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BY^KKITH, HOYTJ^CO.' "'TERJf^^^^rto?^K^o?, TWO DOI* LARS per annum strictly in advance ; for six montas, Ohe Rollar. s ? -.. tef-Adfiertiseinen's at $1 per square Jor ten lines or Uss for the first insertion, and 50 cents fbr each subsequent insertion. rjt?r Obituary'Not ices exceeding fee lines,Trib' ute's of Respect, Communications of a personal character when admissible, and Announcements of Candidates, will bc charged for as advertise ments. Hey Job Printing neatly and c/.caply executed Necessity compels us to adhere strictly lo the requirement cf c a sh payment._ ""WALHA?LA'," & C. : Friday Morning, May_20?^870-_ Bgk. Frost was seen in tho couuty last vroek;^ The weather now is warm and very, dry. 3 V? " ?* ~" # B^. A frecdwoman fell in a burniug brush-pilo,,at Mrs. Thoa. 1>. MOROAN'S, on | Monday last, aud was burned to death. Horse Stolen On the 12th iustant, RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., had his largo, fino iron-Gray Horso stolon from his farm, near this town. No trace of the horso has been discovered. Ouo TORRENTS, or WtilT?, has been arrested on suspicion of complicity in tho transaction. Fifty dollars roward is offered for tho horse. Another Fic-NIc Tho obildron belonging to tho Misses MOK OAN school substituted a Pie-Nic for a May day eclcbratiou on thc 13th instant. Thc children marched in procession, headed by tho band, to WEIIHSNS' Spriug, where they spent a delightful day. Thc pio-uic was good and bountiful. On returning, tho procession halted-opposite Mr. TROTTER'S photographic gal'^ryj and wero transferred, lifo-like, by thai gentleman, to his canvass. Tho baud deserves tho thanks of all for their laud ser vices on those occasions. ?hooking Calamity. Ono of the most frightful occurrences took place, near old Pickcns, in this County, on tho afternoon of tho 15th instant, which it has been our province to chronicle: Mr. SAMUEL REID, lady and two grand-children, started, in a buggy, to this placo. Thc horse ran away, threw Mrs. REID out of thc buggy, killiug ber instantly. Ouc of thc little boys, (a sou of Col. KEITH,) was thrown out and seriously injured. Mr. REID and his other little grand son, "WILLIE REID, were also thrown out aud injured, but not seriously. Mr?. REID hrs been interred in Anderson. Tho injured aro doing well. New Advertisements Mr. ANSKL, Intondant of tho town, gives notice of an election on Wednesday, the 25th 4_~-j/.vrjjuoiiiuil IU BUDSCrlDG sou, 000 to thc capital stock of thc Air-Line Rail road. In Yorkville $50,000 was unanimous ly subscribed to this road iu tho samo woy Let us do likewise Mr. TROTTER bas opened rooms at Messrs. WniTMiRE & Co.'s store, whero ho will bc pleased to sec thoso iu want of photographs, &o. His pictures aro to thc original truly drawn. ''Preservo the shadow ero tho sub stance fades." Messrs. WniTMIR? & Co. aro receiving their New Goods. If you would get bargains givo them a call. Their advertisement ap pears in another column. Mr. PORCHER gives notice that bo will bo nt his office, in tho Court House, on Tuesdays, until further notico. Tho campaign has opened. Tho friends of ono man announce him a candidate for School Commissioner. 1 VI 9 Augusta and Hartwell Railroad We make tho following extract from thc roport of tho Dircotors to tho annual meeting of the Stockholder?, held in Augusia n few days ago, viz : "Tho route surveyed does not prove as fa vorable os desired, and your Directors feel satisfied that other lines, which prove less ex pensive to build, and now generally satisfac tory to citizens of counties through which the load will pass, oan bo run, and it is their in tention ut onco to organize another corps (of engineers) to select ono or more routes, from which tho best will bc chosen." Our readers aro aworo that tho route sur veyed was to Clayton, Georgia. A short time sinco some of the citizens of this town addressed a notcto GEO. D. CHAPMAN, Esq., setting forth its claims to be made thc termi nus of that road, of whfe h he is tho President. A fuvor?blo, but of course indefinite, answer was promptly given, and tho Augusta Con ktit?lion?tUt) of the 11th instant, containing an account of tho mooting of tho Stock holders from which tho obovo oxtract was taken, with the article marked, has also just been received. If we can get tho Air-Lino, wo can get Ibis road too. Voters of Walhalla ! don't forget that next WEDNESDAY l l X?f&, The Land Subscriptions to thc South Carolina