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* r VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1157. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR r SRO JU COL IMBI A . BESURREGT10I OP. THE GOLD RILL. Interest of the Debt te be P -?id In Coin -The K. K. K. Outr? g ea-The Edu? cation Bill. (BPBCIAL TBLBOKAM TO TUB NEWS.] COLUMBIA, December io. In the House, to-day, a bill to incorporate an?he Clalin University was read a second time. Jervej gave notice of a till to repeal tie aol in? corporating tit? Air Lint Railroad. A bill to levy a special tax upon the citizens of Sumter County to indemnify D. 0. Robertson and DfiBoseA Co. for their loss by incendiaries was read a first time; also bins to incorporate the Planters' Minis g and Manufacturing Company; to amend the charter of the Town of Orangebarg; to regn late indentures and apprenticeships; to regu? late the sale of poisons by apothecaries; to de? clare the manner of obtaining the right of way over land for the transportation of home pro? ducts. The action taken by the Hoase yesterday la striking ont the enacting clause of the bill to pay the prUelpal and interest of the State dtbt in .ein, WM reconsidered. After a discussion and filibustering which lasted two hours, the bill was passed. Teas ta, nays 18. The bill sow stands as follows: The interest on all the bonds and stocks af the State, except those issued from December ?, ISM, to April 1?, ISM, shall be paid in coln; not Including, however, the bonds issued for bailding the new Statehouse. Tte Treasurer and Financial Agent are sit tor - lzed to parchase the necessary coln, and the act ls to take effect immediately. In the Senate, the r?solution te appoint a time for the election of Regents or the Lunatic Asylam ?' was postpoied. Th? repart of the Committee en Education, con? cerning a bin entitled "A bUl to establish and maintain a system of free common schools for the State of Soute Carolina," was discussed for two hoars and a half. while discussing Section 30, whether te hold the elections of the county school commissioners in April or In October, at the general elections, the Senate adjourned until Monday. The first section of the bill was amended so that the State Board of ldncation shall meet on the second Wednesday after the passage of tho act. KotieeHras given to the Senate of a bill to pro? vide for the drainage of the swamplands or the Sute. Leslie will report a bill to incorporate the Air Line Railroad. > Corbin's act te redeem the Township laws, pro? vides for the thorough overhauling of the present system and the redaction of the expenses. The bid te tasrease the salaries of the Judges of the Sap reme Court, the bill to appropriate $125,000 fsr salaries aad per eaem of the members of tue General Assembly, was passed. The bill to incor? porate th* Planters'Mining and Manufacturing Company waa read a second time. Lunney;istro . dosed a bill te levy a special tax for rebuilding the courthouse of Darlington County. A joint re? solution, to maj the accounts of school-teachers for services daring the year I860, at the rate of 35 cents a scholar, waa'passed. TOM RADICAL WIGWAM. CAIN AND NASH DENOUNCE THE RADI? CAL OFFICIALS. TOE RADICAL SENATORS AND THE RADICAL JUDGES. Defeat of tao Coln Bill-Subjects of Laughter-Is lt st Thoroughfare ? Tbsj Hens Cnn rtrow-Waa lt tn Er? ror ?-More Officers-Coroners' Duties ?And Liabilities-Migratory Fish - Minors-The Sumter Manufacturing Company-A Chapter of Judges-Re? vile not the Judges- G-.Vnsh-ing of | Teeta-Judge not, ?fee.-What will They do with lt I-Aspirations-Are Things aa they Seem ?-A Small Earthquake-Carpenters' Work-The Brand of Cain-Planing Down to Facts-Oat of their Element-School Boob Ring-Delegation to thc Peni? tentiary, ?kc., ?bc. [roon otra own CORRRKSPOK DKST. J OOLCMEIA, December 9. DEFEAT OF TUB COIN BILL. Thc opponents and supporters of thc bill lo "provide fer the payment of the principal and in? terest of the bonds and stocks of tho State In cola," weat lato the noose to-day prepared to make a hard fight, and for a short time the con? test was warm, but wan ended by DeLurge (who had vainly striven to get an amendment in,) pro? posing that the enacting clause be stricken out, which was adopted. This, of course, killed the bin, aad many were the blue looks in eonseqence. A Close observer could have easily pointed out the men who were specially interested in the pas? sage of the bin. There are many willing to bet that lt win pass in the House when it ls brought np again, which, it is asserted, will be shortly. A remar* from one of the members in tht lobby, after the defeat of the bill, that "FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD CARRY IT THROUGH," gives at least an Idea of one of the means which may be brought to btar cpen the members. SUBJECTS OF LAUGHTER Are the coin bill and the bill to better protect the holders of Insurance policies. They are jested about squally as much as Corbin's desire to serve fcls or the Governor's "beloved State," which is . it? An amendment was prepared to the former mentioned bill, .providing that thc members, clerks and pages of both bodies bc paid in coin, | t and weald have been introduced in the Hoase to? day but for the bill having been killed. And In th? Senate to-day Amlm gave notice that he I j would on to-morrow, or ss soon thereafter as practicable, introduc? a bill providing that mer? chante, planters, lawyers, doctore, shoemakers, bricklayers and everybody else sbotid pnrehatc fifty thousand dollars'worth of the stocksend bonds of the State "fer the better protestlon of the people of the State." This was Immediately rec? ognised bj the senators asa capital burlesque upon I the latter mentioned bill, aad it created consider- 1 able laughter, which was increased by tho serious ] looks ef Arnim, who. by thc way, g re the notice as a blt of revenge upon the Sena' ? for refusing to permit bim on yesterday to amend the bill to incorporate the Policy-holder's Life Tontine Assu- I I ranee Company. j 1 m rr A THOROUSHFARE? A few days ago, a bill was Introduced in tho Hoeft, providing that John R. Dickson, E. A. Dickinson, John Jones and Henry A. Smith shall be authorized to obtain the right of way across the Savannah and Charleston Railroad, in the mon ner prescribed in an act entitled "AA act to i clare the manner by which the landa or the rlj of way over the lands of persona or corporatk may be taken for the construction and uses railways, and other works of internal impro mont," approved on the ?2d of September, 18 It was referred to the Judiciary Committee. 