Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. THE STATE CAPITAL. KEEP ING HO TTS TAXATION. Judge Vernon. t7ndlsinsyc?. [?PICUA 7EL?GKAU TO THE- NEW3.] . ? " COLUMBIA, December 16. The joint insolation on the taxes was de ba*ted-ln ibo Hou?e to day, and an amendment to reduce the Stare tax from 8 to 5 milla on the dollar was adopted. The Charles .on county tax ls fixed at SK mills. Judge Vernon has written a oold letter to the House, say mg :hat ho will not submit to have his judicial rlghis trampled ou without a struggle. He wai appear before the bar of thc Hons* to? morrow. The Senate was occupied in antmportant busi? ness. There was a slight fall of snow this afternoon. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLT. Levying thc Taxes-Some .Startling Revelations-Amending thc Charter mt Columbia-Important Provisions The Iilen on Crops-The Impeach, ment of Judge Vernon. V* - [PROM Om OWN CORUESTONDENT.] COLUMBIA, December 15 RATE OP TAXATIOV. The State auditor and county commission, era levy the yearly State and county taxes only ia pursuance of a joint resolution of thc General Assembly. Such a resolution has originated in the House, and waa report-d on to-day by the committee on ways and means. The resolution authorizes the State audit >r to .evy a tax ?f eight mills on the dollar, and the county commission era a tax not exceeding three mills on the dol rar. The committee recommended tho adoption of amendments, so as to make the State tax nine mills Instead of elgtu, and the county taxes o Charleston and Beaufort not to exceed five mill* The House rerused to adopt the first amend aent. On the second amendment some considerable discussion was had. Mobley moved its indefinite postponement, bnt was sneered out of it by Whip per, and withdrew bis motion. Jervey opposed he did not dt siro to give ti<e county commission era of Charleston so much money, for they would only spend lt unnecessarily and extravagantly They bad already Issued more checks than they could pay. Bosemon took a different view. The county commissioners had gone Into debt to the tune of $100,000, and that indebted ness must be ' paid. It was not only necessary to meet pas debts, bat to pay the ensuing debts of the year. He admitted lt wai an enormous tax for Charles' ten county, (13 mills,) but still lt was necessary. WAS ran SOME, TOO. S. J. Lee, of & ige held couldn't -see this enorm? ous tax busiuess go on without urging that Edge Md Bliould have some of it, too, and introduced au amendment to that effect. His colleague. Cain, didn't see through those pebbles,, and thought that a five mill tax woaM sink that larder p a tion of the State, ye ept Edgcfleld. Lee detained the House and gave t.iem what he sadd was some "common sense." Perhaps some of his tax-pay? ing constituents think differently. He sard a tax of three mills would raise about $27,QOO, which was about ENOUGH TO PAT TBIAL JUSTICE FIES. So you see your Obarieston justices have some ardent rivals in the way of making np charges against the county. Lee went into the financial exhibit at length, and wound up by saying that he knew sometida* about the money that was at? tempted to be raised to*get the grand jury to re? turn the county commissioners, whatever that was. The House adjourned while considering tb'j matter. TOO SBSSHTVE BT OHB HALF. Messrs. Hayes, owens and Foster were an? nounced this morning as a committee on the part or the Senate to >vestigate the, affaira of the land commission. On hearing these names announced, Whlt'.e more, who has been endeavoring to give himself prominence in tills Investigating business, stung with disapoolntraent at not hearing his name, rose excitedly to a question of privilege, and took exception to thc following paragraph from your correspondence of the 12th Instant: It may be well to explain Just here that the main fight on tn a land investigation business wm be. and was, aa well, on trie appointment of persons on the commit1 ec. J t seemed to bo the tilca that there was to be Rome considerable pabulum coming from lt and for this reason Whutemore wailed to place lm?etr on the committee. But he falied, and must feel disappointed. Among other things, he said: "I simply east the imputation back into the face of'the author, and say, as I dismiss this Bohemian: .That all men must serve their time to every trade, ' . Save falsehood;. Liars are already made." Coming from a gentleman this would be in? sulting, bat the known character of Whittemorc vitiates ita force. Now, it will be observed, that Whlttemora has "gone off too quick oa tho trigger," for I did not accuse him of seeking pabulum, but said substan? tially, that the opposition his - cheme received in the Senate was on account of his associates sus? pecting him of lc. This anspielen ls natural to ?aia?fl whose recollection of Whlttemore's recent j [ career is fresh. I wm tate no fohaer'notic? ?r him than to re? peat a Btle story: 'fte Re?? Lyman Beecher was onMtnoaghtf-^y returp.Tngfrom'church, walking with a bo^K Under his arm, when ho observed a ^Cellar-looking little animal in the road. Obey? ing a natural impulse, lie threw his hook ot lr. A pungent odor instantly became apparent, ac? companied with a disastrous effoct os Kzecher's slothes. Mr. Beecher resolved never again to Is? sue a volume against a skunk. No more will I, 8P2CIAL TAX FOR DAULIXOrON COVgrf-, A WI! will be introduced shorty ,0 authorize the oounty commissioners ot, Darlington to levy a special tax of --? mills, the same to be use J ex? clusively for the parp?se of building schcol houses in.thc county. j- CHARTER rip OOLUMBtA AM VNOKD. Beside ceflniug the ward boundaries of the newly annexed territory to the City of Columbia, the bill Introduced by Na-di, yesterday, contains some very important providions. Section throe, relative to? fines and lraprl?unmeut Imposed by the Aldermen and Mayor. 1 The Mayor and Aldermen arc hereby authorized and empowered to establish within the -limits of the city as many public acates ;fd s aidions -s, and to appoint aa many purni;*. w-iyVn- as they mav deem exped ent; and by an ordinance or or? dinances, duly passed, with Raft abie penalties, to compel ad perso s-venders andpurchas-rs alike-to ha^e we'ghed't hereon, by thc said pub? lic weighers', nil ..