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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1303. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1870. SIX - DOLLARS A YEAR. COLUMBIA. THE SOCIAL EQUALITY BILL IN? DEFINITELY POSTPONED. A LONG AND BITTER DEBATE. . KEAOLE ATTACKS A REPRESENTATIVE AND BACKS DOWN. General Legislative Proceedings. ? (SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, February 23. Thc Civil Rights bill was taken up In the Senate to day and heavily and bitterly debated. Corbin's amendment to Section 2 was adopted yeas 12, nays 10. Section 2 and this amendment arc as follows: SBCTIOS 2. Whoever, being a common carrier, nnder any public license, charter, rule or regula? tion, shall, by himself or another, wilfully assign any special quarters or accommouations what? ever to any passenger or person whom such com? mon carrier may have -indertakcu to curry, or Who shat), und? an^pretencc, deny or refuse to any person lawfnlry^pplyiug for the same, ac? commodation equal m every respect to that fur? nished by him to any other person, for like com? pensation or reward, in a like cuso, having no re? gard to thc persons per ne who may be applicants therefor, shall, ? u conviction, bc punished by a line Of one thousand dol?an*, and also by confine? ment at hard labor lu the penitentiary for five years; and if such linc bc not paid, the convict shall be confined m thc penitentiary at hard labor, as aforesaid, for not less than six years. The committee recommend that section 2 should be amended, as follows: In the printed bill strikeout all after the word "another" down to the word "deny" in the fourth Une, and say this amendment ls necessary for thc proper man? agement of their business by common carriers. lt cannot be presumed that the author or authors of this section intended, really, to deprive com? mon carriers, such as railroad'or steamboat com? panies, of proper control of their property and business, and turn their vehicles over to tne management of thc public or such persons as may be temporarily enjoying the accommodations af? forded by them. After the words "like case" In the seventh line, strike out the balance of the section, and insert in lien thereof "sh. ii, on conviction, be punished by anne of not less^han one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or be confined In jail for not lc6S than three months, nor more than one year, or both, within the discretion of thc court." Hay ne, colored, then moved to strike ont thc enacting clause of the bill, pending which the Senate adjourned until 6 o'clock P. M. The fouowlng bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed: To define thc criminal jurisdiction of trial justices; to vest in the clerks of the courts all the rights, powers and duties conferred upon the late commissioners in equity by the act of December 21, A. D. 1857, en? titled "An act to provide for thc administration of derelict estates," and to amend said act; to incorporate the Wilmington and South Ca-olina Railroad Company; House bill giving authority f-fr the City Council of Charleston to amend an or? dinance entitled "An ordinance to aid in rebuild? ing thc burnt districts and waste places in thc City of Charleston." The title of the bill to incorporate the Augusta and Manchester Railroad, was changed to an act and ordered to be enrolled. In the House, the following bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed: A bill to declare the corporate privileges of the Camden Bridge Company at an end, and to vest said privi? l?ges In the County of Kershaw; a bill to further amend and perpetuate the homestead; a Senate bill to amend an act entitled an act to IK the salary and regulate the pay of certain o ulcers. Three sections of the Appropriation bill passed a third reading, and the House adjourned to 5 O'CIOCK the discussion of an amendment appro- , prlatlng $40,000 for buUdiug a State Orphan Asylum In Charleston. The following blUs were sent to the Senate and read a first time by that body: To amend the act to incorp?rate the Port Royal Railroad; Io appro? priate half a ra inion dollars for the land commis? sion ; also the joint resolution for an investigation In the Fourth Congressional District. The title of the bill to amend thc act to author? ize the sale of the Columbia Canal was changed to an act, and the bill ordered to be enrolled. Neaglc, In the course c * the debate on the joint resolution relative to the Fourth Congressional j DistricCmade the charge that Smith, the demo? cratic representative from Spartanburg County, could not clear his skirts of complicity with the "lu Klux-Klan," at the time of the last elections. This caused intense excitement. Smith rose to a question of privilege, denied the charge, and challenged proof. His denunciation of Ncagie was very severe. Neagle then apologised to Smith a<fd to the House. [SECOND DISPATCH.] In the House, this evening, the Senate "Exclu- ' sive Phosphate" bill was read a second time and j ordered to be engrossed. Not a dissenting voice , was raised. i At the evening session of the Senate the farther i consideration of thc Civil Rights bill was indee- ' nltely postponed. TUE DAY'S DOINGS. Debate on tba Social Equality Bill Tb? "Porty Thieve?" and Adjourn- 1 ment-Leslie and the Land Com. 1 mission. COLUMBIA, February 22. | Both houses now hold two dally sessions, ' and business Is rushed through at lightning 1 speed. Most of the members seem to bc ela- < cerely anxious to close up thc work by March < 1st, but there are a few intriguers, men of lit? tle note but much ingenuity, who console them- 1 selves with the hope that the Governor will call 1 an extra summer session for their particular 1 benefit. This would give the "Forty Thieves," 1 as they are called, an opportunity of "seeing light" to good purpose; but I am assured that 1 Governor Scott will not call an extra session 1 unless some extraordinary event happens, f such, for Instance, as an earthquake, a pesti? lence or a new rebellion. ' ghe Appropriation bill, which was read a I first time yesterday, did not have tts second 1 reading to-day, but wiil probably pass In don- 1 ble-qulck time. The bill ls as follows: 1 Be it enacted by thc Senate and House of i Representatives of the State of South Caro li- ] na, now met and sitting in General Assembly, j and by the authority ot the same: SECTION 1. That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated for the pay- g ment of the various officers and expenses ol ( the State Government, that is to say: For salaries-for the Governor, three thou? sand five hundred dollars; for tho Secretary of I State, throe thousand dollars: for completing the index to the records ot the office of the ] Secretary of State, two