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CiVLUMBIAr Tnp?f???y Morning. Ht*? ?4r. 1865 Tho Legislatura. The Legislature, in accordance with tho joint resolution previously adopted, ad? journed yesterday at 3 o'clock P. M. The adjournment will give them eleven days ~reccB8, as they meet under the new Consti? tution on Saturday before the fourth Mon? day of the present month. before adjournment, they very properly adopted the amendment to the Constitu? tion of tho United Stat es - abolishing slavery. The emancipation of slaves was already an accomplished fact, and whether or not we deemed it wiso or patriotic was not the question at present. The restorat ion of the Union, and the resumption of her relations with the Federal Union, is the ono great end to bo attained, and we are gratified that no unnecessary obstacle to ita accomplishment bas been placed in the way ny tho Legislature. This called session has been very harmo? nious, and all tho measures necessary to be passed upon, baye received the careful attention of the members of both bouses. They have worked faithfully and with an eye single to the best interests of the State. We wish them a safe return to their homos, and wdl be glad to welcome thom again to their duties at the regular session. Hon. F. J. Mose*. Tjn partift'g with tho Legislature untU its meeting on thc 25th instant, wo cannot omit a notice of tho above-named gentleman. Since 1841, he has been a member of thc Senate, and almost from the day of taking .Iiis seat, bas been one of its brightest 'ornaments. His election to thc Presidency inf that body has caused us, at this session, 'to miss his active, quick, intelligent thought, shedding light on every measure brought up for consideration. In the chair, he has presided with dignity and courtesy, and Iiis despatch of business and familiarity of parliamentary rules, have attracted much notice. Loug recognized in the front rank of his profession, we trust soon to seo his elevation to the bench-a position bis merit entitles him to. Death or Judge Withers. Tho Sumter correspondent of thc Charles? ton Courier announces the death of Hon. T. J. Withers, at his residence in Camden, on last Wednesday. The Courier says: We have just received the sad intelli? gence of tho decease of the Hon. T. J. Withers, one of the Supreme Judges of the State of South Carolina. One of the brightest intellects of the Commonwealth has tims passed from time to eternity. Feeble as has been his health for some period, it wa . hoped that he would yet bc preserved for many years to the State and country. Events have ordered otherwise. His example and memory will vet remain. As a member of tho bar. Mr. Withers, both by his personal qualities and the fit? ness for his profession, soon rose to dis? tinction. Elected by the General Assembly the Solictor for his Circuit, his reputa? tion increased with the responsibilities of his position. As a prosecuting officer he had no superior. Impressed with a pro? found sense of right and a keen abhor rance of wrong, he administered the duties of his office with fidelity to the State and yet with perfect justico to the accused. His solo object was tho ascertainment of truth. He was soon after transferred to the Law Bench, and from thence to the Court of Ap? peal?. In soical and private life, Judge Withers was genial, kind and brilliant. Politically, his whole heart and mind was devoted to the interests and honor of the State, and yet he was ever conservative in bis views of her relations to the Federal Government. As a jurist, he was eminent and respected. He regarded toe law as a great noble science, and when properly administered, as one of tho foundations and safeguards of society. Ho reverenced his profession. His loss will bo severely felt. His record is one of integrity, char? acter and ability. One of our most dis? tinguished citizens hus passed away in the maturity of his years, but his many virtues and talents yet survive to commend them? selves to posterity. DBEADFCX. OCCUKUENCE IN WISCONSIN.