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ploy counsel, clerks and stenographers, and
do various other things, and with the broad
field and the examples Of other investigators
that are before them, 1t is difficult 10 believe
that they will get through by February (which
Is the date on which they are ordered to re-.
port Their first meeting in Charleston Is call
ed for next Tuesday at noon, n the Office of
Sheriff Mackey.
The judiciary committee of the House have
advertised very important Meeting at the
Statehouse, on Monday evening, the 22d in
stant, to consider the metropolitan police
bill, and to hear arguments pro and con
upon the subject. The committee, in their
notice, say: "The entire Charleston dele
cation. as we'll as other persons, who
bill are invited to meet with the commit
tee" am told that the entire Charleston
delegation are opposed to the measure, and
this should secure Its rejection by any fair
minded legislative body, but 1t may be that
the attendance at this meeting OF q few of
the citizens OF Charleston would have good
effect.
The past few days have not been without
number of personal rencontres to make things
extent for the sudden cessation of the vitu-
perative debates In the House. Yesterday
afternoon the doughty Byas, by some miscal-
culatlon OF angles or distances, ran his face
several times against cowhide which another
colored gentleman policeman Williams) kept
putting In his way. He quite spoiled the cow
hide, by covering 1t all up with blood and little
pieces Of skin, and Williams says he never
can use 1t again. 1t Is said that Byas had been
taking certain unwarrantable liberties with
the policeman's wife. and hence the hiding.
Byas swore he would have r-r-revenge, and
he went to the nearest trial Justices 10 get five
dollars worth. PICKET.
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JOTTTNGS ABOUT THE STATE

DIR. John s. Rich, an old and respected
physician Of Manning, died on the 18Th inst
Mr.. Martin Ponder, of Plckens county, who
was stabbed by Mr.. Hellam Hunt, has since died.
The stabbing 1t is said, was in self-defence.
The following is the result OF the election
held on Monday last for Intendant and War
dens of the Town of Walhala: Intendant, c.
E. Watson; Wardens, A. Taylor, VIM. C. Kelh,
c. F. sheeba, W. Korber, John Kaufman,
]. NJ Marlborough.
R. NJ. Wallace, collector of Internal
revenue, visited Anderson last week, In com.
pany with special detectives, and conhscated
several boxes of tobacco illegally stamped.
He also coniscated over four hundred dollars
worth of tobacco In Abbsvllle, last week. OF
course, the merchants are entirely innocent of
any attempt to evade the laws of the country.
The responsibility of these illegal stamps in
every case has been affixed on parties known
to the merchants from whom they purchased
the tobacco. 1t further appears that the pur.
chase of tobacco from WagOners Is attended
with more uungct-vt THO vtioravtri ,nou ~ lis,v
it Is bought from any other source.
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THE TROUBLES OF FRANCE.
PRESIDENT THEIRS RESIGNS WHAT
THE GERMANS THREATEN TO Do.
The Tax and Tariff Question the
Cause Of the DIHculiy-The Assembly
Alarmed and on its Knees to Thfers.

