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* r VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1157. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR WASHINGTON NEWS. . _ Tlic Hornet Cale-Appointment* In the Charleston Customhouse-Movement? of Mr. Dav!?-The Mississippi Elec? tions. [SPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TFIE NEWS.] Attlfb Cabinet meeting trxlay, the case of the Cuban steamship Hornet was briefly con? sidered, but no decision was arrived at. There is, however, no doubt that the vessel will be permanently detained. Mr. Jefferson Davis is expected to arrive at Baltimore to-morrow. From Baltimore he will go to Jackson, Miss. Secretary Boutwell confirmed to-day thc ap? pointment of William Young as deputy collec? tor and Joseph Quash, colored, as day inspec? tor in the Charleston Customhouse. President Grant received this evening the telegram from the chairman of the Conserva? tive Republican Committee of Mississippi, Slating that General Ames " would march his soldiers to every precinct before Dent should be elected," and culling for the action of the President. The President only said that he did not believe the telegram, and would make no reply. [ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.] WASHINGTON-, October 8. The President proclaims the 30th of Novem? ber next as a day of national thanksgiving. Up to 12 o'clock to-day, neither Grant nor Sherman had received the dispatch from Vicks? burg in regard to the Mississippi elections mentioned in yesterday's dispatches. In the Supreme Court the Verger case is up. Verger's counsel asked that the case be heard next Friday. Hoar asked for a more remote day. The court ordered that the petition be flied and named Monday as the day for argu? ment. The Court placed the Texas habeas corpus . case on the same footing as the Yerger case. The cotton case of McKee vs. the United States was argu?t}. The case Involves the validity of certain Treasury regulations. Messrs. Loch rane, of Georgia, and Burziger, of Texas, were admitted to practice. The point to be argued on Monday, in the Mississippi and Texas habeas corpus cases, ls whether the question -of jurisdiction shall be heard flrst as a preliminary to entertaining the petition. Thisis in accordance with the wishes of the Attorney General. HEATH OF EX-FRESI1>ENT FIERCE. WASHINGTON, Octobers. - Ex-President Franklin Pierce died at Con? cord this morning. No ex-President directly elected by the peo? ple is now alive. The President has ordered that the usual programme be carried out in honor of Mr. Pierce. THE OLD DOMINION. RICHMOND, October 9. . Both Houses of the Legislature to-day rati? fied the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amend? ments. In the House there were only six votes against them, and in the Senate only tour against the Fourteenth and two against the Fifteenth, one of the latter being that of a colored Republican senator, who declined vot? ing on the ground that the Legislature was illegal. The Legislature, by Joint resolution, then adjourned till October 18. In the House an amendment to the bill pass? ing the Fifteenth amendment, making it take effect on and after the admission of the State to the Union, received only five votes. In the same body a resolution was offered that, in view of doubts expressed about the legality of this Legislature, it will after the admission to the Union re-enact the Fourteenth and Fif? teenth amendments. The resolution was re? ferred. REFORM IN TENNESSEE. 1 > WASHINGTON, October 8. A distinguished Tennessee lady has arrived direct from Tennessee, to whom Mr. Johnson expressed a certainty of his election. The Gov? ernor's message will be withheld till Monday. A special to the New York Times says that the action of the Legislature shows hasty ac? tion upon sweeping bills to repeal all legisla? tion since the war. One bill was presented to repeal all laws passed in the years 1865, '67 and '68. A blU to provide for a constitutional convention of 99 members was passed. Bills were also passed repealing loyal jun; and newspaper laws and all test oaths. EUROPE, More Dissensions in Spain-Defeat af the Insurgent*-Progress of the Insur? rection. ? MADRID, October 8. The Republicans have withdrawn from the Cortes. The insurgents who withdrew from Freques were attacked, losing eighty killed and six hun? dred wounded. Combats at various places are reported, wherein the troops were generalh victorious. Pr?parations for the departure of Cuban re? inforcements have been suspended. Several volunteer battalions have left Madrid for service against the Insurgents, whose head? quarters are at M are sa, thirty miles north of Barcelona. The insurgents nave captured Ottos. The Prussian Diet-The King's Speech. BERLIN, October 6. King William opened the Diet to-day with a speech from the throne. He said the unavoid? able deficit in finances rendered aa augmenta? tion of taxes necessary. He announced that reforms would be Introduced placing the east? ern provinces on ? basis of self-government, and that new laws in regard to the subject of education wonk! be submitted. He alluded to l thc success in his efforts to preserve peace, ! the friendly relations wttb foreign powers, and i boped he should have similar success In future for thc development of Intercourse and the I maintenance of the independence ol Germany. 1 Dr. Livingstone. LONDON, October 8. ? f Dr. Livingstone was seen fourteen months , ago at Lake Tangang Sika, going west. There : was no longer any doubt of his safety at Zan- 1 zlbar. j Appointment of a Bishop. ( LONDON, October 9. I The Rev. Frederick Temple has been ap- ? pointed Bishop of Exeter. -?