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. ?, _? .oamamlttecof tile Sonta Carolin? Con TCRtlorr hare an Is^crvicvr with tac President, etc. . WASHINGTON, D. C., Octobffr 12. A Committee of the South Carolina Convention had an interviewinth the * ? President to-day,- concerning Mr. Davis. .; The President has issued his pw*-. - clomation releasing Kentucky from . ^martial law. A despatch from Fortress Monroe says that the election passed off quiet? ly. The Union ticket is. probably el ected to Congress in the 1st and 2d Districts. . Li.'H. Chandler is certain . ly elected to Congress from Norfolk. ;?? . Pire in Angarta. AUGTJSTA, October 10.-A large por? tion of the building formerly the Con # fedrate foundry and machine shop, "was burned this afternoon. The * stationary engine, boilers, lathes and tools were destroyed. Some cotton was also burnt. The horses were all saved. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Election Returns. * PHILADELPHIA, October ll.-The election returns prove that the State has gone Republican. The vote in this city was the largest ever cast, except at the Presidetial election. * McMichael, the Union candidate foi Mayor, is elected by over five thou < . sand majority. Hartsrauft pnd Camp? bell, the Union candidates for Audi? tor-General and Surveyor-General, received over seven thousand majori *y CINCINNATI, October ll.-Genera] Jacob Cox, the Union candidate foi Governor, has carried the State bj twenty-five thousand majority, BOSTON, October ll.-Tho Republi? can Convention of th? Sixth District .nominated, to-day, Gen. Banks, foi Congress. Proclamation by tho Pr?sidant. WASHINGTON, October ll.-Tho fol ?lowing proclamation wan issued to day by the President: . EXECUTIVE OFFICE, October ll, 18G5. Whereas the following named per sons, to wit: John A Campbell, o Alabama; John H. Reagan, of Texas Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia George A Trenholm, of South Caro Una;' and Charles Clark, of Missis sippi, lately engaged in rebellioi against thc United States Govern ment, who are now in close custody * have made their submission to th authority of the United States, an applied to thc President^ for pardon under his proclamation; and wherea the authority of th? Government i sufficiently restored, in the afor-jsai States *to admit of the enlargement c said persons from clo3e custody, it i entered that *th?y be released. o giving their respective paroles to aj pear^at such time and place as th President may designate, to answt any charge that he may direct to 1 preferred against them; and they wi respectively abide until further orde: in the places herein designated, ar S not depart therefrom: John A. Cam] bell, in the State of Alabama; J ol H. Reagan, in the State of Texa - Alexander H. Stephens, in the Sta of Georgia; G. A. Trenholm, in tl State of South Carolina; and Charl dark, in the State of Mississippi; ai if the President should grant his pr don to .any of said persons, such p role will be thereby discharged. ANDREW JOBJ?SON, I. President. \ The pardons of members of t ? South Carolina Convention have be ? mg jed by the President, and f orwai [ od td Governor Perry for distributic 9 Important to Shippers. I WASHINGTON, October 9.-The Tr ? dury Department has issued a circu ? providing that articles dutiable un< ? the Internal Revenue laws may g removed from points in the South n ? shipped to New York, Philadolph f Baltimore, Boston, Cairo, St. Lot m . Oincinnatti, or New Orleans, by t X shippers executing a satis fact* R bond to the Internal Reveuue coll H tor at the place whence the artic Bhp aro to be removed, so that the d Hp Slay be paid to tho collector at 9L point of destination. This r?gul?t H ia in consequence of tho dillici?ty ?T obtaining national currency to ] m ?uties at the places of parchase. Ba Front Washington. S WASHINGTON, October 10.