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f (taps and |acts. . Gen. Robert Anderson, who was in cominan'd of Fort Sumter at the breaking out of the late war, died at Nice, Frauce, on Friday last, 27th ultimo. The two States most nearly balanced in point of population are Georgia and Michigan. According to the complete official returns, Georgia has 1,184,050 inhabitants, and Michigan 1,184,000?Georgia leading by just fifty. In 1860 Georgia had 1,057,286 inhabitants; Michigan, 749,112. The first narrow-guage railroad constructed in the United States has been completed from Denver to Colorado Springs, a distance of seventy-six miles, and is now j open for travel and freight. The operations | of the road are being examined with interest I by officials of other railroads. The honor of being the richest man in ; the United States lies between William B. , Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and A. T. Stew-; art Probably neither of these gentlemen can | - teH within ten millions what he is worth, and j there is not supposed to be so much difference between them. Sixty millions is a medium estimate of the wealth of either of the three. Pennsylvania has decided to revise its constitution, and both Democratic and Republican journals are already urging upon her people the adoption in some form of the new theory of minority representation. The growth of this idea has been remarkably : rapid during the past two years, and whenever a constitutional convention is held minority ' representation is earnestly urged, even if it is 1? not adopted. The New York Journal of Commeroe says the plucky Chicago man who ordered a lot of sugars and syrups in New York just after the fire, and promised to have a store rebuilt by the time the goods arrived, has kept his word. Thursday he telegraphed to his friends here: "We enter a new store to-morrow, made since the fire, and resume payment in full at maturity." Such men are the living reasons why we pin faith on Chicago. The weight of evidence is decidedly in i support of the charge that the Chicago fire was from first to last incendiary. It is now ! authoritatively declared that the story of the cow that was said to have kicked over a ker- j osene lamp is all a fable. It is said that the family were asleep when the fire broke out, and had not been in the barn after night at all. The fire of the preceding evening is now said to have been clearly incendiary. Thus ! I o?v?vAni? 4-r\ A n/\rv All f f liO lilt? ttCUIUClliai appcaio iu uiu|/ uuw vt vuv | chapter and design takes its place. . The bed of the Mississippi River seems to be filling up at a rate which threatens in j the course of time, to seriously affect navigation during the dry season. This year at St. Louis, while the surface of the water has been tour feet and one inch above the lowest stage of water attained by the river in 1863, there was at the same time only about five inches ! difference in thedepth of the channel between | these years, showing that the bottom of the j river must be three feet and four inches high- j er than it was in 1863. So in 1866 the bed J of the river was found to be two feet and three | inches higher than it was ten years previous. Horace White, of the Chicago Tribune, writes: And what shall I say of the Christlike charity that has overwhelmed us in our misfortune? All the tears that have been shed in Chicago, except those which have flowed for the dead and maimed, have been called to our eyes by reading that in this great city, and that little town, and yonder hamlet, and across the lakes in Canada, and down among our late enemies of the South, and beyond the mountains in Utah and California, and over the water in England and on the Continent, God's people were working and giving to save us out of our affliction. I can j not even write of it, for my own eyes fill j whenever I think of it. - There is erecting for President Grant i States, two stories high, pressed brick front, with Seneca stone trimmings, and a most elaborately finished and beautifully designed French roof, in the center of which will be built a handsome tower. The outside measurement of the building is 59 by 78 feet. The building is now ready for the roof, which will be put on during the week. Marble dust will be used on the front with the mortar, instead j of white sand. This will give the joints a ^ brilliant snow-white appearance, which will; uot have to be painted or oiled, as is generally flip pimtam anirl will he used to clean off all ! marks. The stable will cost, it is estimate^, 850,000. / Mr. Blondin seems determined to invent a fea} in his rope-walking which shall finish him at last. At a late performance td be given at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham^?it had not come off by last accounts?the !tall masts that support the rope were to be covered with fire-works from the ground to the top. When all these were well going, Blondin was to walk forth on the rope bearing a great piece of pyrotechny "weighing about three hundred pounds," which he would forthwith proceed to 1 discharge from "the altitude in the centre of i the rope." At the same tiraeshells and mines were to be exploded in every direction, and the advertisement announces with much gusto j that Blondin "will thus be encircled with fire ! for nearly ten minutes." This will doubtless i prove a charming spectacle to all who like to ' see a man killed. In a speech at Montgomery, Ala., re-1 cently, Senator Frank P. Blair held that the i South should be fully represented in the next! National Democratic Convention. In the name of the northern and Western Democracy, he protested against the policy of Southern I abstention. He thinks that such action would ; prejudice the cause of the South, and produce j an impression unfavorable to us in the minds ' of the northern people. He says that he is j no friend to what has been called the new departure, but is prepared to conform to the ! action of the Democratic party. He advised the adoption of the political programme car-1 ried out with success in Virginia and Missou-, ri. Gen. Blair's idea seems to be that it; would be well for the Democratic party to j throw their votes for such a man as Gratz j Brown or Schurz. Better, says he, would it he for the Democratic party to vote for such : ^ men than take a "new departure." ? News of trouble and rumors of possible war come to us from Liberia. Some two ^B^Hfl^kago the present executive of that counresident Roye, was elected for the terra vwini Renentlv. however, the Con ^^^^PI^SsoKLiberia passed au act limiting the | ^^^^PresidentsVterra to two years, and now the partisans oftKoberts, who will be remembered i as the predecessors of Rove, insist upon the immediate resignation of the latter and a new . election by tWe people, Roberts himself being : a candidate fir the office. Roye refuses to resign, and declares his intention of serving out! the term for' which he was elected, in which ' he is BuataVned by a considerable party, and } this refusal has given rise to a great deal of i bitterness between the two factions. An affray lately occurred at the seat of government j between the adherents of Roye and