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. m -[-?;..:_ Killed tn the Trc?ches. An enthusiastic Kentucky girl, of fifteen, has written a complimentary lottorto Hon. Bon. Wo >d, enclosing the following verses, wliich ?he terms "lines written ?rn seeing a Jjiiotograph, marked 'Photographic II lustrations of th? War for thc Union-a Bebri Soldier killed in the Trenches before Petersburg. Va., April 15, lS??.. As thc sentiment of thc verses is-good, we re? publish, them: Killed raine -trenches! How cold and hare The inscription graved on tbe. white card there; Tis a photograph, tak-.-n last spring, they say, . Ere the smoke of b.tttl.- had cleared away. Of a rel>el soldier-just as he Jell, Whertbis li*art was pierced l?v a Uuiou she?; And his image was stamped by the HUU boa.'Vs ray, As belay hi the frenches chat April day. ?"u. God! oh, Godl how my woman's heart Thrills with a quick, convulsivo pain. As I view, unrolled by the magic pr art, Gue dreadtut scene from the battle's plain Whit? as tho foam of the storm-tossed wave. Lone as tho rocks those billows lave Gray sky above-cold clay beneath A gallant form lies stretched iu death. With his calm face fresh on the trampled clay, And thc brave hands clasped o'er the manly breast; Save the sanguine stain on his jacket gray, We might deem him- taking a soldier's rest. Ah, no! Too red is that crimson tide Too deeply pierced that wounded side'; Youth, love, hope, glory-manhood's pride, Have all in vain death's bolt defied. His faithful carbine lies useless there, As it dropt from it's masters nerveless ward ; And the sunbeams glanced on his waving hair, Which tho fallen cap has ceased to guard. Oh, Heaven, spread o'er it thy merciful shield, "No more, to my sight be the battle revealed; Oh, fiercer than tempest-grim Hades as dread On woman's eye flashes tho field of the dead. The scene is changed. In a quiet room. Par from the spot where the lone corpse lies, A mother kneels in the evening gloom, To offer her nightly sacrifice. The noon is past, and the day is done, She knows that thc battle is lost or won Who lives?- who died? Hush, be thou still! Thv hov lies dead on the trench-barred hill.* TUE CHABXESTON HOTEL.-This famous hotel, so long the favorite of visitors to Charleston, has, wc are pleased to say, been recently refitted from top to bottom with new and costly furniture of the most approved kind. For many years, the house baa been justly noted for its elegance, its comfort and its fine business location. lu the good old days of yore, when Southern hospitality and generosity invited travelers from all parts of the "world, there were, three hotels in thc Southern States which were as celebrated as any in thc United States. These were thc St. Charles, of New Orleans, thc Battle House, of Mobile, and the Charleston Hotel, of this city. This latter house, under the able manage . ment of the ever kindly, efficient and gene? rous Mixer2 stood equal with its palatial cotemporanes of New Orleans and Mobile. Of course, as with most of our time-honor ed institutions, the war played sad havoc with the menage of the hotel. We were blockaded by Uncle Sam-cut off from Ha? vana, from New York, and other places from where delicacies wo could not pro? duce were obtained-and thc old Charles? ton soon became unable to offer the sump? tuous bill of fare which it had done. Since thc occupation of our city by the Federal army, the hotel has passed through the hands of two or three parties, each of wliom's sole desire was to pocket a few stamps, for which they trusted lo necessity rather than to merits. But now things have taken a different shape. Two or three months ago, Mr. William White, who has been connected with the house for years, as caterer and general manager of the cuisine, took charge of it in his own name, and immediately went to work to refit it, and place it on a par with its former condition. Of course, he bed every difficulty to contend with. He had it repainted and plastered inside; he visited New York to secure furniture, and to make other necessary arrangements. After great labor, expense and embarrass? ments, he has at length placed the house in as fine order as any of its old fronds could wish to see it. The public will bc pleased to learn that in the office can be seen its old friends - Messrs. C. A. Miller, George Mixer, Mat thiessen and Howard. Thc different de? partments of the house are tinder the ma? nagement of their former heads. Altogether, the oki hotel is in fine order, has good management, and we know its former patrons and the public generally will receive as warm a welcome there and as good treatment as at time since it was . built.