-Pr EL . ?ent Johnson reviewed the retnr ?B ' tolored troops to-day, at the Ex? tire Mansion, after which he mad| a brief speech, in which be said that liberty did not .consist of being idle and worthless,'or in -, doing as one pleased. Tlfcre must be' submission lo law, without regard to color. Liberty consisted of the glorious privilege to work-each one pursuing his avocation in peace, with industry and economy-^- and enjoy the produc? tions of our own labor. virtaie and intelligence- were the standard to observe as .their ruling principle in life. If the experiment of taking four millions, gately freed, ahd incor? porating them in our system, did not work harmoniously, then they must separate as distinct people: If the laws of Providence required that they should, separate, Providence "would point the way. They were t*> take to the land of their inhenfence, ii there was one before them." From Washington. WASHINGTON, October 8.-I learn that the Treasury Department has . decided against tho . proposition to tax all cotton in the interior of the S/mth twenty per cent.' This tiix was said to have been suggested by "mi merous motors in Mississippi," and the object was to protect the Govern? ment and secure to it, if not the cot? ton itself, which came into possession by the surrender of the rebel armies, at least a partial equivalent therefor. General Sheridan basked up the sug? gestion as a good one, but tho Trea? sury Department has failed to look upon it in the same light, and it will not be carried out. On the contrary, I am informed that instructions have been issued to the recognized agents of the Go? vernment not to take a bale of cottor that had been impressed by the late rebel Gtjfcernm'ent unless it could b< proved that the parties who t>wned ii had received an equivalent therefoi from the Richmond authorities, lr. such case thc cotton would revert tc the United Stat?s as its lawful pro perty, but where no payment liai ever been made, the cotton, evei though it had been impressed, wa not to be touched. This action of the Treasury is i j highly favorable one for the South j and the most dishonest holders of th? j staple could use it to their advantage i were they disposed to do so, for ho\ ' are we to get the proof as to wha cotton was paid for by the rebel au tiiorities, and what was not? I There could be no greater erro than a belief that the next Congres will seriously entertain any proposi tion for thc payment of the rebe debt. I would not allude- to this bu that a prominent journal in NewYor has stated that such would be tho casi There could be nothing, howevei further from the truth. The strong cst partisan of the South in Congret would not dare to make such a pr< position-nor would an out-and-oi Southern representative himself thin ?f proposing it. If ever the Southern States gi fairly on their feet again, however, may induce them to' pay off tl money loaned them on the faith < their bonds abroad, but such, au a would be one purely their own, an not in any way recognized by tl United States. I have heard Southerners menfic within a few days that it was not u likely but what their cotton loan de would ultimately be paid, and pro in this direction was offered in tl fact that ' 'most of the bonds own .in Richmond 'had been withdra\ from sale." According to this there must st be some surreptitious dealing in rel {?.omises to pay in that suppos oyal city.-Special despatch to Fid Ledger. .. .. -^t/f - G An VESTON. -The Galveston i vii ian, of the 23d, says the accoui from the cotton region of Texas cc tinue unfavorable. To say nothi of tho abatement of labor, the ru: 'and the worm heve wrought such jury as renders it certain that i more than a half a crop will be ga ered from the ground planted. Mu estimate the amount at much lc Tho weather ia now rainy and UE vorable. Galveston begins to resume at lc tho appearance of business activi , Vessels arrive and depart, bring merchandize and aiyny stores and c rying out produce. The streets j ; sent an "ligated appearance, ft the number of drays and wagons ? them. The business of repair and iitting up buildings is active, ; the swarm of idlers has disappeai - Pew people are wholly unemploj except those who do not desire work. The newspaper publishers of Soi ern Illinois ar? in convention, for ' purpose of self-protection from - ?kinds of swindlers. IMMIGRATION.-The retains given by the Now York Commissioner* of Emigration for the last monti!, are as follows: Alien passengers, 22,692; citizen passengers, 717^totaL 23,409. During the corresponding month of last year the number of ahem passen? gers was 12,670; citizen passengers, 382-total 13,052; thus showing .an increase over the same month in 1864 of 10iS57. THE RICHMOND ~P\OSS.