Roberts,' in which the collector of the port, a staunch J supporter of the present incumbent, and one ; of the most able and prominent men of the country, was killed. This occurrence has I added fuel to the already existing fire, and it is 1 feared that Roberts, who is said to have quite : a formidable backing, will raise the standard 1 of open rebellion. As the ruins are gradually being clear-1 ed away, the extent of tne losses by the Chi-! cago fire and the exact condition of affairs in j that city at the present time can be estimated with approximate correctness. From a state-' ment in the Chicago Tribune, we gather the facts that over 50,000 persons have left the city, making the remaining population about 280,000; one-half of the stock of pork produets was consumed; 1,600,000 of the 5,000,000 bushels of grain were burned; and about. one-fifth of the lumber, one-quarter of the ; leather, one-half of the coal, and the greater portion of the groceries, dry goods and boots and shoes were also destroyed. A careful average of the larger items shows that the city has suffered a loss of not less than twenty nor more than twenty-five per cent, on her total assets?real and personal. The ratio of increase during the past thirty-four years has averaged ten and a half per cent, per annum. This rate would restore the status of a month ago, within three years. Making every due allowance for the terrible set-back experienced, the Tribune thinks there can be no doubt that five years hence, at most, the exhibit of population, wealth, commerce and manufac-! tures will be greater than a month ago. YORKVILLE, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 2, 1871. Watch the Figures.?The (lateon the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is j paid. If subscribers do not wish theirpapers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash, in advance t JOB PRINTING. ) llaving determined to devote jmore atten-' tion hereafter to job printing ttfan we have done in the past, we would inform' the public that our office is now well supplied with new type of the latest styles, and the best machinery in use; and with a choice stock of inks, cards, papers, &c., we are prepared.to execute as good work as can be done anywhere in the United States. Orders for Ball Tickets, [Freight Billheads, Bank Notices, Labels, Bonds and Coupons, I Law Blanks, Bill Heads, ! Law Briefs, Business Cards, 'Letter Circulars, Certificates of Deposit, Letter Headings, Certificates of Stock, Memorandum Billheads Checks, 'Note Circulars, Deposit Tickets, [Note Headings, Drafts and Notes, Programmes, Envelopes, Policies, FireA Life Ins., Tlolrnfo fibinnloafnyQ Festival Tickets, Wedding Cards, will receive prompt attention, and satisfaction as to quality of work, guaranteed in every instance. Particular attention given to fine work in colors. ? ? THE SITUATION. The excitement prevailing in town has measurably subsided since our last issue. Since that time twenty-one arrests have been made, all but two of which.were in the country, and we are informed by Col. Merrill that over two hundred persons have made confessions as to their connection with the ku-klux organization. Many who have made confessions say they were simply members of the klan, and never took an active part in its operations, nor were engaged in raiding or the commission of outrages of any kind. Others say they were impelled to join under threats of violence, while others give as a reason that by belonging to the organization they thought it would afford them means of protecting the negroes in their employ, in case they should I be threatened at any time; and some assert that by no other means could they have been | enabled to retain on their plantations the ne- j cessary laboring force to cultivate the crops, j The confessions are almost invariably accom- J panied by the names of those who performed j tiam& oTOfe of casion. Some who have made confessions, acknowledge to their participation in the commission of outrages of various kinds, including murders, and implicate other persons who are alleged to have been present. The following list embraces those who have j been arrested since the publication of oHr last j jfesue, up to 12 o'clock Tuesday: \ S. C. Sadler, S. H. Sherer, \ W. H. Snider, Sherrod Childers, \ W. H. White, R. H. Mitchell, \ Riley Moss, J. J. Waters, : Dr. T. B. Whitesides, J. S. Poag, | j D. R. Neely, JL,W, Wyjie, /! L. H. Neely, ..-'"Samuel Stewart/X / | Reuben McCall, / Minor Moore, \ / j Leander Spencer, / Frank Fewell, j / H. Z. Porter. \ Cornelius Pride. / W. B. Sherer, \_ S The four last namedate aegrggsTwho are confined in the guard-house at one of the military camps. The following persons who were arrested last week, have since been released from confinement: Berry Moss, Sillis Moss, W. G. Gaffney, Lewis Ramsey, James Rattaree, Dr. J. B. Allison and W. T. Spencer. From the commencement, 103 persons have been confined in the jail, of which number 88 ! are yet under confinement in that building, while those who have not been released,! are in the guard-house. Only two of the ! negroes arrested by the military are in the: jail. The following notice was posted on the prison door yesterday: "On and from this date, none but immediate relatives, (wives, fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters) will be permitted to visit the prisoners in jail. By order of Colonel Merrill." Upon enquiry, we learn that no time has yet been fixed upon for the accused to have a hearing before the Commissioner. BREAKING OUT IN A NEW PLACE. On Saturday afternoon last an altercation occurred between Special Deputy Marshal Dobbins and private Glenn, of .company B, 18th infantry, in which Dobbins was severely ' beaten about the face and head. It is also charged that the soldier attempted to shoot Dobbins with a pistol, and that he rifled his pocket of his money during the fight. The soldier has been placed under arrest. Dob- j bins is confined to his room on account of the injuries he received. "UNION AND NOT MARION." It seems that there has been an error in all j the printed copies of the President's procla- j mation suspending the writ of habeas corpus in certain counties of this State. The county of Marion has been printed, when Union is ! the county intended. The Washington Chron ' icle makes the statement upon the authority of the Assistant-Attorney-General, who says ' the error was committed by a clerk who mistook the word Union for Marion in copying the original proclamation. FALSE REPORTS. i The condition of affairs in our midst, just! at this time, is certainly bad enough; but! many of our distant coteraporaries, we ob-1 serve, are disposed to magnify matters as they j do reallv exist. The Columbia Phoenix in * - i-Ji? -v i. 1 forms its readers tnat "tnree lames m x ur* have been arrested and put in prison on the charge of aiding and abetting the ku-klux." Other papers report that all the roads leading to the Court House are picketed. Each of these stories is untrue. No women have been arrested, nor, are we advised, has such a \ thing been contemplated. Neither are any ! of the roads leading to the town picketed. J THE PROCLAMATION