_COLUMBIA. Harder or Dr. O. V. Trtifvnnt. The New Orleans Everting True Delia, of October 27th, mentions the death of Dr. Octavius V. Trozevant, of Charleston, who died from a stab in the side inflicted by a negro named Fortuno Wright, a member of the 96th Regiment, TJ. 8. C. He waa in his fifty-sixth jear, and he possessed the highest esteem of hosts of friends whom he won in the course of his long and well-spent life. His murderer is under ar? rest and in the hands of thc Provost Marshal at Carrolton. Dr. Trozevant loft Columbia a few months ago, and we deeply regret to chronicle his untimely death. Ho was tho brother of our esteemed fellow-citizen and oldest physician, Dr. D. H. Trezevant. Insurance. As a large number of our citizens are interested in tho subject, and have policies in a great many various Northern com? panies, it will be of some importance to them to learn that a Convention of Fire Insurance Underwriters was held in Now York on the 15th instant, at the Under? writers' Chambers, in thc Manhattan Life Insurance Company building, No. 156 Broadway, at which a resolution was passed organizing for thc purpose of a united effort to secure the passage, in the next Congress, of a national bill of insurance, lu order to do away with all State legisla? tion on tho subject of insurance, and place insurance companies upon the sara? general basis as national banks. A bill was introduced in tho last Congress, on the petition of Cyrus P. Smith and others, for the establishment of a bureau of life insurance, which was favorably considered, and the bill printed and laid over to next March. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Sl&usbury, Hope and Heald, of New York city, and by Mr. Noyes, of Con? necticut. It is probable that all the other Insurance interests will combine and co? operate together for the success of the measure. FROM MISSISSIPPI.-The lower houso of the Mississippi Legislature has passed over tho Governor's veto a bill abolishing -the Special Court of Equity established by Provisional Governor Sharkey, and it is said that the Senate will likewise pass it. The Legislature has appointed a commit? tee to solicit of President Johnson the par? don of Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the ? Interior in President Buchanan's Cabinet, and subsequently one of the reputed Con? federate agents in Canada. In Copian County, Mississippi, a difficulty recently occurred between the Sheriff and the Agent of tho Freedmen's Bureau, ter? minating in tho former imprisoning the latter. Gen. Osterhaus, upon learning of this, sent thither troops, who liberated the imprisoned official, and the County was again placed under close military surveil? lance. THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.-A joint resolution passed thc Senatt, a few days ?ince, setting forth as tho sense of the Le? gislature that the appointments of Repre? sentatives to Congress, in Tennessee, shorn'd bo by qualified voters. Adopted under suspension of the rule, ami referred to tho Committee on Federal Relations. A bill has passed the House, proposing a stay of executions until the first day of Jan nary, 1870, provided that the debtor pays one-fourth of his debt annually for four years. The Senate bill to disqualify ministers of the Gospel who participated in secession from celebrating the rights of marriage, has been rejected by the House. A FAIR HIT.-The New York Express thus photographs the radicals: ''If radi? calism could only learn to cook its own eggs, boil its own pot, mend its own clothes, and-let other people's pots, and eggs, and clothes alone, wo could live in a peaceful, happy and contented country; but tho real live radical will boil in every? body's pot, cuok everybody's eggs, and mend every hedy's clothes, taking all the eggw, pots and clothes, however, as his pay for so doing." ROMAN CATHOLIC CONGRESS.-A great Con? gress of Roman Catholics is to be held this month at Troves. Like the Congress held some two years ago at Malines, it is expect? ed that the coming assemblage (which will bo the seventeenth general meeting of Catholics in Germany) will Dumber amongst its members some of tho most eminent men belonging to the Roman Catholic faith in Europe. Montalembert will be among thu speakers. DEATH OF TUB LAST CHIEF or THE CHOC? TAWS.-The Jackson (Miss.) News, of Octo? ber 10, announces the death of Col. Green? wood Ltffore, the last chief of thc Choctaw Indians. By his influence mainly the best portion of the State of Mississippi was ceded by the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek to the United States. Leffore was formerly State Senator from his County. He was the son of a Frenchman by an In? dian wife, but identified himself fully with the Indians. LegislatureSouthj?aroliiia. Thnnday, November 9. 