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* r VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1157. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR TUB STATE CAETTAL. The HTevt Capitol-L^n-tli of the Session The L9M7 at W?rlt-Tbe Vacant .Xndgeship-Colored Troo ps to the Prent. . ISrSCl AL TRI.BORA? TO TBS NI WS. j OOLTTWBLi, Hot ember 22. The new Senate chamber and hall of the Soase of Representatives are ready for the mem? bers, about one half of whom are here. The eon trac tor has spent far more than the appropria? tion ta fitting np tko capitol Del1 ding. It is uncertain how long the session will last, sat two months ia the general estimate. The lobby members are mastering In fall force, sad the Chatham Railroad people will make a vigeroeg posh for a guarantee or subsidy, as will the supporters of the Spartanbarg and Union Railroad extension to Asheville. The Governor is asid to bc opposed to giving State aid at present to any railroad company, and the members, just aes^ lean thc same way. Among the persons spoken of for the vacant seat on th? Supreme Bench are Judge Carpenter, W. J. Whipper (colored,) Jndge Orr and Judge Bosser. Judge Carpenter is the favorite, but it ls akeiy that an attempt wlU be made to run in Whipper, so that the negroes may have another mas of their own color In high official position. The Governor's message win probably be pre? sented on Wednesday. BO HOES BOB CUBA. The Opposition to Recognition-The Tsspraehmnnt of a Radical Judge A Maxine Rxample-The Chinese Mis? sion. JBPBCXAX noaSRAK TO THX NITS.] Wiousore*, November 22. Tho members of the Coban Junta, who have boca here working oa the President through dif? ferent officials to persuade htm te say something favorable to Ochas independence in his annual message, have gone beek to New York quite des? pondent. They and Secretary Fish a most deter? mined enemy of Cuban r?cognition. The sntKJodioiary Committee of'the Hosse meets here next week to make np a report in the matters of the impeachment of Judge Bus teed, of *i?>>y"t?l If articles of Impeachment are re? sorted, the trial befar? tho Senate will be very mag, ss a vast amosnt of preliminary evidence has been taken. The principal charges against Baa;oed are ignorance of the law and corruption In office. Commander Seeley, of the Marine Corps, has been found guilty by court-martial of cruelty to his Reo, and Secretary Robeson intimates that he arm make aa example of bim. Tho President said to-day that he oonM not And a competent Republican tn Louisiana to make one of the nsw Ckroult Jadges there. Minister Low returned to-day, and ia not in? clined to accept the Chinese mission naleaa it be made ? flret-eisjri mission. (no?! TUB ASSOCIATED TRESS.] WASHINGTON, November 22. The CocLptroller of the Currency has returns from las national banks ta October 9, shoving their aggregate resources to be $1,500,000,000; In? cluding di??USts $700,000,000; Bpecle $23,000,000; legal tender notes $ St, OOO, OOO, and three per cent, certificates $48,000,900. Among the liabilities are $83,000,000 surplus rands; $41,000,000 undivided profits; $203,000,000 circulating notes, and $500, eoo.soo individual deposits. Among the resources to secure circulation and deposits are $450,000, 00? Federal bonds. Ho opinions were delivered la the Supreme Ooart to-day. Among the cases argued was that af Jamas Hlekman, plaintiff In error, vs. Betts and others. Hickman, a cttisen of Alabama, .ned two o (Boers of the eon t and the grand Jury af hit county for arrest a d imprisonment for treaso?>against the Confederate States. The ver? dict below waa for the defendant. THE SUMM CABAL. Sosa, TIA A LET A rs RIA, November X2. The Inauguration fleet have arrived here; Rone* were obliged to employ pilota. The only difficulty experienced was In consequence of Bombers; some were crowded apon the hanks, hat got off without trouble, the sandy bottom ?either holding nor hurting them. Leaving Ismailia several steamers fooled with each other, hat received aa serious damage. The water In the canal between this tointand Ismailia ls twenty feet at the shallowest point. These pols ta caa easily he deepened. Steamers drawing fifteen feet can navigate tho ?anal from Fort Said to Sass with ease in fifteen hears. The water does not wash away the bank as mach as was apprehended. The complete success of the great work exec cds all expectations. The canal ta now clear af shipping, the entire ?set having anchored in the harbor of Sues. On * Tuesday the fleet will start oa the retara. Huguaie retaras through the canal with the fleet, I er yacht l'Algie taking the lead. -? ?RAITT BOOTLICKS THE NEGRO. WASHINGTON, November 22. Responding to the Hayden Minister, a col? ored maa, President Grant said: "?eaerei-If aay proof were wanting of the aafonnded character of the prejudice which until recently pervaded at least parts of this country against the race from which you are sprung, it might te found in the high tone and polished style of tke remarks which you have Just uttered. That, however, hke all similar prejudices, no matter how deeply implanted, must yield to the force of troth. The throes by which the new birth here was accompanied were indeed agonizing, and their effects even now are scarcely over. Prom in en t statesmen, however, have neglected no fit oppor? tunity for sanctioning and scouring by law those privileges for your kinsmen which have been thc inevitable and natural result o' our great civil convulsion. Among them ls their right to em? ployment abroad as wen as at home in the public service; a right which, as you say, bas been ac? knowledged by the appointment of one of thc for? merly proscribed race to represent the United States In Hay ti. I congratulate myself for this Occasion to render homage to the change In pub? ic sentiment adverted to by receiving you, as I cordially do, as the first envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from that republic." ? THE PLAGUE IN CUBA. WASHINGTON, November 22. The New Tork Herald says: Cholera, yellow fever and smallpox are raging rearruHy at Santia? go de Cuba, three hundred deaths having occurred froiHckolsra alone within thirty days, n was found impossible to give the dead