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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. THE FRE?NDSCHAFTSB?ND. CELEBRATION OE TBE OPENING OE THE NE tr H A EE. .No-rel ami Int? retiing Ceremonies'-Ad? dresses. Music and the Drama-Two Pictures of the War-fhe Ball. No other people, nation or tribe in Christen? dom so tenaciously as the Germans cling to thc language, manners and Institutions of their country, and yet so readily ada-pt themselves to thc new and unramll vr associa ons or loreign lands. Follow the German anywhere and lt will be noticed that he preserves his Ind viduatlty. Hereditary habit3 assert themselves with a power that 1B irresistible, and Trom them spring influ? ences that give to society a definite tone and character. We see how they have permeated the great West, where the German thought and lan? guage repeats itself as lt were in the heart of a younger nation. We observe them localized in every city of the United StateB in which the Ger? man has found a rentng place, and from one and all there emanate: that peculiar and indescribal)1, e spirit which, springing from a common source, instinctively achieves what seems to be the mis? sion of the nation-unity and concord. Social organization is a part of the machinery of his ex- j istenci, and around thlr central standpoint ihe German gathers with all his force. The construction and dedication of the Hall of the Freundschaftsbund-ar monument of forty years of German fraternity-is an Illustration of this fact. It was but right, therefore, that an oc? casion so memorable In Its character and worthy in Its purpose should bc marked by?ceremonles which would form an epoch In the history of the society, and be described with that fullness of de? tail which belongs to-a public event. Pursuant i*. the Invitation B issued, the audience of ladies and gentlemen which assembled was large, and composed, ot our best and most innnen tlal German citizens. Before 8 o'clock the hall was thronged. Soon after this hour the beautfnl drop curtain rose-an exquisite work of art. by the way, representing an alpine scene-and from the p^sembied gentlemen on the stage, composing the committee identified with the construction of the betiding, Captain Jacob Small, the chairman, advanced, and in that capacity, as well as that of president of the Freundscha!tsband, delivered the following address: Address of Captain Jacob Small. Mu Honored Friends-The glad day which we have longed to see bas dawned at last; tue happy tune has come when we may solemnly dedicate these halls to their destined us?. The emotion whlcu swells my heart is heighten? ed by the respon-ive sympathy wblcb I read in your beaming eyes-Joy at the achievement of a great work, gladness that lt has been given to our society to see its most cherished desire ac? complished, and that we have, In very truth, laid the keystone to our areli. We have erected an Imposing eulflce; one which will be, we trost, an honored memorial for many, many years to all Germans of'his city, and more especially of the members of the Freundschartsbund. As the representative of the society, ! now ten? der wy heartfelt thanks to sll who, by word or deed/ient meir aid In the erection of our building. They have, by so doing, completed a monument for themselves which does honor to their senti? ments and gives ample proof of thc loftiness of their alms. Yes l .my dear Mends, we have shown at this epoch, so majestic and so glorious for the German nation, that we also have not been unmindful or our high descent, that we have been true to the mission of the veut on lc race, viz: to carry Ger? man manners lo all parts of the globe, and to practice tbc good old German customs wherever our people are found. We could not take part in the glorious feats of arms of eur brothers beyond the sea, but we could do our duty here, and we have done lt. We have built for German friendllnet s and German con? cord a worthy home beneath whose roof they, may speedily reach the milness of their beautiful development. . We are profoundly grateful that our old Father land assisted us In this eur enterprise; Inasmuch as our brethren at home did not Bhrlnk from the greatest and most sanguinary sacrifices ia order ro complete and perfect the edifice of the mighty Freundschartsbund of all the German peoples. When hundreds of thousands courted death on the Held of war, in order that the glorious work of unity and liberty mlcht be flnlBhe i, we could not be Idle. The victorious achievement s of our brethren yonder Inspire us here, and we have not allowed the many difficult les which presented themselves, even after the comer-stone was laid,' to daunt our conrapeor tern us from our purpose. The Idea of this ball was conceived at a time when we were still suffering from the results of the late civil war; before reviving industry and commerce could'facilitate our undertaking. The more creditable, therefore, ls the rapidity with which the building has been completed; the greater must be our Joy that, after the sacrifices we have been called on to make, we are able to meet this day In these beautiful halls and enjoy the sweet felicity of unrestricted social Inter? course. But, my honored friends, although the exter? nal structure of the Freundschaftsbund ls now completed, the inner and spiritual life, of our society ls not yet made perfect. We must go on In s te a dj?, progression, and each one whose head is spanned by this protecting roof may contribute bis par* lu making the name widen this hall bears upon tts front a lasting and significant truth. German ideas and German manners, all that so gloriously distinguishes our Fatherland among the nations, should and must lind under this roof a welcome and permanent home. And when In after years our falling feet shall no longer ascend the steps, when our voices shall no longer be heard ia the gathering of friends, let us hope that onr sons and our daughters will still bold last to their German tongue, and to German thought and manners, thus realizing tlie full sig? nificance of the Ideas which this pile represents. On behalf of ihe building committee 1 now hand 6fer this building to you, the members of the bwvi?ty, as the hall of the German Freundschafts bund. And now, deeply moved as 1 am, wlih a full hean, tn the fullest sense of the word, I con grat?late y OJ upon your new hall; wishing Joy and content to all who dwell herein, and expres? sing the hope that, to every true and thorough German, lt will be a Behool of mental and spirit? ual development and substantial blessing to our good old city. Keep