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CHARLESTON, FRIDAY "'MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1869. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. President Grant's Wife and Butterfield Implicated lu tue Doing? of the Gold . Ring-Johnson'? Chances for the Sen? ate Growing Slim. ISPSCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] WASHINGTON, October 21. The developments which have been made pub lie in Kew York to-day implicating Butterfield, the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, and Mrs. Grant in the recent gold- speculations, created a tremendous flutter among the friends of the Administration in this city. President Grant sent his private secretary to New York to investigate the matter. He return? ed to-day and made his report. The following ls published as part of a letter of Mrs. Grant to Corbin, which Corbin showed around quite extensively in Wall street: "My husband is very much annoyed at your specula? tions. He tries not to be influenced by them, but I fear that he is. Another reason why they must be closed ls, because Cuban matters will soon come up in the Cabinet, and the action of our government in that regard will influence the price of bonds." Private telegrams from Nashville, from trust? worthy sources, generally concur in the state? ments that ex-President Johnson will fall to be elected senator. His vote on the fourth ballot to? day was forty-eight, which represents his highest strength. Fifty-four votes are necessary for a choice; and these, we are told, it will oe impossi? ble for Johnson to get. [FROM THE ASSOCIATED TRESS.] WASHINGTON, October 21. Betknap takes charge of the War Department on the 1st pr?ximo. Bankers and brokers are again appealing to Delano-this time for relief against back assess? ments under recent rulings covering fifteen months. There are now four millions more fractional oorrency in circulation than at any time since the first issue, but complaints from the South and West of scarcity are loud. The receipts from the Internal revenue and cus? toms for the current month show a heavy de? crease, but so far the warrants on the Treasury have been light. Another decrease of the debt is expected. - . . On the first of November $25,480,000 in coin will be required to pay the semi-annual interest on the 5-20 bonds. There is now on hand aboot eighty-four millions df dollars in coin twenty-eight mimons m coin-bearing certificates, and about eight millions in currency. After pay? ment of the draft required for interest, over fifty eight millions of dollars in coln will remain. No more will be required for the payment of interest until the first of January. Persons here well acquainted with the person? nel ot Tennessee politicians have analyzed the ballots, and think Johnson may come within six votes of an election, bnt his final triumph is Im? possible. They regard Etheridge as out of the race. CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN. SAN FRANCISCO, October21. Returns of the judicial elections seems to fa? vor the Democrats. The steamer Sierra Nevada, hence September 16, for San Luis, is lost. The passengers were saved. The ship American, from Hong Kong, bringa a large invoice of Ce lestials. The Royal English Duke of Edinburgh was en? tertained by the Mikado, at Yeddo. The festivities were grand. Edinburgh departed for Pekin as a private citizen, the Emperor of China having refused a state reception. The as? sassination of the British minister at Yeddo has been attempted. A powerful Damlo, named Tods, has been assassinated. It is re? ported that Prince Satisslma and another power? ful Prince quarrelled; war ls likely to follow. The ship Flying Scud, which left Yokohoma, August 17th, encountered a typhoon. It is feared that all are lost. There have been a number of execu? tions at Yeddo. Enomote is sentenced to death. EVE O PE. Gladstone and the Fenian?-.Austria and Italy-The Spanish Cortes, Sic. LONDON, October 21. Gladstone, regarding the Fenian amnesty, says: "The members of the government have carefully considered the many memorials for the release of political prisoners which have been presented from time to time, and have unanimously decided that such a release would be contrary to their duty as guardians of the public security and peace." A personal interview between Francis Joseph, of Austria, and Victor Emanuel, of Italy, ls pro? bable. MADRID, October 21. The session of the Cortes was resumed. Reso? lutions thanking the army for Its efforts to sup? press insurrection were passed. PARIS, October XL The bullion in the Bank of France has increas? ed six million francs. THE PRIVATEER VUE A. WiLKiNOTON, October 21. The case of the officers of the Cuba came up to-day, but there was no decision. The court ad? journed until to-morrow. NEW YORK ITEMS. Nsw YORK, October 21. Five Spanish gunboats came to this port from Mystic under convoy of a revenue cutter. The yacht Anna has been placed under surveil? lance. The Erie difficulty is not yet fully adjusted, the men still refusing to work. Hyatmthe remains very quiet. His presence excites less attention from Catholic than from Protestant divines. The New York Daily News says that Jay Gonld was brought before the grand Jury this morning and qnestioned regarding the recent gold corner. As the result of his testimony, General Butter? field, sub-treasurer, and A. R. Corbin, brother-in law of Grant, together with others, have been indicted for conspiracy. THE FUNERAL OF THE KEN CK FAMILY.