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W&t ?j)?ilt?t0m Jails jfefeg, VOLUME X.-NUMBER 2179. ' CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1873. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR7 WSt JS SIftHT OF LAND. THE APPALLING WRECK OF IKE STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC. A Detailed Account of the Disaster The Names of the Lost and Saved Explanatory Statements of the Agents -The Excitement in New York and London-A Determination to Ferret Ont the Offender. NEW YORE, April 2. The wreck of the White Star Line steamship Atlantic 1B the sole topic of conversation this morning, and In London the excitement ts dually great. A foll investigation is demand? ed, In order that the responsibility may be fixed npon Ibe proper peri on. No trustworlby details of ibe disaster bave been received, but the loss of life ls quite as great as at first re? ported. A special to the New York Times, from Hal? ifax, regarding tbe wreck of ibe White Star steamship Atlantic, says: ls underwood that over seven hundred unfortunate passen gers out of one thousand on board-all women and children-were drowned. Tbe first Inti? mation received of the wreck was a rumor that an ocean steamer had gone ashore down the coast, and tbat several lives had been lost. It was next ascertained that the Allan tis had attempted lo make the port of Halifax harbor on ber way from Liv? erpool to New York in consequence of shortness of coal. A heavy gale prevailed at the time, so that she neared thu coast in hope of sighting the light on Lamb's Island. The vessel was resistleesly carried before the wind, by the strong current tbat always prevails in lhat locality, right on to the Bbore, causing her to become a total wreck. Late last evening further and fresher details were obtained, aud lt ap? pears lhere were about filly cabin passen gers aboard, togeiber with over nine hun? dred Bteerage passengers ; so that with the crew, the total number of souls aboard was over one thousand. During the pas? sage across, the steamer had encountered very heavy weather, but all was well UH yesterday about twelve o'clock. On Monday night the captain and officers believed they . were making straight for Limb's L'gh'. but j. two boara later the vessel struck. The scene I that moment was terrible beyond description. J The steamer bumped upon the rocks two or j three times as the heavy waves lilted her, j showlngher doom to be sealed. Scarcely bad 1 the first shock been felt when the passengers . rushed irom their berths in ihe cabin and 8 steerage, on the main deck, when at- H tempts were made to cut away the boats, and j they were soon filled wiih men and women. It ( was too late, however, for the steamer sud- ( denly careened to leeward, falling over on I her beam ends and almost immediately sink? ing. The boats are mentioned as being swamped and going down with her. So close to the shore was the steamer when abe struck that several sailors succeeded in swimming ashore with a line, alter they found them? selves thrown into the sea. Fortunately the fishermen living on the coast were on ihe lookout, and they assisted the third officer and his companions in hauling In a rope by means of the halyards they had so bravely carried ashore. By means ot this line, some two hundred and fifty men succeeded lo get? ting safely to land." The friends of ihe pa?seugers of the di? lated ship throng the offices of the agents ot the company, but no consolation can be given them. Two more agents ot the White Star Llae have been sent to ibe assistance of ibe sur? vivors. The officers of the company think that the dis? aster was caused by mistaking the lights, and t|ey attach no blame to ihe captain or officers. Willlama, the captain, had been In the Trans? atlantic trade for about twelve yeats, and was connected with the Williams & (Jul?n line before the White Star Line wa~, organlzaci. The agent of the company believes that ibe Atlantic's hull ls Bot broken, at- none of tbe cargo lb known to have floated. The report that Bussell Sturgls, of Boston, and Franklin W. Smith were aboard of the fi Atlantic ls untrue.. ? Arrival of Some of the Passengers at t Halifax-T li e Harrowing Detalla- ? Three Handred Saved ont of One V Thousand and Thirty-Eight. F HAUFAX, April 2. ^ Only three or four of the cabin passengers p wara saved from the wreck ol the Atlantic; v one Englshman and two or three Frenchmen. ^ Only one lady passenger attempted to save Q herself. She was irosen to deal h in the rig- j ging and fell into the water.. Tbe purser is J among the lost. Some ot the passengers ar- ^ rived in this city to-day, and gave harrowing p d 3 lalla of the calamity. The names of tbe J officers or passengers saved are noi known as J yet. The relief steamers are expected up at j two o'clock. , I The Atlantic bad eight hundred and ni ty ? steiirage passengers and thirty in the saloon, jj There had been two births during ihe voyage. * The crew numbered a hundred and forty-two, h and there were fourteen stowaways dlscov- ^ .red. Three hundred persons in all were saved oui of a total number of one thousand and thirty eight. The Mames of the Saloon Passengers Who and what they Are. d . . LONDON, April 2. ^ The following list of the names of the cabio ? passengers of the steamship Atlantic has been L obtained from the agents of the White Star H Line; jj Mr. N. Brandt, Mr. John Price. fj Mr. H. Kroger, Mr. S. W. Tick. 1, Mr. Albert Sumner, Mr. J. Hewitt. 0 Mr. Spencer Jones, Mr. H. Wellogtoo. Mr. W. Gardener, Mr. James Brown. Mr. R. Comack, Mr. J. Markwald. Mr. H. Hiere h, Mr. B. Si cb mo nd s Mr. W. Merritt, Mr. W. Sheat. Mr. H. Sheat, Mr. CharleB Allen Mr. A. Jngla, Mr. Joan Brindley. Mr. L. Leamsoo, Mrs. Davidson. Mrs. Merritt, Mn. Sheat. rt Mise Davison, Miss Bandon. v< Miss Brodie, Miss Barker. Mrs. Merritt, Miss Sheat. 