lt and gua d lc. therefore, my friend.", as the palladium of German truth, German fnendsulp and German love. Au overture on two pianos was now per orri) ed by Misses K. Kruse and M. Trott, Madam D. Muller and Professor 0. Muller, after which a pro? logue, wrltten-by Mr. F. Melchere, was delivered by Miss Minna Volkhausen, and received by the audience with great applause. This was followed by a Grand Triomphal March, performed on two pianos by Miss E Kruse and Professor Muller. The overture being concluded, the curtain arose. ' Two Pictures of the War. The. great feature of the evening was unques? tionably the play, Aus dem Kriegsleoen, two pictures from the German camp before Gravelot. e. This drama was written for the occasion by the Rev. L. M?ller, a member of the Freundschafts. bund ; ?iid from the great Interest, not to say en? thusiasm, manifested by the amateur dramatic corps, during the period of preparation, we are convinced that it was, or all possible subjects, the one most suitable for this occasion and this pur? pose. None of the readers of TBaNsws are igno? rant of the great events of the last four months lu the valleys of the Rhine, the Saar, the Meuse, the Marn?, the Seme, and the Loire. They have all beard of the sharp-pointed pen with which King* Winiam has written the history which the German soldiers have made. It ls llttewlse known that the German citizens of the United States are enthusiastic in their .patriotism, and follow the fortunes of their brethren, engaged in the bloody strife beyond the sea, with an ardor to the full as sympathetic as though there were no three thous? and miles of space to separate them from the field of action. And the Germans or Charleston are not one whit behind their countrymen in other parts of the Union. What, therefore, could be better adapted for dramatic representation on this occasion, what more certain of the lively Interest and sympathy of every member of tbe intelligent and patriotic audience, than a lifelike picture from the Franco German war; the more so as it ls safe to say there ls not a single member or the Freund schaftabund who has not relatives or friends ac? tively, engaged In the bloody drama-the great prototype of this modest sketch. What, with the warm sympathy of the andience, the life-like por* t ral ture of the scenes of the drama, the touching inciders and_spirited acting, it will readily be understood that, for the time being, all sense of Charleston and of the Freondscbaftsbund passed from the imagination of the audience. The illu sion was perfect. We were transported in spi to the camping ground before Gravelotte. T joy was real and the tears undisguised. BK PO HE THE BATTLE. ' But to the play. Tncre can scarcely be said be any regular plot. It presents two cosns pictures of the w':r; two cameo3 of German h tory. Thc Urst being a camp scene of compai 7,40th regiment of fusiliers, Hohenzollern, on t evening before Che battle of Gravelotte. Tl characters present are: Ludwie Von Ehrenfel 1, Captain. 40.1i Regiment, Hohenzollern.R. Heiss Gottlieb Schulze. Sergeant, 40th Resi? na . ur., Hohenzollern..*.R. Isserl Auen-: Kutschlce, Fusilier, 40th Regi? ment, Hohenzollern.H. Jaeg I Fusilier.'..A. Mclche i Uhlan.Theo. Melche Cht-vauleger, Bavarian soldier. ....P. Schuckmai Rifleman. Bavarian soldier.L. .Mull Saxon Rifleman.R. Bergman Turco.U. Boest Fran Schulze. Vivandi?re.Mrs. Blent Soldiers of different arms or the service, (Chorus of the Snengcrbund.) Wolle the picture here ls a mere fancy sketc ! it is founded in all its leading Incidents upc actual fact; the events narrated being tasen froi the newspapers of the day. from reports of ba ties, &c. The very words of the reports are som times used. The soldiers present on t he scene ai engaged in free and pleasant social intercourse, i singing, and in telling or dangers past, trials an privations J of the ?req??nt long march?s an occasional short rations. Thc gronp ls ldgh? picturesque, the soldiers of the several brauch? of the service, and of the different parts of Gei many-Bavarians, Saxons, Prussians, Jfce.-a wearing the uniforms belonging to their seven conj?. [Our German frlendsof the Freuudschaf ti bund have gone to great trouble to presen even the minutest appointments la perfection, The piece ls brimful of humor, due sometimes t the subject un-ler consideration, to some anecdot ' jr ludicrous incident; or when the original an< highly amusing Kutscbke improvises in bis dog gerel verse. But there is yet another source c humor, which never falls to divert a German au dience, and that ls the life-like reproduction o the different leading dialects (patois) of Germany and in this the author, we think, has made a de elded hit. I - The captain, a flue, spir?cd young nobleman brave as a lion and gentle as a woman, ls th< only officer left of the seventh company of th< fortieth regiment above mentioned. His com pany were ordered to storm the Spicheren height near Saarbr?cken, and were met with so mumer ous a dre from the French mitrailleurs, that tin captain ordered a retreat. This order the com pany refused to obey. On they rushed, and a last seized the French battery on the height, bul only one officer and thirty men remained ont o' r company or over a hundred strong. This deed o oaring ls the theme of conversation among thc soldiers, but the captain ls In no mood to be pre sent even, and witness the high spirits ol his brave soldiers' this evening. He has a presentiment that his eud ls at band; that he will fall lu the coming battle. Do what he will, he cannot divest himself of this feeling, which has taken complete possession of him. He ls young, wealthy, of noble birth, an only son, and betr othed to a woman fully his equal and worthy of bim. He had much to live for, and his regret at the thought of leaving lt ail ls pardonable, and In nowise conflicts with his patriotism. Much as he loves life, and all there ls ol promise In his Joy? ous career, he lays down his life a willing sacri? fice on the altar of his country. The vivandt?re tells him, privately, that his betrothed is In an adjoining village with the (Protestant) Sisters of Meroy, from Kaiserswerth. He laments that he will not be able to see her again before the batt e, near though she ls. Much merriment ls caused by the Introduction of a Turco captured by the Bavarians. The Turco -poor fellow, after all turns out to be no real Turco, nor oven a genuine Frenchman, but only a runaway German hostler, badly demoralized. The song and hlllarity of the company ls brought to a sudden end by the blast of the trumpet. The