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Things 3:i Washington tiiR nkoko tkd> >u.m is i:i:: sflRfrrtBhs STATICS? c: BMC IIA I. Oil \N i'il F.QVIvft.VI. rositios?rut: nkciuo militia (;:oan> i/.Alios is ni:i pisr:u"t ?** m *qtrs.' BL> KUORO DIFFICULT IK > is RICHMOND. r-.o Washington t rrr*;> "i '"i-t of t'.o lialt'm >ro (i .K( !!e wriliM ii:h!>t i;f Nov?:yi?.r 10, , Ii softins to ha 'a - 'c<! ill :t r>o f .r ns tbo ton unr? ;>r<-i ntfi! Stnti -> :ir.? c.'iir rn, eil, tbo t!ir<v;t?-nc?l n to iiiFiirrrvl'.in %iot t?o prr v. i-.t ?l |Vy any nownr ?hh h has ViPPTi Iff I the K" VHt:\*0 1 " ? !: fa: . *ns Reconstruct! 1:1 Acts?* lint m, if 11: >v iUk to bu exo-' iteJ ncoordnnr to the r terns. 1 leant limit Si'-ipr! ol i> iu? them aside alto,?ctl.or, tlio po vor <?: i!m 1 rosidu.it, in Ms#p!fti">n, Ii r itr'c'.>'<l t> 11?? rouiov-tl of tho satrij and it General Gi-nnt feel* oaly nutkior;2<tii to r??iiio?e ther.tjlwdinnics '. ?not l'i direct liitiir action. Tlr.m, tho terriblo emergency . Ui\. ?.o bo nn t by )noa wflOSfl COtlduCt Il0(6tof<;rfl l;:ii tdtOtytl tliltn'^t iT.a* !o I '5,"it t i tho substantial jwtp>. ,f th South, \v!?nsa lives nro throati oned. it in much to b* f arri that such loea t?s i'op t w u. i bo uioro iik lv to , fou.:.: ibau n i t; n',;"o Ota: ' ;ro unti", if d ywcJ, to prjvuui tb? f ppv hivi'.I I c i ' v. 'J he p >-'M~nVf '.VorrM flr.tn', in con. fcccii<<:? till' llio n.?vt i 'ro*-;<!orc7, :s becoininj.' houfly 'liuro ujsrrftcnlil t > h:m*elf Hlldt p.TpVXi.l.; l.? lllti Il-dpTi''. 1.1O -V CoiiM it hive lu .n known t;-,.il stated *'* (>;:?ct n:;o,M i.\ >! upon Ruthnftlv, that n ccrtn'n trime 1 tot of pct'.v politic'iinn would, with hiii assent, in the eont'nrjenrv cf defeat in the October and November election*, britifj him I invatd without the formally of a Co: ycution, ami proclaim Ws It". V .T prjcfivili ? T'lis nr.-i'.-'io fin* v-rl'l 1. V--t tin ' niVicd f-i lire iio v tramp;riv<? <v|ii-S show c?nchi* bitfvi) thai heifschdim; inodernlion, nud liUvborizinp denial? o> iho power of tine jui'.o to fine.1.; jw l,u \ lows, or to conn Mil lift n !ti n w 17. Waver thai lh? so wn fir" nbt rf' :i'l c*t vv! tiv n!i ili. c'nii:> r?, frrcn | orsintin1? ;hnt p"'"ik 1.14" rnni r >.nlr joii's and nro privy to 1 ' intentions I know very vo.l that tho cjiivtua&liou bolwoou the ' h i: raj i\u<l tho Cleor^' i <. Y\ -r, r.i r ; oris 1, v. a one -.\!iat eolornd, sad ,n!?o that that bnt w<on liim iwh! an c.\ Cabinet Minister ?s contained ia n dispute!* to -the ltoxlon I',, t: was grorr'y o?ric nUKet, but I 1. ivo unq ios tinned rea?ons !o La oonvinvd that ho iiul to Lei ) of tii o iutervjowtt declare that nv> o;. j oa onlh had jiiilhpr'ty Iroin Idtn to (1 \-it3 tits political .-tat;: r I dntitaiifi'vi' re^p'^r"'- ? ' \'r* ntdonev ! Vet o-;?? of th<> con ; . < is in JiviouHts who Jul avuioc t: a> wiihoritv, publicly aiiJ loeevfly, will shortly he an inninto of h;s L a, a.vl i siv ro.j i\s hi, linrftSTv- J c r.eo. ni.J nr.i '' . r U 1.S* Chief of P nil* mi I trusted confidant. I roferred in a recent letter to Mm gum a played in 1818, ani intimated that it hhoik^l not bo portuitted to bo ???aiu e? anyed with success. It 1. .8, withal, been *h far deviah-d from on th'a occasion '.hat, ftnfllad of a [Sera:stent avowal of noutrah. ty, tint purpose jocras, by double dealing, to gaiu a temporary advantage merely, And to draw Mm jmblio mind from lLo late disastrous defeats of the li ?dica!a. Tlicrn is not the slighted doubt enter' tained by w< II it?' rmed men here that eventually (loner*! (?r*nt will ho willing to A^reoto any platform the liadicala may prescribe. Hut ihero i* an increasing iin press'on that his devious course hssutaia* n?*d Ids prospects in that direct:, n by lessening his nva lability. If "^^hmoerArt,,, therefore, disagree ns to hia status, it is to ho niUib M, t to i. ? tjodque political tac tics, nnd to tbo rocgs.i.lk-s of iht? KttdicjtU (Vsnbstilulo tbo du.plicjry of the po!U:ciau ror iiio ingonconmipps 01 llm ?.1 rot'?T run ??ro thn OJenpral bv? tiPWirr the capacity nor the path non Co pbrsue with success. Is \nur caiphb;* of tho America!} answered! I learn that the i liiirr.ry f r?v! hero has been largely iticT.'