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THURSDAY MOUSING, MAY 12, 1870. A GESTS FOR TEE INTELLIGENCER. Walkxb, EVAJfs 4 Coonrxix, Charleston, 8. c Jons Tv Sloak, jr., Columbia, S. c W. Ss b. Tods, General Agent. ?-:-? , tfmT South, Carolina bonds were quoted in New York on Monday last, old 80 ; new 83.. -<9> jyfiE-* The sanctum was decorated on yester? day with a vase of rare and beautiful flowers, presented by one of c ur fair friends, to whom we off ir sincerest thanks. -. J5?" Mr. James H. Thornwell has shown us a bunch of rye, the stalks of which measur? ed eight feet. It is a fair sample of the patch near his residence. ..-?-** Members of the grand jury, drawn at the January term, and whose term of service continues until the end of the year, are respect? fully referred to the notice published in another column. -? --A-! JfoflD^l^S.CiBOTH.?The advertisement of Che world-renowned old John Robinson will appear next week. His immense show will ex? hibit at this place on Monday, 30th of May.. Pull particulars are given in the advertisement. Basis Ball Club.?The young men of An? derson, convinced that "all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy," have introduced the very popular game of base ball into this com? munity. They meet every Friday afternoon, and lovers of that kind of amusement will be repaid for attendance. The play grounds are in front of Gov. Ore's residence, we believe, and on the opposite side of the railroad. -:?o . 3atannah Valley Railroad.?We pub? lish the proceedings of an important meeting h>ld at Dora's Mine on last Saturday, and trust none of our readers will overlook the report of the Secretaries, which has been kindly furnish? ed" to this paper. It will be remembered that Ool. John T. Sloan is the President of the Savannah Valley Bsilroad, and we presume that ho will call a meeting of the stockholders at airearly day, as suggested by one of the resolutions adopted by the meeting. The Weather and Crops.?We have had dry, dusty and windy weather for the past week, nntilTuesday night, when there was something of a storm, with light showers of rain in this immediate vicinity. We hear of good seasons in other portions of the up-country, and have been informed that a severe hail storm visited Laurens on Friday, last. The wheat crop of this section is considered remarkably promis? ing. The corn and cotton crops are needing rain, and likewise the gardens about town. To Housekeepers.?In these scarce times, every housekeeper experiences more or less difScnlty in getting up a respectable meal, es? pecially breakfast It is too early for spring chickens in this latitude, and the cattle "upon a thousand hills" are miserably lean and unfit for market. Hence, we direct our perplexed friends to the fact that Messrs. N. K. & J. P. Sullivan have in store a variety of fish, in? cluding trout, mackerel, whiting and black fish, and either of these will help to provide an excellent meal and furnish a wholesome change of diet We like the trout exceeding? ly, but the "extra mess mackerel" are said to be decidedly superior. In addition, these gen? tlemen have presented us with a sample of "Americas Club Sauce"?a new article, equal if not superior to any, foreign or domestic, and infinitely cheaper than the celebrated Worces? tershire. Give them a call, and they will take pleasure in supplying your wants. Memorial Day.?Tuesday last, 10th of May, has been observed by the ladies of Columbia and Charleston, as memorial day, and the do? rnen of those cities have decked the graves of Confederate soldiers with flowers and evergreens. It is a beautiful custom, and is generally ob? served in the principal cities of the South. The ladies of Anderson fitly performed this duty on several occasions, and we regret that no steps have been taken to arrange a similar pro? gramme for this year. The gentle ministrations of loving hands will not soon be forgotten by the survivors of a lost cause, and it is a grate? ful task for these true representatives of our na? tive land to gather around the graves of our fidlen comrades, and bestow their floral tributes to brave and heroic natures. The living feel honored that their dead compatriots are not forgotten by those for whom life itself was sac? rificed. We observe that the Ladies' Memorial Asso? ciation of Charleston requested the Grand Lodge of South Carolina; to lay the corner? stone of a monument to the Confederate dead at Magnolia Cemetery, and that Gen. Jas. Conner, Grand Master of the State, is an? nounced to deliver an address. We are confi? dent that the ceremoni es and oration were wor? thy of the solemn occasion. Masonic Fair.?We are pleased to state that the members of Hiram Lodge, No. 68, A. F. Mv have determined to hold a Fair for the purpose of raising necessary funds to liquidate the detit of the Lodge. The fraternity at this place have borne a heavy burden since the war, in attempting to pay off the debt contract? ed in erecting the Masonic Hall, and likewise in responding to the numerous appeals for charity. Heretofore, the ordinary channels from which the Lodge derives an income have been relied upon, without asking assistance from any quarter; but the brethren have con? cluded