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mt Si ?fi Trr\T ITM"I7 VT -NUMBER 771.] CHARLESTON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1868. [EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK * Vii \S iUXi I _. BY TELEGRAPH. Oar Washington Dispatches. DISCUSSION ON THE RAILROAD BTT.T,-CONGRES? SIONAL INTELLIGENCE- TREASURY STATISTICS -SINOPSIS OF THE COTTON BILL-GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS. WASHINGTON, February 4.-Counterfeit 10's of the National Market Bank of New York are in circulation. The cotton bill has been officially promulgat? ed, lt enacts that all cotton grown in the United States after the year 1867, shall be ex? empt from internal tax, and cotton imported from foreign countries, on and after November 1st, 1868, shall be exempt from duty. The act was approved February Sd, 1868. The anti-contraction bill has become a law bj the lapse of ten days. The increase of the public debt for January amounts to twelve millions. s The Ways and Means Committee hold night ? sessions until the new tax bill is completed. ^The expense of the Treasury Department de? tectives between June, 1866, and November, 1867, amounted to $51,100. The Secretary with holds the names of the detectives, as it would, beside exposing them to violence, destroy their usefulness. It is semi-officially announced that the tax will be removed from the leading articles of in? dustry, such as clothing, boots, shoes, leather, hats, soap, tinware, &c. Doonments covering three columns, of corres? pondence between the President, Grant, and o thora, will be published in the morning. It is too long to telegraph, and as tho matter in? volves the honor and veracity of high officials, a synopsis is unsafe. CONGRESSIONAL. . IN THE HOUSE, Mr. Pile asked leave to intro? duce a resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to commence a bridge over the Mississippi at Rock Island. Mr. Spaulding objected. The Committee on Freedmen's Ana ira were directed to inquire into the outrages in Mau ray and Giles counties, Tenn., and report a measure of relief. Mr. Logan asked, but failed, to obtain-leave to introduce a resolution that after June 1st, 1868;, United States bonds be taxed two per cent, semi-annually, to be deducted when the coupons are presented. Tho discussion on the rights of American ! citizens abroad was resumed. Several substi? tutes for the committee bill were Offered, when '< the matter was postponed. ; The discussion on the bill for the forfeiture ] of Southern railroad lands was resumed. Mr. .' Eldridge characterized it as cowardly and un? charitable, springing from a feeling of ill-will 1 and revenge against the SouthiPUI people for 3 acts heretofore committed. The bili was con? ceived in a spirit of dissolution instead of re- . storation, and was antagonisticcal to the avowed 1 objects of the war; it violates the constitution, i and the Czar ol BussiA could do no more than 1 the bill contemplates; - Such a measure'woold .1 never restore amity and fraternity to the coun? try. Mr. Lawrence, in remarks favoring the t forfeiture, introduced a table to show the in- ? sufficiency of these lands in Alabama, Missis- 1 sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and' Florida to sup? ply homesteads. Five million of acres are needed for homesteads. . Mr. Julian, who re- ( ported the bill, refused amendments exempt- ( ing certain roads from its operation; but without final action the House adjourned. IN THE SENATE the special commission to in? quire into the destitution in Mississippi re? ported a bill protecting persons making dis- ( closures or testifying as witness; it was passed. The President was called on for all instruc? tions given to Generals Pope and Meade for the government of Aheir district. The consideration of the Reconstruction bill was resumed, after which the Supplemental Tenure of Office bill was discussed and re? committed, when the Senate adjourned. The Reconstruction Conventions. VIRGINIA. BICHMOND, February 4.-The convention re? considered the s ec tic n of the constitution adopted yesterday requiring the Governor to be a resident of the United States for twenty years, and of the State two years, and ordered it to be recommitted. The salary of the Gover? nor was fixed at four thousand dollars. A company was chartered to run steamers from Norfolk to New Orleans and Venezuela, with a capital of two rnillion dollars. GEORGIA. ATLANTA, February 4.-General Meade sent a communication to the convention this morn? ing, saying that he would give it $30,000 by ^-therlOth of March, but that no further advance would be made, nor would he approve or un? dertake any financial scheme for pay involving the oredit of the State, or in anticipation of further revenue. The convention adopted a resolution to take a, vote on the relief ques? tion to-morrow, and -ten adjourned. LOUISIANA. NEW ORLEANS, February 4.