.ssad. Tl.o negroes threati n re# stance in the event of the ortUr of tho I'resident for the suppression of their military organizations being earned into (fleet. In Richmond, 1 loarn, ;yi on'breal; Is immiij' at. A telegram of vMldtdayV dnt* Rays : 4'An fttcltcfl Ro publican mealing wr< be'd the head quartets Of tlm black# i 1-1 niirht, And a ejeioniituo vyas appointed to waifeon (#?n? n?l ScluificJ i to request biiu to order tho city election. Lewis Lindtov, a colored dcie^afe elect to the Convention, mnnd a ppeoh'. Alhidinp fo thft discharge of n# grciea for voting the Radical trekaf, bo saxl t 'iiefcry ar. v of It Li children should %\ifTVr for foo<J, tl.? streets of JJichuiond sTioHTd run Icncc deep 'in Mood. Fl4 tlrfnlred <?r?l tint the re^foea had laArn <*1 to ua? the Rword nod A'! the elToru of tlj?t mora poarnful negroes to atop tlufio Jemop^tt^Qupa wero wildly hooted down. Tho citizen* hero aro ap prehonairo of tronhlo. Wr?rdwo!I and other lfaiMo?tl<r }?f> (In nrrefin" Upon lion dUpatch, tho Chronicle (4 city v|r,l?r*ljy encourages tU<* noVroea ** f<i1!<)v.a: '*Sucl> r vprepiyn* as lie (Titft^pov) is alleged to have ur,p<l aro to coddcmri',d, hot it enrnnot !?o cone?aTed (hut thev aro a vorr nalrtra! result of the titoaotiptivo-policy r'-cMitlf uracil by the KiciiJiiond f tan. fWhen men beconta do:|)r'tata through lfungor, they *l\ ways a danger on a nToment in toe coup id^irfit*? a fa*? of which v/o haro had an ) dllst rat nrl tv iln.M I'm n ? O.... .loim !.. . ...? ..." .m." f??V4rV of iii? niauf Klurin- (own* mf Iv.0'l^n<i?and the poonle of Yir^wia, cannot export Id trv the i<xpcrimont of nlarvinof nearly hn:f of their population in to auhmi-.'on lo i!W of (Tin roniftin <W without oxp4r^nit tliepmsolvcM to f ftr 'tfiwvWi Tlifl Georgetown Titnts aunt i "Mary' ] V?nteri?i w? l-.nvo mover**.1 with ar*Md'v <lia%p{XMiU"l at tlio viot'l of the r crop*, in '?yu|/ pjHS not r?'n!;Z on* half of their exooctattoo*, ui?re mi nhund.mceof h*ot rffnlri*. (I:if rouillt of t!:? unnrftnitfous Ki>Hi>on and tho deprMafvm* t( the MM*. The. |?rftMi crop of the district ia certainly )n;pk?4j)AtC toftel I ho population, ?iii) w.? , ffir <! eautrou* roMille to tho poor during tLo long an J Jreary winter huforo us. w 11 * JCiwcastw ~ rr =r W ? r E ?ANOASTKlfO. II. S. 0., "f V. "v . TilUItSD.VV >IOJvNlN(J, NOV., 21, 13r,7. Subscriber* nulling t (XWioss mar!; on tho j j margin of their j?n}?'?r may know that their j time is about t<> cxpiro. TKllMr? FOR SULtSCUll'TlOX. I Kor one year, in advance, - - fcn. 00 ' I For (ix nmnllis " . 1 60 , i'or threa mouths, " ? 1 00 ? 7~ Any ouo desiring to purchase a N?w I'iano, diroot from the hast factory i I in Now York City, will lonrn something to their advantage on application to this 031 ce. mm m 11 in The Alabama Convention. Tho proceedings of the Alnhama Con i volition, some account of which is pub , lisbed io this paper, will ho regarded with 1 interest in at' <>f ih? Southern Statet,.as n!T r 1:r cj an index o( what tliu programme v iit he in tl:occ States where Conventions i <1,.^ ?Ai l ?ri -? ! j .. It 1 V Iivk j *j%. tioov IliV'iOli Alio IIIHItrii'tl Ui 1hat body is said to bo, principally, Nor' them adventurers ami Southern renegades, wilb a small proportion <>f onoj 5?oiithern in on an I blaclts. The bl?cl:*, of course, c> R3 a unit with the lltjici! whites, in this Plato the proportion of Machs will probably bo much greater, ! but the political completion of the Com vctition villi be about the santc?thor' onrrb!v Radical. Too nrtct pronvr.enl subject before (be Alabama Convention hooma to be tb.at of the TT.'Ctivo Franchise. Noj consent with the lar^e measure of disfranchisement met"1 out to the Southern people by Cm res-, they would disfranchise a fjw more .,f the conservative whites, with the view, wo presume, to beep the Ptnlo uni ifer the control of tbo Radical party ; and this explains the boasts which we have heard of as eomlnf? from eer'ain ignorant and deluded blades, (lint nono will hereafter bo allowed (o voto except those i?hom they will permit. Tin) Inst account is that t!:c Conventi m 1ms m:-j rmt led notion on this question until they can , nrith liiiliv Rodion's in Coi'-tof*, I .as to whruhrr r. further disfr.anc'.5-emont will be allowed. A letter, <1 ited Moot Cjomerv, All., November 11, cpvi-s in do- | ; tnil the propositions before the