soldiers disperse, eaoh Joining lils command, knowing that la a few minutes they are to march, and in all probability enter the line of battle. AFTER THE BATTLE. The dramatis persona} of the second part "After the Battle"-are the Bame as in the first, with the addition of the following: Marie von Uochhelm, betrothed of the Captain.. . . . [Miss Boesch. Two Hyenas of the Battlefield..". [Otto Muller and Charles Slegllug. Time-Night of the battle of Gravelotte. The act opens with a dialogue between two hyenas of the battlefield; the first, hardened almost beyond description; the second, equally greedy for plunder, but not yet so callous. The antecedents of the first, narrated tn the course of this scene, are entirely in accord with his present revolting occupation. His father was the cap? tain of a band of robbers; he was nursed in crime from infancy, was the sport or adverse fates, and at last unwittingly killed his own son, while en? gaged in kliting and robbing the wounded upon the battle-field. After that, he continued lils fiendish work rrom pure love of carnage, with? out reference to the gain it brought him. lie loved the caliiug-lt wa? king-like. Ho could kill hundreds and thousands with Impunity. Un? moved by the groans of the dying, tn<?y proceed with their lanterns to their deeds of darkness. These hyenas, it should be observed, in order to avoid detection, wore the robes of the Order of St. John-the merciful brotherhood engaged in relieving the wounded on the field. The scene shifts, and we have before ns our fi lends of the camp of the previous evening, but In sadder mood. The noble young officer lies there mortally wounded, his faithful sergeant bending over him, comforting him, and minister? ing to his wants. The sergeant's wife-the vi vandlere-a. good and fan Idol soul, has hurried off, dark night though it is, through that field of blood, to call the young betrothed or the captain. The soldiers talk over the events of the day, when presently they see at Intervals the gleams of a lantern. They at once suspect the presence of the hyenas, and several go off In search of these monsters. Soon after shots are heard from that direction. Thc captain talks to his sergeant, sending messages of love, till his strength falls, and he sinks down, apparently dead. Soon after, however, when his beloved Marie arrives with the vivandi?re, and the young girl, in heart-broken accents, laments her dear lost Ludwig, he re? vives, commits her, and after again declaring how willing, how gladly he dies in the glorious cans?, and for the unity of lils Fatherland, h's spirit takes Its flight. The curtain falls, and then reopens upon a beautiful tableau composed of three figures: Ger? mania In the centre, War on thc one hand, and Peace on the other. The acting was all we had reason to expect from the hearty good will with which the ama teur performers took up their sevetal roles, and from the known talent of these artists, who gen? erously have suer fleed many, many hours of valu? able time, and taken much trouble to contribute to the pleasure of their fellow-members, and to make the opening ceremonies of the new hall both imposing and interesting. Where all did well, lt were invidious to single out any one of the actors for special praise. They, one and all, de? serve the cordial thanks of their highly gratified audience. Th? Music. While thus describing in detail the Interesting dramatic performance, proper reference should be made to the excellent music which added tts charm to the occasion and constituted one of its chief features. This was under the direction of Professor Otto Muller, to whose tasteful abilities the audience were Indebted for the various origi? nal compositions introduced In the play. They are as follows : } FIRST ACT. 1. German Army Song, (cloras,) composed by < Professor 0. Muller. 2. Drinking Song of the Uhlans, (solo,) by R. Is- ' sert el, composed by Proiessor 0, Muller. 3. Drammer, Roll on, (Dram Song by the Daught er of the Regiment., with chonta,) Madam Pl.nge. composed by Professor O. Muller. 4. Germania, Awake, (chorus,) composed by Pro? fessor 0. Muller. 5. Reminiscences of Home, (duet.i Mariam Plonge anti R. Issertel, composed by Professor 0. Muller. C. Soldier's Song, (chorus,) Kukcn. SECOND ACT. L Dead March of German Soldier?. 2. The Watch on ti:e Rhine, (chorus,) by Carl Wil? helm. It is not practicable to indicate here where the above songs and choruses were Introduced, but the reader may conceive of the effect produced, with all the adjuncts of ecenery, Association, dia? logue and dramatis pathos. There were moments when tears wet c7ery cUeek, and. bursts of en? thusiasm that made the hall ring again with ap? plause. The Drnminer's son?-"Tambour Schlag an'' was recel/ed with unbounded manifestations of delight, and numerous bouquets, which fell at thc feet of the fair vivandi?re testified how thorough? ly she had aroused the sympathies of the au? dience. The music was a rare exhibition of artistic elegance, spirited expression and descrip? tion, nie chorus, composed as it was of mem? bers or the 'Samgerbund, thoroughly drilled by Professor Alchel, performed their duty in an Im? pressive manner. lt ls many years since such choruses have been heard In Charleston. ?he toast to Klug William and to "Our Fritz" was also rendered with admirable effect so was the chorus at the close of the first act, which was simply accompanied by a drum. ?'The Watch on thc Rhiue," commencing in soft, low strains In the distance, and gradually swelling as the sol? diers neared the scene, may also be regarded as one of the most effective performances of the evening. It was greeted with long-continued ap? plause. Ample refreshments were provided during the evening by the steward, Mr. Noltc, and Rhine wine and lager flowed with generous profusion. The Ball, The floor was now cleared, and in a short time after the dramatic performance the greater por? tion or the audience were winding happily In the mazes of the dance, which, from our knowledge of the jolly German character, wc presumo was kept np till rosy-lingered morn dispersed the shades of night. So has terminated an event which will long be remembered by all who participated In the plea? sures of last evening, aud which may be proudly recalled by every member of the Freundschaft s. bund as among the most charming reminiscences of this time-honored society. NEWS EEO M WASHINGTON. What Congress ls Doing. WASHINGTON, December 8. Delano has been confirmed as commissioner of Internal revenue. Dr. H. Benden, Israe'Ite, has been appointed superintendent