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UP* VOLUME II....N0- 194.] CHARLESTON, S. O., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 5. I860. [PRICE FIVE CoT NTS. The Daily ISTews. LAUFEST CIKC?LAT10N I? THE STATE. LAItUE.ST CIRCULATION Di THE CITY. ?V THE LIST OF LE3TTB3RS *e maininK in the PostofBoe at the end of eaoh wee I? la published officially lu THOffi T3A1X.Y NETWS every K'ri dnv mornln?. BY^TELEGRAPH. -.*. Washington News. WASHINGTON, May 4.-HKNHT FBITO, of Savan nah, has been confirmad by the United States . Ben ato nu District-Attorney for Georgia. LEWIS D. CABIPBELL has been confirmed SB Uni ted Statea Minister to tbo Rcpublio of Mexico. Tho Oommitteo appointed by the Texas Conven tion formally delivered a copy of the ordinance pauboil by that body to the President, who ex preaeod the hopo that Texas, togethor with all the othor States recently in robellion, would Boon be restored to their normal condition, and that their oitizons would be admitted to tho full participa tion in ita blessings and protection. Congreailonnl Kevrs. WASHINGTON, May 4.-The proceedings of the U. S. Senate to-day were unimportant. Tho Houao passed tho bill establishing the grade of General in the nrmy, to which GBANT will uudoubtedly bo appointed. General Canbjr nor to Interfere -with the Courts. NEW OnxEANs, May 4.-The President has or dered Goneral CANDY not to interioro with the United States Courts, and also to make a full re port of the late difficulty in which ho acted. The Court was reoponed yesterday. The Bast Tennessee Convention* CINCINNATI, May 4.-The Convention called to .onBider the propriety of organizing a separate State Government for East Tennessee met at Knoxvillo yesterday. The President of the Con vention was authorized to appoint a committee to bring resolutions before the Legislature. LATE'NEWS. Farther front Valparnlio-Commodore Bo* ger?' Eiplanalion. ... WASHINGTON, May 2.-Commodore Rogers, corn il nominating with the Navy Department,' saya he . ' waa ready to join with the British fleet to prevent ' the wanton destruction of Valparaiso by the Span iards, but the British Admiral afterwards chose to throw the responsibility on the British Minister, who declined to act in the premises. , So Commo dore Rogers declared to the Admiral that he would not take a step without him. I. Prom Bomb Arno rica.. Nsw YORK, May 1.-Tho Btoamer South Amerioa has arrived from Rio Janeiro, and reports that Profoseor Agassiz had completely recovered. A report by way of Rio Grande statea that a foroe of ton thousand Paraguayans had creased the Parena at Candeluria, driving back the Ar Sentino at Brazilian vanguard, and are advano ig to givo battlo to the Brazilian army. No More National Banka. WASHINGTON, April SO.-The Banking Oommit too decided to-day to make a roport to Congress adverae to the creation of any more National banks. Brownlow Polled-The Bill DUfi-anohlstng Southern Men Defeated. NASHVILLE, May 2.-The Senate had rejected the Franohiso bill. Prom Asplnwall. New YORK, May 1.-The steamer Costa Bioa, from Aspinwoll on the 23d ult., has arrived. She brings $1,318,000 in treasure and 550 California passengers. Late Markets, Nsw You, Moy I.-Cotton Is irregular ana pri?es un .sttlsd, sale? of 900 baiss?t S3 to 81o. Flour 1? dall; eales 6 to loo lower: sale* of 7000 barrels. 8tote at ?T 10 to 90; Ohio l8 88 to $13 30 Western $7 10 to 8 80; Southern drooping-sales of 400 bbls at $10 to 916 BO. Wheat dull aod 3 to 3o lower; sales 31.000 bushels Milwaukee club at $1 75. Corn ha? declin ed lo for mixed: sa'es 3-1,000 bnehcla at 84 to 80o. Bork fa aotlve and excited; soles of Mesa at $37 \1V? to 27 02%. Lord beary at 17X to 20*a Whiskey dull. Sugar ateaiy: Musoovodo io vi to lljic Coffee dull. B1 ola* a as quiet Narai Stores Urra. Turpentine 87 to ?90o. Petroleum dull at 26 to 36Jfc. Freights dull; Cot ton 9-81. Gold 121V- Foreign Exchange closes at 9% for be*t billa. Cotton and commercial bills are almost unsaleable. The steamer Scotia brought back a number -of cotton bill?, and also ROUI? bills drawn on railroad bond? negotiated lo Europe. Gold closed at 128.V to 137. HEW VOIIK, May 3.-Flour has advanced 6 to 10 cents. Salea of 16 0(0 bbl* Wheot su-ady. Corn dull at 83 to 84J? cent?. Beef ale*dy. Pork heavy-mea? $3S 60 to f 19 60. r.srd Orm at 17Vi to 20V oents. Whitley dull. Goffet? aieidy at 91 cent?. Bin ii vi to 13<? cents. HUB ?ovado ii>v to li cents. bu?ar firm, Naval stores Steady. Freights dull. Cotton 34 cents per lb. Gold 137 Vi BAI.TIMHK, May 3 -Flour dull; Waitera extra $10. Wheat ste-tdy. O ,ni dull and lower; white, 85 to Bflc; yellow, B3 to 83o. Oats firm. ProvMons quiet Coffee dull; Kio. ?tvi to 16a Whiskey duu. NEW OBLXANB, May 1.-Cotton, low middling 33@14. ? ales for throe day? 3800; receipts for four days 6778 against 0844 for corresponding period lost week; to-day's receipts 6060 bale?, exports 8832 bales; stock on hand 161,117 bales. Flour, superfine $8 76. Oats 67@68o. Hsy$i7@28. Pork $31; boc n shoulder? 14Vc; clear sides l8 Ko. Gold 25. Sterling 81. Francs 430. Cotton freights to New York $3 * bolo. LOUISVILLE, Moy 1.-Sales of 129 had? leaf to')S5co at a declino on low grades. Middling cotton 28Vc gQ. Derflneflour $7 71. Mixed corn one lu hulk, pats 40o. Mess pork $28 80; bacon ?boulders 13c; clear aide? 17 to 17J?o. Lard, tierces 20c. Baw Whiskey $2 22. ST. LOUIS, Msy 1,13 M.