Central Railroad arc, WO loam, rap. idly progressing. Poisons desirous of sub scribing, had better do so at once, as thc amount required will soon bo realized, and the opportunity for subscribing bo olosed. Evory one should havo a finger in thc pie the moro dogers there aro ot work, the quick er- thc pie will bo made. We ore anxious, and'our appetites- koon-for it --Clarendon Presa. . _. ; ffggjr Sam. Hildebrand, delegate from Mis souri to tho "Red River Convention/ shows 476 notches on his lifio, and elatina ho has filled aihan fcv ?VeryRotoh. How "insane' hf mWbnvc bee? fot 476 time*. I Tho Ball la Motion The town of Wu Hi ul hi, appreciating her position and futuro, hits, through tho Town Connoil,. subscribed Fifty Thousand Dollars to tho capital ?took of tho Air-Lino Railroad. This proposition will bo voted on, cu tho 25th instant. This is an important move ment. . It is .tho first tangible . proof wo have of tho ?nruc8tdess of our people in this groat onterpriso, and will, wo doul? not, oveutuato in success. Thc interests of tho town are vitally conoerued, and thoro can be but ono response. Let tho legal voters of tho town and tax payers unite heartily in this subscrip Lion. Such action will comtueud a libera] County subscription to our people, and put us on tho high road to prosperity aud great ness. Wo give below the action of tho Council, which ia worthy of all commendation ; lie it Ordained, by tho Intendant and Wardens of tho town of Wnlhulla, in council assembled, That for and in tho name of said town, thc Intendant bo and ho is hereby au thorized to subscribe the sum of Fifty Thou sand Dollura to tho capital- stock of thc Air Liuo Railroad whenever, in his opinion, tho following provisos have been substantially complied with, viz : 1st. That tho lino of said Railroad .has bceu so located that a depot thereof willie built witbiu suid town. 2d. That thc bonds of thc corporation, pay nblo twenty years after date, and bearing iu tcrcst at the rate of seven per centum per annum, shall bc taken ot pur in payment of said subscription. 3d. That this Ordinance shall have been ratified by a majority of the legal voters and tax-payers, who shall voto at thc election hereinafter provided for. And Lc it further Ordained, That tho said Intendant do proceed, as soon as practi cable, to order an election and give the usual public notice thereof, in which all thc legal voters and tax-payers of said town shall bc invited to express their opiuions ou making of said subscription, by ballot j those in favoi thereof having endorsed upou their ballot: tho word '-ratify," and those opposed tbercti thc word "reject." Important Proceedings. A case was commenced hero yesterday Bays the Columbia Pheonix of the 15th in stant, which will bc of interest to thc tax p:-y ers throughout thc State. lu 18G8, th Legislature authorized tho Comptroller-Gen oral to endorse bonds of the Rlue Ridge Rail road Company, to thc extent of 81,000,000 Upon its being ascertained that thc Comp trollor Geucral was endorsing thc bonds, ol injunction was applied for before Judgo Mel ton, to restrain the Comptroller from endors ing, and thc Railroad Company from issuin: thc bonds. The case is brought by promi ncnt citizens and tax payers, and the grouu tiken is that such endorscmeut of bonds is i conflict with tho Constitution of thc State. A temporary iojnne': .) has been granted an thc hearing of the ease ordered for Tucsda next, lt is stated that during Friday nigh thc Comptroller-General eudoreo/? A?<?~:,,: Ot Ibo bouds ; it'is further stated that thof bonds were delivered to the agent of the Uli Ridge Railroad, and were sent off Not'thwai by thc 9 o'clock train yesterday. If thci things be so, it is hoped that.the Cotnptrolh or His Excellency the Governor will use tl telegraph and prevent innocent purchase, from receiving thcso bonds, until thc gra\ questions presented to tho courts shall bat been disposed of. The Columbia correspondent of tho Charle ton Arcios, referring to these boods, soys : "But this endorsement of the bonds of railroad company is to bo examined. Tl Senate, by a vote of twenty two 1 o one, hi declared that thc Stnto is expressly prohibit* by the constitution from endorsing ?ny bom for nny purpose whntevcr. 