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irr^T TTUff IT_N?TMRER 1259. CHARLESTON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. WASHINGTON. THE CADEISHIP INVESTIGATION. THE CAUSE OF CUBA President Grant Lobbying for thc Con? firmation of Bradley and tin Annexa? tion of St. Domingo. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] WASHINGTON", March 9. Thc cadctshlp investigation is substantially at an end, and it is evident enough that no more members of thc present Congress are to be incriminated. Butler, of Tennessee, will bc censured, but not expelled. The Cuban General Qucsada had an informal interview with thc President and Secretary Fish to-day. He informed them that thc cause of the insurgents was physically in a good con? dition; that Jordan had not resigned, and that thc greatest injury done thc Cubans bod been thc course of the United States government, based upon and caused by Spanish misrepre? sentation. He expressed the utmost confidence In thc tiual triumph of toe insurgents, President Grant visited the 5iT;ate to-day, and remained two hours In the President's room, where he conferred with thc Republican members of thc Committees on the Judiciary and on Foreign Relations.. With thc members of thc lormer committee, he discussed the status ot Judge Bradley, and urged the imme? diate confirmation of the nomination. With the latter, he discussed the San Domingo question, pressing the ratification of the trea? ty. He announced that official dispatches showed that, the people of San Domingo unanimously desired annexation. The visit of the President, and his modest requests, created a considerable sensation. [PROM TUE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] WASHINGTON, March 9. Advices from New Hampshire show that the Republicans have carried the State and Legis? lature. Chandler, doubtless, comes to the Senate. LATER_The revenne to-day is $335,000. General Quesada and parly yjsited the Presi? dent and Secretary Fish to-day. J Em mons has been nominated United States attorney for the northern district of Florida. Tirfe Finance Committee of thc Senate aro divided on the whiskey bond question. There will be a minority report. CONGRESSIONAL Nothing from the committees. In thc House, a resolution allowing ihe widow of Stanton, his gross salary as Supreme Jndge, meeting objection, we^t over. The Air Line Road to New York is now being discussed. *? Tho Senate Finance Committee reported ad? versely to . the House bill extending time of bond for whiskey. The Judiciary Committee reported back the Hou6c bill with thc icconi-^PI mendation that lt pass. LATER.-In the Senate the resolutions of the Texas Legislature In favor of a postal telegraph wero presented. Trumbull, from the Committee on the Ju? diciary, reported tho House bill for thc admis? sion of Ge?rgfa." H? staked that the committee were opposed to imposing any conditions, but, in the face of two decisions of the Senate, they would make no counter report. The bill im? poses the same conditions as were put npon Virginia and Mississippi, with Bio<^iami8 amendment. Trumbull asked tluMmrae diate Consideration of t>? bill, but Boreman objected, and lt went over. The Funding bill was discussed up to ad? journment. In the House-thirteen Pennsylvanians peti? tioned for a reduction ol' the tariff on teas, Bugar and coffee. (How about iron ?) The^Air Line Road bill was rejected. The bill to reduce the number of army offi? cers was taken up and discussed. Adjourned._ The Georg i H Question-A Precious Mess Setting a Precedent-Thc Cadctahip Business. [FROM O0R OWN CORRESPONDENT.] > WASHINGTON, March 7. In the long discussions which are constwuiiy arising ia Congress, In sonic new phase of the interminable Georgia question, thc Radical members find themselves compelled to conless the folly of their own legislation in tite work of reconstruction. In the course of a speech made on Saturday, General Farnsworth, of Illi? nois, declared that but for thc unlawful and bad acts of some of the officers of the State of Georgia, the Republican party would have maintained its position there, and been solidi? fied and mr.de a unit; yet he argued that "there is m t a good reason why Congress should attempt to perpetuate the reign of those men, especially when it is charged that they are purloining and appropriating to their own use the funds belonging to the State. He hit Butler a good lick by informing tho House that when he wanted to push anything through the irate Massachusetts member" rose lu his place, and with flaming nostrils and raised arms, yelled out at the top Ot his voice, "murder ? murder ! "There have been disorders in Georgia," said Farnsworth, but, in my judgment, they have been grossly ex aggencfted. I have always noticed, the moment Qeorgia'affairs ave to come up, we read in tue. Chronicle ot this city of outrages; then wc. have Governor Bullock and his staff herc with more outrages; then an act cf Congress." The Republicans having passed an act in 1S6S declaring Georgia entitled to represeutalion in Congress, and having admitted to seats on the floor of the House four representatives from that State, find themselves puzzled not a little to vote tor thc same thing over again; bnt tho dictum of party rule will push tho bill through both House?, and thus inaugurate the dangerous precedent of reconstruction, or, in the language of Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, "es? tablish tho right of Congress to seize any State by the throat and compel her to do what Congress chooses to say she shall do." As to thc status which Georgia has just oe copied, both parties unite in denouncing thc tool of Bullock-General Terry-who treated her aa if she were again a military district. In a most convincing speech on this question on Saturday, Mr. Beck said : I do not believe that thc President of thc United States canctioncd tho proceeding. If he did it was a plain, palpable usurpation of power, without even the poor plea ol' ignor? ance to shield him. No man in this House w?l venture tc assert that there is anything in that law. Butler himself said yesterday that there was not anything In that law-to reduce thai State to a territorial form of government. It there is not, theu how did t-he come to oc? cupy that position ? liic President said in his message, ou the first Monday of last December, that thu State had complied with ail the Reconstruction acts aud was a State in full fellowship with all others, and