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irr^T TTUff IT_N?TMRER 1259. CHARLESTON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. COLUMBIA . ?_ TUE LEGIS! AT VRE. THE rROC EE RI NC. 5 OC YESTERDAY. The Phosphate Bill in af Bad Way. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE SEWS.] COLUMBIA, January 26. Thc Senate Committee on Incorporations made n long report to day upon thc ditl'erent phosphate bills. They report against the monopo? ly bill, and recommend that Hoyt's bill for a general license, with a royalty of $2 a ton, bc passed. Corbin introduced a bill to provide for the ap? pointment of and trial by justices. The bill abol? ishes the office of magistrate after May next. Swails, colored, gave notice of a bill to author? ize towns and counties to make subscriptions to wor^s of internal improvement. The Code of Procedure received its third read? ing. The resolution, by Arnim, requesting the Rail? road Committee to report on Edge-field Railroad, was adopted. In the House, a Senate bill to incorporate the riantcrs' Mining and Manufacturing Company, was committed to the Committee on Mines and Manufacf. -es. A bill to authorize, the purchase o? property and rights of the Columbia Bridge Company, and to grant aid in the construction of a free bridge over the Congaree River, was made the special order for to-day week. A bill to recharter Rantowle's Bridge was re? committed. A bUl to cede land in Columbia to thc United States for a postoffice was passed. A resolution to elect au associate justice of thc Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 2, was adopted and sent to the Senate, where it was re fered to the Committee on Elections. The following were read a first time: A bill to enforce the Civil Rights bill and to secure a re pubUcan government to the people of the State; a bill to incorporate the Western South Carolina. Railroad; a bill to incorporate thc Camden Hook and Ladder Company;a bill to amend thc charter of the Town of Union. The Supreme Court adjourned till to-morrow. Eulogies on Judge Boozer were pronounced by Chief Justice Moses, Attorney-General Chamber? lain, and members of the bar. ANOTHER SENSATION. - / ERUPTION AXD COLLAPSE OF TH?-1?AXD COM? MISSIONER. LESLIE DENOUNCES THE NEGROES AND CON? GRESSMAN H?GE. What is Thought of the "Biggest Job Yt- V-Tin- Vacant Circuit Judgeship A Financial Conundrum-Resolutions of Respect to Judge Boozer. [FROM OCE OWN* CORKESPONBENT.] COLUMBIA, January 26. THE SOUTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE. In the Senate, to-day, Corbin presented the following memorial from the South Carolina Insti? tute. It was referred to the Finance Committee : To the Honorable the senate and House of Repre? sentatives: The memorial of the Sooth Carolina Institute, for tho promotion of art, mechanical ingenuity and industry, respectfully showeth: That your memorialist was incorporated under an act of the General Assembly of South Carolina m i860; that thc purpose of such Incorporation was whollv for thc development or the various industries or the State, by means of fairs; and, whereas, by thc granting of premiums to competitive exhibitors, as well as by the exhibition of such fairs of arti? cles of merchandise, machinery and other works of industry, to stimulate and promote all the use? ful branches; that such fairs were intended as schools of design and improvement, and no profit wassever expected or derived therefrom; that, re? garding the object as laudable, the State and City of Charleston each made appropriation for the building of a hall in Charleston ; that such hall. was built and successive fairs held therein-the last being held in November. 1R59; that by the disastrous Ure of December, 1SC1, such hall was destroyed, and has not since been rebuilt. That from the in? surance money received from said hall, your me? morialist purchased a large lot or land with a view to the erection or a larger hall, the former having been too small for the fairs held therein. Tour memorialist holds now the two lots and a small amount of State and city stock-these be? ing the remainder of the insurance money. Thc amount or Interest derived from these stocks is utterly insufficient to meet thc taxes wit ich are levied upon the lots, and your memorialist, re? garding its purpose as wholly educational, to wit: the Improvement or the Industries of thc State, feels lt may, without Impropriety, ask that its lots be relieved from taxation. WM. M. LAWTON, President. WM. KIRKWOOD. 1st vice-President. JOSEPH WALKER, 2d vice-President. WILMOT G. DESAFSSURB, Secretary. LEXINGTON AND NEWDERRY RAILROAD. A bill to incorporate the Lexington aud New? berry Railroad Company received a first reading In the Senate to day. It provides that F. S. Lewie, Adam Efird, Samuel M. Root, E. S. J. Hayes, John Fox, Simeon Corley, P. A. Hendrix, A. H. Caiigh man, Henry A. Meetz and Elias J. Caughman be declared a body incorporate under the name of the Lexington and Newberry Railroad Company, for the purpose of building a railroad between the Village of Frog Level, on the Greenville and Col- j umbia Railroad, In the County of Newberry, and the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, at some point between Gilbert Hollow and Lexing? ton Courthouse; that the capital stock of thc company shall be fire hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of twenty-five doinfrs each; that thc road shall be commenced within two years from the ratification of the act, and shall be completed within five years from the time lt is commenced. COLLAPSED. The following editorial in yesterday's NEWS had the effect of puncturing the wind-bag known as Land Commissioner Leslie, and lt collapsed in the Senate to-day much to thc disgust of thc white Radical brethren: Attempts are making to stave offthc election for Judge or the Supreme Court, s > that Judge Moses and Judge Willard may not bc contaminated by association with a negro jud^e. These scalawags and carpet-baggers arc growing too prcud for t'itlr place. They forget who made them the little that they arc. Shortly arter one o'clock to-day-thc hour men? tioned in the joint resolution for thc meeting in joint assembly to elect an associate justice-the resolution was called up In thc Senate, where? upon Leslie dashed about the room looking for a copy of TUE NEWS. Having found one, he moved that the clerk read au editorial (above printed) in lt. One or