'Tho State nu issue its own bonds, but cannot endorse otho Seo article 9, sections 10 and 14, of tho Coi stitution ; and also thc Senate journal, pugi 10 and 40. Tho tenor of thc whole artic of the Constitution in question is clearly re trictivc of thc right and privilege of issuii bonds; and our safest lights of jurisprudem aro said to have expressed tho view just gi cu." Retrenchment and Rcforra-~Movement 1 Charleston. A public meeting io called in Chariest* to send delegates to thc June convention. Thc call for the meeting is numerously signe Let thc ball thus set in motion bc rolled < until we secure a full convention. Thc ci referred to reads thus : "Thc citizens of Cbarlcston County, wi recognizo tho civil and political equality all thc eitizons of thc State and tho cqu right of nil citizens, under tho laws of ti Stute, to hold public oflicc, and who aro wi ing, lrrespccti o of party, class or color, 'join iu tho movement for scouring to Sou Carolina an obie, honest and economical go eminent, which shall maintain thc rights labor, encourage tho iuflux of capital, ai represent, with fidelity and justice, all class of our people, ore invited to assemble in mu meeting, at Hibernian Hall, on Mondi evening, May 1G, at 8 o'clock, to choos. di egates to represent this County in thc Sta Convention, which, ot tho suggestion of tl Press Conference, assembles in Columbia; < Juno 15th, next." R3T Tcrriblo'Yircs arc raging in tho woo and among the mountains in Sullivan, Orang Madison and other Counties in Now Yor oxtonding over 100 miles of torritory, ar tho loss is already estimated at $5,000,00 In the night timo, the spectacle of tho bur lng mountains is both grand and startlin It is feared that a family near deposit Statio: 00 thc Urie Railroad, has been rousted aliv --V.? ?, #3T Chpfciin Dunn, who is oanvassir tho first Congressional District in oppositic ttf "Whittomoro, addressed tho clcotors Georgetown last Friday. "Wbittemoro w dofended by Representativo Jones, who w subsequently flayed by Reprcseototive Boi loy, who denounced Whittetoore and Jones ? ?.Very handsome mi?ner. The Dunn mee i?g>?* decidedly succciful. _LlMIPLMlll.IIJ.il JL . v '?: *V*' .- . i' His! ?y^g^^.I ^ I The Ah-Lino Railroad. Our iuterest in this enterprise is groat. Elsewhere tho people arc moving. In York, tho County Commissioner have subscribed 3200,000 to tho stock of tho Compauy, and submitted it to thc pcoplo for their ratification or rejection. Tho Enquirer is sanguino of success. From tho Oreen ville Enterprise we copy tho following, which shows that our neighbors aro iu earnest. Why can't Oconeeand Piok cns engage in tho good work '( Wo trust that thoso interested iu thcso counties, (and who is not ?) will como feggtord with propositions to givo material aid tb thia important enter prise, and push them forward to success. Thc Enterprise says : Tho Executive Committee who havo been charged with iittcndutg to tho important iu terest of Grcouville/lis connected with tho Air-Line Railroad, had a meeting in tho of fice of James I*. Mooro, Esquire, on last Saturday , ovouing. Several citizens, not of tho counnittco, were present. Tho special object was to hear a report from tho ablo and zealous ohnirman of tho coiuuiittco, Gen. W. K. Easlcy. Gen. E. made n most interesting verbal statement of tho prospects of the Hoad. From positivo information in his possession, he stated that tho Air-Lino Hoad would cer tainly bo constructed. A most fa?-orablo con tract hus already been made with a responsi ble contractor, the details of which wo do not undertake to givo ; but so faros Greenville is couoorned, Gen. E. suid that wo need not expect that thc road would pass through it uulcss wo shall sot to work manfully to raise thc sum of about three hundred thousand dollars, which the County and City have pledged. Tho Hoad is to bc built in two years from this time, and tho amount will be called for by iustalincuts. Thc investment itself is ?afc, and tao benefits to the City und County incalculable j and on the other hand j tho failure to secuto the road and its taking j another course than through Crecnville would bc ruinous. Gen. E. urged these ond otho, views of the importance of thc undertaking! and tho uccessity of thc proper exertions of the pcoplo of thc Citw ,md County of Crcen ville to securo tho location, in a clear, logical and conclusive mauncr. Wo felt sorry that every citizen cf tho Couuty could not have been present or could not at least iu some i way have placed before them the sound rea soning founded on thc basis* of facts, which was presented by Gen. Easlcy. Ou motion oj'II. P. Hammett, a sub com mittee of seven was appointed to report next Monday a plan for raihing the necessary