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* r VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1157. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR THE S Alloy Alt. CAPITAL. The Cabinet and the Caban Privateers Troubles In Florida-The Minister to China-Tennessee and Virginia Scna torahips, ?ic. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] . K WASHINGTON, October 19. The Cabinet to-day was,engaged In the discus? sion of additional Information which had been re? ceived, to the effect t|at additional Cuban priva? teers were being fitted out in American ports. It was decided to follow np the seizure of the steam? er Hornet to "Its legitimate results. Meanwhile United States marshals and collectors of ports are to be requested to keep a sharp lookout. General Sherman to-day referred- to Geneval Terry an application from Florida for troops, to put an end to alleged outrages, and advised Terry to send them. The new United States Minister to China will be h?re to-morrow to receive his instructions. He sails early In November. There was to-day $118,000,000 in gold coln in the Treasury, being more than at any one time since the war. A special dispatch from Ns?ftlle says that (he. ballot ting to-day for United States senator was lively,-but without defiuite result. Johnson ls de? cidedly ahead. On the last ballot he lacked but two votes In the Senate to elect him. The new Virginia senators who were elected tc-day, are generally pronounced acceptable among the administration officiate. [PROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] WASHINGTON, October 19. There was a full and prolonged Cabinet session to-day. The Supreme Court proceedings v,ere unimportant. Private Madrid advices state that, the govern? ment replied to De Roda's demand for two mil? lions, .that Spa n would supply men but that Cuba must supply money. . i . . Delano has ordered prompt proceedings against several New York and Brooklyn street railroads for making false revenue returns. The legal profession think that the Supreme Court will take jurisdiction In the Yerger case. ARRIVAL OF HYACINTHE. He Delinea his Potition. NEW YORK, October 19. Father Hyacinthe, who arrived in New York yesterday, still esteems himself a Roman Catho? lic. He says that he does not despair of his church, but still hopes that the Connell of Rome will give such a verdict in accord with progress and the gospel as wiU leave none or her children outcast. EUROPE. French Politic? -Rumored Liberal Min- 1 lite rial Changea-The Strike among the Clerks-The Spanish Insurrection -Surrender of Vale nc ia, ?ic. PARIS, October 19. The Emperor held two consultations at Com plegne. It ls rumored that there wm be a modi? fication of the French ministry, and that Rouher will return to the cabinet with a liberal programme. The Ulnes8 of the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne will probably compel him to relinquish the office of Secretary of Foreign Affairs. AU the opposi? tion members of the Corps L?gislatif hare drawn np a manifesto pacific in its character. The strike among the merchants' clerks in Paris has become qnlte general. They have con? ducted the movement thus far in an orderly manner. -. ~ Business places will be open to-morrow, not? withstanding the continuance of the clerks' strike. MADRID, October 16. The Archbishop of Valencia, attended by an In? fluential deputation, acting on behalf of the in? surgents lately and still in arms In that city, and within the Umlts of the Episcopal See, has just sought an interview with the officer in command of thefgovernment troops operating In the dis? trict. The Archbishop interceded la behalf of thc insurgents and la support of the authorities, making terms with leniency towards them. When the deputation retired a general military council was held, at which the subject was de? bated. It was finally decided that the insurgents must all surrender at discretion. MADRID, October 17. The insurgents at Valencia, after a battle yes? terday, which lasted several hours, surrendered unconditionally. The leaders disappeared, but are believed t,o be secreted m the city or vicinity. The government forces now occupy the city. The settings of the Cortes were suspended without the appointment of a day for reassembli ng. lt is not known when the session wiU be resumed. LONDON, October 17. A dispatch from Madrid contains the following particulars of the surrender at Valencia: Gene? ral Prim, by telegraph, ordered the general com? manding the troops before Valencia to attack the city, and yesterday morning the artillery opened a heavy fire on the rebel positions, producing much effect and causing great damage to proper? ty. The insurgents offered to surrender on con* ditton of receiving their liberty, but this was re? fused. The assault was then resumed with vigor until the surrenderor the insurgents. The general commanding reports that the insurrection has been completely suppressed, and the troops now hold the entire city. Many houses were burned . luring the fight, and a large number of rebels were captured with arms la their hands. Pre? vious to the attaek, the clergy exhorted the In? surgents to yield, but without effect. A Madrid letter published here to-day says the railroad and telegraph Unes are. destroyed for a great distance around that city. Arrests con? tinue ot leading Republicans In Madrid. An article m the Times, discussing Prim's pow? er, says no King can rule in Spain, unless accept? able to Prim. MADRID, October 19. Government regards the Republican insurrec? tion as now ended, though precautions against new outbreaks are continued. A conspiracy to surrender the barracks ot San Mato was discovered and thwarted. THE OLD DOMINION. -. . RICHMOND, October 19. Both Houses or the General Assembly went into an election tor United States senators, and elect? ed Lieutenant-Governor John F. Lewis lor the . long term, and Judge John W. Johnston, or Wash ton County ror the short term. The Wells Repub? licans presented as candidates Alexander Sharpe and L. H. Chandler. They received the vote ot of their friends. The election was made by a strict party vote, with the exception of three Wells members, who voted ror Lewis and John? ston. The resolution