to come before the community, and en? deavor to interest the fraternity and its friends in their behalf, with a view to placing the Lodge in a more prosperous financial condition. It is proposed, therefore, to hold a Masonic Fair next fall, during the week of the Agri? cultural Fair at this place. Of course, it is necessary to receive the cordial co-operation of the whres, sisters, daughters and mothers of Masons throughout this section, and also to ob? tain substantial assistance from the members of adjacent Lodges, in order to make this pro? ject a complete success. We think that an ap? peal to the ladies generally will meet with a hearty approval, and in behalf of the fraterni? ty, we w juld suggest that the aid and support of those not connected with the ancient insti? tution will be gratefully accepted. Further details will be given in our next issue, when the committees authorized by the Lodge will be announced. In a recent funeral oration at the grave of a deceased friend and political associate, Victor Hugo uttered the following language: "He possessed all forms of courage?from the lively courage of the combat even to the slow cour? age of endurance?from the bravery which faces the cannon to the heroism which accepts the loss of home." This graphic picture of a French exile is not inapplicable to the situa? tion of pur people to-day. We would impress the lesson taught in this brief sentence, and urge the necessity for exhibiting that form of courage denominated stern endurance. Impa? tience and unrest would dictate other means to relieve the commonwealth of an incubus upon her prosperity and advancement in true recon? struction. Bather than endure for a time po? litical ills, and seek to accomplish by slow and certain means the redemption of political power from the hands of adventurers, some of our friends would fly into the embraces of such as offer blandishments and ready promises, with no substantial evidences of their power to control any portion of the rank and file of our political opponents. We are to forsake former alliances, and unite with whom? Although the question has been plainly asked, there is no indication that the movement for a Citizens' Party, without regard to national politics, is supported by a prominent Republican in the State. Moreover, it is frankly admitted that the proposed Convention to nominate a State ticket will not think of placing before the people any candidate for Governor who is re? cognized as a Democrat. In our humble judg? ment, there is too much stress laid upon the necessity for organizing a general campaign, with all the machinery of a political party. The grandest results in favor of honest reform and immediate retrenchment may be evoked by an earnest and persistent effort to gain con? trol of the State Senate, for instance, and by placing an effective minority in the House of Representatives. We must learn to reach after the things already within our grasp, and strive to instil confidence and awaken gratitude among the colo red population. It is not the work of an hour, and this should be recognized at once. -But re know that the fruits of kind treatment and just demeanor towards them are being gathered even now. As yet, it is only exhibited in the faintest echoes of their colored leaders towards the men around them, and especially those in whose integrity and up? rightness they are compelled by life-long asso? ciations to place reliance. Even this is granted reluctantly at the present moment, and pledges are expected that their rights and privileges under the law will not be disturbed?on the contrary, respected and guaranteed But men? tion the probability of another candidate for Governor, and the response is unqualifiedly in favor of the Radical nominee. On this point, we are satisfied that there will be no division of importance among them, and hence we would avoid the possibility of a failure in this direction. But we think that prudent manage? ment, and reliable, truthful men as candidates for the Legislature, will do much towards har? mony between the two races, and perhaps prove the entering wedge to success in 1872, when national parties are likely to be reorgan? ized and old issues will be entirely forgotten? nay, swallowed up in the general desire for po? litical redemption and material regeneration. Such are the candid sentiments by which this journal is governed, and though regretting to differ as to policy with our political friends and associates, we are not disposed to make our opinions flexible or receive dictation from any quarter, so long as the question is open and de? batable. We do not perceive the necessity of a Convention to determine solemnly that there will be no organized opposition to the Radical nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Gover ' nor. It would be best, in our judgment, to let this matter go by default rather than to. take formal action. --? j Religious Items.?The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was in session at Memphis last week. This body meets once in four years, and consists of dele? gates from the annual conferences, clerical and lay. The whole number of delegates is 246, of whom 160 were present at the opening