-Thc funeral ot the eight victims took place at Tur coing. An immense crowd awaited the arri? val of the train at the station, which was hung with black. The mayor, municipal council and local authorities were present and joined in the proceselon to thc church. All labor in t he town had been, for the moment, suspended, and the number of persons assembled from the neighboring localities, and who lined the streets through which the cortege passed, Is estimated at fifty thousand. The coffins were carried by bearers, that of the mother in front, and followed by the others, in the order of of their age. Each coffin was also preceded by a child bearing a black cross, on which was Described the name and age of the victim. The relatives of the family who followed were twenty-eight In number. The ground in the cemetery nas been given by the municipality, which also took to its charge all the expeuses of the interment. A public subscription has also been opened to raise a monument over the tjbmb. When the coffins were lowered into the grave funeral orations were pronounced. F: reign paper. THE HYACINTHE SENSATION. The Preacher-Honk in New York Grand Charge of thc Reporters-What they .Learned from Father Hyacinthe -His Personal Appearance-What the Catholic Clergy Say about Him-His Future Movements, &c. The sensation of the hour, in New York, is the arrival of the French preacher-monk, Pere Hyacinthe, and all the New York papers of "Tuesday are filled with such details of his movements, feelings and Intentions as the reporters were able to glean on the previous day. PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE HONK. The New York Sun says: The distinguished father's costume is that of a clviUan--black hat, coat and pantaloons; and in ' variably in his hand he carries a missal. The hope of many of seeing him in the long serge habit of a Carmelite monk with naked feet shod with sandals, was disappointed. Father Hyacinthe was fonnd to be a short, thick man, of five feet five, with short, crisp, black hair, retreating from his fore? head. His face was florid with the hues of health, and his teeth brilliantly white. His nose was aquiline, but rather small in proportion to his fully rounded visage, and his eye wore thc intro? spective aspect frequent among those who have experienced strong stirrings of the spirit. His age appeared to be forty. He was in citizens' drcss,and completely in black. The hair upon his tonsured crown had grown again. He had been occupied in reading a small Duoay Bible, with red edges, which lay on the marble table berore him. Evidently, the voyage had interfer? ed with his 6elf-allotted tasks in that respect, and the necessity of recovering lost time was the chief cause of his desired seclusion. He appeared somewhat impatient of interruption, and spoke only in French. The customhouse offi? cers spared the monk the ransacking of his lug? gage. Many French priests came by the Pereire, who all behaved with marked respect to the dis? tinguished man. But during the voyage he was reserved and almost taciturn. Father Hyacinthe will soon have the pleasure of meeting his inti? mate friend, the poet Longfellow. He brings let? ters of introduction to General Dix, Henry Ward Beecher and Father Hecker. He desires to re? main in perfect retirement, and to study this country, whose institutions he professes to ad? mire. THE OBJECT OF HIS VISIT-TBE ONSLAUGHT OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE QUILL. The pere came to this country, so he In? formed a reporter, to obtain "freedom from the everlasting turmoil and cavil of dorrmat ?cal strife and public notoriety.''' From the conse? quences of trje latter the reverend rather has not escaped by his visit to the United States; on the contrary his change ol locality was sim? ply, to us? a vulgarism, "jumping from the frying-pan into the fire." Scarce had he set loot in "Nev? York before ssores of Bohemians were^scectiing him in execrable French for an Interview. Nay, even before he landed he was encountered by a ?mall army of the knights of the quill, who boarded the vessel hi quarantine and interrupted the reverend lather at the very time he was devoutly en? gagea In reading from his breviary thc "office*' set apart for the day. We can gather irom the following an idea of his "freedom from public notoriety" after he had reached his room In the hotel: Despite a peremptory' order to this effect, large bodies of the nomadic literati were gathered in knots in the large hall-way or thc hotel and around the clerk's desk, using np hundreds of the address slips in scribbling requests for an in? terview in elaborately bad French. These they would send up to the father's room by the por? ters, a dozen of whom were kept going up and down stairs the whole afternoon and late Into the evening. The irrevocable decision of the un fortunate object of so much attention not to ?rant an Interview to any one, did not seem to effect his would-be visitors. They would not leave, and, In fact, appeared determined, at one period of the evening, to proceed en masse to his room, and interview nira willy-nilly. But, fortunately, the by-laws of the hotel forbade any such summary manner of visiting a guest there? in. This continual harass and solicitous torture commenced the moment Father Hyacinthe put his foot upon American soil, which he had sought for blissful rest and retirement from all public notice, and, pursuing him to hts hotel, invaded the quiet sanctity of his private chamber. E?en at 9 o'clock In the evening, while passing by the hotel, we learned that the siege still con? tinued. FATHER HYACINTHE'S VIEWS. Thc Tribune correspondent succeeded in gaining a protracted Interview with the distin? guished stranger, and gives thc substance of what he learned as follows : The conversation was partly of a private and personal character, and not suited for publica? tion. Father Hyacinthe is, however, entirely frank about his intentions and his present situa? tion. He desires lt to be understood that he still ls a Boinan Catholic. He has never been, he says, an ultramontane; is not now and never will be. But he denies that there is any reason for identifying ultramontanism with the Catholic Church. Ile Indulges the firm hope that the Council will not, as is commonly anticipated, con? solidate the ultramontane theories and consti? tute them the creed of the church; but that, ou the contrary, it will leave the door wide open for those who, like himself, have been throughout life the devoted champions of a more liberal con? struction of the Catholic doctrines, and who in particular have defended the entire harmony between the Christian religion and the great achievements of the civilization of the nine? teenth