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BY KEITH, HOYT & CO. ? , ".,.., . ". "". WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1872? S. 51 DENDY, Attorney mu? Counsellor . ? ? Y LAW, 1 AND' f?olioitor in ?cinity,, ^Yill praotico in tho Courts of Law and Equity, 'v?< /Eighth Ju?jioiol Cirouit. Orrie* IN tiiE COURT HOUSE, Valhalla,--&-South Carolina. Nov. 1,1870 3 ly TIM SS WILKES, ATTORNEY AT LAW .-AND *>w\l- n?'.?n?i \A rs i. pl i - i - I I H Solicitor in Eq.-u.it.3r. -ALSO, Uniter!, States Commissioner, Per tho Circuit and District Courts of tho Uni-1 . ted States for South Carolina. B??" OrriOB ON TUB COURT HOUSE SQUAUK. "dm WALHALLA. S. 0. July 22,1870 . 40 ly A-1 . .??-i J. P. REED, I J W. C. KEITH, AndersoU C. IL j 1 Walhalla. REED & KEITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Bolioitors in Kq.\ai-ty, Ilavo r?newod their Co-partnership in tho prac tico of Lnw, and extended it to nil Civil and Criminal business in the Counties of Oconcc and Piokens. ALSO, A nUBI NESS IN TUB UNITED STATES CO UK TS. B?T* Office on Publie Square, Walhalla, S. C. July 18, 1809.. 41 tf 8. Mcq?WA?, R.A.THOMPSON, , AbbovUlo, S.O. Walhalla, S. C. M'GOWAN &? TIIOJITSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WALHALLA, 8. C., Will givo prompt attention to all business conOded to them in tho State, County, and United States Courts. OFFICE IN THE COURT HOUSE. T,ho junior partnor, Ma TIIOMPBON. will also prac tico in tho Courts of Pickens, Uroenvillo and Anderson. j January. 1870 tf "JOSEPH J. NORTON, Attorney ?bt Law, WAIillAIiliA, ?. C. All business for Pickens County loft with % < J. E. HAGOOD, ESQ., PM;itl3K8 C. H., WILL ISI? PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO ' October 20, 1808 4 tf Wt! X -1 jr. H. WHITNBR. WniTNKR SYM MKS. WHlPEli 1 SYMMES, Attorneys at Law, ' WALHALLA, S. ?. " iHkf* Oftloo on the Public Square. February 1,1870 10 tf t u j( ?,J>- (GrOOBLEtr; " Attorney at JLaw AND SOLICITOR KJf KqVUVT, AT TU^ i.?yfftW;*QWN OP PIOKENS, S. 0. Wot.'?lO, 1008 i. 7- tf WAt'IiALLA HOTEL ! ~ . -.tara? &?- 08 ,fl,,,?,t. t.? IHB* Proprietor would respectfully inform his old patrons, and the publie generally, that his doors ero Still opon for tho reception and nccomm odati on of O nests. In connection with the Hotel, is a FIRST? CLASS BAR ROOM,In which can be found, trail tiroes,1 tho host brands of BRANDIES. WHISKI m WINES, ? i , SEOASS, AC, d:C. M No palm will bo ?parad to render guests comfortable. P. RIEMANN, P*?**i**?i, Walhalla, 8. C., Apr? 18, WV 28 Negro Outrages* In York. Ono of the grossest, outrages we have over known to be committed bj negroes in this ?ection of the State, was perpetrated in this county last week by a gang under the leader ship of a negro named Joo Carton This ne gro is originally from Kershaw oounty, and is represented os being a desperate character, having but recently been pardoned by Gov ernor ?Scott from the penitentiary beforo ?erv ing out a sobtenec ihr.i 7, &a piouuuuoe? against him at Camden for stealing oottou. lt seems that the military authorities hero desired tho arrest of a negro named Henry Glenn, and tho fellow Joe Garter represented that ho could make tho arrest, us ho was fa miliar with Glenn's lurking places ; but ho required written authority, giving os a reason that by neting under show of orders, Glenn could not bo wrested from him by others be foro ho should be safely delivered in York ville. Tho wlitton authority, or "commis sion," was granted him, and ho sullied forth, proclaiming himself, when ho arrived in the Clay Hill neighborhood, os "Major Joseph Carter," and subsequently, during the ex ploits of his briof career, announced tb:... ho was a member of Troop L of the 7th Cavalry, now, stationed herc, aod hailed from thc State of New York. Joe had no difficulty iu obtaining adhe rents, and seven negroes at onco enlisted them selves under his banner Their names arc Jefferson Jackson, Greene Hampton, Nick Jackson, Jack Wallace, Rufus Rawlingson, Silas Gillespie, and James McCaw. They had all procured anus of vorious kinds-dou ble barrel shot guns, old fashioned muskets, and pistols-and on Tuesday night, tho 13th instant, proceeded to thc rcsidouco of Ileury Williams, nt Wright's Ferry, ou Catawba River, 13} miles north cast of this placo. Mr. Willioms was absout from homo, of which fact tho negroes woro owuro. Ap