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* r VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1157. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR -. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. ,i. rFEOM T*?B ASSOCIATED KRESS.] WASHINGTON, October 30. Zcph Turner, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates;- ac? Mr. Platt, member elect from Petersburg, Interviewed Grant to-day. ' ls about tssulng an opinion that the sala s of State judges arc exempt from taxation. Secretary Boutwell directs the Assistant Treas ' . arer, at New York, to give notice that the sale of . geld and purchase of bonds will be continued : . without change duilng November. The debt statement for the month .-hows a de? crease Cf nearly $7,500,000. Coln bolinee $117, occ,ooo; currency balance $7,250,000. EXCITEMENT IN NORTH' CABOLI NA-HOEBEN'S NEGRO MILITIA. RALEIGH, October 29. The negro militia excitement .continues un . abated. Nothing can definitely be ascertained in . ' rega? to Governor Holden's intentions.' It is Y salted pj/oa good authority that a body nurhber . ingthieoTrundred left this city very secretly last night for Chapel Hill, Orange County, where arms foi them urp supposed1 to have been previously sent. tr?Jn was sent to Coldsboro' yesterday to briirg'a largo riumbex iront the ea?lern portion ol s tue State. The ?r?iin was expected to ilrrive at ll . A. aL to-day, but up to the present has not ruade its appearance, though momentarily expected. ..Tarir destination is supposed to be'the counties prev?o?sfy mentioned, thong? nothing yet Ls de ^v?ntt?ly lcuown. The Governor's otliclal organ of !v -tatanjorrdnji says no troops have been sent off The facts that have '.caked out show a cri i^^^^Hnftent of some description is EUROPE. * LONDON, October 30. . '} has an editorial on American Unen \ tua writer comments ou Secretary acacy of the payment of the na t goia, aad considers the very neccs i advocacy a proof of the strength of repudiators. BoutwcU's appeal for paying jot.'wm earn 1dm glory.' The obligation cannot be puthoo simply and datedly, lt ls this duty'Which America owes, primarily, to its credi The' hatton does not want any other rea i3tot the creditor's right jpolnted out . In the securities of America public faith ^eltent, but their liability to alter the hms ... t against the will of their creditors ^HRKPfr their best securities bad. The only jHBHSMF*0 1flve capital courage to permeate the Dainn is that a bargain isa bargain, 'and that ttWasJajrcient reason, why one party is bound to lxep.lt, becanscthe other party Bas made ar criuigenients on the faith of Its being kept. I One habdred and six Monarchists will vote for "tba Duke of Genoa as King of Spain. lae Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs bas been chosen president of a commission to fix the control of the Suez Canal. s .JfeFeeJDody's condition 13 more favorable. CKar . will -"spend a part of the winter ut 'Cowes aAdNioo. ^ S?IJfASE OF THE CUBA2f PRIVA-, ? . ' , 1 TEERSXEN. WILKTNGTON, October 30. t he officers of the Cuba were discharged by ommi?j?toner.tc-d?y, except David A. Tel/air, f?anroe; Nicholas Ealing, R. H. Gibaon, N. allps, Louis' French- and John Lynch, who were required to give bail in the sum ol five hun? dred donan each for their appearance before the knited States District Court, which meets Mon? day. # ' I WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION. WHEELING, October TO. Returns come hi slowly. Wood and Harrison Coontie*} heretofore Republican, have gone Dem? ocratic It win require a week to determine the .IfHW OBLE ANS ITEMS. ? ? . ? v Nsw ORLBANS, October 'JO. Tba L?uisvUle ?Commercial Convention Levee Cconailttee met here and resolved to organUe a -for levee building purposes, len* Jefferson, Davis. has gone home to MilJtolppj. Qaferaot Wann ou th says that ho win not call sn extra session of the Legislature. Ciwtonr receipts here for October are over $636, 9005 an excess of $33,000 over ?rry corresponding month ataco i sso. PABXSJPSXfM THJS WTB?8. At tho Ljwichborg, Va.? Fair Grounds, on Satur day. Wm. 0. McOrlde, a prominent merchaut, wasmprtaily?tabbe<l by Max Sumpter. v The foundry and machine shops-' of Talbot Brothers, ?? Richmond, Va., were burned Friday uight. Loss $165,000. Cause, accident. ,,'A negro naree of Henry Creaser, in Bedford County, Vs., threw his child In the fire yesterday lift barned it to death. She was arrested. Miss Baylor, aged, twenty-one years, waa found sst Thursday, near Sharon, in Bland,County, Va., w?thhortbroat cut Tho murderer is unknown. ' Two thousand five hundred dollars have been awarded in premiums at the Lynchburg, Va., Fair. The gross receipts of the fair were $10,000. The first annual fair of the Alabama Central Agricultural Association commences, at Senna, . en Tuesdayi November 30. It is to be one of the grandest affairs ever witnessed in the South. Extensive preparations are being made, and several .distinguished gentlemen -have consented to Eilyer addresses. -Rearj Ward Beecher has delivered him , sol? bf s stirring protest against the neglect of tho ?gfecforate dead at Gettysburg by the govewSfcent arid Northern people. He went . ove?the battle-field recently, and was shocked at the-eocposod remains and robbery of the - ibstBowgravenwpd trenches in which the poor S^Uwurn alala were not decently burled, and ?^"wlww proper reinterment has never been . dareel for Birke, whQe with thc Union dead the contrary has been the cast. He refers to the "\ iacfctbatuWe .disburden the gibbet tenderly and ?rive sepulture to murderers," and asks, "Can tt be possible tlmt a great and generous nation will much longer suffer Ihe Confederate - dead to He dishevelled in such utter and con? temptuous neglect *" .