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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. EUROPE. France-Manihal Canrobert-Letter of Uie Ejifperor to tho Army. PARIS. May 13. Marshal Canrobert bas issued an order to? day to tbe army, which contains a letter from the Emperor addressed to the Marshal. The Emperor says such absurd and exaggerated rumors "have been repeated concerning the vote of the army in Paris, that I am inclined to beg you to say to the generous officers and soldiers, that my confidence in the army has never been shaken. Tho letter concludes with thanks to the troops for their firmness and sangfroid during the late troubles in the capital. This afternoon the Emperor and Empress, in an open carriage, visited the quarters of the city which havo been the scene of. the distur? bances for the last few days. The Emperor'? Triumph. PARIS, May 14. ^great preparations are progressing for the proclamation of tbe Plebiscite vote. The Em? peror will deliver an oration. Several editors implicated in the February plot have been liberated, including Milliere and Regault of the Marseillaise. Magistrates yesterday con? victed forty-nine persons and acquitted eight. The accession of Duke de Grammont to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Is now thought cer? tain. ". The French Government bas officially denied the report that the extradition ol Gustave FJourens ls anticipated. Many more persons have been sentenced to Imprisonment for their connection with the late disorders. Tile Ocean Ma il?. LOXDON, May 14, l Tbe Blue Book just issued contains the fol? lowing statements relative to the mall service between the United States and Great Britain The. Cunard linc to New Tork and Boston to receive au annual subsidy of-?70,000; tbe con? tract with thin line expires in 1876, but is terminable at a year's notice. The Halifax and St. Thomas line receive ?15,600 pounds, and the Inman > Une ?360,000, on the same terms; no penalties are exacted in any case for long time mace in /voyages. The contract with the. North German line may be ter? minated at six months' notrce. Letters are required to be carried at three pence, per ounce and papers at three pence per pound.:' A formidable Insurrection is reported in the Island of Maderla, Troops have been dis? patched there. The Times predicts that woman's rights are dcjfmed in this Parliament A na Liria and Hie Pope VIENNA, May 14. Austria's answer to the Pope is verbal but cold and unsympathizing. THE BLUE BUDGE BONDS. Au Injunction baaed Against toe Comp? troller-General-Another Million En? dorsed. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NI WS. j . COLUMBIA, May 14. An action has been brought before Judge Melton by John Fisher and- others vs. J. L. Neagle, Comptroller-General of the State, and others, for injunction, restraining them from further signing and issuing Blue Ridge Rail? road bonds. An order waa Issued yesterday by Judge Melton, returnable Tuesday, the 17th instant, requiring John Neagle, Comptroller General, J. H. Low and the Blue Ridge Rail? road- Company to show cause wby Neagle should not be restrained from endorsing, in behalf of the State, the 14,000,000, authorized by act passed September 16, 1868, to extend aid to the Blue Rldgo Railroad Company; and in the meantime they are restrained from en? dorsing and issuing Bald bonds. The plaintiffs have retained as counsel Messrs. Talley, Bachman, Waties, Carroll and Melton. It bas transpired that the Comptroller-Gene? ral bas endorsed a second million of these boq$8, which makes two millions' endorsed thus far. It ls further stated that these bonds were delivered to the agent of the Blue Ridge Railroad, and were sent off Northward by the 9 o'clock train yesterday. They are intended for the European market The constitution prohibits the endorsement of any bonds what' ever by the State. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, May 14. . Neither House of Congress was In session to-day. It is stated that the Senate Pacific Railroad Committee had a prolonged meeting last night, and have completed the bill known as "Kel? logg's," with some amendments, among them, that the road shall be built of American iron; the eastern teatral point snail be Marshall, Texas, with huinches to New Orleans, Vicks? burg and Little Rock, and lrom some point west in California to San Francisco. ' The Indian Bureau has advices that Oregon Indians eve preparing to leave their reserva? tions. Trouble is apprehended, as the govern? ment will u& force to hold them within bounds. ? The President's lamily, Btaff, many members and senators, made an excursion down the Potomac to-day. The weather was delightful. Quarrermasteir-General Melga has Issued an order to all officers lu charge of national cem? eteries to make all necessary arrangement and alford proper facilities for the decoration of the sf?dlers graves on the 30th of May. He has furnished a copy of this order to the Grand Army of the Republic, thus for the first time officially recognizing the existence of that or? ganization. . XOMB SEANISH ATE O CITIES. HAVANA, May 13. Diego and Gaspar Ag?ero, the companions of General Golcuria, who escaped with him to Guajaba Key, have been captured on that island by a party of marines from the Spanish gunboats who were pursuing them, and are now on their we.y to Havana under a strong guard. Their arrival is hourly expected. Im? mediately on their arrival a court-martial will be announced and the prisoners placed on trial. HAVANA, May 14. Diego and Ganper Ag?ero were garroted this afternoon. They met their fate firmly. An immense crowd witnessed the garroting. In tht <mmedlate vicinity of Union Court? house the crops are suffering for rain. On Tuesday evening we had a slight shower, thc first for nearly a month, which did but little more than moisten the surface of the soil, while the atmosphere became so cold that it is feared cotton is materially injured. Above and below that point we hear they have had good rains, but even there the cotton plant is suffering from cold nights. Corn grows very slow and looks sickly. Gardens are ueediDg rahvhadly. Tho wheat and oat crops a e lob? ing vwy fine, and give prospect of more than ordinary yields. THE M'FARLAND CASE. DETAILS OE THE ACQUITTAL. Exciting Scenes on the Announcement ot the Verdie t-Gre a t Rejoicing-State ns -at of Mrs. fie Eu ri a Md-A Letter from Richardson. The acquittal of Daniel McFarland, in New York, on Tuesday last, of the charge of mur? dering Albert D. Richardson, was the occasion of some ol' the most extraordinary scenes that ever transpired in a court of justice. Just be? fore the retirement ol' the jury, Mrt?ohn Gra? ham, senior counsel of the accused, requested the court to charge the jury that "if the pris? oner committed the act in a moment of frenzy he cannot be convicted of murder in the first degree. I not only charge that proposition, but ii hie m<nd was in that condition he can? not be convicted o? any offence." [2 Keyes, 636.]