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irr^T TTUff IT_N?TMRER 1259. CHARLESTON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. COLUMBIA. THE SOCIAL EQUALITY BILL RE? SUSCITATED. A SHARP DEBATE, BUT NO ACTION. The Working Leaders of th- Honse De? termined to Adjourn, on the First of Marella [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE -SEWS. ? COLUMBIA, February 34. In thc Senate to-day ihn following bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed: a bill to provide for the assessment of real pro? perty in 1ST0; a bill to amend an act to provide for thc assessment and taxation of property. . The enacting clause of the House bill to remove the ?oum,- seat of Barnwell Oonnty irom Black? ville to Barnwell was stricken out. The bill to Incorporate the Wilmington and Car? olina Railroad, and the bill to provide for adminis? tering derelict estates, were passed and sent to the House. 1 Thc vote to Indefinitely postpone the Civil Rights MU was reconsidered to-day, and the bill was taken up for Its second reading. A sharp discussion ensued, which was continued up to the jheur of adjournment. ??? In thc House the following bills were passed,their titles changed to acts, and ordered to be enrolled : The bill to grant to certain persons named, and their associates, the right to dig and mine phos? phates; the bill to recharter the Rantowle's Bridge Company; the bill to amend the act to fix the salaries and regulate the pay of certain officers, The following bills were passed and sent to the Senate: The bill to further determine and per? petuate the homestead; the bill to fix the per diem and mileage of the next General Assembly. Mixon introduced a resolution to rescind the resolution to adjourn on March 1st, and extend the time to March 15th. Whipper and Elliott im? mediately took the floor in opposition to the reso? lution, aud began to filibuster, both announcing that ? iles- the resolution was withdrawn, they would tilbuster to prevent Its passage from this time till March 1st. Without action the House adjourned until 5 o'clock. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE SOCIAL EQUALITY BILL. WHO VOTED FOR THE IOSTPONEMENT. How Mach Humor says it Cost-Indig? nation of the Representatives-Gene? ral Proceedings. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA. February 23. Beyond the general routine of business, the only matter of Interest In the Legislature to-day wa? the discussion in the Senate or the Civil Rights or "Social Equality" bill. It was expected that the bill would pass as lt eame from the House, the extrema "leif refusing to make any amendment or to consent to any compromise. The pressure from the House was vee great. Ia the lobby, this morning, the color? ed senators were beset and button-holed by rep? resentatives, and reminded of Sumner's advice to Stanton "te Btlck." The representatives were well satisfied with their work, and dreamed of no harmony, and when it waa whispered in the Honse that the Senate had adoptedfaportlon of the Ju? diciary Committee's report, (the amendments to sections 2) thers was great Indignation. "Daddy" Cain, of Charleston, came in for more than hts share of abuse for support!ag the amendment. This was not enough. A self-constituted delega? tion from the Honse rushed into the Senate with instructions to the colored senators to make a motion to strike out the enacting clause of the blU. This was to be done to make certain per? sons show their hands. Upon the question of agreeing te the amend to Section 2 of the bid, the vote was : Yeas Messrs. Arnim, Bleman, Corbin, Donaldson, Greene, Hayes, Leslie, Lnnney, Allen, Read, Rod? gers and Sims-12. Nays-Messrs. Barber, Cain, Hayne, Jillson, Johnston, Montgomery, Maxwell, Nash, Swails and Wlmbush-10. Hayne, the colored senator from Marlon, then movsp that the enacting clause of the bill be stricken out, bnt before a vote could be taken the Senate adjourned. At the evening session, after a further debate the motion for striking out the enacting clause was lost. Teas-Messrs. Arnim, Greene, Haye?, Nash, Owens. Read, Wimbush-7. Nays-Messrs. Cain, Corbin, Donaldson, Johnston, Leslie, Lun? ney, Montgomery, Maxwell, Ralney, Rodgers, 1 Swails, Sims-12. Wlmbush, tolored, then moved that the further consideration of the bill be indefinitely postponed, which was agreed to: Yeas-Messrs. Arnim, Bieman, Greene, Hayne, Jillson, Nash, Owens, Reid, Rodgers, Sims and Wlmbush-12. Nays Messrs. Cain, Corbin, Donaldson, Duncan, Hayes, Leslie, Lunney, Montgomery, Maxwell, Rainey and Swails-ll. This result so completely mystified the ext re- : mists that a motion to adjourn was made and carried before they recovered their equilibrium. Efforts will be made to-morrow to rescind the action of the Senate, which has caused much hob? nobbing and vexation of spirit. This evening the speech of "Honorable Members" was heavily shotted, and certain persons were called by : names unfit for ears polite. It ls now asserted that Manager Ford spent $20,000 to defeat the bill. One enthusiastic "colored gemman" even raised the _gures to seventy tnoutana dollars ! ! ! Mr. Leary, of New York, of Leary's steamship Une, who ls here spending the winter, happened to be In the Senate to-day from mere Idle curi? osity, and ?onsequentiy he ls charged with aid? ing and abetting Mr. Ford. In the Senate the following were read a first time an A referred to committees : Report or the Comn^tee on Incorporations on a bill to regulate the digging and mining of phosphate deposits from tho navigable streams and waters of the State of South Carolina; House bill to provide for an assessment of real property in the year 1S70; House bill to alter and amend an act entitled "an act to provide for the assessment and taxation of property;" bill to incorporate the Darlington Hook and Ladder Company as a part of the fire department of the Town of Darlington; bill to incorporate the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, of Darlington County ; a bill to amend an act entitled "an act to Incorporate the Home? stead Building, Planting and Loan Association ;" bill to amend an act entitled "an act to incorpo \ rate the Barnwell Railroad Company;'' House b!