two of the senators objected. Corbin thought that as lt was a part of the senator's speech he should be permitted to have it read. Jillson said he knew thc senator from Barnwell was an original genius, and therefore did not need the aid or THE NEWS; on that account he objected to the editorial being read. Finally, leave was granted and the editorial read; alter which the land commission fairly howled-howled at THE NIWS, and at the Democracy which he claimed it rep? resented. During his remarks he gave an account of his birthplace oa the plains of Saratoga where the bones of his grandrather lay; consequently lie ("Jj*; L. C.) had the right to come down South. TFTE INCENDIARY HOC!E. While thc Land Commission was doing a small earthquake on its own account, and periling the lives of all those colored families who were set? tled upon its domains, it towered up and suddenly belched forth Hie startling announce nt thar TUE N'EWS couldn't make it belch when it didn't want to; thc paper was trying to get a negro put upon the supreme bench; but it couldn't make the L. C. crater lean that way, although there was a bill in thc House to appropriate Ave hun? dred thousand dellars to buy nwe lava to erupt with and cover the Democracy with smoke (only smoke;) yet, it would say, that there was nowhere in its heaving, indignant bosom anything to make it eject the statement that it thought there was in South Carolina a colored man competent to All the position left vacant by Judge H?ge. Senator Sims (Dem.) here asked thc land com? mission crater if he deemed Doge competent to All Hie place. The crater, which had bubbled down to hear the question, immediately boiled up again. Ko, lie was not ; lie was a disgrace to the bench, to ?he Republican party, and it thanked Cod that it had not voted for him. Shortly after the lava which had been supplied by the two hundred thousand dollars, appropriated last ses? sion, jjvas expended, and the crater fizzled out. Leslie evidently intended to make a "big speech,'' but thc impression created upon his hearers, wit h t he exception of a few of thc colored senators, was simply disgust. After he conclu ed, the resolution was amended so as to provide fora "joint asseubly" at three P. M., and was then sent to the House for concurrence. When thc substitute came into the House Whipper arose to a point of orde?\ which was that the original (House) resolution had contemplated an election January 15th ; that date having passed without any information having been received from the Senate of their action thereon, therefore a sub? stitute proposing an election this day was out of order. Thc Speaker decided the point well taken. Then the substitute was ordered to bc returned to the Senate with a message, informing that, body ol' the action of the House, after which the House adjourned. jr/DGE BOOZER. Ha.'s introduced in thc Senate the following preamble and and resolutions: Wtiereas, The melancholy announcement was made yesterday upon the floor or the Senate that the Hon. Lemuel Boozer, Judge of the Fifth Circuit of this State, had been suddenly and unexpect? edly called rrom time to eternity; and whereas it ls becoming and proper, whilst we bow in meek submission to the decrees oran inscrutable Trovl dence, that we should give expression to our sor? row, and proclaim our proround sympathy with the immediate family of the deceased; therefore, Beit resolved. That in the death or Judge Boozer, the whole people or South Carolina arc called to monrn the loss or a clear-headed states? man, an incorruptible jndge. a pure patriot and an honest man, lint that to the people or thc Firth Jndlcal Circuit, in whose midst he presided with so much ability, urbanity and dignity, aud In whose service he died, his loss is Irreparable. Resolved, That as a runtier testimonial or our grief, and or our sincere sympathy with the faml ly of thc honored dead, the clerk of the Senate lie, and he is hereby instructed, to have Inscribed upon parchment a copy of thc foregoing pream? ble and resolution, signed by the presiding onicer of the Senate, aud attested by thc clerk, audio forward the same to the family of the lamented judge. REMARKS OF SENATOR HAYES. On introducing thc resolutions, Hayes made the following remarks : .? Mr. /'resident-Thc telegraph has already an? nounced to the people of South Carolina the mel? ancholy tidiugs or thc death or Judge Boozer, and, slr. while that announcement has caused sorrow to many stricken hearts, lt is upon thc people or his native county that this sad intelligence has Tullen with the most crushing power. Ile was, In many respects, a remarkable man-a man or great decision or character and or Axed princi? ples-and he has passed away, leaving no blot upon his unsullied name. My acquaintance with Judge Boozer was or long duration, and or the most Intimate and friendly character, and dates back to the period of my earliest recollection. At that time, mid to the period or lils elevation to the bench, he was the leading lawyer at the Lexington bar. Ile was born, ir I am correctly informed, in the year 1803, and graduated rrom thc South Caro? lina College In 1S2S or 1829. At the age of twen? ty-four he was chosen by the people or Lexington to represent them In the State Legislature, since which time he has occupied a prominent place in thc political history of this country. In i860 he was a member or thc National Democratic Con? vention, which met In Charleston to nominate candidates for President and vice-President or the United States, and when the split took place lu that body. Judge Boozer and ex-Governor Per ry or the South Carolina delegation alone re? mained. He opposed the secession movement with all the vigor or his great mind, and declared thar if lt were carried out lt would Inaugurate a civil war. snell as had been rarely witnessed by mankind. The result verified the wisdom of his forecast. Immediately arter the close or that sanguine struggle, he was among thc first in the State to come forward to aid lu the reconstruction of this government. Slr, he was emphatically a Union man; he loved this government with an affection bordering npon Idolatry, and to Its preservation he devoted all thc energies of a long and blame? less life. Arter eulogies rrom Wright, Jillson, Ralncy and Corbin, the resolutions were adopted. ItOCSE RBSOLCTIOS'S OF RESPECT. C. D. Hayne, from the special committee of five, to whom was committed