The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, May 03, 1866, Image 2
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SP AUTA N li U 1( G <
F. M 1'llIM.UILR, KDITOUTliurMday
,?ftluy 3, 1SUU.
BSri'lie uuuiU of .Mrs. 1U ri.i.ii s school arc I
due our thanks for a piece ot' very handsome
cake from the feat ivo board of Tuesday evening.
Garrison Removed.
The Garrison of this place, under command
ofCapt. Walker, which lias been hero lor several
months, and so well behaved, were removed,
wo understand, to bo seut lo Anderson
If we arc Co have any, we would have preferred
that Capt. Walker should have remained.
Spartanburg & l iilun Itullroud
We learn that President Jrrra has obtained
the sorvioes of Mr. M. Nici.lv to superintend i
the reooi-structiou of the lower cud ot the road,
between SUclton and Alston. Mr. Micelt's
experience extends over a.I kind of rnilroad
work, lie w >e for several years o the Ba.ti- j
more & Ohio ltailroad, mid for the last seven
ytars was employed on th- Blue Kidge Itoad,
wliere he is said to have proved himself an rf
ficiont m stinger. Under the skilful management
of its cnerg-tie Presideut, wiili bo experienced
a Superintendent at tlie head of nsuflici.nt
number of linnd*. we have goo 1 reison to ex
pect llie entire duo A roid in opei it ion very
noon?good autLority says by the first f Ju.v
at the outside, which gives considerable mat*
gin for all possible contingencies.
The Coiuiiibiu Carolinian.
We wore much pleased w.th the visit of ili>*lately
revived cotcmp irnry. which is now being '
published i/o.fy r/i by F. U. dc Fo.s J
tain, with (Jul. J. A SrxttRV 01 ilio Knoxvl.' j
Jttjitfer, aw f!i or in chief. nssisli'd by IIknhv
Tuition. who is w 11 known throughout the
State. Our renders must not coutuund "The '
Daily Carolinian,'' of Columbia, with the "Tut
Daily South Carolinian,'' publish in Charleston,
both by the same proprietor. Tliey are both
excellent papers. The Carolinian is published
at $0 a year, being llie cheapest daily in the
State, una w.il coinaiu the latest telegraphic
local au l foreign u ws. It is quite an acqui.-ition
to out exchange list, and well supplies the
great desideraiuin ot a daily Columbia ex
change. Wo appreciate tin* courtesy extended
to us, and in adJi ini to our weekly visits in
return, we in*u<* lailv trinket for the unbounded
success of the Carolinian.
Peuibol Col J. IV Goni.
It is a sad^duty to announce the death of this
true patiiot, who served through the whole
war with a devotion to country that endeared
him to oil who wire a-soctated with hiut in the
<iisoliarga of his duties, and won for him the
love and grui.iude of those at home who know
liitu. lie wish a brave mau, with which was
blended those noble qualities of the patriot and
gentleman. We knew him as u soldier ouly
by reputation ; as a citizen, wo knew him personally
; and, as all who catne under the genial
warmth of his good nature and gentlemanly
bearing, know him to admire many noble qualities.
Lt-Cel. Qoss was of the Valine!to Sharpshooters,
commanded by Col. Walki.ii of our
town, who have written for themselves a ine- j
moir to which culogiuiu can add nothing. The 1
members of ths regiment from our district will
be pained to hear of the deatli of their former
comrade in arms. Colonel Goss lived at Union
C. II., but died at Petersburg, Va., on the oth
ult.,while there on a visit.
TUe TcnI Outli not Motlllicd.
A report frotu the Commit toe on the Judioia
ry, on the Message of the President, transmitting
communications from the Secretary of the
Treasury and Postmaster General, sugg -ling
a modification of this ontli, otliruii that true" i
men can be found in the Southern Slates who j
can fill all the offices of the Government in s nd
Slates, "and none others should be selected
It is so, true uten can be found, but none s ;?ilsr,
we hope, as to subscribe to an article which
fastens upon them the crime of perjury, by ?
disclaimer ol all iheir past acts and sympathies. I
It is true that there ure those who wou'.d dis- !
charge the duties of po.-dal and revenue officers !
who would be far from taking this oath, ami
whose fidelity to the general government w uld i
be more reliable than any who would take it.