of Indians in Arizona. A bot contest took place in the Senate caucus to-day over the committee on foreign affairs. The object was to strengthen the San Domingo ele? ment by placing Conkilng OB tbe committee In? stead of Patterson. The plan failed, and thc com? mittee remains unchanged. Revels ls on the committee on education; Harris ls chairman of the retrenchment committee. In the House, bills were Introduced providing that no duty be imposed upon successions in p os sesslon or expectancy prior to July, 1868, but for? bidding reclamation for such duty already paid. A resolution was adopted Inquiring regarding the sales of captured cotton. The resolution calls Tor full details. The consideration of the postotflce bUl was re? lamed. Toe franking privilege was abolished by \ vote of ss to ?o. rennmg an amendment tu j illow a free exchange of newspapers, the death of , Representative Ridgeway was announced. j Butler gave notice that on Tuesday next he , would ass the House to consider the general am- ? nesty bill; after which the House adjourned to , Monday. < In I he Senate memorials were presented for j public buildings In Wilmington, N. C.; for a mail j route rrom Smithville N. C., to Little River, S. y C.; for the removal of (Usabilities, au J for compen- ( Eatlon for property taken by the army during the war. Bills were Introduced to prevent assess- , ments of money upon government employees for j political or other purposes ; to establish the western i Judicial district of North Carolina; to provide that all elections for President and vice-President and , members of Congress shall be by ballot. t Thc standing committees were announced. Pomeroy Introduced a sixteenth amendment ? Tor female suffrage. 1 In executive session some two hundred nomi- j nations weve made. Porter's nomination BB ad- ] mlral is no; withdrawn, as some expected. < Secretary Boutwell to day ordered the treasurer , it New York to notify holders of the three per :ent. temporary loan certificates, issued under \ the acts of March 2,18C7, and July 25, 1808, that ill such certificates bearing date October 15, 1887, < sf the denomination of ten thousand each, be- ? tween the numbers 193 aud 359 inclusive, would ?>e paid on presentation at his office, and that j [rom and after Jauuary 31,1871, such certificates will cease to bear interest, and will be no longer j available as a portion of the lawful money re? serve in possession of any national banking asso- < ?iatmn. The aggregate amount of the certificates 1B estimated at two millions, making the total < amount advertised for thus far four millions. i GRANTS MESSAGE ABROAD. ? OTTAWA, CANADA, December 8. There is considerable excitement In govern- ' ment circles over Grant's message. It ls almost 1 unanimously regarded as hostile and insulting to 1 che Dominion. The absence of any allusion to the 1 Fenian raids ls remarked. 1 LONDON, December 8. 1 The fishery part of Grant's message creates un- ! nsua'feeling. England will not certainly stund ry the Dominion unless there ls the clearest right 1 sn herslde. 1 -*- I NEW TORE ITEMS. NEW YOKE, December 8. > The conference between the shoe manufac- 1 rurers aud Crispins was unfavorable to the ter- 1 ninatlon of the strike, which, however, ls only 1 partial. In a search of the office ol Jackson and Ham nomi, swindlers, convicted this morning, reveal :d seven hundred letters from different States, or lering counterfeit money amounting to half a nillion. The reoelpts of the concern were nearly ive thousand dollars per week. NATIONAL BO ARU OF TRADE. BUFFALO, D eccmber 8. The National Board of Trade passed r?solu- ? lions asking the modification of the regulations i for the transportation of imported goods from ? theseapons to the interior towns. It takes the J ground that there ls no necessity that cars or ves? sels should contain no other goods than those \ shipped In boad. They urge civil service re? form; that railroad companies should give 1 shippers of grain bills of lading that wonld ? oe good at the point of delivery ? for the luantlty specified as received, and railroad i r?mpanles be responsible for tho deficiency, t rhey ask Congress for the cental system for measurement in handling grain and similar arti- 1 :les;urge the allowance of tare onc.tton, and ? he abolition of State laws discriminating against E non-resident traders. A resolution asking Con- i tress to pass laws overriding these local regola- ? rions did not receive a two-thirds vote. The leath-of General Walbridge was announced, 1 ?vhen the body adjourned. i THE STATE CAPITAL. REARREST OE EOXTE OF THE LAU? REE'S VIE L E PRISONERS A Burty U>ay In ttie L?gislature-Har ley's New Bill to Lighten the City Debt of ciiaricston- A Ni-iv Grab Proposed in the Interests of Education, die., ?Vc. ?SPECIAL TELEQKA?1 70 THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, Thursday, December 8. Four of the Laurensville prisoners, who had Just been released, were rearrested to-day by the State-autiioriti :s, on warrants taken out,by High Constable Hubbard, b?fora Trial Justice Solo? mons, for the murders of Fowell, Ferrin and- Ri? ley. The parties rearrested were Sheriff" Joues, Henry Suber, Spencer Harris and George Moaely. SENATE. In the Seuato, to-day, Nash Introduced a peti? tion from the trustees of thc Columbia Female coliege, praying for exemption from State, coun? ty and municipal taxes, ?muiis, from Beaufort, introduced a bili to pro? vide for the keeping in repair of public highways by county commissioners. Hayna introduced a bill to provide for the pay? ment of a salary or two thousand ?ve hundred dollars to the Lieuienant-Govcrnor. Wimbush introduced a bill to repeal the oct pro? viding for the sinking fund. - The committee on Incorporations reported a bill to amend the charter or he Columbia Bridge Company, so as to enable them to build a new bridge over the Congaree; also, a hill to extend the limits of the Town of Camden; also, a bill to amend tbe charter of the Town or Greenville. ? Green Introduced a bill to amend the act to regulate the fees of probate judges, Ac. so that trial Justices shall get only three dollars for crimi? nal trials, Inclusive of all fees. Whlttemoro iLtrodacad a bill to provide for the protect ion of persone aud property and the pub? lic peace, and to tax property for the same. Notice was given of ihe followlug bills: By Whlttemore, a bill to amend the act denning tli c jurisdiction and regulating the practice or pro? bate courts, ala J a bill to repeal the Hen law; by Wilson, a biil to define the law in relation io certain easements and