funds. The Commit toe consists of ll. P. Hammott, Chairman, II. Beattie, Dr. W. Iv. Jones, J. A. David, T. Q. Donaldson, T. C. Cower and Alex. Mo Hoc. We aro hopeful in this matter, and uro satisfied that, as was said in the meeting of thc Committee, that il the people have the proper will to have the Road the ivuy will be found. Spartanburg will cooperate no doubt handsomely, and why should not Oeonee, An dersou and Pickens, most of all which coun ties must bc directly or indirectly largely b.melittol by tho Road. Charlotte, und tho County of Mecklonborg, N. C, huvesubsorib ed two hundred thousand dollars towards nuking up tho 8750,000 necessary to bc r. ised by thc counties between the Georgii iiuo mia IUUI pince. v Gen* Eusley stated that tho Air-Lino traci would bc completed from Atlanta to Gains ville, Ga., in a few weeks. They tire nov 1 tying down iron rails ot. thc rate cd* one mil? every day. Tho track would bo pushed on t< thc South Carolina Hue in due time. Tin construction ol' thc Road would proceed froo Charlotte, North Carolina, ns soon ns tin needful funds aie secured ; the grading would however, bo commenced in this County a. soon ns it commences near Chorlotte. Ji conclusion, wc would remark that Gen. Easlc has assurances that whenever ho is able U report that thc sum of 6750,000 is scourer, by thc people bel ween thc city of Charlotb and the Georgia linc, tho work will commence Then let there bo no faltering in this grea enterprise, but let us contribute our part ti authorize thc report to be made speedily. FAITHFULNESS REWARDED,-The follow ing letter, says thc Knoxville Daily Whig from General MoOown. who was in tho Cou federate service and who was raisod in Sevic county, but is now a citizen of Arkansas, t< Hardiman Jefferson, a colored mau of this city, shows two things : 1st. Thc hind?es ! of, at least, OOG Southern man towards ou colored people, and lid. Thc faithfulness o i this man Jefferson, who was tho body sci vant of thc General thoughout thc war, am remained true to him to tho last, lie is not about to reap thc fruits of his fidelity. Hardiman Jefferson : "I have not forgot ten how faithfully you served mc. Nor Itav I forgotten my promise of 25 acres of land If you see proper to come herc this fall I wil give you forty acres of land. I do this, bc cause I think your services to mc during th war, deserve it. Let mo know certainly wha you will do, and if you como, how you prc poso to travel, as I can inform you, as lo tl1 host route, what to bring, otc. "You can got good wogoa boro if 3'ou wis! to labor. This is a better country for a coloi ed man than Tennessee. You can find vu cant land thut you can enter cheap." J. B. MCCOWN. TAXING TUK SOUTH CAROLINA RAILUOAE -In the United States Circuit Court, a Charleston, Wednesday, his II oner Judo Bryan presiding, a motion was made by Hon A. G Magroth, for au injunction to restruii Reuben Tonilinson, Esq., Stato Auditor, am thc treasurers of the several Counties througl which tho South Carolina Railroad passes from proceeding to tho collect ion of taxes, as sensed upon tho properly of the company. The bill sets forth that thc South Carolin! Railroad Company has, by the statutes of th? Stato, n perpetual exemption from taxation that by the recent Act of the Legislature, Mn courts arc forbidden- to interfere with tl 9 col lection of any tax assessed under tho au thority of tho State, ond that the provisioi mode in thc stotuto for thc recovery of taxe illegally assessed and colleotcd is inad?quat mid affords no adequate or substantial relief Heneo this bill is brought by Branch & Sons uitizens of Virginia and Georgia, ogainst tin South Carolina Railroad, lo prohibit the coin p??y from paying the.tax, and against tho ta: affloCrs for tho purpose of suspending tho en forcomen? of tho taxes. ' , Afters lengthy argument on,, tho case ii the United States Court, Thursday, Judgi Bryan, decided, to issue the iojucot?on \a ko iordjtpee wi/h. the rfquoef-.of the potltioucrs Public Speaking On lust Monday afternoon, there was a littlo stir in tho Republican circles, created by tho advent of Gov. Scott and several others of tho party. At night, tho drums woro bea ten, trumpets blown, etc, ?od an nudienoo 'gathered iu tho opon air to hear what was to bo said. Our reporter hastened to tho scene, und arrived uftcr tho Governor had com menced his talk. Ile seemed ot that time to bc making nu ofiort to please his boorers by descanting upon tho diff?rence botwocn u