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* r VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1157. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Plots of thc Virginia Radicals Foil? ed by Grant-Ho War with Spain Wkat the Spanish, Minister Says-The Public Debt, dec. [ST-BCIAX TELEGRAM TO TES NEWS.] WASHINGTON, November 28. I hare it from undoubted authority that the President yesterday refused to countenance tbe movement of the Virginia Radicals to defeat the admission of tbe State into tbe Union. President Grant Informed Governor w alter that he should recommend to Congress the immediate admission .f Virginia. There ?rill be no trouble with Spain. The Span? ish Minister says that application will be made M?s week to the courts to have the gunboats re? leased; and if this be refused, then the govern? ment will be aaked to allow them to be bonded not to light against Peru. The public debt statement for November shows a reduction of less tuan four millions. [FaOM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] ??> WASHINGTON, November 2T. Ae bulk of the President's message is com? pleted. Western legislators win oppose any scheme for tontractlon; they represent a money famine in Mie West. ? strong impression exists that the Judiciary Committee will report resolutions Impeaching Judge Busteed, of Alabama. It is stated that General Breckin rid ge has en? gaged rooms here for the winter. It is officially denied that either American or Spanish fleets are concentrating at New York. I The Mian t on om ab was merely sent mere on a trial ?rip. The President, in an interview with Governor Watter, saw no objection to thc early admission ef Virginia. The Virginia committee of a majority of the Re wibllcan Convention had a satisfactory interview with the President. Details have not transpired, though it ls understood that" the consultation strengthens hopes of an early admission. The Stu has the following: "Messrs. Carr, Masein and J. Ambler Smith, members of the Vir? ginia Senate, together with a colored man repre? senting the minority of a late Republican Conven? tion held in Richmond, who bolted from that con? vention and favored the immediate admission of Virginia, had an interview with the President this morning. The object of the visit was to coun? teract any move made or te be made by the ma? jority of the convention to delay the admission of the State apon the assembling of Congress. Beutwell has directed the contin?an** of the present purchases of bends and sale of gold through December. _ -. 4. NEW riBOINIA ENTERPRISE. RICHMOND, VA., November 28. The stockholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad last night ratified the contract with 0. P. Huntington, W. H. AsplnwaU, Puny Fish tad their associates, of New York, for the com? pletion of the road. The gentlemen named and their associates in the contract were elected di? rectors for the ensuing year with Joseph R An? dersen and General Wickham. The contracting martien are to finish tho road or get nothing for their labor. It is stated that Huntington will be president, to reside in New York, and General Wickham, the present president, will be vice president, to reside on the Une of road. A ELMA EOE CUBA. PHILADELPHIA, November 27. Within three atys thirteen thousand people signed the ionowlng: "We, the undersigned, citl nens of the United States, in the interests ol hu? man Uberty, respectfully petition your honorable hedy to accord to the Infant i>pnbUc of Cuba the rights of a belligerent power, and to recognize ter independence. We urge this prayer for rea? sons that she has successfully withstood foreign tyranny for more than a year, during which time ?he has established her Just claims tobe acknowl? edged among the powers of the earth, and we in? voke your immediate action." META RIB MACES. Msw OixiANB, November 27. Ak the Me tarie races to-day, first sweepstakes, dash of two miles-Locust Post, Bonita, Kitty Tree and Helm bold were entered, the latter the wlnifer In 3:?X Second race-mile heats and repeat, Montgom? ery's colt, unnamed, Little Mack, Jeff. Jennings, Sarah McDonald, Coquette, Col. Roberts, Morgan Scent, Corsica? and Abe Baker; the first four dis? tanced the first heat; Corsican winner, Aba Ba? ker second-time, 1:48?, 1:??. Attendance good; weather damp and foggy; mercury at so degrees._ EUROPE. MADRID, November 27. The government announces its intention to rattere constitutional guarantees. PhUllpine island advices report that a formid? able reactionary conspiracy has been discovered. Many arresta made, and the chief of the con ?piracy committed suicided when he found the censplracy frustrated. PARIS, November 27. Lesseps, chief engineer of the Suez Canal, pub? licly denies the unfavorable reports regarding the success of the great enterprise. Fifty vessels sailed safely through the canal and returned. LONDON, November 28. There are Fenian demonstrations throughout ireland, tome of them riotous. MADRID, November 28. The Republican deputies have been returned to tte Cortes m a body. COPENHAGEN, November 28. The ratification of the treaty for the sale of the luandof St. Thomas to the United States has teen postponed for six months. . ALEXANDRIA, Bgypt, November 23. Two Teasels of 2400 tons burden have passed ttrottgh the Suez Canal. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The North Carolina Legislature is investiga? ting, amid much excitement, some giant railroad frauds which have been unearthed in that State. Robinson A Go., tobacco manufacturers of Lou itrffie, have failed. Liabilities $200,000. Governor McDougall believes the Winnebago in? surrection will die out upon proper explanation to the half breeds. Three field hands attacked a planter named Johnson, in Johnson County, Arkansas, with knives. Johnson killed two and mortally wounded the third. Johnson received more than twenty woonda, but will recover. The Synod of Georgia, in session at Tallahassee, Fla, have decided to remove Oglethorpe CoUegc te Atlanta, Ga., from MUledgcvlUe, provided thc former city gives the land tendered and the cul? lens raise 140,ooo within a reasonable time. -The union of Sj>aln with Portugal ts ruder stood to be urged by Earl Clarendon on the part af the British Government, and many Spaniards would gladly agree to it, receiving the King of Portugal as their sovereign. The smaller power, however, is alarmed and protests it will stand alone. A few Portuguese statesmen are for it, and the Marquis of Saldan ha is even said to be certain that his nation can be persuaded to agree to a common monarch and to a union; but there teems to be no one readr to take tue initiative. A Spanish Cavour is constantly asked fur, but is never ?fort li coming. TBE STATE LEGISLATURE. The fellowing business was transacted in the General Assembly on Friday and Saturday, in addition to the more important matters alieady telegraphed: FRIDAY, November 26. In the House, Rivers introduced a bill to desig? nate the officers by whom, and the times when, and places at which, sales ordered by the Courts of Common Pleas and judges thereof, and of thc Courts of Probate, shall bc made, and for other pnrposcs. Referred to thc Committee on thc Ju? diciary. Mr. Hagood presented thc petition of Lemuel Thomas, late sheriff of Plckens County, asking to have certain monies, retained by Wm. Hood, Esq., late State Treasurer, paid over to him on tax collections. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. In the Senate, notices were given of bills to pro? tect the rights of parties lawfully in possession of lands and tenements; to define the criminal juris? diction and practice in courts of justice. Mr. Corbin introducted a bill to authorize a lease of certain land on Edisto Island and the erectloft of a wharf and other structures thereon. The Committee on the Judiciary reported fa? vorably on a bill relative to the sale of the Charles? ton Clubhouse, and unfavorably on a bill to amend the act to define the jurisdiction and regulate the practice of probate courts, all of which were or? dered for consideration to-morrow. A number of bills were read and referred to ap? propriate committees. A r?solution to define thc sense of the Senate on the adoption of the report of the Committee on Railroads on a bill to afford aid in the exten? sion of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad was laid on the table. SATURDAY, November 27. In the House, DeLarge presented the petition of Rev. W. B. Y^tes, chaplain Seaman's Society. Charleston, for an appropriation to establish a marine school ship. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The judiciary Committee were Instructed to In? quire Into and report upon the question as to whether there are any statutes of the State dis? criminating against persons on account of color, now In force in this State. The accounts of John Williams ($78) and John S. Sims ($72,) for services as special constables of Edgefleld County, were referred to the Committee on Claims. Notices were given of bills to provide medical attendance for the poor in each county in this State; to authorize the issuing of $2,000,000 of State bonds by the State, to be applied to thc pur? chasing of lands in this State for homesteads for the poor and laboring classes In this State; to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act to define the duties and Jurisdiction of county commissioners;" to pr?vint the marrying of first cousins. Wilder presented the accounts of Dr. W. L. Templeton for post-mortem examinations. Re? ferred to the Medical Committee. . Mr. Neagle presented the petition of Wm. H. Walker, of Columbia, praying the removal of le? gal disabilities, under which he is laboring, having been convicted of larceny at Spartanburg, at fall term, 1866. Referred to the Committee on the Ju? diciary. Mr. Moore presented the petition of citizens of Anderson County for the passage of a law to al? low deputy sheriffs and constables the same mile? age as ls allowed witnesses and jurors, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Speaker announced that (in accordance with the resolution adopted to appoint a commit? tee on labor, of seven members,) he would request that the delegation from Congressional Districts would meet, select and recommend one member from each district, which would make four mem? bers, and he would appoint the remaining three. Mr. Sloan Introduced a resolution, which was adopted, that a special committee, to consist of five members, be appointed, to whom shall be re? ferred so much of the Governor's message as re? lates to the river fisheries. E. J. Cain introduced a resolution, which was adopted, that the Committee on the Judiciary be requested to report whether, in their opinion, thc Governor of this State can remove auditors or county treasurers, or whether their term of office cannot expire before the lapse of two years from their appointment. Mr. Clyburn presented the presentment of the grand jury of Lancaster County, for October term, i860. Referred to the Committee on the Ju? diciary. The Speaker presented the acconnt of R. C. Shiver for carpets for the hall of the House. Re? ferred to the Auditing Committee. Representatives Feriter and Burton obtained leave of absence. In the Senate, Mr. Corbin obtained leave of ab? sence. Cain presented the petition of Rev. Wm. B. Yates, seamen's chaplain of the port of Charleston, praying an appropriation for a marine school ship lu Charleston harbor, which waa referred. Also, petition of John H. Law, praying that the bridge over the Stono, called Rantowle's "ridge, be rechartered and vested m him, which was re? ferred. Mr. Foster presented the account of J. H. Sloane against the State for services rendered r ? a magis? trate previous to November, 1868, which was re? ferred. Mr. Rodgers presented a copy of the present? ment and orders of the Grand Jury for Plckens County, at the March term, 1869, of the Court of General Sessions, for that county, which was re? ferred. Ralney presented the account of Messrs. Bryan A McCarter for stationery furnished the Attorney General's office, which was referred. Notices were given of bills to authorize the Issue of State bon dB to the amount of $2,000,000, to be applied to the purchase of lands In this State for homesteads for the poor and laboring classes of this State; to incorporate the African Methodist Episcopal Church lo this State; to extend the jur? isdiction of the Court of Probate. OUR LEGISLATORS. SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOR OF CONGRESSMAN HOGB. Incendiary Speeches of Ute Abbeville Gofla. The Abbeville Press and Banner gives the , following particulars of the outrageous conduct of "Congressman" H?ge, at Abbeville, on Satur- 1 day last, an account of which has already appear- ] ed In these columns: With flaunting banners waving before their 1 eyes, an excitable crowd of blacks pass luto the 1 courthouse, fl liing every nook and corner, so that j further ingress and egress were equally Imposai- 1 ble. There were scarcely more than a dozes j whites present Including our worthy sheriff, ^ clerk and county cierk. Mr. Doge ls the orator ( of the day, and harangues upon the labor ques- 1 tion. He tells the laborer that one-third of t the crop is not enough for him. Captain J. N. t Cochran, who is standing near the door, addresses s a civil question to thc speaker-"Tell these color- 1 ed people what a 'nigger' ia worth in money- < money wages being paid ia my section." H?ge * evades the question, and appeals to the passions r of his audience by denouncing the word "nigger" j as a term of opprobrium. Captain Coch- t ran disavows the use of the term in an offensive 1 sense; but Hogc refuses to hold any further col- > loquy. Major Johnson, near by, says in an un- t dertone, "why surely nigger means a black man." 1 Their "offence hath this extent, no more." Sal- t livan (the late member elect) the chairman of the ? meeting, orders their arrest, and immediately fol- 1 lowed a scene of the wildest confusion. Pande? monium let loose-cries of "kill him, kill, kill him," from an excited crowd convulsed with all thc agonies of a causeless panic. All made for t the door, some over the heads of their less for- 1 tunnte comrades, all except a very few (luclud- s lng the orator of the day, whom a reflex current i .anded safely behind the door of one of thejurv 2 rooms.) " ? Messrs. Cochran, Johnson, Gray and Carter were 1 immediately arrested, (the two last though pre- 1 sent in the meeting had not opened their mouths.) 