*otr..>a and o her articles uo.d by weight ia me Columbia market. Whenever it t-h ll itecsiuc necessary to Js6ue executions and o s-U real pioperty of the de? faulting taxpayer, the sale snail take place in the same inauui r ami sutij et to Vie samo regula? tions as by thc eneriu ol the County ol Ricirand, ander executions i suing oct of the Circuit Oo-.:rt Of Common Pleat*. Tne authority now belonging .to the coantt eominh-ioners of Klchlaad county over the poor lavefted In ibe Mayor sud Aldermen, anti they are autuorlzeu to levy a poor tax for tba: pur pose. Power ls conferred to levy a tas on all the real taxable property, wirlnu the limits of the Cit* of OolumbiB, to the extent or two . ol'.ttrs on every hundred iiodars'worth of said real propel ty as assessed for taxation nv ?ti- sai-1 city assessor; and to require ali person* now etmugrd, or who may hereafter become .etigiged, in business or avocations of any kind wnatev-er, within the Hm its of the City of columbi.*-, to take ou: a li oe nae. i From and after the ratification of the act. the City of Ooinmbla shall cooKtit ito a separate school district, and Ute Mayor and Ayermen be const! tgsed a board uf education, who i-bail have exclu arve control over the tree oommnn scheols which ?ay be established therein. The said board of 1i education shall have power to elect their own 11 school commlasioner-removable at their plea? sure-if. In their opinion, such officer shall be. necessary; to fix bis salary, and to pay the same oat of the Behool fnnd which may come into their hands. They shall have power to elect the teach? ers of the said s hoots, and fix their compensa? tion, which shall be paid ont of the same fond; and the said c a nt m issi or. tr of schools, shonld one be elected shall report quarterly to the said board concerning the condition of tho city schools. ' The board of education shall furnish to the State superintendent of education, on the first day of October of each year, a full and accurate report of the .condition of the free common schools lu the city. SECOND Ll KN ON CRpPS. The bill introduced yesterday to repeal aa act entitled "An ?ot to secure advances for agricul? tural purposes," and to amend an act entitled "An act to protect laborers and persons working under erntr.ict on -hares of crops," provides for the ameLdment of th.- latter act so that section S shall-read "and any or all owners of land or lands who shall rent the same to any perron or persons, on shares of crop or crop?, or for money or other valuable consideration, shall have the second lien upon said crop or crop3, in whosoever hands lt or they may be, and such amount of crop or crops, or such amount of money or other valuable con sld-ratlon as may belong or be due to them, shall be recoverable in an action in any court of com? petent jurisdiction, and no other claim or claims against such crop or crops, whether for advances made or o'her debt?, shall have priority over any other such claim or claims." DOUSE BC8INESS YESTERDAY. In addition to the basiness in the House yes? terday already reported to you, the following took place: Mr. T-dbott Introduced the following preamble and resolutions: Whereas, Tho purpose for which the State land commission was created Is wise and beneficent, and the neces-ities of thc people demanded Ir.; and, whereas, the management of thc affairs of' sahl land commission has been very unsatisfacto? ry to the pcoole, and a thorough investigation cannot be perfected in any' speclfled time; there? fore, be it ResatveJ, That lt be the special order for to? morrow, at 1 P. M., for the House to take Into consideration tho expediency of reorganizing and continuing the land commission, and au? thorizing au appropriation for that purpose im? mediately-. The following paper was presented to be enter? ed on the Journal: '.Upon tho resolution to Impeach Judge V-'rnon I vute nay. forth? reason tnat I rio not consider. the evidence sufllcirnt to put him upon his de? fence. I think that more than one witness to (he same fact should have bern required. 1 do not doab', the veracity of any witness who testified before the special committee. Mv objection, alone, relates to the quautity of evidence. (Signed) "WAEBEN D. WILXES." Mr. B.vas introduce! thc following resolution, which was adopted: Reso'ved, That a committee of five bc chorea by the House ot Representatives to appear before the bar or the Senate, and there. In the name of the House of Representatives, and of nil the people <>f the State of So-ith Carolina, to Impeach T. 9 P. Vernon, judge of th ; seventh Jndlolal Circuit or Sooth Carolina, or high crimes and misdemeanors tn office; nnd acquaint the Senat? ttiat Tho Houso or Representatives will, in due time, exhibit par ti", nar articles ot Impeachment against him, and make good the some; and that said co-n minee do demand that the Senate take order lor the ap? pearance or the said T. 0. P. Vernon, to aaswer to said Impeachment. The following pentlem^n were elected by ac? clamation: Me-srs. W. J. Wul ?per, P. J. Moses, Jr., W. D. Wilkes. A. Logan and Joseph Crews. Thesieakc. announced the following standing committee on public lands: F. H. Frost, P. B. Rivers, 0. D. navne. J. H. Mobley, Wm. Perry, J. L. Jamison and W. M. Thomas. JDDGMENTDEBTORSTO SELL r-ROPKRTY. Tlie bill introduced yesterday in the Senate "to enable judgment debtors to sell their real and personal property, and to confirm sales airca ty made in conformity, with conditions therein specied," provides: That judgment debtors may sell their real and personal property, and pay over the entire pro? se- (ls to the BherftT. to be applied towards the satisfaction or the Judgment; and, provided uo objection shall be mude In writing as to tho price it which tue said property may havo been sold ivlthln - months, the sale shall bo considered jon firmed, and the sherill shall make the foi i ow- ,| ng endorsement on tue back of the deed of con. . 