uiountuiu pcoplo and those who dwell ulong tho soa shoro ; tho formor of which no des cribed ns bravo and generous and having pretty women-tho latter, as Irritable. Wo heard but littlo of this speech, and therefore cannot speak of it as n whole; but iu what wo heard,, thc spoukor appeared to be quite nt a loss for words or ideas-perhaps both. Iiis concluding remarks, certainly, were not im pressive, being deslituto alike of all thc ele ments of rhetoric and logie. Tho new President of thc Greenville sud Columbia Railroad, Mr. Prcdcrt?k Rush, was next introduced. Ile said that he \Vas not a politician, and would not make a political speech. That he was interested in the rail road from Greenville to Columbia, and carno hereon business. It was his desire to make money and enable his hearers to make money also. Timo was money, os tho Yankees thought, and ho hoped lo enable thc people of Greenville to make foitycight hours out of twenty-four. Tho railroad would bc made a first-class road as soon os practicable, and, by tho introduction of a contemplated schedule, business men could leave this city about 5 o'clock in tho afternoon and arrive in Colum bia at about lt or 12 th ot night, get a good rest, and bo ready for thc transaction of busi ness next morning, and return homo in tho evening; thus making the round trip ii a little over twenty four hours. The fare would be reduced also-making it from one fourth to one-third less than it is now. Merchants would thus bo enabled to travel cheaply, and, by thc contemplated reduction in freight charges, bring their goods here nt a small cost, sell them cheaper than heretofore, and thus all would bo bcncfitted. Ho ridiculed thc idea that Northern men could not live at thc South. Mr. Patterson, Vice-President of thc road, spoke next, and repeated substantially what Mr. Push had nnid in regard to the changes in thc road. Ile said that it was a matter in which all ought to rejoice. A first-class rail road was thc best civilizer wo could have. This was a beautiful country. Ile bad trav eled overa great patt of thc United States, but had never seeu a country possessed more of thc clements of true greatness thnu this. Such a railroad as they proposed making, would tend to develop these clements aud make the country what it ought to bc. Land Commissioner It. C. PcLargc, (color ed,) having been introduced, violated thc proprieties of thc occasion, by making a polit ical speech, in which be said much that had better been loft unsaid, concluding his rc marks with explaining that thc object of tho Legislature, in creating thc ollico of Land Commissioner, was to enable thc landless, ir respective of color or politics, to purchase homos Ile advised those who wished aid, to go to work, carn money and keep it, so as to bc obie to buy. Tho State Auditor, Mr. Tomlinsou, next ;)r>1N"~...j, said, hfi had ?in? ?vpp?tod to speak. Tie thought it would be out of place to make c political speech on such an occasion, but did not seo how he could make a railroad speech without in sumo way touching or poli tics. One reason why be rejoiced in tho pro posed change in thc railroad was that it would improve ^hc politics of the country. A good railroad brought thc people nearer together, identified their interests, and thus, os Mr. Patterson had said, proved a good civilizer Ile alluded to the pleasure it gave him to no tice thc chango that had come over our peo plo since bis first visit to this place, and in doing so, spoke in complimentary terms ol Carolinians, making some allusions, however that were in bad taste. Upon tho whole his remarks were about ns fair as could bi expected from one of his record. At thc conclusion of bis speech, Mr. Jame; M. Allen, wdio had introduced.thc diffcren! speakers, advised all tDgo homo and gotreadj for a ride. Puring the evening, there were a few in stances of a disposition to "jaw back," ou tb< part of some of tho audience, and a few un pleasant expletives were burled vocally ai those of thc speakers who provoked thom. Yv'o do not commend this course, and suggesi that there bc no more of it hereafter. [ Greenville Mountaineer. T/iE STATES TO UK AIIOLISUKD.