- . i A STARRING AFFRAY. RICHMOND, October 9. George Morrison, of CirSlnnati, the ticket Agent of Robinsons Circus, was fatally stabbed to-day by Charles Spain, who, lt is alleged, took him for anotbej- man. TUE MISSISSIPPI ELECTIONS. JACKSON, MISS., October 9. General Ames, commanding in Mississippi, has sen! thc following dispatch to the Presi? dent: "By the papers I see that a telegram has been sent yon, wherein I am quoted to the ef? fect that I will not give a fair election. The statement is untrue." SALES-BAY IN WILLIAMSBURG. No Sales and Small Attendance-Thc Georgetown Railroad-An Interesting Decision-The Farmers and the Crops A Negro Saturnalia. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] KIXUSTREE. October 6. Monday was sales-day here, but no sheriff's sales took place, in consequence of private ar? rangements between the parties. The in? coming-cotton crop will no doubt enable many to pay debts and prevent a sacrifice of their property. The crowd in attendance was ex? ceedingly small and nothing of special interest transpired. An effort was made to get up a public meering in the interest of the George? town Railroad, but it was thought desirable to postpone it, on account of the unusually small attendance of citizens from the county. Thc road was recently sold out at sheriff's sale for $377, and is now in other hands. A new com? pany is about to be organized. I understand, and" the friends of the enterprise are hopeful that it will be pushed forward to completion. I A connection with the Central Railroad at this place is talked ot. In the case of trespass to try titles, about which I wrote you some time "since. Judge (?reen lias rendered a decision awarding the storehouse, with the ground which it covers only, to Cohen & Co.. the defendants, and all the*rest of the lot, with outbuildings, Ac, to Wald, the plaintiff. This decision recognizes the validity of the sheriff's sale, which was a question involved, and rests upon the point that "one store" was advertised and entered upon the sales book, instead of store and lot. About $25,000 of taxes have been collected so far in this county, leaving a balance of onlv about $4000. This mongrel State government is truly an expensive machine, requiring a per? fect army of officials, "both white and color? ed," to nm it, all of whom must have fat sala? ries of course. That "man wants but little here below," does not apply to the "truly loil," and in the expenditure of the people's money a sys? tem of reckless extravagance ls exhibited by all officials, high and low. The farmers are still busy with cotton pick? ing, and, though the crop will probably fall short about one-fotrrth In consequence ol' un? favorable seasons during the spring and sum? mer, they seem encouraged by the prospect of a fair yield and good prices. A good deal of cotton stealing ls complained of, and this seems likely to be a standing trouble so long as Sambo remains too lazy tu earn his living by honest labor. The merchants are bringing on their fall stocks, and look for a brisk trade soon. Nu? merous customers from tile surrounding coun? try are already coming In, and they will, doubtless, find what they want, with prices to suit the times. We are having fine, bracing fall weather, and can now realize thai thc summer ls gone. The health of Kingstree, during the entire summer, has been remarkably "good. A large quantity of tow timber Is lying upon the banks of Black River here, awaiting thc rise of the river for shipment to Georgetown. The negroes have recently been liolding meetings In the African Church, which were frequently protracted during the greater part of the night, and such scenes were enacted as can better be imagined than described. ALPHA. TUE GREA.X CONSPIRACY. Thc Late Gold Speculation in New York-Some of the Operation-.-A Question of Veracity Between the President's Brother-ln-Laiv and Fisk, Jr. Thc recent gold speculation in New York continues to evoke remarkable developments. It having been alleged that Mr. Abel lt. Cor? bin, a brother-in-law of President Grant, was operating largely in gold in connection with Mr. James Fisk. Jr.. the editor ol'the New York Sim dispatched a reporter to the residence of Mr. Corbin to make inquiries on the subject. Mr. Corbin, as staled by the Sun's reporter, unhesitatingly denied the soil impeachment, and made several other statements, the nature of which may be judged of by the following re? ply from Fisk, Jr., the Irrepressible: ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY. ) COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, NK.W YORK, Oct. 4. f TO THU EDITOR OF THE SUN. Dear Sir-Tiiere seems to be no longer anv doubt that Mr. A. R. Corbin, brother-in-law of President Crant, has slated to your reporter that he did not associate with such men as myself; that I had not been to his house since last summer; that he had never communicated with me respecting gold operations; and thal Mr. Grant would not hold an interview with any such man as myself. These statements make it necessary for me to state that Mr. Corbin has constantly asso? ciated with me; that I have been In his house repeatedly since last summer; that I visited hliu on the very afternoon ei the day ou wliich he made these statements, and that he spent more than an hour with me in the Erie Rail? way office on the afternoon of Saturday, Sei> tember 25, the day after the gold punic" It is further proper for mc to say that Mr. Corbin has been a party in interest with us, and others whose names it*ls not now necessary to men? tion, lu