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Jtoapis And Jacis.
??A woman in Brooklyn purchased a (fuart of
milk and found a small fish swimming in it The
milkman stated he thought the cow must have
swallowed the fish.
?-"Do yor understand me now?" thundered
an irate pedagogue to an urchin at whose head he
had thrown an inkstand. "I've got an inkling of
what you mean," replied the boy.
The New York Express, commenting upon
the various plans that are proposed to keep passenger
railway ootid actors from stealing, says that
the oest way to prevent them from pilfering from
their reoeipts is to pay fair wages for their services.
A horse, nineteen hands high and weighing
two thousand pounds, is to be seen in a safe truck
team in New York city. He was foaled in 1862,
in Winchester oounty, of Canadian ppents. He is
said to be the largest horse in America.
The Washington correspondent of the Richmond
Dispatch telegraphs under date of Wednesday
evening: "The day closes, to adopt the commensal
parlance, with a further decline in impeachment
stock. The belief is becoming settled among
all classes that the Senate will aoquit the President"
_
?A young Indian girl who had curiously watched
the process of marking barrel hea^s in a flouring
mill in Winona, Minnesota, stole in one day.
aim taking possession of the stencils, ornamented
W.nVat villi ilio vnrdni ""EfflwomrMi's Choice."
?- UVA UUHU^VV ?MV ftvawj . .. ? ? ? ?
and paraded the streets in great delight, bnt to the
disgust of Mr. Ellsworth, who is a bachelor, and
haa made no such choice.
?-In the United States, in I860, the whole
number of copies of newspapers circulated during
the year was 927,951,548. The annual circulation
is now estimated at 1,500,000,000. In GreatBritain
the annual circulation of the newspapers is estimated
at 500,000,000. Of daily newspapers alone
700,000,000 are annually circulated in America,
and 250,000,000 in Great Britain.
An imihigration meeting was held at Newberry
Courthouse, on Saturday, which started the
movement vigorously. One thousand dollars was
subscribed on the spot, and the following officers
were elected: President, Re7. T. S. Boinest;
Corresponding and Reoordine Secretary, Silas
Johnstone; Treasurer, R. L. McCaughrin: Directors,
Simeon Fair, B. D. Boyd, Silas Johnstone
and John S. Hair.
A new machine for navigating the air, invented
by a Scotchman, will be brought out under the
auspices of the British Aeronautic Society. It is
? sort of bird, with a body fifteen feet' in length,
and wings stretching out to the width of thirtyfive
feet A tail reaches out behind to give direction
to the movement while the wings are flapped
by an engine of forty horse power. This, it is
- thought can be made to proceed through the air
at the rate of forty miles an hour.
In schools in Germany, it is reported, the
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an 01 nousexeeping is utugm. murvuguijr. unsays
are written upon the subject setting forth
the prices of fowls. How much a fat fowl should
weigh. How much a lean one. A reasonable
price. What food fattens fowls best What Bort
of fowls they are. and how old. The price of cabbages,
of carrots, of apples; their sorts, the quantity
produced; the daily expenses, the bargains,
the shops, are all discussed.
% The Ku-Klux-Klan is said to number seventy-five
thousand members in Alabama. The Lieutenant
Grand Cyclops has his hind-quarters in the
* saddle, and head-quarters in Sacred Serpent's Den,
and his camp in a graveyard near Montgomery.
His staff is Colonel Black Cat, Colonel Grand
White Death, Major Rattling Skeleton, Captain
Past High Giant, and lieutenant Red Dagger.?
The Ku-Klux troops are verv fond of nigger meat,
and the Great Grand Beef Major has just issued
ten days' rations of Union Leagues, which destroyed
the Radical majority in two whole counties.
The devotion of some savans to science is illustrated
by the testimony of a medical expert in
a poisoning ease lately tried in France. He found
no difficulty in detecting poison in the stomach of
the deceased, and acknowledged that he had observed
symptoms which he attributed to this cause,
before the death of the gentleman, whom he had
attended. On being asked if he had administered
antidotes, he replied: "No, for their presenoe in
the stomach would have masked the presence of
the poison, which could not, therefore, have been
proved at the inquest."
In France, the laws are very strict against
persons in civil life carrying weapons. An mven
tion has recently been made, however, which,
whi]p conforming to the law, is a partial aid as ameans
of defence against midnight robbers. It
consists of asmall horn inserted in^he end of acane,
which contains an electric battery and asmall lamp
with two powerful reflectors. The intensity of this
light, it is said, temporarily blinds any person at
whom it is pointed. The lamp is kindled at will,
by pressing a small knob at the other end of the
stick, which communicates with an electric wire.
An exchange says that Wade must continue
to be President pro tempore of the Senate in the
event of his aoooession to the Presidency, or lose
the latter office. Me can, tinder the roles ot the
Senate, place a member in the chair, but this member
can occupy it only during that day. Wade
must, therefore, call the Senate to order every day
himself Now, if Wade should happen to "be sick,
or "disoouraged," (after the manner of Spragne,)
and unable to perform this duty, what would become
of the Senate ? If it should elect a President
pro tempore^ the person elected would, ipso facto,
be entitled to act as President of the United States.
Butler's feme surrounds him with an atmosphero
of reproaches wherever he goes. At the
theatre in Washington the other night there were
loudcrie8of "Butler!" "Butler!" because some
reference had been made to spoons. A few days
ago, in the Senate, Nr. Nelson declined to hand a
document to him unless the Beast could give some
assurance that it would be returned. As the assurance
was not given, Mr. Nelson said he would
place it in the .custody of the clerk of the Senate,
and thus tlrow the risk of -its safety upon that officer.
Tho gold and silver and other plunder
which he amassed during the war must be considered,
even bv Butler himself, a poor recompense for
the loss of character which he has suffered.
Senator Yates, of Illinois, has repeatedly
been charged with drunkenness. Under date of
April 21st, he writes a letter, addressed "To the
people of :fllinois," in which he says that the criticisms
that have been made on his conduct "are, in
some respects, just and deserved;" that he has
been absent from his seat but^ six out of fifty succeeding
days of the Senatorial session; that he
has "never appeared in the Senate except when
sober," and that during twenty-seven years of public
life he has "often yielded to temptation, and as
often has suffered the pangs of unutterable remorse."
But he continues that he has reformed;
that he apologizes for his past conduct; that he
craves forgiveness; that he will not resign his seat
in the Senate, and that he hopes to wipe out the
stain upon his character by good conduct in the future.
A terrible scene was enacted in the San Prancisco
Police Court on the 2d instant, when a prisoner
stood up in the dock, drew a razor suddenly
serosa his throat, and held it ud in view of the
court and spectators dripping with blood. A great
stream gushed from his neck, but he stood glaring
about and still holding the bloody razor high
in nis right hand. All who saw him seemed for
the instant petrified with horror, but Judge Provines
cried out, "Seize that man! seize him and
carry him below.'' Several officers caught him and
took the razor out of his hand. He was instantly
taken below into the prison and a surgeon sent for.