AT THE NORTH. So far as we have observed, the action of the President in suspending the writ of habeas , corpus in nine counties of this State, excites . very little comment at the North. Republi- j can journals, as a matter of course, justify the proceeding, while the leading opposition papers pass over the subject without endorsement or condemnation. r PERSONAL. We are pleased to notice the presence in j our town of Rev. E. J. Meynardie, who visits | Yorkville for the purpose of preaching a ser- ! mon before the York County Bible Society. ! The sermon will be preached this evening (Wednesday) at the Methodist Church. Seven o'clock is the hour fixed for the commencement of the services. Attorney-General Akerman left this place on Friday last for Washington city. Wei learn he will not return to this State until the j sitting of the United States Circuit Court in Columbia, on the fourth Monday in this month. We have received a visit from Mr. H. V. Redfield, special correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, who visits this place for the I purpose of detailing to his paper the true con| dition of affairs in our midst The Commer\ cial is a "moderate" Republican paper, and ' in previous letters from this State, Mr. Redfield has, in the main, given facts as they existed, without resorting to misrepresentation and abuse. V . . GONE TO LIBERIA. On Tuesday last a colony of 136 negroes left the vicinity of Clay Hill, in this county, for Liberia, under the auspices of the American Colonization Society. They took the cars at Rock Hill, yesterday, whence they will go to Baltimore, and from that city will sail direct to the point of their destination, in the Qolconda, a vessel belonging to the Colonization Society. Among the number are the following heads of families: Rev. E. Hill, June Moore, Andy Cathcart, Minor Cathcart, Solomon Hill, Peter Watson, John Moore, Madison Simril and George Siraril. The entire number is made up of the most industrious j negroes in that section of the county, many j of whom, since their emancipation,have shown : themselves to be thrifty and energetic, and not a few of them had accumulated money. ? DEPUTY MARSHAL APPOINTED. David S. Russell has been appointed Deputy United States Marshal for York county, vice R. L. Hope, relieved. ? HABEAS CORPUS. The writ of habeas corpus was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1679, during the time of Charles the Second. The foundation of this privilege, however, was laid in the Great Charter which dates back to the time of John, in the thirteenth century. The simple import of the wordsis "You may have I the body." The design which our English ancestors had in view when they passed this law, or bill, was to prevent false or arbitrary imprisonment. The English regard the writ of habeas corpus as one of their greatest blessings, | and a peculiar feature of their government. The bill provided that no person should be sent to a prison beyond the sea. "No Judge," says Hume, "under severe penalties, ihust refuse to any prisoner a writ of habeas corpus, by which the jailer was directed to produce ? in court the body of the prisoner, and to certify the cause of his detainer and imprison^ ment If the jail lie within twenty miles of jougv, MM. ^ . 9 JT1 days; and so proportioriably for greater distances. Every prisoner must be indicted at' the first term after his commitment, and brought to trial in the subsequent term. And no man being enlarged by order of court can be recommitted for the same offence." The people of the United States adopted the writ of habeas corpus as a part of their constitutional liberty. The right of suspending it is, however, vested in Congress, and by Congress may be vested in the President. During the late war Congress granted President Lincoln this power, and he suspended the writ from 1861 to 1865. The circumstances under which it may be suspended are stated in the ninth section of the Constitution in these words: "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it." Rebellion means, in the constitution, the uprising of any of the citizens against the law and authority of the government. Invasion means an attack made on the United States by some foreign power. largVfarms. Year after year it is demonstrated to our people that in the present state of things it is 1 impossible to farm, profitably, on as large a scale as was formerly practiced. AVith most < of the large farmers of the South it is a continual struggle for life. The expenses are enormous, and the income very moderate. It is time that experience was teaching us something. We believe that we would be a happier people if we would abandon all our old : notions about large farms and cultivate small i patches. There has been no money made in i the last five years by those who have been at- 1 tempting to do things the old way, whilst those who worked small farms have increased their property. Cotton deceives us every fall. 1 The price sometimes is so poor as not to compensate for the production. Last year (1870) the crop was good and the price fair, and yet money never was tighter than it has been during the present year. The day may come when it will be practical to run large farms. It is not the case now. We suggest that it 1 would be to the interest of the whole country 1 to make a change the coming year. We cannot be worsted. If the precaution is only taken to produce sufficient breadstuff's to support the country and enough cotton to clothe 1 it, such a change might cause us to handle less money, butjit might enable us to hold more money. As it is, our large planters have a large amount of money once a year, and this period is sometimes not very long. All the 1 remaining part of the year they are penniless. Many of those who have been experimenting j with large farms have been working and toil- ' ing through rain and sunshine, and when fall comes they haul their cotton and deliver it into the hands of some bonding agent This is simply little better than starving, and no man | should subject himself to such a state of i things for any other cause than to save himself, ?n/l V.^.,aoV,rvlrl frnm atarvinfr. auu iiuuovuv?vt w? w?0STATE ITEMS. j ? The Winnsboro News mentions the death , of Mrs. Henry C. Davis, of Fairfield county.! j ? A movement & on foot at Anderson Court House, to raise one hundred and fifty thousand dollars and establish a steam cotton fac- j: tory in that town. j, ? Several State exchanges mention that an i; effort is making to secure eminent counsel j from abroad to test, in the court room, the ; j constitutionality of the indiscriminate arrests ' j made under the Ku-Klux Act. 1, ? The drug store of Messrs. Geiger & Mc- \ Gregor, in Columbia, was entered one1 night} 1 last week and robbed of a small amount of i money. An entrance was affected by boring < several holes in the front door around where the bolt catches, and then forcing it back. 1 ? William Stein, John Rogers, Lewis Rog- < e*8, F. M. Farr, and John Dawkins?the last i named a negro?of Union, were lodged in the f jail at Columbia last week, charged with con--' spiracy and murder under the enforcement < act of Congress. The prisoners were brought i before Commissioner Boozer on Thursday last for examination, but in the absence of i 1 ii'lfnooaM u'uro ramnndo^ t/\ Joil ?rmW " liiaLCIiai 1ll|lllWOOVC| " V* V awtMMklMVM J?V JWM to-day fixed on for a trial of the cases. J ? The Columbia Union of Tuesday morning ( last, says: "Thos. Hughes, who was arrested t under the Enforcement Act some time ago at 1 Union, and lodged in jail in this city, yesterday was arraigned before Mr. Commissioner 3 Boozer; a hearing was had, H. G. Worthing- 1 ton, Esq., appearing for the Government, and ( Messrs. Carroll and .Tauney for the prisoner. 