Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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:.] \ t BT PU Ri SOE, KEEi.SE & CO. ?.llll|l|,Pl|,"."l.'lll,l,".l,i|Ml,H,l'l1n,/'l,l>ll'l,l..Hl,'!,!.,,'!,,! ^".."H,!.,,.,.i. 'J. . : ? EDGEFIELD, S. C.; MA11CH 7, 1866. VOLUME X?X?.--N0. 10. T?IE fashionable public, and those who desire gool fitting "CLOTHING, manufactured nf the ?ucst Saxony Wool or Linon, unmixed with COTTON, where the greatest durability and finish nro com bined, will Sod it tn their interest to examine our stock- Wo are offering AT THE PRESENT timo greater birgains than can Lc obts.iced in any other Fashionable Clothing Establishment (Jive us a call and you will find our PRICES aro extremely low. Economists who wish tLe advantage of buying Spring Clothing ut THE CHEAPEST rues, will find it to their interest togivc us avail. To onr old patron?, we would respectfully say that every ARTICLE La.? Leon marked down to correspond with the present scarcity of cash, and cannot Le surpassed any vt-here IN AMERICA for cbeftpnesk. Q-.ir stock i> varied, nod ha* LCCD sjlcv-tcd with great care. Wc keep rt full stonie of cxrra ?ize G.irmc-nts, to inset thc demanda of those >> !?.. e.innot g"t fitted at any Other establishment c'a;lund examine for yourselves, at I. SIMON & CO'S. FASHIONABLE CLOTHIN? EsTABMsnitKXT, 224 Broad Street Augusta, Ga, Mar 21 tf 12 NEW miAMM . AND FANCY GOODS, JU ST OPENING AT MRS. D. O'CONNOR'S, (Next tJ Gray, Mullarky & Co's.) No. 22G Biantl St., -A.Tj.gu? ta, G-eorgin, CONSISTING OF Straw, Silk and Ijhisitiu Boujiiots ; Straw and Leghorn Hats; Bridal Wreaths and Trench Flowers ; Spring Bonnet aud Tri ia m i ii g Rib bons.; Fancy Dress Buttons; Bogle Gimps ; Kid ?loves, LaceMitts and Parasols : Grenadine and Bcrcge Veiling ; Blaek aud White Lace Veils; Thread Laces, ?fcc, &c , Embracing .very variety and stylo of (! ".ods in the above line, together with a great many o:h -r desirable Goods u?>t enumerated, tu wbieh she calls tho attention of thc Ladies. Augusta, Mar 27 lui 13 Draffs, Medicines, &c. PLUMB & LEITNER, 212 Bil CAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA., WOULD respectfully invite the attention ot M ERC H A NTS. " P LA N TE BS und PH V SICIANS to their ?tock.of FLUE MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, DKUGS, PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, FRENCH WINDOW GLASS, CHOICE PERFUMERY, SOAPS, &c, &c., &c. PLUMB & LEITNER, 212 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. Mar 7 3m ' 10 ~Gn?71?Y??~ AUGUSTA? GA., IMPORTER OF SE GARS, TOBACCO, SNUFF, PIPES. immm OF ALL KINDS, BOOTS AND SHOES, IIAUs>WABE, C?JT?.Eftr, ?Lc. And will soil at thc LOWEST PRICES at Retail UT Wholesale. Mr. JOHN BOH LEE, formerly of Hamburg, may ut all timos be found in my Store, und will bo pleased/to seo hij old Edgelie.'d friends and acquaintances. G. II. MEi'ER, 111 Broad Street. Augusta, G.?. Feb J Hid 0 III llrMPSH?E HE T. M. BOXES, J;.s. HEXDKRSON. BONES & HENDERSON WHOLESALE AND BETAIL DEALERS IN Trunks, Valises and Garge* Rags, .ND. 33road Stveet, AUGUSTA, GA., HAVE recently opened, next door to BONKS' Hardware House, n VKRx LAUGE und VARIED ASSORTMENT of BOOTS & SHOES, TVhich wvrc purrlu'od from the best manufaetu *-r? it low prices, and which they are now selling WholesnU and Retail, as reasonable as any other af.ms... in'Augusta. ^?TThe Peoola of'Edgeric'd and thc adjoin ing Districts are invited to give ns a ??U? ?y Merchant? will do well to examino our .complete Sinti) Keibri purchasing elsewhere. Augusta, Dec 5 Cm '4fl DICK CHEATHAM WILL Bland tho SPRING SEASON of ISf.? at Twenty five Dollars lh?c Swwn*.-'?< nt mcrictng tho 1st March aro! ending the 20th lune. U?-witl HO a? EdecGold C. II. on MONO IVS. T UK? DAY S and WEDNESDAY.5!, and nt D J-.hu R. MoMVy's on FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS and FUNDAY3. He will he on the Boad troir EJ*o0oM to D'-. M?Mty'a '.n'Thursday?'." A N tf for ^n?? $25 tnnst be given in every instance, and oho dollar ai?o mu si be paid the gro.-m. JAS. M. HARRISON, Agent for Taos. 3. Bax ow. ?MAT? 3a II v Ile Leads Us On. He leads us on, By paths wo do not know ; Upwards he loads us, though our steps ho slew, Though oft we faint and falter on the way, Though storms nnd darkness oft obscure th*day Yet when the clouds are gone, Wc know Eo leads us on. Ile leads us on Through thc unquiet venrs : Patt all our dreamland, hopos,-and doubts and i'ear3 nc guides our steps. Through ol! thc tangled niazo Of sin, or sorrow, and o'ercleudod days V'e know His will is done; And ?till ho leads us on. And Ile, ni last, After thc weary strife, After thc restless fever wo call life, After tho dreariness, the aching pain. Thc way w?rd struggles which have pioved ia vain, After all our toils arc part, Will give tts rest at last. What is a Year. Ythr.t i? a year? 'Tis but a wavo Or. HfcVj dar': re?ing stream, Whisb is ss quic kly gone that wo .Account it lut ? dream. 'Tis bnt a singlo, er.rnes' throb Of Time's old iron heart, Which tireless is, and strong ai when It first with lifo did start. What is a year? 'Tisbut a turn Of Tim?** old brazen wheel, Or but a jingo npon tho book Which death must shortly seal. 'Tis but a .-tcp upon the road Which we must travel o'er; A fow more steps and wc shall nalk ' Life's weary rounds DO more. Thc Earning cr Columbia. In the United Stjies Senate, on Tuesd?}', Mr. Johnson rer.d tbe following, and moved its refereuce to thc Committee on Militar) Affair* : Wii.n WOODS, MISS., April 21, I8fi?. To Hon. Heut dy Johnson, United litotes Sn::-A few days ago I saw in tue" pub lished proceedings ol'Congress that n peti tion from benjamin Itawls, of Columbia, S. 0., asking compensation for the destruction r>r his house by thc Federal anny ?ri frbr'Qa' ry, IS:-*), had been prtseated to thc Senate iocom pained by a letter from M?j;<r-General berman. [?i this loiter General Sherman ilse..