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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. FAIDHERBE'S VICTORY ! THE PABIMA SS CZAMOB FOB A SOBTIE, A Notable Banquet at VergkiUri-CTiati ley't Movement--H nrrying np Things. BORDEAUX,January 4. The following ia official: General Faidherbe genda the followiug dispatch to the Minister of War, under date ol January 3: "We have fought a battle near Bapaume, which lasted from 8 in the morning to 6 In the evening of Monday. Wo have driven the Prussians from all their positions, as well as from the villages which they occupied. The enemy's looses are enormous. Ours are serious." PAWS, December 22. The government, considering the difficulties they have to contend with, have effected ap? parent Impossibilities. Nearly everywhere Work has been suspended, but, since the Re? public hr.s been proclaimed, subsistence, cloth lng, Ac, have been provided for the multitude and the destitute Inhabitants. and refugees the outskirts cared for. The losses sustained ?by General Ducrot's army ia the late sorties are so great as to render it necessary to recon stitute the army of Paris. General Blanchard division has been broken up. General'*'De Malroy's division has been transferred to the third army, under General Ylnoy. "*Botn generals still hold important commands. General Blanchard is reported to be brave, determined and prudent. Al? though admiring the dash and heroism Ducrot, he and his brother officer fear the final result of-the struggle wi!': be unstfecessf ul ll"this system ot fighting is continued. They favor the. adoption of the wily tactics ol the Prussians. A dispute is said to have arisen between the Governor of Paris and the mern bera of the government, but no serious con sequences are anticipated. All are actuated by a desire to save the country, whatever may be the fate of Paris. The resignation, courage, heroic exertions and extraordinary good order of the Inhabitants, form one of the brigh?st pages in the history of France. Out of forty seven Sisters of Charity attending the small pox hospital, eleven have died. The French Army of the North. HAVRE, December 3*f. J . Genera! Roy yesterday carried the Prussian positions on the heights of Bouille, Ork al and jjhateau Bobert. The affair lasted six hours. The loss was stn ".li on both sides. LOKDO?C, January I. Fut tiier accounts from Havre admit thM the Prussians retook and- held: Bouille for a short time, but were afterwards driven back . with considerable loee. The French assert that the Prussians at one time offered to sur? render, whereupon the French Are ceased, but, as the party approached the enemy le receive the surrender, lt was fired Into at point blank range, and the battle was re? sumed. General Manteuffel reports the affair as fol? lows: On Saturday, (December 31,) five bat? talions left Booen. .They encountered a French brigade and drove lt into the Castle of Robert le Diable, which was subsequently stormed by the Prussians. The French lost 100 killed and prisoners. ? LONDON, January 4. More reliable Information has been received as to the movements of the French anny of the North, under command of General Fald herbe. It appears to have occupied the towns of Achier and Bloncourt after a trlflng resis? tance from the Germans. The towns of Emi? lers and Behalgnes were also carried by the French after hard fighting. Losses heavy oh both sides. A dispatch from Lille reports th a1; vague ru? mors are current there of a battle on the 2d, between the towns of Sap logue s and Bapaume, in which there was heavy losses on both side s. Jfee Prussians are said to have been defeated alon sc the whole line. About Paris. . VERSAILLES, January 3*) Via LONDON, January 4. ( The bombardment of. the forts on the east side of Paris continues with such effect that only Fort Negent now replies to Hie German' fire. BORDEAUX, January 3. The weather is moderating, and the artillery for the defence of Paris is now so numerous and >-well manned that the oe erny will-be un able to make any serious Impression upon the fortifications. It appears that Gen. Von Moltke. alter the battle at Pont Noyell?e, between the armies of Generals Faidherbe and Manteuffel sent a message to Gen. Trocuu that the French Army of the North had been annihilated. Gen Trocha paid no attention to the statement. It is officially explained that the fort on Mont Avron was not casemated. As the men had no protection, General Trocha ordered them to remove the guns and evacuate, the works. The fort was not injured by .the ipoes aaut firing of the Germans, and its garrison lost only eight killed'and twenty-wounded during