8C The Misses Bose. > lL Mr. McDermott and two children were m among the passengers ot the Atlantic. Mrs. 01 McDermott ls the matron of the Fifth avenue a! Hotel. It is also stated that John H. Price, w a lawyer cf this city, with two ladies In his charge, and also Peter Brindley, the ageni o? | aJ a Barclay street firm In this city, were pas ?engen. Tho fad Story of a Saved Passenger ..Name? of the Saloon Passengers who 81 were Lost, and of the Steerage Passen- H gsjro who were Saved. Ii HALIFAX, April 2. n A steerage passenger makes the following t statement : w I turned into my berth about eleven o'clock w oOgMonday night. The night was dark but J ll fl starlight, and the weather fine. I knew l ship was going into Halilax fur coal. The li thing I remembered was that two bells (o o'clock) siruck. 1 then went to eleep, au< woke up with a shock, and remarked to i mate there goes the anchor. I thought, course, we were safe In Halifax harbor; bi as soon as she made a second plunge, I sal "Good Gjd ! she's ashore." With thal we g up and dressed. The companion-way w thronged with the lower steerage passeugei Seeing that the sea was commencing to brei over the ship, and lower down the cot paoion-way, I got aa many as possit) to lake to the bunks and hold by the Ire stanchions, 'lhere we remained until alli daylight. Thc ship bad fallen over, and tl steerage wr.s full o? water, one side on being out ol IL Our only chance ol escaf was through the ports. A number of mei probably twenty, got out through the por to the side ol the vessel. I remained unt ill who were alive were out. Tnere were ?rreat iruny drowned in their bunks, ac a the i s were drowned while trying to reac .he ports. I got out toronga the port, an held last to the side of the ship tor about tw lours, aod then went to the shore by the Hi ?oe. Waen I left the ship, there were still jreat many persons in the rigging." The names ol' the cabin passengers lost ar its follows: Cyrus M. Fisher, counsellor of law, of Vei mont, aod bis wile; Miss Brodle und Miss Bai ter. both of Cnica^o; J. H. Price, of No. 16 Broadway, New Yin tc; Mr. Kt liner, ol No.fi Exchange Place, New York; Albert Sumoei >t San Francisco; Henry T. Hewitt, ol W. J Bett & Co., No. 448 Broome street, New York Hr. Merritt and wlte, of New Yolk; Mis Jerymser and Miss Merritt, ot New York; Mn davidson and daughter, of London; W. E kellington, ot Basion; Mr. Streat wife, soi ind daughter, of Nevada. The following are the officers who are saved Jas. A. Williams, captain; J. W. Firth, chle iffioer; Cornelius Brady, third officer; Johi irown, fourth officer; Cuppalgn, surgeon iccond officer Henrv Metcalf ia arnon;; th osi; also Ambrose Worthington, purser, ant Ililli Christie, chief btewurl. Probably one-halt ol the crew were lost The names ol the steerage passengers savei ire : Robert Wood, Edmund Tye, Thomas Cf nly 1. Greener, James Biteman, Edmund Egan lenry Jones, Joseph Carroll, P. K-lly, BenJ turns. P. Carroll, P. Dunn. John McNamara Vin. Kelly, E Cornwell. Wm Muloue. Allrec Ireoan, Thomas Sinclair, Peter McAdam, R lowieit, Patrick Baglan, Otto Anderdon, P. I Hanson, J.mn Svtensk, R R. Paterson, O. '. Hanson, 0. R. Anderson, E. M. Neilson, Villi un Cunningham, C. M. H. Ciauaon, ti. B /iwsoii, R. Sve?uson, L. P.T .omson. A H tu? en, J. M. Johnson, C. Case!og, J. H. J,ihn on, J Richards. J. Sianellaud, J. L-icas, Geo. 'arker, Alllerte G. C>vaol, M. Schwartz, acob Schmidt, Cnaa. Johnson, Dnbler Z -lock, r. 12. Steverman. John Fungo, Jonn Dmoiol, Edward Mills, James Lucas, James Doran, frederick Potter, Clause Closchichr, Jjhn Imlih, Win. Booih, Tbos. Krld, Pa'rick lamDsou, W. H. Hayman, Cnas. McCabe. Wm. layman, E;nile Elllng-r, Victor M-ner. Ribt 'homas, Taos. Beerlug, Wm. Smith, Richard baylor, George Smith, M. Anderson, Wm. .elly, Richard Reynolds. Patrick Sutcliffe, ?airick Co-gmve, Wm. Mood, Simou F.lnn, ames Dohle, Edmund Donerty, J. A. Peters, olin Burkmao, Johannes Darr, James Ryun, In J. O'Sullivan, Chris. M. Penkernon, C-as. laverly, M Sullivan,Patrick O'Connor. Patrick Ioore,'Patrlck Reilly. T. Pratt, 0. utumdei s >n, acob Smidt, Michael Co Hu?, Thon. Wilson, daniel Walsch, Henry H. Snlmevay. R. E. .ritcher, Mich iel Kelly, Andrew Schwanz Vea. Shaw, Nrll S?lsen, Richard George, oho McGrath, Peter Anderson, August Brlgal* en, lilith Hughes, William Hay, PalrlcK Hau 100, Michael Carmody, Thomas Booth, James lcAiuster, Mr. Cnrlsteaum, Mr. Folk. August J.frleke, Joseph Felloff, Alfred Vollske, Thoa. arvlR, Frederick Drurabuski, A. Gustave, dhu Hessel. Frederick Wayletou, William ianddeld, Chirles Morris, William Hawk, olin Wren, Thomas Murphy, Hampton Sea Ion, Hugh O'Niell, Peter Tussey. Peter Lev ret, Mitchell Simoner, Joseph McLathy. 1 hos. ianning, Alexander Cameron, John William on, Thomas Moffat, Patrick Sullivan. Henry 'arsuus. Pairlck McGrath, Andrew Stolber on, J. A. Jolranseu. Harris Hanson, Charles Iroom, John Wiikerman, John Cir son, B. junz-n. Theodore Cmsen, Kilto und Gu nor, !. Huff, Hans Bernden, Patrick Gracetod, 'eter Reilly, Ralph Smith, John C. Elly, Fred, toby. 0. J. Nelson, K. Thompson. C. Oorne lui?. Henry Jacoos, William Worthington, ames McGrath, John Handley, Tnomas Cnn lingham, Benjamin Peck, Thomas Connelly, ?airick Connelly, Peter Rogers, John ich wan z, William 8bult, R. L's Jail. - iiidsoo, Wm. Wallam. Michael Schwartz, Hob. el Burns, Daniel Rleddy. Charles Crio lercraft, Thomas McCnppeo, Marcus Erizoo, Ie IL Neilson, John Mung, Thomas Medcall, lornellus Driscoll. Torrence McCarthy, Peter lormon, James Henry, John Splanzer, Fred, V Kohn. John Fram, Michael Sullivan. Wm. 'arker, Robert Carter, Alfred Bi-bop, Corne? ll.? Scanlon. C. Anderson, James Foley, G. [eski, Michael Shower, J. Waeckeoburg, A. 'arish. John Quinn, John Swankl, J. Learner, 7m. Valentine, A. Bier, Cornelius Sullivan, 'eter Byland, Christopher Anderson, N. E. ohnson. Owen Connelly, John Mander, Mt bael Haney, John Donnelly. John Lamer, oho McMann, Wm. Dandier, Juo. Patterson, no. B. Jones. Marlin Coyle, Juo. Wadley. 