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LATEST. FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, February S.-Earl Russcl
has been instructed to sustain the
French demand for all extension Of The
armistice. The extension is expected
The Times, in al editorial on the sit
uation says information from Paris il1I.
Gates Il longing Tor peace.
The NCwS says the Parisians will vote
to-day in entire dependence upon the
good faith Of the Germans.
1t will be impossible to complete the
terms of peace between the assembling
Of the assembly and the expiration OF
the ar,nistice, when fighting may be
renewed. ~
1t is said, continues tie Nesrs, in that
event the Gclmuli power To oEer-Iun
France, will he most formidable.
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The new King of Spain, it is reported
is young man of very regular habits,
retiring to rest about ten O'Clock, and
requiring the palace gates to be locked
and the lights to be extinguished at mid
! night. These habits. it Is stated, have
caused great astonishncnt among the
Spauiards, who generally 20 to bcd al
sunrise and take breakfast at midday.
The Kiug has had one or more iecep'
t ons, and as abolished the roval system
OF extending his hand to be | i ed. aid
las introduced the more dcmociailc
plan of sla.;in. hands. He al: o walks
about the streets without an escort, VIZ
its the poor, and makes purchases III
the shops. The King contributed S5,O)0
for the uoor of Madrid, and al equal
amount for the needy members OF the
citizen militia. Having ascertained that
the pay of the public school teachers
was several months in arrrar, the King
has refused to draw on the treasury for
his own clnoluments until the claims of
the teachers are satisfied. lie also ex-
pressed his intention 10 gran. q general
amnesty for political offences, but the
constitution takes this power away fr"n
the King, and he cannot issue q genera!
pardon unless authorized ty q special
law of the COrtcs.~
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TIE STATE TAxEs.-The Charleston
Nc,os says: "The State Treasurer re-
ports that the State taxes are coming in
with unsual rapidity, and that the col
lection is likely to be both thorough and
prompt. p. ~
.'lne people, now or hereafter must
pay the currentexpenses as well as the
debt of the State. What we put OF to-
day will come back to plague us to-nor-
row. We, do not, by checking the sup
plies, prevent the General Assembly
from wasting our substance; nor do we
make them more wasteful by giving,
when it is demanded, what must in the
end be paid. It's pleasant, therefore, to
know that the people, bowed, down as
they are, are paying their taxes without
any avoidable delay"
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FOREIGN NEWS.

NEW York, February 6.-Thc World q
cable, from Berlin, 5,h. says easiness
lis succeeding the cXultation caustd ny
the fall of Paris. Funds are dePre esseu'
and no confidence is felt that the terms
of peace will be accepted by the B"r-
deax Assembly. Inces*ant eXertI"hs
are making for resumption of the wal
the plsn being to raise armies ana over. r.
run the whole of France and reduce IT IT
to submission by savage anu RELENTLESS
campaign.
| PARIS, February 4.-lntcase SUFFERING
prevail S. Hundreds are q YIN. ia ~ OF
/; starvation. The TODD received IS wholly
inadequate.
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THE INTEREST on THE VIRGINIA
PUBLIC DETr.-Mr. S;wcasey, of Lon.
edon, was yesterday before the Finance
Committee of the House of Delegates,
and gave his views III regard to the lay-
ment of interest on the Siaic debt. Ii.
represents, We hear, between one and
two hundred thousand dollars held hy
himself, and nearly or quite 'thrre mil.
lion of dollars held by others ab.oad
The meeting was i'l.orT;a!, and the COM
mittcc listened with marked courtesy to
his views. He sa:d that when lhcs'
foreign parties made their investments.
they Id it without other srcnrity' than
the faith they had in the credit Of the
CcmmonwtaIth, and tl:at to ta;l now t"
provide i0r The payment 0t tie intrre>!
on this debt would br to mraiI our cred
it abroad. lie further said tllat soulsl
policy would dictate that provision be
promptly made to meet this interest.
This ia an interesting question, and is
receiving the attention aud the thought
OF the ub. est men in both houses of tie
General Observation-Disclosures Wig. I
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The Repeal Of tie Test Oath.

The bill regulating the test oath nav
ing passed both branches OF Congress
cocs to the President for his approval
It was reported by the Reconstruction
Committee, but opposed by Butter anu
tho extreme Radicals of the party. III
t,,e House it gave rise to an exciting dc-
ba,e but finally prevailed by a vote of
one hundred and eighteen to eighty.
