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11 VOLUME VI-NUMBER 755.] CHARLESTON, S. C., MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1868. [EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK BY TELEGBAPH. Our European Dispatches. [PEE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.] THE IRREPRESSIBLE GEOBGE FBANCI3 THAIN BAGGED BY THE BBXTISHZB3-KOBE FENIAN ABBEST8-YATTMTT.TAN'B FUNERAL-LIVERPOOL MARKETS, ETC. LONDON, January 19.-"When the steamer Scotia landed at Queenstown a stroDg police force went on board and arrested George Francis Train, Greenwell and Gee, three pas? sengers from New York, charged with being active members of the American wing of Fe nianism. The American residents are consid? erably excited. LATER.-George Francis Train has been searched, but nothing was found to warrant bis arrest Train says that he came to Ire? land as the correspondent of the New York World, and formally protested, through the American Consul, against his detention. The stock of guns in the shops in Limerick have been seized by the police to put them out of the reach of the Fenians. Dr. Waters, editor of the Dublin Irishman, has been arrested. Murratt is positively ar? rested, and is said tobe the perpetrator of the Clerkenwell outrage. Cleary, who fired on a policeman, has also been arrested. A Fenian proclamation was found posted on the Lord Mayor's mansion in London. The remains of Maximilian have arrived at Vienna. A great funeral procession took place. PAMS, January 18-P. M.-Duho de Persig- | ny, in a letter, objects to the proposed bill for the government of the press. He thinks that the bill leaves the journals free to assail both public and private character. STOCKHOLM, January 18.-P. M.-The King opened Parliament with his usual address. He l favored the enrollment of the entire popula- ' tion in the militia and the purchase of the 1 most approved arms for the army. LIVERPOOL, January 18-Keon.-Cotton ex? cited, but prices are unchanged; sales of 20, 000 bales. Oom dull. Wheat firm. Common < Rosin 5s. 5d. t Evening.-Cotton active, excited, and has t advanced id. ; sales of 20,000 bales Uplands at c 7?cL; to arrive, 7$<L J; Consols 92{a92|. Bonds 72. \1 1 Our Washington Dispatches. t THE PROSPECT-EXCITEMENT AT THE NOBTH- T CONGRESS AND GEN. GEANT-GEN. HOWARD , AND THE NEGBOES-00 LOB ADO, ETC. R WASHINGTON, January 18.-All is quiet at the t War Department. y The Senate's adjournment from Thursday to t Monday, discourages the extremists, and the 8 apathy of that body is denounced.-- Itis almost certain that the bills changing the Supreme Court and degrading Gen. Hancock will fail of ^ a two-thirds vote in the Senate. In the Senate, f Mr. Anthony's paper opposes the emasculation ? of the Supreme Court, and letter from soldiers r in all parts of the country are pouring in, pro- e testing against tho d?gradation r?f Hancock, j The bill mustering out General 1 '.anoock will c probably die in the House, Mr. Greene of the Boston Post, telegraphs to D his correspondent here that the excitement n throughout New England is intense. c Gen. Howard has written a letter remona tra- j ting with the negroes, who, having been pro- j Tided with homes at the North and West, are ., abandoning their places and spending their c earnings coming back. t Another effort will soon be made to admit F Colorado. It is claimed that her population t has largely increased since the President vetoed the bill passed for her admission, and I j, that the people are now anxious for a State j t Government The internal revenue receipts to-day amount- \ ed to $160,000 ; for the week, $2,178,000 ; for the a year, $109,758,000. National bank finances are v without material change. Q There is a strong pressure bearing to con- p tinue the Freedmen's Bureau in full force in Kentucky and Tennessee. J t] The Senate was not in session to-day. In the House, the entire day was devoted to set j y speeches on Mr. Seward's purchases and the finances. Members of the Military Committee con? sulted General Grant pie viona to the recent action adverse to reducing the army. General | j( Grant strongly advised against a reduction, He said that over half the army was in the un- u reconstructed States, and in Tennessee and j. Kentucky. There was a serious lack of men n both in the South and on the frontiers. lu the a Department of the Lakes barely enough men a had been left to take the proper care of the t forts. ti The Reconstruction Convention?. VTBGINIA. RICHMOND, January 18, P. M.-In the con- ? vention to-day the bill of rights was taken up. ^ Seven sections were adopted, including one de- ^ daring Virginia a co-equal member of the ^ general government, and entitled to all the j benefits and subject to all the burdens as other j. States. The Judiciary Committee reported ad- t Tersely to scaling debts, prior to 1865, at twen? ty-five cents on the dollar. NOBTH CAROLINA. RALEIGH, N. C., January 18.