'eyanee, viz : So objection having been filed in P ny ofllce to thc wtrrllpC. bargdn and sato wirnlflf^f^ the tlm? prescribed by this act, this bargain an I sale is therefore confirmed, the same to be dated md sic ned offlciitlly by said sherm*. Should ort ?ectlous oe fited, the sneriff shall proceed to levy upon and Offer for sale the property, and If the Mehrst bid made for Bald property shall not be IJ more titan the amount of indebtedness which had I ' been ca celled by thc suie made by the debtor, | ] the sheriff shall withdraw s?ld property from sile, and the sale by thc debtor confirmed, and the creditor or creditors who may have filed their objection shall be required to pay all costs and I I exoonaes that accrued in consequence thereof. I . In rho event thar, the property sbon'd bring more tuart t he amount of the Indebtedne-s, rho p ar? chas >r from the debtor shall be rerutid"rt tue . amount pull by him, with Interest from the time ?r payment, and the bargain ead sile made by . the debtor rescinded, a'ud titles executed by the '1 sheriff to rhe purchaser at UISBAIS, aud after ile [incline the c ?ts and expenses by reason of the levy and sale, thc tem tinder to ba applied, ac 3ordinn to Uw. towards sa'tsfaetion of thejodg. incuts or cxecu'Ions lu his office. AU Bales or either re il or personal property made by Judgment debtors, the ennre proceeds of ?aid sales having been paid into cte sheriffs office io bc a pol led toward tue satisfaction of the de-* nanda tu that oniao against such dobtor unor to ;he p.issago of this atr, shall ho considere I con Irmed, tuile-s obieclona t> tue price ut which ?aid property h id been soli shad bu made bv any >f tue judgment creditors. . JURISDICTION OP NOTAMES PUBLIC. Mr. Cjrbla's bill regulating the nppoln'Ti?nt, urlsdlc: Iori and duties of notaries public, intro luced to day, supplies a long-felt wau*. The Governor ls authorized to appoint as many ? < totales public as the pablto good sha!, require, to told office during his pleasure. The notary pub? ic 8halitaks the const!rational oath, ftrjd shall ? , lave a seal of omeo which shall be am ted to his astra-pents pf sad protestatio; but e ?ose/jce ?if such seal (shall f) not render his acts ?valid. They shall have power to administer taths, rake d?posai .na aud affidavits; protest for | ? iou piymcut of bonds, notes, drafts, and bills of ixchauge; take acknowledgments and proofs of leeds, and other instruments required by law to J \ te acknowledged, and rake renunciation of power md inheritance. f ; TBE VXKNOS niPXACUUBNT. j | Thc committee appointed for tho purpose have io; yet drawn up the articles'of lmpcacly,ncnt igalust Judge Vernon, and it ls nut at all likely | | ;hat the matter will be tried nnt? after thc lioli lays, although the judge may be brought before | j ho bar of the House to-morrow to answer for con? ;empt. In pursuance of the following resolution, offered by Crews to-day, and adopted: Whereat, The House, under the powers granted :o i s use und exercise by thc constitution ot the state, adopted on ves orday, a resolution, by the olain terms of which the non. T. O. P. Vernon, udgeof the Seventh Circuit. was'i'iipeicUed of nigh crimes aud misdemeanors; and whereas, .ns ipp'ars rrom the report of the Recreant at-anns. Hie legally constituted messenger aud agent of Hie Ilou-e, a writ na communication from the Honorable the speaker of the Boase was deliver? ed at the hour of seventeen minutes to 3 P. M. into; ne hands or the &vd Judge Vernon by the laid sTireant-at ar-na. which s dd coin ronnica* Hon contained a certified c my of tue said reso ution, passed by the Houso, where->y the Bold ludir? Vernon was Impeached, a'id winch said :oni:uui:loation also called thc attention of lbj ?aid Judge Vernon to, section I, article 7' ff i he constitution, wherein it Ls provided ?nat a vote of impeachment of the Hinse ?tull operate as a suspension from onT,*e of 'he )iB cr until jnliwmt shall be nbtaJneJ ii th-.-case; and whereas lt la generally mid'poa - .ively kno-vn mat after the receipt of tits said tommnnication bv Judge Vernon, and ait r he tad publ clv read tho same and m ide himself ac [u?ltitel with tho contents thereof, he, the sal l lijiige Vernou, continued to cxerotse mid did <:x .rcise the iuiio'ims o- judge, in oneil tutti fl.igr.iot lenanes and illsob done? of the order or tins' douse: and whet eas. further, the said Judge Ver? ton dd, in pub le. declare thnt he cared naught, or tue mandate tuid order of this House, wni.in te s dd commnnicatton conveyed io him; there? on-, be lt Resolved, Thar the speaker of The nonse be, anti to ls hereby instructed, to order -trie said Judge I'ertion forthwith to b . and ap 'ear before the mr ff thia HOOBO to show cause, ir any he has why inattachmeut for contempt of the order of thc House snouid not at once issue against him. Speeches were made at lengi h on the resolutions ihe main points argued being on the constitu? 'tonality of the question. The Virginia Legislature yesterday, with one lissentlng voice, lnstruct-d the Virginia, senators ind requested, the representatives to vote Tor a ?enera, amnesty. NAPOLEON AND BISMARCK. A NEW PLAN FOB FE ACE. Par'rf Supplied with Fresh Meat-Tem? per of tile People-Contradictory Re? ports about Munteufiel. BERUW, December 14. The Provincial Correspoodence editorially says the bombardment of Paris ls again post? poned from purely military considerations. ' ? , ?ho Prusslau Government declares that the great powers have concerned themselves about Luxembourg in the face of Luxembourg's plain violation ef guaranteed neutrality in the luterest of the French. Prussio, therefore, reserves to herself full freedom for her foture course. HAVRE. December 15. Thc Prussians have entirely withdrawn from this section. The Erle, with arras for France from America, sailed from England yesterday for this port. Three hundred thousand French are drilling at Bordeaux. LONDON. December 15. . Hontmedy has surrendered. I The capture of Lafert ls contradicted. Several engagements occurred In that neighborhood, which was generaBy favorable to the French. The Prussians buve occupied Contres, Montrlebard and Bomoranton on the Loire. The Moniteur says the French have been reinforced at all points. VFILHELIISHOHE, December 12. The Emperor is In perfect health. He declares he will never