thousand dollars; for i clerk to Secretary of State, one thousand dol- j lara; for the private secretary of the Governor, two thousand dollars; for the adjutant and In- t spector-general. twenty-five hundred dollars; j for the assistant adjutant and Inspector-gene- t ral, fifteen hundred dollars; lor the comptrol- l ler-general, three thousand dollars; for clerk t to tne comptroller-general, one thousand dol- i lars; for the State treasurer, twenty-five hun? dred dollars: for the chief clerk to the State c treasurer, eighteen hundred dollars; for the t auditor of the State, twenty-five hundred dol- \ lars; lor the State auditor's clerk, one thousand t dollars; for the superintendent of education, ( twenty-five hundred dollars; for thc clerk to the E superintendent of education, eight hundred dol- j lars; for the chief constable, fifteen huudred dol- ( lars; for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, < four thousand dollars; for thu two associate justices, seven thousand dollars; for the eight circuit Judges, twenty-eight thousand dollars; s for the eight circuit solicitors, eight thousand t dollars: for the Attorney-General, three thous- y and dollars, for the Attorney-General's clerk, one thousand dol?ais; for the clerk of the 8u prefbe Court, fifteen hundred dollars, for the i Str.tc reporter, filtcen hundred dollars; fe keeper of the Statehouse and State libre seven hundred dollars; for the superlnter of the South Carolina penitentiary,two thor dollars; for three health officers, three sand nine hundred dollars; for the watci ot the Statehouse and grounds, six hon dollars each; for the county auditors, tl one thousand five hundred dollars; for cle the auditor of the County ot Charleston thousand dollars; for the three Code cora sioners, ten thousand rive hundred dollar; the Governor's messenger, three hundred lars; for the land commissioner, two thou dollars; for tho county school commissioi thirty-one thousand hve hnndred dol?an the commissioner of Bureau of Agricull Statistics, fifteen hundred dollars. SEC. 2. Executive Department: For contingent fund of thc Governor, t< ty-five thousand dollars, out of which shal paid the expenses of the Bureau of Agr taral Statistics, to bc drawn upon the ord< thc Governor; for thc contingent fund of treasurer, one thousand dollars; for the coi pent fund of the comptroiler-gcnoral,onct sand dollars; for thc contingent fund of S auditor, one thousand dollars; for tbe coi gent fund of thc adjutant and inspector g ral, twenty-five hundred dollars; for the tlngcnt fund of tho superintendent of ed Lion, one thousand dollars; for thc contln; fund of thc Secretan of State, one thous dollars; tor the contingent fund of thc c constable, five hundred dollars; for thc < tlngont fund of the Slate librarian, three 1 dred dollars. The above appropriations to bc drawn the order of thc heads ot tho several dep menta, if so much be necessary. SEC. ?>. Judiciary Department: For the purchase of books for thc Supn Court library, five thousand dollars, if so m bc necessary, to bc drawn on the order of Chid Justice; for contingent expenses of Supreme Court, under section 7 of an act i fled the 18th day ot September, 1868, thousand dollars. SEC. 3. Ordinary civil expenses -for c tingent accounts: For thc expenses of tho general eleclioi 1870, fifteen thousand dollars, if so much necessary: accounts to bc audited by the St Auditor, and paid on thc warrant of Comptroller-General. For thc support of thu Lunatic Asylum, t teen thousand dollars, to bo drawn on order of thc Governor; for quarantine penses, one thousand dollars, to bc drawn the order of the Comptroller-General, counts to be first approved by the Govern transportation and clothing for di ?charged ci victs, three hundred dollars; for the Catan Indians, twelve hundred dollars, to be paid the order of the Governor; for the State c< slabnlary, thirty thousand dollars, if so mu be necessary, to be paid on the order of t Governor. SEC. 5. Extraordinry expenses : For continuing the construction of the Soti Carolina Penitentiary, eighty thousand dolla to be paul on the order of thc Governor; 1 repairs and extension of the buildings of t Lunatic Asylum, ten thousand dollars, to paid on the ortler of the Governor, accoun to be approved by the board of regents; 1 repairs on thc University building, ten tho sand dollars, to be paid on the order of t Governor, accounts to be approved by tl board of trustees; for building a vault to Com troller-General's office, five thousand dollai accounts to be approved by thc Comptrollc Genera!, and paid on the order of thc Go ernor; tor fitting np thc newBlatchouse, tiilr thousand dollars,4f so much be necessary, tl contract to be awarded by the Goverjor, at the money paid upon his order; for thc r modelling and repairs of the Governor's ma: sion, five thousand dellars, to be paid on tl order of the Governor. SEC. C. Educational Department : For the support and maintenance of fr< schools, fifty thousand dollars, tn addition 1 the capitation tux; for the support of the Soul Carolina University, twenty-five thousand do lars, to be paid on thc order of the Governoi for the education of the deaf, dumb and Hi blind, eight thousand dollars, to bc paid on th order of the Governor. Ssc. 7. Military expenses : To delray the expenses of the cnrolmeni organization and equipment of the mllltlf sixty thousat1 dollars, to bc disbursed by th Adjutant ana inspector-General, on the ord? of the Governor. SEC. 8. For thc payment of tho interest o thc public debt, four hundred and tblrty-on thousand six hundred and thirty-three do lars, in United States currency, said int?r?t to bc paid in gold or silver colo. SEC. lt. That all taxes assessed and payabl under this act shall be paid In thc followin kind of funds, viz: The bills receivable of th State, United States currency, national bani notes, gold or silver coln. A rumor is current that at least one kundra Uumsand dollars will be needed to cover th deficiency In thc legislative appropriation! How wc apples swim I DeLargc reported to-day a bill fixing the pa] and mileage of thc members of thc next Gene ral Assembly at the same rate as that estab lished for thc present Legislature. This is ven oonslderate. Tn view of the fact that thc oan jldates of the Citizens' party will be in tbe ma ?ority in thc next Legislature, I respectfully suggest that thc per diem be reduced to three iollars and the mileage to five cents. Thc aew members will come here for tho good oi the State, not to make money, and three dol? lars a day ought to be enough for them. In the Senate to-day, the Civil Rights or So? cial Equality bill was taken np and discussed. The discussion, although brief, elicited thc fad Lhat thc colored members will