proaching thc house, thoy demanded admit tance, when Mrs. Williams called Clayburn Smith, a young man who had charge of tho ferry, to ascertain what was wa uti mr at so un usual on hour-it then being neur 2 o'clock in the morning. Young Smith arose and opened the do^r, when six of thc above-named eight entered, Joe Carter ut their head, who gave hi?? followers order to cook their guns, demanding of Mr. Smith at tho samo time his name. On replying that it wus Clayburn Smith, tho "Major" contradicted it,.asserting that his name was "Jim Smith" and that ho was tho mun they were after. Their conduct hero was was riotous, and after conducting themselves in ? turbulent manner for sonic time, they proceeded to search thc house for arms. They found two pistols and a shot gun, which they "captured,'' and compelled ?-oung Smith to load. They then searched tis trunk, taking from it somo tobacco, and demanded his pocket book, which under thrcatB of death, ho handed to thom Thc "Major" then forced young Smith to "hug" him, and ho manifested his own love for Smith by kissing him. Taking possession of Smith's hut and a suit of his clothes, they left Mr. Williams' house making a prisoner of Smith, whom they compelled to follow with them under thc strictest duress. They next proceeded in tho direction of Clay Hill, stopping at tho house of a negro man named Alexdiindcr Wallace, near the residence of Mr. Leroy Barron's, ot whioh place they arrived at about daylight on Wednesday morning. Mr. Barron having occasion to visit Alexander Wallace, he was met by this negro, who informed him of the presence of tho desperadoes at his honso, hav ing as a captivo tho young man Smith. Mr. Barron then started for tho house and expres sed a desire to Bee Smith, when he was met hy tho "Major," who gave orders to "turn out the guard." Mr. Barron was at once sur rounded by tho negroes, presented guns in hand, and his nearer approach to tho house effectually interdicted. Realizing the "situa tion," he exhibited the better pert of valor by prudently retiring 1 he negroes then proceeded along tho pub He road, by way of Ssh m's mill, to David Watson's, whero they left the road and went noroRs the fields to Ebeneser, and from there webt to Hook Hill, leaving Smith concealed and under guard a short distance from tho village. Their object in visiting Rook Hill is supposed to have been to proeuro a supply of whiskey. They next Visited the house of a negro named Harris, who lives on Avery's "Black jack" plantation, about five miles north-east of Rook Hill, whioh place thoy roached late in tho evening of Wednesday, and remained there all night: l i oro the "Major" was quite communicative regarding his futuro plan of operations, and among other items in hjs pro gramme, ho asserted "that it was his intention to whitewash all the houses in South Carolina with the brains of the white childron." Leaving Harris' bouse early Thursday morn ing, they noxt culled upon another negro named David Barron, where breakfast for tho entire party W?s ordered, in payment for whioh an "order" was given on the "United States Go vorn mo nt." V Their next movement was up Catawba riv er to the McCaw river .plantation, they hav ing, in the roeatitimo, pressed into thoir ranks several; negro mon--- sonic of thorp entering unwillingly, and oqtflpvi1??K>|rily-T-tiU ^eir nutty bier now roached fifteen j and at tho McCaw pince they attempted to make a prisonor of a yputh, the soo of Mr, .JosbiPrioe., Prico.ro mons tra ted, and the youth being partially deaf,, ho wns left, not, howevej, until several bellig?rant demonstrations woro mado, tho '..W.?jor" drawing, a. pistol on Mfa )r*r|ce,'ij younger children ant) making threats to shoot tWn. ., . .... wit .. ,. i..i rv; , On leaving Mr, Prlce>jiwo of she negroes ?ere. detailed, to oonduo* their,prlsouw,^^ the plantation of Mrs. .Bteoje, four milos from Yorkvillo, ou Fishing Creek, where ho was detained until Saturday morning, the others-some fourteen in number-going on to the plantation of Mr. lt. H. Glen, where sorte laborers were employed. Here they ar rested a youth named Lovelace) who Was ia tho service of a family of tho name of David son. Young Lovelace's offense was having sometime previously struck a nogro hamed Abe Choat. The young man was taken to Ghost's hptiso, a quarter uf a miie distant, ond there "court martialcd." The "Court'* adjudged him guilty, nod sentenced him to pay a Uno of .35 dumuges to Choat, and $1 to tho "Major," or go to jail. Tho bewildered boy, not knowing by what authority tho "court" was constituted in those "piping times of peaoo," gladly nssetitcd to tho paying of tho lino and damages, and was to have dis charged the obligation last Monday, During tho sittiug of tho "oourt," the "Major" an nounced that during tho nest week ho should establish his headquarters in that ncighbor j hood, and would proceed to try a number of J other oases and adjust muttors generally.