*! Ihrf f..11? win? language: " Thev,"' the :it?/. -:?s ?I Columbia, uset fire to ibonsainls >f bales o'f colton toiled out imo lin- scioe:-.-. md whi. li wer? burning before he emeiecl Joluiobia. f myself was in tbe citv as early t> niue, an 1 1 saw these fires aud knew cf jiit-i had been mude, lo extinguish ilieni ; but i high and stinng' wind kept them alive. I jaye no or.iors for the burning ol' your city1, jut. on the ccn.'rary, the reverse.'and 1 be love tbe condagrotiub .exulted frcTti i! c creat inprudence o? cutting the cotton bu!,.-, vlad, oo that it became au itnpo&sibi!(ty To irrest thc lire. 1 saw in your Columbia lewspaper the printed order of General Wade JLaaiptOU, that on the approach of the Yan c?earwy u'l the cotton should thus b? burned, md from what I saw myself, I have no He-M arion in saying that ho was thc causo ff Ute l&lrnctiou of.youc city." This grave charge made r?umst n;c by acuoral Sherman having been brought before the Semite of the United Staler. I am nntu ally t:e?t solicitous to vindicate inyscll bs ore the .-?U?II? tribuna!. IJui my State Lai no representativa in I hut city. Those who should ?te there are debarred the righi of entrance, in these hails there are none to .-pi alt for thc ??.jiuii-n< ne to participate in ti..- legislation tvbich governs her-none to impo-e thc tuxes ?vhich she Ls called on to ]iuy. an;! none todt "end her or to vindicate ber sons from hiis ?epres'.ntation, injustice, or .-lan.it r. U/udcr lhe>c- eiicuiu.-fuiccs I appeal to you in thc ?onfidetit hope tba? you will use every effort LO see that justice is done in this mai ter. ?1 ;leny most emphatically that any cotton ws.'i [ired in Columbia by my.crder. I deny that ber citizens set fire to thousands of hales lulled out i::U? tho streets. I deny that any cotton was on lire whoo thc Federal troops entered tlje city. And I mos:, ro.spucif'ully ask of Congress to appoint a committee charged with the ditty of ascertaining and re porting all the facts connected with the de struction of Columbia, nod thus fixing upon the proper author of that enormous crime the infamy th.it he deserves. 1 am willing to submit thc case to any hon est tribunal. Before any su.:h I pledge my self to prove rey positive order, by direction of General Beauregard,- that no cotton shou-d be fired ; that not one bale was on fire whe n SherreiSn's troops took possession of the eily ; that he positively premised protection to the city; and that, iu spite of this solemn prora isa, his soldiers burned it to the ground, de liberately, systematics Hy, and atrociously. I therefore most earnestly request that Con gress-may take promp'. and c?icient measures to investigate this matter fully. Not only is this due to themselves, and to th? reputation of the Uuiled Slates anny, but to justice and truth. Trusting that you v\ ill pr.rdon mc for troub ling you, I am, ?e.. a /VADE HAMPTON.. . Mr. Sheiman said the Utter of this most impudent rebel was a glander upon our whole anny. Tho Senator from Maryland [Mr. Johnson] had alluded to his previous good character 5 but, in his opinion, it was not of liuch a nature as to inspire a confidence in his statements. The charge made by Gene ral Sherman was ia ar? official report. Gene rat Sherman, did nb-t assen that W Ju Hamp ton sat fire to Columbia, or ordered it to bv set 011 fire, .but simply'that his orders caused it to be tired.. The citix?iis of Columbia, fired it. "This letter of Hampton"*" dop.s rot deny that he wes .the cause of it. He [Mr. SJ had the. official papers to show that this Wade liam pion did cause the-burning ol'Co lumbia. The only opposition, he made to the march "of General Sherman through tip ?taunted State nf South Carolina, except one dight skirmish, was the burning ol'cotton. Mr. S. ie-.ii from a letter of Myor-Geneynl Howard, describing thc aspect of affairs on is entrance into thc city, tho burning ol eottorfj etc.. ant] also frotii a private leUer ol General Howard to "General Shermau as to the causes of thc firing of tho city, ?icc. Mr. Shertnun continued: Wade Hampton's letter ?va.--, moro like a politician's than that of a Mtidid man like he had supposed him to bc. H.; does not deny that bc burned cotton else whore, hut only that b<j did not burn it in Columbia. Ile [Mr. Sherman] wished Ut fixj the guilt where it belonged, although he Cnii f.-.-std he had not shed many tears over the result. Whiskey was distribute?! to. the j;t ?roes before a Union soldier hod entered the citv;*cuttoo wan scattered ali ove- it, and it i< not unlikely tim the blacks, delirious with joy at their new-found ftv.-d-.ni, lighted he coiiUifgration. The impudence of lin- Whole ihing surpasses ad imagination. He writes to this Semite that the S:ate ol South Caro lina is excluded from representation in this .-.(Iv.. Ann why is-bo exclu'", d ? Because they violatt d their Catii, and have for year? been ".tying to eet our. of the Union, nnd now . bai tlir-v are beaten sud defeated, they whine like whipped cups to get back. ?lr. Jobnwm said he had shown the letter to the honorable member Crom t>hio'( Jtr. Sherman), and ho had advised him to pre sent it. Mr.Sheman. FortheiurposBofrefutingit. Mr. Johnson. He was as far ns any one from justifying the course of Wade Hampton. He thought tbat, with all others who had participated in the rebellion, he had sinned. Ile did not look upon the letter as whining because the State of South Carolina was not represented herc. Tho writer had only al leged that os a cause for sending tbo letter to biro (Mi. Johnson). Mr. Wilson hoped the Senator from Mary land would withdraw the petition and let bu siness "be proceeded with. Mr. Johnson. I withdraw it. Thc Greenville and Columbia Railroad. Thc annual meeting of the Stockholders ol Ui? Greenville and Columbia Railroad, ba: I buen in session at Nickerson's Hotel for the laxt two days. The object of the meeting, is to receive and adopt tho reports of tbe oilers of the Company, and elect the President and 1 )!.??