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; ??)e ?frafleg 10 w : Pu tig pi^? VOLUME TX.-NUMBER 1269. CHARLESTON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. COLUMBIA. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. ^Aiijom iud to Monday-Provable Fate fwj? thc Charleston Extension Bi M?? [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUE NEWS.] Hr COLUMBIA, S. C., January 14. ^^In thc Senate to-day Arnim introduced a bill to relieve poor families. It provides for the issue of one million in bonds to bc leut to them. This was intended as a burlesque on the mud commission. Cain introduced a bill to create a sinking fund. Bieman introduced a bill to levy a special tax or one mill for Oconee County. Wimbush introduced a bill to repeal the act in? corporating the air line railroad. The bill to repeal an act to secure advances far agqpltnral purposes will not pas?. '9 Corbin introduced a hill to define thc manner In which the State lieu upon railroads might be discharged. Coreen's resolution ror the Attorney-General to take steps to secure the rights or thc State to the river phosphates was passed and sent to the (louse. ?jash introduced a bill to incorporate thc Comet mr Fire Company or Orangeburg. Borbln's resolution Tor thc appointment or A. reen and W. McKinlay as the Attorney-General's roxles ror the State at the next meeting or the outh Carolina Railroad was passed. 'In the House the bill to incorporate the Prompt" itnde Fire Engine Company or Charleston, and the bill to incorporate thc African Methodist Episcopal Church or this State, were passed, their titles changed to acts, and were ordered to be engrossed. The bill to vest m Tony Stafford the charter Ter? ry from Dill's Bluff to Charleston, and the bill to seenre equal rights and to provide for the enjoy? ment of all remedies or law by all persons, re? gardless or race or color, were passed and sent to the Senate. Neagle introduced a bill to further determine and perpetuate the homestead law, which was read the first time. Whipper gave notice of a bill to reorganize the congressional districts of this State. The Governor has approved of an act to author? ize administrators, executors and other fiducia? ries to sell certain evidences or Indebtedness at public sale and to compromise In certain cases, James Taylor, R. C. DeLarge, S. B. Thompson and R. B. Elliott, alt colored, and A. G. Mackey and James Crews, white, were elected regents of the lunatic asylum in Joint assembly. Sparnlck, Nash and Bosemon, who were appointed during the recess, were also elected. Bosemon was to-day reappointed the physician of the Charleston jail. BotWhousos have adjourned to Monday. A large number or the Menlbers or the House will bc In Charleston to-morrow, lt is reported, ta give ?the Radicals their reasons Tor votiug ror the I Charleston Extension bill. It- will not pass the Senate, as sixteen votes against it can be already counted on. THE LAST SENSATION. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TYRANNY. A BLIND PROTEST AGAINST REPEALING THE TOWNSHIP LAW. What thc Charleston Extension Bill Means-Another Barden for the Tax? payers-Townships-Protests of Sena? tors-Charleston Floor Inspector-Me? tropolitan Police Force-Railroad Matters-A Joke from the Judiciary Phosphate?-Thc Spartanbnrg Asy? lum- Thr Educational Bil 1-Civil Righi*-Ferry from Charleston to James Island-Fence Law-Yemassee, and Millen Railroad-Charleston Loan ? Company-Stray Items. [FROM OrB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, January 13. ANOTHER BURDEN FOR TBE TAXPAYER8. Yesterday the Senate passed a House bill providing th?t the ,;act to organize townships and t?,*dcfin3 tneir powers and provisions,'' ex? cepting ina portion of it fixing the number, names and .boundaries or thc respective town? ships or the respective counties be repealed, there? by saving to the State over one million or dollars per year, or course, this action of the Legisla? ture was not taken because it would relieve the taxpayers of a grievous burden, but only for the reason that Democrats were securing all thc of? fices provided for by the Township act; yet the peo? ple generally throughout the state arc delighted at the action or the General Assembly. How? ever, il the final action or the Senate yesterday relieved, In a measure, the tax? payers, its minatory action to-day tends to Imposing an additional burden upon them. A short time ago. Cain introduced a bli "to authorize an appropriation of one million of State bonds for the purchase of lands in this State for homestead i." It was then referred to the Finance Committee, whieh to-day reported recommending the passage of the bill, doing so "in view of the importance or the land commission in securing homesteads ror the poor and deserving, and thereby developing much or the latent resources or the State that are now lying dormant and neglected, thus depriving the State or a large amount or taxable property that could be made available in liquidating the liabili? ties or the State, and in accordance with the re. commendation or his Excellency set forth in lils last message, advising that an additional appro? priation for this purpose be nade. " The report was laid over under the rules. The report of the committee will most probably be adopted and the bill passed. It is thought that the House will amend it, and that an appropria? tion ofonly five hundred thousand dollars shall be made. TOWNSHIPS-PROTESTS OF SENATORS. Yesterday, as before stated. Corbin, Jillson and Wright gave notice of their iatcntlon to record, on thc journal of the Senate, the reasons for their vote on a bill to repeal an act entitled " an act to organize townships, and to define their powers and privileges," and to-day the statement came in the form or | protest signed by all three of them. Thc protest is as follows: Thc undersigned enter a solemn protest against thc repeal of the act to orgauize townships, and to define their powers and privileges, and state I their reasons thereror, as follows: 1. Because the 9th section or Article IX or the constitution expressly declares that the General Assembly shall provide Tor thc Incorporation aud organization or cities and towns. The Sth section of Article IX expressly provides that "the corpo? rate authorities or counties, townships, schools, districts, cities, towns and villages may be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corpo? rate purposes." The 3d section or Article X re? quires "the General Assembly * * * to make provision ror the division or the State into suitable school districts." Thc provisions or the constitution, which all Have sworn to support, impose a duty on the General Assembly which is utterly ignored aud disregarded by the repeal of this act. 2. Because the township act was adopted with great unanimity only about a year ago, and tens of thousands or dollars have been expended to divide up thc counties, run and establish the town lines, aud now. berore the organizations are completed and put into practical operation so that their value can be known, this act des? troys them. 3 Because thc cxperlCDc? or about nine-tenths of the States In the Union has proven the great value of these two organization?, in regulating inc local affairs or the people, to-wit: Making and repaiNfce; hlghwavs and bridges, and maintain in ' a svstem of public schools. The responsibili tv*of these matters being in the bauds of the peo? ple through town organizations, public spirit and public interest are exulted, tiie people educatei and the country developed and improved. 