^ The* Court. I so charge you, gentlemen. The jury, at two minutes past 3 o'clock, P. M., retired. WAITING FOR THE VERDICT. As soon as the jury had retired, those favor? ed portions of the audience which were within the bar and the ladles' circle, broke into groups and engaged in animated conversation and diverse speculations. as to the minds of the jurors and the probabilities of their verdict. "That last, point which Graham got in, just as the Jury were going out, will carry thc ver? dict," said a gray-heaaed lawyer. "Yes," sala another distinguished crimi? nal lawyer, "that was a telling point If it was an accident, it was a happy one for the prisoner. But I suspect it was all planned by John, so as to get the last shot at the jury." After an absence of an hour and forty min? utes, the jury returned to .their seats. The scenes which followed are graphically describ? ed in the World, from which we copy: THE VERDICT. The jurors looked paler on their return. Their deliberations up-atalre seemed to have blanched their faces. AU eyes were turned upon thom, and Mr. Brown, the foreman, in a mcmenk was the target at which the gaze of every person in the room was directed. McFar? land was calm and collected. Mr. Graham sat with bowed head, and exhibited much emo? tion. A 'whisper went round the room to the effect that the jury bad agreed to acquit the prisoner. It was a moment of solemn sus? pense. Mr. Yandervoort, the clerk of the court, called the names of the Jurors, and in? quired If a verdict had been agreed upon. He was answered affirmatively. Then said the clerk: "Gentlemen of the jury, rise and look upon the prisoner." Mr. McFarland then arose. The clerk, ad? dressing him, said : "Prisoner, look upon the. Jury." The prisoner fixed a steady eye upon the twelve raeh who were to decide the issue. The twelve men all looked at him. Then said the clerk, addressing them, "How find you the prisoner at the bar, guilty or not guilty r" "NOT GUILTY," answered the foreman in a loud voice. A SCENE TO BE REMEMBERED. In the language of the old-time r?pertoriai fraternity, "the scene that followed beggared description." Every spectator sprang to his feet. The women alternately waved their handkerchiefs and wiped their eyes. Some of them sobbed aloud. The cheering was so loud and long that lt was heard m the new court? house and on Chambers street, and brought a reinforcement of spectators to the scene of re? joicing. Mr. Graham was so overcome with emotion that for some minutes he was unable to speak Tears rolled down his cheeks, and he burled his face in his bands and wept like a child. McFarland, no longer a prisoner, was at i once surrounded by his friends, and con? gratulated on his good fortune. A score of ladles rushed forward and repeatedly kissed hlra. One old lady kissed him a dozen times. He. stood all this "like a man," and returned lils'thanks for the sympathy which had been so generously accorded him. "I knew it, I knew lt," cried one woman, as she imprinted a kiss on McFarland's cheek. "I knew It-I knew lt-I knew"-but before she could explain what it was she knew she was pushed aside by another of her sex, who was determined, if the kissing was going to bc general, to have a lip or two m herself. KISSING THE COUNSEL. So great was the joy of the ladles oyer the verdict that they made an attack on Mr. Gra? ham, and many of them kissed him. For some time he was hardly able to speak, and was ob? liged to receive these manifestations of regard in silence. After a while be said to several old ladies who congratulated hun on the success of hie-efforts: "Well, I can only say that I am proud to know that my course lias met the ap? proval of the ladies. When a man gets in be? tween man and wife and destroys their napp! ness, as Richardson did, be deserves to be shot That's the only law for such a case. I've always said so, and always shall. There can be no other law than that for such a case." To some others be said; "I assure you that I feel proud to receive your thanks and con? gratulations. I am prouder than I would be if you were gentlemen. I can only say that I am proud for having pleased the ladies, and I hope that I shall always be able to please them ou all such occasions." KISSING ALL AROUND. A woman approached the jurors before they left their Beats after rendering the verdict, and and shook hands with each of them. She "God blessed" them all, and assured them that they bad done the noblest act of their lives. The jurors returned their thanks, and their en? thusiastic admirer retired, feeling, doubtless, that she had done her duty. Mr. Hansen, the fourth Juror, was literally hugged by one of the ladies. She placed her arms around bis neck and poured a perfect shower of kisses upon his cheek. He bore up with marvellous fortitude under the unexpected but pleasant assault, and acquitted himself with honor by kissing the fair one on the brow. And so it went on for fifteen or twenty min? utes. It was all hand-shaking, kissing and congratulations all around. A reporter was approached by a lady, who said, "Aint this beautiful ! why, bless me, I think the reporters ought to get some of it." saying which she seized him around his paper collar and "smacked" him right plump in the mouth. He was so taken by surprise that he was unable to collect himself for several minutes, and when he did the lady looked upon bim smilingly, and said : "Why, bless me, I guess you're not used to it." CONTINUED CONGRATULATIONS. It was now half-past five, and the officers wanted to "close up." They ordered the crowd out at least a hundred times, but the jubilee was too enjoyable to be turned bock upon so easily. The women were particularly anxious to see the matter through. It was an experi? ence not to be partaken of every day in the year, and they wanted to make the most of it while it lasted, aad these persons were con? stantly entering the room for the purpose of congratulating McFarland and his counsel. Among others who thus came in was a gentle? man connected with the Tribune. He seized McFarland's hand. "God bless you, Mac ! God bless you, Mac ! that is all I can say." And that was all he did say. A noticeable fact in connection with the affair, was that several olergymen were among the most enthusiastic of McFarland's congratulators. Percy, who at the time