for other purposes. The committee on elccUonB reported oa the res? olution of Inquiry whether the Beats lu the senate of Abbeville, Charleston and Geo''reto wn are va? cant, that it appears such vacancies exist la Ab? beville and Georgetown. They ask further time for the consideration o' the question concerning Chai lesion. The joint resolution authorizing the State treas urer to purchase a ll re-proof safe for the use of the attorney-general's office was passed and sent to the House. The res lutlon introduced by Mr. Montgomery to fix the number of members of standing com mit tees, after much debate was kided. HOUSE. McConnell's name wan corrected on the journal he having voted lor Moses. Wilkes, from the judiciary committee, gave no? tice of tho bills referred to that committee at the last session. The following notices of bills were given : By Tolbert, to make lt felony to make false titles, Ac to real or personal property; by Ford, to repeal the charter of the Goose Creek Bridge Company and to make the said bridge public* by Hurley, to fund SJ much of tho city debt of Charleston is ls necessary for railroad purposes; also i bill to amend tbe charter jof Charleston Uso a bill to provide for tho election or a board of Hate commissioners to represent the State In cer? tain railroads: also a bill repealing the sinking fund act; by Hodges, a bill to authorize the laud commissioner to purchase certain lands on Wad malaw Island; by Tarlton, a bill fdr the protec? tion of the poor; by Smart, to reconstruct the Ju iiclal circuits of the State; by Hagood, to define the law In relation to certain casements; by mickies, a bill to levy a tax oa cartaln counties ; jy C. D. Hay ne, of a bill to Incorporate the Town )f Midway. The chair submitted to the House the documents nccompanylog the Governor's message, and five Hundred copies of each were ordered to be printed. ? The tenate concurrent resolution, that the chief jr each department be required to submit reports jy Monday, the 13th, was adopted. Therollowlug bdls were Introduced: By David, i bill amending the E Incition act; by Hurley, a jill to Incorporate the South Carolina Land and Improvement Com.uay, also thc United States Manufacturing Company, also the American 3otton and Woollen Company; by Levy, a bill to ?enow the charter of the Town of Wlliiston. Hurley offered the petition or Risley A Creighton, 'or leave to withdraw certain papers. Lee introduced a bill to empower thc county .oramlssloners to levy a tax for the building or ichoolhouses. Sellers submitted the presentment of the grand ury of Marlon, at the May term or court. Doyle offered a Joint resolution to authorize the JL y ment of a pension to Abel Robbins, of Oconee. Duncan Introduced a bllt to renew the charter jf the Town or Spartanburg. Bosom an introduced a bill to prescribe the mode jr electing aldermen lu Charleston, so that they shall bc elected by wards. A resolution, offered by Harley, to appoint a itand.ng committee on contingent accounts, was adopted. The House bill to vest the title of the State to a lot of land In the Village of Orangebarg, or which Deldrich Elepplng, deceased, seized, In the pur ?hascr or purchasers, who shall pay for the prem? ises, undera sale made by a decree of the Probate 3ourt or Charleston County, and to direct the ap? plication of the proceeds or the sale, was read a second time. Hurley's new bill provides that the State shall issume three millions of the Charleston City debt for railroads, taking tue assets of the city, and jiving lu return State bonds to run for thirty years. Hodges introduced a bill to make a deflolency ipproprlation of seventy-five thousand dollars for educational purposes, in addition to the fifty thousand do lars and the amount raised by poll lax already appropriated. Committees on labor and political disabilities were appointed. SPARKS FROX[ TUE WIRES. Wm. Beales, of Beales & Co., proprietors of he Bostou Post, is dead, aged 8G. Dr. Sears declines allowing Conway to handle :hc Louisiana apportionment of the Peabody fund. The muddle In connection with the Alabama -overnorship seems to be gradually clearing, and lispatches from Montgomery Indicate that smith will to-day yield the contest, and Governor Lindsay quietly take possession or h!1 office. Valmaseda hos arrived at Havana. DeRodas vent aboard the ship to receive li Im. The cable between Punta Rosa and Key West las been partially Interrupted. The messages ire carried between the ports by vessels. The Winter Garden Theatre at Cincinnati was jurnedyesterday. Thc Methodist Book Concern idjolnlng was damaged. Fully insured. The Federal Court at Memphis has awarded 'orty thousand dollars to Riddle A Coleman .gainst General Mow and Major Murphy for coal leizcd at the beginning of the war. A motion vas made lor a new trial. Mow and Murphy act id as Confederate officers la seizing the coal. A railroad collision took place near London, Sngland, yesterday, In which five were killed and nany hurt. WINDING UP THE WAR. TETE GERMANS SEND A BUDGET OF BLUE NEWS TO TBE PARISIANS. They Claim to have Routed the Army Of thc Loire -Rumored Deuth of Du crot-Hov Orleans Fell-The Laxem - bourg Question-Kassia Stands Firm -Italy and thc Pope. LONDON, Decembers. The Prussians sent a flag ol truco into Paris announcing thc capture of Orleans and the rout of the army of the Loire, with the capture of thirty guns and thousands of prisoners, and a re? port of the death of General Dncrot. Fall of Orleans. BERLIN, December 8. The King telegraphs the Queen : "VERSAILLES, December 5. "Orleans f as occupied last night without being stormed. The Third Corps captured nine cannon Bad ene mitrailleur. The Eighth Corps beat the French In several engagements northeast of Rouen, capturing one gun and four hundred prisoners." liassia Firm. ST. PBTERSBCRO, December 8. Thc general tenor of the Kassian notes to* the Powers, ls that the Russian demands are essen? tial to trie maintenance of peace. Thc JEmpress and Queen. LONDON, December 6 Thc Empress Eugenie visited the Queen, at Windsor Castle, yesterday. lt is reported that three hundred rifle cannon ?re on the way from the United States to France, ind at last accounts from Tours the government was anxiously awaiting their arrival to complete che equipment of the anny or tne Loire. A Tribune cable from Versailles, the 3d insit.,. jays Germ in officers believe thc siege may ex? tend beyond Christmas, on military grounds, but they hope the French are discouraged by failure jf the sorties. Prussia and Luxembourg. LONDON, December 8. Dispatches from a reliable source at