1 were arrested without warrant-were arrested, if 1 upon any pr?tent' 4 charge at all, for doing what 1 every citizen has a right to do-attending a popu- 5 lar meeting aud observing the rules of legitimate ' discussion. Their persons were violated and their 1 lives imperilled without thc shallow or justifica? tion or excuse. INFAMOUS TU KEATS OF MEMBKRS OF TIIK LEGISLA? TURE. A Cokesbury letter says : The law ls iguored and vengeance appealed to by those claiming to be law-makers for Abbeville. On last Monday, when the train arrived at Hodges from Abbeville, Mr. Pcm GufH.11, recently c elected to the Legislature, got out nf the cars, ac- e companied by a squad ?r armed negroes, and es- r sayed a speech somewhat to this effect: "1 Stand t upon the soil where the Hon. B. F.Randolph poured \ out his lire's blood, and we intend to have re- 1 venge for it. The tlrst Republican killed In this county every. leading Democrat shall be killed 1 and their houses burned down over them." This i was apparently addressed to some dozen while r men who were standing near. Here is au appeal t to the passions of the ignorant colored people to 1 set aside law, and take matters imo their own 1 hands. This is thc counsel or a so-called law-ma- 1 ker. Will he be sustained by those in authority ir ^ The colored people, as a class, are misrepresented 1 by this fellow, for they are really better citizens 1 than he, and he certainly docs not pretend to t represent the white people, lt seems to be a bid c for thc votes of the colored people at the nexi 1 election, but. from all I can learn, he will fail to get any respectable people of that class to sustain I h.m. The other, Mr. Guinn, who claims the scat 1 or senator, to which he was not elected, sealed I h:s devotion to tho fair sex by kissing two of 1 bein \ on the plat Torin just berore Hie train left. This, 1 however, is a matter or taste, and 1 am unable to 1 say which was most degraded by it, or which t was most honored. t THE LABOR CONVENTION. Adoption of tile Platform. As already stated in our special dispatches, the Labor Convention reassembled in Columbia on Friday. A member from Orangeburg offered a resolu? tion-which was laid upon the table, after much discussion-that the following rates of wages Le given to laborers for cultivating cotton and corn: First class, $16; second. $12; third, $9 per month, and the laborers s?mil receive in addition to the above 3 pounds bacon per week, peck corn, quart molasses,pln t salt, for Iiis board ; and if working for a share of the crop, they shall receive one-half of all the provision crop, and one-third of the cotton raised upon thc farm. .Thc planters to furnish all the farming utensils and snfllcient horse power to carry on the farm. Thc committee appointed to memorialize the General Assembly submitted the following: To the Honorable the Senate and House of Repre? sentatives of the stale of South carolina: The laborers of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, beg leave to memorialize your honorable body to furnish an appropriate and effectual remedy for some of the grievances which the agricultural laborer now suffers at the hands of the large majority of ris employers. We believe that there is no natural antagonism between the interests of the planter and those of the laborer; bnt on the contrary, that fair dealing and a rigid performance of duty on the part of each, will secure the prosperity of both. We are aware that many of the wrongs to which laborers are snhjected are beyond remedy by legislative enactments, but must Hud their re? dress in the organized efforts of the laborers them? selves, acting unitedly within thc lines of the law, with a wise regard to the equitable claims of capi? tal, and thc inalienable rights of labor. Yet, while vour honorable body are restricted by constitutional limitations from fixing thc rate of wages, lt ls within the scope of your authority to insure more fully than at present, their speedy and certain collection, and also by suitable laws, to confer upoH the laborer a greater power of self-protection than he now possesses. We, therefore, pray that your honorable body will provide by statute 1. That the claim or the agricultural laborer for wages due shall operate as a preferred lien upon the land that he works, and that the planter or owner of said land shall not sell or alienate tue same, until such claim ls satisfied. 2. That the Governor shall appoint a discreet and proper person tn each county who shall be desig? nated as "commissioner of contracts." Such per? sons shall be charged with the duty of examining and attesting all contracts between the planter and laborer, and shall act as advisory counsel of the laborer upon all questions that may arise un? der his contract. He shall make a quarterly re? port to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, set? ting forth the number of laborers In his county, how employed.and the rate of wages paid, and the names of planters and laborers who may have vio? lated their contracts, all of which shall be laid be? fore the General Assembly, at thc commencement of each session thereof, and shall be published for general Information. 3. That the suits of all classes of laborers and employees for wages due them shall have prece dence on the calendras of thc courts, over all other civil suits, and shall bc heard at the first term of the court after the declaration of the plaintiff in thc same shall have been filed. 