PARIS, January 10.
In the National Assembly to-day the discus.
sion was resumed on the proposition to 1m'
pose tax on raw materials. 1t soon became
jorlty, and finally the Assembly, by vote Of
376 against SO7. adopted resolution providing
that the government shall only resort to taxa.
tion of raw materials when the other taxes
fail to produce sufficient revenue to meet The
expenses of the nation. A committee of f1(-
teen was appointed, who are In the meantime
to make thorough examination of the tariff.
There are rumors this evening of ministerial
changes on account of the vote of the Assem-
retire from the ministry of finance, and will
be succeeded by NJ. Casimer Perlere. the pres
ent minister of the interior. NJ. Lefranc Is
mentioned as the successor TO Periere.
LONDON, January 20.
A Versailles special to the Times says Thiers
thinks himself personally affected by the re-
lection Of the tariff measure. His resignation
will be presented to day. If accepted, 1t is
thought the Germans will reoccupy portion
of France. Meantime The Assembly contem.
plates vote of confidence In Theirs and his
cabinet, to avert crisis.
VERSAILLES, January 20.
Theirs and the whole ministry have resign.
ed. The Assembly refused to accept Thiers's
resignation, and appointed q committee to
effect compromise. The deputatlons are
waiting on the President to induce him to re-
consider, but he insists on resigning, as the
Assembly has rejected his tariff measures
Great excitement prevails.
LATEsr.-Thiers has withdrawn his resigua.
ton.
LONDON, January 20.
The Diet of Croatia, having ignored the CON-
promise proposed by the local governments of
Austria and Hungary, was dissolved by an I'm
perial decree.
John Stuart Mill declines 10 preside at the
Dixie demonstration.
It Is rumored that Dr. Helmbold has been
under medical restraint OF Maison de Saute
in the vicinity OF Paris, but was recently re.
leased.
CALCUTTA, January 20
Raun Sing and other chiefs in the recent E.
volt were captured, and they and Iwenty-nine
of their adherents were executed.
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The Springfield Republican relates that
the Workmpn in the engine-house of the New
Haven Railroad were greatly amused, few
had killed q rat nearly as large as himself In
one of the engine.pits., The side OF the pit
being perpendicular, and the rat too heavy for
the Weasel 10 carry up In his teeth, the ques-
ton arose how he should get him out. 1t
looked like O difficult task, but the weasel was
eunal to the emergency. After several unsuc.
cessful attempts to shoulder the rat and climb
up The side, he laid him down and went about
to he different corners Of the pit on a tour o.
inspection. Finally selecting one In which
elevation of several inches, he went back
dragged the rat to the corner and stood him
upon bis hind legs. he then clamberei ont O.
the pit, and going to the corr corner where he e hat
from above. clasped the rat around the necl
with his fore paws, pulled him up, and trottet
off with him 10 his hole.
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FURTHER PARTICULARS OF The
GREAT FIRE IN ABBEVILLE.
Half the Town In Flames-Ss0,0 ,0O8
Worth of Property Destroyed-Names
of the SufYerers-Losses, Insurance, &c.

Some further particulars of the great fire at
Abbeville Courthouse, briefly announced in
Saturdays NEWS, reach US by mail. Mr.. j. F.
G. DuPre, the intendant OF the town, writes
under date of Friday last:
A fire occurred In our town this A. M., (one
o'clock, which entirely consumed the court
house, the Marshal House, tine stores of J..
| Knox, Trowbridge & Co., Troegar d Bequest,
and Kapshan & Sklarz; also, liquor establish.
ments of l.. II. Russell, Christian & Wilson, j.
Knox. and Lee Russell, together with all the
smaller buildings on the two squares, occupied
| by freedmen. Loss about $4,000 Insurance
about $4,000 or $4,000 Clerk, sheriff and
probate Judge lost many valuable papers,
A correspondent Of the Columbia Union
writes:
About two O'Clock this A. NJ. fire broke out
| in the kitchen adjoining L. 81. Russells prem
| ises. The building being composed Of dry
\ wood, there was no visible means whatever Of
extlngLishing the flames; In fact the occupants
had barely lime to escape from the flames,
some of them escaping In their night clothing.
TIE flames quickly spread to the adjoining
slde,) being built of wood, was quickly laid 10
| ashes. The courthouse was also destroyed,
and it was only through the united efforts OF
the citizens that the entire village of Abbe
vile was not consumed. As 1t is. how
ever, the main business portion of the
town is destroyed. The main business
store John Knox's) was burned TO the
ground. The holel-the Marshall House-wlth
the new and handsome cur ola, also fell q
victim to the fiery monster. The mart, known
as the .Jem Store,n was destroyed. In this
case, however, an insurance was In their
keening to cover all losses. Taking q rough
estimate of the losses and insurance, out OF
the entire $4,000 destroyed not more than
half Is insured. The Marshall House was not
insured for more than one-slxth The loss; and
Knox's wholesale establishment was not in-,
sured for more than one-tenth. There Is q
current report on the streets that lady aud
child has been burnt. This rumor, however,
is contradicted by some.
The Union remarks:
This ls q greas calamity, especially for an In
land village Ike Abbeville, and, to add to the
disaster, there seems 10 have been but very
limited amount of Insurance upon most of The
property destroyed. As to fire department,
there was nothing of the kind-not even an
ordinary hand engine. If there Is anything
that can stimulate the citizens Of our country
villages to exerlions In this direction, disas-
ter Of this kind ought 10 be sufficient.
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DOMARIA NURSERIES.