Brussels say the Prussians will connive at the annexation sf Luxembourg, because, first, Lorraine ls stra? tegic ?Hy useless without Luxembourg; second, Lord Stanley, In i860, declared the guarantees of che neutrality of England os to Luxembourg would not Involve the necessity of defending thc treaty; and, third, Prussia believes tha't England would not, therefore, oppose this annexation, rhe majority of tho Inhabitants, however, seem apposed to annexation. " Italy and Rome. FLORENCE, December 8. The Parliament was opened oa Monday. The King declared that with Rome as a capital, the edlUoe commenced by Charles Albert was crowned iud the freedom of the Italiens completed. It was now the task of the Chambers to make ber great and happy. In reference to tho Pope, the King said lt was the duty of the nation to secure to the Supreme Pontiff the free exercise of his religious office, and the maintenance of his re anons with the Catho? lic world. Regarding the election of Aosta, the icing said: "A sister nation has invited our son to rule over her destinies. We rejoice In the great donor conferred upou our dynasty, and hope lt will bring equivalent benefits to Spain." GOLD AND BOND MARKET. Nsw TORS, December 8-Evening. Stocks were higher, with a lair business in governments. At the board there waa not a single transaction on last calL In the Gold Room che "'agnation was the great feature. Nearly all che busloe-s was <?<. jun- Money closed very ?asy. Sterling firmer. Sixty-twos T3f. Vir? ginias 68; new 64. Louslanas 70^;"'new 64. [levees 71; eights 86. Alabamas loo, fives i|o. jeorglas 80X; sevens 91. South Carolinas 88/ lew 09ji. SILVER IN NEW MEXICO. SANTA FE, December 8. There ls great excitement over the Bolston ind Sliver City mines, specimens from which are mmensely rich. A rock of eighty pounds yielded if ty ounces or silver; another rock or twenty-two pounds yielded ten ounces of sliver. The average s eight thousand dollars per ton. Numbers are preparing to start for the mmes. AFFAIRS IN GREENVILLE. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] GREENVILLE, S. C.. December 3. The weather here has been ic'or two months msurpassed and unsurpassable-everything yon ;ould wish in temperature, in buoyancy, in trans jarency, suited ror toorfc or pleasure. Our Amer can fulls are mon charming, and autumn ls our Jest season. The crops of cotton are very fine, and will be ouch larger than was expected. The City or Greenville ls now a gfeat cotton narke:. Thousands of bales have already been told here. It vivifies trade, and business of all linds ls brisk. The corn, putato, peas, hay and ither crops very fine. We expect the Alr-llne Railroad here in eighteen nonths, and then to become in fact what we are jow only In name. The colleges and schools here are of a high >rder. The death or the sherill, Vickers, and the hang ag of Andrew Hill, were sad events, and have ;hiown a gloom over the community. It ls seldom i mau is hnng up here. Il was done In the Jail rard, but witnessed by a crowd. There ls perfect order and quiet here, and none o molest or make afraid. This ls au out-and-out Democratic county. Fine health at this time. E. T. B. LAND AND LABOR. The Policy ?f the Large Planters. PocorxLiao, November 29,1870. TO TUE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. It aDoears to me that the day has arrived ivhen tie large plantations of thc seaboard, at east, have ceased to be profitable. Large plant ngs of cotton, long or short, can never remune? rate the planter with ihe high price of manures, ind the uncertain labor on which we have to de? pend. Our colored brethren have too high an opinion of their political superiority to conde? scend to work for the miserable rebels, except when absolute starvation drives them to do so. ind the work done-al though well Bald for lt-ls io Illy executed that lt requires rapid going over co secure the crop from grass. If spoken to about chelr neglect, they quietly tell you they can't do lt any better, and if it don't suit they can leave lt. jbllging you to expend almost twice the rcquslte imount for working the crop. Unless our people agree to one or two thlngH, che government of our poor old State will never oe rescued from the Ignorant negro population ind rascally carpet-baggers that are driving ns to Itter ruin. Let all the large laud-holders divide cheir plantations Into farms and sell them, or ;ease to allow negro squatters to occupy them, ?xcept at their full value of rent. Many planters ease their lauds for two days' labor per week on che crop planted by themselves; others for aspe ?lQetl number of pounds of seed cotton per acre, che last of which ls seldom honestly paid. It ls a suicidal policy. In ten years the land, so leased md planted without manure or rotation, will be ilmost worthies?, and will cost au Immense out ay in manures to restore them to any degree of [eh Ul ty - Let the planters all agree to plant their ands on equal shares, and nader their own or igents' direction, and so cause the negro to work, )r force them to leave their lands. The remedy s in their own hands, if they will use it. But lt :an only be done by concert of action. The negroes will then be compelled to purchase farms, ivork on shares, or for wages. The planters could, ?rltb. great benefit to themselves, sell the desired number of acres on a credit of five years, Bay land ivorth $10 per acre, to be paid for In five annual nstaiments, say $2 25 per acre each year, and ?vith the agreement that the farm should be well cultivated and manured during the five years, at the expir?t ci of which time the titles could be given for the same. We should then have good and jseful citizens, and onr lands not growing np and going, to waste. POCOTAUGO. A RELIC OF OLD TIMES.-A gentleman who recently purchased a portion or tho library of an old merchaut of Charleston, found In one of the volumes the following curions memorandum. Of course we cannot vouch for its correctness, be? cause the names are evidently recorded from memory. It may nevertheless prove Interesting | to many of our citizens In recalling the associa? tions of by-gone days: WIuU Becomes of Ps.-Here ls a Hst or European merchants who did business In Charleston dnring my recollection, and not one of whom ls In ihe I land of the living. I have excluded all Ameri? cans : Florian Charles Hey, Martin Moult Capt. John Bass, (com- Edward Mau tone, . mander of the ship - Loudsdale, Charles and Henry,} Charles Westtelt, Lorent A Stelumlts, Edward Mollet, Frederick K?nne, Tnomns Rogers, Robert Maxwell, Williams. Redmond, John Haslett, ? t Edward Dellas, Louis R. Awning,- George Harvey A Mac Jacob Wooir. kia partners, Hlgham A Fife, John Duffield, Hinckley ft Oosgorie, - Blerworth, James A William Broad- Victor DeLaney, foot G. B. Robinson, Andrew Milne, Huga Duckworth, Adam Tonno, John Elicldlestda, John Baptist Lamatre, -Butlerston, Eugene Tastet, TaomaBR. Asherherst, E. Pohl A Sci, ' David Lamb, Sr., ' Leon Henk.