-The mili? tary order suspending the Commercial Bulletin has been revoked and the paper has re-appeared. H. Rives Pollard, Esq., is to revive the Examiner soon. . In a few days the old Enquirer, which, for over forty years, Controlled the political sentiment of Virginia, is to re-appear with new type, mndef the editorial control of Nat. Tyler, Esq. About tho first of November, the Richmond Bispaich will be revived hy Messrs. Jas. A. Cowordin and H. K. Ellyson. ? The scarcity of butter can be. reme? died by spreading it thin. The Chicago Tribune says there isa mania for killing negroes in Union County, Dlinois. For Representatives. . WM. WALLACE, A. G. BASKIN, E. J. SCOTT, , W. K. BACHMAN. Oct 17 2? Mr. Phmntz-DEAB SIB: I s*e Mr. SCOTT is up for the Legislature. He was not a soldier in the war, but h? helped to clothe and feed our soldiers. Over sixty years of age, in bad hcalthxbe came to Richmond, Staunton and Winchester, in the winter? time, to bring us clothes, shoes, blankets, boxes, Ac. We and our families will remona. ber bim, to be sure, on to-morrow, at the election. ONE OF JOHNSTON'S ARMY. _ Oct JL7_2*_ For the Legislature. Capt . Kinslor bas been-nominated from I the upper end of the District. All right! But no Adams, nor Ray. nor Weston, nor Hopkins, nor Scott, nor Heyward, nor Clarkson, nor English, nor any neighbor of theirs, at thc lower end of the District, though lately owning and now living in the midst of ten thousand negroes, (as over a slumbering volcano or a powder magazine, ) ha3 been thought worthy of sueb'a compli? ment o.- such a trust. This is neither ?quai, generous,"politic nor just. The eight other candidates are all from the city of Columbia or its suburbs. Would it not be well for tho good people of Columbia-its merchants, mechanics, [ traders, property-holders and tax-payers I in filling np their i.-kotsfor the election to? morrow, to select from these eight city can ! didatea thc gentlemen most conversant i with these various iutarests, and with the interests of thc city in its corporate cha" meter? . Would not Mr. EDWIN J. SCOTT bo a I suitable person for one of the Representa? tives from thc city? He is neither a mer? chant, mechanic nor trader; btit, during his long connection with tho oldest private bank in tho city, bc has touched these business interests at all their points, knows them well, and iu their present prostrate and calamitous'condition would represent them all ably and fairly. He has also served, we think, more than one term in the City Council Who moro tit than he? QUERE. EDWIN J. SCOTT, ESQ. Ma. EDITOR: It is most gratifying to our eommum'ty, to whom tho above named gentleman has been so long and so favor? ably known, to learn that, at tho pressing solicitation of numerous friends, ho has al? lowed himself to be put in nomination for a seat in tho Houso of Representatives Srom Richland District. Peace has its triumphs and its worthies as well as war. Mr. Scott served sixteen years in th? ?fices of Tax Collector and Clerk of the Court, in Lexington District; and wag, dur nu; that timo, chosen as a Dolegato to thc Slate Convention of 18:J2, otherwise known as the Nullifying Convention. For the last twenty-eight years, as Teller and Cashier of the Commercial Bank of this city, lie commanded the respect and admiration of all who had busiuess with th.vt institution, f;>r his integrity, his finan O?AI it? J ; * 1 - os, his obliging disposition. He is .i reading and a thinking, mai:, and will dare to do what ho believes to be right. Upon t?ie grave and difficult questions feo come before our r.ozt L?gislature-ques? ta ms of ytato finance and taxation-of tue .status of t:io Freedman, his rights and his duties- -of the relation between debtors and creditors-ho is as competes ko decide as any man in the Stace. The District Will honor itself by honoring him, aud will coinr.ui; ;ts own intorostu by avHiliug itself ol his patriotism, large ex? perience, ripe judgment and independence of thought and action. . * * A MASONIC APPEAL, FOB THE RE? NEW AE OF THE BoNba OF UNION.