( ?on IR: the eustiing year. Y&tiiius interesting subject* kive come ur for diioussion, and among other important measures past upon, bas been tho changing of toe bed of the road from tbs East to tho Wost side of Dread river. This will bean additional incentive tothos interested in (lie contemplated road, between Cincinnati, Cullimbin and Charleston, to put forth reversed energies in fostering that great work. ?Ye ahall publish thc proceedings in full at an tat ly day. The officers of the Greenville road elected iast evening, were as follows. Pr?sidait_H. P. Hammett. JJ irectons.-SUncon Thayer, Robt. Stewart, .T. C. Perrin, J. W. W. Marshall. Alex. ,\lc Bec, Jas. P. Uoyce, P. F. Perry, Jas. h. On-, J. P. Reed, L. C. Childs, II. Farmer, Daniel Brown. The meeting was largely attended, great interest manifested in tbe proceedings, and we arc gratified to observe th* fri.sh infusion of enterprise that is evidont. Tbs Chairman of tho meeting was o:?r worthy Mayor, Hon. i. TLeodorc Stark, and Secretary C. V. Carring ton, Esq; After the passag? of a resolution, tendering complimentary lil'? tickets Jo Hon. I'. C. Kerrin and Daniel Blake, ns a testimo nial of their services as officers of the road, he Convention adjourned. Tbe choice o? officers above made is admi rabie. Tho gentleman named are known .broughout (lie State in connection with all indertakings which arc calculated io develop he resources, promote thc interests, and t n lance tbe prosperity of our people. They ?r.i men of wealth, influence and power, and mder their control we expect to seo the j reen vi I'lu railroad continue a carer tl use ulm rb.it shall cxed even that which has narked its; ?cit history. TJie .retiring Pr.csi Lot und Board of l b rectors car ry with them he b_st wishes uf thc community*. a;:J leave record nfwotk wtll done by-good anti faith ni public servant*.-Columbia Carolinian, th i;.st. JSFKKRS?X DAVIS.-Wedin from the Fay neville -V/the foi lowing letter from ex hs. Davis. He appreciates tbesjnipathy .hieb his CLmiitrywonicn fed fur his family: FORTR::SS MOKROR, VA., April 22, 1SGG, \Trx. J. AT. Kyle, FnyeUeeilU, A'. C. Mv L>I:.\K MARAKI : 1 Lave thc honor to ckiiowl?dgo yours of the l4lh instnnt, cu losir.g a check to ho forwarded to Mrs. Da is, as a pr..sent from the ladies cf Fayette il lo. Sadly i-' ut eui bc ring how your heines were I.-..dated during t!:e war, I could nc t have ?xpi ct ed ;, o.t. in thc midst ef th*; ruihj to be :::? dful <>'? iii '? Si'a.tiis cf those at a distance. S'oihii g could sdi! t.? my admiration for I Lc icroic, seit'denying. Christian vir lies of my iOUatrywoineuj for thc measure was lull to ?T?rfluwing. "Nor could any thi rig increase be uralilodc with which I will ever recur to heir confidence and sympathy." It only rc nains to aVsure you, and the ladies whom .ou rcpre.-ent, that.I arn-.m^t gratefully md respectfully yu& friend and. obedient ?errant, JEFFERSON DAVIS. The New York Herald thus sums up thc provisions o? thc so-called civil rights hill : Shall the negro intermarry with our daugh ters, and take an equal place in our hou-e bol la f The civil rights bill says that' he shall. ! Shall negroes intermingle with our refined ladies in steaming hot theatres, harli rooms iiid'opera bouses 7 Thc civil rights bill de cres.that they must. 'Shall a negro supersede Grant as General ip-fJbicf of the United States army? The oivi! rights bill says that ..c tan do so. Is.'a negro five times barter than a while row) that thc forwer should rote immediate ly ; while the latter has to nnd?rgo'?ive'ycKis probation if he bringa his skill, labor and money to Ibis country fr?rn? al. rad ? The civil rights b?fr declares that thc negro is five times belter. Shall the f?rihs of the great Weft and the whole country be owned by ne groes, and white labor be made subservient to negro pro prietorship? The civil rights bill provides for this condition of thing*. Are we to have ntgroes fiiling the position of post captions in the Uoitod States navy ? The civil rights bill says that we are. Is this a white man's Government for white men ? The civil rights bid soys that it is not. Arc wc t" havo negroes representing this Governmeiit as United States ministers ot the courts of France and England? The civil rights bill says that wc aro. Shall-negri es sit in Congress, in the Cabi net, and o? he: high stations, side oy* side with ?vhiie men ? . Thc civil rights bdl says that he may. Shall our children see a negro in tbe Pres idential cbaii 1 The civil rights Dill provides for such a contingency. Condition of the South.. . p A loyal Georgian just arrived here urges the Radicals iu Congress to v.ithdraw ull Federal control, assistance or restraint, from any of thu,bite rebel Stales for thirty days, und it-ave thc reconstructed citizens entirely to themselves; be faysl.be experiment will not only satisfy Northern Conservatives, but cause a wail for succor to come up from the people themselves. Ile thinks that in less than ten days they would implore lo bo saved from themselves." We cut tho above from the Washington letter ol the New York Tribuno of a lato date, and we beg to assure our Rad^i friends that wo are perfectly willing, nay, wixious to have the experiment tried. By all means withdraw the armed occupation Df our coun try-recall the Agents of the Freedmen's Bureau-dismiss (be Agents of thc Treasury Department, and give us a trial at self gov ernment. If we prove unequal to thc ta-k, as this well ?iforme? letter wiitcr thinks wo will. I hen we are willing to accept the guar dianship of tho Northern Radicals and for ever after hold onr^ tongues. We hope that, the Tribune will lend its powfrful influence in recuring the support of its Radical Monds te this very reasonable pr,opLsition. Let ns alone-hands off, fair play and an open field is all we ?sk?.. Shall we havo it?