1 opponents of thc hil! asserted that it should hs been referred ;o the Committee on Railroads, I was referred to the Judiciary Committee, becai there are representatives from Beaufort on from the section of the country where Mess Dickinson, Jones and Smith propose to have th tram road. To-day the Judiciary Committee parted that the bill bad been duly cons ered, and they would recommend that lt amended so as to prov.d-; that the Messrs. Dick son, Smith and Jones -at all times sdnform wi the schedule of the Savannah and Chariest Railroad, and in no instance cross within fifte minutes of the time any train is due; and that Bhall be the duty of the said ?ompany to give t said parties or their agents notice in writi; three days in advance of any ?hange in thi schedule. DeLarge at once announced that intended to represent the interests of thc ra road company, and wantsd 'he consideration the bill postponed until he cc lld write to the < rectors "for more light about ber-Dickinsor small railroad." After considerable discussion, was agreed that thc further consideration of t bill should be postponed intll Monday nei Some people consider the report of the Jad?ela Committee as ittlte cool. TH S HENS CAN CROW. The Senate bill to carry into effect the proi pions of the constitution in relation to the rlgh of married women, which gives them the right do with their own property what they have t ways osen doing with it-and their husband too-i. e., letting it slip through their fingers with perfect looseness, was passed through its secar reading in thc House to-day. Th? bill also pr vides that they can sue and bo sued in the count which latter, after they have been through tl lawyers' hands, they will not fancy as mach i the old fashioned way of being sued. WAS IT AN ERROR? A biU to "prevent and punish bribery and so rnption " was introduced, and read tl first time, in tooth bodies, a few daj ago, and was ordered in the House to t placed on the calendar among the "genen orders" for to-day, and it appears as "A bill t provide for bribery and corruption." Laws fri qnently have the efp^.t of producing results et tlrely opposite to what was intended, and, pc haps, the printer was thinking of that when ii made the somewhat ludicrous error. fr) Howevei lt received its second reading and was ordered t be engrossed. It provides that whoever sha corruptly give or offer to any executive, leglsl: tlve or judicial officer, ofter or before election c appointment, any gift or gratuity, with ir tent to influence bis vote, opinion c decision which may be pending, or ma come or be brought before him in an offlcii capacity, shall bc imprisoned in the Penitential for not over five years, or bc fined not over $30oc and if any executive, legislative or judicial off cere accept s gift or promise of a gift Intended t influence his vote, opinion or decision, he shall b sentenced to not more than ten years hard labo in the Penitentiary and be fined not more thai $5000. Whoever corrupts or attempts to corrup any juror, arbitrator, umpire or relcree, sholl b punished by imprisonment in thc State Pcnlten tiary, at hard labor, not exceeding five years, o by tine not exceeding one thousand dollars, an< imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year. I any person summoned an a Juror, or ckosen 01 appointed as an arbitrator, umpire or referee corruptly receives any gift or gratuity what ever from a party to a suit, cause or proceeding for the trial or decision of which such Juroi has been summoned, or for the hearing or deter, ruination of which such arbitrator, umpire ot referee has been chosen or appointed, he shall b< punished by imprisonment in the State Peniten? tiary at hard labor, not exceeding five years, 01 by fin? not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment in Joli not exceeding one y *, Whoever conveys into a jaU, house of corree State penitentiary, house of reformation, OJ other Uke place of confinement, any disguise, lu ?trustent, tool, weapon, or other thing adapted or useful to aid a prisoner in making his escape, with intent to facilitate thc escape of any prison? er, whether such escape is effected or attempted or not, he shall be punished hy hard labor In th? Penitentiary. Whoever aids a prisoner In escap? ing from any officer or person wh? hos lawful eastody of him, shall be Imprisoned in the Peni? tentiary or fined toto. If a jailer or other officer voluntarily suffers a prisoner in his custody, upon conviction of any criminal charge, to es? tape, he sholl suffer the like punishment and pen? alties as the prisoner suffered to escape was sen? tenced to, or would be liable to suffer upon con? viction of thc crime or offence wherewith he stood charged. If a bheriff, constable, or other officer authorized to serve legal process, receives from a defendant, or any other person, atty money or other valuable thing, as a considera? tion, reward, or inducement for omitting or de? laying to arrest a defendant, or to carry bim be? fore a magistrate, or for deloylug to take a per? son to prison, or for postponing the sale of pro? perty nnder an extention, or for omitting or de? laying to perform aiy duty pertaining to his of Soe, he shall bc punished by line not exceeding three hHUdrc-1 dollars, or by imprisonment lu tho jail not exceeding three months. KOKI 0 PF ICKUd. A bill "for thc appolnmcnt of certain officers therein named," received Its second reading In the House to-day, and was ordered to bc engross? ed. lt provides that the sheriff or coroner of any county may appoint one or more deputies; and that the recorder or clerk of thc court may ap? point a deputy, who shall be approved by any |udge of the Court or Common Pleas of. such county that thc auditor of any county may ap? point a deputy, to be approved by the commis? sioners of such county: Provided, That the court, or county commissioners (HR