<? ! Their conduct at thc house of the Davidson : family, which consists entirely of fournies, was ' of an outrageons character, though no violence was attempted toward tho ladies On the same duy thoy continued the raid to Dailey Barron's, within a milo of Wright's ferry, when they chunged thoir course and entered tho publie road at Salim's mill. Mr. Sah ms, and also Mr. J. Leroy Barron, were threatened with arrest, though no serious at tempt was mude to put tho throat into exe cution. At Suhm'e mill, the orowd disbanded to meet on tne following Saturday, noar Doug las' store, when, tho "Major'' assured thom, they should receive pay for their services at thc rates of 82 per day, and 83 per night, for whatever time they were on active duty. Thoir captive, Smith, for whoso detention no conjecture can bo given, was all this time prevented from speaking to any white mau thoy chanced to meet, and consequently his situation could not bb proporly made known ; though on Thursday a rumor reached, Capt. Ogdon, now ia command nt this post, that a gang of negroes hud pretended to arrest, and were dragging over tho county a white mun. On Thursday nignt, Capt. Ogden sent a squad of men, under com mund of Lieutenant Bru don, iu pursuit .of the negroes, nod four ol them were arrested. A number of tho others in order to con eal their actions, hastened tc Mrs. Steele's ptaco, where Smith was, still de tuincd, and aftor concealing their arms, start ed on Saturday morning with their prisonci to York ville, compelling him hy threats an? menaces, to go before Capt Ogden, and maki a stu tomen t to tho effect that lie had not hcot under arrest by the negroes, but that ho ha< accompanied them of his own freo will au< accord. This statement being made by Sinitl in person, Capt. Ogden pormittcd tho ncgroe accompanying him to depart. Smith was on ly too glad to return to his home without cor reeling thc false statement he had been oom polled to make. Tho detachment which had geno out oi Thursday night, under Liout. Braden, return ing with tho above mentioned prisoners, atp reporting the truth of tho outrugoous conduc of tho entiro gang, and contradicting th statement which Smith Was compelled to mak ns to his connection with them, a second dc taohment, under Lieutenant Bonner, was sei: out with instructions to arrest tho whole pm ty, which was soon accomplished. Twelve of the negroes implicated havo boo arrested and are now in jail in tho custody c tho military authorities, and havo boon idoi Bod by several of tho persons whom they ba outraged. Warrants havo also bcon tajeen ot by Mrs. Williams against tho party that vii ?ted her house, and the probability is that th gallant "Major" will find "soldiering" ratht a hard business after all, nod his dusky troo will realizo that the promise of &2 per day an 83 per night not so remunerativo, oven if does afford more excitement than solitai confinement. Tho following tiro tho negroes arrested an in jail : Silas Gillespie, Rufus Rawlinsoi Nicodemus Jackson, Green Hampton, Jae Wallace, Jacob Webb, Jefferson .Jackson, A Ncoloy, Lewis McCaw, Simon Gillern, Jaoc Avery and "Major" Job Carter. Mr. Smith j after feeling himself no longi under restraint bf the negroes, carno to tow and gave a eorreot version of tho affairs, whic was corroborative.of, tho statements previous' made by somo of the negroes subsequent i their arrest and commitment to jail, who a oort that thoy wore compelled, by Carter an bis original gang, to follow thom and obt their orders.-'Yorkvitie t?nqxiifer. GRAND LopoB.