4. Because, with the repeal of this act. ever vestige of law, regulating thc manner of workin and repairing highways and bridges, is swen from the statute books, also every means yet d< Vised for establishing and maintaining a syster /Of common schools; and the people are deprived at one fell swoop, of any voice in their local ai fairs. The entire interests of great counties will hort after rest in the hands of but three county cora missioners, who hold their officers for three years We protest against this enormity. D. T. CORBIN. J. K. J I LIX)N. I concur in the above, but desired the ac amended so as to dispense with some of theoffl cers. J. J. WRIOMT. THE CHARLESTON FLOCK INSPECTOR. Tlie City Council of Charleston having beei unable t* make their illegal acts connected wit! the flour inspectorship and other city ofllcers b considered legal by thc courts, have petitionci the Legislature to grant them power to abolisl the olllce of flour inspector, so that they "maj I elect a proper person, and stay the courts fron their extra judicial interference." The followinj is ..n exact copy of the p?tition, which is signet by the Mayor, Aldermen Greene, L. F. Wall, Voigt Hampton, Howard, Cunningham, Barrow, Smal and Thorne: CHARLESTON, December 28, ISOP. TO the honorable Senate ana flo'ise. of Represen latices of the S ate of South Carolina in Gene ral Assembly mri: The memorial of the Mayor, and City Council 01 the City of Charleston respectfully showeth thai a certain man, to wit, C. N. Averill, was appoint ed by a Council who themselves were appointee by military authority, to the ottlec of flour In spector, but that he has failed to comply with th* requirements or law, to wit: he should have Alee a bond, covenanted to the State, for $2000, whicli he failed to do. And furthermore, the law requir ed that he should take an oath for the faithful dis charge or his office, which the said Averill neglect ed to do. And in consideration or this omission, your memorialists discharged the said Averill from the office or flour inspector, and elected, ac cording to th? terms or the charter of the City ol Charleston. Martin Caulfield, wno legally flied with thc city authorities a satisfactory bond, and was In the lawful discharge of his duty as flout inspector when stayed and interrupted by the court of a writ of mandamus, and, your memo? rialists believe, in violation of their rights as ex? ecutors of the immunities conferred upon the citi? zens or Charleston by charter. And, furthermore, he the said Averill has been exercising the office of flour inspector in the face of a petition presented to your memorialists, and signed by about three hundred merchants, set? ting forth his incapacity for the office or flour In? spector of the said Averill, notwithstanding he has been exercising the. duties of flour inspector to the grate loss and detriment of Martin Caul? field, appointed by your memorialists. May it therefore please your honorable bodies, by bill or otherwise, to grant your memorialists the power to abolish said office or flour inspector, and to elect a proper person to exercise the f unc? tions or said office or flour Inspector, m terms or the city charter or Charleston, so as to stay the courts from their extra judicial Interference with the rights conrerred by said city charter. METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE. I have already furnished the points of a bill to create a metropolitan police force, notice of which was given In the House day berore yesterday by DeLarge, and which has not yet been 1 ntro duced. To-day Nash Introduced a bill " to create a metropolitan police force in the State of South Carolina." It has forty-one sections. It provides that the counties or Charleston, Richland anti all the other counties or thc State be constituted a district to be called "The Metropolitan Police Dis? trict or the State or South Carolina," and that the Governor shall appoint three commissioners or police, who shall bethe chief ofllcers of said rorce, who, with a superintendent, tobe appoint? ed In the same manner as the commissioners, shall coustitutc the board of police; that these commissioners, immediately after their appoint? ment, shall assemble in the office or the Secretary or State and draw lots among themselves for three terms or office-one terra to expire ror one commissioner on thc first or April, 1872, the sec? ond the first or April, 1S74, the third on the first of April, 1S76. Each commissioner appointed to AU a term succeeding an expiring one shall be ap? pointed thereafter for a full term of six years. Any one of said commissioners accepting any other office or refusing to decline a nomination for one within ten days after lt be made, shall be considered as having vacated his office as commissioner ; that lt shall be the duty or the force to preserve the peace everywhere and at all times In the district, and especially during elections, at fires, and to guard the public health: that county lines be en? tirely ignored by the police, who shall possess all the power of constables, except for service of civil process; that thc City Councils of Charleston and Columbia shall famish accommodations for the force In their respective districts; that no person holding office under this act shall be liable to military or Jury duty, or to arrest on civil pro? cess while in the actual discharge of their du'y; that the board of commissioners bc vested with the power or the Mayor or Charleston and Co? lumbia, in ordering out thc military to quell a disturbance; that during an election two patrol? men, at least, shall bc stationed at each poll, and to have charge or the ballot boxes, when the poll? ing or counting of votes is not going on; that the commissioners shall receive sLx dollars per day for each working day ; the superintendent of the force $2500: the surgeon $800; euch of the two captains $1200; thc sergeants $000 each, and pri? vates $700 each. The number of sergeants and privates to bc required ls not stated. RAILROAD MATTERS. The bill to amend the charter of the George? town Railroad Company, which has been before the Senate since the beginning or the session, re? ceived its second reading to-day. There was con? siderable discussion and several amendments made, some of which vere adopted. The bill as amended provides that the charter of the George? town Railroad Company, ind the act amendatory thereto, ratified on Hie 2Sth of Jauuary, 1801, be so amended as to authorize thc said company to extend their road to the North Carolina linc, in the direction or Charlotte, by the most direct and practicable route, and that