prisonersby Kershaw &
Kersiaw Esqr's. During Friday, and
Saturday Forenoon, the. 'e9ilence pro
and Con vas heard, aud the, arguments
we're not concluded until about u P.
NJ. of Saturday: The Judge then de-
livered an able''oharge, and the jury
retired. 7."1 80
They found the defendant guilty and
on Monday morning, the Judge SEN
fenced him to FIVE years at hard labor
in the State 'Penitentiary.
These two cases disposed Of the trials
in the Court of Sessions, and it was
adjourned until the first Monday in
Nav next. Before the Grand Jury
were discharged, His Honor took occa-
sion to compliment Kershaw County
upon, the quiet which prevailed within
her borders, and to commend the peace
and harmony of her people, as shown
by the unusually small number of bills
given out atthis Term, attributing to-
wards coming up to the predictions of
the,colored people great advance to
their, friends, among them himself.
This 'commendatiou met with the
hearty approval of all true friends of
old Kershaw County; ".:a
The Court OF Common Pleas was
then convened and the, case of Robert
Wilson Us The Bank of Camden S. G.
argued by Mr.. Shannon for the
Plaintiff, and Mr.. Kershaw for the
Defendant The Judge decided in
favor of the Plaintiff.
On, Tuesday the case of Knox l. Gill
Us The S. c. r. r. Company, was
argued by Mr.. Kershaw for, the Plain
tiff and Mr. Shannon for the defence.
This is case in which Plaintiff seeks
to recover excess Of freight paid the
agent of Defendants as common carriers,
under protest and denying the right of
the Defendants to exact such excess.
1t is analogous almost with the case of
Kenueth g. Gibson Us. TheS. G. r. R.
Company, reported in XIV Richardson's
Law Report, with this difference, that
the freight in the case reported was
paid under protest. The Judge re-
served his decision. r'"
Wesuppose that in any event an ap-
peal will be taken, and the case carried
to the court of fAppeals. On Wednesday,
the following causes were heard, to,wit:
J.C.Revil, Adu'r., vs.: John McRae,
and John Warren VS.. James Hornsby,
et' al al J"-' - .....', 49, .....
From information received by us,
we judge that the Court will not be
adjourned before Saturday.
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Legislative Proceedings.

Our Senators and Representatives
are having a jolly time in Columbia, at
six dollars per diem, as will appear by
pcrusing sthe following statement of
their proceedings.
On Tuesday the 10th inst, the Land
Commission was up before the Senate.
After rich and spicy debate in which
Leslie, Corbin and Hayne were the
principal participants, Leslie told the
Senate that no records, had been kept
of the acting and doings of the Com
mission, and admitted that "it was a
bad job" that the 100000 had gone
almost for nothing, and finally wound
up by saying that he ",c9uld not make
report" Corbin demurred and was
followed by Hayne, who pitched, into
things generally, and called certain
parties hard names. ~ .
Leslie described. Corbin coming into
the Legislature last winter with all his
pockets stuffed with Crooks" for the
passage of the Phosphate Bill, and
Corhin retaliated by asking Leslie the
whereabouts of tho 100000, voted to
The Land Commission.
On the next day the Senate consid.
cred resolution to vote additional
compensation to Judge Orr, and the
House as to whether or not they should
purchase Mr.. Seabrook's compilation of
the penal statutes. (Mr. Seabrook
must be some new light of Radicalism,
since his genius has never before
brought him before the people.) Whit
temore who WIS so ignomiRiously kick
ed out of Congress, now fathers the
attempt to bundle Judge Vernon out
the Judiciary. Poor old Whit. He had
better prepare to answer the i'm.
peachments, his contrere down. below,
will have ready to serve on linn imme-
diately after his reception into that
warm abode. Besides fathering the
impeachment case, he is now engaged
in advocating bill for the "maintain-
ance ofillegitimate children, &c. South
Carolina has been maintaining good
many of that stamp, such as the "wick-
ed Ben" aforesaid, and others like
him.
There are eight articles of impeach-
ment against Judge Vernon: the first
five for drunkenness, the sixth for
general negligence, the seventh for
issuing blank writs of HaJeas Corpus,
and the eighth, for acting as Judge
after copy of the resolutions of i'm.
peachment had been served upon him.
It is presumed that this entire week
will be consumediu the investigation of
this impeachment, which would never
have been thought of, had not Judge
Vernon, very properly granted an order
allowing the Laurens prisoners to give
bail and be discharged from confne-
ment in Jail.
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Joel Housh, vs.. Amos Ilough, Samson
Hough, ct al -.
By virtue of orders to me directed out Of,
the Court of Probate for the County and,
State aforesaid. will proceed to sell iBfrons'
of the Court House in Camden on the Ist,
Monday, the 9th day of February next, within :
the legal hours of sale, the following mention
ed and described property towit: > =.
All that piece or lot of Land, lying and
being in the County and State aforesaid, the
property of the Estate of Joseph HQugh.. de".
ceased, on the waters of Little Lyncbes'
Greek, containing Twenty. three Hundred
and Ninety. six Acres, more or less, bounded
North by lands Of William Addison, East by. !,
lands of William Clyburn, West by ands of
Jesse Horton, aud James Kirkley and South
by Little Lynches' Greek; in three Tracts,
- TTact No r; r5-rr-.--rr-= ,57z ttundred and.
Twelve Acres, more or less.
Tract No. 3, containing Five Hundred and
Six Acres, more or less. ~. ~.
Tract No. A., containing Twelve Hundred
and Eighty Acres, more or less.
TERMs-One fourth each; the balance ON
n credit Of one, two and three years, secured
BY bond with personal security and a5mort-
gage of the premises; purchasers paying Tor
stamps and papers.
j. P. BOSWELL, s. K c.
Ian 10 at
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The Iudigent Planters. of ker-
shaw. .NS.T