relative to recent elections at the North, introduced yesterday, was tabled. A joint resolution was offered memorializing Con? gress to grant a general amnesty. It was refer? red to a committee. In the Senate a resolution looking to the carry? ing outAof the educational provisions or the con? stitution was laid on the table on the ground that such resolutions were not within the province ot the Senate aa now organized. THE EAST OF THE FRI VATEEER CUBA. WILMINGTON, October 19. The steamer Cuba was libelled to-day, and the United States Marshal boarded her and demanded the surrender of the ship Into his hands. Commo doreHiggins declined to surrender his ship except to an, otllcer of the United States Navy, and under a direct order from President Grant. After some delay. Lieutenant Commander Pierson, of the United States gunboat Frolic, went on board the Cuba and demanded the surrender of the vessel, showing an order direct from the President for tho Cuba to ba turned over to him. Commodore Higgins then surrendered his sword and vessel to Lieutenant-Commander Pierson, and himself a prisoner of war to the Navy of the United States. The Cuban flag was then hauled down by the United States authorities, and the entire crew sent ashore in a penniless condition. The affair, in some of its aspects, is regarded here as an out? rage, especially the turning loose in qpr city of over one hundred sailors and marines entirely be? yond the constraint and control of their oftlcers. HELP FOR THE SOUTH. CINCINNATI, October 19. General Hiram Walbridge, of New York, ad? dressed the Chamber of Commerce to-day regard? ing the Louisville Convention, which, he said, was to be regarded as National, every State being represented. It was the unanimous sentiment that the South, impoverished by the rebellion, should be aided by the government in developing her resources. To this end the convention favored water communication between the Ohio and At? lantic, the reconstruction of the Mississippi levees, steamship lines from Southern ports and Europe, and another trans-continental railroad. THE OHIO ELECTION. COLUMBUS, October 19. Hayes' ofllcial majority is nearly eight thous? and. In the Senate there is one, >n the House three Republican majority, counting Hamilton County fusionlst8. SPANISH TROOPS FOR CUBA. HAVANA, October 19. ; Three steamers with troops have arrived within forty-eight hours. A steamer landed a thousand troops at Clenfuegos* Another steamer arrived this morning filled. ^. T SPARKS FROM THE WIRER. The monitor Dictator has arrived at Fortress Monroe. Advices from Mexico to the 12th state that Seward was at Manzanillo. Dispatches from Louisville and st: Louis re? port a heavy snow storm at both those places yesterday. Baliotting for the Tennessee senatorship com? menced yesterday at Nashville. At last accounts Andy Johnson's chances seemed best. The North Carolina State Fair opened at Ra? leigh yesterday With a large attendance. The exhibition was exceedingly fine for the first day. At Toronto the gunboat Prince Alfred has been ordered to be ready for service at Goodrich to de? fend the towns on the upper lakes against re? ported Fenian privateers. The Confederate States Laboratory building at Macon Georgia, now temporarily occupied by thc Georgia State Fair, will be sold at the United States Marshal's sale December 2d. GRANT ANJO THE O OLD RING. A Pleasant Assurance from the Presi? dent of thc Republic. Mr. Robert Bonnor, of New York, recently wrote to General Grant asking him to make a '.brief denial over his<*wn signature of all fore? knowledge of thc gold combination, in onler to relieve himself entirely from all responsi? bility for thc acts of others." Mr. Bonner added that those who know General Grant personally required no disclaimer; bat thc public, whose minds were liable to be warped by the determined and persistent efforts to Injure him, would be at once sat ?siled and quieted by such a statement. The President replied In the following letter: WA. .INOTON, D. C.. October 13. Robert Ronner, Es'?: DEAR SIR-Your favor of tho 11th instant ls received. I have never thought of contradict? ing statements or insinuations made against me by irresponsible parties, as those.as alluded to in your letter; but as you have written to rae on the subject, in so kind a spirit, L, will say that I had no more to do with the latOgold excitement in New York City than yourself, or any other Innocent party, except that I ordered the sale of gold to break the ring en? gaged, as I thoueht, in a most disreputable transaction. If the speculators had been suc? cessful you would never have heard of any one connected with the administration as being connected with thc transaction. Yours, truly, U. S. GRANT. P. S.-I have written this in great haste, and without exercising judgment as to the nro priety of writing it, but I submit lt to your judgment. U. S. G. -Dr. A. W. Hall, in a lecture last week be? fore the Polytechnic branch of the American Institute, on the cause of auroral lights, took issue with Professor Loomis and other scient? ists who attribute these phenomena to electri? cal action. Dr. Hall's theory ls that the boreal display is produced by the rays of the sun, which are reflected from clouds surrounding the pole to the ice and snow of the Arct.c re? gions, and thence again reflected to the clouds, and so back and forth until it comes within our range of vision. The glancing and flashing of the columns of light, he nolds, are caused by the motion of the clouds, an exact correspondence being traceable, the Doctor contends, between the movements of the light and those of the clouds. In confirmation of Iiis llieory the speaker cited the cases of similar displays of auroral light in the east just before sunrise, and in the west just after sunset, when there are banks of clouds visible from which the 6un's rays are evidently reflect! fl. The arches or bows often seen in the north are also easily explained according to this hypothesis, while by the electrical theory they are inexplicable. The deflection of the needle and other mag? netic effects, sometimes observed during an auroral display, are attributed by Dr. Hall to the fact that the state of the atmosphere most favorable for these