-Charleston Neves. - - An order bas been issued by tho Ad? jutant-General of Mississippi to" captains of militia companies recently organized, directing them to disarm negroes w: the radius or their company limits, i ie order fit said to arise from Gen. Hum? phreys, and while it urges the al ^ ,icc of all violence in its execution, it ts the employment of such force as shall be necessary to put down any efforts of resist? ance on ?he part of the negroes that may be made. A Captain Hagstrom, a Swede, has in? vented a new sort of needle-gun, which is to cut out the Prussian needle altogether. It fires ten shots in a minute, and does not get foul after 100 shots. It has been ac? cepted by the Swedish Government, and is to be introduced into the army. TUe I"rc??tl<-itt ?ntl General tirant on Sou th r ru Hr.sfoviition-"he RiidL r:iK Pl? nie eil. President Johnson, supported by General Grant, that great master of the art of flank movements, has hand? somely flanked the radical b-uders of the Senate, :uid enl off their retreat. The special message to that body, in response to a resolution calling for certain information in reference to the condition of the Soktlf?rn States, furnished, iuforuiaLou which will be very gratifying io the country at large, brit .which was gall and worm? wood to the implacable radical, Sum? ner. The President speaks encourag? ingly of the loyal temper and inclina? tions of the Southern people, and entertains no doubt "that they will, at a very early period, be in a condi? tion to resume all their practical rela? tions with the Federal Government." Mosi of the reclaimed States have ratified the constitutional amend? ment, "and in nearly all of theta measures have been adopted, or are now pending, to confer upon the freedmen the privileges which arc essential to their comfort, protection and security.'' General Grunt, from 1 his personal observations, during his late Southern reeounoissauce Jroni the Potomac to thc Savannah river, cordially sustains these views of the I President. It is evident that the general effect upon the Senate of these encouraging reports was good ; but instead of softening the wrath of Sumner they inflamed it to an uncon? trollable fury. j "We have," said he, "a message from the President, which is like the white-washing message of Franklin Pierce with regard to the atrocities iu Kansas." Called to account by Senator Doolittle for this outrageous expression. Mr. Sumner had "noth? ing to qualify, nothing to modify, nothing ti) retract." But when an? other republican Senator, Mr. Dixon, of Connecticut, having faith in the President's patriotism and policy, ! remarked that he could not in silence I hear this charge, that the Executive had presented awhite-wash?ngr?port -that, in other words, he had, by falsehoods and mis-statements, cover? ed up certain facts-there was a change in the mind of thc unfortunate Sumner. He saw that there was a limit for his folly, even in a republi? can Senate, beyond which he could not safely pass. His charge of white? washing was not intended in the offensive .sense understood by other Senators. He had no reflections to make on the patriotism or truth of the President ; but he remembered thc white-washing message from Franklin Pierce ; and that they all called it a white-washing document. Thus thc high vaulting Sumner was suddenly brought to with his face to the ground. This of itself is a trifling incident ; but, in connection with the fact that, it puts a check upon the mad career of Sumner as the radical leader of the Senate, it becomes an incident of some importance. It indicates tho strength of tho President's policy, and that the republicans in Congress begin to appreciate the necessity of co-operation with him, if they would maintain their position as thc party in power. The check upon Thaddeus Stevens, the radical leader of the House, is still more remarkable. On Monday, upon the question of referring the President's Message, he enlarged upon his theory that the late rebel? lious States are now legally in the condition of unorganized Territories, and that, as such, they must be recon? structed by Congress. On Tuesday, the Secretary of State officially an? nounced the ratification of the con? stitutional amendment abolishing and prohibiting slavery by three-fourths of all the States, including in this ratification such States as Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia ! aud Alabama, thus recognizing them as States in the Union, and legitimate? ly acting as such through their Legis? latures ; and what has Mr. Stevens to say V He can say nothing against the said proclamation without putting himself in a very bad position, and he can say nothing in its favor without stultifying