-Tho following ere the ot cors elected to servo for tho ensuing yeai R. S. Bruns, M. \V. G. M., Chorleston: . B. Kershaw, R. W. D. G. M., Camdor James A. Hoyt, R. W. G. S. W., Andorsoti H. W. Schroder,R. W. O.T., Charlcstot B. Rush Campboll, R. W. G. S" ChariestT Rov. A. Toomer Porter, R. W. G. C., Cha teston. The following appointments were mad? P. K. Coburn, Grand Marshal, Summerville H. D. Corbett, Grand Pursuivant, Sumter Wm. Elliott, Senior G. H., Beaufort; . Villineuvo, Sonir.r G. !>., Camden ; W. ] Reid, Junior G. D., Osmdcm; W. ?. Wo; Junior G. 1> ; B. A. Muokonfuss, Grar Stoward, Charleston ; J. B. Ilaoker, Grar . S to ward, Charleston ; W. A. Wilson, Grar Tiler, Charleston.- Charletion New?. \ The New! York flatim speak* cf thu tia. ' of things at the South? whioh, it says, "oa not well be worse, and wbjoh,. el jo seep** j threaton s ^ssoldticm pf society,.o.w|og.ty,tl *m .od^^Mhlno.^rr0ptip|? aqd .rsaoftli Thia is lrom s^puMean jourosL . , Sentences* Wo talco the following from the proceed ings of tho United States Court, at Columbia, On tho 28th December) as appearing in tbe Phoenix: J . Mr. Corbin proposed that tho oo?rt tkdivor ?.entonces upon tho prisoners, Sherod Childers) l'Jvnu? Murphy! Uettokiah Porterand Wm. ?lUitttgomoYy; who h?d pleaded gp??ty to the S.ot ??ucwuj?nv br??gii? before wm court. Thc charges in tho indiotmont wore that the prisoners were members of a general conspira cy to interfero with and prevent the freo ex erotse of the right of voting of divers oitisens of African descent, and that tho prisoners on? Slaged in a special conspiracy against Ampi lainey, to injure and oppress him, because of his having voted. The counsel for the prisoners submitted affidavits in extenuation of tho offen oe of tho prisoners. While the court was considering those affidavits, tho jury returned, and rendered a verdict of guil ty against John S. Miller. ? Sherod Childers was thon oallcd up to the, bar of the court, nnd interrogated by the court os to what ho could say in mitigation of his punishment. The prisoner was rather a stupid-looking fellow, and had to bo ques tioned pointedly by tho court. Ho stated he was tweuty-tlirco years o? ago; hada wife arid ooo child j had voted tho Radical ticket, and was forced into tho order ; that ho had no intention of injuring Amzi Uni ney, and had not goqe up to tho house, nor taken any part in tho outrage. The court stated that, in consideration that tho prison or had pleaded guilty, and thereby showed a measure of repontenco; tho punish ment should bo only $100 linc and'eighteen months' imprisonment. Wm. Montgomery was next oallcd. Ho stated that he was nineteen years old ; coutd road but not write, and had not served in thc Confederate army ) that he had Stayed with th? horses, aud had not taken part in tho whipping of Rainey ; didn't kuow anything about it. i The court delivered thc same sentenoo. Evans Murphy was next called. Ile sta ted that he hud n wife, four ohildron and two sisters-in luw dependent upon bim ; that he was a funner, and could read aud write a little, and that Ho was only on tho one nid, and. h;.ViM<en no immodiute baud in the whip ping? Tho court sentenced him to tho same term of imprisonment, and inflicted the same floe. Hezekiah Porter received tho same son tonoc. Robert Hayes Mitchell was then oalled. Tho oourt over-ruled the motion for a now trial and in arrest of judgment, argued by Mr. Stan bery, yesterday. The prisoner statod, in his own behalf, that ho had never engaged in any raids, except the ono when they went to MoConnellsville for tho guns, and on which Jim Williams was hung, and the little lido .around when they mudo Charley Russell dance. That ho know nothing of tho inten tion to hang Jim Williums, or injure any one, and was not with tho party that did tho hang ing. The sentence of the court was tho same as tho others. Mr. Corbin next asked that the court would pass sentence Upon S. G. Brown. Tho prisoner was called to the bar, and stated that lu dosirod to secure tho affidavits of certain partios, to show why ho had boon ut tho mcotiog at Sharon Church, willah Waa the only connection ho had with tho klan. Tho court said that if tho defendant pro posed to make a olean breast of tho matter, and tell all ho know about tho Klan, and of thc connection of persons of his class with it, ho have till to-mt i row, at 10 o'clock, to make his statement. John W. Mitchell was next oalled. He stated that he was a married man, had eight ohildron sod a deoropid mother dependent upon Ins labor ; that he joined the klan undet apprehensions for his