return to Paris suppor ed by the military power; the people four times supported his election; they alone have the power to restore him. "WASHINGTON, December io. The French legation here consider the situa? tion almost hopeless. Disturbance at -Rome. LONDON, December ll% An affray occurred on Taesday last in front or St. Peter's, at Rome. The disturbance, which at one time threatened a serious riot, was speedily quieted by the interference of the Italian authori? ties. A few perrins were slightly injured. The mob used clubs ami knives, but no firearms. A New York World dispatch puts it thus: "The revolutionary party at Rome attempted an emeule on the Oth instant, threatening to sack St. Peter's and attack the Vatican. It waa quelled by thc gendarmes, aided by the military.? y IO HT DISPATCHES. Mantcuffel's Mareil-Thc Eux inc- Ques? tion. LONDON, December 13. It ls thought that Manteuff-1 Is marching on Caen and Cherbourg. Dispatches from Havre, however, represent that the retreat southward was precipitate. The supply of gas in Paris ls exhausted. It ls announced that Austria, wishing to main? tain the existing guarantees for the peace of Eu? rope yet desirous of sparing thesusceptibU ties of Russia, adheres without reservation to tho decls lon of the approaching conference on the Black Sen question. MIDNIGHT DISFATCHES. The New Way of Securing Peace-Bis? marck ami IVapoleon-Italy and the Pope LONDON, December 15. Th" bullion in the Bank of England has increas? ed a quarter of a million. MUNICH, Deeember 15. The Chamber of Deputies have passed a further military credit of forty million* of florins. The Federal treaty ha9 been referred to a special com? mittee. MADRID, December ls. It ls said that the first act of King Amodeus will 96 to. give half of thc appanage or the crown, unountibg to twenty- million of -dollars, to the treasury^-. LONDON, December 16. New York World's special: Tho proofs of the Prussian scheme for the restoration of the French Empire come from every quarter. Bismarck says ihls is the only way we can win. and that the re ?rabile or France will Ogiit forever; that the fall )f Parla may produce no effect; that Prussia's ; :ourse is to make terms with the empire and go , lome and let the French fight it ont among them- i iel ves. FLORENCE, December 16. In the Italian Parliament to-day Senor Lamaza i made a powerful speech In support of a bill re?a- ] Uve to the Catholic world, and demanded every ? guarantee walch lt was possible for Italy to con- : jede. A bili for. the consolidation of the Papal ] deb? was Introduced. . ' Bnrj.iN, December 13. j Bismarck's organ Insists upon a convocation of j consuls general, and that th-jre should bc a selec Um therefrom or delegate* of a national con? clave, to consider tho recoustruc.ion of the j French Government with a view to peace pro- i "waals. It ia said that this suggestion emanated 'rom Napoleon, and tint he has stated that, while the present irresponsible mob arc the leaders of ' power, even the reduction or Paris would fail to 1 secure a peace. Omer rumors insist that the plebiscite now proceeding lu Paris is with a view ?o a speedy peace. BRUSSELS, December 10. There is ? most perfect accord between Prussia i iud Belgium. The latter has been officially \ hanked for tho good faith shown by her lu'Ji?r ' steady a-., acron ce to practical neutrality. BORDEAUX, December 15. } The-snb prefect or Havre, In a report received icre. denies having Eent a dispatch announcing a French victory at Paris. He maintains, however, : nat there ls n general and precipitate retreat of :he Prussians In thc north of Franoe. A dispatch from an aeronaut who has Just de icended at Uonfleur, says that he has good news 'rom Paris. General Palladlncs has retired from i?rvice. A Paris letter of the Oth announces tue situation as good. Tho repulse of thc army of the Loire and the reoccupation of Orleans have not liscouraged the Parisians. Thero is a gene? ral demand for more sorties, and a uni* versal approval of tre answer sent by Qen >ral Trociin to General Moltke. Thc people ni say they will resist to thc last. The measures taken by the government since the commence? ment- of ; ho siege are accepted willingly by tne population. Having Insured itself against a waste of provisions, of which there ls enough-fresh-to last until Pebrnary, itu government will again if.xv. fresh meat rations to the .inhabitants. Other provisions are snillcient to last six months. CHANGED ASF EC IS OF LIFE IN THE GAT CAPITAL. TUo Sappi? of Pood-Plenty of Prenti Hpi.no, Doss, Cats anti Rats-Hew French Duties-'i'hc Military Situ:* tioa-Xnceutant Work on tri? Defences. The li!lio aaccu which, from lime to time, arrive by balloon post from the beteagured City of Paris, i-lve A curl .US pl turo or life within the walls ofthat capital, during the continuation of a siege which is to be memorable I? history. Pai l* the gay, Paris Hie extravagant, Paris tue thought? less. Paris the amusement-seeking and Paris the tn?iuff, no longer exLsts. The sre.it cosmopoli? tan centre of pleasure has become a vast camp. Trade, to a great extent-, hus necessarily ceased. Men are occupied in marching, drilling or per? forming some military duty, while the women are more or lesa takeu up In providing for the wants of the men. The manufacture of munitions of war ls the great industry or the day. There are five great manufactories for cartridges, in which women do the principal work. Six thousand are employed under the direction of the officers of artillery. At other snops men are busily engaged tn filtering old raasneu imo breech loaders, and lu some of Hie largest, workshops in Paris the manufacture or guns is pursued with unceasing activity. Guns are being produced of the heaviest metal, and with a range of from 7003 to OOOO yards. Patri otic subscript lona are opened and contribntions for cannon arc received. Latterly a fete was given at the Theatre Porte St Martin which was, nnder the circumstances, uncommonly brilliant. Money enough was raised to complete a battery which was still wanting in two pl. ces. Nothing shows the great change more plainly than the condition of the noisy and Republican Quartier