bodies proper sepultare, the bodies being covered only with a lbw Inches of earth. As a consequence the stench from the .cemetery has almost become a pesti iBBce. jjhe Cubans in the interior profess to be ?Bcflieal or Boooesa, and give the Spanish troops ms.?2 ?rea.xe. B LO wi Tra UP A JAIL. Nsw YOKK, November 22. An attempt was made to blow np the Hud? son County (N. J.) jail. The windows were broken, and there is a crack in the walls nine feet long. The surrounding buildings were shattered. Ko prisoners escaped. JOHN CHINAMAN. WASHINGTON, November 22. Sumner, lecturing, says the Chinese ques? tion most be met. The attention once attracted to the negro is now demanded for thc Chinese. The Chinese m i13t have equal copartnership, for justice is the best policy and the best practice. THE GEOEOIA FATE. MACON, November 22. The State Fair stilt continues. The number, variety and character of thc articles exhibited surprise the most sanguine. BANE ROBBERY. BOSTON, November 22. The Boylston National Bank has I ? 1 robbed. Loss half a million. EUROPE. MAORIO, November 22. The ministerial journal riraparcial reiterates its belier that the Italian Government will accept the Spanish throne for thc Duke of Genoa. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The leader of the Venezuelan revolutionists has fled to an English gunboat. The Baytlen insurgents arc victorious in the Sonth. Salnave's most trusted generals have de? serted him and joined thc insurgents. Public meetings in Honolulu strongly protest against further coolie importation. A dispatch from Memphis says that Mr. Davis is elected president of the Carolina Insurance Com? pany of that city, and will reside there. Colonel R. M. Douglas, son of Stephen A. Doug? las, has been promoted to be secretary to the Pre? sident. The Secretary of War has ordered the Baton Rouge Arsenal to be discontinued. Tao Rerenoe yesterday was $400,000. General Sherman and other officers have re turned from the Louisville Reunion, which was a tame altair. General Q. A. Gillmore is ordered to Charleston to take charge of the coast engineering of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. The propeller Belle has been burned on the Lakes. Bx-Governor and ex-United States Senator Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama, died in Elm 0 re County, in that State, on Sunday, aged 70. Tbs city authorities of New Orleans have pre? vented the ase of torpedoes said to contain nitre glycerine, in consequence of late fatal accidents. WASHINGTON. Sooth Carolina. Hatters in Congress Tke Election Case-Protection-Th? Bight Hour Law-Fonding the Na? tional Debt-Thc Income Tax-The Washington Masons. [raoK OCR OWN OOKRSSPONDBNT.] WASHINGTON, November 21. There are quite a number of bilis before the various comm?mes of the Senate and House and otherwise ponding in Congress, which re? late to matters and things in South Carolina, and are most likely to be disposed of at thc coming session. They are as follows : A bill to establish certain postal routes in various counties of South Carolina, which is a measure fhat generally goes through unques? tioned. A joint resolution providing that the land script issued to the State of South Carolina may be used for common school purposes. . A bill to remove the disabilities of Jacob P. Reed, of Anderson, South Carolina, under the Fourteenth amendment. A bill to remove the disabilities ol' William D. Simpson, of Laurens Courthouse, South Carolina, under tho Fourteenth amendment. A bill for the relief of the Sisters of our Lady Mercy of Charleston, South Carolina. A memorial fr na citizens of South Carolina, for the relief of certain laws concerning ports of entry. Tho Northern papers, in commenting upon the course of the House Committee on Elec? tions in refusing to go to South Carolina to take testimony in the matter of an election contest, speak of several cases, while in fact there is but one case, (that of A. S. Wallace against W. D. Simpson, of the Fourth District,) where neither party has been sworn In. But In this case, as in that of H?ge against Recd, the committee decided, and so reported to thc House, that Simpson was prima facie entitled to the seat, and the matter is only open now to take evidence to establish the legality of Simpson's election- a matter about which there is no doubt, and which will give him the full legal, as well as a prima facie right to thc seat. It will be re? membered that the Committee on Elections, to to which was referred the claim of S. L. H?ge for a Beat in the 41st Congress from the Third Congressional District of South Carolina, sub? mitted a report in writing that upon the papers referred to the Committee on Elections on the contested case of S. L. H?ge vs. J. P. Reed, from the Third Congressional District of South Carolina, 8. L. H?ge is prima facie entitled to a seat in the House as the representative of said district, subject to the future action of the House as to the merits of thc case. This was followed by Hogc being sworn in, pending thc real merits of thc contest. This comprises the whole situation. The consistency which is exhibited among thc high protective tariff men when their pockets are called upon lo pay up, fs happily illustratcd just now in thc agitation of the revival ol' the reciprocity treaty. New Eng? land manufacturers, who favor a high tariff to keep up their home profits, are actually favor? ing a renewal of reciprocal treaty relations with the dominion on tho ground that Nova Sootiacoal may bc purchased cheaper ut the wharves in Boston than Pennsylvania coal. When the reciprocity treaty was abolished two or three years ago, Nova Scotia coal which came In previously duty free had to be admitted under thc regular tariff act, and in the end became a mater of protection to the Pennsyl vaniacoal intercntsat least adollar a ton. The Canadians are very desirous for a new treaty, and the House of Representatives incline that way, for, in April last, they poss?da resolution (under which thc President ia now acling) de? claring that while il did not admit any right in the executive treaty-making power of thc tho United States to conclude treaties or con? ventions with any foreign governments by which