the corporate name or said company shall be "the Georgetown and Charlotte Railroad Company," instead or that by which lt ls now called; that lt shall bc completed within five years. The clause provldiug that no tax shall be assessed or levied upon thc road until thc same shall have been completed was stricken out. The concurrent resolution petitioning the Con? gress of the United States or America to grant aid to enable the Alabama and Chattanooga Rail? road Company to extend its road to the Pacitlic Ocean, was taken up in the Senate to day, and referred to the Railroad Committee. There have been a large number or railroad officials here during the past rew days, for thc purpose, as stated, of looking into the "con? solidation bill." as Leslies bill ' to regulate the rights and powers or railroads" is called. As they seemed quite cheerful while here, it is to bt presumed tiiat they arc satisfied with its provis? ions. A JOKE FROM TOE IfDICIARY. To-day the Senate granted, after considerable discussion, the petition of Alexander Henry, of Chesterfield, that he shall hereafter be known and called Alexander Henry Buchanan. Upon this petition thc Judiciary Committee had report? ed favorably. The same committee just before the adjournment for the day, reported utiiavora Wy upon thc petition or Wm. Henry Mack, that his name be changed to Wm. Henry Mackey, and concluded their report with the statement that the "petitioner could not have been aware of thc consequences to him ir the application should be granted; had he been, lt ls believed, that this ap? plication would never have been made." niOSi'H ATES. "The bill offered by Hoyt regulating thc digging and mining or phosphate deposits rrom the navi? gable streams and waters or the State or South Carolina, and the bill offered by Cain to Incorpo? rate the South Carolina Chemical and Mining Company, and to license atti authorize and em? power thc same io dig and nine In ccrtalnnavi gable rivers in this State, under certain restric? tions and conditions, were referrod to the Com? mittee on Incorporations to day, as was also Cor? bin's resolution requesting the Attorney-General to take -well legal proceedings us may be uece-: sary to protect thc rights or thc State to the river phosphates. Thc resolution was discussed a little. Cain, Wright, Uainey and Arnim opposed Hie resolution, arguing that it was not fair ror steps to be taken at once by the Attorney-General against these men who were earning a living by digging phosphates. Corbin explained that the object or the resolution was not to provide for the punishment of those who had been stealing phos? phates, but for t!ie punishment or those who may steal hereafter. The committee is not expected to report "how they are on the phosphates" ror some time. THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND ASYLUM. The Committee on Claims and Grievances, con? sisting or E. S. J. Hayes, chairman, John Lunney, J. H> Heid, Chas. W. Montgomery, on the petition or Woodward Allen and Raymond Owen tor $10,198 20 (including $3000 Tor their own personal services) ror building the asylum ror the deaf, dumb and blind, at Cedar Springs, in Spartan burg County, reported that in 1857 Governor B. F. W. Alston. Houorable C. G. Memrainger and Honorable Samuel McAliley, commissioners on the part of the State, contracted with thc peti? tioners, Woodward Allen and Raymond Owen, obligating the State to pay them the sum of $30,000 ror constructing the building since known as the Asylum ror the Dear, Dumb and Blind. Berore the petitioners had entered into bond ror the faithful performance or their part or the con? tract a sudden and unexpected rise in topcoat or all kinds of building material admonished them that they could not comply with thc terms or the agreement without ruinous loss to themselves,, and they so stated to Mr. Memminger, who Urged them to go forward with?he work, assuring them that the State would not only protect them against loss, but would reward them properly be" sides. They went ahead and actually expended $31,SSS 50, and received in various Instalments Trom the State a sum amounting In the aggregate to $27,500, leaving a balance in their favor of $4385 50-the last Instalment being withheld be? cause of a leak m thc tin roofing or the dome, in attempts to repair which derect, (due solely to an error in the judgment ol the architect who planned the structure, and not to the build? ers, who only executed the design,) they expended $500. While matters were thus pending, the State became Involved in a civil war, and the pe? titioners being unwilling to accept a depreciated and almost worthless currency for a debt con? tracted by the State upon a gold basis, awaited patiently until the reconstruction policy or Con? gress gave them thc assurance that the State would soon be able to make good the plighted raith or her agents, and, In the language or Mr. Memminger, protect them against loss and re? munerate them for their services. The com? mittee are of opinion that, as contractors, they should have been surtlciently circum? spect in making their estimates to have placed them sufllciently high to have covered all contin? gencies, and recommend that they be paid $7000, and thc bancc or thc claim $3198 20 bc rejected. The calling np or this report to-day caused a little ?Uscusslon, after which thc rnrther consid? eration or it was postponed until next Thursday. THE EDUCATIONAL BILL. The Senate "bill to establish and maintain a system or rree common schools for the Stnte or South Carolina" was taken up in the House to? day, and thc first and second sections passed through their second reading. When thc third section, which gives the "power or purchasing the school books to thc St ate Board or Education, was called up, DeLarge, Elliott and Ransler spoke in opposition to it. DeLarge said he was opposed to giving so much power to Jlllson, who, ir he was an honest nan, was not an honest politician; he had come down herc to fool thc negroes, repre? sented himself as a Republican, but was not one. There ls considerable opposition to this section, and it ls scarcely probable teat lt will pass la its present form. During the discussion the House adjourned. CIVIL Kl ti UTS. It appears that the House differs with the Judi? ciary Committee, for to day thc members ordered through Its second reading thc bid te secure equal civil rights, and to provide for the enjoyment or all remedies in law by all persons, regardless or race or color, (Hie provisions or which were pub? lished in yesterday's NEWS,) upon which thc com? mittee had reported unfavorably; thereby assu? ming that the colored people enjoyed all the rights they were enliacd to. FERRY TO JAMES ISLAND. To-day the blouse passed through its second reading a bill vesting for fourteen years in Toncy Stafford a public ferry from a place known as Dill's Bluff, on James Island, lo thc City of Charles? ton, with the privilege of charging ten cents for each passenger conveyed, provided that he shall , liave the said ferry fully established and In good working order within six months