One Of our distinguished Representa-
tives has introduced abillto afford re-
lief to the INDECENT planters of Kershaw
County ''s'. 4" 80.
The bill provides for the establish
ment of a Bureau of Relief (number Of
members unknown) who are to receive
a compensation of $500 each, per an
mum, their duties being to disburse the
handsomeisum of $4,000, to be drawn
from the State Treasury among the
said INDECENT planters, taking as securi-
y, a lien upon the crop, with interest
H
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men. With bombardment from with
out and bread riots within, the fall Of
Paris may be expected to occur at any
time, and the sooner the better, as the
war will then be probably at an end,
and the blessings of peace restored to
unhappy France.
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SPECIAL MESSAGE FROMGOV
SCOTT.

The following special message was
presented to both Houses on Monday,
10th inst:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentot,res: s.. a=
Ihave received the concurrent res
olution of the Senate and House of
Representatives, requesting me to in
form the General Assembly why a suf:
fcient military force for the protection
of life, liberty and property have not
been placed in such counties of this
State as have been hitherto riotous and
refractory; and, further, why have not
the outlaws in them been brought to
copdign punishment; and why the pro-
visions of section 2 of article l3 of the
constitution have not been enforced !;
and, also, to inform the General Assem-
bly, what further legislation is necessary
to effect the purpose herein stated
In furnishing you such information
as it is in my power to supply, and
while I deeply deplore the disturbances
to which your resolutions refers, l can
scarcely venture, as Executive of the
State, to,pronounce any of its counties
riotous AID refractory upon the reported
cases of individual outrage, and while
no information has been received in this
Office indicating anything like county
organization to defy, or to defeat, the
law. l am the more cautious in this
respect, because it will be rccollccted
that very many cases of individual vio-
lence have hitherto been reported both
from the counties of Abbeville and
Edgefeld, hut the prompt and impar-
tial administration of justice in these
counties has proved that the civil power
was sufficient for the protection of the
life, liberty and property of our citizens
and these counties are now as quiet,
pcaceablc and orderly as any portion of
the State. But if there was any por-
tion of the State in which violence and
disorder were so general as to disarm
the power of the civil courts, I must
say, frankly, that 1 have no such militia
force as would be competent to suppress
them; and, if I had, | have no means to
place and maintain such force in the
field. If by the outlaws who have not
been brought to condign punishment,
you mean those individuals who have
lately perpetrated the outrages in the
Counties Of Spartanburg and Union, I
can only say that every effort has been
made that could lawfully be made, by
the Executive, to discover these crimi-
nails and bring them to speedy trial.
/ In some instances, those suspected Of
guilt have been committed for trial,
and in their cases the Executive is
without power, as he ought to be with
out disposition, to interfere with the due
administration of the law. In other
instances, the perpetrators of these
crimes are not known, and have not yet
been discovered. I can only promise
that every effort shall be made to arrest
and bring them to justice.
am not aware that the second Sec
tion of the thirteenth article of the
constitution has not been enforced
That section provides "The Governor
shall have power to call out the militia
to execute the laws, repel invasion, re-
press insurrection, and preserve the pub
lie peace" I cannot say, with truth,
upon any information in my possession,
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LOST

On or about the Goth December last, o
DUE BILL given by Maj. Samuel r. Adams,
for TWENTY ONE DOLLARS. all per>
sons are warned against trading for said due
bill as payment has been stopped.
jan. 10. ~ ~
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DR.. s. RARUCH