^ top'ovide for the construction and keeping In repair or public highways and roads; House bill providing for the general elections, and the man? ner of conducting the same. The report or the special joint committee ap? pointed to investigate the affairs of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company was read, and the ques? tion being taken on agreeing to the report, was decided in the affirmative. Swails introduced a bill supplemental to an act entitled "an act to reg?lateme rights and powers or railroad companies," appointed on theism day of February, 1870, which received Its first reading and was ordered for its second reading and consideration to-morrow, and to be printed. A bill to Incorporate the Charleston Banking and Trust Company received Rs third reading. Jillson asked the unanimous consent of the Senate to amend the bill by striking out sectiou ll, and inserting in lieu thereor the following: "That ^e stockholders in said company shall be Kable for all debts and obligations of the compa ny, In double the amount of the par value of the stock held by them." After debate, the bill was referred to thc Com? mittee on the Judiciary. The following1 were ratified to-day: An act to establish a ferry across tlte Waccamaw River, in Horry Comity, and vesting the same in J. J. Reaves, his heirs and assigns; ar act to sell a cer? tain lot orland to thc Zion Baptist Church, of Co? lumbia; an act to provide for the payment or claims of teachers for services rendered during the fiscal year commencing November 1st, A. I). 1S68, and ending October 31st, A. JD. I860; an act to authorize the formation of a company for thc construction of a turnpike road through or near Sassafras Gap, and known as Sassafras Gap Turn? pike Company ; an act to alter and amend the charter and extend thu limits or the City of Co lumbia; joint resolution to change the name of Alexander Henry Rl'ey to Alexander Henry Bu? chanan; an act to determine the time when the salaries of the county school commissioners shall commence, and to tlx the date or thc first meet? ing or the State board or education; au act to amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate flic Charleston Hoard or Trade;"' an act to charter the Manchester and Augusta Railroad Company; an act to grant, renew and amend thc charters or certain towns and villages therein named. The House Committee on Privileges and Elec? tions reported favorably on a joint resolution io authorize the Cmmittccof Investigation for thc Third Congressional District to make a similar investigation for the Fourth Congressional Dis? trict, and recommended the following amend? ment: "Add, after thc last word in the resolution: 'Provided thc duty hereby assigned to said com? mittee shall bc perlormed in the City of Colum? bia, agreeably to a resolution of the Congress of the United States, in thc matter of thc contested election or Simpson vs. Wallace, and that thc same shall be completed on or before the 25th of March, A. D. 1ST0.'-' The resolut'on is amended was read a second time. Messrs. Claude C. Turner and Ja van B^ant re? corded their reasons Tor voting against the bil 1 granting more money to the land commission. Thc rormer said he did so because "the members oribis House know nothiug or the disposition made or the original two hundred thousand dol? lars' worth or bonds placed at the disposal or the commission last year-whether they had been sold, hypothecated, converted into money, or whether lands have been purchased ror the home? less, or whether the co:nmlsssloner has appro? priated the same to his own private purposes, we know not;" and the latter, in his own words, be? cause "I do not believe that the poor, the desti? tute, the homeless, will ever receive benefit or the hair milton or monies therein appropriated, but that lt will be disposed or In the same manner as the two hundred thousand appropriated ror that purpose last year have already been." Upon its second reading to-day, the Appropria? tion bill was amended so as to strikeout the $3000 allowed as a contingent rund to thc Code com? missioners. $15,000 was added ror a State orphan asylum, and the quarantine appropriation was In? creased to $3000, and the Catawba Indian rund to $1500. " A. JS UH O F JE. Triumph of tho French Ministry. PARIS, February 23. In the Corps L?gislatif thc debate on the in? terpellation regarding the domestic policy of the government was continued. Count Daru, on the part of the ministry, replied to the speech deliver? ed yesterday by Jules Favre. He pronounced 1 against thc demand for the dissolution of 1 thc Chamber, and declared that the gov? ernment desired to maintain peace at home and abroad, and to lay the roundatlon .f a parliamentary government. The Em pe- ' ror manirested the will to rollow a liberal policy. ] ir discord arose between the Chambers and the i ministry, the Emperor must decide, and the min- 1 istry would respect his will. The speech or the ? minister was received with enthusiastic cheers, and the debated terminated with a vote or 238 in favor of and 18 against the ministry. France and Prussia. PAIUS, February 24. Misreported that France has sent a note to Berlin relative to the treaty of Prague. The proprietor of the Marseillaise has been sen? tenced to four months' Imprisonment and aline of one thousand francs. Gustave Flonrens has been sentenced to three years. The bullion in thc Bank or France has increas? ed nine and a hair million francs. 1 Thc English Court Scandal. LONDON, February 24. ( In the divorce case, the Prince ol Wales solemn- ? ly asserted that there had never been an improp- I er or criminal intimacy between himself and 1 Lady Mordaunt. Great cheers followed this dec- ? laratlon. I Underwriters charge fifty per cent, insurance i on the "City of Boston." I Workmen Demand Work. MADRID, February 24. j Several thousand workmeu, assembled peace rally in iron: or the ministry, demanded work. THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH. WASHINGTON. February 24. i The Senate Committee on Postoffices hoard Mr. Orton, the president or the Western Union ' Telegraph Company, this morning, In opposition | to the report recently made in favor of the postal , telegraph bill, known as the Hubbard bill. The argument occupied the entire session of the com? mittee, and was not concluded at its adjourn- j ment, but is to be resumed ut a special session on Saturday morning. Mr. Orton showed that it was impjs?ible to in- ! stltute comparison between the United States l and European lines, as the latter were owned by j the government. The amounts invested in tele- j graph property in neither section '.lad anything j to do with the question or mies, and did not de- i mand