-Superfine flour $7 35 to $7 50. .Corn 63 to 650. Oats 42 to 43c. OIMOIMMATT, Moy 1-13 M -Superfine Flour $8 60 to 49. Corn 68 to C?o. Oa ? 43 to 4Co. Whiskey $2 23. Wheat $310 to $2 25. Mess Pork $38. Lord 20c. Clear -Side? 17 to 17Ko. Market very dull and lnactlv?, and ' price? if any change, a shade CM! r. AN ExpitEss OFFICE SWABMKD.-The Now Orleans Crescent says the business of the Express Compa ny waa interrupted ia rather a singular manner on Saturday List: The company, it appears, had received for trans portation a package containing a "hive of bees," which, daring tho continual prooess of "baggsgo ?mashing," rendered it an unsafe depository for the buzzing insecto. It is highly probable that the employees of the establishment were igno rant of the contents of the paokogo. Great was their surprise, h iwever, when they were oo?rt . {felled ins, very nummary manner to vacate and allow the "humble bee" to take nndisputable pos session of the premises. When our reporter passed there at half-past 9 V. M., they were still ongaged in endeavoring to rehive the truants. . J-,^* IUILUOADB rx TUB UNITED STATES.-By the census returns of 1860, it appears that there were at that time in the Unite 1 ?tates 80,703 mUea of commorolAl railroads, cootiujr $1,151,580,820; and 403 miles, of city passenger railways, costin? $14,862,8-10. Since that dato of co UM o largo addi tions have boen made to both the steam and horse railroads of the country. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. THB RECONSTRUCTION TLANS AND THK NEXT PRESI DENTIAL, ELECTION-rABTIBAN PEAR OF THE PRES IDENT'S POLICY, AO. , [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun ] WABHINOTON, May 1-The bearing of tho now Republican project of reconstruction upon the next Presidential election will be regarded with much interest by all parties. Should the Prosi dont's plan of restoration prevail, tho oleven Southern Statua would bo represented by lqyal men at onco, and theso Voiild bo in full participa tion with other States of H 11 rights as members of tho Union. But these 8tates, it ia contended by the Republicans, would, with the aid of one or two Bomi-robel States, BB thoy ohooao to torm them, and of certain Northern States which aro always ready to be demoralized, give a majority of doc toral votos for a candidato who would be nomi nated in opposition to tho candidate of tho Repub lican party. OongresB will, thorofore, poreist in moaeurea to defeat this combination. The oleren Southern States aro in tho Union for some purposes and aro acknowledged to bo so by two out of three branches of the Federal Qoverument. Those States may, and probably will, chooso presidential doctor?, acoording to tho provisions of the existing consti tutions. When too votes are counted, it will be long to tho Fresidont pro. tem. of tho Senato to count such votes as he ploases, and doolare the rosult. Ho would oither act with his party or not. In either way. if the result would be a floe tod by his deoibion, a political crisis would arise. The proposed constitutional amendment as eumos that tho elevon Southern States are not ia the Union. It ia proposed ia antagonism to the Proaidout'd viows and policy. The amendment will pasa Congress, even if it go no inrther. Whether it be ratified or not by the requisite number of States, it ?ill Bottle the Presidential election iu favor of the Republican majority of Congrees. If it be not ratified, Congress will as sume that the eloveu Southern Statos are not on titled to take part in the Presidential election. If it be ratified, thou the eleven Southern States will either go with the Republicans or be divided, and, boaidOH, will be curtailed in their number of elec toral votos. THE AWARDS IN THE CASE OF JEEFER80N DAVIS. [.Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] WABHINOTON, May 1.-A. communication from the Secretary of War was received in the Senate to-day, in answer to the resolution requesting all evidence upon which the reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis was based, including & report of General J. H. Wilson, of Colonel Mitity, of Lieu ton ant-Colonel Hamden, of Captain Hatha way, of Colonel Pritchard, and lists of oflloers and men of the Michigan cavalry. Tbe reports simply give o> detail of the parts of the several officers and their commands, and contain nothing of strik ing importance. The party captured consisted of Davis and wife and four children, John. H. Reagan, Colonels Harrison and Lubbock, Aid-do-Camp to Davis, Burton N. Harrison (bia Fiivate Secretary), Major Maurand, Cap tain Woody, . Lieutenant Hathaway, Jeffer son D. Howell (midshipman Rebel navy),' and twelvo soldiers. Also, Miss Maggie Howell, Histor to Mrs. Davis, and one black' and one white wait ing maid and several servants. Pritohard says: "On returning to oamp I waa accosted by Davis from among toe prisoners, who ?eked if I was the ofllcer lu command, and upon my answering that I was, and aekiog him whom I was to call him, he replied that I might .call him what or whoever I pleased, when I replied to him that I-would call him Davis, and after a moment's hesitation he said that was his namo, when he suddenly drew himself up ip true royal dignity, and exclaimed; 'I suppose you consider it bravery to charge a tTaln-of'Hefenc.