-A terrible tragedy occurred on Wednesday, the 31st ult., in the town of Caledonia, Racine County. A Bohemian family, named Stiteskey, consisting of an aged couple, were at their eveni g ne al, when au only son, about nineteen years of age, of rather unsound mind, fired two shots from a double barrelled gun, through the window, fatally injuring both parents, and then closed the fearful act by shooting himself with an ?thor weapon. Thc mur? derer and suicide expired instantly, but tho parents were still alive at last accounts, though no hopes were entertained ror their recovery. The mother was shot through the abdomen, by a bullet, which passed completely through her; while the father liad his left arm shattered near the elbow. Both are some sixty years of age. A sur? geon from Racine was called in. who dressed the wounds of the victims. -? Tlie correspondent of the Herald says the War Department lias dissolved tile court-martial for the trial of Pettit, the Captain of the Alexandria Prison, charged with gross cruelty to prisoners, both sol? diers and civilians, and that he will not probably be tried, "as some of thc ev' donoe necessary to convict him would im? plicate prominent parties, now out i f service, who cannot afford to stand ill with the public!"_ The Mississippi Legislature have under consideration a bill compelling railway companies to provide separate cars for ne? groes on thi/ir trains. I Legislature South Carolina. S?*?irtl?y, November ll, 1863. ?IS? ATE. The Senate met at 10? a. m. The Clerk road tho journal of the proceedings of yes? terday. The President announced that be had been authorized to state that Hon. Benja? min F. Dunkin had accepted thc office of Chief Justice, to which he had been elected at the present session. The President announced that Mr. Law? ton was added to the Committeo on Fede? ral Relations. Tho House of Bopresentatives sent to the Senate a variety of papers. Tho Senator from Spartanburg, pursu? ant to notice given, presented the following pape?, which was ordered to be entered on the journal. To THE PIIESIOEXT or TUE StMTK: Hav? ing been unsuccessful in my call for the yeas and nays, upon tho second reading of "A bill to establish and regulate the domes? tic relations of Persons of Color, and to amend the law in relation to Paupers, Va? grancy and Bastardy," I felt it my duty to givojioticc of intention to enter my protest against the action of the ?Senate taken ?pon the bill aforesaid, as the only means left me of placing upon the record? of the Se? nate, in permanent form, my opposition to said bill. I do not proposo to refer, in detail, to my objections to this bill, embracing, as it does, so many subjects, and running out to the extraordinary length of ono hundred and two sections, it will be quite sufficient for my purpose, to refer, in a general way, to some or the sections under the head "Paupers," as embracing some of the most objectionable provisions of the bill. By the sections just referred to. a grand System is established for the support of indigent "persons of color," to be carried out, and worked out, by the Magistrates of the se? veral Districts of tho Slate, uuder the di? rection and supervision of the District Judge, and supported by funds raised, to a groot extent, and, perhaps, entirely, from white persons. And certainly constituting a means of support for indigent persons of color far beyond what is or ever has been provided, in this State, for indigent white persons, and imposing upon the citizens of the several Districts of the State a burthen of taxation, which, in their present condi? tion, they aro not well able to bear. I shall, at all times, where it is my duty to act, be ready and willing to givo my sup? port to measures which aro necessary and requisite to secure to persons of color their rights as "freedmen,' and even to provide for thc indigent of that class such support as mav be required by tho dictates of a liberal charitv. But I never will consent to give to such persons a preference under the law to while persons. And believing that the provisions of che bill hereinbefore referred to docs give such preference, and that it is otherwise very objectionable, I desire most respectfully to offer this as my protest against the passage of the samo. J. WTNSMITH. Mr. Dozier offered a resolution, which was agreed to, and ordered to be sent to the House of Representatives for concur? rence, that in order to prevent any doubt? which may exist respecting tho action of this General Assembly, all matters not disposed of at this special session bo con? tinued to the approaching regular session; and that tho Clerk do make up a calendar of all such matter?, placing tho same in the order of priority as if no recess had been taken. A bill to change the place for holding the Courts of Raw and Equity for Chesterfield District, temporarily, received the second reading, was agreed to, and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill to establish District Courts was before the Senate, on a second reading. Mr. Hemphill submitted the following report: The Joint Committee of Finance and Banka of the Senate, and of Ways and Means of tho House of Representatives, to which was referred a resolution that the Committee