alter the pas- , ;age or this act. FENCE LAND. The House to-day ordered the enactment clause to bc stricken out or a bill providing that it shall je required or all planters, farmers and garduers, to protect their crops, of whatsoever nature, by Fences which shall be sufllciently high and strong to prevent their being entered Into by cattle or stock of any kind; that if any of these parties have complied with thc provisions of the act, and whose Held or garden shall have been entered ' Into and injured by cattle or stock, may institute suit against, and recover damages rrom, the ^ owner or owners of such cattle or stock, In any court ol competent jurisdiction in this State. . YEMASSEE AND MILLEN RAILJtOAD. ( Thc bill to Incorporate thc Yemassec and Millen , Company, now pending before both Houses, pro- , rides that Alexander Isaacs, James H. Taylor, Andrew Slmonds, G. I. Cunningham, J. Reid Boyl- j Bton, Wm. S. Hastie, James B. Campbell and , David Jennings, be appointed commissioners to open books ol subscriptions to the capital stock or , the company, which shall be one million dollars, to be divided into ten thousand shares or one hundred dollars each; that said company, when organized, shall be authorized to construct and , operate a railroad rrom Temassee, or some other | point on the line of the present Savannah and , Charleston Railroad, or from a point at or | near the intersection or said road, by the projected | Tort Royal Railroad, In Beaufort County, to and | over the Savanah River, in thc direction of and to | Millen, in the State or Georgia, or in the direction < of and to such other point of Intersection or the i Central Railroad, in the State or Georgia, as that < State may authorize them to construct a railroad | unto; aud all the powers, rights, rranchlses, prlvl- \ leges, provisions aud protection against unautho- \ rized intrusion, granted by the charters or thc i Charleston and Savannah and Savannah Charles- j ton Railroad Companies shall be granted to the i Yemassce and Milleu Railroad Company. i THE CHARLESTON LOAN ?OMPANY is the name or a company now asking Incorpora- i tionofthe Legislature; thc bill providing that ? Benjamin Mordecai, William Gurney,/., lt. Oakes, , J. B. Campbell, E. W. Marshall and A. L. Tobias, , bc appointed commissioners to open books for ? subscriptions to the capital stock, which shall be | one hundred thousand dollars, with the privilege , ot increasing the same to five hundred thousand dollars, tu be divided into shares or one hundred dollars each. STRAY ITEMS. At one time to dar, in tue gallery or the Sen? ate chamber, there were nine colored men, five of whom had been out the penitmtiary but a few .lays. It is claimed herc that the Charleston extension bill is intended to put Dr. A. G., or ex-Alderman T. J. Mackey, in Mayor rHlsbury's office. The Radicals called Charleston Mackeyville. L. -Napoleon, besides his own box at the theatres, has also a loge de s- rete*, used by the household aud by distinguished foreigners; for these be pays, at thc grand opera $20 ouo a year-the sea? son Is perpetual; at the opera comique, Italiens and Francais, ?0000 each; Gymnase $2000; Odeon $20C0. At the other theatres he pays SIPO abox whenever lie goes to them. WASHINGTON. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, January 14 In the House the discussion of the case of Virginia was resumed. Fitch speaking against the bill and favoring admission pure and simple Bets arc offered that unconditional admission passes both Housee to-day. The debate last night was rather loose. Whitte more argued that every act of the Virginia Legis? lature Indicated bad faith, and that Walker was in league with Democrats. He saw no means of obtaining security for the futare except by Im? posing the conditions named in the bill. Palmer argued that Virginia was in no condition for ad? mission, and favored an Indefinite postponement, Instancing Georgia and Tennessee in support of his proposition. Others favored immediate and unconditional admission. The Gold-panic Committee ls considering the propriety or holding open sessions. Fisk, Jr., will testify on Monday. There is no possibility or complete Congressional action on Virginia until Monday. The probabilities still are that a com? mittee of conference will be required, and that the Edmunds am?ndment will finally find Its way into the bill. The Senate were occupied most of the day on the California liquor seizures, wherein the integ? rity of the revenue officials, Including Delano, is attacked. The Virginia qestion was subsequently re? sumed until the recess. The Senate la in scssl-m to night and the mat? ter will probably be disposed of before Monday LATER.-The Senate have adopted Edmunds' amendment by a vete or 45 to 13. This exacts the oaths of the Fourteenth amendment rrom the Legislature and State officers. The House was all day on the Virginia question. Bingham's substitute was adopted by a vote or 98 to 95. The preamble was then adopted by a vote or 76 to 64, and the bill was then passed by a rote or 142 to 69. The following ls thc language or the Virginia bill: " Whereas the people or virginia have adopted a constitution republican In form, and have lu all respects conformed to the requirements of the acts of Congress entitled an act authorizing the submission of the constitutions of virginia, Mis? sissippi and Texas to a vote of the people, and au? thorizing the election of State officers provided by the said constitutions and members of Congress, approved April tutu, i860, therefore be lt resolved, Ac., that the said State or Virginia is entitled to representation In the Congress of the United Stat s." The House then adjourned to Monday. E UR OPE, The Killing of 91. Victor Noir-A Card from Kocht fort-The Paper again Seized. PARIS, January 12. Thc Marseillaise newspaper was published in mourning yesterday, and contained the following leading article, printed In large type: "Murder committed by the Prince Pierre Napoleon Bona? parte upon the Citizen Victor Noir-Thc attempt to murder by the Prince Pierre Napoleon Bona parte upon the Citizen Ulric de Fouville.