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Tie Weather and Crops.

TIE Me,cs and Courier says that busi.
ness has been greatly interfered with in
Charleston by the continued bad wealth.
er, making travel impossible and pre-.
venting the picking of the top crop of
cotton. 1t says: "Cotton picking has
been entirely suspended for moro than
two weeks, the temperature being so cold
and the weather 80 wet that the negroes
could not be induced to go into the
fields. A planter Mt Fort Motto, Orange
burg County, has sixty bales of unpicEed
cotton still in his fields. a farmer in
Marlboro County reports that he has
been unable 70 pick out one hundred
acres of his crop. One Of the larges.
planters on James Island will probably
lose oDe.third of his crop, and on Wad.
malaw Island planter has turned his
stock Into tho Gelds. so great has been
the damage by the weather"
The same thing is true of the up coun.
try TO considerable extent. Fields in
this county are still white with cotton,
and down on the line of the Columbia
and Grecnville railroad there are many
bales standing open on the plants. The
last few days Of pleasant weather hes
allowed much Of this 10 be saved, how.
ever, and business has improved very
considerably in this city. Much of the
cotton now coming in is stained,
although there is quantity Of white cot
still held back, which will come in by
degrees during the spring and summer.
exerting favorable influence in equaliz-
ing business throughout the year. Many
farmers by making the mistake of wait.
ing for all their cotton to open before
beginning picking to effect q slight saw
ing in labor have suffered some loss BY
the red clay beating into the bolls and
staining the fabric.- GreenuiNe News.
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An Urgent Appeal to Every Lover OF
Order Ia the State.

The recent action of our Legislature
on the subject of ardent spirits calls for
the gratitude of every good citizen; for,
though the law enacted may not be as
stringent as many desired, is 10 of inesti.
mable value as IN evidence of tho ten.
dency of the enlightened public senti.
ment of our commonwealth. This en-.
actment conspi7es with other facts to
reader the present the moot auspicious
time to step still further forward in the
march toward reform and sobriety in all
our borders.
Il is conceded that there IL powerful
struggle now going on in the public
mind; and it Is believed that our law.
mskera will do much greater things for
us next winter, if we show them that We
will uphold them ,n their efforts to rid
the country Of the curse Of rum.
Let us rally to their support. Let US
cid C. L: &c &c .:1es Zee, L; ..s .s
present law. Let ms tell them, when
they re-aSSemble, of our earnest, anxious
longing iur inc total Punishment of ar.
dent spirits from our State.
Think b0T highly God has favored us
in soil, climate, in water power, in min.
eral wealth, In scenery, In everything.
Think how instantly ample prosperity
and urdisturbea enjoyment would rea.
npon cur people ifthe dreadful demon of
drink were driven from our limits.
Think that nine-teaths of our criminal ex-
penses result from drunkenness. See
how our jails, our Penitentiafy, our poor.
houses, end our asylum arc crowded with
sad victims of the habits of drink. Think
of the lives Of innocent ones ieopardlEed
or lost by the drunkhrd'a violence.
Shall we longer quietly witness reason
dethronod, property wasted, confdsnce
destroyed, happiness turned to WOO,
hopes blasted, lives lost, and souls con.
signed 20 perdiiiun ? Shall We not
rather unite in general effort to bring
these evils 10 an end
It is, therefore, hereby proposed that
We begin ut once 10 circulate for signa-
tureS an earnest petition to our Iesiels.
ture TO pass at tho next session q laW TO-
tally prohibiting the riannfactnre and
ea.a Of ardent spirits as q beverage.
Every reader Of this sppeal. white or
colored, nealo or female, old or young,
clerical or lay, who Is willing to circulate,
or cause 70 30 circulated, one or more ol
these petitions, 10 earnestly invited TO
writc Immediately to our Grand Worthy
Patrinrchs Rev. 8. Lander, Williauston,
3. On who will promptly hend as many
headings % each one will agree to use.
Let us marshal our forces, aud moye
forward 20 victory. t
Every neTslHper in South Caroline 4
I'D O. VUiS
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GARFIELD AND THE NEGRO.