Wo would regret very much to have Southern
men among us filling these offices who would
take this oath its it is now required. We would
feel that they were incapable of acting with
honesty to ourselves or the federal g ivurument.
This committee in their report very clearly 1
foreshadows the true purpose of filling llu e
offices with "loyal" men, who cannot be found
in the South, or leave them vacant. These
"loyal" men might he found in New England,
and placed in all offices of profit, thus "mak
ing treason odious, and close all official doors
against traitors. This would bo very concilia- i
torj. It can be dono and it is likely they will j
continue to do everything m rob and humilinie I
our people. This is ihe spirit manifested by
the dominant party. We have already heard
of some Pennsylvania!! being sent dow n to
Alabama to not as mail ?g in on one of i lie prin
ciple railroads in iliut .-Mate, baciu-o no one
could be found in the whole State who was
loyal" enough 10 take the oaih. 'Ibis committee
says the President s duty was very
plain, if he regarded it necessary to dispense
with this oath?"to ask Congress for a removal
of the obstacle." Tins is nothing more than a
taunt to the President They say after fun her
argument, "if the test oath should be so fur
modified as to en tble an ci rebel to take it. the
"loyal" men would Ho pushed out of the way.
and Ihe uurnin in He tow its offices upon the
disloyal. The inconvenience of the w ,nt of
the postal ac tio- cannot make our pooplo I
gulp down thio "iron wrdge." wc hope notcr. |
The Flint of Nuy.
May comes upou us with its profusion of
flowers ami songs of birds, and Spriug, "With
the pnint brush of Nature, now touches the
canvas of earth." To this bright face of Nature '
is added tliecAi.A of Flora, t lie god Jess of flowers,
coronations, pic nics, and pleasant parties
of tlie little people, to whom this gladsome day
"bring" joy to the soul." The commemoration
of this ancient deity of Italy is common thro
ughl the Hurl 1, and in fact, froiu the earliest
times, some fb^tivxl was got to u up in the
Spring to ? xpress the joy inspired by the t'ow
era. Nothing more natural, nothing more ?
pleasing than such a celebration, when "fourth
gotli nil the court, hot most und lest, to fetch
the fluvris frealie. nud branche and blooiue.'?
Tuesday evening at the ruliuelto Hull, was
hide"! a uala to our people. There Man
llu tlku's school in nu appropriate programme. '
ire itctj our town with a most delightful entertainment,
at which the muse of -IIauuy IlorefUL"
caught inspiration, and gives us a chaste
and modest effusion,' which gives our readers
in "smoother verso and easier strain,"' every
thing we could be expected to say of the proccc
iitig" of the festive evening, thus rendering
superfluous a wotd from us, uioro than to note
as due t ic admirable and accomplished lady
and skilful cfitfrrss, to whom all present are
indebted for the rich profusion of mcst delicious
vian 1? which loaded the table. In this department
of the evening's < u'i imminent, uo ordinary
taste was displayed. The eight elegantly
dre-scd cukes, with die names of the "MirhJs
[ of Honor,*' also the * Floras' " cokes. Flouting
Islands. jellies and jams of all descriptions, I
I tropical liuiie, French and j mind cakes highly i
ornamented in every way the exquisite taste o'
j Mrs. Irwin could suggest. The valuable as|
si.-tunce o! Mr. Smmiii; in decorating the, hall,
i and assisting :n arrangements generally was no
doubt highly appreciated by the school. thirty
people ate indebted to Mrs ItrTi.m for a veryj^
pleasant evening. The following is what
'Harry" says :
The cxeitcrutni is intense.
D?.Ail Itrt'. t it, were you ni ihc Feast
To see Qt k i v A odd l \ erow ned 1
Frown "I tji kkn'??c Mai ' her little Court
In beauty sat a. ound :
\\ hilo strains ot music swelled around,
The Fairy's might be seen.
