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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1262. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. COLUMBIA. A fl?.VT SOR K I JV f T O X . A Hatc h of New Bills-Decapitation of the Cotton Bill-A Gubernatorial Re? ception. tSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, January 6. In the Senate, AV right introduced the peti? tion of citizens of Beaufort County, praying that storekeepers be prevented from buying cotton from negroes at night; also, a petition for the formation of a new county to be called Coosaw harchle. Nash introduced a bill to regulate thc number of jurors in cases of felony. It provides that the defendant may challenge ten and the State three. Swails Introduced a joint resolution to levy a tax of twoni?:is for building a jail in Williams? burg^ County. Notice was given of the following bills : Cy Wimbush, to repeal the act of isoe to secure ad? vances for agricultural purposes; by Wright, to incorporate the Port Royal Improvement and Dock and Warehouse Companies; by Hayes, to charter the Lexington and Newberry Railroad Company. Arnim introduced a resolution instructing the Finance Committee to inquire what security U. H. Klmpton, the State Financial Agent, had deposited for the million of State funds he has In Iiis possession. The Governor has signed the act ceding State lands to the United States for public purposes. The bills incorporating the Vigilant Fire Com? pany, of Columbia, and Wateree, No. 2, and De? Kalb companies, or Camden; to levy a special tax to pay for Darlington County Jail; and for granting a lot in Columbia for Zion Church, received a second reading. In thc House, after a long discussion, the enact? ing clause of the bLU to regulate the sale of cotton and providing for the appointment of a commis? sioner ia each county, was stricken out. The bills incorporating the Columbia Oil Com? pany and certain Are companies of Beaufort, re? ceived their second reading. Goodwyn gave notice of a bill to incorporate theEdgefleld Agricultural Society. Roswell introduced a Joint resolution authoriz? ing an additional tax levy of one per cent, for Kershaw County. The Governor has approved the joint resolution authorizing thc auditor to levy certain taxes; thc bill9 to incorporate the Columbia Hebrew Benevo? lent Society aDd the Ashley Bridge Company, and appointing a physician to Charleston Jail. The Governor has a reception to night. Tlie Port Royal Metropolis-Svgro Fro? ren to Death-Condition cr Mrs. Rich? ardson-Grant! Ball. &c, ?tc. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, January 5. At 12 o'clock to-day Speaker Montgomery and Speaker Moses,respectlvely, coiled the Senate and House to order, bet a quorum not answering to their names, they were Immediately declared adjourned. In the Senate Arnim, Greene, Hoyt, Montgomery, white, and Cam, Swails, Ralney, Wiight, and Wimbush, colored, answered to their names. Of the representatives only W. S. Col? lins, G. Houtman, H. Feriter, R. Tomllnson, Eben Hayes, B. F. Jackson, F. F. Miller, T. Root, Speaker Moses, white, J. A. Bowley, W. J. Brodie, John and Joseph Boston, L. Cain, ft. C. DeLarge, R. B. Elliott, W. H. W. Gray, J. N. Haync, J. Hutson, J. Henderson, D. J. J., H. and S. Johnson, H. Jacobs, W. H. Jones, George and S. J. Lee, J. Lang, H. W. Purvis, J. Prendergrass, A. Rush, P. R. Rivers, A. Smith, S. Saunders, J. Smiling, S. B. Thompson, W. M. Tliomas, C. M. Wilder, colored, were pres? ent. congressmen J. A. Peters, W. E. Spencer, T. smith, J. M. Harelay CC. Bowen, :.nd Ceneral 0. 0. Howard are here. The Radicals, having by legislative enactment extended the limits of Columbia with a view or electing men of their party to lill the municipal offices, are now making up their ticket. J. W, Denny, State printer, ls, it is reported, put down for Mayor. Mr. Millett, president of the Port Royal Rail road Company, is here to secure charters for the Port Royal Improvement Company, and the Port Royal Dock and Warehouse Company-the form er for improving the hands about Port Royal and Beaufort, and the latter Tor building dry docks and warehouses at Tort Royal. He speaks very hopefully of thc Port Royal Railroad, aud asserts it will be completed by next August. Thc "Message of Robt. K. Scott, Governor of South Carolina, with accompanying documents submitted to the General Assembly," previous to thc recess, have been printed by the State print? er and sent to thc Assembly. The volume com? prises four hundred and twenty-nine printed pages. lu former yean, these documents, I am Uiformed, seldom comprised more than two hun? dred pages. Thc Loyal League of this place will shortly adopt a set of resolutions of respect to the mern ory of the "Hon. Edwin M. Stanton."' The set prepared highly eulogize that bitter, unrelenting enemy of the South. This morning a colored man named Chas Green was found dead near a branch eight miles below thc city. An inquest was held. The opinion of the jury was that while drunk he laid down and frozed to death. .^?few days since a planter, living not over a thousand miles from herc, desiring to make anew contract with his hands, called them up and ask? ed them to state their terms. The majority ex pressed their willingness to work for one-third of th? crop. To this one of them, however, dissent? ed and said : "There is some rolkB want to get haH of thc crop, but 1 ain't one of them; I will agree to work for one-third of thc crop and a half of one of the other thirds.'' His calculations didn't suit. Mrs. Richardson, of whose brutal treatment by negroes an account has appeared In TUE NEWS, ls much better, and strong hopes cf her recovery are entertained. There is a grand dress ball now in progress at the Nlckerson House, given by the youug men of the city. L. EURO I'JE. LONDON, January s. The bullion in the Bank of England has de? creased ?100,000. A riot near Longford, Ireland, has been report? ed, with loss of life. PARIS, January 6. The bullion in the Bank of France has decreas? ed 32.000,000 francs. TBE SEW YORK EEO ISL ATURE. ALBANY, January 0. Eoth branches of the Legislature have with? drawn