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THE ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER.
BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 18. 1870. VOLUME. XVII?NO. 47
Bill Arp Again,
Mr, Editor : Somebody aint a foolin
mo ahd perhaps I ought to -write
about it, but I dont -want the Grand
Army Re-union to think that I writ
that Louisvillo letter you published
over my name. I think I could havo
writ as good lotter as that, perhaps,
though it might have strained mo,
but we aint noticing sueli things now,
Wo whipped them fellows so often
during tho lato war, that wo dont
feel liko wasting stationary on 'em
now. I look on tho concern as a
"Grand Coudolin Society," and wae
glad to see the fellows who got the
most whippin made tho most noise
in tho Re-union. I think that's right,
i iiKe to sco 'em sympathisin together
under a common misfortune. I
dident think, however, there was
much decent propriety in lioldin their
moetin iu public, and especially in
Louisville. I should havo recommended
tho Mammoth Cave or Ciipc
Fear, or some other quiet retreat.
But every man to his nolion. We've
got no Grand Army down here to
reunion, and aro peaceably attendin
to business; but I'll bet two dollars
tbat Louisvil'e concern wont knock
another chip off our hat. With this
pointed remark, I dismiss tho subject.
There's bigger things attracting our
attention.
If I had time, Mr. Editor, I would
make a few remarks to Mr. Grant
a\)Out his Exccutivo impudence.
Taint the first time sinco wo whipped
'em, that these fellers have been trying
to raako our niggers believe they
dont belong to us. They've got some
few in the Alabama Legislature of
that opinion now, and they are play in
the devil generally. Now if Mr.
Grant cant write a better message
than that part about Georgy, he'd
better abdicate. I read it to Tip, and
he said, "Why, lias Bill, surely,
nhorely the man's a fool. What's
General Grant got to do with Georgy?"
I despise to sec a man always puffing
liis segar into other people's faces, or
pokin his nose into people's business
I reckon old Boutwell or Bome other
old cuss is to blanio for it. Says he.
General, them fellers down there in
that Georgia cage are getting along
too easy. I think you had better stir
'em up a little?give 'cm a few pur.ch
ch under the ribs just to hear 'cm
.growl. All right, old fel, we'll growl
for amusement now, but at some future
time?I). Y.?and the weather permitting?and
the boys a little bigger
?and a few more foundrys built?
we'll talk this matter, over. Hurrah
Jor Bob Leo. I'd like to have seed
him and Joe Johnson walk into the
ru-nion with their regimentals on.
Oh, my country! some of them fellers
would have beeu runnin til j'et.
ar t- t _ r* -
* uiiuu i bcc x'opo 111 auout two miles
of Alasky. ,
Bat I've no time to enlarge, Mr.
Editor, for I only wish to say to you
about that lotter, yon will please
renif/, or put some other name to it
I don't want to rob tho author of his
laurels, or to got notorious about
""what he done, or what I didn't do.
This kind of thicvin has become
quite common, and there's no. law
^again it that I know of. Mr. Shakespeare
said it was high larceny, and
steaiin one's purse was not to be compared
to it; but as the law3'ers say,
it seems to be a case of "dam 'em
obBequco injurious 1" I can therefore
nnlv ftntrftftt; PPTtjlin rwriflnmnn frt
tote their own skillets. BILL ARP.
P. S.?I take this okashun to notify
the Coufederute public, that wo are
now organizin a Grand Confederate
Association to make arrangements
for the-future payment of Pensions
to our Array Widows and disabled
soldiers. That concern, popularly
known an the TJnltod States, has got
to pry 'om. Send 1 in your names.
Hurrah for Bob Lee! B. A.
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The Fish Commissioners.
The following joint- resolution _ "authorising
the appointment of fi?b
ComtyieBlonera, "and defining the
duties thereof," waa passed by th<
Legislature at its recent session, and
will.prove interesting to the majority
of our readers:
Beit Resolved by. the Senate anc
House of ' Representatives- ?of , th<
State of SouthCarolitra, no-vr Tnefcauf!
BiiuDg id wenerpi AseemDiy, ana dj
the authority of the satne: ' .
lntt That a Board of JFiah C^ramiselOaerf
shall be' appointed?by.. th<
Govern or, to conatet4>f one memboi
from eaih Judical District. 2d.
ft shall be the duty of Bait
'Corqmiflsioner? to inspect all hriatu
streams, , in their, reepectlvo districts
that are large enough for migrator]
fish to ascend, and report to the Leg
ifllatare at tta next' reguWr session
what obstructions are necessary U
;be removed, sod over what natora
waterfalls or artificial dama it jriay tx
expedient for fish ways to be copstruc
ted, and what impurities are alio wet
to flow litof or rM*p.
streams, tiu# $re pe^so^oip fo flsb 01
deitrucfi**jg.t*iir ipawn.
