Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, July 17, 1867, Image 2

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Cfe IMfhr?ist t? ?TJitLISUBD EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING B T D??KIS0E, KEE SE & CO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. Tho ADVERTISER ia published regularly ev ery WEDNESDAY MORNING.atTHREE DOLLARS per annum: ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY CTS. for Six Montb?; SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS for Taroo Months,-alioty* in ad cane?. ?23>~ AU p.?per.< discontinued at th? expiration of the timo for which they have been paid. RITES OF ADVERTISING. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. A lvcti?ciuenti will ho iopcrtcd at the rate ol ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS per Sqtm-re (IO Minion linis or loss.) for tho first insertion, and ?NE DOLLAR fir each subs?quent insertion. A irbor.il discount, will be made to-these wishing to advertise by tho year. AnnouncingCitu-lidatcs $5,00, in advance. Supplementary Dilt Passed by Roth Houses. WASHINGTON, July 13. The following is the text of the bill as it passed both Houses : Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U?lted States of Ameri ca in Congres* assembled. That it is hereby declared to have been the true intent and meaning of the Act of 21 day of March. 1SG7. entitled an act to provide for the more eilicicnt government of the rebel States, aud of the act supplementary . thereto, passed on tbe 23 1 div of March, 1807, fiat the governments .then existing in the rebel States of Virginia, North Ckruliua, South Caro'ina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Flprida, Texad and Ar kansas were not loyal State goveruments, and that, therefore, said governments, if contin ue 1, were continued subject in all respects to . ihe, tnilitarv commanders of the respective district*, and to the paramount authority of Congress. SEC. 2. That thc commander of an}' dis trict named in said.act shall have power, sub j-ict to the disapproval of the treueral of tn* army of the Uiiiu-d States, to have cllect til! disapproved, whenever, in theopinii n of audi commander, the proper administration of said act ?diall ri quire it, to suspend or remove from office or from the performance ol otlicial du ties and the? exercise of official powers, a*iy cfti ser or person holding or exercising or pro fessint; to hold br exercise any civil or milita ry office or duty in such di-trict, uuder any p iwer, election, app jintment or authority dc rived from or granted by or oki an d uniler any so called Stafe or the government thereof; , or any uiutticiptl or other division th^reol ; " a ni upon such suspension or removal such c 'mm inder, subject to the disapproval ol'the glitter*! as aforesaid, shill hav.j power to pro vide from time to time for thc performance ol the said duties of such officer or parson so suspended or removed by the detail of some competent officer, or soldier of the army, or by the appointment, of some other persons to P'rform the .same, and to fill vacancias occa sioned by death, resignation, or otherwise. SEC. 3. That the general of the ?noy oi the United States shall be invested with ail the powers of suspension, removal, appoint ment and detail granted in the preceding sec tion to district commanders. SEI:. -1. And be it further enacted. That the acts of the officers of the army already done in removing in slid districts persons exerci sing the functions of civil officers and appoint ing others in their stead are hereby confirmed ; provided, that aay person heretofore or here after appointed by any district commander to exercise the functions, any civil officer may be removed either by the military officers iu command of the district or by the general o! the army, and it shall be thc duty of such c ?mmanders to remove from office as aforesaid all persons who are disloyal to the Govern- ' men; of the United States, or who uso their official influence in any manner to hinder, de lay, prevent or obstruct the use and proper administration of this act and,the acts to which it is supplemental. SEC. 5. That the boards of registration pro vided for in the act entitled an act supple mentary to an act entitled an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel Sta'ci, passed March 23d, 1807, shall have power and it shall bc their duty .before allow ing the registration of any person, to ascer tain upon such facts or information as tbev can obtain, whether such person is entitled to be registered under said act, and the oath re quired by said act shall not be conclusive on" such question, and no person shall be regis tered uulil such board suall decide that he is entitled thereto, and such board shall : iso nave power to examine, under oath to be ad ministered by any member of such board, any one touching the qualification of any person c'aifhing registration ; but in every case of a refusal by the board to register an applicant, and in every case of striking his came from the lut, a3 hereinafter provided, the board shall make a note or memorandum, which shall be returned, with the registration list, to the commanding general ot the district, setting forth the grounds of such refusal or such striking from the list; provided, that no person sbajl be disqualified as-member of any board of registration by reasc:. of race or color. SECI G. That the true intent and meaning of the oath prescribed in said supplementary act is, among other things, that no person who has been a member of the Legislature of any State, or who ba3 held any execut.ve or judicial office in any State, whether be has . taken ap oath to support thc Constitution of* the United States or not, and whether he was holding such office at tho commencement of the r hellion, or bad held it before, or who was afterwards engaged in insurrection or re bellion against the United States, or giving aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, is enti tled to be registered or vote, and thc words " executive or judicial office, in any State,'' in said oath mentioned, shall bc construed to in elude all civil offices created by law for the administration of any general law of a State, or for the administration of justice. SEC. 7. That the time for completing the original registration provided for in paid act, may, in the discretion of the commander of any district, be extended to the first day of October, 1867, and the boards of registration shall have power, and it shall be their duty, commencing fourteen days prior to any elec tion under said act and upon reasonable pub lic notice of the time and place thereof, to revise for a period of five days tbe registra tion lists, and upon being satisfied that any person not ???titled thereto has been regis tered, to strike the name of such person from the list; and such board shall also, during the same period, add to such registry the names of nil persons who, at that time, pos sess the qualifications required by said act who have not been already registered, and no person shall at any time be entitled to be reg istered or to vote by reason of any executive pardon or amnesty for any act or thing which, without such pardon or amnesty, would dis qualify him from registration or voting. SEC. 8. That section four of said last named act shall be con trued to authorize the com manding general named therein, whenever he shall deem it needful, to remove any member of a board of registration and to appoint auother in hw stead ?nd to fill any vacancy in such board. SEC. 9. That all members-of such boards of registration and all persons hereafter elected or appointed to-officein said military districts, tinder any M> called State or municipal au thority, or by detail or appointment of the district Commanders, shall be required to take and to subscrilK; thc oath of office prescribed by law for t Ulcers of thc United States. SEC. 10. That no district commander or member of t,he board of registration, or any of the officers or appointees acting under them, shall bc bound in bis action by any opinion of any civil officer of the United