The large st and most varied Stock Of Southern
accmated FRUIT TREES, adapted 70 ur soil
aud climate consisting Of Apples, Peaches, Pears,
Pums, Almonds, Aprlcots and Nectarines, from
the earliest 10 the iatest; Cherries, Ounces Figs
Hazle Nuts, English Walnuts and spanish Chest.
nuts, several hnd varieties; Crap Vines, EN-.
bracing choice table kinds; Strswuerries and
Raspberries Evergreeus, In great variety, for OF.
nanrnt and for Cemeteries; Roses-sll the pest;
D hlias GIadlolss, Lilies &C.; Ornamental FioM,
ering Shrubs, Asparagus and Horse haotsr Sor
Roofs. Usage orange and Mccartney Rose ios
hedges, Choice Fruit Trees OF all kinds Wn!Ca
win bear the first season II transpsntec eaT; nes
will be furnished at moderate prices AH'"
| Catalogue sent to all who apply. .,~oct IN the
Proprietor. pomaria, 8. O.
| poy2S-C2mos
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THE NEW CABLE.
A Shilling a Word-The Plan OGscia1ly
Explained.

A new project for cheap telegraphic COM
r,,n;ooi,on he,ween England and America
.1unA."A -. 49, g.,
nas 10" oeeh s'ai.eu, a. "ppe"ts 4io" 'iio io'-
lowing circular, which has been sent to the
London uapers by Mr., G., T. Snead, of Nine
lug iane'
It Is proposed tnat tne Governments OF
Great Britain and Oh the united states should
purchase the existing cables and NeWlound-
land land lines, paying for Inc same In terml-
nable annuiltes, and charging only such rates
for the use of the cables as Will meet the an
nual interest charge For this purpose one
fourth of the existing tariff would suffice for
the present-that Is to say. messages of ten
words could be carried for 10s., Instead OF s2.
The gross earnings of the Anglo-American
and French cables, Including the share of re-
ca,nis accrulng +, the Newfonndland Company,
have now reached about f7OO, 900 per annum,
and this amount is earned with only one-hall
of the available power being employed.
The existing companies are earning, with
f70O, 200 year gross receipts, about fifteen
per cent. on their ordinary capital after allow
ing considerable sum for reserve: But IN
view of the possibilities OF competition the
shareholders would be contenC 10 dispose OF
their property without demanding eX0r0ltant
terms IT. NAV he safely assumed that they
1919 oooon+ s1sn f,r AnoIo-Amarjcan stock
@oalG coo avSsPS avT oohIa Shorss ~ con eech
anu toV ITL @ aseuua cah,e. oi The Neu fnMnSIsnd
company eau oe acquile9 ~. aoou. u,. 1ovv,oUSS.
Tne total cost VI lnese llnes III Ine case VI an
Immediate purchase oy the goVermmemss e mn ono
would on these terms De less man to,oOo,Ug,et'
10 PROVIDE ior % tne rots use addi,onai cahies
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PREPARING FOR WAR.
OUR HARBOR DEEENCES TO BE
STRENGTHENED 1T ONCE.
Moultrie-What is Going on Below
Savannah.