investigation. He claimed that the rates were not higher in the Uuiled States, according to distance, than in European couutries. and pre? sented a variety or statistics to that effect. Mr. Orton also stated that the Western Union Tele? graph Company alone transmitted in the United States during the year more than twice the num? ber of dispatches sent in France, a country with about the same population. This too did not include the press reports. The Western Union Telegraph Company transmitted more matter for the_ press alone than was sent In all the European corfttrles. He referred to the injustice of incorporating a oompany by Cong ss and conferring on lt free right or way through all the States, ror the pur? pose or competing with existing companies. He also rererred to the recent reduction In rates, and made an elaborate argument against such a meas? ure as that proposed. MACHINE SEWIXO vt ELECTRICITY1. - The New York Times mentions the invention of a small electric battery which has been applied to ordinary sewing machines, and operates them very successfully. The Times says : Even two small battery cups are sufficient to furnish power for all ordinal y machine work, while the addition of another cup is sufficient to drive the needle nt a good speed through eight, ten, or even twelve thicknesses of mate? rial. The use of nitric acid in the battery, the odor of which was an objection to the old plan of operating by electric power, has been supplemented br ttsing chromate of potash, which is odorless. Thc expense of operating by this means is about five cents per day. Taken altogether, this invention 1= one of the most useful ones of the period. It not only renders work easier to the operator, but what is far better, lt does awav entirely with the lia? bility to certain diseases with which female machine operators were alllicted by reason of the constant tax ou the lower limbs, and must prove lo bt; a blessing to them, as well as a great advantage to the general public. WASHINGTON. VIRTUAL EXPULSION OF THE IN? FAMOUS WHITTEMORE. PROMPT, UNANIMOUS AND HANDSOME AC? TION OF THR HOUSE. NOW FOR HOGS AND BOWEN. [STECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] WASHINGTON, February 24,1 P. M. There was an immense throug of people in the galleries and oa the floor or the House of Rep? resentatives to day, in expectation of beholding the disgraceful close of the Congressional career of Benjamin Franklin Whittemore. At this writing thc House has Just decided that the hasty resignation which (under Butler's ad? vice, as I telegraphed yesterday to TUE NEWS,) was sent over the wires to Governor Scott, and as hastily accepted by that functionary, for rea? sons of his own, must be held to be valid. Ac? cordingly, when Whittemore made an effort to get the floor, In pursuance of the understanding at thc adjournment yesterday, Speaker Blaine re? fused to recognize him, or to allow him to be heard in his own defence. The House then passed a resolution condemn? ing Whittcmore's conduct in the strongest terms, and declaring him unworthy to be a representa' live of the people. The vote veas unanimous. Thc crestfallen carpet-bagger immediately left the hall, making some silly threats of an appeal to those whom'he has the Impudence to cal' his "constituents.'' The feature or the proceedings in the Senate to? day was the concurrence or that body in thc House amendments to the bill to remove the polit? ical disabilities or twenty-one hundred South? erners. fFROU THE ASSOCIATED TRESS.] WASHINGTON, February 24. In the House Whittemore presented docu? ments from the Governor of South Carolina, ac? cepting his resignation. The chair refused to recognise him as a member. A resolution was offered that Whittemore, late member or the House, had dispensed West Point and Naval Academy appointments contrary to law, and for a pecuniary consideration, and that he was unworthy of a seat in the House. Thc resolution was adopted unanimously. Whittemore slates that he will appeal to his constituents ror a re-election. In the Senate, a disability bill, covering some three thousand names, passed a'nd goes to thc President. The Hou6e, arter disposing or Whittemore, went into thc consideration or the Legislative Appro? priation bill and adjourned without conclodiug. In the Senate the House amendments to the Disability bill was concurred in; subsequently Wilson moved a reconsideration, with thc under? standing that the objection was to the name or ex-Senator Clingman, or North Carolina, and a Tew others. Thc matter or admitting Revels was discussed without definite action. The following resolution was adopted by the senate to-day: Resolved, That to add to the present Irredecma Dle paper currency or the couutry would be to render more dlfflcult and remote the resumption or specie payments; to encourage and roster thc spirit of repudiation; to aggravate the evils pro? duced by sudden and frequent fluctuations or values; to depreciate the credit or the nation, and to check thc healthful tendency or legitimate business to settle down on a snfc and permanent basis, and thererore, In the opinion of the Senate, the existing volume or such currency ought not to be Increased. NEWS AND GOSSIP RY MAIL. The Corruption of Congress-What the ? Whittemore Investigation has 1 . Already Elicited-A Radical Remedy, ; A Washington letter of Tuesday, in the Bal- j :lmore Gazette, says: i The report yesterday afternoon of the House I Military Committee In the case of Whittemore, 1 struck "the mass of the members with thc force I ind suddenness of a thunderbolt. The design . 