th? case may bf) be satisfied that thc duties of recorder or auditor re? quire such deputy; that thc deputy shall con? tinue during the pleasure of the principal, who may take such bond and security from his dep? uty as he fchall deem necessary to secure the faithful discharge of the duties of his appoint? ment, but the principal shall in all cases bc an ?werablc for the neglect of duty or misconduct In attlee of his deputy, who afwr taking thc oath or affirmation, as prescribed by thc Constitution of I he State, faithfully to perform all the duties of als appointment, perform aay and all of tho linties appertaining to thc Office of his principal. CORONERS' DUTIES AND MAB! UTI KS. A bill to alter sud umead an act entitled "An let concerning thc office, duties aud liabilities if coroners," wa? also passed by thc House to-day, ind ordered to be engrossed. It si reply "provides bat whenever any vacancy shall occur in the said )fOce, by death, resignation or otherwise, thc Governor shall, by proclamation, designate some ustice of the peace or magistrate of the county, ?Therein thc vacancy occurs, to act os coroner into, by order of the Legislature, an election mall be had to fill the vacaucy. MIGRATORY PISH. The General Assembly are about to taks steps :o produce that desired end of thc Governor, to lave twenty shad selling in Columbia for one dol? ar. A bill has beea introduced ts prsvide "for the better protection of migratory fish," which provides that there shall be a close time in each if thc Inland streams ??f this State, from the jetting o? the sm or t.'.jh Saturday until the rising ?f the same on ;ach Monday, during which time all seines, nets, weirs or uny plan or device for the stoppage of or catching of fish, which sbstruct more than two-thirds of tue width of my stream, othtr than a dam for manufacturing purposes, shall bc removed from the water; the jwner, in whole or part, of any such obstruction, plan or device, refusing or neglecting ;o remove i it, shall be liable to a fine of twenty dollars for I enea and every otTenoe, one-hnlf to go to the former' and the other half for the use of county. "THF CK ITT AKl> PRIKNDSHIF SOCIBTT, Of Charleston," is the nave sf the society wh ls now petitioning the Legislature for incorpc ti'on. William Iden, Robert Morrison, J. V. Iza Robert Tomer, Charles C. Leslie and J. J. Caa ville, are the names of thc parties ia the hill incorporation, which, however, docs not state special object cf the society. MINORS. A bill to relieve minort> bonid to service hy dentare, and claiming that the service to whi dtring the existence of the provisional gove ment of this State, the agents of the Frcedma Bureau bound minors by indeitarcs has, in ms instances, proved oppressive and injurioss te minors, was read the second tims in the Hot to-day, and ordered to he engrossed. It auth izes magistrates to exercise jurisdiction over such cases, and to entertain and settle all cu plaints arising between thc parties to suck ci tracts; and when, in their judgment, surlick cause shall be shown therefor, to annul artic of indenture. TH! SUMTER MANUFACTURING COM FANT Is the name under which Messrs. John B. Moo 0. W. Bradford, J. T. Solomons, J. D. Blandir E. W. Moise, ft. B. Cain, T. B. Fraser, D. B. MoLi rio and others, desire to be counted as a bo corporate, (with a capital of one hundred th? sand dollars, to he divided and issued ia shares one hundred dollars eacc,) for the purpose manufacturing cotton yarns and cloths, cott seed oil, and such other fabrics and articles the demands of the community may require. A CHATTER OP JCD0ES. The Senate had for to-day's consideration th tr "general" and threp special orders, but did ve little more than to dispose of "general order nm ber three"-a report of the Committee oa the J dietary on a bill to Increase tho salaries of t Justioes of the Supreme Court and of the Ciro Jtdges. The report recommended that as "fl thousand dollars per annum ls the least sum th ought to be tendered to secure upon the-beuca the Supreme Court proper legal ability, and it the least sum that men of numeicat ability to ? there oan afford to accept," the Chief Justice ai his associates should receive that amount, ai that as the "labors of the First Circuit we probably double that of any other ia the Stat and the expense of living in the City of Chark ton ls four times as great as in any other el cult," the Judge of that ciroult (Jadgc Carpe a ie should receiTe five thousand dollars per annum. THOSE WHO REIGN SUPREME. As soon as the report was called up, there wei numerous motions made ta table lt, which, afb considerable discussion, was done, and the bl "to Increase the salaries of the justices of the Si preme Court and of the Circuit Judges," intr diced in th? Senate on thc 8th of January las was ordered up for consideration. This bill pn Tided that from th? Brat day of the current lise; year the salary of th? Chief Justice shall be fut thousand five hundred dollars per annum, an the salaries of the associate justices and the cl cult judges shall bc four thousand dollars per ai sam each. BETI LB NOT TUE .1UDGE8. Prank-Arnim seemed to scon* at the idea of it creasing the pay of the Judges, as provided in th bill, and mockingly node such amendments a (25,000 or $35,000 per annum, which elicited fror Leslie, "Oh I now, don't Frank, don't be cai tious"-his usual remark when Arnim decae go with his friends. ?