1 He was remanded to jail for trial at the com- '' ing term of the United States Court. One of \ the witnessed for the United States swore poe- ( itively that he recognized Hughes as onWP ' the disguised parties who aided in taking from \ the jail the Union prisoners, at the time of j massacre there last winter, the prisoner being jailor at the time, and coming in with the dip ( guised men, with a handkerchief tied oveibi|. j nose and mouth. The mother of orjp of ^ murdered men testified to seeing her iKHfttfterj ] he had beeashot and "mnsjxtfr " . -> j/. ^ ? The Union Times of last week m?s3l the following "correction": "In our issoe qTthe 'j 13th, we published an article headed "Are -| we in Peace or War?" which we find did ( much injustice to the soldiers who were sent 1 to arrest Capt. J. Banks Lyle; and as we | have no inclination to make false statements against any one, we deem it our duty to cor- j rect those in the article alluded to. We ] thought the source from whence we obtained , the information perfectly reliable, or we should ; not have published it. A gentleman who , was present when the soldiers went to Capt. ( Lyle's house, and in whom the utmost reliance can be placed, informs us that it is not. j true that the soldiers eat the breakfast pre- . pared for the students, nor did they bitch, , their horses in the front yard among the ] shrubbery. While there they did nothing to | injure the premises, or that was discourteous | to the inmates of the house. That they fed their horses from Capt. Lyle's crib is true, ( but they say they are ready to pay for the , corn when the captain presents his bill. Theypaid a colored woman to cook their breakfast for them?the officers eating in the negro ( quarters. We ask those of our coterapora- , ries who published our former statement, to publish this as an act of justice to the parties wronged." j ? Jefferson Brown, a colored convict in the , State penitentiary, came to his death on ( Wednesday last, from the effects of inhuman , and barbarous treatment inflicted upon him | by the authorities of the penitentiary, by sub- , jecting him to what is known as the shower- bath. The following facts were adduced before the jury of inquest: "The deceased had been unruly, and was ordered to be put in the , shower bath box. He resisted thoee having , charge of him, and it was about twenty min- | utes before he could be "arranged" in the j box. A stick wss placed across the box, up- ( on which hiscbwi rested. Five or six backets. < of water were thrown upon him. In his' j struggles, the stick broke, and he fell down , exhausted. A second attemntwAS made to.fi get mm pu uie uux, UUG ...JR captain of the guard ordered a rope to be 1 j brought, which was placed around the neck of L the deceased, and he was drawn up in the i box by two men, until he stood upon his toes, j A stick was again put under his chin, and ? several more buckets of water poured uponk ^ his head. The rope was lowered, and he fell ? dead. One of the witnesses thought that he ( was dead before the second shower was put } upon him. The verdict of the jury was that j Jefferson Brown came to his death from inhuman treatment, which he received by being j put into a shower bath after being prostrated, ? and that the captain of the guard, David j Foulke, and William Williams, with persons , unknown to the jurors, were instrumental in ? causing the death of said Brown. Foulke and ( Williams were at once arrested, and gave t bond in the sum of $1500 each for their appearance before the court of general sessions for trial. ? The Columbia Union of Monday last, in relation to the attempt on the part of a few disaffected radicals to contest the late City Council election in Charleston, says: "This case was disposed of Saturday by Judge Graham. The hearing, which was changed from Orangeburg to Columbia, brought to this city by Saturday evening's train, a large number of the old members of the Bar of Charleston, to represent the interests of the party elect Messrs. Worthington and Hodge appeared in behalf of the contestants. After hearing the return to the writ, Judge Graham, as a preliminary, asked for a copy of the protests to ascertain the grounds upon which it was baBed and the action required of the present City Council of Charleston in the matter. Counsel for contestants failed to present any protest. There was nothing therefore upon which the court could act, and the case was dismissed. The dismissal was based upon two points: first, a failure to produce the protest ; second, that so far as appeared from ihe record or the legal questions befort the court, the City Council was asked to convene for purpose of trying the validfty of aft which was contested. Judge Graham,, jttforp ~ dismissing the case, referred to the dtewoi) of the Supreme Court in the case of Gilbert Pillsbury et at., vs Geo. W. Clark, et al., in t which it was held that the City Council of ? Charleston had no right judicially to pass up- * on the validity of an election; that was for c the court, consequently there was no ground f for convening the City Council. There was nothing, as appeared from the record, within 1 the jurisdiction of that body to decide upon, ' even if it met. It was requisite, therefore, 1 that the court should know the specific 1 grounds upon which it was asked to interfere. ( This action may be considered as final, and i the newly elected Mayor and Council will | take their seats next Wednesday." 1 NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Ex-Governor Holden's family have gone i to Washington city to reside. 