Latin. The professors and members of the Ecole Polytechnique and of the'Law School are at the ramparts. The students of medicine are all In the infirmaries. The great lecture halls are Ulled with tailors and need le women prepar? ing winter garments for thu army. Everybrdy ls on duty or at wort. The widows and old wo? men are busy making hut. lu other part-, of Puris numbers of people are occupied with the ambulance department, for there arc a great many sick in ?rn army of 000,0 '0 men, as well as some wounded. The press has tts ambulance co'p3, and there are various ambulance societies. The most pcrrect ambulances are the American ones, of late the wounded have been transport? ed to the Grand Hotel. The halls of the exhibi? tion building were too cold for the winter months, and three stones of the Grand Hotel were leased. The wounded arc well taken care of, and have the satisfaction of knowing that their modest beds were hired out a few months ago for from ten to twenty francs a day. : But the Grand Hotel is not the only fine edifice which is doing patriotic duty. The splendid new opera ls converted luto a military b akehouse. No opera now, no theatres. After seven o'clock cafes, restau ants, nil such pisces, in fact, must resort to candles, oil or petroleum, if they desire to keep open to the recularon hour of twelve. j Shops are allowed to burn gas till half-past ten. Marketing ls.systematized. Each housekeeper recelv s through tne garde civique a card of dis? tribution, showing the number of portions he has a right to obtain from his butcher for titree days. This Is not now always fresh beef. The govern? ment-no longer sells beef > r horseflesh all the time. Three days, fresn meat ls served out. Three days, salt meat la'distributed. Thus, little by little, the people become accus? tomed to salted provision?,, and when they have to fallback upon them eutlrely, they will notsuirerso much by the ehangc. It was dis? covered lately that there were four thousand cows In Paris. This will give fresh meat for fif? teen days. In the Rue. Kochechouart au enter? prising dealer has opened a game shop, which gives variety, ir it does not add greatly to thc supply. Dog meat, cat meat auA rats arc exposed for Bale. A good cat i>rlog> eight francs, and makes an excellant snbsiltuto fur hare. Little sparrows sell for ten centB each. Thc details give some idea of life In Paris. It may end in a day. Outside or Prance there ie no hone tor the French. But Paris may hold out for weeks still. What seems ?ut lons ls the news thar, in such a time or commercial and business Stagnation, building ls going on. In thc Quarrier St. Germain buildings, which.hud been commenc? ed, ar?ngalo pushed forward, not with activl y, but still contlnaously. The Paris correspondent, of the New York Times writes (by balloon post) under date of No? vember 19 : Provisions still hold out well, and although there ls a vast amount of grumbling, thoro ls no? thing serions In i he way of cries for bread. The starr of Hie is abundant, and at the ordinary prices. Quantities of rice and beans and dried vegetables have Just been brought ont. with a large amount or Holland cheeses-enough to give six thousaud kilos to each arrondissement. I bought one yesterday for nine francs, or about sixty centa per pound, a price considered exorbi? tant here, i lie search for cattle brought ont some six thousand cows, m TO thau was expect? ed, and this amountof beef, helped out. with horse, bas quieted th- people thus far. It ls perfectly ta ue thai rats, dogs aud cats are publicly sold in thc markets, ann that they rjnd plenty orpurchas ers, but tnat ls nut saying that we arc reduced to cats and oogq, or forced to cat rats aud mice. It lH.sald thar, thc Chinese arc very fond of these animals, but however that may bc, I am willing to make affidavit that, there are people In Ports who, ir not fond of this kind or meat are perfectly willing to eat lt fur mc purpose of 2iv ing a few sons I have uo doubt fiat mere is a great, deni or suffering, but there is less than ono would look for under tue ein uni- lance*, thc new majors seeming to have profited largely by the experience of their predecessors lu office.' Can tines are opened In every atrer.t. where, Tor from two to ave sous, thc poor can buy a meal, con? sisting or a bowl of soup and a plate of meat and vegetables. Bonds with coupons are distributed amoDg those too poor to pay this small price. A Utile careful attention and good will has done much toward repairing the earlier errors, dne, it must be said, to inexperience and to political pre? occupations. At the present timo nh ls being done which can be done to relieve every known case of distress. . The following private letter received by Dr. J. Marion Sims from Dr. Johnston, at Paris, ls full of Interest: | ? - PABIS, Modflay, November 21. we have not/suffered thus far ror food, and may go yet Beveral wceks without dangerous suffering --lt may be to Christmas, or course wc are re? stricted In variety, and are obliged to avoid tven the semblance of wastage, but we have yet enough. We are eating. very category or fresh meat we can lay our bauds on, and after going through the Garden of Acclimation and thc Gar? den of Plants, where wc found some excellent food In the deer, elks, buffaloes, llamas, kanga? ra is ostriches and thc other numer?os varieties of the bird tribe, we have got to dogs, cats and rats, which certain restaurants are serving to the public in a most Rcienttflc and in? viting way. Thero ls still a little fresh beer-considerable fresh horse; but tho mule me it, wnlcli was found to be the best of all the exotic me us, and brought the highest price, ls abont exhausted. Curious enough, mere is no talk about monkeys; the Frenchman, yon know, ls a skeptic, and has always had doubts about the relations which exist, between this Interesting ani? mal and man I The puor arc provided for b < the government kitchens established all over town, and nlthough thc poor of the environs h'aVe all been rushed into the city so as to swell thc popu? lation to mora than two million souls, I do n it sc? mat the sufferini; of this class surpas.