-NASK-INO OF TEETH. Kanb, colored, was opposed to tbe Increase ? salary, and said, substantially: if the judge can't discharge their dulles for what they not get, let 'om resign ; there are plenty good men ti take their places, and would be glad to get them There's a report around here that there's not cm on the bench worth two thousand dollars a yesr lu old times the Judges lived on three thousant dollars a year. This one thousand dollars add: tiona! that we propose to give to these judgot would establish two excellent schools; and I wan to sec more schools for my people and less law? itta less the people go Into court tb? better Io them. The senators, it seems, do not come lure to represent the interests of the people, but tht Interest of the officers. This Isn't the Ursuline I have been bothered about these judges; I wo.? pestered about increasing their salaries long be fore the session commenced. The senators arc always after increasing the salaries of something or other. Last session it was tbc railroads, non It's the judges, next we'll have the land commis? sion-ann God knows what next. JUDOS NOT, ac. Cain, colored, was also opposed to any inereace of salary and said, substantially : It seems to rn? that thc object of the Republican party ls to be all of the time increasing thc salaries of its officials, and the people arc complaining of lt, and rightly too, for they have to pay for it. The opposition papers of the State are asserting that the Rcpub Hean party are squandering the people's money, and 1 fear they say it with a great deal of truth. Truth is a thing that can't be gotten over ; it is sometimes hard to take, especially when told by thc opposition, but, as 1 said, I fear the papers are coming " mighty nigh the truth." Besides, eur officials do DOW get good salaries-and with these and perquisites and-I Uko to have sold steal Inga, but I wont, but I mean it nevertheless, for I doubt not some of them do Uk? our officials Sown at Charleston seem to do-rob by law and steal by governmental declaration. I do not so much object to Increasing thc salaries of tho the Judges of the Supremo Court-I don't want them to get wealthy-but when it "comes to the Circuit Judges,"-well, I say, God help the people ana-. WHAT WILL TUET DO WITH IT? Leslie, Interuptlng, asked If Cain would sap port a motion to give all the Judges of the Su? preme Court four thousand Ave hundred dollars ncr anuna, to which he replied: Well, I don't know, I suppose so, if you think they could manage to eke out an existeocc and not starve upon that amount. Leslie. Well, we'll try them a year oa that, and If they starve we'll give their successors more Cain. Weil, all right, I'll agree to that, but I'll etatc then, when we come to the Circuit Judges I will bc in favor of cutting down their salaries ibout three thousand dollars. ASPIRATIONS. Amita moved to give the judges twenty ttions md dollars cash. Ile did not know what to think 3f the Judiciary Committee in recommending neb tremendous salaries. He believed that each member of thc Judiciary Committee wanted to bc i judge, and had recomoaded them high salaries .o that they could enjoy them if they ever got to oe judges. ARE THINGS AS TIIKV SZKM * Nash, colored. Mr. S;>e:ikcr, it does seem to me that there arc some people who believe this is the ast year or the Republican party-that it ls goiug town-and for this last year we must give thc Dfncials of lt big salaries so that they may all be ible to get all thoy can, and when the party goes ap they can-. A 8MA1.L KARTnCjUAKB. Nash waa not allowed to linlsh h.s remarks. The baud Commission, in thc person of Leslie, trembled; lt shook to lt? very foundations; its ?reath was fiery; lt opened doubtless with thc mention of swallowing Nash, but lt didn't; frord3 hot and unselected poured forth-too rapidly to be caught eveu by thc phono? grapher's lightning pen. After awhile, it resumed its natural qui9t and was ready for liTisioti "Into farly acres," and, perhaps, .the mille." The Land Commission denounc rd Nash for making such a speech, which the correspondent of Tur; NEWS would of course make capital of; declared that some of the <peeche3 made on .ho subject wopld only furnish mch startling headlines for TUE NB WE as "Ano? ther Pobbery by t!:c Radicals''--The Scalawags md Carpe'.-Baggers Tb evitig A^ain"-"Another Rad.cal D.p into the State TrtaiUry"-'The Foo pie Defrauded..? But what of that. Tho Commission did not care for tie paper; lt i no cons?quence anjhow. After this ont the Land Commissioner proceeded to show th proposed salaries, when judged bj the dep ted currency, was really no greater than wa to "the old-time judges." TBK BRAND OK CAIN. Shortly after the earthquake, that didn't bring oat a little neics, thc Senate decided t the Chief Justice and his two associates thousand Ave hundred dollars each per an Then came thc clause relating to paying th cuit Judges four thousand dollars each, c had come in about this time, and moved itu Judge of the First Circuit receive four thou five hundred dollars per annum. Arnim, castically) moved to make it six thousant lars. This called up Cain, colored, and he F at length in denunciation of Jndge Carpe saying, substantially: I am opposed to pt Judge Carpenter any more than any other c Circuit Judges. It ls true that when wv oon the number of commitments he has made number of men he bas sent to the pen Hary, he may be entitled to more sa but when we think of the poor wt and children whsse husbands and fathers h< committed io the penitentiary for etealii chicken, he ls not entitled to ll and ought nc get it; Fd rather cut his salary down. 1 ta that men who are elected to bc judges are selc because of their legal ability, for their nfee s of honor and justice, which will give them true understanding of the law?aud canse the mete lt out to rich and poor, white and col alike. But how is it that he (Judge C.) broi old laws to bear, and "ruled ont" of his coi woman who bore on her the dark hue of her r because she was a colored woman-ruled tier of his court because she was black, and the I she sued was white. And now we must pay flvo hundred dollars moro than the ether jud because he ruled ont of his court a woman cause Bbs was blacs. Donaldson. Why do you not, If yon ki these charges you allege to be trac, take necessary steps to have him impeached J Cain. That ls not my business. Leslie (jestfully.) Are lhere no other chat that you could mention; is there nothing els? can tell about him besides the Orangeburg fair? Cain. I do not desire to tell all I know ; he vc agalust the homestead Jaw; he objects to cole jurors. After further arguing that Judge C's penses were not much greater than that of other Judges, and therefore he was not entli to a larger salary, Cain said: I'll fix him when comes before us for re-election. I'll write "lc bod" over his door-post, os his glory is depart Corbin. Bow do you know yea will be h then? Cain. Oh, I'll risk it; If I am not here, I'll that my successor fixes him. We ure having many lawyers and too much ?aw. If here had ht some old farmer ou the hench, with good cc mon sense, at that Orangeburg case, he wo not have quibbled over the law, but would hi seen that th? poor woman got Justice. 