General Garfield is having consider.
able portion Of his time at Mentor occu.
pied by delegations OF colored men visit.
ing him for the purpose of laying tie
condition and so.called grievances Of
their race before him. The replies Of
the President elect have 80 far been sen-
sible and to the point, evincing moro
than an average understanding of tho
situation down South. We npprchend
that he will not place himself entirely in
the hands of Elliott 6 Co. in forming his
Southern policy. 1t may be that the
new President has the statesmanahip to
see that the greatest need Of tho Union
Is permanent settlement Of the race
problem, and that he has the ability to
grapple with it. "A wise, firm and intel.
ligent policy on the part of the incoming
administration in dealing with the negro
will win for General Garfield the graft.
tudo of the whole country and high
position in history. The negro ought to
be taught that government 10 a eacred
trust, to bo committed to the care of those
best qualified by experience, intelligence,
education and honesty. This is all the
South asks. Let the negro fit himself by
education and practical business demon.
straticn Of his qualification for Office, and
then there will be no opposition to his
preferment to Office upon the aamo terms
as the white man. We believe General
Garfield holds these views, and if be vii,
only carry them out tho whole country
will have an agreeable surprise.
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SUICIDE OF A LADY IN AIKEN
County. On the night of the sth inst.
Mrs. Frances Boatwright. aged about 46,
committed suicide nc her home nsar
Mount Ebal in Aiken County, by shoot
ing herself with pistol. Her husband
is highly respectable gentleman, aged
about 65. quite infirm and somewhat deaf.
He says lio heard pistol shot some time
during tho night, but thought il was
some boys in the road, and paid no at
tention TO the matter, till noticing hat
Mrs. Boatwright vas absent, he rcse to
look for her, and found her lying on the
hearth in the sitting-ro0m welieriug I'm
blood, the pistol lying with the haadle
in the fire and partly burnt. Her cloth.
ing had also .tnken FIRE, which he soon
succeeded in extingnishing, but upon ex
animation he was Mortified 20 End life
extinct. Mrs. Bostwtighs belongs to one
of the most respectable families of the
community. and has large circle of
friends and relatives. Sho has for years
been sufferer from disease which has
affected her mind. She leaves no chill
Hf01.
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OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA.


The Commission appointed by the
United States to revise our treaties with
China has succeeded beyond the most
sanguine expectations of our people in
securing treaty which is just aud equi.
table to both nations. The Commission
made two treaties. The first aud most
important of which is in substance as
follows:
Whenever, In the opinion Of the
Government of tho United States, the
coming of Chinese laborers 70 the United
States, or their residence therein, affect.
or threaten 70 affect, the interests of that
country, to endanger the good order of
the said country, or Of any locality within
the territory thereof, the Government of
China agrees that the Government OF
the United States may regulate, Emit, or
suspenn such coming or residence, but
may rct absolutely prohibit it. The
Limitation or suspension shall be season.
able and shall apply only to Chinese who
may go to tho United States as laborers.
other classes not being included in the
limitation. Legislation taken III regard
to Chinese laborers will 90 Of such O
character only as lie necessary to enforce
the regulation, limitation. or suspension
of immigration, and Immigrants ahall
not be aubject to personal meltreatment
or abuse"
This treaty, it viii be seen. gives to the
Chinaman the right to reside here for the
purposes Of travel, trade or business other
than that of laborers, but gives this Gov.
ernment entire control Of the objection.
able. features of Chinese Immigration.
The second treaty relates to commerce
between the two nations, and is merely
supplementary to previous treaties. For
the success Of the Commission Col. w.
II. Trescot ia entitled to the credit. He
is an accomplished diplomat. and Before
he left for lis uncertain errand we said
that If any person could secure favora.
BILE treaty he was the man. The reau!t
mas verified the prediction. This treaty
places Col. Trescot in the front rank of
American diplomats, and will doubtless
lead to s deserved promotion.
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TaE INAueUsassoM CEREMONIES.