the duty of drafting suitable resolutions or respect to thc memory or the late Judge Boozer, reported Hie accompany? ing prcauiplc and resolutions this morning : ' Whereas, In the mysterious dispensations of nn overrullnc Providence, it hath pleased the Almighty Jinlge or the Universe to remove from his sphere of userulncss among us one, who, by his patriotism, fidelity and honesty, had tilled the hearts or our people with love, respect and grati? tude towards him. nnd held with nn evenly-bal? anced hand the scales or justice committed to his care; and whereas, by his untimely demise, South Carolina has lost forever one of the bright? est jewels in her diadem or State: and whereas, it lt is always becoming lu those who mourn to pay a fit Hug "tribute of respect and esteem to the memory of those for whose demise they sorrow; therefore, Be it resolved. That the House of Beprescnta tlves has received with heartfelt regret the intel? ligence uf the death or Hie late Judge Boozer, aud renard his loss as a public calamity. Resolved, That we look upon his bright exam? ple, in all that constitutes the honest und patriotic citizen, as one worthy to be rollowed by all who desire to emulate those'public and private virtues the general prevalence ot which will give to South Carolina a comnuuiiiy'than which uoue higher , can anywhere exist. j Resolved, That an engrossed copy or this pream? ble and resolution, signed by thc Speaker and attested by the Clerk, be forwarded to thc family of the deceased, as expressive of the deep sympa? thy of this House. After eulogistic remarks frota Moses. Ransier and Whipper, the resolutions were adopted. THAT SIG JOB. Thc bill to authorize che Issue or $a24,ooo iu bonds or the State, to pay the principal and in? terest of a loan mad? in July, 1S64, and February, 1S05, by the Charleston Savings Iustitntlon to thc Bank of the State, which was Introduced in the House ou r-iday last, was referred to the Com? mittee on Ways and Means, since which time no? thing has been heard from it. I learn that a sitnl lar bill will be introduced in the Senate at an early day, ir rumor be true, only a few men are Inter? ested in the bill, and if $-?6,000 can bc made out of the job, sufficient "light" will be cast upon Hie bill to insure its seeing its way through thc Gene? ral Assembly. STRAY ITEMS. Elliott, colored, ls being talked or to fill thc va? cancy caused by Hie death of Judge Boozer. . lt is rumored that Ncagle is willing to spend $50,000 to secure his onico (Comptroller-General) for another year. His office must nay. The standing conundrum up here ls: Who has made the most money from his office, Scott, Par? ker or Xeagle > It is yet unanswered. L. POLITICAL Xl'ItlSOSHItS. SAN FRANCISCO, Januar y 26. Thc British ship Barringer, from Australia, brings thc following political prisoners sent from Ireland to the British penal colonies in 1805 and 1867. Their terras of transportation vary from five years to life. Their names are John Kenny, Dennis 1!. Cartman, Dennis Hennessey, Maurice Higeubotham, Patrick Leppey, Thomas Hagger ty, David Joyce, John Shehan, Patrick Wall, Mi? chael Moore, David Cummins, Eugene Geary, John Walsh, Patrick Davan and Patrick Dennis. They were eutertained and provided for by the Feuiaus herc. WASHINGTON. [FnOlI THE ASSOCIATED THEsS.) WASHINGTON, Jnnuary 2C. Tildi thc President signed thc Virginia bill 1 this morning ls certain, although his approval is not yet officially announced. There is no objection to Porter In committee, though there may be in the House. LATEU.-Tlie Virginia bill was signed by thc President today and s^ut to thc State Depart? ment. Thc omission to send it to thc House was a blunder. Revenue to-day $375,000. CONGRESSIONAL. Nothing of importance from thc Senate. League Island occupies thc time of the House, . LATER.-The Committee on Military Affairs have agreed to report a bill appointing a com? mittee of five to examine all army ofllcers below the rank or bridadier-general, with a view to dis? miss the incompetent rrom thc service. In thc Senate, Howell, senator rrom Iowa, iras sworn In. Resolutions or the Kansas Legislature, asking Tor thc removal or thc capital to Leavenworth, were presented. A bill was introduced providing for an ap? praiser of merchandise at Mobile. Thc currency bill was resumed, and discussed to adjournment. In thc House, the Committee on Mines was directed to Inquire into the Avoudale disaster and report whether Congress had power to regulate mining. The G?rerai of the Army was asked to say whether any officers of the army were receiving pay as civil ofllcers. The League Island Navy Yard bill was tabled. Ayes 94; noes 67. Thc bill excluding New Orleans (*) passed, and goes to thc President. The House went into committee on the civil ap? propriations. Butler made a long speech, dealing mostly in ligures, but attacking Mr. Dawes very sharply. Mr. Dawes closed lils reply asTollows : I nm ready, and I cont?mplate, voluntarily my? self, to submit to the judgment of my coTistlt ncnts whether I have been faithful. "I donor, however, In view of thc duty of ttie hour, which is to call attention to the expenditures, propose to bc diverted from that grave duty by any petty deoatc here with any living man, on the misera? ble and unimportant question ot my own wisdom or rolly. I trouble not myseir about my record. If p s'teritycast a look nt lt, lt will vindicate it; if it do not, lt will not make any difference. And now I move that the committee risc. EUROPE. Thc Spanish elections. MADRID, January 26. The election in Oviedo is progressing. The Duke Montpelier's dercat ls considered certain. Marquis Peroles ls running in Madrid as su eec ? sor to Serrano. The vote east last night stood: Peroles 19,000; Guesalcs, Republican, l?.ooo, ?ind the Carlist candidate 5000. Thc election contin? ues three days longer. The elections to lill vacancies In the Cortes Show,as rar as heard, four Orlcanists, five Progres istas, six Republicans, and one Carlist elected. Immigration iu England. LONDON, January 26. A monster meeting has been held to promote immigration. Thc Lord Mayor presided. A Hard Thrust. LONDON, January 20. A writer in the Times is astounded at thc pro? posed annexation nf San Domingo to thc United States, which would only add another negro com? monwealth to those so difficult to manage now. AN INCIPIENT RIOT. RICHMOND, January 24. Governor Walker, upon the receipt of thc