Import duty shall be mutually regulated, it was, however, of the opinion, and recom? mended to the President, that negotiations with the government of Great Britain should be renewed and pressed, tf possible, to a defi? nite conclusion, regarding thc commercial in tercouse and Becuiing to our own cJUzenstbe rights ola: med by them in the fisheries on the coasts of thc British provinces of America, and the free navigation ol the St. lawrence River lrom its source to the sea. The demagoguism which passed the eight hour law just before the olections, a year ago, is shown up by the administration even in its practical enforcement. Thc workmen on the New York postoffice aro laboring ten hours each day, and when the trades unions com? plain to thc Treasury Department, which con? trols it, they are answered by Secretary Bout weB that the government employs contractors only, and that the latter employ thc laborers ! As nearly all of the work of the government ontside of the navy-yards is done through the contract system, the workingmen arc making a very pertinent inquiry into the way in which the eight hour law benefits them. They have already drawn up memorials and bills which they intend lo ask Congress to act on thc very first week of the session. The law applies now "to all laborers engaged on public works," and in the New York postofflce case the ad? ministration pctlfogs the matter. A telegram from Washington, in thc Balti? more Sun of yesterday, says that Senator Sherman, who is herc, "is busily engaged in preparing a bill tor funding the public debt, which he will present early in the coming ses? sion. Thc bill will embrace all the features of the bill introduced by him during the last ses? sion, with thc exception of thc rate of interest at which the debt is to bc funtied. It is said this will be lower than was previously contem? plated by Mr. Sherman." This is wholly incor? rect Mr. Sherman, as chairman of thc Senate Finance Committee, is not preparing a new bH!. On the contrary, he Intends to press to a vote the funding measure which the committee agreed on at the last session, and so far from the rate of Interest being lower than thc old bill, it is Mr. Sherman's opinion that it will have to be fixed higher thau four per cent. The exact figure he has not agreed on, and will not until the message and financial report are before Congress. The Income tax expires next year, and yet the Treasury and Revenue Bureau will sub? stantially recommend its re-enactment in their forthcoming reports. Why this burden should be continued when it could be reduced to two per cent, and twenty millions collected from an efficient enforcement, is bard to see. Five per cent, on the net income of every in? dividual is a tax that is not demanded by the condition of the Treasury, and cannot be de? fended on the principles of equitable taxation. The estimate of internal revenue from all sources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, ls $140,000,000, and yet the prospect is that thc actual result will bc from thirty to .forty millions more, which is just so much capital taken from the business interests of the country. If thc result exceeds the esti? mate, taxes should be reduced. The Masonic fraternity of this District arc in a flourishing condition. They have just completed a magnificent temple, at the corner of Ninth and F streets, which is to bc Inaugurated on December 1st. The building is three deep stories in height, the first floor being built of Quincy granite, and the other two stories of Seneca Btone, with window caps elaborate with Ma? sonic designs. Besides thc regular halls for the use ol' the lodges, there is a large audience room, with stige, dressing and retiring rooms, suitable for theatrical entertainments, lectures, Ac. With, perhaps, a single exception, it is the handsomest public building in the District outside of the government structures. Hoar goes out of the Cabinet on January 1st and on to the Supreme Bench-at least his friends say that Crant bas promised him that important vacancy. ZKTA. SP EVIE PAYMENTS. I mp? rta nt Letters-Probable Policy of tile Administration. The Hon. E. 6. Spaulding, generally regard? ed as the autiior ot the legal tender act, and lately before thc public as the author of a very valuable financial history of the war, has Just furnished thc Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, for publication, the following three private letters, one of which, at least, may bc; regarded as probably foreshadowing thc policy of the administration in urging a speedy return to specje payments : PROM ATTORNBY-GRNBRAL HOAR. WASHINGTON, october io, 1869. lion. E. O. Spaulding-Ut DEAR SIR : I havo thc honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, and with lt a copy of your Financial History ot the War, ior which I desire to return my thanks. Thc constant pressure upon my time has prevented me from giving Lito book more than a eursory Inspectiou, but it seems to be a valu? able contribution to our financial history, and throws considerable light upon the important question of a return to specie payments. I am one of those who believed that it was the in? terest as well as the duty of the nation to re? turn at once to the true and solid standard of vaincus soon as active hostilities ceased; that we should have treated the currency as we did our armies, regarding the volunteers and the greenbacks alike as necessities of war, to be dispensed with as fast as possible on the re? turn of peace. I think we made a great mis? take lu not doing so; that the shortest method was the safest and best; that the only way to reach the object ls by a steady and persistent contraction of the currency, a painful process whenever it cornea, no doubt, but harder and worse for us the longer lt ls delayed. I hope that Congress will address itself with courage and constancy to the solution of the problem as soon as it meets, and will feel as? sured that the American people have intelli? gence enough to support those who do it. My views on the subject are of little Importance to anybody, but, as an American citizen, I should be sorry and ashamed to find my country un? able and unwilling, in a time ol'peace and prosperity, to