own safety, and had controlled thom in all instances from intent) ed not A of violence. Judge Bond stated that, ort account of hh (the prisoner's') age and infiuonco in tho com munity, of bis prqminonoo in tho klan af oh ref, and of his failure to inform tho oivil authorities, or take ?ny steps to restrain the violonoe of thoso who were greatly under his control, and would have boen influenced by his oxamplo, tho heavy penalty of 91,000 One and five year's imprisonment would be pro? uouooed against him. Pr. Thos. B. Whitcsidc.s was next called, and was sentonoed to one year's imprisonment and $100 fine. John S. Miller was theo culled to tho bar of the cettrt, and scftenood to three months' imprisonment and fleed $20. Mr. Corbin stated that there wore a num ber of other defendants who desired to plead guilty. They wore called, and sentenced as foiiows : SylVenus Shearer, Wogh Shearer, Wm. Shearer, James B. Shearer, fi no S1G0, nod imprisoned eighteen months. NEW YO?K, Deoomber 27.-The Tribune has information that Tweed has fled tho coun try, or is skulking to avoid commitment. Terence Farley has withdrawn from Tweed's bail. ? An examination of thc property quali fication of Tweed's bail ts progressing. 10 P. M.--Tho disappearance of Tweed ia confirmed Terence Farley, who dosirod to withdraw from his bail, w?tf informed that he must produce Tweed drat. Other bail was offored io -lieu of Fa ri o j's, brit it i was refused. Officers aro wa tolling points of. departure, to Entrent Tweed's escapa-who is supposed to e con sealed in th? otty, Tweed's lawyers moving'* vacate tho ordor of the oourt ro Btraining Tweed from selling property was ousuoMSHfttl-. .. -L> . .. Lotter from Representative Whip per* i'o the ?diior 0/ Beaufort Timen. , ? Sm-No doubt you aro awaro of my aver" sion to appearing before tho public through the cejum us of the newspapers) but, under the present oiroutnstandes). I feel it to be my duty to state tho motives and impulses, that will trot ern inv. political antlnn i? the fattsre. ? start cat *?th tbs fact that I am a Re publican by birth, by education, through ne cessity, and by color j not because all Repub licans are colored men, but beoanso all true colored men should and ought to be Republi cans, end because it guaranteed to my. face political and civil liberty. To the great Re publican party of tho nation I will ever owe allegiance. I cannot and will not support other political principles, but whoo men un der the guise of Republican principles rob, oteal and plundor the public treasury, and thereby destroy tho political basis upou whioh the futuro of my race must rest, bring odium and disgrace upon the raco and party to whioh I belong, I fool lt my duty to dissolve my connection, not with tho Republican par ty, but With tho men who, by dishonesty, demagogueism and intriguo, havo defamed thc name of Republicanism, and brought fi nancial ruin upon the State. That this has been done in South Carolina no one can doubt, boca usc tho figures of tho officials themselves hove Wrltteo their con demnation-this fact being patent to all. A resolution Was introduced in tho House of Representatives to impeaoh tho Gu vc mor, who was foremost among tho dishonest offici als, but the resolution failed. Why ? Bo causo tho very money stolen from thc impov erished people of the State was used to bribe members of the HoUso to defeat tho r?solu tron of Impeachment. So eager and earnest was tho move to stay tho hand of justice that the briber and bribe takers wore known cvon to thppe who had no official connection with tho General Assembly. Though the resolution failed, tho Governor-will pass into history im peached and dishonored before thc bar of tho civilized world. As tho Hastings of other days and Audrcw Johnsons of our own time, those robberies and briberies have become a stench in the nostrils of all good men, regard loss of party, throughout tho length at d breadth ol the land. ' Knowing this, I feel it my duty to nrge the peoplo of this State to unite not simply to bring these men to justice, but to purge the cn tiro State of dishonest and corrupt officials of whatever party. I ask this if behalf of humanity-in behalf of a robbed, plundered and impoverished State, nnd that the ends of good government blay be obtained. Thc gov ernment organised under tho reconstruction aots of Congross hus