5f the committee to bring the matter before ' the House thus early was known to but a very I few, the culprit himself being totally ignorant ] of the movement until within a short hour be- i Pore General Logan rose to submit the evi Jence, together with the resolution ol' expul- I sion. I have hoard to-day numerous speculations l ?is to the final result of this business. It is i known to all men that the honest portion of ' the members of the House are in a miserable i minority. The rogues so far Outnumber them i that it would bc the grossest folly in the faith- i fill few to attempt to purge the House of bribe- I ry and corruption. The questions are gravely i AI this instant asked all round, and in the halls J of Congress, where this business of serious in- | vestigiitlon and punishment, if now commenc- i ed, is to end? Is lt to be carried beyond I "cadetshlp9 in Congress?" Is it to be pushed 1 Into the departments ? And, beyond all, is the ?treat ''gift enterprise" to be ventilated ? Can i we stop, if we once begin in earnest ? True it ls that the case ol Whittemore ls one of unmitigated rascality. His "appointments" l In blank wore shown to have been hawked I about the country and offered for sale in "market overt"' to thc highest bidder for cash; irue, alsoj that ho meanly and. causelessly lied te every honest applicant; but he has a power it his back no less poteut than the general bodv of representatives of his stripe. True it is that his plea, in excuse, would cost a 1 lawyer his position before any reputable court in Christendom, were he to inter- i nose it in any analagous? criminal cause. ? Just think of a thief, under Indictment for ? the larceny or money, pleading that the sto? len "cash" was intended to be distributed to nameless "poor people" and for general educa- 1 tional and political purposes ! But if the qnan dam shad merchant, itinerant preacher, chap? lain and teacher of little negroes (and now the Massachusetts carpet-bagcer from South Caro lina,) shall be expelled, ls it to be supposed that he will not seek to mitigate his disgrace by dragging down to his level hosts of others 1 every whit as culpable as himself? Already : one of the very witnesses, yesterday, In his case, published a card this morning, in his de- , fence, In which he states os follows: "There was a number of men in the For? tieth, as there is every Congress, who could be bought like sheep at so much a head. I bought them as fastos I could, until the num? ber was Anally exhausted, and I was compelled to apply to another class who required deli? cate manipulations, and among them was Mr. Whittemore. When I first approached him on the subject, I found him to be quite ignorant of the character of his appointment at West Point." Here lt is avowed (and by one who knows) that a whole class of men in Congress can "be bought like sheep at 6o much a head;'* that he "bought them as fast as (he) could,'' until this blass of prime villains was "finally ex? hausted;" that he was then "compelled to ap? ply to another class who required delicate manipulations, and among them was Mr. Whit? temore." With the evidence before your read? ers of the doings of this specimen of the second class, who ls "innocent" and "ignorant." and who requires "delicate manipulations." what ls the country to think of the first class of scoundrels who had become "finally exhaust? ed" in the matter or selling cadetshlps ? I like the suggestion ol'a Radical organ here, which this morning urges a system of sales by auctiou of all government offices, bigaud little, civil and military, as preferable to the present clandestine plan. The Republican shows the "economy" of the scheme, and instances the low price which a cadetsHp is disposed of. Mr. Whittemore got only $1500 for a position which, to make it good, must cost the people of the United States $30,000. A Secretaryship of the Treasury, it might have been added, is worth to an adroit accountant a million a year, vet Stewart got the nomination for less than $20,000 in gold. The Political Atmosphere in Washing? ton-Thc Undercurrent of Talk-Cold? ness of Congress Towards the Admin? istration-Honest Republicans Seek? ing New Political Affiliations. We take the following very significant pas? sages from a Washington letter published In the New York Times, of Monday : There is an element In the political atmos? phere in Washington which bodes no good to tho future unitv and success of the Republican party. It is difficult to define its character precisely, but it ls so palpable that one can feel lt and breathe it, and it is far more per? meating than wc liku to admit. Thc cause of tho existence of such an element ls even more difficult to define than its character. But its existence ls certain. The shape which this feeling takes may be illustrated, perhaps, by thc remarks of a distinguished poet and satir? ist, who spent a few days here last week. He had been dining and wining In high official circles, had kept his eyes and cars open, and his conclusions were not hasty. On preparing to leave, a friend asked him, "Well, what do you lind ?" "I lind," said he, "an administra? tion without a party to support it." The poet found the truth, and thlsfrcmark may Illustrate the element which I refer to as existing In this political atmosphere. The administration and thc Republican party in Congress are not en rapport in feeling or desire. There is no enthusiasm on the floor of either honse, either in the support of the measures of the administration or in Its de? fence from outside attack. This. oohiness and Indifference extends so far that il is even pos? sible tor Fernando Wood to obtain unanimous consent to offer and to pass impertinent reso? lutions reflecting more or less dfrectly on the action of departments, and that, too, upon mere newspaper assertion as a basis. A dis? tinguished senator,who, In all the vast volume of debate in that body has held a bridle on his tongue, said to rae thc other day on this sub? ject : "There is not a member of that body who does not wish well to President Grant and his administration: yet there is not a panicle of enthusiasm, and very little cordial feeling in its behalt in all the Senate/' He IB undouut*' edly correct. This condition of affairs is, of course, thc undercurrent here, and not thc snrface aspect. But it is cropping out in BO many directions that the matter may as well be seriously con? sidered. It ls a fact, then, that many men, who have heretofore cried with tte Republican party are nojc talking about new political affil? iations. The Republican party, In their esti? mation, has substantially fulfilled its mission In the suppression of the rebellion, the com? pletion of reconstruction, and the establish? ment of impartial suffrage. Other Issues are coming up in the near future, and new combi? nations must be made to meet them. They would prefer to remain with the Republican party, but there is no inducement in thc course of the administration to do 60, and they desire to bc in the foreground of a new move? ment, provided there is to be one. The Bill to Enforce the SatTrage Amend? ment-Right of Colored Citizens to Vote at all Elections. A Washington letter or Tuesday says: i The bill to enforce the right bf citizens of the United States to vote in the several States, by , virtue of the Fifteenth