the recent gold speculation, and that he has constantly communicated with mc res? pecting this gold speculation. In tact, Mr. Corbin was in this speculation long before I was. lt haC been organized and carried on by him and other gentlemen for some weeks before I knew ol" its existence. He I? entitled to almost the entire credit of origina? ting the grand scheme fur advancing the price of gold, and I willingly disclaim in his favor the honor-so kindly Imputed to me by thr press in general-of having devised this bold and brilliant operation, lt was the fruit of Mr. Corbin's own suggestive mind, and long before 1 knew anything of St, Mr. Corbin's rep? resentations concerning the powerful Influence which lie could bring to bear in lavur of tin speculation had enlisted 9n his support other gentlemen of means and capacity; and it is only Just to say that Mr. 'Corbin's assurances on this point were fully-curried out up to th* 23d of September. As to tile remaining point of Mr. Corbin's statements, it is sufficient to refer to the Asso? ciated Press dispatch from Washington this morning, by which it will be seen that General Grant speaks freely of au interview which he . had with mc on my boat last summer, and which was exceedingly pleasant on both sides. I enclose you a few affidavits which will give jou Anther information concerning this matter. I remain your obedient servant. JAMES FISK, JR. The above letter was accompanied by a mtU titude of affidavits to support its assertions. Since its publication we hear that Corbin (eta rum et veaerabile nomen) it "seriously lil.'' Fisk says additional facts win be forthcoming In case Corbin denies the assertions already made by him. -Thc precious Madonna of the Dresden Cal? len*, and all the other treasures of that famous collection, have been In imminent peril of de? struction. A fire broke out on thc 21st ultimo In the Royal Opera House which is part of th.? ;roup of ?difi?es in the Alstadt ut thc capital jf Saxony, and connected with the palace by a covered way. Closely united with both are the famous *" Green Vaults^' containing pre clous specimens in jewelry, porcelain, and carvings in amber ano Ivory; and the Stallge baude, with its statuary and ancient armor, libraries, cabinets of engravings, gathering,- of exquisite Meissen china, and portraits ol' all the Bavarian and Saxon princes. Happily the Court Theatre only was burned. -An Irhh absentee ls said to have sent this comforting message to his steward: "Te.I the tc nantstbat no threats io shoot you will ter? rify me." THE TIMES IX BA EX WELL. The Cotton Crop-A Word to thc Farm? ers-Death of a Good Citizen-A Negro Shot-Jail Delivery at Barnwell-A Model Turnkey. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] R BLACKVILLE COURTHOUSE, October 7. My prediction that a larger cotton crop would be realized than much persons calcula? ted upon. Is, I think, verified fully in the exhibit of accounts from different sections of the State. The fleecy staple is still pouring in at this point, notwithstanding the decline in price. The amount shipped, however, is no j?ReRtis to thc actual quantity made, and cotton pitk? ins is now rapidly drawing to a close. There seems to be a disposition on the part of the planters to ship no more than will serve lo squirtA? him off with his factor, and it is a wise policy, as the price must necessarily advance as soon as the present supply on the market is exhausted, and from the simple fact that there lms not been as large a yield as would warrant so great a decline. There seems to me to be ample room for profitable speculation to those who can purchase at the minimum and hold fur a few mont hs. I regret to announce the death of Mr. Wil? liam H. Thomson, one of our oldest aud most respectable citizens. He died from dropsy of the chest on Sunday night last. His funeral obsequies were attended by a large number of sympathizing friends. Mr. Thomson was a member of the Barnwell bar, and was noted I for thc geniality of his disposition and uniform kindness lo Hie distressed who appealed to him for advice and assistance. I learn that a negro of rather a notorious character, by the name of Bob Brown, who was some time since in jail for stealing cotton, and more recently for housebreaking, was shot at and Wounded by another colored man named Miles, on last Sunday, on the place of Mr. Walton Hair. Brown," it appears, had broken into the house of a colored woman on the place, anti rilled it of some articles which he Iud under a tree top. Miles, who isa man ol' good standing, underlook to redress her grievances and recovered the stolen articles, and in attempting with some other negroes to arrest Brown was resisted, and having snapped Iiis pistol at the party. Brown lied, pursued by a ball from Miles' pistol, which, it is said, found a lodging place somewhere in the corpus of sahl Brown, with what final re? sult is not known. There was a general Jail delivery at Barn? well mst week. Eighteen prisoners escaped and made tracks for more congenial quarters. The citizens of the place, both white and col? ored, made hot pursuit, but only succeeded In recapturing four. The frequency of such es? cupes demands more stringent measures for the security of prisoners. An old negro by the name of Toney exercises the ofiicu of turn? key, and whenever a criminal becomes tired of confinement he simply knocks "Old Toney" down and walks out ''free and unfettered as the mountain air." Our merchants have laid in large slocks of goods, and business begins to brighten. The weather is becoming cold, and betokens frost ere long. Fires have for a day or two past been acceptable auxiliaries to one's com? fort. MEDICIS. THE OUTLOOK IX ORAXOERURO. A Cheery Change-Good Times Coming A Word for thc Pigtails-The Negroes in High Feather. [FROM OUR OWM CORRESPONDENT.] OUANUEUUKO, October 7. Monday last, (sales-day.) contrasted remark? ably with Hie same day "last year. The town was thronged with farmers, who rode in and strolled shout, heads np, with an air of cool independence-tree of creditors, liens and judgments, and not a whit poiiterto Hie sheriff than any one else. They caine in only because ii was ii tJnwfcJionoriKl custom to viols ?