successive reflections of sunlight from the pole ls also favorable for the action of the electrical forces which produce the magnetic disturbances. -The procession at Louisville on Thursday last in honor of the convention was on a more extensive scale than any ever before witnessed in Louisville, if not in the West. All the va? rious branches of mercantile and manufacturing trades of the city were represented. It is es? timated that the expense incurred by this graud display was not less than $75,000. There were 1280 horses and about 500 wagons lu the procession. It was lu motion two hours, and passed over a distance of six or seven miles. The only parade of the sort at all comparable to it was that in honor ol' General Harrison at Dayton, Ohio, in the memorable year 1840; even that great political outpouring was in? ferior in all respects to the vast display In Louisville. Prominent in the linc was what is said to have been the largest and the finest ombibus in the world, furnished by the Louis? ville Transfer Company, and drawn by ten horses, each steed accompanied bv a colored footman, iu Turkish costume. On the top of the omnibus was a temple of liberty, within which sat Miss Mary Glass, attired as the God? dess of Liberty. She was supported on either side by lads representing the ?univ and navy. Within the omnibus were over lotty young misses, all dressed in white, with wreaths of lresh flowers aud badges bearing the mums o:' the States and Territories. THE YERGER CASE. Thc Principle? In vol vc d-Thc C Threatened-What President Grai Told will be his Duty in a Cer Contingency. [FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, October The leading topic of interest in the capita now is the case ex parte Yergcr, which has been argued before thc Supreme Court-a familiar to the people of the South, and tc whole country, inasmuch as it involves thc p of the Federal Government to authorize, cv< law, the trial of a civilian by military con sion In time of peace, and in a State and d? where civil courts are open. It is unnecessary to go into the details of case. Suffice it to say that Mr. Verger was by a military commission at Jackson, MLssls.? for an offence against the laws of that i found guilty, ant) sentenced to suffer death, counsel, however, brought the case before Chief Justice of thc United States, on a mot io; a luabeas corpus, several months ago, whet stipulation between them and the Attorney-G ral or the United States, it was agreed thai motion should be argued at the present ter the court, and in the meantime the sentenct posed by the military commission should be pended. Mr. Verger, however, ls still in prl and his case Is upou the docket or thc highes dicta] tribunal in the country, where the po wi the law-making department or the governn to authorize thc trial of civilians tn any other than that pointed out by the constitution, is t finally, and, 1 hope, forever determined. It will be remembered that the power cia! in this Instance ls found In i.neormoreol numerous "Reconstruction"' acts, so-cal which have been passed by Congress since close of the war, and as those acts rest upon assumed authority on the part of the Fed Government, to render the civil power lu South subordinate and inferior to 'tie minti the opinion of the court in this case will be of most vital Importance in Judicially detennin so great a question. If it shall he adjudged that Congress ha; power to establish military government and n tary law, in any State or States or thc Union, time or peace, thc bottom will be knocked ou the "reconstruction"" tub; and sooner or la every act of that body, relating to thc govt ment of the Southern States, will share the sa fate, and The c'ountry will again be restorer Its former system of free government, sustali and strengthened by a constitaglonal recognlt of the reserved rights of the several States. It requires no argument to show the Illegal and unconstitutionality or the trial or cl villi by military tribunals in places where civil con are open. The Constitution of the United Sta is so clear and explicit on this subject, thal hew would attempt to controvert it must either be down as a knave or a fool. It may, however, be intere&ting to your reade in forming an opinion as to the probable result the case referred to above, to mention a Bimi and a very' celebrated case which ls still fresh the minds of the people, and which, on accot of the great principle Involved, may with tn be styled the most important case ever det mined by thc Supreme Court of the United Stat LamlMlin I*. Milligan, a citizen of thc Unit States, and a resideut and citizen of the State Indiana, was arrested on the 3d day of Octob 1864, at his home in said State, by order of l?rei Major-General Hovey. military commander of t District of Indiana, and by the same anthon confined in a military prison at or near Indiai polls, the capital of thc State. On the 21st d of the same month, he was placed on trial befe a "military commission" convened at ludianai lis, by order of the said general, upon the folio lng charges preferred by Major liurnett. Jud Advocate of the Northwestern Military Hepa; meut, namely: 1. Conspiracy against thc Government of tl United States. .2. Affording aid and comfort to Hie relit against Hie authority of the United States. 3. Inciting Insurrection. 