htid, ratified the Fourteenth amendment; and that it was becuuse of her vote, added to that ol' other States, that the Four? teenth amendment was ratified. This'being' ?the fact, aud the President knowing il, us bc*, said'he did tn the message, and as the act of I December last gave him no authority, as the gentleman from Massachusetts admits, and as every intelligent man on this floor knows, to change the condition of that State or to do aught else than reassemble the Legislature originally elected, to give them a chance to purge their body-in view of all these facts, If any gentleman on this floor will get up and contend that the President, has reduced Geor? gia to a territorial condition in violation of law, in violation of his own declarations that she was a State, then I am ready to announce to this Houso and to the country that that act of thc President was tho first glaring act of usur? pation that ever was attempted by any Execu? tive upon the liberties ol* a free people. But I venture to affirm that no man on the Radical side of thc House will charge the President with a crime so infamous or a violation of law so flagrant. All the facts regarding the sale of cadctehips have not got into the newspapers, but the tes? timony before the Military Committee incul? pates, more or less, a majority of thc carpet? bag members of the Fortieth Congress, among them Sypher, Blackburn, Newsman) and Tidal, of Louisiana; Edwards, of Georgia, and Csjjiis, of Alabama. Rome of the testimony showe the utter recklessness with which this class ol' Congressmen sold their political influence. A witness in Edwards' case was actually unable to remember tile name of the man who had purchased of him Edwards' appointment. Ho ?-.jly knew that he received the money, splurg? ed around town on .it, and it "was pur? chased by a mail Who loafed around Willards." Letters received her? froi? Columbia say that Whittemore is going to run again for Con? gress. It ia of no use. He won't bc admitted. Rapublican members say that the House hav? ing deciared him "unworthy to be a represen? tative of .thc people," will not reverse its unanimous record and admit him. As it is thc sole judge by virtue of the Constitution of the "qualifications" of its own members, there ls no possible loop-hole through which Whittc morc can crawl bad Into Congress. The manner in which these carpet-baggers cling to the spoils is marvellous. Whtttemore tried the charity dodge on the committee, while Deweese. of North Carolina, appeared before them In a most penitent manner and cried like a child to be let off. The committee have learned within a day or two that witnesses are afraid to appear before them, and arc running off beyond thc reach of a summons. ?o.Tie have been, undoubtedly, paid to get out >f the \7a." The fashionable season here has closed. The ishen shadows oCLent arc athwart thc Kalends if March. It has ?cen without doubt the aost brilliant and extend season since 1SG1, i or thc receptions, balls, partie"",- dinners, &c, i ave been more numerous and on .*> grander I cale than has been known for the past **%'>. 1 vinters. There uro two reasons for this> { 1 irhlch may be found in the fact of the opening J if a large, new and elegant hotel, and the t ntrchasing of so many new residences by ' enators, members, aud other officials, tims 1 [iving strangers and residents alike an oppor- s unity to entertain in the most approved style, a "he season was closed by a bail at Admiral I .ortcr's, and levee at thc British Minister's, f "he Presld-nt will probably continno to have c is slate dinners until lie flrtisliea. the roll-;^" ? j f Congress, as lie is Inviting them wlihout t egard to politics or race. t Revels, tho. negro senator, ls putting 0n a i ;ood many airs. He has ?nstj;?cUjii the i loorkecper of tho Senat? to br?ng m ? io cards to him, - he doa,t wlsh t0 , ie interrupted ,n lhe CODslderat?on of I lubli? tJTts?iicss during the sessions of the Renate. Thora ls precious little public business hat he ls consulted lu. He is overwhelmed vith negro applicants for office, and is already crowding them into the departments. There we twenty-two negro clerks now employed hy? the government, but Revels thluks there aught to be more. The Parepa Opera Troupe concluded a mag? nificent engagement yesterday at the National, and appear to-night in a sacred concert. ZUTA. EUROPE. Fallare of Cotton Houses. Kew YORK, March 9. Private dispatches report thc failure of seve? ral Liverpool and Manchester cotton houses. Ttic Mordaunt Divorce, LON NON, March 0. Additional proceedings lu the Mordaiuit di? VOrce case will be heard before a fuil bench. Thc CEcumiiiicill Council. PARIS, March 9. France and other nations will demand to be allowed special representation in the (Ecumen? ical Council. Infallibility Once More. LONDON, March 9. The German and Austrian bishops have agreed to oppose Papal infallibility; and it is generally hoped that the Pope will not precip? itate a collision with the Catholic powers. Iiurlliiganii-'s Successor. ST. PUTEKSBUKG, March 9. J. M. Brown is the provisional successor of Burlingame. MEXICO. HAVANA. March 9. Advices from the City of Mexico report great rejoicings on account of victories over the revolutionists. TUE ONEIDA DISASTER. WASHINGTON, Mareil 9. Mr. Portman, thc American Secretary Of Lc pitiou for Japan, writes that the Investigation, relativo to the Oneida disaster is proceeding at ;he English Consular Court. L ily Parkes, the ?rife ol'the British Japanese Minister, was one r-f the passengers on thc Bombay, and will be )ne ol' the witnesses. Tho most iuteuse feei? ng prevails during the investigation. SPARES PROM TUE WIRES. A Louisville dispatch says that John C. 3reckiuridge, in a criminal argument, de louuccd the members of the Ku-Klux-Knin as rillains or idiots. COTTON SPECULATORS COMINO TO GKIEP.- A ipecial correspondent of thc Atlanta Coustitii iou, writing from Memphis, Tenu., ou WeU lesday the ?Jd ult., says : "Forty colton speculators, more or less ame ducks-went, limping about tho streets' csterday. Poverty, terrible ai inevitable, luless the price advances within the next lew lays, awaits some ol' the boldest tradesmen if this city. There are dealers havingsever.il housaud bales on hand. Ono ol' these, icdgiug, I suppose, lo get even, bought yoster lay more Hum 1200 bales for about $130.000. His 'stimuleJ losses are *10?,0?0. But he is quick, ihrcwd, bold, clear-headed, able to hold on or months, and always, when he falls, stands >n his feet. He will win before the season ?loses. The nnmoer of bales received here exceeds that ol'the same date last year about 5,000 bale". Cotton dealers think the crop viii ttuiounito '2,850,000 bales." -During Hie cadetship quarrel in th'; H onsc sibluek weal over to poor Whittemore. und ?aid, "Fil tell yon, Whittemorc, how y?"J can .:eep your sent in spite of them." '-How ?" .agerly asked W. "Why," re.