1805. SENATE^"" The Senate met at 12 m. The Clerk read the journal of the proceedings of yester? day. Mr. Kershaw offered a resolutiou, with reference to re-building the Kershaw Jail, which was agreed to, and the commiliee instructed accordingly. Mr. Arthur presented tho petition of B. and T. J. Bawls, for the use of a canal which runs through their lands. Messrs. Arthur, Johnson and Buist sub? mitted reports of committees. Mr. McQueen presented the petition of the Commissioners of Public Buildings of Chesterfield District, asking an appropria? tion for the building ol a court house and jail. Mr. Charles presented tho petition of J. Carrin Teal, that the title to certain es? cheated property be conferred on him. Mr. Arthur offered a resolution, that tho Committee on Finance and Banks be in? structed to make arrangements for meet? ing the expenses of the Legislature at the present special session, and that a message De sent to the House, asking the anno \t ment of a committee to confer with tho Committee of the Senate; which was agreed to. The special order for 12 m.-a bill to esta? blish and regulate the domestic relations of persons of color, and to amend the law in relation to paupers, vagrancy and bas? tardy-waB discussed, and, on motion of Mr. Kershaw, was discharged, and the same subject, made the special order for to-morrow, at ll a. m. Adjourned. HOUSE OF BEPRESBNTATIYES. The Clerk called the roll, the Speaker took the Chair, and the.House preceeded to business. Mr. Scott presented the petition of B. and T. J. Bawls for the use of a canal, where it runs through their lands. Mr. Hough presented the petition of citizens of Cheraw, for the passage of an act authorizing the Courts for Chesterfield District to bo held in Cheraw. Mr. "Warley introduced a bill to amend the law allowing insolvents to prefer cre? ditors; which was read the first time, and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Messrs. Richardson and Anderson sub? mitted reports of committees. Mr. Bonham introduced a resolution, that this General Assembly take a recess from Monday next, at 3 o'clock p. m., until Saturday before the fourth Mond?)- in No? vember instant, at 7 o'clock p. m.; which was agreed to. Mr. Green introduced a bill to provide that the Circuit Judge shall have power in civil cases to decido ?BSUCS of fact; also, a j biU to declare service of process upon any officer or agent of a corporation valid in | certain cases. Mr. Melchers, from the Charleston Dele? gation, to whom was referred so much of tho Message No. 1 of the Provisional Go? vernor as relates to tho Quarantine Law, made a report, and reported a bill to esta? blish regulations for "the purpose of pre? venting tho spread of Asiatic Cholera in this State. The House proceeded to the considera? tion of a hill to establish and regulate the domestic relations of persons of color, and to amend tho law in relation to paupers, vagrancy and bastardy, which had been made the special order of the day for this day, at 12 o'clock; which was discussed, and after receiving amendments, was dis? charged, and made the special order of the day for to-morrow, at 12 m. Adjourned. THE LATE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.-This body adjourned on Tuesday, the 24th ult., after a session of seventeen days. The New York Expr?s*, in speaking of tko pro? ceedings of the Convention, says: The Convention had a difficult and deli? cate work to do, but it is due to it to Hay, it has done it thoroughly and well. It had to re-unite a Church temporarily sundered by the convulsions of a great civil war. The stumbling blocks to that end were not many perhaps but they were formidable. One. "by one, however, these were removed, and at the close of their labors, clergy and laity alike had the satisfaction of beholding the "unity of the faith'' preserved as it should be "the bond of peace." Some few, doubtless: go away disappointed at. the re? sult-the fuw who sought to distract thc counsels of the Convention, by transferring to it the discussion of political and secular questions, more appropriate to Congress, or the party conventions, or the Loyal League Clubs, than to the deliberations of a church which proposes to live up to the doctrines of Him whose kingdom was not of this world. But while these lament, other men will rejoice that at least one of our great church organizations has out? lived tho storms of civil war, and stands out before the world to-day stronger than ever in the affections not only of all who have the cause of religion at heart, but of all who desire to sec our political Union consolidated and fortified, in the hearts a" d consciences of thc people. A church th; 1 has thus set its face against tho ingenious devices of those who. outside of ber com? munion, would drag her down into the mire of partisan politics, or identify her with the transient temporal interests of the passing dav, or circumscribe that field of lier spirit? ual labels which should be as broad as the