When taken down, and while the blood was yet
pouring in a torrent from the throat, he stood partly
up, staggering and striking atall who came within
his reach, but before the physician arrived he
fell over and expired.
?? Cannibalism continues in Algeria. French
soldiers are waylaid, knocked on the head, and
made into broth or potted for future eating. Two
women, each having a child, lived with a tribe near
Tiaret These unfortunates did all they could for
a long rime to stave off the horrors of famine; but
at length all their resources being exhausted, and
public charity no longer to be relied on, they
agreed to eat the children. A bargain was agreed
to. and lots were drawn as to which should be first
killed. The mother who lost gave up her infant,
which was killed and eaten. This served for a few
days; but at last the hideous supply came to an
end, and the woman who had sacrificed her offspring
claimed that the other should submit to the
same loss. The latter refused, being unable to
bring her mind to that extreme measure. After
long altercations both mothers at length agreed to
submit their differences to the decision of the Arab
bureau, and in this way the horrible facts came to
light
The New York Herald urgently advises ExPresident
Davis to forfeit hisbau. It says: "We
have hitherto warned Mr. Davis of the neoessity
these fellows would presently be under to kill some-'
body, and have told him how admirable a sacrifice
he would make, and that he had better give them
a wide berth if he can find any plea satisfactory to
his conscience. We repeat the warning?if he is
in Montreal, let him remember that the summer is
coming, and not travel to hot countries. He has
a good enough pretext in the revolutionary course
of events, ana it would be romantic madness to be
nice on points of honor with such customers as Ben
Butler. Let Davis consider the point that Butler
and Stevens argue with most eargerness against
Mr. Johnson. This point is, that to be the subject
to punishment, he need not have committed any
act properly known as a crime, but that a political
offence is sufficient. In this monstrous doctrine the
reign of terror lies thinly hidden. Davis will be
the next victim. His conviction and execution
will be the neoessaiy logical result of the removal
of Mr. Johnson, if the Southern leader should be
simple enough to put himself in the clutches of the
Raoical fanatics."
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YORKVILLE, g. C.s
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 7,1868.
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TOWN ELECTION.
Oar town people will take notice that on the 1st
and 2nd of Jane, an election will be held for an Intendant
and foor Wardens of this town, ordered
by General Canby. It behoves oar citizens to assemble
at some early day and determine what
oaght to be done in the matter.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION.
The Washington correspondent of the Richmond
Dispatch writes to that paper that on Saturday
last, the President of the South Carolina
Constitutional Convention presented Mr. Johnson
with a copy of the Constitution approved at the
late election in this State. The President remarked
that he would transmit a copy to Congress, as the
law directs.
BANKRUPTCY.
There is a general inquiry as to whether or not
the fifty per cent limitation of the Bankrupt Act
has been extended by Congress. JVe answer, that
the amendment as published last week, has only
been acted upon in one House, and is not yet a
law. We think it probable that the Senate will
concur in this amendment, when the impeachment
matter is disposed of; although strong efforts will
be made in opposition.
A CIRCUS, "SO-CALLED."
A hmt-An drum enncern calling itself u Robinson's
Great South Western Circus," visited this town
last Saturday, and gave two exhibitions for the
benefit of those who had seventy-five cents to donate
to. the ticket-man. It was altogether the
seediest looking crowd of men and horses we have
ever seen collected together under the name of a
Circus. If Robinson cannot do better in his old
age, we would suggest to him the propriety of quitting
this sort of humbug.
THE CROPS.
Our farmers express themselves as well pleased
with the prospect for a wheat crop. There was a
larger quantity.of this grain sown last fall than
usual heretofore, and the fields now present a condition
of high promise.
Owing to the continuous rains during the spring,
and the excessive amount of politics, the planting
of corn and cotton has met with serious interruptions,
and the District is badly behind time in this
matter.
Recurring to the.wheat * question, we have been
handed by Mr. John Cairnes, of Blairsville, a few
stalkB of wWt gathered from his farm, measuring
near four feet in length, fully headed, and in
bloom. v
ANOTHER CLUB.
On Saturday last a meeting was held at, Blairsville,
for the purpose of organizing a Conservative
Union Club. R. A. Black, Esq., was called to
the Chair, and Dr. B. E. Feemster appointed
Secretary. The following gentlemen were nominated
and elected as the permanent officers of the
Club:
President?J. M. Hope.
Vice-President?Wm. White.
Recording Secretary?Dr. J. G. Smarr.
Corresponding Secretary?J. A. Brown, Jr.
Executive Committee?Dr. B. E. Feemster, S.
Blair, J. P. Hood, Esq., Rev. J. S. Bailey, J.
Lucas, S. C. Youngblood.
TIIE RESULT OF IMPEACHMENT.
Speculation is still rife at Washington as to the
result of impeachment. The Radicals yet claim
that the President will be convicted, and the Conservatives
that he will be acquitted. The Washington
Star of Saturday last, says that heavy bets
were made on Friday, the odds being three to one,
in favor of conviction. The Washington correspondent
of the Richmond Dispatch telegraphs on the
same day that "a wonderful change has taken
place in the past week relative to the result of impeachment.
Extreme Radicals now have doubts
of conviction. Conservatives and others believe
the President will be acquitted. It is the general
belief now that the verdict will not be rendered
until after the Chicago Convention. Wade's party
want immediate conviction, that they may get
possession of the patronage and force the nomination
of Wade at Chicago. Wilson, Colfax and other
candidates, want a postponement of the verdict
till after the meeting of the Convention."
DISTRICT ELECTION ORDER.
General Canby has issued an order providing for
the holding of elections in the several Counties of
South Carolina (?) on the 2d and 3d of June, for
District officers, to wit: Sheriff, Clerk, Judge of
Probate, three County Commissioners, Coroner,
and one School Commissioner.
It will be remembered .that the Convention designated
four of its members as a committee whose
duty it should be to proclaim this election within
thirty days after the ratification of the Constitution
was announced. Gen. Canby, it seems, has
taken the duties of this commission into his own
hands, and is now engaged in running the new
Constitution of the State after a military fashion.
The Constitution is bad enough of itself; but if w?
are to have it administered by the military tribunals,
it is certaiuly more than either the negroes
or whites, who voted for it, bargained for. It contained
no such stipulations, and we cannot perceive
why, before it is acted upon by Congress, that
Gen. Canby, or any body else, should presume to
call it the Government of South Carolina, even if
so when thus acted upon.
The gist of the whole matter is this, we imagine.
The late election in the State has demonstrated
the fact that in many of the so-called counties,
the white people will, in coming elections, be enabled
to control the selection of office holders under
the instrument recently ratified as the Constitution.