4. That the Governor shall bc authorized to ap? point, in encb county, an officer whose duty it shall be to make up the list of jurors, and super? intend the drawing of thc same, in order that the laboring classes ir.'iy have a fair repre sentation on the juries, a privilege which ls practically denied them in the rural dis? tricts, under the operation of the present system. C. That when lands are sold nuder execution, the sheriff shall divide them as nearly as practica ble, into tracts notexeceding fifty acres each, in order that the small capitalists may be enable to purchase. We bebeve that this measure will greatly faclll tate thc acquisition or land by the landless, and that it can be rendered legally practicable by pro vidlng that the decree of- sale, in each case, shall declare that only so much of the debtor's land, or the subdivisions thereof, shall be sold as may be necessary to satisfy thc Judgment C. That ali due bills given by planters to la borers shall specify in terras the special considera tlon for which the same shall have been given, and shall be transferable, at the option of the holder, and shall operate as a lien upon the crop and land whenever such dac bill ls given, in lieu of payment for agricultural labor T. That nine hours shall be a lawful day's wort for all mechanics and laborers engaged lu manu factures or m any business requiring skilled labor. 8. Abolish all taxes on sales of cotton and rice, by either State or municipal authorities. Yoar memorialists are satisfied that the enact? ment of the laws herein prayed for wi? he of vast benefit to the agricultural lab?rete and wlU greatly tend to advance the industrial recon? struction of the entire State. And your memorialists will ever pray, Ac. By order of the convention T. J. MACKEY, ' J. H. RAINBY, W. B. NASH, B. G. Yoe PH, Vnanlmoosly adopted by the State Labor Con? vention, at Columbia, S. C., this 26th day of no? vember, A. D. 1809. Committee on Memorial. THE COMINO WOE. A Column of Magnetic Light front thc Sam Stretching Earthward-What may Happen-Something Kite that ?tr Happen-Flame or Flood ! The SUB'S atmosphere, say scientific men, is In a highly excited condition. A column of mag? netic light is shooting ont further and further [rom the solar sphere towards thc earth, and it is now stretching out forty-five millions of miles. In other words, lt has accomplished half the dis? Lance Between us and the son. Thc interesting juestlon is : How long will lt be before ?t finishes the rest of I the distance and bridges the gigantic chasm be? tween the earth and the sun, carrying the globe iway as if we were a gigantic lump of coal for a roaring furnace ' This column of light at inter? nals indicates Its approach by flashing and cor? uscating with fresh brilliancy. So decided are ts effects that two astronomers, one ut London, ;he other at Oxford, and neither knowing the ex? periences of the. other, supposed that the dark Mass of their telescopes had been broken or put >ut of range, so strong was thc flash of golden lent upon thc vision. It is predicted that, before he end of next year, this magnetic light will lave got near enough to us to make its immediate ind actual influence upon the earth distinctly felt, t is announced that, in consequence, we may ixpcct to see phenomena that have never been icen or known before by the human race. If any .f our readers are, therefore, yet disposed tocom ilain of the weather and the earthquakes, let hem remember that, by this time next year, they nay have an entire new line of experiences to ex ilain and endure, In comparison with which thc lt rill wihter, and rough, rude autumn of to-day nay seem like a June morning in Paradise, anil be earthquake's shock and thc lightning's storm i placid rocking in the cradle with a pleasant lui aby of thunder. THE SOMETHING ELSI THAT HAY nAPl'BH. A public lecturer In New York recently argued hatiu 6300 years more a grand deluge would end ils race and make bira a fossil. Astronomy ihows that the earth ls oscillating in the angle of ts axis to the sun lu periods of 21,ooo years. Thc iones are undergoing a constant change. Now, it the North Pale it is growing colder each year, ind at the Sorrth Pole wanner. Thus, an ini nense ac um ula t um of glaciers or Icebergs at the *lorth Pole will result, while at thc South they viii not form at all. lu 6300 years thc glaciers viii have accumulated so much that they will ruddenly overbalance thc earth. Then the wa? gra of the sea will rush from thc South to thc north, and there will be a deluge. TnE SPANISH O UNBOATS. The Trae State of the Ci A New York letter ol'Thursday last says: It is nut believed by sensible people here-what :ver the gold gamblers and stuck speculators may lay to the contrary-that any serious trouble will cally occur with .->paiii in the matter of Hie. gun loat fleet, for which that government ls uow rc lorted lo have made a formal demand-which de nand our government ls understood to refuse. Eminem lawyers, weil versed in international aw, express thc conviction that If Spalu can sal sty this Government that these vessels of war arc lot to be used against Peru, the satisfaction lo akc the form ol' a special pledge or guarantee, heir surrender cannot legally be refused. The tllegation in Washington dispatches thal the re? na*] ? ill also be predicated upon thc tact that thc ;uuboals arc intended to operate against a "peu ?le wita whom we have friendly relations," thor urthersay cannot be well founded, if applied lo he Cuban revolutionists, in their present nure Og nixed status. I give you these views lor what hey may be worth. Thc Wasbingtou telegram to the Associated 'ress, towards the close of thu day. .stating au horitaUvely that tho objector libeliiug the boats s simply to bring Hie question before Hie couru, villi a view to their release, ami that, lhere ls milling political In the proceedings ol ihegovcrii neiit. did much to quiet the apprehensions ol rouble occasioned by the sensational reports tallier in thc day. FOREIGN ITEMS. -In thc Par's fashion plates, chignons arc larger than ever. -Rocbcfort has signed thc circular he addressed to the voters of Taris "Revolutionary and Com. munistical Candidates." -At the personal request of the Crown Prince of Prussia, tuc Sultan has ceded to the King of Prus? sia thc entire territory of the ancient church of tuc Knights of St. John at Jerusalem. -lt has been decided In the Vatican that Pere Hyacinthe shall not be admitted to state his case and expose his ideas before thc (Ecumenical Council. If he presents himself he will be or dered back to the Pontifical frontiers, and If he insists the gendarmes will escort him beyond the lines. -At a court ball In Berlin, Bismarck was much pleased with the wife of a foreign diplomate who was present. With characteristic audacity the count reached out his hand to pluck, without leave, a flower from thc splendid bouquet which the lady carried. She rapped his knuckles with her fan, saying, "Pardon, Monsieur le Comte, but that flower ls not a German State; you must ask for lt." -The Catholic priests of the