of the session on Friday last. All the bishops were present, except Bishop Early, of Va. The General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church assembled in Baltimore on Friday last. Among the members present, we notice the name of our venerable friend, Rev. John Bubdine, of this county. We are requested to state that Rev. James L. Martin, of Fairfield, will preach in the Presbyterian Church of this place on next Sabbath, morning and afternoon. Mr. Mar? tin, we understand, graduates at the Theologi? cal Seminary this week, and is a young man of considerable talent. Rev. A. B. Stephens, Presiding Elder of this District, announces that the second quar? terly meeting at this place will be held on the first Sunday in July next. - A Neighbor's Opinion.?People always want to know what the neighbors think. Our Walhalla confrere thus speakB of his visit to Anderson last week, in Thursday's Courier : Notwithstanding the bursting of the Harris bubble, there are living evidences of the thrift and prosperity of the place. The rumbling of cottton wagons, mingled with the ring of the hammer ancrtrowel of the mechanic, bespeak the life and activity of her people. Though this is the dullest period of the year, the mer? chants and tradesmen appeared busy. Ander? son has the reputation of being the best cotton market this side of Charleston. Her merchants are liberal in their dealings and always willing to pay the highest prices for the products of the farmer, and to sell him his supplies on the most reasonable terms. This has drawn to the place a more than fair proportion of the busi? ness of the adjoining counties; and illustrates how much can be done for a place by a few enterprising, public-spirited men. The profits of their business have repaid them, while the entire community has been benefitted. Jgy An exchange says that in New York, before a witness is examined in court, the ques? tion is asked: "Have you ever been a member of the city government ?" When the reply is in the affirmative, the attorney invariably adds : "Stand aside, sir." As we have adopted the New York code of procedure, the legal frater? nity might profit by this example, and ques? tion witnesses thus: "Are you a member of the present State government?" An affirmative answer will, of course, reject the witness. Vide recent transactions in the Treasury De-1 partment and the alleged frauds perpetrated by J tilt ?ond Commission, j The Agricultural and Immigrant Conven? tion. We publish to-day an abstract of the pro? ceedings of this Convention, held in Charles? ton last week. It was in session three days, and judging from the able and exhaustive re? ports submitted to the body, there were ear? nest and indefatigable laborers among the delegates. The committees were certainly in? dustrious and painstaking, as the plans pre? sented for the consideration of the Convention were thoroughly prepared and well considered. It is too soon to judge as to the effects of these deliberations upon the public mind. The Con? vention, to sum up its work, has inaugurated a plan to encourage Immigration and Direct Trade; it has pointed out the Industrial Re? sources of the State, and it has endeavored to stimulate Agricultural Education and Cotton Manufactures. These are great and important objects, and deserve the careful consideration and earnest co-operation of every citizen inter? ested in the welfare and prosperity of the State. Let us keep them in view, and not allow the momentary endorsement of the various plans submitted to constitute our labor in making these plans effective and practical. Upon the people devolves the responsibility of achieving success and permanent good. We have merely indicated the work of the Convention, as the reports adopted by the Convention reached us too late for insertion in this issue. We shall publish them next week, and will likely express our views at that time as to the feasibility of the plans proposed. Anderson was ably ard faithfully represented in the Convention. Messrs. B.(F. Crayton and J. W. Norris reported as delegates from the Farmer's Association, and Maj. B. F. Whitner was enrolled from the State Agri? cultural Society. Distinguished Arrivals.?Our quiet town was all agog on Tuesday last at the unexpec? ted and unheralded arrival of the new officers of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, on a special train, which arrived at one o'clock p. m. and departed for Walhalla in a couple of hours. President Bush and Vice President Patter? son, with Reuben Tomlison, Esq., the Treas? urer, and perhaps others connected with the Road,-were among the chief dignataries of the corporation. The most noted personage, how? ever, was no less a character than Gov. Scott, of Winchester rifle fame, who had risked his valuable life in an excursion upon the picket line of "our beloved State." He was accom? panied byDeLarge, (colored,) the present Land Commissioner, and who is said to be an aide de-camp to the Governor. Following in the wake of the parties already named, we observ? ed quite a number of colored gemmen, dressed in store clothes, and behaving with an air of conscious importance. The officers of the Road were upon a tour of inspection, and