amendment, will pro? bably be taken np by the Judiciary Committee 1 at their next meeting, but it will noFbe press- ' erl till official proclamation is made of the rati? fication of the Fifteenth amendment. This legislation ls proposed, as has beca slated, un- ' der the power conferred on Congress by the { second section ol said amendment. This bill i declares that all colored citizens shall be enti? tled to vote at all elections in thc State of their residence, subject only to the same conditions which now ure or may hereafter be required I to qualify white citizens to vote. In case the , constitution or law of any State requires an assessment or payment of tax as ' thc qualification of un elector, and the I assessor or other person shall refuse or wilful? ly neglect to assess the person or property of any qualified colored citizen of the United States. andTcsiding tn the hundred, ward or < district for which Bald assessor or other officer t shall have been elected or appointed, he shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars to any person who will sue for ' the same, and shall for every such offence be rrullty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars, and be im- ' prisoned not less than one month. The third < and fourth sections punish any official who i shall neglect to assess the property of colored ] citizens so that they cannot vote, or who shall Tail to transcribe their namos In the Hat of per? sons who pay taxes, thc payment of which tax Is by the constitution or laws ot any Slate i a qualification of an elector of such State; and the fifth section punishes by fine and Imprisonment any collector of Laxes who ' shall neglect wilfully to receive or rc- i :elpt for thc takes of colored people. < The sixth section declares that if at any State, county, township, hundred or munici? pal election held hy the authority of any law 1 of any State, or at nny election for electors of ( President of thc United States, or for mem? bers of thc House of Representatives of thc ' Uuited States, any presiding officer or Judge of 1 thc election shall refuse to receive, or shall ( advise or concur in refusing lo receive the , vote ol any person on accounl of his race, :olor or previous condition ol servitude, L-rery such presiding officer or Judge shall, for ] every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of t five hundred dollars to any per-on who will sue tor the same, and such presiding officer or 1 Indee sholl, for every such offence, bo deemed 1 ?rullty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined t not fess than two hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred, and bc Imprisoned not less ( than one month. The Circuit Courts of the United States are to have Jurisdiction of the t suits for lorfeltures Imposed and causes of ac? tion created by this act, and the Circuit and 1 District Courts bf thc Uuited States have juris- ' jictloa of the misdemeanors created by this t ict. ] 8PARKS FROX THE WIRES. Thc people of California are jubilant over inc ? :rop prospect. ' j Numerous outrages on Chinamen were perpe- ( trated In San Francisco, on Wednesday. A fear- , 'ul riot was Imminent, but thc heavy rain and a large police force dispersed the mob. Several per- . sons were injured while attemptiug to rescue the Chinamen. One thousand barrels o? Illegally stamped whiskey have been seized at Buffalo. < In Virginia twelve per cent. Interest ls allowed 1 on special contracts. i A writ of superceaeas is refused to Mayor Price, i or Mobile, and Harrington is consequently con- j Armed as Mayor. , The Governor of Virginia recommends that all , persons elected to ofllcc swear that they are not disqualified therefor by the United States Consti? tution. The opposition to the regular church ticket at the Utah elections received only three hundred ' out of over two thousand votes. Several women '> voted. I There has been a desperate fight between three j hundred Sioux and Crow Indians. The chief, i "Spotted Ragle," was killed. All the Crows were killed, and the Sioux lost seventeen killed and many wounded. ( The customs for the week ending February 10th were over $4,750,000. j The Court of Claims has rendered Judgment in thc case of Bcrnhelmer Brothers, New York, for one hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars, ' against the United States, for the proceeds of 1 cotton at Savannah. Secretary Robeson and the Naval Committees I will visit the British Iron-clad Monarch to-day. Kirkpatrick's distillery, at Chattanooga, was , seized with three hundred barrels of whiskey. The Virginia Legislature ls engaged in perfecting , a bill for legalizing the acts or military appoint? ees, performed since the admission or the State. The bill endorsing the first mortgage bonds of 1 the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad, to the amount or two million five hundred thousand 1 dollars, has passed both houses of the Alabama Legislature by the constitutional majority. THE ORA. NO EB UR O FIREMEN. [FB.OM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ORANGEDURG, Fcbraary 22. Yesterday was Hie anniversary of a disas? trous fire which occurred eighteen years ago, and was th3 cause of thc formation of our first fire company, which on this day celebrated its birthday. It was a gala day for thc firemen, who, for the population of our town, arc in efficient organization. Thc day was biting cold, old Boreas tuned his pipes from Arctic regions, but the red jackets of the "young America" repaired early in the day for target ;ontest, and many a prize rewarded their proo? fed skill. Ar 2 P. M. they formed at their ;nginc-houee to receive the courteously in? cited escort of the Elliott Hook and Ladder l'ompany, a new corps, which were to appear "or the first time. In a few minutes the latter :ompany appeared, with their 4tasty uniforms )f white flannel shirts, faced with red, black mnts, red belts, and black hate, dragging their rim truck wreathed with garlands, and bear ng on her front the patron name, "Eliott," In ?onorof Dr. Thomas A. Elliott, the venerable md beloved chief ol the fire department. They )asscd in review of the Young Americas, and ook position on their right. Next came the .Comet," a veteran pumper, formerly the old 'Charleston," manned by colored men in blue ihirts, dark pants, and glazed hats; they illgned ou the Young America's left. It be ng thc annual inspection, the companies were nspected by thc board of dreraasters