Has removed his OFFICE and RESI-
DENCE to the BONNEY House on Main
Street. Jan l9.
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State Of South Carolina.
KERSHAW COUNTY. s

Joel Housh, vs. Amos Hough, Samson
uough, ct al -.
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Now in ordinary times, when cases
of violence are rare and shock the hu-
manity of public opinion, and excite
the indignant activity of those who are
interested in the suffering parties, this
labor of preparation was spared the So
licitor, because he always had an indi-
vidual prosecutor behind him: But
when the crime is one in which the
sympathy of public opinion is not warm
ly interested, or where q disturbed con-
dition of popular sentiment is not dis
pose / actively to assist public justice
or where the parties suffering are too
friendless to make themselves heard,
then the duty of the solicitor, while it
becomes more imperative, also becomes
more difficult. TO do justice be needs
larger powers and more assistance.
[ would, therefore, recommend a
more complete and efficient organization
Of the machinery necessary for the ad-
ministration of criminal justice. The
Encouragement is the proper represen-
tatiye of the criminal justice OF the
State, and he should have the au-
thority, not only as at present to con-
suit aud advise with the solicitors, but
to review and direct their action. They
should be required to report to him
repularly the condition of the prosecu-
tions in their respective circuits, and be
governed by his instructions whenever
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Ihave the.honor to be-,
very respectfully,
RoRERT K. SCOTT, Governor.
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Hotel Arrivais-Januasy 10.
NILS Horsg.

Il - MILLS HQDSE.
q. AsEupper, Ca; q. Pearsoa, Boston; 3. Perry
Butts, Charleston; II. Hendry, Newark, IL; Gep:
@. Ciark Gin. O.; u. D. spronel. n T.; samn a. B:
Merr1usn, Baltimore; Ajax. Chncnsy, N T.; Paul
whipple, ]. ". Fountain, Darlington, 8. c.; Senior
DeMe1cada, ]. 9. Hess, Philadelphia, Wm. d.
Mtten, Mrs. Mitten, Miss Nftssu, Boston; Col.
Lloyd J. Beall. Richmond, Va; Emil hehernlos los
Gardnetp Conner; j.. 8. Sibbald, 4.@Y.
CHARLESTON HorzE.> -.
Jno. F. Giobon, Baltimore; FIN. Aiifer. N. ~
T.. D. Clark, Louisville; 3. q. Coats, ". H. Peck,
N. N.s.A. Parker, Augusta; VI Trister,iiN N. Y.;F. e.
Emsley, Iowa; r. F. Kelly, N. r.; +. 4 King, VIII
mineton; D. W. Brailsrord, J. II. Richardson,
clarendon; Frank Cascader. Philadelphia; Chas
J. Ristufy, Wn. walter, n. T.; q. Eivle, North
Carolina; Ohas Sues, Louisville; T. d. Gillespie,
oity;#m- shannon, S. e.i W. r. Britain, n. y;
VIM. Cooper, 8, G.; ssmlJ J. MsKurnan aud ~ife'
PATTERSON, 4. J.; D..Marse, N. O.; J. N. Mace
Mar lt6n;sH. 8. Dudley, Conn; VIM. M.Wsiiace
Phils.; R. Hollis Cole, savanpah, Gs ,fGc ~ =
PAVILION HOTEL.
W. ]. Nixon, Beaufort, 8. o. S.NhendrlA
Columbia, s.. C.;-Jas B. Baker, ~5os: H.'BaSer
Jesse.Q ssalling, Vim. T. Russell ]. D. Jones
Mrs. Tenty and ~eSrd, snfolk, Va; Mrs. s. D
Parker, Phil; N. o. Dutton, Baltimore; Wn. d
Jackson. ohas Il. Miller, columDla. 8 g.; John +
Yane, Manning. 8. g.; mo. n. Murray, steamer
5n Antonio; ohas. b. Farmer, WATERFORD, .. q
a-=
"a. Eop IlTER OcAIS GEE FOURTH PAGE.
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s2,l9s,o74 81 81 SOL. .o14 90

