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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. WASHINGTON. IMPORTANT DEBATE IN THJE SEN? ATE ON UNIVERSAL AMNESTY. SHARP PASSAGE-AT-ARMS BETWEEN SENA? TORS FERRY AND MORTON. What Senator Sawyer Said. {SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TEE NETTS.] * WASHINGTON, May 17. Today was marked by tbe most excited de? bate of the session in the Senate on the subject of universal amnesty. Senator Ferry, of Connecticut, came out un? reservedly in favor of thc measure. Senator Morton, of Indiana, replied with much bitterness, charging Ferry with having made an ultra Democratic speech. Senator Ferry, in a rejoinder, declared the* the Fifteenth amendment was a delusion and a snare, so longeas all political disabilities were not removed. "I Fay," said he, "the black man is not enfranchised when he is not permitted to vote for at least half of his friends and neighbors. Ireland tells the story to-day of the effects of disabilities and test oaths." Senator Morton remarked that if there were a general removal of disabilities, Jeff Davis and Breckinridge would be returned to their seats in the Senate. Senator Sawyer, in the course of the debate, made a very conservative speech, taking de? cided grounds in favor of immediate and uni? versal amnesty. The day's debate is regarded as highly signifi? cant, as many consider it as the practical dis? ruption of the Radical party in the Senate. [FROM THS ASSOCIATED PRESS.] WASHINGTON, May 17. The Reconstruction Committee have agreed to report a bill readmitting Georgia on the terms applied to Virginia, Mississippi and Tex . as, with a clause authorizing the States named to organize, ann and call into service their respective militia forces. * Am4bg the petitions presented was one by General Abbott, from a North Carolina lady, who, after carefully reading the oath, cannot qualify as postmistress. 3he wants the Post? master-General to modify the oath, or Congress to relieve her from her political disabilities. SENATE. . In the Senate, Howard, from the Committee on Pacific Railroads, reported a substitute for the Marshal] and San Diego Railroad bill, ?hieb, explained, is to. authorize a railroad Crom Marshall, Texas, to Trinity River, thence to El Paso on the Rio Grande, thence through the Territories, across Colorado River to San Diego on the Pacific. In the Territories, the bill grants twenty alternate sections of land on each side of the line, and ten alternate sections in ar.y State through which the road might aasa. A large portion of the Une lies within the State ol Texas, and tm the United States owns no pubT?c lands in that State, no lands were granted. It also authorizes a connec? tion v~j}th linea o? road Dom New Orleans and Vicksburg. The amendment has received the sanction pf a ananimous vote of the com? mittee. The bili was oidered to be printed and placed on tho calendar. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, to-day, heard Cyrus W. F.^and W. C. Bar? ney regarJ3ng the ocean cables, but took no definite action. The Funding bill has been postponed fora week, and the Banking and Currency Com? mittee this morning agreed to report a bill providing for ninety-five million dollars ad dulong national bank c: ie ?lation; for the can? cellation of fort;,-five mikion dollars of bonds and forty mlL'un dollars of greenbacks, and providing for a free banking system on a gold basie. At 1 otiock the bill to enforce the Fifteenth amendment, was taken np. The question being on the motion of Mr. Ferry to strike out that part of Mr. Stewart's amendment pro? viding fines and Imprisonment lor pcr 80P:> holding office in violation of tie Fourteenth amendment, the' former sena-" tor defended his position from the stric? tures ol Mr. Morton, and claimed that be spoke for the Union men of the South in advocating a general removal of political disabilities. He alluded to the platforms of the Republicans In several of tbe States, and the utterances of tho the Republican candidates in support of this. He said, in reference to the State oi Georgia, which Senator Morton was constantly holding ap as the model State of crime and disorder why was this ? He was sure that If the desti? nies of Georgia had been in - the hands of | men of high patriotism, and not of men who had dragged the bonor ol the Republican party down to the dust, and whose only aim was their own pecuniary ad? vancement, the state of affairs would have been very different. He denied these stories, these telegrams manufactured to order, and which wereTsent here to the press of the city. Mr. Ferry read a letter of Mr. Thomas R. Jes? sup, who, he said, was a weU known and e m in e?? merchant of New York, to the effect that he had travelled all over Georgia and saw nothing but an earnest desire to accept the 8Kuation and to let by-gones be by-gones. The letter characterized as entirely false the tele? grams from Brunswick to the North. Mr. Fer? ry claimed that in the section mentioned the majority of the Republican press were in favor of the two bills for this purpose that he had introduced, and that the great press of New York, which exerts such a mighty influence and circulates from one end of the land to the other, now asserted that to continue longer these disabilities was in violation o? ali the great principles of the Republican party. He "had been in favor of the rights of -She black man, not because he was black, but because he was a man; and now that the rights of the black man were secured, he feared that the rights of the man himBeU" were in danger. Your Fifteenth amendment is a delusion and a snare while these dis? abilities remain on your statute book. The black man ls not enfranchised when he is not permitted to vote for at least one-half of, | bis friends and neighbors. He wanted these disabilities removed, not as a measure of con? ciliation, but as a measure of justice. The Fourteenth amendment and the test oath were not designed as a measure of punishment, but as a great public policy. Ireland tells the story to-day of the effect of disabilities and ten