-Scnatoi Brownlow writes : "Had I my way, T would so reconstruct thc Government of tho United States ns to forn a strong central Government herein tho Dis trict of Columbia, and organizo tho Stales tu so.many colonial corporations, 06 absolutely dependent upon and subject to tho will of tlx central power ut Washington, na arc Couutic; to States. "Thus I would wipe out and extirpate th< whole theory mid pretense of Stato rights ant Stato sovereignty, to which wo aro inuinly in debted for tho lato rebellion,.. , ' "While I only speak for myself, I bolievt that Congross and tho couutry aro looking in thc samo direction. "W. G. RltOW.NLOW. "Washington, April 25, 1870." it?T Tho New York Telegram says : "Wm. ll. Astor is declared by "hose whe ought to know to represent 850,000,000 ; A T. Stewart, $40,000,000 j Cornelius Yan dcrbilt, 830,000,000 ; Daniel Drew, 0,000,. 000 j George Law, G,000,000 ; August Rel mont, 85,000,000; Samuel N. Pike, 87,000, DOO; James Fisk, Jr., 8G,000,000; Jamcf Lennox, 85,000,000; and two or thrco hun Ired others aro variously estimated from twe to five millions. It is stated that there ar< two thousand persons in New York who an worth, at tho lowest calculation, 8500,000 ipicco." PORT ROYAL RAILROAD -Thc Savanna! Advertiser, of tho 11th instant, says :; Wo learn from a party arrived from the iin ncdiato vicinity of, tho road, yesterday, thai .here aro about eleven hundred hands oin ployed ,nt work on tho lino. The iron* ii icing laid at. tho rato of half a mile,a day Vings working from both cuds, and it is con cm plated to have the. entire route nomplctex ind ia ruppipg.order hy the 7th of n?jt Sop ?9*ber Telegraphic Item?. WASHINGTON, May 18.-Iaternul revenue receipts to-day 8000,000. Roport for thc quarter ondiug March 31st: Revcnuo 88,000,000 j mlsoollnncous 7,000, 000; public landa 637,000. Expenditures: civil and miscellaneous 18,250,000 ; war 13, 500; navy 6,500,000; Indians and pensiona 12,500,000; interest 39,000,000. Bonds purchased 18,000,000 ; redemption of pub lio debt 3,500,000. WASHINGTON, May 14.-lu accordance with a request from Collector Casey, of New Orleans, ho has received leave of ubsenco to report hero. Neither house in session. lt is stiled thc Senate Pacific lluilroad Committee had a prolonged meeting last night, and have completed thc bill known ns Kel logg's, with sonto amendments. Among them the road shall be built of American iron, and tho eastern initial point shall bo Mar shall, Texas, with branches to New Orleans, Vicksburg and Little Hock, and from so m o point west in California to Sau Francisco. . Tho Secretary of thc Interior, hy direction of thc President, has issued nu order forbid ding tho railroad companies extending their roads into tho Indian territory. Thc com mander of tho military district hus been in structed to enforce this order. Sumner's bill supplementary to tho civil rights bill requires all hotels, restaurants, railroads, theatres, churches, concert halls, academies, common schools, colleges, cte , to treat persons of all race or color alike, and imposes a penalty punishable on conviction in court for any refusal of any privilege to any ono on uccount of ho or she being of Af rican descent, lt prohibits cemeteries fr?, ni being devoted to tho sepulture exclusively of white people. Thc bill was referred. Tho Indian Bureau has advices that thc Oregon Indians aro preparing their reserva tion. No trouble is apprehended as the gov ernment will uso force to hold them within bounds. Revenue receipts to day 8674,000. Count Louis Corti, the new Italian Minis ter, was presented to thc President. District Attorney Picrrepont has resigned, to take effect June 1st. A dozen noted Nevi York lawyers are scrambling fur bis place. Tho Mayor and other corporation ofliccii were summoned by tho Senate committee or inquiry into tho solvency of the corporation Municipal politics oro hot. The ucgrocs arc thoroughly divided. WASHINGTON* May 16.- Congressmat Pierce, from the Fifth Mississippi District nominated r. gio to West Point. 3 P. M.-In tho Senate, n bill granting publio lauds in Alabama to tho Decatur une Aberdeen Railroad, passed. In the House bills were introduced, grunting tunda to tin New York nod Norfolk Railroad; for ?in provemcnt of tho Tombigbee River; to no cxoludo women from Census Marsholships oonstructiing a bridge across tho Ohio, a Metropolis, 111. j granting lands for a ruilroo< from Mississippi to the Arkansan River, alonj tho thtrty-tlfth parallel. The House refuse* to ord? r thc Reconstruction Committee to rc port a hill for a general amnesty, by a vot of 51 to 78. The House postponed thc tari IV bill unti after tho passage of all appropriation billi which is equivalent lo on indefinite postpone ment. Tho report from the Ways and Moon Oommittno, cf <> Martial Internal rovanuo bil! repealing most of the spool fd taxes on gros salen, etc., was received. Also to reduce th income tax to five per cent., thc exemptio being raised to $1,600, and a bill was reporl ed from tho Judiciary Committee to pro tee tho colored population in the exercise of su frage, providing pains and penalties oguini any State officers or individual oitizous wli attempt to prevent thc exercise of that righ The usual large number of bills were reporte and referred. TJic internal tax bill will cou; up for action carly next week. Fcivr SCOTT, May 13.