-ltas' womr-u-and eLildfta; buttit is theft, it is vandalia at.' "" Major-General Wilson Bays that; neither Colonel Hamden nor Colonel Pritchard knew of tho reward that had been of fered for tl<e capture of Mr. Davis. ARREST OF AN ALLEOED DEFAULTER-DUI1NI.NO OF A GOVERNMENT 8TOBF.HOD8E. BOSTON, May 1.-Ou Wednesday last Henry C. Wheeler, of New York, was arrested on board the steamer Asia. Mr. Wheeler is President of tho Brunswick and Florida Railroad, and also con nected with the projected Atubison and Pike's Peak Railroad Company, who claim that Wheeler withhold and secured bonds to tho amount of $200,000. Wheeler was taken before the Supreme Court and committed in default of $200,000 bail. A fire occurred this afternoon ia 8outh Boston, on Boyton wharf, which destroyed two One-story buildings, leased by the Government for storing bonded gooda. Among the property destroyed was four or five thousand hogeheadB of sugar and one hnudred hogsheads of molabsee. Messrs. Atkins & Co. and Spaulding, Burgess A Sons, are among the principal owners. PBOOEBDtNOB OF THE EPISCOPAL MBTHOIHHT CON FERENCE. NEW ORLEANS, LA., April'29.-The committee on boundaries made their final report to-day. Dr. E. W. Sehon, of Louisville, was elected mis sionary, ?ith headquarters at Baltimore. In the place of the ordinance chancing the name, this morning, as a whole, it waa amended by inserting "Episcopal;" the title now is tho "Episcopal Methodist Church." VERT IMPORTANT ORDER, We oongratulato the country upon an order is sued from the War 'Department yesterday, by direction of the President, declaring that military commissions and courts martial are not authoriz ed, and, therefore, will not ?saine jurisdiction in the trial of persons other than those belonging to the army and navy of tho United States, camp followers, contractor? and such others as are in dicated in the Articles of War and the Acts of CongroBB.-National Intelligrncer, 2d inst. KUIIOPKAN NtCWS. THE HIBERNIAN OFF FARTHER POINT. FARTHER POINT, April 30.-The steamship Hi bernita, from Liverpool on Thursday, April 19. vi? Londonderry, April 20, passed this point on route to Quebec. The steamahiD Oity of Baltimore, from Now York, arrived at Queenstown on the 19th. Tho steamship Helvetia, from New York, arriv ed at Queenstown on the 19th. The steamship China, from Boston via Halifax, arrived at Queenstown on tho 20th. QENCRAL NEWS. FARTHER POI HT. April 30_The ateamship Mo ravian from Portland, reached Liverpool on the morning of the 18tb. Great Hrltein. Parliamentary proooodinga on tho 18th were un important. Satterthwaito'd circular of the evening of the 18th Baye : Tho market for American securitioa has boen chiefly influenced by continental eales or demand. There havo been some very large ope rations on Oorman and Dutch account, which have been met by an active demand for export to America. Five-twenties were at. one time quoted as low as 67}; but lhere has boen a marked reac tion, and they close C9J on coupons, ? rise of J ^i cent, on tho week. Illinois and Erie shares were doprossod at one ti fully $2; but a renewed de mand springing up they improved, closing 80j?81 for Illinolu, and 51j@51j for Erie shares. For bonds of the Southern Staten there have been nu merous inquirios, but the amount hold hore, with tho exception of Virginia aises, is eo small that few transactions are reoorded. Austria anti Pruesla. German adriocB continue to be more reassuring and there was a growing belief in peace. A Vienna telegram of the 18th says; Bavaria, Wurteinburg, Saxony, Baden and Darmstadt are enite united on the Herman and Federal quoatlon. honld war occur they would all be on the side of Austria. Tlioir,agreement encourages the hope that poao? will not be di?turbed. . Tho Berlin correspondent of the London Time?; saya: Count Bismark has repeatedly tonderodbis. resignation within the last few days, but ha? been on able to obtain the sanction of tho King to his withdrawal. Tho modification of the cabinet will probably be accelerated by. the. Emperor, of ?Aus tria having informed the 'Emperor of the French, that under certain circumstance? he would cot o bj oc*i to lay the qn eut ion o? the Daohiea before an European Congress. The writer says most positively that no concentration of troops has taken place in any part of Prussia, and that thero is not a traco of any measures capablo of being construed as aggressive. Poaco meeting* continued to bo held in (ho largo towns throughout Prussia. The text of tho Prussian reply to tho Austrian dispatch of the 7th instant ia published. It dwells espooially on tho Admitted movements of Austrian troops on the Prussian frontier by which Prussia waa led to take defensive measures, and says, if Count Monsdorff, after tho Emperor had passed his word that no aggression waa intended by Aus tria, still continues military pr?parations, it can not bo oxpeotod that Prussia, ou equally clear de nial of husl ile intentions having been given by the King, should relinquish those defensivo measures which were called forth hy tho attitude of Austria. The Prussian answer to England's remonstrance is said to be cold and haughty. The Austrian answer says: Austria