Annual charge for l3 years. s.,........ $a2s,9s9 10
1t will be seen that the sum of columns and
8 in any year Is that Of the ann lal sum required
to pay ali In the given time. Is the interest on
the remaining debt; the surplus appropriation
In dlmlnutlOn OF the debt, while the sum 0f all the
inter, 81 and principal together Is So 9sS 30 or
thirteen times the yearly and equal appropriation
required.
That The people could bear taxation to do this,
and pay the cost Of carrying on the government
also, Is too clearly impossible to merit second
thought.
the Inssflciency of all the schemes heretofore
set forth to relieve the people from this debt, or
to modify tts consequent embarrassment, have
been too fully proved in the second article by
,Civtsn in the Republican, In q pamphlet on the
whole subject and In the general judgment OF
all, to warrant any hope from any OF them how
ever meritorous the efforts made; and In these Is
particularly included that all-absorbing gulf.
called the sinking fund; "ihat thing that but
eper swallows and that rleter can be tlled.n
But though the object sought nd SO much to
be desired has fallen short VI full realization, it
does not by any means follow that 1t cannot be
yet attained. 1t Is. indeed, confidently believed
that plan HOW exists that Will satisfy full pay
ment or every dollar OF principal and interest Of
the city debt, In two years less time than as it
now stands arranged, with saving to the city In
that time OF l52 TO- or In each year for twen-
tynys years $lS2 6i6 TO- which, with the value OF its
Interest added at 10 per cent simple interest only,
win leave the general prosperity by that time en-
HANGED over ten and a half millions OF
dollars, while our insufficient money facll-
ties will be at once stimulated and Increased by
$2,50s $50, borrowed at cheap rate and payable In
small sums periodically for long term. II this
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SrEAIrNG 0RoekERY.-On Monday night
John Johnson, ajuvenlle OF very diminasi!e sl1e
being struck BY the neat appearance Of some
plates ID house in Mr.. acsrge Mitchell's yard,
on South Bay, where he had been staying >foI
some time past, formed fhe design sr approprl.
atins saem. 10 conceive with him, was to exc
cute. and ia few moments John and the plasss,
six In number ywere minus. Unluekily for him
the young depredator almost ran over o police
manAtthe dark who took him In change, and to
whom in an agony of terror he confessed his theft
and asked for mercy: The plates were returned,
and John speDsthenaght ip the stsrionhouse. He
was brought before the Mayer next morning,
quaking with fear; and upon trial. :he prosecCtor
not spYsaring tdmststn he larceny; he was sent
to the House Of Correction for twenty days as !!
Lsgrant.
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.WoMAN's CHARACTER AND MISSION Us the
subject OF lecture to be delivered at Holiness
Lyceum this evening by the Rev. L. H. Shuck.
Apart from the intrinsic interest OF the theme
the good cause which has enlisted the efforts Of
the jealous and eloquent lecturer should suffice
to I'LL the hall.
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UNRAvELLING.-The closing examination In
the case of Cyprus Nelson, charged BY Henry
Dart with an assault and battery, burglary and
an attempt TO kill, with deadly weapon, before
Trial Justice John G. Mackey, and the evidence
not sustaining the charge, the case was dismiss
ed. Nelson's turn has now come, and yesterday
Dart was arrested and brought before Trial
Justice Bunch, on charge of assault and battery
upon Nelson. Some technical point was raised
by counsel, and the examination was postponed
until Tuesday next:
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TIE DEATHS FOR THE WEEK, ending January
in the city, acco'1g to the registrars report,
were as follows: Whites, 4; colored 10; total, %.
or the whole number IA were persons under the
age Of twenty, and Of these Is were colored.
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THAT So-CALLED LoTrERY.-Mr. Hutchin-
son, who was arrested on Saturday evening on
the charge Of carrying on lottery, tnot roooerv'
contrary to city ordinance and the laws OF the
State, had in his possession, at the time, city
license, as '1ocal peddler," dated on the preced'
ing day. This was believed BY Mr.. Hutchinson to
be all thatwas required to enable him to carry on
his business.
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- AGENT AND CoLLEcToR.-Mr. Theo. A. Smith,
in an advertisement in to.day,s NEWS, offers his
services to the public In this capacity, and
pledges himself that all. business entrusted to
him shall be promptly and faithfully attended to.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK-The following
gentlemen were yesterday elected directors oi
this bank: Andrew Simonds, Geo. ". Williams,
E. W. Marshall D. Jennings, VIM. L. Trenholm,
], L. Tobias, and F. J. Pelzer.
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ARRIVAL OF TIE VIKarN1A.-This fast iron
steamship, under the command OF Captain Alex.
Hunter, arrived at an early hour yesterday morn
ing from Philadelphia, after quick passage, and
win sail hence on Saturday, at O'Clock.
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ATTENTION, TouRIsrs.-Stereoscopic views
OF Charleston and vicinity, at No. 1ol King street
or az the Hasel street Bazaar. no'is
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Auction Sales This Day.

william Mckay will sell at 10 o'clock, at his
store. furniture, &c. .r@..s *, .
]. Fraser Mathewes will sell at half.past 10
O'Clock, at his Office, horses and mules.
Lowndes Grimball will sell at 10 O'Clock, at
their office, horse.
IN. Marshall l. Brother will sell at 10 O'Clock,
dnaheir office, horses and mules.