-An nccount of tl most diabolical affair evor recorded ispublisl cd in to day's Monitor. On Tuesday sovc men, either Texans or outlaws from Injin Territory, come to the town of Lodore, n fe milos South of hero. After dringing all dt they wont to tho boarding house of J. t Roach and asked to stay all night. Beir refused on account bf their drunken conditio! ono of thc parly knocked Pooch insensib with a revolver, and then went to thc bed o copied by the two daughters of Roach, agc twelve and fourteen years, and ravished thc during tho entire night, using a knife to a complish their purpose. Roach revived a ter a time, but feared to stir, knowing 1 would be killed if ho did. Ho describes tl cries and on treu tics of thc girls ns heart rcn< ing. A quarrel oroso among the demons ar one was shot dead while sosisfying his lus At daybreak thc party fled, ouc taking wit him to thc woods tho youngest girl. Tl town was immediately aroused and parti started in every direction in scaroh of tl Bonds. The ono with the girl was soon ove taken and hung to n tree. Two others wc found secreted in town and were hung to tl same tree. Tho remaining throo were ali captured. Two of thom wcro hung. Tl other ono nt last acoounts was in custody tho citizens, but will probably sharo the fa of his companions. Cor.uMni.v, PA., May 14.-At a mcetlr of tho iron masters, held here yesterday, tl unanimous feeling waa to stop tho productn of pig iron, which cannot bo mado at curre! rates without loss, and thc probability is th in thc next sixty doys nenrly if not all ll furnaces in this vicinity will bc idlo. SAN FRANCISCO, Moy 14.-Tho steam Japon, from Hong Kong, brings 1,400 pr songera, 1,300 of whom nro Chiucso. Sixtci ?f tho Japan's passengers aro for New Yor und thirty-six for Europe Included in h freight arc 147 puckoges of silk for Nc York, 1,020 packages of tea und 150 bales iilk for Europe ST. LOUIS, May 16.-Tho Indians ottnc id n working porty on tho Kansas Paoi Railroad between Kit Karson and Willi Springs. Ton men, belonging to the gradii party, wcro killed. jt3T Tuesday, tho 10th of May, was obs< red throughout our Southern cities, as a "M norial Day" in decorating with flowers t graves of our Southern Soldiers. , JG?r Miss Mary Vos?hc, a promlnc ncmber of tho Riohings Opora Troupo, di n Charleston Saturday morning of typhc lever. . ? tW Brooklyn, N. If., proposes to Inaup rate its Prospect t>arkpy a tournament lo t Southern style. THE WILMINOION, COLUMUIA AND AU* OD UTA RAILROAD COMPANY.-Thia "liva" company proposes ns its first Stop to construct a lino of railway to connect tho thriving town of Sumter directly with tho city of Columbio, nod to begin tho work immediately, lt will ougtigo to do this out of its own resourooa> and strictly as a busincs mutter, asking no np<* propriatious of the State Legislature, and no* legislative endorsement of its bonds. Neith er dooiit seek ?ny contributions on thc part/ ' of the people of Richi ind district to its capi tal stock. lt simply asks of land owners tho' right of way between tho points mentioned. This, wu have no doubt, will bo readily nnd cordially granted by every one. It is not too" much to say that when this road is built land on cither side of it for ton miles will greatly increase in price, and iu less than live years bc enhanced in value one hundred per cent. And tho whole county will bo benefited in tho samo way, and by tho opportunity which tho' building.of tho road will afford for contracts, for cm ploy in cut, for tho salo of wood cross tics, &0. Thc citizens of Richland and of Columbia should not bo slow to recognize these groat advantages. And others might bc mention ed. A new oveuue of trado and. travel, run ti i np: directly through the richest and m ist populous portion of thc county, and consider ably shortening the outlet to thc sea at tho activo port of Wilmington, also affords iv" prospect of tho development of wntor powers, and of un active business in mills, manufac tures, fruit raising, truck farming, stock rear-? ing, &ov, ito. Mr. Bridges, tho Prcsideut of thia road, is a Native of North Carolina, full of Kool, en ergy, and business taut. Wo shall welcome him amongst us. Wo wish him . ov^cry suc cess in his cntcrpriso, and gladly hail it ns tho dawn of a brighter day iu our community. [Columbia Guardian, lbth instant. DEATH OP JOHN CALDWELL ESQ.