That the President will approve the bill
is not to be doubted, as he would scarcely
array himself against this strong popular
demonstration in favor of conciliation-
The repeal of the test oath is a.stcp in
the right direction, aud removes from
the statute book one of those odious
disqualifcations which perpetuate the
heart-burnings Of the paekGonfiict. The
repeal of the disabilities imposed by the
Fourteenth Amendment would 80 far to
complete the worl, of conciiation. Un-
til that is done, it is impossible for US to
forget the past or identify ourselves wlth
government which excludes. our best
citizens from offices of honor and OF
trust The time must ccme when these
disabilities are removed, and the sooner
il is fastened the better. The effect Of
the bill just passed will be perceived by
understanding, that the political disabll-
tiles originally imposed on the Southern
ers are summed up in too branches; the
fourteenth amendment, including from
Office all who held office before the war;
andthe ''iron-clad," excluding all who
stood by the South in the war, even
though not holding Office before. BY
Act of Congress Of July II, 1868, it was
provided that those amenable to the
fourteenth amendment should, on hav-
ing the disabilities thoreby imposed re-
moved, take certain form of oath be-
fore entering on Office, and the bill just
passed Congress is to allow all who are
not amendStle to the fourteenth amend
ment, but are TO the ''iron-clad," to hold
office on talling.the same oath. ...
The following is the cath prescribed
by the Act Of July 1858.
I II, AB, do soIlnnly swear Tor affirm! d.!
that + will support thee Constitution OF
the United States against all cnGnies,
foreign and domestic; that will bear
true faith and allegiance TO the same;
that / lake this obligation freely, with
out any mental reservation or purpose OF
evasion; and that will we'll and faith-
fully discharge the duties of the Office on
which am about to enter. So help INC
God" a.
Upon the Presidents approval OF the
above bill, the law as to Southcrners
holding office is, that any man relieved
of his disabilities under the fourteenth
amendment, or any man never anena-
ole thereto, may hold any office, State
or Federal, OH taking the oath prescrib-
cd in the Act of July IL, 1868, above
quoted: s.Those not relieved from ameu-
ability to the fourteenth amendment
arc still disfranchised.
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TIE Hot SUPPER on FRIDAY LAST.
The Aot Supper in behalf of the
Methodist Church, came off in the Mar
shall House according to announcement
on Friday evening last, and was served
up with the brilliant display, and boun-
,iful profusion for which the ladies OF
the congregation, are noted. The tables;
were loaded with everything which
crafty the eye o: delight the palate, aad
u large CON, ANY were present 10 do ial!
Justice to tile merits OF the entertain
nent. 1t was thoroughly enjoyed and
appreciated, aud WAS successful even be-
yond the expectations of its patrons.
The receipts of the evening amounted
10 over $l40, we learn. ...
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FINE CABBAGE SCHEDULING the
past week Mr.. A: w. Zackery, has visit
ed our town with bis usual supply OF
the famous Zachary Cabbage Seed"
Mr.. Zachary lives in Cashiers Valley \.
C., where they grow the finest .cabbages,
potatoes, apples. &C., and he and his
father before him for many years have
been visiting our section, where his
wares are well known and duly appreci
ated. His cabbage seed especially are
too we'll known to need recommenda-
ton. Every one who is fond of the
vegetable, whether or not bel he a Dutch
man and loves Sour Kro,tt, should call
ut Parker & Lees, the agents, and get q
supply af the seed.
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INCIDENTS OF THE WEEK. - Joseph
Bolts, and Emanuel KclIar, colored, had
an alteration one evening of the past
week, near the corner Of the Marshall
House, and after exchanging blows in
which the first named came Oft second
best, were arrayed before the Council
and fince', Bolts 81 and Kcliar SIS.
Duncan Crager, colored, was arraiged
before the Council, Oh "Wednesday
morning last, for disorderly conduct on
the streets and fined SIS, and afterwards
before Trial Justice Hemphill, charged
with beating his wife, and fined $50
The way of tlangressors is hard.
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The NEW APPoRr1oNMEST.-Ihe
Western members, together with those
from the South, are anxious to pass the
apportionment bill during the present
Congress, while the New England and
Middle States men desire the question
postponed until the meeting Of the lsxt
Congress. There are two plans advocat-
ed, one making the number of repre-
eentatives 275, and the other fixing the
number at 800. Whichever is adopted,
we gain one member, and perhaps two.
The West gains mere than two thirds
of all the increase. and hence her anx-
iety to have the matter settled at once.