diocese of Galway, Ireland, have recently resolved "that the chief cause of discontent and unhappiness which gen? erally prevail throughout this country, is mainly traceable to the unsatisfactory relations existing between landlords and tenants, and that we can never reasonably hope for peace, happiness and contentment without an equitable adjustment of these relations." -A French chemist has invented a method of rendering the numbers of houses, and the names of shops, as easily visible by night as by day. It consists In rubbing thc Agares and letters with a certain phospheric paste, which, though not dis? cernible In the daylight, will, In the dark, shine with perfect distinctness. The application would only need to bc renewed once a month, and re? quires a very trifling outlay. -The proposed introduction of the system of short service lu the Russian army meets with much opposition from Russian writers. A. M. Solltofr says that "il would destroy the feeling that the soldier belonged to 'army body and soul; that his home and religion were concen? trated in one idea-thc army. It ls the unity and compactness which flow from the present system that made the troops an inexpugnable defence to the throne." -An English writer, Coloacl P. Fitzwygram, has been maklag some extended researches as to thc minimum quantity sf fresh air required by horses in stables. He arrives at the conclusion, rather novel for livery-stable keepers, that, "with good ventilation, good drainage and paving, light and cleanliness, 1200 cable feet, with a ground area of about .87 feet per horse, are suffi? cient, though probably the minimum required for the maintenance of health." -The garrulity of hair dressers has produced a rebellion In London. At several West End estab? lishments the operators arc now forbidden to open their mouths unless spoken to; while thc system of parading whole cellars of oil bottles and ?teeni cases before tho customer for sale ls also ('one away with. For this reform an additional charge ls made, which covers the losses entailed by the change. American barbers ought to adopt so much of this reform as pertains to the oil bot? tle business. -The English, who, owing to their better roads, are enabled to make more use of thc velocipede than wc are, have Invented a new bicycle. In this machine thc old system of working with thc feet ls dispensed with; the weight of the body be? ing thrown alternately on the saddle and on thc footboard becomes the moving power, and the machine glides forward with ease and rapidity. Elegance Ls not wanting In the new machine, the rider rising and falling gracefully la the saddle. Ladles also can ride with the same ease as on horseback. -A Paris paper says that Trsupmann, pressed by questions and wearied, perhaps, with strug? gling with the crushing charges that pressed upon him, has made a fuU confession. He had no accomplice. He killed the father (Kink) on thc 23th of August, near Gwebwilles, in Alsace, where he was nicely Interred. He then enticed the eldest son to Paris, thence to Pantin, where, on the 18th of September, he killed him. Two days afterwards he enticed the mother and five young children to the same place, where and when bc butchered them. PERSONAL GOSSIP. -David Dickson made eight hundred bales of cotton this year. This ls suggestive. -Henry S. Foote, wearying of Tennessee, has re? moved to Mississippi. -O'Donovan Rossa has been elected to Parlia? ment from Tipperary, Ireland. -The Marquis of Bute is to build a large Catho? lic cathedral at Oxford, at his own expense. -A- T. Stewart's bill for dry goods furnished to tbe Arlington House, Washington, amounted to $78,000. -Edwin Forrest bas returned to Philadelphia, where he ls Oiling an engagemeut at thc Walnnt Street Theatre. -The Duke of Norfolk, the nighest nobleman of England, not of royal blood, succeeds to thc Gar? ter of the late Earl Derby. -John Russell Yoong, formerly managing edi? tor of thc New York Tribune, pocs to Europe next month as thc agent of thc Kansas Pacitlc Rail? road. -George Jones, an owner of a third of the New York Times, and Us publisher, is trying to buy out thc politicians who own stock in the paper, and run it Independent of politics. -Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton Intends to leave poli? tics aud go into railroading, giving his whole at? tention to thc Kentucky Central Ruiload, of which he has recently been elected president. -Ashley, the impeacher, now Governor of Mon? tana, and desirous of being sent, (when the time comes,) to the United States Senate, has suddenly "gone back" on the colored people, and, it is stated, now repudiates them altogether. -Solon Robinsou, of the New York Tribune, who has been in attendance upon fairs for a life? time, speaking of the Georgia State Fair, says thc appearance of such a concourse, so well and rich? ly dressed, in so short a time after a ruinous war, is thc most wonderful illustration of thc recupe? rative energy of a people he ever saw. He cou ld never have believed if he had not seen it. -In a letter irom Macon, Georgia, to his paper, John W. Forney tells of u New England man whose largc-heartcdness would do honor to a British philanthropist. Mr. Denny saw a letter in a newspaper describing the poverty of Colonel Robert Allston, of Georgia, once a wealthy man, and sent him a thousand dollars, begging him to accept it as a means of restoring his shattered fortunes. "Won by this unexpected kindness, the Colonel replied as frankly, telling his sirauger friend that one thousand dollars would be of little use, but that If he had live he would-sturt the world afresh in good heart, and "Would honestly repay the loan. By return of mail Mr. Denny for? warded the additional four thousand. The next step was an invitation of Colonel Allston, asking bis Boston friend to his home in Georgia ; and he came, iu the scventy-tlftti year or his age, with his wife, to see thc ex-Confederate whose honest story had reached his heart, and whose honest eirorts were devoted to the restoration of the Union be had bravely fought to divide.'' -Thc marriages of the English Duko of Aber? corn^ daughters affords a significant proof of what beauty does fora family. While five of these young ladies-by no means liberally dower? ed by their father-says Hie New York Evening Post, are already married to wealthy peers, and a sixth ls engaged to the heir of a duke, the eight [laughters of a marquis are without husbands. Since thc days of the celebrated Gunnings, no family Ims ln this respect been so famous as the Hamiltons. Indeed, the latterare thc more re? markable of Ute two; for while there were but two beautiful Gunnings, there are seven Ladies Hamil? ton, and all of them are beauties. One is the wife of the Earl of Dalkeith, the heir