1 und stand that bc has since found out thal he mad mistake, and has ordered the rearrest of thc wt nan. This last clause was evidently sp?ken from formation whispered to him by DeLarge, a me ber, who was sitting by Cain. Leslie observed this, aad said that he hot that the member who gave this informait would be heard in His own house. FLANINO DOWN TO FACTS. Corbin had listened very Impatiently to t! tirade of abuse hurled ?pon his friend, Judge Ci penter, and as soon as he got an oppartnnl substantially Bald : I know all about that affair Orangebarg. The action was brought by a O ored weman against a white man for bastare A distinguished legal gentleman of Orangebn defended the accused, and carly in the cn called the attention of thc conn to a law of is: which showed that the action against his elle could not live. Th? Solicitor for the State- n Hr. Chamberlain, bat his assistant, Hr. Seabroo of Charleston-examined the law presented, at stated that be would yield, but he did not oe.ll ti attention of the Judge to auy subsequent lav Judge Carpenter Haid if thal was the law he won have to yield to it, although he knew lt to be u questionably unjust. After the decision he wi made acquainted with the law of 18110, repeaiiu that of 1337, wher?up?n he immediately orden that the defendant should be rearrested. Judy Carpenter was excusable.for this mistake-aili ns are liable to make them. He had not been in tl State very long, and bad not bad time to muk himself thoroughly acquainted with our laws; au then he had thc opinion of two native lawyei that the law presented was the right one. % OUT OK TM Kilt BLKMENT. Cain. If he was not acquainted willi thc law of the State, why was he elected ? Corbin. My friend (OalD) is a minister, bu'. I' warrant that 1 can find something lu both thc Ol and New Testament which ho bas never heard ot and the law, like the Bible, is illimitable, and i man to say h? knows all abort : the law would b about as foolish as one who would say Uutt h know all that was in the Bible. Arter an eulogy to thc talents, energy and In dust ry of Judge Carpenter, Corbin took his seat before doing so, saying, that as thc people o Charleston County paid 3300,000 taxes per annuu -more than onc-ihlrd of all paid hythe renie thc State-they should have a right now to u Judge among them. Nash. Do you think ir 'twas left to the people .f Charleston County they would decide to keep him ? Corbin. Yes, I think they would. Nash. Well, they are bigger fu?ls than I thought th?y were. Leslie said he thought Ulai the -religious sena? tor" (Cain) always wished to dj right, and always mean', what he said, but he did think that bu had gone Just a step too far when be attacked Judge Carpenter. He was fully convinced that even if the senator agreed to pay Judge Carpenter four thousand flvo hundred dollars, the Rouse would refuse, and therefor? movsd that he receive the earns salary as thc other circuit Judges, viz: four thousand dollars. t The vote was then taken, and it was agreed to pay the circuit judges four thousand dollars each, and thc Senate adjourned. TOE BCBOOUBOOI R!Ni;. Rumor hath lt that certain oi'Jclals har? organ? ized themselves into a riug to parchase the school books for the free-schools of a certain publishing house in New York-for the purpose o.' Hiving money to thc Slate, of course. PSNtTBNTtARV D3LK0ATI0N. Sheriff E. W. M. MacScy, arrive ! from Charles? ton this morning, bringing to the penitentiary tho following colored representatives from Charleston County, who, by request or Judgo Car? penter, have agreed to work for thc Stale : Bull? head, sentenced to seven years imprisonment Dr graud larceny ; Joha Hey ward, two years for larceny ; Sam Bales, three year* for burglary atm larceny: Wihjon Uoadwyue, four years for larce? ny, and Joe Balley, three years for hone-stealing. All of them claim to be Radicals excepting Hey ward ; he says that he dose'nt know what he !aj he steals from the Democrats and they testify against him in court, aud the Radicals sentence him to imprisonment-both treat him badly. Bull? head was sent to the penitentiary before for two years for stealing, was pardoned out by Hie Gov? ernor, and a week after was arrested for com? mitting an offence of a similar character. Sam Bates has also beeu In the .State institution be? fore, but escaped. Joe Balley ba3 been there be? fore, and in going back again will greet his pater? nal relative, who is "in" rorstealing. L. -Thc Ocorgia papers notice the Venezuela cot? ton introduced and cultivated by Dr. Leitncr, who makes two bobs grow where only one grew before. Tits bcauttful and silky plant put down in July will mature sooner tann the home species planted In spring, and lt gii\a o; e hundred and fifty bolls on & stalk-Arty Loos making one pound. WA S ll INO TO JV. The Guano Memorial-The Contested Elections-The Supreme Court. (STBCIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUR NEWE.] WASHINGTON, December IS. The memoria] of forty-three merchants of Charleston, p. C., was presented to the House Committee on Commerce to-day, praying an al? teration of the revenne laws so as to allow the importation of guano from the Pacific in ether than American bottoms. A large amount of documentary evidence was presented te the House to-day, in relation to the contested election cases In South Carolina. Justice Grier, of the Supreme Court, resigned to day, and will retire on full pay under the new law. This make* two vacancies. [FROM TRB ASSOCIATED TRESS.] WASHINGTON, December lt. "The revenue receipts are f260,000. . The awards of the Court of Claims for cotton captured by the military amount in the aggre gute to $734,000. There were twenty-nine cases, and the government bas appealed from tuem all. Commodore John Rodgers succeeds Wm. Rowau in the commaud of the Asiatic squadron. CONGRESSIONAL I'ROCEEDINGS. In the House, a protest against the admission or Booler, for the Fourth District, was refused by the Election Committee. A bill was Introduced providing for the sale of coln by thc Treasury. The Committee on Foreign Affairs were directed to inquire into the circumstances attending the landing of the French cable. A bill was introduced for the removal of ob? structions In Bayou Teche, Louisiana; also for re? pairing aud furnishing the New ?rlcass Custom? house. The census bill was discussed all day, and two efforts to consider the Cuban question failed, when the House adjourned. The Senate ls uot in session. 