the three days' bombardment. NEW YORK, Jauuary 4, A Tribune special lrom Parte, December 31, reports that the coal having all been used for manufacturing cannon by the railways and mills, the trees of the Bois de Boulogne and, Boulevards are being cut. Children are dying tar want of milk. Bread ls plentiful. The Prussians continue field operations in spite of the cold weather. An attack on Fort Valerien is expected immediately. The superior range of the Prussian guns compelled the evacuation of Mont Avron. A Battle on the Bonier. LONDON, January 4. A telegram from -Basie reports fighting on the 1st, on the Swiss frontier) in consequence of which two hundred French troops retreated into Switzerland, where they were disarmed by the Federal soldiers. A severe engagement is reported, on the 2d, at Delle, in the department of Haut Rhine, near Belfort. No particulars. [Both these dispatches appear to relate to the same affair.] General Foreign News. - LONDON, January 3. . The appointment of the Marquis of Harting? ton as Secretary for Ireland will be, popirlat, as the Marquis favors mixed education. The Bank of, France takes the balance of thp Spanish loan. ? v f j ; A multitude bf people attended the funeral of General Prim. Slr" John Pakington, in a speech deHvered in Somersetshire yesterday, intimated that the Tory programme for the approaching Besslon of Parliament includes the support of large ad? ditional appropriations for both the army and "a*vy. ^ , t ^ An ? ADglo-4merlcan committee,' of which Thomas Hughes,'M. P., ls chaffitfanv'??-s coni menced Hs Bitting for the purpose ol aiding in the establishment of a lasting ]>eacc between Engl and-and America, . The loreign office announces that the .Con? ference of the European powers has been post? poned a few days to await the arrival of Jules Favre, and to allow other plenlpoten tiaries to receive further instructions. t THE' HAOCE, January 3. The new Dutch Cabinet ls formed as follows: interior. ThonVcke; Foreign, Guericbe; Jus? tice, Jolies; Colonies, Yandoon; Finance, Blushe; War, Boors; Marine, Brolx. LONDON, January 4. King Amadeus made his entry into Madrid on Monday, and was received mo6t enthusias? tically by the people. MADRID, January 3. Amadeus, immediately upon his arrival, vis? ited Prim's widow. He then proceeded to the hall of tho Cortes and took the oath as King of ?pain. The enthusiasm of. the.people was Im? mense. The King has consulted Rosas, Sor!lia, 'RIvero and Olozaga on the formation oi a con? stitutional ministry. - . LONDON, January 4. 1 Advices from Borne say that Card baal Acto? nel ll received cordially the ambassador sent by King Victor Emanuel to announce his arri? val in Rome. SIGHT DISPATCHES. The Parisians Denounce Trocha, aaa Demand a Sortie. BORDEAUX, January 4. Paris advices show that there ie intense ex? citement among the populace, who demand a grand sortie. A number of the Mayors of the city called upon General Troc lui, and invited him to give way to this desire of the people. Some of the Paris journals accuse Trochu of feebleness; and a number of the Bordeaux newspapers, in noting this expression of opin? ion, appear to coincide in lt. It is understood that orders have been sent to the generals in the field to hasten the movement upon Paris. A" new general has been tent to command the French forces at Havre. Tbe evacuation of Rouen by the Ger? mans ls considered certain, m Maa te u ff.; 1 ls forced to concentrate hi? troops In the north on account el the forward movement of Gen? eral Faid herb? along the valley of the Oise. ' General Ohansey continues to gain suc? cesses over the enemy with hts flying columns. The Algerian cavalry routed a body of Prus? sians yesterday. William the Victorious-The Danubian Question. LONDON, January 4. At the Now Year's banquet?t Versailles King Willam gave a toast to the German princes, to whloh the Duke of Baden replied in a speech rejoicing at the restoration of the old German Empire, and concluding with a toast to "Wil? liam the Victorious." Letters from Paris state that the citizens Buffer greatly from lack of iuel and food, the severity In the latter particular being mitiga? ted, however, by the official distribution of stores by the government. It ls announced that Austria will arrest and detain all French prisoners who escape into tier ter Kory during the war. .The Prussian Government has declined to second the Austrian demand upon the Powers Tor fresh guarantees for thc security of the navigation of the Lower Danube. BERLIN, January 4. Certain Berlin bankers have been sentenced to a long Imprisonment for participating In the subscription to the