7 ? Anslem Reid, of Guilford county, is sue- j cessfully raising cork trees. s ? Thomas R. Tate, of Charlotte, well known ( as one of the most enterprising citizens of the i rt- 1 , ' ? ne ? state, (lieu at nis nome uu ??euuwuaj ?? i last week. t ? The Raleigh North Carolinian hears it f rumored that Hon. Thomas Settle has resigned his mission to Peru, and will return to c North Carolina in a few days. ^ ? The Southern Home says: Charlotte has t it the N. C. depot, a steam press capable of ? reducing the bulk of a bale one-third, and c compressing 250 bales per day. c ? The work of rebuilding the Roekfish cot- s x>n factory, destroyed by Sherman's army 1 oi lear Fayetteville, in 1865, has been commeu- i it jed by a company from Patterson, N. J. c< ? A Greensboro distiller having sent five it aarrels of whisky to Raleigh in stamped ra :asks which had been previously used, they al were seized by a deputy collector for viola- T jou of the revenue laws. fc ? The corner-stone of the new church of the tl 3erman Reformed Presbyterians, Rev. Jere- m iiiah Ingold, pastor, was laid at Hickory ei Favern on Satarday with appropriate cere numta. m - The Charlotte Observer is rapturous in its tl srofuse and lengthy reports of the Fair of the ai Uarolinas, as given in its columns from day ol x) day. The fair epded on Saturday last. A re ist of the awo^^Pas not yet reached us. p ? Three Deputy Marshals have gone from t< Raleigh to Lincoln county with their pockets ir fall ef Commissioners' warrants for the arrest fr >f citizens of that county, on charges of ku- b iluxing. , fi ? The Trustees of Davidson College met on 01 die 24ih ultimo and elected Rev. T. D. With- fi irepoon to.fill the chair of metaphysics. Dr. " W. is a native of Alabama, and has for some it( time been Chaplain of the Univeisity of Vir- & jinia. P ? Thirty-four of the leading citizens of Lincoln county have petitioned to the Presideut v i?r the pardon of Henry Baxter one of the C BTn KIHt who wan reeentlv sentenced at Ra- L Ieigb,1>y J^dge Bond, to" two years in jail, on n fcbowTtfoonfewion. - a ? The characteristic refinement aftd liberal- tl ity of the people of Raleigh and Goldsboro, h bave again been attested. Robinson's circus e cleared $3500 at the former, and $5000 at f> the latter place, last week, giving two exhi- e bitions in each city. 0 ? Says the Rutherford Vindicator: The & Family of John A. Justice, in this county, b bave been most severely afflicted. Only c i few weeks since three daughters were bu- ^ ried, last Monday the father and a son died, tl md several other members of the family are o dangerously ill. n ? The Shelby Banner contains the follow- c ing gratifying announcement: "We were glad t< to see Mr. Shedric Dover, whose wife left him a jorae time ago, come into our office with joy ? beaming in his eyes, saying that he bad found n her, aud was now all right May his days n be happy, and joy ever beam in his eyes." a ? W. B. Parker was executed in the yard tl of the Guilford county jail in Greensboro, c on Friday last, for the murder of Thomas a Price, which was committed on the 4th of ti December last Parker's accomplice in the e crime, a negro named Alfred Gilmer, was c respited by the Governor until the 1st day of c December. c ? Col. H. C. Jones, Senator from Mecklen- a burg county, and the judges of the late elec- * tion at Charlotte, were arrested last week un-' 0 ier an indictment found at the late term of n the federal court, for conspiracy to prevent a freedraen from voting. The election coramis- ? doners arrested are S. B. Meacham, M. L. 11 Wriston, J. H. Orr, A. H. Martin, C. H. Elms and S. Smith. They gave bail. ? A negro was recently tried in the Superi- ? >r Court of Greene county for poisoning the well of a Mr. Edwards. Being found guilty ^ by the jury, be was sentenced to the common ^ jail for two months and to pay a fine of ten 0 foliate. The kind-hearted and humane Judge Clarke, in pronouncing this dread sentence, ^ remarked: "Well, the jury found yon guilty, ^ ufd I reckon you are guilty, so I expect you . lese^enjlnishuient" , " AlwTy mm; oiAttt fair, myn two aontxnaig he boot and shograaking industry of the e 3tate was well represented. Win. M. Wilson, t] )f Bush Hill, Randolph county, received the 0 premium for the best gentlemens' boots and ? ihoes. A. M. Tomlinson & Co., of Randolph, jot a premium for the best ladies' calf shoes. s< rhese were home made entirely, and were t' jqual in finish, and superior in material and 0 rorkmanship to any Northern work usually h round in the southern market. tl ? A novel feature of the fair at Charlotte last- week, was the presence of twenty-eight 0 itout healthy boys from Iredell county, ran- ? a i -ip n -n n- " png in ages irora w 10 10 years, xv. r. oi- p nonton, Esq., of Statesville, selected the boys ^ is specimens of the health and vigor of Ire- o lell. The Democrat doubts not that one of x hese boys may yet be President or Emperor )f the United States, and after reflecting that 0| U. S. Grant has already attained the presi- 8j lential chair, it don't seem to think the boy a rill have much to boast of at last. fi ? The Sentinel has the following concerning g, he Cherokees: The twenty-seven Indians of p his tribe who visited the fair, leave the city g lelighted with their visit. We learn from 0i Tah-see-can-Oo-cumer, who speaks our Ian- a] juage well, that there are 1500 Indians ia ^ Sorth Carolina. About 100 left the State b< ast spring for the far west. They have been p] letained on their way at Loudon, Tennessee^ Q iwaiting transportation. There is no order 'or their removal west, and they do not ex- d< )ect to go. Many of them are property-hold- j x-s and tax-payers, and could not be moved mless Grant would suspend the writ of habeas fQ corpus and send Fat Carrow to arrest and *j. ake them west. The Indians of North CarIt ilina are civilized ; they have free schools and re shurches and live by tilling the soil, and not ^ >y hunting. When they hunt it is not with ^ )ows and arrows, as they appear, on the fair jn jround, but with rifles. They have both vhite and Indian preachers among them. In m eligion they are Baptist or Methodist, and q noatly of the Baptist persuasion. -If tr.~ ? . i WASHINGTON ITEMS. ei ? The Secretary of the Treasury has been al erved with a writ of mandamus in behalf of 8| he State of Kentucky to compel him to sigu i warrant in payment of the claim of that ^ State for reimbursement of war expenses insurred in the enlisting and equipping of home B juards. w ? As Congress will, at its next session, upon j w ;he recoraraendation of Postmaster General J ai Ureswell, give a thorough consideration to the j y< jroposition to enact a law establishing a pos-j th al telegraph system, to be under the control (8p >f the Government, it is stated that the or-1 janization of a new standing committee will pi >e recommended, for the purpose of consider- & ng all business introduced in Congress in a eference to the subject. tl ? Hon. W. B. Stokes, supervisor of interual sc evenue of Tennessee, has been arrested in Washington, charged with defrauding the fr government of $60,000. He waived an ex- lc imination, and was admitted to bail in $15,- Tl KM) for his appearance iu the criminal court, low in session. Victor G. Powell, clerk in ai he Second Auditor's office, was also arrested C ind committed to jail on the charge of de-! ti: rauding the government out of $10,000. j st ? One of the committees of the joint-select; to ,'ommittee on Southern Outrages met in j h< Washington on "Wednesday last to perfect. "1 heir report on the debts of the southern j ai States. Senator Scott, chairman of the joint j th ommittee, was present. It is said the sub-| pc ommittees who are taking testimony in the j pr outhern States have not as yet forwarded any I la Ecial information to the chairman respect-1 ig their progress, but from information rejived from members through private sources,; appears they are obtaining a considerable ; lass of information in connection with the Heged disorders in the southern States, j hey intend to continue their investigations : ir some weeks hence, when they will submit le results of their business to the joint