on Finance and Banks be in? structed to make arrangements for meet? ing tho expenses of tho Legislature at the Eresent special session, and that a message e sent to tho House, asking the appoint? ment of a committeo to confer with the Committee of the Senate, beg leave to ro port: That inasmuch as tho Treasury was entirely destitute of monoy, they applied to the President of th? Bank of the State to ascertain if he could furnish thc necessary means. After consultation with the Presi dsnt, they at first hoped that he would be able to raise the funds required, or, at least, a large portion of it; but they have since been informed that tho negotiation for that purpose has failed, and that there is no money available at present to meet the expenses of this General Assembly. Wo were further informed that the bank would certainly have funds at the regular session of the Legislature to pay all neces? sary expenses. Under thin state of things, the < Committee recommend the adoption of tho following resolutions: Resolved, That pay-bills be issued to the members of the General Assembly, the Attorney-General, Solicitors and their clerks, and Assistant Messengera of tho Senate, on the Cashier of the Bank of the State, payable on thc first day of December next. Resolved, Tua', the .-um of three hundred dollars be advanced to each of the Clerks df tho Senate and House of Representatives in part ?if their respective salaries, and that pay-bills bo issued to thc said officers as above stated. Resolted, That tho President of the Bank of thc State }>.? requested to have the said pay-bills paid at maturity. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Clerk called the roll, tho Speaker took tho Chair, and the proceedings were opened witli prayer by Rev. Mr. Martin. The Speaker announced that a communi? cation had been received from Hon. B. F. Dunkin, accepting the office of Chief Jns I tice of the State of South Carolina, to which be had been elected bv the General As? sembly. On motion of Mr. Warley, the House pro? ceeded to the consideration of a bill to es? tablish and regulate the domestic relations of persons of color, and to amend the law in relation to paupers, vagrancy and bas? tardy, which had boon made the special order of the day for this day, at ll o'clock a. m. The bill was read the second time, and ordered to be sent to the Senate. Mr. Campbell presented the application of Ben j. Mordecai, in behalf of himself and others, for an act of incorporation author? izing the construction of a street railroad ill ill? Cl vj of v ila nunton - Adjourned. I GENERAL WADE HAMPTON.-Th? Wash? ington correspondent of the New York Ex- , press gives the following notice of G-onoral Wade Hampton: General Wade Hampton, who came so j near being elected Governor of South j Carolina, is a grand-son of Brigadier General Wade Hampton, of tho Revolution and war of 1812, and a son of the late Colonel Wade Hampton, so well known throughout tho Union to tho patrons of the tmf. Wade Hampton, the elder, was a native of Prince George County, Md., in the vici? nity of Washington, and of obscure paren? tage. He entered tho Bcvolutionary army as a wagon-master, and from that humble position gradually rose to the rank of Colonel. After the war, ho emigrated to South Carolina, and became a planter, and, on the acquisition of Louisiana, made such investments in that territory, on the Mis? sissippi, near New Orleans, as to render him, on bia death in 1838, op? pf tho richest men in the country. On the breaking out of the rebellion, the present Wade Hampton was regarded as among the richest m*n at the South. He was originally opposed to secession, frank? ly confessed that bc saw nothing in it but ruin to himself and his relativos; but when tho war commenced, embarked in it with all the impetuosity of an ardent nature, and by his gallantry and skill as a cavalry officer", soon attained the rank of Lieutcu ant-Gencral. In person, bo is described as one of the most strikingly elegant men of the day, very tall, with classical features, and a magnificent black board, altogether, quite a cavalier of tho Bayard order. His officers and men were devotedly at? tached to him, not more for bis dauntless courage in tho field than for those rare qualities of head and heart for which ho is equally distinguished. At the celebrated conference between Gens. Sherman and Johnston, in North Carolina, lam informed that Wade Hampton, as he sat upon his I horne, formed altogether tho moat noticea? ble feature of thc occasion, and attracted the unwearied admiration of Federal sol? diers who wore present, to whom bc had been previously unknown. As one of them remarked afterwards, " Hampton looked as if ho bad stepped, horse and all, out of a canvass by Titian or Velasquez." TUE MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION AT THE WroMiNO HOTEL, NEW YORK.