Inc n0Ce Oh preparation LOT possible un
pleasantness with Spain, or even a hostile
hug from the Russian bear, can be heard
even in our quiet and peaceful har
Dor. It Is certain that orders have
been issued for the oyerhaulIng Of the
harbor defenees at Charleston, involving i'm.
portant changes and the expenditure of large
amounts of money. Forts Moultrie and Sum.
ter are about to receive their proper arma-
ment, and the work Of mounting thirty or
forty heavy guns In these works is under con-
tract, and will probably be begun to-day. Fort
Moultrle Is In good repair, but Fort Sumter
will require vast amount of work to make II
once more the key to the harbor.
The Savannah Advertiser Of the 21st says
that the steamship Magnolia, on her last trip
from New York, brought out some twenty OF
more laborers, this instalment to be further
increased at that port to the number OF one hun.
dred men, to constitute the working force of
Colonel Ludlow, of the United States Engi.
neers, who will at once commence operations
works, and otherwise strengthening the lorti-
ications of Fort Pulaski. The working plans
are looked for by every mall, when the force
employed will at once be dispatched to Fort
Pulaski. Barracks for the quarterlng of one
hundred laborers are to be first erected out
side of tho fort, when the work of throwing up
extensive earthworks in the V of the fort will
be at once commenced. Guns of fifteen inch
calibre are to be mounted. The work, aside
from the equipments, Is to cost twenty-six
thousand dollars, and it Is surmlsed that, In
view Of the present aspect of affairs, especially
the complications with Spain, the work Of
further strengthening Pulaski, In addition to
the earth batteries, will be continued by The
government, Transforming 1t into one of the
strongest forts on the Atlantic coast.
Captain 3. T. Renshaw, who was lately
staying at the Mills House, left on Friday
night, In obedience 10 orders from the Navy
Department, to take command of the Woosack,
a splendid ship OF sixteen guns, belonging to
the South Atlantic squadron. These move
ments look like business, and war news and
rumors are the order of the day.
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but that still further reductions ro,,nt =,
and the number of cables ineresssd ~, tna1os ~
same plan OF terminable annullies, without he hs.
coming any burden on the two goyernments
The termtnable charge for ten cables wonIx
oe EASE, 600 year, which would be earned ~
eight Of the cables in working order at the fsfe
oil I'd. per word, and so on ad libitu,n. On thS
e4piry or the annuities the cost OF commupi-
nication. .-SiES 81 "a -:
The attention Of the various chambers Of
commerce In Great Britain Is respectfully CALI
ed to this important question, and the signa.
lures Of all parties interested are requested b
form concurrence.
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, January 20.
The question OF repeating the tariff on rice
will come up before the ways and means COM
mittee very soon, and 1t Is understood that
there is q strong feeling In the committee To-
vorlng repeal.
Lieutenant. Colonel Farran has been assign
ed quartermaster on duty In the Department
of the South, relieving Major Eddy, who has
been assigned 10 the Department Of the Gulf,
Major Belger, who has been assign
ed 10 the Department of Texas.
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KU.KLUx OUTRAGE AT THE STATEHoUsE. =
Yesterday afternoon, shortly after the ad-
journment of the House, the doughty cham.
pion Of his Exeellency Governor Scott, the
upon by q colored policeman (Williams) in the
lobby OF the House and thrashed with a
coWhide in most severe manner. 1t Is said
that The honorable member had used Insulting
language to the wife Of Williams, and hence
his deserved punishment Bystanders state
that Williams encountered his victim at the
head of the stairs leading down from the lob
by, and strenuCusly belabored him every ster
to the bottom. m.-Columbia Ph9nis, Of Satur.
dau
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NEW YORK ITEMS.

New YORK, January 20.
Erie stockholders, representing thirty mil
lions, protest to the Legislature against The
present management.
Several Unions have withdrawn from the
Workingmen's Union, on the ground that the
organization Is political.
The Market Savings Bank has been closed.
A receiver has been appointed.
The German Reform Central Committee
have adopted a resolution denounclng the
city bills recently introduced at Albany.
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THE LOUISIANA ROW.

NEW ORLEANS, January 21.
The Carterites took their seats to-day. Pinch
backs election was confirmed, seventeen. TO
sixteen of Pinchback's adherents casting a de.
cisive vote.
NEW ORLEANS, January 20.
Speaker Carter will tomorrow, by order TO
the car 1tol and the approaches thereto. Car
ter requests the people in the vicinity to keep
of the streets and close their business houses.
A conflict is indicated. The Carterltes are said
to have two thousand men.
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAIL
ROAD LEASE.