and town :ouncil, who, passing along tho front, took jlace to tlie extreme right, and thc line pa? raded to the Railroad avenue, countermarched, ind, after courteous exhanges of compliments by the Young America and Elliott, thc parade ivas dismissed for exercise. After thc annual meeting of thc former company, at which were re-elected the officers commanding, they marched with their guests (the Elliotts) to dis? cuss a rich banquet, where lavish fare of good tilings preceded merry Jest, song and senti? ment. The respected chief addressed them, ind Messrs. Izlar. DcTrevtlle, Browning and Slstnink, with their wonted ability, animated their friendly rivalry. The truck of the EU aol t's was built by Mr. H. Riggs, and is a model of neatness, strength and finish. Tho pointing reflects great credit upon Hr. Wil? liams, one of tlie members of the company. The officers of -thc Elliott Hook and Ladder Company are : John A. Hamilton, foreman; M. Albricht, assistant foreman; W. J. DeTro ville, solicitor; E. J. Oliveros, M. D., surgeon; H. Vohers, secretary; W. T. Lightfoot, treas? urer. FOR Eloy OOSSIP. -The preponderance of votes for the Mon? archist party over the Republicans, in the re? cent Spanish elections, amounts to 370,000. -M. DeLcsscps has dismissed three hun? dred of the Suez Canal employees, and the cost of the personnel has been reduced from two to one million francs yearly. -A treaty of mutual aid and assistance in enforcing the decrees of thc respective law courts has been signed between the North German Confederation and the Grand Duchy jf Baden. -At a late fashionable wedding in England. . Jie bridal party being a little dilatory, thc or? ganist played " Eager to Meet Thee, Love;" ind again, thc party not coming, he sounded ?rth "Robin's Not Here." -Rlstorl don't draw at home. She failed to m the house at Florence, and lately played an engagement at the respectable second-rate theatre called Le Loggie. She plays about as well os ever, some say, but hardly draw9 full louses. -At a dinner given to Archbishop Lycur? gus, in the Jerusalem Chambers, London, jrace was said in Greek, the conversation was nainly in German, Dean Stanley spoke in Eng ish, and thc Greek consul returned thanks in French. -The Emperor of Russia hos conferred the medal of the Order of Merit on Mme. Patti, ipon appointing her first cantatrice to the :ourt. ThiB medal ls surrounded with dla nonds, and surmounted with the Imperial :rown. -A charitable society has been formed In berlin with bo other resources than the ends )f cigars thrown away by smokers. With the produce of these despised remnants lt has )ccn able to clothe completely sixteen poor :hildren, and even to give them some toys and sweetmeats at Christmas. -The Austrian Premier hos stated in the ?teichsrnth that the welfare of the whole na ion must be considered before thc demands of ^articular provinces. He added that thc min stry would protect the Interests of religion, )ut at the same time recognize the liberty of lonsclence and the rights of the State. -Thc Russian Government, being anxious hat there should bc no suspicion as to thc ap ilicatlon of the recent loan, declares Indlrect y that the loans are in no way connected with .he gathering of troops on the borders of Montenegro, and that, so far as the Eastern juestion is concerned, all the great powers de? sire peace. -Three American generals have entered the service of Ismael Pasha-Generals Mott, Lor ng and Sibley. They all three have nominally ;qual commands as generals of division; one aking the artillery, another thc Infantry, and he third the cavalry. It is probable that ftatheb Pasha will retain the nominal chief loramand of the Egyptian army. -Ata sale of autographs thc other day, a jurious document signed by Richard Cour de Lion was sold for 1460 francs. It was a letter n verse written at St. Jean d'Arc by a monk, ander the dictation of and signed by the lion? hearted King. It contained only twelve lines, md there was some doubt as to its originality, Sut the experts declared lt genuine. -Madame Ollivier recently appeared at a ball at the Tuileries In a high-bodied dress of white muslin, or as the French fashion report? ers style It, a toilette de la premiere commu? nion. It was at first erroneously supposed that the lady had a sore throat, but we are pleased to learn that her noble example of sweet simplicity has made a mark in the gay world. -Mr. John Stuart Mill writes In correction of a recent misrepresentation of his opinions. He 6ay6: "The entire control of the waste lands of the colonies was, a quarter of a cen? tury ago, deliberately given up by the mother country to tlie colonial governments. I thought at the time, and still think, that this was a mistake, but any attempt now to revoke the concession could have no effect but to pro? voke the separation which the memorialists desire to avert." -A petition has been sent to the French Senate, demanding that the fathers of the great? est number of children should be invested with some new decoration, and that the entire fra? ternity of bachelors should be subjected to a special tax, rising in amount according to their a^e. The oddest part of the affair ls, that a member of this grave body, M. Dupln, accepted thc petition quite seriously, but opposed its prayer on the ground that there was no ne? cessity for bestowing the suggested recom? pense. -People who have Judged the French Em? press by those sugar-candy photographs which are so common In the shops, will be surprised to learn that tlfs^pretty woman has a dash of thc tigress in her constitution. The public de? monstration over the ashes or M. Victor Noir, while it moved the tender-hearted Emperor to tears, filled the white bosom of his wife with a tempest of rage of the true feminine vehe? mence. She could not understand why some squadrons of cavalry were not ordered out to scatter poor M. Nolr's funeral procession. -The bill of fare for a grand ball at thc Tuil? eries is somewhat imposing. Lately it in? cluded "900 bottles of champagne, 400 of claret, 50 bottles of Madeira, 1200 litres of sy? rups, 200 of hot chocolate, 2000 ieos, 1200 litres of punch, 3000 cakes, 100 pasties, 1200 pounds of cold meats, 100 pal?s de foie gras, 200 chick? ens, 50 pheasants, 100 partidges, 12 hares, 3000 larks, 24 entr?es of fish, 24 salads, 20 fillets of beef, 3000 rolls, besides the coffee," Atc. In little more than an hour everything had disap? peared. No wonder that on one occasion