-neath, James Lamb, McNeill A Davidson, David L.mb, Jr., John Lowd'in, - O'Call Hi an, (St> James Butti r Clough, ney's friend.) James A John Calder, Charles Edmoadston, Lewis Trap m ann, S. J. Magson, Robert Worthcrspoon, Andrew dcDowall, John Graveley, William Dnvar, ' " Joseph A Charles Law- Vincent Nolte, ton, Disconderst k Cravat, Joseph Howland, -Dnqurcon, George Lawton, Neill McNeill. Pltray k Vlei, John McKenzie, -Carrie, William Blair, -LeFerre, John Paul, *Obnsiopner Atkinson, Charles A Barry O'Hara, Stephen k John Watson, O. L. Dobson, . wunara 0. Murray, ' William Tlmmons, Joseph Battersby, James Miller, (wine mer William C. Molyneux, chant.) -Davine. Roger Heriot. George A. Hopley, Trenholm, (Father Geo. -stewart, (Hopley's A.) nephew,) - Porjeau, Geurge Y. Davis, LeDuc k Danjeau, diaries LeCason, Alexander Ewing. ?Was still living in 1859. I saw him In Liver? pool. t Delius was living In Hanover In 1859. 1 saw him frequently during my stay there. LAND SALES.-At Sumter, on Monday, the sales of real estate were of more than usual im? portance. Some sixteen tracts of land belonging to the estate of the late John A. Colclough were otiered, the most of which were sold, all bringing good prices, some of them more than the ap? praised value. Terms one third cash, and the balance on a creditor one and two yema. Another tract of two hundred and thirty-six acre?7 was sold at ten dollars an acre, cash. At Newberry Courthouse, the sheriff sold under tax and execution the following tracts ior cash : Thirty acres for $2800; twenty .flveacresfor $1000: thirty acres, house and lot, $170; one house ano lot, $8; seventy-five acres, $33; seventy-seven acres, $225; and one hundred acres for partition, $900, one-half cash. in ncr a I Satires. Jl?r- THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Addi? son, and of their daughter, Miss LAURA E. AD BISON, are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of the latter, at the Cathedral Chapel, Queen street, at 12 M. THIS DAT. dec9-*? Special Saluts. pS* LOAN ON BOTTOMRY AND RE PONDENTIA.-Thc undersigned. Captain of the Spanish Bark PAQUETE CANTABRIA, of Santan? der, Spain, now In this port undergoing repairs, with a cargo of sugar, shipped at Havana for Santander, rea m ron to pay said.re pairs, and other expenses, a LOAN OF TWELVE THOUSAND DOL? LARS ($12,000,) more or less, on hypothecation of | the above namsd vessel and cargo, to be reim? bursed fifteen days after arrival as Santander. Sealed applications, naming rate of maritime premium and other conditions to be accepted by me; wi m the approval of. the Spanish Consul, 3nat be presented at tbe Spanish Consulate, No. ?Broad street, at 12 o'clock Noon, on MONDAY, 12th instant, when and where they will be opened In the presence of the applicants or their rep? resentatives. For further information apply to my consignee, Mr. W. P. HALL, at Brown's Wharf. With the sanction and by order of the Spanish Consni. Z. B. ONZAIN, Captain Bark Paquete Cantabria. Charleston. December 8.1870._dgcjj ^HABITUAL CONSTIPATION-HOW TO EFFECT A CERTAIN AND PERMANENT CURE.-Some occupations of life predispose to costiveness, especially those which allow but little exercise. Persons who contract this unfortunate habit of body, under such circumstances, might possibly be relieved by changing their sedentary employments for others of a' more active kind; but this ls by no means certain. Habitual con? stipation ls a very obstinate disorder. All the or ? leary so-called remedies Invariably aggravate lt. Nothing can be more Injurious than the continued usc of strong aperients. They at first Irritate, and anally almost paralyze the bowels-render? ing them so torpid that enormous doses of cathar? tic medicines have no effect upon them. A rnijd aperient, combined with a gentle stimulant, ls the true remedy; and a combination In the happiest proportion, of these Ingredients, is found in HOS TETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. This famous stomachic Invigorates the whole Intestinal canal, while quietly removing from its convolutions all impediments to a free passage through them. No mere purgative has this double operation. No ordinary stimulant effects the desired object Cases or constipation abandoned as hopeless by distinguished medical men have been cured In a few weeks by the Bitters. To those who have tried all the medicines of the dispensary In vain, we say try this Irresistible stimulant and aperi? ent. There Is no sufllclent reason why constipa? tion should be the consequence of sedentary habits. Hosteler's Bitters, by supplying the vigor which would otherwise be derived from ex? ercise, will In all cases enable the system to per? form Its excretory functions regularly and health fnlly._ decs-snao ^FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS THE proprietors of the celebrated PLANTATION BIT? TERS have been experimenting in the growing of | Calisaya Bark on the Island of Jamaica, and have found, from actual tests, and by no means a mean experience, that this valuable bark can be grown with marked success only upon the moun? tains from 1500 to 2000 feet high. There the forests are often bedewed with the early mist, and this tree arrives at its full perfection. Owing to the larg; ly increasing demand for the bark re? quired for the manufacture of quinine, and also for use in the preparation of Plantation Bitters, the procuring of ii has been a source of great anxiety to thc proprietors, and seeing, as they did, that the South American supply would soon give out, took the above early precaution to fully supply the demand, and assisted and encouraged as they are by the English Government, at Jamaica, we have not the least doubt bat they will succeed. For a cheap, delicious, and healthful table- des? sert there ls nothing half so good as Blanc Mange Puddings, Custards, kc, ko., made from Sea Moss Farine. Try lt and convince yourself. dec6-mwf3DA0_ p9* GETTING MARRIED. -ESSAYS for Yoong Men on Social Evils, and the propriety or impropriety of getting Married, with sanitary help for those who feel unfitted for matrimonial happiness. Sent free, In-sealed envelopes. Ad? dress Howard Association, Box P, Philadelphia, Pa. sepi7-3mos _gperia! froto. " \J. pm- ALL PEESONS ABE FORBIDDEN shooting or trespassing on the HcLEOD PLAN-, TAT I ON, on James Island dec9-l?