provide for its over-due paper. Very respectfully, K. R. HOAB. FROM HORACE HAYN ABO, OF TENNESSEE. KNOXVILLE, TENN., November 3, lH'J'J. lion. E. G. spaulding: ?KAK SIB-Thanks for the hook, as well as the copy Kent me. It is weli-titned and much needed. So successful were the financial arrangements during tho war, that people incline to regard then as automatic, self-accomplished, with no special credit to anybody. * * . . * * As a result, we now have the b?st currency ever known in the nation. Let it now Lu mudo convertible into coin at the pleasure of thu holder, aud nothing would bo felt to be dis? cussed. Why this nan not been done, why it is not done, why it should not be done, I con? fess, alter ail I havo read and heard, I am not able to seo. One of those days some bold man will lake the step, and theu everybody will wonder why it had not been taken years be? fore. Woufd that, you were again ci your old place In Uie House. I am very truly yours, HORACE MAYNARD. KR OM L11AIO.FB SDilMBR. BOSTON, August 3.1869. My Ikar Sir-You have done a good service In preparing your book; nor is there anybody to whom this duty belonged more than your? self. * * * I am not content with the long postponement of specio payments. I believe that, the time has come lor this blessing, aud I begin to be impatient when 1 se?; how easily people find excuses for not accepting it. Believe me, dear slr, very faithfully yours, ClfARLBS SUM NBR, -'.Sonn. ma;, di plo m .cy* is what the St Louis Republican calls Sickie*3 operations In Spain. THE APOSTLE OF DISUNION. A New Rebellion Foreshadowed from Plymouth PnlpH-Thc Great Ward Beecher anil his Pour American Rc. pnblics-The Tide of Immigration as Viewed fi-oia Brooltlyu Heights. A somewhat remarkable sermon was preach cd in Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, on Thanks? giving day, by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Wc quote from thc New York Sun's report: THE EFFECT OK IMMIGRATION. Allora brlof preliminary chat upon his text, Mr. Beecher paid that immigration brought UH strength, which intelligence would fully de? velop. The Dane, Swede and German certai nly added to the cerebral power of the nation; Irishmen to its activity. As the steam engine required not manual force but steam also, so our Institutions required greatest force to run them. But it should be added, that as the ex? tent of the country was immense, so there was u greater chance oi disintegration. THE NB XT REBKLUON. Tile recent failure of such an attempt ought not to give us a notion that the nation ls undoubtedly secure from future disruption. Few knew*how near the rebellion came to proving a success. It was an attempt, how? ever, which was founded upon bad grounds, upon that which was odious to the morai sense of the world. But should the Pacific Slates In another generation (without slavery, a vile curse, interfering) undertake separation on strong commercial and politico-economical grounds, the issue would probably bc very dif? ferent. Our late success then must not. lead us to suppose that no other attempts would be made. If thc Southern States tem? porarily exhausted, should renew the struggle on the grounds of political policy and economy, the result could not be foretold. Such was the extent of the country that, in the future, when the respective parts became populous and wealthy, separation could not be stayed if their interests lay in separation. Na? tional unity was secure only when lt was to the interest of each section that there should be such unity. Rhode Island might not be able to withdraw alone [laughter,] nor New Jersey [renewed langhter,] nor Connecticut, nor even South Carolina, nor any single State; but the whole South, thc whole Southwest, the great Northwest, and the vast Pacific slope moved on different planee. HOW DISSOLUTION MAY SOME. In the late struggle the Union was preserved by military force. Hereafter moral force alone could accomplish such a result While ha 1 would look upon the disintegration of thc Union with the most profound feo lin gs of sor? row, still, however, he could not regard a movement in that direction with the same ab? horrence that he bad of the late attempt at disintegration. CALHOUN'S GHOST IN PLTMOUPH PULPIT. If four great republics wera proposed In place of thc present Union, and the move? ment was one of the people, he should cer? tainly feel not as he felt toward the late move? ment. Separation would not be fatal. But still the Union of the whole States was eo much better that he considered lt thc duty of every Christian patriot to maintain and pre? serve that Union by every moral means which would secure that end in perpetuity. It should be remembered that there was no band nor sulp of iron long or strong enough to hold togethor unwilling parts. No. political force cou ld do it: neither was there artillery enough to do IL Ii the Union stood, it would do so by common consent, founded upon common Interests. PERSONAL GOSSIP. -Jennie June's November lashlons include a fine boy for Mr. June. -The cook of the Emperor of Austria com? mitted suicide In grief that thc. dinner pre? pared for the Crown Prince of Prussia was not approved. -The recom? of deeds in Chicago, says thc Times of that city, contains one filed Hay 29, 1869, in which J. Russell Jones conveys to U. S. Grant 100 acres of land in consideration of the sum oi one dollar. Jones is now Minister to Belgium. --During tile recent great danger of Victor Emanuel, he ls said to nave been reconciled to the Catholic Church and received its last oflicos for the dylug. Whether this will have any Important effect upon Italinn politics yet remains to bc seen; but as an acknowledgment of error in a career fraught with such dangers tn Papacy, his reconciliation, even under the circumstances which brought it about, must add to the moral weight of the Pope wlih the oilier contumacious sovereigns ol' Europe. -An Irish paper chronicles the departure from Loulsburg, near Mayo, ol' three children aged respectively eleven, six and four years, for Chicago, by way of Dublin, Liverpool and New York. They (ravelled ulone, und were provided only with a through ticket and ten shillings In money. Their father sent