Arranging uiutteis in d ;c lortn
To crown their little Queen.
And now, while deepest silence reigns
Hold Harry takes his stand.
With niatply grac and noble nicin
The Maypole in his hand,
With llerald's power he proclaims
Tlie fairy feast begun.
And tir.uily plants the tloral pole,
'1 hen speaks, to every i lie :
Dear Frik.sus, We've come to crow a our Queen
And you have come to see,
Wk'i.i. give to her the power supremo
And hope, \ov li. l uppy be.
Ai> 1 now sweet uiusic fills the air,
" A rosy crown we've twiu'd for Thee,
I *'To Tare. t<>vrel Queen, n '?ic imii compare,
I ' We lend Tine forth lo mirth aud glee."
! Tlu* maid* of Honor, then hi ise.
| In acoeirs sweet, they loll the tale,
How Addri.i fiiii has iion tlio prize,
Then crown her Queen ? t* Sparta's v ile.
AnJ ii'iw it sight presents iI.10If,
Such ?i on o il In is seldom .-eon,
Fight liitie nymphs wlm-r prattling tongues
I'uii hardly say ' Ot k I *iu\ Qij.i.n."
In inuaic sweet tl.ey mi\ they've come,
To oiler fioweii lo "Qu. u of May"
For their own s.ikes, they've hither run
And here, their eh hlisli homage pay.
i (Oh Ood his time thai Kdcti hiootuod
\\ lien our first parent* reigned ahmc
before the deadly serpents dime.
Hml glistened on the llumau form.)
I Tlic little darlings l-'iowera throw
beneath sweet Addria's feet.
And siugiug sweetly as they go
Make room while others greet.
Watch how that little manly form.
With inurtial step and air.
His j>n<rf he feels is to perform,
Ilia Koi.i: to speak with ca o.
I "Fair Queen npon your Hoynl brow,
| We've plae.-d the Frown ol State,
And in your hand tlie Sceptre now
1 place, in Koyal Male
Among the 11 >wcrs heretofore
lull have our eipial heen,
Itul where you bloomed as ove before.
You now must reign as Queen."
| Au 1 thu- from step to step they go,
All truthful homage pay,
Like ai*runs on the s age below
'lhvy each have had their any."
bin b!e*s my soul, call up the fays,
Titer, "s treason in ihe vale!
Two iittlo tlowrets in different wnyj
Cunts stepping up the dale,
A little i.ti.v asks a riNK
U'l . i.. ,.? .v. . .1 ...
n nit. iiv iiii'iixsi *'i i iiv "i y f
And Header dear. what do you think
?Vo In-nd lo our dismay.
In scornful wr.uh I lie 1'ink replies,
"III Mlil li. lit .Will Ii -Wi:? i bloom.
These tin lo gir.s may think they're wise,
Hut they'll never caioii this v'oou." ,
The lilt lo l.itv chides I lie I'iuk,
In accents si oft ami low.
And arm in hmii, liie little pair
To pay their homage go. i
(Thus Woiimn governs Man below, ,
And guides h.in at her will,
I louud litis out Home time tigo,
And I believe it si ill.)
Clod bless the darling little flow ra.
And w'th Ins tieshmnj dew
llasprlnkle o'er lite e bitter hours, 1
That they may bloom anew. ,
And in conclusion. Header dear,
Excuse the childish versa,
For had I wi >n* what mashood thinks,
I might h ive done u worse
KNIG3IA.
I *m computed <>f fourteen letters.
My 4. 6, 8, 0. ?i? an animal of chaso.
My 13, ft, 4, i.? one of the seven colors.
Mr 11. 13. 7, 8. It, Is used much in building. !
My 8. 7, 3 is a luxury in Summer.
My 12 3, Id. is a latin noun.
My 2, 12, 14, is a kiml of carpet.
My 2. 7. 8. ft, is produced on the coast.
My II, fi. 7, 4. ft, is a lady just married.
My 10. ft. ft, 4. is used in gardens mostly. ' i
My 1, 12, 2. was u trade carried on with (he ,
Indians. <
My 2, 3, 11, is what I am. I
My whole is a memorable battle fluid in f
Virginia. t
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Fur the Carolina Hpatlan.