the jury rendered the verdict, jump? ed upon a chair and shouted and cheered with all his might, came in for a share of the kind words spoken to his father, and acknowledged them by smiles and eye-glances that sparkled with delight. As the Jurors came from their seats, Mr. Graham and Mr. Gerry and Mr. McFarland shook them by the hand and thanK ed them for their verdict. CHEERS FOR THE COUNSEL. As Mr. Graham, accompanied by h'm brother, Mr. De Witt C. Graham, and Mr. Gerry, left the room, the crowd cheered him. McFarland soon after left and he, too, was the recipient of a round of cheers in hte honor. He was followed bv the crowd, and after reaching Chambers street and entering a carriage, in which he was driven away, the multitude gave him a "three times toree." He was accompa? nied in the carriage by his nephew, Dr. McFar? land, and a lady, and was taken to Dr. McFar? land's residence In Lamartine place, in Twen? ty-ninth street, where he passed the night, now TnEJURT STOOD. It is stated that the Jury stood ten.for acquit tal and two for conviction of one of the gra of manslaughter, when they first entered jury room. The matter was discussed for sc time, and finally the two jurors yielded, an unanimous verdict was agreed upon. Statement of Sirs. McFarland. The New York Tribune o? Wednesday c tains an affidavit by "Mrs. A. D. Rlchardso giving i? history of her married life with McF I land and her relations with Richardson, h lng, she says, after waiting in patience the v diet of the newspapers, the public and ft N York court and jury, decided to speak the fi and last word she will ever speak for herseli At the age of nineteen, in the year 1857, ? married McFarland at her home in New Han shire. He was then 37 or 38 years of age, h some years previously been admitted to 1 Massachusetts bar, but at the time of the m riage represented himself a member of the I of Madison. Wisconsin, willi a flourishing li practice, brilliant political prospects, a possessed ot property to the amount $20,000 or $30,000. He also professed to bc man of temperate habits and purest mora Immediately alter the marriage they we to Madison, as she thought to resi permanently. While in New York on t way, kc had to borrow the money to contin the Journey. They had been in Madison oi a few weeks when he told ner that he was p ing to New York to live, as he could trade f lands there for real estate or personal prop? ty. Tiley were detained at Rochester on th< way to New York, by her illness for ten da] and he had to pawn his watch and chain 1 his hotel bill. In New York, where theyt rived in February, 1858, he kept her three four weeks, and then after pawning all t jewelry she had to pav the board bill, sent h lo her lather in New Hampshire, having chi returned home in less that three months aft marriage. With the exception of a week two, she remained at her father's until tl fall of 1868, McFarland representing in tl meantime that bis business required mu? travelling about. She had discovered enouf to feel a suspicion that he was intemperate, ai it was not without misgiving that she return? with him to New York. Then commenced the life of wretchedness. They hired a cottage ! Brooklyn, furnished two or three rooms, for few weeks kept a servant, and being without a qnaintances, lived almost entirely alone. ? here first began to come home intoxicate! He would also come home sober, bringing wil him quart bottles of Scheldam schnapps; woul put them by his bedside, and sometimes drin the whole before morning. This was onlj tw or three months before the first child wt born, and .bis conduct had become so dis g us lng that "her affection for him was very muc chilled-nearly, she might say, destroyed. Although he professed during this time t have made several trades of his Wisconsl lands, making what he called excellent ba; gains, she was always oppressed for want < money, and with great difficulty got a scant wardrobe for her baby, which was born in D< cember. This child died the* following spring when sho was at her father's, where, Tt seemi she spent tho best part of her time up to thc! separation in 1867. McFarland paying but small amount for her board, but frequent! borrowing money from her father. When b was out of any employment, 1 it was e length evident that abe should do some thing for the support of the family, an after they Md shifted about from place t place, she finally, at Madison, Wisconsin, ii 1801, gave some public readings, on his propc sltlon, which she repeated after coming to Ne; York. Hen she met with many vicissitudes and met with many kindnesses Irom Mrs. Cal houn, Mrs. Sinclair and others, who at on t ime found her In abject poverty, nearly alway miserable on account of the drunken brutall ties oi her husband. In one of her later letter to Mrs. Calhoun, in which she confided to he her troubles, she says: "You know when I wa married I had not much experience of life o judgment of character. When Mr. McFarlani asked mc to marry him, I said 'yes.' wlthou proper deliberation. I was not in love wltl any one else; everybody got married, : thought, and I never questioned whether '. was sufficiently in love or not." On Christmas 1862, he pawned all her jewels. He was un s peak ably cruel to her, ana threatened to fore? Knissie acid down her throat, and to let hi! earl's blood out before her. One morning after a drunken orgle, he struck her a blow across the face, making ber reel backward and which she never could forget. After thli she always caught bis eye when In a passion fancying he ';ouid not do her mortal violence. By silence or self-control she believed ber lift was thus saved. Sometimes be approached ber with hands extended, and his fingers beni like claws, as if about to clutch at her throat, crying, "How I would like to strangle you Your life Is bound sometime to end in a trage? dy, and your blood will be on your own head.' He became bitterly enraged, drank heavily and used expressions in Mr. Richardson's hear? ing she could not endure. At last he declared be was willing to separate; that she might gc to her father. At midnight he bade her an eternal farewell, saying tnat he was certainly going to destroy himself. He took another notion, and begged forgiveness. She placed herself under the protection of Mrs. Sinclair's roof, and never after saw McFarland except in the presence of others. Mr. Richardson's treat? ment of her was always most respectful and reserved. Her boy, seven years old, was al? ways present at his calls. He pitied her. In a passion McFarland seized and broke lamps, glasses, mirrors and would tear up her bed and night clothing. She then speaks of the accidental introduction