+ 4 i mm > *-' -W?tlr.the view s? encouraging enlistments In the navy, Secretary Robeson has directed .thatmore lfcerties tie allowed United State. seamon whfn In porn, and that ?nstead of with? holding all their pay juntil the trd of a cruise, that they bo allowed the privilege of drawing cme-4ftb< of their nuonthly pay?t the end of J ; each monta. The Secretary ls also o? the opin? ion that the custom of punishing seamen by taxing Rway their pay ls an injudicious one,, ; and calculated to/punlsh theil' families rather than tbemselv?&i phis papers, recordgwbat they able wedding.", It took place Wednesday evening at the Methodist Episcopal Church, the daughter of Bishop Simp bridegroom J? fiiely Weaver, ted to a consulship ip, .Italy, and ftmily, together with many (Mel?is, were present at the wed A STIMULUS FOE .PLASTERS. Prizes for thc Sacccssfa? Culture of Cot? ton, Corn anti Wheat. : . ' CMARLESTON, November 1, 18G3. TO TUE EDITORS OF THENEWS. Gentlemen- We Avish to encourage the move? ment among planters to lncrea.se the product of their lands by better cultivation and by the use of manures. We think thc poor lands of our State can be restored and made to produce abundantly while the crops of good lands can be largely increased by the free U9e of the phosphates so providentially discovered In this State, from which tue best of fertilizers are now made. Poor and good lands cannot bo made to yield equally. We propose to extend an equal ojt portunity to all, sn far as the nature of tito case permits. We, therefore, offer the following premiums-bused upon the iiwreased produc? tion over the natural growth from the same land, without manure: ' FOX COTTON. ' First Prize. A GULLETT GUS OF 40 SAWS, or a horse or mule of same value, for the greatest '^.increased production" in pounds of seed cot? ton fromytt*? acres of lan!L ' Second Prize. A SEWING MACHINE of any patent desired, worth 8150, or ,r" Cotton Press of same value, for the second greatest "in? creased production* from nye acres of land. Third Prize. A Sui.KEV CULTIVATOR, or any other agricultural Implement of equal value, tot the third greatest ''increased production" from dre Acres 5r land. PRIZES von Cony. . Under lue same conditions of ''increased production'' from Ave acres of land. . First Prize. A handsome (buggy und harness Worth S175. Second Prize.' A sulkey cultivator, or its value In any other agricultural implement. third Prize. A double ban-el gun ora rifle worth $30. ' . TRUES FOR WHEAT. ' Under the same conditions, flrst Prize. A BUlkey cultivator, Second Prize. A wheat tannery mill. Third Prize. A silver Waltham watch. CONDITIONS IN GENERAL. The "CAROLINA I'EUTH-DIER" must alone be used as a manare. We guarantee Its excel? lence on the bash of the analysis of Professor Shepard. < Evidence of the use of this fertilizer-oi the quantity of laud cultivated, mode.of cultiva? tion, and weight of manure used, as well as of the resnlt^must be furnished, certified by three disinterested planters Jn the neighbor? hood. Their statements mnst be made in du? plicate, cue copy for D. Wyatt Aiken, Esq., secretary of tho State Agricultural ?nd Me ! chemical Society, and one copy for us, which will be published in the agricultural papers. GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO. THE ABBEVILLE ELECTION'S. THE STATE CONSTABLES ACT AS MANAGERS, Slim Success of the Radic?is-Thc De? mocracy not Dismayed-The Distur? bance' at Calhoun's Mills. [F*OU OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.} . ABBEVILLE COURTHOUSE, October 28. I inclose herewith the earliest reliable state? ment of the result of the election held yester? day to fill the vacancies in the lower House of Representatives. A majority for the Radicals has been obtained by the most extraordinary efforts that were ever invoked to support a had cause.. On the day before the election the constabu? lary from various parts of the State concen I trated here, under the direction of their chief, Hubbard, and on the morning of the election these, like field marshals, were assigned to duty at the various precincts in thc district The Democracy Js defeated, but not dismay? ed; cast down for the moment, but not dis? couraged. We will win the fight in the gene? ral elections of 1870. Mark that ! The con? stabulary cannot be concentrated here then, as there will bc other fields as bitterly con? tested, f You perceive that no polls were opened at Lowndesville, which, in the election last May, gave to the Democracy 110 majority-subtract? ing this from the majority rendered in the present election leaves the Radicals 176 ahead. VOTE 'OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY FOB MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, OCTOBER 27, 1SG9. Abbeville C. Il. Bradley's Mills. ; CJokesbury. Calhoun's Mills.. Chiles' Cross Roads.. . Cedar Springs. Donnaldsville. Due West. I Greenwood. I Doug lass' Mills...... Ninety-Six. Union Precinct. White Hall. Woodville. Lowndesville*. Centreville. Warrenton. Total. Radi? cals. Dema? cr?is. SM 78 367 151 sa BO 18 70 214 2? MS IS 73 751 oa.J m .v24 _| 878 SM IS 160 56 29 104 1(4 183 41 91 "li g 17:'i| 816 3?8 541 317 112 79 j 122 ISO 309 78 236 86 121 ? 98 242 2T.0 !l?0l!ls77|l*i>0| ?I4054 Radical majority, 2S0. THB DISTURBANCE AT CALHOUN'S MILLS. The Abbeviiie Press and Banner give? this account of thc disturbance at Calhoun's Mills on Wednesday : A number of our cit izens from the neighbor? hood of Calhoun's Mills were arrested and brought to the village on yesterday by the State constabulary, undercharge of being con? cerned in the election disturbance on Wednes? day. As there ls much excitement and cou Sleting accounts, we lind it. difficult to give efinitc statements, and therefore forbear, comment. From the character of the parties accused, we feel assured that they wili be able to vindicate themselves at thc proper time. We have t!ie statements of two of the man? agers, very reliable men. that everything passed off very quietly until about two or titree o'clock in the evening, when at the instiga? tion of some of the constr.bular?