-Chronicle & Set.lind. Something l'or Every bod y. ?s?" A country schoolmaster, happening tobe reading of the curiot.r a.kin,of.tho elephant "Did you ever seo an ojephnnt's skin?"'he asked. . . . ? "I have!" shouted a littlo, six-year-old nt thc foot of the class. "Whero?" ho a?kcd, quito'amusod at tho boy's earnestness. ?s? 2^. " On tho elephant!" said he, with a most pro voking grin. ??r*Tho pompon? epitaph/of a close-fisted cit izen closed with the following- passage of Scrip ture :-" Ho that giveth to nio poor, londeth to tho Lord." "Dat may Im/'abliloqnised Sambo.. " but when dat man died, d?jttord didn't owe bim a red cont!" ', ?32* " Poor old GoneralTKbUity !" exclaimed Mrs. Tarlington: "it is surprising how long be lives and what excitement hetreatca...Thc papers aro full of remedie: for bim." * * ~i WISE PnoVEiins^Deggars' dogs aro al way? fat. Ho that makesj?imself dirt, is trod on by tho |v;ine. Kind words l;never wear out the tongue. If I r.m to bo drot^Bod, let it bo in clean water. They also arc servants who only stand and wait. Let bim not complain of being cheated who buys his cloth by tbo.patteni. Bight over strained turns to wrongs Tho ?unity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie. *3?*The wreck of aYcrsol was found washed LSD oro, or rather stranded about half a milo from he sho , on one of tho1 Bermuda islands, a few vceks ago, on which a p^gTSrd a dog were found n almost famished condition-while a cat that was m board was plump* and' 'seemingly'con tontod. That shows what an advarYfago it may sometime.* e for a creature fo be able* to catch and live on ats and mice. Thc dog ?d pig were of no ac ount in that line. . /p3* At a convent ncar^. Paris, there.Ima been n auction sale of thc hair of the young girls woo ave taken tho vei!, since 1810; the ?00 lbs itched S?0.'i0. -fr 13?" Forgot injurien a?dTerncmbor benefits: if ung?anla favor, forget' ?t ; but if you receive ne, remember it. **.' In all thy quarrell leave open tho door o? ancilialion. "at? f. < . ES^y If you have geoat,, talop'.s, industry will. itiuenee them; if moderato abilities, industry ill stipi'Iy thc di-iick-ticy.^ jr.'?" A newly an ived'Jobn Chinaman in Cu 1 i - ri.ia purchased rom.: ice;and findincjit very wet i l it out to dry in tho tann. On going to look r it again ho found SMiad disappeared, and rlhwith accused thcwbnle Chinese neighbor ?od with i ho l,irecny.?"3a> general riot was thc n:;cquonce. Tt?tl SOME BLESSING.-For esemr-3'itnc cup that oss. At every heurt litro wator, and all men tnoss. Who is bc that Llife so mo fragrant f3>? No O.NB WITO 'cry oLc life has som; not mixed with bi ors i# sumo f,.tint.'iin o soico time taste its swi is not found ?a his.p tuc, ami chech:; r with its beauly ? fX?i- A FEMALE BANDIT.-In a recent skirmish : tween .-?orne Papal troops anda band of brigands, ,-o of tba larter wero killed. One of the indi duals thus shut was found to. bo a strap]doa. sasant woman cf about 30, armed and dressed lie the malo members jf tho bund. She was ibstqaently recognized to bc thu wife of thc lief, Ccdronc. ?39* From rece*^ scientific investigations in arope i: has beeii*8nown niewt conclusively (ha i localities witera impure irater has been ilr?:r.k 7 the inhabitants the cholera has principally ;ged. ?s?f~A husbandman, iu the'neighborhood ol yans, has, at Ibis lime trowing no thc ;aiu? lani, and each?'prese nt hg tho .?ame degree ol penosa, black grapes, ?hie grape?, peaches and [iricoti. ?&* A foreign paper sates thain child wat ?ccntly burn in Scotian! ri th three tang?a*. I'S?' Within tbs next theo months r. ,-o than nc hundred thousand perons will atari from the lisconri for thc fiold ail Silver mines of thc :ocky Mountains. pft* It is not thc gold i the diamonds about a atch that keep time. An excited futhorallcd in gt eat hastoon )r. Abernethy, and oxclaScd, in an e.\.:ited min er, "Doctor! Doctor ! u: boy ha; 'swallowed a louse!' "Then go hon," quietly replied the .odor, "and tell him to .-allow a eat !" /.ST?" Thc polico of Ph?lclphlc now arrests al! lersons found lounging a tho street corners and n front of churches ou tulay. About an hun Ired and fifty young meiere taken iuto custody br this oiTunco on Sund?la?t pB* Thc failuro of t Merchant's National ?ank of Washington ci which took place on friday, has caused con Strahle excitement- Scv >ral of tho citizens areavy 'losorsJ The Guv irnmcnt is also a loser ibou't $00(1,000. 13/' A man named Von, in Mississippi, who vas ruppoiod to bc tbcider of a gang of horse hicves, was tukon by (citizens, killed, and so :retly buried last wee His family were told hat ho bad been compd to leave tho country; :ut his sister-in-law lid bis body and bad it aken to Starkvillo, shad an inquest held on it. Troublo is anticipi.. ?