*?. lung on sales-day, and Inquired the '"price of cotton" merely by way of a casual remark. It is a source ofgmtulation that so many of them have escaped the ruin which so lately threat? ened them, ami no community deserves more credit than Ulis, for Its untiring efforts to escape beggary, amid over1 whelming debts, taxes anti oppression. Having weathered the maelstrom they will trim their sails to independency and prosper? ity, and enjoy thc privilege of saying how much they will take for cotton. But labor is needed to develope the resources of thc district, and while no move has yet been made with respect to Chinese immigrants, we cannot expect to escape the saving contagion which is sweeping thc great West, and portions of the South.. We hope to seo a combined effort to give thc ..pigtails'' n trial. '-Knowledge is a pyramid built on History;" if so and if the time honored system of slavery was u mis? take, may" not history record that the teeming millions of Chinese deserting their idols and pagodas, found an assyliini in the Sunny South, and assisted in expanding her wealth, and usurped the neglected prtvclegcs of the blinded African, who lings but phantom of Importance to his utter ruin. The negroes are jubilant in the enjoyment of greenbacks enough to equip themselves and families (of which they claim Brigham Young's quota.) By the bye, (here is too much of the inducements offered by the dram and bottle, for the credit ot the town. QUELQUEFOIS. VARIETIES. -Paris gossips now place the Europeas? Kings in one of two categories-those who are going to abdicate and HIOK- who ure going mad. -A fashion authority States that the fashion Vor coats this fall will be a good deal like that lor last fall, especially with those who nave to wear last fall's coats. -A Western steamboat 'Captain, iinpormn ed by a lite Insurance solicitor, sel tied maners, by remarking : "Look here, my friend, I never bet on any game where I've got to die to beat it." -The recent Georgia Editorial Convection must have been a nice party. One of the edi? tors lost his hat, whereupon his commuions laughed at him. He silenced them with the re? mark that they would have lost their hats, too, had they not been heavily weighted with bricks. -In London, the secretary ot the Cruelty to Animals Society complains that three drovers were recently arraigned for cruelly beating foreign oxen, aud the .magistrate dismissed them, saying that the tlnovers bad a dilfictilt task to perform "in driving bullocks of foreign breed, and unacquainted with our language." -A Scotch clergyman, in the recent drought, one Sunday offered prayers for rain; and, sure enough, it came just as the services cloted? One old lady, who had no umbrella with hex, commenced to gather the skirts ol her gown over her head before quitting the church ves? tibule, at Hu same time remarking to a neigh? bor, .'-Eh, wiimman, butt it too bud of the j doctor,' He might hae lotion us hame first. -Uafamc Deschellcs is ?aid to have been: the ebie/ loser by Eugenie giving up her East? ern trip. She makes that lady's bonnels, and . luid got nj? for her Majesty a real love of a bon nef, which she called "the Oriental bonnet." and she had ordered thousands o? them for the Parisian ladies, who never feel happy unless they can imitate the costume worn by the Em? press. The Oriental bonnet will now bea com? plete failure, and Madame Dcscbeues will lose a large amount of money In consequence. -At Napoleon's fete in Paris, in one grand pyrotechnic piece, Napoleon I appeared on horseback between two large dale or palm trees. "Why," asked a spectator to a neighbor close by, "have they taken date trees instead of something more bu-liy V "Because of Napoleon's campaign to Egypt." answered the neigh jor. "Nothing of the kind," put in the grocer, who was close; "thc date trees are to remind us of the date of the hundredth an. niversary." ALL ABOUT TUE STATE. Sales-Day in Spartanuurg. Thc Gazette says: "An unusually large crowd of our farmers were in town on Mon? day. \Vo believe that not more than half a corn crop will be made-cotton not much bet? ter, there being little or no late cotton. We, however, saw no gloomy or despondent faces. With the abundant wheat crop which was made, and the preparations for seeding down a larger area of grain, corn we hope will be kept within reach of the needy. Real Estate Sales. Thc following sales of real estate were made on Monday last : In Chester, thc rea] estate of D. G. Stln son, bankrupt, ?5t? acres at $5 JUT acre. $i750; five tracts belonging to the estate of E. B. Robins, bankrupt, one of 210 acres, the other or 471 j acres. at$l per acre. $?wi 75; 182 acres belonging to the estala of John S. Pressley, bankrupt, for $050; 150 acres belonging to the estate of W. F. Farley, bankrupt, at $G per acre, $000. In Greenville, tract land, estate of Joseph H. Turner, deceased, 163 acres, purchased by Philemon Turner, for $710. Tract land, same estate; 233 acres, purchased by same, for $800. House and lot of estate of 