a set of false teeth were found on the floor after the guests had departed. -Rumors of two or three domestic and social storms in the atmosphere of the British peerage have already reached our readers. One of the most interesting cases was that ol a suit for divorce between Sir Charles and Lady Mordaunt. the latter being charged with conduct unbecoming a scionesB of aristocracy, or any other woman. A special dispatch from London per cable, dated eighteenth instant, briugs news of the further progress of the suit. Lady Mordaunt has, it seems, made full con? fession ot her frailty, and implicates the Prince of Wales, Viscount Cole, and Slr Frederick Johnson. The Queen ia said to be much dis? turbed by these revelations. -Curious stories are told of thc simple and austere life led by many ol the prelates of the Council at Rome, who disdain to indulge them? selves with any luxuries to which they are not accustomed at home. "A day spent in visit? ing them makes ns acquainted with many a dark and steep staircase, many a mean and narrow chamber. Some who have a palace at home are here lodged In the cell of some monk, and bound to observe the hours of the monastery. It ls cold, and all have not fire; it rains, and all have not a carriage. One is no doubt edified, but sometimes one is also pained and distressed to see aged bishops making their way to the Vatican either in a dilapidated carriage, which hardly shelters them, or too often on foot under a shower of rain." -A correspondent of the Gaulois, speaking of a delay In the first perlormance of "Frou Frau" at Rome, tulls us that In the "Eternal City" there ls not one censor, but three cen? sors-a censor for politics, a censor for reli? gion, and a censor for costumes and morali? ty. If each of these censors could have his own way, very little of any piece submitted to them would be left. But, fortunately, the po? litical censor thinks the religious censor ab? surdly strict; the religious censor has no pa? tience with the severity of the political censor; and both object to the excessive prudery raan ifested by the censor for costume and morali? ty. In short, each of the three censors ls con? trolled by the other two, and "Frou Frou" would have passed without correction or pro? test, and would have been produced without delay but for an accident which obviously concerned the censor for costume; at the last moment the ^heroine's dresses had not ar? rived. THE K. K. K. IN SUMTER. The Whole Story a Radical Fabrl. cation. , About a week ago we printed a highly spiced Radical account of K. K. K. outrages In Sumter, including "riot, arson and murder." At thc same time a letter from the sheriff on the subject of K. K. K. outrages was read In the Legislature, and lt was rumored that a million militia, more or less, would be sent to Sumter immediately. It now turns out that the whole story was utterly false. The Sumter Watchman says. We know not whether the letter referred to (the letter of the sherjfT) details the statements os they are above made, but tills wc know, that what is there stated in regard to a meet? ing of the citizens and effort to force the col? ored people into position, ls utterly and entirely without foundation. No such meeting was held in that section, no attempt was made to hold it, and no wish or purpose to hold such a meeting exists or has existed. ?From all the information wc have been ena? bled to gather, (he statement in regard to the burning'is also false, as also the insults to thc family of the said Price. Some parties, whether white or colored, we have not been enabled to learn, are paid to have waited on Price and in lorraod him that some of his practices were obnoxious. But no violence was either at? tempted or threatened, as far as we have been enabled to learn. The opinion is that no white man had anything to do with even this much. -1 i rn? ?? ? THE HA YANA BUTCHERY. Detalla of the Greenwaldth Murder Account of an Eye-Wltneas. Among the communications sent to the State Department by Consul-General Hall in relation to the Greenwaldth assassination is a statement of the French Consul-General at Havana, Marquis Zorlin Zanson, which ls a faithful and interesting account of the affair, and is given entire, as follows: On Saturday, February Gth, I left the Hotel de T?l?graphe a little before noon. I got into my carriage in order to go to the office of the Consulate, where I was to preside at the an? nual meeting of the French Benevolent Socie? ty. After having met the carriage of the Con Bul-General of England, which was taking Mrs. Dunlop and her daughter to the hotel, and be? ing near the promenade called Parque dc Isa? bel Catalica, on a line with the street called Teniente Rey. I distinctly heard several Bhota of firearms. 1 ordered my coachman to stop, and, turning my eyes toward the prome? nade in the direction whence came the noise, I perceived a man running at full speed and two persons pursuing him. The fugitive was overtaken and seized. I saw a shot fired at him, the muzzle of the weapon almost touched his head, and a moment after I saw him struck behind between the shoulders, as it seemed lo me. This took place less than one hundred paces from the spot where I was, and in less time than I require to write lt. The un? fortunate man had, however, escaped I rom the bands of his aggressors, and was running towards my carriage. 8eeing that ho was near enough, I made him a sign, called to him, and told him to get Into the carriage with me. I saw him when but a few steps from me. He was a young man about twenty-five years o? age, wearing cloth garments, and having a very florid complexion. His hands were cov? ered with blood. He staggered as if ready to fall. He did not utter a single word. He seemed to make an effort to como to me, but at the sight ol his assassins he turned aside, and went in the direction of the arsenal. My coachman has since told me that he saw him fall or disappear against the paling which sepa? rates the promenade from tue American Rail? way. At the same moment the two aggres? sors appeared before me with a bold and threatening air. One of them wore a brown surtout, and I could not distinguish his features. The other, quite a tall man, who was nearer to me, wore a straw hat with a cockade, like those of the vol? unteers. He seemed in no wise excited by what he had Just done, and was coolly cleaning a large stiletto, which I saw gleaming in his hands. "Gentlemen," exclaimed I, In