-The follow? ing account is given, by an exchange, of the strange incident that so startled tho people of New York, last Sunday, and by which a man, named Cornelius Stephens, was fatally wounded and sonic twenty others more or less injured: A small box, containing some unknown j fluid or other suie tance, was placed, some two months since, by a guest of the Wyom? ing Hotel, Greenwich street, in the office of that establishment for safe keeping. The box was a small one, two feet long by about ten inches wide, and carefully fast? ened. Tl.is guest's name was Theodore Leers, who came to tho hotel on the 31st of August hist, leaving the box in tho office and taking thc remainder of his luggage, which consisted of two trunks and a valise, to the room allotted for bis use. Mr. Leers remained at the Wyoming Hotel until three weeks ago, when ho wont to reside on Twenty-fifth street. The expresa man came for his luggage, but failed to take away tho box. Upon Leers being arrested at his resi? dence, the following facts were elicited: Leers left Hamburg for this country, on lx>ard the ship Donan, on the 21st of June last. He roached here about the 28th of August, and put up at the Wyoming Hotel on tho 31st. While in Hamburg, an agent of the house of Wilhelm Roe, of that city, stated to lum that he could make some money in the United States by the salo of chemical oils, and asked him to bring some specimens over with him. Leers acceded, and tho box which caused such disastrous results yesterday was sent on board the Donan by an employco of the house of Wilhelm Ree. This box, Leers asserts emphatically, he has never opened, and j know nothing of the contents further than thc statements made in Hamburg that it I contained chemical oils. The reason he gives for not taking the box from the hotel when ho left, is, that he forgot it. Ho dis j claims all further knowledgo in regard i thereto. TUE EARTHQUAKE AT SAN FRANCISCO. I The San Francisco papers furnish addi ! tional particulars of tho effects of the I severe earthquake shocks experienced in j that city on the 8th and 'Jth of last month. I There were six distinct disturbances of the ! earth, the first five occurring during the i afternoon and night of the 8th, at a litt! before 1, and at 4, 7 and 10 o'clock, and tho . sixth at half-past 10 in tho forenoon of the I 9th. The water front of the city, compris j ing tho main business streets, which are, to I a considerable extent, located on made ground, suffered the most, nearly all the buildings here being to some extent shat ! tercd, and nome of them thrown down and completely ruined. The back and high part of the town, where all the best private residences arc situated, suffered only in the cracking of plastering and walls, breaking of glass. Ac. In the South-western part of the city the oscillations were so great that extensive tissures were made in the earth. I The same earthquake was felt with more or less severity at various places throughout the State of (?alifornia. A significant announcement is made in Washington despatches, to the effect that the War Department bas ordered a stop to ! be put to the sales of all manner of army transportation materiel. Though large quantities ?>f this necessary adjunct of military movements have already been dis- j posed of since the termination of the war, i there is still a considerable supply remain- : ing in possession of tho Government, for which it would appear General Grant and ! tho Secretary think we may have usc. John Overton, a great property bolder, j was confined in the penitentiary at Nash- j ? viii last week, by order of Major General j i Thomas. Presdent Johnson, however, at J once ordered bis release. DISCOVERT OF GOLD.-A despatch from Victoria states that a party constructing the telegraph Une toward the Russian pos? sessions, while setting telegraph poles j ?boub ODO nungin vi ?HU iiTtar ujiieu Noiftu of j Quesnellc River, struck dirt yielding from | seventy-five cents to one dollar's worth of j gold per pan-full. The greater portion of the men working on this line have been discharged, thus partly suspending the work for the season. -*?, - _ . 