" Tlie Irrepressible Conflict."
To inquire into ike motive and language
ivhicii prompt tjomc men, who stand out frout
their fellows ns rate* t>r prophets; beacons, to
warn us of dangers cr ijuc.i fatui, to lead us
into diihculties, is a tusk amongst the recondite
problems of investigation; still the busy
mind conjures up to ittsuid the past, nud makes
capital of the tangible ' We were led into .the-e
speculates by icvicwing the import of the
language expressed by mnchlvuliau Seward ? I
" the irrepro siblc cotiflicl.'' At what stand
point did this Mepliistophclos, (his Northern !
name) view the condition of affairs station.'.j
and dy uniuical ? Did lie borrow our great states- :
man's idea?" the iiupeu ling crisis ?"
Mr. Seward with his Northern education and
prejudices, when bo came Soul let o teach, found I
himself sinidst the jarring elements of conflicting
opinions. The young and adventurous
pushing iheir bark on tire waters, must have ;
sonic object ; they must avail tbeinsclvc-1 of a'; '
the circumstances around them or tie the will- i
ing Sacrifice of a blind destiny. "There is a 1
tide in the affairs of men"?he is wise who j
takes this tide and carries his hark to Itsjiort.
Sawaril clothed is #1.? .mi-li ??r 1 '
prejudices, spent his tii?ie in conjuring tip
atrocities, seemingly committed upon his black
aRiliatiuu! l'lie bast.wed doctrine, " all men
are born free and e<|Ual, and of inalienable
rights," covered him like llie )>lood of Nessns!
The tocsiu fimt sounded hy the iMigfish Thomson
oti the New Knghiud shores had been
so furiously pealed, that it became mental
pabulum to the Northern teacher; lie cstima- :
ted the population, >ior:li and South; ntimeri- |
c il strength every day enlarging, provoked the
'irrepressible conflict ?" It cauic, and fori
four long years the Southern soil -naked tip the
blood of qver two millions of human beings
Idea?the Napoleonic belief - that impulse he - !
hind n strung will, suggested to our Northern
teffchcr to return North and to preach his crusade:
werospect this man's will. Wo have heard
from good authority that Mr. Lincoln di 1 iti .
tend to pacify the seceded Slates, but the fan I
fUieal " l'eter the Hermit,'' moulded the minds |
of the others?' the irrepressible conlSict'* had
Come. The next morning dawned upon the
inception of the impending struggle. The
proclamation for 75,IHHl troops fell like a thunderbolt
in winter upou the astonished citizens |
and foreigners in Washing! m. f oreign Ministers
had been assured by gentlemen in higli
position, that there would be 110 war ; we solemnly
believe that Mr. Line. In never intended
to drive (he country into a war, but Seward
ha 1 his idea ; lie had his legions ul Muck He
publicans to bolster up bis ik'I.-. and wall the .
strong uriii of Dcmouiacal faith, he cut the .
' guardian kuot."
Time has consigned the past to history ; otic
revolution iias disappeared -hut the nce.ui ol
stiite is not yet calui?the billows are angry
and surging?the white-cups are still t'oainiug
?the horizon i* ngain lurid with tiorteiitoii
glare! This time however, ii come* to the
North and tlie Seer ha- again raise 1 hi- v i
in a speech Joliicrpil some month* !* ?.? at New
\ oi k, he dealt out the 1 IIS H \TAH h.i. I, J
"nil would be wellThe 1 -tij^lipapers nr
gur pood result from it, as I hey look upon
Mr. ward as the ruling spirit of America's
present history, lhit let us pause here and
turn the mental \ isiuti to 1H61. lnd not thsame
apparently j ionic language. p forth t
tlie L'niied Stale- and the World, that ..'.I would
come right - the ebullitioii of Soul hern senti '
mclits woo d so- n subside and the bonds of
aiuity would eventually be stronger. The ve! ;
vet on the t:gcrs claws was only then shown ;
just so now?the pacific speech is to turn j
away too close a sorutiay of the show, whil-t
lie machinate* hi- own schemes rea ly to
spring upon the weaker side. Mr. Seward 1
must be "(tut /<?.??>, iiui iii.li/ " The physi-.g- j
tiotny of the mart plainly indicates an imperious !