the ratification of the Fifteenth Consti? tutional amendment, and have adopted resolu? tions denouncing thc Federal policy regarding CtTba. WASHINGTON. (FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] WASHINGTON, January c.. High city Officials say that there is no foun? dation for thc charge that City Collector Boswell has absconded with the city tunus. ' Three armed Cohan vessels arc afloat. ? committee of Kew Yorkers, dwellers in brown? stone mansions, arc herc with damaging docu? ments. Webster, thc sou-in-law of Secretary Fish, has certainly received a very large fee as counsel for the Spaniards. Early next week Congress will be called on to act directly on the question of the annexation of territory in the West Indies. The President's message on thc subject will refer not only to the Santana purchase, but also te thc purchase and annexation to the United States, as a territory, of the whole Dominican Republic. This message is the result of Senator Morton's frequent inter? views with the President lately. The special treasury agent reports no illicit dis? tillation in West Virginia. The Internal Revenue Department has sent a commissioner to Cincinnati to take c id^nce re? garding the fermentation period. Representa? tives of distillers from St. Louis, Chicago and other cities will bc present. The revenue receipts are over half a million. Prince Arthur will spend February in Washing? ton. Colonel Richard O'naskins, a prominent mer? chant of Richmond, Ya., died yesterday. THE TELEGRAPHERS ? STRIKE. WASHINGTON, January 6. A dispatch has been received from Mr. 0. fl. Palmer, treasurer of the Western Union Tele? graph Company, who says that full information received from San Francisco proves that the strike ls not "In resistance to a reduction of wages, general or special, but in support of the claim of an individual whose salary had been raised, but not to so high a figure as lie desired." and who, therefore, left thc employment of the company. Mr. Palmer concludes his dispatch in these words: "It cannot bc denied, in view of all the circum? stances, that thc whole body of strikers through? out the Union have left thc work with the view and purpose of subjecting thc business of thc en? tire country to delay and derangement, because some John smith in California, demanding an in? crease of twenty dollars in his salary.can get only ten dollars. This is the real issue, unless lt ls further claimed that this company shall not be permitted to determine how large a force ls neces? sary to do Its business, aud to increase or dimin? ish it from time to time accordingly." RICHMOND, January G. The telegraph strike broke down here to-day. When the operators read the Intelligence of Mr. Palmer and found that thc company denied hav? ing reduced wages, and ha- no intention to do so, they determined to go to work and did S3 at five o'clock. The operators of Portsmouth, Staunton, Charlottesville. Petersburg, Norfolk and other oillces, applied an hour or two afterwards to Su? perintendent Dorrcll to bc reinstated. The request was promptly granted where the places had not already been lilied. THE I.SSIRRECTIOX IX CUBA. What thc Junta Sayn of ?ts Prospects. According to a statement furnished by the Cuban Junta in New York, thc Cuban army, on the "th ultimo, numbered 40,000 men. though inadequately armed and equipped. General Thomas Jordan was cldcf of thc staff, ind Major Breauvilliers, chief of artillery. The first division, the army of Camajucy, waa commanded hy General Ignacio Agromonte, md was distributed in six brigades anti three battalions. Thc second division, the army of the Oriente, three brigades, was commanded oy General Francisco Aguilera. The third di? vision, the army of Las Villa?, was commanded jy General Frederico Cubada, and consisted of ;hree brigades. A civil administration was elected by the Cham oer of Representatives ut Unimmo, April ll, C?spedes being President; Francisco Aghilera, Secretary of War; Ramon C?spedes, Secretary af State; and Eligi? Izoquirre, Secretary of Hie Treasury. Congress lias been in session (al? ternately at < ?inman) and Slbarine, a short dis? tance from each other.) ever since April 10, with the exception of a short recess. An act ff June 15, ison, authorized the issue of $2, 100,000 legal tenders, which were engraved in Sew York. An act of July !> requires all cul? lens between the ages of 18 and 50 to bear inns. An act of August u organized a system >f civil courts, which aro now in Operation. 3y one of these courts a Cuban named Borges vas condemned to deathlor murdering a Span? ard named Colza. Several State governments mve been organized in affiliation willi ihis federal Government. Up io December 18 six :onsiderablo cargoes of arms and munitions of var lor the insurgents have landed on the slaud. besides minor expeditions. Of the men iinded with them scarcely two hundred were Tubans. The extent of Spanisli sway in the Island ls ndicated by the fact that thc c aptain-geucral innounces Iiis Inability to extend thc tele? graph system Ruttier than to sixteen places, ill of which are in thc western part ol' thc is ond. While constantly proclaiming the iu iignlficancc of che insurrection, the Spaniards lave reported (it is found hy addition) 10,1)80 Tubaiis killed, and 9133 wounded in action; !0'J2 prisoners, and 10,501 who have volunta? rily surrendered. General Lesea is quoted as ivritlng to thc Revista de Espa?a ol' Madrid 'hat the Spanish operations in Cuba were car led out without military object or success, md at great sacrifice of blood or health, and hat results were deliberately exaggerated for noral effect. THE COh'XCIL GEROME. Test of tile Pope's Recent Decree. Wc have received a copy cf the Unita Cat? :olica, the Papal official newspaper, published it Rome, containing a dUcrcc of Pope Pius IX, relative to the election of his successor: In this document the announcement is made hat thc Saviour appointed Peter, the Prince ff thc Apostles, first Sovereign Pontiff of thc Church, and in order that thc Apostolic Sec night never become vacant he arranged a reg ilation for choosing his successors. This ,vas confirmed and