Conven! tion. Tt rays; "The Committee on the ' Elective Franchise, unable to aqroe, 1 :tvo ' presented both a majority nt,d a minority report. As wis expoet.d, tho majority have recommended a swceoinp measure of disfranchisement. The report they I havo presented consists of thr- p sections. | Tho first provides (list every ma'e citizen twor.tv one years of ago, who shall he a citizen of the United Strifes, or decl are I his intention of becoming such, who shall have resided in the State s'x, and in tho Countv time months preceding no dec tioo, shall lie deemed an ( lector. It provided, however, that no soldier, sailor, or inrirlno hi tho United Stales service shall j :.><p(!ro a residence by being stationed in 110 State. The second section provides f-.r the j registration (.f nil persons elected except ; ihe following three e!n?sos: "First, lho?c I who, d'nrirrg the lata rebellion, in any ! ivnv violated the rules of civilized wan j fare ; second, those who have horn coif | victed of treason, embezzlement of public i fun-!*, nnTTcasnnce in office, crime punishable by law with imprisonment in the penitentiary, or bribery ; thir.J, those who baring le?e\i registered in accordance with the provisions of the I! 'construction Act of Congress, refuse to vote either for or against the r.< \v Constitution, when it shall be submitted for ratification ; pro j vided, however, that no person shall ho I disfranchised by this clause whose failure | to vofs shall be in consequence of sick news, necessary absence or any pmviden' tial occurrence rendering it impossible for hiuvto resell tiio polls ; nnd provided further, that the General Assembly shs',1 have authority to remove tho disability { incurred under this act. The third section provides that All per. : sons before registering must take li.irfol I lowing oath : I do solemnly swear or nfllrm that T will support and maintain the Oonslitu- | tion and laws of the United State* ami ibo Constitution and laws of tho State of Alabama ; that if I have ever believed in the fight of a fltnlo to secede T bar by abandon it; that I accept the civil And political equality of all moo, and agree I I lint I.. Dllailil l to .li.nti.'ii i I | * ?- " >} (".'W VI , parsons on account of race, color or j> ? . vinta concft'.ion of any political or civil rphtj privilege or Immunity enjoyed by 1 anv othnr class of man | and, further ' inoro, that I will rot in any way injure or countenance in others any attempt to Injure any person or persons on Account of past or present supprtrt o'the fJbvcrn j rienr of tlio United. Htntes, the policy of I tho Cvu^fi si of tin United States, or the | principle of the political and civil ctpiali | ty <-f all mon or affiliation with any polip teal party. , J The minority report, vrhilo it recom^ mend; universal negro suffrage, protests , against any measure of disfranchisement, except for crime or violation of the rules of civtijzd'l warfare; The $xtromo men } arc, however, undoubtedly in the aseen ] danl, and the insjority report will be I adopted without any essential tnoditica lion, unloos contrary instructions are iuii Mediately iceoivcl^wom Washington. \'arou? other (Raijects of interest aro before tha U.dy. Am^ng th> m nn >rdi rr lin^^bows thfcd?? ihe npprtfi tioo laws ; another leg'timati/.ing lite children of persons of c?>ior who may llMVti IaWmiI tniiullu<r tul.iU it ------ *? bintf" " iuivmi v having hem married, and a third providinthat common carriers shall make no d'Ai motions between citizens on account of r tea or color, were ollerod, all of which v c re referred. The la?t ordinance is believe! to compel tho rail load companies to carry i c^r s in sleeping cars. Tlie report of tu? Committee on Finance and Taxation r< p >r?e 1 in favor of maintainijijr the credit of the Stale inviolate. A committee of thirteen was appointed to prepare an oath of office to be taken by every Stale official. We ".en rothing nliotil contracts and the r? pmfat'on < f <l? bt*, n snhj *ct whicli many seem to t xpoet the Conventions ; will take In Id of. Wo dont think tho material of which those Conventions will , ho rompo eif will have any interest in setting aside contract's; their interests wbnhl rifther ho favored hv enforcing th> m, SndTl o probability is that no f ir t!?Cr relief will he extended in this direc lion than Mint ulronUv s fibre! o J by the Act:* of (Vnjrcs. - ?"Trtn ?