will, coupled with the austere, jitestical jug '
glitig of an Ignatius I.oyola. Another iiiipen- |
ding crisis we prefer Mr. t'nlhoun's e-sprcs j
sion, is upon us; thirty years ago -the french :
writer Alexis l'e Toeville t >resh i l >w, d the :
results which have taken place an I predicted J
further the culmination of a rabid u! g-irchy
ending in the stt 'tig povcrnment of an llniper<?r.
V? e await the future! I he simplest
Ihitiket hovvcv.r. cm d.-c-rti tliit the piny ,
now govertiit.g the Lulled State- is ru-liiny '
every thing nit-> c- tifm-.-'ti ? their w.tichvv. I
v/.'hv, h(jt'i'i fi'i!irii< as i,e trench n< w
ha| pilv expresses it ? ti atis Artillci ic, < av
nlrie, liitani.ie The Iflaek llopuh ic ins, Mr
Ivlitor rrtuiMii u- .a their pertmalicious, a I
herenco to pa* y ac -ui to Milton ? description
rvf the licvil and his logins "Hevil with devil ,
damned tirm c ncord hold- ' m'o Thad lens |
Stevens reply to a man of -rrat pic* 1 mm y -nr
Botiscienci?stick to your party !" M)inip"w j
i-r is in otieratioti to ?t-nd tics mm t.. ti- i
proper and befitting upbore- time will show
ns ! V i( S V Kit lit >.\S.
K.vtrixo NfcWH nioM I i mi, ir Tnt -Tln?
Omaha tNeh ) Republican of April l?, in a
double leaded editorial, soys:
We learn to day by telegraph that I he great
est exeiteinenl prevails among th? Mormons, ;
and a fixed determination on their part to dine
nut or exterminate all tiontilcs. Might nieti
have recently been assassinated. four on ye* i
lerday, while the editor of the Vedette, with
all other ticntiies. have been notified to quit
the. country, or tare worse. 1'lnourds arc post
ed up in .Salt bake t ity, notifying all iietitiles
to leave iininediately.
We predict exriiing newa from Mormon l<>m,
mid apprehend that the military will find ere >
long that the sea' ol war ! :?- been Ironstone I
from the South In the I.and of Prophets.
a ? ??? ^
In accordance with instructions trgtn the
iVnr I>epariuient. Major General Augur has
eleased Willi uu b. Hamilton, y\ h wasan -stsd
in New York on the siispi* tun that he was
he notorious guerrilla (Juantred. He has been
urtiishcd with free tran?portatiou to Washing
Oil.
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CltnrleNlon Correnpundvnce.
ChaiilksTon, S. C., April 24, 1800.
Surmise?Decision ola Military Tribunal?flov i
Orr looked tor?l'oymtubki Profilers?Wea i
ther?Newspapera ? liusiuesfe?S. & LT. K. It.
? Dull limes?Amusements?Thermometer I
Polities?Cot ton. 1
I wonder if the readers of the Sjtirtan would
like to hear from Charleston.'' Thus soliloquises
one of that journal's well wishers. How
ever, "let me feel the pulse." So here goes from
n neophyte in newspaper correspondence.
Mi ' iiizen- are all agog uow upon the decis
ion of the military tribunal which has been in
session lor some time p?ii. in the case ofStuwers,
Keys and other*, tried lor the murder of
some federal soldiers in Anderson. Blowers
and Keys were convicted yesterday of murder,
and sonlenced to be executed at Castle Pinekney,
on Friday the -7th inst. Strenuous efforts
are being made on the part of uur citizens
to obtain their re p'te until they can be tried
before a civil court. To that en 1 (joV. Orr lias
been telegraphed for. He is expeced down
this evening to intercede for them, and procure f
fr mi I're-ident .loliBSott, <! poasib v, a suspau*
siou of the sentence.