-Much confusion prevailed in the convention to-day, and nothing was ace o mp?fch e d. There was a marked disposition on the part of the Northern and black delegates to control the native" whi te Radicals. Mr. Durham's Conservative resolutions al luded to yesterday, after much fllhbustering, were indefinitely postponed. O'Hara, a negro, from Wayne County, was elected engrossing clerk to-day. GEORGIA. ATLANTA, GA., January 18.-General Meade sent in a communication dated yesterday, to the convention this morning, which, after acknowledging the receipt of a resolution ask? ing tor pay, says : I have this day received in? formation from the treasurer that there are no funds in the treasury at Milledgeville. I have also been reliably informed that some of the public institutions of the State have been Buf? fering on account of the non-payment of the appropriations for their support Whether this failure of payment has been on account of the want of means in the State treasury, or for other reasons, I am not at present advised. I shall use my best efforts to secure, without delay, tho means of paying the incidental ex? penses of the convention, and, at least a per centageof the per diem and mileage of the members. If I find, on inves tigai i on, that any funds which should bo in the Slate treasury baye been placed beyond my Teach, I may deem it necessary to suspend temporarily the payment of a portion of the current salaries of all officers who receive their pay from the State treasury or the State road. You will perceive from the facts above stated that it is out of my power at present to comply with the request of the convention, much as I desire to do it. In lieu ot granting this authority, I re? spectfully request that the requisition of your disbursing agent may be sent tome for my ap V proval, tbat I may see that such f ands of the State as may become available be appropriate? ly distributed according to the public neces ! sities. The convention refused almost unanimously to suspend the rules to consider a resolution asking the Federal authorities to make ad? vances for the payment of the convention ex? penses; also tabled a resolution to appoint a committee of three delegates to examine the State treasury. Sections eight and mr o of the bill of rights of the old constitution were adopted. One delegate gave another the he during to-day's session, the quarrel arising out of a non-receipt of pay. Both caught up their chairs, but violence was averted, and mu? tual apologies were made. MISaiflSTPM. JACKSON, January IS.-The convention to? day adopted a resolution commending the United States Senate for their action in rein? stating Stanton. A resolution was passed enacting that there shall be no enforcement for the collection of any debt contracted prior to the 1st of January 1861, and tbat all such debts be Bospended until the year 1900. An ordinance was passed invalidating all transactions of executors, administrators and guardians for widows and orphans where Con? fed?rate securities was the consideration granting the right to parties thus wronged to seek redress through the courts. That the State take possession of all lands and tene? ments disposed of as above, and that aright of | action shall lie at law against such < xe cu tors, administrators, and guardians, or their secu? rities, for damages. An ordiuanoe was passed levying a tax on all property of the State to defray the expenses of J the convention. A resolution was passed to memorialize Con? gress that at least one-fourth of the tax col? lected on cotton in 1867 be expended through the Freedmen's Bureau to feed the htingry, and -.lothe the naked without regard to color. LOUISIANA. NEW ORLEANS, January 18.-In tte conven ion, Cromwell (colored) said he waa opposed o any steps looking towards a speedy cumple iou of the business of the eon YO arion, and ipposed a permanent adjournment until the question of funds had been definitely settled. L communication was received from General Ian co ck, stating that he had ordered the pay? ment of the Commissioners of Election out of { he reconstruction fund. A communication vas read from General Hancock to the com oittee appointed to confer with him relative o the collection of the tax levied by the con 'ention. General Hancock say3: "Br the ordi lance levying the tax, the convention pre cribed the mode of its collection. That ordi? nance makes it the duty of the auditor to di oct the sheriffs and tax collectors to enforce he payment. Should any such persons be orcibly resisted, the Major-General Command ag. will promptly use the militai y power to naintain the supremacy of the laws. To thin iXtent he has authority to act; brit it is not tis province to interfere in tho ma;tenn any ither way." LATEB-Judge Cooley having 1 addressed a tote to General Hancock inquiring whether ie would enforce any ordinance which tho onvention may adopt B tay in g executions on all jdgments by the State courts until the 1st anuary, 1870, except judgments for taxes and rages for laborers. ? The Gooers 1,. in reply, alls attention to the fourth and eighth sec ions of the act of March 3d, 1867, defining the ower of the conventions, and nays: "from heae provisions