'1J?T>.. 0T*r .3f
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3d. It shall ho their duty to report
to Solicitors, in their respective circuits,
all parties who rday bo violating
the present fish laws of the Stato;
and it shall bo tho duty of tho solicitors
to prosocuto all persons so reported.
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|*vu. uuiu VUlllllllBBIUlllTS UI'U JIU
thorizcd, and aro hereby empowered,
i i to visit at all times, and inspect any
| point they may deem necessary . for
I I above mentioned purposes, and aro
-. empowered to call to their assistance
j so many persons as they may doom
-.'necessary, in case of resistance; and
II any person refusing to give such as1
j sistance shall be liable to a fine of not
1 less than ten, nor more than fifty dollars,
to bo recovered in any court of
common jurisdiction in the State.
5th. The pay of said Commissioners
shall be, to each, two dollars per
| day for each day, and ten cents per
j mile lor each mile traveled, in tho
S /I ivif h n rem r\4* <
. V* viavu uiiiu a . /./1/nuta. I
They shall pa}* for not more than
ninety days during the year 1S70.
Such expenses to bo paid out of any
' money in the trctsury not otherwise
appropriated.
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Speaker Moses.
Franklin J. Moses. Jr., is a native
of South Carolina, and at the commencement
of the late hostilities was
a.M i- /"? T*. ? '
iiiu-uu-uuiiip to vrovernor i'lCKCtis, anu
as such," claimcd and was granted the
privilege of hoisting tho Confederate
flag over Fort Sampler after its garrison
had capitulated. After this
"piece of daring/' he received a com>
mission in the Confederate service,
| and was stationed where there was a
! prospect of "smclli"g gunpowder."
He thought that even a whiff of it
would impair his health, and never
took one, but managed to get an appointment
as an enrolling ofliecr, and
in the perilous occupation of sending
~ A. a J> 1 - ?
mvii iu me Hum, pussuu mc remaining
da}*s of tbo war. At the
close of hostilities lie edited a paper
in Sumpter for a short time, and suddenly
changed his polities?if lie ever
had an}-?and allied himself with the
.Republican party. By means of a
pleasant address and an immense
amount of check," (for instance, his
delivering a lecture upon "religion"
to the colored people,) he was clccted
i - r. / -!?i -
I.V iiiu 1I UIU IlUllUblOl)
C01111I3*. In this body he was clccted
Speaker, and it is but justice to say
that no one else could control the
members as well as he does. At the
end of each session the House votes i
him five hundred dollars extra, which i
he probably earns, as it is no email
tax to maintain order, now and then
in such a disorderly body. The representatives,
however, forget that
his exertions have been in thnir lir?
half, aud instead of voting tho extra
compensation out of their own pocket
r, vote it out of the State treasury;
to take which, under tho circumstances,
grieves the unselfish heart of
Moses, who, as he expresses it with a
tear in the corncr of each optic,
"labors with an eye single to the good
of tho people of the State." Moses
speaks well, and makes Interesting
whatever subject he discusses. lie
has his favorites in tho House, and it
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id wilu uiuicui^ iuui uuy out uiese
can sccuro tlio floor. It is useless
for the disappointed to appeal against
the decision of the cbair, for it is
certain to be sustained. If Moses is
requested to give his reasons for a
"ruling," he will furnish them, giving
analogous cases at different periods of
the world's history, from the time
1 that Miss Pharaoh found Moses in
1 the bullrusbes and "ruled" to keep
him, to the present. lie will state
these reasons so rapidly as to confuse.
' and with an appearance of bo much
conLdchco in the justice of what ho
is relating, as to convince tho most
skeptical. But for his management,
not ono third of tho business disposed
of in the House last session would
. have been transacted, for which the"
, people of the State, generally, have
. not much cause to thank him. At
) present Moses is adjutant-general of
I the State, and will by virtue of his
r office, command the militia at the
next general elections. A brilliant
| campaign may be tinticipated, Moses
) is ambitious. He aspires to.the Coril
gressional seat left vacant by tho
r expulsion of Whittemore; but if he
cannot get this, he-will take the office
. of Lieutenant-Governor of the State,
y If the Radical pwty be successful in
r the coming campaign ijb is. probable;
that Mdses.'will be( Governor, as it is
I stated that the programme of the
I Kadi cat party ;iW to re-cleet Scott
i, Governor and e&ct Moses Lioxitenrtnt
r. Governor,thefc Bon4 Scott to the
- tfnited &?fct&?Sefr?i0, aridbf conree
,j Moses will step into the gubernato>
rial chair. As regards his Oobgres*
1 sionaraspirationb, J.3I. Hainey, col.
a ored, State sdo&tor from Georgetown
? Gounty, who is spoken of in this con*
1 rxeetion^ will make, ft maeh better.
r colored; people of &&&&
Chbrlciton Xe*tLi> a'-vmlh-ir. 77 Ml \ J -. J
H * * . 'iJ- 71 ,nT>?r .HI tl iiuH
C. P. Leslie*
C; P; Leslie) is the "erratic senator
from Barnwell," as ho isproperly designated
by liis senatorial associates.