4. Disloyal practices/hnd, 5. Violation or Ute laws of war. Without reciting thc details of this trial, lt sufficient to say that Milligan was found guili on all thc" charges, and sentenced to suffer dent by hanging, and this sentence having been ai proved, he was ordered to be executed on Frida; the 19th or May, 1800. On Hie lath of that same May, 1865, Milliga Hied his petition for a habr?s corpus In the Cf cult Court of thc United States for the Distrk of Indiana. After setting forth the facts cot nected with his arrest and trial by "militar commission," thc findings, sentence, approvt thereof, 4c, he then set forth the additional fat that while he was held and detained, as airead mentioned, in military custody, (and more Uta twenty days after his arrest,) a grand Jory fo the Circuit Court of the United States fur th District of Indiana, was convened nt Indianapc Us, his said place of confinement, and duly em fianelled, charged and sworn for said district held its sittings, and finally adjourned wiihou having found any bill of Indictment, or made an; presentment whatever against him; that at n time had he been in the military service of th Unite* States, orin anyway connected with th land, or naval force, or the militia In actual ser vice, Ac At the hearing of the petition in the Circu? Court the opinions or the Judges were divided ot thc following questions, namely: I. " On thc facts stated lu thc petition anc\ ex hibits ought thc writ of habeas corpus to bc ls sued according to the prayer of said petitioner?" II. " On the facts stated in the petition ami ex hibits ought the said Milligan to be discharge! from custody, as in said petitiou prayed?" III. " Whether upon the facts stated In thc pe titlon and exhibits thc military commission hat Jurisdiction, legally, to try and sentence said Mil ligan in manner and form as lu said petition am exhibit ls stated V On the division of opinion mentioned above these questions were certilled to the Supreme Court of the United States aud argued at the De? cember term, 1S65. The opinion of the Conn thereon was delivered the following term, ami may bc fountl In 4th Wallace, commencing ai page 107. The opinion ls a very elaborate and exhaustive one, reviewing the whole case, and emphatically declaring that Congress has no power to author? ize the trial of civilians by military commissions in places where civil tribunals are open, and where they might be regularly and fairly tried according to the constitution anti laws of the United States and of thc State wherein the al? leged offence was committed. In proceeding, thc court said: "Every trial involves the exercise of judicial power; and fruin what source did the military commission that tried him (Milligan) derive their authority? Certainly no part or the judicial power of the country was conferred on them, because thc constitution expressly vests it 'in one Supreme Court and such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish;' and it is not pretend? ed that the commission was a court ordained and established by Congress. They cannot justify on the mandate of the President, because he ls con? trolled hy law, and has his appropriate sphere of duty, which is to execute, not to make, the laws; and there is nc unwritten criminal code to which resort can be had as a source of jurisdiction." Again: "Martial rule can never exist where the courts are open and in the proper und unobstructed ex? ercise of their jurisdiction.'' "So sensitive were our Revolutionary fathers on this subject, although P.oston was almost in a state of siege, when General Gage issued his proc? lamation of martial law, they spoke or it as un 'attempt to supercede the course or the common law, and Instead thereor to publish ami order the use of martial law."' What th* court said of martial law, established by order of the President or of a military com? mander, is equally applicable in Hie case of Ver ger. lt is to bc noted that the recent discussion of thc case was confined, by order Of the Judges, lo the quefctio:i of jurisdiction. Should this mat .er be decided favorably for the petitioner, the next question to come up will be on the merits, which must necessarily involve the validity of the Reconstruction acts, partially at least. With the very' organization of the court at the mercy of Congress, there ls a well-grounded fear perhaps that the case will be disposed of upon some tech? nical point. The executive and legislative branches of the government being in manifest and unchecked conspiracy against the vital prin? ciples or the constitution, it would perhaps be ex? pecting too much, in the opinion of some, to con? clude that the other utterly powerless branch would enter Into a contest which would probably end In Its own "reconstructI*n," according to cur? rent Radical usurpations. Yet there are signs In? dicating that a majority of that august tribunal will do their full duty, irrespective of Its personal bearing. In apprehension that the writ will not only be granted, but the petitioner tnrned over to the courts upon grounds touching the powers of Congress, Forney's Chronicle, thc recognized organ of the administration here, thus threat? ens : "If, asys now apprehended, the majority of the judges should assume, in granting this writ, to declare the acta of reconstruction unconstitution? al, a grave duty will devolve upon the Executive." The same paper has heretofore declared it. to be not only the "duty," but one 'that rei ll be clwrrfully performed by the President. lu other words, If the court shall decide, (what lt has ul. ready. In fact, decided in the Milligan case,) that a military upstart and his shabb/^taff cannot, lu this country, string up or shoot down at random citizens, guilty or not guilty, % thc midst of a peaceful people amenable to civil legal courts confessedly open, and Where justice, according to the constitution and laws of thc United States, can bc and constantly is administered, and shall further order tiiat the present culprit shall be turned over to the proper legal tribunal for trial, that in that case his Excellency will Issue military orders to lils military satrap, that the mandate of the court shall be contemptuously disobeyetl. The Radicals have been guilty of many abomina? tions, bat have never yet essayed so glaring and impudent un assumption as this. PLEASANT WORDS FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES, m IFrom the Abbeville Press and Hannen] THE CHARLESTON NEWS has donned a hew dress-a complete outfit of*elegant new type and is otherwise improved. We congratulate our esteemed contemporary on!these evidences of prosperity. [From the Sumter News.] THE CHARLESTON NEWS.-This popular and enterprising journal has recently donned a new dress, and we congratulate its accom? plished and energetic editors and proprietors on the improvement and substantial signs of prosperity. [From the Georgetown Times.] THE CHARLESTON NEWS comes to us in a new dress and shows every evidence of increased prosperity. Its able defence of the Intelli? gence and respectability of the State, and ex? posure of the corruption and misrule of Radi? calism, entitles lt to the unanimous support of lovers of good government. [From the Marion Crescent.] THE CHARLESTON NEWS.