century. Father Hyacinthe expressly declares his full concurrence in the sentiments of Father LaCordaire, who died, according to his own words, "au impenitent Liberal," and of Count Montalembert, who recently from his sick bed (which he expects to be soon his dying boil.) sent a stirring letter to thc "Liberal priests and laymen of Germany," exhorting them to have courage, as without thc courageous profession of the liberal Catholics, the "church would soon be< lost in the senseless triumph of a fanatical bigot ism."' Father Hyacinthe expresses his r.dniira tion of the wise and moderate words of thc German bishops lately assembled at Fulda, which he thinks canuot fail tu exert a must salutary In? fluence. To the question what course of action he would pursue if, as the common anticipation now is, the majority of the bishops assembled In Rome should expressly sanction thc ultra-Papal theo? ries of the Roman See, aud leave no room in the church for any who utterly repudiate those theories, the father replied that this question will not come up for consideration until the resolutions of the Council shall be known. He has no fixed programme yet as to his movements In thc United States. He has come over to sec and to study the count rv of which he has been so long an ardent admirer. In his addresses, he has often, in masterly eloquence, traced the great? ness of this country to its open Bible and its popular and free religion, and he wants to see with his own eyes whether thc actual picture cor? responds with his idea. A fur a few weeks or months he expects to return to France; he maj? or may not go to the (Ecumenical Council; be? yond that, no programme has been laid out for the future. But the strong basis of his religions belief, on which he dwells with particular empha? sis, ls the belief In the divinity of Christ, in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the excellence of the Christian civilization of the nineteenth century. Father Hyacinthe is now in the prime of his manhood. He was born in 1827, at Orleans, studied at Pau, where his father was rector of the academy. Having, at thc age of eighteen, en? tered the Seminary of Saint Sulpice, he was, after I four years of theological studies, ordained priest, and soon after called as Professor of Philosophy, to the Seminary of Avignon. Later he became Professor of Theology at Nantes. After that he was for several years connected with tree Parish of Saint Sulpice in Paris. Feeling a vocation to the monastic life, he spent two years lu the novitiate of the Carmelite Convent of Lyons, then joined that order, and at once pro? duced a sensation by his brilliant sermons. He preached the Advent sermons at Bordeaux in 18?J, the Lent sermons at Pcrlgeux in 18W, and in the summer of Hie same year went to Paris, when, at the Church of Madeleine, and later at Notre Dame, he achieved a great and brilliant success. Every successive year Increased this success; and lils reputation as one of the greatest living pulpit orators, not only of France but of thc whole Christian world, was undisputed In any quarter. No great journal of this country or of Europe has failed to tell Its readers about the biiliiant oratorv of Father Hyacinthe, and long before his bold ?r?test filled the world with amazement, Father ?yaclnthe's name was known in every part of the Christian world. Father Hyacinthe, according to his own state? ments, has always been a Liberal, and opponent of ultramontane theories. Now that his liberal? ism has become so conspicuously known, the French papers, with what truth we have not yet learned, publish some interesting particulars about his Liberal beginnings. We find it stated that in the year 1862 Father Hyacinthe, ou the invitation of the Society or St. Vincent de Paul, for the first time ascended the pulpit of the Church o? St. Nlzler, at Lyons, as substitute for Father Hermann, who enjoyed considerable fame as a preacher, but was then attacked byiuuess. Father Hyacinthe confined himself, at first, en? tirely within the limits of the instructions given him by his superiors; the commencement of his discourse was cold and unimpassioned, and failed to excite any enthusiasm in his audience; sud? denly, however, he followed his own inspiration, and uttered an eloquent apostrophe on the want of brotherly love in the present assembly and in the church, and on the universal selfishness which prevailed in its place. This latter portion of his discourse caused no little surprise, and was the subject of much comment. In a second ser? mon he announced quite plainly a preference for morality over dogma. "I have wandered over the world," he said, "and have everywhere found only germs of intelligence and atoms of un? derstanding. I have entered the cloister and have there only met with abortive saints." The Archbishop of Lyons, Cardinal Ronald, heard this sermon preached, and was highly offended at it. In the first burst of his indignation he sent for Father Hyacinthe and forbade him to preach In any church of his diocese. The urgent representations of the highest society In Lyons Induced him to withdraw this prohibition.' He again sent for Father Hyacinthe, and in a mild and uncommonly forbearing manner put before him the harm he would do to the church if he went on with his violent attacks noon it. Father Hyacinthe could not resist -this friendly address, and promised to control himself in future. It was not until lately that he found himself unable to keep this promise any longer. WHAT THE CATHOLIC CLERGT IX S'EW TORR THINK OF HYACINTHE. The New York Times reporter having had interviews with several of the prominent Cath? olic clergymen and educated laymen of the city, in relation to Father Hyacinthe, says : All of these expressed nearly the same opinions upon the subject. It is by no means a conceded fact among the Catholics, either clergymen or laymen, that Father Hyacinthe na.