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THE VACANT JCDGEsIIp.-A CORES.
pendent Of tie Courier writes: The Va.
can't Judgeship is begilning 10 become
the subject CT much discussion, baih
among the members of the Assembly
and the lobby members. Numbcrlcss
candidates are in the field, and the can-
vaSs promises 10 be Il brisk one. The
Governors candidate. as have already
stated, is Col. Simeon Fair, IF Ncwbrr-
ry. Other State officials Hvor General
McGowan, of AUbevilis. The Spartan
biirg delegation speak Of Colonel BaX-
ter and Colonel Mon'golncry MoYes, Of
Sumter, is al:o in the field with good
chances. Tie more cXtrc.ncof tic RAD
ica!s will probably vote for WiEsmith.
of Spartanburg. In the meantime the
Bill to abolish the Seventh Circuit is
still pending in the Se.ase.
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RELIGIOUS. - According to previous
announcement, DR.. J. Leig hton Wilson,
the distinguished divine, was present
with the Presbyterian congregation OF
this place on Sunday last, and delivered
very interesting, discourses, morning, al
ternoon and evening. In spite tot the
disasreeable weather there was good
attendance, and the Congregation was
much edited by one forcible preseE-
ton of the claims of Missions by one of
its most jealous and impressive adro-
Gates. . ....
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The Bacon Market.

The EewZork Daily Bulletlnhas the
following observations OH the present
uostiofiao the product Of eehog:
lie recent most persistent efforts toa
give the market all appearance OF e&-1
cirsment aiaa- bu0yancy lissSe- failosi~t'1
break the general apathy OF exporters,
,he,r figuring little further 10 tind out
wierptile trouble fays. TIE conclusion
arrived nj appears 10 be about as follows:
fRirst, that's the first nkwgnicljt abroad
was to large extent owing to Che cheap
Iess .of. goods, aud That assssi -tha
n,lyance here touk place the export on
fresh olticrs stopped s.tllengh H.lEietse
h,uounts continued to 70 forward son or
h,uck curtiuct4; that tlicreis enough now
81 Elig lund and Germany
| 10 meet ali tln usu:,fl " liberal call aifq
! fiat buying Ion themselves the. c0lIsaia-
ers from tie sdin.fe,it armies Will be
I2alore likely To opefate an pconGmical
and cautious manner than when supplied
by the governments ! TINT the French
il, particular, after having obtainea
enough to.reIieve llesent distress, VIII,
j as usual. ignore the flesh Of the swine tn
n great extent, and that SO far as Great
! Hrittain is concerned, the increase III the
4 home production will materially lessen
lhe sc0nsumption of American goods,
tt,i, ,lcss the rates are kept low enough to
admit of free purchases by the very
poorest classes, those WHO in many dis
tric,s ore compelled to subsist largely on
cheese. &C., Instead of meat. So much
for tkc position abroad. And now 1et us
.Ilcni at home. The late2 advance 4tsell
was 80 Sharp as to make IL considerable
reaction almost positive. to say nothing
1 6f decided curluilineht m allademands
teXcept in The way of speculative interest
IwlGch is undoubtedly smaller, while
levery day gives evideneegof the large
incre:,se of ihccrnp With atl'tlE goods
seltt abroad alid| yet to- go, and the
amounts taken for home consumption
there is undoubted evidence of consider
able larger stocks on hand than for the
corresponding period last year. aud the
last hoy Is not in yet by any means
while the arrivals appear toi slow IN
crcasiug weights every. day., iCerialr
-ra:les of bacon, cutlneats, and possibly
prime mess pork, may be fairly slIstail
ed, but there fare q great many OF tht
most thoroughlyposted operators i'll tht
rade wl,oS have serious doubts abou
m >.is pork and lard ut current values
fPut item ow;eEouSh andtlIey viii un
ldoub.edly sell, but WithAhish, prices
large proportion OF the production mus V
uudoubtcdly be carried oyer. sfi
l. - - .
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INcENDlARY FIrE-BCRHING OF a
METHODIST PARSONAGE -COLCMEIA
ClRCuIT.-Jl:ursday afternoon last
while the family Of Rev. Mr.. Clifton
were visiting at near neielihor's house
the residence was 6iscovrrd to be on
fire. Mr.. Cooper, it is said, was the first
to get OH the premises, and found, the
house OPEN ard the beds and clothing
strewn over the floor, and the impress
sion is that the house was first pillaped.