of Bold Buccleuch ; others arc the wive3 of the Earls of Lickiield, Durham aud Mount Edgcombe; another is the affianced bride of thc eldest son of the Duke of Marlboro1, whiLst the youngest was married a few weeks ago to the young Marquis of Lans? downe. This last wedding excited in the fashion? able and political world a vast deal of interest; especially, perhaps, because, while the youthful bridegroom Ls thc head of a famous Whig house, his beautiful bride is the daughter of thc most aristocratic of Tories. CURRENT NOTES. -What a geographical wonder a womai of fashion is. There is her dress, which, perhaps, the silk worms of Japan or Lomoardy have fur? nished the material for, woven by the looms of Genoa and Lyons; it is supported upon linings or cotton from the fields in Egypt, Georgia, Brazil, or Dharwar; her gloves nsed once to roam sport? ively upon the Savoy mountains, if they did not serve as natural clothes for rats; the feathers of her hat or bonnet formerly flew abont the palm groves of Sumatra and the Malay Archipelago, or traversed Arabian lands; the diamond hunt, crs of Australia and South Africa, and Persian oysters beds have furnished precious stones and pearls for her jewelry; the bones of Arctic whales sustain her embonpoint; her furs were torn from otter or mink in Alaska or British America, or the sable in Russia, or perhaps she wears a shawl from India; and lastly, her chignon may have once adorned a head long since pillowed on a "lap of earth." -Disendowment has been forced on the Aus? tralian Province of Vittoria in rather a remark? able way. Something like an impartial endow? ment of the religious sentiment was attempted there, when, in 1S54, an annual sum of $350,000 in gold was set aside "for buildings for public wor? ship, and for ministers of religion," to be applied according to the relative numbers of each de? nomination. So long as the grant was divided among thc various Christian sects, there were but few dissentions. Presently thc Jews came forward to claim their jouit and lawful share, which lt was Impossible to deny them. Finally, however, the Chinese immigration gave rise to a demand for a grant on behalf of the Joss-houses of the Celestials. This was mere than the peo? ple conld tolerate, so, having resolved to draw the line at Buddhism, they came to the inevitable conclusion of discontinuing concurrent endow? ment altogether. A resolution has accordingly been come to by the Colonial Parliament to allot a gradually deereaslng amount for a few years for purposes of religion, and then finally to abol? ish the item altogether. -The mysterious and irresistible impulse which drives people to moralizing and theorizing upon eubjeets of which they have little or no practical knowledge, has a pointed illustration In Mr. Rich? ard Grant White's essay on the morals and man? ners of Journalism, In the Galaxy magazine for December. Along with some fanciful and imprac? ticable notions, Mr. White advances a good many sound and valuable ideas, and In thc main his views seem to be on their face reasonable and just. And yet he could himself no more establish and conduct such a journal as he demands than he could scull a cargo of sugar across the Atlantic ocean in a kitchen cullender. Only those whose days and nights arc given to the complex and ex? acting duties of journalism can understaad how almost Impossible lt is to bring the result of their never-ending efforts up to anything near their own conceptions of what a newspaper ought to be; and, taking all the circumstances of the case Into account, thc wonder ls, nut that the average journals of the present day should not bc better, but that they should bc as good as they actually are. Undertaking to make a newspaper and sit? ting at a quiet customhouse desk and telling how it ought to be made aro two widely different occu? pations. -"II there be aa elysium on earth," lt ls-ac- | cording to an eloquent correspondent who has been travelling ia the Caucasus-on the hanks of the Phasls, two days'Journey from Tims. "The river," he says, "wanders through an exuberance of tropical shrubs and grasses, and tinted trees, laurels and rhododendrons. Species of palm and wild fruit trees of every kind grow almost rank. And there are birds of all sorts; besides the na? tive pheasant, woodcocks, wild ducks, snipes and colored birds abound. This ls thc bank garden, but away from it stretch the mountains, folding back one above the other to a distance of thirty or forty miles-first the wooded range, then the less distinct blue, and tben the snow peaks. Over all was a glow of the softest light, and to? ward evening, when that snow was steeped in pink, and we passed the canoes of the lovely Gourri, thc most beautiful tribe of the Caucasus', and heard them chant their evening hymn, lt was not wonderful that I thought my horse must have stepped over the precipice and gent me from sleep to fairyland. And yet no ene comes herc 1" Tiflls, he prophesies, will become the most fash? ionable tourist headquarters in the world. The steamers on the Black Sea, he d?clares, beat the Cunard; thc cabins and saloons are much wider and prettier; thc latter actually has a floor of pret? ty brick tiles. -There is nothing In language more grotesque and ludicrous than thc maaner In which some ancient words, phrases and mottoes are trans? posed into familiar conversation. This is pecu? liarly shown in thc names of some old Inns in England. In the times of Cromwell, when suth heroes as "God-be-pralsed Barubones," and "Flght-the-good-tlght White," and "Faint-uot Hewitt," drank their ale, an inn was named the "Clod Encompauscth Us." But when the nation became profane again, the words were corrupted to thc "Goat and Compasses," and the picture of a goat and compass wasused as a sign. Tiere was a house near Oxford which was once called thc "Plume x>f Feathers," from the crest of the Prince of Wales, but afterwards became popularly known as thc "Phun and Feathers." The Inscrip? tion "Caton P?lele" gave thc name the "Cat and Fiddle," and "La rose ties Quatre Saisons," be? came the "Rose of the Quarter Sessions." The "Satyr and Bacchanals" became the "Satan and Bag o' Nails;" the "COOtr L>ore-' (Golden Heart,) thc "Queer Door;" the "St. Catherine's Wheel" thc "Cat and Wheel;" the "Boulogne Gate" (com? memorating \\\c taking of Boulogne by Henry VIII,) thc "Bull and Gate;" the "Peg and Wassail Bowl" the "Pig and Whistle;" the "George Can? ning" the "George and Cannon;" and the "Battle Axe" the "Axe aud Bottle." -Count dc Cham bord, who ls now thc head of thc French house of Bourbon, ami therefore a man of great prominence in the political world, inhabits a plain chateau at Kronsdorf. He re? ceives visitors wltli exquisite courtesy, and con? verses freely upon subjects