-pou<.'c3 -N'ibi.ick, 'get some Democrat to contest it." TUE NEW REGIME. More Pen Pictures of our Political Ce? lebrities. NUMBER IV. OWENS, KA IK KV, ROSE. Young J. F. Owens ls a very sickly spoci tnen of humanity, and enjoys the unenviable reputation of having deserted from the Con? federate army. He is a native of South Caro? lina, and thc senator from Laurens County. He never speak", and seems to be only half awake when voting. J. Ii. Ralncy, senator from Georgetown County, is a bright colored man, who, iu years gone by, was a barber at the Mills House, In Charleston. He ls a fine looking man, intelligent, dignified and earn? est. He held the Important position of chair? man of thc Finance Committee, and his re? ports were models of brevity and clearness, ne seldom spoke, but when he did, it was manifest that he had well considered the sub? ject, and was doing his best to make it clear, not keelond it. It 13 believed that he will bc elected io fill the vacancy caused by the expul? sion of W/iittemorc. He is far superior to any Radical white mau who has yet been mentioned ia connection with the place, and, doubtless, ls much more competent than any colored map in that congressional dis? trict, \Yi E, ROSO ls th? senator from York County. He is an Englishman by birth, but came to thc United States at an early age and tried living in several of them. AH he lias re? mained longest in South Carolina, it is to bc presumed that he is pleased with it. As a legislator, lie has no ability whatever, but is said to be a shrewd business man. SWAH.S. WIMBCSII. S. A. Swails is a mulatto, but so very light that he is frequently mistaken for a white man. He ls an easy, good-natured individual, aud onjo3's a reputation for integrity of character, of which he may well be proud. He Is a na? tive of Pennsylvania, but, as he expresses it, is not a carpet-bagger, but a "knnp sackcr," that is he came down South with thc United States army, in which, at thc close of thc war, he held thc rank of lieutenant. Ile was a sergeant at ?lustcc und was badly wounded. Swails is the senator for Williamsburg County. He is a teacher In one of the free schools of thc State. He spoke but little and was very Impatient under opposition. As regards his politics, Jio is a moderate Republican. Lucius Wlmbosu, the senator from Chester Comity, is of mixed jlood. Previous to emancipation days ho was i waiter at one ol'the restaurants in Columbia. His occupation is that of teacher. Ile is one ' Ibo bitterest of the colored Radicals. A ?ivil rights bill could scarcely be drawn to suit lim. ne ^**llt?Ves m thc elevation of his race, ind would do almost a.T^lng to "Id them In [training that end. Ile i's bittet' upon the Cftr let-baggers, whom he believe? W? working ; br their own interests. ?,ono. lu ? speech on ,ru oo^ion ho accused them ol' attempting ? get control of all thc offices, and to drive be colored mea out of politics. He warned hem to desist in their designs ere it was too ate, for if they did hot the colored men would .Ise up ia their might and drive tnem across Mason's and Dixon's line. Wlmbush, it is srj,^ Has uuboundod Influence over the colonel peo? ple of his aunty. J. J. WKIOIIT. Tile person who heads this sketch is not now a member of thc General Assembly; but R3 he was sent lo thc Senate for a long term from Beaufort County, and was In his seat nearly allot last session, lt is not inappropri? ate to include him in the list of thc "honora? ble senators ol' South Carolina." Wright is a black man, and a native of Pennsylvania. Alter the war lie came South and was appoint? ed by General Howard legal adviser of the freedmen of this State. Ile claims lo bc a graduate ot a college in New York, and to have studied law for three or four years in the offices of two prominent legal firms in Penn? sylvania. As a senator bc was Industrious. He spoke more, perhaps, thau any other one of thc (senators, and generally very clearly. Early in February he was elected associate justice of the supreme bench of thc State by a pnjal! majority over W. J. Whipper, another colored man, and the oajr l$W tbe election took his seat. He now holds the highest posi? tion held by a colored jnah in thc United States. Ile, previous to his election, acknowl? edged bis Incapacity for thc office, but staled that as it was intended by the dominant party to place a colored man in it, he was entitled to it as being the most competent colored man in thc State. However much thu remark savor? ed of egotism, it was true, unless lhere are brighter colored men in the back ground than lhere arc in the front ot politics. Ol' those who represent the people In the Legislature and in the State offices, there is not oue who is Intellectually Wright's equal. THE DEMOCRATS ol tilla body are II. Buck, of Picketts County; D. Kiernan, of Oconeo County; Joel Foster, of Sparlanburg County; J. H. Reed, of Ander? son County; T. A. Rodgers, of Hurry County, aud R. M. Sims, of Lancaster County. The large majority of Republicans against them made all opposition on their part almost use? less, but, by allying their votes with those of the more conservative of the Republicans, cither prevented the passage ot'extreme party measures, which wejy iujmi?al to the interests Of tho wiiiie people of the Suite, of Caused them to be so amended as to lOSSOit their force. Sims, who was the leader of the Demo? cratic senators, was the only one ot' them who spoke at all, and he very seldom. E. E. Dickson, senator of Clarendon, is a silent member. His politics arc uncertain He is a native of South Carolina. KOUS? OP REPRESENTATIVES. From Hie Senate we will go to the House. What a change. Tue body we have left was orderly and thc proceedings conducted in a quiet, business-like manner. There, the sena? tors showed some little courtesy to one anoth? er, and readily yielded to the ruling of Hie president. It is true that thi3 decorum might not nave been witnessed, if there were as n:any senators as there are representatives, lint asida from the confusion and noise