oaths. Has five, hundred years of this system raiseJTnp a loyal generation in Ireland ? No, sir.1 What did Austria do with her disabilities and her test oaths In Hungary? Were the ef? fects ?ff rebellion ever quenched until now that she has given a free constitution and the right to representation, when peace prevails everywhere ? Morton, in replying, said that Ferry's was a Democratic speech, and he should take his seat on that side; for his proposition was to sweep away all political disabilities and place the rebels in power, giving them power to re? new past mischief, without giving any protec? tion to the loyal man. Sawyer eulogized Ferry's speech as a sound Republican doctrine. Under the present polit, ical disability regulations, two innocent suffer? ed for one guilty, and no more blundering scheme could have been devised than the test oath. In the South, under its operation, they were compelled to take both the incompetent and rascals as office-holders. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE. The House is considering the decline of American commerce. . The House Finance Committee will report against the continuation ot 33 per cent, addi? tional to officers' pay. During the discussion of the Lynch bill re? garding the decline of American commerce, Washbume charged the decline to the hostili? ty of Great Britain during the war. Roots, of Arkansas, introduced a bill for the Southern Pacific Railroad, similar in all re? spects to that reported by Senator Howard in the Senate. It was referred to thc Committee on the Southern racine Railroad. The House then went into committee of the whole on the appropriations, and is in session to-night. _ EUROPE. Politics in France. PARIS, May 17. The party of the Centre to which the resign? ing ministers belonged, is to be immediately reconstructed. The new ministry are received with considerable astonishment and no little dissatisfaction. * The French Government has notified Greece that if the brigands capture any Frenchmen, Greece must pay the ransom. ^ Saint Columbus. ROUE, May 17. The canonization of Christopher Columbus is contemplated. Naples. FLORENCE, May 17. The Neapolitan insurgents.have made entire submission. Chang? of Russian Ministers. LONDON, May 17. Baron DeBrunnow goes to Paris. Grand Marshal Schauvaloffsucceeds BrunnowatLon-1 don as Prussian minister. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The Conference of the M. E. Church, South, at Memphis, hos indefinitely postponed thc question of Itinerancy, thus leaving thc law ns heretofore. The entire business portion of Henderson, N. C., was burnt on Monday night. Loss $50,000. It ls supposed to be the work of incendiaries. Very little insurance. The New York Elevated Bail way in Green? wich street has come to grief. Yesterday the passenger cars and a freight cor with fil teen tons of pig iron fell Irom the elevated track. No one was seriously hurt. The accident was caused by flaws in one of thc connectin g rods of an arch. The cars are badly wrecked, and the entire span of the track over Houston street is destroyed. There are a trifle over five thousand negro voters In Philadelphia. A break occurred yesterday in the canal near Utica, New York, washing away one hundred feet of the New York Central Rail? road. Petitions are circulating In New York to put McFarland in the lunatic asylum. The registration in Washington, D. C. bas closed. The whites are G?o ahead. At the last registration the blacks had the majority. THE BA LL ROLLING. Thc Spirit in Kershaw. [From the Camden Journal.] We re ommend to all who are Interested in thc welfare of our State government, and who seek to redeem it from, the disgrace which rests upon it under the present administra? tion, to meet at the different precincts in this county, for the purpose of sending delegates to the County Convention, which meets here on the 6th ol' June next. We propose that at each precinct they should nominate two white and two colored, promi? nent men, who will meet in Camden and elect delegates to the State Convention, to be held in Columbia on the 15 tb of June. Let our colored citizens respond to this call, for the results and the interests involved arc of vital Importance to them as well as to us. . We are not of that class of men who would advise others to do what we would not do our? selves, and when we say that we earnestly re- j commend this thing, we thoroughly mean it. Is it possible that the Republican leaders will decline to meet us in convention, where we can discuss the matter of reformation openly, ireely and candidly ? Il it Is a right and proper thing for us to commune together in this mat? ter, why should there be opposition to it ? It has been said-that those who were first to advocate this reform are the Democrats of 1868. This cannot be denied. But is it possi? ble that *e are not to be allowed to acknow lege our mistakes when we Bee them ? Hav? ing seen that the platform of 1868 was, and is, untenable, and that as men of intelligence we can no longer proceed upon those Ideas, we come lorward now, acknowledge the mistake, accept the law as laid down by our Congress, and proceed to act under that law. Is there anything unmanly, low, mean or contemptible In this ? Progress is thc rule in all things, both in nature and in government, and now that we have seen and acknowledge this in? evitable rule in politics, it would be mean and contemptible not to avow it. Wc claim now to meet all our citizens upon a platform which leaves them nothing to ask lor, and .therefore we also claim that we should be met in the same spirit. It is not surprising that those who fill the lu? crative offices of the State should object to this movement, for If successful, they will in ali likelihood be thrown out, and others will share them. No man likes to be thrown out ol lucrative office. Therefore in eelf-defence are they bound to cry it down. It remains to be seen whether you, colored men, will be duped and deceived by their false arguments. We suggest that these precinct meetings be held on the 21st instant, that Ls, Saturday week. A meeting will be held in Camden at the Town Hall at 12 o'clock M. -A traveller, who demanded his trunk at a Baltimore depot before all others, and was told by the Irish baggage-master that he must have patience and wait his turn, turned upon the baggage-master with "You're an impudent dog." To which he of thc trunks rejoined: "An' faith, ye are a monkey, and it's a great pity that, when we two were made bastes, ye wasn't made an illiphant, so that ye could have yer blasted trunk under yer nose all the time." -A convention ol German Catholic socie? ties is to meet at Louisville in June, and among the matters to be laid before thc as? semblage will be a project for the establish? ment of a high seminary of learning in the South for thc education of thc sons of German parents. xJanarischek is to- return to America in Jnfle to play in the English langnago. TBE EEISCOEAZ CONVENTION. Third Day's Proceedings. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ABBEVILLE, May 14. The convention reassembled this morning at 10 o'clock. Morning prayer was said by the Rev. P. J. Shand, who also, in the absence of the bishop, took the chair and called the con? vention to order. Al ter reading the minutes and calling the names of absent members, Mr. John Hanckel announced the board of managers os elected by the Society f?t^the Advancement of Christi? anity in South Carolina, which were approved by the convention as the Board of Missions of the diocese. Rev. P. Trapier, from the committee ap? pointed at last convention, to report upon the duties of vestrymen and wardens, presented a long and elaborate report, detailing the histo? ry of those officers and defining their duties. He also reported a plan for the organization of new congregations; both which reports were, upon his motion, ordered to be printed on the journal and laid over for consideration at the next convention. Rev. J. D. McCollough, frpm a committee appointed to confer with thc Board of Manag? ers of the Advancement Society, reported that they had failed to get a conference, and, on motion, the committee was continued, to re? port next year. He also reported irom another committee that, for want of access to reeords, they could not ascertain the facts in regard to St. George's Church, Kaolin, and asked leave to defer a report thereon to the next conven? tion, which was granted. Rev. A. T. Porter made a statement in re ?ard to the Church Building Society existing efore the war, to which was appended the following resolution: .Resolved, That this convention recommend the revival of the Church Building Society, and suggest that for the present the annual sub? scription be $1 a year, and life membership $50. After a long and rambling but very Interes? ting discussion, involving many important to? pics, the resolution was adopted. The Committee on the State of the Church presented a very full and elaborate report, co m nari ng the operations and statistics of the yee/ jost ended with the last, the result showing decided progress, especially lathe matter of contributions, the aggregate of which were in excess of tho former, although a large number of parochial reports were wanting. They appended to their report several recommendations, and the report was amended by making them resolutions, which were adopted. They were os follows: Resolved, That the clergy be earnestly re? quested to fill out their reports with greater accuracy, and more especially in the depart? ment of contributions. Resolved, That the clergy give attention to the alteration of the Canon, "requiring as it now stands, that their reports date from May 1st In one year to May 1st In the next, and be sent to the bishop before thc meeting of the convention. The third provides for the appointment, at each annual convention, of three additional standing committees, viz : On admission of parishes into the convention; on constitution and canons, and on thc state of the church, and amending the Rule of Order accordingly. These resolutions were adopted and the re? port agreed-.to. Rev. Mr. McCollough offered the following resolutions : Resolved, That a special committee be ap? pointed at this convention of three clergymen and two laymen, to whom it bo referred to divide the diocese into several missionary dis? tricts, not less than five, nor more than seven, and report the same to thc next convention. Resolved, That when said division ls effected, thc committee on the state of the church shall always consist of one clergyman and one lay? man from each missionary district. These resolutions were adopted, and thc chair appointed Revs. Messrs. McCollough, Porter, J. Johnson, and Messrs. Shand and Dwight the committee. Mr. R. W. Shand proposed to amend the constitution, by providing for the election of deputies to the General Conventiou triannually, instead of annually as now. The proposition was agreed to, but Hes over under the mle for action by the next convention. Rev. J. Johnson moved that it be respect? fully recommended to members of the church in this diocese, that In the choice of sponsors in baptism, they should select persons who are regular communicants of this church; which was adopted. Rev. Mr. Trapier moved to amend the phrase? ology of the second rule of order, which was carried. Rev. Mr. Porter offered a resolution "that this convention has heard with sincere regret of thc extreme illness ol the Rev. C. P. Gads? den, and tender him the assurance ol our sympathy and prayers that his life may bc spared for further uselulness in the Church of God,'' which was unanimously adopted. Rev. Mr. Pinckney then offered the fol? lowing resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That this convention respectfully convey to our beloved bishop the assurance of our affection, sympathy and prayers; that we unfeignedly regret the necessity of his communication, but will cheerfully co-operate in any constitutional mode to provide assist? ance for one who has so long and so faithfully presided over our diocese. Sundry resolutions of thanks were then passed, viz : To citizens of Abbeville for their warm and liberal hospitality; to railroads for -facilities in returning home; and to Holmes's Backhouse for stationery furnished to the convention. One thousand copies ot thc jour? nal were ordered to be printed, and alio a , salary to be paid to the secretary. It was resolved that thc next convention meet in St. Philip's Church, Charleston; and then after reading the minutes, singing the Gloria inExcelsis and prayer by the chairman, the convention adjourned sine die. Its sessions have been most harmonious, and indicate a deep resolve to return to the work both of building up waste places and enlarg? ing borders with renewed energy and zeal. The warm and delightful reception given to it by the people of Abbeville, with their refined hospitality, seems to impress all, and will no doubt tend to malte those who auvocate Charleston os the place of meeting always the more willing to leave your city occasion? ally. " , To-morrow, the Rev. 0. T. Porcher, deacon, will be admitted to the Order of Priests, and the services will, doubtless, bc full of interest. THE WIVES OF BBIQHAM YOONG. A Peep Into the Harem. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commer? cial, writing from Salt Lake City, describes the harem of Brigham Young, as follows: Young's residence, or residences, are in the northern port of Salt Lake City, and they con? sists of a block of buildings surrounded by ample grounds, and the whole inclosed bv ? strong stone wall eight feet high. You enter orvthe south side through an enormous gate? way, surrounded by a huge eagle carved out ol' stone. The grounds are regularly laid out, and fruit and flowers abound everywhere. The first large building we come to is the tithing office, and the next is the "Lien House,"' or harem. The harem is throe stories high and contains thirty-nine apartments, lt is ninety-two feet long and thirty-two teet wide, and cost $30,000. Entering the basement story by the south, you find a large hall reaching the whole length of the building. On the left side is a dining-room, dish-room, kitchen, wash-room and school? room. On the right is a cellar, ash house, wearing-room, coacliman's-room, pantry and store-room, with a back hall. Ascending to thc second room we find a hall corresponding to tile hall below. On the left we enter a large parlor covered with elegant Brussels carpel, and containing a rosewood piano, large mir? rors, mahogany tables, sofas, chairs and silver candlesticks. The windows are hung with damask curtains, and all the appointments ol the room, even to the flowers in the vases, are cheerful and tasteful. Leaving the parlor we came lo room No. 2, where Emeline Free, the "Light of the Ha? rem," lives. She is still a favorite ol the Prophet, and he loves to visit her. A three ply carpet, a high-post bed, with Boia, chairs, table, wardrobe, mirror and oil window shades, complete the furniture of her room. Ko. 3. In this room Mrs. Cobb, formerly of Boston, lives. She once had o fine house and a kind husband, but she leic an to uve in one small roora and have the twenty-ninth part of a husband; but then she is the wife of a Pro? phet, and will be a queen in the next world. To what ends will not fanaticism drive peo? ple. No. 4. Was Clara Chase, the maniac's room until she died. It is furnished like Emeline Free's, and is unoccupied. No. 5. Has a sitting room and a bed room attached. Rag carpets on the floor, common bedstead, stand, mirror, wardrobe, chairs, cupboard, fireplace and red window curtains. Here Lucy Decker lives with her children. No. 6. Rag carpet, bed room recess with ele? gant carved bedstead, Venetian blinds on the windows, and rich damask bed curtains, ma? hogany tables, chairs and sofa, and a fine oil painting of Brigham on the wall. This is where Ciara Decker, a lavorite wife of the Prophet, lives. No. 7. Lucy Bigelow's room. It is well but plainly furnished. No. 9. Emma Partridge's room, and furnish? ed like Lucy Decker's. No. 10. Aunt Fanny's place. She was Brig? ham's sister, and he took excellent care of her, providing her with every comfort. She is now dead. Apartments from Nos. 10 to 28 are in che basement. Ascending to third floor we come to room No. 29, where Twiss, the servant giri, lives. It Is very neatly furnished, and has a snowy clean bed, with pretty curtains at the win? dows. No. 30 is vacant, and is said to have been in? tended for Young's intended tbhtieth wife, I Miss Ursenback. No. 31. a hall; No. 32, Mrs. Hampton's quarters; No. 33, Harriet Cook's room; No. 34, Mrs. Weston's; No. 35, Eliza Snow's; No. 36, vacant; No. 37. Margaret Pierce; No. 38, hired girls; No. 39, Harriet Barney; No. 40, Eliza Burgess; No. 41, Har? riet Seely; No. 42, Charlotta Cobb, daughter of Mrs. Cobb. Charlotta is now married to a worthy gentleman. No. 43, Zina Huntington; No. 44 M?rtha Bowker; No. 45, spare room; No. 46, vacant; No. 47. Ellen Rockwood; No. 48, SusaD Snively. These rooms are very much alike, and furnished nearly alike. They are plain, but comfortable. The women live in them precisely as people do at a hotel. Each lady has her own key, and when she goes out she locks her door. There is little visiting back and forth, and the ladies behave very mucb as guests do at a first-class hotel. Every morning and evening, at the ringing of the bell, the inmates of the harem meet In the great parlor to attend prayers. They sing a hymn, and Young prays fervently. The Prophet used to eat at the harem with his wives, but he seldom does so now. In the morning, on rising, each woman puts her room in order, and if she hos children dresses them for breakfast. After prayers they all go to breakfast. The ladles with children sitting at little family tables, and those v, Knout chil? dren at the common table. The sama food is given to all, and the bill of fare is by no means a poor one. Brigham, from time to time, de? signates some of his wives to take charge of the cooking, and they remain on duty until relieved. During thc day the women walk out. sew, sing, play the piano in the parlor, or walk- with the children. Moat of them spin, make cloth and color it. They are very proud ol their cloth and embroidery. In the evening