it is clear the convention is lothed with the extraordinary power of frai ri? ng a constitutional and civil government, and hat it possesses no authority to doal with sub? sets of ordinary legislation except to levy axes to compensate its members, officers, eta.; nd, as the ordinance to which you refer in our letter is entirely foreign to the framing of fa constitution and civil government, it s.p ears to the Major-General ooma anding that uah an. ordinance, if passed by the conven ion, would be without any validiiy." The State Auditor addressed a oommunica ion to General Hancock, stating that the taxes nposed by the Constitutional Convention can? ot be collected through the ordinary process f collecting the State tax ; and that the tax p ol lee tors of the Parishes of Jeff ?rs on and Or- g ians, report that the tax-payers have generally t] efused to pay tax. He refers tte whole mat- t ar to General Hancook for his act iou. Genoral h Ian cock in reply, refers the Audi -or to au ordi lance of the convention, making it his duty to d uperintend the collection of the tax, and says f< t does not appear from the Auditor's statem ent S hat any process for the collect on of the tax tl tas been issued or any steps taken, except by tl he notice in the newspapers, and a demand f< or payment, whioh is refused. He says that b 10 resort has been had to co er jive measures 0 enforce the payment of taxes, as pointed out >y the laws, which it is the Auditor's duty to ri lirect the tax collectors to do ; i hat when this c 3 done, if forcible resistance be made, the & lajor-General Commanding viii, upon its n teing reported to bim, take prompt measures q 0 vindicate the supremacy of the law. 0 -_?- 0 Affairs In Vlrgtaia. a RICHMOND, January 18.-General Grant is h xpected here on Tuesday to at tend a meeting fl if the Trustees of the Peabody Educational c lund. " Robert Stevens (colored), of Charleston, t louth Carolina, has entered seit in the United c 1 tates District Court here again ? it the Biohmond * nd Fredericksburg Railroad for requiring his rife to ride in a second-class cir when she had laid for a first-class ticket. Be htys the dam- 1 ge at $1800. ' ? TheEnquirer will publish on llonday morning 0 bo challenge sent by Colonel White, Republi- e an member of the State Convention, to Gene- c al Butler, when the latter wa 3 in the city last c reek. It demands reparation for his being *. rdered out of Butler's department during the 1 rar. Tho affair is still pending. White is one 1 f the Republicans who refused to listen to 1 miler's speech. Affairs In Geor gi?. ( ATLANTA, January 18.-General Meade has * Boned au order validating tho relief ordinance ' >f the convention, with the exception that exe- ' iution is not to be stayed in oases of taxes or aborera' wages. Advices from Milledgoville state that Gover ?or Jenkins, being called upon at the Execu? tive Mansion, made a speech, in the course of ' vhich he said that the funds o? the State had < )een removed to New York, tnd he would fight 1 lox them before the Supreme Court. Brooke, ( he State Treasurer, cannot be found, and the ' ?stmaster and ex-agents refused to deliver < rver to Captain Rockwell (General Meade's * ippointee), the packages and letters addressed ( 10 Jobn Jones, Treasurer of Georgia. < Our New Yorfx Dispatches. Nsw YOEK, January ia-The Democrats have i matured a plan for redistricting the State of < Ohio, by which only two Radical Congressmen < .viii be returned from that State. The fireworks establishment io Pittsburg ex? ploded today, killing three persons. John Jacob Astor, aged sixty-six years, died here to-day. Mark et Report? NEW YOBS, January 18.-Gold steady at 138}. Stelling Exchange 9|. Cotton 4*}c better; sales of 4000 hales at mailt cents. Flour favors buyers, and quotations not materially altered. Wheat favors buyers. Corn-South? ern White $1 23al 26. Whiskey dull. Mess Pork lower ; new $21 80 ; old $20 75. Lard dull and heavy at 12|al3J cents. Naval Stores quiet. Groceries firm and quiet. Freights active and firmer. BALTGIOEE, January 18.-Cotton firm at 16} al6| cents. Flour firm. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn dull and lower; Prime White and Yellow $116al 17. Oats firmer at 75a78 cents. Rye very dull. Provisions active. Bacon-Bulk Shoulders to arrive, 9 cents. ST. LOUIS, MO,, Jan. 18.-Superfine Flour, $7 75a$812. Corn dull at 90 cents. Provisions nominal. AUGUSTA, January 18.-Cotton market active at full prices; eales of 1100 bales. Middling 15Jal5}o. Receipts 720 bales. SAVANNAH, January 18.-Cotton active and closed excited; Bales 2570 bales. Middling 16 } cts. Receipts 2225 bales; exports 6052 bales. M?BELS, January 18.-Cotton in fair demand; stock on sale light; sales of 2500 balad. Mid? dling 15jc. Receipts 1641 bales; exports 4136 bales. NEW OBLEANS, January 18.-Cotton active ; Middlings T7al74. Sales 5300 ; sales to a late hour yesterday 2500 more than reported. Re? ceipts 2834. Exports 2254. Sugar unchanged. Molasses active and tending upward. Sterling 49a52. Gold 87}. New York sight exchange } discount. WILMINGTON, January 18.