The l*oynnu*kl Brothers* musical nri'stes
created during tlu ir stay in our c'ly. ipiite a
furore. They gave two concerts, at each of,
which the elite and fashion of Churl eat on en- '
gregaicd. Conuoissenr* protio meed them to be
remarkable performers. The proceeds of the
entertainment * were turned over to the City '
Father*, to be dispensed among the needy and
helpless citizens.
How is the weather with you ? We are ha*
iug a ino.?t delightful time?taking yesterday as
a sample. Not that Winter is lingering in the
lap of Spring, but rude, noisy, blustering
March nrctend* to H??eri bii
-- ? ?we" I
April. Veatcrdty. on my wu) up Uroal St., I !
fell that nothing human could save me from j
being "blown up," an 1 resigned myself to Che
undignified embrace of old More.is. "Heaven '
fore fend destruction from me!" was my brief,
but penitent lal prayer. 1 assure you tlie naviga- j
tit?u *:ii> heavy. A Stiff head breeic blowing,
what was to be dun* but "tack." viz: more on
that peculiar r ig tag stylo so indicative of inebriation
'Tis utiil thai every evil has a corresponding
good, but who has yet reaped any ad
vintage from March winds? Perhaps those
who have studied the theory winds can answer.
Tltey may be blessings in disguise. For my- j
elf, "Ihey are welcomes! visitors when (hey
lake their leave."
1 see you have two paper* iu Spartanburg
This looks like enterprise. I chanced to come
across the Sj-irr-m some lime since, ami was
much | lcti?ed with its dress and arrangement.
We found it quite interesting, ami wish lor it
a liberal patronage.
Is business lively in your town ? 'Tis not
very brisk here at this time; still ourincieh.nits
are not idle. Always something on i
hand.
When will the S. A F. K iilrottd be finished ? i
Th.i- i- a "stupendous question." Some iudi
viduals have been indulging in the lmpe of
taking alhrough pas igc on the cars from thin
p'u ? to S| artanburg by the first of May. i
I'nine Hum -r said two months ago thcroao t
would be complete 1 by that time. .Magnificent i
ami glaring delusion. No one baa temerity
etiollyh now. to conjecture when that happy
coiisutiima;ion will take place.
"|magitinti<-it's utmost bounds,
In wonder dies away "
() iftij .r>, i> What a dnll sea-on. No
amusements. Thermometer varying between :
o.Sit and T.ob, from time to time, sometime*
a: short intvvuls of ittue. Politics gloomy; ,
Ci ttonstagna.it. A. C. K
tiKvcnvt. Hitkckinhii*uiv.?'i'lie Fon du Lie
Press, to correcting a statement recently made
by the I'etet stiurg l.xpress in rcfercuee to ^
vicncr.u it; ucKinriilge, says:
t.ct.erat Itreckiimdgc is living n quiet, retired
lilt' iii Toronto, 1 >111 when Mi* iiict Iti >> n
f?'\v weeks .1/ >, m ?- I died to discover tile marks
of l itre in u face m hich is indeed handsome 1
itmi int. li-cintil. So fir from hi* head being
itonry, it n barely slreuked wiili gray, not
tit ire so than mighl In* expected in it person
ill hi* age. lie is treated with a great deal ol i
res].ct-t hy tho Canadians .n fact. In- is a man
that Mill command the respect and confidence
of li?s fellow tnett wherever lie goea, or in whatevi-r
position lie may he placed lie speak*
hopi-toli\ of i lie future, att I were he at home,
would he nn ardent supporter of tho President I
I icy of reconstruction.
m saw* ? - ?The
full, wing explains itself *o well that we
nr.- quite sure our renders Mill he suffic etitly j
iiif-mied and delighted without further com
ini'iit front us :
lllivi'lls Ul l lltTMKNT or S? I r>1 r.MlOLIM. )
t hat lesion S. t' , April ?1, lbt>6. j
(icneral Order.*, N->. )
In obedience to the order of the President
of tin- 1 n.t- d States the execution ot the sentence
nt the t'ourt in the eases of Francis
(iainis Siom t-rs, .In*, t raw ford Keys, Kohert
ke_\* an i lilisba Ityrein puhlished in (icneral
Order* No. SO, current series, is hereby stis- j
pen led until the furl her order of the President
Jtv eouiiiialiil of Maj. (Jen I'. F.. Nickels,
o 11 IIA If I' Hvt Prig. (?en. und A. A. (I.