of national interest. Thc Count is of medium height, with a pointed chestnut beard and graceful manners. Nothing is required of persons who have the honor or being received at Frohsdorf except the deference to which Count de Chambord is entitled by the place he occupies in history. A few minutes be? fore dinner, Count de Chambord himself goes for Countess de Chambord, to whom he presents his guests. Thc other persons staying at thc chateau meet in the drawing-room. Wheu the dinner bell rings, thc company go into the dining-room. The master or the house takes his seat at the mid? dle or thc table, with Countess de Chambord on hts right, and young Count, de Bardi, his godson, on his lort. The other persons take their ?eats at the place assigned them. Count oe Chambord begins a conversation which daes not cease to flow until codee is served. After dinner, thc con? versation continues in the dining-room, full of dash and freedom, around a large table where, free from all etiquette, the guests are placed at hazard. About 10 o'clock, Countess dc Chambord retires, and the Count, holding out his hand to his guests, says to them: "Aurevoir herc-and elsewhere." At 11:SQ o'clock, everybody sleeps in thc chateau. LATEST LABOR NEWS. -There was a further discharge of workmen from thc Charlestown (Mass.) navy yard on Tues? day. -The seizure of the Spanish gunboats by the United States authorities will throw four hundred men out of employment at the Delameter Works, New York. < -New York has about five hundred longshore lumber handlers, of whom two hundred and ten are members of thc Longshoremen's Union. These men are paid forty cents per hour. -The proposed consolidation of the Brooklyn building trades is likely to be effected soon. -New York has about 1000 operative horse shoers, abont 300 of whom are members of the Union. The wages of these men is $3 50 to $4 50 a day. -Tile locating committee of the "Batterson Colony Association," of Brooklyn, is to visit North and South Carolina, and if not suited in those places, they are empowered to visit Georgia. Itis understood that on the return of this party, loo members of thc association will start for the lands selected by them. -The shop-taUors' unions of New Y'ork have called a mass meeting of the trade for the purpose of devising some means whereby the obnoxious system of transforming households into tailor? ing shops nay be abolished. SHREDS OE STATE NEWS. A Co-operative Building and Land Pur? chasing Association ls abont to start in Orange burr. A little negro was burned to death last week at thc Rev. Mr. Chaplin's place, eight miles from Orangcburg. Miss Susan Bair, near Orangeburg, was severely burned on the 19th Instant by falling into the Are daring a flt. Mr. John Taggart, of Abbeville, died at his resi? dence on the 2lst instant in his G9th year. The prosperity of Orangeburg and all connected with it is highly gratifying. On last Friday a little son of Mr. James Rills, near Union, was so badly scalded by falling into a pot of boiling water that he died in a few hours. The Grand Jury of Edgefleld Courthouse, weare informed, have found a true bill against the post? master at that place for robbing the malls. GENERAL LEE ON THE DEATH OF GBOROB PEABODY.-The following ls a noble tribute to George Peabody, which General Lee, on hearing of his death, wrote to Mr. Peabody RusseU, the nearest living relative ol the deceased: LEXINGTON, TA., November 10, 1849. My Dear Mr. Russell-The announcement of the death of your uncle, If r. George Peabody, has been received with the deepest regret wherever hil name and benevolence are known; and no? where have his generous deeds-restricted to ne country, section or sect-elicited more heartfelt admiration than at thc South. He stands alone In history for the benevolent and judicious distribu? tion of his great wealth, aud his memory has be? come entwined in thc affections of millions of his fellow-cttlzcns In both hemispheres. ? I beg, In my own behalf and In behalf of the Trustees and Faculty of Washington College, Vir? ginia, which was not forgotten by him in his acts of generosity, to tender the tribute of our un? feigned sorrow at hts death. With great respect, your obedient servant, R. E. LEE. iHarrie?. RICHARDSON-MANNING.-At thc residence of Governor /. L. Manning, on the evening of the 23d Instant, HENRY B. RICHARDSON to Miss MARY H. MANNING, both of Clarenden District. JOHNSTON-JACKSON.-In Lexington, Ga., Ko vember 25th, by the Rev. John G. Gibson, Mr. ROBBKT G. JOHNSTON, of Lexington, to Miss JESSIE JACKSON, of Charleston, S. C. No cards. (Dbitnarrj. BOWMAN.-Died In Charleston, S. C., Novem? ber 13,1809, in the eighty-fourth year of her age, ESTHKR LYNCH BOWMAN, last surviving grand? child of Thomas Lynch, of St. James', Santee, one of the fathers of American independence. Born at thc close of one political convulsion, she outlived a second, only to witness with forti? tude the wreck of a property which she had al? ways held as a trust from Heaven for the relief of suffering. Self-devoted to a single life, she was yet a mother to the motherless. A model of re? finement, Intelligence and culture, she conde? scended to those of low estate. In death she yielded up her soul with simple faith to that Sa? viour whose footsteps in Ule she had striven to follow. DICKSON.-Died at her mother's residente, in Fairfield County, on the 14th of November, Mrs. CATHERINE HARPER DICKSON, wife or Rev. Henry K. Dickson, of YorkviUe, S. C., in the 29th year of her age. _ * CH EVES.-Died at his plantation, OB the Ogee cbec River, Georgia, Dr. JOHN R. OHEVES, in the 54th year of his age. ?nneral Notices. HIRSCH.-Died, Sunday, A. M., November ?8tb, or croup, LUCRETIA H. M., only child of Mr. and the late Mrs. I. W. Hirsch, aged 1 year, io months and 28 days. ^THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances of the above, and of Mrs. T. W. Mordecai and family, are respectfully Invited to attend thc Funeral Services TO-DAY, at 3 o'clock P. M., at No. 73 Broad street. nov29 Special Notices. ?gr NOTICE.