7ai. Roland, Juo Lowe, Pairick Slattery, 'hos. Farrel!, John Doyle, Jeremiah Nell, 'eter McKay, Andrew Huxley, Jas. Walsh, ohn Dallan, Jas. Flannagan, John Taylor, obn Murphy, Tbos. Redwav, John P. Tap? lan, Geo. Russell, Joseph Kelley, M. Sullivan, uo. D. Jackson, Francis Williams, Juo. Hoi ind. Jas. Pratt, Dan'l Moore, Richard Nesbitt. lUbur Devlin, wm. Coughlin, Stephen Ham? let), Jno. Anderson, Dan. Schelley, Edward 'Igclns, Tbos. Trevereaux, Wm. Barron, Ed rard Doyle, Wm. Kat ni, Michael Cunning am, Tho?. Chaplain, Juo. Owen, total 336; esldes 77 coming up In tbe steamer Lady [ead. About one-half ot the steerage passengers ?ere lost. All the books were lost, and their ames could not be obtained. Tho following ibin passengers were saved: Freeman D. Marchwald, of Thompson,Land? on & Co., No. 391 Broadway. New York; s. r. Vick, ot Vick & Mebane, Wilmington, N. .; J. Spencer Jones, of New Ross, Ireland; ewis Le vinson, ot London; W, Gardner, ot ondon; Chas. W. Allan, ot Loodon; Henry irz->e, of Switzerland; Simeon Camachls, of ew York; B. B. Richmond, of Detroit; Adol Ins Jtigla. glove dealer, of No. 767 Broad ay, New York; Wm. Jno. Brludley, of Burs y, England; Daniel Ktoane, of Sprlnglleld, ino; James Brown, of Manchester; Nicholas randt, of New York. he Captain's Statement of tbe Cause and Manner of the Dina ot er-Noble Conduct of un Old Fisherman-ct,r inf for O10 S arv! TOTS . NEW YOEE. April 2-10 P. M. The following Is the captain's statement : e sailed from Liverpool on March 20th. Du? ng the first part ot the passage we had fa. irable weather and easterly winds. On the .tb, 25th and 26: h we experienced heavy luthwest and westerly gales, which brought ie ship down to one hundred and eighteen iles a day. On the 31stof March the engl iet'd report showed but about one hundred id twenty-seven tons ot coal on board. We ere then 460 miles east ot Sandy Hook, wlih ie wind southwest and a high westerly swell id falling barometer; ship steaming only ?hi knole per hour. I considered the risk io great to push on, "as we might lind our ?Ives, In the event of a gale, shut out from ny port ot supply, and so decided to bear up for ialitax. At 1 P. M. on the 31st, Sambro iland was distant one hundred and seventy Hies, the ship's speed varying irom eight te welve knots per hour; wind south, with rain, rhich veered to westward at 8 P. M., '1th clear weather. At midnight I judged ie ship to have made one hundred leit tbe deck und wed ID to ibe char:-room leaviug orders about tbe lookout, and to me know lt they saw an jibing, and to call at three A. M, Intending thea to put ship's head to the southward and await day light. My first lotlmallon or the caiuttroph was Ibe striking ol ihe ship on Marr'a Island and remaining lhere last; ihe sea Immediately swepl away all the port boats. The officers went to their stations and commenced clear lng away the weather boals. Rockels were fired by the second o ill jer. Bet?re Ihe boats could be oleared, only ten minutes having elapsed, the ship keeled heavily to port, ren dering the starboard boats useless. Seeing no help could be got from ibe boats, I got the passengers Into the rigging and outside rails and encouraged them to go forward, where the ship was highest and less exposed to ibe water. The third officer, Mr. Brady, and Quartermasters Owens and Sparkman by thia time having established com mnnicatlon with the outlying rocks about forty yards distant, by means a line, got four olher lines to the rock, along which about two hundred people passed. Be tween the rock and the shore was a passage one hundred yards wide. The rope was sue cessfnlly passed across this, by which means about tidy got to land, though many were drowned in the attempt. At 6 A. M , the first boat appeared from the Island, but she was too small to be of any assistance. Through the exertions of Mr. Brady the islanders were aroused, and by 8 A. M. three larger bo t' came to our assistance. By their efforts, all ibat remained on the side of the ship and on the rock were landed In safety, and cared for by a poor fUherm in named Clancy and his daughter. During tbe day the survivors, the number ot four hundred and twenty-nine were drafted off to various houses scattered about; Besldent Magistrate E. Ryan rendering valuable assistance. The chief officer having got up the mizzen rigging the sea cut off his retreat. He stood for six hours by a woman who had been placed In the rigging. The sea was too high to attempt bis rescue. At three P. M. a clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Ancient, sue ceeded In getting him a line and getting him off. Many of the passengers (saloon and steerage) died in ihe rigging from ibe cold Among the number was tbe purser of the ship. Before the boats went out I placed two ladles in the lifeboat, but finding the boat use les?. I carried them tu the main rigging, where I left them, and went aft to encourage others lo go forward on the side o? the ship. At this Juncture ihe boilers exploded, and the boat rolled over to leeward. The ship at this time being on her beam ends and finding my self useless there, I went to take the ladies forward, but fouod them gone nor did I see them afterwards. Many passen ?era at this time could not be stimulated to any eff >tt to save the m selves, but lay In the rigging and died from fright and exposure, remained on the side encouraging, helping and directing until about fifteen were landed when, finding that my bands and legs were becoming useless, I left the ship, two other boats being close to aid and embark the remainder. On reaching tbe shore I dispatched Mr. Brady, the third of? ficer, off to Halifax, across the coun try to telegraph the news of the dis? aster and to obtain assistance. Mr. Mor row. ihe Cunard line agent, promptly re sponded and sent two steamers with provl slons to convey the survivors lo Halifax where they will be cared (or and forwarded to New York on ibe first opportunity, in charge ot the first and iourlh officers, the third o fa cer and lour men being left at ibe Island to care for the dead as they come ashore. Cap? tain S. Hendon Dever has received provl slonal authority as to s?lvagor of cirgo and materials. The second officer was