U heial :
(>. 11. ll.VKT. Itvt ltrig. (Jen. and A. A. 0. j
M 11 (li.Nk.iiAL t'osii:htsti'K.?The New Or- '
le ins Times of the 1M?I saya :
I he venerable liisuop .\ncircw in n very
feeling ami touching address, on Friday, to his
hreiliren of i he Methodist Conference. now Hitting
in this city, apprised tli -ni of hi* intend
I do] irture yesterday, on several offices of '
private love and professional duty, to the sick j
and ilic aged of his acquaintance, in Katun
Ko ;gc and elsewhere. And he took the oc- j 1
fusion, as a matter of duty, to lay down the I
l.piscopitl oflioe, which he has held for thirty j
fotrr y? ur?. lie was of the opinion that, after j
hating passed the age of seventy years, a man
is no longur fit to act a* a liishop.
I lie Conference lolerred the venerable Kisli- 1
< j s proffer >f his resignation to the Commit- ]
tee on the Kpiscopacy.
l)n Wit. Hammond?I.xtk Sikueon Or*- (
kkal, I S. A.? It is stated in souie of the
daily papers, thai Dr. Hammond has gone to
Kuropc, in charge of a grandson of the late ]
S.iodi Astorl and a correspondent says that I
lie receives for his services $III,IM)0 in gold,
for six months, all traveling and subsistence
exp nses liberally found, and $3,000, for each , '
month beyond -ix.? tin. l.unctt mn>l Oi/scrter. i 1
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From Washington.
Wasiii.kotok, April 25.?The new tux bill
increases the tax ou cotton from tw6 to fird
acuta per pound, payable by holders.
The Senate discussed the bill for the admission
of the now Slate, known as the State of
Colorado.
In the House of Representatives, the Senate
amendments to tho House Bill relating tr the
hahrat rorput bill, were not concurred in. and a
Oounmttee of (!nnl'?M>iii.? ?--- ?*
v. xtao BJ1JIWIUISU
thereon.
Statements ore published that the Attorney
General, under instructions of the President,
in preparing for the arraignment of Jefferson
Davis before the United Si ate* Circuit Cobrt of
Virginia All '.here is in the matter is thd
tart that there hare been numerous cstirultatious
not only ..with regard to Davis, but others
for conduct growing out of circumstance* connected
with the late war.
The Reconstruction Committee reconsidered
their S turday's programme heretofore telegraphed.
They variously endeavored to hafmonise
their views, and came very near adjourning
mar dir. a motion to that effect being
made by u Radical member.
The Secretary of War has issued an orielr
torbidd.'u nil persons Cultivating lttnd to pod
winch graves of United f ates soldiers are located,
from obliterating or mutulatiug trace*
thereof, by ploughing or otherwise.
T1IE MEXICAN qt'ESTlON. ?
Tlic French Minister had an interview with
the Secretary of State yesterday. It is said
that he presented the formal adhesion of the
French Government to the American principle
of non intervention as explained by the Secretary
of State. Tiie Emperor kindly and cordially
replies to the United Slates, and engages
to withdraw his troops from Mexico in three ?
detachment* ; one of (hem next November, and
the hi tiers in May and November, 18tJ7 The
full and final correspondence between the t?r??
Government* which le<J to this important result
will, it is Mficjieil, be Kent to (he (louse of Representatives
this week, in answer to a call recently
made on the Department of Slate, on
motion of Mr. McKee, of Kentucky.
MVSJXIC VISITATIOX.
1'rcsiilent Johnson, who is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, has invited the Supreme
Council of the Southern Jurisdiction to visit
hiiu to-tuoTow morniug.
\Djork.vxeat or cokcrxsn.