insist on thc passage of thc bill as it came from the House, and will, if they can, vote down all the amend? ments proposed in thc report of the Judiciary Dommlttce. They may consent to lower the penalties for violations of the law, but they will go no further. Without further action thc bili was postponed to to-morrow, when lt will :ome up as unfinished business, and a "pull lick, pull devil" fight may be expected. It is reported that at the meeting of the Re? publican State Central Committee, to be held m thc 29th, resolutions will be Introduced re? pudiating Whittemore, and reading him out of Lhe party. T. J. Mackey left Columbia in high dudgeon aeeause the House would not adjourn in time, last night, to allow him to blow off steam, and ;t't rid of a load of gas. C. P. Leslie, senator and land commissioner, s considering the propriety of resigning the position of land commissioner. Thu new and bill, with Its half million appropriation, -athcr Hes thc hands of Leslie, who insists ipon being treated as above suspicion. Should Leslie resign, the "copper colored Ctcsar," )eLarge, will bc elected, or he will kick the loose and Senate into tho famous "Canawi." At this writing, a grand military hop is pro? cessing at Nickerson's-"cullud pussons'" excluded. The following bill was read a first time in thc senate to-day: Be it enacted by the Senate and House ot ?epresentatives of trie Stat? of South Caro lna, now met and sitting in General Assem? bly, and by the authority of the same: SECTION 1. That the City Council ot Charles on be and they arc hereby authorized to 1m jose, for the violation of ordinances, Impri lonmcnt in the workhouse or jail net exceed ng thirty days, in addition, or, in tho altorna ive, to penalties now authorized to be lm )osed by ordinances of said city. SEC. 2. Tbat the Police Court, tbe City Court >f Charleston and trial justices residiug within he limits of the City of Charleston, are vested vlth Jurisdiction to try, determine and impose he penalties authorized by ordinances of thc y?ty Council of Charleston, pursuant to this ict: Provided, that whenever a Jury is de nanded bv the party charged before the Police 3ourt, ne "shall be transferred to the City Court >r. a trial justice for trial. James G. Gibbes, chief engineer of the Jack lonvtlle, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad, idvertisos for two hundred hands to whom he irtU pay one dollar a day and rations. Those iFho work through tho year will receive, by vay of premium, ten acres of good land. A. ' WASHINGTON. THE CONGRESSIONAL CRIMINAL. WHITTEMORE AT THE BAR OF THE HOUSE. BEN BUTLER APPEARS AS HIS COUNSEL. WHITTEMORE AGAIN PLEADS FOR MERCY. A POSTPONEMENT DNTIL TO-DAY. WHITTEMORE TELEGRAPHS HIS RE? SIGN A TION, WHICH SCO TT HA S TENS TO ACCEPT. His Expulsion to-day i-i Nevertheless Certain. ?SrECUL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] ^ WASHINGTON, February 23. ?3* Nearly Che whole of thc session of the House was devoted to the case of Wnlttemorc, thc South Carolina ' carpet-bag" Congressman, who was given until to-day to make his defeuce against the charges of selling West Point cadelshlps. No such excitement has been known in the Capitol since the Impeachment trial. Thc galleries of the Honse were crowded to suffocation, and hun? dreds or eager visitors were unable to obtain ad? mittance. On the floor of the House were throngs of privileged persons, who listened to the proceed? ings of thc day with undlminlshing Interest. At thc precise time Axed for hearing the case, Whlttemore appeared at the bar of the House, and was thc mark of every eye. B. F. Butler, of Massachusetts, at once presented au affidavit of Whlttemore, asking for more de? lay, and promising to give more reba tiing evi? dence. At the same time Butler said that he ap? peared as thc connsol for Whlttemore. For at least an hour, the Honse was the scene of great confusion. Points of order were raised on all sides, whether Whlttemore or Butler shoald bc allowed to speak In defence. Finally a resolu? tion was allowed to be offered postponing the further hearing of thc case. Butler, with characteristic ciTrontcry, denoun? ced the investigation as an attempt to levy "black mail." This charge was replied to by General Logan, who vehemently pronounced Whlttemore to be clearly convicted by his own admissions. Amid much excitement the.House refused, by a vote of 39 to 155, to give more time to Whltte? more. The previous question was ordered ou the resolution to expel the criminal Congressman, and was about to pass unanimously, when Whittemore imploringly appealed to be heard In his own defence at noon to-morrow. The Houso generously granted this request. It is known to night that thc prayer for another postponement was a mero trick. Whlttemore has telegraphed Governor Scott, of South Curo lina, tendering his resignation, and thc latter re? plies accepting the resignation, but it ls believed that tho House will, nevertheless, pass tho ex? pulsion resolution to-morrow. Another Account. [FROM TUE AS30CIATB0 TRESS.] WASHINGTON, February 23. The expulsion of Whlttemore to-morrow is confidently expected. Great excitement exists among Whittemore's friends, who threaten that many others shall follow him. It takes a two thirds vote to expel. When Whittemore's case came np he made a strong appeal for more time. Ben Batter, who disavowed any intention of voting, appeared as AYblltemore's attorney. Motions to give twenty days and to give Indefinite time were defeated, and the previous question was ordered. This gsve Logan one hour, which he yielded to Whlt? temore, The vote on the direct question wul be taken to-morrow. [FROM THE ASSOCIATED FRESS.] WASHINGTON, February 23. The Mississippi bill is signed. Previous to signing the Mississippi bill, the President accepted Ames*Teslgnatlon. The revenue receipts to day aro $219,000. Thc Treasury balance ls $102,000,000 in gold, and $?,500,000 in currency. CONOIIESSIONAL. In thc House four Mississippi members were seated. Utah ls up. Nothing of Importance from the Senate. Thc Reconstruction Committee have agreed to report a bill for the readmission of Georgia pre? cisely like that of Mlsslsslrpl. LATER.