> ?. Eff.cu of Reaction. Many of our Southern papers are san guino as to tho effects u; on the South of thy reaction in public nliincnt at the North in favor of Constitutional liberty, am! believu that tho present nuomalous condition of affairs at the South will not ho of long duration. The Charles.Ion jYews concludes au article on this subject iu tho following encouraging terms : "The Northern elections have caused il.o lone headed businessmen of the North to watch with care the progres* of event*, in ihe South. Tlmy have bahel.l tho pa tionce of tho white mnn, and the liardi, hood of the tiogro ; and they Lava been UisguHCU l>y /Lio rant of t!;o now voters, nri'1 the yelling ? f their menu whito al Hes. Now do tliey begin to sec tlnit Military Reconstruction is S uithcrn negro rule; and, although home experience hns taught them that profligacy of party is no bar to political success, tliev recoil in liorror fro.fi the menace of African mi nrcrmcv new the intelligent thiurbaahun. Kvorv day opens tiieir eyes tho wider ; a very hour is clearing away tlio scales dint have ob&rurcd their vision. Tlio !?Ucks are teaching tlio North that lhev arc utterly unfit to bo trusted with the tnffrsgo; nod, if tho Southern people continue to bo as quiet and sensible as hitherto thoy have been, they will find in the excesses of tho negroes themselves lLo best Help for Reaction." Important if True. Tho Charleston Courier gives us a rumor as current in that city, as follows : "Among tho numerous rumors in the oitj' is ono that Chaplain Fron mi and a leading politician of tho Republican pari tv, recently arrived from Washington, have ma lo application to General Catihy to postpone the election for a Statu Con vention. Tliey give as a reason that a number of prominent Republican mem. hers of the House of Representatives, have agreed to so modify the Uenonslruc lion AcU ns to iuclude * much larger proportion of the whiles of the South among the enfranchise*! classoa. Many of the Radicals at tho North hnvo become alarmed at the recent elections and art* now anxious to propose or adopt more conciliatory measures. Having, they nay, vwilled ?t the last session to tiie views of Tliad. Slovens, Sumner and oilier*, load . r->, ar.d tlio election having gone against them, ther row demand that Stevens, Sumnor and others shall co operate with the more moderate \ving of the party. Titian ov Ma. Davjs.?It is announced that the trial of Mr. Davia will certainly take place iu ll.o United States Court wh'ch commences its Fall Term in Rich monj on Monday next. The Jury, it is said, will ho composed largely of r.eyroe. Abandoned Lands. Washington, November 9.?The following circular has boon sent to lite sever al Assistant Commissioners of the Freeduom's Hureau : Wah Dupak't, Ht kkai; Raman as, ) Fukkomkn and Aiiandonku LaNIM, r Washington, L>. O., Nov. 6,'l>7. ) Sir : As there is still quite nn amount >f abandoned property on your returns, and much of it Occupied by tho former owners, w ho abandoned it according to the .i v...;.:... -# .? - i- ? i 1. uvijiiiiit'ii til tuu mw, nuu wiio, %iirf?ujru contempt of the Government of tbe I'm ted Slates and of tho President's authori ty, decline to make any application under the orders approved by hirn for its reato ration, jou are hereby instructed to fcivo notice to ail such persona, through your officers and agents, that th^ir property, coining under ihe a!>ovo bead of "abnn doncd property held by the Government," and now on your returns, will be taken formal poaaossion of on the 1st of January next, and retited to refugees and freed men in accordance with the provisions of the law. In case they make application in accordance with tho law, formal restoreHon will be immediately made, and reported to tliis oliico. Very respectfully yours, u.s. (Mas r, Secretary of War a J interim. We once heard of a man who only subscribed to n paper to help it along, but failed to pay his subscription. Wo hope nono of our subscribers bnvo adopted that plan. Congress irir.es on Thursday I bo 21st in at. Hi O V .1 Pi . i'CIf" Lieut. II. W. Hoes, Iihb avsumed command of this' military Pout during the temporary absence of M;?j. Lynn. New Advertisements. T?ukm,Niiown A- Co.?This well known I establish iriaot olTVrs jjreat inducements lo ] customers. Their prices defy competition. See adve rtisomont. .T. M. Sadi.kt; & Co., are now receiving their second Stock of Fall and Winter <ioods, Groceries, A"!. Soo their advertisement in today's paper. Tho Elation. At tho time we <*o to pics*, (Wednesday 11, u. ??.) tLo eloedon on tho subject of Convention is progressing quietly. 