4j What ls Thought of the Mewnage-Cuba -The Finances-Georgia Reconstruc? tion-The Crowd In Washington. (FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WASHINGTON, December 7. The mountain has labored and the result ls the mouse. No message was ever more awkward? ly put together, or more quietly received In and out of Congress, than the one delivered hy the President on yesterday. Perhaps the best criti? cism passed upon it was thc somewhat plain one, namely, that it was more remarkable for what lt omitted than what it contained, and it ls gene? rally accepted that what it contained had hcen fully anticipated by thc gossip and speculation of the past month, lt ls evident to the casual reader that there arc uo lees than three handwritings within thc walls of the White Bouse In this document. There ls not a shadow of doubt that Secretary Pish wrote every word of the resume cf thc foreign situation, and the stilted, deceptive generosity shoat the non-recognition of the belligerency of Cuba. This portion of the mes? sage seems to receive uuiversul disfavor, and ls te be met at once with a counter Irritant In thc shape of thousands upon thousands of names to memorials, asking Congress to do something for "free Cuba/' Tbe eplrit of the docemcnt de? nouncing the civil tenure of office law, and ask? ing for Us immediate repeal, and virtually sus? taining thc ort repeated views or ex-President Johnson thereon, is in striking contrast with Grant's position two years ugo, when he did all he could do to embarrass President Johnson, by urging thal this law bc passed by Congress. The report or the Secretary or thc Trcasv.ry, which Mr. BoutweU kept with so much secrecy, was so iar short or the general expectation that lt had little or no influence upon the financial market, and fell Hat in Congress. While the West aud South are united in demanding that the volume of currency shall be so enlarged as ts enable the legitimate channels of trade to flow on, Mr. Boutwell comes out and proposes that Congress authorize him to contract the currency two millions per month, aud without eveu relin? quishing his present right to sell go'd and lock up thc proceeds, so as to tighten money at any time it may suit thc speculative purposes of him? self or his friends I And right here, it should be added, that despite all thc lofty pretensions of Mr. Boutwell that the recommendations of bis ru? pert would bc kept secret, it is nevertheless a fact that on Saturday hist they were well known In Wall street. The proposition to Hind the greater parlor the public debt eu a four and a hair per cent, loan was freely canvassed there.and had the effect to raise the premium on such of the bouda aa were not Included In it. The proposed Radical "persecution or Georgia was thc only sentiment of the message applauded on thc Hoor of the Itonse. lt ts to be one of the earliest measures of the session, and the dictum of Grant's message, it is very evident, la to bc fully carried out- Govcrnsr Bullock ls here, and lu constant attendance on Radical senators ?ad members, ia wider to carry out his party ends. Ile is tither on Hie floor of the Seuate or House during mott of the session, aud has already di? vulged his plans and purposes tu Hie head and front of the Reconstruction Committee, lt ls hardly probable, ?hough several bills have been introduced, that anything will be done In the Georgia matter anti! after the holiday recess. Sneh is the feeling in hoth henses that there appears to be very little tlouet a bill will be pass? ed, general in its character, removing the politi? cal disabilities imposed by thc Fifteenth amend? ment. Of course Hie most earnest opponents of such a measure arc thc carpet-bag members. Borne o' the latter, however, say they are willing tc vete for such a biil when the Fifteenth uuieud meat ls ratified, hst not before. The Reconstruc? tion Cotntntttee are holding a large number of biUacovering Individual cases to sec what Con? gress intends to do with a general measure. A bill introduced in ibo Senate by Mr. Warner reads as follows: lie il enacted, de., That All political disabilities imposed by the tnird section of the Fourteenth article of amendment to the Constitution or His United States or by law or congress forreasen <>f participation in rebellion against tu- Govern? ment of the United Stales, are hereby removed from nil persons who wt rc citizens sf tue Stats of Alabama ou the lat day of December, 18?U. Tho House Committee on Foreign Affairs will, in afewdays, presenta tepon on our interna? tional relations with Lopez, King of Paraguay, that will be sta: liing indeed, as showing the de? pravity mid tirutn'lty of man-that is. if the im? mense rumors of evidence taken against Lopez is trae. It is likely to result in Congress refusing to have any further diplomatic relations with Paraguay. The sc.iron ha? opened duller '.lir.a was ex? pected. There are not half of Hie crowd hare that the hotels calculated on. They expect bet? ter times after the holidays, but it is evident that, as there are no ottlces to Cit, Hie attendance can? not bc as great as last season. The capital-movers are on band, and are armed with pamphlets and document-?, which they are dist rib ali tiT freely. The Western members gen? orally are In favor of a removal some time, but it does not appear that the question can assume any practical shape at present. The contested South Carolina election eases will not bc taken up until after those from Louisiana arc disposed of by thu committee, which will be at least two months distant. ??KTA. -Th? Princess Marguerite was enjoying her seir at a dinner party at eight in thc evening, and at half pau ten the heir of Italy waa boru. The Infant does ita sleeping in a $10.000 cradle of sil? ver, and the happy Cattier ??as given away ?no, 000 in charity. H A 1)1 V A