Elites. SEP. ll. That all the provisions of this act, and the aots to which this is supplementary, shill be construed literally to the end that all tho intents.thereof nay be fully and perfectly eu ried out. ;&f ? man who was distributing refreshments at a Masonic feitival at Meriden, Conn., recently, ha*, tba arterial of hi* righi arm ?verod bj tho I c?plp?ira cf a ipdx ?rttlft- ' ' ? ta---. Firll Particulars *oi the Execution Maximilian. Thc Brownsville Ranchero of tho 4th i publi>hed the proceedings of the court r i ml that tried Maximilian and Iiis genet The court wa3 composed of a lieuten colonel, president, six captains,,, and ajt advocate. The prisoners wer?V tried si rately, each plea containing a denial of jurisdiction of the court, and protesting aga the refusal of the right ?nf appeal. Maximilian was confined to his bed w his case was. called. ' His trial being last was ably defended by Senor Eulalio Ort who refuted the charges of usurper and ? "?lty, and said the law of October 3d was m when Maximilian was cheated into the bi that Juan ? had abandoned the territory, that one of the articles of ths.t law was di ted by the French commander-in-chief, who said, moreover, that the law was onlj tended as a terror, as there had never b any petiton for pardon presented, but it conceded useless. He earnestly asked members of the coi ;n the tiame of civilization and the hist which will judge of the terrible deeds d this day, as the defenders of the second dependence of Mexico, to save the good nt of the country. Coming generations will plaud the crowning of the. greatest viet oy tue greatest pardon. Among the activations against Maximil was one for attempting to prolong the i by the decree of March 7th, creating a geucy in case of his death in thc approach battles. Jesus Maria Vasquez, one of Maxi tn ?Iii: .counsel, closed the argument as follows : ' you condemn the Archduke to death 1 not uneasy about a coaliiion in Europe, the threatening attitude that the Uni Skates may assume towards the Republic, have confidence in thc Liberal armies t have routed out the French from this soil, i I fpar thc universal reproach that will upoD our country as an anathema, more tl even the sentence of death, because of . nullity of the proceedings of this court." 1 court commenced nt 8 A. M. on the 13 went into secret session on the evening the 14th, aud dissolved at 10 P. M. the sa night. , Tili: EXECUTION. An extra of the New Orleans Times pi fished on Tuesday evening, contains a let from San Luis Potosi, giving additional'I ' tills concerning - Maximilian's execution, coinpaivyxwith Miramon aud Mejia, as f lows : At six o'clock on thc morning of June the troops of Escobedo formed a sh- rt d tante from the city Vor thc execution of Ma millan and his general?, the people of Quei taro Hocking by thousands to see the dosi: scenes in the "life of the men they loved. . the clock strikes seven the bells toll and ri nounce that the pri-oners have loft tut prisons for the last time, and are on thei: Wi to their execution. After a few momeo llley appear, drawn in carriages and a lar guard around them, thc Emperor first, Mir mon next and M*jia last. As they near tl place of execution convulsive sobs break fro the crowd. The carriages stop and the pri oners get out. Among the conclave you ci hardly see a dry eye. Tokens of dissatisfy lion are manifested. DENIEAXOR OF THE PRISONERS. . Maximilian, on alighting, is saluted by tl people. In an easy and graceful manne and with an-elastic step, he marched to tl fatal spot. The prisoners were dressed in plain manner. They were not bound ni blindfolded. In taking his position, the En peror spoke in a clear and firm manner, ai with nothing of bravado. He seemed to fe his situation, and said when he was first wai ed upon at home by the deputation franvale: ico, who came with credeutials oil'etiug hi: the government of the country, he relusei At a subsequent meeting the proposition w: again presented, and he replied that if coi vtneed that the majority thought that.it wi to their interest to place him at the head i the government he might consent. Anothc deputation, waited on him and brought ac ditional testimonials. Upon adv' ce from tb powers of Europe, who advised him that thei was no other course to pursue, he accepte the call. He denied that the court that trie him had a right to do so. His was a case c good faith. Thc nations of the world ha pledged their faith to him. He never woul have done the act had it not been for the goo of Mexico. In conclusion, he hoped his bloo would stop the effusion of blood in th country. Miramon spoke from a paper. The onl regret he felt in dying was that, should th Liberal party retaiu the governmeut, his chi; dren would be pointed out as thc children c a traitor. He told them he was no traitor but had always opposed Liberal principles and always been against the disorder of tb country. He should die as he lived, a con servative, satisfied to die for his country. Tb fame of his acts would live, and pos ter i tj would judge whether he ?as right or wrong He closed with thc words, " Viva V Em peror! Viva la MexicoP Mejia made no address ; he went to E-co bed? and saicf he would die poor ; that he hat uever made an effort to make money. Hil only wealth consisted in? forty cattle in tin mountains. He asked that the merchants o: Matamoras, to whom he owed considerable would not press his wife to pay his debts when they came into possession of the money left them by the kindness of the Emperor. THEIR LAST .MOMENTS. After Miramon eeased speaking, the guard was drawn up. The prisoners were standing facing them. The Emperor called the ser geant, and drawing from his pocket a handful of ?20 pieces, ho gave them to him, and re quested that after his death he would divide them with his company, asking as a favor that he would aim his bullet at his heart. The officers gave the signal, the volley was fired, and the prisoners lay stretched on the ground. The Emperor was not quite dead. There was considerable quivering of the musel?s. Five balls had entered his breast. Two soldiers were then called out, who shot him in the side. Gens. Miramon and Mejia were killed by the first volley. Each of the four balls entered in thc breast. A sheet was thrown over the Emperor by the doctor, who was to embalm his body. The bodies were then ta ken by their respective friend?, and the troops moved back to their quarters, while thou sands remained, kept by a suDeruatural agency. * . Moxiniilian. The last days of Maximilian's life were passed in the Convent of the Capuchins in Queretaro. The Convent, which waa once a stately building, has passed through succes sive spoliations, until nothing remains but a row of disconnected houses, in the most com fortable of which Maximilian and his Gene Tals were confined'. They wire allowed to re ceive visitors, and were not placed it? solitary cells, being created with more consideration than one would expect. The Imperial cause having failed, the ex-Emperor had few friends who desired t a compromise themsel ves by com munication with him, and he was left chiefly with his friend and old classmate, Prince Salm-Salm, who followed him from Mexico on his ill-advised departure to Queretaro. Mendez, according to tho only account which has. been received direct (that bf tho correspondent of the New York Herald), led Maximilian to take this fatal step, represent ing that the Mexicans ooly wanted tb see bim away from his foreign soldiery to flock, around h?3 standard. Trusting to thia treach erous misrepresentation, he repaired with only a bodyguard to Queretaro, where he found but a paltry six thousand troops, insufficient ly supplied with ammunition, and ht himself in the power of traitors. Salm-Salm, who followed by stealth, was t':e only foreign officer of experieuce in his whole service, and proved in thc siege one of the best and bravest of .officers. In eounnement they would sit toge thc? and play ecarte, or dtccuss, with vivid interest, not their own'fate, but the politics of Germany and America, while outsid? a court martial composed, according to rumor, of three captains and a