all hands go to the theatre, where every one of Brigham's wives bas a reserved seat. Itissaid that Young liberally supplies his wives with money, and on fine days they drive out and go shopping. He employs a music teacher, French teacher and dancing-master for the use of his household. Brigham's wo? men are well dressed, trat still they have to work hard, and he keeps up a wholesome dis? cipline over them. Near the harem stands the Bee Hive House, a handsome building that cost $65,000, and in which Brigham's oldest wife and her children formerly lived, but which is now used as a sort of boarding-house for the workmen, and Is superintended by Lucy Decker. On thc hill beyond the Bee Hive is the White House, where Brigham's first wife now lives, with her sons and daughters. Brigham's home ls fair to look upon, but Anna Dickinson best describes lt when she says lt ls a "whited se? pulchre/' PJEXSONJIZ GOSSIP. -Miss Leclercq is said to be one of three sis? ter whom Fechter found ballet dancing In Lon? don eleven years ago, and whom he has since carefully educated to her present high po (si?OD. -When thc Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry entered the Town of Dawson, Ga., in the spring of 1865, among those who welcomed them was a negro woman whose appearance denoted ex? treme old age. Impelled by curiosity, one of the "boys" rode up to her and asked : "How old are you, auntie?" "Well, chile," she re? plied, "I don't 'zactly know how old I is, but I was here when dum bus cum !" -The Boston Advertiser says: "Miss Elise Holt is certainly the best burlesque actress England has sent us. She can dance bette r, sing with more shades of expression, and de? liver the chaste but sparkling dialogue of Eng? lish burlesque with greater effect than any ol the Lydia Thompson troupe. The first requis? ite for a burlesque actress is impudence, and this quality, rarified and condensed, Miss Holt possesses lo such an extent that all the efforts of her rivals in the way of winking, ogling, kicking, and that form of howling popularly known as comic singing, seem quite feeble aDd inefficient.'' -Bismarck is a tall, elderly, awkward per? son, clad in military uniform, with the star of authority hung upon his breast, and a plain sword dangliDg ungracefully beside his long legs. His face is a curious mixture ol'humor and sadness; it is in perpetual unrest, the eyes I'sparkle and burn, and the lips are now com? pressed, now wide open with an air of humor? ous satisfaction. He Ls bald where Uncle Ned, of famous memory was, and down his fore? head, noble with the development of genius, run two deep furrows which, when contracted into the snarl ol thought, give him an ex? pression a8 wicked as Machiavel, as crafty as Mephlstophiles. -A curious story la afloat about the Baron James de Rothschild having sat for his picture some years ago, to Ary Seltener, in the char? acter of a beggar. It is added, to complete the vomance, that a chance visitor, seeing the baron in the artist's studio made up lor a sit? ting, and, believing him to be what ho ap? peared, slipped a louis into his hand. The pretended model took thc coin, kept it invest? ed for ten years, and then sent back to the donor ten thousand francs as the accrued prof? it, with a note to the effect that a good action always brings good fortune. A distinct corro? boration from the'giver of the louis, published in a respectable Paris journal, alone prevents this tale irom being incredible. -The Paris correspondent of L'Etoile Beige writes : "The Empress Eugenie is positively growing oid, and, despite the pains she takes to conceal the traces ol years, everybody can see that her face is furrowed with wrinkles, and that her hair ls growing very thin. ' What adds, perhaps, to the unpleasant impression which Hie appearance of the Empress now makes is the bad taste which she displays in regard to her costume. She still dresses as if she were only twenty-five years old. The Princess Mathilde displays in this respect by far better taste. Her costume is strictly in keeping with her years, but Madame Eugenie cannot yet accustom herself to the unpleasant fact that in six years she will be an old lady of fifty. Her vanity and her unsuccessful efforts to conceal thc ravages of time are the subject of many amusing epigrams in the salons hos? tile to the court of the Tuileries." -The number of emigrants from Germuny, shipped from Bremen, was in 1869, 63,519; 1868, 66,433; 1807, 73,971; 1866, 61,877. The greater portion of those forwarded in 1869 were sent by steamer (47.456.) ?ronera, montes. THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES of Captain and Mrs. L. M. Coxetter are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Ser? vices of their SOB, SIDNEY V. COXETTER, at St. Mary's Church, Hasel street, Tuis AFTERNOON, at 4 o'clock._mayl8 . THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT ances of Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM S. HENEREY are invited to attend the Funeral Services of the latter, at the Citadel Square Baptist Church, THIS AFTERNOON, at half-past 4 o'clock. mayl8 ?5- THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Maxwell, and or Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dereef, are invited to attend the Funeral Services of Mrs. MAXWELL, at St. Jr?tk^s Church, THIS MORNING, at 9 o'clock. mayls-*_ pW THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. NORRIS are respect? fully requested to attend the Funeral Services of the former, from his late residence, No. 54 Society street, THIS AFTERNOON, at 4 o'clock. maylS* Special Statues. .JES-GERMAN RIFLE CLUB.-GEN? TLEMEN who have claims against the Club, ave requested to hand In their bills by WEDNESDAY, the 18th, at 12 o'clock, to the Secretary, C. H. BERGMANN, mayl7-2_No. 82 Wentworth street. pa- MRS. MCMILLAN, HAVING OPEN? ED a SEWING-ROOM at her residence, No. 34 Wentworth street, will be pleased to receive a continuation of the patronage hitherto extended to the Sewing-room of Mr. D. B. Haselton, In King street, which is now closed. Mrs. M. thinks she can give general satlsfacton to all ber patrons. may 9_ pW PROPOSALS. -OFFICE SINKING FUND COMMISSION, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 25, 1870.