-Turpentine firm, with light sales at 48}. Rosin quiet; No. 2, $2. Cotton activo and buoyant; Middling 15}. Tar 1185. Marine Reports. NEW YOBS, January 18.-Arrived, steamship 1 Tames Adger from Charleston. 1 The steamship Australian encountered on ;be 8th of January a vessel burning andaban loned. She had white lower masts, double j opsails, guards and wire rigging. . ? NOE FOLK, January 18.-The steamer Re- 1 iance was burned in the James River to-day. i Nsw YOBS, January 19.-Arrived, the steam- ' ihip E. B. Souder from Charleston. I --? c Thc Convention. 1 WHAT WILL IT DO FOB THE STATE ? ~ _ ? a The convention reassembles this morning, v iter an enjoyment of two days of rest and re- E reation. And we presume tho surgeons of f he body, having cauenssed and consulted over 11 heir patient, are prepared to diagnose his oon- E lition and proceed to apply their blisters and .ills. . The chief misfortune which must necessari- ^ y attach to the action of the convention, is a n ?ok of experience with referenoe to the very 0 mportant subjects upon which the delegates ^ re to deliberate. The men sent here to rep- 0 e.3ent the "sovereign power of the people," c re not possessed of the intelligence end legis- lf itive ability required for the successful dispo- s ition of the vexed questions if the day. Few mong the delegates, as our readers may have b oticed on reading the resolutions offered, w re oapable of writing either good Eng- B sh or good sense, and with the ego- v ism of ignorance, they indignantly vot- ? d down a proposition that two of the So- d Icitora of the State should be invited to super- ^ isa and give proper form to the ordinances to ? adopted-a proceeding customary in the reneral Assembly and former conventions. r' loubtless, after much discussion, they may, in n ome round-about manner, arrive at results; 0 mt there is a vast amount of passion and T rejudice latent in the hearts of many of the w aembers, which if not checked will materially 3 etract from the value of any real or imaginary enefit they seek to bestow upon the State. If his disposition be bridled-if the sixteen or ^ ?venteen Northern men tin the convention ise their endeavors to lead its action in a con- n ervative direction, and not with a view to 0 ersonal aggrandizement-if the colored dele atea will appreciate the peculiar dangers of ? heir position, and the precarious tenure of - heir power-then South Carolina will prove ;F.S unfortunate than her sisters of the South. n The questions likely to occupy the imme- D iate attention of the convention aro tho v >llowing. [It may be added hore that on n aturday the important work of arranging f Ixe committees, who are to report upon iie various measures of legislation, was per? arme d in caucus, and the nam os will probably . e announced this morning.] ELECTION OE 8EBGEANT-AT-ABMS. This officer, whoever he may be, will necessa- * ily oocupy a most important position, fie ontrols the funds, paye the members, keeps : ll the accounts of the convention, estimates 0 lileage, and when necessary, arrests dehn- ? uenta and absentees. In their ignorauco, the onventien elected a colored man to the office n Wednesday last, who was almost immedi tely discovered and announced to be wholly acompetent for tho place. The next day ho ras forced to send in his resignation, and a ommittee was appointed to select a suitable ? nan. That committee will probably report his morning, and with his election and the ^ hoice of a printer, the labor of organiza ion will be completed. Jj CONFISCATION AND DIflFBANCHXSEMKNT. The discussion of this thread-bare theme is tudoubtedly a part of the programme for the J lay. The proposition of L. B. Langley, a col ired delegate from Beaufort,-formerly a Fed iral soldier, and perhaps as bitter a hater of mr people as any mau upon the floor-to aban lon forever the consideration of these quos- a ions, its subsequent disposition by tabling the a esolutions, the effort made to reconsider, and B rhe large vote opposed to this movement, has \ >rought out a feeling against confiscation vhicb, it is said, will take shape in the form of 0 i properly drawn resolution favoring the ori? ginal idea. Upon this the sense of the conven- t ion will be formally taken. There seems to be mt little doubt that this measure will be g idopted. Whether there is an equally moderate feel- g ng on the erubject of disfranchising citizens ?em:iins tobe seen. We look for more votes J n favor of furthtr disfranchisement from a 'aw of the white men than the mass of colored t lelegates. One of the latter-a man of intel- ( igence-has openly proclaimed that before the ?onvention adjourns, it will even go so far as [ o petition Congress to lemove the existing Usability from a large class of oltizens, and 1 hus make their experience available for the lischarge of such official duties as the wants rt* the State may exact. It is rumored, in this ? ionnection, that among the judiciary the name )f Judge Moses heads the hst of those in vhose favor the convention will appeal. An >xtension of