Mr.. Clifton is absent Gil the circuit and
has lost everything: The Inrsonage is
located cisl.l miles from RidgcAay.-
H'innStoro NenS.
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NEW CoUNTIEs.-Mr. Wilkes has in
troduced bill 10 form new county out
of Anderson, Grecnviile, Laurens and
Abbeville, with the court house at
Honca Path. This makes the fifth
county which it is proposed to erect by
the present Legislature, as bills have
been introduced previously to organize
the counties of Pendlcton, Woodbury.,
st. Georges and Coosawa.chie-thc
three last named in the low country.
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THE TRIM sJusl1cE SysrEMs--Sev-
|eral bills are alow before tlic Iieglslature
10 abolish the triuf Justice >system;;-
None afe these, it is .eaid, will pass rs the
force of.the triul justicesSon the floor OF
the House is too great to bc overcome.
Iu view ofa,his, and to- prevent abuses
of power, u new bill is nov. preparing IN
the attorney-general's office, which,
when completed, will coyerabout pinety
pages OF leepl cal, aud VIII issst gu the
necessary requirements. 1t minutrlS
defines their criminal aud civil jnrisdIc-
,iui, and lnys dowG Asmodc Of prrcedare
III .beSfullowed by them. EEs s.
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SENATORIAL NoMINATIoN.-At Re.
publican nominating convention, held
here on Saturday last in rersuancc of q
call of II. II. Ellison, County Chairman.
Mr.. J. Eoli!nshcad, wGs unanimously
nominated to FIJI the Vacancy In the
State Senate from Abbcville, occasionctl
by tho death of ii. J. I.cnaX. The elcc.
tion it will be rccol!ccted las been or
dered for Thursday, the 18th inst.
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LEGISLATIVE.

One of the most arbitrary 'neasuiee "
the Session was the adoption by the
House Of the minority report seating
Messrs. Littlefeld and Singleton, Re-
yublicans, and eusting Messrs. Aougt'
md Evans, Reformers,, from. .Chesteialelu
afte, four hours debate, by Q vote OF o.
TO 25. .r,,
Action upon the. Attorney-Generars
opinion in McIntyre's case was posi-
poned until Monday-week.
The Senate concurrent resolution ap'
vomiting committee to investigate t"@
onerations of the County Commissioners
81 charleston, was adopted in the house
A resolution giving General Worth
;ppton twenty-five hundred dollars ant
elliott fifteen hundred, additional io'
services rendered during the impeach
mont of Judge Vernon, was laia on 'o'
table,:
The Senate has passed the new appro
nr;atiou bill, and laid on the table q res
olution; to afford State aid II persons
driven from their MONIES.
The House has tabled the resolution tf
resc;nd the joint resolution to adJoufi
on March LIST.
4, The House has passed bill to amene
the act establishing State Orphan Asy'
lum. and also bill to provide 1or the
purchase of tho manuscript copy or inc
nenal statntes of the State, compiled oy
Mr.. seabrook, of the Charleston bar
nhis is the bill over which there h"s
heeo considerable contention, rs to thc
nrice to be allowed. AS the Dill mas
uassed 5000 is allowed. .a
The following bills have passea the
aenate: To amend all Act to denne the
jurisdiction and duties of County Com
n,;ssioners to require County Commls.
sioners to report annually to the 0ehera'
Assembly, on or before the 18th of eve
~ December; to amend section 27o OF
an Act to revise, simplify and abrldse
the rules, practice, pleadings and for"s
of the courts; to amend IN Act to es-
tab,ish and maintain system OF Tree
schools; to compel County Treasures
to receive County checks in payment OF
taxes and for other purposes; to require
County Treasurers to report to Genera
Assembly. All Of which were referred
by the House.
A. bill has been insroduced to amend
nm Act to define the criminal jurisd!c
tion of Trial Justices. According to the
bill, Trial Justices are empowered, II
cases of crimes of a higher grade, to cali
upon any citizen to serve their warrants
and make arrests, and the person SC
called upon s compelled to obey, under
a penalty of fine and imprisonment ir
the Penitentiary. ....
Mr.. Tolbert gave notice of the intro
duction of bill to form and establish q
Judicial and Election County, from, por'
tions of Edgefeld, Abbeville, Orange
blrg aud Newberry.