for them and they Btarted to meet him. Some benevolent persons iud them, and learning their story gave them a better equipment In the way of clothing than they had received, but tills was a help upon which they had not reckoned and for which they would not have asked. -iTlnce Napoleon has brought suit against his bootmaker. They had quarrelled about some little trille, and so Plon-Plon withdrew from the boot-artist the privilege to call him? self "Bootmaker to his Imperial llighness." Thc Knight of Saint Crispin, however, merely added "Ex" to his title, so that the sign read, "Ex-bootinokor to his Imperial Highness." At this dodge thc Prince waxed wroth, and brought in suit. The bootmaker consulted Thiers, but was advised to compromise. Jules Favre was lo defend hun, but after mature deliberation declined, as he feared to have his political character Involved. The case ls to be decided In November. -The Empress Cariotta passes a great part cf her t ime In sending telegrams to all lliesov elgns of Europe to complain ol' the captivity in which she Is detained. These dispatches are sent off in her presence to the Court ol' Brussels, and she does not quit the office till she lias received the answers. One o? the strangest peculiarities of her mental state is that she will never Bent herself at table to take her muais. The officer on duty, who generally dines with her, ls obliged lo pul ills plate on a corner of the cnimncy-piccc. Her Axed idea ie still that people want to poison her; and she will never consent lo ea: of any dish that has not been previously tabled. Her nights are very agitated, :iud she only gels a few hours of quiet sleep towardjhe morning. -During his lifetime Mr. Peabody executed two willa. Oue was drawn np some years a?o, but alter execution iMr. Peabody added so largely to his former donations (hat lt be? came necessary to execute a new instrument. Tbia was done at his last visit to this counlrv, Ith, ol'couse, not definitely Known what are thc pn^Ise nature and mode ol' its bcqiusts. An intimate personal friend of the family had a conversation willi Mr. Peabody on this sub? ject just before the latter's final departure from America, in which occurred the following col? loquy: "Well. Mr. Peabody, aller BO many generous gifts, there will not be a great deal lett for your heirs." "No, sir," was the reply. "Nor do I mean there shall be. 1 intend to make a still further donal lou towards the com? fort of the London poor, and, perhaps, add to my previous gifts In other directions. What I leave, however, will be dear of the legacy du? ties; for il will oertalnly not exceed one million of dollars." -For a ptinoe, and a young one, thc Duke of Edinburgh is an example of thrill and far? sightedness in money matters which speaks much for his training. whllo he was distribu? ting presents with a lavish hand on his recent raise among the loyal colonies, be not only kept an exact account of those expenses for presentation to Parliament, bnl had his eyes wide open for thc beat chance of Investment of the somewhat liberal income which he was not throwing away in gilts. At New Zealand ho hapi>cned to And the shales of the "Long Drive" claim rather depressed, and as the "Long Drive" was a safe thing he placed considerable money there. New Zealand brokers were only too greatly honored with ids patronage, and ho got in at the lowest market price. The latest news from New Zealand quotes these shares at ?65, with only three pounds six paid in, while thc Jnnc dividend was something like 150 per cent. ' Tills is a fortunate chance, which comes very seldom, even to a Prince, aud it is plain thal thc only fair thing for Alfred ls to scttln those little bills for snuff-boxes, watches, diamond pins and other baubles which be incurred for the honor of royal largesse all over the world. I -Thc release of young Kctchum from Sing Ring brings fresh before the public the remem? brance ol' bis crimes, ilia embezzlements amounted to hundreds of thousands ol'dollars, and concerned many leading banking and mercantile bouses. He was speedily brought to trial, found guilty, and sentenced to four and a half years' imprisonment. Last Satur? day, after a lapse of three years, ton months and Aileen days, and after the public had near? ly forgotten him, a telegram from Sing Sing announced his release by reason of the expira? tion of bis term of sentence. He left the prison quietly, and took thc late evening down train, without informing any one of his destination. Nor is it known that any friends met or accompanied him. He had intimated once or twice that he should live in a secluded manner somewhere on tho Hudson, above New York, instead of appearing immediately, at least, among bis former business associates. To the question whether he would go abroad to live, he replied that his name and misfortune were known in other countries than his own, and there would be no more comfort in residing elsewhere. During his prison life, Ketchum enjoyed certain privileges and immunities which rarely fall to a convict. This was owing to his excellent conduct during the whole period of his confinement, for he deported himself as a gentleman, says thc keepers. He was not punished once in thc prison, which fact enabled him to take advantage of the commutation rule, releasing him nearly eight months before his term had expired. THE REAL STATE MARKET. The following real estate was sold in Pendle? ton on thc 19th instant by the assignees of R. A. Maxwell : 707 acres, 96 of which is valuable river bot? tom In one body, some good colton lands, and plenty of wood lands. $8519 35. 150 acres, 34 of which ls river bottom, some fresh cleared land, balance In woods, and ls adjoining G. II. Cherry, $1876. 229 acres, has both river and branch bottom, and good wood lands, adjoining lands of Elliott, $1064 83. 1G7 acres, nearly ail wood land, and adjoin? ing lands ol' Dr. Maxwell, Elliott and.Pinckney, $609 35. 171 acres, nearly all wood land, adjoining lands of Roddy, Phillips, Cherry, Simpson, $43G 05. 274 acres, nearly all wood land, adjoining lands of Robert Adger, Reddy anti Whitton, $1557 60. 204 acres, on which is a good cabin and small farm, known as part of thu Hays' place, and ls adjoiuing lands of Whitten and Pinck ucy. $675 24.