MEMPHIS, January 10.
The stockholders of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, after three days ses-
sion, to-day ratified the lease of that road 10
the Southern Security Company, of which
Thomas A. Scott is president, by vote of five
to one.
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THE COTTON MoVEMENT FOR THE
WEEK.
NEW YORK, January q

NEW YORK, January 81.
The receipts of cotton at oil OF the ports for
1856 last week, ll0,62s the previous week,
and l2G, ,929 three weeks since. The total re-
ceipts since September have been 1,7O3, 900
bales, against 2,04s, ,024 for The corresponding
period of the previous year. showing de-
crease since September Of 345. .024 bales. The
exports from all OF the ports ior the week
were 1855 bales, against ll9, ,34s for the same
week last year. The total exports for the
expired portion of the cotton year amount
to 909, ,497 bales, against l,2lS, ,54s for the same
time last year. The present stock, as COM
pared with that for the corresponding week Of
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Governor Scott has appointed Mr.. ". A.
Austin, OF Greenyille, notary public, and also
renewed his commission as deputy surveyor
general. Also appointed John J. Wilson,
county commissioner Of Fairfield County, vice
U. G. Dunlap, resigned.
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TIE WEATHER THIS DAY.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jann

WASHINGTON, D. c.. January 81.
The highest barometer will probably move
on Monday northeastWard over Tennessee 10
West Virginia; clear weather and westerly
winds prevailing In the South Atlantic States.
Brisk, but not dangerous, winds are anti
cpated for tonight for the Middle Atlantic
coasts.
Yesterdays Weather Reports OF the
Signal Service, U. s. A.-447 p. NJ,
Local Time.
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NEGRO TESTIMONY.

CINCINNATI, January 20.
The Kentucky Senate voted twenty to six
teen In favor OF negro testimony.
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NoTB.-The weather re3orJ dateh TAT O'CLOCK,
this morning, will be posted In the rooms OF the
Chamber OF Commerce at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and,
together with the weather chart, may tby the
courtesy OF the Chamberl be examined by sdip.
masters a. any time during the day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-02

The Cincinnati Commercial (Radical)
says in It's issue Of Jan. 81:
"Or Washington correspondent speaks
(and not without warrant, we believe) Of
the change in the wind respecting the next
Presidency. Even in Washington there
are persons able to see that the Republican
party is not identified now ard forever with
President Grant. One cause of the change
in the wind is the New York Custom-house
exposures. They are certainly ugly, I'M
pleasant and damaging. The New Orleans
Investigation, we have reason to believe,
viii have . tendency to increase the public
disgust. There is not likely 20 be an inves-
tigalioa al Chicago, but dirt enough has
been uncovered there TO be disaqeeabe.
There is still 4 scent of the San Domingo
Job upon the aiF. It is behev-
ed, in wen informed quarters,
that # Grant is reelected, the
old bargain will be consummatad. There
have been arrangements made for the post
6onement of agitation until it would be
safe. The party hacks who think there is
nothing IN The disafection Of such men as
Greeley, Sumner SChuz and TumbuH,
viii presently become as sensitive as tropi-
cal plants to atmospheric influences. There
representative than the four we have just
named"
The Washington correspondent Of the
Commercial confesses that e'there is an in
dication that the political wind is changing"
and "extended conversation with politi-
cians' has convinced him that "there are
any quantity of them, those even who are
for Grant first and all the time, who are
very sure GIANT viii not be nominated"
The correspondent giCes the following
reasons for this conviction:
s'When the National Committee decided
on Philadelphia and the eth Of June as the
place and time of meeting Of the National
Convention, about a fortnight age, The sur
face indications, as the miners say, were
certainly in favor Cf Grant, principally be-
cause a majority of the members Of the
committee were already committed to him,
and because there was a decidedly Grant
crowd in town at that time, and public Opin-
ion here was more or less influenced by these
causes. The consequence is that there are
not SO many here LOW who believe that
Grant viii be reDominated as there was
then, and the number is constantly and
steadily diminishing. Various causes are
assigned for this change Of sentiment, the
principal one being the investigation now
going forward in New York, which makes
= much worse showing for Grant than any
body believed it would when the committee
was organized
The New York Sun Of Jan. so, says:
"The most remarkable feature Of our
policy to-day is the continuous abandon
Inent Of Grant by a great body Of honest
Republicans at Washington and elsewhere,
who have hitherto zealOusly favored bis am
bition. They cannot stand the relations of
corruption and robbery that are appearing
against him in the New York cUstOnh0use,
tie Chicago cUstomhOuse, the New Orleans
customhoUse, and everywhere else. 1t be-
gins once more to seem to be impossible that
he should he nominated by the Republican
National Convention"