-; left the Church of Rome. He occupies, in their opinion, simply this position: He ls at variance with the superior general of his order-thc Barefooted Carmelites and by leaving his convent without permission from that authority, has brought himself Into dis? repute. He is the author, they say, of no heresy, and consequently cannot be classed in the same category with Luther, or with thc others who have risen up, from time to time, against the authority and doctrines of the Church of Rome. Thc clergy especially speak of Father Hyacinthe in terms of kindness, and, without exception, have heaped no objurgation upon him. lu fact, the clergy are loth to express anv oplulon whatsoever with regard to Bis actions. His case, they assert, will be attend? ed to by the proper authorities at Rome, and if his conduct merits it he will receive snch ecclesi? astical censure as the church provides in such cases. The Very Rev. Ur. Starrs, vicar-general, and now the administrator of this arca-dlocese in the absence of Archbishop McCloskey, frankly avows that he has formed no opinion whatever in relation to Father Hyacinthe's action, from the fact that the particulars thereof have not as yet come to the knowledge of any ecclesiastic In America. The question having been asked of a prominent clergyman whether, in case Father Hyacinthe requested to be invested with cleri? cal faculties in this arch-dlocese, they would be given to him, replv was made that In case Father Hyacinthe proved clearly that he was still in onion with the Church of Rome, and should clear up satisfactorily whatever difficulty might exist bctweeu himself and the superior of his order, there would t>e no objection to his re- , cetving facultlcs-f. e., permission to perform all clerical fonctions. The clergy generally contend, however, that the action of Pere Hyacinthe In breaking with his superior-general has been both immature and ill-advised, for this reason: That If he had any desire to leave his convent and thc order of which he was a member and become a secular priest, permission would have been grant? ed him bad he pursued the proper course to se? cure lt. .ItIs very often the case, no uncommon occurrence, In fact, to hear of clergymen belong? ing to religious orders leaving their communities* and entering thc secular priesthood. No objec? tion to this course is raised, and no objection would have been made to Father Hyacinthe's de? sire to pursue a like course. As to the matter of excommunication, the clergy are very loth to speak, although this much may be said: That according to the consti? tutions of the Carmelite Order, and in fact, of all orders of the c'urch, lt ls forbidden to any one to leave his community without authorization, and should he do so he thereby incurs an eccle? siastical penalty-the greater excommunication or tafee sentential. The question now arises whether Pere Hyacinthe is under this ban of excommunication. Thc superior-general of his order gave him ten days from the 20th of September last to return to his convent, or to take such sters as would give him full power to enter thc secular priesthood, according to the routine of the church. Whether Pew Hyacinthe has since then taken the steps required, Is a matter regarding which, as yet, no one can speak with confidence. Many contend, however, that his presence herc proves that he has not, and, If not, that he is thereby Ipso facto excommunicated, lt ls thc general Impression that the approaching (Ecumenical Council will take no action whatever with regard to Father Hyacinthe, his case being In the hands of a proper ecclesiastical court. If the decree of excommunication should be pronounced against him, the fact will soon be made public. This power of excommunication, it is claimed, has been given by the Pope to the heads or all reli? gious orders of priests, to be used at their discre? tion in all cases where members of religious com? munities leave the same without authority. INTERVIEWS AC. The New York World of Tuesday says: Last evening Father Hyacinthe entertained the Rev. John Crimmins, of Hunters' Point, and thc Rev. Irameus Prime, I). D., editor or the New York Observer. Thc interviews with these gentle? men were very cordial, but they were, owing to Father Hyacinthe's fatigued condition, necessa? rily brief, lt ls understood that during his stay in this city, Father Hyacinthe will be a guest, for several ?lays, or Father Becker. Thc celebrated religious revolutionist retired last evening at au early hour, evidently well pleased with his first day's experience in the American metropolis. A New York telegram of Tuesday night says : Pere Hyacinthe, who keeps as quiet as possible, is to bc waited upon to-morrow by a deputation of the clergy of Boston, tendering him a reception there. He called at General Dix's house to-day. but General Dix was ont of the oily, and subse? quently on the French Consul. The clergy of New York will take no action until arter the dep? utation from Boston has ascertained his inten? tion. Most of them are In favor of expressing their sympathy for Hyacinthe on the ground that he represents In himself the great principle or Ecclesiastical liberty. They are to call attention to his antecedents as a great Catholic priest, and lus opposition to the Ocumenical Council, next Sunday In their various churches, lt ls said that Father Reeker, or Paulist lathers, is to have an interview with Father Hyacinthe to-morrow, and he will use his priestly ottlccs to have him restored to his former status in the church. TUE OCUMENICAL COUNCIL. Dr. Manning on thc Syllabus. Archbishop Manning, on October 3, deliver? ed a discourse on the Pope's Syllabus at the Pro-Cathedral in Kensington. He expressed his belief that if the Pope had confined him? self In the Syllabus simply to faith and morali? ty in thc ordinary personal sense of the word, very little would have been heard of lt; but because his Holiness had pointed out and con? demned all those errors in political philosophy which lay at the root of morals, the world had been in uproar. Dr. Manning thea went through the several points of the Syllabus, ex? plaining and defending each of them. What was the meaning ol" modern civilization ? The state or political society rounded upon di? vorce, secular education, infinite divisions, and contradictions in matters ol religion, and : lie