-This lively and enterprising journal has in a very short time gained a high and influential position among thc newspapers of the country. It ls conduct? ed with much boldness and* vigor. We are glad to sec by its prosperity and growth the evidence of the recuperation of the country. [From the Wlnnsboro' News.] THE CHARLESTON NEWS IS one of the live? liest, papers ever printed in this Stale, and its shrewdness and enterprise in extending its circulation can be judged, not only from the recent great improvement in Its typographi? cal oxccntlon, but from tho following adver? tisement which lt gives us pleusure to cir? culate. (From thc YorkvUle Enquirer.] THE CHARLESTON News comes to ns in a now and handsome dress, its general "get-up" being one of very superior excellence. It is with great pleasure that we observe these algos Of increasing prosperity in the journal? istic fraternity; and not merely on their ac? count, for the success of a newspaper is proof of prosperity in the community it represents. [From the Sumter Watchman.] THE CHARLESTON NEWS.-This enterprising and popular journal has recently appeared in a new dress, thus keeping pace with the im? proving condition of the country. The suc? cess and popularity of THE NEWS show how much the Radical party has yet to do before our people come to feel even negatively in re? gard to it. Its boldness In attacking the usurper in his strongholds, IRLS exhibited not onlv the vulnerability of the party, but the strong anti-radical feeling that continues to pervade the Intelligent musses. We wish THE NEWS continued success. [From the Kingstree Star.] THE CHARLESTON NEW.-.-This bold and in? dependent champion of journalism in South Carolina has donned a bran new suit and pre? sents a neat and elegant appearance. It wields the battle-axe of right and Justice with force land power, and those who come* in contact with its strokes are effectually demolished. No evil doer escapes its watchful vigilance, 'and its caustic denunciations of tlios?1 who de? serve them ls commended by all right think? ing men, while Its revilers can only fume nnd writhe in impotent efforts to stifle its manly avowals. Long may it wave. ALL ABOUT TUE STATE. \ _ Jail Delivery in Laarens. The Laurensville Herald says: "On Wednes? day night four negroes-Henry Martin. James Craig alias Knox. Henry Suber and Richard Simpson-escaped lrom the Jail In this place by sawing one of the Iron bars in two. and lot? ting themselves down by means of their blank? ets. The first three had been sentenced to Im? prisonment in the penitentiary; the last was awaiting trial, charged with larceny." Fatal Affray. The Laurensville Herald says: "A homicide was committed on last Saturday night in the neighborhood of Waterloo. It seems that Chas. King, Jr., wits returning from this place to his house, when he met with Thomas Patterson. Words were exchanged which led to an affray, in which King was killed. The Unding of the lurv of Inquest is, that King came to his death ov means of a rock in the bauds of Patterson. There was un old feud between the two. Pat? terson is still at large." Another Radical Outrage. The Augusta Constitutionalist says: "Our readers remember the killing of A. G. Ruffin, the Radical sheriff of this county, at the last State election, and that the perpetrator of the deed was unknown. Governor Bullock offer? ed a large reward for the arrest of the alleged murderer, but without securing his dis? covery. Yesterday, a couple of tools ol' Constable Hubbard, of South Carolina, ar? rested a quiet, peaceable citizen of Ham? burg, S. C., Mr. Robert Cunningham, on the charge of killing Ruffin ! The arrest was made ut the instance of Hubbard, who mad-.' affidavit to the effect that upon infor? mation received, he had reason to believe Cun? ningham committed the murder. The pimps of Hubbard, who made the arrest, went iuto Cunningham's store on Thursday, In a friendly way. Liking drinks there, and stating that the? would call again yesterday morning, which they did, arresting* Mr. Cunningham, placing hin? in irons, and taking him to Columbia. Thus has an Irresponsible, illegal, allen official assumed the right to deprive an inoffensive citizen of his liberties, for an offence of which everybody knows he ls not guilty, which was not committed In South Carolina, and when no affidavit was made from the place where the killing took place, and no requisition sent from tills State to the so-called Governor of'South Carolina." Shreds of State News. The cotton thieves are rampageous In Clar? endon. Rev. P. J. Milos, of Charlestou, delivered the first lecture of the season at the invitation of the Cheraw Lyceum on lust Friday night. We are informed that a meeting of the friends of the Fayetteville and Florence Rail? road will be heluVat Reedy Creek Church. Marion District, on Hie Kith instant, with a view to push forward the completion of this road. -The cost of thc Suez ca- al thus far has been $81,000,000. PERSONAL GOSSIP. -George Peabody will spend the winter in the south of France. -Dr. Hayes intends to lead an expedition toward the open Polar Sea next year. -Laura Guignctte is the champion can canlste in the Mabille. She is the daughter of a hack-driver, four feet in height, and gets a salary ol' 10,000 francs. -Carlotta Patti wears mourning outside the concert room, but has brought over with her a dozen new and gorgeous evening dresses in coral, maize and crimson. -The only spectator at the autopsy of the victims of the horrible Pantin murder, near Paris, was Madame Ratazzl, and she is said to have witnessed the horrible spectacle with ad? mirable sang froid. -It is mmored In England that a statement In Lord Byron's handwriting will shortly be published, which will settle forever the unhap? py question lately raised concerning his separ? ation from his wife. -A London correspondent says that Spur? geon never stops to study out any very diffi? cult questions himself, but he has a few men of education in his church to whom he commits such matters, and he uses the results of their labors. -Of Edmund Kean's performance of Luke, In Massager's " City Mndnm." lt ls recorded that