comlittee, who will transmit a report to Congress irly in the session. # ? The Washington Chronicle of Monday ist, says: "Intimations have been made to ?e President that certain portions of Georgia re suffering from the bold actions of bands f ku-klux. Members of the Outrage Com- j littee are of opinion that evidence has been roduced which would warrant decisive steps > be taken by the Administration in suppressig disorders in Georgia, and, therefore, ef>rts will be made to put down these distarnnees. A Ithnnorh the President has not been I ?,ww' ?o illy advised concerning the exact situation f affairs in that State in this connection, it is rmly believed among Senators well posted in jgard to the South that when the facts come ) be laid before the Administration it is not t all improbable that the writ of habeas corns will be suspended in Georgia." ? A special to the Tribune says: "The inestigation by the United States Court of !laims into the various claims against the Jnited States for cotton seized by the Governlent officers during the rebellion, brings out wne remarkable developments whkih tend to brow1 {Additional light on the mystery which as surrounded the sale of cotton by the Govrnment agents shortly after it was seized rom the rebels during the war. The Govrnment realized from the sale about $30,000,00, but the examinations of the Government gents' books and other evidence which has een obtained through the prosecution of these laims, reveals the fact that the cotton was rorth over twice that amount It appears bat some of the agents at New York disposed f the cotton at 29 cents a pound, when its ! larket value at the time of the sale was 75 | ents per pound. Some of the agents appear :> have been in collusion with the purchasers, nd the poorest kinds of cotton were shown as amples of the entire lot held by the Governient, the bidders getting it by this arrangetent at the low figure of 29 cents per pound nd subsequently selling it at the market price, hereby securing a handsome profit The laimants, however, refuse to base their claims t a figure less than its market value at the ime of the sale, and it is feared that the Govrnment will, in refunding the money for these otton seizures, be a considerable loser, espeially now that the British claimants stand a hance before the mixed commission of being llowed some compensation for these losses, t is now known at the Treasury that several f these cotton agents defrauded the Governlent out of large amounts of money. The ccouuts8how this, but what steps the United tates will take to recover its just dues have lot been decided upon." + EDITORIAL INKLINGS, designation of a Governor. Governor Bullock, of Georgia, resigned is office on the 23rd ultimo, to take efjct on Monday last, and at 3 o'clock, P. M. n that day Benjamin Conley, President of be Senate, was installed as Governor. The jlegraph mysteriously says that the resignaion was written before Bullock's jQight to New fork, from which we infer that his "flight" i simply an evasion of arrest for frauds on lie treasury t/j ry..-* xcitement prevails in consequence or the aeon of Bullock and other prominent! officials f that State, tone Felon. Of all painful things, can there be any > excruciatingly painful as bone felon ? As bis malady is quite frequent, and a subject f much earnest consideration, we give the itest recipe for its cure, which is given by bat high authority, the London Lancet: "As soon as the disease is felt, put directly ver the spot a fly blister, about the size of our thumb nail, and let it remain for six ours, at the expiration of which time, director under the surface of the blister, may be ;en the felon, which can be instantly taken ut with the point of a needle or a lancet." he New York Frands. The investigation of the conduct 8f the fficials of the corporation of New York city ill continues, and every day discloses new nd astounding developments regarding the auds practiced by the officers of the city ? ** An I uverujueilb ill uuiiusiuu tthu wumogiivio uu ublic buildings and works. Wm. M. Tweed, uperintendentof Public Works, was arrested i Friday lost, charged with deceit and fraud, ad held to bail in the sum of $1,000,000. .nother suit of similar character has also sen commenced against him. A bill of coralaint has also been filed against contractors arvey, Ingersoll and Woodward, asking idgment against them for over six million of allars. u-Kluxing in California. A fight occurred at Los Angeles, Calirnia, on Wednesday last, which indicates mt the ku-klux spirit is rife in that far-off" igion. On the occasion of an attempt to arst a Chinaman a large mob gathered around te Chinese quarters of the town, and attacked te entire population of that race, nuraberg about fifty persons. The mob was resisd by the Chinese, when five hundred armed en surrounded the quarter to prevent the hinese from escaping. Fifteen Chinamen ere hanged by the mob, and their houses firI, though the fire was extinguished before ay damage resulted. Quiet was finally reared, but the citizens are determined that ie Chinese shall leave the town, ke Mormon Question. On the 28th ultimo Chief Justice McLean pronounced sentence upon Dawkins, ie convicted polygamist. The judgment of ie Court is that Dawkins pay a fine of $500 ad be imprisoned at hard labor for three jars. There was little or no excitement in ie court room, though the attendance of LOfitoh-irs was lanre. O . The Mayor of Salt Lake and two other orainent Mormons have been arrested by U. S. Marshal on the charge of murder, and warrant is also out for Orson Hyde, one of e twelve apostles, on the same charge, but ) far he has eluded arrest. , It is asserted that Brigham Young has fled on Salt Lake, with the determination to ave the country, he State Fair. The South Carolina State Agricultural, id Mechanical Socity Fair will be held at olumbia, commencing on the 6th and connuing until the 11th of November. It is i ated that active measures have been taken make the present one of the best fairs yet j dd in the State. The Columbia Union says: The railroads have already begun to receive \ tides intended for exhibition, and before! e close of next week a good list may be ex-' ( (cted on the grounds. If the weather should ! ( ove fine, there is but little doubt that a j ; rge attendance will be 011 hand. As these 1 i fairs are intended to encourage home euter-11 prise, our citizens should see that specimens s of their industry are placed on exhibition, so f that the prizes shall not all be taken to other ' j States. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, j the racing will take place, commencing at 3 ( o'clock each afternoon. It is probable that j good stock will be on the ground to partici-! I pate in these contests, when good sport may 1 be looked for. Ample preparations are being 1 made by all our hotels and boarding houses ( to accommodate all who may vist the city." : Death of a Noted Indian. i General Stand Watie, one of the fath- i ere of the Cherokee Nation, died a few days 1 ago. He was one of the framere of the treaty ' of 1846 between his nation and the United States; a full-blooded Iddian possessing all ( the ideal race characteristics attributed to his people by the most fanciful author?the taciturnity, dignity, honor, magnanimity and sagacity, which are seldom found in real life. He was one of the most influential men in the ' -' ?! ? rU.Aw\lraaa ftvtm flio MatuuirH removal ui uto vuciubw nvm ?