* Also, seven Iota of land within the incorpo? rate limits ol' Pendleton, to wit: 124 acres wood land, adjoining Mrs. Maxwell, Shanklin and Smith, and ls one of the most beautiful sites in Pendleton. $343. 40 acres, fronting on Orrvillc road, and ad? joining lands of Mrs. Maxwell, lins a good site for building, $40, to widow. 37? acres, bcinrr part ol' Race Tract Field, fronts on Orrvillo Road, It also has a line build? ing site, $380. 40? acres, and part ol' Race Tract, fronting on Orrvillo Road, and adjoins thc Griffinlands, $440. 9 acres, fronts on the Anderson Road, ad? joining the lands of Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Max? well, $180. 13 acres, fronts on Anderson Road, and ad? joining lands ol' Mrs. Mays and Mrs. Maxwell, $210. 9 acres, adjoining lands of Mrs. Mays and Mrs. Maxwell, $10, to widow. Also, the Hcavcrdsm Placo, containing by survey about 885 acres, situate in Oconce Coun? ty, on Big and Little Reavcrdom Creeks, ad? joining landd ol' Elias Earle, O. H. i\ Faul, My? ers arid others, in three tracts, to wit: 429 acres on Big Beaveidam Creek, some good creek and branch bottoms, good cotton lund, and some extra good wood land, build? ings all on this tract, $2788 50. 250 acres on Little Beaverdam Creek, ad? joining Maxwell & Bruce, .som?! good creek bottom and some good wood land, $075. 199 acres on Big Beaverdam Creek, some good bottom and wood lands, and adjoins lands of Elias Earle and Myers, $167 (?5. Tlic following were Bold by John W. Daniels, C. C. P. A. C. : House and lotof B. F. Sloan, deceased, situ? ?t? in tuc Yillagc ol' Pendleton, acljoinin.; lol ol'E. Sharp and Him' Ridge Railroad, contain? ing nine acrep, more or less, $1005. Tho brick storehouse and lot situate in said village, and on the public squre thereof, now occupied by J. B. E. Sloan & Co., $1405. TUE SOUTH SRA HORROR. Particular; of thc Revolt of Sau?Ii .?lea Islande? ou a Coolie Ship. [From the San Francisco Bulletin, November 10.J By tho brig Nautilus, Captain Tin ner, which arrived from Tahiti yesterday, making tho quickest trip on record-sixty-seven days for the round trip-news ls received hy a business house in this city of one of tho most thrilling tragedies ever enacted on tho Ililli seas. It brings to mind tho fearful scenes witnessed on board Hu: Afr!cati slavers several yeats ago, and surpasses any of tho dark doods on .ship? board that have boon chronicled for a long time. Home two years ago the trench bark Muriadi was Ulled up by the Tahiti Cotton Company, and tailed for Ibo Gilbert Islands, near Auckland, ostensibly on a trading expedi? tion, bu treal ly tor the purpose of securing a car? go of coolies, to be used as slaves on the planta? tions. She was provided with hincks, and ar? ranged in all respects Uko a slaver. She pro? cured bor human freight,and,after considerable difficulty, succeeded ni completing her voyage in safety, In spite of tho obstacles placed in ber path by Hie French Government and tho nativos. The Muriadi venture proved so re? munerative that t!ie company could scarcely curb their impatience and wait for Hie excite? ment to dio out, before Bending for another cargo ol' coolies. About nix months ago the Colton Company purchased tho bark Margaret Brander, arranged lier similar to tho Muriadi. and sent her to thc dilbert islands, nndcrthc Tahitian Hag, after moro "laborers" for ihcir plantation. No unusual precautions wore ta ?cn in erpiipping tho vessel lo ouuble tho officers and crew to withstand any outbreak which might Uko place, and tho owners saw the gallant burk sail away with no apprehen? sion that thc voyage would result disastrously. Tho Brander arrived at tho Gilbert Islands in duo season, and immediately Bet lo work procuring tho "laborers" wanted. In d >ing Ulis moro trouble was experienced than had boon anticipated. Tho nativos of tho Gilbert Islands are fierce and revengeful, und aro bitter in their hatred toward tho whites. At last, however, tho complement was obtained, and the vessel sailed away with three hundred men and women. By some means or omer me natives uiscuvercu LOU aes tlnation of thc Brander, lound that they were to be subjected to slavery, and tbe Muriaili's cargo nacl been converted to that purpose. In? stantly they became sullen and eyed their captors with a wicked look. Feeling some? what insecure, Captain Blackett, who had charge of the vessel, ordered thc strictest watch to bo kept on the movements made by tho coolies, and all possible precautions for the safety of the vessel, officers and crew taken. His fears were not groundless, for when some two weeks ont the coolies rebelled in thc night, killed Captain Blackett, two of the of? ficers and several men, and charged around the vessel in the wildest fury, backing their vic? tims in the most frightful manner While tho poor wretches were carrying on their hor? rible work of mutilating and disfiguring their victims, the mate of the vessel managed to secrete himself below. His absence was soon discovered, and the now half-crazed savages set to work to discover his whereabouts. Mis? trusting their intention, and with a presence of mind seldom equalled, he placed a keg of powder under the main-hatch and arranged a fuse. Then calling out to the coolies above, he scampered back from thc powder as far as possible. When the fellows had crowded around thc hatchway, and were peering down to see him, he fired his l'use, and thc explosion which followed killed nearly ali on board. The rest were so demoralized that they jumped overboard, or fell easy victims to thc remorse? less warfare waged by the mate and the few remaining men. Singular as lt may seem, the vessel was not so badly damaged that she would not float, and thc mate succeeded ?ti bringing her back to T.ihiti. The Cotton Com? pany feel dissatisfied willi their investment, but are not discouraged, and it ls currently re? ported that thc vessel is being fitted up for another cruise. MIRENT NOTES. -A Japanese history of the British Parlia? ment has been published at Jeddo. The object appears to be to help the first Japanese Parlia? ment to an understanding of its functions. The work ls compiled from the best English