-The Senate will concur in the House amendments to the bill for thc removal of politi cal disabilities. Thc Senate Comtnltf cc on Military and Naval Affairs has been instructed to inquire into thc ex? pediency ofabolishlng thc West Point and Au napolls schools, and of thc assignment of suitable persons to colleges throughout thc country to teach the art of war. There was a long debate upon the admission or the Mississippi senators. Revels, the colored senator, was on the floor. The question turned on the legitimacy of the credentials, but no ob? jection has, so far, been made on account of color. The credentials were Anally received, and the question at thc adjournment was upon their reference to the Judiciary Committee, which the Republicans are not inclined to allow. Thc ad? mission of Revels ls a question of a few hours. The death of Anson Burlingame was announced In the House to-day. EUROPE. A Commercial Treaty-A New Cable. t LONDON, February 23. | 1 The commercial treaty between Austria and Great Britain has been ratified. I < The contract for a new line or steamers bo- | c tween Sidney and California, via Honolulu, has been signed. The new cable to connect with the West India Islands ls ready to be laid. <v The Catholic Powers and the Pope. PARIS, February 23. A dlspatoh from Yienna says that the Austrian Government, if lt receives the co operation of I 1 Napoleon, proposes to convoke the Catholic pow- j 1 ers lu opposition to the pretensions of the Pope. TUE INDIANA CONVENTION. \ i I INDIANAPOLIS, February 23. The Republican State Convention met here this afternoon. General Thomas M. Brown, of Randolph County, was elected permanent chair? man, with one vice-president from each Congres 8tonal District, and Rev. W. T. Malone, colored, of New Albany, os vice-president from the State at large. The colored vice-president was con? ducted to the platform amid thc most deafening cheers of the delegates. There are two colored delegates present from Wayne, and three from Floyd County. HOMICIDE. RICH KOKO, VA., February 23. Franklin B. Hovy, ot New York, was killed 11 to-day by a drunken soldier, who, after he had | 1 Are d several Bhots at the police, was arrested. FIREMEN'S CONTEST IN AUGUSTA. Closing Proceedings-DUtribntion ot Prizei}, die., ?fcc. [STECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS ] AUGUSTA, February 23. It has been raining here all day, but despite the weather, the steamers that did not partici? pate In yesterday's contest played off, with the following result for all: The Fillmore, 210 feet 8 Inches. Marion, 103 feet 4 inches. Clinch, 219 feet. Young America, 204 feet 8 Inches. Georgia Independent 248 feet 0 Inches. Mountain City, 210 feet ll inches. Vigilant, 239 feet io Inches. Metropolitan, 218 feet. The prizes were presented at 4 o'clock from a stand in front of the Globe Hotel, by General Wright. Thc distribution was as followe : The Pioneer, successful in thc track contest, a silver trumpet. The hase reel contest was undecided. Thc Augusta, ?rst-class hand engine, a silver pitcher and goblet. The Richmond, second-class, a silver wine stand. Thc Atlanta, second-class steamer, a silver wine stand. Thc Georgia, third-class, a silver pitcher, salver and goblets. The Vigilant, third-class, second prize. Thc Georgia, as the company parading the largest unmbcr, roccived a silver pitcher and goblet. In a cock-fighting match fonght here l>etween South Carolina and Georgia, against Tennessee and Alabamn, each won live points. TUE AUGUSTA EIRE JP AR A VE. A GALA PAY FOR THE FIREMEN*. The Gathering-Forming Linc-Play? ing Off-The Result. [FROM Ot'R OWN CORRESPONDENT.] A ncr ST A, February 22. The natal day of the "Father ol his Country" was celebrated In Angosta by a grand parade of Its firemen, and representatives of other cities both of the Empire and Palmetto States. It was a gala occasion, and one which will be long re? membered by the firemen and citizens of Augusta. TUB ASSEMBLY. Tue hour for the assembllngof the firemen wltu their apparatus at "Bell tower," on Greene street, had been fixed nt half-post 7, and 8 o'clock the hour for forming the line, but 0 o'clock arrived before they were ready. Shortly after that hour Chief Enginee* Bryson and his assistants formed the companies with their apparatus along ff reen e 3trcct, after which the companies lert their appa? ratus In line and proceeded to thc City Hall, where thc Mayor made a brief speech or welcome. Thc companies then returned to their apparatus and rerormcd for the parado tu thc following order : ORDER OF rARADB. Music. Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, of Augusta. - Pioneer Hook ami Ladder Company, of Athens. Detachment of the Athens Fire Company. Rook and Ladder Company, No. 1, of Charleston. Georgia Independent Fire Company, with steam? er and hose reel; thc lormcr drawn by four horses. Mountain City Fire Company, of Rome, with steamer, drawn by four horses. ; Detachments ur tho Hook and Ladder aud of the Rainbow Companies, or Rome. Detachments or thc Pnoeulx and Stonewall Com? panies, ot Charleston. Mechanic Fire Company, or Angosta, with hand engine and reel. Washington, No. 1, of Augusta. I Palmetto, or Columbia, with hand engine. , Clinch, of Augusta, with steamer, drawn by two horses. Vigilants, of Augnsta, with steamer, drawn by four horses. rue Washington Cornet Band (colored) or Savan? nah. Metropolitan, of Savannah, with steamer drawn by four horses. Tallulah, of Atlanta, with hand engine. Fillmore, ol' Augusta, with steamer drawn by four hordes. Marion, of Charleston, with steamer and hose reel drawn by a detachment of the Vigilants, of Charleston. Augusta Fire Company, of Augusta, with hand engine and hose reel. Atlanta, of Atlanta, with steamer drawn by rour horses. Citizen, No. 8, of Augusta, with hand engine. Vonug America, or Charleston, with steamer drawn by horses. ?* Blannerhassett, ol Augnsta. Richmond, ur Augusta, with hand engine. All of the engines, reels and trucks, were deco? rated with flowers and wreaths, portraits and oannercts. Thc Georgia Independent, turned DUI more members, and was more tastefully deco? rate than any of thc other companies. Next, as regards decorations, was the Marion of Charles? ton. Portraits of Jeff. Davis, Robert E. Lee, P. S. Batlow, wore to bc seen frequently In the centre if wreaths or flowers and evergreens, and frc m thc apparatus or several of the compauies were bannerets bearing llrcinen'a mottoes, such as, "Where duty calls, there you'll lind us;" "When luty calls, tis ours to obey," and also the loved ind honored names of Davis, Lee, Johnston, Bar? low and Cleburne. Two or three of the reels dis? played small Confederate flags; nowhere was lhere to bc seen the flag of thc United States. LINE OF MARCO. A few minut03 previous to eleven o'clock the inter "forward" was given, and the linc moved jp Greene street, passing In review before thc Mayor and Alderman who were posted in front of the. dry hail-to Elbert, along that to Broad; ap it to Mibury, then countermarching proceed xl down Broad to Lafayette Rall, where thc cou :cst was to take place. There was an immense :rowd assembled along Broad street, the side? walks and thc middle of the street were crowded; while at the windows, on the balconies, and even in the roofs or the houses were the ladies or