That instrument prohibits from voting (at present)
only persons of unsound mind?persons confined
in public prisons, and persons who are inmates of
alms houses. At the military elections under the
reconstruction laws, a large number of the most
intelligent and trustworthy citizens are restricted
from voting.
It becomes important then, in certain counties,
in order to keep rebels out of office, and cure apparent
defects in the Constitution, that the election
for County officers should take place under
military authority, as the order states, they "will
be governed by the same rules as to revision
of registration, conduct of election, qualification of
electors, and returns of election as are prescribed
by General Orders No. 40," &c., unless the Constitution
shall have become the fundamental law
of the State before the day of election.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
In the House, on the 27th ultimo, a bill was introduced
to admit the State of Arkansas into the
Union, which was referred to the Reconstruction
Committee, when the House adjourned.
On the 28th, in the House, bUls were introduced
and referred to the Reconstruction Comndttee, admitting
North Carolina and Louisiana on their adoption
of the fourteenth article, and providing
that there shall be no exclusion of classes froir
suffrage who are now enfranchised, and no adrais
sion of those disfranchised by the fourteenth article
until restored as therein provided.
On the 29th, the Reconstruction Committee hac
the Constitutions of South Carolina and Arkansai
under consideration, but arrived at no conclusion.
In the House, on the 30th, Mr. Brooks gave no
tice of a resolution of inquiiy regarding; the con
nection of the impeachment managers with th<
"Alta Vela" business.
On the 1st of May, the Alta Vela question wa
under discussion, and a free debate ensued. Lo
gan was called to order for using the word "villians.1
He was again called to order for saying that Brook
had said what he (Brooks) knew to be untrue, bu
the Speaker ruled that the expression was parlia
; mentary.
The debate came very bitter. Butler accuse<
Brooks of robbing his partners. He also aske<
, Brooks if, while he (Butler) was fighting, h<
(Brooks) did not, in this House, call Butler i
"gold robber." Brooks replied "Yes! And ]
made you disgorge $60,000 to a citizen of Nev
Wwlr " fViminnt.inn anH recriminations followed
The speaker called Brooks to order. Brooks aske<
why Butler had not been called to order. He sai(
he was at a loss how to get satisfaction. He couh
not get it personally from a man like Butler, wh<
had been whipped at his home in Massachusett
by a bricklayer, for insulting the bricklayer's wife
At this there was much excitement, and loud crie
of "Order." Eldridge said Logan was "no gen
tleman," and Logan replied that Eldridge was "i
blackguard." In the midst of these agreeable pro
ceedings, a motion was made to table the Alta Veil
resolutions, and it was carried?yeas 70; nays 27.
For a better understanding of the " Alta Veil
matter," the reader is referred to an article in an
other column headed "the Alta Vela affair."
On the 2nd, in the House, after returning fron
impeachment, Mr. Donnelly, of Minnesota, mad<
a personal explanation. He said that Washburm
had written a letter to his (Donnelly's) constitu
ents denouncing him, and that that letter contain
ed twenty-four falsehoods. Donnelly proceede<
an hour and a half in a strain of the most bitte
invective. The following is a sample:
"If there be in our midst one low, sordid, vul
gar soul; one barren, mediocre intelligence; on<
heart callous to every kindly sentiment, and h
every generous emotion; one tongue leprous wit!
slander; one mouth like unto a den of foul beast
giving forth deadly odours. If there be here oni
character which while blotched and spotted, ye
raves and rants and blackguards like a prostitute
If there be here one bold, bad, empty, bellowing
demagogue, it is the gentleman from Illinois."
The Speaker called him to order half a dozei
times, but Washburne said: "Let the party g<
on," and the House not objecting, he went on.?
He had letters read going to show that Washburn*
had outrageously slandered him.
Washburne replied, reiterating the truth of hi,
letter, and adding that he could make no answe
to a man who had been false' to his friends, hi;
party, his religion, and his God.
Pending a motion to censure Washburne for thi
language, the House adjourned.
FEW ADVEETI8EMEFT8.
Dr. E. S. Gaillard?The Medical Journal.
R. H. Glenn?Sheriff's Sales.
Thomson & Jefferys, Assignees?In Bankruptcy
?In the Matter of W. J. Cherry, James L
Boyd, Isaac C. McFadden, Bela Siier.
J. <t E. B. Stowe?Hats and Bonnets*?Order
and Cash?Pretty and Cheap?New Hymi
and Psalm Books.
Conservative Ticket.
John McCants?No Impeachment.
T. W. Clawaon, Deputy Messeng^r-Aln Bank'
ruptcy?In the Matter of Samuel Blair.
J. H. Clawson, Special Messenger?In Bankrupt
cy?In the Matter of Jas. P. Steele, John M
Steele.
MERE-MENTION.
No less than seven new and different biographiei
of Gen. Grant, it is stated, are in rapid prepara
tion by authors and printers for the Presidentia
campaign. "The natural bridge in Virginia
was recently sold for $9,300. At tho electior
in Cheraw, South Carolina, not a single white mar
voted the Radical ticket, and but four negroes votec
with the Democrats. Gen. Sherman says he
will stump the country in opposition to a "partisai
conviction of the President." A new Demo
cratic daily is to be started in Baltimore, with t
capital of $150,000. Mrs. Prentice, wife o:
George D. Prentice, of the Louisville Journal, ii
dead. "The second trial of John H. Surratt
for complicity in the murder of Mr. Lincoln, ha*
been set for May 12. " Congress, at present
has among its members thirteen major-generals
fifteen brigadiers, six colonels and eleven officer
of lower grades. While the Methodists hav<
contributed ninety thousand dollars the past yeai
for church extension in the South, the Catholic;
have contributed six hundred thousand for th<
same purpose.'" Mr. H. W. Heath, of Mem
phis, has patented an auger, which, it is claimed
will bore wells at the rate of seventy-five or a hun
dred feet a day. A fond mother in Boston
the other day, determined to whip her unruly son
but tempered justice with mercy, by giving bin
chloroform before administering the rod.
IMPEACHMENT.
The arguments of the counsel and managers or
the impeachment articles, are not yet concluded
but they have proceeded far enough to convince th<
sensible, thinking people of the country (if not the
Senate) that the charges trumped against the Pres
ident, are farsical and absurd.
The great argument in the proceedings, thus far
has been made by Wm. M. Evarts, Esq., counse
for the President. Mr. Evarts began his argu
ment on the 28th and concluded on the 1st instant
speaking for four consecutive days. The Unitec
States Senate has rarely, of late years, listened t(
more dispassionate views on constitutional law, ant
the rights of the three co-ordinate branches of th<
government, than this model effort presents. I
seems to be admitted now, on all sides, that th<
speeches of Groesbeck and Evarts, have swepi
away the last plank upon which these accusation:
have been founded.