authorities on the British Constitution, is pub? lished In two volumes, and contains several good illustrations. A curious Idea is started by a correspondent of the English periodical, Land and Water. He proposes that criminals be fed on horse? flesh for meat. The advantages would, he thinks, be numerous. Thc flesh ls good, wholesome and cheap. The criminals, as well as most others, have a great objection to eat? ing it, however, and thc restriction of tho ani? mal diet to this meat would, therefore, bc a punishment and a mortification of the flesh, without working any real injury to the cul? prit, while the prospect of having to live upon meat would be an excellent deterrent from crime, and the use of it would serve to utilize what is now wholly wasted. .While independent and individual immi? gration does not appear to be diminishing at all, there is a large increase of organized colo? nization. It has become no uncommon thing for a great tract of land iu a chosen spot to be entered upon by a colony from Europe, which comes in a body and fills up a village or a county in a locality before uninhabited. The latest Instance ls the purchase of thirty-three thousand acres of land for a colony of twelve hundred English families, who have built up the Town of Wakefield, and have established an agricultural college and school for the re? ception and education ol orphan boys from thc London School and Farm under the control of the Reform Society of London, of which Earl ShaAesbiiry bj president. -At the recent hall yearly meeting of thc general council of thc University of Edinburgh, the question of the admission of females to the study of medicine, after a thorough dis? cussion of Hie subject, was decided in thu affirmative. The medical faculty had agreed to separate classes for females, and the uni? versity court, approving of what the faculty had done, deferred all proceedings to the gene? ral council. During the discussion Professor Masson stated that in the examination which had already taken place women had exhibited greater knowledge of medicine and surgery than the men. On taking the vole the general council decided, by a large majority, in tavor of admitting women. Thc regulations require that women shall only attend classes entirely composed of females. This ls the plan to be adopted, and speedily, in this country. -An iron-clad ship of war, the Moylni Zafllr, recently built iu the Thames, for the Turkish Government, has been exciting the attention ol' English engineers, who claim that an ef? fective antagonist to the monitors has at last been constructed. It appears, however, I hat the frame of this new vessel can only sustain armor plates six inches thick, while the dou ble-turrcted monitors built in the United States will support an iron casing ten inches thick and iron turrets with walls fifteen Inches thick. The casemates of the Turkish ship will carry only lour Armstrong twelve toa rilled guns, while thc American moniton- can be mounted with four twenty-four ton guns, and in fact, with thc heaviest guns that can be made. In addition lo impregnability and weight of guns, the monitors excel thc Turkish iron? clad in range. Thc turrets of thc monitor revolve and the four guns can be trained to any point in.the horizon, while thc Armstrong guns in their rival are limited to OH degrees. Taking all these points into consideration, it ls asserted that the actual efficiency of the two turretcd monitor as compared with that of the casemate ship, is as 408 to US or 3.5 to 1. One of the main objections to thc monitors thal "the joint between the turret and the deck cannot be made secure," it is contended has no foundation in fact. -Communications respecting thc Suez Canal fall thick and fast. I!, is only now that the importance of the work appears in its full ex? tent To reduce tho navigable distance be? tween the West and Ute East by nearly 8000 miles is acknowledged to be a great under? taking. Prom England to India, for example, tile distance by thc Cape ol' Cond Hope ls l?, 000 miles, by the Suez ('anal il will bc 7500. The two hundred millions of Buropeans who send their manufactured producta to the Bast, and the seven hundred millions ci Orientals who consume those products and scud in ex? change their raw materials to thc West, will be brought into much more intimate relations. Shortness of lime combined with cheapness and avoidance ol' trouble is secured by thu canal. As compared with lt!:? cape route, the saving of time will considerably more than compensate for thc expenso of thc tulls, and as compared with the land roule through Egypt, while the time is nearly the rame, the trouble Is ?it, and thc expense eon ! siderably less -the railway charge for convey? ing goods between Alexandria and Suez being more than double the ten fiancs per lou pro? posed as the rate for the canal. Much lime, however, must inevitably elapse before any? thing like a full development ol the anticipa? ted traffic can be realized; and many modifie. tions and changes, all Involving great outlay, wilt have lo bc made. Thc sharp turns in thc canal must bc done away with, and the brearUr* und depth considerably increased. Englan J, meanwhile, begins to sec that the success of the work deals a much heavier blow at thc monopoly she has enjoyed of thc trade between the East and the Weet than any hitherto expetienoed. War of thc Faction*-A. Pandemonium of Free Speech-The Gag Put Upon Bowen. Thc Military Hull was last night the scano of a rich burlesque which could not be excelled even by the famous Newcomb Minstrels. A call for a mass meeting of the Union Republi? can party was issued by T. M. Holmes, the county chairman, and by half-past 7 P. M., the hour designated, there were about 400 persons in at? tendance, mostly colored. Among the shining lights were Senator Sawyer, Congressman Bowen, United States Marshal Johnson, Collector Clark, Tim Hurley, T. J., J. G. and E. Vf. M. Mackey and Wolfe. Thc ostensible purpose of the meeting was to enable Bowen to vindicate bis fair fame before his fellow-citizens, in which holy cause he was to be aided and abetted by Mr. Sawyer. It was ex? pected that some allusion would bc made to the Mackeys, and that clan came