Incidental to au assembly of a large num? ber of men, there is, as a general thing, an amount of bustle, discourtesy and wrangling in tho House, which ia utterly inexcusable and reflects no credit upon the rcpresenlatlvoSjWho had the powur,aud should have exercised ll. to maintain order. Frequeul Iy there were from uhulf doEen lo a dozen on the floor at the time, yelling "Mr. Speaker," and would only desist idler being repeatedly rapped down. Many sat on their desks, others walked around, talking in a loud tone ol voice. A visitor entering the hall during the session would nine times out of ten be unable to understand what was the character of the business under consideration. In this body there are one hundred and twenty-three mem? bers, cf whom fitly are while, forty black, and thirty-three of mixed blood. Of this number one hundred and eight arc Republicans, and fifteen Democrats. A large number of thc represen? tatives believed that it wa* "parliamentary" to call for the "yeas and nays," and did so "In and out of season." Tills piece of foolishness consumed a great portion of each day's ses? sion. On several occasions the "yeas and nays" were called as often as fourteen times during a session. The Ilouse was In session elglity-llvc days, averaging four hours a day. The "yeas nnd nays" were called on an aver? age of three times a day,* consuming at least three-quarters of an hour. One thousand-and twenty hours were spent in legislating, two hundred and fifty-five of which were wasted in calling the "yeas and nays." Truly an expen? sive luxury this displaying of parliamentary knowledge by the dusky legislators. SPEAKER MOSES. Franklin J. Moses, Jr., Is a native of South Carolina, and at thc commencement of the late hostilities was aioVde-camp to Governor Pickens, and, as such, claimed and was granted thc privilege of hoisting the Confederate flag over Fort Sumter after its garrison had capitu? lated. After tliis "piece of daring," ho receiv? ed a commission in tim Confederate service, and was stationed where there was a prospect of "smelling gunpowder." Ile thought that even a whiff of lt would impair hts health, and never took one, but managed to get an ap? pointment as enrolling officer, and In the peril? ous occiipation of sending "men to the front," passed the remaining dava ol' thc war, At H;c close of hostilities ho edited a paper in Sum? ter for a short lime, and suddenly changed his politics -if he ever had any-and allied him? self with the Republican party. By means of a pleasant address and aa 'immense amount of cheek," (for instance, his delivering of a lec? ture upon "religion" to the colored people,) he was elected to the Legislature from Charleston County. In this body he was elected Speaker, and it ls but justice to say that no one else could control thc members os well as he docs. At the end ol' each session the House votes him five hundred dollars extra, which he probably earns, os it is no small task to main? tain order, now and then, In such a disorderly body. The representatives, however, forget that his exertions have been In their behalf, and Instead of voting the extra compensation out ol' their own pockets, vote it out of the State treasury; to lake which, under the cir? cumstances, grieves the unselfish heart ol Moses, who, as he expresses It with a tear In the corner of eacli optic, "labors with an eye single to thc good of the people of the State." Moses speaks well, and makes interesting | whatever subject he discusses. He has his ? favorites in thc House, and lt ls with difficulty 1 that any but these can secure thc floor, lt Is | useless for the disappointed to appeal against ( tile decision of the chair, for it is certain to be ' sustained. If Hoses is requested lo give his ? reasons for a "ruling,''lie will rural**" " | .,"._"""","_. ~? mern, I ?j?, 5 ..-.j,-^ Bt iniforent periods of j ?S world's history, from foe limo that Miss Pharaoh lound Muses In Um bullrushes and "ruled" to keep him, the present. Ho will i state these reasons, Bo rapidly a3 to confuse, and willi an appearance of so much confi? dence In tne justice of what he ls relating, ns ,w CAttVlUCU Hie most skeptical. BnC Arr hts management, not one-third of the business disposed of in the House last sjession would have been transacted, for which the people of the Slate, generally, have not much cause lo thank him. At present Moses is adjutant general of the Stale, and will, by virtue or his office, command the militia at the next .ronero] elections. A brilliant campaign may bc anticipated. Moses is ambitions. He aspires lo Hie Congressional seat left vacant by tho expulsion of WhlltC more; but if he cannot get this, lie will take the office of Lieutenant-Governor of tho Slate. If thc Radical party be successful In the coming campaign it la probable that Moses will be Governor, as it ls stated that the programme of the Radical party is to re-elect Scott Govern? or and elect Moses Lieutenant-Governor, thou send Scott lo the United States Senate, and ol' course Moses will step into the gubernatorial chair. As regards his Congressional aspira? tions, J. II. Raincy, colored, State senator from Georgetown County, who is spoken of lu this connection, will make a much better rep? resentative for botli Hie white and colored people of the First District. A THRILLING INCIDENT. Tlic Kew York Commercial Advertiser says : "One of our oldest merchants, who formerly carried on business in Beaver street, residing, ?us it was tlie custom in old times, over his store, tells tho following thrilling narrative, which he occasionally relates willi wonderful effect : "A party had been collected at bis house to give ?clat to one of those little family festivals which;brighleii the dark trace of life, and cheer the human heart in every clime, lt was his daughter's wedding day; crowds of her young acquaintances circled around lier, .and tu the lather gazed proudly on the lace ol' the young bride, he wished as bright a prospect might open for his other children who were gambol? ling merrily among a crowd. Passing through tlie passage contiecling thc lower rooms he met the servant maid, an ignorant country wench, who was carrying a lighted tallow candle in her hand without a candlestick, lie blamed her for this dirty conduct, and went into the kitchen to make some arrangements with Iiis wife about the supper table; the girl shortly returned with her arms full of ale boU tlcs, but without Hie candle. Thc merchant immediately recollect eil that several barrels of gunpowder bad been placed in his cellar ??. ring thc tiny. and. 