-, an attempt was made by the negro guard to clear the polls, when the whites resisted and forced the constabulary to leave. There was no blood shed-much excitement, but no damage done to any one. Thc presence of the State conslabulary' here is a constant source of irritation to our people, i and ever must be so. It s to them that we at? tribute nearly all the disturbances which have occurred In our midst. It ls to their Interest to provoke violence and thus make party capi? tal, as well as make a livelihood for themselves. Let our people remember this and abstain from all acts of violence, wiiich these men so eagerly desire to provoke. "Better bear the ills w,e have than fly to others we know not ot" *lt is said that no box or pon opened here. .?'????'? . 'j? j -A Troy lawyer, wpho cleared a fellow* of ! coojiterfeltrng. linds that his fee was ungrate- 1 fuUy paid in bogius greenbacks. IMPORTANT RAILROAD MEETING,. Thc New Linc from Camden to Char? lotte. Delegates from Lancaster and Kershaw Counties met in convention at Camden on Wednesday last. The chairman, W. A. Moori'. Esq. The chairman having explained the object of the ineeting,.the convention was addressed in turn by General Kershaw, President Mc Laurin. Colonel Shannon, W. M. Connors. .R. E. Allison and Evans Rollins, all advocating the building of a road, and favoring the South Carolina Central railroad. Each co?uty stated what it could do in aid ol' the enter? prise, and Mr. McLaurin -vas requested"to say what amount was necessary to induce his company lo run their road by way 0? Camden and Lancaster. To which he replied, that not having the authority to pledge his company, he could not say definitely, but assured the convention that any tangible proposition ema? nating from them would meet the favorable consideration by his company. Tile following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, l. That'thc delegates from Lan? caster and Kershaw Counties have assembled in convention ni Canulcn', hoping to meet delegates from Charlotte, X. (.'.. from Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties, with the view 01' forming a railroad connection from Charlotte; X. C., to Charleston, via Lan? caster CourthoiLse, Camden, Sumter, Manning ....nd Gourdln's. J: solved, 2. That disappointed in meeting delegates from 'iii"- several sections Indicated^ the resait of misinformation as to the day Of meeting, and in receiving definite propositions and assurances of aid and cooperation, we (eel constrained to embarken carrying out our. fixed und settled determination to consthicl ;.. railroad (rora Chinden, through Lancaster Courthouse, lo tin- direction of Charlot .. X. c. Resolved, X That ' the commissioner?] ap? pointed i?y Hie : eral Assembly of thc State of simta CarollAa, lu the act Incorporating "The Watefec and North Carolina Itnilrotid Com? pany,*' be requested to proceed at once to open the books anil organize under that charter. Resolved, 4. That Un- County Commission? ers of Lancaster and Kershaw Counties lu- re Bpcctfa?y requested lo take such steps ns will secure subscriptions from their respective' counties, sufficient in amount to secure the early organization of the company under that charter. 72e#o*Ded, 5. That wo earnestly and cordially Invoke the aid ?ind co-operaliori ol' the people of the City of Charlotte and the Counties of Mecklenburg and Union, X. C.. in this Impor? tant undertaking. Jiesolwd, C. Thal willie tho pressing and vital necessity for this railroad connection to the people and counties we represent, Induces us to embark with all our might, under this charter", to secure the rich'hoon, we are bj nu means indifferent to the valuable aid we may receive, and which we deem our due from leading and projected railroad companies con? necting with Charleston, and hold ourselves in readiness for any liberal scheme ol' co-opera? tion. Resolved, 7. That th." president of the South Caroliua Central Railroad Company be re? quested to communicate the action of this con? vention to the board of directors of that com? pany, and invite their co-operation with us In the enterprise vhlch wc are about to under? take. Resolved, 8. That- the chairman of this meet? ing communicate a copy of these resolutions to the presid-nt of the South Carolina Rail? road, with the request that thc same bc laid before the board of directors ol'that company, Resolved, 9. That the chairman ol this con? vention appoint a committee of five members to act as an executive and ? corresponding committee in the interest of this enterprise until Its further organization, with the power to reassemble the convention, should they deem it expedient to do so. SECRET OF TEE A URO RA BOREALIS. Recent Discoveries Explained. The London Spectator has for some months distinguished Itself by a series of astronomical articles, combining full scientific information with popular interest. The latest is tho fol? lowing, published in that paper on October 9, and explaining some recent discoveries of im? portance, tending to explain the true nature of the Northern Lights : Men of science have long felt that a strange secret lay hidden in the brilliant folds of the aurora. The magic arch, with its pointed streamers shitting silently but swiftly across the heavens, pulsating mysteriously as though illuminated by the fitfully changing glow of some concealed furnace, and rendered sur? passingly beautiful by the brilliancy of Us col ors, had always had strange charms formen of thoughtful