A Joint resolution ordering that the
Hon. James L. Orr, Judge of the Eighth
Judicial. Circuit, be allowed extra com
pensation for holding extra courts, pass
ed Its second reading,
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STATE REwARIs. - Governor. Scott,
offers three hundred dollars reward for
the arrest of the murderer or murderers
of the Rev. Il. N. Harrison, Of Edge
field. The Governor also offers a re-
ward Of five hundred dollars for the ar
rest Of the parties who set fire to the
barn and stable of Mr.. A. G. MayI;n,
In Cnioh District.
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rsa- See notice Of The new firm Of
wardIaw 4 Edwards, whdhavc forne'l
IL cnrartnership in the grocery and pro
vision business, and will keep also on
land iii, staple dry goods. They are
gentlemen well known in our ,colnpuI
n:ty, and their character affords a guar
an,ec that they will rerform what they
promise. Give them u call.
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DRESS MAxISG.-We direct attention
to the advertisement of Mrs. Taggart
who prepsred, to execute all orders IN
dress-n,aking, at her rooms over Kutz's 5
Shoe Shop. Mrs. T. is we'll known In
our community Us an experienced and
.skillful. dress-nlaker; aud We trust Will
continue to receive her full share Of the
public patronage.
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THE CHARLESTON SERAToRsuIP--
The Hon. Richard II. Cain, publishes
a lengthy card in the last Missionary
Record, announcing himself as candi-
date for Senator In Charleston county,
to fill the vacancy caused BY the death
of Hon. W. H. Mishaw.
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THE LACNENsvILLE HERALD.-The
last number Of this excellent Journal
contains the salutatory of Mr.. J. W.
Furguson, who assumes the editorial
control. Weextend our hearty welcome
to the editor, and our best wishes to the
proprietors.
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ly- Mr.. +. Edwards has returned
from Baltimore with al entire new
stock Of Groceries. which he Is, opening
in the Marshall House. These goods
have been selected with care, and viii
be disposed Of cheap for cash. Sec nd
yCrti: n!tnt next week! ....... "a .....
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SALE DAY.-MonGay was cold, wei
and disagrceable, but thele was quite &
large attendance. The only property
sold by the officers Of Court was the real
estate of VIM. S. Mcbride, sold by The
Sheriff. 265 acres, for s7S5. The day
passed off without disturbance.
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APPo1STMENgs.--T following ap-
pointmen,s are announced at the Exec
utive Department:
w. *. Blake, of Abbeville; J. H.
Shuttle, ,of Charleston: and c. n. s.
Butt, of Columbia, to be Notaries Pub
lie, .
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A terrible accidcfit" llappencf a rev
davs ago at New Hamburg, by the col,
lision of the Chicago express with an oil
t,ain upon Il bridge. Several sleeping
cars and their occupants ?werG buF!'rd
None escaped from one car. The bridge
ave way subsequently,, aud cNrrythin.
ell into the river. 1t is expected thirty
lives were lost in one cur. SixteGI
;,odies have been recovered. ."..'A ;,
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E@ On the mail route from Green
vile to Columbia, w. n. Hoge and J. A.
Crews, route agents, are removed, aud
john Shell and Orlando G.. Folger ap-
pointed in their place.
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A RUSH OF Co7ToN.-On Monday
four steamers. four SHIPS and one brig,
arrived at Liverpool from the United
States with all aggregate If g, 400 hales
of Gotten, and were followed the next
day by steamer and ship with $40
more. -..
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Friday, February 10, 1871.

TEang.-.Three ddslars year, in ad
vance. .-,--f,r q shorter
No subscriptions taken for a sno' u
time than six months.
Transient advertisements arc nar . inch
Ror at the rate Of ONE DoLi'AM a,I EJr1y Y
space for the first lnsers,1,';' iant Insertion.
CsNTs for each suoscquesne sa,., me, tine above
4 liberal deduction edrlons sFo,l' Advertising by
rates is made lie to TO the hvsSU Year.
the auaa.i,f1i an obituary 10 notices and tribute,
s Essrert are charged for at the USUAL
rates of advertising, ,.. ---.--
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= It is thought tho weakness of the
French government will cnllse Disagree
ments. in which the negotiations recent
lv hal with the GcImans will not be
observed. ga ,.,t..".9.:i, Ef..,.... :
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lg- Mr.. J. w. Fowler, offers for sale
30 valuable building lots near the Depot,
also at the Emporium 2doz chignons Of
the latest style.
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,r9 See Professional Card OF DR.. NAL
lev P. Rivers, who offers his services to
the citizens of the vicinity of Cokesbu-
ry and Hodges!