-I have had the weakness to believe that a Bonaparte could bc other than an assassin. I have dared to Imagine that a fair duel was possible in that ram! ty where murder and waylaying are traditional and habitual. Our co-laborer, Paschal Grousset, has shared my error, and to-day we mourn our dear friend Victor Noir, assassinated by the ruf? fian, Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte. For eighteen years past France has been In the blood-stained hands or those cut-throats, who, not content with grape-shotting Republicans in tb? streets, allure them Into a baited trap for the purpose of sluugh tcring them at home. People of France ! Have you not had decidedly enough of this? "HENRI ROCHEPORT." The Marseillaise was very violent again this morning, and the entire issue was, therefore, seized by the authorities. Thc Killing of M. Noir-Dc Fouvllle'a Statement." PARIS, January 12. La Marseillaise publishes thc following state? ment or M. De Fouville: On the 10th or January, 1S70, at 1 o'clock, Vic? tor Noir and myseir repaired to thc residence ot Prince Pierre Bonaparte, 59 Rae O'Auteuil. "We were commissioned by Taschal Grousset to de? mand or the Prince tlte reason for the injurious urllclcs against M. Paschal Grousset, published in L'Avenir de la Corse. We handed our cards to two servants, who stood at the door, and who ushered us in a small parlor on the ground floor, at our right hand. After a tew minutes we were conducted up stairs to the first floor, passed through thc fencing room, and finally entered Hie drawing room. The door opened, aud M. Pierre Bonaparte entered. We advanced to? wards him, and the following words passed be tween us: "Slr, we come, on behalf of M. Paschal Grousset, to deliver a letter to yoa." "Xou arc not come.then, on behalf of M. Roche fort, and you are not tools of his lr" "Sir, wc are here on other business, and I beg you to look at this letter." I handed him the letter; he approached thc window to read lt; he read lt, and arter crushiug lt in his hands, he turned towards us. "I have provoked Rochefort," said he, "because lie ls thc standard-bearer of the rabble; as for Grousset, I have no reply to make him; arc you thc representatives of these carrion? Ces char tynes ?" "Slr," I answered, "we come to yon to fulfil loyally and conrtcously thc commission entrusted to us by our friend." "Are you the representatives of these wretches?" Victor Noir replied : "We are the representatives^ our friends." Then, suddenly advancing, and without provo? kion on our part, Prince Bonaparte slapped Vic? tor Noir with his left hand, and at the same time Jrew a revolver or six chambers, which he had lield concealed In his pocket already cocked, and tired upon Noir with the muzzle or the pistol close to him. Noir staggered, pressed both hands on His breast, and sank down iu the doorway by svhich wc had entered. The cowardly assassin then turned upon me and fired. I then seized a small pistol which 1 had in my pocket, and *T lille I was endeavoring to free it rrom the sheath, the ivretch pushed on me, but when he saw that I ivas armed he retreated, stood behind Hie door ind aimed at rn?. It was then that compreheud ng the ambush into which we had rallen, and re lecling that If I tired there would be wanting those who would say that we had becu thc ag? gressors, 1 opened a door which was behind me ind rushed out, crying murder. As 1 went out a jecond shot followed, and again passed through aiy coat. In thc stree:, I round Noir, who had strength to descend thc stairs, and was dead, raese are thc facts just ai they transpired, and I look for prompt and exemplary justice ror this crime. Butte DE FOUVILLE. Napoleon and his Troops. PARIS, January 14. Napoleon visited the troops and was enthusias? tically cheered. LATER.-The city is tranquil. The soldiers brought rrom the neighboring garrisons have been ordered home. Trego and others, seutenced in 1S64 ror con? spiring against the lire or the Emperor, are in? cluded in the amnesty. LoxnoN, January 14. The Times, In an editorial on the new tragedy, regrets that Ollivier indulged in street publicity, and thinks that the situation at Paris is exagge? rated. Thc Spanish Throne and the Bourbons. MADKID, January 14. P.esolutions excluding forever thc Bourbons rrom the Spanish throne were Introduced. Argu? ment (hereon commences Tuesday. Thc Roman Council. BRUSSELS, January 34. A private letter received fforo Berne says that the Pope ls chagrined at the drift of the (Ecumen? ical Council, and will adjourn it before midsum? mer. Thc Post on Annexation. * LONDON, January 14. The Morning Post thinks that a trans-continen? tal railway can alone save British Columbia from annexation ie the United States. GEORGIA. ATLANTA, January IA. The Legislature has been a scene ol stormy debate, and almost of bloodshed, since it was as? sembled. The effort of the bitter Republicans to hold the reins of power and oust all not of their political creed, has met with lnteuse opposition. The appointment of Harris as Speaker of the House pro tem. was a violation of the act of Con? gress and thc code of laws of the State, and was the cause of an exciting scene. Pistols were drawn, and bloodshed appeared imminent. After a stormy discussion, the House was ad? journed to Monday, and Instructions as to the proper course to pursue wLl be obtained from i General Terry lu the Interim. SPARKS PROM THE WIRES. A Washington dispatch states that several members of the telegraphic league have resumed work upon the conditions proposed by tic com? pany. The Louisiana Legislature have under consider? ation a bill to extend the corporate limits of New Orleans to a point covering ten miles additional river front, and a bill to erect a new statehouse costing two millions. The Ohio Senate have ratified the Fifteenth amendment. The Kansas Senate have also ratified the amend? ment and have ordered pictures of Jim Lane and John Drown for thc senatorial chamber. In Iowa the Republicans have nominated Judge Wright, of the Supreme Court, for the long term, and J. B. Howell, formerly editor of the Gate City, Keokuk, for the short Senatorial term. BEHIND THE SCENES. How Theatres are Managed in Lon. don-Salaries, ?w.. A writer in the London Dally News gives ?ome interesting deuils of theatrical manage? ment in London: Within thc last two years several new thea? tres have been built at the West End, and mother is to bc opened. If this increase con? tinues it will soon become a serious question whether the supply will not exceed thc de? mand. London contains, in proportion to its size, the smallest number of theatre-goers of tiny metropolis in Europe. This is due, in [tart, to the prevalence among many of its inhabitants ol'a religious objection ta* "plays." md in part to the love of Hie fireside which characterizes the nation. New theatres, there? fore, cannot be indefinitely opened without .'ither proving ?commerdai failures, or shut ling np, by thair success, some of thc old ones. ? * * * Thc proprietor of a theatre gets i good percentage on thc outlay of his capita), ?o long as his rent Ms paid. Sometimes, how? ever, it happens that the reverse is Hie case, ar that his theatre remains lor many months without an occupier. Tenants are indeed al? lays to be found, but tenants able to give sub? stantial security for their rout, aro not quite so dentifnl. Thc lessee Is usually his own manager His profits may bc large or .small. His business is essentially a speculative one. In a large, first class West End theatre thc nightly expenses iverage about ?70 or ?80; and the receipt? vary rom ??10 to ?300, according to the success of he entertainments. As a mle, thc receipts ire below thc expenses; the loss is made up by ;ome lucky lilt, when they are largely in ex? cess. Christinas is the best theatrical season n the year; summer is thc worst, except when t is wet. In winter, however, every wet night costs the manager about ?20. The stalls are seldom full except between February and May. [luring thc season fashionable people usually ro to thc opera or to parties-as their object