-In the conven? tion to-day an ordinance annexing Algiers to the City of New Orleans was offered as an ar? ticle of the constitution, but tabled. Several articles of the constitution were adopted, regu? lating the school question. All children are to be admitted to the public schools without dis? tinction. No separate schools are to be estab? lished fer the uso of any color. AH public in? stitutions of learning, universities, wholly or in part under the control of the State, are to be opened to all, irrespective of color. Articles were adopted to provide for the election of a superintendent of education, to serve four years; also, to provide for an ap pro pi iation out of the public funds for his maintenance. Warrants of members of the Louisiana Con? vention, signed with cross marks, have been discounted on the streets. FLORIDA. TALLAHASSEE, February 4.-There was no quorum, but, notwithstanding, tho conven? tion wont into secret session. News from Georgia. A RIOT TN SAVANNAH-MARINE DISASTERS. SAVANNAH, February 4.-The steamer Wyo? ming, from Philadelphia, has arrived here in distress, having broken the flange of her pro? peller. At a large negro meeting, which was held at the Airican Church to-day, to advocate C. H. Hopkins for Mayor in place of Mayor Ander? son, a disturbance commenced outside with disorderly negroes, who resisted the police who were about arresting them. The negroes drew pistols, and the row became general. A reinforcement of police drove off the rioters and captured the ringleaders. Lieutenant Bell, of the police, was shot in the head and leg ; Lieutenant Howard was knocked off his horse by a brick. Several of the police and four or five negroes were slightly wounded. The rioters were dispersed, but there is still much excitement among them. The crew of the ship Admiral, which was ready for soa in Tybeo Roads, refused to go in her because she vas leaky, and the ship on Monday night drifted ashore on the beach, and is high and dry at low water. The pilots report that the steamer C. W Lord, for this pore, lost part of her radder and two flanges of the propeller, and would try to make the' port of Charleston. Tennessee Judges Relying on the 91111 tary, MEMPHIS, February 4.-Pending the trial of tho editors of the Avalanche for contempt of court, Judge Hunter had a squad of soldiers in court. The lawyers remonstrated against this, and several left the court, saying they would j not practico under such circumstances. Gen? eral Granger Anally ordered the troops away, and the court adjourned. Vote on the Constitution in Alabama. MONTGOMERY, February 4.-The vote to-day on the question of ratifying the constitution amounted to 1681-two of the white candidates voted; all the others were negroes. Market Reports. HAVANA, February 4.-Sterling 12. Gold in New York, long, |; short, 1?. NEW YOBS, February 4-Noon.-Gold 40j. Old Bonds Ulf. Virginia Coupons 44. Ten? nessee Coupons 68J; new 60*. Sterling 9}. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat unchanged. Corn quiet and firm. Bye dull. Oats steady. Mess Pork dull at $22.56. Lard firm at 13Ja 144c Cotton dull at 194c. Freights dull. Tur? pentine 58a59c. Rosin-Strained and Common $3a3.37$. NEW YOES, February 4-Evening.-Cotton less activo and lower; sales 15,000 bales at 19c. Flour and Wheat quiet and unchanged. Corn closed heavy; Western Mixed $1.27aL28; White Southern inferior to prime u$L20al.S3. Pro .visions generally unchanged. Lard 13jal4ic Groceries quiet and steady. Turpentine 58?a 59c. Rosin $3.20a7. Freights drooping; on Cotton, by steam, ? to ?c. Old Bonds 111}. Gold 411. Sterling firmer but less active. BALTIMORE, February 4.-Cotton very dull and nominally 19c Flour steady but very dull. Wheat firm at former rates. Corn less active; small lots white $112al 14; yellow $116al 17. Oats unchanged. Rye slightly better, at tl 55 at 1.58. Provisions firmer. Bulk Shoulders, loose9j. 'Baconl2fr ' EardHrStai?fc-'? Ji - ; ST. LOOTS, February4.-Flour-a small busi? ness doing, pri?es unchanged. Corn dull at 83a86c. Provisions firm but nothing doing. Lard 13a 13*. LouiaVILLE, February 4.-Moss Pork $22a 22 25. Shoulders 10c. Clear Sides 13c. AUGUSTA, February 4.-Cotton quiet; sales 375 bales; receipts 600. Middling lfijatfc - SAVANNAH, February j 4.--Cotton, dull and heavy; Middling 17^al7A cts. Sales 350 bales. Receipts 800. MOBILE, February 4.-Sales of Cotton 1000 ?des; market dolt; Middling 17c; receipts 1118; exports 4564. NEW ORLEANS, February 4.-Cotton quiet ind steady; Middlings 18-jalS1 eta. Sales 3000 jales. Receipts 5413 bales. Exports 90L I Su jar and Molasses steady. Gold 89ja40. Stor? ing 52a54. Sight Exchange on New York i 1er cent, discount. WmnHOTOK, February 4.- Spirits Turpen ine declined ?c and is quoted at 51?c. Rosin, itrained, $2 15. Cotton weaker; Middling no ninally 17. Tar $2 15; advanced 5c. Marine Reports. NEW YOEE, February 4.-The steamships charleston and E. B. Sondar have arrived from Charleston. Tm: CONVENTION, CONVENTION HELD BY AUTHORITY OF THE RECONSTRUCTION LAWS OF CONGRESS, TO FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. The public will be somewhat astonished on learning how unanimously the convention yes? terday voted in favor of the ordinance invali? dating contracts based on transactions in slave property. Their action is a home thrust into many a man's pocket, and if sustained by the courts, the last ray of hope which has illumin? ed the future of many a widow and orphan thal, something may yet be realized from thean bonds, which now cons ti tu to the wreck of for? mer fortune, will be forever extinguished. On the other hand, hundreds, if not thousands ol individmJs, will rejoice that such an crJinanoa has buen adopted, and by it they have been saved from the payment of obligations that would ht.ve involved them in ruin. The large vote in the affirmative is doubtless due to the appeals made to the feelings rather than to the reason of delegates, and Mesan. Whittemore, Rutland and others, who opposed the ordinance on the ground that the conven? tion had no right lo interfere with contracts morally and legally made, were overwhelm! d by the stormy sentimentalista on the otb jr side, To-day several of the Committees on the Constitution will report, and the work of fram? ing that instrument be commenced in earnetit. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION. SEVENTEENTH DAT. The convention assembled at 12 o'clock. Prayer by the Rev. F. L. Cardoza. The roll was caliea and journal read. The President stated that the ordinanc3s, taxing the people to defray expenses, and de? fining the pay and mileage of tho members, had been engrossed and duly signed by :he Secretary and himself. WAGES. W. E. Rose, from the Committee on Peti? tions, to whom was referred a resolution with reference to the collection of the wages und debts of laborers, reported the same back vith the recommendation that it be laid on the table. The report was adopted. SALARIES TO ASSISTANT ASSESSORS. The same delegate made a report on a ?so? lution in regard to the pay of assistant asses? sors of the internal revenue, who cannot take the oath of July, 1862. The committee diem it inexpedient to take any action thereon, and recommend that the resolution be laid on the table. J. J. Wright opposed the report, on the ground that it would be establishing a bad pre? cedent. N. G. Parker moved that the report b(< re? committed, with instructions to the committee to propose a petition to Congress in behalf of the assistant assessors. Discussion ensued and, finally, the whole matter, on motion of E. W. M. Mackey, was laid on the table. EE-ENFRANCHISEMENT RECOMMENDED. W. E. Rose, from the Committee on Peti? tions, reported favorably upon the petition of W.J.Mixer, praying that he be restored to the privileges ot the elective franchise. The report was adopted. COMMUNICATION FROM GENERAL CANBT. The President laid before the convention the following communication from headquarters: HEADQUARTERS SECOND MLUTARY DISTRICT, I CHARLESTON, S. C., January 81,1868 J President of the Constitutional Conoeition, Charleston, S. C.: Sra-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt from you of the preamble and resolu? tions adopted by the convention on th 3 25th instant, requesting me "to suspend for three months all sales of property under exesution or other legal process, under any judgment or decree rendered by courts of thia State for a debt or debts contracted, up to tho accept? ance by General Canby of this resolution, ex? cept for laborers and mechanics, anc; liens upon crops to secure advances made by .''actors and other persons." The subject of this resolution has been of serious consideration from tho moment '. tera! upon this command, and to aid m that consideration I have endeavored to ga from the Bources of information, within reac'a, all the facts that bore directly or ] rectly upon a question so important an delicate. It is not proper that I Bhould e into any discussion of the principles invo in tl ie solution of the financial questions i gest ed by the i esolution. These come properly under the considera of y JUT body, or of the legislature by whi( will be followed. My own action on the im diate question must bo determined in meai by other considerations. Tue resolution, although general m tei is divided by the effect of the action horeto takon upon the subject. The first decision I bracing debts contracted prior to tho 19t] I December, 1860, and the second, thoso < tra<:ted subsequent to the 15th of May, 1 the intermediate period being covered by I stay provided for in General Orders No. 10 Apiil ll, 1867. The debts embraced in first decision, were also stayed by the same der, but proceedings for their recovery n revived by the modifications made by Gen Orders No. 1C4, so far as they were covered judgments rendered prior to the 19th of comber, 1860, or subsequent to the organ tio a of the provisional governmont and the establishment of the United States Courts der the President's Proclamation of June 18(5. The object of the modification of Gone Orders No. 10. by General Orders No. 164, \ to bring the class of cases affected by the I mt ir order within the limits established by deoisiohs of the Supreme Court of the Uni SUtes, and arrest, as far as possible, a flt of litigation that would be fruitful only ir. i posing additional burdens. The experience of the last thirty days I demonstrated the fact that there are s tali m: cases of this class, in which either tho contr i ti elf, o_- the consideration of the cont ru oi the proceeding by which it is sought to ei forced, may be questioned hereafter as i lawful, or as against public policy. The apprehension that the proceedings tl ese cases are not final, together with the < pressed financial condition of tho State, I produced a state of affairs that is ruinous the interest of both creditor and debtor, h ive endeavored to meet the wishes of t convention by the enclosed General Onie which will operate as a stay in all cases wh( tl ie property would bo sacrificed by the i n od?ate sale under execution. In