information or the President's signing the Vir? ginia bilt. will Issue a proclamation calling the Legislature together on the Sth or February. General Cunby will give up all control or State ar-> fairs when the Legislature meets and fills thc civil offices now occupied by military appointments. There was considerable excitement along the streets this afternoon, caused by an attempt of some colored rowdies to ri'le lu the ' white ball" street cars, Instead of In tha colored cars. Four were arrested and taken to the station-house, which was surrounded by an excited crowd of negroes until a heavy police force was brought upon the spot. This disturbance was made In ac? cordance with thc programme announced in the speeches or the negroes at the celebration yes? terday. A RADICAL VICTORY IN GEORGIA. ATLANTA, January 20. The House of Representatives was organiz? ed to day by thc election of R. B. McWhorter, Re? publican, as speaker, over J. E. Dryaut, Conser? vative, by twenty-four majority. Three members, Donaldson. Nunn and Tahaferro, are declared to be Ineligible hy the military commission, which has adjourned. Thc seats of sixteen members are declared vacant on account or their failure or re? fusal to take thc oaths required by the laws of thc United States. THE IVAR IN CUR A. HAVANA, January 20. Captain Boit, commanding "loyal" guerril? las, captured the insurgent Generals Marceau, Lena and Fcguiards, with the family of the lat? ter, near Bayaveds. Doit with his prisoners had arrived at Saut Iago. The insurgcut leader, Irrtts Santos., has surren? dered. Frederica Gras, chief of stair of General Cobada, and his brother Ramon, were executed at Cien ruegos. ALABAMA. MONTGOMERY, January 20. Thc time ot the Senate was consumed in discussing the memorial to Congress for the re? moval of disabilities, but without actlou. Thc cars still come crowded with immigrants Tor Texas and Louisiana. TUE ERIE RAILROAD STRIKE. NEW YORE, January 20. The Erie strikers in Jersey City attacked tho workmen. Bricks and pistols were used. Thc police arrested the leaders ol the strikers. ARRIVAL OE TUE FUNERAL FLEET. P uiTLAND, January 20. The Peabody funeral fleet have arrived. SI'ARKS FROM TUE WIRES. The steamship Arizona arrived from Aspin wall, with $30,S72 in treasure. No news. Colonel Pennyoaoker will command in Missis? sippi while General Ames is absent on leave. Captain Smith, who commanded at Galveston when thc Harriet Lane was captured, was killed in Alaska by a drunken Indiau. Thc Indian was hanged. The Hov. Dr. Henry Miles Pierce has been con? secrated Bishop of Arkansas. He was formerly pastor of St. John's Church, Mississippi. Bishops Young, of Florida, Wilmer, or Louisiana, tmin tard, of Teruessee, Whitehouse, of Illinois, Greene, of Mississippi, were all present. The ceremony was very imposiug. -The Detroit Post ?snot complimentary to the American Colonization Society. It styles it, ttiat eminent humbug which sends out American colored citizens to Africa for purposes unknown to anybody outside the small coterie or super? annuated and helpless indolents who get their living out of such business. This is indeed GEORGIA. TUE POLITICAL BrTCATIOX. From the special telegrams in the Augusta papers ol' yesterday we make up a summary ol' thc latest news from thc scat of war. A telegram to the Chronicle, dater! Atlanta. Tuesday, fays : "When Mic House ofRoprcsen I al i ves met yesterday (Monday) morning, and was adjourned under an order from 'Provis? ional' Governor Bullock and General Terry, until this morning at 10 o'clock, it was very generally helleren that an organization of the body would take place to-day. The latter por? tion of Bullock's order, which slated that it was believed at the meeting to-day thc House would be prepared to enter upon the election of irs officers, was received as competent au? thority on thc subject, and as an illustration that the express agent had determined to haz? ard a battle for the speakership. These ex? pectations, however, have not been realized, and the House remains to-night, so far as an organization is concerned, just whore it did when it first assembled more than two weeks airo.': TUE LEGISLATURE.. The House met at io A. M., Tuesday, and adjourned to 3 P. M., when it was prorogued by Governor Bullock and General Terry to lo A. M., Wednesday. The Senate met and was adjourned to the same time. ji TERRY MADE SOLE JUDGE. Thc Chronicle special says : "Republicans here state that President tirant has sent to General Terry an official endorsement of everything that he has done in the matter. They also say that they will have Illings entirely in their own hands, as General Terry has asked advice/rom Washington as to whethctshe was empowered to interfere with members of the Legislature taking their scats in that body after they have taken thc oath prescribed by Congress in the act to pro? mote reconstruction in Georgia, if he thought they were unable to take it properly; and also whether he has the right to give the scat or a member found ineligible under the actio the person who received the next highest number of votes at the election, and that Attorney General Hoar has decided General Terry corn pent to investigate thc matter and make such a decision as he may deem proper.*' MOKE MARTIAL LAW. General Terry has Issued another order in which he places two more counties under mar? tial law. Oglethorpe and Elbert Counties have been added to the sub-district which has been placed under the command of Major Kline. DEATH OF SENATOR M'CCTC'HEN*. Inlormation has been received here of the death of Senator R. R. McCutchen at his home in Lafayette, \yalkcr County, on last Thursday night. Senator McCutchen was elected to'the Senate in 1SG8. from the forty-fourth district, and served in thc Legislature up to the present session. He was in thia city on the 10th, but was unable to take the oath and his scat in the present body. WHAT NEXT. Thc Constitutionalist special says: "It ls be llevetlithat Terry will simply give his opinion lipon the eligibility of members against whom evidence has.been heard by the military inquisi? tion, leaving the House-to decide thereupon. After thc promulgation of Terry's opinion ju the several cases, tho House will organize, and afterwards make its decision. Thc Radi? cals are dispirited, and have another wig warming lo-nlght." DROWNING OF A DIVER. A submarine diver named Tom Winters was drowned, on Sunday, nt the obstructions in thc Savannah River. He was employed by Captain -Smith, in charge of the operation's under tire Welles contract, and, in his armor, went under th. obstructions at "four fathom."' From some derangement of the armor, or be? coming entangled in tho chainwork which was employed in raising the obstruction, lie was drowned, after having, as we have been informed, cut Hie rope which conuected him with the shore. IMMIGRANTS. Thirty-nine white immigrants have arrived In Savannah from New York. They are on their way to the line of the Macon and Bruns? wick Railroad, where they will bc employed as laborers lu tho place of the negroes who have not j et recovered from their Christmas festivities.