franchise to all who may take an a >ath to support the government, would com- ? port with the general sentiment of the cou 1 try, that it is time for proscription and ani mosity to cease. DWTVEBBAIi SOTEAQE. It is evident that the tone and temper of the convention is opposed to any backward steps on the grave issue. Whether a white man .be a born fool, or a negro be a mere machine, sense enough to drop a ballot into the election box, ia to be a sufficient qualification, for the enjoyment of the elective franchise. A per? son with no more training than a learned pig, but who will respond automatically to the wire pulled by his party leader, whatever be his principles, is to be permitted to affect the vote of the President of the convention or any other intelligent member of the body. The demagogue is thus to rule the mass, and vice and ignorance control the vast interests at stake. There are but few in the convention who will vote for a qualified suffrage. These are among the Southern white men, except one or two whose names are uoworthy of notice. Some of the colored delegates are also com? mitted lo this conservative course; Among these is Beverly Nash, who publicly proclaimed at a meeting in Colombia, addressed likewise by General Wade Hamptom, Hon. W. P. De Saossure, Hon. ?. J. Arthur and others, that he was unerixivocally opposed to conferring suffrage on any man, black or white, who could not write or read. If Nash has the flimness to re-assert these views in the convention, he may rally others around him and create a party; but as one of the colored delegates (Whipper) observed the otber day, much to the disgrun? tlement of the Bichland member, Nash has made some of the most extraordinary ground and lofty tumbles ever witnessed in a political ring. The fact is,'like the ass between two bundles of hay, he has hesitated and baulked until nobody believes in anything but his ef? frontery. His head is turned in one diroction md his legs in another, and he always takes bo water in time of trouble. To set himself ( I right, delegates may expect to see Nasb "out ETerod Herod," and Whipper, Langley and Wright should see to it that, to his "cuteness,' ie finally does not damage the race and party. THE BELLS RECEIVABLE AND STATE BONDS. ^ The pay of the convention is a serious sub- r oct of consideration. The treasury is empty, ( ind money sufficient for the expenses of the j jody cannot be had except by a loan or by daking good the issue of the State known as 11 'receivable billa," that are now used for the ? l?yment of salaries and accounts, and of which inly about one hundred thousand dollars are t n circulation. If these are taken by the dele- ^ ;ates without other endorsement than the two ? ?ts of the legislature upon the subject, they t nil depreciate in value fifty or seventy-five . 1er cent. If on the other hand, confidence in t be determination of the State to redeem them J | 3 re-established by the passage of proper ordi lances, the value of the bills will in thirty days j 6 ie very greatly increased. According to the Reconstruction act of c larch, however, section 8, the convention has 2 lothing whatever to do with the State treasury E r its issues m any manner, shape or form, .'he law states positively that for the purpose f paving the compensation of delegates the onvention "shall provide for the levy and col ?ction of such taxes on the property in such tato as may be necessary to pay the same." There are no indications that any of the onds or obligations of the State, except nose contracted for war purposes will be re? nd? at ed. Some wild visionary, hke the white outh Mackey, who does so much to bring the onvention into ridicule, may possibly intro uce a proposition to thia end, but we feel cou? dent that it would be promptly voted down. TEE HOMESTEAD LAW. A resolution favoring this measure has al aady been introduced and referred. There is o doubt that it will be adopted. The number f acres to be exempted in the country, and the aluo of property to be exempted in the city, ill probably be the same as in other liberal tates. THE JUDIOLAS?. Nothing has yet been said on the floor con erning tho future of this grave body of jurists, tut there is no question that the reflecting ion of the convention anticipate no little diffi ulty in preserving the civil tribunals of the ountry untarnished in tho future as they have ver been in the past, by political influences, gainst the Judges of tho Superior and Appeal ourta, and Chancellors of the State, not one 'ord of complaint ha&been uttered; yet.thero lay be a demand that those offices shall be acated. If that demand prevails, how and by hom will their placoB bo supplied? To what lass of men are the weighty decisions of the iw to be committed. THE UPSHOT. e Whatever may be the result of this conven- F lon, the people of the country cannot lose 0 ight of tho fact that uko other assemblages of r ' similar character in the South, proceeding t ?om the Reconstruction acts, it is the repre- jj sntative of only a class, and the vast majority j f that class is of another race. White men x ven of Northern birth absented themselves j? .om the polls, and the white delegates there- a jre represent a minority unequivocally insig- v incant. t The action of the body, then, whatever it lay be, will be ever regarded as the action of iie negro. He, and he alone, will be held re ponsible for the weal or woe that may result 9 the State which, for a season at least, has assed completely into his control. The cloud that impends io dark and threat ning. Is it surcharged with the elements of estruction, or hidden from our view does the ?Iver lining gleam, which God, in His own ood time and way, will reveal to our expec ini eyes ? Quien sabe * THE GOVEBNMENT AND HOUSEHOLD OF THE (BAND RADICAL EMPECE.