Augusta, presenting an array or beaut} of which t may well be proud. The scene was a gorgeous mc. The day was bright and pleasant. The irlght uulforms *f tho il remen; thc decorations If their apparatus; thc glistening brass and su? rer, the ringing of bells, the nodding of plumes, he shuffling of feet, trampling or hoofs, rintter ng of flags and streamers, clashing of Instru- ; nents, rolling of drutn?, shrieking of flies, sheering of men, and the waving of haudker- 1 silled combined to form a lively and pleasant ipectaele, but more delightful to the eyes than to he ears. HOOK AND LADDER CONTEST. ! A space about four hundred yards long and lair the width of Broad street (about the width 1 )f our Broad street! was enclosed by ropes. At the upper end of this enclosed space, pendant rom a high post, was a large varl-colored ball, , he dropping of which was the signal for "the | uart." At the lower end was a blackboard, on ivblch the judges recorded the time and distance 1 nade by I he competitors In the running and pliy- 1 ng off contests, lu the centre of thc street was j i platform raised a few Inches from the ground, 1 indabouta huudred yards long. This was Tor : ;he "playing oir," so as to enable the Judges ? to determine without difficulty thc exact dis- ' lance reached by the "solid water." Only the ! Ircmen and the Judges were allowed inside of the : ropes. 1 The rules governing thc contest between the J hook and ladder companies were that there should be allowed one man to each seventy-live , pounds weight of thc truck, which should be run j ihree hundred yards a thirty foot ladder taken ? "rom it and adjusted against a building, that a man { mould ascend and descend the ladder, which ihould then be replaced upon the truck. By ! twelve o'clock everything was In readiness, and the track of the P.oneer Company of Augusto, at 1 the signal, was bounded rapidly the required j distance, a ladder taken off and thrown against a building opposite the Globe Hotel, up which one ' of the members (who was half way up before the upper end was placed against the wall,) ascend? ed, and then clasping the sides with arms and legs slid rapidly down, thc ladder was replaced on the truck and the Pioneer's work was done in the short lime of one minute and thirty-five se? conds. Next came the truck of thc Pioneer Com? pany of Athens, and her "boys" accomplished the feat in one minute and forty seconds. Thc Charleston, No. 1, came next, but the "boys" were In too much haste, and ran their truck a little be? yond the point at which theothcr trucks had been stopped, and the brandies of a tree slightly Inter? fered with the placing of the ladder against thc honse. Their time was one minute and fifty-nine seconde. REEL CONTEST. Thc coutest between the reels was not so excit? ing as that between thc trucks, but was very in? teresting. Each reel was required to carry four hundred and fifty feet of connected hose, and a man allowed for each seventy-five pounds weight of reel. It was to be run three hundred yards, the hose attached to a plug, three hundred feet reeled off, and water thrown twenty feet through one Inch nozzle-Ute plug to be closed up at the time or starting. Tbe reels of thc Blanncrhassett, Citizen and Mechanic Companies, of Augusta, and the Vigilant Company, of Charleston, were cn tered for this contest, which resulted in Mechan? ics' winning the prize, accomplishing what was required In a minute and thirty secondf, the Vigi? lant In one minute and fifty-two seconds, the Blanncrhassett In one minute and flfty-dve seconds, and the Citizen In two minutes and twenty seconds, nie retd of thc Washington was also run, but as the Judges took no account of her time, lt was agreed that there shonld be a contest on to-morrow between her and the reel of thc Mechanic Company. HANB ENOINE CONTEST. Thc hand engines commenced to play shortly after 1 o'clock. They were allowed ten minutes after taking place at thc elstern, and, with an Inch nozzle, to play through fifty feet of hose, and to have as many trials as they could get dur? ing thc time mentioned. The playing of these engines was watched with intense interest, and large sums of money were bet upon the result. Thc order of playing off and thc result U as fol? lows: Richmond^ of Augusta, one hnndred and Elxty.four feet, six inches; Tallulah, of Atlanta, one hundred and fifty-eight feet, one inch; An? gosta, one hundred and seventy feet,nlne Inches; Palmetto, of Columbia, one hundred and fifty five feet, five Inches. * CONTEST OP TUE STEAM EUS. The steamers commenced to play about half past three o'clock. They were required to raise steam to sixty pounds before commencing to play, and not to carry over oue hundred and thirty-five pounds; to play as often as possible within fifteen minutes, through fifty feet of hose, and with any size of nozzle that the company might select. The steamers of the Fillmore and Clinch Companies, of Augusta, and of thc Marion and Young America Compares, of Charlton, succeeded in getting aerial before'uark. The Judges refused to announce the distance which each steamer had made until all had played. It ls generally believed that the Clinch, tho oldest steamer In the South, was the vletor. To-morrow, thc steamers of the Monntain City, Vigilant, Me? tropolitan and Atlanta Companies will.play. At 12 o'clock to morrow, at the Masonic nail, thc prizes will bc distributed. In all the contests to day, thc Augusta companies have carried off thc laurel-i. It ls hardly probable that any of thc steamers which are to play to-morrow will ex seed the distance played by the Clinch this after? noon. "orEX HOUSES." Thc firemen of Augusta have truly kept -open houses" yesterday and to-day. On the outsides of the engine houses were words of cheerful greeting, and inside were solids and liquids to cheer the Inner man. Pioneer HOOK and Ladder had the nook ami Ladder boys of Charleston m .harge. the "Plllmores" took care of the "Ma? rions;" the "Citizens" of the "Young Americas," and thc "Washingtons" or the "Palmettoes,' ' of Columbia. THE WHITTEMORE INFAMY. Cnrpct-Hng Morals-Thc Sale of Cadet? ships hy Congressmen-Interesting | i and Conclusive Testimony. The New York correspondent of the Spring? field (Mass.) Republican writes under date of | the loth Instant: In answer to a summons from thc speaker, your correspondent arrived in Washington early Monday morning, the occasion of my trip, as you have already learned, belnu to tes? tify os to my knowledge of the sale of cadet ships to the public academies by members of | Congress. The points of my evidence having been published, and as the facts were not learn? ed from mc, I consider myself absolved from all secrecy in the matter, and will therefore tell you a few little things concerning thc rep? resentatives of the people. It carno to my knowledge In September or October last that a member of Congress from South Carolina had offered to sell an appoint? ment to the naval academy. Investigating thc matter, I learned the following facts : Mr. P. H. Kegler, two years ago, was a well-to-do banker in Charleston, S. C. He had a son whom lie desired to send to Annapolis, aud to this end he set himself to work. Visiting Washington, ho applied to Mr. B. F. Whltte? more, a member from Booth Carollnu, and was Informed that lils (Whittemore's) appointments had been made. Falling to accomplish his purpose, Mr. Kegler left Washington for Bos? ton, his old home. Curious coincidence: While in Boston he met a person he had previously known, and, during their mutual expressions ol Joy at meeting, Mr. S.