$r A dentist in Pldelpbia says bo bas ad ministered nitrous oxitas to moro than 30,0C0 persons, of from tbrcofighty-fotir years of age, ind ba? never known ; bad effect to follow ils ?io. It is eqnal to cbfonn as an anesthetic, ind is believed to bo a ^33~ " It is not prr for you to play school, my, dcrfr, to-day, for ISunday." "I know it, namma'/' replied thc f girl, "but itisSundny tchool I am playing." JEJ*** Tho Francbislll, which bas been thc Fubjcct of much cunr in Tennessee, has been made a law by thojislature of that State. Tho Nashville Pa&apatos it is thc intention of the Legislature to w up tho measure with another diaquvlifyinilnin classes of. citizens, that took an nctivoj in thc rcbcliioD, from holding office. ?3?" JaJg0 Hunti tn0 Memphis Criminal Court, has decided ; the law of Tennessee, discriminating agaiuMored persons in the li censing of billiard t, is in conflict with tho Civil Bights Act, ray enacted by Congress, and, thcreforo, void.! g&- A Mr. Parkqlfohncs county, Missis sippi, sued General and imprisonment, 0OU. Tbe caso was Adams for falso arrest j his damages at $ 150, jd in Mr. Porker's favor thc jury finding dat for bim to thc ninount. of ono dollar, whicl: said sumo of tho jury paid. pSr Thc Raleigl rs pay that thc President bas insttucted tho ny court now trying Ma jor Gee not to pass Bond the full record pee in tho caso, but to proencdin-rs in tho trial when it shall bo coijd, to Washington, to en able tho Govcnuneliwt understandingly in the whole matter. ' L< ?ia hits oil lill Ult sh< Cn chi pel tn tbt ?cr vat Of] sut pa i sta tuc ma v/oi I thu ser lap tiot OOO abo toi Ilot (rot ni oi for bee I mut nati eng two viii, an i and por Ute oft maj olin it v tl) fi cini .ir goir ont the boa Thc Blue Ridge Railroad. George A. Trenholm, Esq., on invitation of thc Charleston Board of Trade, addressed that body on thc subject of the Blue Ridge Railroad. As this is one of tbe most impor tant enterprises in which our people have en gaged, we append Mr. Trenholnrs remarks as reported by thc Charleston Courin". MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN : I desire to avail mysclf/of the present occasion to cali vour attention to the importance of a pro ject which, beferc the commencement o? the late war, had, in a great degree, engaged the attention of the .people of this State, and in which a largo amount of capital has been in vested that is now lying idle and unproduc tive. In January. I?ST, thc State of North Car olina, at tte instance of a few spirited, en lightened and entcrpri.sii.g citizen of that Slate, granted a charter l'or a company to construct a railroad from the point wlicro the lino of tho State of Tennessee crossed thc tennessee River to tho point whf-.re Ibo Georgia lino croped the same river, near ibe village ol' Franklin, in North Carolina, :i <!.'.? lance ol'about seventy-three miles. Tho im portance ol'that grant was perhaps not tlior .ougbly understood, except by the few who had beeu actively engaged in obtaining it. Tt was a departure from thu cherished policy of North Carolina, which had been consis tently und ii rmi v opposed to every project for the construction of a railroad across the Slate in a direction.to bring trade and traffic beyond its borders in ihc direction of thc sea port of South Carolina. It had been oppos ed to carrying the traffic and trade of that Slate either to South Carolina (.:. Virginia. They had not only been opposed to granting privileges to accoinp)ich these objects, but they threw every obstacle in tho way of ex isling railroads being ni*ide to conduce to those ends by requiring that the North Car olina railroads should have a guage different (Vom boih tuo-r-cof Virginia and South Caro limyaod by rofusi-jg. RS the centicmc-n here di know, {'cr a lor.g timr; to. permic connie ?ion to be made between Charlotte and Dan tillo, which is a pail of that policy. This road began at- no place and term in.-.lcd at ?o place, lt brought nothing from any when ft cairiod nothing in ibo direction of any m portant place. But those who prr-jecled he enterprise saw dearly that the people of cincinnati arid the great commercial ?nd nannfactnring interests of the-intervening tountry of Tenneessec and Kentucky, would, u t he progress of lime, inevitably seek an lullet to eurowii Allaniiowcs? ; ;??iJ looking it lli.it ott!!"-! with au eye of intelligence, f'>rc .OKI and judgment, for which thry w*re rtui Lei to gro?tl creditj liter foresaw wk-al had K- ii cone? ?vftd and counted upon. li. was hat nfl tbcMissi^ippi Uiver mada a deflection ..wards thc ftea at New Mriflrid bond and the (orders of the Stale ol Tennessee making a ni go inti enture toward? thc Atlantic coast, .na I he Atlantic coast, cn the other band, Itflecti?g from Cape Halteras, taking from hence H South-western direction, with a tniigiit line drawn from the Mississippi liiv r, made the shortest railroad route that could ic mado from the Mississippi River to any gkf?^fe?id11dLtiil'rir?f>f,tltngjg???^ v;or??, n?lrom thence passing Ibro?gh^gHTlrTr?nj, knoxville, or any interior points, seeking an inlet on thc Atlantic coasr, would be shorter y several hundred miles tu ChartestJO than o Boston, Philadelphia or Nor lb! k. This railroad in North Carolina, which I ave spoken-of, Wus intended to form tuc ;ik iu that direction, and the construction ' it Ls inevitable, it is a que,-1ton merely f time. It was interrupted, before ibe war, y cit cn ms! anees over which thu few who 'em interested in the project could eTcrc?s* 0 contre]. It was postponed indefinitely lr. :o wari But we havo now reached a period [ progress when tho great nnl-itic:.;, sncin! id commercial and ioduatriai changes wi'ich rc about to iahe p!..c? absolutely dttuaiui :'! enforce thc construction uftl.-is road. South Carolina granted a charter ('. r this uni in 18til; Those who had been actively igaged in obtaining the charter found thal ie cession of the Legislature had passed vay, and that nothing further could be bb-' ined st that time. In the succeeding year, 1 y ?nvved upon the Legislature of orgia ?TO v. i-e. prudent, jealous in everything tbitt .ri tin* to tho int. r-.-.-t ol' that State-and ttained thc passage of an Ac?. authorizing :.: construction of a road from the lonni nus thc North Carolina. Railroad to interscci 0 South Carolina Raiirvad, passing through layton, Ga., in Rabun County, to Anderson, ?.?'.till Carolina. There wei's thon two i?rtcrs granted for ?'