-Notice is hereby given that the Commis? sion ls now prepared to receive proposals for the purchase of STOCK owned by the State. All com munlcaUons must be addressed to the under? signed. J. H. RAINET, Secretary Sinking Fund Commission, apr29 22_Columbia, S. C. ^TAXES.-UNITED STATES INTER? NAL REVENUE.-The undersigned will be In av tendance at the New Cnstomhouse, Charleston, until May 31st, 1870, to receive from residents of the City of Charleston, St. James Santee, St. James Goose Creek, St. Thomas, St. Dennis, St. John's Berkeley, St. John's, Colleton, St. An? drew's, St. Stephen's and Christ Church, SPE? CIAL or LICENSE TAXES; also, Taxes on In? come, Billiard Tables, Carriages, Silver Plate asd Gold Watches, included In the Annual List for 1870. Unle*ss payments are made as above, the law Imposes additional chargea. The Collector has no power to remit the penal? ties. Payments can also be made to SAMUEL KIN OMAN. Summerville, Special Deputy. W. R. CLOCTMAN , may4-ws8_Collector. pw THE PIONEER STEAM FIRE COMPANY-TO THE CITIZENS OF CHARLES? TON: Would respectfully represent that the pre? sent condition of their apparatus and of their fi? nances compel them to make that appeal to your liberality and public spirit, which has never yet been made in vain by the Fire Department of this city. Oar Engine, worn and Injured In your service, demands immediate' and extensive repairs. Our DOBO, arter faithful use for Ave years, Is now un? equal to the performance of its duty, and there is 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 current 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 we only ask you to assist us to do so with that measure of efficiency which the magnitude of that Interest demands, by enabling us to keep np our Engine and apparatus in pro? per order. Tlie oldest chartered Company In the Depart? ment, the Pioneer, In the Introduction of steam power for the salvation of your property, ask you to look back npon the long years of Its service, and to contribute to that efficiency that lt ls 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 the aggregate Bum of Two Thousand Dollars, for the purposes above se: forth. J. E. BURKE, WILLIAM KNOX, A. S. BROWN, H. S. RENNEKER, F. W. RENNEKER, H. T. SURAU, J. O.GOGTVENIER. W. P. RAVENEL, C. F. STEINMEYBR, J. C. SIGWALD. By order of the Company. A. T. SMYTHE. President. J. W. McKENRY, Secretary._may4 pw CORN SOLVENT-A NEW DIS? COVERY.-Mark this : If you feel the least pain during or after the operation, or if yon are not satisfied, you'll not pay. . Mons. BERGER will henceforth remove Corns by a NEW SOLVENT, which acts only on Corns, and has no more effect on the skin and flesh than pure water. One must see to believe. Apply at No. 332 KING STREET._may5-thlsw4? ^59-BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE.-THIS SPLENDID HAIR DYE is the best in the world harmless, reliable, Instantaneous, does not con? tain lead, nor any vitallc poLson to produce par? alysis or death. Avoid the vaunted and delusive preparations boasting virtues they do not possess. The genuine W. A. EATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE ha3 had thirty years' untarnished reputstlon to uphold its integrity as the only perfect Hair Dye, Black or Brown. Sold by all Druggists. Applied at No. 18 Bond street, New York. P0V26 fmwlyr_ pW A NEW AND HEALTHFUL ARTI? CLE OF FOOD.-The SEA MOSS FARINE, manu? factured from Irish Moss, by the Rand Sea Moss Farine Company, has been placed on our table at different times, and proves to be one of the best, most nutritious and easily-digested of all the fari? nas now In use. It ls palatable to the taste, ls lighter and less compact than any other farina, and hence better adapted to weak stomachs, to dyspeptics, to invalids, and all persons of frail constitutions. In cases where tapioca, sago, bar? ley, corn starch, maizeua and similar articles are beneficial, the Sea Moss Farine is not only a sub? stitute, but has advantages which neither of them possesses because thc maiu ingredient of the Moss has been considered by medical men foi mauy years as having invaluable remedial pro? perties. It ls particularly recommended for pec? toral affections, scrofulous complaints, diarrhoea, 4c-Editor JlaWs Journal oj Health. maylQ-mwfJ PAC_ pW MANHOOD.- A MEDICAL ESSAY on the Cause and Cure of Decline In Premature Man, the treatment of Nervous and Physical De? bility, Ac. "There ls no member of society by whom thli book will not be found useful, whether such per son holds the relation c! Parent Preceptor oi Clergyman."-Medical Times and Gazette. Sent by mall on receipt of fifty cents. Addreat the Author, Dr. E. DBF. CURTIS, Washington D. C. septl lyr ?if ti nu Mvtuo. SOUTH CAROLINA SUNDAY SCHOOL C0NVENTI0N.-A11 persons having claims against this Convention or whatever kind, are requested to present the same to the Secre? tary, at No. 86 Broad street, at or before 7 P. M. this day. OLIVER P. GREGORY, maylS_Secretary. ps- METHODIST SUNDAY-SCHOOL PICNIC-The Teachers, Scholars and friends of Trinity, Bethel and Spring street Sunday-schools, are notified that the Train will leave the Ann street Depot at 7 o'clock precisely, OUTO-MORROW (Thursday) MORNING, for the Sclmtzenplatz. mayl8-l?_COMMITTEE. ^CONSIGNEES PER STEAMER FAL? CON, from Baltimore, are hereby notified that Bhe ls THIS DAT discharging cargo at Pier No. 1, Union Wharves. All GoodB not taken away at sunset will remain on wharf at consignees' risk. MORDECAI A CO., mayl7-2_'_Agents. pS-?RQ. 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 invlgorant and pleasant tasting cordial, than LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN RITTERS._mayl6-mwf3 ps- THE WEAR AND TEAR OF BUSI? NESS LIFE.