It is the opiuion of prominent Congressmen
that the present session of Congress will be
closed early tu June. Apart from the subject
of reconstruction all other business can be
closed in several weeks.
tjk status or titx souTiirnx statu
It is believed that the President will soon,
issue another proelauiation iti regard to the
.itat us of the Southern States, including Texas,
and staling explicitly (hat martial law is at an
cud aud the writ ol habeas corpus restored.
Tilt: H VlilCAL CIIIKrS AT VAR1AXC&.
Messrs. Steven* ami Sumner are at loggerheads
about a reconstruction policy. Thad.
has jnst begun to understand that there are
but three branches of the Government, two of
them (the executive and the judicial) Working
together, and he realties that the lime is at
hand when the legislative branch must give in.
The Senator holds out, while Tliad. upbraids
hint because he has so little consideration for
the life of the party.
Wasuixctos, April 27.
There is no doubt whatever that Mrs. Jeffer-on
Davis received permission to visit her
husbnud.
The T rial of Uilt'f*.
The following is from the special Washing-1
ton correrpoudoui of the New York Time*,
date l April 23d:
Attorney General Speed has under consider-1
aiiott ti * matter of the trial of Jed". Davis iu
the I'niled Stales Circuit Court of Virginia,
which meets on the first Monday in May, at
Notfolk. unless Congre s *h . II. in the meantime,
pass a bill changing the place of holding
I he Court to Richmond. A proposition of this
kind is -now being urged. It is not settles!,
h-iWcTcr, where Davis will hetried.but whether
Iir Hot he S'.iall be tried in it.o <?? - ~e V!
giuia wi?\ l??- determined upon the nrrival of
Chief Justice Out-*, who is expected hen-this
w<-ol</ It Judge t hnse interpose* no objection*
a eh irge against Ihivis for treason will be rub
mittod to tin United States Grand Jury, to be
enlivened in Norfolk i>ml Kichtuond, a- before
go pleated.
Tttt.tis or u?:r, wtsr omens.
The Attorney -General lots also been in consultation
with Judge Underwood with reference
to the trials of \S i*e. bee and some sixty ethers
who were indicted tor treason in the United
Sihu-* District Court at Norfolk last summer.
It is not likely that the indictment again*! Gen
l.ee will he presecuted at the May term, if,
indeed. the trial shall ever lake place. It i9
proposed to try first of the person* indicted at
Not lolk, Henry A Wise, and in all probability
that will be the only e?*c disposed of tin* eellion
in Virginia, unless it be determined to try
l>avis. and in that event no effort will be made
to try Wise during the Mny term.
The past few days ha\e been very prolific in
prediction* of what the Reconstruction Committee
were about to report, and many ridiculous
statements have been put forth. Among
others it is asserted that Robert I>ale Owen
ha* nt last come to the rescue of the Committee
and tarnished ii with sotuothiug which it could
not furnish itself, vis: a plan upon which it
could agree. That the Committee will shortly
make their fiuul report is true; but nothing
is known of the character of that report, beyond
the general features of a constitutional
amendment on representation anil fbo excluclusiuii
of rebels from Federal office, which it
is well understood, have been settled upon.
A delegation of Knights Templars of the
United State* called to niv their i/*
ihe I'residentlo day.
The Richmond Times slates that a terrier
dog, the properly of Mr. McKiel, of Richmond,
Vh . was acc.dently locked in the rubbish room,
ami remained twenty-one days without food or
water. When found it was reduced almost to
a skeleton, but was still living, and has since
recovered entirely from the effects of its long
tasting.
liousr. Flush is Food.?Markets for the
sale of horse tle?h have been officially ostablished
at Paris, \ i una, Stockholm and Copenhagen.?
A* }' Md. Rtcord.
Yhe first train on the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad, arrived in Columbia otf
Friday last. We are glad to hoar of the com-*
i '.I'ii.'ti nf this Road.
Iloinapatliy 'v signa'ly failed in (he treatment
of Hinder lVrt, at Norfolk, England;
a here U waa fairly tasted?Lvnion I.ance(.