we gathered from a conversa? tion with Mr. Patterson that it was the in? tention of the present owners of the Road to place it in excellent condition, and redeem the pledges made in their behalf at the outset of the scheme to purchase the stock from the original holders. He alleged that the passen? ger rates and freight charges would be materi? ally reduced by the present company, and that it was their purpose to imitate the management of Northern roads, and place it upon a secure and remunerative basis. We can only hope that the future will furnish abundant proof of sincerity and good faith in these intentions. The visit of the Governor, who is said to be largely interested in the new company, was partially concurrent with the designs of the l ail road officers. But, as this was his first ap? pearance in the up-country, we are charitably inclined to the opinion that he really desired to look upon this portion of his goodly heritage. We learn that he expressed the most favorable opinions as to the climate and general appear? ance of this region, and was sensibly impressed with the fact that there was "life in the old land yet." He made a speech at Greenville, (from whence the party came to this point,) on Monday night, and in that speech we are in? formed that he notably eschewed politics, and discussed railroads and material progress. It was the programme of the party to return to Columbia on yesterday, after visiting Abbe? ville en rout*. The June Convention.?As we desire to keep our readers informed as to the views of those favoring a State Convention, we take the following paragraph from the Charleston Neues of Monday, in which that paper comments up? on our editorial of last week in reference to the proposed Convention: We agree with the Intelligencer that the nom? inee of the June Convention, if intended to win, will not be a Democrat; but the selection of the man must, of course, be left to the Con? vention,, which will, we firmly believe, be able to find a candidate who can beat Scott by ten thousand votes. The Intelligencer, however, thinks it unwise to run an Oposition candidate, and if this be the opinion of the Convention, we shall submit as gracefully as we may. But in order that the whole State may meet in council for the common good, in order that the plan of action or ina. tion may be the policy of South Carolina, and not of one or two dis? tricts, wc sincerely hope that every county will be represented by its chosen citizens. The Convention will certainly be held ; for at this early day one-third of the counties of the State have given notice of meetings for the election of delegates. And we submit to the Intelligen? cer that Anderson should not be silent when so many of her sister counties raise their voices [ in favor of united action forsecuringRetrench? ment and Reform. The Convention is a sover? eign body and is tied to no line of policy, and the arguments of the Intelligencer will, we are sure, be carefully and calmly discussed, if they are laid before the body as the deliberate opin? ion of the people of Anderson. .-? ? A Washington telegram says: "A docu? ment looking to the future political purposes of the Republican party, has been drawn up by,a prominent Western senator, and has been sign ? ed by every Republican in the Senate. To-day it was circulated among the Republican mem? bers of the House, and signed so far as it was presented. The object is to convene a grand caucus of all the Republicans in Congress? there being over two hundred members?for the purpofw of devising ways and means, and set? ting forth the issues which the party will pre? sent to the country in the coming fall elections for members of the House of the Forty-second Congress. It is intended to constitute a grand campaign committee, to furnish documents, &e, and especially to look after the condition of the Radical party in the Southern States, where the contest is represented as likely to be close, with fair prospect of Conservative results. This caucus will be held probably next week, and it will be more important than an ordinary caucus, from the fact that it will make a decla? ration of principles. I For the Anderson Intelligencer. Public Meeting at Dora's Mine. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the cit? izens of Abbeville and Edgefield was held at Dorn's Gold Mine on the 7th of May inst., to take into consideration the proposal to revive the Savannah Valley Railroad project, in re? sponse to the letter of President Millet, of the Port Royal Railroad. Wm. K. Bradley was called to the chair, and R. A. Turner and W. L. Parks were appointed secretaries. On motion, a committee of twenty-one was appointed by the chair to prepare business for the meeting. After deliberation, Mr. Tilman, as chairman of committee, reported the follow? ing preamble and resolutions for the conside? ration of the meeting: wheeeas,.the President of the Port Royal and Augusta Railroad Company has expressed a desire to extend said Road to Anderson C. H., either by reviving the old Savannah Val? ley Railroad charter, or by obtaining a new charter, and has solicited the co-operation of the local inhabitants along the line of said Road. Now, we a large number of those in? habitants, in public meeting assembled at Dorn's Mine, 7th of May, respond as follows: Resolved, 1st. That we have learned with pe? culiar pleasure of the proposal to extend the Port Royal Railroad to "Anderson; that we will assist in the construction of said Road with a hearty good will by performing all the labor and subscribing all the stock our impov? erished means will allow. 