the case of debts contracted Bubseque to the 29th of April, 1865, the action heretofc tiiken, both by civil and by the military a thorities, bas been such that an application the resolution to these debts would not only beyond the limit of any proper exercise oft military authority, but be productive of i greater ultimate evil than of immediate goo and reflect disastrously upon every intere and upon almost every individual in the coi munity. I have also the honor to acknowledge the i ceipt of the resolution requesting an ox to ns ii cf the homestead exemption to one hundri f ?res of land. Before acting upon this I tb.ii it proper to invite attention to the unequal o ( ration of the resolutiOD, and the serious dif catties in applying it, unless there be some p cuniary limit dependent upon the valuo of tl land exempted. It was the constant occurrence of the dif ( ulties of this kind that led to the modiflcatic of Paragraph VII. of General Orders No. 1 und it would be unwise to revive them, eve :.'or a short period. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, (Signed) ED. P.. S. CANBY, Brovet Major-General, Commanding. THE SPECIAL OED EU. On motion of A. J. Bansier the unflnishe business of yesterday, being the ordinanc invalidating contracts based on slaven, wa taken up. Speeches were made by A. J. Bansier, C. ( Bowen, D. H. Chamberlin, and G. Pillsbury and the previous question then being callee the main question was taken, by yeas an nays, and the ordinance passed to a third road ing. On motion of F. J. Moses, Jr., tho sergeant at-arma was instructed to summon the mern be rs and close the doors. Such is the importance of the question tba wo publish the hst of yeas and nays, which, i will be observed, show the lar^e vote of mn? ty-six against nineteen yeas. Yeas-The President and Messrs. Allen, At nim, Becker, Bell, Bowen, Bonum, Burton Brockenton, Bryce, Byas, B. H. Cain. F. J Cain, Camp, Coghlan, Chamberlin, Cook, Col lins, Crews, Darrington, Davis, DeLargo, Dick son, Dogan, Donaldson, Dnmo, Duncan, Ed wards, Foster, Gentry, Goss, Gray, Harris, J N. Kayne, Haynes, Henderson, Holmos, Hum bird, Hunter, Hurley, Jackson, Jacobs, Jervev 8. Johnson, W. B. Johnson, J. W. Johnson, \V E. Johmion, Joiner, H. Jones, C. Jones, Lang Langley, G. Lee, S. Lee, Lomax, Leslie Mackey, Mayer, Middleton, Milford, Mow cs Nance, NaBh, Nearie, Newell, Suckles, Parker Pillsbury, Randolph, Rainoy, Ransier, Rich mond, Rivers, Rose, Runion, Sanders, Saspur tas, Shrewsbury, Smalls, Stubbs, Swjile Thomas, Augustus Thompson, B. A. Thomp son, 8. B. Thompson, Viuev, Webb, Whippei White, C. M Wilder, Wingo and Wright. Nays-Messrs. Alexander, Cardoza, Chest nut, Clinton, Corloy, Dill, Jonks, Jillson Mauldin, W. J. McKiulay, Wm. McKinlav MoDanield, Mead, Miller, Owens, Rutland Whittemore, Williamson aud F. E. Wilder. Before announcing his vote, B. F. Whitte more, of Darlington, obtained leave of the con vention to give his reasons therefor. He said The manner in which this question has beei debated to-day would tend to indicate that ever person who may vote "no" upon it, favors fbi< idea that there can be any right of property ii man. I wish to say that there is no dclegat on this floor who has more persistenly and con tinuously denied such a right than myself, am I vote "no" on the present question only be cause I believe in the enforcement of all con tracts mutually and legally formed, of whateve: character they may be. W. G. Whipper moved that tho ordinanco bi reconsidered, and that the motion to reconsido: be laid upon the table, '?he motion wai agreed to. On motion of the samo delegate, the rulei were suspended, and the ordinanco received iti third reading, and was ordered to bo engrossed The ordinance is as follows : AN OB DIN ANCE DECEASING} NULL AND VOID ATT CONTRACTS AND JUDGMENTS AMD DEGREE! HERETOFORE MADE OB ENTERED DP, WHERI THE CONSIDERATION WAS FOR THE PURCHASI OF SLAVES. We, the people of Soulh Carolina, by ow delegates in contention assembled, do hereby declare and ordain, 1st. That all contracts, whether under soul or not, tho considerations of which where tho purchase o? slaves, are hereby declared null and void, and of no ef? fect; and no suit, either at law or in equity, shall be commenced or prosecuted for the en? forcement of such contracts. 2d. That all proceedings to enforce satisfac? tion or payment of judgment or decrees ren? dered, recorded, enrolled or entered upon such contracts in any court in this State, are hereby prohibited. 3d. That all orders heretofore made in any court in this State in relation to such con? tracts, whereby property is held subject to de? cision, as to validity of such contracts, are also hereby declared null and void, and of no effect. Dono in convention, at tho City of Charles . ton, the ?th day of February, "in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight. HOW TO COLLECT WAGES. B. Byas (colored), of Berkery, offered a long series "of resolutions providing that every freedman in South Carolina shall be entitled to collect wages from his former master for ser? vices rendered since January 1, 1868, to wit: Male hands, over 12 years of agc, at tho rato of $10 per month; under 12 years, $8 per month; females, ovor 18 years, $8 per month; under 18 $6 per month. The resolution was laid on the table amid great