.vo links iu this rood. In February, ?862, the State cf Tennessee, rough its Legislature, granted a liberal arter for a company io construct a road jim Knoxville, in that State, to unite wii'r. c N?,rib Carolina Rsilroad, r,f. tho North iroliua line, endowing it tt ?iii the largest ivilot'cx; conferring upon ii the privil <-s which it had oonferred upon any rail ad in the Stale of Tennessee, and giving cm tho power and facilities ol' cornie* ting tu those other railroads. Finally, followed the action of our own igndature, which, in December; 18C2, piss the Act incorporating thc Bin" Ri lg? tilroad io South Carolina, and authorizing connection and consolidation with tia ier roads. This was rendered essential by 1 charter grouted by the Stale of Georgia, e of the requirements being that the road juld intersect with the raiirjad in S->utb rolina at Anderson, a privilege and fran ?se which the State of Georgia was inc?m 'cut to confer. By subsequent legislation, the State agreed sub-Tribe -^L.'llO.OOO to the capital stock ; i city of Charleston had previously sub ?bed !5;l,5O0,00O, which, together willi pri R subscriptions and thc sale of $200.000 mortage, bonds, produced an aggregate n of $3,000,000 al! of which has been d..up and aetu.iliy expended upon thc suli ntiul work of the road, such as excavation, nclir-g, embankments, excavation of rock.3, sonry fer bridges, and ether expensive rks that have cote a va^t amount of money. I cent examinations show that the Work s accomplished is in a good state of pre vation, having suffered very lillie from the se of time. The Wholo.cost of construc i and running stock is estimated at $7,500 i. Tho sum already expended leaves b 34.500,000 to be provided ; ?2,000,000 ??2 500,0(0 rh?uid te raised by subserip I to the capital stork, and $2,300,000 n the uxoxpenflcd remainder of toe lir.;t 'tirage bonds. Tbe mortgage provides $2,500,000, and only about $200,000 has n sold. j n order to carry out this noble work, we it ascertain whether the people of Ciucin aad Kentucky, who are now actively aged in completing tho connection be en Cincinnati, Chattanooga and Knox ?, will consent to come into and assisi enterprise possessing so many advantages, which has already secured so large ti tion of tho capital. In order to give them fullest information about the condition ho work, and thc manner in which they" f co-operate will) the people ol'South Car a in making theirsubscriptions, he thought rould bo wise in the people of Charleston end a delegation to ihe people of Cin lati. P is at tb ab th ve pr ea th 1I sei an ed Es at efl of yoi Sh fai mc by or Un tru bel illH nw 1161 IT:, the aid to j to j not anj prc Sta sup tho ?p my def aga Iw san out sior elia tho 5?? A groat many of our Sout.horn friends aro ig North.* They foci a' curiosity to soo wbat larth whipped them so. They won't find it Dutch, Irish, and Canadians are ali gouo gres but the into it i? dev? bc 1! zuiii by , wen kepi an a men mail tainl end. is cc caz tho Soul and ton' i do tl ?HTr and jury Cbc t Gold steile la-t I from will but ; iief r on fri gani: Tl and i ir:: pr gitirr gres.s ry in to (ii nor c du eei felt, powc ill ?Iii or dai Herat A! terpri 'had 1? -WOtlli fie is and si ard r ad dre friend sense ?selos race, and E an ct was n cars v er mc North the ni The t? be tbi man i hood earidj to ac BCDgC A 'Firaoi Grant he is so id e who h friend bis ot Pre?ii Shall Our i*.?.ails bc Slopped? We call earnest attention to thc letter "of J [Iis Excellency Gov. Orr, which appears be ow. Repeated efforts have been made by ho Postmaster-General, Attorney-General, ind President to induce Congress to modify he provisions of the oath administered lo ?uplic officers in thc South, but without avail, ;nd at last the necessity has been forced upon iur people, either to appoint persons who an take the oath, of be deprived of most aluable privileges. Tn many portions of the iouth the duties of postmasters arc now per Jrmed by ladies, aud we presume that enough lay be found in South Carolina, to ;pare us .om the misfortunes that would result from bc-utter breaking up of the mail system. Tc hope therefore, that prompt action will c taken throughout thc State, us rec?iumen ed by His Excellency, and, if no men can mscicntionsly swallow tho oath, that ladies "ill be selected competent lo fulfill Lue obli itions of the cilice. We trust thr-iv will be 0 hesitation in " (fopping fh* quotion" or. ie snbiect lo any lady in tbe State. ' " . ll EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT S. G., ) Ci i.vMBiA, 8th May, l?.'??. J iv thc Editor Daily South C'arolinictti : SiR|-T fcavo reeefved information from the 1 osto?t?ee Department that orders have been t med to discontinue the delivery oftnails at ^ 1 early day at all o:]i<:cs in the State where - ere are no regularly appointed and commis- c 3ned Postmnst3r3. This order will ?abject fl 0 press and tho business community to ry seri?os embarrassment unless steps are 1 omptly taken to procure the services nt " ch postofiiee of 3uch parsons as can take h e requisite oath, as prescribed by Congress, therefore recommend that some person be j ? ?ected at ese!: office who eau lake tbe oath d give bond. The petition may be address* to me at Columbia, or to E. D. Vassal, iq., special ?gent of Poslolfice Department. I d Columbia, where they will he endorsed | a promptly forwarded to tito appointment ice" at WaSbiagtoa. I append hereto a copj the o;??h, md respectfully request tba! a Vive publicity io 'hi? note. Very respectfully, JAMES L. ORR. OATH OF POST si ASTER. r.-being appointed Postmaster (if the itu nf South Carolina, do swear that I will thfuliy perform all the duties required of , and ab?lain from everything forbidden the laws in relation to tho establishment Post O filers and Po.