lieutenant-colonel, was only waiting Escobedo's order to pass thc r predetermined sentence of death. Towards the end of the siege Max seems to have been not only indifferent to death, but even to have coveted such a termination of his career. Ai ooo Un* h&gtoo? far (til Uv ' minutes upon the plaza when the shells were bursting so near as tc- nearly carry him cfFhis feet by the concussion of the air. No one can call him coward or deserter, as might have been- the case had be left with the French, or had he abandoned Miramon and Marquez to fight it out by themselves after accepting their assistance. ' His honor is clear as far as that action goes. His plans, in cas? of escape with his li te, were to take up bis residence in Havana for a few* months, until he should settle bis Mexican affairs, and then retire to one of Ms Italian estates aDd live in seclusion for one or two years before again taking part in public life. But the humanity which he exhibited toward his captives, even when provoked by the wholesale slaughter of his own troops when fallen into the Mexican hands, was not shown the dethroned Emperor. Mexico demanded his death, abd he fell a vic tim to schemers and traitors. A recent letter says : Xhe fate-of Col. Lopez, the officei who be trayed Queretaro ?DU the Emperor, is doubt ful. He was seen in Queretaro at large the day after the surrender. That he liad re ceived then his promised reward seems un likely, since he made application to one of the leading Liberal officers for relief. Meeting Colonel Rincon Gollardo (Petie Rincon), h-.j said, "Colmel, I am not, like you, a rich man, with m'apy haciendas. I have nothing but my sword to depend upon. I hope you will recommend me to a position in the Libe ral army.*' Pepe Rincon (the same man who tried to let Maximilian escape), is reported to have replied : " Colonel Lopez, if I recom mend you to any position it will be to a posi tion on a tree, with a rope around your neck." Colonel Miguel Lopez has not beeD publicly seen since. MAXIMILIAN'S REMAINS.-The Nary Depart ment at Washington has received a letter from Commander F. A. Roe of thc U. S. steam ship Taconr, informing the Department that, in compliance with a request from the com manrlertif the Austrian man-of war Elizabeth, he addressed a letter to President Juarez, ask - ing him to give up the body of Maximilian. lt npp?ars that the Mexican Government hos refused the request, and we now learn bj Ca ble that the Austrian Government will imme diately dispatch a fleet to demand the body. All thc European Governments ?how the most intense excitement, and it can hardly be doubted that but for the United States a new and formidable combination cf European Powers against the Republican Government of Mexico would be formed. noRKiin.E OUTRAGE.-We learn that last, Tuesday, on or near the line dividing Rich mond and Burke counties, just above McBean station, an outrageous act was perpetrated by a brace of fiendish freedmen upon the persons of two ladies and one mulatto girl. I: ap pears, from the statement male to ns, that the Indies were riding in a buggy, when the two demony incarnate halted them, went up to ?he vehicle, forcibly dragged them from their sf-a's, and ravished th^m bothl After" committing this monstrous atrocity, the in famous scoundrels met a young colored g:rl. whom they subjected to the same revolting ordeal. We learn the girl died tho next day from the effect of Lae brutal violence visited upon her. Not satiated with thc damnable rec Td they had just made, they fir-.d ata small boy whom they met on their route, without, fortunately, injuring him. The alarm being given, several gentlemen started in hot pursuit. The criminals, appre hensive, doubtless, of beiug followed up, and fearful of being overtaken if they remained longer together, separated. The party got on the track of one of them and chased him to Bri::.r Creek swamp, near the railroad bridge, (about tbree miles above this village,) when he darted into an interminable thicket, and soon, disappeared. Having lost all traces of him. further pursuit was abandoned. We heard it reported, but co not know how true it is, that several fire-arms were leveled at the fugitive during the rn?e, but all failed to explode. God grant thaMhey may bc ar rested soon, and? brought to a punishment commensurate with the dark crime they have perpetrated in defiance of law, social order and decency.-Waynesboro Times, 13th. -? ? ? THE EVENING TRAINS TO AUGUSTA AXD TO THIS CITY.-The advantages of the evening trains on the South Carolina Railroad are al ready beginning to make themselves known. Freight which arrived "by the Moneka on Sun doy, was shipped to Augusta last night, and will be delivered this'morning ; while, under the old arrangement, it would not have left this city until this morning and could not have been delivered until to morrow morning. For country merchants and farmers general ly the evening trains will also be a great con venience. They can npw come down al night, arrive in the morning, have tho whole day for business, and return the next evening. Thus they lose but one day, while before they lost three. Charleston is determined to resume her old position, and will, it is hoped, before long, control all thc trade which of right belong to her. Thc managers of the through rail roads which cuter this city are hard at work, and'aro doing all. that in them lies to add to thc general convenience nnd to advance the general "prosperity-Charleston Mercury^ -? ? ?-. LYNCH LAW.-On thc evening of the 19th ult., Joe Flowers, a colored man living in the western part of the city, went to school, and during his absence, his house was broken into by tearing away part of the weatherboarding, and his trunk, conta?D?nfr'$2Gj, was stolen. The nextday Charles Paradise,also colored, was found with the trunk. Flowers went to procur? a warrant for his arrest, but during his absence a crowd of colored people collec ted and arrested Paradise, and three other colored men suspected of having been engaged in the robbery. The prisoners were taken into tho woods, tied up and dogged, receiving, we are informed by ah eyo witness, about five hundred lashes apiece with & cart whip. They were then taken before the Justice on a charge of larceny, and upon the confession of one of them, named Andrews, he and Para dise were committed for trial. The other two were discharged. An investigation of the flogging was ordered by Col. Spragu?-, and the agent of the Freedmeu's Bureau arrested a number of the lynchers-J;cksonville (Fla.) Uuion. THE RIOT AT FRANKLIN, TENN.-From the accounts of the riot'at Franklin on Saturday, published by the Nashville papers, it would seem that the-affair grew out of the incendia ry teachings of whito radicals who incited the negroes to acta of insolence and insult from which the riot sprang. Tho question, who fired the first shot is undecided, but the weight of its testimony is that it was the Loyal Colored League. It is a most unfortu nate occurrence for the people of the State, but moro especially for the inhabitants of that county. Tbo Nashville Banner, of Tuesday, says that the U. S. troops are to *be with drawn and-that Sumner's company of colored loyal militia are to be sent to Franklin to overawe the people. The animus-of the militia towards all who arc opposed to Brownlow may be inferred from a remark of CapL Harris, who is now iu Nashville, to the reporter of the Banner.. He said* " I made a speech to my men at Paris to-day and told them to keep quiet when they went into the town, but if anybody disturbed them not to stop until they had. burned the town and killed every rebel in it."-Chatta nooga Union, 10th. FRAUDS IN REGISTRATION_Tho Richmond papers complain of frauds in registration in that city, Thc Examiner says: " We learn that it is Gen. Sjchofiel j's intention to have printed lists of all who registered prepared, which can be s^en by ali our citizens . and if he should be i avinccd that frauds have been committed, he will set the registration aside, and order a new one to bo taken." THOU ART THE MAN.