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, 3011 | should koop your teeth and gumti in per- i feet order, if yon hope in after-life to onjoy j the blessings of a sound set of dentals and a sweet breath. What will enable you to do this? yon ask. Nothing but Fragrant Sozodont, we reply. + Tho Now York Herold nays the Rev. Morgan L. Dix preached a sermon on Sun? day, in Trinity Chapel, in which he stated that there waa a perfect unity between the Southern and Northern branches of the Episcopal Church at the recent convention in Philadelphia. He also furnished ?onie interesting facts in regard to tho work of the convention. The great rise in the value of all articles issued by Government at cost, make the price of those articles bought before tho rise lower t han the present wholesale price. A general officer having purchased 500 blankets, at army prices, and sold them at market prices. Secretary Stanton has stopped the sale, A man named.Jameson, in Cincinnati, j wishing to curtail household expenses, I adopted a novel mode to offed his object. I He kissed the servant girl one morning, when he knew Mrs. J. would see him. lte sults, discharged servant girl and $12 per ! month saved. -. The Toronto papers deny the reporte d excitement in that neighoorhood about Fonianinm, nail declare the recent sensa? tion telegrams from that city to be the production of some one wit ii a lively and excitable imagination, without a solitary fact to build upon. Provisional Gov. Johnson, of Georgia, has transmitted to the State Convention, silting at Milledgeville, voluminous docu? ments, advising them to claim the cotton which was taken possession of by General Sherman's army in its predatory march through the State. General Camby bas rooeiTod orders from Washington to muster out the negro troops in Louisiana, and to prevent insubordina? tion among them, not to allow thom to purchase their weapons. Mr. C. H. Taney, a relative of the. late Chief Justice, an old resident of New Orleans, and the last year of the war a re? fugee in Wilmington, North Carolina, died lately at sea, en route to New Orleans. A bill has beenjintroducod in tho'Senate, authorizing thu GoYornor to sell and con? vey the Hermitage property, belonging to tho State of Tennessee, except two acres enclosing the grave of Andrew Jackson. The Government has just discovered that some of their own detectives have been en? gaged for some time in shoving tho new counterfeit fifties. Thov are safelv lodged ia the Old Capitol. It is generally understood that there aro serious deficiencies in tia? accounts of the Quartermaster's Department, which the clerks are endeavoring to rectify before the coming session of Congress. Over 1,100 licenses to retail liquor hava been taken out in tho District of Columbia this year. This is about one liquor shop for every ninety-one persons in tho District. Can anv other city show a more "spirited" record ? iNSrKBECTioN IN" JAMAICA.-A correspoa dent of the New York Times annouuees the complete overthrow of tho revolt in Ja? maica, with the execution of forty of tho ringleaders. COMMERCIAL.. LIVERPOOL, October 27.-Tho Brokera' Circular reports thc sale of cotton for the wo** at 44,600 balcB, of which 17,000 were to speculator* and 11,500 to exporter?. The market opened steady, but became irre? gular, and closed lid", lower for American and Brazil. The authorized quotations are: Fair Orleans 24d.; middling 224d.; mid? dling Mobile and Texas 22d.; fair uplands 23Jd!; middling 22d. The. stock in port is estimated at 300,000 bales, of which 50,000 i are American. The sales to-day (Friday) ! foot up 15,000 bales, the market closing I firm, at an advance of 4@?d. LivsnrooL, October 28.-The sales of cotton to-day have been 10,000 bales. The market is dull and declined ?@id. Yes : terday'a advance is nearly lost. The ?ales ! to speculators and exporters to-day were 5,000 bales. Breadstuffs market buoyant, with an advancing tendency. Provision \ market firm, but dull. LONDON, October 26.- -Consols closed at KMj for money. NEW YORK, November 'J.- Flour has de? clined 5@10c. Wheal declined ltf&2c. Corn declined lc. Lard quiet. Whiskey firm, at $2.41. Cotton has declined 2c.- -sales of 2,000 bales, at 50@51c. Cold 14G|. NEW YOKK, November 10.-Sales of 3,000 bales of cotton, at 51@52c. Flour has a declining tendency. Wheat firm. Corn declining. Gold 14G.J. MOWLE, November '.?.- Sales of cotton to-day 800 bah s. Middling iXOrA'Jc CHARLESTON, November 10.-The inac? tivity which has characterized the cotton market here far some days, underwent a change yesterday, by a decline of some 3@4c. per pound in the price of that staple. About lot) bah s of middling to good mid? dling wa? . old yesterday, at 44@45c. per pound. Wii.MisoroN, November 10.