-we will call him S.- 1 congratulated Kegler on having so fine a ROU | j (the son was with Kegler,) ano wondered bc didn't send him to one of the public acade? mies. Kegler, of course, Immediately ex? plained that that was his darling project, whereupon 8. drew from his pocket a commis? sion to thc naval school, made out and signed by Whlttemore, with thc name for thc (atdet In blank I Mr. S. would be only too happy to put Freddy's name In the blank space, but then you know, a small consideration, say two thousand dollars, would bc required. To this proposition Mr. Kegler did not accede. He repudiated thc idea, but would bc glad to have a letter from Mr. S. to Mr. Whlttemore, which he received. Arriving in Washington with S.'s letter. Mr. Kegler failed to find Whltte-' more, but he inclosed thc letter, with one he wrote, to the honorable member's local post office, and some time afterward received the following in reply : DARLINGTON, S. C., May 12,1S69. P. H. KEGLER, Esq.-In reply to your communi? cation, I huve to Bay that so many have applied Tor the position you name that 1 have set the value of the appointment, outside of my district, at 8500. (Signed) Y'onrs, Ac, B. F. WnrrrEMORE. The original of this Mr. Kegler has taken to Washington, and will present, with other damaging testimony, to thc committee, proba? bly before this ls In type. Among tho letters ( which he will probably produce none will t seem more strange than the one which he re- \ ceived a few days ago from Mr. S., threaten? ing him with all sorts of influences iflie "went ? back" on the member from South Carolina. 1 There ls no question as to thc authenticity of I Mr. Whittemore's letter! Thc writing and sig- \ nature are verified by three or four communl- c cations which Mr. W. addressed from time to ? Lime to Mr. IC, each bearing separate post- I marks, with hie frank on the envelopes, t What do you think of this for a gay and fc6- t tive Massachusetts man, a minister of the gos- t pel, and a friend and admirer of Butler ? Both t ButlerVand Whittemore's names commence t with Hie letters B. F. Wliiltemoro went i South during thc war, engaged In thc pious 1 performances of a Freedmen's Bureau o?lclal, t und has sufficiently worked himself Into tho i good graces of the negroes as to be sent to ( fiongress by them. I learned while In Wash- i Ington that a largo number of the Southern \ members are charged with the same offence, \ ind that General Logan's committee Intends to t fathom the whole thing, and to Bee that the t ?rullty members are expelled from Congress. i The Sale of Cadetship;-Two Thonsand Dollars the Killing Price-A Yankee Cadet from a South Carolina District -lime Explanations-A Friendly Do? nation. A Washington telegram of Saturday, to the New York Times, says : The investigation of thc cadet transactions was continued this morning, and some addi? tional light was thrown on the subject, impli? cating one or two additional Congressmen. Mr. Whittemore, who. it will be remembered, was accused of selling a cadetship, carno before thc committee to explain and give his version o? thc story, which ls In substance as follows : He stated that E. P. Brooks offered him two thousand dollars for his cad?tship, but that he refused to sell lt. He subsequently gave lt to the son of a personal friend from Massachu? setts who had moved into his district in South Carolina. He admitted that two thousand dol? lars had been sent into his district to be used for educational purposes and was put to his credit. This, he said, came from a friend, but it ls understood that lie did not explain to the satisfaction ot the committee whether that friend was Identical with the one whose son he appointed to the cadetship. Mr. Whittemore says the letter produced by Mr. P. H. Keeler, proposing to sell a cadetship for $500, is a torg ery. He never was offered less than $2000 for it. There Is a great deal of feeling and indig? nation expressed here on the subject by Con? gressmen generally, and there is no doubt that the convicted members who ure n<?w in Con? gress will be expelled. WHITTEMORE ARRAIGNED. The Scene in tho House of Representa. Uves on the Presentation of the Re. port of the Military Committee. TUE EVIDENCE AND THE DEBATE. Thc reading of thc testimony adduced by thc Military Committee of the House of Rep? resentatives against the Honorable B. P.-Whit? temore, on Monday last, was listened to with marked attention from members as well as an over-crowded gallery, and Whittemore was himself apparently the least excited person of them all. He stoodvtho universal^ gaze with generally unmovable features, but, to a close observer, it might have been noticed that fre? quently his eyes snapped and his facial mani? festations showed that he occasionally telt the deep humiliation of his situation. The evi? dence was deemed conclusive, especially as Whittemore did not attempt to deny the direct testimony of Mr. Brooks that he had paid the Rev. Carpet-Bagccr $1500 ^for his cadetship. Had final action been taken that afternoon, Mr. Whittemore would have been expelled by an almost unanimous vote. We copy the fuU re? port of file proceedings on the occasion: THK SALES OF CADBTSIHPfl. Mr. Logan, of Illinois, submitted a report from thc Committee on Military Affairs in rela? tion to the alleged sale of cudetshipa. The report is upon the charges preferred against Mr. Whittemore, of South Carolina, Thc committee Hud him guilty of having dis? posed of his cadetship for a pecuniary conside? ration, and unanimously recommend the adop? tion ol a resolution expelling him from his seat as a member of the House of Representatives of tho Forty-first Congress. The committee also report thc evidence In the case, and asked that lt bc read from thc clerk's desk. The clerk then read from thc manuscript thc evidence of G. R. Cathcart, a journalist, of New York, whose office ls at No. 48 Broad street. Phillp H. Kegler, formerly a banker