-THREE MONTHS' AF? TER date application will bc made to thc Bank of Charleston for renewal of CERTIFICATE No. 7288, for two shares, old issue, and CERTIFICATE No. 41S3, for seven shares, new Issue, In thc name ->( PAUL i KAl'iEIL lu tri.it, thc same having been lost. PAUL TRAPI1R. nov29 larson ~~ptr- NOTES FOR DECEMBER, AD DRESSED TO THE FEEBLE AND DEBILITATED. Tills is a trying season for invalids, indeed for all who are not blessed with robust constitutions and iron frames. ? . Cold bas come upon us suddenly, sealing up the open pores, and sealing In, as lt were, any seeds of disease that may have been lurking in thc sys? tem, but which remained undeveloped so long as the waste matter of th? body and all acid and unwholesome humors were freely discharged by evaporation from thc surface and through thc bowels. A tonic, aperient and alterative medicine ls now needed to invigorate the vital powers depressed by alow temperature; to stimulate and purify the secretions, and to lit thc body to endure, without Inconvenience, pain or danger, the sudden cli? matic change which ushers in thc winter. Thc only preparation which will fully meet this almost universal need, and will thoroughly and safely perform thc Important work, ls the leading tonic and alterative of the age, HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. This popular specific Improves thc appetite, In? vigorates the digestive organs, regulates thc flow of bile, enriches thc blood, calms the nerves, re? lieves constipation, promotes superficial circula? tion and evaporation, and being composed solely of wholesome vegetable clements, with a pure stimulant as their diffusive vehicle, may be taken hy the weakest without fear. The flavor is agreda ble, for although the Bitters arc a potent medi? cine, they contain no nauseating clement. nov29 ODAC T?TTIIE SECRET OF BEAUTY LIES In the use of HAGAN'S MAGNOLIA BALM for thc complexion. Roughness, redness, blotches, freckles, sun? burn and tan diaappeai where it is applied, and a beautiful complexion of pure, satin-like texture ls obtained. The plaiucst features arc made to glow with healthful bloom and youthful beauty. Remember Hagan's Magnolia Balm is thc thing that, produces thcs3 effects, and any lady eau se? cure it for 75 cents at any of our stores. To preserve and dress thc hair usc Lyon's Ka thairou. oct27 wfinlmo Special Notices. pS- THE PLANTERS' .\ND MECHAN? ICS' BANK. SOUTH CAROLINA.-CHARLESTON, NOVEMBER 29, 1869.-This Bank Ls prepared te redeem Rs bills at par, at its office on East Bay. Vf. E. HASKELL, _noy29 2_Cashier. pS- NOTICE.-STEAMER CITY POINT wUl hereafter leave for Florida on FRIDAY EYS NINO, at r, o'clock, instead of SATURDAY, as here? tofore. J. D. AIKEN k CO., novs*_Agents. ps- CITY TAXE S.-THE CITY Sheriff ls making oui a list of all unpaid Execu? tions in his ellice Tor publication. nov26 6 ^.NOTICE.-J. N. M. WOHLTMANN for the present occupies the store of Messrs. FARRAR BRO., corner East Bay and Cumberland streets, and will be pleased to see his friends. novl3 ~pS- WE HAVE THIS DAY APPOINT ED Mr. LOUIS MANIOAULT to sign by procurai Hon for our Ann. LESESNE k WELLS. Charleston, S. C., Nov *mber 27th, 1869. nov27 3 pS- NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS IN? DEBTED to the assigned Estate of Mr. GEO. H. GRUBER are hereby informed that their accounts have been placed into the hands of Messrs. SI? MONS A SIEOLING, Attorneys, (office, Broad street,) for collection, and if settlements are made before the I'm December next, no costs will be incurred. H. GERDTS k CO., novl3 Imo_Agents for Orecitors. pS- HOPE FIRE ENGINE COMPANY. CHARLESTON, S. C., NOVEMBER 23,1869.-I would, respectfully inform the citizens and residents of the Upper Wards of this city that the following Committee, members of the above named Com? pany, have been appointed to solicit subscriptions for the purpose of aiding m paying for a new Steamer lately ordered, and which is daily ex? pected from the builders in New York, viz: GEO. BURKE, JAMES B. PATRICK and J. McCOLLUM, Esqs. Also, the following Committee, appointed some time ago for tho same purpose, will call noon the citizens of the Lower Wards, viz: B. P. .SEYMOUR, GEO. BURKE, J. KENNY, WM. BROOKBANKS, Jr., and J. LLPMAN. W. H. SMITH, President Hope Fire Engine Company, and nov24 wfm3_Chairman of Committee. pS- JUST RECEI VED, A LABOE ASSORTMENT OP FINE BUSINESS ENVELOPER NOS. 5 AND 0, J Which will be furnished to our customers with Business Card neat'; printed thereon ai |L to $? per luCC. CALL AT THE NEWS JOB OFFICE AND SES SAMPLES. novio_ ^*TO CONSUMPTIVES. -THE AD? VERTISER, having been restored to health in a> fow weeks, by a very slmpie remedy, after having suffered several years with a severe lung affec? tion, and that dre ilful disease, consumption, nt anxious to make known to his fellow-sufferers um means of cure. To aB who desire lt, he will send a copy of tai*' prescription used (free of charge,) with the direc? tions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a suss CURB FOR CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, AC. The object of the ad? vertiser in sending the Prescription ls to benefit , the afflicted, and spread information which he conceives to be Invaluable; and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as lt will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing. Parties wishing the prescription, wiu.prease ad? dress Rsv. EDWARD A. WILSON, Williamsburg,. Kings County, New York._nov? 3 ra oe pS- NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HAT? ING claims against the Estate of the late JOHN A. COOK, deceased, will present them properly attested, and all indebted will please make pay? meat at once to Messrs. BOWERS A SILOOX. who win hereafter collect all Rents for the Estate. SARAH B. COOK, Executrix. JOHN E. BOWERS, 1 Executor*? JAMES SILCOX, J MBCBWr? nov26 fmw3_ i pS- MANHOOD.-A MEDICAL ESSAY on the Cause and Cure of Premature Decline in Man, thc treatment of Nervous and Physical De? bility, Ac. "There is no member of society by whom this book will not be found useful, whether such per? son holds the relation of Parent Preceptor er Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette. Sent by mail on receipt of fifty cents. Address the Author, Dr. E. DEF. CURTIS, Washington. D. C. septl lyr pS-USE JOHN DWIGHT & CO.'? SUPERCARB. SODA, the best for bousekecpens. Established 1840. sept 27 momosoeo ^arTHE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY. JACOB'S CHOLERA, DYSENTERY AND DIAR? RHOEA CORDIAL.-This article, so well known and highly prized throughout the Southern States as a Sovereign Remedy for the above diseases, is now offered to the whole country. It ls invaluable to every lady, both married and single. No family can afford to be without it, and nono will to whom its virtues are known. For sale by all Druggists and general dealers. DttWIE A MOISE, octll 3mosDAO_ General Agents. ~pS- BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, in? stantaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the Ul effects of 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's Wig Factory, No. 16 Bond street, New York. novas frawlyr _ pS- WORDS OF CHEER -ON THE Errors of Youth and the Follies of Age, in rela? tion to Marriage and Social Evils, with a helping hand for the erring and unfortunate. Sent in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P., Philadelphia Pa, _septa amos pS-A. 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