to Mrs. Sinclair, who treated her with kindness and got her husband a situation-Mrs. Sinclair giving house rent free. On New Year's Day of 18C7 McFarland drew two weeks of her salary at the theatre ?nd went on a drunk, leaving her unable to pay her board bill. She relates her accidental meeting with Richarson, who came to lodge al the same house, and McFarland seeing her in his working room getting her some manuscript. She says he saw her struggling through the ?'orld with her children, separated from ber usband, and loved her. This love was re? turned. The formal separation from McFar? land, in which he seemed to release her irom the bondage in which he had held her, had to her tho moral effect of a divorce. Regarding the intercepted letter, she says it was a mix? ture of ?est and sentimentalism. Any one who knew Mr. Richardson would readily understand his allusion to his love of her as the growth of years. It was simply sentimentalism, as he hal known her only a few months. She admits thc impropriety ol' her conduct and that of Richardson ia their mutual expres? sions of love, but declares that further than this their intercourse was most pure and hon? orable, and that they rarely met irom the time of her husband's first shooting Richardson, in 1867, until their marriage, in 1869, and then only in the presence ol others. She expresses great regret at ever having alloweTi herself to agree to a division of the children. Regarding her divorce in Indiana, she knew Mc Kurland had committed adultery while she lived with him, and had been offered proof of his com? mitting the crime since she left him. But she preferred a divorce on the grounds of drun? kenness, extreme cruelty, and lailure of sup? port. She soncludes as follows : Asio Mr. McFarland hlmBeif, I believe now, as ? have believed for years, that he was a man born to do a murder. The fuct that he was always uttering threats of bloodshed does not so much convince mc of this as the fact of his temperamenr, which, partly from heredi? tary causes, partly from his nationality, and partly from bad education, had become one of uncontrollable violence. I believe he feared this himself. Often during our early married life, when I told him in his reasonable mo? ments that he would kill me In some of tils fits of passion, he asserted with vehemence that ne "should never harm a hair of my head." Toward the last of my lifo with him, however, he said several times, in answer to expressed fears, "I shall never harm you, if I know you," which convinced me that he did not feel sure of himself. And I believe simply and truly that if I had stayed with him, sooner or later, I should have been the victim ol his blind fury. I have written all without malice or hard feeling against him. Mr. McFarland married me a girl in years, a child in experience. In every way he abused MB claim In me, he turn? ed my love to bitterness, he took all the bloom and sweetness from my life When ? went away, and he found I had begun perhaps, to feel a hope of happiness, bis wounded vanity and desire for revenge, turned his naturally mad temper into blackest madness. He swore to my friends, by all the fiends that he "would rob me ol my reputation, my children, all that I held dear." He has done so, and I pity him from my soul. When the trial for his life commenced I com? miserated bim deeply. I knew that death, which seemed BO definitely sweet and peaceful and blessed, when I turned from Mr. Rlchnrd .son's death-bed. was to this unhappy man the most terrlbble of horrors. I hoped with heart that he would escape the barbarou alt j- of a barbarous law. And when I that Judge Davis was engaged in the < went to him and said, "You understant that In this case I have one interest. Th< on trial ts on trial for his life, but I am n on trial than he. and for something (nfl dearer to any woman than life could be. best friends I have are assailed willi me, people who have befriended both the prl and myself. If you can only let in a li j truth in all this cloud of abuse and calui beg that you will do it. For the rest I this man will not be convicted, and no < more willing to believe him Insane than I Judge Davis promised that all he could the end I asked him should be done. Th Kosslble, Mr. Richardson's memory, nay onor, and the reputation of my best fr should bo vindicated. What stumbling-b were placed in his way I will not try t< close. It ls enough to say that at t he last mcnt a change was made in the summin contrary to the expectation of every pt coneerned. There is but one word more to say, t will say it briefly. It ls well known that I been on trial before a New York com much as Daniel McFarland, aud for a c more heinous and more bitterly punished woman than murder committed by a ; And lt is clearly seen by all who see dh Bionately that wherever a loop hole was opi for any truth about my conduct or Mr. I ardson'8, lt was immediately stopped. I i tasted to its dregs the cup of justice, whlcl tlie nineteenth century, men born of wo mete out to one whose worst crime was mistake of marrying a man who was hali i man from natural Inheritance, half brute 1 natural proclivity. Of the Justice I have ceived let those who read my story bc nessee. To this letter is appended a statement ? Richardson's brother and administrator, si ing his estate not worth more than $2?, and Mrs. Richardson has refused any part cept that required to rear and edueate his phau children; also Richardson's will. An Interview with SIcFnrland Glvea his Opinion o? ?la Wife's Su ment. The New York World gives the follow account of an interview with Mr. McFarl after the publication of his wife's letter, reporter having introduced the subject of letter, McFarland said : It's one huge lie, sir. from beginning to e My wife never wrote ? word of it. She perfect knowledge of my conduct toward 1 from first to last. Why does she swear o according to her bellet ? It's a damn fabr tl on by Mrs. Calhoun, furbished up by He Browne. I know lt's childishly written, Browne is a childish writer; and bad as lt it ls better than Abbie could write. Reporter, still, Mr. McFarland, its Bb ments are very clear and very positive. McFarland. Clear falsehood; positive li It's a libel from first to last. I'll sue the pa that published lt, and any paper thal dare: copy ter I'll sue any man that dares to qu lt. Why didn't they prove this constant dru enness on the trial ? Did not all my associa la the enrolment office swear that I wa tober man ? Reporter. Mr. McFarland, I am not argu the truth or falsehood of Mrs. McFarland's s davit. McFarland, excitedly. I tell you it's not 1 affidavit. She may hove sworn lo it, but ? never could