proven a failure, whioh has been fully domon drated by tho fact of its inability to protect life and property, and that tho Stato is now necessarily iuvadod by Fede ral troops; nud, financially, because it eannot meet its obligations. For tho present condi tion of things, the Republican party is not alone chargeable. At a time when good coun sel, experience and advice were most needed by that party, the men who should have bcon most interested in the welfare und prosperity of the Stute, Withheld their aid, counsel and affiliation, and allowed bureau agents and un scrupulous men to take tho part whioh they have since seen should have boon takon by better men. Not only have they continued to withhold their counsel and advice but in tho upper counties of the State have organized or encouraged a reign of terror to prevent Re publicans from exercising the franchise. Of thoso men, natives of thc soil, who lent sid or counsel, what was their fate ? Social ostra cism. In this the press of tho State has aided. Ku Kluxism on the ono hand and financial ruin on tho other demand different action in the futuro from tho preiss of tho State. Docs not this condition of tilings ask for a change at the hands of tho people and the press ? In taking this position as a Republican, it is in. deed a painful duty, only warranted by tho corruption of officials of the State and the ut ter disregard of law and ordc on the part ol' some of the members of the opposite'pr. rty. Ifopiii" that the chango so much desired will bo brought about nt tho nett election, and that a new era of penco and prosperity will dawn upon tlie State; that all good citizens will lend their aid and irifhtonco, and assuring the pub Ho tb&t I am pledged to this canse, I am, sir, very respectfully, W. Jf. WII?PPER. Tua YEAR'S . DKAD.*-Of thc mon and Women distinguished in tho ranks of science, art, literature and, publio lifo who have passed away during the your that is now hard on to its last days, thoro are not a few whose names rc ohr at this time. Scicnoo has lotit tho ines timable services Of Herschell, Murchison, Holbrook, Becquerel,. Babbago and Do Mor gan ; the names pf tho Cary sisters, Tucker man, Grote. Oeryipus, Dumas. Kohl apd De Giasparin are in thc list pf popular authors whom tho year has taken ; Von Hess and Aligny havo disappeared from among tho ar tists; Prim, Omer Pasha nod Sohamyl aro ?tono from the ranks of tho great loaders; Scribner. Bentley and Robert Chambers havo departed from among the celebrated publish irs of America aYid England j Covode, Ewing, Yallandighnm, $lidclt und Mason are among the distinguished Americans who havo dmd; ind musical nod dram at io ort mourne the looa )f Auber, M eronda n to, Thalberg, Sanderson, {tbaohutt and Dolsarto. SOT South Ame rion n letton? report forty ihocks of an earthquake tn nine tours at tho own of Oran. Tho streets oponod, and every miuo tumbled ia ruins. 1 A* volqanp, had )ur?t fortn in tho province, artd Injury from urth,or Bubtorrapean cpmrnotioaa alo^a the ?im ?? i r WASHINGTON, December thel Sonate, tho :llouso bill in relation to stearn?1 boilers used on Western rivers pissed.''?".IV* exempts steam tags from certain restrictions. Tbo Committee on Elections made a formal report in favor of Booting Norwood, from - Georgia. Scott nominated Cosscrly as an additional member on the Committee ou Ito ire nob m cot. As indicating tho character of tho debate, tho following from Logan is telegraph ed : Logan said it seemed to bo nssumod by cor. tain Senators thlt all who supported Trum bull's proposition were trying to injure tho Administration. He bad no snob desire, yet he had voted for that proposition, feud would do so again, becetlse ne believed it to bo a proper and a wise measure. He understood that be Was not ib good standing with a cer tain sot of men, who assumed to control nnd guido tho party; but it mattered very littio to bim whether he was or not He Was res* ? ponsible to his constituents, and to nobody else. Those meo affected to be special cham pions of the President, but if he (Logan) tree' President, and they attempted ta aid him in the same way, he would think it wise to get' rid of their assistance as soon aa possible. It was almost impossible to act nn inde pendent part in the Senate now. Thcno three or four men, perhaps five, who undertake to manage the party, call a