-The New York Atlas speaks out with.great plainness as to tho res ponsibility of the Secretary of State for the slaughter ot Maximilian. It says: " We believe that Wm. H. Seward wilfully and deliberately.devoted Maximilian to death, when he might have saved him by stretching out his finger, aud for this heinous crime we arraign him before the tribunal of public opinion, now and hereafter." -? ? ? B3T Two Mexican filibustering expeditions aro on foot in tbo oitj ot Sew Jerk. Ono ia BaSaio Sllind ap rsfi?ly, J THE ADVERTISER. JAMES T. BACON, EDITOE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1887. Our Club Rates. We are noir furnishing tho ADVERTISER to Clubs at tho following very low ratea: Two Copies one Year, $5.50. Five Copies ono Year, - 12 50. T?n Copies one Year, 22.50. Twenty Copies one Year, 40.00. No Clubs received for a less period than one year,-and in all cases tho Cash will be required in advanco. The names of the entiro Clnb must be sent at one time. Information Wanted. Information, of a?y Bort whatever, ii wanted, and very respectfully and urgently asked for, concerning CLEMENT WOOD, who moved from Florida to Edgefield District in or ahout the year 17S6. lie settled and lired, it is thought, some where in tho neighborhood of the Cherokee Ponds,' at all events, betweei the Court House and Au gusta. Ik married, after his remrval to Edge field, a Miss LUCA*. His death is supposed to havo taken placo about tho year 1800. And con cerning TnoiiA8 WOOD, SOU of the said CLEMEXT, information ii also'asked. Persous imparting, at an early day, any such information, verbally or by writing, to A. N. BOOTH, Esq., at tho Exchange Hotel in this place, will confer upon that gentle man real and lasting obligation. The Celebrated ?? Holmes Book * Hcose." Never have we known an cstabltshii..nt to jump so suddenly and entirely into public favor as th* already famous ''Holmes Book Honse," established in Charleston less than'a year ago. From Mr. A. BAnox HOLMES, son of Prof. F. 8. HOLMES, tho honored head of this house, we ac knowledge the receipt -of a handsome package of Papers, Periodicals and Reviews. He has our assurance that ho hos afforded usan unwonted treat The President Ignored; Thc Attorney General Flouted ; Military Despotism Perfect and C?mprete. In our news columns will be found the Act, passed by The Congress now in session, tupple mcntary to tho Reconstruction Act and the Aot Supplementary thereto, passed hy Congreis in March and April last. This present Act is very plain and explicit ; so much so that wo do not' opino that another Supplement will be needed. The military des^tistn ovor the South is now perfect and complete. And it seems to ut that, at this rute, it will be, in tho course of two or three, years, perfect and e^mpletc over tho whole Union. Free constitutional government is gone! We leave our readers to peruse this new Act. Thanks. Our kindest thanks are tendered Ex Gov. Box* ii A vr for ? batch of Charleston and Augusta pa pers, in advance of the mail. II. L. Jeffers & Co. We advert with pleasure to the card of thir Grm to bo found in our advertising columns. The Senior member of the firm has been long and fa vorably known to our community. In the junior members, (both natives of our District,) many of our citizens who were members of tho 2d S. C. Cavalry and Gary's Brigade, will recognize old comrades, who they know will ho as faithful in the discharge of any business entrusted to them, as they were true to the Cuuie. All are men ot long experience in the business, and Planters and others wishing to form a business connection io Charleston, can find no more substantial Hou>e than H. L. Jr.rrr.RS ? Co. Query. . " Docs the election for or against a convention include the election for delegates at the same time, or will separate elections bo held ?" There will be but one election. The supple mentary bill provides that registered voters shall write the names of candidates for said convention on ono side and on the reverse the words "for a convention" or "against a convention." Paragraph 3 of the supplementary bill pro vides: "That at said election, the registered voters of each Stato shall roto for or against a Convention to form a constitution therefor, under this act Those troting in favor of such a convention shall have written or printed on their ballots by which they vote for delegates M aforesaid, the words "for a convention." Those voting against such convention, shall have written or printed on each ballot the words " against a convention." ^EcTThe Mills House, Charleston Hotel, Pa vilion Hotel and Victoria Hotel, wore each fined by the Mayor rn Friday last $100 for keeping their bars open without license. The bars have been closed, and the parties hare taken legal ac tion in the premises. JpS" The Mexican legation at Washington ha? received official information from the Governor ol the State of Yucatan to the effect that Santa Anna landed at the port of Sisal, at General Perago's invitation, and while there he was arrested. The statement that he was forcibly taken from the Virginia seems, thereforo, to be unfounded. ??f The French Government, hearing nothing from its Mexican Minister since the capturo ot the city of Mexico, is about sending a strong fleet to Vera Cruz te protect bim or to relent any in dignities offered him. ty Sarah M. Sterling, the American giantess, was married in San Francisco to Titos. Flintoff, a youth of San Ratal. She is seven feet high, and. he is four feet eleven inches. t^*Maximilian, ex-Emperor of Mexico, was born July 6, 1S32, so that he was nearly thirty five years of age on the 10th of June, whon he was exocuted. Ho was tho brother of tbs present Emperor of Austria, and son of the Arch-duke Francis Charles Joseph and tho Arch-duchess Sophia, both of whom survive him. His wife, the Arch-duchess Charlotte, is* a daughter of the late King of the Belgians, a sister o ' the present King, aud a grand-daughter of tb ? late King Louis Phillippo, of France. ' She s/as tweaty soven years old on th? 7tk of Jun*. They have never had any cbildron. fi?fAt Niagara Falls, on the evening of the <th, Mr. Benjamin Tyrell, sleeping car conductor on the Contral Railroad, discharged a gun froa the front of his residence, and the ball entered the breast of a child eleven months old, which was being held in the arms of its mother, at a distance of three hundred yards or more, killing it instantly. The ball passed through the fleshy, part of the mother's arm, causing a severe wound. %3t~k reliable telegrxphic dispatch from Ellis Cliffs, twenty miles below Natohes, says the army worm has appeared two months earlier than usual, threatening to destroy cotton on tho overflowed lands. jjayDippatches havo been received from U. S. officers on tho Mexican border, giving accounts of tho deplorable condition of affairs there; They state that since the fall of Maximilian the conduct of the Mexicans has been overbearing, and that insult to the United States flag by Mexican offi- ? cials is an every day occurrence. CLOSING OF THK REQISI " TJIST-The reg istration of voters in this c.