0. If. Wells, deceas? ed, three-quarter acre, purchased by Mrs. L. C. Boiling, for 11550. In York, the sheriff sold a tract of land, con? taining 9500 acres, belonging to the King's Mountain Iron Company, for $5000. which was purchased by T. J. Bell, for the creditors. Also a tract or hind on Stony Fork, belonging to Mrs. Martha M. Moore, for $750. which was bought try S. G. Hcmphll). Thc Judge of pro? bate sold a tract of land on Allison's Creek, containing 233 acres, and belonging to thc es? tate of Mrs. M. Lawrence, deceased, at $3 per acre; purchaser, J. Randolph Wallace. The clerk of court sold a tract ol' land, containing 211 acres, and belonging to estate of W. D. Simril, deceased, at $6 17 per acre. Thomson & Jefferys, assignees In bankruptcy, sold one tract, containing 152 acres, and belonging to estate of R. L. Lindsay, at $4 25 per acre; pur? chased by the bankrupt. In Spiirtanbtirg the list of prices will show that property is rapidly increasing in value, as compared with thc rates of twelve months ago: Brick storehouse, $3010; dwelling house, 2 acres, $1925; brick cottage, 34 acres, $1500; brick office, $575; nineteen lots, aggregating 47$ acres, $1313 50; one lot of 40 acres, $G20; one lot of 50 acres, $581; one lot of 2G, $37C; one lot of 57, $1125. Aggregate of sales, $11,031 50. Thc Kershaw Agricultural Society. At the second regular meeting of this so? ciety, held In Camden, on Monday, the renort of the committee appointed at the last meeting to see the Governor relative to laxallon, wu? submitted in writing, and read by the secre? tary. The substance of it was : That upon ar? riving nt the Governor's office, Uley were in? formed that the State Auditor was the proper person to see ii'ion the subject, ainl that his Ex? cellency would not Interfere. Tire reply of the auditor was I hat there was no authority in law to reassemble thc State Board of Equalization, but that he would favorably consider any ap? plication for a r?duction of assessment made to him through the County Auditor. The committee were received with great courtesy by the Governor and State Auditor, who both expressed a strong desire to remove from the execution of the law every semblance of op? pression. On motion of Colonel Shannon, the report was received and flied as information, Colonel Shannon then stated, thnt In the ab? sence of Dr. E. M. Boykln, chairman of the Committee on Coolie Labor and Immigration, the committee could not report, hut he could say, from general information, that orders for thc coolies iii any number could be filled by application to Hie proper parties. Thc com? mittee had corresponded with Mr. Boinest, president o? the Newberry Immigrtion Socie? ty, and stated that he was ready to fill orders for Kerman immigrants. SHKEI'S OF1 STATE NEWS. Pr. A.""E. Norman, the postmaster nt Walhal? la, has been removed and A. Bryce, Jr., ap? pointed ?n lils place. The Ocoh.ee ?aersays UiaL Dr. Norman was u-i?luliued for polluwoi reasons. John A. Ingals, Esq.. formerly one of the Judges of the Staie Conn of Appeals, has been offered and has declined to accept tile presi? dency of Oglethorpe College, Milledgeville, Ga. An agrlcultual society was organized m York on Monday. Mr. Wm. Johns, of York, cut off two fingers while ginning cotton. Mr. W. H. Gill, of Chester, died on Tuesday evening. Governor Scott has appointed tho following persons as magistrates, viz : Edgclield County, James A. Tolbert and Thomas E. Jennings; Oconee, W. W. Watson; Spartanburg, Elijah DUI; Union, (?len D. Peake; York, R. L. Mc? Call'.-. C. C. Bryce, notary public for Wal? halla. CUBE EXT NOTES. -Co-operative societies for procuring ordi? nary articles of consumption have been very prosperous in Germany, and have rapidly in? creased in numbers. In 1806 they numbered 1-8?, in 18G7 31G, and In 1868 they had Increased lo 555. There are now in Germany 1558 work Ingmen's banks aud loan associations, of which G75 are lu Prassln, 418 In German Aus? tria, and 288 In Bohemia. Altogether the -co? operative societies which exist in Germany are estimated at about 2G00. They consist of about 1,000.000 members. Their business transactions amounted in 1868 to 220.000.000 thalers. and this they managed on a capital ol 15,000,000 truders belonging to themselves, and 42,000, ? 000 thalers of borrowed money. -The amnesty recently granted by Hie Em? peror Napoleon III, lt is asserted, was devised as a trap to ensnare the more prominent poli? tical offenders now in exile. Ledru Rollin, In a letter published in the Paris Journal?-, states that immediately after the amnesty was sigued, an order was sent to thc seaports of France to arrest him on Iiis arrival from Eng? land, and to hold him in prison until Ids alleg? ed accomplices could be brought back from Cayenne. Led ru Rollin says that he prefers exile to the prospect of un Indefinite imprison? ment In a French jail. The Pads journals, in commenting'ui this letter, express ?the opin? ion that the Imperial Government should answer these charges. -There was a time when, if a physician did not keep bis carriage, patients, or those at least of the wealthier sort, had but little confi? dence lu his prescriptions. But we learn from the Boston Journal that many of the mott respect? able doctors a'' that city are giving up their gigs and are using the street railways It was found that thieves ran away with the.oquipage or parts of it, when it was left unguarded In the street. Bul worse than this, science also discovered thai going about cramped .in gigs "impaired the powers of locomotion ard seri? ously affected the extremities'* of tile doctors. So, like sensible sons of Hippocrates, they have abandondetl their old vehicles, walling when they can walk, and riding when they must in public vehicles. This will be a great relief to young doctors with slim purses .iud t'iminer practice. -The income tax, ir is asserted, bears vej-y unequally upon the different States, when the entire sum paid In is divided among the r.e speetive populations. Thus, the official re? turns for the income lax for 18G8 give the following mies per capUa of tho States: Ne? vada, ?17 77; California. $5 31; Massachusetts^ $1 12; New York. $3 07; New Jersey, $3 07; Oregon, f.:; Rhode Island, 88; Connecticut, $207; Maryland, ?1 75; Illinois, il IO; Delaware, $1 15; Penosylvaula, SI 10; Nebraska, 98 cents; Michigan, ?MJ; Ohio. 92; New Hampshire, 72; Kentucky. 