lost with No. 30 life-boat. Value of tbe Atlantic and Cargo-The Wreckers to go to Work. Dispatches have been sent lo the officers of the wrecking company at H ?Utax, Instructing them to sen I their vessels at once to the scene of ihe Atlantic disaster, for the purpose of saving anything belonging to the Atlantic that can be found. The Atlantic, togetbe with her cargo, Is valued at eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The loss wi ll be partly covered by Insurance. THE SQUEEZE IN MONEY. Half Per Cent, a Day for Call Loans Anguish of the Borrowing Public. Nsw YORE, March 2. The financial situation is not quite so dis tressing fri borrowers as on yesterday, but, nevertheless, ls stringent enough. At the opening call loans were made at iii per diem; soon afterwards ? per cent, was paid, and at } io halt per cent, a very heavy busi? ness was transacted during the morning boura. Daring ts* afternoon there was a temporary let up in the market, and the rate declined to j p. r cent, with some few loans at 1-16 even to 7 per cent, gold, but late In the day the demand lor money Increased once more. Long alter 3 o'clock there were street dealings at Exchange was dull and heavy early lu me day, owing to the contiu ued stringency In money, but at the close the market was firmer in tone. Prime bankers sold 7? i7}. Gold opened ul 17J, and declined to 16?, and advanced to 17j, and closed ai 17?a 17$. L')an8 were from 6 to 3-61 lor carrying. Goveruraeutfl were dull aud pi ices were slightly betier than at the close last night. State bonds very quiet, with lillie change In prices. Tuere wt-re no off-rs or bonds to-day, and none are to be bougut. Freights firmer. BURSTING A BOILER. Three Persone Killed and Two Severely Injured WILMINGTON, N. C., April 2. A boiler at the steam saw mill or Colville & Co. exploded twenty minutes to six o'clock this morning. Two men and one woman were killed, and one man and one woman severely Injured. All of ihe killed and wound? ed are negroes. One of the boilers was car? ried over one hundred yards, to Front street, killing a woman io Jts course. Another one was hurled nearly half way across Cape Fear Blver. The cause ol the explosion ls not defi? nitely kuown, though lt ls generally supposed to h av?! been caused by the low water In the boilers. THE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON, April 2. Probabilities : Areas of low barometer will idvance during Thursday, eastward over ibe o wer Missouri Valley, and also over Oregon. Por the latter State, cloudy and rainy weather will continue. In the Western Gulf Slates, Increasing southerly winds and threatening weather. In ihe Eastern Gulf and the South Atlantic States, rising bnrometer, ligbt winds, aud generally clear weather. Over the Middle and Eastern Slates, rising barometer, westerly winds, partly cloudy aud clear weather will prevail, t xcept possloly In Maine, where north? east wlndB, backing to northwest with cloudy weather, ls more probable. For the lower lakes, diminishing westerly winds, with gen? erally cloudy weather.* For Lake Michigan, southerly winds, backing to southeast and partly cloudy weather. For Lake Superior, light easterly winds. Cautionary signals will continue at Boston, Portland, Maine, East port. O.-'wego, Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit. THE NORTHEASTERN R. R. ANNUAL REPOST OF THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS. A Quarterly Exhibit of the Condition and Proa pe ct? of the Company. Tue annual meeting of the stockholders of the Northeastern Railroad Company was call? ed yesterday at tte hall of the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank, but no quorum being pres? ent, the same was adjourned to meet on Wed? nesday, the second ol July, 1873, or at such time as the direction may appoint upon giving the usual notice as prescribed In the by-laws. Annexed will be found the report of the president, which would have been submitted on tho above occasion: Report of thc President. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, ) NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, [ CHABLESTON. S. C.. April 1, 1873. ) To the Stockholders of tie Northeastern Sail road Company: GENTLEMEN-The following report of the company's operations foi the fiscal year, end? ing February 38th, 1873, ls respectfully sub? mitted: Gross earnings have been. $395,463 02 Operating expenses.! 197,662 46 Additions to road equipment. 25,032 70 236,695 16 Balance. $169,767 86 Comparing these result! with those of the preceding year, we find ES follows: Inl371-'72. Ic 1870-73. Increase. Rece Ipts from freight?.. $190,067 44 165,348 01 66,280 67 Receipts from pas? sengers... 97,659 85 .21,634 73 24,024 86 Receipts from malls and minor sources.... 17,725 15 18,430 28 705 13 $305,452 44 195,463 02 90,010 58 0 p e r a ting expen sea and addl t i 0 11 s lo equlpm't... 203,799 00 235,695 16 31,896 16 $101,653 44 169,767 86 68,114 42 Rallo ot operating expanses to receipts, 60 per cent. Reviewing the above, ;ou will notice the large aod gratifyinglnoreise of $90,010 68, (or nearly thirty per cent. ) in the aggregate jami ogs of this over tin past year. The ac jompanylng tabular statements of the su? perintendent will show that we have trans? ported this Benson 82,71? passengers, 39,349 lales cotton, 112,445 barcia naval stores, and 1,692,000 feet ol lumbar; against the previous noe, 65.415 passengers, 29,793 bales cotton, 32,770 barrels naval store*, 3.612,000 feet lum? per-with an Increase of $35,814 27 lo our miscellaneous upward freights-as a conse? quence of the generally Improved condition if the agricultural, aid other Interests, di? rectly contrloullng to our business. The expenses of the road have been $236, 596 16, Including an amuint of $38,032 72, ex? pended for two new bcomotlvea, one pas? senger, one mail and eleven freight cars. The financial condltlonof the company will appear from the accompanying statements ol the treasurer, as follow?: At credit of prout and los, ?rom proceeds of transportation for 1872-'73. $ 159,767 80 j Charged, during that period, with Inter? est on bonded nnd . . . other obligation?, t 91,213 52 Current Interest.... 