have written it. It's Brown affidavit; lt's Mrs. Calhoun's affidavit; it's M Sinclair's affidavit. It's the affidavit of tl damned free-love crowd. It's not ruy wil affidavit. How she could ever be led, ev now, to sign her name to such a tissue damned lies, when she knew her letter, p testing such love and affection for me. li been proved in open court, ls more than I c understand. Wby, sir, anybody could wr Buch a thing as that after the trial to fit t case. Why didn't she prove lt on thc trli They paid a counsel to whitewash the ero-, and hang me. Why didn't they prove It the Wait till you see the affidavits in the babf corpus case. Walt lill you see the hellish pt they got Schuyler Colfax to play in taking i wife away from me and getting her a divan Why had I no notice of her application tor divorce? I wrote to everybody in Indiana find out if she bad applied for one, and the a swer was always "No." Reporter. But, Mr. McFarland, this affidai Btates that you struck her. McFarland. It is a lie, slr; it is a lie. I nev did. Read her letter to me and then see If si could ever have written such a letter to a mi who had so brutally used her. Why, sir, if hod been given to such paroxysms as she tali about they never would have passed unnotlc* io any boarding-house. I saw you In the cou several times; you saw the people irom tl houses we boarded in, did their appearance < manner denote anything but respectability People who dress in silk and velvet don't Iii lu squalid houses. I tell you the whole thlr is a fabrication on the lace of it. What d Abbie know about Sidney or Bayard ? Y< look what they make her write about Rici ardson. The age of Sidney or of Bayai should claim him as its own. A pretty Ba; ard surely, this Mr. Richardson, who spenc his nights eavesdropping at a partltio crack to hear the private communings of mau and wife. They make her say lu thc affidavit that all the letters that Bichardso wrote to her were written by a stenography Waa that intercepted letter which was read 1 court, stating how Richardson wanted to fol my wife lu his arms, written by a stenc erapher ! Was it posted unsealed ? She say I fought her for my children. I suppose it wa the act of a brute lor a father towards his ow children, and prepared to take care of ther. himself rather than to have the seducer of hi wife rear them up In free love.doctria<"i, spir ituaiism, and all the other Tribune morality If that was being a brute, then half the father lu the country are brutes, too. I tell you have gone through enough ol mental suffer lng and agony of spirit in thc last three your to set a Shakespeare cra;:y. Richardson sayi In one of his letters, if it is his, that he wa afraid I would shoot. If he had done nothing to provoke wrath, how came he to bc afraid o me? Walt a little. All the proof in this casi das not boen seen yet. I tell you no othei man that ever lived eyer went through hal the suffering I have had to endure. Statement of Mr. Albert D. Richardson and Letter to Air. Janina Henri Browne. The Tribune also publishes the following let :er from Richardson, accompanied by an affi Javit from Junlus Henri Browne-4hat it was eft in his hands by Richardson on or about December 1, 18C7, and was first opened by Browne some time after Richardson's death : . FonnHAM. N. Y., ) Sunday Night. December 1,18C7. j My Jkar Junius-\>n the last nine pages of my " Household Expense Book," in my desk jere, you will lind a clear statement of my business affairs. Should the madman who has once attempted my life-and who just now shows some Symp? toms of renewing his attempt-succeed in Rili? ng me, as he has threatened so vehemently to scores of people, will you please set forth dearly a few of thc facts, for the sake of the ady they involve (you know how hard, how seff-sacriflcing, and how pure lier life has been) ind of ray own children, whom I wish to have know all abou. them, that they may see. in maturer years, that my conduct in this matter bas at least left them nothing io blush lor. 3ome of these cardinal facts are: First. That he has inherited a taint of mad? ness in his blood, his grandfather (maternal) uavine died a maniac, and one of his brothers having been for years notorious for his abso? lut? madness when under Hie influence ol' liquor, and having so abused his wife at such times, that she will carry the scars to her dying dav. In his liquor fits his family have been obliged to keep him shut np like any other madman. Second. That before Daniel McFarland had been married to his wife two years he had, in a flt of passion, struck her so violently in the face that ehe carried the marks for days, and that again and again, In his mad fits, he had terrlfiedher with threats of violence to himself and her by the display of revolvers, knives. &c, &c. Third. That from pride and delicacy she had shielded him as far as possible, had kept his infirmities secret in the vain hope that he might reform; had worked hard and uncom? plainingly for the support of her children and of him; that finally she had explained fully to two of her friends, about the first of January1 last, the terrible life that was killing her, and I asked their counsel; that the letter to one cf 1 t?em m wmcn sue UKI mis is sim in existence, to be seen by any one who haB a right to in? quire into tlie matter, and that it bears on its face such evidence ol truth and candor and moderation that anybody with any knowledge of character cannot fail tobe impressed with its Judicial exactness. Fourth. That all this was before I had any? thing but the most formal acquaintance with her. Filth. That Anally, late In February last, in one of his frenzied Hts, while I chanced tobe rooming in the same house with him, I heard enough of his violence to give me the gravest apprehensions of tragedy. t?ixth. That she then separated from him; sent for her father, and in his presence and that of other friends, had an interview with him; began to recount what she had under? gone; that he would not hear her go into de? tails which he knew so humiliating to him; that she told him in presence of these witness? es, it was her inflexible determination never to live with him again; that in the same prc-1 sence he acquiesced in thc separation, and voluntarily saki that he consented for the pre? sent that the custody of the children should be with her father, Seventh. That in spite of all his assevera? tions of her story, only a few weeks before they did separate he had himself proposed that they should separate; that he wished to go and talk thc matter over with a gentleman whom both knew, (Mr. G..) and she kepi him from going because he was in liquor. Eighth."That she now