universe itself, by mere lines of latitude and longitude we say, a church like this must, go on prospering and to prosper while other organizations that have yielded to thc tempter, must pay the penalty of their weakness in loss of influence, power and position. These, unhappily, have con? formed themselves to the "'fashion of the world"-the fashion that "passetli away." The action of the Convention, with refer? ence to the Southern dioceses, has been so kind and conciliatory throughout, that it can hardly be questioned that when the few delegates from that section return and make their report, tho necessary formali? ties to make the re-union final and complete will be immediately ontered upon, ancl this may be done either at thu Council called at Mobile next month, or otherwise, as thc Bishops themselves may elect. Advices from New Orleans ?tate that Gen. Can by has received orders to muster out all the negro troops that can bo spared in his department. Several regiments will be disbanded. They will not be allowed to purchase weapons. ?>atc Foreign Newa. Tho Charleston N'?tes, of Wodncsday, 8th, has New York papers of the 4th inst. We extract tho Aeirs' summary o? foreign in? telligence brought by late arrivals from Europe: Another meeting of the irrepressible holders of tho rebel cotton loan had been held in London, at which statement? of a singular character wero made. Erlanger, who put the loan on the market, and Schro? der ?Sc Co., bis London agents, refused to give the unfortunate victims any informa? tion as to what money they had received or what they had done with it, or as to the nature of then: contract with the rebel Government. A long opinion from an "eminent international Ia wer" was laid before the meeting, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the holders of the loan tho doctrine of State rights and United States responsibility; and with this slender ray of comfort, these dupes were obliged to rest content. Loud complaints were made that the "large and influential holders of the loan known to exist" did not como forward, and in their absence the meeting was ad? journed. One interested individual made tho remarkable confession that ho was always opposed to the South, but took up the loan as a matter of speculation, buying the bonds " very cheap. Tho steamship Atlanta, from London on the 10th, and Brest on the 13th ult., arrived at quarantine, New York harbor, on Thurs? day night, having had on board during the passage from fifty to sixty cases of cholera, and fifteen deaths from the disease. The Atlanta had altogether fivo hundred and fifty-six passengers, over firs hundred of them being in the steerage, and among these latter tho cholera was entirely con? fined. Tbo Atlanta was sent to the lower bay, about fiftcea mUoa from tho city, snd the hospital ship Florence Nightingale was despatched to her relief. These facts, however, need cause no alarm, as no com? munication between tbo infected vessel and the shore is permitted, and the strictest quarantine arrangements have been made to meet any similar cases that may occur. A meeting* of the Health Commissioners was held, at which a memorial to Presi? dent Johnson, asking for tho temporary appropriation of a piece of Government land on Sandy Hook, on which to establish a hospital of detention for cholera cases, was adoptod. The Commissioners inform the citizens that there is no cause for alarm, warn them against sensation rumors, say that all proper precautionary measures are being taken, and promise'to issue from time to time true statements in regard to the disoase, if it should manage to effect an entry among us. Later intelligence regarding the progross of the war in South America botweea Paraguay and the allies, newspaper files, dated in Buenos Ayres to the 12th, and Rio Janeiro to the 24th of September, have been received. There had been no sovere engagement of the opposing armios since tho battle of Yatahy, but tho siege of Uru? guayana still continued. On the 5th of August, about seven or eight thousand Paraguayans shut themselves up in this town, which was immediately besieged by an army of twenty thousand Brazilians, Argentines and Umguavans. Up L the date of latest accounts, tho investment had continued thirty-seven days, the little army ! within having worked night and day to strengthen its position, and its commander | peremptorily refusing to surrender. Tho Emperor of Brazil and the President of the Argentine Confederation had gone to Uruguayana to assist in the direction of affairs ami to hold a conference with General Flores, President of Uruguay, -who was superintending operations on behalf of the allies. The latter appeared to be suffering much more from lack of supplies than the besieged, and many of their troops had died of starvation. However, they felt confident of soon having posses? sion of tho town. All the prisoners the allies take