caucus on any man who is disposed to be independent?' and threaten to read bim out. For one, ho would act up to bis convictions, and ron tho risk of being read out. Ido not believe,! said Logan, that the President of tho United' States fours investigation, but you hate made> the country believe he does, I don't believe! that any of tho departments of the Grovern?' meut fear investigation, but you have mad?l tho country hoi ie vc they do. As to > the or ganization of tim; committee, it ia peculiar j when tho Senate divided on this question of investigating the public aervioe, twenty-four Senators voted for the proposition and thirty live against it) but when it comea to the np poiutment of this committco, seven mombere of it are taken from the thirty-five end-only one from the twenty-four. Of coufae, thora was no design io this. The committco is composed of honorable men, because Senators aro alt honorable men, [laughter jj bttfcil feajft^U, that the moking up of the cammftteo ia this way does not reflect much credit upon us twenty four. Tho committee nominated, with tito addition of Cassserly, were elected. Tba? resolution of Trumbull, with tho pritilogo to send for persons and papers, Waa adopted. This is a triumph over Ultra-Ad ministration/ men. During the debate, Sumner said ai Senatorial caucus Was a mere matter of oonvo ienoo and binding upon no ono. Adjourned. now CONGRESS TREATS TI?E NfcGJiOSe.? -Itt another part of tho gallery, our rurel friend notices a crowd of colored peoplo nih to themselves. Ile is surprised at this, for nt the headquarters of no distinction,on nooounti of face or color or previous condition, ho cx peotod to see the races mixed up itt due har monious mass, as an example for the wicked' Southern States. He is pained to see colored' people themselves, hero even under tho wings of the American eagle and over the bald heads of the Congressmen who have talked BO long and so loudly about the beauty nnd advisa bility of us alt dwelling together as brethren, without distinction of race or color. : A lott(f> distance away from his colored brothers, ho sees quite a collection of ladies, and ho mus ters up courage to ask of the man who sit? next to him who those ladies are. Tho mitt; opens his oyes and says they are mostly the wit ca and daughters of Congressmen, Who come, to look doWn upon their gigantic protectors bo low, and seo what pftrt they ploy in the mighty war. Oar friood answers, that if such bo the ouse, ho is pained to notice a considera ble distinction of color, and wonders, why there should bo SO much diffctcnco betweon theory and practice. His neighbor aroilos and replies, "Oh, these : Congressmen talk; liko philsophors and dot like mon."- Wa-ah* ington Letter. HIV? )b poil B*ft_ Kightcon months ago Louis Napoleon was tho most potent ruler in J'?uropo. n Ititi word was the law. His voice mide nations quako. Hundreds of thousands' of aimed men marched an 1 count or marohed nt his command. Now ho ia a refugee in A foreign land, noue so poet efl to do bim reverence. Three months ago Tweed, tho Tam (fumy r?ler, was all-powerful im Now York-ntfaying lhq destinies and dictating tho polioy of tho groat; Deuiooratio parW of tho cr;untry~*-now ho shrinks, shorn of power and influence, uaden thc ? la voilluncoof dotective?, standing a goad; chanco of sorviiiv? o term nt Sing Sing.-* Grant, the Itadioal lVesidor?t, might profit by theso oxamples. He is a far moro fit eubjeot for fortune s freaks than oitber Napoleon or Tweed. His elevation to tho Presidency WAP one of her strangest freaks. To pitch him again into a tnn-ynrd, or gutter:, from whonco he sprang, would delight ?.large majovity of tho people and convulse the nations of Aha earth with laughter. ' 1 f t^>n-ir- i i i 1.1 jar the anecdote often told by Dr. Clmp in?n, in regard to himself, whoo collo J to visit ? little boy who lind swallowed a sil Vcr twonty1-' Pivo cont piece, is not bad. "Madam," said th? renowned joker, itt ail solo m ni ty, "mi th? piece good V* "Indeed lt was/str,* te^/ plied the excited lady j "1 got it from; tho mint/' ?Then, my dear modern," replied' Dr. Chapman, "if the monoy Waa good git o?. /ourself no further weeastaaas. for H will 'ear* teinly W? ' Hi &W A modern thinker '??yt* thai many people will be astonished, when they get to tas?te fotyto.lW!!? i*y'*? SO H?leme? u>U made awheel*, .