ab? solute renunciation or the supreme authority of thc Christian Church. Could il, then, be matter or wonder that when thc Roman Pontiff published the Syllabus all those who were in love with mod? em civilization should have risen in uproar against Ur Or could it be wondered that when thc world, with great courtesy sometimes, with great superciliousness at another time, and great menace always, invites the Roman Pontiff to rec oncilc himself to Liberalism, progress and modern civilization, he should say "No;"' 1 will not and I cannot. Your progress means divorce; I maintain Christian marriage. Your progress means secu? lar education; 1 maintain that education is intrin? sically and necessarily Christian. You maintain that it is a good thing that men should think as they like, talk as they like, preach as thev like, and propagate what errors they please. I say that it is sowing error broadcast over the world. You say 1 have no authority over thc Chris? tian world, that I am not the vicar ol the Good Shepherd, that I am not the supreme interpreter ol the Christian Faith. 1 am all these. You ask me to abdicate, to renounce my supreme authori? ty. You tell me 1 ought to submit to the civil power, that I am the subject or the King or Italy, and from him I am to receive instructions as to the way I should exercise the civil power. I say I am liberated Irom all civil subjection; that my Lord made me the subject ot no one on earth, King or otherwise; that lu His right I am sovereign. I acknowledge no civil superior, I am the subject or no princ?, and I claim more than this-1 claim to be the supreme judge and director or the consciences of men-or thepeasant that tills the field and thc prince that sits on the throne-or the household that lives in the shade or privacy and the legislature that makes laws for kingdoms-I am the sole last supreme judge of what is right and wrong. TUE METHODISTS IS CLARENDON. [FROM 01TI OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MANNING, S. C., October 18. I A protracted meeting bxs been in progress for the last ten days at the Methodist Church in this place. Some twenty persons have united with the church, while many more seem to be under conviction, and many seri? ous impressions have evidently been made. Yesterday, at St. Mark's, a Methodist church on the county line of Williamsburg and Clar? endon, and about seventeen miles from here, thirteen persons joined the church, under the preaching of Rev. J. W. Murray, of the Sumter circuit * FRANZ. A NOTABLE SALE. The Effect of Radical Rule upon the Value of Real Ehrtate in South Caro? lina. The property belonging to thc estate of the late ex-Governor James H. Hammond was sold at public outcry in Augusta on Tuesday last. The Chroniule reports: The terms of the sale were one-half cash, one fonrth (payable January 1st, 1670, and balance January 1st, 1871. The auctioneer said he would put up any tract advertised If solicited. Aside r?marks were made by spectators-one asking who ls judge in this district? another answering Platt; and a third, "What constitutes a jury in South Carolinaf" to which the answer was given, "Eleven colored gentlemen and one white man." It was not difficult to perceive, among those In at? tendance, an evident distrust, and the conse? quence was, that In the main thc bidding for some of the most valuable lands adjacent to our city, but lying In the State of South Carolina, was spirit? less among the company. We noticed quites group of New Yorkers and Pennsylvanians, among whom were Messrs. Krown, Clarke, Orr, Oths and McPherson. The places, "Cold Wade and Cow? den," Silverton, Cedar Grove, Cathwood, Silver? ton Marsh Tract, Ac, were successively put up, as per list. As each place was announced, the auctioneer stated thc product of ctr i and cotton per acre for several years back, as well as the? product for the current year. But with these exceptions, thc places were all bought in by thc executor. The plantations sold were Cedar Grove, 1534 acres, to Major J. B. Cumming, of Georgia, $19,000; Silver Wurr, 1900 acres, to Major Paul P. Hammond ror $17,000, and "Marsh Tract," 2100 acres, to Geo. G. Chap? man, Esq., of New York, for $0300. The places sold were sold at the minimum reserve bid, as lt was understood, of the executor. The executor, at the conclusion ot the sale, announced that thc places were, by consent or heirs, now in his hands ror lease and private sale. This estate comprises some or the finest lands on the Savan? nah River. Such lanela on ihewest Instead of the east bank of this river-In (?corgla instead of South Carolina, some or which Included the ra? mons lands reclaimed by the late Governor Ham? mond, and which have yielded him ninety-one bushels or corn and twenty-five hundred pounds ? of seed cotton to thc acre, unmanured-would have been eagerly sought after and bought at fabulous prices. TUE COLUMBIA CANAL. The Columbia Phoenix publishes thc follow? ing article in regard to Senator Spraguc's fail? ure to come up to time in thc matter of thc Columbia Canal : As we are not in the confidence of the "powers that be." we are unable to state the case accu? rately in regard to Mr. Sprague and the colum? bia Canal. But this we do kuow, that Mr. Sprague or his agents have railed to begin work on the im? provement or the canal water power, as agreed. By the 1st October, 1889, lt was suJd that his agents would "break dirt," but this has not been done. The silence on the canal is unbroken by thc Irish voices that we were to hear and by the shovels, picks and spades that Irish hands were to wield. Why Mr. Sprague has thus Tailed to "come to time," no explanation, thus rar, has been vouchsafed by the commissioners, who now are Governor Scott and Charles Wilder, the colored postmaster-R. X. Lewis, the other member of the board, having died. An explana? tion ls <tue to tt?c i>co|,ie orViTtTTiiiTiia uutTrotue interests of Columbia. Not only because this Is a matter in which all thc citizens are Interested, but ror thc still stronger reason that ir Mr. Sprague does not intend to do thc work contract? ed Tor, there doubtless are other capitalists