'J.;,,' ?;?0 foreman natl opened ono of the Darrels to select a sample for a cus lO10i<?.'. 'Where's your candie.?' lie inquired Ul thu utmost agitation. '1 couldn't ?bring it un willi me, for my hands were full,' said Hie girl. 'Where dbl you leave ?ti" 'Well. I'd no candlestick, so 1 stuck it into some black sand Hint's liiere in one ol'the tubs.' The merchant dashed down thc cellar steps; the passage was long and dark, and, ns he groped his way on, ids knees threatened tn give way nuder him; his breath was choked, and his llesh seemed suddenly to become dry and parched, as If lie already felt Hie suffocating blast ol death. At the extremity of lhe passage, in tile front cel? lar, under Hie very room where Iiis children and friends were revelling In felicity, lie dis? cerned the open powder barrel, full almost to the lop, tlic caudle stuck lightly in the loose grains, willi a long red snuff ol' burnl-out wick topping Hie small and gloomy Hame, This sight seemed to wither nil hts powers, and the merry laugh of the youngsters above struck upon his heart like tlie knell ol'death. He slood for some moments gazing upon the light unable lo advance. The lldiher commenced n lively jig, and the feet of dancers responded with increased vivacity; the floor shook willi their exertions, and the loose bottles in thc cellar jingled with Hie motion. He fancied Hie cundle was moved-was falling 1 With despe? rate energy be dashed forward; but how was he to remove it ? Tlie slightest touch would cause Hie small live coal ol' wick to fall into the loose powder. With unequalled presence of mind lie placed a hand each side ol'the cau? dle, with .Hie open palin? upward, and the dis? tended Augers pointed toward Hie object of lils care, which, aa his hands gradually met, w?is secured in the clasping or locking ol'his fingers, and safely removed from the head ot the barrel. Wheu he reached the head or the stairs Hie excitement was over; he smiled at the dauber he had conquered; but thc reaction was too "powerful, and lie fell inlo fits of most violent and dreadful laughter. He was con? veyed senseless lu bed, and many weeks elapsed ere his nerves recovered sufficient tone i" idtow him to resume his habits of every? day 1'e." TUE STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. First Duy'j Proceedings. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMB?A, S. C., March 9. The State Medical Association met at Nick crson's Hotel to-day. About twenty members were present. Among them were Drs. Porcher, Kinloch, Buist and I'arkcr, of Charleston. President Talley delivered his annual ad? dress. A paper on hair sutures was read by Dr. Darby. After transacting thc regular routine busi? ness, the meeting adjourned until ll o'clock to-morrow morning. ATE A IBS IN DARLINGTON. WHITTEMURE AT HOME. Ti?c Darlington Court-Interesting Mur? der Trials-Acquittal of Mr. Davis. [PROM OOH OWN' CORRRSPONOUKT] DARUNOTON, March 8. The Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, for this county, closed its spring ses? sion last Saturday. No civil business0 was done, the whole time beiug consumed in crim? inal business. Practically there is a denial of practice and remedies ol law to the people of this county, ojid it is evident that this must last, and ;hc Court o? Sessions Continue tn ?wallow up thc Court of Common Pleas, until the courts are severed. Three murder cases were tried, resulting in Hie acquittal of Ezra M. Davis and Calvin Josey, and thc conviction ol Paul Brown. Men ol ail classes and colors re? joiced in the acquittal ol' Mr. Davis. Frenzied by liquor, he had mortally stabbed his body servant. The faithful fellow spent the re? maining hours of his life in earnestly Implor? ing all who saw bim to save his master from bel?g harmed for the deed. The testimony ?ind very many ot thc incidents of the trial ?.ere pathetic beyond description, and it ls ft pity that no stenographer was present to pre? serve and report the whole case. It Illustra? ted In thc most touching and masterly manner that devoted attachment made so common, throughout these Southern States, by the Insti? tution of slavery. Mr. Davis Is to be pitied. Through life will ring in his cars the exclama? tion of his faithful servant, when thc fatal blow was struck: "uh, Mass Ezra, you have ruined me, and I was trying to befriend you.'' What a temperance lecture ! Paul Brown was convicted of the murder of lohn L. Dixon. Of the particulars of this ttroclous murder, your readers were, at thc time it occured, made familiar. No one saw Paul do thc deed, but never did circumstantial ?vldence more clearly convict a criminal. There was no place to hang a doubt. Mr. Dixon, an aged and feeble man, was within two Imndred yards of his owu gate, wnlkiug on a frequented road, in the broad daylight, with a wwed head and body, toward his home. Of in abstracted turu, he looke.1 neither to the .ight nor to thc left. The assassin ti'ept up be? dim him and knocked ;,rm down. Though onscloua belora his ?ealht ho d|d not kno?w hat a >. ?nrt 11 wa9 ln evidence mu, a aif jnmutcs uefor? thc deed was .??ne, Paul Brown was seen walking close behind, willi a stick across lils shoulders; that, a few minutes after, he was seen beyond Mr. Dixon a lmudred yards, without the stick, but with a parcel under his coal. When arrested there was found In his pos? session a knife thc old man had had for fifteen years Paul was sentenced to bc hung on the titli day of May. Since the trial lie has con? fessed. He says hu did nut intend to kill Mr. Dixon, but only lo knock him senseless and rob him. Will Corerrwr Scott panton ldn>? ls asked uneasily by everybody. By-the-way, you will be glad lo hear that the Governor has overreached himself lu this tiling of pardons. Instead of making him popular, lt has brought him lalo disrepute with his own party in this seel lon of thc SJate. The sensible men of the party, including many colored men, condemn Iiis conduct iu this particular In uo measured language. The "Reverend Representative Rascal," Whlt temore, as, with apt alliteration, you describe him, ls al lils home, keeping himself very close. He has, 1 hear, spoken once to a con? course of negroes, and convinced them that be did hist tile right tliiug, iii selling thc cadet ship. The talk is that he will be seat back to Washington. A few days ago a gentleman asked his servant If he knew that