* TILE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ? Act to Prevent Bribery and Corrup? tion. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of thc State of South Carolina, now met and sitting In General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same, Whoever corruptly gives, offers, or promises to any executive, legislative or judicial officer, alter his election or appointment, either be? fore or after he ls qualified, or has taken -his seat, any gift or gratuity whatever, with in? tent to influence his act, vote, opinion, decis? ion or judgment on any matter, question, cause or proceeding which may be then pend? ing, or may be pending, or may by law come or be brought before him In his official capaci? ty, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary at hard labor not exceeding five years, or by linc not exceeding three thousand dollars', and Imprisonment lu Jail not exceeding one year. SEC. 2. Every executive, legislative or judi? cial officer who corruptly accepts a gift or gratuity, or a promise to make a gift, or to do an act beneficial to such officer under an agree? ment, or with an understanding that his vote, opinion or Judgment shall bc given in any par? ticular manner, or on a particular side ot uni? quest ion, cause or proceeding which ls or may lie by law brought before him in lils official capacity, or that, in such capacity, he shall make any particular nomination or appoint? ment, shall forfeit, his office, bc forever dis? qualified to hold any public otlico, trust or ap? pointment nuder the laws of litis State, and be punished by imprisonment in the State Peni? tentiary at hard labor not exceeding ten years, or by tine not exceeding live thousand dollars, and by imprisonment in jail not exceeding two years. SEC. 1 Whoever corrupts or attempts to cor? rupt any Juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee, by giving, offering or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to bias thc opinion or influence the decision of such Juror, arbiter, umpire or referee lu relation lo any cause or matter pending in the court, or be? fore an inquest, or for the decision ol' which such arbiter, umpire or referee has been chosen or appointed, shall be punished by im urtsQunicnl in the State Penitentiary, nt hard labor, not exceeding live years, or by line not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprison? ment in jail not exceeding one year. SEC:. 4. If any person summoned as a juror, or chosen or appointed as an arbitrator, um? pire or referee, corruptly receives any gilt or gratuity .whatever from a party to a suit, cause or proceeding, for the trial or decision of which such Jiu or hos been summoned, or for the hearing or determination ol which such arbitrator, UM pi rc or referee has been chosen or appointe)], he shall be punished by impri? sonment in the Stale Penitentiary at hard la? bor not exceeding live years, or by linc not exceeding one thousand dollars, and impri? sonment mini] not exceeding one year. SEC*. 5. Whoever conveys into a jail, house of correction, State Penitentiary, house of re? formation, or other like place ol confinement, any disguise, instrument, lool weapon, or other thing adapted or useful to aid a prisoner in making Iiis escape, with intent to facilitate thc escape of any prisoner there lawfully com? mitted or detained, or, by any means" what? ever, aids or assists sucli prisoner In lils en? deavor to escape therefrom, whether such es? cape is effected or attempted or not ; and who? ever forcibly rescues any prisoner held in cus? tody upon any conviction or charge of an of? fence, shall bc punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary at hard labor not ex? ceeding seven years ; or if the person whose escape or rescue was effected or intended was charged with an offence not capital nor pun? ishable by imprisonment, thou by imprison? ment in the Slate Penitentiary at "hard labor not exceeding two years, or by a line not ex? ceeding Jive hundred dollars. SEC. 0. Whoever aids or assists a prisoner in escaping, or attempting to escape, from an of? ficer or person who has thc lawful custody of such prisoner, shall bc punished by imprison? ment in the State Penitentiary at 'hard labor, not exceeding two years, or by flue, not ex ceceding Ore hundred dollars. SEC. 7. If a jailor or other officer wilfully suf? fers a prisoner in Iiis custody, upon conviction or any criminal charge to escape, he shall suffer the like punishment and penalties as the prisoner Butlered to escape was sentenced to. or would be liable to stiffer upon conviction of the crime or offence wherewith he stood charged. SEC. S. Tf a sheriff, constable^or other offi? cer authorized to serve legal process, receives from a defendant, or any other person, any money or other valuable thing, as a considera? tion, reward or inducement, for omitting or delaying to arrest a defendant, or to carry him before a magistrate, or for delaying to take a person to prison, or for postponing thc sale ot property under an execution, or for omitting or delaying to perform any duty pertaining to his office, ne shall be punished by fine not ex? ceeding three hundred dollars. In the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in the year ot our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. CHAS. W. MONTOOMERY, President pro tempore of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Jr., Speaker of thc House of Representatives. Approved the 22d day of December, 18G9. ROBT. K. SCOTT, Governor. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GOSSIP. -Fagnanl's "Nine Muses" are on exhibition in Philadelphia. -A new opera house is to be built forthwith in Louisville, Ky. -Wagner's brain has begun to soften since he cloped with Von Billow's wife. -0. Ac Sula's Christmas pantomime is called "drivelling inanity"by the London critics. -The annual charity ball in New York will take place at (he Academy of Music, on the evening of February 3d. -A piece ol stage-scaffolding fell upon Elsie Holt at New Orleans last Thursday, and she was quite seriously injured. -Four young ladies hav ? made unsuccess? ful debuts at the Crosby Opera House, !n Chi? cago, within as many months. -"Lord Bateman" is ?jot a genuine old bal? lad, but a burlesque written by Mr. Thackeray, and originally illustrated by Cruikshank. -Tiic manager of the Lyons Opera House announces as stare for his next summer's cam? paign, Carlottl Patti and Clara Louise Kellogg. -It ls said that Lester Wallack Intends to make a starring tour through the principal cities of thc country, for the first time in his ure. -M. Lefebure-Wcly, a French organist of some repute, fell dead a few days since at the foot of his orgau, in the Church of St. Sulplice, Paris. -Tlie falling out between the King ot Bava? ria and Wagner was caused by the refusal of the latter to compose a five-act opera to an atrocious libretto by his royal patron. -During a performance of "La Belle Hel? ene" receutly at Amsterdam, the actor who played Menelaus died on the stage from rup? ture of an aneurism. Tiic audience laughed, thinking it was a part of the play. -Bandmann, who ls playing tragedy in Mel? bourne, stabbed the lady who played Desda mona, one night, so bunglingly that lils sword made a long gash in lier back, and instead of dying quietly, she made au awful fuss about it, though it didn't ki inter. -A New York correspondent says : "It ls known in a limited circle here that Mr. Fecli ter's engagement with Jarrett & Palmer, ef? fected originally tor one hundred nights, will terminate In thc course of two or three weeks, and that Fechter will thereupon engage with Mr. Booth, and play on alternate nights at Booth's Theatre." -Every one who listens to thc War March in Mendelssohn's "Athalle," remarks how like lt is to the Wedding March in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The I. G. wishes some ex? perienced married man to inform him whether there is?nny reason, in the aesthetic nature of things, why tho parties in a marriage proces? sion should tramp to the same strains as those ?bent upon hostile strife ? -Max Maretzek, during his last season of opera in Philadelphia, took offence at the critical notices of the Sunday Times, and with? drew his advertisements. Philadelphia critics are not as tractable as New York Bohemians. The latter puffed Max's mongrel company to thc skies, but Philadelphians don't sec by the same light. Is not there another $5000 ready to set the indefatigable impressarlo on his legs again ? -The composer Odenbach at the last mo? ment delayed his departure from Paris forty eight hours, in order to be accompanied by lils General Bourn. You will naturally wonder who is General Bourn. The general In ques? tion ls an immense dog, as large as a Corsican pony. He was given to Offenbach by Capoul, thc celebrated tenor. The general took it into his canine head that the composer wished to give him the slip, refused to eat his dinner, and went on the sick list. His master became seriously alarmed, sent for a doctor, and quiet? ed the uneasiness of General Bonni by remain lug forty-eight hours longer in Paris. -The Lydia Thompson "Blondes" have taken New Orleans by assault. The Times says: "Never during tho present season lias Hie old St. diaries been so brillliant as it lias been since Lydia Thompson and her sup? porting phalanx have formed themselves be? hind its footlights. Ever since the light air of Lydia floated aggressively before the vision of thc GoUiainltcs, Blondism has become-the rage. Wherever site has appeared, full houses have vindicated the happy thought which, in the beginning, had provided for snell an innovation upon the stage. For thc rest, the troupe is one of undoubted talent; and burlesque, In their hands, becomes au element of keen enjoyment. -This little story is translated from Figaro. Tlie scene is thc box-office of a Paris theatre on the day of a new play. The ticket agent ls called upon for two stalls. "Two stalls ! it ls impossible; I sold the last seat yesterday." "But I roust have them." "But I've not got them-stop. I can give you two stalls at nine o'clock." "But why at nine ?" "Listen and learn. I have sold No. 24 to A, No. 25 to B. You know them ? They arc fire and water, dog and cat, Cassagnac and Rochefort. They will sit side by side; they look at each other; they call each other names-they slap each other's faces. The audience protest; thc police come in; thc offenders arc put out. There arc two stalls vacant; take them and say nothing," -Maretzek's opera season has come to a conclusion in Philadelphia. The Press sums up about it in this wise: " On but one or two nights has his company given satisfaction or appeared before good houses, namely, when Miss Kel? logg or Lcfranc appeared. His troupe is not a full one, and of this lie is aware, for he en? deavored to secure, but did not succeed in se? curing two, if not three, additional artists be? fore coming to Philadelphia. Miss Kellogg was engaged, not for the season, as tlie adver? tisement led us to suppose at thc outset, but for three nights only. Thc air oftheimpres sarlo has been to carry through thc season with Lefranc, a tenor who does marvellous things with a voice which lacks sweetness, and can never make him a lavorile in Philadelphia." -A project has been Introduced In London looking tu thc establishment of a steamer and mail route from Australia, New Zealand, Ac, to London, by way of San Francisco, Portland, Mil? ford Haven, Wales. It is thought the route mav be accomplished through these poiuts lu about forty days. CITY INS VU ANC E. A New Scheme-Thc City to Insure Rcnl and Personal Estate-Operation of thc Plan anil the Probable Re? sults. We arc requested to republish, for thc infor? mation of the public, thc following "Address to thc City Council of Charleston." which first appeared ra THE NEWS about a year ago: To the City Council of Charleston: Tlic city finances have long engaged the at? tention of the most practical business men of Charleston, and various plans have been sug? gested whereby the taxpayers can be relieved of their now oppressive burden, and the debt of the