If tbo Senate wero to meet to-morrow
and tbo "spoeial order" on tbe
day's calendar was a bill to ascertain
whether Leslio was a lunatic, a knave
or a fool, it would be difficult to foretell
the result of tbo voto, and it
would bo but ordinary prudenco for
those betting upou tho question to
"hedge" as much as possible. There
is certainly a variety of opinions
among the senators. Corbin and
Maxwell and one or two others have,
in their seats stated that ho was
crazy; "Wimbush and others have
asserted several times that he was a
knave, and on one occasion Leslie said
that ho had not made a fool of himself,
to which Nash replied: "No,
that you haven't for God saved you
the trouble." Leslie is a native of
Brooklyn, and during the war represented
that city in the New York
legislature, lie uoatcd South alter
tho war and lodged somewhere in
Barnwell County, became a magistrate
and then a senator, and afterward
a land commission. Ho is of a
quick, nervous temperament, and
speaks quickly, loudly, disconnectedly
and apparently very earnestly. He
is very fund of using odd expressions,
for instance: In speaking of colored
men} trying to run a colored man's
part}', he said it was very much like
tfoin<j down hill in an old wagon?it
wibblcd nnd it wobbled, and you
didn't kuow whether you wcro going
to tho bottom or tho devil. On another
occason he spoko of the objection
South Carolinians had to Yankees,
and Baid : They would not bo
satisfied with any of them ; sorao of
them would'nt be satisfied with angels.
When tho angel Gabriel blows
his trumpet they will swear that it
isn't him, but some old Yankeo blowing
a tin horn. All his spcechcs were
filled with just such sentences. Up
to two or three weeks previous to the
adjournment, he had more influence
n tl, a C2 r? 4 rt flint* nhtt AM/i
IU VA1V utliiltv Hili" VAVV|7bill^
Corbin. But about the time mentioned
bis Radical associates became suspicious
of him, especially the colored
portion, who asserted that he was
trying to form a "third party." It is
generally believed that he resigned
the ofilce of land Commissioner because
forced by Governor Scott, who
feared bis influence among tlu colored
people of the Stalo. Ilia motto is:
"What's the use of a State being u
State unless it can take care of its
statesmen" The Brooklj-n papers
have several times written of Leslie,
making him out a very bad character.
On one occasion, as tho story goes, he
was asked if theso articles would not
injure him? "No," replied ho, "I,
like a great manjr others of the Northern
men down her, have reason to be
thankful that my constituents can't
? A A 1- T - -1 ?
u-uu. jib ruguruu jjbHiie s pontics,
it is difficult to place him. lie was
originally a Democrat, then a Republican
; when he was turned out of the
Legislature, he avowed himself a
Democrat; when he returned, he was
a Radical j at the commencement of
the last session he was .a bitter Radical;
at its closo a Conservative Republican,
or something It is said
that he "will stick to a friend through
thick and thin." With all of his
faults there are few men who liave
tho moral courage to make the speech
that he did on the last night of the
session?a full synopsis of which was
published in tho News.?Charleston
Ntms.
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The Suez Canal.?Tho business
of the Suez Canal is reported by its
director, Mr. Lange, as follows:
According to omcial returns the
receipts of the Suez Canal Company
since tne opening, and made up to
the 3Jst of January last, amounted
to 5G7,872f.66c., accruing fromthree
sources?1. Tolls on vessels; 2. Transit
of merchandise and passengers; 3."
Ronton landed property and houseB.
The IfiSt item fiirnrpu rtnlir fr?n tlio
j-- - . ; ~~o ""V
Bum of 48,8G9f. 31c., but so Boon as
the question of judicial reform in
Egypt has been finally decided, enabling
the company's lands to be legally
sold, I entertain no doubt that
the income derived from that source
will alone prove of considerable value.