827 vote* wcro polled nt this I'locinct 011 Tuesday?about 00 of which wcro whites. Wo learn that about 221 votes were rust nt Pry Creek?mostly blacks?no further returns from the" country.? The blacks at this and Dry Creek precincts cast ueaily their whole strength on yesterday ; and it believed and "Loped that the whiles will turn out to dnv and defeat the Radical candidates. The bhuks are using every exertion to overcome the white majority. IT the whites sullenly permit this, ami the present laws of Congress romvn of force, we would not give iintiib for tho while influence hereafter ia District elections. "Prmoh!" t."?The Christmas Number of this unrivalled mnjjiz'no is received, and is rosily a pun. I'.r engravings and ! stories are excelloc', hs ".Christmas Pin' nor," which is illustrated, looks good on. ougb to oat, and is accompanied with proper receipts for cooking it. Wo notice several additions, in this number, of interest to ladies. One of which is the enlargement of the already complete Fashion Department, and of largo page illustrations of bonnets, cloaks, and children's cesium's. Tho pattern r.heet is .a very valuable one, being print rd on bo'li sides, A feature of tho fash, ions is originality, and, therefore, of special des'pns and information. Subscription f.ricc, ?3 y earl v. Addre<*. W. Jennings Pemortst, 473 Broadway, New York. A N tshvillo drinking sn'o >n has a hack Regularly employed, to carry it* patrons home as fast as they gut drunk. This relieves the saloon of a nuisance, and im sures tho tight gentleman a good ri le home, and immunity from arrest. Capi'al idea that ! O.ir "saloons" (known to tho initiated) are far behind with the advancements of the time#.? ?...i.. ?i vnnii\>i vr*n niuiKM Iiirn iinr'.nnicu fining suitable conveyance for"p?il>lic day" nuis nnros, that have become of late no r.oi* nam ai d disgusting to the Villngcis. Iho Trcsbyterian Convention?Adop* lion of a 3nis of Union. PitiLADKi.ritia, Not. 9.?The Presbyterian Convention adjourned loiday, afier recommending the holding of similar Convention* each venr, and adoptiog the fol lowing basis "f union: First. An acknowledgment of the Scriptures of the Oid end New Testament to be the inspired Word of (Jod?-the only infallible rule of faith and practice. Sec ?nd, That in the United Churcli the Westminister Coufeaaioh of Faith shall be received an I adopted ns containing I tho syatem of doctrines taught in the llolv Scriptures. Whilst the committee recommend the foregoing basis of doctrine, they do not wish to be understood ns impugning the orthodoxv of the Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of tho Synod of l)or?. Third. That the United Church ahall . : 1 .1._ t> I / reccivu mm ii^opi wnj i iesuyitrian loruj of Church government. Fourth. The P >ok of Psalms, which is of Divine inspiration, is well adapted to i tho stHto of the Oiuroh, in nil ngee ar.d i circumstances, and should he used in go cial worship. Put as vj.r'ous collections of Psalmody are used in tho different churches, n change in litis respect shall not li? required. Fifth, lhat the session of ea?h church ; shall h?ve the right to determine who shall join in communion in the particular I church c mmltted to their care. The committee recommend the adop Lion of the following resolutions, viz : i First. 