extended by Popes Alex? ander UL In thc third Council of the Lateran: .Jregory X, in thc second Couucil of Lyons; .'lemont V, Gregory XV. Urban VIII, and klement Xl, all of whom asserted that thc I'onliff must bc chosen from aud by thc ''Col cgeof Cardinals of thc Holy Church." Julius ll also decreed, in thc filth Council uf thc La? uran, being attacked by a terrible malady, that the Cardinals should be immediately con r oked lor the purpose or electing a Pope, in His presence, to succeed him. l'io Nono, fol? lowing the example of these saint* and fathers ff thc church in past years, ordains that in jase he should die during sessions of thc (Ecu? menical Council, that body shall bc instantly suspended or prorogued, and the College ot Cardinals shall meet and canonically Choose a I'ontiff, and in all lime to come tills shall bc he rule and th* practice, never to bc altered iy any power in thc church or out of lt. in [tome or in any other place. The Pope, in con? clusion, says if any one should attempt to op? pose this decree, ''let him bea'arc that he will hereby incur the Indignation of God Omnipo :eut, and of thc Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul." The decree is attested by Cardinals Hattet (Brother ol the Pope) and Carelli, and nritnessed by Cardinals Bruli and Cugioni. -Napoleon III, in a conversation on literary Hitters recently, gave Victor Hugo credit for jeing the greatest French writer of the day. -Oeorge 1). Prentice, the veteran journalist of Louisville, who has been dangerously ill for l?verai days oast, is now said to be out ?T dan? cer. THE BYRON SCANDAL. MES. STOWE'S DEFEXCE OF IIElt STOIC!' AXI> TIER S ELF. Her "Pacts'* anil "Proofs'"-Why the Story was not Sooner made Public A Fresh Account of thc Interview Old Scandals, Letters, Reports and Rumors Revived and Reiterated. Hm. Stowe's Lady Byron Vindicated-hen long-promised defence of her Byron scandal, published in the Atlantic Monthly last Septem? ber-with all the facts and proofs in her posses? sion, has at last appeared. For some months now, Mrs. Stowe has been loudly proclaiming that thc volume would be such a complete and triumphant proof ol' the truth of the charge she made against Lord Byron and Mrs. Leigh, that there could be no further dispute on the subject. Upon the testimony adduced in thc Atlantic, the genreal verdict of the public was that the charge was not proved; but on Mrs. Stowe's assurance that she had further and more conclusive evidence in reserve, there has been a general willingness to sus? pend final judgment until that evidente could be weighed. InWrdeavoring to prove what she has asserl ed<Mrs. Stowe makes four points : M1. A con? certed attack upon Lady Byron's reputat ion, begun by Lord Byron in self-delence. 2. That he transmitted Iiis story to friends to bc con? tinued after bis death. 3. That they did so continue lt. 4. That tito accusations reached their climax over Lady Byron'.? grave, in Blackwood, of 18G9, and the Guiccloli book, and that this reopening of the controversy was reason for speaking." Mrs. Stowe's book con? sists of thirteen chapters, besides an appendix. Of the thirteen chapters, five arc devoted to a statement of the reason which impelled Mrs. Stowe to originally take up thc subject, and 6cven more to a discussion of thc controver? sies which have followed. Tho appendix con? tains a reprint of the Atlantic-Monthly article, aniLprher documents of as little value. One chafer alone, of but thirty-five pages, ls de? voted to the positive arguments to prove thc commission of the alleged crime, and the statement of those arguments is diluted with an abundance of Irrelevant matter. This chap? ter begins as follows : First. There is direct evidence that Lord Byron was guilty of some unusual immorality. The evidence ls not, as the Blackwood says, that Lushington yielded assent to the rx ?xirte statement ofa cllcut; nor as the Quarterly Inti? mates, that he was affected by thc charms ol' an attractive young woman. Tho llrst evidence of lt ls thc Tact that Lushing? ton uud Romilly offered to take the ease Into court, and make there a public exhibition or thc proofs on which their convictions were rounded. Second. lt is very strong evidence or this rait, that Lord Kyron, while loudly declaring that he wished to k?iow with what he was charged, de? clined this open Investigation, and, rather than meet it, signed a paper willett lie had before re? fused to sign. Third, lt is also strong evidence of this fact, that although secretly declaring to all his inti? mate friends that he still wished open investiga? tion In a court of justice, and nrtlriniug his belief that his character was being ruined lor want of lt, he never afterward took the means to get it. Instead of writing a private handbill, he niijrht have come io England and entered a suit ; aud he did not do lt. That Lord Byron was conscious of a great crime, is runtier made probable hy i lie peculiar malice he seemed to bear to his wire s legal counsel. ir there had been nothing to fear in that legal < investigation wherewith they threatened him, why i did lie not only nee from lt, but regard willi a peculiar bitterness those who advised and pro- | posed il? To au innocent mau falsely accused, the , certainties or law are a blessing and a refuge. : Female charms cannot mislead In a court or jus? tice; and the atrocities of rumor are there sifted, and derived of power. A trial Is not a threat to au innocent mau; it is an invitation, an opportu- l nlty. Why, then, did he hate Sir Samuel Romilly, so that he exulted like a llend over his tragical death- The letter In which he pours forth his < malignity, was so brutal that Moore was obliged, . by the geucral outcry of society, to suppress lt. , ls this thc language ol an Innocent mau who has ' been offered a ralf trial under his country's laws, or or a guilty man, t o whom thc very idea of pub- 1 lie trial meaus public exposure * Fourth, lt is probable that thc crime was the I one now alleged, because that was the most i in - | portant crime charged against him by rumor at thc period. This appears by thc following ex- ? tract or a letter from