I. TTRANMT. MONTGOMERY, December ie. In the House to-day. Browu, of Chambers Connu, a Democrat, was roted ont of his seat, and was refused the privilege of spreading his protest on the Journal. A motion to seat Ward, his contestant, was voted down. McKinstry, Republican, of Mobile, was voted a scat to-day, In plate of Magee, Democrat, who was recently ejected on th3 ground of ineligibility for having been a road commissioner before the war. The name ef McKinstry was on the list of persons whose disabilities was removed this week by Congress. < ^flE WAR ITT CUBA. Niw TORS, December io. The Kew York Tribune has dispatches from Cuba which confirm the defeat or the Spaniards at San Jos?, also the severe punishment inflicted upon the negroes at Sagna, the number of stripes varying fro? two hundred to eight hundred. The Diario de la Marina says thc forces ia the Spanish District Holquin are unable to move. They want reinforcements, and three thousand troops will be necessary, as the garrison aro sutferlig from severe sickness. Seven sugar estates haye been destroyed In the Remedios District; live in Trini? dad, and three in Olenfuegos. Colomara, with six hundred men and fourteen pieces of artillery, attacked the Cubans at Yegas del Cartellavo ; thc fight lasted four hours when the Spaniards were repulsed with great loss, forty-seven dead betng left on thc field. Thooffloial statistics published in Havana show that from the commencement of the war, the Spanish loss has been eight thou? sand dead left on the geld, five thousand who died of disease, and two thousand deserted to ?he Cubans. Three thou-=anil are now sick. Thirty-fire prominent Cubans have been arrested in Havana ou the suspicion of sympathy with Cuba. EUROPE. Thc Suez Canal-Duke Erne ?t Dying. LONDON, December io. The steamship Brazilian, built expressly for the Suez Canal trafile, had to discharge half her cargo before petting through. The Dukt of Saxe Coburg Gotha ls dying, and Prises Alfred of England is his heir. SPARKS TROTH TUE WIRES. Congressman Oolllday, a prominent candi date for the Senate from Kentucky, favors repu? diation on moral and legal mints, and cites pre cldents in support of repudiation on moral and legal points In our own and foreign countries. Four of the crew of the schooner Ketchem, while off Kew Brunswick, built a fire In thc stove and closing the hatchway, were smothered to death. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal from Louisiana In the case of thc Kew Orleans vs. the New York Steamship Company. The Bank of Gallatin, Mo., has been robbed aad the cashier killed. The robbers got only live dollars. The Spanish gunboats at^New York were re? leased yesterday, and will g.. *o sea Immediately. The Governor of California lu his message rec? ommends State aid to facilitate Immigration from Europe and thc Eastern States. He says the Legislature bas the power to prevent Chinese immigration, and favors the removal of barriers to Chinese testimony, not only as an act of Justice but of sound policy. TROUBLE J ir mnomviKLTt. Two Men Killed at Robinson's Circus -A Third Hung by the Negro Militia. | [Prom the Augusta Chronicle, of Friday.) At a late hour last evening we received in? telligence of a bloody affray at Edgcfield Court? house, South Carolina, which, if true, reveals a most terrible state of affairs existing In that place. A private party who arrived here yesterday from the courthouse brought information of the affair, ne states that on last Wednesday John Robin? son's Circus Company arrived In the village for thc purpose of giving two exhibitions, and that an immense crowd el white men and negroes had come In from the surrounding country to witness the performances. On Wednesday night the can? vas was crowded, as were also the teuts In which wera thc jugglers, sword-swallowers. and thc "great natural cariosities" which usually accom? pany these caravans, aud are denominated "side? shows." lt was in one of thc side shows that thc row is said to have origliatcd, though In what manner we were unable to learn. At all events, pistols were drawn on both sides and freely used. Be? fore thc illillculty cosld be stopped, the scalawag clerk of the Superior Coart was shot and instantly killed, and auotber white man, unknown, was so fearfully beaten lu thc head with the but of a re? volver by some one or his adversaries, that lils wounds proved mortal and he died during Hie night. As ir to put the finishing touch to this carnival ot' blood, our same informant states that on that night the negro militia, who have been on duty at Edgeticld Courthouse tor some time past, ar? rested a white citizen of the county, on a charge of being a rebel bushwhacker, and in revenge, they said, for the murder of negroes by thc whites, gave liim a speedy nial aad executed him by hanging him to a tree in the village. The story appears almost too monstrous for be? lief, and wc should hesitate to publish lt were it not for the extremely unsettled condition of affairs in Edgelleld Couuty, and the belief which has been entertained for some time past that blood? shed would sooner er later be the result. The affair has probably been exaggerated, but we ..aunot. help thinking that there is a good deal of t ruth in it, when wc consider the course which has been pursued lu that county by the Radicals for some time past. Negro militia? men have ticen quartered In the village noir for several months, mid we believe that they were sent there by the miserable carpet-bagger Governor and political incendiary, Scott, for no other purpose titan to bring on a collision with the white people. The white men there, lu order to bailie his expectation and wishes, have taken much In silence from these armed negroes, and the latter, emboldened by what they " deem thc cowardice ot thc whites, hare perhaps dared to do what our informant stated. If they have, woe be unto them, for we do not believe that the Edcclluld people will submit to snell au outrage, and if they do rise in their might they will sweep Scoti'4 militia from the face of thc earth. LIBERIA. Latest Shipment of Emigrants to Afri? ca-An Address from thc Colored Men of the United State? to thc Liberians. Tho American Colonization Society has more