Mr. White? more bad got Into trouble, and received for reply : "Yes, sir, I hear um say he sell a ship." I understand that, on his way home, he was hissed on thc train from Wilmington. Sale-day was thinly aLtend?d. A small amount of real estate changed hands at good prices. One tract of land brought $12 per acre, that two years ago would uot, perhaps, have sold for ft. Yours, R. A WHIP EOB WUITTEMOIIE. The Ex-Congressman Riding on thc Rail The Marlon Star asks the colored people of Marion whether they will vote for this White? more, who deceived them once and will de? ceive them again. The Star continues : Whitemore was an object ol derision on the train and at every depot, by botlt white and black, and yet he would come here, and with Iiis oily tongue persuade thc colored men to vole for him a second time, only to disgrace the position u second time. Last week, on Whiiteuioi e's return, he was spotted on thu train at Wilmington, and pas? sengers on bonni from Massif'-lisetta, his na? tive Stale, were as anxious u see this de? praved man as they would have, buen had he been some strange animal Irora the forests of Africa. They twitted him so much u?out Iiis corruption, that lie actually lellihe coach and took refuge in the baggage car fur protection to his feelings. And yet this man intends lin patiently lo chain down his feelings and ad? dress the colored people of this county in a few dayi?. We have colored men of character and pride among us-some who have been well raised, though they were once slaves, which is no dis? grace to them-men of good moral character, who, we canuot believe, ever will recognize the wretch Whitemore again, except by hisses. Will the clergy of the colored churches Me \'"\s mau by trie hand or allow Mffl to as sociale with their lamillcs! We mink not We know Hie family of the Rev. Gourdin, and wc-know of no stain upon its record, and wc do not believe Ural he will allow Whitemore ever to enter Hm presence of his wife and Children agnin. Wo do uni know the families of thc Other ministers ?il ibis pl ice, but we do not believe that they will Hiifi'cr them io be disgraced by Whillcmnre's presence. If the colored people take thia posilion in reference to this man, which we think they will, he will meet with a cold shoulder here, and we expect uoiliing bul that he will be hissed by the little colored boys about Hie streets. MATTERS IN GEORGIA. The Atlanla Constitution learns Hint a num? ber of gentlemen of means propose starling an ol her paper in Columbus, and (hat a weil known editor aud politician will control its columns. . . The Rome Southerner says; "The late freeze gave the unusually forward wheat such an opportune back-set, that the farmers are in bi-ili spirits, and OTC expecting linc crops, tor the Sahie reason line fruit crops ore expected. Thirteen business houses aud contents were burnell at Palmetto, on the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Friday, causing a losaofSa?, 000. . . , K stock company to build a hrst-class colton nre?s and warehuuse at Brunswick baa been organized, and $20,000 subscribed by each ol the four roads terminating there. Thc re? mainder ($50,000) Is promised In New York ami Boston. . The Brunswick Appeal reports the arrival there of one hundred hands Irtin the interior, to work on the Brunswick and Albany Road. Robt. T. Freeman, ot Alexandria, Va., was Ulled on the premises of Colonel James Brown, near Fort Gaines, on Saturday, by the acci? dental discharge of his gun. The University ol'Georgia has 175 students proper, with 73 in the preparatory depart? ment. , , Fears are entertained of thc failure of the fruit crop. Prospects fur a big wheat crop very flattering. TSE EOREI&N.MAILS. Thc French Disputen Against Infalli. bilitjr. A Paria letter ia the "Union de l'Ouest" of I February 20, referring to a rumor that Count f Dani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had sent a dispatch td-the Marquis de Bannevllle, French Minister at Rome, on the subject of the GEcu menlcal Council, declares that no such paper I exists, but that thc Count recently wrote to his friend, Count Werner de Merode, a former j deputy, and who was then at Rome, a commu? nication expressing his opinion on the discus? sions taking place among the reverend fathers. The above named journal gives thc following as a summary of the? document in question! Count Dam says : My devotcdness to the Church and to the Holy See is above suspicion, but my task must not be rendered too difficult by imprudent acts. We nrc a free government, obliged to take public opinion into serious consideration There are certain acts which In thc Council would be of a nature to excite thc distrust of the present chamber, and perhaps still more or a new one if a general election became necessary. Who can say that we might not be constrained by a parliamentary vote, and be called on to withdraw our troops from Civi tu Veccilla? Great prudence must, there? fore, bc observed at Rome in order not to shock public opinion, nud excito dissatis- , laction among a considerable portion of Catholics and the episcopacy, li; for ex? ample, decisions should be adopted of a nature to aorionsly modify the situation of our bishops towards tuc Pone, and to piuco them on ? too absolute dependence on the Court of Rome, our Concordat would be violated, and our relations with the Holy See compromised. In the present state of the public mind at Rome there ls too much passion, and too much agitation on both sides, and no good can issue ironi sucli a state of things. If the Council were adjourned, thc excitement would have time to calm down, and then resolutions more In conformity with the real interests of the Church and the Holy See might be adopted. The Victor Noir Homicide. A Paris dispatch of the 19th ult. says; The Chamber of Accusation of the High Court of Justice has found a true bill against Prince Pierre Bonaparte, and committed him for trial on a capital charge. The word "meur? tre" (often Incorrectly translated murder) sig? nifies- in French legal phraseology, man? slaughter of an aggravated kind. And had Prince Pierre been indicted for the homicide of Victor Noir alone, the maximum sentence that could have been passed upon him .would have been hard labor for life. But article 304 of tlie Penal Code enacts that when a "meur? tre" ls committed concomitantly with another crime the punishment shall bc death. Underfills article the Prince is charged-first, with having committed