2nd. That we will cheerfully grant the right of way gratis through our lands, except where extraordinary damages may be done to build? ings, in which case nothing but impartial com? pensation will be required. 3rd. That the President and Directors of the Savannah Valley Railroad Company are here? by requested to call a meeting of the stock? holders of the Company as soon as practicable, and we would suggest Abbeville C. H. as the 5lace, and Tuesday after the first Monday in une next as the time; and that all persons friendly t? the building of the Savannah Val? ley Railroad be respectfully invited to attend said meeting. 4th. That a copy of the preamble and reso? lutions be sent by the chairman of this meet? ing to the President of the Port Royal Rail? road. In presenting the preamble and resolutions, Mr. Tilman advocated their adoption, followed by Messrs. White, Hemphill and J. E. Brad? ley, of Abbeville, in stirring, eloquent and humorous speeches, after, which the preamble and resolutions were put to the meeting, and unanimously adopted. Great enthusiasm prevailed. The Railroad ball was set in motion, wh' 1 ..e hope will not cease rolling until we hear the whistle of the locomotive. On motion of Dr. J. H. Jennings, it was re? solved that a copy of the proceedings of this meetinc be sent to the Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Augusta and Charleston papers for publication. W. K. BRADLEY, Chm'n. Daring Fobgery.?Our exchanges bring accounts of the arrest and imprisonment of one W. W. Sampson, chief clerk in the Treasury Department of this State, charged with coun? terfeiting coupons of certain Blue Ridge Rail? road bonds, which were lost at Pendleton in May, 1865. The scheme was concocted and carried out by Sampson and an accomplice named Metcalf. The latter resides in Au? burn, N. Y. Both were Captains in the 33rd U. S. colored Troops, and Sampson was Pro? vost Marshal at this place in August, 1865 We give the following account of the Columbia Guardian: The State, in 1859, issued bonds payable in five years, to the amount of $310,000, in aid of the Blue Ridge Railroad. The bonds were taken by the Blue Ridge Railroad Company at par, to be used by them in the construction of their road. A number of these bonds, which had not been used, were stolen by a raiding party of Federal soldiers, which passed through Pendleton, S. C, about the close of the war. In 1865, two years after said bonds became due, the Legislature passed an act authorizing the funding of past due bonds and the coupons thereon. Under this act it was ascertained, in 1867, by the present President of the Blue Ridge Railroad, Gen. J. W. Harrison, that the identical bonds stolen in Pendleton had been funded, having probably been sold to some in? nocent parties at the North ; but a large amount of the coupons were not presented to be fun? ded. Having free access to the books, Samp? son was enabled to find out precisely what cou? pons were missing; and proceeding upon this knowledge, he and Metcalf concocted a sweet little plan of appropriating some $42,000 ; and if successful, there is no telling to what extent they may have carried their thievish propensi? ties. Sampson, as clerk of the Treasury, sends on a genuine coupon to a printing house in Au? burn, N. Y., where Metcalf now lives, and or? ders fac similes struck off, to the amount of $42,000. The genuine coupon being merely stereotyped was easily counterfeited; but the printing house in Auburn suspecting something to be amiss, reported the matter to the detec? tives in New York city, and they to Constable Hubbard here. Plans for their detection were at once eet on foot, letters were intercepted, a large batch of the forged coupons seized while in transitu between Sampson and Metcalf, and having obtained such unquestionable evidence of the guilt of the parties, Hubbard arrested Sampson here, and at the same time Metcalf was arrested in Auburn. Sampson is now in jail, and bail to the amount of 25,000 being re? quired for his release, will probably remain there till the time of trial. We have it from good authority that the intimations are that more persons in and about the capital than W. W. Sampson are implicated in his crime. The correspondent of the Charleston Repub? lican, writing from Columbia, says: The scheme for the consummation of tiiis fraud was very simple, and, with a little more foresight on the part of the parties arrested, it might have been brought to a successful termi? nation. The^ld coupons are printed by ordi? nary letter press process, on coarse bond paper. The numbers are filled in with red ink by pen. The signature on the original is written; but on the counterfeit it is printed from a common tereotype. Any person, with a good knowl? edge of typography, could have made a better I job. The Winting was