laughter, Byas being evidently much diBComfitted thereat. FUTURE RAILROADS. W. G. Whipper offered thc following, which was referred to the Committee on Miscellane? ous Affairs: Resolved, That it shall be binding and obli? gatory on the legislature to grant a charter for any proposed railroad whenever the said char? ter shall be applied for by any twelve respecta? ble citizens, provided the route of such pro? posed road shall uot run within ten miles on a parallel line with any other now in existence in the State. j The same delegate also introduced an ordi? nance, which was roforred to tho Committee on 1 Miscellaneous Affairs, annulling, after the as sembling of the firet legislature hereafter, chartere granted to owners of ferries. Some discussion took place on a resold offered by J. J. Wright, to the effect that wh< as several of the leading members of the c vention were inclined to dodge the issue wh ever important questions were to be d?cid?e yeas and nays, therefore resolved that any di gate absent more than thirty minutes, with leave from tho President, shall lose his diem for that day. On motion of B. Byas, it was laid on table. The rest of the business of the day was i important, and at the usual hour the conv tion adjourned. THE STATE PENITENTIARY. ORIGIN-PLAN-PROGRESS. THE BEGINNING-THE PLAN-THE FEM A PRISON-THE WALL-THE CONVICTB DAILY LABOR-THE RESULT IN DOLLARS, kc., kc, ka. How curions is the progress of a though Little more than a year ago, his Excellen Governor Orr, in a message to an extra si sion of the General Assembly, wrote as fi lows : "There is no propor punishment, under t laws of this State, for high misdemeanors ai petty felonies. None of the jails of the Ste are constructed for work-houses, and convie sentenced to imprisonment spend their time idleness. The expense to the State is ve great, and, in oar impoverished condition, tl people cannot well bear the heavy tax?t? necessary to support these convicts in id! ness. There are many convicta who find ther solves comfortably housed and well fed, ai whu, exempt from all labor, do not regard it prisonment as a punishment. They are' v cious, depraved non-producers; and the effo lo punish them is really a punishment to tl honest tax-payer, whoso labor, in' part at leas is given to support them ia indolence. Tl number of convicts will hereafter be great increased, and, if the present system of pm ishments be continued, the appropriations 1 jailors, for dieting prisoners, will be groat< than the expenditures for either of the depar m en ts of the State government. To retried all these evils, I respectfully recommend int you provide for the establishment of a pen tentiary. at Columbia, and appropriate not lei than $20,000 to erect a wall around the pen tiary buildings, and to make cells for convict; Much of the labor, in erecting the neceasar buildings, can be performed by the oonrioi themselves. Ti a favorable site should be sc lected, convenient to sufficient water power t drive all the machinery that may be requisit to cany on manufactures in wood, leatbei iron, yarns and cloth, the penitentiary mary b made nearly if not quite self-supporting. Pva ishments may then be imposed according t the enormity of the offence; juries will hav no aversion to convicting the guilty, and con victs, while undergoing purgation for thei crimes, will be compelled to earn their cloth ing and subsistence. " THE BEGINNING. , VTA i> ! - On the 21st of September, 1866, seventeei days after tho receipt of the above message tho Legislature appropriated $20,000 for th purpoue named. On the 15th of October, Messrs. Wm. Greco W. R. Robertson and Archibald cweron, Com missioners appointed by the Governor to su perri so the work, met in Columbia and selectei ten acres of land, at a cost of $0000, imm?diat ol; on the Columbia canal, and within half a mill oi the depots of the South Carolina and Colum bia and Greenville Railroads. This is probabl: the beat location in the State. Easy of access being only three-fourths of a mile-as a birt flies-from the heart of the city, with immensi beds of the best granite in the world adjacent and water-power at hand abundant for ever] purpose, na turo herself thus ruado no smal contribution to the success of the undertaking 1 Major Thomas B. Leo was now employed at the architect and engineer, an J, in accordance with tho instructions of the commissioners, vis ited the various penitentiaries of Tennessee Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, tc obtain information concerning the most ap proved style and arrangement for a penal insti? tution. On his return, another meeting of the com? missioners was held in Columbia, and it wac then determined to make such a commence? ment as would allow an extension of the plans, from time to time, until five hundred male and female convicts could be accommodated. Before the 21st of November Major Lee had commenced work, broken ground, excavated the foundations, and prepared to carry out hit plans. A storehouse, blacksmiths' shop, car? penters' shop,"stonecutters' shed, and five der? ricks were constructed, and a fence, twelve foot high, thrown around the premises. An in? clined railway, at an anglo of about thirty eight or forty degrees, was constructed from the penitentiary lot to the margin of the canal, and so provided with machinery