wilful homicide, or meurtre, upon the person of Victor Noir with the concomitant circumstance thal the crime was preceded or followed by an attempted meurtre of Ulric de Fouvielle; and, secondly, with having on the same day and at the same place attempted to commit wilful homicide on the person of Ulric do Fouvielle with Hie concomitant circum? stance uuu tlic crime was preceded or fol? lowed by thc wilful homicide of Victor Noir. As Boon as thc decision Of Um ?'mmlmr was mnde known, M. D?mange, one ofthe Prince's counsel, went to the Conciergerie prison to announce lt to him. The prince had his wife and some intimate friends with him at the time, aud therefore M. Grobon, the Jailor, thought it delicate to call him Into his own room to receive the serious communication, un hearing it thc Prince merely said that ii was better so; that publicity was tlie best way to bring out the truth; and that all he now hoped was that there would be no long delay before Iiis trial. A dispatch of tlic 20th adds: A ministerial decree ot yesterday's date or? ders the High Court of Justice to assemble at Tours on the 21st of March for the trial of | Prince Pierre Bonaparte. M. Glandaz will act as presiding Judge, and M. Grundperret as public prosecutor. The Gazette -des Tribu? naux states that Hie preliminary investigation lias furnished proof of the assault to which the Prince asserts lie was subjected, so that no doubt ls left as to thc provocation offered to him, which caused him to shoot Victor Noir, and to threaten lhe life of M. Fouvielle. The Irish Land Bill. A Dublin lotter lo the London Times says : Tlie tenant-right Journals, which have hith? erto maintained an eloquent silence on the subject of the land bill, are at length beginning to speak out. It does not give satisfaction to the advocates of fixity of tenure, who find that tlie government arc not about to give effect to the extreme measures which they had led ibo tenants to expect. The more moderate friends of the tenant farmers re? gard the bill with favor as a whole, though desiring some modifications in commit? tee; but the 11 national " party is de? cidedly hostile. Tills, perhaps, may bc con? sidered a tribute to thc fair and temperate character of the scheme, and to its probable efficacy lu producing permanent tranqtdllity and contentment. Thc removal of a substan? tial grievance ls, of course, a serious blow to the hopes of the disaffected ciao. On the part of the landlords, complaints are heard that the bill will do great injustice, some go? ing so far as to assert that it will put such a penalty upon the exercise of their legal rights, where thev arc not directly interfered willi, as will virtually amount to prohibition or con? fiscation. Those who have purchased under the Landed Estates Court, and found a num? ber of tenants holding at an under vallie, allego that the legalizing the Ulster tenant custom, which allows in some instances over 20 years' purchase (or the good will of a holding, a hardship will be imposed upon them if lhere is not a revaluation to fix the fair rent; others contend tlr.it the effect of thu bill will be to stereotype all the worst evils of small occupancy in many districts of tlie west and south, especially where holdings valued at a few shillings a year must be retain? ed. They apprehend that a pauper population will spring up wbicli will be thrown for support uiwii tile landlords, and cannot be got rid ot. The general feeling, however, is that the bill la one which may be accepted as a settlement of the question. Thc Suez Canal. Thc business ol' tlie Suez Canal Is reported by ?ts director, Mr, Lange, as follows : According to official returns the receipts of the Suez Canal Company since the opening, and made up to the 31st of January last, amounted to 507,8721'. 0Gc, accruing from three sources-1. Tolls on vessels; 2. Transit of mer? chandise and passengers: 3. Rent on landed property and houses. Thc last item figures only lor thc sum of 4S,8(J'Jf. 31c. but so soon as the question "f judicial re? form in Bgypt has been finally de? cided, enabling the company's lands to be legally sold, I entertain no doubt that the in? come derived Hom that source will alone iirove of considerable value. Although the navigation ol Ute Suez Canal is still in its In? fancy, it may be interesting lo Irace tts de? velopments up lo the present time. Between thc dales ot the 21st of November and 31st ot January, twenty-six vessels, or equal to one every three days, passed through it, and from tho 1st to the 17th of February nineteen ves? sels, or little over one vessel per day, went through. LIEE AMONO THE "MIDDIES. How they Lodge and * arc nt Annapolis. The "mldshipmites" in the United States Naval School at Annapolis live in the large new building erected In 18C3 at a c?st of $150, 0(30. It is a substantial edifice of brick, with sandstone trimmings, 300 feet in length by 40 feet In width, aud four stories high. Tlie youngest class occupies the top story, the second class Hie third story aud the third class the second story. The dining hall, called tlie mess-room, is 25 by 40 feet, beautifully frescoed, and lighted by sixteen large win? dows. Tlie first floor of the building is devo? ted to the commandant's office, reception rooms and recitation rooms. All the recita? tion rooms are small, as the classes recite in squads of fifteen or twenty, and the desks for the midshipmen are so constructed, in open work, that the Instructor eau see into and under every desk, so that there is no couceal Ing of notes or books to be surreptitiously con? sulted by the students-a somewhat suspicious precaution. The lodging rooms, each occupied by two midshipmen, are plainly, almost barely fur? nished with two iron bedsteads, two small wardrobes, two chairs, one table, one wash? stand, one looking-glass, andar? heated by steam coils. Tin racks contain the names of the occupants, and the uppermost name ls that of the midshipman who is responsible for the care and cleanliness of the room for the week, each occupant assuming this responsibility in turn, and personally cleaning and sweeping the premises and making the beds. The young men live well. Here ls the bill of fare for February 8, 1870 : Breakfast-Mackerel, Scotch herring, cold : meat, hot rolls, light bread, corn bread, but- ? ter, tea and coffee. Dinner-Soup, roast beef, roast mutton, coldslaw, potatoes, beets, hominy, rice, bread and butter. Supper-Milk toast, hot bread, Graham bread, butter, tea and coffee. On Fridays the midshipmen are indulged in oysters and fish from the Chesapeake, and on Wednesdays and Sundays they are allowed a dessert of apples and pies. This cheerful, Indeed appetizing account of the manner In which these young gentlemen live is not published for the benefit, ot' those : who may sec therein additional inducements to attempt to purchase for their sons or nephews appointments to thc academy. TUE ONEIDA DISASTER.