calls to assist emigrants now Mian it had before emancipation. Thc usual fall expedition has just been dispatched for Liberia. On the third of November their superior packet, the Golconda, soiled from Baltimore with four? teen emigrants, and, on tho 11th instant, one hundred and forty-six emigrants were embarked on her in Hampton Hoads by steamer from Nor? folk. Of mese, one hundred and twenty-three are from North Carolina, twenty-two from Ten? nessee, one rrom Texas and fourteen from Penn? sylvania, making a total of one hundred am! sixty. Twenty-six can read, and dftten ran read ?ind write, one having had tho advantage of a liberal education. Thirty-live are farmers, three blacksmiths, two carpenters, one laborer, one wheclrfght, ono teacher and one minister. Nine? ty four are over twelve y ears or age, ?fty-flve are under twelve andover two. and eleven are under two years old. The peoplo are of a good ciass, and well prepared to succeed in a new country. In addition to the outfit which they brought wi;it them, it is supposed that they purchased some tl'JOO wornt ot hardware, dry goodi, Ac, at thc ports of embarkation. The National Executive Committee of colored mew or the United State-?, through their chairman, Rev. Sella Martin, have prepared an address to the peoplo or the Republic of Liberia, The address urges tue abolition of ai; proscrip? tive features In thc national laws of Liberia; thal they believe Uiat the emancipation and enfran? chisement of thc black race trill result In great good to Africa, and especially to Liberia; requests the people of Libarla to influence their Congress to initiate measures so as to alter the constitu? tion and laws by striking out the word white, so as to put tlie Republic of Liberia In accord with the laws of the Unitc.1 Stati s and those of all other tree countries whose constitutional restric? tions, which have the effect to create prejudice against the color, have ben abolished. -Shallow Iron steamers are building en the Tyne for navigation of thc Suez Canal. PERSONAL GOSSIP. -It is oonsldered singular that America* ladies shonld be iurited to Complegne /or toe first time In Eugenie's absence. -John Bright ia being hardly pressed ia Eng? land to use his influence for the repeal of the game laws of that country. -A murderer, on being sentenced to be hanged in Terre Haute, Ind., did not catch the date, and inquired: "When did you say, your Honor, that occurrence is to take place I" -Prints Alfred was received in Japan with im? perial honors. That ls, the windows of the noeses atong his route were closed and sealed to pre? vent plebeian glances from contaminating bis royalty. -Young Gladktone had an unpleasant time at his re-election from Whitby. Hs was returned only hy a small majority, and when he attempted to return thanks from the hustings the ?onserva tlvcs howled him down. -A New Orleans reporter was being shewn through the Insane Asylum the other day, when he encountered a very pretty blue-eyed diimseL who at once rushed into his arms with tie ex? clamation: "Ob, my dear husband 1" The reporter wist od to soothe the agitated feelings of tho li tile nnfortuuate, and stroked her hair caressingly, as he replied: "Why, my little dear, did you think I would stay away from yon?" "No," she Inno? cently replied, "Yon always liked to kiss me." "But yon know yon are insane, my deur," be said. "Yes," she replied wearily, "Thai's the reason I kiss yon !" Alf JE LEG TR IC A L IlfrANT.l The "Memorial de la Loire," a respectable French journal, gives the following details on the subject of an infant presenting the most remarka? ble electrical phenomena ever yet reported: We are not surprised to learn that there will be given to the Imperial Academy of Medicine, of Paris, an elaborate and intelligent eommunlca I tlon of Ur. 0***, of Lyons, who, with two others, went to St. Ursula, and bad the scientific satisfac? tion of witnessing thc dying agonies, for the child ls unhappily dead, of the poor little sufferer. It would seem that the last moments of the electrical Infant presented some truly astonishing phenomena. For nearly, two weeks before its death electrical lights manifested themselves with a vividness that confounded the scientific men, who "only saw Ure," according to the not very respectful language of our correspondent. No one could occupy the space around the cra? dle, he says, and tue shocks were sometimes strong enough to knock down all who approached lt. Two cats and a dog, boarders in the house, were compelled to leave. This state of things was aggravated from day to day, and from hour to hour, until the termination of the malady, which occurred on the 8th of November, at half-past ll in the evening. The infant expired without the least pain or convulsion, sweetly, In perfect repose, and as if lt sank to sleep; while the furniture and occu? pants of the room were seized with an Indescrib? able agitation. At the last moment the emanations or light from the body of the dying child became three times more h?tense than they had ever been seen before, and lasted for several minutes after death. All who were present, I do not except the physi? cians, went away deeply Impressed by the strange spectacle of which they had been the witnesses. It is uot known, at least to the public, of what disease the child died. Br. C*?* wBl perhaps tell us tn his paper. The scientific men, of course, desired to take away the body for examination. But the rela? tions were violently opposed to tills, and the in? terment took place in the burial ground of the village with thc usual rites aud ceremonies. For instance, the hair of the wonderful child was cnt off close to the head, and divided among the relatives and friends. It will prove a power? ful talisman, one might suppose, against many evils. I should not be surprised, says our correspon? dent In conclusion, if the scamps of the neighbor, hood should make lt a subject of speculation. Thc electrical Infant was born on the 12th Feb? ruary, 1SS0, and died on thc 8th November, hav? ing lived niue months, science must tell ns, ir it can, the meaning of this electrical phenomenon; Special Notices. ptr CONSIGNEES PER SCHOONER W. B. 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