Mr. Evarts has proved as formidable a gladiatoi
with the weapons of satire, as forcible in logic
As a sample of the deliberate way in which he luu
disposed of some of the impeachment managers
our readers will no doubt relish the following hi1
at the redoubtable Butler?the HudibraS of th<
impeachment farce :
"Now, it has usually been supposed that on ar
actual trial, involving serious consequences, foren
sic discussion v as the true method of dealing witl
the subject; and we lawyers appearing for the
President being, as Mr. Manager Butler has beer
polite enough to say, 'attorneys whose practice ir
the law has sharpened but not enlarged their intel
lect,' have confined ourselves to this method of fo
rensic discussion. But we have learned here thai
there is another method of forensic controversy,
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? WUIUil way uc uiucu uic uictuuu ui wuuuksiuu.
Now, I understand the method of concussion t<
be to make a demonstration in the vicinity of the
object of attack, whereas the method of discussior
is to penetrate the position, and, if successful,
capture it. The Chinese method of warfare is the
method of concussion, and consists of a great braying
of trumpets, sounding of gangs, and shoute
and shrieks in the neighborhood of the opposing
force. When all this rolls away, and the air if
freer, the effect is to be watched for. But it haf
been reserved to us, in our modern warfare, as illustrated
here in the rebellion, to present a more
singular and noticeable instance of the method ol
warfare by concussion than has ever been known
before. A fort, impregnable by the methods ol
discussion (thai is, penetrating and capturing it,)
has been, on a large scale, attempted to be captured
by the method of concussion, and some hun
dreds of tons of gunpowder, placed in a vessel
, near the walls of the tort, has been made the means
, to the concussion of this vast experiment Unsatisfied
with that trial and its results, the honorable
1 Manager, who opened this case, seems to have repeated
the experiment in the vicinity of the Sen1
ate. [Laughter.}- While the air was filled with
epithets, the dome shook with invective?wretch.
eaness, misery, suiferihg, and blood were made the
p means of this explosive mixture?and hero we are,
' surviving the concussion, and, after all, reduced to
1 the bumble and homely method of discussion
which belongs to 'attorneys whose intellects have
been sharpened bat not enlarged by the practice
of law.' [General and continuous laughter.]
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J editorial inklings.
Trial of Jefferson Davis.
- The trial of ex-President Davis was hereto
fore fixed for the 2nd instant. In consequence of
3 the inability of the Chief Justice to be present,
the trial has again been postponed. It is supposed
s now, that.the trial will take place about the first
- of June. "
' The S. C. Legislature.
s The Legislature is to meet in Columbia, on
t Tuesday next. We learn from the Phoenix that
- "Jancy's Hall" has been secured by Governor Orr
as a. place of meeting, and workmen are employed
1 in altering and adapting it to the purpose. The
1 Senate will meet on. the first floor, and the House
3 nf RpnrpspntntivpQ in the second StOrV. A lonfiT
1 session is predicted.~~ -rvT ~ - .
t The flecent Election. . ." . >'.
T - The'Chadeston papdre" publish the following
: official statement of the vote cast at the recent election
on the - question of adopting the Constitu|
tion. The table is valuable for future reference:
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3 . . CONSTITUTION.
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. Abbeville !' 5,302 2,821 1,100 ' 3,9211 1,381
1 Anderson it 3,764 1,312 1 2,687| 1,077
Barnwell I 5,718 3,357 C87| 4,044 1,647
Beaufort | 8,053 4,939 159 5,098' 1,955
1 Charleston j 20,144 12,282 3,334,15,616: 4,528
Chester I 3,471 1,750 9811 2,731' 740
" Chesterfield. ' 36 722 6641 1,386 550
Clarendon 2^53 1,403 243 1,648 707
Colleton 5,420 3,083 382 3,465 1,955
) Darlington 4,667 2,710 691; 3,401 1,266
? Edgefield.. 7,056 3,472 1,072 4,544 2^12
3 Fairfield; 3,509 1,986 699 8^85 824
3 Georgetown : 3,356 2,473 145 2,618; 738
Greenville | 3,572 1,010 788 2,398 ! 1,174
" Horry I 1,640 406 773, l,179j| 461
. Kershaw '. 2,743 1,406 329 1,735. 1,008
, Lancaster 2,103 868 780 1,648' 458
1 Laurens. 4,119 1,901 1 137 3,038 1,081
? Lexington.. 2,595 1,105 569 1,674 921
r Marion 3*741 1,588 1,565 3,1511 590
Marlboro' 2^2)3 1,258 435 1,693, 520
Newberry 3,193 2,049 802 2,85ll 642
. Oconee 1.603 487 627 1,114; 489
Orangeburg.... 5,159 2,957 1,167 4,124 1,035
3 Pickens., 1,325 391 434 825 500
? Richland'. *. 4,628 2,501 1,284 3,749 879
' Spartanburg 4,449 1,430 1,983 3,413: 1,036
1 Sumter..... 5,157 3,426 482 3,908; 1,249
Union 3,383 1,490 771 2,261 1,122
3 Williamsburg 2,689! 1,644 290 1,834 755
j York 4,233; 1,933 1,576 3^ 724
t Total 123,597 70^758|27,268.98|o46l 35,551
Official. LOUIS V. CAZIARC, *
I ' A. A. A. General.
Mr. Chase's Position. :
1 The newspapers have had inueh to say re^
?Afrt?An/ui tko nnlitioal rmuifinr* nf
WIIU^ mm lUQlCUVg IV V.UV pvilVlVMi pvu.v.vM v.
" Chief Justice Chase. Mr. Halstead, editor of
2 the Cincinnati Commercial, which is supposed to
speak for the Chief Justioe if any paper does, re3
cently visited Washington, and while there wrote
r for his journal a letter, from which we take the
3 following paragraph:
"That Mr. Chase is not in thorough accord with
s the Republican party or organization, as it is dow
conducted, has been very positively stated, and it
is true. In the first place, he is not an vmpeacher,
and that is now the highest test of partisan fidelity.
Then- he believes in the doctrine of universal
amnesty and impartial suffrage, and that that is
r the true and sure and safe basis of reconstruction.
He is then of opinioathat there should be an end
V restrictive legislation and military rule in the
' South. He believes, too, that the Southern masters
are making a lamentable mistake in declining
political fellowship with the freedmen: that the
most certain and speedy exit from their troubles
would be found in wisely conciliating the blacks and
making them, as they might be made, the faithful
" friends of the South, which needs but kindly rela*
tions between the races and the return of peaceful
industry to stand up redeemed and regenerated.?
I presume that if such a miracle should occur as
that Mr. Chase were nominated by the Rcpubli3
cans at Chicago, or the Democrats at New York,
for the Presidency, upon a platform that was in
1 his judgment a declaration of sound principles, he
would not decline the nomination."