mind. And gradually a series of la? borious researches had revealed i he laws which associate this beautiful apparition with dis? turbances affecting th? economy of our whole earth, and not indistinctly connected willi the habitudes of the solar system itself. Rut re? cently a discovery has been made which is even* more remarkable than any which had ever before rewarded thc labor of physicists a\liscovery at once Instructive and'perplex? ing, revealing a bond of union between the aurora and a phenomenon hitherto thought to bc quite different in character, but leaving us still to learn what the exact nature of ?nat boml of union may be. Let us consider what had been learned respecting auroral displays and their relation to the earth's economy. We had occasion lately to point out a sudden .disturbance in the sun in 1859 which had been presently followed hy intense magnetic uction, the whoie electric sjstotn of the earth quiver? ing, so to speak, under the influence ol' thc solar forces educed by the disturbance. And we mentioned that "among the signs of this magnetic action brilliant displays of Hie auro? ral streamers had been witnessed in both hem? ispheres on the night following the solar dis? turbance. This circumstance "teaches us the true character of the aurora as strikingly as any which astronomers and physicists had patiently been gatheriug together during the past halt century. We learn at once thal a relation subsists' between the aurora, terres? trial magnetism, and the central luminary of our scheme. And even if Ave were to pause here, we should have learned enough to indicate the significance and importance of the aurora. Our earth, we may he sure, is not the only re? cipient of that mystic influence which rouses into activity thc phenomena we tenn mag? netic. Over the whole realm which il. rides, thc central orb sends forth the strange elec? tric impulses. When our skies ure Illuminated hy the magic streamers, wa muy be sure that those ol' Venus and ol' Mars, of Jupiter and of Saturn, nay even Hie skies of those unseen orbs which travel fur out in space beyond the paths ol' Uranus and Neptune, are lit up with auroral displays. When once it has been shown that we owe our auroras to solar ac? tion, we recognize the cosmical character ol' the display, and that, in a scene, the terrestrial magnetism on which it depends is a bond of nillnitv between our earth ami its sister orbs. But while we were thus taught the ire- sig? nificance o/ the aurora, we were left ii doubt as to thc way in which thc solar action aroused the electric luminosity in the upper regions of our air. We could not even tell at what eleva? tion tho light was suspended above our earth. The most "eminent physicists differed in ther views as to the possibility of learning where the magic streamers really wave when we see them most distinctly. While Arago had held that lo attempt to measure the height of thc aurora was as futile as to attempt lo measure the height of a rainbow, Slr John Herschel considered that precisely the same laws of measurement might be applied to the aurora os to any object raised high above the earth. One point, however, was well determined. The auroral lights are undoubtedly to bc as? cribed to electric action taking place at a very considerable height, where the air is very rare indeed. It became, therefore, a question whether anything could be learned by analyz? ing the auroral light, as to the condition of that particular part of our atmosphere in which the electric action takes place. Spectroscopic analysis, that strange and powerful mode of research which has revealed so many unlooked-for facts, was accordingly applied to the light of a brilliant aurora. The result was rather surprising. Instead of a rainbow-colored streak of light, flitch as would have appeared if thc aurora were due to tho existence of partisans excited to luminosity by dearie action, a single line of colored liglit appeared. ' This indicated that the light is due to the incandescence of some gas through which the electric discharges in upper air takes place. Hut this was uot thc circumstance which attracted surprise. Eather, this was to have been looked for. It was the position of the line which astonished our physicists. If the tras had'been one whicli chemists are ac? quainted with, the bright lin? would have oc cupied the position proper .to that gas, and would at once have indicated its nature. Dut there is no known element that thc spectrum has a bright line where this one appeared. Tiie observation has been repeated over and over again, by Angstrom, by Otto Struvc, and recently by Mr. Plummer, always with the same result-we canuot tell what the sub? stance mav be to whose incandescence or lu? minosity the aurora owes Its brilliancy. But now a most remarkable discovery has been effected. Angstrom' has lound that the mysterious line of the auroral spectrum exists in'tiie spectrum of another object, which hud been thought to be wholly difljfrent in charac? ter. Eyer since its discovery by Cassini, the zodiacal light hus been au object of interest to astronomers. Gradually a ?ieorT had been formed respecting it, "which had been sanc? tioned by the authority of such men as Hum? boldt and Sir John Herschel. Ii wari held that this appearance is due to the light reflected (rom a multitude of minute cosmical bodies travelling around the sun within, thu orbit of our ea tn. ' This theory had never been tested by spec troscopfe analysis. Indeed, the zodiacal light shines so taint ly ti.at it was hardly hoped that its spectrum could bc rendmd vlsib'e. But ii was confidently antichiated that if the zodiacal light ever were thus .tii.?yzed. i;.; spectrum would be that which the theory required thal is, a very &int rc^radbbvioii of tile com? mon