an old lady, who had intended leaving him a large sum of money, was so appalled at the cold-blooded vlllany he displayed that she transferred the legacy to a distant relation. -An elderly unmarried lady, a near-relation of Humboldt's, and bearing the same name, had become so reduced as to be obliged to sup? port herself by needlework. The corporation of Berlin has Just granted her a life annuity sufficient to relieve her of all anxiety for her declining days. -A photographer in the Strand, London, has issued "a photographic likeness of our Saviour." He says lt is copied from the por? trait carved on an emerald by order of Tiberi? us Caesar, which the Emperor of the Turks afterward gave, out of the treasury of Con? stantinople, to Pope Innocent VIII, for the redemption of his brother, taken prisoner by the Christians. -Madame Gazzaniga has lately returned successful from the trip to Europe, which she took in order to adjust a point of litigation, concerning the settlement of the estate of her first husband, Marquis de Malesplna. She re? covered thc amount of her professional earn? ings as a prima donna during their married Hie, which was claimed exclusively for tholr son, a young man residing in Italy. -Humboldt commenced writing his "Cos? mos" at the age of seventy-five. He could de? vote only the night to writing, for during thc day he was reading, studying and collecting materials for the great work he had underta? ken, and his evenings he had to spend with King Frederick William the Fourth, who would accept of no excuse for his absence from the royal evening parties. Thc great natural? ist wrote every night from ll to 3 o'clock. - In the steamer Lafayette, wnich sailed from New York on Saturday for Havre, a large number of prelates sailed for Home to iittcn;] tho (Ecumenical Council. Among them were Bishop Eugene Gingill'?, of Ottowa; Bishop Rappe, ol Cleveland; Bishop Farrell, of Hamilton: BiHiiop D. St. IfeUai*. or Vranci': Bishop Talche, of Canada; Bishop Hiinni, of Wisconsin; Bishop Hoiss, of Wisconsin; Arch? bishop O'Hara, of Pennsylvania; Bishop Pur? cell, of Cincinnati; Bishop J, Qulneau, of New York, with numerous reverend lathers ol' the Catholic Church, and priests from different parts ol'this country and Canada. -The Emperor Napoleon, declares thc Lon? don Court Journal, refuses nothing to those who surround him. and isa true friend in need. Several times he has relieved many young officers with pecuniary help, who have mo? mentarily got Into a "tight place," and a cer? tain drawer in the Tuileries, called "Pandora's box," ls never empty, and always the hand is put in to relieve the necessitous according to their wants. Napoleon is not rich, never was and never will be. He does not save. When General Rollin, the Keeper of the Privy Purse, announced to him that he saved the house? hold 30,000f. in one month, and asked what to do with the fruits ol'lils economy, he was told to put lt in his pocket. -The "palajontologic archivist who kept M. Chasles supplied with letters of any great phi? losopher or poet that might be named, proves to be ono Denis Vrain Lucas. He ls fifty-three years ol age, and is described as a "little olive-complexioned man," as dry tis one of his own parchments. He began life as a servant, became a copying clerk In a mortage office at Chateaudun, subsequently came to Paris, where he almost starved until he was made acquainted willi M. Chasles. Since that fort?? nale event he has breakfasted, says the Pall Mall Gazette, at the Cafe Riche, and manufac? tured MSS of Shakespeare and Galileo In the house of a petite dame. When he was arrested he was writing, in the character of an inventor of the age ol' Louis XIV. a paper on the ve? locipede. -A young Philadclphian, who has been in Paris dining with Rosa Bonheur, thus gossips about her: "She has the Frenchman's way of placing her Index Unger along thc full length of her nose, which I never before saw a woman do; and she parts her hair on one side, like a man, letting it tall on lier forehead. It is en? tirely gray, except where it is snow-white. In? deed, the lady looks older than her mother. She talks energetically, clearly, and rather di? dactically, bul is extremely pleasant. Harry showed lier his pistol, and she said: lOh yes, I know, I carry one just like it,' and she pulled lt out of her pocket to show lt to us. As lt waa loaded, it frightened the family consider? ably to see lier manouver it In her off-hand way. After dinner she smoked her cigar like the other gentiemen of the party." -Americans who have visited the Cathe? dral of Notre Dame, at Paris, during thc Sun? day morning services, will recall the rather peculiar appearance of the "man in the serge gown," who, with a voice as remarkable as his person, bronglo, the people assembled lrom all parts of the capital to hear him. Above the middle height, broad-shouldered, with a stoop in the back as if he had some? thing concealed there beneath his clerical robes; a short, thick neck, that brings down his chin almost upon a level with his breast, giving him a mutlled look; a wide mouth, dominated by ai>?qui!ine nose, which, if size bo an indication of genius, must make this man a prodigy; clear, bright eyes, set well apart toward the temples; a broad massive forehead, retreating on each side with a won? derful development of the perceptive faculties; thin, brownish hair, never very carefully cared for, and generally suffered to take its own way, and shining from every part of this remarkable physiognomy, a spirit of deepest humility more marked from the look of reso lulion accompanying lt, serve to make up the fc>i(.' ensemble of the Pere Hyacinthe. i-rmcral Notices. ?Sr-TUE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances of Miss ELIZA SHERFESEE, Mr. L. Sherfesee, Mrs. C. Slierfesee and family, and Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Malloy, and Mr. and Mrs. B. Boyd, are respectfully invited to attend thc Funeral Services of the former, at her late rcs' dence, No. 31 Wentworth street, at 9 o'clock, THIS MOKNI*G. without further Invitation. octi'O * ittarrieo. MELLICHAMP-MCMILLAN. -On Wednesday, October 13, by the Rev. W. p. Mouzon, Mr. S. H. MELLICHAMP, of Florence, S. C., to Miss AMELIA M. MCMILLAN, of tills div. MAUL!)