ls .athcr to be seen than to sec; during thc win? ier months, however, they go In large parties ;o the stalls of theatres. Although the dress :ircle is cheaper and more comfortable than he stalls, it ls thc portion of a theatre geuor dly the least full. Clerks and small tradesmen usually go to ;he pit. Thc gallery is thc home of the work ng classes, who arc thejsurest patrons of then ires. They take the dwpest interest In what ;ocs on upon ttic stage; and If any "god" ls loisy, tho intervention of a policeman is not necessary, as lie is Immediately turned out or .educed tu silence by his neighbors. Applause nvariably comes from thc gallery and the pit. is the occupants ol' thc stalls and the dress cir? cle, however much they may be pleased, con? sider it beneath their dignity to give any out? ward expression to their feelings. Nothing, ?owcver, is more deceptive than a full .'house for no one, except thc man? lier and thc acting manager, knows whether t is Ulled "with money or "paper." Paper s tlie slang term for an order. As the gene? ral public dislike a void, if that void bc lot Ulled up with persons who have paid for their seats, lt has to bc lilied with per? sons who have not paid for l hem. A lat ge md by no means a poor class never pay to go into a theatre; indeed, thoroughly to under? stand the parsimony ol' the human species, a tnnn must have been ethe manager of a iliea ire. His table is covered every morning with cttcrs asking for orders on all conceivable pretexts. If managers would put an end to iliis begging-letter nuisance, ami agree among ihcmselvcs not to pack their houses, they ivould. in the end, be gainers, for order-hun icrs, us a class, cannot exist, without seeing every new play which ls produced, and if ic .vere once made clear to them that they must .ither pay or keep away, they would do the utter. The weekly expenses ol' the lessee are nude np In thc following manner; RENT. This item, with taxes and insurance, amounts .0 about ?70 a week. ADVERTISING, POSTE?O AND BILLING. Some time ago thc managers of the prlnci ial theatres met together lu order to concert neasures to diminish the lavish outlay in ad? vertising and posting that has become the cus? tom. They were, however, unable to agree ?poii a common code of rules. Newspaper ad? vertising costs about ?40 weekly, and posting i rather larger sum. Could managers agree lot to put above one advertisement in each ?ewspaper, and were they jo take stations vlierc bills from each theatre might be exhibit ;d, they would all of them be gainers, and thc relierai public would not be losers. TUE WARDROBE. At the head ot this department ls a master ailur and a mistress ol' the wardrobe. The silks md satins used on tho stage arc usually bought vholesftlc. Thc dresses for a large burlesque ? a pantomime cost many hundred pounds. Actresses arc obliged to lind their own bon lets, boots and gloves. Actors In plays of nodern life ?nd their own drosses. T11K SCENERY. Tili? principle scene painter of a theatre is isualty au artist of eminence in his profession: lie has several assistants under him. lt is seldom Hutt less than ?500 is spent on colors ind canvas in the course of a year. Scenes, when liney are not likely to be used again, arc painted out; but as ia each separate piece the position of all thc doors and windows is differ? ent, it is seldom that "clothes" can be used a second lime. In every theatre, however, Lhere ls a large quantity of stock scenery, consisting ol' forests, interiors, gardens, Ac, which does duty in farces. The master carpenter is charged with the preparation of all tho woodwork used in the frames ol'thc scenery and in the sets, which now-a-days arc frequently almost buili upon thc stage". Thc scene-shifters aro. under his orders, and as scenes have to be Bhifted with almost lightning speed, the number is legion. Tlie property man makes or provides all the properties that aro required in a piece. Tiiis includes everything-from furniture io thsat rical supper?. LIODTINO. The gas bill amounts to about ?30 a week. Few dramas, und scarcely any burlesques, are without moonlight effects, wliich aro produced by lime light. At Christmas the moon gene? rally costa n manager at least ?20 a week. THE ORCHESTRA. The band ls usually contracted for with the leader. Its costs about ?30 a week. THE STAGE. Everything connected with bringing out a piece is under thc control of the stage mana? ger. In a first-class theatre thc company con? sists of at least the following artists: One lead? ing man. one light comedian, two old men, three walking gentlemen, two character ac? tors, two low comedians, one leading lady, one old woman, one young leading lady, one singaar chambermaid, one broad chamber maidjthree walking ladies, utility men, male and femalesupcrnumeraries. Salaries of stock actors and actresses vary from ?12 to ?2. They arc by no means easy people to manage. They live In a world apart, and their ideas of their own merits arc frequently at variance with those of the stage manager. No part is too good for any of them, but few parts are good enough. Those who arc "cast" in bad parts in a play usually announce their inten? tion to leave rather than play them, but on re? flection they generally think better of their decision. No one, however, win ever play a part a hair's breadth out of his own particular line. If a first walking gentleman were asked to play a third walking gentleman's part, he t would be as indignant as an attorney-general were he called upon to defend a pickpocket In a police court. Managers arc often blamed because minor parts in a piece are badly played; they can? not, however, help themselves, because good actors will not play them. Actresses stand even more on their dignity than actors; their mutual Jealousies exceed even those of fine ladies. Audiences must often have re? marked that In burlesques, songs and dances arc introduced in defiance of the requirements of thc situation. The reason usually ie that Miss A. refuses to play unless, like Miss B., she bc given a song, or, like Miss C., a dance. The great difficulty in bringing out burlesques is to find actresses who will play the part of girls. They all want to be boys-to show their legs, which in nine cases out of tonare padded. The padding is woven Into the flesh-colored leg? gings which they wear, so that lt is almost im? possible to detect it. STARS. These bright particular luminaries some? times receive as much as sixty pounds a week, or they share the receipts after expenses. Their great object ls to play in a piece with which they may afterwards make the tour ol the provinces; they, therefore, as much as pos? sible, eschew those which require elaborate and expensive scenery. As a rule, their engagements are more profitable to themselves than to the managers who pay them. Their lofty estimate of their talents stands in the way of their financial success. No play suits them unless its whole interest Is concentrated on themselves, and the public will not put np with what are called "one actor pieces." THK BALLET. Ballet girls are seldom required in a