<v ?, ? States to the Arkansas reservation, and lived to see the last remnant of the tribe that fled from General Scott's troope at that time, coming in voluntarily from North Carolina and ; West Tennessee, to join their brethren. Geiu Watie derived his military title from his service in the Confederate army, for which he , raised a regiment of Cherokees. He was one of the delegates to Washington city in 1865 and 1866, on the part of the southep CheroI keesNftnd ^as particularly jnstrurental in so- 1 curing tne^rivileges granted thent in the treaty of that year. He was upon that occasion ' accompanied by his son, Saladin, then only twenty years of age, but who had, nevertheless, served as his aid through the war, and who, during his visit to Washington, attracted a great deal of notice. The young man died the following year, and the loss fairly broke down his old father, so that, although until that time a strong and healthy man, he t thenceforth lost all interest in life and gradually declined. He died, leaving behind him ! the merited fame of a good man, one of the ; "noble red men," indeed. HEBE-MENTION. During three weeks of October, nine hundred and forty-two cases and one hundred and fifty-one deaths took place in Philadelphia from small-pox. The disease is abating, but thousands are vaccinated daily. The subject of calling a State convention of all . men who are in favor of burying the political strifes which have caused so much discord and unhappine8s among the people of Alabama is , being discussed. A Texas editor com- i plains that attempts to shoot him have become so numerous lately that the thing is getting monotonous. The fire marshal of New York city reports that fourteen per cent, of the fires there are caused by kerosene. It is said that 1,500,000 of the inhabitants of Germany can read English. St. Louis has provided homes for twenty thousand des- 1 titute people from Chicago. A number of women are said to have been made insane by the Chicago conflagration. The Chicago Post says it is computed that about 18,000 workmen are already engaged in clearing away the ruins in the burned district for business purposes. Efforts are being made in different quarters to have both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions held in Cincinnati. The once stylish clerks and book keepers of Chicago are now making a living by selling newspapers upon the streets or serving as private policemen. There trovfedia the Chicago hu rnfc embracing dailies, weeklies and monthlies.'""""The Hague, the political capital of Holland, is reported to be the wealthiest town for its population in the world. At least one-third of its citizens are said to be rich enough to live entirely on their incomes. The Methodists of Cincinnati have resolved to contribute $50,000 to the Methodists of Chicago. One pen manufacturing establishment in Sheffield uses 631 tons of sheet steel a year in making pens. The 30th of November has been ordered a day of thanksgiving by the Presi- 1 dent. It is said a number of Californianswill petition Congress at its next session to place heavy restrictions on the emigration of Chinese to this country. Six old saws ( and a junk bottle were found in a bale of cotton at Wilton, N. H. Attorney-General Akerman arrived at Washington on Sun- i day last. A colored man now in Hous- 1 ton, Texas, is said to have committed not less J than seventeen murders during the last five years. He is only forty-three years old, and , ascribes all his crimes to habits of intemperance. < NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. M. Dobson A Co.?Great Reduction in Prices. . Wm. Knabe A Co., Baltimore, Md.?The Great Southern Piano Manufactory. } Carroll, Clark A Co.?The Cash System?Make t Settlement?"New Departure"?Send the ( Money. . I THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTLAWS. 1 THAT INTERVIEW?WHY THEY WERE NOT } CAPTURED. 1 John C. Gorman, Adjutant of North Caro- * Una, in his report of his raid against the Low* j rey gaDg of outlaws, describes his interview with the gang as follows: j Now, as to the "famous interview which t the outlaws so graciously favored me," and of t which so much has been said, I will relate: e During the first week of my stay in Scuffletown, a word was sent to me by a mulatto messen- r ger from the outlaws that they wished to see s and have a conference with me. At the time t I was rather disposed to refuse to agree to any- j thing of the kind, as I knew it was attended n with somtMmzard. I was, however,' anxious f to know them, in order that on future occa- h sions, should we meet, I would be able to iden- b tify them beyond mistake. After consultation with Colonel Wishart, and on their second message to the same effect being received, I concluded to risk an interview, and learn ti the object they had in view in wishing to see r me. In a fewdays I was told, after consenting c to meet them, if I would- go unattended through a swamp some three or four miles p from camp, it was possible that they would o meet me, and on the next day, without inform- a ing any but Col. Wishart of ray intention, I n proceeded thither, unarmed except with a re- F peater, and unattended. I met them on that tl occasion, had a conversation of over an hour tl with the entire gang, which consisted of Hen- si ry Berry Lowrey, Thomas Lowrev, Andrew si Strong and Boss Strong. When I first saw tl them they were sitting on a log awaiting my a promised presence. They were all heavily ii armed, Henry Berry Lowrey, the leader, with o n. Sneneer rifle, and a double barrelled gun, tl while within his belt were five repeaters. The : U balance of the gang had each two double-bar- j si relied guns, and from three to five repeaters.j si All of them, I believe, also carried a bowie- n knife. I am told that this is the usual com-1 A plement of arms which they generally carry, tl They were exceedingly respectful to me dur- fi ing the interview, and stated that their object d in wishing a conference was to know if it was w possible tor me to grant them some terms.! ti They express themselves as sick and tired of oi their manner of life, and longed to be free ' n from their present peril and uncertainty, and i u stated thnt if they were allowed, they would ! " depart from the territory of the United States, p [ assured them that I could hold out no such oi inducement to them, nor make any such terms; i ol hat they were outlawed by the L frgialature, mil the Governor, nor any other officer had mthority to grant any pardon or other escape Tom the penalties of the law. I told them, lowever, if they would surrender t< i me that [ should see that they were not molested except by due process of law, and thati I would guarantee them a fair trial by jury, and the best of legal talent to defend them, and further than that I could not go. I argued with them, that if they renminbi in the swamps they would eventually