in the North who have thc means and thc inclination so to do. When the contract was awarded, by Messrs. Scott, Lewis and Wililer, to Mr. Sprague's agent, lt was understood that Colonels Gibbes, Childs and Palmer, on thc part or some party or parties in Philadelphia, made au equal? ly and perhaps more advantageous offer than the one that the commissioners ac? cepted. If, now, this be correct, ami we believe it to be correct, lt is obligatory upon the commissioners to act promptly, ir Mr. Sprague's agent has railed to come up to tho terms or the. contract, let other Northern or Southern, or East? ern or Western capitalists have a showing. Thc people or Colombia, or course, care not a straw who docs the work. They want lt done promptly and well: but lt matters not to them who under? takes lt, provided he has thc means, the energy, the sense and the will. Let the commissioners Inrorm thc public what tho state ortho case is. it is duo to the publie that the Information be given. If Mr. Sprague's agent has been unavoid? ably or excusably delayed, and Intends vet to prosecute his work, we shall have no criticism to make, ir ho has abandoned the work, we say thal the field should bo opened to the country. CURRENT NOTES. -Brigham Young, the chief prophet of the Mormons, recently delivered an address of great length to the t?male portion of the con? gregation assembled in the new tabernacle al Salt Lake City, urging lliein to abandon the foolish habits and customs ot' Babylon and to stop sending Io Now York for the latest pat? tern and fashion plates. -Dry earth lias recently boen introduced aa a deodorizer, and the result of the new process is reported to be perfectly effective. Among other illustrations, it Is slated that at the moat pre? serving establishment,near Melbourne, Austra? lia, whore thirty thousand sheep arc frequently slaughtered In one day, there ls not the slight? est smell, ?in consequence ol'the use of dry earth as a deodorizing agent. -Panification is the name now applied to a process of bread making recently discovered and patented in France. This method dis? penses with the grinding of the wheat, and, lt is asserted, will produce one hundred and tilly pounds of bread from one hundred pounds of grain ; while by thc old plan of using flour, only one hundred and twelve pounds of broad aro produced from tho one hundred pounds of wheat. The new kind of bread is said also to be of bettor quality than the old, as the gluten ls not decomposed and lost by the heat of grinding. The new mode of fermentation, lt is also assorted, contributes greatly to the whiteness of the bread. -The principle of co-operation is recognized both In England and the .'. lited States; but has made no such progress in those countries as recent statistics show in Germany. In ISM co-operative societies for procuring ordinary articles of food numbered 199; iu 18C7, 31?; and in 18C8, 553. There arc now in Germany 1558 workingmen'* bank and loan associations; and the whole number of co-operative societies ex? isting lhere is estimated at about 2GOO, consist? ing of about 1.000,000 members. In 18G8 their business transactions amounted to 220.000.000 Miniers, and this they had managed ou a capi? tal of 15.(100.000 tholen belonging tu them? selves, and 42.000.000 thalcrs of borrowed money. -While immorality and vice have of late years increased in Paris in a manlier astound? ing to behold, and appear to be increasing every day. a greater number of persons be? longing to the higher classes have "gone into religion" than at any former period. Going into religion means, among women becoming a nun, and among men joining one of thc "regular orders." A few weeks back Prince D'j Broglie turned Jesuit; a month ago a captain in tho Imperial navy, the possessor of a title and a good estate, laid ali down and went to the Chartreuse; and this very fort? night a nephew of Baron Hausmann, thc fa? mous Prefect ol' Paris, resigned a government appoln'roeut an.l entered a religious house. HIGH ZIFE BELOW STAIES. A Nobby Black Wedding. For the especial delectation of the handful of scalawags in our State, wc copy from For? ney's Chronicle the following notice of a re? cent "fashionable" negro wedding in Washing? ton, merely noting the interesting circum? stance that the groomsmen and bridesmaids, (and the whole audience for that matter.) were made up of "whites and blacks," in equal pro? portions. Thc Chronicle says: Ono of the most select audience* ever assem? bled in this city among the colored people met at the Fifteenth street Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening, the 12th Instant, to witness the nuptials of Thomas S. Boston, Esq., assis? tant cashier of the National Savings Bank, and J. Miss Anne M. Wilson, only daughter of Wm. Wilson, Esq., cashier of that institution in this city. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity, with both white and colored persons. The parents of thc bride entered the church precisely at half-past 8 o'clock, preceded by the Rev. C. H. Thompson, of Newark. New Jersey, the officia.ing clergyman. The bride was richly attired in white satin trimmed with blonde and lace. The bridesmaids, Miss Lucy Barber, sister of Mr. R. H. Booker, and Miss Laura Fisher, daughter of Mr. D. Fisher, were dressed in white rarletan. i trimmed. Tho groom was neatly attired in a i ashi< m able suit of black. The groomsmen were Dr. C. B. Purvis, Professor of Howard University, and Mr. Robert Burton, of Wash? ington, immediately after the conclusion of the ceremony at the church, the bridal party proceeded to the house of the bride's father, on L street, the doors of which were thrown open, and was soon filled with a gay throng of Invited guests. Among the notabas present were Major Genend O. O. Howard, ex-Presi? dent Roberts, of Liberia, and lady; John M. I hingston, Esq., Law Professor of the Howard University; Professor Bascom and lady; Pro? fessor Baflx,>' and lady; Dr. A. S. Augusta and lady, of thc Howard University; Colonel D. L. Eaton, of the National Savings Bank; H. E. Rockwell and lady, and Messrs. Devereux and Finney, well-known government officials. The bridal party left on the morning train for the North. A MAGNIFICENT HOUSE OK WORSHIP.