they incorporate in their own armies, and it is said that these recruits fight very well against their own flag. On th?: Parana river the Paraguayans had gained some advantages, having consid? erably damaged the Brazilian fleet and advanced their positions ami works on its withdrawing down the river. It is believed that Paraguay, after manning all her gar? risons anti placing her boundaries in a good state of defence, can put one hundred thousand men in the field outside of her own territory for offensive operations. According to the London Spectator, there is likely to bo a December session of the British Parliament. The. royal commission on the cattle plague will report very strong? ly on the prospects of the wide and serious loss to the community, and advocate the early summoning of Parliament to advise suitable measures of remedy and preven? tion. The ministerial crisis caused by the death of Lord Palmerston had not termi? nated when the Java sailed. Karl Russell had undertaken to reform the present ministry, and had convened a Cabinet council; but nothing definite would be de cided upon until after the funeral of the late Premier, and until the Queen returned from Scotland. Paris medical papers state that the cholera remains stationary, other ac? counts put tho number of cases at five hundred daily. The Emperor Napoleon visited thc Hotel Dieu, to satisfy himself that proper care and attention was bestow? ed on the cholera patients. The London press generally agree that Earl Russell's personal unpopularity will render any ministry which he may* form v< rj unstable, and Mr. Gladstone is looked up to as thc man best qualified to conduct a liberal Government. Thc Cunard steamship Java, which ar? rived at New York on Friday morning, brought two days later news from Europe. Severe storms on the north-east coast of England had caused the destruction of a deal of property and the sacrifice of many lives. Cholera had nearly disappeared from Madrid, there being only thirty-three cases there on the 18th ult. Behind those Roseate Gates, the lips of girlhood, there should be a fragrant palace elegantly furnished with ivory and coral. To drop metaphor. Young ladies, you should keep your teeth and gums in per? fect order, if you hopo in after-life to enjoy the blessings of a sound set of dentals and a sweet breath. What will enable yon to do this? you ask. Nothing but Flagrant Sozodont, wc reply. $ Texas. CONDITION or PLANTERS-ADVICE TO ni KM. The editor of the San Antonio Herald, j y m> LO v?ik a Cfip, tiltia nilled xi oin ViOiorii, [ Texas, to his paper concerning the plan j tors of the State, their present condition, I their prospects and their duty: I regret to say that I have not found tho people down hore as hopeful of prosperity in the future as I had expected. All tho way on tho route from San Antonio to this place, I made it a special point to inquire of farmers, planters, stock-raisers and house-keepers, how their former servants were getting along in tho discharge of their duties as laborers? In some few in? stance? I learned they were doing very well, as well as conld bo reasonably expected; but in a majority of cases, and more es? pecial] v as 1 approached the coast, did I hear almost constantly complaints of a lack of good faith on the part 01 the negroes in the observance of conditions of their con? tracts. Idleness, running away and steal? ing were among the principal crimes charged against them. To oppose this, the people at present have no remedy, or at least they feel that they hare none, out? side of an appeal to the military to arrest the negro and return him to his place of residence, whore he eau bo made to comply with his conditions of the contract. There is much cotton now suffering to bo flicked, which is certain to be wasted for he want of hands to pick it out. The ne? groes flock to thc towns aud ask for light work, by the job or by tho day, seemingly desiring to do just enough work to keep from starving, and that ?H all. Now some remedy must bo provided, or else tho in? dustry which has heretofore supplied tbs country wiih commerce and prosperity will vanish like the mist before the rays of tho morning sun; and, instead of beholding the snowy fleecod cotton stretching away in broad nelda of magnificent proportions, with com and other cereals, the traveler from tho North and from Europe will only behold a few scanty acros of such bread stuffs as are necessary for the maintenance of the white family, and produced solely by thc labor of its head. This is no fiction. It is a truih patent to thc observation of everr candid mind. Is there no help for it ? I telioro there is. The remedy is in the hands of the people. But the people must first become citizens entitled tb rote, and elect raters who have the sense, thc manliness and the courage and tho honesty necessary to pass suck organic and legislative enactments as will