does not ask an inch of land in tho Duchies, nor will she accept it. Prussia wishes to annex the Duchies, and Austria, is hound to support ttio rights of the Schleswig-Holstein peo ple. She will not dictate to them, but requires that tho will of tho people and of tho Diet should be respected. The Prussian and Austrian troops should be withdrawn, and the people should choose a government by universal suffrage. Aus tria accepts their decision, even if iu favor of Prussia. A Copenhagen telegram, says the government of Denmark has received communications which will compel it to assume a less passivo attitude in the German dispute, and it bus adopted rosolu tiouB of au importaut character. Pmiifi', An imperial decree prorogues the Corps L?gis latif until June 21. l?enles un the 18th closed at C7f. 15o. ?patas In the Chamber of Deputies the Minister of the Interior etiited that tho Government w.is cogni zant of the operations of certain conspirators, but did not apprehend any serious disturbance of the public tranquility. Unalla. The man who attempted the Emperor's lift? is a Russian landowner of small means, who consider ed himself injured by the emancipation of tbo serfs. He discharged the i.iatol within a few feet of the Emperor, and tho shot would have probably token cil'ect had not a peasant turned aside tho assassin's arm. This peasant had been ennobled. It is said that the Emperor, with perfect pres ence of mind, himself, seizod the culprit, asking him quietly : "What bave I over done to you that you should seek my life ?" Til? Principalities. A Derlin dispatch says it is extremely doubtful if Princo Charles, oi Hohenzoliern, will accept the HoBpodarship of Roumani?. It was. reported that the great Powers had de clined to countenance his totally illegal election. India. BOMBAY, Mnrch 28.-The Indian budget has been brought in and passed. No fresh taxes are imposed. The duty on saltpetre is reduced to throe percent, ad valorem. . 9 m -? Gen. Wade Hampton's Letter. The following is Qen. WADE HAMPTON'S letter to Senat-r RfcvEEDY JOHNSON, which the latter caus ed to bo read in the united States Senate on Tues day, ftB alroady stated: .... ? WILD WOODS, MISS., April 21, 1866. To the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, if. S. Senate : Bul :- A fowdaye agu I saw in the published proceedings . .of tOongress that & petition from Benjaminllawles, of Columbia, 8. 0., asking com pensation for the. destruction of his home by the Federal army in February, 186a, had been pre sented to tho Senate, accompanied by a letter from Major-General Sherman. In this letter Gen eral 8. uaod the following language : "They" tho citizens of Columbia-"set fire to thousand* of bales of cotton rolled out into the streets, and which were burning before I entered Columbia. 1 myoolf was in the city as early as nine, and I saw these fires and know efforts bad been made to ex tinguish them; but a high and strong wind kopt thora alive. I give no orders for the burning of your city, but, on the contrary, the reverse, and I believo the conilagration resulted from the great imprudence of culling the cotton bales, whereby the contents wore spread to the winds so that it became an impossibility to arrest the fire. I saw in your Columbia newspapers the printed order of General Wade Hampton, that on the approach of tho Yankee army all the cotton should be burned, and, from what ? saw myself, I have no hesitation in saying that ho was the cause of the destruction of your city." This grave charge made against me by General, 8. having been brought before the 8enate of the United Stales, I am naturally most solicitous to vindicate myself before the name tribunal. But my State has no representative in that city. Those .who should be there are debarred the right of entrance. In those Hills there are none to speak for tho South; none to participate in the legislation trhieh governs her; none to impose the taxes she is called on to pay, and none to defend her or to vindicate her sons from misrepresenta tion,- injustice, or slander. Under these circum stances I appeal to you, in the confident hope that yon will use every effort to see tbat justice is done in this matter. I deny most emphatically that any cotton was fired in Columbia by my order; 1 deny that her citizens set fire to thou sands of bales rolled out into the streets; I deny that auy cotton was oa fire when the Federal troops entered the oity. And I moat respectfully ask of Congress to appoint a committee charged with tho duty of ascertaining arid reporting all tho facts conuoctod with the destruction of Columbia, and thus fixing upon the proper author of that enormous crime Kio infamy it deserves. I am willing to submit the oase to any honest tribunal. Before any such I pledge myself to prove my positivo orders, by.direction of General Beaurogard, that no cotton should be fired-that not one bale was on fire when Sherman's troops took possession of the city-that he positively promised protection to the city-and that, in spite of this solemn promise, his soldiers burned it to the ground, deliberately, systematically, atro ciously. I, therefore, most earnestly request that Cobgress may take prompt and effiebnt measures to investigate this matter fully. Not only is this due to themselves