62; Missouri, 5R; Minnesota, 58; Kansas. 57, Wisconsin. 48; Vermont, 37; Indi? ana. 43; Iowa. 41; Maine, 39; West Virginia, 30; Tennessee, 23. The trading and manufactur? ing States bear a lax very much greater than that paie, by th" agricultural States, and lt ls complained that whi?t! clerks, persona rpce?y? lng fixed salarles, professional and business men are rigidly- pursued for thc income tax, thc planters, farm era and agriculturists gen? erally have many ways of evading the law. -The harvest In England for 1869, according to an experienced correspondent of the Lon? don Times, will prove more profitable to the farmer than it was in 18G8. It is asserted that the large sums expended last year on artificial foods have this year been saved, and that the increased stock of sheep has yielded augment? ed profits, the wool having fully maintained ite price, while thc price of store lambs ls thirty per cent, over that of last year. One remarka j ble circumstance mentioned respecting food produce is the great disparity between the price of bread and butcher's meat. The four young loaf sells at 7d., and beef and glutton at lULjier pound, the former being intrinsically of greater valle than the latter. This state of affairs, it Is asserted', is on anomaly which can? not long exist/and it is ctjQfended that; in aU probability, bread" will ?.lightly advance, and meat get lower In price, as it is only reasona? ble to suppos? that, if thc short supply of fat? tening food last year increased* the price of meaL the abundant supply of tills year' will cause a corresponding reduction. -Dr. Francis Lieber has written a" long let? ter to the Hon. Hamilton Fish on "The Ob? trusion of Foreign Convicts."' He cites exam? ples of thc practice of exporting convicts to this country, and mentions that twenty-five years ago the English Home Secretary promul? gated a rule to the effect that every convict who had served two-thirds of IIIH millioned with good prison conduct should bo pardoned on condition that he quitted England, or, In other words, went to some British colony or Ul? United Slates. Dr. Lieber at the Mme publicly called attention to this great offence against In? ternational equity. He has recently learned that some of the small Oe rm an States nnd Swiss Cantons repeatedly burden ns with the criminals whose crime they find lt too Irksome to punish, and ample proofs of these practices can be found in the archives at Washing? ton. To guard against these flagrant Inva? sions, Dr. Lieber considers that we need three things : First, the foul character of the proceeding must be openly acknowledged and plainly laid down in thc law ol nations, and every attempted importation of convicts should be declared by treaty stipulation a grave of? fence, a most ''unfriendly act," calling for seri? ous remedies. Second, a law should be enact? ed making the introduction of convicts Into our country a penal offence on the part ol all aiding in the importation, and providing that the convicts may bo exported to the country whence they came, and at the expense of the government of that country. Third, in the event of the passage of such a law previous to the conclusion of the treaties spoken of, the United States Government should proclaim to tile civilized world that lt will consider the at? tempted obtrusion of convicts a highly penal act, and, if governments have anything to do with lt, an unfriendly act in the sense of the law of nations which requires satisfaction. FINANCIAL VIEWS OF MR. A. T. STEWART. The New York World's Interview reporter has had a conversation with Mr. A. T. Stewart, the eminent dry goods merchant, (whom Presi? dent Grant nominated as Secretary of the "?"-..umcE-j to know what effect he thinks Ute recent operations in Wallstreet Wut uar? on thc commercial Interests of the country. Thc reporter says Mr. S. responded as follows : I cannot regard them as otherwise than dis? astrous to our commercial interests. In the first place they interfere with and confuse our values by rendering uncertain the price of gold. But to this there ls added another rea? son, in the demoralizing effect- which it must produce. I disapproved of the policy of selling gold ?ind purchasing bonds with the proceeds, be? lieving as I do that lt will never lead us, as it .Is probably meant to lead us, to specie pay? ments. Such a policy would not lead us to such a result In ten years-no. nor in a hun? dred. The purchase of bonds with gold gives Hie speculators means to carry on their opera? tions. This policy ls unquestionably of great benefit to those who have no means of their own. While solvent men will entirely oppose this policy, lt will be approved of by those who are shaky. These are Mr. Stewart's own words. Taken down from him and written In his presence, they were read to him, rewritten out and re aidea, and in a phrase or two toned down. innercil Notices. ??LV- THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAIN? TANCES of Dr. and Mrs. JOHN LINN are respect? fully invited to attend the funeral of the latter at 3 o'clock Tins AFTERNOON, at Bethel Church. octo Spctinl Notices. ?STCARD OF THANKS.