theatre except when burlesques or pantomimes are played. They receive about 25s. a week. It is an error to suppose that, as a rule, they are "fast." On thc contrary, they are usually the daughters or nieces of actors, and they work honestly for a small pittance. Besides thc persons already enumerated there nre, on the working stair of a theatre, dressera, gas men, firemen, check-takers, cleaners, one or two messengers, a hall porter, a prompter, and a call boy; altogether about one hundred persons find permanent employ? ment. PLAYS AND BURLESQUES. A play ls cither pnid for by a percentage on thc profits, or at a Axed rate per night, or lt ls bought. It is by no means easy to obtain good ones. The number of had ones sent to man? agers is enormous. They arc usually written by aspiring authors, who know nothing of stage effects. It requires not only talent, but avast amount of technical knowledge to write well for thc stage. Managers arc almost al? ways obliged to fall back on experienced dra? matic authors, and to accept with gratitude whatever they may offer. Three or five act plays, when not paid for by a percentage on profits, usually cost from ?200 to ?1100, or from ?3 to ?5 every night they are acted. The price of a good burlesque varies from ?50 to ?120. Farces arc seldom worth more than ?10. Their success usually depends more upon thc actors than the author. THE IRISH QUESTION. John Bright Sketches thc Outlines of a New Reform Bill. A cable telegram dated Birmingham, Eng? land, January ll, and published in the New York papers says : Thc members of Parliament for Birmingham addressed their constituents in thc Town hall to-uight. Mr. Bright, on this occasion, made his first appearance on thc platform since his entrance into thc Cabinet, and he met with an enthusiastic reception Irom his townsmen. Mayor Prims presided, and Alderman Sturge moved a vote of thanks to the Ministers for their general policy, and especially for their course in regard to thc Irish Church. In a speech supporting the resolutions, Al? derman Sturge expressed the hope that the government would continue the work of reform and amend the Irish land laws, give the people the ballot, reduce expenditures, und diffuse education. Mr. Bright, on rising to address the meet? ing, was vehemently cheered. He thanked his fellow-cltlzens lor the resolutions, convey? ing, as they did, an avowai of confidence in the government. He believed that at the end of thc next session of Parliament a similar vote would be earned and received. He proposed no retrospect; he preferred to look lorward. Yet he touched on the law In regard to com? pounding rates, and alluded nlso to the dises? tablishment ol'the Irish Church. On the lat? ter measure he said his constituents had spoken loud enough for all to hear and for all to understand, lt was one of the completest measures ever presented to thc House of Com? mons. Hut difficulty occurred In thc place to which all who eau go when in London, the House of Lords-n place of the greatest antiquity and of thc greatest influence. On this occasion there was more pas? sion displayed than is generally seen there, bringing the occupants of the benchos to thc edge of an ugly precipice. Passion, however, cooled. The wisest reflected, and after mutual compliments and congratulations the bill was passed by the Lords, who thus admitted that no Institution, however ancient, grand and historical it might be, ls safe il opposed to the convictions and voice of thc people. Consid? ering the constitutional training of the peers, their friends might well rejoice. Tho Catholic grievances were extinguished; the Irish griev? ances only were left now. He asked Parlia? ment to do something for the Irish non-Catho? lics and land reform. Thc ditlicullies of the question appeared formidable at a distance, but were easily surmountable on approach. The state of Ireland might be painted in a few words. The land had few owners, while half ot the population were tenants at will. Thc owners neglected to cultivate thc soil, but faithfully collected thc rent. Thc in? dustry, home, and life of the tenants are at Iiis mercy or that of his agents. Thc owners arc ol' ibo same race as thc occupiers of the ecii. Thc only difference between them is that of treatment, of law, of politics. The Catholic tenant and the Protestant owner might bo friends ami yet feel the rule. Irish proprietorship ls really confiscation, which ls thc result of conquest, and is only justifiable as conquest. To this wrong penal laws have added vasily greater ones. Parliament is call? ed upon to "?rive rights lo thc tenant, but save the property ol' the owners. All would be right If the irish would bc as cager for reform if they were landlords as if they were tenants. The reign of discord must be stopped. Thc three hundred thousand policemen and sold? iers must be withdrawn from Ireland. The ques? tion was the hardest ever presented to thc peo? ple or Parliament. The government iras pre? paring measures of reform. Serious popular consideration was invoked for them. There was no party question respecting it, and a party light would be unpatriotic. Nearly four years ago he had blamed Mr. Gladstone for the suspension of thc writ ot habeas cornus. He had also blamed Mr. Disraeli for not producing measures ol' am?lioration. He knew that an unreformed Parliament must refuse action, and therefore be pressed reform, a wider frau? dase, and freer representation. This was no class question. The will, justice, anti power dwelling only in the nation could treat it. He believed now great results must follow. A re? form Parliament can do as much for Ireland as Ireland, if independent or an American State, could ?io for herself. [A voice-No!] Ireland now has churches and schools, ana soon win hare free lands and votes. Ireland is not wealthy, but we can buy from her all she bas to sell, and sell to ber cheaper than can any other nation. Our plans of pacification may fail. I hope not. We propose a new conquest of Ireland, without the shedding of blood; our only weapon will be frank and generous Justice, potent to reunite nations long separa? ted by oppressive neglect. [Loud cheers.] From this new policy great changes in Ire? land may be anticipated. Wc shall not make ' it Paradise lost but greatly Improved. He quoted the lines from Pope commencing,. "Then crime shall cease," and added, no lan? guage like this is exaggeration. If we can suppress conspiracy, banish agra? rian crime, unbar prisons, reduce martial force, and make Ireland as tranquil as Eng? land or Scotland, something will be done to Justify our statesmanship, i , education in? still untouched. There, as lieu, in less than three years there will be national education by general consent. The children of the people must be educated. Plans vary, some even proposing compulsion. The government list? ens and learnsIrom discussion; religious diffi? culties vanish, and nobility insists on enforcing, creeds or dogmas on pupils. If the govern? ment gives monoy, half of lt at the least must go to the establishment, powerful because lt is a unit. Besides, a