-We presume we hall not violate imperial confidence by fore hadowing the character of the government nd household of the new and magnificent em ire proposed to be erected by the Radicals pon the ruins ot republican liberty in the Jnited States. Here it is: His Imperial Highness Ulysses I.-Monarch if all he surveys. Imperial Mouthpiece and Keeper of the Im lerial Word and Conscience-E. B. Wash inrne. Minister of Confiscated Estates and General factotum of the Imperial Mansion-Thaddeus Hevens. Minister of Military Injustice-Edwin M. Itanton, Minister of the Radical Rack and Political Toint Twister in General-George S. Boutwell. Usher of the Black Rod-Fred. Douglas. Lord High Chamberlain and Picker Up of all he Imperial Old Boots, Old Hats and Old Clo' Jenerally-John "W. Forney. Imperial Soft Impeacher and Knight Com nandor of the Order of the Sulphurous Bath -James M. Ashley. Imperial Windmill and Chief of the Imperial Sow-pipes-J. W. Hunnicutt. Court Watchman-Henrjr Wilson. Court Hangman-Ben Wade. Keeper of tho Imperial Bedchamber-Charles tanner. Lady in Waitine-Anna Dickinson. [K Y. Herald. -The Franco-Mexicaa banker Jocker is .bout to bring suit against the French Govern nent for the recovery of ?iirteen millions of lollara (?) due on Franco-American bonds ?eld by him. Things In Washington. THE JOHNBON-BTANTON DDIIODLTT-GRANT AND THE PRESIDENT-HTLLTEB'S INTEBVTXW WITH QRANT-GRANT'S EXCUSES-DENIES HE IS RADICAL. A letter dated Washington, January 16, to tho Baltimore Gazette, saya: The Stanton embroglio continues to be the principal topic of discussion here in all circles of society, ana some new developments have been made as to the true position of patties during the interview yesterday between the President and General Grant Tue latter remarked that if he had not surrendered the War Department building to Stanton the Department would have been run elsewhere; to which Mr. Johnson replied: "If you bad not broken faith I would like to have seen him running such a machine," adding, emphatically, "Stanton can't stay there." It is understood that General Hillyer, formerly of hie staff, has had a long interview with" General Grant, the substance of which was reduced to writing and communicated lo the President. In that interview Grant expressed himself as disgust? ed with Radical legislation; that he was no Ra? dical himself, and never was one; thai the Ra? dical party bad endeavored to use him for party purposes; that be didn't like to decide the very questionable law points involved in Mr. Stanton's case, and thought he was acting for the best in allowing bim to resume his du? ties as Secretary of War, but that there was a provision in tho constitution which said the President was tho Commander-in-Chief and this was so easily understood that he should obey strictly any orders which he might issue. Such is sala to have been the substance of General Grant's remarks as reported to tbe President. The purposo of the President, how? ever, is still in doubt. He bas been closely en? gaged to-day, and has seen but few visitors, al? though the White House has been thronged all day. There will certainly be some defeotion among the Radicals in the Senate on the Su? preme Court bill. But this body is really con? trolled by the positive and bold action of a few intense Radicals, such as Morton, Howard, Pomeroy and Wilson, who have proven their ibility to drag conservative Republicans with diem, hence tho passage of tho bill may be re? garded as certain. THE WAH DEPARTMENT VACANT. The National Intelligencer says : We hear much said since Tuesday morning ibout tho " Secretary of War " being back in 'his office." Our readers may be assured here is no such a thing, as far as wo have been ible to learn. Mr. Stanton bas not been thrust mt of the building by the police, aud is said to lave sat there now throe divs, receiving visi ors and brow-beating clerks and servants, as vas his habit when he was Secretary of War : mt there is no such officer now. General jrant bad been acting aa such officer ad tnle "im, but be abandoned his duty on Tuesday norning, in aid of a partisan trick, without no ice or leave, the War Of See becoming thereby -acanl. His written communication, subse [uentlv rcoeived, was, of course, of no signiff ?ance from a person who had already terniina ed his official trust by