that the oars, loaded with stone at the quarries two miles away, and brought thither in boats, could by the touch of a lever be discharged directly under the derricks designed to lift tho immense massos to their final bed. The cost of stone thus obtained and transport? ed is only about fifteen oents per ton. Wagon transportation would have incroascd the ex? pense to $1.50 per ton. The labor of quarry? ing and dressing this material is performed almost wholly by tho convicts. PIAN OP THE PENITENT!ABT. The plans of the architect contemplate a building five hundred feet long, fifty-eight and a half feet wide, and forty-five and a half feet high, with a central building projecting from the main building sixty feet square, tho whole to bo built of granite and iron. There aro to be 548 colls, the kitchen, laun? dry, storeroom, chapel, hospital, guard rooms, reception room, office, dispensary, and living rooms, being under the same roof. The prison is divided by a blank will into two grand divisions for male and female con? victs. The prison for the latter is compara? tively small, but its proportions are based upon tho statistics of other prisons. This space, however, may be readily enlarged without in? terfering with the general plan. Tho prison for malo convicts is divided into a north and south wing, separated by the cen? tral building referred to. Tho south wing is now in course of erection. Each wing will have fivo tiers of cells, with fifty cells in each tier, and the whole, when completed, will be surmounted by a hugo cistern containing water, forced to that point by a turbine wheel on the river front. By this means over}' cell in the prison can be purified in five minutes. These cells open outward into a hall or corri? dor, fourteen feet wide, the hall being lighted and ventilated from two tiers of windows and a circular ventilator. The central building is separated from each wing by a stone wall to the second story, and an iron grating from thence extends to the roof. Thia wing is divided into three stor and subdivided as follows: On the first f is a grand archway through which railway c may pass. Bis also the main and only trance to the prison. On the right and lei this entrance are flights of stairs leading the second floor; a kitchen, an apartment steam boilers which will furnish steam heating tho building, washing, and eulin purposes; a laundry, washroom and atc room for supplies. On the second floor is a large h?lito be m as a chapel and general hall; an office and ception room for visitors, ".nd two gut rooms. The latter open into the halls arou the cell blocks, and are the only entrai thereto. On the third floor is the hospital, dispensa and physician's office, and a suite of apa menta of Ave rooms for the superintendent a his associates. THE FEMALE PRISON. This department consists of three stori divided as follows: First Floor-kn ar-hw ay, hall, flight steps, laundry and washroom, kitchen wi steam boiler and heating apparatus, stol room, and suite of four rooms for the matr and her assistants. Second Floor-Two tiers of cells, thirty-f in a block, with a hall fourteen feet wide pac ingaiound tho sides aud one end. Ihird Fioor-A. tier of twelve cells, with hall fourteen feet wide on two sides, and room on one end twenty-eight feet wide ai fifty feet long. This room and the ball will 1 used as a work room for female conviots. THE WALL. The wall around tho penitentiary will be two ly feet high, built of granite, four f-et thii at tho bose and two and one-third feet thick the top. It will have no other entrance tin that which has been specified. This wall now being rapidly built to take the place of tl present wooden fence. Within this enclo8ure,o.ro located the worl shops, adjacent to the canal, power from whic will eventually be used in driving the mochil ery ; also a sub-enclosure for female convicts. CELLS. Tho cells for the mole convicts will numb? Ave hundred. There are now finished an occupied one hundred and four. They ai five feet wide, eight feet long and seve feet high. The outer wall is granite, tw and one-half feet thick; the partition oigbi eon inches thick, of brick. The top < the cell ls of iron, covered one foot wit granite. An iron bedstead will be so arrange in each cell that it can be hooked up when nc in uso, thus saving space. Water pipes fror the cistern on the roof connect with each eel and the sewerage will extend to the river. Tb cells and building will be heated by steai pipes. Gells for female convicts, forty-eight in nam ber, are six and a half feet wide, eight fee long, and seven feet high, and are built in tb same manner as those for male convicts. Ni females have yet boen incarcerated. Tbe roof of the whole building will be com posed of iron trusses, covered with corruga ted sheet iron, lt will be seen, therefore, tba the building is not more fire-proof than bur glar proof. THE CONVICTS. The first oonvict received was on April 18 1866. On the 14th August, lees th an four monthi after. ??re upwards of one h un dr od At tbe present time there are one hundred an? ninety, fully four-fifths of whom are negroes whose terms of imprisonment vary fron twelve months to confinement for life. Thi ohief crime for which these prisoners ore pun isbed is that of larceny. The next most com mon crime is that of assault and