-We havo this morning to announce the deat't Of one of the oldest citizens of Columbia. Mr. John Caldwell died in this city, on Sunday even ing last, after a long illness. Tho deceased was boru in Newberry, S; Cv, and was ove* seventy years of age. Mr. Caldwell was an? active and enterprising mnn in tho affair.! of life. For a length of time he was a merchant hero, and for many years be served tho South Carolina Railroad Company as its President. Ho was upright iu busiuess ami of indepen dent views. In recognition of Mr Caldwell's services ns former President of tho South Cu. di foo Rail road, the depot hero was closed' during tho funeral ceremonies, nnd business- suetfUudeik Thc city bell was tolled whilo tho procession! was on its way to the cemetery.-Ir/iceniw. j??r Mr. Farish Carter, son ol*Col;.Samuel* Carter, of Murray County, Ga., died1 very suddenly, at Norwood Institute, Yir??injn, ow the 5th inst., of inflammation of tho bowel*, produced by over heat in playing at baseball'. H YME 1ST I XE*I MARRIED, on thc evening of the 12th inst., by Rev. J. L; Kennedy, at tho residence off tho* bride's father, at Piek'ens C. H.. Mr. P*. MJcD\ ALEXANDER to Miss MARY IIACOODI ald/iot; daughter of J. E. llagood, Esq, co jvr ?A: E JE?,O?AH.; NEW YORK, Moy 16-7 P. M.-???tjon heavy with sales of ],f>00 halos-middling uplands 231; Orleans 23$. Flour ?QVW. lowor. Wheat l'((f}?0, lower-winter rfd- and amber Western 1.31. Corn declining-now mixed Western l.U0@1.12. Pork fin?, at 29.90($ 30.00. Lard dull and heavy- kettle 10*}?l?. Whiskey steady, nt L10@l. 10J. Rico iirm, at 6J($7$. Sugar iu modeinto demand. Cof fee linn. Molasses dull. Freights dull.-? Gold Nf. CHARLESTON, May 10.-Cotton-flat and nom inal-middling 221 ; sales 50 ' butas ;. receipts 61 ; export coastwise, 1,488 ; stock 6,834. AUGUSTA, Moy 10.-Cotton very dull and prices declined-sales 87 bili?s receipts 67 ; middling 21 \. LIVERPOOL, May 16-Evening.-(Totten clos ed quiet-uplands 11J; Orleans llg@ll"? ; sales 10,000 halos. LATEST QUOTATIONS Oi' . SOUTHERN SECURITIES, INT CHARLESTON S. C., Corrected Weekly by K.W- KAUFMAN, Broker, No. 25 Brond Street. MAY 20, Mili) STATIS SECURITIES-SOUII! Corena, ?H e8@ - ; do new, 80?-; do, re6islcr?d ?tocki C!t iu* -?80. (.?ITV SECURITIES-Augusta, Oa., "fonds 79?- ; Charleston, S. C., Stock, ex qr int, ~@?o i do, Fire Loan Donde, -($70; Columbia, S.C,-Bonds, -?70. RAILROAD RONDS-Blue Ridge, first mbr,gftgo, GO?- ; Charleston and Savannah, -?70 ; 'ijnir lottc, Columbia and Augusta, -?87 ? ; Cu?r\>r and Darlington, -?83; Greenville and Colum bia, 1st mort, 80?-; do, State guarantee, 07? -; Northeastern, b'8?-; Savannah nnd Charles ton, 1st mort, -?80; do, State guarantee, -? 75; South Carolina, 70?-; do, 73; Spartanburg and Union, 60?-. RAILROAD STOCK?-Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, -?60 ; Greenville and Columbia, 2?-; Northeastern, 0?-; Savonr?vh and Chnrleston, - ?SB ; South Carolina-, whole ann?e?, 46?-; do. half shares, --?22. EXCHANGE, &c-New York Sight, .} off pi??;; Gold, ll3?ll6; Silver, 106?108. SOUTH CAROLINA D?HK' DU.I.S. ?flank of Charleston1 - - -?-r ?Bank, of Newborry. ... -" Bank ot Camden. .... 50? Bank of Georgetown ... 6?-? Bank of South Cnrolina - . 6?-. . Bank of Chester ... ??-" Bank of Hamburg ... f,? Bank of Stoto-of 8. C., prior to 1801 68(?>~.. Bank of State of Si C., ?BSUC 1?01 and 1862 - - - - 30? ?Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Chm lest ?xi - - - - -i?_. ?People's bank of Charleston - -..?' * Union Bank of Charleston - -?_ *Scuth west ern Railroad Bank of Charleston, old? - ? .- _ ?Southwestern Railroad Bank of Chimlcstiotu new - - - State Bank of Charleston . Farniors' and Exohnngo Bank of Charleston - Exchango Bnr?Y of Columbia- ? Commercial Bnnk of Columbia McrohnntrtT Ihuilt. of Chornw Plantera' Bnnk of Pair Held - State of 8. G. Bills Heoeivable ' v >? City of Charhston Chang? Rills- - ... ?Bills marked'thus (*?) iire bolii|ri redeemed at1, the Bank Counters of each. Mareh 18, 1870. 22" ly FLETCHER 8MFTH, announce him a Candii date for School Co'nitnis^onor.