himself, and so he dis? creetly remains silent. Thus, upon this most important I measure-the constitutional aboli j tion of slavery-President Johnson, through his Southern restoration policy, has completely Hanked the radicals, and holds them as Grant held Lee within his lines at Peters? burg, in a position from which there is no escape. -The radialis can no longer venture upon thc ground that the States excluded from Congress are out of the Union, because that doctrine upsets the great constitu? tional amendment-au amendment which the people of all parties and all sections accept as a fixed fact. Thc radicals themselves accept it. The administration, having thus gained the important point that thc late rebel States are not only in the "CJnion, but are legitimately reconstructed in their new Legislatures, it is apparent that President Johnson has the game in his hands and that his policy must prevail. The acceptance by Congress of the constitutional ratification, as declared by the Secretary of State, fives the victory to the administra? tion.-New York HeraUL WONDERFUL STORY OF THE YIELD OF THE IDAHO MINES.-A private letter, dated Oro Fino,, October 3, 1865, to a gentleman in San Francisco, states that a party prospecting^on the j War Eagle Mountain, about one mile South of the Oro Fino, found one of the richest gold and silver ledges ever foand anywhere ; or, as they say, it is richer than anything we read, of in the history of mines. The new discovery is from one to three feet wide. The company have taken from one to five tons of the ore to the Sinker mill. The five tons yielded over one ton of bullion. A man that stops in the house with me got four pounds of the rock and crushed it. He got eighteen ounces pf dust after retorting. They get blocks of native silver as large as candle boxes, and hammer it out like a wagon tire, and leave it all shining with free gold. There is another discovery on the same /mountain of a gold-bearing ledge four feet wide ; they have taken out two pans of decomposed quartz twelve feet down, and washing out eighteen dollars to the pan, and there are streaks of gold in the hard rock half an inch thick. This is no ex? aggerated statement-it is all true. A TERRIBLE SCENE.-A terrible scene was witnessed in Ann street, New York, on Tuesday morning, as a mau, all on fire, frantic from pain, was seen rushing into tho street. It appears that Mr. James R. Crawford, I employed in the oil and paint store of Messrs. G-. & S. Crawford, 42 Ann street, went into the vault under the store, to get a small quantity of ben? zine, when the fluid took fire from a lighted lamp he carried, and explod? ed. The burning benzine was scat? tered upon his face and clothing, and flames soon covered nearly his entire body. Crawford, losing his self possession, rushed into the street, was soon followed by a crowd, and had to be knocked down, so as to cover him and subdue thc flames. He was rolled into the gutter, and the flames extinguished. The poor fellow was taken into the store, where his body was found to be terribly burned. Medical assistance was pro? cured, and hopes for his recovery are entertained by his friends. "Within the circle, five miles in diameter, of which Washington City is the centre, there are, it is believed, at the present time, no less than 40,000 colored people, four-fiths of whom were slaves at the opening of tho rebellion. Among this popula? tion there are now in operation fifty three schools, under the instruction of 112 teachers (many from New Engiand-principally from Massa? chusetts and Maine,) with a total of 5,618 scholars in November, and an average daily attendance of 4,223. There are also, in addition to these day schools, fifteen evening schools j for adults in Washington, t/firee at Giesboro' Point, two at Alex? andria and one in Georgetown, embracing at lea3t 1,000 men and women. There arc, moreover, three industrial schools for the instruction of colored women in the work and duties of a household. The remains of President Lincoln was removed on the 22d inst., from the receptacle vault at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, to the new vault erected near the site of the proposed monument. The remains of Mr. Lin coin s two children were placed in the sane vault. Robert Lincoln and thc Directors of the Na? tional Monument Association were present at the removal. Tho Chicago Times thinks Mr. Sumner's proposition that, in all States where one sixth of the population are colored, one half of each grand jury shall consist of colored men, should be amended so that, in places where two-sixths of the popula? tion are black, all thc jurors shall he colored, and where one-sixth of thc