has in her possession a letter of his written to her six years before I knew either party, in which, over his own sig? nature, and in his own hand, he fully admits lils violence to her, and corroborates in gene? ral every word ol her own statement about lt. (I have been thus minute, because he has asserted so frequently that there had been no trouble between them, save the usual "tiffs," as he phrases it, between husband and wife; and that, all assertions to the contrary, are the result o? a plot or conspiracy between her, two or three of her lady friends, and myself, to take her from him and destroy his domestic peace. ) Ninth. That after this final separation last February, alter she had applied to lier lawyer, Mr. Rurik le. to take the necessary steps for a divorce, she was BO situated that I was thrown much with her. that I knew her character and worth thoroughly; that my sympathies for her Buffering and helplessness in facing the world with two children to support, which had exist? ed all the while, developed Into a warmer feel? ing-that I loved her-that lt became an un? derstood thing between us that when she was legally free she would become my wife. Before the separation no such thought had entered my heart and she had never uttered one word tc me which the most loyal wife might not speak to any gentleman whom she knew and res? pected. Tenth That some weeks after thc separa? tion he intercepted a letter from me to her, which showed him that when she should be legally free I hoped to marry lier-a letter couched in the terms usually employed by a man toward the lady who is to be his wife. Eleventh. That after getting this letter, early on a Monday morning, he kept it: said nothing to any one about it; did not seek me either in Hartford or New York, though he knew my places of business, and exactly how to And mo, but concealed his purpose, and never approached me until ll o'clock of the dark, rainy Wednesday night, nearly three days after obtaining it, as we were going from the theatre where she was employed, and where I had called to escort her to her friend's house, where she was staying for a month, till her engagement should be over, and she could return to her parents in Massachusetts be stole stealthily up behind me, and, with lils pistol within fourteen inches of my body, shot me ii. my back; that he fired two more shots at me in all, and while he was trying to get off a fourth I grappled him, threw him to the pavement and there held his pistol, pow? erless, until I had called thc police and deliv? ered him into their custody. Twellth. That I refrained from prosecuting him, because I did not wish needless public scandal about her, because 1 knew bc was half | a madman, and because I also knew that I had done wroDg to speak ol' marriage with her soon after ber separation with him. Of course thc fault was in no. sense hers. She was a helpless woman, so nervous willi apprehension and terror of him that she started wildly when? ever she heard a door-bell wring, and she turned naturally to one who offered her sym? pathy, shelter and affection at such. time. I ought to have been more prudent, but the fact was there, and I neither sought to esade it or deny lt I simply told thc truth about the mat? ter. She remained In New York and took care of me during the five days that my wound kept me in bed, and then returned to her parents. I heard on all sides threats ol'my life from him, but only replied to them that if he sought lo murder mc again I should defend myself as well as I could, and that sooner or later, lf| sho and I both lived, I should surely marry her, If she acquiesced. And If I do live, I cer? tainly shall, il he attempts to kill nie everyday in the week. A. D. H. ALL ABOUT THE STATE. The engineering corps of the South Carolina Central Railroad have arrived in Manning. There is about six thousand acres of land yet required for the land subscription. The residence of Dr. J)- C. Bennett, together with the smoke-house and kitchen, situated fifteen miles below Greenville, on the Laurens road, was .entirely consumed on Saturday night last, with nearly the entire contents, but few articles being saved. Dr. Bennett was at the time absent. The loss must have been between Alteen hundred and two thousand dollars. On the evening ol thc 5th Instant, Thursday, various sections of Laurens District were visited with showers. In several localities bail, In large quantities, accompanied the rain, doing the crops and gardens serious damage. It might be collected in large quantities for several days, and on Sunday following ha?' not disappeared. Along the Newberry ro?d three miles from Laarens, and on thc Union road about the same distance, the fury of the storm was most intense. In these localities the ground was entirely covered with the green leaves beaten from the trees. On the Saturday following, in places where the water had washed the stones, wheels of I buggies Immersed to thc axle in the Ice. Cot ton was so badly injured as to require replant? ing. Gardens were totally demolished. The "oldest inhabitant" despairs of witnessing the like agala, and remembers no parallel in ?ie -It is stated that the President and Cabinet are considering the Invitation from the British government to co-operate to prevent the atrocities ol' the Spaniards In Cuba. -filisreliancons. QKBGG & OSLEY, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND Agents for the sale or MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. JAS. J. GREGG, JOHN OSLEY, Ja, Late ofGranitcviile, S. C. Late firm Osley, Wilso! aprl8 imo * Co.. Augusta, fia Q.ET READY FOR SUMMER! LOUIS BAYARD, No. 33 Eroad street (next to R. M. Marshall A Bro., ) CLEANS AND RENOVATES PANAMA. FELT AND SILK HATS, OF ALL KINDS, Making oki hats as good lu every respect as new. OS- PRICES VERY MODERATE. apr29 F RANK'S SALOON. FRANK HOWARD, late of the Pavilion Boiei, and more recently of the Mills House, has opened FRANK'S SALOON, at No. 140 MEETING STREET, directly opposite^ the Eoard of Trade Rooms. ALES, Wines, Liquors and Cigars, of the best quality, will be served, and Lunch daily from ll till 2 o'clock. aprl 3mos_FRANK HOWARD. IF YOU WANT NOTE, LETTER AND CAP PAPERS and ENVELOPES, go to EDWARD PERRY. No. 155 Meeting street, opposite CUar.csion Hotel Charleaion, 8. C. decu (?mos marrup. TODD-REEVES.-On the 13th instant, by Rev. w. B. Yates, WM. J. TODD to ADELAIDS eldest daughter of S. L. Reeves; all of this cl Ko cards. PINCKNEY-STEWART.