-:t Roads within thc ?ted Statis ; and I lat I will honestly and ly account tor arid pay over any moneys oogiug in tho Raid United States which y enmc into my possession or control j 1 T furl her solemnly swear th*?.t I have rev vnhintari'y borne arms against tho itel States since I have h'^n a-citizen roof; that 1 Lave voluntarily giyen.nb , countenance, ccunsel. or' encouragement persons engaged' in armed hostility there that T have neither sought, nor accepted. ' attempted lo exercise, toe functions ol ' ollioe whatever under any authority, or tended authority, in hostility fo the United tes; that 1 have not yielded a voluntarily pprt to any pretended government, nu ritv, power, or constitution within thc itcd Statc-s. hostile or inimical there cr-1 -^??- i knowledge and anility I will support and end the Constitution of the United State inst al! enemies, foreign ordomestic; t?iat ill b. ar Inn; faith and aliegiance t:i the ;o; that 1 lake this obligation freely, with any mental reservation or purpose of tva ! ; and that I will well and faithfully dis rge the duties of the office oi: which I am ut to enter: So help me God. Thc Kee da of the Country. 'he industrial and business .interests o! country ?M C on every hand, becom?n? res under i!:e anomalous :.:A detrimental iica? condition growing cut of tbe reek pjiii ZAC course of the majority in "Con is. Restoration, not merely rn a political, in a material sense, is demanded among people, who kc! ita i coes itv to their boit rests, am! i;. all manner t ! occupation's ; fell that all tee prosjieets i f increasing dupmcnt io ti ade and productions would ?.uc!i moro certain cl rapid end full real: ?f the persistent impediments imposed origrcssiopal ueticn, or rainer non action, ? out of the way. \Vhiic the country i. practically divided, r.s ii now ia, thi're i: bsbTute losa of al! that u?ity^and entent r'would brirg. This is too serious a 1er to ba patiently borne,, mid will cor ly, cs ii ought to, brina lelributioo in th< In : Le North and Wost both, the* cry iming ni; aga ?ns! ir. lt is n pity that th y politicians ut Washing'orj cannot importance of promptly restoring thc hem States'/ of pacifying (he coantr}-, thereby ineita-ing the production of cot >.r.d other things in the Sou: h. Why n< ! lis instead of legislating negro and oogre age, and .seeking to throw ont the wisc j?t?T purposes o''the President to the in of all classes, black and white. That ii rue way to bring about specie paymcut. I is on the d( ?lino, not spasmodically, but lily. This ftja'y be peen hy going back t .u.nmer, and hy looking at the quotation that period i.> tho pr?tent time. There bo some reactionj in thVgoM premiuni. rel aitong intelligent financiers the bc low is geilend that thc decline will gi :ad nally, .ifnot prevented by the disor unir radicals in Congress. " ie natural fff-ict rf increasing industry sonsrqiient expansion of business is to ovo the currency by giving ^capital le ?ate employment. This, whether Com pandor aid the Secretary of the'Treasu his plans or not, is one ot the solid roads lancial Improvement. The excesses of ircula'tir.g medium-if it cannot be rc i ns it ought to bc-will then bo less Let Congress legislate less for partisan r znd more fur the substantial interests c country, and they will find little cause agcrifrebefiion renewed.-Saco (Maine) Krat Sr.NSiiu.K MAN.-We were told nt En se, tho other day that a negro doctor jcated there, bought^ real' estate, and I engage jil thc practice of medicine, represented as a man of intelligence Mae cultivation, decorous in his conduct, espectful to white people. He made an rs on Saturday night to his colored 3, which some of them lacked the good to appreciate, ile told them it was' ? to expect equality wkh tho white Ile had travelled much over the North luropc,, and nowhere was thc negro on [bailly. In the city of New York he ol permitted to ride in the same street ?.?th white people. Ile. told them Hirth: >re lhat il was a mistake to believe the ern people were any better friends to ;gro race t'ueu thc Southern people, outhern man, ho said, would prove to ?ir best friend. This black educated s a native of Kentucky, and in his'boy WM in thc family of one of tho Brech as, who assisted and encouraged him quire an education.-Meridian Mes r. -i-? -?- ? correspondent writes to thc Chicago i, from Washington City, tbat General ; sides with thc President ; that, although moro reticent now than ever, "ho has hough wilbin two weeks to convince all ear him that be?.is the fast and finn I and advisor of the President, and that dy complaint on this scoro is, that the lent ima uot gone fir enough i ov wi be rr. in co aa . d Mi Iv cit 'lc er; an fla *\ pb 'lo: de ob bot at ma mu kV hoi turi hal ] for ero the uti: i anr wi i p.'.t con irr,, ti pie r in : abh li si om] one uot the ere? feel cali me? thc ric: abs lica A nity that thei bee 0 rect ing whi che^ Din li eat man raisi act ( hoi. mon seen tho i unta nuce Q? NUN T$ib AP. mani come ticed Sergi was I Whc for si licite ing a she I With warr: God more -ipi spies thc f SS that i know hasl) reuav Ad-lr not aoocj; Civil Authority Fully Restored. Tho following order has just been issued by command of the President. It clearly defines thc extent of military authority, and restores all tho privileges and protection of the law (God bc thanked) to all citizens who have no connection with either the army or navy. At length wo breathe freely : WAR DEPARTMENT, ^ ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, > WASHINGTON, May 1,18GG. ) [General Orders, No. 26. . "Whereas some military commanders are embarrassed by doubts as to the operation of tue prochrrialion of the President, dtted tb? 2d day of April, 1866, cpou trials by military courts-martiai.aDcl military commissions. To remove such doubts, it is ordered by the President that Hereafter, whenever offenses committed by civilians are to bo tried where civil tribWala ire in t-xistcnee which can try them, ta?jr ..cres are not authorized to be. and will nbt >e, brought before military court ^-martial cr X'iomtr?oss, bat will be committed to the ?roper civil nuthoritir-3. This order is not ippricable to camp-follower*, as provided for indtr thc (iOth Article of War, or to con factors and others specified in section 1G, let of July 17, 18G2, and sections 1 and 2, Ut of Mareil 2, 18(35. Persons and offenses osnizable by the Bailee aud Articles cf War, iod by the Acts of Congress above cited, will ?e continued to be tried and puoisbed by nilitr.ry tribunals as prescribed by tho Podes { Articles o? War and Acts of Congrccs, crcafter cited, to wit: ? Sisetie?t of the Huies and Articles of War. ill sutlers and retainers"to the camp, and all ersona whatsoever serving with the armies f tho United States-in the field, though not nested soldiers, are lo bc subjected to or el.