'J hat wo unite in requesting our) respective) churches, in their supremo iu dicatories, (o appoint a c< mmitteo of five each, which shall constitute a joint com inittee. whose dutv it shall he to meet at a time and place to he agreed upon, and i proceod with all convenient dispatch in an attempt to form a basis of union ac cording to tho principles of this report; which basis they shall submit to ths chii'chs* for then consideration and adopti tion, it being understood that this is not . designed to interfere with the pending j negotiations for reunion between two of tho larger bodies represented !u this convention. Second As there is so much agreement among all tho Churches horn represeiiiu.1, j in all OMenti.il matters ? f faith, <1 ieciplipo and order, it in recommended that friendly end fraternal ir.tercour?e be cultivated hv interchange of pulpits, hv fellowship with | ono another in social roligioua mooting*,, and hy communion with each other nt. the Lord's table, subject to tho regulations of each particular branch of the Church. Third. That in case the above paper 1 should he adopted, Committee ho ap. , pointed to lay this action of the Conven j tion be/ore tho highest judicatures of tl>o . various branches of the Church here represented. Fourth. That the meml>?r* of this 0>n- j vention who may cote for the foregoing | basis of union, to bo Iftist before the Churches, shall not, thereby, be regardful as being committed to advocate its adop tion when hM before the branches of the Church respectively, hut shall be free to net according to the indications of I'rovidonco at tho timo. The Cotton Tax. An Augusta correspondent of tlio Cincinnati Commercial Kays: "A few fact*, concerning a grand scheme which lias fur its object the-iecovary ol rill lax that Iik? been paid upon cotiort, have come to uiv knowledge within tbo i**t few days, which no doubt will he ofconsidtra hie interest to the public, from the fact that tliero is n great principal and an im. tnenso amount of monpy involved.? llerschel V. Johnson of this State, is ono of tlio principal parlies concerned, and is in company with other protniueu*. politn ciaiis and lawyers. of the inlluenlial frionds alluded lo by Mr. Johnson, In the circular which he is scattering over the North, is Charhs rvi' ~r v-.- v -i- "'l? ? .uiiiiui, UI illttf airORiiV I hvi* about 5,1)00,000 of tbcso claims for l!io refunding of tuxes paid upon cotton by parties in this 8'ate alone, wbilo their colleague* in Alabama have upwards of I 20.000,000, nnd confidently ?xonct to Iii\4'0 SO,000,000, collected toyolher bv tl>o ti:i?o Congress convenes, wben they | will present tlio mutter, wiib ullofilftj meri's, nnd off r a bonus of 30.000.000, ' to earrv it lliri?i ?b. lit the evcro of S'!Ci ! j cuss, they will return 40,000,000 to the j tax p.i rem nnd retain the other 10,000, j 000 for R-rvice* rendered. Should tbi* I scheme prove successful, the result can readi'v be forraerp, ntuY Ibft entire amount of revenu" which bsdlie.cn accrued from ibnt source will l?avu to be rflfnnded.?Tbe croc of ooltou raised this year is hrp'T, ii > Joiibt, t' an nuv \ield since 18C1. and that fact, with the increased foreign production, lasso reduced the price (it only being worth 12 1 4c. to-lnv) that many {daut? rs say thev will be utter ly unable t > meet their obbgVions, an I seem to anOeipito nothing short of bank I ruptcy and financial ruin, iu almost every instance, their crops have been pledged to the com mission houses for the payment of advance, made early in the i sear.00, upon ectimatna greatly in exc??? of the present prices." Homicido In hnoucr. The Suuiter SVrtOi gives the following particulars of tho recent homicide in that place : "One of the most shocking occurrences it lias ev^r lieen our duty to record, trnn? spired ? this place, on Monday last, nt shout itmUJay, immediately in front of the Court House, tho Court being in session at the limo. Mr. T. M. Durant of this pines, wn# shot and instantly killed hv Mr. It. J. Hod re, of Clarendon District, liio weapon used being a double barrelled gun, shots from L t!i barrels of which,* in ou'ck Biieccssion, were fired into the vital parts of the unfortunate man. Ho foil, and whilst falling and fae'ng his onemv, tho bocoml shot wax lired into him, and lie lay weltering nnd gasping in his blood, and expired within five minutes. A difli enltv some time since existing between the parties, the details of which we will not fitiinK it nnn lo-'tr a IH.IiaiuI >? ?