\ "The Alta Vela Affair."
i In the proceedings of Congress and the ImI
peachment Court, frequent reference is made to
i the "Alta Vela affair." In order that the reader
i may understand the matter, we clip the following
. explanatory paragraph from an exchange:
i "On the impeachment of the President, Hon.
p Jeremiah S. Black, a Pennsylvania jurist of acknowledged
ability and force, was at once retained
as one of Mr. Johnson's counsel. At the eleventh1
? hour, however, he deserted his client It seems
3 that when Mr. Black was a member of the Cabi,
net, a claim was submitted to his department re,
lating to the right of certain Baltimoreans to dig
, guano in the island of Alta Vela. As the island
[ belongs indubitably to St. Uomingo, and as Mr.
' Black was not at all interested in the claim, he
r very properly reported against it Subsequently,
* however, he did become interested,"and tne then
5 Secretary of State (Mr. Seward) again reporting
. against the claim, this time submitted by the virtuous
Black himself, the latter appealed to the
1 President, who, after a thorough examination of
the claim in concert with the Secretary, tracing
i the history of the island back to its discovery by
, Columbus, came to the conclusion that the matter
i was too clear to be disputed, and that the title of
St. Domingo was unquestionable. It is said that
. Mr. Black then urged the President to send a shipof-war
to Aha Vela to dispossess the owners of the
island, whereupon Mr, Johnson inquired whether
1 he, Judge Black, one of the President's counsel
I against impeachment, desired the President to
5 commit a "high crime" deserving impeachment?
? The question was a stunner. Black took his reEulse
in high dudgeon, and incontinently resigning
is position as counsel for the President, at once
transferred himself and his guano claim to the
i keeping of the impeachment managers, who agreed
1 to put the claim through Congress."
- Washington Rumors.
A special Washington correspondent of the
I Charleston Netos, furnishes the following batch of
) rumors and speculations as to the hopes and de'
signs of the Radicals, in the event of the convic5
tion of President Johnson :
Washington,. May 1.?In outside circles it is
s the opinion that the President has now a good
t chance of being acquitted, or at least of escaping
3 with a reprimand jbut the Radicals still keep their
heads up aud declare that the "traitor Johnson"
will be removed in less than ten days. They are
r not as cautious as they were, and have let slip sev
eral things which indicate the policy they intend
i to pursue.
As General Sickles was a martyr to the cause, he
t will, as soon as Mr. Wade takes possession of the
} White House, be returned to the command of your
district, and, for the same reason, General Sheridan
will be sent back to Louisiana. The Radicals
J do not intend that military rule shall soon cease,
and say that they will keep military commanders
1 and large detachments of troops in the South for
* at least two years.
1 When the Cabinet has been reconstructed, the
> South will be attended to, and those who know
Mr. Wade best, assert positively that he will advise
harsh and vindictive measures being taken in those
t States which have rejected the Radical constitui
tions.
There is some talk of pushing through the trial
> of Mr. Davis in a manner similar to that in which
' impeachment has been conducted, and some of the
1 more moderate Radicals think that Mr. Davis
i would do well to forfeit his bail and leave, the Uni'
ted States at once. It is also said that the South
ern leaders who have made themselves particularly
' obnoxious to the ruling party, by their persistent
' opposition to the unconstitutional action of Con'
gress, will be banished the country. All talk of
1 Stevens' confiscation scheme has died out, and you
' have nothing to fear on that subject.
i
* The Times' Washington special says Wade
i will return Sheridan to New Orleans; McCulloch
' will go to New York to reside; Welles will remain
in Washington; Seward will go to Auburn, and
Senator Fessenaen will probably have the mission
to England. , , .
CHESTER CONTRIBUTORIAL. I
BY WM. H. BKAWLKY.
CHESTER, 8. C., MAY 5, 1808.
PER80HAL.
Our absence during the past two weeks has prevented
our usual contributions from this place; ;
and our occupation in Court to-day precludes our <
attention to this duty, which we hope hereafter to ;
perform with more regularity.
THE DISTRICT COURT. i
In all probability, the present session of the Dis- i
trict Court will be the last It will be a matter of
regret to the Bar and to the people of the District, ;
that so able, upright and efficient a Magistrate as
Judge McLure, should, by the destruction of the
Court, be withdrawn from a position which he has
illustrated by his learning and by his zeal for the
preservation of order and the administration of
justice.
There are several cases of considerable interest,
which will be heard during the present term, and
mono Aonooa on^ moori will Kp
disposed of, His Honor wishing to clear away the
rubbish before vacating' his chair.
"A HAPPY. FAMILY."
In obedience to the call of the District Central
Conservative Committee, a very large number pf
the citizens of the District convened at the Court
House on Monday last. The colored population
also participated largely in the meeting.
On motion of Hon. James Hemphill, the Hon.
S. McAliley was called to the Chair, and Wm. H.
Brawley, Esq., requested to act as Secretary.
Mr. McAliley stated the object of the meeting
to be the selection and nomination of the most
suitable persons to fill the various District offices,
and urged, warmly, the necessity of choosing those
men who would, with justice and honesty, execute
the laws.
Col. John A. Bradley, Sr., moved that the
chair appoint a Committee of sixteen, irrespective
of race or color, to nominate the District officers,
and the following geutlemen were appointed :
John A. Bradley, Sr., James Atkinson, Jr., W.
T. D. Cowsar, Joseph A. Wylie, Edward Shannon,
John S. Wilsoa, H. C. Brawley, Thos. C. Howze,
Kev. Barney Burton, Rev. Barney Humphries,
Julius Carrol, Gilman Hemphill, Anonymous Lee,
Lucius Windbush, Thomas Wright, Malachi
ftrftVKnn.
The eight last named are colored men.
Upon the retirement of the Committee for consultation,
various speculations were rife as to the
probable action of the Committee. It was stated
by some, that all of the colored men were united
on a ticket composed of a few white men, who had
recently joined the League for the purpose of getting
those offices, and the impression gained ground
rapidly that the white people had been "sold."
These fears were set at rest, however, by the return
of the Committee with the following nomina
tion:
Probate Judge?J. H. McDANIEL.
Sheriff"?Jons W. Walker.
Clerk of Court?W. McC. CHAMBERS.
Coroner?Dr. Eli Cornwell.
Superintendent of Schools?E. Livingston.
County Commissioners?Maj. J. G. LoWRY,
John Simpson, C. W. McFaddewt
The Chairman of the Committee stated that the
nomination was unanimous, and it was approved
by the meeting, without a dissenting voice.
The nominees are all white men of character and
honesty. Some exceptions might be made on the
score of efficiency, but taking everything into consideration,
a better selection could not be expected.
If they are elected we think that the peace and
harmorty of the District will be preserved. This
action of the people of the District is a vast step
towards an acceptance of-the situation by the white
population. What will be the ultimate result of
it, it will be difficult to say. We hope that peace
and securiylriirbe thereby attained.