-:, according to the rules aud discipline of ?ar. # # * * * * Ey order of ihc Secretary of War: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. - ' ? ? ? ? Black Poiiticaas. Under its city head, thc New Orleans Pica liio presents ita readers with ibo following fertmce lo p'J?ilic? iu the Crescent City. Tuc int?r?t in the coming election is not miked to thc Caucasian race, alone, but en Sambo is exercised on thc subject. Be g adjace nt. yesterday to a crowd of negroes, ho were engaged in au aoimated discussion ?ar tue City Hull, we overheard a part of MC conversation. Tko apparent leader of i: ciowT- a " Ooah cove," though coasidcr dy-sun-hurol_was rigged oat in style, in ci all styles. Wc did not inquire who was s tailor, but from his appearance wc should tige a clothing store bad been ou fire lately, ? uiily a few policemen about ; or perhaps me ol' our Jewish friends bud not been crcar:?ul in locking up their old goods Inch bad leen manufactured a short time fore the war-say a few mouths or so-or ther a few years-jome ten or fifteen, for staue?.' This fellow wore a swallow-tailed a', and flourished a gold-headed cane. As other sun of Afric's sunny clime approach , swallow-tail remarked-"How was you, r. George Washington Doolittle ? Ise much V%r-J-f~ pl?aams?ii? de iricetir??: c s 'cussing politics. How's you gwine to c':mciso your confluence in dc 'proachiog eliott?" George Washington was a veu ille, though still spruce- looking darkey, d stood squarely in the" centre of a pair of td which greatly resembled russets No. IU. Vby, /lr. Alexander Hamilton Jones," re ed thai individual, "is dey already send tig de franchise ? Ia we gwine to 'oise right uh sufferance '.' :C so, if dey is, Uso do 'pinion, gemmell, to 'mend- the eight ir to f. air, wid de privilege ob doiu' nuiiin til.? Her" the conversation became ani ,!cl, and Mr. Alexander Hamilton Joues -.h excited. Ile wanted it 'stinctly 'stood, J unt hill1 :o do wid dc eight hour, or nr.y ir. His principles were M ob greater mag' e," and concerned the interest " ob tie ion." icing pressed fur time wc could not wait the cl'.S'iigargument. When wc left, the wd seemed to be much impressed with remarks of Mr. George Washington Doo le. ?es-IAN E:.r:.Nc.TATiox.-An imperial ukase loutices that thc work of abolishing serfdom I beacom ploted by August next. Emanci ion hag been gradual in Russia. It wts unpriced in 1851. It has brc-n a work bf at difliculty-to transfer 20,000,000 of pco frorn tho condition pf vassalage to one of tia! citizenship, but, thc government being i coifditioa of profound peace, has been j to accomplish the work with no serious :urbatice in the industrial system of tho JUC. The peasants ere now allowed and ouraged to become landholders. They do er.jw/ the elective franchise. Even by gradual procsfs, they arc not yet consid 1 entitled to tba highest prerogative of pc-r ciiiz -nsbip. It is reserved for the radi ; of the United States to advocate the im fiaic and unqualified enfranchisement of untutored peasant in our midst. Expc ico, analogy and reason, all proclaim the urdity of the fanatical idea cf tue Rcpub n part?.-Atlanta Bulletin. Ludicrous Socue in a Church. .ii agdd Clergyman, speaking of tlc sok-m atlackcd tu the Ministerial office, said ; dpiing forty years that he had officiated ?ein, bis gravity, in the pulpit, had never . but once disturbed, n that occasion be had noticed a man di ly ia front, of kim, leaning over'the rail of the gallery, with something in his hand, ch he auerwurds discovered to bo a big v i>f tobacco, just taken from his mouth. .ct!y belows at a man k\st asleep, with his 1 back aud Iiis mouth wide open. Tito in the gallery was intenseky engaged in ng and lowering his band, taking an ox ibforvation, t ill at last, having got it right it. fall his quid, and it went plum into the th of the sleeper below ! The whole e was so indescribably ludicrous that fo? first and last time in the pulpit, an'invol ry smile forced itself upon fhe counten of the pi cacher. ;F.EN VICTORIA AND TIIK CONDEMNED FE S-A London letter in the New York linc has the following interesting passage : interesting anecdote of the Queen's hu ty and attackraenfto her army has just i to my knowledge. You may have no in tho news from Ireland tho. trial of ;ant Darragh for Fenianism, of which ho buud guilty and sentenced to be shot, n the warrant was brought to the Queen filature, her consent was urgently so d on t ho ground of the necessity of mak n example, and atleiigth obtained,though nirst into tears in the act of accordin/r it. in an hour afterward she sent for the tnt again and lore it to pieces-and bios? her fur it! Tho act will eff et toward exipating Fenianism in the ranks it exists there-than all tho constables, , lawyers, judges and hangmen ^within air seas of Britain.could do. jr" Prom the Laurensville Herald we loarr? mo Hon. O. II. Smith, of Rome, Ga., better n to tho people of tho South aa "Bill Arp,*? cen elected by the young ladies of tho Lau Ule Female'College, to d?lirer the Annani CES before the College, in Juno next. It is hnown whether (ho appointment hu been itciL