Span? ish, "what is the matter ? What hfthis? Why treat this unfortunate man thus ?" "He is a scoundrel," replied the man with the stiletto. "He is a villain and a rascal." "But," said It. "for what do you accuse him ? There must be some reason for all this; what has he done?"' "He has shouted Viva C?spedes ! He wears an American cravat. He and many others deserve what has happened to him." "Bat," rejoined I, "lt ls not customary to kill people for that-for such things they are taken to prison or delivered up to Justice." I did not yet know that the victim was an inoffensive foreigner without arms-defence? less, and not even able to explain himself. I supposed him to be a native of the country. The time consumed b> these questions and answers had enabled him to escape or conceal ' himself. All discussion with the ussasslns was useless. Their attitude was menacing. We retired. I went to the consulate, where the French citizens were awaiting my arrival, and shortly al ter I made a report to his Excellency, the Captain-General, of the facts of which I had Just been ^witness. On returning to the hotel I learned that another foreigner had, at about the same time, been pursuedDv a crowd as far as the corner of the Placide vogeur, stabbed and horribly wounded, and that he had expired at the door of the commission, whither the oolice had con? ducted him without having tried to defend him. I have made this declaration, which accords In all particulars with my remembrance, at the request of Mr. Hall, Vice-Consul General of the United States, and in order to serve bim, as is just and proper. Signed by M. DB ZOKUN ZANSON, French Consul. Shipping -pOR LIVERPOOL. The fine American Ship MISSOURI, L. T. J&? BBADBUBN, Master, having the largest por-Saat tlon of her cargo engaged and aboard, wants about 800 bales Cotton to fill Hp. For engage? ments, apply to W. B. SMITH & CO., feb23 wfm_Kapler's Range. RIO DE JANEIRO,. The Al British Bark CONTEST, Captain Scott, will sall for the above port In a few ; days. For Passage, having handsome accommoda? tions, apply to H. F. BAKER k CO., feb24 Ko. 20 Cumberland street F OR LIVERPOOL. The tine first-class British bark "LA? KEMBA," Captain Brown, having two-!_ thirds cargo engaged and on board, will sall witt dispatch. For balance Freight engagements apply to HENRY CARD, fei)23 Accommodation What F OR LIVERPOOL The fine British Bark DAVID MCNUTT, Lockhart, Master, ls now ready to receive < Cargo for the above port. Being of small capacity and part of her" cargo engaged, will meet with dispatch. For Freight engagements, apply to ROBERT MORE k CO , feM4 Boyce's Wharf. JpOR NEW YORK. The First Class Side-wheel Steamship MANHATTAN, M. S. Woodhull, Oom-.! mander, of the New York and Charleston steam? ship Company's Line, will leave Adger'a South Wharf OH SATURDAY, the 26th instant, at 3 o'clock P. M. 49" Through Bills of Lading given on Cotton to Liverpool and Boston. JtS- Insurance by this Line hair per cent. t&- Superior Accomodattons for Passengers. feb?* a_JAMES ADOER A co., Agcmsr - BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, BOS? TON, AND THE CITLES OF THE NORTH? WEST. THROUGH BILLS OF LADINO 0I7EN FOR COTTON TO BREMEN. The flue steamship "FALCON," Hor? sey, Commander, will sali for Baltl more on FRIDAY, the 25th February, at 2:0 P. M The "SEA CULL" wm follow on TUESDAY, 1st March. *^ 49*Di8urance by the Steamers of this line >i per cent, to Baltimore and Philadelphia. To Bos? ton V. Philadelphia Freights forwarded to that city by railroad from Baltimore without addi? tional expense for Insurance. 03-The "OHIO" leaves Baltimore lor Bremen on the 9th March. 49-ConsLgneea by this line are allowed ample time to sample and sell their Cottons from the Railroad Depot in Philadelphia. PAUL C. TRENHOLM, Agent, feb24 2 No. 2 Union Wharves. ?piOR PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON. The Steamship PROMETHEUS, Cap? tain A. B. Gray, will leave North A; lan-,_ tlc Wharf, on FRIDAY, thc 25th Instant, at - o'cloek. For Freight or Passage, apply to JOHN k THEO. GETTY, feb24_North Atlantic Wharf. jp O R LIV ERPOOL. CHARLESTON AND LIVERPOOL STEAMSHIP LIKE. The Fine Iron Screw Steamship^E^??k, ?LUMSDEN," J. Rutter, Commander gfflflMK ls now ready to receive Freight for the above port, and has a portion of her cargo engaged and going on board. Through Bills Lading signed in Charleston^) all principal ports on the Continent of Europe. Marine Insurance by tins line at low rates. For Freight engagements apply to feb9 ROBERT MURE k CO. rjRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH CHARLESTON EN ROUTE TO FLORIDA AND AIKEN, ' And other places, should lay in their ^Fjfjftt supplies of Clarets, Champagnes, Cor-5?U??fc dials, Brandies, Whiskies Wines, Canned Soups and Meats, American and English Biscuits, De? villed Ham, Tongue, Lobster, Durham Smoking Tobacco and Imported Segara. ~ WM. S. CORWIN A CO., No. 275 King street, opposite Hasel, Charleston, S. 0. Branch of No. 900 Broadway, corner 20th street, New York. sept28 emos VESSELS SUPPLIED WITH CABIN AND MESS STORES ON SHORT NOTICE. Captains and Stewards are respect fully Invited to call and examine n,avrAlMW? quality and prices of our GOODS. Full weight guaranteed. Delivered free of expense. WM. S. CORWIN k CO., No. 276 King street, opposite Hasel, Charleston, S. 0. 93- Branch of No. 900 Broadway, New York. Jan 24_ JNLAND ROUTE-FOR SAVANNAH VIA BEAUFORT AND SEABROOK'S LANDING, HILTON HEAD, TWICE A WEEK. The steamer PILOT BOY, Captain C. Carroll White, will saU for Sa van-_ _ nah via Beaufort every SUNDAY ana THURSDAY MORNING, at 8 o'clock. On the Sunday's trip she will touch at Ohlsolm's and Turner's Landings, going and returning, and will touch at Bluffton, going and returning, every alternate Thursday. Returning will leave Savan? nah every MONDAY and FRIDAY AFTERNOONS, at 2 o'clock. For Freight or Passage, apply to J. D. AIKEN k CO., Agents, Jan2Q_South Atlantic Wharf. Jp QB. PALATE A, FLORIDA, VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA JACKSON? VILLE AND LANDINGS ON ST. JOHN'S RIVER. SEMI-WEEKLY LINE. Steamer "DICTATOR," Captain George E. McMillan, sails every, TUESDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock. Steamer "CITY POINT." Captain Fenn Peck, sails everv FRIDAY EVENING at S o'clock. Con? necting w'ith steamer STARLIGHT for Enterprise. Throuzh Tickets and through Bills of Lading for Freight given. % J. D. AIKEN 4 CO., Agents, janis South Atlantic Wharf.