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Vireinla,s Amendments.

Virginla's Amendments.
Ten constitutional amendments
were submitted to the people Of Vir-
ginia at the late election, and returns
from f~fty-seyep counties show that
they have undoubtedly been adopted
by a large majority. Five of them re-
late to the legislature, which is to
meet hereafter, biennially. One OF
the amendments makes q reduction of
forty in the number of members. The
house Is not to consist of more than
1OU, nor less than 80, members.
The other five of the amendments
relate to the right Of suffrage. All vo-
tiers are reqired to pay a poll TAIN
other words, Virginia has got on the
line laid down for Georgia by the rad
icals who constructed the constitution
of that State. The Virginians 60 still
further in one of the recent amend
ments, which DISTINGUISHES all persons
convicted of larceny, grand or petit.
GONG FOR GUANo AGENTs.-We
understand that several gentlemen of
this county, who soldguano for Angus
ia dealers, and who received cotton In
payment for same which did not come
up to the grade mentioned in the OPP
ton, have had the difference charged
up to them by said Augusta dealers.
It has created dissatisfaction on the
part of the local agents, who will let
the courts decide their liability in the
matter. We think it will be decided
in favor Of the Augusta dealers, If the
cotton received did not come up to the
standard, and a. taken at full value.
|-Ogletho1pe Echo.
SUITS TO CoMMENcE.-Several Of
bring suits againlt the Georgia
| Railroad for damages, growing out of
the stoppage Of the trains, and the
consequent non-shippage of cotton re-
ceived at the depot. The staple has
fallen one cent per pound in Augusta
within the past few days, which the
merchants will have to lose-unless
the courts decide that the railroad
must bear the loss.-Ogiethorpe Echo.
Mr.. Tennyson is now SO years old-a
man still in his prime of thought and
capacity for work. The only Ill he is
heir to is an annual hay fever. He Is
six feet in height, Observation-Disclosures
and large-boned, but not stout. His
hands and feet are enormous. HIS
face is long and somewhat resembles
that of Dante, save that 1t has not the
rigid mould and expression of the
great Florentine, and the uose is not so
auuiline. His hair is long and very
black, his complexion olive.
RETIRED.-As was announced In
the Presbyterian last week, Rev. +.
| A. Bolles, who has been, for twenty
years or more, Agent for the American
Rible Society III South Carolina, has
retired from that work. and South
Carolina has been put with North Car
DINA, under DR.. Wiley of the latter
State. Mr.. Bolles has been q faithful
Agent, and will be missed Mt the an
nual meetings of the Bible Societies IN
South Carolina. 90.
Just as we hoped and expected, last
Tuesday was one of the quietet Elec'
ton days that we have had in Due
West in years, and there was not Q
bayonet in ten miles Of us either,
About one third of the colored votes
were for Ham ton and Home Rule"
and vet every man voted as he pleas
ed, without fear or intimidation, un
less it was the colored Democrats.-A'
Il. Prcs6yterian.
HAMpToN's INAUGURAL CHAIR
A number of enthusiastic Edgefield
Democrats have ordered q superb re
ception chair for Gov. Hampton, to be
used by him during his term Of office,
The chair will be carried to Columbia
by q delegation of II thousand dti'
zens from Edgefield. -Ph9nir,
AN OFFICER SUSPENDED.-One Of
the lieutenants who were on duty IN
South Carolina last week, returned to
| Atlanta OH Sunday, and was immedi'
ately arrested and suspended from
duty until charges against him of be-
ing q Deh3ocrat cal be investigated.
He was released and Immediately don
ned citizens dress.
RETURNED.-Dr. Rude, has return
ell to Columbia, and has taken charge
Of the Lutheran church in that city
again. Some three years agO lie was
compelled to give up his charge there.
and with it the editorship of the Lu-
Mcran Tisitor, on account of failing
health.
A cotton buyer in Charlotte tele-
graphed to a town in South Carolina
asking the price of cotton. Receiving
no reply for some time, he sent an
other message in rather more emphat-
&c language and then received this re.
ply: I'VE think we have elected
Hampton"
THE LAuRENs BOX.-W. H. Ruth
erford, the messenger from Laurens,
with the election returns, refuses to
give them up, and has absented him.
self. Warrants for his arrest have
been issued. but he is not to be found.
This is only another phase Of the
queerly-managed so-called election.
When the news Of Hamptop's elec'
ton reached Greenville, q prominent
and wealthy Radical said that he had
the consolation that his property
would be worth q considerable. pei
centage more !-GreenviUc Enterprise
and Mountdinecr.
A Baltimore paper says: 1.-The
Queen of Love and Beauty at the Cen
tennial tournament was no novice.
She had already been crowned foul
times on similar occasions" O., lud,
to think that the belle Of all Maryland
should be 500 years old.