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
The editor of the Charlottesville Chronicle, who
was himself a member of the body, furnishes the
following racy "pen and ink sketch" of several of
the members of the Virginia Convention:
We do not suppose such a collection of vagabonds
was ever assembled before?not including
among them, of course, the Conservatives and the
niggers. There was a greater variety of rascality
than we could have conceived in the same room.?
At the penitentiary and at Newgate the convicts
are, for the most part, confined separately; but in
the Convention there was a congregation of villainous
aspects?a blaze of sinister physiognomy?
which made an uncomfortable impression like the
glow of the Tartarus-like furnaces of the Tredegar
Iron Works.
Tho whole scene looked like a nightmare?an
assemblage of imps, and ghouls, and sharpers,
making a Constitution. Underwood was horrible
to look at?resembling a great sallow toad that
had been out to dine with a buzzard. Bight in
the centre of the hall you see Bayne?a thorough
nigger. Indeed, we know that if we had met
Bayne in the tropics, up in a cocoanut tree, we
should have stated without hesitation that we had
seen an ape. He rises to speak on the judiciary
question. The heavy, red-faced man with that
sinister, diabolical grin on his' countenance is Bowden.
of Norfolk. He gets up to a "pint of order."
Joe Mayse (of Bath) remarked of olaBowden that1
"he never rose except to a pint of order, and never
left the hall except for xpiiit ofwJriskey." He
was accurate. Bowden is a very bad uian?an uncle
of the little attorney-general. He is uncle-inlaw
to the biggest rascal perhaps in the bodythat
is Porter, of Norfolk (representing Chesterfield).
Both of these creatures voted for mixed
public schools; both for the test oath. They hate
each other?all of the Radicals hate each other.?
Porter is the author of the homestead provision.
When he speaks, he reminds you of a force-pump,
with very little water in the well. He has some
smartness, knows a little law, is intensely vulgar,
and has determined to go the whole figure. He
aspires to the bench of the Court of Appeals, to
Congress, to the Attorney-Generalship, and to the
gubernatorial choir.
That little vagabond right under the President's
chair (to the left) is Hine?a Yankee, of course.
Hinc is as smart as a steel trap. When he speaks
he does not move at all?he stands like a pump,
and the words flow monotonously through his nose.
He has not a particle of feeling. He would bring'
in a proposition to-morrow, if ne thought it would
pass, in the same cold, imperturbable^ nasal tone,
to cut of the thumbs and great toes of all the males
in the State under sixty, unless they could take
the iron-clad oath; ana reserving the chance to
prosecute them for perjury if they swore falsely.
. On the right of tne main aisle, just after you
enter the hall, is Hawxhurst, the favorite of the
Albemarle negroes for Governor. He speaks
through his nose like Hine, and gives a sort of
trumpeting groan at the close of every two or three
sentences?tne combined progeny of the Quaker
preacher and the Long Island Yankee. He is a
man, however, of first-rate sense ; a Radical on
Sstem?an earnest knave?unlike Porter in this.
e is a large man, with gray hair, and a dish-face,
lives in Alexandria, and ran a saw-mill until he
turned statesman.
That little read-headed fellow 'way over to the
right, who has just gotten up, and is rocking and
making the curve with his right hand, is Maddox.
They say he has never settled in the State. He
was elected from Chesterfield. They call him "the
tilter." Kennerley, of Warren, gave him that
name. He said he reminded him of one of these !
little sand-pikers one sees on the margin of a pond :
tilting up ana aown. ne is not more tnan tweniyLewis
Lindsey sits to the left of the Chair. He
has the voice of a trumpet; and the Conservatives
are delighted when he rises, maugre his insolence.
You can hear him a mile, and as he is a gjeat fool,
and uses words utterly at random, the effect is irresistible.
See how Scott laughs now?Lewis has
1'ust exploded some terrible thought, and, taking ,
lis seat, rocks himself about thirty seconds in a
spirit of universal grandeur, like the settling of a l
coil of wire that somebody has trod on.
Right by him is Jones (negro), pf Greensville.
He wants nine-and-thirty. He is up all the time
explaining his vote, ana complaining generally. ]
The most elegant nigger in the Convention is
Bland, of Prince Edward. He feally speaks with
considerable con-ectness, has an excellent manner. !
and a good voice. He is about twenty-six, ana ]
has the assurance of Bayne, with decidedly less
sense.
Hunnicutt is not in his seat When in the Con- I
vention he has no Bpecial influence, bat speaks
better than most of his side. ?
COLUMBIA CONTBIBUTOBIAI
BY JA8. WOOD DAYIDSOy.
COLUMBIA, SOUTH OABOLIIA, 4TH MAT, 1868. * '
The Legislature.
The new Legislature is to meet in Janney's Hall?
aear the Post Office. It is where the negro convention
met a year ago.
Politics.
The formation of a Democratic Club of Negroes,
in Columbia, numbering, the first evening, forty
members, is a noteworthy fact in the history of the
times. Pleasant Goode is President, he being the
leading spirit of this cause. The jubilant Radicals
are already looking grave over the prospects?forty
acres and a mule are dissolving into thin air.
At the University.
Prof. Sachtleben delivered a lecture upon the
2nd Part of Goethe's Faust, on Wednesday night
of last week. That quintessence of German mys*
ucism was naoaiea vrita marked ability; ana even
those who did not go the Lecturer's length of admiration
for the poem, were grateful to him for a
handsome and instructive lecture.
The next lecture in the course will be delivered
ou the 7th instant, by Prof John Le Conte, on
Astronomy. .
The Charities.
The Ladies' Industrial Association is an organisation
of which we have hitherto made favorable
mention. In the interests of this body, a committee
of ladies gave last week?Thursday and Friday?entertainments
in the form of elegant and
not over-costly suppers. The occasions passed off
as usual, we believe; the hall being orowded with
visitors anxious to do something and able to do
but a little. We have not yet heard the general
results; but it is to be hoped- that a good round
sum will be realized.
Theatricals.
We have two dramatic associations in Columbia,
that keep alive the interest of our sight-seeing
people.
. One?the Southern Dramatics?is under the
management of Mr.Bailey, of North Carolina; and
is made up of residents of this city. They give
exhibitions generally once or twice a week ; and
are meeting with a fair measure of success. They
charge only a quarter for admission, which is sensible
and suitable to the times.
The other is known on its handtf Is as the H.
Y. M; and is made up, we understand, entirely of
'the soldiers on duty at this post Their charge, we
believe, is also a quarter. What their success is
we are not able to say; but presume that it is fair,
as they keep up a brisk fire, giving an exhibition
or two every week, and have been doing so for some
months.
For the YorkvlUe Enquirer. '
ROCK HILL CONSERVATIVE MEETING.
. i
A meeting of the citizens of Bock Hill and vi
unity, tor tue purpose ui organizing a i/outteryative
Union Club, was held at that place on Saturday,
2nd instant?Col. J. W. Rawlinson in the
CBair; J. Lawrenoe Moore, Secretary.