-The .six grand officers of the Grand Lodge of Free, and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, and the Masonic juris? diction thereunto belonging,. viz: Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Senior and Junior Grand Warden, Grand Treasurer ?nd ' Grand Secre? tary, have addressed a letter to the Free Masons of the United States, urgently calling on them one and all, j to unite now, at the close of a long j and terrible contest, to carry out the principles of order, brotherly love ? and . charity, to which the Order is consecrated. There is no truth in the reported story of what Gen. Grant said about Mexican affairs. Judge Catron denies that the General ever used tho lan? guage, of anything to the purport of that published in the Philadelphia despatch. Nobody, we presume, ever put the slightest faith in the statement. j9L-u.oti?oxaL Sales. By Durbec & Walter. THIS MORNING, at 9i o'clock, will bc sold, at our store, A fine Brussels Carpet, Sideboards, Bed? steads, Tables, Chairs, Washstands, Mat? tresses, Lounges,Oupboards,Cooking Uten? sils. Stoves, Nails, Turning Lathe, Desk, Flour, Soap, Candles, Pepper, Cinnamon, Mustard, Pickled Herrings. Toilet Soap, Army Braid, Demijohns, Jugs. ALSO, 2 Wagons,- 2 Buggies, 1 Mule, 1 Horse and a lot of Harness._Oct 17 1 Furniture, Groceries, Wagons, Buggy, ?dbe. fBY JAMES G. GIBBES. C. F. HARBISON, AUCTIONEEK. ON THURSDAY MORNING, 19th inst., at fO o'clock, I wUl sell, at the corner of Bull and Richland streets, \ Sofas, Sideboards, Bedstead, Mattresses, Washstands, Chairs, ?fcc., 1,000 lbs. Lard. 300 lbs. Butter, 50 pks. Fish. 25 bbls. Flour, iflO pairs Cotton Cards, 15 boxes Tobacco, Sugar, Coffee, Pepper, Soap, Candles, Starch, <tc. 1 pair Platform Scales, 1 pair Counter Scales, 1 Two-Horse Wagon. 1 Buggy, 1 first-class Ambulance, ? sets Harness, 3 Milch Cows. Terms cash. . Oct 17 1 Boy s Hats?, JUST OPENED, at SHIVER .v. BECKHAM'S, Oct 17 2 Next door to Shiver House. ^Bonnet Ribbons, JUST OPENED, at SH IVE II & BECKHAM'S, Oct 17 2 Next, door to Shiver House. At Private Sale. A Fine PIANO', BUREAU, PARLOR f\ STOVE, and a general assortment of Household Furniture, low for cash, at the corner of Lady and Gates streets, bv Oct 17 2* H. F. KRAFT. For Sale. AHOUSE and LOT, ir - house coatains four permanent rooms, two garret rooms, and two rooms in thc basement. Also, a small out building containing two room?. Tlie above is situated on Gadsden between Plain and Washington streets. October 17 1 Council Rfc 10, TJ. L. A. AMEETING of this Council will be held THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. Oct 17 _ 1 tWmm DR. D. P. GREGG will be in Co "OBt?Mumbia in a few days, ready to re? ceive professional calls from his old patrons or new onos. He may bo found at Mr. Nickerson's Hotel^_ Qct 17. EIJOIBItE BESIDENCE. MFOR salo that beautiful and conve? nient HOUSE, South-west corner of Laurel and Bull streets. It is offered. at private sale for one week. The premises may be examined aod other information obtained on application at the houso. Oct 17_ 5* MR. DAVIDSON'S Classical School. ? THE CLASSIC^. ENGLISH flf^^and FRENCH taught. Stu ^?aMBSidcntfl prepared for tho S. C. TJBBECollege, or for practical life. For oilier information apply JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON, A. M., Oct 17 1* At Dr. John Fisher's. NOTICE. " ' WO. EMBLETON' begs to inform thc . inhabitants of Columbia that they ?an nave ENGRAVINGof every description executed with neatness und despatch. Re aid meo Gadsden street, near the Fair *?R0\Y\E ?-MHIBaftT' FORWARDING & GOMMiS'K MERCHANTS, CHA wi. Karo A A\J> O ?. A AHKWG, S. a Os the completion of the South Caroliua [Cartroad Lo ii (pl ins' and Colombia, wo .?di centinuc Kn ii .