3,648 67 At debit of profit and los9.2?itb February, 1872, (with $146 ll since added). 7,526 86 $ 106,388 96 At credit of profit and less, Feb? ruary 28, 1873. 63,378 71 The Indeotedness ol tba company ls as fol? lows: 17,987 shares capilul fttocc, $60. .$ 899,350 00 1.640 first mortgage 8 percent, bonds, each foi $600, payable ISL Sepumber, 1899. 820,000 00 17 old first mortgage konds, still outstanding (and to be redeemed}.- 8,600 00 614 second mortgage sonds, each tor $600, ptyable 1st September, 1899, for. 322J)00 00 jess 161 deposited with trustees lor security of prefer? red stock, (as stat? ed below). 8C.500 00 241,600 00 7 old eecond mortgage bonds, each for $500, still out? standing, (and to be re? deemed). 3,600 00 1,610 shares 8 per cent, preferred stock, ot $50, (se?ured by 161 eecond mortgage bonds). 80,500 00 leal estate hoods. 28,000 00 Ulis payable. 25,949 14 Pertinentes ol indebtedness. 109,028 23 )utstandlng Interest. 4,608 60 ?roflt and loss.-. 63,378 91 Total.$2,274,214 78 ?o meet this, we have the road, 102 miles long, with Its sldellngs, equipments, ?c., at a cost ot.$2,148,130 65 Vii h assets, as shown by the treasurer, amounting to.. .$ 126,084 13 $2,274,214 78 The entire issues of our new flrstand second oortgage bonds are, respectively, (or $840,000 ,ud $322,O?O-but there are still out and awalt og redemption $8500 of the old first mortgage ;nd $3500 of the old second mortgage bonds, ir a total of $12,000-to redeem which, when .resented, we have on hand a corresponding .mount in new bond?. Having placed the ormer among our obligations, ihe latter are lecessarlly Included among our assets. We lave aloo placed among our assets $12,000 of tew first mortgage bond?, to be specially sp? illed, towards the payment of the company's etd estate bonds for $28,000, when same la equlred. Wo should lurtber explain that, vben the company determined, in 1858, to B8ne their prelerred stock, lt was resolved lo ?ecure lt by the deposit of a corresponding .mount of their second mortgage bonds In hehundsof trustees for its security; hence, t is not a distinct liability-but rather a sub ubsUlute for, or representative oj, an equal amount of second mortgage bonds. As boin bear the same rate of interest, the conversion of one into the other has been consented to at the option ot their respective holders-some desiring the preferred stock, because of Its being regiuered and transferable only on the company's books; while others prefer the bonds, for the gi ester convenience which they afford, in the collection ot interest, facl' ltles ol transfer, ftc. The amounts ol either may thus be varied, but the aggregate ol both will always be represented by tbe sum of $322,000. The road, generally, Is In good condition. Such of Its rails as require renewal are now being taken out and heavier substituted, with Improved fish plate fastenings, a process which will be continued as the necessity for lt arises. Our mol Ive power, consisting of lt locomo? tives, ls all In running order, with the excep? tion of one now In our shops undergoing a thorough repair. During the year, one of light capacity, after a lengthened service, was condemned as not worth that cost, while two others from the Rhode Island Works have been added to our supply. Our rolling stock consists of 14 first and second-class passenger coaches, 5 mail and baggage cars, 73 box, and 54 platform and 16 gravel cars-all of which, under the usual current repair, are in serviceable order. The whole equipment of the road should be in? creased to meet tbe demands upon lr, not only for our increasing local business, but also for that opened to us at Columbia and points on the Charlotte Road, through the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Road. For further Information on these points, you are respectfully referred to the accom? panying report cf the superintendent. The fact of having passed through the year without any accident, or casualty of a serious nature, entitles the subordinate officers and employees ot the company to this acknowl? edgment of their zeal and careful attention lt the discharge of their respective dulles. In conclusion, we regret having to lnlorm you that two important suits, Involving the li? ability of the company to taxation by the State und city authorities, have recently been de? cided adversely to it by the Supreme Court of j the United States. The company claimed Its exemption lrom taxation under a special act of the Legislature to that effect, passed lu the year 1855; bul lt was contended that ihls exemption was only held by us, subject lo a right of repeal, by any subsequent Legislature, In conformity with ihe provisions of an act passed in the year 1841, and which right the Legislature ex? ercised In the year 1868. We bave ihe above information by telegraph, the decrees of tbe court having only been delivered on the 31st ultimo. All ot which ls respectlully submitted. A. F. RAVKNEL. President. THE FRENCH CONGRESS. A Scene of Confution and Suspension of j tile Session. PARIS, April 2. The Legislative Assembly has been debat? ing for two days ihe Lyons municipality bill. The discussion closed tr-day with a remarka? ble scene. Lerayer, a Radical, described the committee's report which accompanied ihe bill as being mere trumpery. The Marquis de Grammoiit accused ihe deputy ot imprrii nenc>-, whereupon Pr?sident Grevy called Ihe Marquis io order. Ti,ls ihe luiter resented, refusing to retract his words. The members of the Right, exasperated at the call to order, threatened to quit the Chamber. The presi? dent arose, and, lu a dignified manner, re? signed his office, and declared the silting ended; and Ihen, descending, be broke up the silting amid intense excitement. Depu? ties from all the parties will walt on ihe presi? dent to night, begtrlng him io become pleased and resume lils office, but his resignation ls expected to be handed In to morrow. LATER.