be caught, and in that event no hope was for them, and that a surrender to rae might, to some extent, induce _ ( the mitigation of the sentence of the law. I also informed them that I was determined to persevere in their capture from a sense of duty, and that if they persisted in their course, I would surely finally overcome them. During \ the conversation they went into an elaborate defence of their conduct, and of course, attempted to justify some of their murders and robberies. Some of the crimes alleged against them, they denied, and complained that |rom the first, they had only actea on the defensive. Before leaving them, tbtiy assured me -that they would not ambush or shoot any ?of the troops under my command, except they should he "cornered." in which event thev intended to die game. They also promised that they would not physicically injure any citizens thereafter except in defence of themselves* but said they were bound to eat? and -a* were not allowed to work, they would be forced to make requisitions upon farmers for supplies. They also agreed to consider my advice to surrender to me, and also stated that if they did not surrender, and were not raptured in a short while, they intended leaving that section; although they had misgivings as to their chances of staff eoeeealb?y" aeron* piishing an escape. . ? ^ THE CIRCUIT COURT. On Wednesday morning of last week, it was brought to the attention of the court that the petit juries were irregularly drawn, there being no Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. ' The court held the objection well taken, and the cases upon the civil calendar were continued, except those wherfe both parties were willing to go to trial. "Judge Thomas brought this irregularity in the juries to the attention of the grand juryi on/1 /liroot/wl (ham (n inwoflfiorflfft ?hn VII t/i blame for it and make presentment of them. ' The Judge also charged the grand jury that he had heard that there were parties in the county who knew the persons .concerned in the killing of Bird McLure, and that they had sworn together not to divulge the same until they could do so before a military court He said this was a conspiracy upon their part against the civil authorities, and directed the jury to take such practical steps to bring such persons before them as would result in their divulging the truth. To this end, he directed them to call on the commandant of the post and the leading colored men of the county, among whom was the Rev. Barney Humphries, to testify what information they had upon the subject The result of the inquiries of the grand jury will be found in their presentment published elsewhere in this issue. Thursday and Friday were consumed in trying the case of Alexander Williford against James Heffley for a mule. Twelve witnesses on each side swore to its several identities, and one of the counsel wished it was Balaam's an, so it could tell which it was. The jury found for the defendant Saturday was taken up with the can of Neely Lipsey against John B. Stokes, i&ich resulted in a verdict for plaintiff of fivtfdol-. lars. The following sentences were passed : Joseph Westbrooks.?Assault and battery^Sentenced to two hundred dollara fine,^ar^ eighteen months in the penitentiary, at hard labor. * Robert Massey.?Larceny. ' Motion for * new trial. Sentence reserved. Benjamin Orr.?Assault and battery. ^ Thirty dollars fine, or three Months in jail. iaaac^waras.?psrrenjf ?u mwjfgfl (n.^^H D o rsey Hall.?Laroeny. Six months in the penitentiary. James Addles.?Larceny. Twelve months in the penitentiary. Green Porter.?Larceny. Twelve months in the penitentiary. The grand jury made their report, and, on motion of Mr. Solicitor Brawley, bench warf rants were ordered for the fifteen persons then? in charged as ku-klux, and for the ten witnesses. Since then, four of these parties have been arrested and entered into recognizances to appear at the next term of the court The Sheriff is making diligeut search for the others, some of whom are reported to have fled. The proper orders were taken as to the other matters contained in the grand jury report The matter of the homicide of Bird McLure was referred back to the acting coroner to reassemble his jury and call the witnesses before him, and an admonition added bo commit them to jail if they did not disclose what they knew. . The grand and petit juries were then dismissed. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the equity cases were called and disposed of as far is practicable. It seems hard that legal juries should be withheld from us by the State authorities, and witnesses, encouraged by the. hope of an ex;raordinary tribunal, conspire against our orlinarv tribunals; and yet martial law and ex;raordinary manoeuvres are forced upon us, as >eing incapable of self-government Notwithstanding all these difficulties and discourigements, the court has been regularly held, ind, unaided by the United States or State ;overnments, brought to light fifteen alleged cu-klux. The State government has proven entirely nadequate to the emergency. Had the Urned States government have expended half he men and money in sustaining an ordinary livil tribunal which they have in building up m extraordinary one, it would have remutea ouch better for our unhappy country. A ,' pirit to sustain the law would have been foeered, the guilty would not have excited sympathy by unusual oppression, and many an iniccent and good citizen who has left the State rrreVer would hare hero qtayed, fHfllMCV is fate upon the regular and accustomed trilunals.? Chester Reporter, 2Qth ultimo. CHESTER GRAND JURY REPORT, From the Reporter of last week, we make he following extracts from the report of the Jrand Jury to the Circuit Court for Chester ounty, recently in session. In consequence of our having seen in the ublic press a proclamation of the President fthe United States stating, in substance, mong other things, that public justice could ot be administered by either the State or 'ederal judiciary or the officers thereof, and >.e rights of citizens could not be protected by le ordinary means heretofore provided for ich purposes, and not being cognizant of a ogle case in which an executive officer of * le State or Federal has been resisted by either individual or combination of individuals i this county, we thought proper to inquire f the commandant of this post for any facts mt he might have ascertained which would % . 11? ?i Jna 10 veriiy me auegauuus oouutiucu 1U tid proclamation. The only facts which the tid commandant communicated to us was otices to two freedmen, one of which is dated lUgust 22d, signed "K. K. K.," commanding te freed man to leave the State in two days ora the date thereof; the other, without ate, signed by "K. K. K.," saying that he as a traitor and that he would receive a aitor's doom in two days, with the picture f a coffin drawp thereon. These two freedten were brqught before us and examined by s, and their testimony is spbiqitted (marked ^, A.,") with this report, from which it will apear tha(; no yiqleppe has been done to either fthera, who still reside at their former places F abode. We also examined several other j