city be in whole or in part removed. None of these arc more worthy of considera? tion than thc scheme now proposed, which has for Its object, in addition to the reduction of thc city dem, the establishment of a system of home insurance, the benefits of which will be enjoyed by every resident of Charleston, and particularly by owners of real estate. No one will deny tho general propos'tion that an income sufficient to create a sinking fund will accomplish the end in view. Figures will demonstrate how this can be done. According? to thc most trustworthy esti? mates, the amount of taxable real estate in Charleston is $20,340,225. Deduct from this sum thc vacant lands in the burnt district and elsewhere, say $1,000,000, and we have $19, 310,'J2?. There ls also a certain amount of property not taxable, such as churches, glebe lands and railroad property, which it is un? necessary to enumerate. And herc we would remark, that we concur with the Mayor in his report that the above class of property should be taxed. Thc proportion of the real estate which the citv would bc called upon to Insure ls probably not less than $8,000,000. The present cost of insuring a brick building is say three-fourths per centum, while the premium upon wooden buildings is never less than from one to one and a half per cent. Upon furniture and- other personal property, the premium various from one and a half to one and three-quarters per cent., while stocks of goods are taken at from half to three-quarters per cent. Thc present plan proposes lo couer with in? surance onli) dwellings, stores and personal property. The reasons are obvious. In seven fires out of ten the greater loss results from tile destruction of the stocks of goods. Ex? cept in the conflagrations of 1837 and 1861. not more than twenty private residences nave been burned in Charleston iu thirty years, showing conclusively that this class of proper? ly ls by far the safest and most profitable to insure, and it ls tills well known fact which lias caused thc board of underwriters to charge the highest premium where thc risk ls least In other words, to make the owner of real es? tate pay for the loss upon stock, the difference being tis between say half per cent, and one and a half per cent. To illustrate: A fire ia one store often Involves the damage or de? struction not only its own contents, but the merchandise of the two adjoining stores. The highest risk above named may have been charged upon the premises which were least injured, and the smallest risk charged upon the collection of merchandise entirely de? stroyed. The advantage to thc board of un? derwriters, therefore, was on the side of the real estate, on which thc loss was least and the charge the greatest. Cannot the corporation of thc city, under these favorable circumstances, undertake the work of Insuring real estate and personal prop? erly, and derive large benefits by charging small premiums thereon, leaving lt to the in? surance agencies to insure stocks of goods as usual. What would be the-result? Estimat? ing $8,000,000 out ot $10,000,000 of real estate and personal property to lie insured by the city at say .ono per cent., and we have $80,000; deduct fur incidental expenses say $6000, and there remains an Income of $74,000; subtract a supposed loss per annum of $24,000 from fires, and we have a net profit of $50,000. This amount, Invested as a sinking fund for ten years at six per cent, interest, would make $530,000 after the first year's business. We believe the entire expense of the Fire Department could be paid from the earnings, while thc large amount of money which is every month sent to tlie North from insurance agents-actual capital subtracted from the resources of the city without commensurate return-would be detained here, applied to the payment of obli? gations aud the diminution of the public debt. Thus tho taxpayer will reap the benefit of the enterprise and the property holder i usure more cheaply than at present, feeling, at the same time, that he was contributing to a given ob? ject which would eventuate in a great reduc? tion of thc burden of taxation now necessary to carry on the machinery of the city govern? ment. * It may be urged as an objection that a large conflagration similar to that of 1861 would bankrupt the Insurance fund of the city, but the answer to that ls in thc fact that, with the present efficient organization of the Frc De? partment of Charleston, no fire can get a foot? hold and result in such a widespread destruc? tion. Au offset to this objection, far more cogent, is that public statistics in all the principal cities lu the United States prove that in seven fires out of ten, the greatest loss from lires arises from damage to stocks of goods. Further proof may be cited to show that the largest profits of insurance companies come from real estate; and that if the City of Charles? ton will undertake this task, these profits will be diverted to her own people. These views are respectfully submitted to the Council In Hie hope that they may lead to the solution ol' the present financial problem in which every citizen ls deeply interested, and their earnest and thoughtful consideration is warmly in? voked. A. CITIZEN. FOREIGN NOTES. -Some doubts having arisen as to M.Olli vier's present, views willi regard to Rome, thc Flo? rence Diritto recalls tlic fact that three years ago the new French Premier signed the fol? lowing order of the day : "We regret that, notwithstanding its promises, the government loaves us in ignorance of the state ol its nego tltlations with the Holy Sec. As for ourselves, we persist in thinking that Rome belongs to Hie Italians, and that our occupation ought to cease." Thc Diritto refuses to believe that M. Ollivier is now in favor ot a policy which he then opposed in such explicit terms; bul ehould this be thc case, such a change of views would justify, it thinks, the bitterest re? proaches of his friends. -Pasdeloup.wbo admires Wagner, persists in placing a selection from that composer on thc programme ol each of his weekly popular con? certs in Paris. Thc moment the orchestra commences the performance of the Wagner piece, the audience hisses and groans. At thc lost concert the demonstrations came near dc gencrating into a riot. There were hats smash? ed. faces slapped, eyes blacked, kicks and cuffs were freely distributed, and the Wagner fanatics got the worst of it, though Monsieur Posdcloup