solar spectrum. .Now. ?ii length, v.vlisartrbrti Angstrom that Um spectrum of tho zodiaml light has been observcd.?and Instead of Ming, us had been expected, a taint rainbo^jstolored streak. ii presents Jiu! a singie^ml That Hue bj thu s imo timi we sec ip tile spesruia of tiie mu - ra, in oilier v.'ords,-lhc Bgptol Lite zodiacal gi Ara arni that of the auroral Btreninera oro Sue thu fame so/S of electric discharge tak In2"place in the same medium. Without proton li:);: to further Interpret tli!.;: startling result, wc may indicate thu promise it affords of explaining'u ninnber of phenom? ena which have long seemed most perplexing. When once we recognise, tiie fact that electric ac: ion ls effective in producing any of the ce? lestial lights, we have a resource availa? ble to remove many difflcnlUe& Astronb mors were asking how comets, tor ox ample, could exhibit the spectrum of t ic incandescent vapor of carbon-that Is, a spectrum indicative of tim most intense heat, when, as in the case cf WTnneck's cornel (whose spectrum was of-this nature.) they were farther fromthesun than tiie earth ls. The action of the suit In exciting electrical dis? charges would bc quite sufficient to account tor Ulis*and similar phenomena. Again, it has been long recognized, that tho necnliarl tiesof cornets' tails seem only explicable as due to electrical action; but astronomers were unwilling to adopt such u theory without some positive evidence ia its favor, we now have such evidence; and it is most probable thal the first long-tailed comet which is Bubmitted to spectroscopic analysis will establish the view which Euler put forth more than haifa century ago, that comets' tails have some? thing in common with the auront and the zodiacal light. It would indeed be strange if three of the most mysterious phenomena with which men of science are acquainted should find their explanation simultaneously. ALL A HO VI THE STATE. A Mysterious Murder. / f The Wlnnsboro' News says: "The body of Mr. Derrin Hayes was found yesterday morn I lng, about eight miles from Wlnnsboro', on the Kincaid Bridge Road, dreadAdly mangled." 1 Orangeburg Court. The News says : "Very few Interesting cases were upon the docket. An important decis? ion of Judge Carpenter wa3 .that a colored woman had no right, as the law now stands, te prosecute for bastardy-the act of 1830 say? ing distinctly that only ? white woman can lie prosccutrix in such case." Thc Weather. The weather in Barnwell has been cold for some days, and on Thursday there was a freeze, there was a heavy frost in Horry on the night of the 2Gth ult. Winter has arrived In Georgetown. Ice was seen on Wednesday, and on Thursday the thermometer stood at 32 degrees below zero. Affray lu Abbeville. The Press says : "An nffray occurred on our streets on Monday last between C. A. McCiung, of this vicinity, and Ed. Butler ami Tom Wil? liamson, freedmen. In which Butler received a flesh wound in the thigh, from a pistol dis? charged by McCiung, aiid Williamson's hand was cut with a knife. McCiung received a slight wound in the head, and alter being rather roughly handled by the constabulary, was released on giving ball for his appear? ance." Lost Child. * Hie Cireenvilie Enterprise says that a little boy, the son of Mr. John W. Grady, was lost on Wednesday, October 20, and has not been found. In tho hope that the child is yet alive, and that he may be restored to his parents, Mr. Grady offers a liberal reward for his discovery and restoration. il to avoid all difficulty in the matter pledged himself that the person returning thu child ulive shall not be questioned, and only voluntary informa? tion expected. The lost boy is about seven years old, ordinary: size for his age. rallier slender form, hair inclined to be dark, eyes hazel, complexion suuburnt; had on wlien missed black velvet pants, black flannel coat, 'red flannel shirt, hishat was not on; was al? ways regarded as intelligent for his tender years, Thc State Capital. The eastern wing of this building wiH bc ready for use by the Legislature on the 22d. The Phoenix says: "The main entrance is on tiie north side of the first story. Passing through the corridor, on thc right ls thc Audi? tor's office, and opposite is the Attorney General's office. About the centre of the cor? ridor ls a bronze statue ol' George Washington, bearing the inscription: 'Modelled 177S, iu France, by Bourdon; east lu Richmond, Va., at Vf. J Hubbard's Foundry." Passing through the corridor, on the right ls the Comptroller's office, and adjoining it is a room with a fire? proof vault for the protection of important pa? pers. On the left is tho Treasury 'Department, with private rooms, vault, Ac. (In thc righi, is the Governor's office and private room/ Ad Joining is tile office and private room of the Secretary nf State. <Mi the extreme left is the Supi eme Court-room, adjoining which is a con? sulting room and a well lighted apartment, in? tended as a library. On the second story, in trout, on either siile. are rooms for thc accom? modation of tin; Speaker of thc House, the President ot the Senate and their clerks. The hall ol'representa!ii i s, as well as the senate chamber, upon ttiis floor, are tastefully fitted tip; the ceilings being finished with ornamen? tal brackets, corners, ftc. The walls are plas? tered iu imitation of stone. Galleries surround thc ball of thc former, while in the senate Chamber ft gallery extends along the north side. This chamber is to receive an entirely new outfit-furniture, carpets; ftc. On this floor are seven committee rooms, cloak and wasli room. The eur ire. building Will be healed witli coal." Shreds of State News. George Curtis has been appointed by Gov? ernor Scott a magistrate for Hilton Head, Beaufort County. James G. Martin has