>? gation, !,->] to the appalling event of which wo writo. About mid day an Monday last, Mr. dodge arrived nt Sumter, and s'enped from hi* buggy, which ho ha<l slopped on the Main street, nearly in front of the Court iiouso. Iio wont into one or two a Ij ?centt>t <res, where ho remained for a moment or two, and returned to tho ! sidewalk near where his buggy ww, and i talked with persons, apparently free from | ex moment. Seeing Mr. l>erant an the opposite side of the street, walking w:tli a gentleman, ho wont to his boggy, look therefrom a double.barreled pun, and ad vance I in the direction Mr. Durant was going, and whop vrithm eight pace* of him. fired, the whole load taking effect Web>w tho left shoulder nod near tho left aide. The unfortunate man staggered, and turning in the direction of his fon, re ceived the r, cotid shot, whicl. shattered his arm near the wrist, and immediately fell and died. TI.e gtut was loaded with buck and tuikey shot. Mr. Hodge prm ceo !< d immediately into tho Court House nr. 1 there sum*. !> rehimsof, and waa committed to prison. Tim Gicain Chop?lt?u monthly raport of the Commissioner of Agriculture states lliat n larger wheat crop never !. is I pen raised in this country than during the present season, though it is n?>t ns large ns the broAtllh sown might have led urt to expect. Tho most oo'.iaeabio inc.ran.0 ha< liton :u tlio Southern States, with tlie fx v ption of Tox?s. Cats and rvo are ?*?i thnnted ntxivo tho yield of last year, bailey elightly l>e!ow, beans end peas nro nn a?erage. In corn, tbo cash value, arul the fatten.ug and sustaining qualities aro greater than la t 3 ear Sorgho cultiva lion generally is reduced ; buckwheat is nn average crop, potatoes a poor one, and in tobacco a decline is indicated. A Conspirator ? n.o National 7;i tclli itnccr, of Saturday, has a remarkable editorial on tienoral Crsnt. It gravely intimates that he has encountered certain members of the ruunp, us well as lees iio portai L personages, . in a conspiracy, by force, intimidation and threat, to prevent certain high functionaries from holding nnd exercising olflce*, trusts and places of coiitideoio in the (iovernmont of the Uui ted States. It is ailugsd, moreover, that the conspiracy referred to is still on foot, notwithstanding tho complexion of tho recent eIect:onr, nnJ contentplaten AO far Iy consummation. Coi'llt of ari klatjs and EkuOKA? "Tin* Court of Appeals will meet iii Col iiuiLia on tlia fourth Monday in (hi* month. The ap|w?;?U from the Mdllw Circuit will he hoard tir<t, ami than thane from tho W astern, Northern, Southern ?nd Eastern'Circuit* successively. The Court of Errors wi'l meet on tlio first Monday tn IWemW.? C/tur. Newt. The Kingntroo St ir says of a recant Radical mealing in that place : ?A Radii cal licitot waa nominated lor the Convert" tion, to wit: Washington Darmgton (iilarlt.) 8. A. Hwaili (coloied.) and Ol. sien, plain. Of the competency of theae individual* for Constitution uiskiog *? nr*? not sufficiently acquainted with their history to vpenV: thev all hefng offorelgn importation; Swells from Massachusetts, Harington from Charleston, And O.sten fiom across the waters. 1 I TELEGRAPHIC. Northern News. WASrtlNftTOS, November 12.? A priz.j I fluliLuiir nnrlv. over f.onr Hriil.te. w:n n I .*? ---- - -H p? -? ca|*tur;?l this morning by Schofield s soldiers. Schofield has determined to stop prise H jilting in Lis District. Tlio mi ii tary were accreted in the woods, and *urt rounded tho pnrty before the alarm was given. None escaped. Tbad. Steven*' friend* iliitik that ho cannot survive the wuitcf. TUe impenchers say lhatllio persistence of the President in his determination to witbho'd from the Senate the mason* for Stanton's removal from tho War Ollico will bo the gravest charge against him yet briv-3RAn Havana special snva that Maxirvri!, fan's bodv would bo delivered to Admiral TegetbotF on tho Oth. Tho Republicans claim that negro suffrage has boon carried m Minnesota, by a small majority. Some owners of cotton ae'zed during tire war, are about inatituting legal proceedings a rainst Secretary MeOulloch, o.i tho' ground of his illegal rulings. It is antic'pitod tlrat this action will lead to tho ventilation of the whole matter. It is nnnrtv accurately Hscrtainod that the Uoiled hiatea is ill treaty fof two is* Inu U in this West Indies, v z: St. Thomas and St. John, atn price estimated from four to six million dollars in gold. The transfer of the islandR to this country is dependent on tho consent of the people of tho islands, and the question into he pro sen ted to them during the present nioullt. It is thought tho majority will consent. The TTosorious Pollard?Ho is Shot by a Son of General Wise?Arrest of the Assailants. 