Shcllcv. furnished by the Quarterly, dated Bath, September 29, 1816: : "I saw Kinnaird, and had a long talk willi him. ' He Informed mc that Lady Byron was now in ' perfect heall li; that she was living with your sis- ' ter. 1 felt much pleasure from this iutelligence. ' I consider the latter part of it as affording a dc- I cislve contradiction to thc only important cal lim- j ny that ever was advanced against you. On this , ground, at least, lt will become thc world hereof- . ter to be silent." lt appears evident here that thc charge of lin proper intimacy with his slater was, lu thc mind 1 of Shelley, the only important one that had yr ; . been made against Lord'By rou. j Then follow a number of pages of a ilisscr- ! tatton upon Lord Byron's singular power of : fascination over bot?i men and women, and oilier matters of Hint sort, after which Mrs. Stowe resumes her argument, as follows: The peculiar bitterness of re morse expressed in his Works by Lord Byron is a further evidence I (hat lie had committed un unusual crime. We a ure aware that evidence cannot be drawn lu this manner from au author's work merely, if unsup- ' ported by any external probability. For exam I plo, the subject most frequently and powerfully < treated by Hawthorne ls tue influence ol' a secret, nnconfessed crime ou the soul; nevertheless, us Hawthorne ls well known lu have always li vol 1 a pure and regalar Ufe, nobody has ever suspect- | ed him ol' any greater sin than a vigorous ima? gination. But herc is a mau believed guilty of au uncommon immorality by thc two best law? yers In England, and threatened with an open ex? posure which he does not dare to meet. The crime ls named iii society; his own relations rall away Hom him on account or lt; lt ls only set at ' rest by the heroic conduct ol' his wire. This point having been duly hammered out, a fresh one is introduced: Ills evident rear and hatred or his wife were ; oilier symptoms or crime. There was no appa- , rent occasion Tor him to hale her. He admitted that she had been bright, amiable, good, agreea- , ble; that lier marriage had been a very uncoinfor- . table one; and he said to Madame dc Stael that he . did not doubt that she thought him deranged. ! Why, then, did he hate her for wauling io live ! peaceably by herself r Why did he so fear her, . that not" one year or his lile passed without his ? concocting and circulating some public or private ? accusation against her i she, by his own show- ! iiig, published none against him. lt is rcmarka- j ble I hat, In all his /.eal to represent himself injttr- , cd, he nowhere quotes a single remark from Lady Byron, nor a story coming either directly or lu- . directly from her or her family. Ile ls In a fever 1 In Venice, net from what she has spoken, but be- " cause she has sealed the lips or her counsel, and because she aud her family do not speak; so that he professes himself utterly ignorant what Torin her allegations against him may take. He had heard from Shelley that his wife silenced the most Important calumny by going to make Mrs. Leigh a visit: and yet he ls afraid of lier-80 , afraid, that he tells Moore he expects she will at- j lack him after death, and charges him to defend lils grave. . Now, ir Lord Byron knew that his wire had a deadly secret that she could tell, alt this conduct is explicable; lt ls lu thc ordinary course or hu? man nature. Men always distrust those who i hold facts by which they can Tic ruined. They fear them; they are antagonistic to them; they , cannot trust them. , J On thc subject of the alleged unhappy off- | spring of the illicit connection, thc following i is what Mrs. Stowe presents us evidence : < Again, the evidence of this crime appears In < Lord Byron's admission, in a letter to Moore, that he had au illegitimate child born before he left < England, and still living at the time. In letter 30", to Mr. Moore, under date Venice, < February 2, ISIS, Byron says, speaking of Moore's 1 loss or a child : i "I know how to feel with you, because I am i quite wrapped up in my own children. Besides my I lillie legitimate, I have made unto myself an lllegl- i Ornate (since Ada's birth.) to say nothing of I one before; and I look forward to one of these as i the pillar or my old age, supposing that I ever ? reach, as 1 hope 1 never shall, that desolating pe- I rlod." The illegitimate child that ho had made to him- i seir since Ada's biri li was Allegra, born about I nine or ten months arter the separation. The i other illegitimate alluded to was born berorc, i and, as the reader sees, was spoken or as still I living. Moore appears to be puzzled io know who this child can be, aud conjee urcs that il may possl- I lily be the child referred to in an earlv poem, written wtt:!e a s :hoo!boy cTnineteen, at Harrow, i On turning: hack to the note rererred to, we find two things: First, that the child there mentioned was not claimed hy Lord Byron as his own, but that he asked his mother to care for lt as belong? ing to a schoolmate now dead; second, that thc infant died shortly after, and, consequently, could not be the child mentioned In this letter. Now, beside this fact, that Lord Byron admit? ted a living illegitimate child born before Ada, we place this other fact, that there was a child in England which was believed to be his by those who had every opportunity of knowing. After all, Mrs. Stowe's only sheet anchor is Lady Byron's own incredible story. From thia background of proof, I come forward and test ?ry to an Interview with Lady Byron, In which she gave mc specific Information of the facts iu thc case. That I report the facts just as I received them from her, not altered or misre? membered, Is shown by the testimony of my sis? ter, to whom I related them at the time. It can? not, then, be denied that I had this interview, and that this communication was made. I therefore testify that Ladv Hyron. for a proper purpose, and at a proper time, stated to me thc following things : 1. That thc crime which separated her from Lord Byron was Incc3t. 2. That she first discovered it by improper ac tiona towards his sister, which he meant to make her understand Indicated the guilty relation. 