-TUE CAPTAIN OP THE BOMBAY HEARD FROM.-The Secretary of State bas received a dispatch from the captain ot the English steamer Bombay, which ran la? to and sunk the Oneida off the coast of Yoko? hama on the 24th of January, stating that at thc time of the collision the Oneida was under both steam and sall, making thirteen knots an. hour, and his vessel was making but six. He was cognizant ol striking the Oneida, but says the jar was so slight that he did not suppose any injury was done. He makes no mention of hearing the guns of the Oneida. The cap? tain of the Bombay, no doubt, would not stop after striking the Oneida, as he did not want Uie name of lils vessel known and his company made to pay damages. It being night at the time, bc no doubt felt confident that nothing would be known of the collision, as the pas? sengers on the Bombay seem to have been ig? norant of lt.- Washington Star. Business Oar?is. ADAMS, DAMON & CO., 16 BROAD ST., . Dealers In Stoves, Ranges, Grates, Ac Agents for the Automatic Washing Machine anti Wringer. ADIAR, G. W.-CHOICE DRUGS, CHE MICALS, Surgical Instruments, Perfumeries nn? Tollet Articles. 409 King, cor. Vanderhorst st. ARCHER'S BAZAAR, 363 KING ST., Wholesale and Retail Notions and Fancy Goods, 50 per cent, less than elsewhere. ALLAN, JAMES, WATCHES, CLOCKS,. Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Plated ware, Spec? tacles, Fancy Goods, Ac. No. 30" King street. BABBOT, ALFRED A., AGENT OF THE" Havana Cigar Factory, "La Valentina," 118. East Ray street._ BAZAAR, F. VON SANTEN, IMPORT ER of Paris Fane Goods. Toys, French Con fectionery.IndiaRnbbp Goods Ac, No. 229 Kl ii s su BISCHOFF & CO., HENRY, WHOLE- , SALSt'Grocers, and Dealers In Wines, Ll (tiinr-VUlgijafrTohacco, Ac. 107 East Ray._ CHARLESTON HOTEL, THE BEST regulated and irnished House in the South err. States. E. IL J, CKSON. Proprietor._ COSGROVE'^ feODA WATER MANU? FACTORY and Bottling Warerooms for Bass: and llibticrt's London,Ales, 37 Market st. CHAPIN & CO., L., MANUFACTURERS" and Dealers In Carriages, Harness, Ac,, 20* llnyne. .t 03 A 35 Plnckney sc. ; also, 193 Meeting st. 7'l?RWIN ? CO., WM. S., IMPORTERS \J and Dealer.' in Colee Whines, Brandies, Teas and Croccrlfs, Wholesale and Retail'275 King sr. CIIAFEE <fc CO., WM. H., WHOLE? SALE Dealers In Groceries, Wines, Liquors-, Ac; Agents for Exton's Crackers, 207 East Bay. CHAFEE'S TONIC, THE BEST AND most pleasant Stomach Regulator extant. Chafee A*. Co., No. 207 Faut Hay. Manufacturers. DUVAL <fc S0N, J. ?, MANUFACT?R ERS of Tinware, Dealers in Stoves. House Furnishing Goods. Ac. 337 Klug st._ EAS8N IRON WORKS, ESTABLISHED 183S, Nassau and Columbus streets: Steam Engines, Marine. Portable and Stationery. Boilers. FRENCH CHINA, AT IMPORTER'S Cost, now selling at R, H. MCDOWELL'S, corner of King and Liberty sts. '_? FOLLIN, G., TOBACCO COMMISSION Merchant, Manufacturers' Agent for the sale of Standard Brands, No. 151 East Bay. F~~?R?ITURE WAREROOMS, ESTAB? LISHED 183S. D. H. Silcox. Nos. 175,177 amt 179 King st. floods carefully packed and shipped. p OLDSMITH & SON, MOSES, 4, 6 AND - VJT 8 Vendue Range,Wholesale Dealers In Ir?D", Metals, Rags, Paper Stock, Hides, Wool, Ac. p URNEY, WM., FACTOR AND OOIODS VX SION Merchant, 102 East Bay, and 1 Accom? modation Wharf. ?' P OUTEVENIER BROS., (SUCCESSORS OT to ?. Hiing.) dealers In Mlllluery, Fancy Goods. Toys, China. Glassware, Ac, 237 King st. HENEREY, WM. S., 314 MEETING ST., Machinist and Founder, Manufacturer of Engines, anti Improved Agricultural Implements. KINSMAN & HOWELL, GENERAL Commission Merchants, and Agents for Manes' Superphuspliate of Lime, No. 128 East Bay. LYONS it MURRAY. WHOLESALE AND Retail Dealers In Boots. Shoes, Trunks, Ac, 78 Market st.. near Meeting. Sign of "big Hoot." LA CRI? LL A.-JOSE JARA, IMPOR? TED and Manufacturer of Havana Cigars, Wholesale and Retail, cor. Meeting and Market sta. LITTLE & CO., GEO., 213 KING ST., sell thc cheapest and best Clothing and Fur njshlng Goods In Charleston, _ MERTENS, W. A., DEALER IN LA? DIES'. Misses', Gent's, Boys' and Children's Hoots and Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Ac, 282 King st. MERNAUGH, N., D?ALER IN BOOTS,. Shoes, Hats, Trunks, Valises, Ac, 212 King MARBLE WORKS.-THE OLD ESTAB? LISHMENT, E. R. WHITE, Proprietor, THO Meeting st.. next old Theatre lot._ MATTHIESSEN, WM., STAR SHIRT Emporium and Fine Clothing and Tailoring Mouse, Gents' Furnishing Goods, 291 King st. NEUFVILLE, B. K., BLANK BOOK Manufacturer, Job Printer and Stationer, 9 ?road st. Magazines, Ac, bound in all styles. NOAH'S ARK.-WM McLEAN, JOBBER and Dealer ta Toys, Fancy Goods, Show Ca ses. Stamping & Pinking a specialty; 433 King at. OSTENDORFF & CO., WHOLESALE Grocers, Dealers In Wines, Liquors and Ci garri, No. 175 Eas'. Ray._ O'NEILL, BERNARD, WHOLESALE Grocei and Commission Merchant, 180 East Hay, and 4S and 50 state st._ PADDON, W. F., GAS FITTER, STEAM Fitter and Plumber, 447 King st. All kinds of Cns Apparatus made to order. PLANOFORTE AND MUSIC STORE; 191 King st., ZOG BAUM, YOUNG & CO., Agenta for Knabe & Co., Dunham A Sons, etc. PHONIX IRON WORKS, ESTABLISHED 1844, John F. Taylor A Co., Engineers and boilermakers, 4, 6, 8,10 and V2 Pritchard st. PERRY, EDWARD, 155 MEETING ST., Printer, Stationer, and dealer in Blank, School and Law Hooks. _ STOLL, WEBB & CO., WHOLESALE and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, No. 289 King street, three doers below Wentworth._ SCOTTS' STAR SHIRT EMPORIUM: and Gents' Furnishing Room, Meeting st. op? posite Market Hall. Agent for the Champion Brace. S-PEAR. JAMEL 1, 235 KING ST., OPPO sit e Hasel, Importer and Dealer In Fine Watch? es. Jewelry, Silver, Platedware. Fancy Goods, Ac THE GREAT SOUTHERN TEA HOUSR WM. S. CORWIN 4 CO., 275 King st., branch House of P00 Broadway. New York. V-01GT, C., DEALER IN FRENCH CALF SKINS, Oak and Hemlock Sole Leather, Shoe Findings, lllde?, Furs and Heeswnv, 85 Market st. IL HAMS & JURUGA. M , 9 DKOAD st.,-up stairs. Railroad. Commercial andi I Geueral Job Piiutlng, at New York prices.