entrusted to a firm in Auburn, New York, who said they were paid $250 for it. They are known to be honest men. The bonds from which these coupons were supposed to have been taken were those issued by the State to aid the Blue Ridge Railroad, and were supposed to have been lost or destroyed during the war. It was the scheme of the par? ties to present these coupons, properly number? ed, and demand restoration of the Donds. From his position as chief clerk, Sampson would have had every facility for carrying out this plan. The wholcamount of the coupons printed will soon be in the hands of the State. None what? ever have been placed on the market nor pre? sented to the Treasury, so that the State will lose nothing. Sampson, when arrested, appeared very calm, and acknowledged the whole affair, exonerating all but himself from blame. He is now con? fined here, and his bail has been fixed at $25, 000. The estimated loss to the State, if the plan had succeeded, is about $300,000. The Anderson Fire Engine Company. At a meeting of the above named organiza? tion, held on Friday night last, it was resolved to disband the present Company, and the un? dersigned, as President of the Company, was authorized to publish the reasons for such ac? tion on the part of its members. This company was organized on the 23rd day of March, 1870, and was composed of 75 men?most of whom were young, active and strong?who believed that such an organiza? tion was for the benefit and protection of the town. Their only ambition, therefore, in the formation of this company, was to place them? selves in a condition to benefit all the citizens of the town, and especially the property hold? ers, in case of fire. This organization was rendered complete, upon the part of the com? pany, by the election of officers; after which various committees were appointed to take such steps as were necessary to procure suitable apparatus to render themselves efficient. It was the duty of one committee to wait upon the Town Council, and solicit aid from that body in furthering the interests of the compa? ny. The Town Council kindly received s?id committee, and indicated a willingness to re? spond to their petition. Not being authorized to levy an-additional tax without the consent and approval of the property holders and oth? ers, it was resolved to submit the question to the citizens of Anderson, and due notice was given that an election would be held to deter? mine the question. The election was regularly conducted by the authorized managers, and the result wa3 that the special tax was defeated by default of those interested, more than two^ thirds of the citizens either neglecting or re? fusing to vote. The result rendered the Coun? cil powerless in the premises. Other commit? tees were appointed by the company, and were active in the discharge of their duties. These committees, in order to carry out the objects for which they were appointed, opened com? munication with the fire departments of seve? ral cities and towns in this State, and through this medium were fast being recognized and welcomed as a protective organization, such as are ever watchful and energetic in promoting the interests of their neighbors in the hour of peril. This company had all these interests at heart, and desired to render themselves effi? cient and useful to the town, which could only be done by the aid of their fellow-citizens. This aid was uncompromisingly withheld from the company, and the objects of the organiza? tion were thwarted and its efforts rendered nu? gatory. Under these circumstances", and these alone, the company was forced to disband against the will of its members. JOHN B. MOOEE, President, For the Company. -4? Washington News and Gossip. We copy the following proceedings of Con? gress from- the Washington correspondence of the New York World, under date May 6th: THE GEORGIA BRIBERY INVESTIGATION. Only two committees were in session to-day at the Capitol. The Georgia Bribery Investi? gating Committee examined D. C. Forney, publisher of the Chronicle, with regard to cer? tain checks signed by Governor Bullock, which had been made payable to Forney's order. It was originally asserted that this paper had been paid to oppose the Bingham amendment to the Georgia bill, and to publish stories of the alleged outrages in Georgia in order to influence the Senate; but in his evidence to-day Mr. Forney declared that he had rendered sen-ice for every dollar that had been paid him by Bullock, by publishing in hisjob office numer? ous pamphlets on the Georgia question, and also a large edition of the speech of Senator Morton on the same subject. Forney's evidence was subjected to a cross-examination of a most protracted character, and it is believed that the committee, after all, found it interesting. THE HOWARD INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE to-day heard the testimony of General Charles | Howard, a brother of the individual who is be? ing especially investigated. The witness is a member of the Freedmen's Bureau ring, and was called on to reveal all he knew about the purchase of a piece of property near this city known as the Barry Farm, which they had af? terwards subdivided into lots and sold