been appointed com? missioner of deeds for South Carolina, in the State of North Carolina. We learn that Governor Scott has appointed Mr. Thomas J. Webb to lill the office of County Auditor of Anderson, vice John R. Cochran, resigned. The buildings for the agricultural fair at Barnwell are Tn rapid course of completion. The executive committee are pushing matters ahead, and everything will doubtless be in readiness by the 17th of November. . The aggregate of the assessments of proper? ty in Barnwell is expected to be $2,000,1)00. The Georgetown court is still in session, there being unfinished business which will be closed before the cud of tho week. Mr. J. B. Boyd has been appointed post? master at Lancaster Courthouse. Good ! Mr. J. J. Richardson, Internal revenue as? sessor for Lancaster, has been superseded, and Captain Place appointed in his stead. -itlarricb. SHERFESEE-GRIFFITH.-On rite evening of the 271 ti instant, by the Rev. Thomas Smythe. D. I)., Loma SHRRFESEE to Miss ANNIE S. GRIFFITH, both of tills cltv. ? CDbUnarrj. ? YOUNG.-Died at Charleston, South Carulir.:".. on thc 26th October, lier 23d birthday, BETTINA CA IA NISS, wife of Henry E. Yoong;. Hen ! qnanto minns est cum reiiqnia vesarl quam tui merhlnlsse ! jes- Petcrsbunr Index and Richmond Enquirer copy. Special Notices pS* SYNAGOGUE, HASEL STREET. Divine Service will bc held Tuis EVENING at the Synagogue, Hasel street, at hair-past 7 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. ISAAC SI. WISE, or Cincinnati, will deliver a Lecture. Subject: "Israel's Mission in America." The public are respectfully invited to attend. _ . novl pH* CARD.-T H E OFFICERS AND members of the Earrie Steam Fire Engine Compa? ny beg leave most respect rolly tc? return their cordial thanks to Messrs. J. OPPENHEIM, AV M. SCHACHTE, fi F. BEAUFORT and the oniecrsor the Citadel, for refreshments kindly tarnished at the Ure on Saturday morning. novl ?&*A CARD.-THE ' OFFICERS AND Members of thc Palmetto Fire Engine Company would respectfally return their thanks to Mr. T. L BISSELL and Mr. JAMES FINLEY, for re? in hmcnts Kindly furnished them at the lire on the morning of October 30. By order. ALEXANDER DUNCAN, r.ov? Secretary. V!!.: OFFICERS AND MEMBERS of Marion Fire Engine Company return their sln I cere thanks to Messrs. J. IL OPPENHEIM, C. A. ATilAR, & b?SS, IL L. MORILLO, BM. M?CK ENFUSS, and the Garrison, for refreshments kindly fernished nt the ?ire of thc .nth. O.A. CALDER, novl Secretary. et* THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS or the Washington steam Fire Engine Company beg leave to re; urn their thanks to Messrs. 15. A. MUCKENFUSS, T. MORRIS and HENRY PREG NALL, for refreshments furnished nt the Ure on Saturday morning, the 30th Instant. ' CHARLES V. RIC7L&RDSON, lKivl S"',refary Washington F. Co. p3* ALL ESTIMANTES FOR TI IH Preundschaftsbund Hall "hiust be handed lu on or before 3 o'clock P. M. THIS DAY, November 1. A. MELC1IERS, Chairman pro tem., novl 1*_No. asi King street. pS* THREE MONTHS AFTER DATE, application will be made for renewal or CertiQ catesol the following STOCK, vis: 6 Shares, No. 1028, in People's Hank; G Shares, No. 0.'19, in Peo? ple's Hank: also, 1 Share of each of the following numbers in Planters' and Mechanics' Hank, viz: Nos. 12.3S2, 15,7-00,15,759 to l.r>,7ti0 Inclusive. septl lamo3 ._PAUL TRAP!ER._ ps* SOUTH CAROLINA, BEAUFORT COUNTY.-In Equity.-D. H. PLATTS, Adminis? trator, vs. GABRIEL YARN.-Bill for Injunction. Pursuant to an amended Decretal Order ol the Court or Equity in the above stated case, the cred? itors or J. J. PLATTS, deceased, are called on to prove their demands before me by the FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER next. , H. G. JUDD, Beaufort, S. C., August 28. C. C. P. septl lamo:! p3f EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-ALL VER SONS having demands against the Estate or PAUL D. REMLEY* late of Christ Cnurch Parish, will present the same, legally attested, to JOHN E. RIVERS, Esq., Attorney at Law, at his office, No. l Courthouse Square, on or before the FIRST DAY OH NOVEMBER next, or they will be debarred payment; and those Indebted to said Estate will make Immediate payment to the same. 0. E. HUGHES, Executor. July20 l, aug 2-16, sept 1-15, oct 1-15, nov l ^TTO THE FLOUR MERCHANTS AND ALL INTERESTED.-OFFICE INSFECTOR:OF FLOCR, No. CS EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, October 16.-Orders for Inspection of Flour will be re eeived at this otllce Dom this date, ana be promptly attended to. C. N. AVERILL, octli_Inspector ol Flour. ps* A CARD.-A CLERGYMAN, while residing In South America as a Missionary, discovered a sale and simple remedy for the cure or Nervous Weakness, Early Decay, Disease or the Urinary and Seminal Organs and the whole train or disorders brought* ou by baneful and vicious habits. Great lumbers have been cured by this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit the atllictcd and unfortunate, I will send the recipe for preparing and usiug this medicine, In a scaled envelope, to any one who needs it, free or charge. Address JOSEPH I. INMAN, Station D, Bible Houi?e, oct4 Smos* New York City. _53S-USE JOHN DWIGHT k CO.'S SUPER-OARS. SODA, the best for housekeepers. Established #io. sept 27 m?mosuic ps- BATCHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS spleudid Mair Dye is the best In the world; thc only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, in stautaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the Ul eirects or bad dyes; in? vigorates and leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or brown. Sold by all Druggists and Per? fumers; and properly applied at Batchelor^ Wig Factory, No. - Bond street, New York. mavis lyr ,,-?