Although the navigation of the Suez
Canal is still in his infancy, it May. be
interesting to trace, its dovelppoments
ujj hi vuv presem ume. . petwcpn ttlB
dates of the 21st of Noteftiber arid
the &f?t Of Jafcnary, or feqnal to One
?very three days, through it.fc'nd froto"
. r JI>2 j ? ' *'tn v --'<
.the l^t;tp the 17th of, February niooteen
vessels, or little over one: vessel
per day went through. <! / . : it
' " ? Try : - ..Li
, Salt Daks, in .Utah, if seyen feet;
"higher than it was ten years ago, and
is ootistantly risin'g; It has been ttrg'
ed by .those yty> hays paid a'tentlbn
;ib the "subject tW^ ^rl^o Qf, water
thers. WOald. pyodaoe-JV eolation of , the
JIormoQ ^iestioiv ^ofibrd COn'fjrerfl
: i .ic -71 ,o?sr /jr
A Pretty Little Romance.
I was sponding tho night iu a hotel
I in Froeport, Illinois. After breakfast
I wont into tho sitting room, when I
j mot a pleasant, chatty, good-humored
J traveler, who like myself was waiting
for tho morning train from Galena.
AVo conversed freely and pleasantly
on different topics, until seeing two
Vftlinnr lnflinc nionf nml 1/iuo Anuli
I J wv...^ liiuivu uivvv uuu aioo vurva vnucr
in the station just about tho tiraO
tho truiu approaching. "Come," said
ho, taking up his carpot-bag," sir.co
wo arc so sweet a subject, let us have
a practical application. I will make
a proposition to you. I will agree to
kiss the most beautiful lady in tho
cars iVom Galena, you being the judge
if you will kiss the the noxt prettiest,
I being tho judge." This proposition
staggered mo a little, and 1 could
hardly tell whether he was in earnest
or in fun ; but as he would be as deeply
in it as I could bo, I agreed, provided'
ho would do the first kissing,
| though my heart luiied somewhat
I when I saw his jet black eyes fairly
I dance with daring. "Yes," said he,
I u try it, lirst. i'ou take the back I
j car, and go in from tho front end,
i where j-ou can sec the faccs of the la!
dies, and stand by tho one you think
I handsomest , ami then I will come in
| from behind and kiss her," I had
1 hardly stepped inside tho cars when
j I beheld at tho first glance one of the
! loveliest looking women my eyes had
ever seen. A beautiful londo, with
auburn hair, and a bright sunny face
full of love and affection, and as radiant
as tho morning. Any farther
search was totally unnecessary. I immnrlinf
altr nnlr o*n?wl ?? ? '-?
wvuiWWV.Ijr Vl/ua IIIJ OCUIIV1 111 IUU U1D1V j
at her side. She was looking out of.
tho window earnestly, as if oxpcoting
some one. The back-door of the
car opened, and in stepped my hotel
friend. I pointed my finger at her,
little dreaming that ho would carry
out his pledgo, and you may imagine
my horror and amazement whon he
stepped quiek'y behind her, and stooping
over, her, kissed her with a relish
that made my mouth water. I
expectod, of course, a shriek of terror
and a row generally, followed by
a knock-down, but astonishment succeeded
astonishment when I Baw her
return the kiss with compound interest.
Quick as a flash he turned
around and said : "Now my dear sir,
it is your turn," pointing at a hideous
ly ugiy >TriUliltU VIU WU1111111 WI1U WU3
sitting iu the scut behind. you
must excuso me, j*ou must," I exclaim-1
ed. lam. sold this time, I give up. j
Do tell mo who you have been kissing,''Well."
said he, "since you are
a man of so mnch taste and quick
perception, I'll let you off " And wo
all burst into a hearty peal of laughter
as he said, "This is my wife. I
have been waiting for her. I knew
it was a safe proposition." He then
told the story to his wife, who looked
ten-fold sweeter as 6he heard it. Beforo
we reached Chicago we had exchanged
cards, and I discovered that
my gonial companion was an Episcopalian
prcachcr of Chicago, whoso
name I had frequently heard. Whenever
I go to Chicago, I always go to
i hear him, and a heartier, more riatu
| rai pi'eaener is bard to find, llo was
' a young man then ; ho is now ono of
the ablest divines in tho West.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, March 7.? In the
House, the Committee on Territories,
was instructed consider the propriety
of abrogating the tribal character of
the Indians between Kansas and Texas,
and theercction of territorial government.
A resolution authorizing the special
telegraph committee to examine the
whole subject of telegraphing in the
United States, with1 "power to send
for person "and papers, failed.
In the Senate, several disability
bills were reported:
TKe' Coirirrritteo on Railroads add
Canals of the House agreed to report
favorably on a bill authorizing a road
from Norfolk to St. Louis via Cincinnati."