-The cares and labors of business life are apt to tell severely upon the health and constitution of the ardent, energetic business man, and when the need of 'some sustaining agent ls felt, stimulants that cause only a tempo? rary exhilaration, and leave the system in a state of partial collapse when their first effect bas pass ed off, are too often resorted to. Aa certainly as fire leaves behind it a resldinm of ashes, the use of the adulterated liquors of commerce produces premature exhaustion and decay. Touch them not. Tone and regulate the overtaxed vital ma? chinery With HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. In that wholesome elixir, the alcoholic element, which is the purest derivable from any source, ls tempered by thc choicest tonic, aperient, anti bilious and anti febrile vegetable extracts and juices. To strengthen, recruit, solace and purify the Bystem is the mission of the great vegetable specific. When the stomach is m a healthy state, the bile flows regularly, the bowels perform their office properly, and the telegraphic fibres of the nervous system are In perfect working order, an enormous amount of labor can be borne without risk or inconvenience, and the direct effect of the Bitters ls to promote this vigorous condition of the functions npon which the nourishment of the body, and its power of endurance mainly depend. The great tonic and alterative ls, therefore, em? phatically recommended for Its remarkable strengthening properties, to all upon whom the responsibilities of life press heavily, and who feel like fainting nuder the burden. A lively appe? tite, a splendid digestion, elastic spirits, and a marvellous ability to withstand fatigue, are among thc blessings justly ascribed to the reno? vating operation of this palatable and powerful cordial, and as a spring and summer alterative, there ls nothing In the materia medica that can be compared with lt. mayil-Cnac SALVIA'fi HAIR COLORING. An insuperable objection to'thc continued use of most of thc Hair Dyes of the shops, ls the fact that they cause, In many Instances, serious constitu? tional effects; as no lead or saturnine poisons are used in "SALVIA'S HAIR COLORING," there ls not the slightest danger of palsy, neuralgia of thc scalp and face, cholle, constipation, Ac. This eminent chemist, for many years past, has been endeavoring to create a chemical prepara? tion that would combine the valuable properties of a harmless, reliable coloring, and at the same time render its use Impossible to be detected by the closest observation. By the use of thc ordinary Hair Dyes, the hair presents a dead appearance, and it ls not noticed at a glance that it is dyed. By using this scientific compound, the coloring of the hair ls so skilfully modified and mellowed ) as to defy detection, thus giving to the world an article that has been long and fruitlessly sought for, and guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Perfectly colorless-no stain to the skin. Be sure and ask for SALVIA'S HAIR COLORING. Prepar? ed at the Laboratory of A. A. SOLOMONS A CO., Savannah, Qa._mayl7-tuths3 pS- SIC SEMPER TYE ANNIS.-TO have good, light, spongy, and at all tunes sweet Bread, Biscuits, Rolls, Cakes, Ac, to have lt nu? tritious, and yet not Injurious to health, ls cer? tainly a great desideratum. WAGNER'S VIRGINIA, YEAST POWDERS Combine all these properties. They do away en? tirely with Yeast and the troublesome process of making lt, saving you time, labor and money; they are the most popular Powders in Virginia, are the productions of home industry, and receiv? ed at our late State Fair the highest premium over all other Powders. Prepared by L. WAGNER, Druggist, Richmond. Va. DOWIE, MOISE A DAVIS, Wholesale Druggists, aprl3 wfm2mos Charleston. S. C., Agents. GRAND EPOCH IN SCIENCE. From the time when, In 1834, Dr. RUG GE discov? ered "Carbolic Acid" and its extraordinary medi? cal effects, nothing in the history of Medicine has equalled lt. Largely used by the French physi? cians m treatment of consumptive and scrofu? lous diseases, it waa Introduced by the Court Phy? sician of Berlin, MAX ERNST HENRY, into Prus? sia, and from thence to the United States. No? thing else of the present day can equal HEN? RY'S SOL?LION OR CARBOLIC CONSTITUTION RENOVATOR. Patients get better after only one dose has oeen taken, and we cordially recommend it to the public-rEditor "Argus." . Janl71yr 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. decl6 TO PRINTERS.-D? YOU WANT NEWS, BOOK, CAP, DEMI and MEDIUM PAFERS, Bul Heads, Statements, Cards, Card Board, Print? ing Material, Binding, Ruling and Cutting, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 156 Meeting street, oppo? site Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 fimos AWAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES.-Comfort and Cure for the Ruptured. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 ccntB. Address Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue, New York. decl6 ps- D7 YOU WANT LAW BOOKS, LAW BLANKS and Legal Printing, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 166 Meeting street, opposite Charles? ton Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 Cmos IF YOU WANT STRAW, MANIL? LA and ail kinds of WRAPPING PAPERS, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 166 Meeting street, oppo? site Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 emos ps- WEDLOCK-THE BASIS OF CIVIL SOCIETY.-Essays for Young Men, on the honor and happiness of Marriage, and the evils and dan? gers of Celibacy, with sanitary help for the at? tainment of man's true position In life. Sent free m sealed envelopes. Address HOWARD ASSOCI? ATION, Box P, Philadelphia, Pa. j an28 3m os QET READY FOR SUMMER! LOUIS BAYARD, No. 33 Broad street (next to R. M. Marshall A Bro.,) CLEANS AND RENOVATES PANAMA, FELT AND SILK HATS, OP ALL KINDS. Making old hats as good in every respect as new. W PRICES YERY MODERATE. ?pr? F OR FORT SUMTER. The safe, fast sailing and comfortably ap- J^A pointed Yacht "ELEANOR" will make twoSSBL trips dally to Fort Sumter and the other polntsor". historic interest in the harbor, leaving South Commercial Wharf at 10 A. M. and 3 P.M. Tn? Yacht.can also be chartered for private parties on reasonable terms. For passage or charter apply next door south of the Mills House, or to the Captain on board. mayn BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA- B08 ? TON, AND THE CITIES OF THE NORTH? WEST. TBROUOH BILLS OF LADING QIVBtf FOB COTTON' TO BREMEN, The fine steamship "FALCON," Hor? sey, Commander, will sail for Baltimore! on SATURDAY, 2lst May, at half-past 10 A. ar Philadelphia Freights forwarded to that city by railroad from Baltimore without addi? tional insurance, and Consignees are allowed am? ple time to sample and sell their Goods from the RaUroad Depot in Philadelphia. PAUL 0. TRENHOLM, Agent, mayl8-wfs3_No. 2 Union Wharves. ?J^OTICE TO TRAVELLERS. To accommodate the large VEGETA?