breakiner it. The notion that a man can be Secretary of Var and exorcise the functions of that office, ir any of them, contrary to the will of the 'resident is equally idle and novel. Howlong this whilom functionary will be tillered to indulge the morbid and impotent aemories of his departed power about the cone of his thousand wrongs and crying multics depends upon the forbearance of the uthority which henceforth conducts the War Apartment. But Detective Baker's chief is iot the Secretary of War. HE CENSURE OF FERNANDO WOOD BT THE HOUSE. A dispatch to tho New York Herald says : The di?ouseion of the reconstruction resolut? ions in the House to-day was attended by a ceno of unusual excitement, and is likely to irovo but the begining of a controversy in de? late of the most stirring character. During he course of his remarks Fernando Wood, laving characterized the legislation of Con ress since Monday last in terms of sarcastic ensure, directing his words especially to the dion of the House in its efforts to trammel ho operations of the Supreme Court and to ast disgrace on tho record ot General Hau ock, proceeded to express his opinions upon bo new reconstruction measuro. In tbe ourse of a somowbat animated application of ondemnatiou ho signalized the bill as 'monstrosity, and tbe most infamous act of all he infamous acts of this infamous Congress." lo sooner bad his words ceased than Mr, lingham, of Ohio, who reported the bill rom the committee, sprang to his feet, in aanifost rage, and in passionate accents call d tho gentleman to order, and demanded tbat he words just spoken bo taken down at the lerk's desk. Mr. Wood, with an air of imper LU bable indifference to tho excitement which tow prevailed among 'the members of both 'art?ea, suspended his remarks, drawing him elf up in an attitude of tbe most sovereign ontempt. In tho midst of this confusion Mr. toss, of Illinois, a Democrat, proposed that ho gentleman from New York change th- ex iression to the "so-called infamous Congress." L transient laugh spread over tho House, iut Mr. Wood made no other recognition f tho suggestion than in a frigid smile, and ook his seat with the utmost coolness. An Hort was made to call out an apology to tbe louse, but whou asked whether be had any xplanation to make, Mr. Wood rose to bis set, and with a towering sway, said, "I have o explanation to make, sir. This fresh ffront took the Radicals again by surprise, iroducing a sensation felt through the whole louse. Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, jumped ip, and in a voice combining tho tones ot an xtraordinary nasal organization and the Be? rnie hr al notes of a woman approximating he maximum allottmeut of human life, sang ut that he had a resolution to offer. The esolution proved in effect a censure-before no bar of tho House. Upon this, there was a lassago of words between the opposite parties, luring which Mr. Wood, in studied unconcern, ndulged in the perusal of a newspaper which ras lying upon bis desk. The resolution was dopted, and Mr. Wood, with dignity in hie tearing, appeared before the bar of the House nd received censure from the Speaker, after ?liich, bowing with cold formality, be returned o bis soat. The Radicals by force of numbera iad been successful, but the disdain which aet their vindictive action recoiled upon tbem ri tb stinging effect. -The present favorite for the Derby of this ear ia named "Green Sleeve." 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Price fl, sent by Mail or Express, on receipt of an order, | I by W. L. CLARE & CO., Chemists, "No. 3 West Fsyette-street Syracuse, N. Y. rho only American Agents for the sale of the same. March 30 1 yr 6UABBS- BAB FLEM).-In Manning, 8. 0., Janu? ary I*, 1868, by Rev.'D. W. Corroo, Mr. EDWARD J. SU ARES, of Sumter, to Misa M AB Y J., eldest daughter of Mr. LEMUEL BABFXXLD. * CUTTINC-SWINTON.-At Wetuxnpka, Ala., on the 18th i: mt., by Ber. BOTCH Fiori, DAVID 8. CUTTTNO to Mies MAE, second daughter of WILLIAM H. SWTNTOS , all of lilia city. No carda. Spfrial Mires. MWCOTs SIGNEES PEE STEAMSHIP MO NEE A, an notified that she ie discharging it North Atlantic w; iarf. AB gooda sot removed at; sunset will be stot 2d at expense sud risk of owners. JOHN & THEO. GETTY, Agents, North Atlantic Wharf. January IO 1 JO-NO'fICE.-THE STEAMER DICTATOB ivill not lei ve on Tuesday night Shippers of Freight for Florid* will please hold lt for steamar CITY POINT, w iioh will sail on Friday Night at usual bom. 3. D. AIKEN ft 00., January 20 4 Agents Florida Line. ?-PE PEE 8. APPLEBY vs. M. M. APPLE? BY-COLI .ETON DISTRICT-IN EQUITY-BILL FOB ACCOUNT AND DIVISION.-It appearing to my satisfaction that ALFRED W. APPLEBY, one of the deten ?ante in this case, is absent from and re? sides beyend the limits of this State, to wit : m the 3 tate of T'ixas, so that the process of the Courts can - iot be set red upon him, on motion of Mr, P. J, MA? LONE, co mplalnant's solicitor, it ls ordered that said ALFRED W. APPLEBY do appear and plead, an? swer or d'mar to the bill filed in this case within Sorty days from the publication hereof, or an or 1er to t ike the atina pro confuto will be entered igatnst h m. B. STOKES, C. E. C. D. Deceml 'er 16 dec 16jan 1,20 as-OFFICE CHARLESTON GAS LIGHT 30MPAT!?, JANUARY 7,1868.