and. to tho reputation of the United Statea army, but to justice aud to truth. Trusting that you will pardon me for troubling you, I am, Ac, WADE HAMPPON. The reading of the above manly letter made quite a scone in the Senate. Mr. FOSENDEN pro tested, Mr. SiiicnuAN waxed exceedingly valiant against the absent man. He confessed ho had never shed many tears over the burning of Colum bia [ who ever supposed he did ?] Of HAMPTON'S letter he said: The impudonco of this whole thing surpasses imagination. Ho writes to thin Senate that the State of South Carolina ia cxoluded from repre sentation in this body. And why is she exoluded? Beoause they violated their oath, and have for years been trying to get out of the Union, and fipw that they are beaten and defeated they whine Deo whipped ours to get back. * Mr. Johnson said lie had shown tho letter to Mr. Sherman and he had adviied bim to present it. V Mr, Rhorman. For the purpose of refuting it. Mr. Johnson did not: look upon tho letter as whining because the State of South Carolina was not represented hero. The writer had only al leged that sa a Causo for sending the letter to him [Mr. J.] .Mr; Pi ssondon hoped it would not bo received at all. It had no business hore. . Mr. Conness said he could not vote to send this petition to any committee of this body, and be was only surprised that the Senator from Ohio [Mr. Sherman] iihould think it necessary to vindi cate tho oharaotor of our distinguished Goneral against the assaults of suoh a man as Wade Hamp ton. Lot these men expatiate their enmes before . thev?orno, hero with thoir complaints. ' Mr. Wilson hoped tho Senator from Maryland would withdraw the letter. Mr. Johnson withdrew it. Partlculur? of the IlomburUiucnt of Val paraiso. Tho Fannin.i Star's correspondent, after com menting upon tho barbarity of the bombardment of Valparaiso-which wad defenceless, without gun to reply or a voasol to stand by it-stntos that from fifteen to tsveuty millions worth of proporty is destroyed, uoarly all belonging to British, American and othor foreign merohants, including all thu commercial parts of the town, the custom house, Government buildings, Ac. The corros pondtnt gives tho following particulars of tho bombardment : It is said that tho Spanish commander had re ceived orders from Madrid to destroy, burn and deeoUte, to tho utr jost of his power, all Chilian and Peruvian towns aud proporty on tho coaot, and in purouanco of theso orders, on tho 27th of March tin tent on to the com mandan t of Valpa raiso and notified tho foieigii representativos that in four day? ho would bombard tho city. Tho four days ho allowed for thu rouioval ol' I ho tick. Against thia every foreign representative protest ed in tho most energetic manner. The British residents wore promised protection and tho iuter fertttuM of Admiral Denmar aud tho Eugheh squ ?dron. rho Amorican Conimodoro (Rodgers) promptly placed his squadron for co-operation ?gamut .Spain should tho threatened bombardment bo attempted, and tho representativo of Franco waa equally ready to take tho responsibility on his own part of joining with tho American and English commanders to prevent the atrocity, but atlast the English Admiral dreiv back. He said bo could not interfere except diplomatically, and British iutertnta must looh out tor themselves on ?boro. Commodore Rodger? shrunk from undertaking activo resistance to tho Spanish Hoot when tho British commander had receded from the position ho had first taken up. Earnestly and most ur gently ?lid the American Clttirge d'Affair* (General Kilpatrick) and Commodore Rodgers labor to save the town, but ail ia vain, while this was goiug on time was lout, and tho day of tho bom bardment carno on and the neutral* had "lill their property in the rnslom-house and their (-tores. On tho 31st tho frigates Sutlej aud Leauder, with tho Devastation and stnrcsbip Norona, loft tho bay to take a sufo auchorago outside. Tho American ships had also to get out of tho way, and about 8 A. M. the enemy's vessels began to take up positions over against tho town. The Resolution was placed opposite the Central rail way station, the Ville do Madrid and Bianca twelve hundred yards from tho custom house, the Vencodora close in ehoro to dostroy the duelling houses, and the Admiral'** ship Muuaucia remain ed outride, signalizing orders. At 9 A. M. the Bianca opened Aro on the custom house, to tho cry of "Viva la liona." Tho othera followed, each selecting some point on which to Eonr its share of destruction. For nearly three ours the uro was kept up, without intermission. At 10.40 A. M. ? shell from tho Vencedora sot Are to the baths adjoining the Hotel de la Union, and the flames rapidly spread iu three streets, but the Vencedora did not desist. Her shot continued to rain on that part of the town up to the last mo ment of tho bombardment with terrible and fatal regularity. On the other side the custom-house took fire at 11 45r but thtro was no cessation of tiring from tho ships; indeed, the Spaniards knew only one consideration, viz : that Valparaiso had beeu niven up to thora to wreak their veugoance on itl At 12.8 P. M-, tho Munancia signalled to desist, and the vessels of tho squadron drew off. Tho people of tho town, who had crowded the sur rounding hills during the bombardment, at oi.ee rushed into town to extinguish tho fires. Buch is the record of this event, which leaves us all paralyzed, miny ruined, and commerce crippled for a long time. We appeal to tho sym pathy of England and America. We fear that thia work so begun, has only I? on begun. Caldera, Coquimbo and the ports of Porn will also he de stroyed. All of them except Callao are defence lesa places, and they will fare worso than we have done. .. i , -' ?. t DICKENS' NEW READINGS INLON?ON.