-The New York Herald contains a very full de? scription of the new Jewish house of worship, built corner Fifth Avenue and Forty-third street. New York, known as "Temple Eman? uel.'' It blends in unconscious harmony six different orders of architecture-Saracenic. Byzantine, Moresque, Arabesque, Gothic and Norman. The Interior decorations are finer and more costly than of any Christian church in thc land. Thc Herald closes Its article with thc following : In ten pews from the pulpit sit every Sab? bath ten millionaires, and from that point back an aggregate of millions more is represented. Did there ever sit together, since the days that the fair and regal niler of Sheba was escorted by the gorgeous retinue of the court of Solo? mon to thc temple of that monarch's ambition, such a galaxy of wordly wealth, and lt might be ventured, such a galaxy of beauty and re? finement ? Thc roof of the temple is flat and cut into squares by flic transverse arch? es. A good deal of elaborate polychrome painting fills in the spaces. The best time to observe the many beauties in this field of decoration is at night, with the aid furnished from the full radiance of the many blazing candelabra. The figures are brought out In happier relief and show with a lustre denied them by daylight. Altogether thc temple ol Emanuel is a feature in itself, and has no parallel. Its exterior ls an experi? ment in architecture oftentimes before at? tempted, but only in this instance realized as a success. Its interior decoration, without be inor ?iu?i.? ?a oreaL-A nnytdlv, lias so manv points of originality thnt it fuirfydl vides the palra of interest wfth the architectural design. It may bc added, in conclusion, that tho first pew sold realized the enormous sum of ?9500. THE HARVEST IN EUROPE.-By mail from Europe we have the following resume of the harvest prospects prevailing at the great food supply centres, on the first of October, as re? ported in Pari.-: The accounts of the harvest in Germany are very unequal, varying in different districts from ?rooil to far below the average yield. On the whole the grain harvest of middle Germany was below the average; that of the Southern Slates was far belter. From Austria we hear that the yield of corn ls considerably smaller than in the last two years; tho same is true of Rouraania. Tin; Russian harvest ls stated to have been good, and thc crops have nowhere failed so completely as in some places last year. The fodder ls everywhere poor, with the ex? ception of a few mountainous districts. There lifts been very little clover, and both thc hay ami surrogate have been much injured by the unfavorable weather. On the oilier hand, there has been a good deal of straw. Both potatoes ami heels have suffered from the heat and drought of July and the rain of August. The disease luis also appeared with more or less virulence in some parto. The hopes en? tertained for the p?talo harvest are not, there? fore, high; but lt ls said thal the beet is Im? proving. The hops are said to be in a very poor condition, pan ly on account of thc weather and partly from thc insects and thc disease, which have appeared i'i .nanygardens. Scarcely n quarter ol'the usual yield is expect? ed. But little fruit lum been gathered, and even what was is poor in qualify. Tills is par? ticularly the ca<e with the apples and plums. Nor will 1809 bc numbered among tho select vintages, os thc quantity of grapes is small and their quality inferior! ?nneral ?Notices. ?ST THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. I). Jones are re? spectfully invited to attend the Funeral Services of their daughter, M.JONES, at her late residence, No. 73 Anson street, at half-past 3 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON._ _ OCt22* jJt?TTHE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES of Mr. and Mrs. Captain JOHN RAMES* DEN, are respectfully Invited to attend thc Fune? ral Services of the latter at half-past 3 o'clock Tins AFTERNOON, at their residence, No. ll Longi? tude Lane, corner Church street, without further Invitation. ocf.-J * _ittarric?. THOMAS-WILKERSON.-On the 20th instant, at Summerville, S. c., by tho Rev. Wm. H. Brown, Rev. WM. M. THOMAS, of the South Carolina Con? ference of the A. M. E. Church, to SARAH ANN, eldest daughter of Paul Wilkerson, ol' Charleston, Bj C. NO cards. . * psP??l"GREAT VITALIZER.-Tins title may bc fairly given to a restorative which has taken precedence of all other touie and 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 it, but they have all fallen Into its wake or sunk into oblivion for lack of patronage. From the first, this now world-renownod Vegetable Tonic has been both medically and financially success? ful. Every year has added to the number of its friends, and thc demand for it, based solely upon thc experimental proofs of its excellence as a pre? ventive and curative, seems to have no assign? able limit. The medical profession sanction and approve its usc, ami lt is now at the head of the class of medicines to which lt belongs, thc ad? mitted, undisputed soveaaagn tonic of thc age. Thc statistics of the United states Revenue De? partment will verify the statement that it stands alone and nnapproached in the magnitude of its sales as compared with those of any other pro? prietary remedy advertised on this side of the At? lantic. The explanation of this fact may be comprised in a few words. HOSTKTTER'S STOMACH BIT? TERS ls at once the purest, the safest ami the most potent of all vegetable tonics, and the best antidote to every variety of malarious disease. Hence it ls especially adapted to the present sea? son of chilling dews ind unwholesome vapors. oct 13 G tuc Qpe?ai Notices. pB- NOTICE. -DEALERS IN FLOUR ami Meal will please take notice of the following extract from the act of the General Assembly of this State entitled "An act to provide for the In spection of flour," passed December 20,1850: " SECTION 4. That every cask or bag of flour or meal submitted to the view and examination of the Inspector as