-1,092 bbl?, crude turpentine were sold, at $5.30; 220 bids, tar, at $5.00; 94 bbls. common rosin, at 15.00; 70 bbls. spirits turpentine,(country make,) 70c. for white, and ?5(iS67?c. for co? lored. Local Items. COLUMBIA TOST OFFIOF_Tho mails ar? readv fur distribution ?lailv between *he hourn of 10 anti ll a. m. The mails for Winnsboro and tiic North close at 9 a. m., Charleston :5 p. m., Greenville 2 p. m. CASH - -W* wish it distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and job work arc conk. Tho money must ia every case accompany orders, or they viii not be attended to. This rule applies to all. J HST PUBLISHED.-Tho Sack and Destruc? tion of tho City of Columbia, originally published in the Columbia Phoenix. A pamphlet edition of the above bas jua been issued and is for sale at this oftico price il a ropy. NEW Aovur.TisEMENTs. -Attention i.icall? ed to the following advertisements, which are published for tho first time this mora? ine: Fisher A Lowrance- Hardware, Ac. Shelton, Calvo ?V Walsh - Pools, Shoos. Communication Bichland Lodge. Jas. Hutchinson .V Co.-Gift Sale. J. G Gibbes-Government Property. Jacob Pell -Citation Jos. U. Mathews. John Stork - Lager Peer, Swiss Cheese. Adolph Nimitz -Bice Dealer. Apply at this Office -Wet Nurse Wanted. Abeles, Myers & Ob.- New Store. M. S. bandrum- Farm for Sale. Mrs. S J. Cotchett -Millinery at Cost: What Becomes of the Specie. "We ure all aware that there has been a constant flow of silver to the countries of the East, but we never hear of its returning This hus been so ever since history began, und the constant tide of metal that is ever acting in that direction, and what becomes of it . has puzzled more savana than one. The enormous absorption of silver by the Eastern States of the world is one of the most remarkable facts in tho history of the precious metals. From the earliest historic times, the East hus taken little else but silver for its commodities. In t .e time of Pliny, the exportation of precious metals from the West was set clown at from $400,000 to 8500,000 a year. The Romans had their chief entrepot for thc East in thc Island of Tepro bens, now called Ceylon; find they carried on considerable commerce with the Indians, Persians and Ethio? pians. The shawls and stuffs of the East found their way to Europe long before the time of the Crusades. Tho Arabs carried on a large and regular trade in these and other Atlantic pro? ductions, till the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope diverted the course o commerce. Thc establishment of thc overland route has operated to some extent in the other direction; but however and by whom the trade has boen carried on, the flow of silver has been generally from the West toward the East. Humboldt calculated that in the year 1800, the amount of silver sent Eastward annually was between $25,000,000 and $30,000,000. Be? tween 1830 and 1853, the large amount of Sycie silver received from China, and the export of great quantities of English goods to India, disturbed the flow of silver Eastward, which has, however, since set in with more deter? mination than ever. In 1854, the balance in favor of the East was about $30,000,000. The exportation of the precious metals from Great Britain alone, during the seven years ending with 1858, was more than $35,000,000 per annum, of which all but one eighth part was in silver. At the pre? sent time, the balance of the imports and exports of gold and silver in favor of the East is calculated at from $60,000,000 to $80,000,000 per annum, or more than the total yield of all the silver mines in the world. The enormous production of gold in Australia and California has hereto? fore enabled the Western nations to part with their silver without great inconvenience, but the pjesent rate of export of the latter seems to demand some new arrangement, if any bo practicable. Nearly all Orientals are gives to hoarding. It is believed, says M. Milburnie, the French econo? mist, that the Egyptians hide away nearly 820,000.000 annually. The Emperors of Morocco hold it a point of honor to fill as many chambers as possible with gold and silver. The present Emperor is said to have filled seventeen, and to have another in course of being tilled. Morocco never parts with the money it receives; and it is said, on the part of respectable witnesses, that more than $350,000, 000 aro hoarded away in that country, und that the Emperor's treasure is of the value of at leas??$200,OOO,000. [ Louisville Journal. The Galveston (Texas) News says that a movement is on foot in that city to organize the Fenian Brother? hood, for that State, and tba* groat indignation is felt by the Irish adopted citizens at Secretary Seward's alleged complicity with the British Govern? ment against the Order,