-THE FRO PRIETOR and thc Architect of thc new Opera House return their warm thanks to the members of the Fire Department for their prompt, intre? pid and successful efforts to save the bulUHag from thc damage that menaced it during the fire on Friday morning. JOHN CHADWICK, OCtO 1 JOHN H. DEVEREUX. ??B* C A it D OF THANKS.-THE Stonewall Fire Engine Company desire to return their thanks to Messrs. D. H. SILCOX, F. VON SANTEN, JAS. CLOTWORTHY, PHILIP CHASE, and the Misses ASHTON, for refreshments kindly furnished at the lire on the morning of thesth instant. WM. G. MILLER, octo 1 Secretary. p$- THE THANKS OF THE MARION FlltE ENGINE COMPANY arc hereby tendered to thc Misses M. A A. ASHTON, also to Messrs. VON SANTEN, GABRIEL DAVIS and E. H. JACKSON, for refreshments furnished .at the lire of the 8th instant. 1 G. A. CALDER, Secretary. ??r-A CARD.-THE (OFFICERS A??D Members of tte .Etna Steam Fire Engine Com? pany return their sincere acknowledgments to Messrs. Moody, Von Santen, Ghasc, Clotworthy, Hlschoir, Davis and J. Flaum, for refreshments so kindly furnished at the lire on thc stli instant. octo l J. McLEtSH, Secretary, g ?STA CARD.-A CLERGYMAN, while residing lu South America as a Missionary, discovered a safe and simple remedy for thc cure of Nervous Weakness, Early Decay, Disease of the Urinary and Seminal Organs aud thc whole train of disorders brought on by l?aneful and vicious habits. Great numbers have been cured by this noble remedy. Prompted by & desire to benefit the afflicted and unfortunate, 1 will send thc recipe for preparing and using this medicine, In a sealed envelope, to any one who needs it. ' ,frec of charge. Address JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, Bible Hoirse, oct4 3ni os* New York City. ~ jOtr BATCHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye is the best in thc world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, In? stantaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the ill effects ' of bad dyes; In? vigorates and leaves thc hair soft and beautiful black or brown. Sold by all Druggists and Per? fumers; and properly applied at Batchelors Wig Factory, No. - Bond street, New York, mavis lyr Special Notices. ^ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. Services in this Church TO-MORROW MORNING at half-past IO o'clock, Du. W. W. HICKS, officia? ting. 4S-Strangers will be provided with seats, octo s ??* CIRCULAR CHURCH.-THE REG ?LAR Services of this Cliurch will he resumed TO-MORROW. Service to commence in the morn? ing at half-past io, and In the afternoon at 4. Sunday School in the morning at 9 o'clock. octo l_ iZ3- CI TADEL SQUARE BAPTIST CHURCH.-Preaching in this Church TO-MORROW MORNING and NH;UT, hy the Pastor. Morning Service at half-past io, and night half-past 7 tfejocfcj_s_ octo jZ2f-ST. LUKE'S CHURCH.-THE PAS TOR having returned, thc usual services will be resumed In this Church. The Communion jrfll he administered TO-MOR? ROW MORNING. f goto iS?-\QIVINE SERVICE WILL BE CON DUCJTED ?i4fce Orphan's Chapp' on SABBATH AF? TERNOON, at 4 o'clock, by lt. . JOS. B. SEA RROOK._J -_ octo ^59-TRINITY AND CUMBERLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL.-T11C Semi-annual Celebration of this school will take place ?t Trinity Cflurch, TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, at half-past 3 o'clock. Report of the school, speeches by the scholars, uti address aud Hinging hy the children will take1 place. Mi-nil* ruiil all friendly to thc cause are Invited. taut* %tr ll < ) S A DA MS.-DEAR SIR I'h nm- mud tu' Imme?!lately, per Expr?s?, to Tar iMfri,' tWO(tozen more bottle* nf your ROSA DALIS. I huvii carefully examined Its Formula, and have tilted lt In my practico lu a numlier of cases. 1 uni wi ll pleased with lt. I think lt, beyond doubt, Hie beat Alterative I ever used. I have tried lt In neveral cases of Scrofula and Scofulous afTect tkms, Ac, with much satisfaction to myself and patients. I have, therefore, no hesitation In re? commending lt to Physicians and others, as the most reliable alterative mnvTcmown. Respectfully yours, A. H. NOBLES, M. D. For sale by GOODRICH, WINNEMAN A CO., Importers of Drugs and Chemicals, Charleston, South Carolina. oct9 stuthS ?&~ NOTICE.- THREE MONTHS afterdate application will be made to the Plan? ters' and Mechanics' Bank for RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE FOR THREE SHARES In said Bank, standing in the name of the TYPOGRAPH? ICAL SOCIETY, of Charleston, the original hav Ing been lost._lamo3_ango *3- A CARD.-SOUTHERN LIFE INSUR? ANCE COMPANY, ATLANTA DEPARTMENT. To THE PEOPLE OF SOOTH CAROLINA : The above Company was organized In 1866, in consequence of the wholesale forfeiture of South? ern policies by Northern companies. The un? paralleled success of thc enterprise has forced several of these companies to restore their South? ern policies, from thc fact that they could not operate in our midst without the appearance of honesty. ? We keep all our money at home to build up our Impoverished country-every dollar of pre? mium being safely invested in the State from which lt ls derived. Thc Institution is purely Southern, and hence should appeal with great force to the patriotism and sympathy of every Southern heart. 