best adapt the State to the changed condi? tion of the labor system of the South. This should bo done immediately, or, my word for it, the next cotton crop of Texas wiU not be one-fourth of the present. Let the people be prompt in the discharge of ? their duty and if for any selfish motives those who represent the Government fail on their part, tho blame will attuck where it properly belongs. I It is certain that thc General Govern t mont has deemed it wise and prudent to abolish slavery as a result of thc war, still I it is no part of the policy of the Govern? ment to destroy the industry of the South. On tho contrary, the Administration at Washington hopes tkat tko South will be more prosperous and produce more under a system of free than slave labor. This hope may bo realized yet, vain as it ap ?iears to the minds of most persons at first dusk; but it requires many important changes, wkick will adapt Texas to tke new order of tilings, and which will render free labor available to tho command of capitalists the same as slave labor bas been heretofore. Tke negro cannot and will not be permitted to live in our midst witkont work, constant, honest, faithful work, the samo as white people are com? pelled to render for stipulated wages. If experience should prove, as it has done in a majority of cases so far, that he has neitker the intelligence nor tke disposition to do tkis, then the Legislature will have to pass a stringent vagract act, and wher? ever and whenever he is found without honest employment and a home, with no visible means of support, arrest him as a vagrant and compel kim to work the ?ame ! as any other crimmal, upon tke public works" or in tko penitentiary. I do not argue in favor of any oppressions to be imposed upon him, but as he is made the equal of the white man in the enjoyment of personal rights, so let him receive tho punishment due for the violation of Iiis contracts wkick kc lins voluntarily entered into. 1 cannot go into tke mi nu ti o of a plan to effect tkis object, but your representatives in the next Legislature, can and no doub} will. I have dwelt upon tkis subject some? what at length, but I have done so for the laudable purpose of encouraging our agri eultu'r il people, upon whom the real wealth of the i ?untry so much depends. I dislike to see their hitherto prosperous and beautiful plantations and farms growing np in wild weeds and tall grass. I believe there is a remedy-I want to seo it applied. Good citizens everywhere desire it. Tho Go? vernment desires it, ami I may add that I believe it is hound to como sooner or later, in one shape or another. It requires the right spirit, the right temper of mind, and a proper action on the part of all concerned. It may take sonic time, and our interests will in a great mea? sure languish while it is being accomplish? ed, but it will bo done. And in conclusion upon this matter, let mc say to the planter, don't get discouraged, and sell your lands for a song, ' nor yet leave tho country ; but bestir yourselves to do the bust you can until you can do better. Time, patience, perseverance and a good, willing mind aro great cure-alla for present ills. It will be your fault if you do not exercise all these. ABOLITION OF FREEDMEN'S BcBEATJ COURTS. _Tho New Orleans Daily Nroi-pubhskes an important circular, issued by Gen. Fuller? ton, abolishing the Provost Courts for Freedmen, and all other courts established by the Freedmen's Bureau. Tho cases in I which freedmen are concerned are remitted to the civil ct Hirts, to be disposed of as all others are; tko only way in whick tke in? terference of representatives of tke Freed? men's Hui eau will be aliowed in suck cases is as "next friend or attorney;" and no ar? rests nor interference with courts will be allowed to be made by agents of tke Bu? reau. Tke sole condition attacked to tkese concessions is tkat tke freedmen shall bo treated with justice tempered with mercy, and with consideration for the peculiar situation in which tkey find themselves placed. Iioca.1 Items. THE MAILS-Wo aro still without North? ern mails, and unable to furnish our readers ai good a paper as we wish to giro them. CASH.-We wish it distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and job work are cash. The money must ia every case accompany orders, or they ?ey tho Times, of that city: "Tho Hon. C. C. Langdon, an original Union man, but who rallied to the standard of his State, and stood by secession so long as anything of it wa? left; tho Hon. T. M. Mathews, a'i,o an original Union man, who stood out the tide of secession, ovon while in appearance successful; and, finally, Col. S. R. Cleveland, a former Democrat of the State sovereignty school, who believed in secession, fought for it, and now sub? mits, but says he does not repent, and if the South has sinned, she has be?n mulct? ed into damages heavy enough to make up for her errors."