battery. Th? third, arson, burglary and murder. Tho rules adopted for tho regulation of tb? motley crew of convicts aie similar to those which exist in other institutions of the kind al the North. Tho prisoners aro required tc maintain silence; but when engaged in laboi they aro permitted to ask such necessary ques? tions as relate thereto. The punishments re? sulting from the infraction of these rules are the same as those permitted in the army and navy of the United States, and yet are only ap? plied in extreme cases when it is found that there is an exhibition of wilful disobedience, insubordination, attempt to escape, or theft from follow convicts, which last, by the way, ie a common crime. The form of punishment imposed is "bucking and gagging, tying by tbe thumbs, and what is called the "Blind March." The latter is peculiar to this institu? tion. A dozen or moro convicts who have in? fringed the roles, are arranged in single file, blind folded, and, with their hands upon each otbors shoulders, compelled to follow their leader at a rapid pace over such broken and uneven surfaces as are calculated to put them in constant fears of terrors vet to come. The result is that whon one man tumbles down, the rest follow like a pile of bricks, while tho crush? ing of corns, tho barking of shins, and the abrasion of tho historic heel, is well calculated to causo abdominal curses, not loud but deep. Tho spcctaclo is amusing to the observer, but no fun to the culprits; and it has been found to be an innocent and effectual mode of checking much clisobcdicnco. I . Thc costume of tho prisoners consists of a jackot and Irowscra of heavy woollen material, with lateral broca black stripes, and a shirt of coarso cotton, on tho back of which aro printed the words "South Carolina Penitentiary," and tho number of the convict. On entering tho institution, tho clothing of tho convict is takon from him, washed, num? bered and laid away, to be returned to him at the expiration of his imprisonment. He is then, bimsen*, put through a scrubbing process, and donned in tho prison garb; bis hair is cropped, bis cell is assigned, and, according to bis abi?ty or strength, he is appointed to bis proper department of labor. Some are sent to the quarry, which is two miles distant np the canal. These aro generally the most fractions; and with ball and chain, under guard, they per? form the work of blasting and getting out the heavy masses of rock, transferring them to the canal boats and shipping them to the foot of the inclined plane already described, where the cars with their ponderous contents are caught up and carried under the shed where the level? ing, chipping and dressing is done. Others of the convicts are engaged in shoemaking; cloth? ing is also made in the establishment, and ar? rangements will probably bo made before long, by which the fabrics worn by the convicts will be woven in the institution. The food consists of bacon, soup, molasses and corn and wheaten bread;-bread which is equal in all respects to that which is supplied in the best hotels of tho country, the bakery being under tho supervision of a competent baker, who is specially employed for the pur? pose. Coffee is a part of the diet of those who suffer from debility or disease. Proper medical attendance is furnished to the convicts, but, thus for, the general health of the penitentiary has been good. Only seven deaths have occurred; although many of the convicts when received have been so Bick and emaciated that they were fit subjects for a hos pital. At present the convicts axe as burly a looking body of men aa can be selected. DAILY ItUsoB, The work of improvement u? continually going on; and, as far as possible, the convicts are reqaired to build their own nest, without outside assistance. Mm:h of the iron work is done by convicts. Near y all of the stone cut? ting, the care of a large garden, the charge of a large number of pige and hogs, which are destined soon to become pork, and the general police of the enclosure-all this devolves upon the convicts, and the tank is welland faithfully done. There is no department which ie not hourly under the eye ct Major Lee, who com? bines with his skill as i n engineer an unusual amour t of administr?t! io ability. As soon as practica ale it is proposed to in- | troduoe mechanical porer of various kinds,, to whioh the adjacent water power will bo ap? plied; and it is undera! cod that the machine? ry now in the State waka at Greenville will be removed to the penitsntiary foi: the purpose. The institution will i hen be in a condition to turn ont implements of labor, in wood and iron, and such other * vork aa caa be pnt upon the market for sale. 11 will thnn soon become a self-supporting cone >rn. THE BX8UL4 ! DI DOLLARS. Already, expenses, by ieasoc of convict la? bor, have been maternity reduced. This labor is daily becoming more valuable. Many of j the stone-cutters are now worth $2} per day, while the average val ie is one dollar per day. The cost of maintaiiing these prisoners is only about forty-eight cents a day, of which fifteen cents covers tl e cost of subsistence. The total outlay thus far for materials, building apparatus, ?mporary structure, dec, has been $70,901.70, irut the cost to the State ie about 180,000, so 4 hat it may be safely esti? mated that between ?7000 and $8000 