It is stated1, that the Ways ahd
Means Committee have agreed to
abolish the income tax. : <
Morton presented a bill deolarmg
Texas entitled to representation,
which was referred to the Judioiary
Committee. ' '? 0 vA
resolution from the Mississippi
' iiegislaltfre Was'ffrdBttated, asking a
<epeedy removal of political disabili:
ties. iI?7i .< ?' f . il ' tsK
Wells reduced a bijl to reoljtirp |he
^'xssx&sssSs.
garding the action gf.:the British government
excluding. Americans ijrpm
GftWndfftn '
TbeHooj^-refywHl
day, of SenUMfky, loj^rithdmw his
resignation/ notwitfesuiiidiog the govi
ernort '
' Tho GoocgiaMll wasjresdiiiedi and,
^^ rMcposition,
K ' V ,7* >TSt fh-ieW
iho Ilouso adjourned. Tho bill will
como up again to-morrow.
In tho Scuato, Ilaran presented a
joint resolution in favor of tho removal
of tho capital and against further
appropriations for public buildings.
I From Richmond Enquirer. I
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Remarkable Promptness. I
"RpmnrVaKlo Prmynnno
amwvtav XAVgACOOl
The various States seem to liavo a
mania lately for requiring deposits of
Insurances companies, but our "Virginia
Giant" of Life Insurance, the
Piedmont and Arlington, is prompt to
meet all such calls. The artielo below
shows it promptly mado $50,000
deposit in South Carolina.
The promptness with which it acts,
and its ability to act, is shown by this
deposit, and especially by its action,
I on learning a law had passed in Lou|
isiania requiring ?50,000 deposit; in
less than forty-eight hours, the Company
had the bonds ready to meet tho
demand.
It has now deposited for various
States as follows: $100,000 for MisBouri,
$50,000 in South Carolina, $30.(
000 in Georgia. $20,000 in Tennesseo,
and holds 850.000 for Louisiana. Tho
balance of the States can follow suit,
and \vl jn deposits aro too heavy for
our "Giant," but few others can hope
to stand the call.
This Company claims the South, as
its special field, and does not mean to
be run out by lack of money.
It nqt only shows ability to meet
deposits, hut exhibits the greatest
progress of ary company iu America
of its age.?It issued in 18G9, nearly
8,000 policies, and had an income of
nearly one million dollars; and it has
healthful, cautious evidences in its
growth?as its losses in 1869 wero
scarcely half tho experience of other
companies. It is earnestly and zealously
for a strict Insurance Department
in our State, which shall make
' rigid inspection of nil companies.
With all these evidences of progress,
caution and solvency, this Company
merits, and ought to receive the condenco
and support of the American
people. The press and people everywhere
South, speak in its praise.
Here is what the Southern Guardian,
of Columbia, South Carolina, says :
The Piedmont and Arlington
j Li?e Insurance Company. ? This
j company is steadily growing in pub|
lie fuvo?\ The promptness with
wnicn ub losses aro met?ana, oy the
way, they appear to have been small
?and the just, accommo'nting and
equitable basis upon which its scheme
of insurance rests, strongly recommend
it to the confidence of the community.
In its management it furnishes
disputable evidence of caution,
econom}', enterprise and progress.
On last Saturday, Capt. S. L. Leaphart,
genoral agent of the company
for South Carolina, deposited with
Comptroller Goneral 150,000 of State
bonds, in compliance with a requisition
of the Legislature. The company
is thus lirmly established amongst
us, and is equally safe and careful in
its business as it is thoroughly Southern
and generous in character.
How Ice is Made.?The materials
used in the manufacture of ice aro
are spirits of ammonia, steam and
salt. The retort is used for the heating
of the ammonia. A coil of pipe,
through which steam passes, winds
around the interior. 800 gallons of
the ammonia are poured into the retort,
and about 21 pounds of steam
applied. The gas arising from the
, ammonia is conveyed into a pipo at
the top of the retort. , The pipe
passes into a cooler filled with water
and thence to the liquifier., It is now
thoroughly chilled and deprived of
its carbonic principles and becoincs a
freezing liquid. Connecting with the
condenser is a pipe, which carries the,
liquid into a series of pipes that divorge
through tho freezing box. Tho
latter i6 filled with a strong solution
of salt and water, which> with .tho
aid of the liquid ammonia in tho
pipes, causes an intense cold, tho
frost collecting upon tho pipes whore
they are exposed to the atmosphere.
Into tho freezing-box are introduced
forty-eight brass boxes, filled with
fresh Water, each of ^hem producing
a twenty-four poond slab pf ice, foor
inches in thickness, tv$> feet in longth
and onj in breadth. It.requires foor
hoars to freeze the fortv-eiirht boxes.
?? ' r? ,7/ r.: if ^ .a* ...