-y closed yester day afternoon. The number registered 3'es terday is 189-whites 81 and blacks 28. Tho total number registered is 3,277-whites 1.54G and blacks 1,731. Majority of blacki over white} 181. lt is estimated that the/e are from 1,800 to 2,000 white ruters in thia city who are entitled to register, so that it appear* from 300 to 400 whites have failed to register. When tho Board of Registration for the Dis trict have completed their work io the coun ty precincts, it is understood the books will De open for a few days at the City Hall, in order that persons who have beeu prevented by cither sickness or absence may have an opportunity to register. It ia, therefore, ear nestly to be hoped that the white citizens ot Augusta, who have heretofore neglected to perform thia important duty, will come for ward and do what their int croats imperatively demandi-AngusU Chztm?B, litis. Mass Meeting of Freedmen. In conformity with a notice to that tffei Meeting of tho Freedmen of Edgefield Di.? was held at this place on Saturday last, in Academy grove. Such meetings have been trew cly rare in this part of the State, consequ ly the one in question excited considerable at tion and interest. At dawn of day on Saturday, troops of Fr men might have been seen defiling alone; roads leading to our town ; and by eleven o'c! there was assembled, at the appointed fended a large audienoe of these people, both male female,* not less, it seemed to us, than ona tl sand. The meeting was to be addressed by M STONE, U. S. A., representative of the Freed? Bureau at thia place, ANDREW RAMSAT, B .HENRY Boss, (eolored) and PRINCE RIVERS ( orcd.) The speakers, together with Rev, D4 HARRIS, (colored) and LAWRENCE CAIN, (eoloi ascended the platform about 12 M. The Meeting was opened by Rev. DAVID H RIB, of our village, in a fervent and feeling pra invoking the Heising of Providence tepon occasion, and supplicating for union, peace harmony. We trust that the audience will pi by his words. After the prayer, Major JOSEPH Ar.xr.r invited to a seat upon the stand, which waa cepted. It was then announced to the audience, LAWRENCE CAIN, a colored schoolmaster of place, that ANDREW RAMSAY, Esq., would addi them. Mr. RAMSAY1 premised his remarks saying that there was no longer any questioi to slavery ; it was abolished and could not be vired. The question he desired' to direct tl attention to was the Reconstruction Act of C gre;s-and particularly the. Registration of ' ters. He urged every man to register his na to appear at the polls, and to be sure to pat in Tote for the man who would support his (the Frc man's) interest; not to be induoed from so doing designing persons, bat to ezerciso their right h estly and independently, Mr. R. assured the Mi ing that such a thing as-eonfijcatien or divisioi land must not be expected ; that such a meas was propoiod by Thed Stevens and a small pa in Congress, but that it was now pretty well 1 tied that no such thing would be effected, 1 that if the Freedmen got lands or lots, they m most assuredly do so by hard work, and with tl own money. Mr. R. spoke foriome time, and c eluded by eour selling union, moderation s harmony. linar.r Boss was next announced. He imt diately attrapted the attention of the Freedn by assuring them that he wai their friend, 1 been born amoDg them, and, until within a t years past, lived with them. All in the sound his voice knew him. Ile intended to speak fre and plain. Slarery was an issue of the past ; it go without any ill-feeling or bitterness, wanted all to prosper, both black and white. Ti he Was free before the war, but this was not to compared to his freedom now. Formerly, thoa free, hu was paid for his work at the pleasure his employer; it was nowa different thing, urged the great importance to the Freedmen education ; without ii,' they could not understa either freedom or Gorernmeot. Ho had studi hard, night and day, lo improve his mind. Th could do the same ; and if the time and mon ? spent around grog-shops and street corners w< ?taken up in study, they would soon be astonish vat their improvement. Confiscation, he said, n a delusion. Those of the Freedmen who expect to get land without working for it, and buying would, In the end, be wofully mistaken. No su thing need be hoped for. He would Veil th? .that, for once and all. They should be sure, continued, to register their names and vote foi Convention ; beeause said Convention was to foi a Constitotion for them, and they ought to eh thereto such persons as affiliated with them ai would stand by them. Nothing eould be of great importance to them, and they mutt never Iq sight of it. It was his duty to say that the Free men had better not expect social equality wi the whites. He should not go, or wish to go, in a white man's parlor, or put himself upon tere nf social relationship with the families of win men. But the Freedman should stand up for th political equality, which is now his by law. Tl .peaker ended by laying ho was born and raise here, and expected to die here, and the balance 1 his life would be spent in endeavoring to enlighte and serve his friends. He, and two others, wi had been detained from the Meeting by acciden would be in the community for the purpose 1 teaching the Freedmen their rights and interest And, if they teach in the spirit of moderado evinced by this speakor in his public remark we think they will be productive of no harm ; 0 the contrary, of great good. At the conclusion of this speech, Judge J.on E. BACON was called for. The crowd opened an Mr. BACON advanced to the stand. Mr. BACO remarked that he was1 surrounded hy those wu had known him from infancy and now desired t hear his sentiments. II? would be recreant t duty, to the wolfare uf the District of his uativi ty, if he re'used to respond to the cordial invita lion offered him. Ile would not attempt to con ceil hi's roal opinions, nor dissemble the honei convictions of his heart, but would follow*the ox ample of prominent citirtns of the State, in othe Districts, as well as the promptings of his bette nature, in offering such advice on the occasion a seemed to him right and proper. II? would no deal in tropes or figures, but endeavor to speal plainly, and to suit his remarks to the audience The advice given to the Freedmen bj tho pre ceiing speakers, he regarded is sound and politic A Convention would undoubtedly be ordered even though every man in the State veted again? it. Congress had determined to have a Conven tice. Congress was all-powerful and would bi obeyed. It was then our policy to vote for sucl Convention whilst vre were allowod to do so otherwise we might eventually be refused anj share in its counsels. It was to frame a Consti tution under wliieh ve aro to live, and was of vita importance to every man. It had been trulv said that alaVery was an issne of the past. Sla very was irrevocably gone. No power on earth cojld revive it, even if this were desired. Slave ry was no longer a question. The formar slave wal now free, entidad by Acts of Congress, and of the State, to the benefit of all legal tights and remedies, and by the former to universal suffrage. Ht honestly believed the sooner the Freedmen were educated, the sooner they would understand and appreciate in a proper spirit the inestimable privileges of freemen. Mr. B. impressed upon the Meeting the faet that equality and fraternity in their general renee, were dangerous terms, en gendered midst the oarnage and horror r.f the French Revolution, in the course of which they hsd been instrumental in the deaths* ol' their ovn reckless and blood-thirsty advocates. That the terms wera introduced into this country by Mr. Jefferson, and had not been correctly under stood. That all mon are equal, hf would at once satisfy his audience, waa a ridiculous assertion. Were mea equal in color, in stature,'in weight, in intellect, in education, in social position ? The very idea was absurd. Some were white, others were.black ; some tall, oMieii short ; some heavy, others light, ?tc. What was meanr '.hen by equal ity was simply political and legal equality, and it must be so oonatrued and limited. Upon qne nilgie question be would convince any man there was no equality at present; and that wa? the question of taxation. There is a tax of two and a half cents, and until very lately, throe cents, per pound upon Cotton. The Pennsylvanian paid no tax upon the immense products of bis coal fields or iron mines. The New Englander none upon his commerce ; the whoat and corn growers of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the North-West, nono upon their countless millions of produce. The West paid none upon wool and hemp. Why then this ruinous tax upon cotton f Every man, white or black, should ask himself this pertinent question. It was impossible that any people could flourish UuJer such a system. He did not intend or desire to censuro the Government, but it was his duty, which he would discharge fear lessly, to direot tho attention of tho Freedmen to this fact; and to urge upon them and upon tho j community a oorrdstiv* duty to ga into COSTO- j tica at the earliest possible m cm cn t, with a T to procuro represeutot?cn in Congro?, und equalization if possible in taxation. This was frat and great object to be ?flfectcd. Men w prase to attach themselves'to abstrae trans. T ought to abandon the theoretical, and cling to practical. It. was an ago of progresa and util ri.