people are mulattoes, one-half of the jurors shall be colored women. The Leavenworth papers say that thc directors of Butterfield's Overland De? spatch Company have decided to place a strong force of resolute, well-armed men on their Smoky Hill route, for the protec? tion of their coaches, trains, passengers, stock, ?xe. There is a report of a riot in Alexandria, on the 26th, between tho whites and ne? groes, in whick six negroes and four white men arc stated to have been Rilled, besides a number wounded. It is reported the dis? turbance lasted until a lat? hour in tho night. T Russian journals state that the cholera, j which has during thc last two months visited the 8outuorn provinces of tho Empire, is gradually making its way North, in spite of the lateness of tho season. It has appeared in Bordotchewa, a town of Russian i'oiand. We find the following four lines of real wisdom in the Washington Chronicle: "Think not that treachery can be just, Take not informer's words on trust ; They ope their hands to every pay, And you and me by turns betray." A priest named Watzel expired suddenly In the pulpit, at Kreir, in Bohemia, while preaching. He had just uttered the words, t ''Yes, there is a hell!" when befell down I insensible, and all efforts to restore anima ? tioii were unavailing. The Bombay Gazelle has tho following: I "Our shipments of cotton in 1R?4 5 were less in quantity than those of 1863-4 by 25,602,315 lbs., but they exceeded the ship? ments of that year in value by close upon 2,500,000 sterling." Two of the rowdies who assaulted Yal landighatu at Eaton, Ohio, a few weeks since, have been arrested for prior crimi? nal act?. One was carried off to Indiana upon the requisition of Gov. Morton. The cholera is spreading in Bussia, not? withstanding thc measures taken to pre? vent it. The Gentleman's Magazine, the oldest literary property in England, having been published 134 years, is offered for sale. The Patrie says that thc occupation of Homo bv France since 1849 has cost the country 56,600,000 francs. A fine statue of the Emperor Trajan is said to have been found while excavating near tho Villa Lavinia, in Rome. A Paris letter says that upwards of 20,000 persons have left the French capital for Versailles, on account of the cholera. Thc population of Sweden, by the last census, was 4.070.0G1, and that of .Stock? holm 128,576. Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, is practicing law in New York. Tho Madrid thieves stole the bed-clothes from the cholera patients. Ps ris and London whist players arc making a match of 100 rubbers, for $23,000. Brilliant marriages aro unusually nume? rous in Paris and London this season. I Sixty French mechanics recently sailed from Brest to Japan. COMMERCIAL,. NEW YORK, December 20.-Cotton dull, at 51@52c. Naval stores dull. Gold 45?. WILMINGTON, December 26.-52 bbls. tur Eentine changed hands to-day, at $5; 300 bis. common rosin, at $5<i?S5.25; 120 bbls. No. 2, at $6ffi$0.r>0; 267 bbls. tar, at $2.25. Salus of 20 bales middling cotton, at 43c. AUGUSTA, December 23.-Tho cotton market remains very steady, and prices continue to bo firm. Good middling was sold yesterdav, at 12c. Gold was in good demand, and brokers arc buying at 46, and selling at 47; silver, buying at 12, and selling at 45. COLUMBUS, December 21.-Cotton mar? ket dull yesterday. Middling 36(5)370. HAMBURG, December 23.-Thc cotton market continues about the same as at our last report, with prices from 21@27c. in gold, and 30<5J39O. m currency. Hams, Strips, Sidefiftnd Shoulders. MACKEREL, bv theKR. or $1 worth. LIVERPOOL SALT. COOKING SODA, GOSHEN CHEESE, Ac, \ ERY LOW, bv J. H. CLARKSON & CO., Dec 30 1* At Clarkson & Talley's. COTTON SEER BOYD'S PROLIFIC, ready for shipment, in fine condition. COFFEE and SUGAR, low, to close con? signment, by CLARKSON & TALLEY. Dec 30_1* _ Au Account Book, BELONGING to the undersigned, was taken from his table, yesterday even? ing, by a person, who is known. If tho book is not returned, inunediatelv ho wiU be exposed. P. W. FULLER. jDecjW _ 1*_ Gold Mine-7,000 Acres. THIS splendid GOLD MINE, in the shape of agricultural and turpentine LAND, is situated on both sides of thc Water?e River, 20 miles from Columbia and about 10 from C ..mden, heavily tim? bered, of virgin growth. An energetic purchaser contd make the property pay thc instalments as they mature, besides a hand? some additional dividend. Apple to W. A. HARRIS, Land Agent, Dec 30 Columbia, S. C. ! PATENT PARA.FINE CANDLES. WAX Now Bedford Sperm Hvdraulic Pressed Ori ?ital " Opal Adamantine " For sale by RICHARD CALDWELL, Dec 30 1* Old "Upper Ration House." TO RENT, APLANTATION on Waterer River, in Richland District, containing 