-The Board of Di ?ectors cr. this Company having declared a dividend )f FIFTY CENTS PER SHARE on the Capital Stock >f this C impany, the same will be paid toStcskhold irs on ai d after the 30th Instant. The B >oks for Transfer will be clo* ed from date m til the 30th instant. W. J. HERIOT, JannarrJ_Secretary and Treasurer. SW I REED MEN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST ,'OMPA? Y, No. 9 STATE STREET-The Board of | trustees have ordered Interest at the rato of FIVE ?ER CENT. PER ANNUM to be allowed on all de? ceits o' Five Dollars and upwards, on deposit for ix months previous to the first day of January, 1866. NATHAN RITTER, Cashier. January 16 4 ay TO COTTON CLAIMANTS.-PERSONS aving claims for Cotton seized by the United States lovernnient, wiU be interested in knowing that Col. 7. PE?N. 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THE FIRST CLASS FAST SAILING Schooner HABTITENE, HOBS Mas?n-, hav? ing two-thirds of her cargo engaged and co? ing on board, will have quick dispatch for the above port. For Freight engagement a, apply to RIPLEY b CREIGHTON, January ll_Nos. 143 and 145 East Bay. VESSEL? WANTED, FOR WEET INDIES, SOUTH AMERI? CA, Europe, and Northern ports. We al?o offer return cargoes from Cienfuegos, Trinidad de iJuba, St Jago, Bagua La Grande, Nue va tas and Porto Rico-to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York lind Boston. Good rates and dispatch given. RISLEY A CREIGHION, Ship Brokers and Immission Merchants, january 14 Hos. 143 and 146 East Bay. FOR NEW YOU K. . PEOPLE'S MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THE STEAMSHIP MONEXA, ' Captain E. B. SHAODOBD, will leave North A tlantic Wharf lhurtday, Jan . uary 23, 1868, at - o'clock. JOHN b THEO. GETTY, Agents, Jannary 20_North Atlantic Wharf. FOR NEW YORK. THE STEAMSHIP MIAMI, Captai i M MOOLAOOBLIN, will leave Atlantlo Wharf on-, at - o'clock. For Freight engagerai mts apply to IOHN A XHia. GETTY, Jam;ary 20_3 Not tn Atlantic Wharf. FOR NEW TOUR. THE STEAMSHIP PATAPSCO, NOT, Master, wiU leave Arlan tlc" Wharf on-, at - o'clock. For Freight inply to JOHN & .EEO. GETTY, January 20 8 North Atlantic Wharf. T??NEW YORK jLND CHARLESTON]^ STEAMSHIP LESE.-FOB NEW YORK. TEDI SPLENDID SIDE WHEEL steam-] hip CHAMPION, Captain LOOKVOOD, will leave Alger's South Wnari on Wednesday, the 23d inst, rt 3 o'clock P. M. For outward Freight engagements apply to COURTENAY A TLENHOLM, corner Auger's iVharf and East Bay. For Passage and m&tters pertaining to inward freights, apply to STREET 1IROTREBS b CO... Ho. 74 East Bay. STREET, BHOTHXBS b CO.,1 COURTENAf b TREV HOLM, j" January 20 _. _ POR EDI S TO, ROCKVILLE AND PE? TER'S POINT. THE BI EAU EB ST.. HELENA, m Captain D. Bon* will receive _JE Day, and leave To-Morrxna Mornrng, it 8 o'clock, and Edlsto TMirtday Morning, at 1 .'clock. For Freight or Passage, apply on board, orto JOHN H. MURKAY, Market Wharf, january 20_V FOR WRIGHT'S BLUFF, S. C., 3TJCKINGHAM POINT, AND ALL INTERME? DIATE LANDINGS ON THE SANTEE RIVER. THE LIGHT DRAFT STEAMER _ MARION, Captain J. T. FOSTKE, ls . low receiving Freight for the above points and rill leave To-Morrow Night, 21st instant AU Freight to be prepaid on the wharf. For Freight engagements apply to ^> J?RN FERGUSON, January 20 2 Accommoda don Wharf FOR GEORGETOWN, 8. C. w TH'S FINE 8TEAB4BB PLANTER, _ C Captain C. C. WHITE, ls now recetr og freight for above point sud will leave To-M arrow fight, 21st inst AU Freight must b 3 prepaid on the wharf. I or Freight br pasease apply to JoHf FERGUSON, January 20 * 2 Accommodation Wharf. FOR GARDNER'S BLUFF, "VD ALL INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS ON THE PEE DEE BITER, _ "fr-?w THE LIGHT DRAUGHT 8TEAM llg?MssMw ER "PLANTER," Captain C. CAEUOIX F HITE, is now receiving Freight for the above oints, and will leave To-Morrow Night, 21st inst AU Freight must he prepaid on the wharf, " For Freight engagomsnta, apply to . JOHN FERGUSON, January 20 2 Accommodation Wharf. THROUGH TICKETS TO FLORI!}A, IY CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH STEAM PACKET LINE.-.SEMI-WEEKLY VIA BEAU? FORT AND HILTON HEAD-WEEKLY VIA BLUFFTON. TEAMER PILOT 30Y.Capt W. T. MONBLTT. TEAMER FANNI'S.Capt F. PECK. _ .?jr"?!? ONE OF THE ABOVE STEAM ?BBHC ERH wiU leave Charleston every ionday and Thu 'iday Night at Ul o'clock; and lavannah every Wednesday and Saturday Morn ng, at 7 o'clock. To ich mg at Bluffton on*Mon lay, trip from Charleston, and Wednesday, trip from lavannah. All Way Freight, also Blanton Wharfage, must be ire-paid. For Freight or Passage, apply to JOBN FERGUSON, Accommodation Wharf. January 16_' FOR PA LATH A, FLORIDA, riA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA, JACKSONVILLE, AND ALL LANDINGS ON THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER. m - T-TP^h. 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