The GINNING Inauguration of General
Garfield ns President Of the United States
will undoubtedly be very grand affair,
exceeding the display and demonstration
Of any preceding Inauguration. In ad.
dition to the usual and official ceremo.
nies, the friendu OF Gen. Garfield are
preparing mammoth parade, to be par
ticipated in by all of the military COM
panieS and organizations Of tho United
States that can DO present. The parade
is IN charge of Col. H. @. Corbin, Aasis.
tant Adjutant General OF the United
Stateo Army. and oil communications
from companies expecting to attend
uhould be addressed 60 him at Washing.
ton, D. O. Upon this occasion there Is
no reason to oppogs or object to this
demonstration, for Gen. Garfield was
undoubtedly elected President, and the.1
will be no opposition to his Inauguration.
All sections and all parties admit his due
election, and whatever may have been
the acrimopies Of the late campaign, all
true citizens look upon him now as tho
next President Of the United States, and
desire peaceful, prosperous ani success.
ful administration for him. Therefore,
Republicans and Democrats, Northerners
anu Eoutiiornors, viii alike ciheerfuiiy
participate in tho honors 1t is proposed
to do him >on the day of his inangura.
ton. But in spite of ell this, there Is
danger lurking in this innovation, and ut
no distant day it may prove the bane of
onr Republic The congregation. oos oos ..aaTse
bodies Of troops at she Capitol on the
day of Inauguration would prove most
diaaatrous In the event OF disputed
presidential election. Then the appeal
would DO to brute force, instead of the
regularly constituted authorities for tho
settlement OF the question. 1t Is the
introduction Of new and unknown force
in our syntem Of government, and We
cannot estimate its results. We think,
therefore. that it is to be regretted that
this departure from the nlooringS Of th9
past has crept into our Republic, aud
hope that 1t viii never be repeated again.
Inasmuch, however, as the parade Is to
take place, as many Southern companies
should participate as possible, IN order
to chow that our people hs7o no preju.
dice or hostility TO the incoming admin
istration.
We would Ike TO see the Palmetto
RiHempn OF Anderson represented there,
and hope sha necessary arrangements can
Ia paada.
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= The South Carolina Jockey Club
have determined to hive another race
meetingat the Washington course, Char
leston. in February.
= The census bureau reports that sew
en- of the eight townships taken for re.
enumeration in South Carolina show an
aggregate population in December of
local eDumerators in June last.
Aye)low brocade silk dress l27
years old, was shown in the industrial
exhibition at Charleston. The silk was
spun in South Carolina and woven in
England, for Mrs. Pinckney, wife of the
Chief Justice of tile Province of South
Carolina.
= All Of the railroads which have
been paying money for their convicts
have agreed to increase their payments
henceforward from five to seven dollars
per month each.
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SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
CALIPORSIA,


The Joint Assembly elected Con. John
+. Miller TO represent California 10 the
United States Senate. He 10 Repub-
lican.
NEVADA.
The Joint Assembly has elected John
G. Fair, the bonanza king, United States
Senator to succeed Sharon. Fair is q
Democrat, and it is to be hoped will b.
present in the Senate oftener than Sharon
has during his term.
INDIANA.
The Republicans OF Indiana have nom
mated Gen. Ben. Harrison for the United
States Senate. This nomination is equiv.
alent to an election, and 10 very fair
aelection. He will succeed Senator Mc.
Donald. who has been one Of tho ablest
Of tho Democratic Senators.
OHIO.
The Republicans havo nominated John
Sherman, the present Secretary of the
Treasury, for the United States Senate to
succeed Senator Thurman, who is the
Democratic nominee. The Republicans
will certainly elect, and John Sherman
will be the Senator. The Democrats lose
heavily by tho retirement Of Senator
Thurman.
DELAWARE.
The least Of all the States has again
selected the greatest of all the living
stateamen to represent her in the United
States Senate. The Hon. Thomas F.
Bayard will remain in the Senate for the
term of six years after the fourth Of
March next. Tho country is to be con.
graduated on his reelection.
NEW YORK.
A fierce contest has been waged in
New York within the Republican party
for the Senatorial nomination. Tho
diviSion being between the Conkling and
auti.Conkling wing of the party. Aa
was to be expected, however, Conklings
man was victorious in the caucus, which
was equivalent TO an election. The can.
didates placed in nomination w5rs, Tho5.
G. Plat, Richard Crowley, Sherman A.
Rogers, Elbridge 9. Lapham and VIM.
A. Wheeler. The .lrst ballot resulted no
follows: Platt 50, Crowley 20, Rogers 10,
Lapham 4, Wheeler 10, Morton IL.
Morton had not been regularly placed in
nomination. Platt's nomination was
then made unanimous. This Is equiva-
lent to giving Conkling two votes, and
proves that the stalwart machine ia in
fine order in New York. Conkling runs
tho Empire State.
FLORIDA.
Hon. A. w. Jones has been reelected
to the Senate for term of elk yearo from
the fourth of next March.
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= A dispatch from Augusta, Ga, to
the Charleston Ne,rs and Courier, dated
18th inst, says that on that afternoon
while William Damn. young man liv-
ing in Hamburg. was talking to his wife
and sister in his store, negro named
Harry Hackett came up and stood listen
ing to the conversation. Damn ordered
him away, whereupon the negro put his
hand behind him as if to draw n pistol.
Damn went towards him, but was held
ny his wife and sister. Hackett then
fired at Damn, but missed him and
struck his wife in the head, inficting a
fatal wound. Damn pursued Hackett,
VINO fired three times more at him, one
OF the balls striking him in the shoulder,
causing q flesh wonnd. Another was
fired SO close that the powder burned
Damm's face. Hackett escaped. Search
is being made for him. There is much
excitement in Hamburg, and if Hackett
is caught he will be Iynched.
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= There is already a we'll defined
movement on foot to give the Southern
people their share of the Offices coming
from the President. It lie generally un.
derstood that this plan is being
successfully engineered by Senators
Brown aud Hill of Georgia, Malone of
Virginia, Representative Speer of Geor-
gia and Carlisle of Kentucky. The
movement contemplates that good men
only shall Gil the Federal Offices in the
South. and that the Presidential appoint
ments shall be such as meet the general
approval of the people of their respec
tive sections. 1t is currently reported
and believed that President Garfield
looks with great favor upon the subject,
and that Senator Blaine, who goes into
the Cabinet, viii also endorse the new
movement and lend his aid in furthering
it,
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AN INTERESTING QUARREL.