An cstabliehmen.t fqr making artificial
ice baa beenin .operation.in New
Orleans for a considerable time, and
baa proved a succcbs. It produces
joe yer^'ttlpidly' ftHtl of excellent
quality. The ice ie not so clear and
k beantlfull! at thW 'lVom the North * ft
ihas ratbef the appearance 6f whntls
lealled Bnow-iw, btrtf h^ia very hard,
- containing a greiiter:rfn*Ouot of colfi
than other: ice,- atld". dissolving, less
rapidly in water or.}#.# wwm_ room.
4 .nr.'y/hidi ol I txrqiiiVn'j
a groat deal moro than can be manu- 1
facturcd. Tho concern is said to bo
very profitable. It would indeed bo
a singular thing if tho artificial should
tho natural article iu tho land of ico.
Exchange.
The Victor Noir Homcide.
A Paris dispatch of the 19tli ult.
says:
Tho Chamber of Accusation of tho
nigh court ot Justico lias found a
truo bill against Princc Picrro Bonaparte,
oo mm it tod him for tryil on a
capital charge. The word "meurtro"
(often incorrectly translated murder)
signifies, in French legal phraseology,
manslaughter of an aggro vated kind.
And had Princc Pierre been indicted
for the homici'lc of Victor Noir alone
llio maximum sentence that could
have been passed upon him would
j have been hard labor for life. But
article 301 of tho Penal Code enacts
that when a "meurlre" is committed
concomitantly with another crime
j the punishment shall bo death. Under
this article the Prince is charged
I?first, with having committed wilful
; homicide, or me-urtre, upon the nor
son of Victor Xoir with tlio concomitant
circumstance that tho crimo was
proceeded or followed by an attcmp
tod meurtro of Ulric do Fouviellc;
and, sccondlv, with having on the
name day and at the 6ame placc attempted
to commit wilful homicide
on the person of Ulric do Fouviellc
with the concomitant circumstance
that the crimo was preceded or followed
by tlio wilful homicide of Victor
Noir. As soon as %ho decision
of the Chamber was made known,
M. Demange, one of the Prince's
counsel, went to tha Conclcrgeric
prison to announce it to him. Tho
prince had his wife and some intimate
friends with him at the time, and
therefore M. Grobon, tho jailor,
thought it delicate to call him into
his own room to rcceive tho serious
communication. On hearing it the
Prince merely said that it was merely
60; that publicity was the best
way to bring out tho truth; and that
all he now hoped was that there
would bo no long delay before his
trial.
A dispatch of the 20th ndrls
A ministerial decree of yesterday's
date orders tlio Ili^h Court of Justice
to asscinblo at Tours on the 21st of
March for the trial of Prince Pierre
Bonaparte. M. Glandaz will act as
presiding judge, and M. Grandpcrrot
as public prosecutor. Tho Gazette
des Tribunanx slates that tho preliminary
investigation has furnished
proof of the assault to which tho
Princo asserts ho was subjected, so
that no doubt is loft as to tho provopnfinn
*a '
him to shoot Victor Noir, and to
threaten the life of M. Fouviollo.
The Irish Land Bill.
A Dublin lettor to tho London
Times says:
The tenant-right journals, which
have hitborto maintained an eloquent
silence on the subject of tho land bill,
aro at length beginning to speak out.
Itdoes not give satisfaction to the
advocates of fixity of tenure, who
find that the government are not
about to give effect to the extreme
measures which they had led tho
tenants to expect. The more moderate
friends of tho tenaut farmors
regard tho bill with favor as a whole,
though desiring6ome modifications in
committee j but tho "national" party
is decidedly hostile. This} porhaps,
may be considorcd a tributo to the lair
and temperato character. of tho
scheme, and to its probable efficacy
in producing permanent tranquility
and contentment. The rom6val of a.
substantial grievance is, of course, a
serious blow to the hopes of tho disaffected
class. On tho pArt of the landlords,
complaints ai'e beard that the"
bill will do great injustice, some going
so far as to assert that it will put such
a penalty upon the exercise of thoir
legal rights, whero they aro not directly
interfered with, as will virtually
amount to prohibition or confiscation.