prepared to do bat? tle for their cause. In the early part of the meet? ing tko audience wen divided in small groups, and the omnipresent T. J. was seen sliding in and out, whispering to his adherents of the Loyal League, and evidently preparing for a ten strike. About 8 o'clock a voice from one of the groups moved that thc meeting be organized by T. J. Mackey taking the chair. That individual started for thc goal, but was met on the stage by T. M. Holmes, the ostensible chairman of tho meeting. Each mounted from chairs to tablea, and vainly sought to obtain a hearing, for as one would essay a few remarks he would be rapped down, while the hall resounded with cries, yells and cat calls. Thc different leaders of the party crowded upon the stage, and for a while a perfect pandemonium prevailed. Each speaker claimed free speech as lus right, and as a doctrine of the Republican party, and certainly the most Intense Republican must have conceded that point as granted; for Babel never witnessed a greater confusion ol tongues. Cheers were given for Bowen, Mackey and Sawyer, but neither claimant for the chair would yield, and the prospect was gloomy. At this juncture the speaker of the third house was seen elbowing his way to the stage. An agile leap landed him on a table, and "his syren tongue and speaking eyes soon hushed the noise and soothed to peace." Tim was evidently the master of thc situation, and for a while held the turbu? lent mob under command ; bnt a motion to divide the house proved that the Mackey adherents were m the majority, and the shouts aad yeUs were re? commenced. After wild efforts and frantic gesticulation, Bowen succeeded in queuing the noise for a mo? ment, and stated that he had no objections to Mackey's presiding, and there was a prospect of a calm, when Holmes, the disappointed chairman, asked a hearing. This started tho leaguers once more, and for several minutes the noise was fear? ful. Every one was yelling at tho top of their voices, when United States Senator Sawyer came to thc front and called until his voice was hoarse. He said "he would bc heard; that he was not pre? pared to submit to tyrannical demagogues; that thc meeting was called by the county chairman, and he should preside; and he would also say to T. J. Mackey that a piece of delicacy should pre? vent him from attempting to preside. In all the past political contests lt could never be affirmed that Ur..Mackey's opponents had gone so far as to disturb a meeting by brutal conduct." T. J. Mackey responded bitterly, claiming that the crowd were not paid, but came to stand by those that stood by them. Another attempt was then made to organize under Mackey as chair? man, and P. C. Miller was nominated as secre? tary. At this bedlam again broke loose, the two factions vieing with each other in yells, and to add lo thc tumult, some Insane being, who thought that "music had charms to soothe the savage," commenced tooting on a penny trum? pet. The situation was desperate, but Tun Hur? ley came gallantly to the rescue, and throwing himself in the breach, with Mlshaw in the centre and T. J. on his right, wildly called to order. The novel appearance of thc trio was increased by T. J., who gravely held a light in front of Tim thai all might see a man. The flrst question electrified thc audience, for Tim gravely asked "how many were present who, when the meeting adjourned, wonld take a drink with him." A glass of water being handed to him, he held lt aloft and said in solemn and pathetic tones that he never took anything stronger. A cry of "are you sure that is not morphine" brought down the house, and lt being then after 0 o'clock, and the prospect of any compromise being infinitesimal, our reporter left while cries of "morphine" and yells for every Republican patriot, from Lafayette Lion to Sam Dickerson, rang through the halL The object of thc meeting was completely frus? trated by T. J. Mackey, who had called a meeting of the Union League at au early hour in the even? ing, and came prepared lo put the gag on Bowen. What the latter now thinks of his Charleston con? stituents is probably what the Democratic party think of him, or as thc lamented A. Ward said, "They are pretty much ef a muchness." The chance for a vindicatiou of thc Democratic asper? sions is gone, at least until after the session of Congress, und then another burlesque may be an? ticipated. BUSINESS NOTICES. A RARE CHANCE FOR ( IPITALISTS.-One ol* thc largest sales of real estate, comprising the choicest planting sections in thc State, wlB take place at the Georgetown Courthouse on the 7th proximo. A glance at the long list of plantations thai will then be brought under the hammer will convince all who have money that no better in? vestment could bc made. SIMPLE BUT EFFECTUAL.-The entire free? dom from all deleterious ingredients renders "Brown's Bronchial Troches," or Cough and Voice Luttenges, a safe remedy for the most deli? cate female, or youngest child, and has caused them to be held In the highest esteem by singers, and public speakers generally. In coughs, irri? tation of thc throat caused by cold, or unusual exertion of the vocal OTgans, in speaking In pub? lic, or singing, they produce the most b?n?ficiai results. BUSINESS ENVELOPES.- TUE NEWS Job Office is now prepared to furnish good envelopes, with business cards printed thereon, at $4 per thous? and. Send your orders. Every merchant and business man should have his caril printed on his envelopes. iilarrico. MCLEAN-MURPHY.-In this city, on the l?th Ins ant by Hie Rev. Wm. Ii. Yates, JOHN JAMBS Mri. .AN tb Hiss SABAS ASM, daughter or j. D. Murphy, Sr., all of this city. * i-nncral Notices. j^iyauirawB nw TUB finirar vnttf. ENGINE COMPANY are hereby summoned to appear at Engine House, In full uniform, black pants, at 1 o'clock, Tuts DAY, to pay the last tribute of respect to your brother fireman, THOS. CROSBY. order President. D0VS3 * G. W. KBIZER, Secretary. JENKINS & CUNNINGHAM. COTTON BROKERS AND COMMISUION M ? RC LT A NTH, No. S WARREN BLOCK, (up stairs,) AoocsTA, GA. JOHN JBNKINS. ROBT. B. CUNNINGHAM. R?f?rences-i. T. Gardiner, Claghern, Herring A Co.. and J. J. Oohcn A Sons, Augusta, Ga., and filiarlewlon. S. C. ?OV? ?Ul08.