vast bodv most In need of teach? ing are of no sect. These difficulties will dis? appear before thc cry of the people for know? ledge, and soon universal education will be the law. The Bpeaker then discussed the com? mercial treaty with France. Protection, he said, was an unpopular and malodorous work;. reciprocity was more palatable. The Tories had three policies-one for the counties, one for Manchester or Birmingham, and the third for the House of Lords. The orator defended the treaty, presented a variety of arguments and Illustrations. He admitted the French tariff was higher than the English, but the difference was unimportant Other nations In Europe had adopted like- - measures, which were big with pacific results. Under ten years ol the treaty peace and con? fidence unknown before between France and England had grown up. Mr. Cobden nad proved his creed that every step towards free trade ls a stride towards universal peace. Mr. Bright continued by an. appeal ana warning to the workingmen ol Bir? mingham. Beware, he said, of men who con? fuse the faith of the people. The government can do many things, but there are others which no power can do. You have vies, and votes are power. It let probable thai before another general election every voter in the United Kingdom will have the shelter of the ballot Our prospective policy, the speaker said, 1B bnt little, for the gov? ernment ls unable to drive six stages abreast through the Temple Bar. The educational measure might come np at the coming session, but this was uncertain. Retrenchment, if agitated, was sure, but necessarily tedious If wrong is avoided. For free trade breakfast tables are a strong advocate. He would bid all nations bring their wholesome products in free, but he said this as a representative, not as a minister. Free land, within ten years, would be the leading question. The alteration of the land laws without diminishing any man's wealth would do much to arrest pauperism. The speaker then debated on temperance and the social virtues, wanting wbich society could have no benefit from legislation. It is only by thc combination of a wise government with a virtuous people that we hope toward make some step to that blessed time when there shall not be longer complaining in our streets,, when our garners shall bc a flo rd lng ail manner of store. The speech was frequently Interrupted by applause, and thc orator resumed his seat amid great expressions of enthusiasm. TENNYSON'S NEW POEM. Meaning Ot th? "Holy Grail." The following letter appears In the London; Herald : The new work of the Poet Laureate will be perused by thousands of delighted readers, to many of whom, however, the title of the chief poem, "Thc Holy Grail," will require explana? tion, although the term ls familiar toarcnoolo gists. But it may be observed, firstly, that the Laureate departs from the legend which. B has usually been current when he makes the* Holy Grail to be a cup, instead of a basin or dlsh "The enp, the cup itself from which our Lor* Drank at the last sad supper with his own."' Allow me to quote a description of wbat Is generally regarded by antiquaries as the "San Greal:" "The celebrated Sangreal, or sacro catino, preserved at Genoa, ls referred to in manu? scripts as carly as the seventh century. It ie a deep bowl or tureen of dark green glass, of Roman manufacture, about twelve inches In diameter and three inches deep, with hexago ! nal border and two handles, first moulded and then turned in the lathe; it derives its name from the word anal or grayle, a deep dish, used in the middle ages to contain meat. This Saint Greal was said to be the identical dish on which thc Paschal lamb was placed at our Saviour's last supper, and preserved by Joseph of A ri mathea. It was lormerly supposed to have been cut out of an emerald. Bonaparte transported it to Paris in 1806, when it was broken, and it was then ascertained to be glass. It has since been carefully repaired, and returned to Genoa. Among the adven? tures of King Arthur's Knights or the Round Table was their sesrch in 'quest of SangreaL/ which could only bc revealed te a knight 'at once accomplished in earthly chivalry and pure and guiltless of evil conversation.'" [From the Introduction to Ancient and Me? diaeval Glass, in a "Catalogue of Antiquities, and Works of Art exhibited at Ironmonger's Hall, in 1801," p. 362.] Thus for twelve hundred years this sacred vessel has been alluded to, and as a dish: the italian word catino eau only apply to a dish or basin, derived lrom the Latin, and understood to be a vessel on wbich mentor fish was served up at feasts among the Romans. Thus Horace . used the term " anaustus catinus" to imply a scanty bill of lare. One of the most celebrated of King Arthur's knights was Sir Launcelot ot the Lake, who went In search of the holy ves? sel. Slr Walter Scott alludes to him in the in? troduction to thc first canto of " Marmion:" "A sinful man and unconfessed, He sought the Sangreal's holy quest, And, slumbering, saw the vision high He might not view with naked eye." And this explanation is given in a note : "One day, when Arthur was holding a high feast with his Knights of the Round Table, the sangreal oi vessel out of which the last pass? over was eaten, a precious relic which had long; remained concealed from human eyes, be? cause of the sins of the land, suddenly ap? peared to bim and all his chivalry. The con? sequence of this vision was that the knights took on them a solemn vow lo seek the san? greal," Ac. J^ ' Thc substitution of a enp for a dish as the vessel supposed to have been used by our Blessed Lord at His Last Supper, is, no doubt, quite within a poet's privilege, and will not in tlic least affect the high and nobie character of tlie poem. It ls only as a matter of antiqua? rian interest that the foregoing explanation has been given of an object which for many centuries has attracted notice, and wbich ls evidently of very early date. Yours, ic, GEORGE RUSSELL FRKXCH No. 7 Powis Place, W. C., December 27. STATE NEWS INA NXTTSHELZ. John Leo has been appointed magistrate for Chester. He is a negro shoemaker, and can. read but cannot write-well-behaved, but ut? terly incompetent. At the Chester elections the following (white ticket!) were elected: A. H. Davega, Intend? ant; William H. Hardin, John A. Bradley. Jr.. I. Hcyman, G. W. Melton, wardens, whole number of votes cast, 200. Thc dwelling house of T. C. Gower, in Green? ville, was burned down on Friday night. Loss ?600 or $700. On Tuesday niirbt, thc 4th instant, an entry was made into the store of Wylie, Roddey * Whitesides, of Chester, while the inmates were at supper, and about S100 in money captured' from their till. Amos Nunnery, of Chester, had abale of cot? ton stolen on Sunday night. 26th December last. It was tracked two or three miles In an easterly direction from his bouse, but waa not. recovered. On Saturday. 1st instant. Morris McMullen,.. colored, of Chester, was stabbed in the back at Pride's upper store by William Pride, alias William McCullough, also colored. Cause:. whiskey and a dog fight.