-FRIEND.-On October 17,1869, by the Rev. J. T. Wightman, Mr. B. P. MAULD, to Miss MAKY E. FRIEND, at the residence of the bride's mother, In Hanover street. Special Notices. ^ NOTICE.-THE PUBLIC ARE ferebycautldned against purchasing the NINE? TY FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company, each for $500, numbered from 377 to 466 Inclusive, th*>same being our property. M. K. JES?P A CO., oct;? 6* New York. pa-TO THE FLOUR MERCHANTS AND. ALL INTERESTED.-OFFICE INSPECTOR OF FLOUR, No. 68 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, October 16.-Orders for Inspection of Flour will be re? ceived at this office from this date, and be promptly attended to. C. N. AVERILL, octlG Inspector of Flour. pa-TEE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY. JACOB'S CHOLERA, DYSENTERY AND DIAR? RHOEA CORDIAL.-This article, so well known and highly prized throughout the Southern States as a Sovereign Remedy for the above diseases, ls now offered to the whole counrry. It is invaluable to every lady, both married and single. No family can afford to be without lt, and none will to whom its virtues are known. For sale by all Druggists and general dealers. DOWIE A MOISE, octll 3mosDAC General Agents. pa- PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE.-A NEW COURSE OF LECTURES, as delivered at the New York Museum of Anatomy, embracing the subjects: How to Live and What to Live for; Youth, Maturity and Old Age; Manhood generally Reviewed; the Cause ef Indigestion; Flatulence and Nervous Diseases accounted for; Marriage Philosophically Considered, Ac. These Lectures will be forwarded on receipt of four stamps, by addressing: SECRETARY BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, No. 74 West Baltimore street, Bal? timore, Md. aprio mwflyr ,?9-BATCHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye ls the best in the world ; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, In stantaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the 111 effects of bad dyes; in? vigorates and leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or brown. Sold by aU Druggists and Per? fume?; and properly applied at Batchelor's Wig Factory, No. - Bond street, New York. mayl5 lyr_ ^OFFICE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY, CHARLES? TON, OCTOBER 12,1869.-This company is r. .w prepared to FUND TUE INTEREST DUE on the bonds or the CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH RAILROAD COMPANY, endorsed by thc State or South Carolina, according to thc provisions or Section Third (3d) or an Act to enable the "??"-innnti nn.i n.n-'.. .?- ooiirnjii '? -"njinv to complete their Road. The Treasurer or the Company will be round at the oillcc or Messrs. CAMPBELL A SEABROOK, No. 50 Broad street, on THURSDAY or each week, between the hours or 9 A. M. and 2 P. M. On other days at the office of thc Company, foot of Mill street. S. W. FISHER, octl3 wfm Secretary and Treasurer. ptr M E D10 A L NOTICE.-PATIENTS suffering rrom Diseases pertaining to the Genito Urinary Organ-', will receive the latest scientific treatment, by placing themselves under the care or DR. T. REENTSJERNA, Office No. 74 Hasil street, three doors east from the Postofflce. angas ws_ pa- SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY.-All Deposits made In the Savings Department on or previous to WEDNES? DAY, 20th October, will bear interest from 1st Oc? tober. The night office, In Hasel street, open as hereto? fore on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY EVENINGS. THOS. R. WARING, octl8 3_Cashier. pa- A CARD.-A CLERGYMAN, while residing In South America as a Missionary, discovered a safe and simple remedy for the cure of Nervous Weakness, Early Decay, Disease or thc Urinary and Seminal Organs and the whole train or disorders brought on by banerul and vicious habits. Great numbers have been cured by this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit the afflicted and unfortunate, I will send the recipe for preparing and using this medicine, in a scaled envelope, to any one who needs it, free of charge. Address JOSEPH T. INMAN, Statiou D, Bible House, oct4 3mos*_New York City. pa- WORDS OF CHEER - O N T H E Errors of Youth and th',- Follies of Age, in rela? tion to Marriage and Social Evils, with a helping hand for the erring aud unfortunate. Sent in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P., Philadelphia, Pa. sept25 3mos J?S- MANHOOD.-A MEDICAL ESSAY on the Cause and Cure of Premature Decline In Man, the treatment of Nervous and Physical De? bility, Ac. "There ls no member or society by whom this book will not be round userul, whether such per? son holds the relation or Parent Preceptor or Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette. Sent by mail on receipt or fin y cents. Address the Author, Dr. E. DEF. CURTIS, Washington, D. C._septl lyr pa-TKE GREAT VITALIZER.-THIS title may be fairly given to a restorative which has taken precedence of all other tonic .md al? terative preparations for a period of nearly twen? ty years. During that long interval HOSTET TER'S STOMACH BITTERS may be truly said to have enjoyed unrivalled popularity. Many prep? arations have been got up to compete with ll, but they have all fallen Into Its wake or sunk Into oblivion for lack or patronage. From the first, this now world-rcnownod Vegetable Tonic has been both medically and financially success? ful. Every year has added to the number of Its friends, and the demand tor it, based solely upon thc experimental proofs of Its excellence as a pre? ventive and curative, seems to have no assign? able limit. Thc medical profession sanction and approve its use, and lt ls now at the head of the class of medicines to which lt belongs, the ad? mitted, undisputed sovereign tonic of the age. The statistics of the United States Revenue De? partment will verify thc statement that it stands alone and unapproached In thc magnitude of its sales as compared with those of any otner pro? prietary remedy advertised on this side of the At? lantic. The explanation of this fact may be comprised In a few words. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT? TERS ls at once the purest, the safest and the most potent of all vegetable tonics, and the best antidote to every variety of malarious disease. Hence lt ls especially adapted to the present sea? son of chilling dews and unwholesome vapors. OCtlS 6D*C Special Notices. &S3- NOTICE.-THE TIME FOR HAND? ING in Estimates for building Hall for German Freundschaftsbund Ls extended to November 1st, at 12 o'clock M. ? JACOB SMALL, oct2Q_Chairman of Committee. ^NOTICE.-THREE eMONTH S after dateAppllcatlon will be made to the Bank of Charleston Vor Renewgk d?' Certificates for Twenty-eight SHARKS, standing in my ?name, the original Certificares, .No. 7251, 6_Shares;}No. 7338, 4 Shares; No. 7528, 10 Shares; No. 7546, 3" Shares: and No. 7695, 5 sitares, having been lost or destroyed. EMANUEL BCERO. oct20 lamo3*_ *W CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP J. W. EVERMAN, from Philadelphia, are hereby notified that she is -THIS DAY discharglngjat North Atlantic Wharf. All goods oa wharf at sunset will beat risk and expense of consignee. JOHN A THEO. GETTY. oct20 : North Atlantic Wharf. NOTICE TO LEGATEES.-T H E STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LANCASTER COUNTY.-The surviving Executors of WILLIAM MCKENNA, deceased, vs. PATRICK N. LYNCH,. Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston, et al In Equity.-BUI for Settlement of Estate, Ad? vice, Ac-By order of the Circuit Court In this cause, filed October 15th, 1869, notice ls hereby given to the individuals embraced within the classes hereinafter described, with? in twelve months from the date of the publi? cation hereof, to come in and establish before the undersigned Clerk of the Court their right to the Legacies bequeathed to them in and by the last Will and Testament of William McKenna, late of the Conn ty and state aforesaid, deceased; or fair? ing so to do within the time specified, their claims will be barred, to wit the following: Tuc children of James McKenna, a brother of the Testator, for? merly residing at Castle Nacor, la the County of Donegal, Ireland; the children of Owen McKenna, also a brother, formerly residing at the same place; the children of Nancy Clemens, a deceased sister of the Testator; the children of Ellin or Barr, also a sister; the children of Einnor Moran, a daughter of the said Einnor Barr; the children of John McKenna, a deceased*brother of the Testa? tor; the children of Rose McKenna, a sister of the Testator; the children of any of the above mentioned classes who may have died before the death of said Testator, leaving such chUdren liv? ing at his death;-and, also, the children of John W. Bradley, a nephew of the said Testator. THOMAS H. CLYBURN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Lancaster County, S. C. October 13, 1869. oct?) w3mos ^-NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. -THE Steamship MINNETONK A ls THIS DAY discharging cargo at Vanderhorst Wharf. All goods remain? ing on wharf at sunset, will be stored at risk and fxpense of Consignees. octl8_RAVENEL A CO., Agents. ^39" ALMOST GIVEN AWAY.-THE TRI-WEEKLY NEWS ls the cheapest country pa? per in South Carolina, and THE RURAL CAROLI? NIAN is the best Agricultural Magazine ever pub? lished in the South. Price Tor TRI-WEEILY NEWS and RURAL CAROLI? NIAN one year four dollars. pf BE BEAUTIFUL.-IF YOU DE? SIRE beauty, you should use HAGAN'S MAGNO? LIA BALM. It gives a soft, refined satin-like texture to the complexion, removes Roughness, Redness, Biotch W| ->'" "i '""i - ' - ? ...i.ij -, unir/? r>r nea riv bloom to thc plainest features. It brings the bloom of youth to the fading check, and changes the rustic Country Girl into a fashionable City Belle. In thc use of the Magnolia Balm lies thc true secret or beauty. No lady need complain of her complexion who will Invest 75 cents in this de? lightful article. LYON'S KATH AIRON ls the best Hair Dressing lu nse. sept27 mwflmo Business OJar?s. " IBBES & BARNWELL, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SAVANNAH, GA. Gr Advances made on Consignments of Cotton, Rice. Ac, to Foreign and Domestic markets. ALLEN S. GIBBES. ARTHUR BARNWELL. oct9 fmwlmo_ JTOLMES I MACBETH, No. 36 BROAD STREET, Charleston, S. C., BROKER, AUCTIONEER, REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Will attend to Renting and Collecting of Rents and purchase and sale of Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Silver and Real Estate. ALSO, To the Purchase of Goods and Supplies ror par? ties in the country upon reasonable terms. GEORGE L. HOLMES.ALEXANDER MACBETH. janl lyr_ J T. HUMPHREY*, BROKER, AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT. SALES OF REAL ESTATE, STOCKS, BONDS, SECURITIES AND PERSONAL PRO? PERTY ATTENDED TO. No. 27 BROAD STREET, Charleston, S. C. REPERENCES.-Hon. HENRY BUIST, W. J. MA GRATH, Esq., General JAMES CONNER, T. R. WARING, Esq._octa y^r ILLIS & CHISOLM, FACTORS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS,. AND SHIPPING AGENTS, Will attend to thc Purchase, Sale and Shipment (to Foreign and Domestic Ports) ol COTTON, RICE, LUMBER and NAVAL STORES. ATLANTIC WHARF, Charleston. S. C. , WILLIS.A. R. CHISOLK. QC 125_ O U I S M C L A I N , BROKER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. 48 BROAD STREET. Charleston, S. C. Stocks, Bonds and Gold bought, carried and sold short in New York City. Particular attention paid tc the purchase and sale ol all kinds or Southern Securities. oe t5 Rotels. QHARLESION HOTEL7 CILARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. This first-class HOTEL, situated in a pleasant location, and in the business portion of the city, renders it the most desirable Hotel for either per? manent or transient guests. The accommoda? tions are unsurpassed, having extensive suites of elegantly furnished apartments for ramilles and single gentlemen. Thc proprietor will endeavor to maintain the high reputation enjoyed by the "Charlestou'' as a first-class ho'i.'e, and no effort will be spnred to deserve a continuance of the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed uponlt. The best of Liverv accommodations wiU be found adjoining the establishment. The house is supplied with the celebrated Arte? sian Water, or which delightful baths can be had either day or night. E. H. JACKSON, julyl2 Proprietor.