In Charleston, and now occupying an office at 48 Broad street, had shown him a correspondence between himself and Mr. Whittemore in rela? tion to the appointment of thc son of Keeler to a naval cadetship. Kegler told him he had met a person In Boston named Shaw, who had offered to sell him thc appointment of Whitte? more fof$2000. He had taken a copy of a let? ter from Whittemore to Keeler, In which ho stated that he had set the price outside of his district at $500. A copy of this letter was laid before the committee. Kegler did not go Into thc operation. Thc testimony of P. H. Kegler was next read. He has resided at Staten Island since August last, and before that time at Charles? ton, S. C. Ho had received a letter from Sena? tor Sawyer introducing him to Mr. Whitte? more, and staling that he desired his son ap? pointed to a cadetship. He called on Mr. whittemore and presented the letter, and Mr. W. told him the position was already promised, and expressed regret that such was the case, os he would have been happy to appoint his Bon. He then made an application to the Sec? retary of thc Navy and to Senator Sumner, and his son was BO In earnest about lt that he went without his knowledge to the President to apply for an appointment. Four months later he met Shaw In Boston, who said he could give him an appointment, and he showed him a blank appointment signed by Whittemore. He Lhought Shaw was willing to give lt to him. but nc said there was a consideration, ami mowed him a letter from Whittemore, in wi il ch he enid these appointments were worth from two to three thousand dollars. He had no money to buy, and made no attempt to do 30. Shaw then gave him a letter to Whitte? more, in which he stated the object of his visit, ind promised fuller explanations In a letter by mail. On reaching Washington he found that Whittemore had gone South. He, therefore, wrote to him, enclosing Shaw's letter and ask? ing the appointment. He received a reply, lated Darlington, South Carolina, May 12,1809, slating that he (Whittemore) had set the price jutalde of his district at Uve hundred dollars, toma time after he wrote to Whittemore that le had acted very equivocally, and that par? ties who probably desired to usc the letter igulnst him had offered him five hundred dol? ors lor thc letter. He received a reply from Whittemore that he could not understand what here was In the letter of such value, upbraid ng him lor exhibiting private correspondence }Ctwecn gentlemen, und saying he should look a him (Kegler) If thc letter was used against lim by designing men. He, about the same lime, received a letter from W. F. Shaw, 616 Washington street, Boston, postmarked Boston md franked by Whittemore, In which Shaw jays he has been notified of bis (Kegler's) cor? respondence, and denies any knowledge of men a man os Kegler, and proceeds to threats )f the conscqences he will incur ll he uses thc etter of Whittemore. The testimony of General A. Schoppc, an ?xaminer in the Patent Office, was next read. Fie was Introduced to a gentleman whose tame he had forgotten. He was a minister rom Massachusetts, and a chaplain of a Massa? chusetts regiment He asked him if there was in appointment which could be procured for ?eneral Tyler's son. He said, you can get lt br two thousand dollars. Was Introduced by i gentleman named Young, formerly an officer n the rebel army. The question was' asked the witness If the ?entlcman's name was Whittemore. He hought it was. He had boen engaged In this msiness in no other case. He thought he :ould do better by consulting a lawyer, and vent to General Este, who informed him he :ould procure on appointment for flfteen hur> lred dollars. He so wrote to General Tyler, ind received thc money, and gave it to Gene .al Este. He received nothing for himself in .he transaction. , m The witness was taken upon the floor by the :ommlttee, and pointed out Mr. Whittemore is the party with whom he had had the con? versation. The testimony of E. P. Brooks, .taken at a f?cond examination, was read. He considered ils transactions with Mr. Whittemore different rom those of thc other gentlemen, respecting vhom he had previously testifica, whom ho , :onBldered in the market. It was lor this rea ?on he had declined to answer. He said that ie had great difficulty in convincing Mr. Whit? emore that there was no one In his district to 1 vhom he should give the appointment, and he i hought Mr. Whittemore had a religious belief i hat the money was to be applied to educa- ( Ional purposes. Thinks thc price paid was 11500. He received more than that amount [.hlnks H. S. Olcott brought him some $750 ibove that sum for himself. He paid the roney to Mr. Whittemore at his room in this :ity, on Louisiana avenue, he thinks. The ap jointment was given to Thomas P. Dally, , vhose father resides in New York. The boy vent down as a clerk to an assessor of inter ial revenue to acquire a residence in the dis? tict. Does not know who got him thc ap ?ointment. John P. Dall?, merchant. No. 46 Madison avenue, New York, testified that he wanted the appointment, and went to Henry S. ol cou, who had previously resided at Washington, to secure It for him. Olcott came to Washington three times, and got him the appointment. His son was appointed by Mr. Whlttemore. He paid Olcott in the neighborhood of two thousand dollars. Olcott represented to him that the appointment came through bis lu? ll nonce, but that a portion of the money went for educational purposes. He knew something of Brooks' connection witn the transaction after the appointment was made. Oicott'was formerly employed by the War Department in looking up frauds. [Thc reading of this part of tho testimony elicited an audible smile.] He proposed, alter the transaction, to make a present to Mr. Whlttemore, but Brooks told him not to do it. 8incc his son bad been at West Point there had been a good deal of feel lng against him, which he could not under? stand, and the boy had met with a cold recep? tion because he came from a district of which he was not a native. He had inquired of a distinguished military officer if the appoint? ment was not a legal one, and had been as j sured that lt was. Tho testimony of witnesses having been read to Mr. Whlttemore, he made a statement to the committee to the effect that his col? league of tho previous session, Mr. Goss, had told him that hu bought off bis opponent, Mr. Wallack, by the prom iso of the appointment of his (W.'s) son to the Naval Academy, thinking he could appoint lils own son the next year, but, failing to be returned to Congress, nc was anxious to secure the ap? pointment from him (Whitemore, ) and that he had promised to give it to bim. He at first thought he would give lt to some poor boy, but Goss