succeeded, spite of all opposition, in playing through thc morceau, while the light was going on. If thc Wagner war does not assume luss tragical proportions, the police will interfere and put a stop to Monsieur Pas deloup's introduction of the music in the fu? ture iu Iiis weekly programmes. -A French paper, the Phare dc la Loire,which is quoted by the Debuts, mention that, accord? ing to letters from St. Petersburg, a vast con? spiracy against the lile of the Czar has been discovered. The centre of action was at Odes? sa, and the pupils of the universities were the principal promoters. It is staled that the con? spirators. In order to carry ont their object, had resolved lo tear up the rails during the journey ot the Emperor from Odessa to St. Petersburg, but the rigid surveillance exercis? ed over the whole Hue prevented them from carrying out their plans. The conspirators are all, without exception, Russians, and consider? able surprise is felt that not a single Pole has been found in their ranks. A revolutionary plot has also been discovered at St. Petersburg, but it is described as a mere boyish scheme without importance. -Thc story of another terrible murder is told by the Cologne Gazette. A country girl in Schrimm, in the government of Posen, had re? ceived her inheritance of three hundred tha lers from thc authorities, and on her return home she spent Hie night in a village; having no acquaintance there, she took refuge at the house of the village justice, to whom, in virtue of his position, she gave her whole confidence and informed him of the object of her Journey. He was ready to luke her in, and advised her to go to bed with his wife. When all were in a deep sleep, the covetous host got up. went into the garden, and dug a hole there. He then took a sharp knife, went to the isl where the women were sleeping, and cut the throat of the person lying furthest Irom the watt, took up his victim and buried her in the gar? den. When he came back he found the bed empty. He had murdered his own .wife In? stead of the stranger. The wife lay close to the wall during the evening, but had after? wards moved to the other side of the bed. The girl had got ont of bcd after the murder and hastened away with her money, gjfl _Jggfli -The Paris journals received by thc last mafia aro all taken up with the great event of the moment-the formation of tile new Cabinet Om the whole, their opinion is favorable, as scarce? ly more than one or two organs can be found not to speak hopefully. In the opinion of the Temps, al. Ollivler's Cabinet is a much better one than could have been hoped for after the endless negotiations of the last few days. "Putting aside the Left, which could not form part of it, and which would not have wished to do so," adds the Temps, "it ls about the best the present Chamber could have produc? ed.-' The D?bats says that, alter congratula? ting lt Ollivlep for the wisdom with which he has chosen his colleagues, it is only Just to rec? ognize that the attitude of the Emperor during thc crisis Just ended has been strictly and faith? fully parliamentary. "Everything, therefore," it adds, "favors thc course of the Cabinet. The head of the State has allowed lt full liberty while forming, without asking that account should be taken' of any personal preferences he may have had.- The" majority seems insured to it in the Parliament; its formation win be hailed by the sympathy of the country, and we sincerely hope for our own part, that wa may havconly to applaud its liberalism." The Si?cle expresses far less satisfaction. The sole importance in its eyes of the new Cabinet ia, that it renders a prompt appeal to the constitu? encies Indispensable. -Thc Dublin Express gives this account of the firing on the-people at the Longford elections: They took up a position in regular milltary order, and "offered battle." Notwithstanding the fact that the Marti nites weze now outnum? bered-their opponents beingrtJOO strong, and they only from 1200 to 1500-the chaUenge'was gallantly accepted and the fray began. Twice was the attempt made to break through the ranks of the Gre vii li tes, and this being Judged In the end next to impossible, the Martinites retreated to a hill opposite, apparently with, the desire to "draw" the other party from their vantage ground. iEh* decoy was success? ful, and the two parties coming thus into con? tact under these moral equal circumstances, a desperate encounter ensued. Blows were dealt with great vigor, and blood flowed from many an ugly wound. Within a few minutes a troop of the Greys, who had leisure? ly followed the mobs from town, charged the combatants at a canter; but In place of dispersing, each party only took up their original position on the opposite high grounds. Vldettes were despatched for military rein? forcements, and shortly Captain Wynne arriv? ed with about thirty men of the Fortieth Regi? ment. The cavalry retired to admit of the in? fantry charging, but the movement only lett pthe ground tlear for a renewal of the melee, and this time the Martinites were defeated and chased for a considerable distance. As Indi? viduals now dropped out they were savagely # beaten and maltreated, and at last the military had to be called upon to interfere. Captain Wynne read the riot act three times, and dnly cautioned the rioters to disperse, but was only answered with showers of stones. The sot tilers loaded, and immediately a volley was fired, without effect. A second followed, and this time a man named White, from Cavan, who stood in thc front rank of thc Martinites, fell, wounded in the shoulder, bis colleagues taking at once to flight. Extending In skir? mishing order the handful of troops advanced, and, without further use of their weapons, succeeded in accomplishing the separation of thc belligerents. During the remainder of the day no further disturbance arose. married. KENNEDY-FITZGERALD.-On Monday even-? ina, January 17, 1870, at the residence of the' bride's momer, by the Rev. C. J. Croghan, P. JL KENNEDY to Miss M. E. FITZGERALD, all of tala city. . -funeral Notices. SJ* THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. James McCabe, and of their son, EDWARD N. MCCABE, are re? quested to attend the Funeral Services of the lat? ter, at the Second Presbyterian Charca, Twm DAY. at ll o'clock, A. M. Jan27 ittisceUancons. FIRE ENGINE HOSE.-THREE THOU? 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