'Tis not our uam*??? t? make war on other i-ntnpanles, but to exhibit thc ?poeial advantage* ottered by this purely Southern Company-found? ed on patriotism and solid wealth. Its ratio of assets to liabilities-thc true test of a company's strength-is second to none on this continent, being nearly $300 to $100. Whenever and wherever we have presented the claims of thi.s Company, lt has not only enlisted the sympathies of our people, but has also secur? ed their hearty co-operation. We have secured 600 policies In South Carolina since the loth of February. Wc number among our Directors General Wade Hampton and Colonel Wm. John? ston, gentlemen well known to every citizen of South Carolina. Wc appeal personally to the people of South Carolina lo assist in pushing for? ward tUis deservedly popular Southern Institu? tion. J. II. MILLER, General Agent Southern Life Insurance Company, No. 23 Broad-street, Augusta, Ga. S. Y. TUPPER, Agent, Charleston, S. C. H. W. DESAUSSURE, M. D., Medical Examiner. Wi chterfully recommend thc above Company to the patronage of the citizens of South Caro? lina. COLUMBIA, S. C.-J. S. Preston, J. P. Carroll, C. 1). Melton, S. W. Melton, J. D. Pope. CAMDEN.-J. B. Kershaw, Wm. M. Shannon, W. E. Johnson. sr MT KU.-John B. Moore. WINNSBORO'.-W, R. Robertson, J. B. McCants, James H. Rion. YORSVII.I.E.-W, B. Wilson, A. Coward, James Mason, I. O. Witherspoon, J. K. Bratton, J. T. Lowry, R. G. McCaw. ANDERSON.-J. L. Orr. BARNWELL.-Sos. '.Lawton, James Patterson, Johnson Hagood. CLARENDON.-Jno. L. Manning, T. C. Richard sou, Browne Manning. RBPERENCES IN CHARLESTON. 'General JAMES CONNER, Messrs. PELZER, RfDGERS A CO., JAMES H. WILSON, Esq., GEO. II. WALTER, Esq., LEWIS D. MOWRY, Boq. augl9 2mos ~ ?Sf NOW IS THE TIME TO REPAIR tte Inroads made upon the physical strength by the h iated term which has closed with Septem? ber. The vitality that has been oozing through thc poreainrihe form of perspiration, for the last three monthn, requires to he replaced, as a prepa? rative to thc cold season which makes such disas? trous havoc with relaxed and untoned systems. The reservoef vigor with which the stoutest man commenoeaahc summer campaign is drained out of him at itsi'.-lose, and unless by some means he acquires a new stock of vital energy wherewith toiaucounteriihc shock of a colder season, he may drosp and wither like the falling leaves whose llfe^ulces are exhausted. If it la thug with the strong, how much more perlllooa is the condition of the week anti ailing. Their reason must sug? gest le them, more forcibly than these printed vorcls, the necessity for invigoration, and thc srorlti ?saving decided, after an experience of almost * quarter of a century, that HOSTET TER'S STOMACH BITTERS embrace such restora? tive properties as are not possessed by any other tonie and alterative preparation in existence, the importance of resorting to that great RENO? VATOR AND RKUlLATOIt OF THE n I'M AN MACHINE, at Uiis critical season, is as obvious as the light of day. Let all who desire to escape an attack of Chills and Fever, Bilious Remittent Fever, Dysen? tery, Diarrhoea, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Hypo? chondria, or any other of ihe diseases of which the fall season ls the prolific parent, have rc course promptly, to this celebrated preventive and restorative *^?cu CDAC ?S- MANHOOD.-A MEDICAL ESSAY on the Cause and Cure of Premature Decline in Man, thc treatment of Nervous and Physical De? bility, Ac. 'There Is no member of society by whom this book wlB not be found useful, whether such per? son holds the relation of" Parent Preceptor or Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette. Sent by mail on receipt of fifi y cents. Address the Author, Dr. E. DKF. CURTIS, Washington, D .C. septl lyr Special Notices. ^NOTICE.- ATTENTION IS CALL?D to change of Belledale of Steamer PILOT BOY, which will m future be: To Kdlsto, Rockville and Beaufort every MONDAY MORNING; to Savannah via Beaufort every THDBSDAY MORNING. Return? ing, will leave Savannah SATURDAY MORNING, at o'clock. J. D. AIKEN A CO. octa e jZST* CONSIGNEES' NOTICE-M E R - CHANTS' LINE.-The schooner B. N. HAWKINS will discharge cargo this day at Adger's North I Wharf. Goods not called for before sunset wlU be stored at risk and expense of consignees. No claims allowed after goods leave the wharf. 0Ct9 1 WILLIAM ROACH A CO. ^-CONSIGNEES PER S T E AMER FALCON, from Baltimore, are herebv notified that she is THIS DAY discharging cargi at Pier No. 1, Union Wharves. All Goods not ' aken away at sunset will remain on wharf at f onsignees'risk. oct9,L g MORDECAI k CO., Agents. $3" CONSIGNEES - PFR STEAMSHIP JAME^ADOER ir*&ottaVtfV.i?t she is THIS DAT ulscnaVging cargo atAdge^B-Wharf. Goods re m?'lniilg'dncalled for atsnuset will remain on the - wharf at the risk of owners. oct8 2 JAMES ADGER A- CO., Agents. ??r- MEDICAL SOTrCE^PATIENTS suffering from Disease.' pertaining to the Genlto Urinary Organs, will r.'celve the latest scientific treatment, by placing themselves under the care of DE. T. REENTSJLRNA, Office No. 74 Hasei street, three doors east from the Postoffice. aug25 ws ??TK GREAT MANY SIDE HITS ARE being maile at the PLANTATION BITTERS by a score or two of disinterested friends, who are en? deavorlng to Imitate or counterfeit them. It is all of no usc. The people won't bc Imposed upon. Phintallon Bitters are increasing In use and popularity every day. They are m the same slued bottle, and made Just as they were at first. They make the weak strong, the languid brilliant, and are exhausted Nature's great restorer. The re? cipe and full circular are around each 'cottle. 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