-T!IE SECRET OF BEAUTY LIES In the usc ol HAGAN'S MAGNOLIA BALM for the complexion. Roughness, redness, blotches, freckles, snn bura and tun disappear where it is applied, and a beautiful complexion or pure, satin-like texture is obtained. Thc plainest features are made to glow with healthful bloom and youthful beauty. \ Remember Hagan's Magnolia Balm is the thing that produces these eirects, and any lady can se? cure it for 75 cents at any or our stores. To preserve and dross thc hair use Lyon's Ka thalron. oci27 wfmlmo ?&*, 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 ami Old Ape; Manhood generally Reviewed; the Cause or Indigestion; Flatulence and Nervous Diseases accounted for; Marriage Philosophically Considered, Ac. These Lectures will be forwarded on receipt or four stamps, by addressing: SECRETARY BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, No. 74 West Baltimore street, Bal? timore, Md._aprio mwflyr ^-THE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY. JACOB'S CHOLERA, DYSENTERY AND DIAR RHOA CORDIAL.-This article, so well known and highly prized throughout the Southern States as a Sovereign Remedy for the above diseases, is nftw offered to the whole country. It ls Invaluable to every lady, both married and single. No ramiry can afford to be without lt, and none will to whom its virtues are known. For sale by all Druggists and general dealers. DOWD? A MOISE, ootll smosDic General Agents. ? Special Notices. NOTICE .-A IL DEMAND? against the British Brig LADY PERIE, Paterson Master, must be presented at our office by 12 o'clock M. THIS DAT, 1st November, or they will be debarred payment. J. A. ENS LOW A CO., Consignees, novl l_ No. 141 East Bay. j^NOTICE.-CONSIGNEES PER BRIG J. H. DEVEREACX aro hereby notified that she is Tins DAY discharging cargo at Brown's wharf. AU goods remaining on the wharf after sunset will be stored at risk ami expense of owners. novl 1 ^.CONSIGNEES PER STEAMER SEA GULL, from Baltimore, are hereby notified that she Ls Tnis DAT discharging cargo at Pier No. 1, Union Wharves. AH Goods not taken away at sunset will remain on wharf at Consignees' risk. novl 1_MORDECAI A- CO., Agents. * /?f-NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-CON? SIGNEES per steamship MlNNKTOXKA are here? by notified that she is Tn is DAY. discharging cargo at Vandcrhor3t's /Wharf. Goods not re? moved by sunset will remain ou wharf at owners' risk; or, if stored, at expense and risk of con? signees. .. . RAYENEL .t CO., novl 3 Agents. CONSIGNEES PER BRITISH steamship PARIES' arc hereby notified that said steamship has been Tins DAY entered under the ?.'ive Day Act. All goods not Permitted at the expiration of that time will be sent to rhe Govern? ment Stores: ROBT. ML"RE A CO., 06188 ? - Asrenls. ?ri?-THE SHIVERING SEASON.-IT ls Impossible to suppose that ?my human being can consider au attack of Fever ami Agne a light visitation. And yet thousands act as If such a calamity was of np consequence, white thousands who arc actually sufferirer from thc distressing complaint neglect to adop: the certain means of cure, lt ought to be known lu every locality snb I jeer to this scourge, or which is infested with re? mittent fever, or any other epidemic produced by in:i!aria, that HOSTETTKR'S STOMACH BITTERS taicen in advance or at the commencement ol' the unhealthy season, will fortify the system against the atmospheric poison which generates these distempers. This admirable invigorant-harm? less, agreeable, and possessing rarer mcdiciual virtues tba? any other tonic at present known, will break-up the paroxysms of Intermittent or remittent fever in from forty-eight hours to ten days. Such is the universal testimony from dis-, tricts where periodical fevers have been combat? ed with this powerful vegetable Chulogogue.* In a thievish neighborhood wise men bar their doors ami windows, yet strange to say If the same neighborhood happens to be pervaded by xrial poison they seldom take the trouble to put their bodies in a state of defence against tho snbtle enemy. Shivering victims endeavoring in vain to warm your blue hands over thc tire, or consum? ing with the fever that follows the chili, remem? ber that HOSTELER'S BITTERS ls an absolute, Fiteedy and infallible specific for your distressing malady,_novl ODAC ps* NOTICE.-APPLICATION WILL be made to thc Legislature, at it:, approaching session, for a charter for a LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, to be called "TflE SOUTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY." oct4 m 7 J&~ NOTICE.-NATIONAL FREED MAN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY, CHARLESTON BBANCH, No. 74 BROAD STREET. Money deposited on or before November 15th will draw interest from November 1st. oct2817_NATHAN RITTER, Cashier. MANHOOD.-A MEDICAL ESSAY on the Cause and Cure of Premature Decline in Man, the treatment of Nervous and Physical De? bility, ?c. "There ls no member of sooiety by whom this book will not be found useful, whether such per? son holds the relation of Parest Preceptor or Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette. i Sent by mail on receipt of fitly cents. Address the Author, Dr. K. DsF. CURTIS, Washington, D. C._?_ septl lyr ?Sr WORDS OF CHEER - ON THE Errors of Youth and the Follies of Age, m rela? tion to Marriage and Social Evils, with a helping hand for the erring and unfortunate. Sent h>| sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P., Philadelphia, Pa. sept25 3mos .financial. G I G II T CHECKS On Messrs. MORTON, BLISS A CO., New York, In sums to suit purchasers. For sale by B. LAFITTE & CO., oct27 wthsGm5 No. -20 Broad street. ?piRST MORTGAGE TWENTY-YEAR SEVEN PER CENT. BONDS OP TUB SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY. rr.iNcirAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN NEW YORK. These bonds are secured by a FIRST MORT? GAGE ON THE ROAD, including its outfit and equipment. The Trustees are JAMES ROBB, of New York; WILLIAM AIKEN and GEORGE W. WILLIAMS, of South Carolina. This -Road Is io.j miles in length, connecting the Cities or Savannah and Charleston, and ls an Im? portant link of through travel from thc North to Georgia, Florida and thc Gulf States. 