11 ai.timouk, November 14.? At about 12 o'clock today, os K. A. I'ollard, tho historian of "Loo and bis Lieutenants," was passing in front of thu Mallbv House, be vas approached hv a am and nephew of General llacrv A. W ? ?, named,respectively John and IlnL'l w tVise, each of whom fired at I'ollard, ono of the halls passing through the right arm <.f I'ollard, be having his wife on tho lefi hand at tho time. I'ollard drw hi} pinto!, hut wan unable to raise it on account of ids wound and 'h* hall struck the pavement. The assailants crnie !; i tlds morning from K chmond tooblnin satisfaction from I'olinrJ for a i i!?-r ice ntiv ptihlished bv the latter iit ie;?ly to a J?jtr of (reneml Wi?o ori*i *f?inPoli oav. II story of tho War, hi;.I Ii*\.l previously declared their intention to client tiii.i on Moth of the assailants arc ii custody, to hwait an examination. Southern "?wt. UiCtiMOM), Novemoer 12?Tlie military Hutliontiea today n*r'-sted Louis Lindsay. tlifl colore.! de'eg iir, for using angns^n calculate.] to array the Macka against the white*. lie is to Imi tried by military commission. Chief Justice C!ia?n will arrive to morrow morning, to preside uiih Judge Un? darwoo.l at ll.p a.ij eirne I Sj ring term of tbo United States (Circuit C.? irt, wl.lch commences to morrow, The Fell term, at which Mr. l>avis is to be tried, coni' mences on ll.e 25'Ii, and his trial will certainly go on. From tha sut.ira, it appears the Jury will bo Isr^tly composed of blacks. The /liTn.rna Convention. Montoomkuv, Novwuber 9 ?P. Nf.? i? : . . ... i i iin nttuniuviniiii v/itii>rnim<i necnieu against thn |>r >po.*iii<v? ;<? insert no pro* criptive feature in thn ?*.<? v Cnrpsti: ution. The Tl ovib'ionn p ?rtv prop ?o to elect nil Sta'e anil County oflieats nt thn nma tinio. Tii? on?liin''on i* to bo submitlu.l to the pnopls :u hopes of getting * larger vo*.? on in. rniif -tvon, nn i prevent any loss to toe !l p,il?' ?* ! ? * 011 account of freedmen ehai?g:njj bom* by tho first of January. Montoomri'V. November 12 ?Tn lbs litre; nstrucU'Ui Con*? ntioo the whole day *"ih consumed in oon*i.loring the franohiso '|uo->tion. Tho M j r?tv fleport, which embrace* strong prescriptive feuturos, will be adopts I. MosTooMmv, N??veml?er 14.?A caucus of ibo (Udicnl ifi-.j->rit v of tlio Hecoo* slruciion Convention dcci led l**t night to send a special messenger to Washington to ascertain from beading K*pnMic#na bow far Congress will permit the Onnrsni tion to goon the question of disfranchising rebel*, nud tod ?y lite Convention, by a vote of fifty h:x to twenty.four, poMpmiod further Action on the franchise question until Monday next. A resolution waa adopted instructing the proper Committee to inquire into the expediency of requiring former owners to pay the black* wage* for their service* from the date of the Emancipation l*rnclamatioo to May 20, 18(1.%. An ordinsqee w*i Introduced and referred proponing to confiscate a portion of the .Seinta and Meridiau Railroad, which wa? constructed hv the Confederate (increment in aid of the rebellion, the procco.it of the natne to go into the Educational Fund. An ordinance waa introdocod to abolish the State l'olt Fax. The Florida Elections. Auocsra, (Jx, November 14.?The election on the question of Convention 4e progressing quietly in Florida. No doubt the Come.uii>>n will he carried by a large majority. as the white* are indifferent? A Tallahassee diepatch says: "Tho#Uc tton ?? going on qniotlr ; vcrr few. ?o?m against Convention. The while* i;enor#?l. Ij decline tfoiin#," He * For Liberia. Aror*Tt, Oa , November 14.?Three hnodrtd nogroea paseed through here to. night, tn r<mt4 for Charleston, to lak? paee&ge io the (Jolcond* fpr Liberia. Foreign Hcwi. id Lokdow, November 9.? V colliery in Walee exploded, and it it feared that few of tite threo hundred workmen otcapad. It is laid that Garibaldi, together with hie sons and chiefs, will come to America. Oram distr.jst Is fait a bow t theroiatinna between Kratice, Italy and Home. The Papal troop* refoso to release the captured ineur^enta, at the ruqneat of Franco.