^cs that of normal times. It appears to me, in fact, to bc tho most patriotic part ol thc community, and as not likely to revolt but In presence of absolute starva? tion. NF.W FRENCH DISSES. You know the Ingenuity of Frenchmen in the Invention or sances, and In finding nourishment in sticks and stones. You can Imagluu what an extcn-ion we ure likely to have to our already Interminable list of sauces, what confusion will be thrown into the minds or visitors an er the war by tne new nomenclature, arid how cheaply parsimonious people will be -able to Hvc by the uss or the numerous new economical dishes we are sure to have. The following bill ol' fare, comoosed almost entirely of new dishes, was served the other day at a gentleman's table to his guests: Potage gras do cheval-au millet RELEVE: Emiace de rabie de chat-sauce mayonnaise Pole dc chica cn brochettes ENTREES: Epaules dc calen, sauce tomate Civet de chat aux champignons C?telettes de elden aux petits pols Salmis de rats sauce Robert ROTIS: Gigots dc elden flanqu?s dc raton-, sause poivrade Begonia au jus balade, ?c., Plum padding anglais a, IA moelle de cheva). DEFENCES CPON DEFENCES. It ls not permitted to speak of the military sit nation In a private letter sent through the double hues by the politeness of the ciders of the two armies; but I can say this much, that never slti'jc the world-began was derenee so heaped upm de? fence as in tuls present City of Paris; never ./as thsre such preparation aud aa little ugutitig; never was thura a city sueh an objeot ol curiosity as this will bi when the siege, ^ uver. ic u worth the trip ah the way ba k to see lt. THE DOMINIOS. TORONTO, December ic. The Glebe, in a long editorial, says if our neighbors, petu autly aud like spoiled children, wjil have nothing to do ?;ith us, we must get along without them. Grant's own proclam?tlun forbade the trespasses, the punl.shmc.it for which he complains oL _ AXE ABOUT THE STATE. Gin-Hoose Burnt. A colored man reports that the gin-house ol Mr. Samuel Rainey, residing about eignt milea irani Chester, on the York road, was destroyed ny fire mi Ines day night, 13ih Instant. Theglu-itousti and contents wera a total los?. Supposed to bc the work of au incendiary. \ Sad Affair. The Chester Reporter says: "On last Friday, while Mr. B. M Griffin was proceeding homeward, near Lewis's T. o., he was .stopped by Ur. Jamen Pitintiey, who demauded or Guilla an explana tiou concerning sumo language used by him in connection wini the seizure of some ol Grlffln'i cotton by Wilson & Cousar for lien upon thc same. An -altercation eusued, which resulted lu li ri rna shooting Phlauey through the righi sho Idar, inflicting a very serious wound. Phin ney's condition ls regarded very critical al present. Incendiarism, The gln-nouBe or Dr. Walter Brice, neal YonguesvlIIe. In Fairfield County, was bumed Ol Sunday night last, lim instant,- together with BU bales of ootton and several hundred pounds o fodder, lt was the work of the incendiary. COXGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. WASHINGTON, December le. SENATE. Drake baa handed in his resignation, which will take effect on the 191 h. Sumner presented a petition of the citizens of New England against the annexation -of Dominica, The llnance committee reported adversely to various bills abolishing the income tax. Drake took the floor in denunciation of Schnrz, to-d?y. "Stabbing the Republican party in cold ' blood" and '-'devilish conspiracy" were among the milder of Drake's ephlthets. Schurz made a brier reply. Morton offered a resolution requesting the President to communicate all information in his possession relative to organized bodies or disloyal and evil disposed persons in the State of North Carolina, which have in view or threaten resis? tance to thc execution o? tholaws of the United States, or the denial to United States citizens of the eqial protection bf the laws and their rights under the constitution; also, what mur? ders-and outrages for political purposes have been committed by such organizations. The reso? lution was adopted. nousB. The charter of the Southern Express Company was considered and amended so that the fran? chise shall not extend over twenty years nor the company be exempt from local taxation by the United States. The bill then passed. The reconstruction committee reported a bill re?levlug a numb?r of persons named, which passed by ill yeas to 53 nays. A bill from the committee on ways and means, to amend the act In relation to thc collection of duties on sugar, passed. The' House then ad? journed until Monday. The Senate yesterday confirmed General Pleas anton; also Jool C. Warck as judge of Eastern Texas, and Henry C. Hicks as -attorney of East? ern Texas. Slr Edward Thornton has received five thous? and dollars for the widows and orphans of the crew of the Oneida. This sum was quietly con? tributed by seventy Englishmen, header! by Lord Shaftesbury. Roderic R. Butler, ol the flrst district of Ten? nessee, was indicted by tho grand jury here to? day, for .forgery in signing the names of pension? ers, whereby he obtained the pension money due them. A bench warrant was Issued and he w?l be arrested to-morrow. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. WASHINGTON, December 10. It is stated in Republican circles that Grant has intimated to the heads of bureaus and de? partments that disregard of any recommenda? tions to office made by Carl Sohurz will not be re? garded as a fault. Boutwell knows of no disagreement between himself end the President. GOLD AND BOND MARKET. NEW YORK, December 16-Evening. The monetary troubles were renewed to? day. Money loi active demand at high rates, bht at the close a prominent broker supplied the de? mand at 7. Currency ls flowing West > m large sums. Smaller sums go South. Speculative stocks declined heavily. Domestic exchange ls generally against New York. Sixty-twos Iii; fours 7>?; Aves same; new 9X; sevens 9&; eights 10M; forties ?)?. Virginias 65; new, 62. Louisianas 73J?; new 64; levees 71; eights 85. Alabamas lol; Uves"0. Georglas 80; sevens 91& South Caro? linas 87; new OB. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. W. M. Cbonowith, mathematician and as? tronomer, died at St. Pan), Minnesota. The steamship Fire Queen*, from New Orleans, .collided with a bark lu Queenstown harbor. The Fire Queen put back to Queenstown and grounded. A destructive Arc has occurred at Bath, Maine. Twenty Btores and eleven dwellings were burnt. George Davis, a prominent Israelite of Rich? mond. Va., and a millionaire, died yesterday morning. ' Thc ship Cordelia ls at Queenstown, leaky. A dispatch from Havana announces that Yal maseda haiassnmed the Oaptaln-Goneralshlp. - Brockaway, thc alleged New York counter? feiter, is discharged nuder the statute of limita? tions. Some burglars, in attempting yesterday to rob the bank in North Kingston, Rhode Island, burn? ed down thc, bank building and the town records for leo years. The Hodson Is fall ol icc. At noon, yesterday, thc New York boats had not arrived at Albany. There was a light fall of snow in Augusta, Ga., yesterday. ?Harneo. AXSON-HERIOT.-On Wednesday evening, 14th instant, at tho residence of the bndo's brother, by tho Kev. L. H. Shuck. JOSIAH M. AX SON to ELIZABETH S. daughter or thc late?obn R. Heriot, all or this city. No .-.ards. * Jfnneral iYolices. ~~^'??r?EllEL?TIVES, FrUENDSAJ?B Acquaintances'or ??r. and Mrs. Oran Bassett and family, also the "Teachers and Sunday-school Scholars or Bethel Church, arc respectfully In? vited to attend the Funeral Services of WILLIAM ALBERT BASSETT, youngest son er Mr. and Mrs. Oran Bassett, at Bethel Church, To-Monr.ow MONNING, at half-past 0 o'clock. deel: Special Notices. p&- CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP MEltCEDITA, from New York, are notified that she is discharging cargo at Auger's Wharf. Goods remaining uncalled for at sunset wlU bo gtored at owners' risk and expense. (1CC17-1 JAMES ADQBR & CO.. Agents. pS- CONSIGNEES' N OTIC E.-CON SIGNEES per Merchant's Lino schooner LILLY, from New York, ?re Hereby notified that she ls THIS DAV discharging cargo ot Adgers' North Wharf. All goods not called for befora sunHct will be 6tored at risk and expense or consignees. Posi'lvely no claims oll'iwed arter goods leave thc wharf. WILLIAM ROACH k CO.h decl7-l _ Amenta. p&- OFFICE OF THE SOUTH CARO? LINA CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. - CHARLESTON. S. C., DECEMBER 15, 1870.-The sixth" Instalment of FIVE DOLLARS per Share will be payable on January Y\ proximo, in Charleston, at the ofllcc ot the company; In Sumter, to Major Joseph Johnson; in Manning, to Dr. 0. Allen Huggins. WM. H.FE l'.ONN EAU, docl'-thlr?_ Treasurer. P&-?LL PARTIES HAVING CLAIMS ngainsttho Ewtareor WM. B. Mc OWE LL, de ceased, will hand them in, properly attested, within thirty days, or tliei1 will be debarred pay? ment Those persons indebted to thc E-*tir.c will make payment to WM. A. MCDOWELL, decl0-?3* Oualitlcd Executor. ~p9^EV?RY PARTICLE OF POISON? OUS matter la carried out or the Bystem, the pale and sallow will become fresh and vigorous, by using SIMMONS'S LIVER REGULATOR. decl7-l_ pa- FOR MOTH PATCHES, Freckles and Tan, use PERRY'S MOTH AND FRECKLE LOTION. The only reliable and harm? less rem'dy known to science for removing brown discolorations from the Face, Prepared only by Dr. B.C. PERRY, No. 49 Bond street, New York. Sold by Dragglata everywhere. decl5-thstu3moB Special Notices. pS* UNIT AUTAN CHURCH.-DIVINE Service will be held In thia Church To-Moiinow MOBUINO, at hair-past 10 o'clock, and In the evening at a quarter-past 7 o'clock, the Rev. R, P. CUTLER officiating. All strangers are cor? dially Invited to attend. Subject for the evening disconrse: "The Second Birth, Mysterious yet ander Law."_dect7 pS* TRINITY CHURCH.-BEV. DR. WHITEFOORD SMITH will preach TO-MOBROW MORN ISO at half-past 10 o'clock, and-the Rev. T. E. WANAMAKER at Niau?, at quarter-past 7 o'clock. The affternoons are devoted to the Sunday School exercises. All friends of the canse are in vlted to be present._decl7-l PS* DIVINE SERVICE WILL BE CON? DUCTED in the Orphans' Chapel, on SABBATH AF? TERNOON, at hair-past 3 o'clock, by the Rev. C. S. TEDDER._ ^BETHEL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. -Divine Service will bc held in this Church TO-MOBROW MORNING, at half-past 10 o'clock, by Bishop W. M. WIQHTMAN; and in the afternoon, at half-past 3 o'clock, by Rev. W. W. MOOD. declT* pS* OWING TO THE ABSENCE OP Dr. HICKS from the city, there will be no preach? ing ia Hibernian Hall on SUNDAY. Providence permitting, Religious Services will be resumed the following Sunday._-decl7 OMEN'S MERINO SHIRTS! MEN'S MERINO SHIRTS 1 Cheap at 76 cents to $2, at decB-ths4_0. E. A A. S. JOHNSON. fS* IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF SEWING MACHINES.-JOHN CLARE, JB., A CO.S BEST SIX-CORD SPOOL COTTON, on Black Spools. For sale at retail by D. B. HASELTON, No. 307 Kin g street._dec6-lmo ?2S9-NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HOLD? ING Cotton In i'arlington County can have lt in? sured in good companies at half per cent per month by applying at the Courthouse to deol3-6_?_h: Q. DARGAN. pS*TRE GREAT MEDICAL WONDER, DB. HASKELL'S ELECTRIC OIL k Us all pain in two minutes. Cancers, Bolls, Tetter and Old Sores, cure a In 48 hours by DB. HASKELL'S CAR? BOLIC CANCER SALVE. For sale at retail by G. W. AJUAR, COHEN'S MEDICAL DE? DB. H. BAER, POT, A. O. BARBOT, DR. O. J. LOIN',' ED. S. BURNHAM, W. T. LITTLE & CO., M. H. COLLINS A CO., ALFRED RAOUL, M. D., GRAMAN it SCH WAKE, DB. W. A. SKRINE. 