3. That he ad milted it, reasoned on it, defended it, tried to make her an accomplice, and, falling in that, hated her and expelled her. 4. That he threatened her that he would make it his life's objtct to destroy her character. 5. That for a period she was led to regard this conduct as insanity, and to consider him only as a diseased person. 6. That she had subsequent proof that thc facts were really as Ahr suspected; that there had been a child born of the crime, whose history she knew; that Mrs. Leigh had repealed. And she winds up wini this marvellous ?o?i sequitur: Having thus shown that Lady Byron's test i mouy ls the testimony of a woman of strong mind: that it was not given from malice nor ill will; that it was given at a proper time and ina proper manner, and for a purpose in accordance with the most elevated moral views, and that lt is coincident with all the established facts of this history, 8"d furnishes a perfect solution of every mystery i the case, we think we shall carry the reader wita us in saying that lt is to be received as absolute truth. Thc comments of the New York Sun, In which we cannot altogether concur, arc as follows: Condensed in a few words, all this amounts to the simple proposition that inasmuch os the charge against Lord Byron, published by Mrs. Stowe, was one of the thousand accusations In circulation against him during his lifetime, and was noe positively disproved by him, though utterly discredited by his friends, therefore lt must have been true ! Thc reader may well ask In astonishment, as wc did on getting to the end of the chapter : Is this all ? ls there no direct testimony from any one ac? quainted with thc facts ; no positive proofs of the alleged crlmlual intimacy ; no bringing home of the alleged offspring of thc inceutu ous intrigue to Mrs. Leigh as Tts mother ? Ab? solutely none whatever. From thc beginning to thc end of the volume, there is not a paragraph, not a linc, not a word even, except Lady By? ron's own statement, xchich presents any facts not perfectly icell known to (he public long before Mrs. Stowe meddled in the matter. The whole book ls simply a mass of Inferences, all more or less destitute of probability, and all entirely Inconclusive. For instance, Mrs. Stowe asserts that Lord Byron must have been guilty of some unusual immorality, because he failed to demand a ju? dicial Investigation of the quarrel between himself and Lady Byron. But the same argu? ment would provo Lady Byron also guilly, for she, too, failed to demand a similar investiga? tion when all England was ringing, as Mrs. Stowe shows, with accusations against her of unwifoly and cruel conduct. It is said, too, that Lord Byron's bitter remorse and hatred of his wife proves h's guiltiness. Guiltiness of what ? Surely, a libertino, such as ho is said to have been, would not have felt any especial regret or fear for ono Intrigue moro or loss. The fact that Mrs. Leifrh was his half sister would not have troubled him, since it did not, according to Mrs. Stowe, prevent him from seducing- ber. As to what Shelley says, it proves the reverse of guilt. ??c calls the friendship openly displayed bv Lady Byron for Mrs. Leigh ''a decisivo-contradic? tion" of thc calumny. Mrs. Stowe's effort to explain away this manifestation or friendship, Uko her al tempt to break the force of Lady Byron letters, published in the Quarterly Re? view, is utterly futile. Even ?fit were o con? doned, ns ?he says, solely by a desire on Lady Byron's part to screen Mrs. Leigli from public censuro, why should she be believed In ber subsequent attempt to* lindo the effect of tho artifice? But tilt proof that there was any irtlflce In this apparent friendship depends entirely upon proving, in thc first Instance, that there was something to bc concealed by it. thc presumption being that, there was nothing, so that Mrs. Stowe's ingenious argument on'this point lillis to thc ground. There ls no necessity for analyzing thc re? mainder of this weak and trashy production. lt is called ''Lady Byron Vindicated," but it mould rather bc "called "A Failure to Vindi? cate Mrs. Harriot Beecher Stowe." Without reason or motive, she put in circulation thc masterpiece of scandal that has boon heard for years, and now, when called upon to prove t. she falls back upon Ute original fabrication if iAdy Byron's mind, weakened by ase and lislorted by brooding upon her wrongs," as if a repetition of this fabrication wore triumphant testimony to Its intrinsic truth. She has whieved notoriety, it ls true, but it is a noto? riety of which no respectable woman should JO proud. Special Notices. ^OFFICE CHIEF OF POLICE, HAIN STATION-HOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C., I AN CA lt Y 7, isro.-Thc attention of all persons concerned is hereby respectfully called to thc ollowlug City Ordinance, which will be strictly :u forced on and after this date: Notice ls particularly given, that all public balls nrherc tickets are sold, will be required to pay License, as laid down in Section 2. By order <>f Hie Mayor. H. W. HENDRICKS. Chief of Holice. VS OKDISAXCK TO FIX THE l'Uti l: OK LtCKSSB FOU Al.i. PUBLIC EXIIII1IT10.NS, SHOWS, CONCERTS, I.ECTl'BES, 4L*. SUCTION 1. Hr it ordained by thc Mayor and Aldermen in City Council assembled, That from iud arter thc passage of this Ordinance, every [inbllc exhibition, entertainment, show, concert, eeture, Ac, ol' any character or nature whatever, Which shall be hereafter exhibited, represented, ic.ted or delivered in the City of Charleston for jain, hire or reward, shall first receive a license, md shall pay Tor thc said license the sum or sums hereinafter mentioned; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent a license from being issued free of charge, for any such fnibllc exhibition, entertainment, Ac, where Hie .ame may be in aid of or for the beueiit of any religious, charitable or literary society, or Insli tuiiun located in this city. SKO. 2. That thc price of license to be hereafter laid for public exhibitions, entertainments, ?hows, concerts, ?c., shall be follows, to wit: For each and every circus, $20 per day. For