Those who ought to know say that
Grant and Conkliug would prefer seeing
ex- President Davis or Senator Wade
Hampton Secretary of State rather han
Senator Blaine. Blaine and Conklipg
do not speak, in consequence OF re,5arks
of Blaine &c the effect that the New York
Senator strutted like turkey gobbler,
and aome other like complimentary criti.
cisms. The cause of the trouble with
Gen. Grant is related In a recent letter to
the Philadelphia Times, as follows:
The quarrel between Grant and Blaine,
as / hear it, is very amusing, and more
like two school-boys than two great big
men, who have nov or have had the eyes
Of the whole country bent toward th IN.
! will not vouch for the story, but this 10
the way it came to me. After the
Chicago Convention, smarting somewhat
under his defeat, Blaine cons0led hin Jelf
by saying 10 some friends: "Well, have
beaten that fellow Grant, anyvly." A
little cold consolation like that ought not
to be complained Of I know tha. after
Sherman failed Of nomination at Chicago
he had somo very severe things to say
about Charley Foster-much more severe.
indeed, than Blaine said about GraD,-
but it was in anger, and no doubt he
long ago repented Of his choler How
aver. what Blaine said of Grant was
kindly repeated &c the latter, who be.
came greatly ncensed.
This fact, in turn, was brought to
Blaine. He could not telieve It, and,
being anxious to do the Loii,e thing IN
his part and to show that he had no por.
sonal feeling against Grant, the next
time he went to New York he called at
Grabts hotel and sent bis card-two
cards. indeed, one to General and one TO
Mrs. Grant. with the name on each. To
these the 'iEants paid not the slighteat
attention, although Blaine waited for
more than half nm hour for his answer.
Not very long aftor that Grant csmo to
Washington and was received by tho
United States Senate. When that gu.
gust body adjourned for that purpose
there vero two senators who did not
greet the ex.President; one was Mr.
Blaine and the other wns Mr.. Voorhees,
They were down in the Senate restau-
rant eating some cold roast beef and
drinking glass Of beer. The story still.
goes on 10 say that a few weeks later
Mr.. Blaine was again in New York. and
having some business with down town
banker he strobe into the latters private
office. aa usual unannounced. There sat
Mr.. Grant, not two feet of, and there
stood the banker by his side. The eyes
Of the two distinguished men met for an
instant, but not word was spoken
between them. Mr.. Blaine at once said
to the banker: "Mr. -, wanted to see
you moment, but see you are engaged,
and will call again." Then he turned
and left, rs cool as though he were leay.
ing his dinner table. They have never
met aimee. I understand that Grant 10
very angry. Well. tho world will 90
along just the same.
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Two EVENTS IN PIcKENs.-Says the
Sentinel: "William w. Freeman and
John Entrekin got into o difficulty last
week in which both used their knives
Entrekin was slightly cut in the abdomen
and Freeman in the hand"
"Mr. H. +. Null, of this County, was
shot by his own son during the Christ
mas holidays. The ball entered the left
breast near the region of the heart. but
fortunately struck rib and followed it
around, preventing, probably, instant
death. We know nothing of the origin
of the trouble. The last we heard from
Mr.. Null was to the effect that he was
doing we'll and was able to walk about"
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TIE RECENT RAIERoAD nluHDnn.
a Charlotte chaIiotttte Dispatch i; 20 tho New iorI
Herald, dated January 10, says:

"A SuuriUttC Usoput5u ~ tiiC ANeW OrR
Herald, dated January 10. says:
sThe Coroner's investigation of the re.
cent Air Line Railroad disaster near thin
city, reported In tho Herald of the 2Sth
of December, which resulted in the death
and cremation of two white and one col.
ored man, eliminated in tho arrest of
Engineer WisenberTy, Of tho secanl Geo.
ton, on the charge of murder. The in.
vsstigation has been conducted with the
utmost secrecy, but it Ia reported tonight
that the arreab Of other train men of both
sections is 10 follow. A procedure OF this
sort is 60 unusual that it has caused q
profound sensation ia che community.
The intimation 10 thRt WisenbefTy had
been drinking, though 1t is alleged that
lie Is n perfectly sober and reliable man.
Bail having been refused him, his coun.
sci arc contemplating q movement 70
have him released on . writ of hGbeas
c0fPus, claiming that the only charge
which can DO sustained is that OF cEimi.
nainegligenca. The death By railroad
accidents Of thirteen peranns Ia this
Vicinity, within tho last twenty days, has
aroused 4 spirit OF inquiry aad determi-
nation which viii not readily 30 put
down. The h0rroF OK these accid denta Il
further ifiteuhihed by tho fact that eight
o. the victims were burned. Ikfis aleo
cngTentI.. reported that If this iEvesifga-
sion FeAs1Ith ia anything lsko n cssa
againSt tho EailroSd mcn, cEliers will fol-
low. SeyeFal large suits Tor damages
viii certsinly be Brought against ihe
eorapanisa," lsss
Thisis right. TheTe han Of Siato 6seu
x Z. 49, a. y =. : i, l.tl -,
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= 1t is asserted that while in almost
all parts Of Ireland tenats are making
trouble about rent, the estates Of tho
great London companies are an excep-
tion. che rents are light. and there is q
lease given which PRACTICALLY amounts to
fxity Of tenure. The companies have
held their lands for nearly 800 years.
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= From the Washington Star: eyes.
terday Representative Tillman, of South
Carolina, said 10 Mr.. Scales, of North
Car"lIns: Car Say, Scales, Il, I.1 haven't you got !
said Scales; but he raised his pedal sx.
with buttons and one that tied. %Weii,
Ideclsre," said Scales, az thought my
ton Developed that Tillman was likewise
oddly shod. H,w the feei-gea' o' These
stat, sm N became 'buitercupl ed Is no
body's husin,ss but it was PROBABLY uune
Ia tlo bSth rum uf the Hju&a
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TO RENT.

TSSTATE NOTICE.
Il All persons having demands against
notified to present them. properly proven
to the undersigned within the time prescri.
bed by law. Those indebted to the Estate
will also make payments to the undersigned.
SAML. McCRARY,
w. H. McCRARY,
Dec 70, 1850 M-Ss Executors.
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II General Garfield makes Senator
Blaine his Secretary of State, Messrs.
Grant. Conkling & Co. will doubtless put
On their war paint. General Garfield,
however, can stand 1t, as they only run
New York, while he will have the con.
rervative sentiment of the whols country
to sustain him in resisting their ultra
policy.
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The citizens Of Charleston were anx.
ious 10 ket ono glimpse OF tho famous
sctEeas, SarA Besnhards, and applied to
her manager, fir. Abbey. She replisd,
however, requiring three thousand dol
lasa and eli the Oxpenses Of the troupe,
% be secured, fcr one nights psrfcsni-
Ea1as. Tie 81 emeut wss MT 1rSt.
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Col. Fisher, the Receiver of the South
Carolina Railroad, objects to tho dis.
charge of Gen. Conner, the Receiver of
the Greenville & Columbia Railroad,
because tho latter road IL In debt to the
former road SAL ,544, and suits arc now
pending which, il won by the South
Carolina Railroad, would necessitate the
appointment of another Receiver. The
Court heard argument and took the pa.
pers. No decision has yet been msdo.