to freed men. It appears to have been a grand specu? lation all around. THE RADICAL FALL CAMPAIGN. There is a good deal of speculation among the politicians in reference to the approaching cau? cus of the Senate and House of Representatives. The object of the caucus is to organize in re? ference to the fall'elections, respecting which the Radicals are very uneasy in view of the indications of public sentiment. The Radicals are also desirous to put a bridle and curb upon the refractory leaders in both branches of Con? gress who have been setting up an independent judgment of their own. The revenue reform? ers in one branch, and the Judiciary Commit mittee in the other, bid fair to come in for a touch of party discipline. Mr. Morton, of In? diana, who is understood to want the next Presidential nomination, is one of the master? spirits of this caucus movement. It is known that he regard* a reduction of taxes as indis? pensable to enable the Republican party to go into the autumnal elections, and it is believed he will present a middle ground of compromise ' in a scheme to take off the duties on tea, coffee, and sugar. A majority of the Republicans would prefer to reduce the internal taxes, and to let the present high tariff stand without any material changes. It is supposed Mr. Morton will also try to unite the party upon a stern policy towards the South, which is to be put under the harrow, so as to force a crop of gen? uine outrages for electioneering purposes. ADJOURNMENT OP C0NGRES8. The House joint resolution to adjourn on the 4th of July was the theme of another piquant and inconclusive debate in the Senate to-day, nearly half the session being consumed before Mr. Chandler's motion to postpone further con? sideration of the subject to the 20th inst., two weeks from to-day, was finally adopted by a vote of 27 to 25. THE MARKETS. Andrrsok, May 11,1870. Cotton In fair demand at I8J4 to 20 cents. CfTARLKSTON, M*y 0. Cotton advanced to-day % to Jtfe.?middlingtlfi to 2% Nbw Vork, May 9. Cotton strong and in fair demand, with sales of 3,500 bales, at from 23?^ to 23-X- Gold 14J?. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on May 5th, 1870, by Rev. J. B. Traywick, Capt. THOMAS L. WILLIAMS, of Greenville, Tennessee, and Miss MARY M. SIMPSON, daughter of Hon. B. F. Simpson, of Anderson County, South Carolina. OBITUARY. DIED, on the 28th of March, of typhoid fever, at his residence near Water Valley, Miss., Mathew Thompson Mim.hr, iu the 64th year of his age. Tho deceased was horn in Abbeville, and spent the greater portion of his life in Anderson District, 8. C. ne was beloved and re? spected by ail who knew him. Ho was a devoted and working Christian, and a member of the Methodist church. He was hurled by the Masons, of which fraternity he was also a member. Died, on the 4fh instant, ELLEN MAZYCK, youngest child of Robert W. and Jane W. Hume, aged one year aud I flvc months. I ITEMS-EDITORIAL A^IJ-OTHEEWISl. ? The drought in California is excessive, and the grain crops will be short. ? Humphrey Marshall is a candidate for Congress in Kentucky, ? The Air Line Railroad isprogressingfine ly at a rate of half mile daily, ? The Sheriff of Warren county, Georgia, has been arrested by the military for receiving bribes from citizens. ? Associations of capitalists and land-owneiB are being formed in various parts of Mississippi to encourage immigration. ? The Presbvterian General Assembly will meet in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday next, 19th inst. ? Col. Wm. M. Brown, a prominent citizen of Marion county, Ga,,-died suddenly in Amer icus recently, in the 66th year of his age. ? Union County has had only one marriage in three months. The county must do better than this or change its name. -r. The Boston Traveller predicts that Grant will be re-elected, and that this year there will be another earthquake in California. ? Whittemore tells the darkies he sold that cadetship for their benefit. They intend to vote for him so he can do so again. ? Hon. James G. Blaine, Speaker of the House of Representatives, declines to become a candidate for United States Senator from Maine. ? Fifty-five million passengers were carried by the Philadelphia street cars last year. Nine persons were killed and twelve injured by acci? dents. ? John Morrissey appeared in his seat in the House of Representatives on Monday. He has not been present at a meeting of Congress since early in December. ? Parties have recently visited Fort Valley, Ga,, in the interests of Northern capitalists, with the view to the establishment of a large cotton factory at that place. ? A telegraphic dispatch announces that women are incompetent as census marshals-? their business is to multiply, not enumerate, the population. ? Francis Sorrel, an old resident of Savan? nah, and long identified with the commercial and business interests of that city, died there on the 5th instant. ? Rev. Frederick Fremont Lovell, pastor of the Universalist Church in Essex, Mass., has run off, to avoid tar and feathering for gross li? centiousness. ' ' ? The Abbeville Freu states that Capt Mann, of the constabulary force; has been ap? pointed Colonel of the State militia for Abbe? ville county. ? "Fifteen