each and every menagerie, or other public exhibition ol a like character, the sum or $5 per lav for each and every day thc same may bc exhibited. For grand, operatic, and every other concert, ir public entertainment of like character, the mm of $10 for each and every day the same may IC exhibited. For panoramas, paintings, works of art or ncehnnism, and all public exhibitions of like .liaructer, the sum of $10 for each and every dav he same may bc exhibited. ' ? For lectures, Ac, and for each and every other ?ind ol' public entertainment, ot any character or Icseription whatsoever not hereinbefore specified, mell sum ns may bc determined by the Mayor per lay, for each and every day thc same may" be ex? hibited; except for theatrical performance by a regularly established corps, which shall pay such mm or sums as the City Council may determine JU application to them. For each public ball and festivity given in the city, SI? SEC. 3. That each and every person who shall men to the public any kiud of cutertaiumeut, ex? hibition, show, concert, ftc, without having first obtained a license as aforesaid, or without hav? ing paid the license fee as herein established, shall lie subject to a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every day the same may be so kept open, to be imposed by the Major, and recovered in any Court or competent jurisdiction, one-half or Hie said peualty to go to thc inrormer, and the other to Hie usc of thc city. SEC. 4. That each and every application for li? cense, of whatever character or nature, shall hereafter bc immediately referred by the Clerk of Council to the Mayor, who is hereby authorized to grant the same upon satisfactory proof that the license fees have been deposited with the City Frcasurer. SEC. fi. That the Clerk of Council, upon the writ? ten authority of the Mayor, shall issue all licenses which may be granted, to be countersigned by the .Mayor. jim" l i ' ?bitutfrrj. SWINTON.-Died, at Savannah,; Ga., on the night of Cth September, I860, after an illness of a few days, WM. H. SWINTON, a native of Charles? ton, S. C., In his 45th year. "Blessed are thc pure In heart, for they shall 3ec God."_?>_ J-uneral Notices. pB* THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances of Mrs. CAROLINE LEWIS, and of her son and daughter, Cecelia and William Lewis, also of her brother, Mr. Francis Wiss, are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of the former, at St. Patrick's Church, THIS AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock. Jan7 Special Notices. I^T^ONSIG^^ CHARLESTON arc notified that she Is discharg? ing cargo THIS DAY at Adger's South wharf. Goods uncalled for at sunset will remain on the wharr at their risk. JAMES ADGER & CO., Jan" l Agents. j^-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLESTON.-CHARLESTON, JANUARY 1ST, 1870.-The Annual Election for DIRECTORS of this Bank will be held at thc Banking House on TCEsnAY, thc nth instant, between the hours or 10 and 2 o'clock P. M. WM. C. BREESE, Jan7 Cashier. PS- SIXTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUMANE AND FRIENDLY SOCIETY. The Members of thc above named Society cele? brated their Sixty-Eighth Anniversary, on the 3d instant, at Howard's Hall. Thc following officers were elected to serve thc ensuing year: ROBERT HOWARD, President. F. C. DESVERNEY, VIce-Preslden.. R. L. SUTTON. Secretary. H. R. GORDON, Treasurer. t. PERRY, ) cto^n-zio P. M. WILKINSON, { ?lew*T8 Mandina Comm I Kee.-J. R. Edwards, E. Wil? kinson, W. T. Oliver, J. W. Gordon, J. P. Howard. Charily Committee_R. E. Rerecf, W. B. Chase, P. S. Wilkinson. Burial Ground Committee.-W. R. Osborn, R. L. Sutton, Wm. Black. R. L. SUTTON, Secretary. Charleston, January e, 1870._Jan7 1? PS- STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LEXINGTON COUNTY-In Probate Court-Ex parte JAMES INABINET and JURIAH E. INABI NET-Petition for Partition of Real Estate.-It ap? pearing to thc satisfaction of the Court that CAROLINE, ISABELLA, JURIAH and JOHN GEIJERS, four of the defendants In the above en? titled case, are residents out or and beyond the limits of this State, on motion of Messrs. DETREV ILLE & SISTRCNK for Hie petitioners: It ls ordered, that thc said ISABELLA, JURIAH, CAROLINE and JOHN GEIJERS, do appear, plead, answer or demur to thc said petition within forty days from thc publication of this order; and In default thereof a judgment pro confessa will be entered against them. ADAM EF1RD, novio fl2 Jndtte or Probate. L. C. ps- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT-IN EQUITY.-P. & S. GREEN VS. THE BANK OF GEORGETOWN, ET AL.-in pursuance oran order In thc above stated case to me directed, by the Hon. George S. Bryan, United States Judge of and for the District afore? said, notice ls hereby given to all creditors hold? ing claims against thc said Bank of Georgetown, to prove them before inc, at Charleston, on or be? fore the 0rst day or March,' A. P., 1870, or bc tor. ever barred of thc benefit of thc decree In this cause. DANIEL UORLBECK, Clerk of thc District Court of the U. S., dec24 m_For South Carolina District. ps- THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY", CHARLESTON, S. C., JANUARY 1,1870. -SAVINGS D E P A RTM ENT. - A11 Deposits made on or before thc 20th Instant will bear Interest as of the 1st Instant. THOS R. WARING, jan! si mwf8 thl Cashier, par ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.-I hereby give notice to thc Kindred and Creditors of JOHN BELL, late or Colleton County, deceased, that I will apply to thc Judge of Probate for Col? leton County, on thc 10th day or January, 1870, for a Una: discharge as Administrator ol said Es? tate. WM. S. MINUS. decio Hui mo* ps- NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HAV? ING claims against thc Estate or O. J. CHAFES will present them, properly attested, within the time prescribed by law, and all persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment to B. M. WALPOLE, Aiken, S. C., or A. IL HAYDEN, Charleston. MARY A. CHAPEE, Executrix. B. M. WALPOLE, dcc20 mwi'O Executor. pS- AWAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES.-Comfort and Cure for the Ruptured. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Address Dr. E. B. FOU'i'E, No. 120 Lexington avenue, New York. dcclO wfni3mos pa- AWAY WITH SPECTACLES.-OLD Eyes made new, easily, without doctor or med! ciucs. Sent postpaid on receipt or lu cents. Ad? dress Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue, New York. deel? wfiu.ltuos PS- MILHAU'S GOLDEN COD LIVER OIL.-With Hypo-phosphite of Lime, a great Im? provement; made with the best oil known, it unites efficacy witii pleasant flavor and easy di? gestibility. Sold by all respectable druggists. J. MILHAU'S SONS, No. 185 Broadway, dcclO ftulmo New York. par ERRORS OF YOUTH.-A GENTLE? MAN who suffered for years from Nervous De? bility, Premature Decay, and all thc effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for the sake of suffer lng humanity, send free to all who need lt, thc re? ceipt and directions for making thc simple rem? edy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertiser's experience, can do so by addressing, with perfect confidence, JOHN B. OGDEN, No. 42 Cedar street, New York, novy amos pa- JUST OUT.-CHERRY RECTO RAL TROCHES, superior to all others for Colds, Coughs, Sore Throats, Bronchitis, and Hoarse? ness. None so pleasant. None cure so quick. Manufactured by RUSHTON* CO., Astor House, New York. No more ot those horrible tasted, nauseating Brown Cubcb things. For sale at wholesale by GOODRICH, WINE MAN k CO., Wholesale Druggists, No. 23 Hay ne 'street. dec3i> 3niosD4C ^TO REMOVE MOTH PATCHES, FRECKLES and TAN from thc face, use PERRY'S Moth and Freckle Lotion. Prepared only by Dr. B. C. PERRY", No. 40 Bond-street, New Y'ork. Sold by all Druggists. dec6 3mos pS-TUE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY. JACOB'S CHOLERA, DYSENTERY AND DIAR? RHOEA CORDIAL.-Tills 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 ramlly can alford to bc without it, and none will to whom Its virtues are known. For sale by all Druggists and general dealers. DOWIE, MOISE & DAVIS, octu 3mosn.tc General Ajrents. pS- SCHOOL NOTICE.-THE EXER? CISES ol ST. GEORGE'S ACADEMY, at George's Station. S. C. R. H., will be resumed on MONDAY, January 17,1570. J. M. CANTWELL, dec25 sS* Teacher. Special Notices. p?- NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HAV? ING Pictures at No. 18C King street are requested to call for the same immediately, as arrangements arc being made to sell the entire stock of thc late L. Orcutt. W. BROOKBANKS, jan7 3 Executor of L. Orcutt. ps- NOTICE.-THREE MONTHS after date application will bc made to the Bank of Charleston, S. C., for Renewal of Certificate No. 4094 for SEVEN NEW SHARES in said Bank, in name of Mrs. MARIA ALEXANDER, the origi? nal Certificate having been lost. jan4 lamo3 p3- NOTICE,-ALL PERSONS ARE hereby cautioned against crediting any of the Crew of the British Bark YUMURI, as no debts of their contracting WM be paid by the Captain or Agent. R. T. WALKER. dqp31_._ par OFFICE CHARLESTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, DECEMBER 28, 1869.-The Board of Directors having declared a Dividend ot FIFTY CENTS per Share on the Capital Stock of of this Company, thc same will be paid to Stock? holders on and after Monday, 10th prox. The Books of Transfer will be closed from this date nntll the 10th prox. W. J. HERIOT, dec29 ll_Secretary and Treasurer. par NOTICE.-OFFICE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY, CHARLESTON, S. C.-Thc COUPONS for Interest on the Bonds of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company FIRST MORTGAGE, which mature January 1st, 1870, will be paid on presen? tation at the banking house of n. H. KIMPTON, Financial Agent State of South Carolina, No. 9 Nassau street, New York. S. W. FISHER, dec2713_Treasnrer. PS- IF YOU WANT LAW BOOKS, LAW BLANKS and Legal Printing, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 155 Meeting street, opposite Charles ton Hotel, Charleston, S. C._dec!4 6mos ^PERRY'S COMEDONE AND PIM PLE REMEDY positively cures Comedones, (Bald Heads or Grubs;) also Red, White and Malterated Pimples on the face. Depot No. 49 Bond street, New York. Sold by Druggists everywhere. decs 3mos_ pa- NOTICE.-OFFICE COUNTY COM? MISSIONERS, PIREPROOF BUILDING, CHARLES? TON, S. C., December 20, 1889.-All persona Re? tailing LIQUORS In the County are hereby called upon to take out Licenses for one year, from 1st January, 1870. Every violation of the law relative to these Li? censes will be prosecuted and the penalty strictly enforced. F. LANCE, dcc23_Clerk Board C. C. pa- TO PRINTERS.-IF YOU WANT NEWS, BOOK, CAP, DEMI and MEDIUM PAPERS, Bill Heads, Statements, Cards, Card Board, Print? ing Material, Binding, Ruling and Cutting, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 155^Meeting street, oppo? site Charleston Hotel, Charleston, s. c. dccl4 Cmos par MANHOOD.-A MEDICAL ESSAY on the Cause and Cure of Decline In Premature Man, the treatment of Nervous and Physical De? bility, Ac. "There ls no member of society by whom this book will not be found useful, whether such per? son holds tho relation of Parent Preceptor or Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette. Sent by mail ou receipt of fifty cents. Address thatAuthor, Dr. E. DEF. CURTIS, Washington, D. C._septl lyr pa- IF YOU WANT STRAW, MANIL? LA and all kinds of WTRAPPlNO TAPERS, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 155 Meeting street, oppo? site charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 onios_ ^BATCIIELOR'S HAIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye ls the best in the world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, In? stantaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous Huts; remedies the ill effects of bad dyes; in? vigorates and leaves the hair soft and beautiful, black or brown. Sold by aU Druggists and Per fumers ; and properly applied at Batchelor's Wig Factory, No. 16 Bond street, New York. nov2(5 fmwlyr pa-KO MORE MEDICINE.