-.uuin; we must meet it. There was no ant ? ooism between thc white and black mau. Tl lived in tho same country, ? inhaled the sam? mosphore, cultivated the same land, raued samo produce. Their interests were-identb The freedman was dependent, as tho prec ing speaker had justly remarked, upon white man for land to cultivate, and the wt man upon the freedman for labor. There need no fear as to'tho relative demand for labor: espito!. If the freedman evinced a desire work, and would work well and faithfully, white man would be glad to employ him , and wages would be in proportion* to 'his c'apaei honesty and industry. As to confiscation, 1 BACON regarded tbe'Meeting sufficiently lnsrruc by the speakers who had preoeded him. Con cation was a myth ; had no real, tangible, vlsi existence. It was only a new name for agrax? isti. It had been tried in other countries, ld tit past, by designing demagogues, thoso why 1 neither property nor charac:er, and who whrt to filch from honest men both the one'and * other. If further upon this subject waa necee ry, be would allude to the opinion of the N York Tribune, a paper which had cradled the. i olition of slavery, had fostered its infancy s protected its manhood-a paper devoted Wdy a soul to the interests of the Freedmen. Ev eui tl journal sow denounces so radical and impion scheme as confiscation, and states that those w advocate it are fit for Sing Sing, where rogi and robbers most do congregate. Mr. B. v thoroughly convinced of the importance of es eating the Freedmen. He hoped they would properly educated; for being so educated, knew they would at once see that the interests the Southern people, white and black, were t same; the equalization of taxation, tue improi ment of agriculture, the best and cheapest math of making cotton; oom, Ac, and the way to b the cheapest clothing, sugar, coffee, iron, a othir products hot their own. Major STOKE, of the Freedmen's Bureau, havi been announced to the Meeting, remarked tb he was present, by orders, to advise the Freodm as \o Reconstruction and Registration. Maj STONE referred to, and read extracts from, t Reconstruction Act. He urged upon the Free men the great importance of the proposed Co yendon, and impressed upon them their duty register their names se that they might be rea< to vote. He further urged upon their attenti the met that the State Constitution was to funifeinentally changed-a new Constitutl formed, under which they were to live; and was of vital importance for them not only to ha such Convention, but to be sure to register, ai to elect thereto such men as they knew wero thc friend.-. The officers and soldiers of the Arn were t'ri'eir supporters, but could not serve the as members ot the Conversion because they we ineligible. There were few Northern men in th part of the State, and he feared very few of iho own color were as yet sufficiently educated assis", in framing a .Constitution ; therefore thc must select such men as they had known and no knew to be their friends, who would see to the rights in tho Convention. Such men thould 1 selected with great care. Tho Freedmen shoul not be deterred from the Registration or ball box by artful men with threats of having to pu money for the privilege-one dollar or more h fore registering ; there was nothing in this. Kt should any other influences deter them. Thc were to register srad vote.free of cost. And was their imperative duty to do so. They wei to inform themselves upon this great questioi sud hold meetings at convenient times for th: purpose; but not so as to interfere with their a; ricultural pursuits or daily labor. That they nee fear no lack of employment. If they wofke faithfully, the white man would be glad to ara himsetf of their labor; and their pay-would b comminsurate with their industry and honest] Major S. assured the Freedmen that they nee not expect Confiscation ; that no lands were to b given them ; and that they must get land an property, -bike everybody else, by working an paying fur it. In regard to the subjeot of taxa tion, Major S. did not think the Governmen ought to be censured. The taxes did not go fo the support of any particular part of tho-conntry b-tt for the support of the whole*Government. IJ did no", doubt the policy of the Government in it taxation. Major STOXK was followed by Pnisci RIVBRI (colored) formerly of Beaufort, but living, a presontr, if we mistake not, in the neig'nborhoot of Hamburg. But here, for want of ?pace, WJ must cease to enter into particulars. Suffice it ti say that this speaker's manner-was earnest, an? ">his words convinced all who heard him that hi wished to speak Ute truth-and did ; and that bi was the uncompromising friend of bis coloree fellow-oitisens and the sealous guardian of-their rights sad interests. Ho very wisety admonished his friends to be diligent and careful in establish ing good characters, to be strictly punctual tc their promises, and to be faithful in all obliga tions entered into. The Meering was to have concluded with R speeoh from our honored and able fellow-citizen Major J OSE i'll ABNKT; bat, unfortunately for the large and attentive audience, a violent rain set in when Mnjor A. had only progressed a few mo ments in his remarks. The rain, being of long continuance, dispersed the Meeting somewhat informally. Nothing, either in ward or deed, happened to mar the dignity, harmony and propriety of this Meeting. Wc earnestly hope all future Meetings may be so peaceable, and so calculated to du good. -r-?4?-?-' ExRi,r IN THE F.lKlAt-We aro informed by a colored freeman (not freedman) that Aaron SVeat, of Marlboro' District, another colored freeman, (not freedman,) who has al ways enjoyed all the privileges of a white tuan, is.a candidate for Congress in this Cont gressional District.* That ho'ha.-, mad? seve ral appointments, at which he has been met hy crowds o? freedmen, to whom he has made electioneering speeches. In three speeobes he teils the freedmen that he gets his papers from the "West, informing him that the Radi cals arc butchering all the old secessionists, men, womer, r.nd children, and argues that the same must be done here, and ".at now is the time to do it. There are other native born, r.atnral orators, of African descent, who also address these meetings, using equally violent and incendiary language. One of thr.fle, bv the name of Prince, a bricklayer,, br trade, is also in the field as a candidate for the convention. There can he no doubt that it' the facts, as related to us, were officially communicated to General Si.-.kies, that ber would at once teach them a lesson they would not soou forgot.-Cheraw Advertiser. -'-? ' F1LLIBC8TIR?KO MOVIVSNTS.-The "Wash ington correspondent of the New York He rald, in bis dispatches of Sunday Light nays : A privhte and informal gathering, of about forty persons, principally foreigners i\nd ex Confederates, took place last evening, lo dis cuss the project of raising a company of vol unteers for Mexico, and to join what is gene rally anticipated will be either a regular or filibustering expedition for that country, the company 1? be called Maximilian'* Avengers, will number one hundred picked mea. No steps were taken toward organization, as it was concluded to await the action of some other point first; it would be preferred at the North. A New Orleans dispatch, dated the 6th, says : There is a fever here of filibustering, and * On to Mexico" has become the popular cry in all circles. On this question, between Confederates and Federals, there seems to be a perfect unanimity of feeling, and at thc an niversary dinner last evening at the St. Charles Hotel, the sentiment which evoked the most applause-eras uttered by ex Governor Weller, of California, and wat " On to tho i faalbof tht?MoatexuxwJu,; { For tho ?averti?er. ... Church Union Meeting at lied Bank. RES BA.SK CH enc II, Juna 29th, 1667. MB. EniToa;-i>The* Union Meeting; appointed for thii.place?net,to-day. Tho introductory ser mon was-prea?be? by Rev. J. W. COLXHA*, from 2"-ecWi.ah 8: 21, "Let aa go s?e?d?y to pray be fore the Lord."