On the recommendation of a committee appointed
for the purpose, the following gentlemen
were chosen permanent officers of the Club:
President?Dr. J. A. Walker.
Vice- Presidents?Dr. R, H. Hope, CoL L. P.
Sadler.
Secretaries?Dr. J. H. Witherepoon, Allen
Jones.
Treasurer?W. L. Koddey.
On motion, a Committee of ten was appointed
to draft a Constitution, to be submitted at the next
meeting, consisting of Dr. E. T. Avery, R, H.
Hope, E. R. Mills, W. L, Roddey, Jredell Jones,
James Bynum, C. J. Pride, L. P. Sadler, N. A.
Steele, Peter Garrison. *
On motion, the Chairman was a4ded to the
Committee.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the nominations made at Yorkville,
for District officers, meet our hearty approval
; that they are, one and all eminently qualified
for the duties to be assigned, and we pledge them
the united support of the members of the Rock
Hill Conservative CJub.
The Club then adjourned, to meet again at Rook
Hill, on Saturday, the 9th instant, at 12 o'clock,
M., at which time all .persons favoring the object
are respectfully invited to attend.
J. W. RAWLINSON, Chairman.
J. Lawrence Moore, Secretary.
RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
On Saturday last, General Can by issued an order
giving the result of the recent election in this
State for the Legislature and State officers, and on
the question of the adoption of the Constitution.
We extract so much of the order as is of general
interest:
Governor, R. K. Scott; Lieutenant-Governor,
Lemnel Boozer: Adintant and Inspector-General.
Franklin J. Moses, Jr.; Secretary or State, Francis
L. Cardoza; Comptroller-General, J, L. Neagle;
Treasurer, Niles G-. Parker; Attorney-General, D.
H. Chamberlain ; Superintendent of;Education,
Justus K. Jillson.
Senate?Abbeville: Valentine Young. Barnwell:
Charles P. Leslie. Beanfort: Jonathan J.
Wright Charleston: D. T. Corbin, Richard H.
Cain. Colleton: Wra. R. Hoyt Clarendon:
Elias E. Dickson. Chester: Lucius Windbush.
Chesterfield: R. J. Donaldson. Darlington: B.
F. Whittetaore. Edgefield: Frank Arnim. Fairfield
: James M. Rutland. Georgetown: Joseph
H. Rainey* Greenville: James M. Allen. Horry
: H. Ruck. Kershaw: Justus JRL Jillson.?
Laurens: Young J. P. Owens, Lexington. E. 9J.Hayes.
Marlboro': Henry J. Maxwell Newberry:
Charles W. Montgomery. Oconee: D.
Bieman. Orangeburg: Benjamin Jff. Randolph.
(Burnt DistrictT Pickens: T. A. Rodgere. Roland:
Wm. B. Nash. Spartanbure: Joel Foster.;
Sumter: T. J. Coghlan. Union: Hiram W. Duncan.
Williamsburg: Stephen A. Swails. York:
Wm. E. Rose.
House op Representatives. ?Abbeville; Geo,
DusenberTy, T. B. Millford, Hutson J. Lomax,
James Martin, Richard M. Valentine.
Barnwell: W. J. Mixson, R. B. Elliott, Charles
D. Havne, Benjamin F. Perry, James N. Hayne,
JuliusMayer.
Beaufort: William J. Whipper, Carlos J. Stolbrahd,
Philip E. Ezekiel, Robert Smalls, George
A. Bennett, Charles S. Kuh, William C. Morrison.
Charleston: Robert C. DeLarge, Alonzo J. Ransier,
Reuben Tomlinson, William H. W. Gray,
Benjamin A. Boseman, George Bee, Benjamin F.
Jackson, Joseph H. Jenks, William McIGnlav, F.
J. Moses, Jr., William J. Brodie, John B. Dennis,
John B. Wright William B. Jervey, Abraham
Smith, Samuel Johnson, Stephen Brown, Edward
Mackey.
Chester: Barney Humphries, Sancho Sanders,
Barney Burton.
Chesterfield: H. L. Shrewsbury, D. J. J. Johnson.
. '
Cl&rendon: Powell Smythe, William Nelson.
Colleton: W. M. Thomas. Henrv James, Thom
as Richardson, George Mclntire, William Dnffie.
Darlington: John JBoston, Alfred Rush, G. Holliman,
Jordan Lang.
Edgefield: T. Root, David Harris, Samuel J.
Lee, John Wooley, Prince R Rivers, John Gard-.
ner, Lorenzo Cain.
Fairfield: Lewis W. Duvall, Henry Johnson,
Henry Jacobs.
Georgetown: Henry W. Webb, Franklin F.
Miller, William H. Jones.
Greenville: Samuel Tinsley, John B. Hyde,
Wilson Cook, W. A. Bishop.
Horry: Zadock Bullock, W. W. Walker.
Kershaw: John A. Chestnut, Sol G. W. Dill,
lonas W. Nash. . Laurens:
Griffin Johnson, Wade Rerrin, Joseph
Crewsj Harry McDnniek
Lexington: G. A. Lewie, H. W. Purvis.
Marlboro': T. B. Stubs, John G. Grant
Newberry: Joseph Boston, James Hutson, Jaa.
Eenderson.
Ooonee: 0. M. Doyle, W. C. Keith.
Orangeburg: W. J. McKitlay, Thaddeos K.
sas^ortas, Francis DeMare, Edwin J. Cain, James
Pickens: William T. Field.
Richland: Samuel B. Thompson, Williams
Simons, Charles M. Wilder. JEbop Good son.
Sportaburg: Samuel Littlmohn, Robert M.
Smith, Ivan Briant, Claude C. Turner.
Sumter: John H. Feriter, William R Johnson,
James Smiley, Barrel James.
Union: Samuel Nuckles, June Mobley, Simon
Farr. / T. ,
^ Williamsburg: Charles H. Pettingill, Robert F.
Scott, Jeffrey Pendergrass.
"" YoHc: J. u.^While, P. J. O'ConneH, John W.
Mead, J. L. Neagts.--- - First
Congressional District: B. F. Whittemore
Second Congressional District: C. C. Bowen.
Third Congressional District: Simeon Corley.
Fourth Congressional District: James H. Goss.