_JAMES FRAMPTON. ' ps- CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP EVE KM AN, from Philadelphia, are hereby not I Sert that she will discharge cargo THIS DIV; at Brown's Wharf. Goods uncalled for at sunset will be stored at Consignee's risk, and ex? pense. WM. A. COURTENAY, ' Agent/1* decfl-1_??????? i ? - - pm- CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP JAMES ADQER, from New York, are notified th ac she ls discharging cargo THIS DAY at Auger's Wharf. Goods remaining uncalled for at sunset will be stored at owner's risk: and .expense. . dec9-l JAMES ADOER A CO.. Agents.-. PB- I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any debt contracted by the crew of the British Bark LILLIE M. PETER GUTHRIE; decS^*" .? Mastefr pf FOR COLDS, GOUGHS, BRON? CHITIS and all affections of the Lungs, dake AYEK'S CHERRY PECTORAL. decO-frnwaPAO -_. ? . ?, p?r IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF SEWING MACHINES.-JOHN CLARE, JR.^ CO.S BEST SEC-CORD SPOOL OOTTON, on' Black Spools. For sale at retail by D. B. HASELTON No. 807 King street._ ^dec6-Imo pm- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Check No. 10J, dated August isth, 1870, for $7000, signed JOHN HUNK, Chairman Board, of County Commissioners, and drawn on E, S. KUH, County Treasurer, 'has been lost or mis? laid at Columbia, Sooth Carolina. This ls to warn ali parties that the said Check ls noll ano void, no equivalent having been received therefor. By order of the Board. .< . .-. JOHN HUNN, Chairman, novlO-SO JAMES E. MCGREGOR, Clerk. ? -, ^CONTRACT WANTED FOR DITCH? ING Rice Land, near Georgetown. Apply to w. c. .BEE A-CO., Augers Wharf. nvo5-mwf3_,._? pm- GO TO GEORGE LITTLE * CO. for BOYS' CLOTH INO, all sizes. noyl8-fmir * pm- BLACK DOESKIN CASSIMERB PANTS, at $5. Formerly, sold at $7, at nov28-mwf_O. E. A A. S. JOHNSON'S. pm- MY FRIEND, STOP THAT TERRI? BLE cough, and thus avoid a consumptive's grave, by using GLOBE FLOWER COUGH SYRUP, for curing all throat, bronchial and lung diseases. It is perfectly peerless. Never has been'equalled. .-. It ls pleasant to take, and certain to core. For sale by ad druggists. ' _deo-wfmlmb. ? pm- AWAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES.-Comfort and Cure for the Ruptured, sent postpaid on receipt of io cents. Address Dr. E. B. FOOTE, Na 120 Lexington avenue. New York._ dscl: pm- AWAY WITH SPECTACLES.-OLD Eyes made new, easily k without doctor or medi? cines. Sent postpaid on receipt of io cents.' Ad? dress Dr. E. B. FOOTE, Na 120 Lexington avenue^ Sew York._ decl6 'pm-L GRAND EPOCH TN SCIENCE. From the time when, in 1884, Dr. BUGGE discov? ered "Carbolic Add" and its extraordinary modi' : cal effects, nothing In the history of Medicine har equalled lt. Largely used by the French r*ui? clans in treatment of consumptive and w. -.'w lous diseases, lt was Introduced by the court m/ slolan of Berlin, MAX ERNST HENRY, Into Prus? sia, and from thence to the United States. Nor? thing else of. the present day can equal HEN? RY'S SOLULION OR CARBOLIC CONSTITUTION RENOVATOR. Patients get better after only nxe dose has been taken, and we cordially reoommtn i lt to the public-(Editor "Argus.'' janlT lyr ^THE GREAT MEDICA*, WONDER,. Da. HASKELL'S ELECTRIC OIL kills all pain in two minutes. Cancers* Bolls, Tetter and Old Sores, cored in 48 hours by DR. HASKELL'S CAR? BOLIC CANCER SALVE. For sale at retail by G. W. ATMAR, COHEN'S MEDICAL DE? DE. H. BAER, POT, A. 0. BARBOT, DR. G. J. LUHN, ED. S. BURNHAM, W. T. LITTLE A CO.| M. H. CULLINS A CO., ALFRED RAOUL, M. D., GRAMAN & SCH WAKE, DR. W. A. SK KIN E. E. H. KELLERS, M. D., And at wholesale by DO WIE, MOISE A DAVIS, sole Agents for South Carolina. noyll*-3mosi>aw ?&- WHAT IS MORE COMMON OB DISTRESSING THAN A BILIOUS ATTACK T Who ls not familiar with the well-known symp? toms ? Oppression across the Stomach and Chest,' Low Spirits, Restlessness, Gloominess , of Mind, Weakness, Dull Headache, Ditty, Greasy appear? ance of the Skin, Yellow Tinge of . the White of the Eyes, Lots of Appetite and Costive? ness f Few, Indeed, of the more ordinary ula of life are more widely prevalent than these Billons Disorders, and yet they may readily be got rid of by using Dr. D. JAYNE'S SANATIVE PILLS, if whose operation the Liver will be rapidly reator ed to healthy action, the vitiated secretions of . the Stomach changed, all Costiveness. removed, and the whole [system assisted In recovering Its normal condition. Sold hy all Druggists, and si wholesale by GOODRICH, WINBMAN A C<F, Charleston, 8. 0._dec7-wfmfl ^.LLPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BTP TERS, an old German Tonic._ pm- LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BIT? TERS, the most delightful and effective in -the world._ . ? .'" pm- LIPPMAN'S ?BEAT GEBMAN BIT TE RS strengthens the debilitated._' pm- LiPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BIT- . TE RS cures female complaints._ . ?, pm- LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN Birr . TERS cures "never well" people. ^-LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BIT FE RS will give an appetite._junio-fmw ^ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE OF AP? POINTMENT.-In the District Court of the United \ States, for the Eastern District of sooth carolina, . In the matter of Junios J. Neville.-In Bankrupt? cy. -To whom lt may concern: The undersigned gives notice of his appointment as Assignee of Junios J. Neville, of the City of Charleston, In the County of Charleston, and the State of South Car? olina, within the said District, who has been ad? judged a Bankrupt on his own petition by the District Conn of said District. Dated at Charles? ton, 8th day of December, A. D. 1870. dec9-f2 G. D. BRYAN, Assignee. Miscellaneous. J-jR BING'S PILE REMEDY. Fot sale by DR.H. BAER. lulys . ju s T RECEIVED, CARBOLATE OF T.nffT! the best Disinfectant and destroyer of Rats, Mice Bugs, Cockroaches,. Ac A small quantity placed where they frequent will at once disperse them. Pendleton's Panacea, or Vegetable Fain Ex? tractor. A fresh supply of Fleming's Worm Confections, the moat reliable in use. - Also, a" fresh supply of SEAL 06EUM, the areal remedy for Rheumatism. For sale, wholesale and retail, by Dr. H. BAER, may so _No. 181 Meeting street. FLEMING'S WO BM CONFECTIONS, (SANTONLNE.) They? - purely vegetable, safe and sure, me - best in use. For sale by Dr. H. BABB, a No. 181 Meeting street, octs Wholesale Agent.