* Subject: Prayer^ whjeliwa'srtj??ated ??follows : 1 aft' TI?o.**?turo of Prayer. 2rid,'The subject matter el brayer. 3rd, The jmportifioe ot immediate .action in the matte/. Thc sermon was clear, concise, and earnest in its toaey: The meeting. iris then organized by calling Rev. J"F. PETEBSO?-I to tho Gbair, and the writer so actas Secretar}. Ministers present, Z. WAT XI.NS, J. W. COE ?MAX, J. F. PETEUSO.V, A. P. Noania'and W. A. GAI.VES. Among tb?"visiting brethren we noticed Brother COGBURN of Mt. Tabor, Dr. Tinao: ts of Little Stephens' Creek, and Dr. MOBLEY ol Dry Creek. On motion, the Chairman app?int?'d a Commit tee consisting of Brethren EDWARD ATTAVAY and Dr. J. F. DAKIEL ts arrange preaching for Sun day. The subject assigned for discussion was then taken up, which wi ,s : lit, What are th? causes that have lcd to the present decline in religion ? ' 2nd, What is the remedy?? , But it was here objected that in the proposition a point was assusa sd that waa 'itself debatable, and the first question that came up was :. Is reli gion in a declined ?tata ? Some brethren who are naturally Inclined'to look un the- bright side of things and hope for the best, argued that the con dition of the Church was as .good as usual. In support of which it was urged that : lat, The improv< meat ia intelligence, morals and civilization generally has mada a favorable chango in tho C hriatiaa deportment anti courtesies. 2nd, The hospitality of Christians is as marked os at any past period. 3rd, The very redeeming feature that in proportion to their means they are far more benevolent nov than at any past period. On the other hoad it was argued that : 1st, Thc, public worship of God is not, in proportion to population, aa well attended as formerly, espe cially on week-days. 2nd, Religion is not so much tho theme of 'consideration as formerly. 3rd,, With tho truths of revelation and practical godH noss,. Christians are not as familiar as formerly, j 4th, The dutiea of Religion are discharged with more fornraHty and ess lifo than formerly. 5th, Church discipline ia less faithfull)', administered than formerly. 6th, I.< proportion to the number of prdfessors there are, in this section, fewer minist?re .than formerly. 7th, There is a sad want of confidence and lore in Christians towards one another. Stn, Besides the general demorali zation, gross ind isc re tiona and a spirit of revelry ia everywhere felt and deplored, The proposition being fully sustained the dis cussion >was_ then cnt-red upon. ?t waa then suggesced that, in, the question, a. comparison was implied between thc present md some past time. Whit past time-is meant ? An swer, The lat t City years, but more especially the happy season ef 1832, IS58, tc. It was next asked what are we to understand by "decline in religkn?" Do tho manifestations of piety vary in true Christians, or is it owing .to fluctuations in th s number and conduct of nominal professor? ? Answer, Both. While it is true tha. nominal professors bring most of the reproaoh on (he religion of Jesus, yet it is painfully tran that true believeri often go astray, as David did, and the light that ls in them for a time becomes darkness. These well-timed limitations giving a moro definite shape to tho mein question, it was resumed1, and among the many :auses that havo red to the , decline in religion tho following were named as beta g more prominent : lat, We have looked to human means and in strumentAlities rather than to the Holy Spirit, so that things that ought to have provod a blessing, as thc learning and -eloquence of the ministry, wealth and intelligence of membership, have worked an injury. Wu have forgotten that " Baal may plant and Appolltfi water, but it it God that. ?jiretK the inerterie." ~ 2nd, Ministers and people have loved novelty and excitement morb urn truth. The simplicity of the Gospel-thc awnet story of tho Cross-ha? been too much ab?ndern id, and mere animal feelings bavo been stirred up br means unworthy a gospel ministry, and our Churches have been swollen with the creatures of excitement, who riae and fall with popular feeling, rather than with true believers rooted and grounded in tho truth. Be sides, we have been mure anxious to catch and mark even true COD veri s than -to- tame, harness and discipline the you ?g converts. 3rd, A very general failure on our part to con secrate ourselves and all we control to tire service of God. Outsido interests have been the*bane of the Church, In accu nutating wealth, roaring our children, and in om plans for life, God's glory has not been paramount Our-objects, hopes and desires have centred in nurserres and our children, which has resulted in le inness of soul, and spar city of spiritual gifts in the Churches. 4th, Much that is now>deplored in thc Church, and in society generally, is directly attributable to the demoralizing effects of the great civil war through whieU we have just passed, which ty its duration, magnitude, and fierceness drew all into ita whirling vortex. 'SH. Aa to-the remedy, all agreed in advising ' 1st, That we, in prayer and faith, seek aa out pouring of tho Holy Spirit, ond refreshings from the Divine Presence. 2nd, A return to the faithful discharge of all the duties of religion. It was urged on Christiane that wo should nol be oantent. with merely regaining lost ground, but that our aim should oe upward and bnward ? until the banner of Jeras waves triumphantly over all opposition. The next meeting is appointai to conveno at Salent Church, on Friday before the fifth Sunday in September. Subject, "Tho reciprocal duties of Pastors and Church es." The surrounding Churches nre invited to attend. By a unanimous Resolution, the Socretmrj was requested to prepare ? not'reo of. tho proceedings of the meeting for publication io the "ridgefield Ad vertieer. ? . In compliance with the above request, this ,pa per ia Respectfully submitted, W. A GAiNES, Acting Sec'ry. ? ?.. ? CABOLIXIANS AT RIC-The following let ter from Riu de Janeiro, published in the New Orleans Times, cor.tains some news about some immigrant Carolir.iana : Rio r>? JANEIRO, May 22.-We arrived safe, ly after thirty days from New Orleans, bli well ; no deaths, but hard living. If we had known the bill of fare, yqfi could have pro vided ourselves with ' provisions, for the-trip.. ( Rio de Janeiro.! How eau I describe it ? Alas I the poverty of the English language ( fails to furnish words to express the? most magnificent sight I ever beheld, I We were received by the Brazilians with. . open arms. The government has furnished the most magnificent pi iocs for onr accom-. , tmodation. The-house ii an extensive buHd-, i ing, on an eminence-almost a mountain-. . that commands a full view of the city. Wc j are furnished -with rooms, bedding, etc., acd , fed on plain, wholesome food, free of charge, for twenty days ; after that time we ?Fe Ut . pay forty eents per day. The wrecked emigrant* from Texas, ui.der Frank McMuHen', arrived yesterday-a fme, 1 healthy looking crew. He clang to 'hem ; through everything, but is almost dead from j consumption. Dr. Gaston, from Soutn Car- ( olina, and crew, are here also. Four hun-, dred and fifty of us are in- this building. We will probably go into the colony start- , ed by Mr. Gunter, of Alabama. Dr. Keys , will go there, also four, other families. Two. of Mr. Vauccy's sons go with us. Wc go , three hundred miles north of here. There ?3 ? a regular mail line to New York ? ships leave J here the 25H of each month. Cannot, yet , tell yon how to address us. I write in great , batite, as the Emperor js to visit us. in two -? ijours, , . 53^ A little giri, six years ?ld, -?as seen in the i i tree ts of Middletown, Conn., lately, so in toxica- f trttbatatottKUIwtyvBlBb lt 'J:- fa ? m" r?t?w ?,,'X LttSu.l J?