-SEVENTY thousand cures without medicine by DuBarry's delicious REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which eradicates dyspepsia, indigestion, acidity, nausea1 vomiting, wasting, diabetes, sleeplessness, cough, asthma, consumption, debility, constipation, diar? rhoea, palpitation, nervous, bilious, liver and stomach complaints. It nourishes better than meat, amlsavcs, moreover, fifty times its cost in other remedies. Cure No. 08,413-"ROME, July 21, 1808.-The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since he has confined himself entirely to DuBarry's Food, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent rood too highly." Sold tn tins of one pound, $1 25; 24 pounds $18; carriage Tree. Also, thc REVALENTA CHOCOLATE, In one pound packets, $1 50. Copies of cures sent gratis. Ad? dress C. N. DuDARRY A CO., No. 103 William street, New York, and nt all Druggists and Gro ccrs._ Janl 3mos ~~pa- LET COMMON SENSE DECIDE. What ls thc rational mode of procedure in cases of general debility and nervous prostration? Does not reason tell us that judicious stimulation ls re? quired ? To resort to violent purgation in such a case ls as absurd as it would bc to bleed a start? ing man. Yet it is done every day, Yes, tills stupid and unphilosophlcal practice ls continued in the teeth of thc GREAT FACT that physical weak? ness, with all the nervous disturbances that ac? company it, is more certainly aud rapidly relieved by UOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS than by auy other medicine at present kuowu. It ls true that general debility ls often attended with tor? pidity or Irregularity of the bowels, and that this symptom must not be overlooked. But while the discharge or the waste matter or the system ls expedited or regulated, Its viooit MUST BE RE CHLITED. Thc Bitters do both. They combine aperient and anti-bilious properties, with extraor? dinary tonic power. Even while removing ob? structions rrom the bowels, they tone and invigo? rate those organs. Through the stomach, upon which the great vegetable specific acts directly, lt gives a healthy and permanent Impetus to every enrecblcd function. Digestion ls facilitated, the faltering circulation regulated, the blood rein? forced with a new accession of the alimentary principle, the nerves braced, and all thc dormant powers of thc system roused into healthy action; not spasmodically, as would be thc case if a mere stimulant were administered, but for a contin? uance. It is in this way that such extraordinary changes arc wrought in the condition or the fee ble, emaciated and nervous invalids by the use of thl3 wonderful corrective, alterative and tonic. Let common sense decide between sueh a prepa? ration and a prostrating cathartic supplemented by a poisonous astringent like strychnine or qulnla. _Janl 6DAC parlQ CONSUMPTIVES.-THE AD. VERTISER, having been restored to health In a few weeks, by a very simple remedy, arter having Butlered several years with a severe lung affec? tion, and that dreadful disease, consumption, ls anxious to make known to his fellow-sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire lt, he will send a copy of the prescription used (free of charge,) with the direc? tions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a SURE CCRE FOR CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, Ac. The object of the ad? vertiser in Bending the Prescription is to benefit ihe afflicted, and spread information which he conceives to be invaluable; and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing. Parties wishing the prescription, will please ad rt'?M UEV. EDWARD A. WILSON, Wllllamsbutg, King; County, New York. nova 3moa Plantation Sitters. A GLORIOUS CHANGE. That any sick man survived thc treatment of fifty years ago, must be considered a proof ttiat human beings are very hard to kill. The lancet, ealomel, ?totharldes and drastic pur? gatives were then the order of the day. The phy slolan played into the hands of the apothecary, and the unfortunate patient was drenched morn? ing, noon and night with prostrating medicines. We live m a more rational and conscientious era. The importance of supporting Nature in tts conflict with disease ls now understood. Complaints In themselves weakening are no longer aggravated by artificial depletion. They are met with TONICS that rally the vital powers and enable them to de? feat the enemy. Chief among these allies of Na* ture, in its battles with sickness, is PLANTATION BITTERS. This wonderful vegetable restorative is the sheet anchor of the feeble and debilitated. As a cordial for the aged and dccrepld it has no equal among stomachics. As a remedy for the nervous weakness to which the tender sex are especially subject, it ls superseding every other stimulant and nervine. In au enmates, tropical, temperate or frigid, lt acts as a sp?cule in every species of disorder which undermines the bodily strength and breaks down the anuna! spirits. Wherever lt is introduced it becomes a standard article -a medicinal staple. Druggists, although th>>ir profit upon lt la small, find lt absolutely necessary to keep a preparation for which everybody inquires, and for which nobody will accept a substitute. It is to-day the most popular medicine in the civilized world. Extensively as lt ls advertised, tts best ad? vertisement U the beneficial resuR which uniformly follows Its use. Every bottle sold in? sures the sale of at least half a dozen more. Un? like other stimulants, it braces and fortifies the system without exciting undue cerebral action, The cheering effect which it produces upen the mind LB not momentary, bat permanent. There la no subsequent depression. It does not, as ls the case with all other stimuli, beget a craving for ex? citants. On the other hand, lt soothes and canns the nerves,combining,strange as the anomaly may seam, thequaUtles of a sedative and gentle ano dyr.e with those of a tonic and in vigoran t. The perfect purity of all its ingredients, their admirable adaptation to the purposes .they are Intended to~Esabservc, the judicious pro portions in which they are combined, ano' the scientific skill with which they are blend? ed, render this famous article at once the most potent and the most harmless of all knowe. tonics and alteratives. FoM by all Druggists. deer