-The Lon don Telegraph of April 11 has the following: ''Last night Mr. CHARLES DICKENS read for the first time in. London that charming story of 'Doctor Mari gold,' which formed tho introduction to the last Christmas number of AU the Year Round. The breathleaa attention with which every incident in tho narrative was followed, the etrong feeling of reality which waa produced, the vivid impression of each personage desoribed in the printed page coming forth into positive existence, forcibly at? tested tho marvellous dramatic power of the reci ter, Thi form in which Mr. Dickens thus give? his works to the public ia indeed that of a recita tion rather than a reading, for the eye never re fers to the book, and the coustant change in the expression of voice and feature comea in valuable aid of the effect produced by the keen humor and touching pathos of the atory. The 'Cheap Jack' ia actually*; *een in his cart as he tempts his rusti? auditor* with waree of small price and high value, and the political 'Cheap Jack, who makes as many > promises with equal rejk 'essneas of fulfillment, stands forth substan tially lo view. The pathetic acene with 'JUtlo So phy," the struggle between the wish to con ceal ann the ?nubility to repreas the emotions as the child, death-saiitten with fever, expires ia the father's arma as be ia uttering the Iaugh-creatiog tokes of his craft, went thoroughly home to the learts of the auditors, and might be cited as a marked proof of the real histrionic genius pos sessed by the gifted novelist. The giant with a great deal too much in him for his joints and his mind must have been visibly present to all within hearing of that voice, which so completely real ized a notion of hie prominent peculiarities, and the poor deaf and dumb girl, bought by the warm hoarted 'Doctor Marigold' for a dozeu pair of braces, and educated by him with so much thoughtful care and tonder affection as his adopt ed daughter, became a delightful reality which no auditor would have dared to disprove whilst un der the influence- of such potent illusion. In his double capacity of author and interpreter, Mr. diarios Dickens cxerclted a triumphant away over the feelings of bia audience, and in the round? of applause which followed his departure from tho platform, might be traced an emphatic expression of warm gratitude as well as of sincere admiration. *Mr. Bob Sawyer's Party,' from 'Pickwick,' waa given as the aoooiicl portion of the Reading-, and formed a substantial addition to the enjoyment of the evening." There are now publis'ied in Groat Britain 1357 nowspapera, distributed as follows : England London, 226; provincial, 707; total, 993; Wales, 48; Scotland, 130; Ireland, 128; liri tie h Isles, 14. Of these there are 52 daily papers published in En gland, 1 in Wales, 13 in Scotland, 12 in Ireland, and 1 in the British lelos. In 1856 there were pub lished in tho United Kingdom 734 journals; of thcte 35 papers were Issued daily, viz ; 15 in Lon don, 1 in Birmingham, 3 in Liverpool, 3 in Mau chostor, 3 in Edinburgh, 4 in Glasgow, and 0 in Ireland; but in 1866 there are now established and circulated 1257 papers, of which no less than 78 are henea daily, showing that tho press of tho country has very greatly extended during the last ten year?, and more especially so ia dally papers the daily itquos standing 78 agalnatSS In 1856. The- magasines now iu courts of publication, In cluding the quarterly review?, number 537, of which 1?6 aro of a decidedly religious charactor, repreeoutlbg the Church of England, Wealeyans, Methodists, Baptist?, Independents, and other Christian communities. / \J . ? " ' ??? ItESfOXSK TQ IB?: OafL OF. THE WiNCHKBTI?A LADin.-a-Mra.P4nlWv0e.es. of Mobile, has col ley? ed M208, IA responso to the appeal of the ladlee of Winchester, Virginia, for pecuniary aid t<> collect and suitably rointor the remain?; of tho Confederate soldiers who fell in the violnityof that city. TUE COTTON CHOP IN 8OOTHWE9TEBK GEOB OIA.-Tho Albany Patriot, of tho 28th ult., says : "We learn from some of our planters in this noi^hborhood that tho coltou planted this spring is dying out. Largo fields, it is said, which came up and looked promising at first, are now past all hope. This, tho intelligent pl.uiters, whom wo have conversed with on the subject, say is tho re sult of planting old, and, perhaps, damaged seed. Tho seed, when kept on hand so long boforo planting, loses much of its vigor and vitality, and although it may como up, has not tho necessary substance u.