'The whole Road will be in complete running order by thc first of December. This loan is at the rate of only $5000 per mlle, which is less than the cost of the iron, and is a ?rst-class security in every respect. These bomb, arc offered for the present at EIGIITV CENTS on the dollar, by the SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, No. 19 Broad street. THOMAS R. WARING, oc.ns wfni Cashier. JglTw ARD LOWNDES, BROKER, No. 4 BROAD STREET, Buys and sells on commission. Bonds. Stocks, Bank Bills, and Securities of all kinds. The high? est market prices obtained. Auy information desired, by letter or otherwise, will'be cheerrullv given. Apply as above at No. 1 Broad Btreet, or th rough Poatofllce Box ."07. Will also attend to the luvestmeuts of money In large and small amounts. BBFEBBKCES.-Wagner, Huger ? Co., Reeder A Davis, (5. A. Trenholm A Son, W. C. Bee A Co., Thomas E. Waring, Cashier South Carolina Loan and Trust Company; I'elzer, Rodgers & Co.. J. D. Aiken ami Co., George H. Walter A Co., Cohen. Ilanckel A Co., Andrew Simouds, President First National Bank. sept212mos i>*c F. CH E V R E ? X, SCULPTOR AND ARCHITECT, MARBLE WORKS, Corner Meeting street, and Horlbcck's .Uley, Charleston, S. C. Plans made to order and work exeouted promptly, jnlyl tliraomofi C. KAUFMAN, BROKER ANDiCOMMISSION AGENT, NO. 25 BHOaD STREET, Charlea tori, S. C. Trompt attention given to the purchase and sale of Real Estate, Stocks, Bonds, Bank Bills, Ac, Ac. # septis wfm2moscs ?ancr? (goods, &t. V I 'S I TOR Once said if we only knew where the resident citizens made their purchases there w? should getfv well served. To such we offer v A DIRECTORY. N The ladies who desire thc latest styles of fash? ionable Ilead Dressing, Curls, Chignons or Braids, Go to M. A- A. ASHTON. " The gentlemen who desire to be presentable In Adonis attire, for Wigs, " Go to M. A A. ASHTON. ' All who desire the best Germ?n Colognes, * Go to M. & A. ASHTON. . For Diadem or Coronal Combs," all Go to M. & A. ASHTON. . Those who require the best Extracts, Go to M. A'A. A8HT0N. Every one who desires good Hair Brushes or Combs, . Go to M. A- A. ASHTON. - Of necessity # all who require a good Tooth Brush, " Go to M. A A. ASHTON. For genuine Talc de Ven?s, all must Go to M. A A. ASHTON. For Hair Dyes and Regenerators, nearly all Go to M. A A. ASHTON. In fact, an who require genuine goods from the ' following houses : ' Society Hygi?nique, I . I Bailey's, ] . Lubln's, .5 (Atkinson's, ? Cow -ay's, I 3 iGosnell's, -a Piver. f ^ j Lowe A Sons, Vg. Guerlain, clYanllcy, >4 .. Henry A Denmrson, J i Rowlands A Sons, v, IGowland, . ? As also, Venls Goods In their line from every reputable manufacturer in the States, , Go to M. A A. ASTTTON, No. 340 Klug street, novl Five doors from Market street. Utetcrjes, Jfctoelrrj, &t. A T C II E ?s 1 WATCHES! ; WATCHES of the best English, Swiss nnd . American manufacture, in Gold and SUver Canes, , at j JAMES ALLAN'S, novl mthlmo_' No. 307 King street JEW ELEY ! J E W E L R Y 1 An elegant assortment of Une half sets EAR RINGS, Brooches, Ac, at JAMES ALLAN'S, novl mthlmo No. 307 King street. , Stones, Uortgee, &t., g TO VE S AT WHOLESALE.. , 1 THE. UNDERSIGNED^ STJCCESSORS OF HOR? TON A SHEPHERD, HAVE RESUMED THEIR TRADE IN STOVES, AS WHOLESALE DEALERS, IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR OTHER BUSI- . NESS, AND ARE NOW PREPARED TO'SUPPLJ OTHER DEALERS, FACTORS, MERCHANTS AX? ALL THE CUSTOMERS OF THE OLD HOUSE WITH THE MOST APPROVED DESCRIPTIONS OF COOKING STOVES, RANGES AND HEATING STOVES AT A CLOSE APPROXIMATION TO FOUNDRY PRICES. THE COOKING STOVES AND 'RANGES ARE SOLD WITH OR WITHOUT FURNITURE-SOME OF THEM ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH? OUT THE AH) OF CHIMNEYS IF NECESSARY AND ALL ARE GUARANTEED TO BAKE PROF- - EELY, IF SET UP AS DIRECTED. THE RANGES ARB UNUSUALLY LOW IN PRICE-HAVE SIX BOILER OPENINGS AND DOUBLE OVENS, THOUGH BUT A SINGLE PIPE, ANO NEED NO BRICK-WORK TO SET THEM UP. THE STOCK OF HEATING STOVES EMBRACES CAST-IRON AIR-TIGHTS, RUSSIA-IRON AIR TIGHTS, SIX-PLATE OR BOX STOVES, Ac, ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES AND PEI CBS WILL BE FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION. WM. SHEPHERB A 0O?, Ne. 24 HAYNE STREET, CHARLESTON S. C., ----i JAPANNED TIN-WARE AT WHOLESALE. WM. SHEPHERD 4 CO.', . No. 24 HAYNE STREET. gTAMP'ED TIN-WARE. AT WHOLESALE. WM. SHEPHERD * CO.,. No. 24 HAYNE STREET. JpRENCH RETINNED LEON - WARE* AT WHOLESALE. WM. SHEPHERD & CO., No. 24 HA?Vrl STREET. jg ELLAVILLE COPPER ROLLING MILLS. AGENTS IN CHARLESTON: WM. SHEPHERD & CO., No. 24 HAYNE STREET. OJrockern, (Erjina, tez._ rp W O THOUSAND SETS SMALL PLATES, , . FOR SALE AT REDUCED PRICES. ? inch dat and deep PLATES, at 10c. a set. - 4 inch flat and deep Plates, at 15c. a set. 5 inch flat ami deep Plates, at 20c. a set. 0 Inch flat and deep Plates, at 20c. a set. By WM. G. WH?LDEN & CO., Nos. 137 Meeting street and 255 King street, oct2S thsmw:5 Corner Beaufaia. Sine &rts. Q ll R O M OS! at The largest and finest assortment of CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS AND ENC RAVINGS, Ever brought to this city, now on exhibition and for sale at New York prices, at ? QU1NBY A CO.'S Photograph Gallery, No. 261 King street, Charleston, S. C. PHOTOGRAPHS. PHOTOGRAPHS taken in every style. Entire satisfaction tn all cases guaranteed. QUENBY, 4 CO. ocu imo 'j.