-On the 20th April, Emanuel Church, Henrlco County, Va., by R Wm. Norwood, D. D., TUOMAS PINCKNEY, Esq., Charleston, S. C., to MART, eldest, daughter John Stewart, Esq., of Brook Hill, Va. irtmeral Notices. ?Sf THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS A? acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. JAS. A. HILL, a or Mrs. Ann Mass?u. are respectfully Invited attend the Funeral or the former. THIS (Mond! AFTERNOON, at st. John's Chapel, at 4 o'clock. mavis ?S" THE MEMBERS OP THE MECHA ICS' Union, No. 1, of Charleston, are requested assemble at the Eagle Hall. THIS (Monday) / TEBKOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, to pay the li tribute of respect to our late brother, JAS. HILL. " J. F. VERONEE, maylG Secretary M. U., No. 1, of Charleston Special Notices. ?S- A NEW AND HEALTHFUL ARI CLE OF FOOD.-The SEA MOSS FARINE, man factored from Irish Moss, by the Rand Sea Mo Farine Company, has been placed on our table different times, and proves to be one of the bei most nutritious and easily-digested of all the fa nas now in use. It ls palatable to the taste, lighter and less compact than any other farlr and hence better adapted to weak stomachs, dyspeptics, to invalids, and all persons of fr constitutions. In cases where tapioca, sago, ba ley, corn starch, malzena and similar articles a beneficial, the Sea Moss Farine is not only a sc Btitute, but hos advantages which neither or the possesses because the main ingredient of t Moss hos been considered by medical men f many years as having Invaluable remedial pt pertles. It ls particularly recommended ror pe toral affections, scrofulous complaints, dlarrhce kc-Editor HalVs Journal of Health. mayie-mwf3 nae ^.EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-Al persons having any claims against the Estate the late JOHN A. FRIPP, of John's Island, w present the same, properly attested, to Messi BROWN A MIKELL, Attorneys at Law, La Range, Broad street, and all persons indebti thereto will make payment to the same. WM. EDINGS FRIPP, Qualified Executor. april 25, mayie, 30, Junl?, 26_ ?&- CHARLESTON COUNTY-IN TH COMMON PLEAS.-Equity Side.-MARY CD1 NINGHAM, BXECUTOR, VS. ANDREW CUNNINl HAM, HORACE S. HALL, ET AL.-BI LL TO SE' TLE ESTATE_In accordance with the order tho Hon. R. B. CARPERTER, of the 15th March, 1870, the Cr?ditera or the Estate ANDREW CUNNINGHAM, deceased, are heret notified that they are required to establish the respective claims before me on or before the fouri Monday in MAY, next. WM. J. GAYER, mch2l roio_Special Referee. ?&- THE WEAR AND TEAR OF BUS NESS LIFE.-The cares and labors of busine? Ufe are apt to tell severely npon the health an constitution of the ardent, energetic buslnei man, and when the need of some sustainlo agent ls felt, stimulants that cause only a temp, rary exhilaration, and leave the system In a sta of partial collapse when their first effect has pas ed o?r, are too often resorted to. As certainly i Arc leaves behind it a resldium or ashes, the ni of the adulterated liquors or commerce product premature exhaustion and decay. Touch thei not. Tone and regulate the overtaxed vital mi chlnery with HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTER; In that wholesome elixir, the alcoholic elemen which ls the purest derivable from any source, I tempered by the choicest tonic, aperient, ant bilious and an tl-febrile vegetable extracts an Juices. To strengthen, recruit, solace and purif the system ls the mission of the great vegetabl specific. When the stomach is In a healthy stat? ttfe bile flows regularly, the bowels perform thel onice properly, and the telegraphic fibres of th nervous system are in perfect; working order, a enormous amonnt or labor can be borne wlthoc rlak or inconvenience, and the direct effect of tb Bitters ls to promote this vigorous condition c the functions npon which the nourishment of th body, and Its power of endurance mainly depenc Tie great tonic and alterative is, therefore, en phatlcally recommended for Us remarkabl strengthening properties, to all ripon whom tb responsibilities of life press heavily, and who ret like fainting under the burden. A lively appe tite, a splendid digestion, elastic spirits, and i marvellous ability to withstand fatigue, ar among the blessings Justly ascribed to the rene vating operation of this palatable and powerru cordial, and as a spring and summer alterative there is nothing In the materia medica that cai Qie compared with it._mayll-opac p3r THE PIONEER STEAM FIBI COMPANY-TO THE CITIZENS OF CHARLES TON: Would respectrully represent that the pre sent condition of -their apparatus and of their fl nances compel them to make that appeal to youi liberality and public spirit, which bas never je been made in vain by the Fire Department o thia city. Our Engine, worn and Injured In your service demands immediate and extensive repairs. Om Hose, after faithful use for five years, Is now un equal to the performance of its duty, and there li a balance due for the purchase of the Engine, still remaining unpaid. The pay from the city has been greatly reduced and can contribute to no more than the curren! expenditures, and the resources of the Company otherwise are entirely inadequate to meet these necessities, or they would be cheerfully devoted to them without a call upon your aid. We are willing and anxious to devote to your interest all our zeal and all our service, without recompense, and wc only ask you to assist us to do so with that measure or efficiency which the magnitude of that interest demands, by enabling us to keep up our Engine aud apparatus lu pro? per order. The oldest chartered Company In the Depart? ment, the Pioneer, In the Introduction of steam power for the salvation of your property, ask yon to look back upon the long years or its service, and to contribute to that efficiency that lt is their pride and your Interest to cherish and protect. The following named gentlemen have been ap? pointed a Committee to wait upon the citizens and solicit contributions to thc aggregate sum of Two Thousand Dollars, for the purposes above se: ror.h. J. E. BURKE, WILLIAM KNOX, A S. BROWN, ll. S. RENNEKER, F. W. RENNEKER, H. T. STJRAU, - - J. O. OOUTVENIER, W. P. RAVENEL, C.' F. STEINMEYER, J. C. SIGWALD. By order of the Company. A T. SMYTHE, President. J. W. McKENRY, Secretary._may4 ?S- AWAY WITH SPECTACLES. -OLD Eyes made new, easily, without doctor or medi? cines. Sent postpaid on receipt of io cents. Ad? dress Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue, New York._dec!6 ?&~ TO PRINTERS.