* oil in it to moko tho plant shoot downward to the clay to tako root. It ia well known that our planters, for the last three or Tour years, havo planted little or no cotton, and consequently tho seed usod this spring had been on hand eoveral years, and, in many instances, had bcou very much noglected and damaged. The result now ia that a large, and perhaps the largest portion of lauds planted with this old and damaged seod, will product) no cotton. If this is the general condition of the cotton crop in tho cotton country of tho South, tho crop muet ne cessarily be short. Wo hope, however, this plant ing of defective soed is confined alone to this sec tion." -? ? ? non. John P. Halo, pissant Minister of Spain, is understood to ho au applicant for tho position of United States District .Intimo in New Hampshire, made vacant by tho death of Judge Harvey. -in John I. Blair, of Warren County, N. Y , IIRB given $30,000 to endow a professorship of Geology aud Phvsical Geography in the College of New Jersey, at Princeton. ?.? Tho public lihr iries of tho United States com prise moro than 5,000,000 volumes. ?j-Tlio Relative?, Friend? and Acquulnt ancea of Mr. and Mr*. F. J. C. PATTEUSON aro re spoctfully invited to attend tim Fui oral Services of tho former, at bl? late rebldenco, No. 651 Klng-streo*, This Afternoon, at Four o'clock, without further Invitation. Sloy 5 . SPECIAL NOTICES. ?-ORPHAN HOUSE CHAPEL.-THE HEV. L. t?. LOT AL, will perform Divine Sorvlce in this Chapel To-Morrow Afternoon, 6th i nat., at halt-past i o'clock. 1 sloy 6 *?- ESTATE REBECCA L. i>. FBAZEU, DE CEASED.-All persons hnvlnRsny demand? ?gainst sold Estate ?lil render the some, attested, within time pre scribed by law, and all those Indebted will make pay ment to MOSES WHITEWDGE, Hoy 6 B3 Qualified Executor. jsa-EXECUrORB NOTICE.-Ali PERSONS hating demmds ?galait thu Eslato of Dr. IThNHY P.. FROtJT, deceosod, are requested to hand 'torn In, properly attested; and th'?o indebted to sold Batata to moke payment to either of the undersigned. HENRY FB03T, M. T., J. F. M. OKDDIN03. AI. D., Moy S 7* Qualified Executor?. $0- PEOPLE'S BAlfK OF SOUTH CARO LINA.-On Monday, the Tt'j. on ?lection will bo hold ot the Banking Honso for THIRTEEN DIRECTORS to Borve for the ensuing year. Polls opon fiom 12 to a o'clock P. M. H. O. LOPKR, Cashier. May 5 3 JSW CLEItK'S OFFICE, C. G. 8. AND C. P. NL tice la hereby given that tho collin t of the Civil Dock et? will commence This Day at 11 o'clock M., end will be resumed on To-Morrow, the 0th last., Immediately aitor palting the Honterces. To-Morrow, the Stn ln?t., having boon oppointed Sen tence Day, all parties Interested aro required to attend. By order of the Court. J. W. BROWNFIELD. May S a O. O. 8. and O. P. ??-PLANTERS* AND MECHANICS* BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA. CHARLESTON, 27th April. 1886. The ANNUAL ELECTION fur thirteen Dlroutors of hi? Book, will be held at their office, No. 131 East Bay, on Monday, the 7th Moy, between the hours of ton A. M. and one P. M. W. K. BA8KELL, Cashier. April 28_1 tuthsS esr DOINEST & BUKKE RECEIVE THE lotest New Tora DAILIES every afternoon. Price 10 cents._?luth _April 01 ?-DURING MY ABSENCE FROM THE 8 ato, M. Puiur TUIBLB will set as my Lawful Attorney. CAROLINE PLEUCHMANN. Charleston, May 2d, 18(4. Moy3_3*_ SO- EXECUTOR'S NOTICE-ALL PERSONS having claims sgalnst the Est?t? of Mrs. REBECCA D. PINCSNEY, wl.l pr?tent them, properly attested; sud those indebted will make payment to ARTHUR P, LINING, Attorney at Law, Na 49 Broad-street, 8. J. MAG WOOD, Qualified Executor. April 28_25. 30-may A, l8, VS ??-STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DI8TRI0T.-By OEOBOE BUIST. Esq., Ordinary--Whereas ELEANOR M. RHAMES, Widow, made suit to me to ?r. nt her Leiters of Administration ot the Eatoto and infects of JEUEMIAH B. RHAME3. lato of Ht. Jams a Goose Creak, Planter: These aro, therefore, to cite and admonish all and elnguiar the kindred and creditor? of the said Jaaxiftan B. RUAMKS, deceased, thot tti-y be end appear before mo, in the Court of Ordinary, to be held at Charleatou, on 12ib May, 1866, after publican .n hereof, at li o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the ?aid administration should not be gronted. Given under my hand this ?7th doy of April, Anno D. mini I860 GBORGE BUIST, April 28_B2_Judge of P.ohates. *?- OFFICE CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH RAILROAD COMPANY, MARCO. 13,1800_At a meev Ing of the Board of Directora, held this day, the fe), towing resolution was sdopted ; Resolved, .That the PreslJunt do causo the report oi the meeting of oreditor? to fee published in the now-apa. pera, and thot he, by pabiio notice, requit oil boud creditors of tho Uompeny to send to the MecreUry ? statement of tue Bond? they hold, number, aateoud amount, accompanied by an acknowledgment of tu?? concurrence in the recommendation adopted at th? mooting of tho bondholders; aod thot they moy be obit to decide underaUndlngly, tho President dit publish therewith a foil and plain exposition of the cou di ti or, and prospect? of the Road, and the plas submitted te their cholde." In accordeaoe with the above r?solution the holden of unondorsed bonds are hereby respectfully requested to forward to the Secretary of the Charleston and Havan uah Railroad Company, as early as practicable, m stats men), vt the Bouda In their possession, with number, date, and amount, together with an aokaowtad?