aforesaid shall by 1dm be search? ed and tried, * * * * and no barrel, half barrel or bag of flour or meal, not examined and in? spected as aforesaid, shall be offered for sale or exported, to be paid by the seller or exporter thereof." Thc above provision of law will be rigidly en? forced from this date against any person who shall sell, or offer for sale, any barrel, half barrel, or bag of flour or meal, unless the same shall bear my brand as the lawful Inspector of Flour for Charleston. M. CAULFIELD, oct22 3_Office No. 167 East Bay. j3*THE PRICE TELLS CHEAP PRLNTLNO. CHEAP PRINTING. CHEAP PRINTING. CHEAP PRINTING. CHEAP PRINTING. CHEAP PRINTING. The attention of the business public ls invited to the following greatly REDUCED RATES for JOB PRINTING AT THE NEWS JOB OFFICE, No. 149 EAST BAT. BUSINESS CARDS, From $2 50 per thousand and upwards, accord? ing to size and quality of card. BUSINESS CIRCULARS, From $4 00 per thousand and upwards, accord? ing to the quantity of matter and quality of paper. ENVELOPES, With Business Card neatly printed thereon, at from $2 50 per thousand and upwards, according to quality. % BILL HEADS, At from $3 50 per thousand and upwards, ac? cording to size and quality of paper and amount of matter. DRUfi LABELS, At from 40 cents per thousand and upwards, according to size and quantity. ALL OTHER KINDS OF PRINTING will be 'lone at c?rrese cm dina l.v low rotaa. and in thc best style. *~r SHOW PRINTING A SPECIALTY. -?* Call at TUE NEWS Office and examine speci? mens and prices. _ _ ^OFFICE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY, CHARLES? TON, OCTOBER 12,1809.-Tills company ls now prepared to FUND THE INTEREST DUE on the bonds of the CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH RAILROAD COMPANY, endorsed by the State or South Carolina, according to the provisions or Section Third (3d) or an Act to enable the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company to complete their Road. Thc Treasurer or the Company will be round at the offlce of Messrs. CAMPBELL A SEABROOK, No. 50 Broad street, on THURSDAY or each week, between the hours of 9 A. M. aud 2 P. M. On other days at -the office or the Company, root or Mill street. S. W. FISHER, oct 13 wfm_Secretary and Treasurer. J&~ BATCHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye is the best in thc world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, In Htantaueous; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the Ul effects or bad dyes; in? vigorates and leaves the hair soft and beautfful black or brown. Sold by all Druggists and Per? fumers; and properly applied at Batchelors Wig Factory, No. - Bond street, New York. mavis lyr_ ^- PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE.-A NEW COURSE OF LECTURES, as delivered at the New York Museum ot Anatomy, embracing the subjects: How to Live and What to Live Tor; Youth, Maturity and Old Age; Manhood generally Reviewed; the Cause or Indigestion; Flatulence and Nervous Diseases accounted ror; 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. aprl9 mwfiyr ~ J?F- WORDS OF CHEER -ON THE Errors of Youth and the Follies of Age, In rela? tion to Marriage and Social Evils, with a helping hand for thc erring and unfortunate. Sent in sealed letter envelopes, free or charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P., Philadelphia, Pa. sept25 3mos ?&y- MANHOOD.-A MEDICAL ESSAY on the Cause and Cure or Premature Decline in Man, thc treatment of Nervous and Physical De? bility, Ac. "There is no member of society by whom this book will not bc round useful, whether such per? son holds the relation of Parent Preceptor or Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette. Sent by mail on receipt of Jiffy cents. Address thc Author, Dr. E. DEF. CUBTIS, Wash.agton, D. C. septl lyr ?3f BE BEAUTIFUL.-IF YOU DE SIKE beauty, you should usc HAGAN'S MAGNO? LIA BALM. It gives a soft, refined satin-like texture to the complexion, removes Roughness, Redness, Blotch? es, Sunburn, Tan, Ac, and adds a tinge of pearly bloom to the plainest features. It brings thc bloom of youth to the fading cheek, and changes the rustic Country Girl Into a fashionable City Belle. In the use of the Magnolia Balm lies the true secret of beauly. No lady need complain of her complexion who will invest 75 cents in this de? lightful article. LYON'S KATHAI RON ls '.he best Hair Dressing lu n8e. sept27 mwfimo NOTICE.-I, ROSALIA GURAN, wife of Saleg Guran, do hereby give notice that thirty days from date, I will conduct business as a sole trader, with J. C. C. LEVY, under the firm of LEVY A CO. Charleston. October 21,18C9. oct22 larnoo* Special iTotires. ^?-CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP JAMES AUGER are notified that she is discharg? ing cargo at Adger's Wharf. Goods remaining uncalled for at sunset, -will be at owners' risk on the dock. JAMES AUGER A CO., Agents. octass ps- HAVING LEARNED THAT S?N DRT rumors are in circulation associating my name with an ofllce In the police force, I now as? sert that they are without foundation. I have never sought for such office, nor would I accept.it if tendered. oct22 1?_SAMUEL DICKERSON. ps- NOTICE.-THE PUBLIC ARE hereby cautioned against purchasing the NINE? TY FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company, each for $500,. numbered from 377 to 466 inclusive, the.same being our properly. M. K. JESUP A CO., oct20 6?_New York. ps- TO THE FLOUR MERCHANTS AND ALL INTERESTED.-OFFICE INSPECTOR OF FLOOR, 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, octl6_Inspector of Flour. ^THE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY. lACOB'S CHOLERA, DYSENTERY AND DIAR? RHOEA CORDIAL.-This article, so well known md highly prized throughout the Southern States is a Sovereign Remedy for the above diseases, is now offered to the whole country. It is Invaluable to every lady, both married and Jingle. No family can afford to be without it, and none will to whom its virtues are known. For sale by all Druggists and general dealers. DOWIE k MOISE, oe tn 3mo8PAC_General Agents. 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