recent French loan. TOPICS OP TUB IF AB. Reiaforcemeat.4 for natl Condition of thc Pru.ulan Army. Even the oldest landwehr-men have now, says the Berlin correspondent ol thc Dally Sews, been called out-those who entered the army ?In 1863. Some of them, who were then twenty-three years old, having availed them? selves, and having been permitted to do so, of the extreme term accorded by the law, have reached the maximum-of forty years ol age. This extraordinary levy, which permits thc formation of four more divisions of landwehr, has a very particular object. The. men are to be the future garrison of Paris, partly, too, of Uetz and of Strasbourg, where they will finke the place of the present garrisons. By this means two more army corps will be set free, niter the surrender of'Paris, for further opera lions that might become necessary. It ls, how? ever,, presumed that these operations will not axtend beyond what ls necessary to complete the occupation of France as far as the Loire, the ?acme and the Rhone, and to clear thai part of the cou n try from every vestige of French lo rees. Nothing is lacking tor the outfit ol the new arm - imeuts, neither muskets, guns nor swords, tvhlch will partly be provided out of the enor? mous booty ot French arms. Toward the middle )f January the newly-drilled recruits will pro? ceed to Franco, to take the place of such of the reserves as have completed their service n the standing army and may now return with eave for some time, afterward to pass over lo. the landwehr, garrisoning thc fortresses at dome and watching the French prisoners. Tho numerous cart-drivers which the counties [Kreise j have had to furnish to the army, will Ikewise be supplanted by a new set. Yolun eer drivers ar? also engaged. They will re? ceive wklie In Germany sixteen shillings a lay, without lodging and food, and when lu france fourteen shillings, with lodging and cod. ' Tile Boyal Saxon Artillery, which hith? erto lias been left at home alone, ls now like vise making off to France. Vcw Ramon Regarding tho Chances of a Bombardment. The correspondent of the Dally News, at the leadquarters of the Crown Prince of Saxony, vrites from Margency on the nth of Decem >er: Will there be, after all, any necessity for a lombardment ? Paris may not be utterly mad -not maniacal enough to clln^ to a hopeless esistance, after the dissipation ot expectations vhicli must have been lormed in a very san? guine spirit. Ii Paris will tardily listen to eason, now that the armies of the Loire, of lie West, and ot the North, are practically an ululated, it is possible that an opportunity vin offer for a termination of the siege on erms lo which she may without derogation uumit. She has made her effort, and failed, 'hat ihat'effort has been worthy of her, nobody aquainted with the circumstances will deny. Viii she now be still more worthy of herself, ind bow with grace to the inevitable i Ii so. here ls reason lo hope that, as regards this dclnlty at least, the war may speedily termin? ?e. It is reported that Count Bismarck kv ireparcd to transmit, if, Indeed he has not al eady transmitted.an ultimatum to the aulhorl les in Paris, offering terms for acceptance mhla a week. These terms, If their nature s correctly stated, are such as Paris need not .e ashamed lo accept. Her citizens are to be parod ronnlBitlonft No troops will be billeted ipon them. The thousand and one objects of Ine art in the Queen of Cities will be sensu? ously respected. The officers of tho army rill oe treated with the fullest consideration Tie iv are other items in the proposed ultlina um or a decidedly tempting character, accord og to the rumor I have heard, which, in Hie .bsence ol'continuation as lo its authenticity, leeduot 6e further alluded to. It may, how ver, be assumed that the rejection ot such an i : tl ornum, il tendered, will be followed, when vents shall have taken their natural course, >ud Paris shall have bee forced lo a capltula ion, by the rigorous enforcement of Ihose ex? ilions ?rom which a present cession would ;ive immunity. Value or Versailles News. Tho Pall Mall Gazette, on December lClli, ays that lt has more than once had to caution ts readers that the English correspondents at ' rertallie3 represent? as a rule, an exclusively ; orman view of affairs. ' The correttpondents are carelully prevented from seeing anything which the Germans do not care to have published, and arc further re* strained lrom disclosing even such limited In? formation ats they can pick up, if it does not exactly suit the authoritlei to have lt known, Tho correspondent of the Telegraph makes the following candid confession