-The election for president of the French Assembly took place to-day; Qrevy being re-elected to office by a decided ma? jority. _ BEYOND THE BRINE. The Troubles In Spain-Khiva and tbe Czar-An Advance in the Bank Rate of Discount. MADRID, April 2. Santa Cruz was snprlsed and had a Darrow escape. Ueveral ot his men were capt-J red. Tbe excitement In Barcelona ls subsiding. FLORENCE. April 2. Salvlnl. tbe great Hallan tragedian, goes to America In August. FRANKFORT, April 2. The Bank of Frankfort, to-day, In view ot the sirlngenoy in the money markei, has raised its rate of discount lo five per cent. This ac? tion haa caused considerable excitement on ihe Bourse. 8T. PETERSB?RO, April 2. The Imperial Government ls In receipt of j a communication from the Khan of Khiva proffering the release of tbe RnBslan captives taken during trie late raid on the southwest? ern fronlier of Russia by Ibe Khi vans, on the basis ot a peace footing between the two em? pires. The Russian Government bas refused to EiCcept ihe terms offered, and has demanded ibe unconditional surrender of all Russian subject-. NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL. The Mexican Claims Commission-Par? don of a Ku-Klux. WASHINGTON, April 2. Trie rumor that 8enor Aspelros ts to be the Mexican commissioner !s unfavorably com? mented oe, as he was counsel for Mexico and would have to decide cases in which he ls pro? fessionally Interested. Walter P. Antonv, a boy of eighteen, who was convicted of I&i-Kluxlsm In South Caro? lina, and senlence?o eight years In Jail, is pardoned by the President. Tue amount of legal tenders outstanding to? night is $358.63&.724, an increase ot $130,274. The Internal revenue receipts to-day were over half a million._ SPARKS FROH THE WIRES. -White, Democrat, has been elected in St. Louis by over ibree ihousaDd majority. -The Abyssinia, which Balled lrom New York yesterday, took out $240,460 In specie. -Daniel Miller, the first boat of ihe season, has reached Poughkeepsie. _A generals trike of ihe house-painters for three dollars per day ls apprehended in the vicinity ol' Springfield, Mass. -The Democrats have elected a mayor and the entire Democratic conuty ticket In Mil? waukee. -The painters, carpenters and masons of BoBtoo contemplate striking, and leaving off work in the "burnt district" of the "Hub." -The annual session of the New York East Conference of the M. E. Church convened in ibat city yesterday. -The funeral ol'Charles M. Barris, ihe ast? or and author of the "Black Crook." takes place to-day la New York. -Several coal barges and tow boals became unmanageable on Tutsday last off Slateu Is? land, New York, and one of the lormer sank with aman and woman on board. -The Governor of NewJersey has signed the general railroad law. Flags are displayed al Trenton to commemorate ihe release of the State lrom railroad monopoly. -The Indians who murdered the surveying party southwest of Arkansas elly are tue Whirl wlndB, a marauding baud of .Cheyennes. Apany has been organlz -d to rescue Hie sur? veyors. -The Massachusetts Supreme Court has overruled the exceptions in the case ?I Stand? ish vs. ihe Narragansett Steamship Company, In which tbe plaintiff recovered damages lrom the comiiany for assault. In nu allowing him to disembark at New York, from one of ihelr steamers, for not having paid his passage. A BRILLIANT RECEPTION. SOUTHERNHOSPITALITIES TO NORTH? ERN VISITORS. A Welcome to Ex-Governor Seymour and William Callen Bryant, at the Lather's Mansion. One ol tbe most notable social events of the Charleston season was the brilliant pur ty given last evening at the mansion of Colonel Bich? ard Lathers, on the South Battery, in honor of the Hon. Horatio Seymour, ex Governor of New York, and the Hon. William Cullen Bryant, tbe venerable editor of the New York Eve? ning Post, but better known and more en? deared to the people ol America as their loved "Poet or tbe Woods." Tbe cards or invitation to inls "At Home" of Colonel and Mrs. La? thers had been issued for some days, and the party assembled In response was a most select and fashlo?able assemblage, Including lue most prominent gentlemen of the city, with their ladle?, as well as a cumber ol military guests from the garrison at the Citadel. 1 be earlier hours of the evening were occu? pied with a delightful conversazione In the elegant drawing-room of the mansion, and at about eleven o'clock an invitation from the host summoned the party to the parlor;, where supper had been prepared. After this repast, Colonel Luthers introduced Mr. S. Y. Tupper, president of the Chamber of Com? merce, who gracefully extended a formal wel? come to the principal guests ol the evening, and expressed the obligations of the whole Southern people lo the venerated poet who had embalmed in tbe amber of poetry the daring deeds of "Marlon's Men," a song which bad been snag in many a Southern bivouac, and had warmed the hearts of soldier? at many a Confederate campfire. He concluded wlih the sentiment which would be echoed by every guest and by every (rue heart ol the American people, that the noble author of Thanatopsls might, "when his summons came to j oin the innumerable caravan" of pilgrims ?rom this world to the world of epirlts, de? part "like one who wraps the drapery ot his couch about bim, and lies down lo pleasant dreams." Mr. Bryant responded In a brief but beauti? ful and touching aiidress. He modestly waived the compliments that had been addressed lo him, and thanked the preceding speaker, and, through him, the assembled guests, tor the kind and cordial welcome extended to him. Turning from that subject, however, he said that la his walks through Charleston he bad not (ailed to note how, by the silent processes of Nature, the wrecks and devastations of the war were being covered and effaced by growths of the fresh spring time, and be could not help hop ins and believing lhat In the same way and by similar Inscrutable and divine evolutions of the will