felt ao bad, and offered to give live hun? dred dollars to be used tor educational or any other purpose in his district. He told Mr. Gpss thc people were poor, and they had to pul their hands In their pockets for them near? ly every day. He would not give the money to a rebel, and if he could not find a loyal young man to give lt to in his own district, he would go outside. He corroborated Kegler's statement In relation to the letter from Senator Sawyer, and the reply that be made that he had promised it. Ho wrote to Mr. Goss about the appointment, but received no reply. The time was approaching when the appointment would pass from his hands to the Navy Depart? ment, and he thought of his old friend Shaw, who had always been very kind to him, and thought he would give him the appointment.' He had also a conversation with a gentleman named Landman about the appointment He received the letter from Kegler, which ho pro? duced, with his brief of his reply, endorsed on the back. Landman brought his young man to him. and he told him OL) that he did not ?ike the appearance of the boy; he spoke to Mr. Laud man of the poverty or his people, and Landman said if he would make the appointment he would give bim five hundred dollars for these poor people. The boy went to the academy and passed examination, and now stood num? ber twenty in a class, of seventy. Shaw here enclosed bim a letter which he had received from Kegler, telling bim his friend Whlttemore would Boon need help. "Do you read the papers ? they have appointed a committee to Investigate the sale of cadet Bhips." He regarded- the letter which ho wrote lo Keeler as one ot thc greatest indiscretions of his life. He wrote the letter to get rid of him, for he liad learned that he had a bad reputa? tion in the South. He totally denied any con? versation with, or knowledge ot, General Schoeppo. Brooks came to him and he told him that he preferred to give the appointment to a poor boy. Brooks said he had a friend who, if he had no one In his part of the coun? try who was fit to appoint, he would like ap? pointed. Brooks sent for him; he was as fine a boy as he had ever set eyes OD. He won his {W.'s) good graces at once. The boy was a fine French scholar, and he was highly pleased with him. He promised to go down and acquire a resi? dence In the district Brooks asked him what be had to pay, and he said "nothing." Brooks said, "You have a hard time, politically, down there." He said they had. The National Com? mittee gave nothing, and they bad to paddle their own canoe. Brooks then said, "flnnnpee we 51-rv. T^>- vic lu?->-1 j-ji- wi yum po lltlcal affairs down there. Have you acy ob? jections ?'' And he replied that he had not He desired to say at the close of bis state? ment a few words about this man Cathcart and Toa CHARLESTON NSWB, which he did, charging the paper with being anything but a loyal sheet, and Cathcart anything but a gen? tleman. Alter the testimony had been read, Mr. Lo? gan said he had no disposition to discuss the question. The testimony had been read in the hearing of the House, ff Mr. Whlttemore de? sired to make a statement, he (Mr. Logan) of course would not interpose an objection.. Otherwise he would call tbe previous question.. Mr. Poland, of Vermont, said he did not rise to apologize for Mr. Whittemore's conduct or to say a word in his favor. But lt was not the gractice of the House, where testimony hadi een taken, to proceed upon the case without having the evidence printed. Mr. Logan Bald that was for the House to determine. He had no disposition to hasten the matter, but he could not Bee the necessity for delay. This unfortunate man had been accorded every privilege and opportunity before the committee, and in the one hour that be te?ti? fiad he did not pretend to deny the receipt of an amount of money from Mr. Brooks. His only excuse was that he bad done it ail for a charitable purpose, but that was no excuse whatever for doing an Illegal act. The com? mittee, after mature deliberation, had found him guilty and did not think he was worthy to occupy a position lu the House. After all that had been said about thc matter, and the man? ner ia which members ot thc House had been assailed, he thought they should act promptly and not have any unnecessary delay. Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, here offered a resolution that tbe matter be postponed until Wednesday, at 2 o'clock, at which time Mr, Whlttemore ahall be permitted to appear at the bar of the House and make his own de? fence. Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, also thought lt would be improper to act upon the case without having the testimony printed. Mr. Coburn, of Indiana, also took the ground that the testimony should be printed before action was had, and Mr. Butler's r?solution was adopted. DEATH OF ANSON BUB Ll NOA XE. WASHINGTON, February a. The HOD. Anson Burlingame, the special eavoy from the Imperial Court or China to the United States and the European powers, died at St. Petersburg at ll o'clock to-day. Mr. Burlingame was a New Yorker by birth, and In his forty-eighth year. His youth waa spent in surveying on the Western frontier; but he laid the fonndatlon of his education in Michi? gan, and received a degree at Harvard University, Massachusetts, in 1848. In 1852 he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate, and became a repre? sentative in thc Thirty-fourth Congress. He was re-elected to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congress, and in 1861 was appointed by President Lincoln minister to Austria and subsequently to China. This latter position he resigned in 1807, to accept a diplomatic appointment as tho first ambassador or China to America and Europe. Mr. Burlingame had given the Chinese govern? ment ample proofs of his ability and friendliness, and exerted all his Influence to liberalize and at the same time strengthen the Imperial govern? ment. This VT as the main reason of his appoint? ment. The treaty between China and the United States, negotiated by Mr. Burlingame, was ratified hi July, 1808. A similar treaty was subsequently negotiated with England and. France, and at the time of his death, Mr. .Burlin? game was engaged In like negotiations at the Russian capital Mr. Burlingame lt was who broke down lu part the barrier which separated China from America and Europe, and who taught the lesson that a nation, to have its own rights respected, must begin by respecting the rights of others. THE WA VES AND WEATHER. NORFOLK, VA., February 2s: A three-masted steamer is ashore ton mllesi. below Cape Henry, name unknown. FORTRESS MONROE, February 2S. Three inches of Enow th's morntng. WILMINGTON, N. G., February ss; A cold raia au day, Thermometer ii degrees?.