^Sflfe ELE BUSINESS offering by this BteamSMBK line to New York, the steamships are appointed tosalllrom Cbarleston as follows, arriving in New York on FRIDAY MORNING: SOUTH CAROLINA, Captain Adkins, TUESDAY, May 24. 6 o'clock, P. M. TENNESSEE, Captain Chichester, TUESDAY, May 31, 6 o'clock, P. M. SOUTH CAROLINA. Captain Adkins, TUESDAY, June 7, 0 o'clock, P. M. TENNESSEE, Captain Chichester, TUEOTAY, June 14, 6 O'CIOCK, P. M. SOUTH CAROLINA, Captain Adkins, TUESDAY,. Jane21, 6o'clock, P.M. TENNESSEE, Captain Chichester, TUESDAY,. June 28, 0 o'clock, P. M. Travellers from interior points will note this . temporary change of sailing days. Both the Steamships on this line are newly con? structed, the largest and most commodious on the Atlantic coast, built of Iron, with water-tlgfct compartments, and aU passenger accommoda? tions ARR ON DECK, securing thorough ventUa tloirend comfort. 49- Tickets can be purchased at all interior railroads points in connection with Charleston,, and of WM. A COURTENAY, Agent, No. 1 Union Wharf. WAGNER, HUGER k CO., General Agente, Broad street, Charleston, S. 0. _mayl7 rp HE REGULAR STEAM LINE. WEEKLY TO PHILADELPHIA, The Screw Steamship J. W. EVER-. ?CrTM MAN, Hinckley, Commander, will sallSUiBK ' for Philadelphia, direct, on FRIDAY, May 20tb, MS 10 o'clook A. M., from Brown's South Wharf. Insurance by the steamers of thia Line )? per cent. For Freight engagements, or Passage (cabin $15,) apply to WM. A. COURTENAY, Agent, mayl7-4_No. l Union Wharves. ?pOR NEW TOBK The Al side-wheel Steamship TEN-^fiCMfc, NESSEE, Chichester, Commander, wih^?MBg sall for New York on WEDNESDAY, May leta, at fi > 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 Lad lng 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 Mesara.' Williams k Gulon's Line, sailing 25th of May. Insurance by the Steamers of this line yt per cent. For Freight engagements, or passage, having very superior stateroom accommodations, all on deck and newly furnished, apply to WAGNER, HUGER A 00., No. 20 Broad street, or to WM, A. COURTENAY. No. 1 Union Wharves. mayl2-0 VESSELS SUPPLIED WITH CABIN AND MESS STORES ON SHORT NOTICE. Captains and Stewards are 1-peet _i"JTiI?L Tully invited to call and examine thejJ^ME. quality and prices of our GOODS. Fan weight guaranteed. Delivered free of expensa WM. S. CORWIN k CO., . No. 276 King street, opposite Hasel, Charleston, S. C. 49* Branch of No. 900 Broadway, New York. Jan24_ Jp OE BEAUFORT, VIA EDISTO, ROCK? VILLE AND PACIFIC LANDING. Steamer PILOT BOY, Captain0. _ .?g? Caron White, will sail from Oh arie?-d~EEflBe7 ton for above places every TUESDAY MORN INO, at 8 o'clock Returning, the PILOT BOY will leave Beaufort early WEDNESDAY MORNING, touching at all the above named Landings on Her route to Cbarleston. J. D. AIKEN k 00. in ch 24_ JpOR PALATE A, FLORIDA, VIA SAVANNAH. FERNANDINA JACKSON VILLE AND LANDINGS ON ST. JOHN'S RIVER. SEMI-WEEKLY LINE. Steamer "DICTATOR,'' Captain George ?. McMillan, sails every, MONDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock. Steamer "CITY POINT," Captain Fenn Peck, sails everv FRIDAY EVEN INO at 8 o'clock. Con? necting with Steamer STARLIGHT for Enterprise. Fare te and from Savannah $3 each way, in? cluding berth and meals. Through Tickets and through Bills of Lading for Freight given. J. D. AIKEN k co., Agents, jania_gongi Atlantic Wharf. JpOR SAVANNAH, (INLAND ROUTE.) VIA PACIFIC LANDING AND BEAUFORT. The steamer PILOT BOY, Captain C. . .?ff**-?t* Carroll White, will leave Charles-dnBEkflK ton every THURSDAY MORNING, at 8 o'clock, for above places. RETURNING: The PILOT BOY will leave Savannah every FRIDAY AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock, touching at Beaufort and Pacific Landing, and connecting at Cbarleston with SATURDAY'S Steamships for New York. The PILOT BOY will touch at Boll's Island Wharf every fortnight, going to and returning from Savannah. J. D. AIKEN k GO. apr8_ -pOR GARDNER'S BLUFF AND INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS ON THE PEEDEE RIVER, VIA GEORGETOWN. The Steamer PLANTER, Captain _ _?1T?- b. J. T. Foster, ls now receiving freight JjSSkw?Mm at Accommodation Wharf, and wm leave on FRIDAY MORNING, the 20th inst., at 5 o'clock. Freight and wharfage prepaid. For Freight or Passage, having stateroom ac? commodations, aply to RAVENEL k HOLMES, mayl7-3D?c_No. 177 East Bay fJIIME TABLE OP STEAMER "ARGO,' FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. The Steamer "ARGO" will leave Charleston and Ed is to as follows: ACCOMMODATION WHARF, CHARLESTON. MONDAY, 9th May, at.-1?-f-M' THURSDAY, 12th May, at.12Noon MONDAY, 16thMay, at.OA. M THURSDAY, 19th May, at..fr MONDAY, 23d May. at..IIA. M. THURSDAY, 26th May, at.12 Noon. MONDAY, 30th May, at.6 AM. EDISTO. TUESDAY, 10th May, at.10 AM. FRIDAY, 13th May, at.12 Noon. TUESDAY, 17th May, at.-.6 A. M. FRIDAY, 20th May, at.7 AM. TUESDAY, 24th May, at.10 A M. FRIDAY, 27th May, at.12 Noon. TUESDAY, 31st May, at.6 AM DOUGLAS NISBET, may9-ml sw_ Agent. ?pOR EDISTO, ENTERPRISE, Ac. VIA JOHN'S ISLAND FERRY, CHURCH FLATS.. YOUNG'S ISLAND AND BEAR'S BLUFF* GOING AND COMING. INLAND ALL THE WAY. The Steamer "ARGO," Captain D. .^gh, Boyle, is now receiving Freight at EfflBBCT Accommodation Wharf, and wUl leave as above To MORROW the 10th Instant, at 8 o'clock A M. Returning, will leave Edlsto on FRIDAY, the 20tb,_ at 7 A. M. , For freight or passage apply on board, or to DOUGLAS NISBET. Agent, Accommodation Wharf. N. B.-Freight and Wharfage payable here. mayl8-l