Those who have purchased under
the Landed Estates Court, and
found a number of tonants holding at
an outer value, allege that' the legalizing
the Ulster tenant custom, which
allocs tn somo instances oVer 20
years' purchase for the good Will of a
holding, a hardship will be imposed
upon them if tlierb is nbt a reValna,
tion to fix the fair rent; others contend1
thai the effect of tbe bill will be
td et'6r^otype alf' the -worst ?Vflsof
email bteo'<rpan?iy id many districts of'
the Wetat add 'south,' especially where
holdings valued at a few shillings a
j^ear must be retained; They apprehend
that' a pauper >population will
spring up which will: be thrown for
support upon the* landlords, and cad
not be gotridof, *The gentoral itwling
however, is that the bill is J one Which
may be accepted aa** eitlemeat of
o*it LhtOfJn
. % .?>J?i.<r 0iJ.M
Tho Democratic Members of the Legis- h'
lature. A]
F
Tho Charleston Daily Republican has m
ofton exhibited a virtuous indigna* tt
tion against tho Democratic prcBS of hi
this State in regard to tho wbolesa'.o ne
charges made by thcJattcrof briber}'
and corruption among tho Radical
members of tho Legislature. It has j)
repeatedly asked that these charges G|
be made in a definite manner, and has p,
urged that a single instance of cor- <a
rupt and unfaithful practice bo pointed
out. Its columnti havo been freely rc
used in denunciation of Democratic
..v?>jur malting wnoicsaie OJ
charges of this character without sub- tQ
stantiating them with adequate proof n}
that buch things existed among the ^
Radical members. And yet we find p
this tei.cher of "great moral ideas" q
sending forth a similar chargo against
the Democratic members of the Legislaturo,
without adducing a single
proof or designating a solitary member
who is guilty of improper conduct.
In reviewing the work of that j
bod}-, "to see how they have adminis-1
tered upon the trusts reposed in them or
by tho people,'* tho Republican uses j P'
the following unequivocal language: * '
"We have the strongest testimony
that nearly every Democratic mem- ol
bcr of the General Assembly sold 1,1
their votes in the most rottculy cor- P
rupt way." As to the charge, wo aro e<
confident that it is false and malicious
in every particular. But we have no
desire to screen any member of the
Democratic party by a simple denial, ?
and thereforo call upon the Republican ^
to introduce its "strongest testimony" ti
beforo the public, in order that the j,
people may know "how they (tho ^
Democratic members) have adminis- j:
tered upon tho trusts renosed in
i Li
them." In all fairness, that journal is u
compelled to establish its broad alle- ^
gation, as otherwise it will stand eon- ni
victed of making an inexcusable accusation
against political opponents,
purely for political effect.
In the same article from which wo P1
have quoted, the Republican says that bi
"wo caunot shut our eyes to the fact
that there wcro men in that General d'
Assembly who were corrupt," and acknowledges
that some of its own party
"went down before temptation." Q|
Heiico, it cannot bo replied that the ^
Democratic nowpapcrs have failed to C(
establish bribery and corruption, ij;
for here is a frank admission from the
Radical organ that these charges were
truo.
? st
In behalf of the Democratic party,
it is demanded that this reckless .*
charge against its members bo pro- 11
ven. Failure to do this will stignatize
itB author as a slanderer of the vilest
nature, aud unworthy member of the P
jiews iraternity, and a partisan of the 11
baser sort.?A-tdmon Intelligencer,
' Brave Words from Boston.
ti
Tho Honorable John Quincy Adam ?
delivered an addreBS before the "Con. ^
stitutional Club" of Boston on the 22
of February. It takes us by surprise
when we find that there is such an or. a
ganization as a Constitutional Club in
Boston, the Mount Moriah of American
Higher Law. Still we rejoice *
that it exists, and feel assured that in n
future no seotion of the Union will w
havemore use of tho guarantees; of
the Constitution. Mr. Adams, in the, c
speech to whicb wo refor, charged sol- 8]
emnly that the Itadicals in Congress
had abused power to perpetuate a
mere party, and had leagued together w
to destroy tho Constitution. 8'
"I mean to 8a3'j" said Mr. Adams,
"and I 6ay it with a sensoof responsi- e<
bilitv. that to-diiv thflrn in nnt.liinrr r\C
* ' - - - - ? / ? ?wthe
old Constitution of <hr fathers
left to us except what was always un- h
derstood and believed by theui to bo a
mere incident of constitutional power
and that is this war power." * * at
* "The old constitutional edi- d
fiee of the fathers was built of the
white marblo of the Stutep., which jq
they brought together voluntarially p
as a work of love, and piled .up tjbotd
one by one cach in pride and' dalight,
adding stone to the beautiful^ and v
symmetrical edifice tinder which we n
all live. [Applanse.] But what is D
this thing which we now see there in
. tir ? -
vv uttQingLOD c la that built of tboao li
stones. Ia tbat put together by any a
such habds as those which cemented
the old capital ?(. Wby, gentltfraen, it
is built of the volcanio lava, hotyot ^
from the result* of tbe outpouring of ^
the mount [applause.] .It's no each
edifice at all, and now w6;bave in tbe ^
Presidential chair a man who, yrhipfi j
he swears toproteot and defend mid.lv
preserve* the Constitution, QeeipdiJb r
to think that tfadjs is the Conization e
which he swears, to preeerve^. ^2" C7 .'