Members of Congress at Large: J. P. M. Epping
and Elias E. Dickson. J
Under the provisions of the ordinance adopted
by the Convention, the General Assembly meets at
Columbia on Tuesday, the 12th dav of May, 1868;
and unless otherwise directed bv law, the officers
of the Executive Department or the State, elected
under the hew Constitution, wilTqualify and enter
upon the duties of the offices to which they have
been electedt on the tenth day after the approval
of the Constitution by the Congress of the United
States, unless that day should mil on Sunday, and
then on thff next succeeding day. Under the requirements
of the ninth Section of the law of July
23, 1867^ amendatory of the law of March 2, 1867,
"to provide for the more efficient government of
the rebel States," the officers elect, both of the
legislative and executive departments, will, before
entering upon the discharge of the duties of their
offices, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed
by the law of July 2; 1862, "to preecribe
an oath of office and for other purposes." This
oath will be taken in duplicate; one to be filed in
the offioe of the Secretary of State fbr the State of
South Carolina,- and the other to be forwarded to
If any of the State officers elected under the new
Constitution are disqualified by the third Section J
of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, known as Article XIV, or are
unable to take the oath prescribed by the law of
Joly2dr1862, they will not be allowed to discharge
any official functions until the disability has
been removed by the Congress of the United States,
or unless the oath of office required by the ninth
section of the above-cited law shall have previously
been dispensed with by law, or unless the said
ninth section shall have become inoperative by the
fact that the people of the State have been declared
by law to he entitled to representation in the Congress
of the United States.
. political'items. * ?The
North Carolina Conservative papers lay
the blame of the defeat of then-party, and the ratification
of the constitution, upon the western counties
of the State, where there are comparatively
few negroes. It is most unfortunate that there
should be such diverse interests and feelings among
the people of the same State.
? The Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Times says y "The question of the VicePresidency
has virtually settled down, so far as the
Republicans are concerned, to- a contest between
Wade and Colfax, with the chances in favor of the
former if the President is convicted, and of the latter
if the President is acquitted. So far as elected,
Wade counts on the delegates from Ohio, Kentucky,
Maryland, Kansas and California entire, \
and several of those from Michigan and New
Jersey; iir all 134. Colfax daimsIndiana. New
Jersey, and Michigan -solid, and parts of Tennes- .
see sua Missouri; in all 52. Wilson expects nearly
all the New England States. Should Pennsylvania
and New York cast their strength for Waae,
after complimentary votes for Fenton and Curtin,
he would oe nominated."
? A Washington letter says: "On the morning
of the recent election in Chicago the Radical
organs made the moat earnest appeals to their
partisans to turn out, and urged that it would never
do to allow the National Republican Convention
to bo held in a 'Copperhead' city. The Chicago .
Tribune said that#* Chicago went that day, the
whole Southwest'Would go in November next
When the news quae here on Thursday that the
Democrats had gained.the day, the Radical Congressmen
from Illinois^would not believe.it at
first, and only gave in on the most convincing
nwwvfa Thft ituilimtfl >w lrforlo *?ratin?-tA fVro
feci that there is not so: much magic in Grant's
name as they imagined.. Hey emblazoned his
picture on their tickets in New Hampshire and
Connecticut, and the results were hot very encouraging,
when it was claimed that the West would
go for him in a whiriwiqg of enthusiasm: ahc I yet
man important election in the metropolitan city
of his own State his party are overwhelmingly
beaten,j and this in the face of the fact that they
have triumphed at all the elections in that city for
years past . .
? Illinois js doing noble work for the Democracy.
At Pekin the Democrats carried every ward,
and made a gun of three hundred. On the same
day, Bloomington, heretofore the nursery of Radicalism,
elected a Democratic mayor by & majority
of two hundred and thirty-five. At Qojnqy an
exciting canvass closed by the election of a Democratic
mayor, by a majority of about a thousand?a
gain of more than three hundred.
? The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald telegraphs to that journal that the .
Congressional Democratic Executive Committee I
have unanimously passed resolutions requesting
the Democratic National Committee to reconsider
their previous action, and issue a call for the Pros- '
idential Nominating Convention to meet in New
York early ih June, instead of on the 4th of July,
as now arranged for. This was done because there
was a general feeling that the day of meeting previously
fixed was too distant, ana that the political
necessities of the Democratic party demand an
Pr declaration of principles and nomination of
dates for President and Vice-President. *
. THE IMPEACHMpVT TKIAL.
Washington, April 27.?The impeachment element
appears less confident to-day than daring
the last week. In the Court iof Impeachment, af4AW
nairUM 1 nwiriAmfiATiD flffurthnn +Via finnl AwmmAnl
ici OQvgicu piuyvoiwviw tiutvuug uuw aixuiucuu
by senators had been rejected, By votes indicating
that the majority desired to push the trial to a
speedy conclusion, the whole subject was postponed *
until after the argument was concluded. Stevens
proceeded with his speech, which lasted, about
twenty minutes,, when he broke down. Butler
read the balance of his remarks. The speech was
vindictive, and narrated the position of senators
on the Tenme-of-Offioe bill, at length. Senators
could not excuse its violation. The speech was
exceedingly bitter and quite strong. Manager
Williams succeeded, and will occupy part of to- *
morrow. ,. ^ a
v. 'After the Court adjourned, the Senate received
several executive: messages and adjourned.
Washington, April 28.?The Impeachment
Court continued. The following is the text of
Sumner's proposition: "Whereas, it is provided
in the Constitution of the United States that in a
trial of impeachment, no person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of two-thirds of+he members
present: but this requirement of two-thirds
is not extended to the judgment on such trials,
which remains subject to the general law that a
majority prevails. - Therefore, in order to remove
any donbl therefrom, be it ordered that any question
wliich may arise with regard to the judgment,
shall be determined by a majority of the members
present"
The following is among the sentences of Manager
Williams' speech: "Look at the bloody counsel
of New Orleans, and show mercy to loyalty and
innocence, and not to treason."
After Williams concluded, Butler explained the
manager's connection with the Alta Vela affair,
alluding to Nelson's reference thereto. Butler
said it was not onlv a suppression of truth, but a
suggestion of falsehood. Nelson replied that this
was not the time to measure characters with But
ler. This could be done at some other time, and
Mr. Nelson did not think he would suffer from the
comparison. Considerable excitement ensued.?
Logamwanted to say something, but Senator Conk- J
ling, who was sitting near him, said: "General, .
be quiet," and the affair subsided with much suppressed
wrath.
Mr. Evarts then commenced, and his first accents
hushed the excited assemblage. Evarts
spoke until the adjournment, and will resume tomorrow.
A synopsis of his speech is utterly impossible.
Alluding to the parties to the trial?to
the House as the accuser; to the President as the
accused; to the Senate as jurors, and the Chief
Justice as the presiding judge?the speaker said:
"We want no volunteers. Let no one raise so much
as a little finder to jostle the combatants. Arguing
the judicial character of the proceedings, he
said that to the managers who professed to speak
in behalf of all the people, he would reply in one
sentence, representing but one voice, "Thou sbalt
not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." /
Washington, April 29.?Sumner moved a ressolution
of censure against Nelson for language
likely to provoke a duel. Several objections were
made to Nelson's producing a letter dated March
9th, with Butler's and Logan's signatures regarding
the "Altavela." Butler desired to see the
letters, but Nelson required some pledge that they,
would be returned. Chase made some objection,
when Nelson said he would prefer depositing them
with the Secretary of the Senate, who coula show
them to Butler. Here'the matter stopped, and