-LF YOU WANT NEWS, BOOK, CAP, DEMI and MEDIUM PAPERS, , Bul Heads, Statements, Cards, Card Board, Print [ lng Material, Binding, Ruling and Cutting, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 166 Meeting street, oppo I site Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 emos 9?J?L1U? A* units. ?mT- CONSIGNEES PEE STEAMSHIP TENNESSEE, from New York, are notified that tlie cargo is being discharged at Pier No. 2 Union Wharves. All goods uncalled for at sun? set will be stored at expense aDd risk of owners. WM. A. COURTENAY, mayl6-l_Union Wharves. ^NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-CON? SIGNEES per steamship EVERMAN, from Phil? adelphia, are notified that the cargo is being discharged THIS DAY, at Brown's South Wharf. All Goods not called for at sunset will be stored at their expense and risk. WM. A. COURTENAY, mayl6-l_Agent. ?Bf NOTICE.-CONSIGNEES PER brig "C. C. COLSON," from Boston, are notified ot her cargo being THIS DAT discharged at Brown Ar Co's. North WharL All goods remaining on the dock at snnset, will be stored at risk and expenso Of owner. STREET BROTHERS A 00. 1 m ay 16-1_ ^SS-PRO BONO PUBLICO.-NO ARTI CLE ever offered to the American public is more entitled to be headed for the benefit of the public than the European tonic and lnvlgorant and pleasant tasting cordial, than LIPPMANN GREAT ' GERMAN BITTERS._mayl6-mwf3 ^JUVENILE SINGING SCBOOL. By special request of many citizens of Charleston, Mr. KEMMEREE has consented to give another course of thirteen Lessons in VOCAL MUSIC, at the Hibernian Hall, commencing on MONDAY AF? TERNOON, May K to, at half past 4 o'clock. Tol tion 50 cents, inclndlng a Book._mayl4-2? MRS. MCMILLAN, HAVING OPEN? ED a SEWING-ROOM at her residence, Ne. 34 Wentworth street, will be pleased to receive a> continuation of thc patronage hitherto extended to the Sewing-room of Mr. D. B. Haselton, in King street, which ls now closed. Mrs. M. thinks she can give general aatlsfacton to all ber patrons. mayo_ CARD. -WILLIAM COMINGS, late practical Painter of the firm of T. A. BEAM? ISH A CO., Painters, begs leave to return thanks to his friends and customers of the late firm. Being now in the employ of DOUGLAS A MIL? LER, No. 60 East Bay, all orders from my friend? will be promptly attended to, by myself and them._may2-mthlmo 3&- MLLHAU'S GOLDEN COD LIVER OIL.-with Hypophosphlte of Lime, a great im? provement; made with the best of oil known, lt unites efficacy with pleasant flavor and easy di? gestibility. Sold by all respectable druggists. J. MILHAU'S SONS, No. 183 Broadway, apr2l thmlmo_ New York. ^-ESTATE NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS having claims against the Estate of RICHARD* YEADON, decsased, will present the same duly attested, and those Indebted to Bald Estate will make payment to Messrs. BUIST tc BUIST, Solici? tors, No. 41 Broad street. CHARLES MACBETH, may6-thm6_Qualified Executor. 7JSS~ PROPOSALS. -OFFICE SINKING FUND COMMISSION, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 25,1870.-Notice ls hereby given that the Commis sion is now prepared to receive proposals for tte purchase of STOCK qjrned by the State. All com? munications must be addressed to the under? signed. J. H. RAINEY, Secretary Sinking Fund Commission, apr29 22_Colombia, S. C. ^SORGHUM WORKS AND REFIN? ERY.-The Works recently put up for the illustra? tion or the precess of manufacturing syrup and sugar from sorghum, and relining, will be In ope? ration THIS DAT, from ll o'clock A. M. to t o'clock P. M., and will be continued from-ti ay to day. All persons Interested are invited to wit? ness lt. FRANCIS G. CART, Agent, aprio No. 82 East Bay. Shipping. V ESSELS WANTED To load Phosphate and Lumber, hence, to ? Northern markets; and Lumber from neigh-SS boring ports to coastwise and ferelgn portan ply to J. A. EN8LOW A CO., Ship Brokers, maylO-2_No. 141 East Bay ?pOR FORT SUMTER. The safe, fast sailing and comfortably ap? pointed Yacht "ELEANOR" will make two ?_ trips dally to Fort Sumter and the other pointa of historic interest la the harbor, leaving South Commercial Wharf at 10 A. M. and 3 P. M. The Yacht can also be chartered for private parties on reasonable terms. For passage or charter apply next door south of tne Mills House, or to the Captain on board. mayl4 F OR NEW YORK The Al side-wheel Steamship TEN? NESSEE, Chichester, Commander, win" -. -_ saU ror New Yorlt on WEDNESDAY, May 18th, at 6 o'clock P. M., from Pier No. 2, Union Wharves, connecting with day Passenger Trains from Co? lumbia and Augusta, arriving at 4 P. M. Through Bills Lading will be issued for Cotton to LIVERPOOL, HAVRE, Boston and the New England Manufacturing Cities. The TENNESSEE will make close connection with Liverpool Steamship IDAHO, of Messrs. Williams A Onion's Line, sailing 25th of May. Insurance by the Steamers of this line % per cent. For Freight engagements, or passage, having very superior stateroom accommodations, all on deck and newly furnished, apply to WAGNER, HUGER A CO., No. 20 Broad street, or to WM. A. COURTENAY, No. 1 Union Wharves. mayl2-8 VESSELS SUPPLIED WITH CABIN AND MESS STORES ON SHORT NOTICE. Captains and Stewards are respect? fully invited to call and examine the]_ quality and prices of our GOODS. Full welgti guaranteed. Delivered free of expense. WM. S. CORWIN A CO., No. 275 King street, opposite Hasel, Charleston, S. C. xa- Branch of No. 900 Broadway, New York, j an 24 _ jp OR BEAUFORT, VIA EDISTO, ROCK? VILLE AND PACIFIC LANDING. Steamer PILOT BOY, Captain C. - _jd^3a* Curoll White, will flail from >Jha.r\^-Jg?sSBkU? ton for above places every TUESDAY MOHN LNG, at 8 o'clock* Returning, the PILOT BOY will leave Beaufort early WEDNESDAY MORNING, touching at all the above named Landinga on ber route to Charleston. X D. AIKEN A CO. mch24 R FALATKA, FLORIDA, VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA JACKSON? VILLE AND LANDINGS ON ST. JOHN'S RIYiK? SEMI-WEEKLY LINE. Steamer "DICTATOR," Captain George E. McMillan, sails every, MONDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock. Steamer "CITY POINT," Captain Fenn Peckr sailB everv JRIDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock. Con nectlng with Steamer STARLIGHT for Enterprise. Fare to and from Savannah $3 each way, In? cluding berth and meals. Through Tickets and through Bills of Lad mg for Freight given. J. D. AIKEN A CO., Agents, janl3 South Atlantic Wharf. JpOR SAVANNAH, (INLAND ROUTE.) VIA PACIFIC LANDING AND BEAUFORT. The steamer PILOT BOY, captain c. Carroll White, will-leave Cbarle3-?__^" ton every THURSDAY MORNING, at 8 o'cioci above places._ RETURNING: The PILOT BOY will leave Savannah every FRIDAY AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock, touching at Eeauforf and Paclflc Landing, and connecting at Charleston with SATURDAY'S Steamships for New York * The PILOT BOY will touch at Bull's Island> Wharf every fortnight, going to and returnlu?: from Savannah. J. D. AIKEN dc 00. apr8