Alluding.to ft proposition which jfe
?- nri-^r11-* U-n-tMyiVwr- i
WJs?!'S
hundred guna gja Bo^^ -fJonaoaQn.JB |
Araepdm^^fcMjp *iffifoSF:
1 was only sony tjarl wa? not In the
?
? - . ?
ambly solicited to allow tho Stato of
[assaehusetts to lire that saluto from
ort Warren, and that tho guns
light bo shotted, in order to show
le process by which the amendment
ad been carried."?Chruniclt & Statu
I.
A "Washington letter says: "San
omingo will be admitted as a Stato
' this Union before tho end of tho
resent session of Congress. Tho
enniaiti""' ?":M - -* *
. -4 .. mil null 10 tho public
?bt four times tho amount tho Sccitary
of the Treasury protends that
j has reduced it. Besides, the gov',
nmont will have made an addition
> the national burden of an entire
ition of paupers. I vorily believe
10 annexation of Central Africa,
om tho rise to tho mouth of tho
uarrie Kiver, would find advocates
nonj^ tho negro lovers of this Con*
*CB3. .
A Boston young man, a Catholic, in
nded to to married on Tuesday
ening, but at tho last moment "reflected
that he had forgotten"'-to
rocuro a license. Ho dashed ppt of
io house in pursuit of tho prized
:>nd paper, but it was too late ?hq
fflco was closed.. Lent began..tljiq.
ext day, and for Hirty days he muRt;
ine, as no marriago can bo celebrat1
in his church during Leiit^'
There arc unmi$taknablp sigas| say^
io Washington correspondents, tA?A
lutlcr is trimming his sails for as
rccze to waft him'iiito. the Prcsiij'eaal
nomination, and is"reportedto'
ave said in private eonverpatioq^tihat
o has no rival but Grant. * Ohts of
t'6 partisans recently made theexreme
remark that he "didn't believe'
lint B. F. Uijtler ever wronged any-!
ody out of five cents." Spoons ar?
ut a legal tender.
1 > t
"Whittemorc is now called by a Re*
ubiican paper "a long-bearded, fnll^
cilied, narrow - headed, smooth>ngued
carpet bagger." .This is inecd
personal.
Complaint is general by the press
T Faris against the Frcnch Governicnt
for not clearing up the alleged
>nspiracy against tho nation and
fe of tho Emperor.
tm m
The anxiety about the missing
:camera Citjr of Boston and Smidr,
ly the New York papers, iafastsiilkig
into despair.
A notice upon Prince Pierre Bona
, ,
arte has been served, to answer ia
ie mutter of the Yietor iJoir, horaid<J.
"
./ , ' m-i rrroT,.in .'J
"Ole Bull is to build a coinm?pooraon
beacon on tbe Norwegian coast,,
ut of the proceeds of his. goncc^to.
Jo m,i?
James Robinson, the ctecas rider
ied suddenly at Cincinnati recently,'
om hemorrhage of ihe lung*,
A man lstely attempted.' tostart a
7ritinr? o/?Krt^ TA-r
.......b ot,uui/?. iii* A/auveiy oat'- tiioy>
iade him turn it into % ftaloop,
ranting "fangle# in thigtyw#^
The office of Woodh^l/; Claffitt'a!
lo., on Walistredfc, Is called* a^ftihale'
having shop." "Barber6asf'?znv
'Nevada recently had an, par^qnak^
hit*h cao^cd'tlie earth to bo in'^a^on-,
iant fretnbt' ?7? '
ir .M dli /f
An aged mopdicant has be.qn *rrftBfcd
at' Bayohne, France, who carried
3rtnrf"-:? 4Uj 1VO/j;.';!,I!!< *suToTtt 1
3000 in gold about Lis person, J
:: F .ftcifmoioi JO
Wptt# is eaid tp hare., written -8ix?
und'red and ninety-sevon hymnp^?,
Robert BrQWnJjig'a son is npjtdd fbp
qnatic, proficiency, at Otffofd, ,anc^ i?
otermiued Ufcritj^aa Qth^fvfpppfwnt
The Arohbi-dtfips ofNew. YOrkand/
iftltimord expect to get the Candiqalr
oiuter wiibiptbeir jcomp^s ^qrtly.t
Most; people iUwft'tfpontgpftfeM oi>6'iii
ortiblo .ihto -icaahtnaift<T
essee Cluftio, bQ\vpverj.Be&M$fc it-a?;
?ove cashes iaotl sih Jud <out* ai
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