bas boon absorbed by discou at on the State bills in which most of tbe payments were necessarily made. From November 1.7, 1866, to December SI, 1867, the cost of pro usions WM $4,919.80, and of clothing, ahoes an i bedding $8976.74. On July 1,1868, tho convict labor will entire? ly supersede hired labor, and, with the im? provements contemplated by Major Lee, the' institution will soon become a source of in? come to the State. coa OLUSioi?. During the year .867 there were in confine? ment two hundred and twenty-three prison era, of whom eighteen were pardoned by the Governor, five were discharged at the expiration of their sentences, six died and three escaped. On January 15th, 1868, there remained one hundred and eighty-seven pris? oners, of v,hom twenty-nine are whites and one hundred and fifty-eight are blacks. . With such an array of facta concerning: this institution as we have presented, there can be no question that it is J likely to become the most important of tbe kind in the Southern country. 1st. Ita ireneral plan, arrangement and management ure based npon the best models whioh the country affords. 2. Its loca? tion upon the banks of a stream whose water power is almost unlimited, affords advantages for manufacturing purposes certainly not sur? passed by those of my similar institution, and, therefore, the State is likely to derive benefit from this hitherto new and untried system of j punishment, in tbs double sense ] that it will not only be self-supporting, but will supply a want that han hean nxparioaoad ever a naco th? change from the former condition of affairs. What may be the effect of this enterprise, although penal in its objects, upon the pros? perity of Columbia ia yet to be determined. Possibly the development of the remarkable water-power of tbe Congaree River and the adjacent canal, in its application to the manu? facturing purposeu of the penitentiary, may di? rect to that locality the attention of capitalista abroad, and the consequent improvement of j that portion of the City of Columbia. In the course of time tho penitentiary itself may turn out half the wood m work, the boote and shoes, and implements cf agriculture that are used in South Carolina. Certainly up to the present hour the most remarkable success bas at? tended the undertaking. It ia probably the cboapest atnie tm o of the kind in the United States, and bids lair to be the best I We have only to add that it is popularly known as the "Governor's Pel;," and it ia to the general supervision and direction of the Governor that the State ia indebted for this incipient "Omni-1 um Gatherum" of incredible wickedness and first-class rascality. /merni Mia. jy Relatives, Friends and Acquain? tances of Mr. and M ra H. HEBER SCHEVEN, Mrs. AMU B. DE VE tm, and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. SCBEVTH arc invited to altona the Fanerai Services of Mn. K. HEB sn Sc a EV::* st St. Philip's Church, at ll>? A.M. February 6 Spinel Mir**. ay LEE & CO. vs. MILTON 8. LITTLE FIELD, et of-HILL FOB INJUNCTION A? D BE? LIEF.-It appearing to my satisfaction that MIL? TON S. Lil*!K 2FTELD and LATHBURY. WICK EBSHAM & CO. (parties), two of the defendants in this case, are tbaent from and reside beyond the limits of this St! te, on motion of WILLIAMS, HEN? 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NEW YORK AND CHARLESTON STEAMSHIP LINE.-FOR NEW YORK. THE ELEGANT SIDE WHEEL steamship CHAMPION, Captain B. W. LOCKWOOD, win leave for the above port on Wednesday, the 6th February, at 3 o'clock P. M. Outward Freight ongagorcentn made with COUR? TENAY k TRENHOLM, coner East Bay and Anger's North Wharf. For Passage and business pertaining to Inward Freights, apply to STREET DBOTHRBsJ k CO., No. U East Bay. _ STREET, BROTHERS & 00.,) IM.NT. COURTENAY*TRENHOLM,J AS8T February 8 S - i - / m FOR WRIGHT'S BLUFF, S. C., BUCKINGHAM POINT. AND ALL INTERME? DIATE LANDINGS ON THE S ANTEE RIVER. THE LIGHT DRAFT STEAMER _MARION, Capt tin J. T. FosiBB, ls now receiving Freight for the above points and will leave Wetlncsday Night, 6th instant. AU Freight to be prepaid on the wharf; No Freight received after sunset. For Freight engagements apply to JO_N FERGUSON, Februry 4 2 Accommodation Wharf. FOR CUERAW, GARDNER'S BLUFF, AND ALL INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS ON THE PEE DEE RIVER VIA GEORGETOWN. THE FINE LIGHT {DRAUGHT _ _ STEAMER "PLANTER," Captain C. CABBOLL WHITE, ls now receiving Freight for the above points, and will leave Wednesday Night, the 5th inst. AU Freight to be prepaid on the wharf. No Freight received after st use t. For Freight engagements, apply to - JOHN FERGUSON, February 3 Accommodation Wharf THROUGH TICKETS TO FLORIDA, BY CHARLE?ON AND SAVANNAH STEAM PACKET LINE-SEMI-WEEKLY VIA BEAU? FORT AND BILTON HEAD-WEEKLY VIA BLUFITTON. STEAMER PILOT BOY.Capt W. T. MoNxLTT. STEAMER FANNIE..Capt F. Pac* _ __*___* ONE OF THE ABOVE STEAM _gg__S_ ERS wiU leave Charleston every Monday and Ttotrsilay Nig!it at 12 o'clock; and Savannah every Wednesday and Saturdjy Morn? ing, at 7 o'clock. Touching st Bluflton on Jfon doy, trip from Chariest <\\, and Wednesday, trip from Savannah. AU Way Freight, also BlufMon Wbanfago, must bs pre-paid. For Freight or Passage, appin to JOHN FERGUSON, Accommodation Wharf. 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