1 E. H. KELLERS, M. D., And at wholesale by DOWIE, MOISE A DAVIS, sole Agents for South Carolina. novll-3mo3D*w pS* MY FRIEND, STOP THAT TERRI- ; BLE Oongh, and- thus avoid a consumptive's grave, by using DB. PIERCE'S ALT. EXT. OR | GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY. For curing all throat, bronchial and lung diseases, lt has never been equalled. Sold by Druggists. decl6-thstu3 _? ps* DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED, BUT | try the PHIL?TOKEN, OR FEMALE'S FRIEND, which by Its speclQc action on the t?male system, brings' the bloom or health to the leaden eye and the Ballow check"; insures comfort and aafety dur? ing periods of trial, and gives satisfaction and Joy | to tho disappointed and despondent. Sold by the Druggists at $1 per bottle. Wholesale Depot, DOWIE, MOISE ? DAVIS, No. 169 Meeting street, Charleston, S. 0._declrj-thstas pS* AN ABSOLUTE - SAFEGUARD. Invalida, broken down in health and spirits by Chronic Dyspepsia, or suffering from the terrible exhaustion which follows the attacks of acme dis. ease, the testimony of thousands who have been raised as by a miracle from a similar state of prostration by HOSTELER'S STOMACH BIT? TERS, ls a Bare guarantee that by the same means you too may be strengthened and restored. .But to those who stand in peril of epidemics, to aU who, by reason of exposure, privations, and on cougenlal cllmato or unhealthy pursuits, may at any moment be stricken down, this paragraph ls most particularly and ernvhaUccMy addressed. You, who are thus situated, are proffered an ab? solute safeguard against the danger thar, menaces you. Tone and regulate the system with this harmless medicinal Stimulant and Alterative, and you wUl be forearmed against the maladies whose seeds float around you In the air unseen. HOL? TET I BR'S STOMACI BITTERS are not ouly a s audanl Tonic and Alterative throughout the United States, but they are accredited by the cer? tificates of -thc most distinguished citizens of the Union, to the people or ah other lands. In Canada, Au. trulla and the West In des, they are gradually taking placo of all other atom ic h les, whether native or foreign, and as surely as truth ls pro? gressive an t demonstration overthrows doubt, they will eventually supersede every other In vlgorant aud Restorative now employed in medicinal practice._dccl7-8DAO pS* THE STATE OF SOUTH CARO? LIN.!, COUNTY OP ORANGEB?RG.-Court of | Common Pleas.-C. A. STALEY, H. N. STALEY, M. C. ULMER, F. D. STALEY and ANNA D. CUL-1 LER sad L. HAN E CULLER, Plaintiffs, aga nat J. WESLEY HOUSER* and RACHEL UOU?ER, De- j fendants.-Summons. To IM Defendants, J. Wesley Houser ana Rachel ? Houser : . You arc hereby summoned and required to an? swer the complaint in this action, which ls med in the office of the Clerk of Common Pleas for the sold County, and to serve a copy of yonr answer to thc said complaint on thc subscribers, at their office in Orangeburg, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of sueh service; and if.you falito answer the complaint within the time aforesaid the Plaintiffs In this action will apply to the Court for the re? lief demanded In tte complaint. Ll UT.-ON" A LEG ARB, , 1ZLAR & DIBBLE, Plaintiff*' Attorneys. Dated December 8,1870. I certify that the above Summons is published under an order made by the Judge of Probate for this County, which extends the time for answer to six weeks. GEO. BOHNIR, decio-so_ 0- 0. C P. ps* AWAY WITH SPECTACLES.-OLD Eyes made new, easily, without doctor or medi? cines. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Ad? dress Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue. Kew York. _dec?s ps* AWAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES.-Commit and Cure for thc Ruptured. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Address Dr. E. ?. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue. New York._d'scl* pgr PIMPLES ON THE FACE.-FOR Comedones, Blaokworms or Grubs. Pimply Erup? tions and blotched olsUgurations on the Face, use PER HY'S COMEDONE AND PIMPLE REMEDY, Depot No. 49 Bond street, New York. Sold by Drugglsra everywhere._di cl5-thstn3moB pS*k GRAND EPOOH IN SCIENCE. From the time when, in 1834, Dr. RUGGE discov oreti "CsrboUc Acid? and its extraordinary medl cal effects, nothing in the history of Medicine kai equalled lt. Largely used by- the French physl clans in treatment of consumptive and scrofa loos diseases, lt was introduced by the Court ray Meian of Berlin, MAX ERNST HENRY, into Pms ala, and from thence to the United states. No ching else or the present day can equal HEN RY'S SOL?LION OR CARBOLIC OON8TITUTIOS RENOVATOR. Patients get better after only orv dose has Dem taken, and we cordially recommenc tt to the pahUc-[Editor "Argus." jani7 lyx (Eroding ano irrjrmsrring <&ooo8. OVERCOATS. DOUBLE-BREASTED SACKS DEBBY SACKS PRINCE <>F WALES FROCKS ' ENGLISH MORNING COATS . DRESS FROCKS SILK AND VELVET VESTS, and LOW PRICED BUSINESS SUITS. SCARFS. OUR FRITZ MONARCH CHANCELLOR - LORD STANLEY WINDSORS. HOSIERY. CASHMERE. MERINO SHAKER, BRITISH, and GERMAN COTTON. PATENT PANTALOON DRAWERS. SCARLET AND WHITE SHAKER FLANNEL COTTON FLANNEL AND JEANS SHIRTS, DRAWERS CARTWRIGHT AND WARNER'S SUPER STOUT COTTON SCARLET AND WHITE ALL-WOOL" COLORED AND WHITE MERINO ' TRUE FIT SHIRTS NBGLEGE SHTRTB ;," ?? CARDIGAN JACKETS. LINEN COLLARS. HENSLNGTON, FLORENCE FRANKLIN, GUARDS j" . BISHOP'A ND PARAGONS THE TRUNE PAPER COLLARS ABD CUFFS. GLOVES. ENGLISH BUCK, CALF DOG, KID. BEAVER SILK, CLOTH, and FLEECttD-LLNED COTTON. SUSPENDERS; RUSSIAN CANTAB GUYOT BERLIN and ENGLISH. " TOILET ARTICLES. VIENNA TRAVELLING BAGS ' . . TRUNKS, LAP ROBES and ? v TRAVELLING bHAWLS ROBES DE CHAMBRE and SMOKING JAOKJRS. For elegance, ease and comfort to the wearer, these Gooda are recommended with confidence. ? > J. H. LAWTON ft GO., ACADEMY OF MUSIC BUILDING. deon itlen's Hnbenoeor. MEN'S UNDERWEAR. Shaker Flannel, * Patent Merino Undervests, Drawers, and Hosiery. . * ? .it A LARGE VARIETY OF NEW GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, At Extremely Low Prices.' E; SCOTT'S STAB SHIRT EMPORIUM, MEETING STREET, OPPOSITE HARKET. macbincTTj, (Eastings, Ut. jyjE.ETING STREET FOUNDRY' THIS HST AB UBPPBW m NOW rvamsEJHa TEM Ol* PROVXD MCCARTHY COTTON OIN, STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS, Of various sizes, on hand. Improved Vertical and Horizontal Oom MUM, Sugar Milla, Sugar Boners and Pana, ot an sizes. Horse-Powera and Gin Gearing, from 6 to ld feat in diameter. Improved Lever Cotton Presses, for Hand, Power, Saw and Rice MlHs. Machinery and Castings of all descriptions made te order. Particular attention paid to House Pronta and Gautings for Buildings, Gratings, eisten Ocvors, Stab Weights, Ac, tc WILLIAM S. HENEBET, MACHINIST AND FOUNDBB, Na 814 MEETING STREET. CHABOB8TON, ? ~ aug* mws JO-HN MARSHALL, J B ., COMMISSION MERCHANT. NAVAL STORES, COTTON, LUMBER ANDBRBk MARSHALL'S WHARP, Charter ?a, S.;C. aug** s