>moni ot their concurrence In recommendation adopted at th? meeting of tho bondholders. U. L. eiNGLETARY. President. ThdBayanneh NaUonal Republican please copy. March 16_ ?SrBUPTURE CUBED l-WHITE'd PATENO? LEVER TRU8S Is warranted to ours RUPTURE radi, colly. Power la reade strong or light J at pleasure. No pressure on the BACK or CORD. Sold wholesale and ratall. Pamphlet? free. ^WHITE'S PATENT LirVISR TBUSa CO.. > . [.? Sole Proprietorsv I -. Mb ?JO Broadway. N. 7. April u aiu'hSmoa $10,000 TO $12,000. FQR SALE FOR CASH ONLY, A GOOD PAYINGr DualncsB in Charleston. Ettablithcd nlno month?. Good reasons furnlBbrd for wlshiug lo Bill. For particulars address J. T,. B., May 3 Lock Dox, No. 109. Ob arl eaton. MUTILATED CURRENCY "DOUGHT BY February 14 P H. REGLER, Corner King and l?asi?-titreeta. (Sine Abend anterhalttmsc TURN-VEREINS wirb ftattfinr-fii, am tO?ontafl, ben 9 QXal, ?lbnifca in bet ?uruhollc. Qlufaiifl piiiifltllcb 8 Uhr Cintnttflrertcii finb nur bei ber Comit? jil trlaltcn 2)? Botftonb bet (Somite. LADIES; FAIR. TUE LIDIES OF TOE ST. PATRICK'S CONGREGA TION respectfully announce tbat a Fair to al i in the ea taullMilux of a School for Roys will be opened on Mon day Evening, 30th Inn tant, at G o'clock, at Hibernian) Ball, Meeting atrcet, and remain open every day during tbe wooli, from 11 A. M. to '1 P. Al., and from 6 P. M. to 11 P. II., under tho patronige of tho following gontlo RT ?KV P M LYNCH, Ho* W D POUTER, HON WM UREN. BON P O GATLLAHD, BON HENRY BUIST, HON JAS .SIMONS, Ho? C J 81MONTON, BON LBAS MACBETH, BON GEO 8 ARYAN. BON GEO A TREN HOLM, COUNT 8T ANDRE, HON II RIOL8. GEN J A WAG EN ER, GEN JAS CONNER, EoW'D LArTTTE, Esq. TDWAO.NEB, EBQ. BEUNARD O'NEILL, Eaq, EUW'D MOTTET, Esq. J W BROWNF1ELD, Eeq, M SKLIGMAN, Esq. W J MAGRVTH, Eaq. JACOB COHEN. E?q, T D TROUT. Esq. OOL. JNO PHILLIPS, THl S RYAN. Esq, WM LAIDLEft, Eaq. Z B OAKES, Ei>q, MILES DRARK, Eaq, J F O'NEILL. Esq. A P FOEWA3. Eaq, THEO BOTO H ET, E?q, O D CARR, Eaq, EDWD DALY. Eaq, JNO BO li ACTE, Eaq, J E CAY, Efq, JAS K ROBINSON, Eaq. G R OATHOART, Esq. J S RIGGS, Eaq. JAS WHITE. Eaq. B Z LAU REY, E-q, 8 Y TUPPER, Eaq, CHASE K\NAP\TJX, Eacr. B T PEAKE. Eaq, Un J fCHAZAL, THOS O'bRlEN, Eaq, F O DEFONTAINE, Eaq, T KELLY, E?q, O O TRUMBo, Eeq, Dn ANTHONY PEUZEB, P J BARBOT, E*q. WM MA1TB1ESSEN, Eaq. M P O'CONNER. Eeq, BF HAKUt, Esq. EPONCIGNON, Eiq, W H CBAFEE, taq, J B DUVAL, Eaq, JOS PURCELL. Eeq, CHAS P A1MAR, Eaq, T L QUA '.KENBUSB, Eaqv. F MELCH ? R8, Eaq, JAS BROWNE, Eaq, JNO COMMIN8. Eaq, P O'DONNELL. Eaq, LFLBBL*?X. Eaq. JOHN KENERIY, Esq. JNO DOUGHERTY, Esq~ H A DUO, Eaq, WM WAITE. Eaq, JNO BLAKE. Eaq, DENTON. Eaq. 8 G COUR 1 EN A Y, E?q. L F KING. Eaq, JNO McKEEGAN, Eaq, F G DE COTTES, Esq, M W Kr AM AND, Eaq, JASMcOAREY. Eaq, GEO A BOWMAN, E?q, J P BALAS, Eaq. T MCCARTHY, E?q\ J DORTHAGE, fc?q, J LEGARE YATE??, Eaq, N DEVEREAUX. Eaq. A lIoLOY, Eaq. Committee of Arrangemanti, JNO. T. KANAPAUX, Chairman. T. BERNARD RINO, Secretary. JAMES SALVO, Treasurer. E SOHACTE, W J O'CONNER, O A VON DOHLEN, N F DEVERSAT/, ?TEPUE>: MALONEY. JAS HUNT, WM HUNT, LO NOItTHROP, W u* DOUGLAS, FF CHAPEAU, JNO D ?.ROY, J F E ?RLV, THOS P MALOY, THOS HOGAN, FLORENCE DO ?NEY. MICHAEL KUNNELY. H A DUO, Jr. A DUFORT, OROA<-8lDEY, JNO H DEVEEEAU. E L Tnc:,:tv. E L OoRDR'AY. LAWUENOE UANTWELL, JAS POWER. T1KM SHERIDAN, JAS MELVIN, F U DUO. PEI ER GUILLEMIN, D A J SULLIVAN, DAN'L MCSWEENEY, JASWDEVEHE\r, TH08 QUI>LIVIN, FltANCI* O'NEILL, THOd P BYAN. L T CHAPEAU, Prices of Admission to bo of follows: Single Tickets. as cents. Half Tlck.t?. 16 canta. Bingle Season Ticket*.$1.00 Family Tickets. 1.00 Family Season TI keta. 2.00 ?ft To be bad at Courtrn?>*?, Bart'? and Quinn'? Boor Store?, Helgllun's Music Store, Charleston Hotel, Milla Bonse, and at the Door of the HalL April 38 7 ?Tir SIMILIA SI III LI HUM CUflANTCR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC? ros PREVEN HON AND CUBS or ASIATIO CHOLEBA. A? the aeason alvances, and Dysentery, Cholera Mar? bus, attended with Fevers, are becoming common, w PREVENTION for the ASIATIC CHOLERA Isa neoeaaf ty with erery Individual and every family. In the last visitation of Cholera in thla country, De HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC wa? regarded, wherever th? pressure on bl? time allowed it to be Introduced, aa tka* surest PREVENTIVE and moat etTectu.il CURE given to* the publia, Of those who use the PREVENTIVE faithfully, onljr about five per cent. Were ?ttackud, and of cale? treated. the mortality wa? less than four per cant. One-be f onnce vial?.$I.M Pocket case?, three three-quarter vials, and book of direction?, complete. &00t Family caaes, three one-ounce vlali, ?nd book, complete. 6.01V Sent b/ mall free on receipt of price. HOMEOPATHIC SYPHIL0IDS. ANCHOR 8YPHILOI? onres Gonorrhea?, Gleet, Old Urinary Complots..tXW STAR S YPH1LOID (case of throo buttle? and book;, onrea recent Syphilis. Chancres, Buboes. CMi Bent by mall on receipt of price. HUMPHREYS' Speolfle Homeopathic Medicine Company, No. BS3 Broadway, New York. KING & CA8SIDEY, April It Charleston, fl. Q. G. W. Al MAR, CHEMIST AND DRTJGrGUST, I Corner King and Vanderhoftt-streeta, Marohfl tato CEDAR CAMPHOR T^OR MOTH8 IS RETAILED BY AVERY APOTIIR JD CARY. Wholesaled by ail DruR Jubbere in New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore, and tho Not tb. HARRIA ft CHAPMAN, Makers. Uoaton. Mayl tothf?.