%?. in - k?9 -Wll iS ' -ti'*. On the llth \he Senato passed the Stippjipien tarv Reconstruction Bill, and tent tba garnet} tl? Home for its concurrence. In the House, on the 12th, Mr. Ju!?it tsked leave to introduce a resolution ordering th? Re construction Committee to repost a Bill forfeiSng the lands granted to the Southern States or railroad purposes, stating that there were 5,00. OOO of acree of thc best lands in the South in th hands of rebel corporations which poer mer, ** white rund black, should have for homesteads. Mr. Wood objected. Mr. J alien moved to sus pend tl c rules. The rules were then suspended by a vote of 99 to 35, and tho resolution modified to embrace -only Mississippi, Alahama,, Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana, when it waa passed. Mr. Butler offered a resolution abat the Bsatrret- ^ Commander be aurhoriioa to issue 4,0?0,<w0 OX coupon,bonds,.bearing 7 S ift ner.cepj.jatei?k to' repair ?he levees, and tne assumption ef. which sh cu ld Be a condition precedent to Louisiana's ad mission. He moved, a suspension of the rule.', . whieh failed. Tho Senato Reconstruction Bill was reported with scvera! amendmcpts, and a rambling.debate ' ensued, during which- Logan, - of IHineis, said he had no tiympathy with any- maa who went bail for Jefferson Davis. If it had been he who c up tar 1 Davis,, ho asserted,, an d Mr. Grcely. could publish it, that there rrcve'r would hare bcea'any trouble :n trying Jefferson Davie, either in a civil or a military court, except as. ho (Logan) might organise. He birasaU/ would, h^yo beeuthexourt, and thote would have been.no Jefferson Davis* . He would to-day, if he had power, hang Jeff.. Dav i s. and every one of his cabinet officers. ?he,' i only maa io America who bad nerve enough to . * ? . \ .? . .. . .. ' -T. ?Tf MUA hang |rj.i*ors was Ju?rez. ^ ? - Mr. Stevens moved thc previous question wberi the bill i fi amended was passed, and went back to . the Sena te. In the Senate, Mr. Chandler called up Irls'reso lution directing th'c Committee on "Foreign Rela tions to inquiro how many "Mexioaa soldiers had been eic ;u ted after capture.; Hip said Mas ire il- . ian's operations wore a post of the rebellion, and had it s-?cofceded the decree -of 'G6- would ban-q been ioficted on Union , soldiers: Maximilian signed bis own death warrant on signing that de cree. Hs ought aot to have died by the bullet. The officers capturing him should have hung him on tue first tree, th'r? t?ol doBc/proved Mexi cans a Vtoivalrous. people. Tho* course of tbtp *\ Govctnm en t toward Mex wp' was cowardly, Mr. Johnson spoke favorably of Maximilian. Mr. Nye denounced him as the agent of Napole on, to assist the'rebclllon, and eulogized Juarez. . Mr. He ward thought Maximilian met a desert ed fate. The matter w?s ptiSfcpouetL ' :'-A\? One of the House amendments to the. Rccon- J? straetmn Bill was to tho effect that the opinion.of Cp any civil officer of tho Government, s kail not rid District Commanders of their subordinates, and State offic ?rs must take the Iron Clad Oath. . JuUen's Bill, forfeiting Southern Railroad lands, contins a section providing that rill lands sold for Federal taxes, or under the bankrupt * law, shall bo sold in lots of not less than twenty and not maje than eighty acres-. - On the 13th, the Reconstruction bill, as passed, .was signed by the proper officers of both houses and presented to the Preslderft. .This'Bill will be found in our columns to-day. The State Penitentiary. t'* r Kooking that a detailed description of this, long d^ired enterprise would not be uninter esting to our rcadere, we are enabled, through the kindness of*ag esteemed correspondent, 'to furnisl'an account of the proposed build ing. The grounds are situated in the corporate \ limits of Columbia, at the foot of Plain street, . about twenty min?tes walk (rom the market, and immediately On the Canal, and ore at present enclose 1 by a high wooden wall twelve feet in height, with only oce entrance through Which access is gained to the works. All visitors are^required to enter through the Clerk's office, and there* register before being, admitted to the prison;' As yet, the construc tion of thc- cells alone occupies the attention of the architect, but by reference to the draw- . ings a good estimate can be formed of the arrangement o? the structure. On entering. . the maia archway, largo stairways lead from the right and left to the upper stories.' The basement is divided into rooms, which will bc used as laundry und storerooms, and tbe large are a in the centre will be devoted to cooking, heating, and like purposes. To fhe right and left are the north :?nd south wings, where the cells are located. These are iso lated, having no connection with the walls 'of the building, and ?r-? accessible by a stairway, and a balcony. There are fifty ce1 ls on eve ry floor in each wing", and they are five tiers high, thus making two hundred and fifty cells in each wing. Each of these cells is five by eight feet in plain, and have a height .of seven, feet, resting on a stone paving eighteen inches thick.-wKich extends to the outer w.-ills. and wduld render any escape by t'-at direction impossible. Each cell is pro vided with all the modern appliances for sup- . plying air, water, &c., and on the top in each wing, large cisterns will be furnished, these . m ?will contain the water from the roof, but will be principally supplied from the river by means of a large'Turbine, wheel. Sewers,, drains and pipes axe arranged throughout the building, and every attention paid to the. hygiene of the establishment. There is a corridor fourteen-fee: wide passing around the . cells aud paved with eighteen inch .granite blocks, and extends to the wal! of .the build ing. The central building., combines all the apartments of dining rooms, guard rooms, dispensary, hospital, chapel, parlor, offi ces, ?tc, The Female Department is to the right of the male, and combines all the various divi sions pf tho latter, with the addition, nf a ' large workroom, and the cells cn tho upper floor are somewhat larger than those used, by the.male convicts, befog 6x8 and 7 feet ?ijjh. They are.48 in. number, which is a fair pro portion o? females to males. This proportion is based on the statistics of other prisons in the United States. The pressing want of a "habitation and em ployment for the convicts that were waiting in every district of tbe Stave, rendered it ne cessary to commence the construction of the' eeks first, aud up-to this time forty .cells have been completed and ready for the reoep- . lion of convicts. Each of these ceils will accommodate three convicts if the pressure require it. The isolated condition of tho cells admits of "t?he construction of the'main building'at' any time. ' ? The architect, Major T. B. Lee, has devo- ' ted all of his engineering skill and ingenuity to the interest ot the Stale,, and will eventu ally succeed , in erecting a building whose magnitude will compare with any in our country, and, for eponomy of - construction j car.net be excelled by any that has been . erected. i-, The quarry has been located 6n Broad riv er, dn? milt) from this *ork and immediately on the canal: By weans of an inclined .pla*ne, 300 feet iulenjrtb, and a ohain passing around i drum the stone is brought into the yard. The water of the canal furnishes the motivo Dower, and by a skillful arrangement of machi nery rock is now removed, 'hat would for merly have required thc labor of twenty horses. At present 40.000 lbs. cf rock are put into the yard with the assistance of oniy four laborers. Various temporary sheds and buildings for the immediate construction <*of the building have been ere:ted on che grounds, and the labor of the convicts is directed toward the uonsttuction of the prison. . ffis-E-fVellcncy the Governor, Hn company tvith General ?lorton, vsajtijfl tho'Penitentia ry on the 29th alt., and wus escorted around the extensive /jrourirls bv the AKoitecr and Engineer. Mojcr Thus. B. Lee. Up to ttiis late the visitors1, shows over 8.?0? visitors ? ince the 11th of May. The roll of convrcts low numbera 542, tho majority of whom aro Krong and able bodied bauds. They work rell, an*! are wpll clothed and fed^-.Charles ton News.- v "--*?* .iSr-The third dry gooda house.in 'Kew York n point of bnalnejs, that of George A. Wicka.. ailed on Saturday, . with- JUUli ita cati Bl atad at >?. \ x ? Jt-*?