< ?. each place r< - spectiv<M}._^^^^ ?JOHN FKASE? I laurieston, S. C. W. i: HALL, Cu ticuum, S. C. *? T. SAVAGE HE> ?TA?D : SONS, Augus? te, Ga. Oct 17 3* Exchanged by Mistake, AT Hope Station, ? small VALISE, marked "B. S. B.,"for another, brass bonnd, name erased, marked "College Bnjldings." A reward will bo giyen tor ths recovery of the former. Aoply at Cob A_ B. TAYLOB ,3. Oct IS % WANTED, AN experienced CHiCULAR SAWYER Apply at Steam Baw *?ill, at site of Oolnmbia Bolling Mill, fire .des from this ??ty. Octl55*< Post Coaches-Mail Boute. A LINE of FOUR-HORSE 2^S^_ -POST COACHES will leave ^gg?";?j?ii>fc Columbia daily for Hopkins* Tufn-Out, on S. C. B. B., at $ a. m. ; to arrive in time far the Charleston train same day. Soats can be secured kt Coffin & Bavenel's 6tore. Oct 15 13* WARD & HARVEY. CHINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE AND HOUSE-FURNISHING G00DS THE undersigned will open, about the ls* proximo, at tho house on the Sontht east corner of Plain and Gatos streets, (nearly opposite the Shiver House,) a now1 and completo assortment of MERCHAN? DIZE in the above line; selected and manu ? factured oxpressly for this market.* AU oP - which will bo offered to the former patrons, of China HaU at a small advance on the original cost. W. B. STANLEY. Oct 15_ TO RENT, MY RESIDENCE, on Gervais street; near Charlotte Railroad. Th? house .has four small rooms, with a good piece of ground attached for planting. Pos? session given about tho 20th inst. Inquire on the premises. JAMES L. BEAI?D. ? Oct li 3* SHOT! Kf\ BAGS SHOT, assorted sizes, just re ?)U ceived and for sale by Oct 14 3 JAMES G. GIBBES. S. GRUBER, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT* Corner Lumber and Bull Streets, HAS just received and keeps ?constantly on hand ,a fresh and' general supply of GROCERIES and FANCY ARTICLES, consisting in part of : SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, FLOUR, ME AI*. CRACKERS, of all kinds. MACKEREL, SOAP, SALT. Buckets, Brooms, Whisk Knishes. Raisins, Jelbes, Syrups. Soiccs, Pepper, Mustard. Tobacco, Segars, Matches. Brandies, Whiskies, Wines, Ale, Ac. Wholesale and retail. Oct 14 fS ANDREW CRAWFORDT HAS resumed the FACTORAGE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. He is pre? pared to store nulsen COTTON and COUN? TRY BRODU* ii generally. Columbia, Oct. 10, 1865. Oct ll ?ar The Fairfield Netcs, Chester Stan? dard, Newberry Herald, Edgefleld Adver? tiser and Yorkville Enquirer will publish three times and sond their accounts to thi* oflico for settlement. Cotton Shed at Hopkins'Turn-Out OT% H. JE?TESS & C0" RECEIVING a?d F O R WA R DING AGENTS, at Hopkins' Turn-Out, are having erected a commodious shed for the protection of cotton consigned to them for shipment, and would be pleased'to receive consignments from .Columbia ant. the up? country generally. Cotton and Merchan? dize forwarded with despatch. acyvNewberry Sun copy for one week anil send bill to this office. Oct 14 6* Government Property. IAll persons in the Districts of Rich . land* Lexington, Fairfield and Ker? shaw, who have in their possession or con? trol property belonging to the late so-called. Confederate Government, are directed to give immediate notice thereof, aud to sur? render the same to the undersigned on or before November 1st. This order embraces: ) eotton and every other description of rGov crnment property, no matter under what authority the same may be hekl or de? tained. 2. Parties holding property for which, receipts bai e been given will exhibit them forthwith. 3. Persons having information which will lead to tho detection of individuals who? have sold, abstracted, or concealed Govern? ment property, and who furnish informa? tion thereof, will be fairly compensated. 4. Public sales will be held at thia place on WEDNESDAY," at 10 A. M. of .each, week, at the College Campus, of Govern? ment property. Terms cash. 5. All" persona who fad to comply with this order will subject themselves to "arrest aud punishment. EDGAR McMULLEN, Asst. Special Treasury Agent. COLOMBIA, October 12, l?oo. .MT Fairfield, Lexington and Kershaw^ District papers will copy four times and send bill to this office. October 15 j.lObi LUMSDEN & McGEE, AGENTS of Baltimore Window Ola** _Manufactory, eau furnish (jLASS' at manufacturers' prices, by the box, and so? heit orders for the same. Oct S Imo Forwarding Agency TiE undersigned would inform thorr friends and patrons in Charlestos and me up-country, that th*y will follow the South Carolina Railroad, as it ad va neo? from Orangebhrg to Columbia: having au office at the terminus,'where they will eon tiuue their bueine'Hs a*, heretofore. GEORGE ll. WALTER >V SON, 1 Oct 8 8 ?raogoborg, S. O