of Providence, the moral wounds of the war would be healed and greened over with new, healthy-giving growths of moral, sentiments and Impulses, which would make the picture fairer even iban it was before the rude shocks of war had marred its beauty. He trusted and believed that the chivalrous, knightly, generous race wblch had made Southern society what it was In happier days before the war, preserved even In Its over? throw ibe vitality whtca would produce from Ibe fallen trunk new shoots of life and vigor, which would restore, ia more than pristine beauly, the lair fabric of the Southern Com? monwealths. The host next called upon the Hon. J. B. Campbell for a sentiment, and he responded in a graceful past-cenllal address, proposing the health of the Hon. Horatio Seymour, whoso public services he enumerated, and whose presence In Charleston he warmly wel? comed. Governor Seymour responded lo the ap? plause of this sentiment by thanking the ladles aud gentlemen for their kind welcome, and he made a graceful, appropriate and elo? quent address, In which be a.luded to the evident signs ol returning material prosperity observed throughout ibe Southern Slates, and nowhere in a more marked degree than In Charleston, and gratefully mention? ed the warm welcome and kindly ex? pressions ot esteem which had been ci ven not only to himself, but to tbe hundreds of Northern people who had been sojourners in the South during the past few years. The South, he said, bad now passed th rouen, and was rapidly emerging from, the difficulties and embarrassments wblch had lollowed In the wake of war, and her future promised to be bright and glorious, and it re? mained to be seen whether the South had not, in the long run, come better out ol the conflict than tim Norib. There, lhere bad been less of material disaster immediately following the war, but Us events bad enkindled a slplrlt of gigantic specu? lations, unsafe ventures and o perver bion ol business principles to the spirit Of gambling on a tremendous scale, so that it was painful to contemplate the possible re? sult in the next few years. On the whole, be heartily congratulated the gentlemen of the Soutb, and especially those or the City by the Sea, upon the energy which they bad display? ed, under Ihe most disadvantageous circum? stances, and ihe evidences of their returning material prosperity, which were everywhere apparent. Colonel Lathers next proposed the health of ex-Goveruor W. D. Porter, who responded in an elegant and finished address, tull of dignity and reverence for the traditions and memories or the past and hopeful auguries for the iuture of the State. The remainder ot the evening was pleasantly spent by the guests in the intercharge ot social courtesies, and the parly repaired to their carriages and iheir homes at a late hour, charmed with the elegant hospitality of their host and hostess, and retaining pleasant recip? rocal recollections ol the Northern guests and Southern entertainer?. A ROW IN ORANQJSBURQ. A gentleman from Orangeburg Courthouse Informs the Columbia Herald tbata serious fracas occurred lhere on Saturday laBt. From his account of the affray the following ls con? densed : It appears that ou sales-day a man named Coleman, from Barnfield County, while passing along lite sidewalk, mel a tran named Charles B. Green, a colored citizen, and un? dertook to Jostle him one side, and finally abused him oy :hreats and indecent expres? sions. Green replied that he had as good a right as any one io the walks, and snould maintain bis right. The parties, however, separated without any serious damage being done. Coleman viBited Orangeburg again on Saturday, and the quarrel was reuewed in Ibe store of Mr. Me roney, refiling in Cole? man's shooting Green, ihe ball striking the cap of ihe knee and passing down ibe leg. lufllcilng a painful wound, and also cut him from the ear to ibe chin with a knife. At ibis outrage the colored citizens became incensed, secured the perpetrator of lr, and took him beiore a trial Justice, who bound bim over io appear at the next term of ihe General Ses? sions, to answer the charges ot assault and battery, and assault with Intent to kill. CALENDAS, OF CRIME.- " * .? *"?* A Burglar Shot-Later Developments of the Brooklyn Murder-The Mtxon Trial. NEW YORK, AprIT2. A party of burglars broke into tbe house of Mrs. Cowan, In Tweniy-nlntn street, this morning. A Hr. Yac Duren discovered them and they fired at bim, wbeo he rammed the fire wonodlng one of the band. ? It Is stated that the Goodrich murder will prove to be the most romantic crime *?ver committed. It ls now said that neither Bos coe nor Mrs. Meyers bad anything to da with the murder, and that Goodrich was killed en the morning that his body was found. Thejury in the Nixon trial for the murder of Pfeifer, nave returned a verdict of morder in the first degree. The prisoner will be sen? tenced at len o'clock to morrow morning. THE NATIONAL BANKS. WASHINGTON. April ?. The secretary of (be treasury will soon take steps lo carry out Section 6 of the act of Joly 12. 1870, providing for the withdrawal of $25, 000,000 of the national currency from the banks having an excess of circulation. T'lls excess is principally In the New England Slates, Massachusetts having tbe. lajjreet. The Sonib, which was not able, on account of ihe war, to avail Itself of the national ?bask? ing acts, will derive the principal ! from thlB $25,000.000. THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN CANAL. ATLANTA, April 3. Governor Smith ls issuing an invitation'to the mayors ot the ellie* In Georgia, to meet with the governors and principal dflfWH of Western and Southern Slates, who meet ia In Atlanta on May the 20 h, to conslderand forward the Atlantic and Great WesteraCaoal. Delegations of citizens' from each county in the State, are expected to be pr?sent at that time. Extensive preparations will be made to receive and en ter iain ihe guests. S ALE OF THE BL UE RID GE RAILROAD. KNOXVILLE, April 2. - The Knoxville and Charleston Railroad, one ol'the delinquent railroads In the State of Tennessee, was offered for sale at publie soo (lon to-day, and bought In by State, lorene hundred thousand dollar*, there, being no other bidder. Receipts per Railroad April 3. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. 441 bates cotton, ev bales gooda, 224 obis flour, 2 cars ttocr. To Railroad Agent, Pfizer Rodgers A co, A B Molli;an. A S smith, w o Bee A co, o H Walter A co, w W Smith. Oonnta A Wroton. Kinsman A Howell, Geo W Williams A co, W H williams A Soo. Moan ASlegnlons, TP Smith. A J Saunas, E H Trost Aco. W B Smith A co, w un A co, campsen A co, 'i rea holm ? Son, B Kialla A co, Baumeister A Zerbst, B O'Ne ll, P Macqueen, Stehens, Warner A Dock, r, Wagener, Mouse** A cn, W Barral, Kim ck. Wi even berg 4 co, B Bis? choff A co. W H Ohsfee A ce, E B Cowperihwalt, P O Tren he im, Street Bros A co, Holmes, Calder A co. KOBTHXASTSBR RAILROAD. 67 bales upland and 2 bags sea island cotton, 221 bois rosin, 0 bbls spirits turpedtlne, SI pxgs tobacco, 7 linds bacon, cars lumber, mdse, Ac. To vvm Johnson O M. H BA co, WS, W K Ryan, w Widen A Jonen. E Welling, NEB K Agent. P Walsh, J F O'Neill. W K Ryan. J Meyer,. 8 AO Railroad Agent, W F Klee, Bardin. Parker A- co, s O RRAsei.t, Marlin A Mood. J M Fredsnerg, J K Adger A co, 8 R Marshall A co, Han tone A co, Wasener. Uousees A co, Adams, Damon A Co, E H Frost A c<*. T P Smith. Kinsman A Howell, W U Duke . A co, W O Bee A co, Howard A Ero, T T Chapeau A co, relzer, Rodgers A co, Geo~W Wil? liams A co. Caldwell A Son, Murdaugb A Week - 'ley, w F Wleiers, S Fsss, T osteortarff, J cos? grove, Hart A co, M Tr lest, and others. . ? ^ Passengers. ( ... Fer steamship Falcon', rroni Ballimore- w T ami A Q Ham, Mrs M T McKewn. Miss S E Boyce. Per steamer M 8 Allison from Edlsto, Enter? prise, Rockville and Way Landings-Mr Loper and lady, J M Jenkins, W u Geraty, Mrs I R wilson. W H W Gray and son. _--" Per steamship James A?ger. tor sew Tort O A Denny, Mrs u a Denny, Mrs A B Tyler, Mas? ter Denny, B D Thomas, J Ebberly, J Maher,'H Trowbridge, O H Lyons. B A Whipple, R Dwyer. G M Davis i nd wile, Mrs M J Milting, P Doyle, Coi Held, F J Popst, 8 Butler, M Butler, 0 Mulley, P Farrell. J Goldstein, D Wright, 0 Patterson. MARINE NEWS. CH ABLESTON, 8. C......APRIL 3,4m. Lat 32 deg 46 min 33 sec | Lon 70 deg 67 min 27 sec. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Steamship Falcon, ?aynle, Baltimore-left28th Instant. Mdse. To Mordecai A co, P 0 Tren holm, Ravenel A co, B O'Neill, Railroad Agents, K U Horner. H (Jero ts A CO, W A Mehrtens. Ellis Bros, D f Fleming A co, Cameron, Barkley * co, Jno F Taylor A co, W P Dowling, L? Connor A HOD, Dowie, Mdse A Davis, j u Fischer, Beese m IE A Bro. 0 Lltscngl. Tiedeman. calder A co, W F Rice, W H Charte A co. Klinck, Wittenberg A c J, D Pani A co, HavmeL Holmes ? co Rev BlsDop Verot, j p Brown, K H McDowell. H Leid lng. A S smith, F L O'NeUL Wagener, Mon?ese A co, T J Lyons, Jco Graver A- Bro, O F Pankiun, Steffens, Werner A Ducker, B Feldman A co, H Cobla A co, Bollmann Bros, Qaackenbnsh, Estin A o, L Schnell, P Wiseman a co, E B Frost A co, U LUienthal A co. Manione A co, E Perry. P P Toale, ti a Kellers, J E Adger A co, D Fitz Gib? bon. SJ N Robson, b R Oewperihwalt, a Kiajte ?v co, T D Mernangh, J H billen, w Schroder, Holmes, Calder A no, Mn L O sanders, 8 Rifer shall A co, G W Almar. J B Bl sell, J U H ?iaus sen, W Mci.e in, Wm Gurney, J G A D O Marsh O r Witters, L Neu meyer, Rlecke A Peerman, BU Millings, u U Haselton. T S Nlpson, G W winiam J .v co, Florida steamers. J H Katson. E Bnero, Jno Campsen A co, W P Rn-sell A co, Byrne A Fogar? ty, M H Nathan A son, Sawner A Ferguson, H B schon* A ro. U O ra v eley, Order and others. . sehr Anna Baiton, Frink, Philadelphia, - days. Coal in A mdse, lo E F Sweegan, Charleston oas Co, shackellord A Kelly, and J A Enslow A CO. Scbr S B Wheeler, Jones, wilmington, Del-at days. Gnano. To T G Boag. sehr Lucretia, Balance, frrm San tee. UM buihoia roagb rice. To Geo A Treohoim A SOD. ? steamer M S Allison, T'oglio, Edlsto, Enterprise, Rockville and Way Landings. 1 bag sea Island cotton, bbls oysters, mdse and sundries. TO" O Nesbit, WA Boyle, L Kmacke.J 8 Wells, O Gol cebk. Kinsman Bros, L A Woodside. M McGoity, B Boyd, and others. OLEARED YESTERDAY. Steamship James Adger, Lockwood, New York -James Adger A co. Bark Florence, Mayo, Weymouth, Mass-Alfred J creighton. SAILED YESTERDAY. ; steamshto James Adger. Lockwood, New York. Br ship Barmah, Armstrong, Ball River, 8 0. FROM THIS PuRT. Steamship South carolina, Beckett, at New York, March 30. Br bark Kathleen, Keay, at Liverpool, Aprils. ' CLEARED FOR THIS FORT. Steamship Flag. Foster, at Boston, March 29. SAILED FOR THIS PORT. Fe hr Nelle Doe, Howard, from Rockport, Me, March 25. MARINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, AprllS. An ived, Kathleen, Dram Charleston. MEMORANDA. The following are the consignees per steamship Ashland, from Philadelphia, which arrived April 1: WA Courtenay, A M Adger, J E Adger A co, D A Amme. H Baer, C clacina, Ellas Bros. E w Fowler, Fogartle, Stillman A co, Foray in0. "Mo Comb A co, Holiness B' ok House, H&senuvA Bro. Jeffords A co. Johnston, Crews A co, H K I'eLeoL. K Klatte A co, J G minor A co. B W Man lo, Martin A Mood, s R Marshall A co, Wm McKay' F LO'Neill, D O'Neill A son. B O'Neill, W Sayas, Qaackenbnsh. Esttll A co, Ravenel A co, Ravenel. Holmes A ra. S T Sonder, Steffen-?, Wer? ner A Ducker, Shackel ford A Kelly, S Straus?, W W L Webb. Wsgener. M on see a A co. L WeUkopff, P Walsh. Whlttemore A Rhodes, Walker, Brans A Cogswell. O F Wleters, P Wlnemsn A C?W O Whlldeo. S A 0 R R Agent, N E RB Agent, Order and others. The brig Gambia, Gu>y. for BuclarvUle, S c, cleared st New York, March SI. Tne sehr B N Hawkins. Wyatt, from Boston for Charleston, was at Holmes'* Hole, March 28. The sehr Carrie S Webb, Homan, for^George? town, s O, cleared at New Yorrr, March ?. Thc sehr s L Russell, Smith. Tor Georgetown. S C, clean d at New Yo?, March 3L