600 acres of cleared land - one-fourth in upland and balance in river bottom. All needful build? ings on the premises. For further parti? culars, see the subscriber on the place, or address him at Columbia. Dec 23 23* JOHN ENGLISH. Auction Sales. By Barbee & Walter. WE will sell at our mart, THIS DAY, at 9* o'clock, tho following articles closing oat the lot of goods lett on consignment, consisting of: Furniture. Crockery, Cooking Stoves and Utensils, Glassware, Flannels, Shoes, Se? gara, Lamps, Candles, Tea, Blankets, Pic? ture?, Books, Chicks, Soaps, Starch, Mack? erel, Sardines, Ac._Dec 80 Furniture, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, tic. By JAMES G. GIBBES. C. F. HARRISON. ATTCT?ONBJSB. THIS (Saturday) MORNING, 30th, at 10* o'clock, .will be sold, before my store, Mahogany Sofas, Chairs, Settees, Ac Ready-made Clothing. Boots, Shoes, Hats. Cassimeres, Cotton Flannels. 2 pieces All-wool 3-ply Carpet. Ladies' Hats, trimmed and untrimmed. ' Perfumery, Fan .y Soaps, Ac. 8 bbls. Onions. 10 " Irish Potatoes. 5 " Rice. ALSO, A choice selection of Pictures. N. B.-Unlimited articles received until 10 o'clock on day of sale. Dec 30 Furniture. By Francis Lance & Son. WILL bc sold, on TUESDAY, 2d January, at 10? a. m., at the residence on Senate street, opposite Dr. Shand's Church, A variety of Household Furniture, con? sisting of Bedsteads, Bureaus, Chairs, Washstands and numerous other articles. Unlimited articles received up to hour of sale._Dec 30 stn2? Desirable Building Lot, suitable for Family Dxcelling. By Levin & Peixotto. ON MONDAY MOBN?N?. January ?, at If o'clock, we will sell, at the Court Hpuse, That desirable LOT, situated on the North-east corner of Plain and Mario? streets, containing one-half acre, formerly occupied as thc residence of J. E. Dent, Esq. Terms made known at thc time of sale._Dec 29 3 Mules, Wagons, Harness, <?e. By Levin & Peixotto. WE will sell, on MONDAY MORNING, 1st January, at ll o'clock, at the f'jurt House, without reserve, 1 Team of 4 Moles, Wagon and Harness. 1 >? G " " ? ALSO, Several single Mules and Horses. Cows, Buggies, Ac. Terms cash. Dec 28 Desirable Budding Lot for Family Resi? dence. By Levin & Peixotto. ON MONDAY MORNING, at ll o'clock, we will sell, at the Court House, All that lot or parcel of LAND, situated on the West side of Sumter street, mea? suring on said street 44 feet 3 inches, run? ning West 110 feet 5 inches; bounded on the East by Sumter street, on the North by lot belonging to estate of John Bryce, on the South by John Veal, and on the West by lot of Mrs. Mary Hillegas. Titles perfect. Terms cash. Dec 28 Collage, Bricks, Horse, Buggy, Harness, Sulky, Mules, <ftc. By A. H. Phillips. ON MONDAY next, 1st January, at 10 o?clock a. m., I will sell, at the Court House, A neat COTTAGE, on the corner of Lau? rel and Wayne streets, containing four rooms, with a small kitchen in the rear. Thc lot fronts on Laurel street 104 feet 4 inches, and on Wayne street about 119feet. ALSO, A lot of very superior Bricks, (estimated by judges tb be 150 to 100,000) on Mr. McCully's lot, between Laurel and Richland streets. East side of Main street. ALSO, A fine Northern Mare, perfectly gentle, and a light Buggy and Harness. A light Spring Sulky and Harness. ?And 2 good Mules. Terms cash. Dec 28 Commissioner's Sale. IN EQUITY-YORK DISTRICT. Robert Bell and wife and others vs. Wm. Ardrey.-Rill for Partition. IN obedience to the decree of the Court of Equitv mado in this case, 1 will sell, at York Court House, on the FIRST MON? DAY in January next, a TRACT of LAND, situate in York District, on Sugar Creek, bounded by lands of J. T. Withers, Eliza Stewart and D. G. Bennet, and containing four hundred acres, more or less. This is a most desirable and highly productive plantation. TERMS OF SALE.- -A sufficiency of cash to Eav the costs of these proceedings; the alance i>f the purchase money on a credit of one and two years, in equal instalments, with interest from the day of sale, and secured by the bond of the purchaser, with good sureties and a mortgage of tho pre? mises. W. B, METTS, C. E. Y. D. CRAWFORD & ma FACTORS, SHIPPERS AND ? COMMIS'? MERCHANTS OFFICE IN COTTON TOWN, I COL?MBIA, H. O. WILL store or attend to the forwarding, of COTTON, PRODUCE, FURNI? TURE and GOODS entrusted to their care. Will also sell HOUSES, MULES, CAT? TLE, Acc. . Wu pledge ourselves to use every ende*' vor ti.' promote ?he welfare o? t&?sfi who mav favor ns with their trwiage. J. Si. CRAWFORD. L. P. MILLER. tf?~ Charleston News, Newberry Herald, WiuitshoTQNeir.x, Chester Standard, Abbe? ville Banner, Anderson Intelligencer and Greenville Mountaineer will publish twe.. I weeks, au.I forward bills. Doc 30