business houses, including tie Daily Herald office, in Quincy, 111., were de? stroyed bv fire on Thursday night. The loss was $300'000. ? Both houses of the Georgia Legislature have adjourned until the first Wednesday; in July next, after adopting the recommendations of Gov. Bullock. ? The Supreme Court has decided the muni? cipal contest in Columbia in favor of the Radi* cal ticket. The election is declared valid, and the new officers were sworn in on Monday.last. . ? The black Lieutenant-Governor of Louisi? ana, Dunn, and the New Orleans Police Com? missioners have been committed to prison for five days and fined $35 each by Judge Cooley, for rnnfpmnt of court. ? Judge Carpenter has decided that $b& Courts of this State cannot entertain ? petition) for divorce under any article of the Constitu^ tion, until the Legislature enacted laws for guidance in such cases. ? Go v. Scott has issued a proclamation for am election to be held in the First Congressional District on the 31st of May, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation (?) of B. F? Whittemore. ? On Wednesday last, Richmond presented the appearance of a city devoted to worship. Every place of business was closed, and the population generally attended Divine service in some of the churches. ? The name chiefly objected to in the pen? ding Senate disability bill was Mr. Patrick Henry Aylett, who, by the recent calamity, at Richmond, has been placed far beyond the reach of any malice. ? A late canvass of Maryland shows that it has 45,000 black voters. As there are about 35,000 white Republicans, and the Democrats cannot poll over 70,000 votes, the next political contest in the State will be an interesting one. ? Senator Sprague thinks that the effect of negro voting in Rhode Island will ultimately be to make it a Democratic^State by the- irri? tation naturally created among the white work? ing men. ? A. T. Stewart and Moses H. Grinnell have paid to the New York Trust Company the sum of ?52,000, the amount of sul script; c?s receiv? ed for the family of the late SeoreUrf Raw lins. The company have agreed to act as trus? tees of the funa. ? An address to the people of the United States, in behalf of the sufferers by the recent disaster in Richmond, states that the number of victims has been ascertained to be not less than 350 persons, of whom 65 have died and many are seriously injured. ? The New Orleans Times thinks" the first object of the Dental Convention, about to sit in that city, should be to examine into the condi? tion of the mouth of the Mississippi?no trifling matter, since the river has seven mouths, all full of snags and stumps. ? It is said that the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad company have earned over twelve million dollars during the past six months. Within the period named the com? pany have paid two million dollars of mort? gage bonds on the Hudson River Road. ? The Anti-Slavery Standard, which for many years has been advocating the cause of the colored people, as a weekly journal, haa been changed into a monthly magazine, entifl ' ed "The Standard; a Journal of Reform and j Literature." ? A negro and a white Radical have been running for Mayor of Virginia city, Nevada. The Radical supported their white representa? tive, and the Democrats rallied around the ne? gro. The election resulted in the white Radi? cal receiving 570 votes and the negro 298 votes. ? Representative Mungen (Dem., Ohio) has written a letter to the Secretary of War reques? ting that he cancel the appointment of the ca? det lately nominated by him to West Point, as he has since ascertained that the parties urging the appointment had been paid for their influ? ence. ? The Hon. James A. Bayard, ex-United States Senator from Delaware, is making a visit * to his old friend and Senatorial colleague, Mr. James M. Mason, now residing near Alexan? dria. Mr. Mason is now engaged in fanning, and takes the greatest interest in all the fann? ing operations. He is in the enjoyment of vig? orous health. ? The New York correspondent of the Bos? ton Journal says the "drinking customs of New Vork are fearful," and for an illustration adds i "I met the other day in the street quite a well known minister, who was so drunk that two> friends could hardly hold him up, and his lan? guage was neither chaste, reverent, nor decent" ? A few days since Colonel A. Payne ana M. C. Stapleton, -two influential citizens of Monticello, Kansas, quarrelled about some trivial affair while drinking, and agreed to set? tle the difficulty in a dark room. Payne had a knife and Stapleton a revolver. Some citizens on hearing a pistol shot burst open the door and found Stapleton with his throat cot, and Payne shot through tho lungs. Neither was killed but there is little hope of their recovery. ? Governor English, of Connecticut, has 6ent to the Legislature of that State a message which has the true Democratic ring. He pro? tests against the chicanery by which th*e fif? teenth amendment has been forced on the coun? try, but recognizes the fact that it has become a law; and be expresses himself unreservedly in favor of a general amnesty for political of? fences and a conciliatory policy towards the South.