on the subject: "The English correspondents at Versailles are virtually condemned, much against their wills, to occupy thc positions of sinecurist-, with the additional d?sagr?ment that their sinecures are, lor u variety of reasons, made as disagree? able as they well can be. The intelligence trbteh it is their duty to communicate to the public is of t wo sorts-military and political. With regard to many matters of interest, coming under the former category, with which they may be acquainted, their lips are necessarily sealed-or, to use. a .figure more suitable lo their im? mediate functions, their bands are par? alyzed; while, as to reporting auythiug seen In the neighborhood of Paris during the last lour days, the dense white fogs that punc? tually wrap'up this part of the world In their damp folds lrom morning till night, and night till morning, take very good care that they shall have no Opportunity of exercising their eyesight uppa anything that* exists or takes .place at a d istance of more than fifty yards. So tar as th? political part of our information ls concerned, the correspondents are, as a role, worse off than, say, the editors of Italian or Spanish newspapers In their native dimes. Versailles li> cut off from humanity with re? spect to naws, save for a few thin wires that discharge their meagre budgets of faits accomplis, negotiations and intrigues Into the penetralia denizened by the royal stans, -who being in absolute possession of a monopoly, are as sublimely uncommunicative about tidings that the readers of your telegrams are probably made acquainted with even before they reach tne telegraphic bureau of Versailles, as they are about incidents of local importance, lor the concealment of which there-is not thc least motive save the North German military consigne of reticence at all hazards." ..THE EAST EUS QUESTION. The Rancian Repudiation of the Treaty of 1850- A Siew Sebastopol Wanted. Writing from St. Petersburg, on December 12, the correspondent of the London Daily New s says: - It would appear that Russia has, for a long time psst, entertained the Idea of repudiating the treaty or 1856 as soon aaa favorable op? portunity offered, for I learn from a perfectly reliable source that, as a s nbs ill uto for Sebas? topol, which, of course, could not be rehabili? tated as an arsenal and port for ships of war, another locality has been selected, and the works carried on there so silently and secretly ever since the year 1863 that nothing ' has transpired on the subject, and even hete. In the northern metropolis of the Empire, the people have been kept In happy Ignorance of the preparations already mads lathe extreme south. The site chosen for this new and Im? portant place ls the town of Potl, at the mouth of the River Rion, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. and only some few miles distant lrom. the Turkish frontier, which separatee Clrcass a from the Russian province ot Geor? gia. It is close to the lake known to ancient geographers as the Paloostoma, and lrom Its close proximity to Clroassia must always be a standing menace to Turkey. A railway has already been commenced, connecting Poti with TTflis and the Caspian Seo, down the valley of the River Kur. Though the town and thc railway terminus are both on tho left bank ol the southern arm of the Rion, the docks and other works of the new portare being constructed on the northern side, as offering greater facilities for the object tn view, and the sum expended on them till the end of last year amounted to 1,167, OOO silver roubles. As, however, neither the wooden piers that were built out into the sea nor the dredging operations that have hitherto been carried on without intermission are able to keep the harbor free from the ac? cumulation ol mud and sand brought down by the Rion and deposited at Its mouth, an alteration in the plan of operations has become necessary, and piers, faced witn solid stone masonry and filled np with con crete, are now being pushed out info-the sea lo n great distance, so as to allow ships of war drawing thirty feet of water to enter and leave at nil times. The width ol the basin so formed is to be 3000 feet, thus affording safely and good accommodalion tor a large number of vessels, lt IB lurthe proposed to build a heavy dam across the Rion, which ls navigable for some considetuble distance into the Interior, in order to prevent the sand lrom silling up the port in future; but In that case-as tue river navigation is much made use of by the small crail of the inhabitants-lt would bo needful to make a lock or basin with flood gates to admit the passage of the vessels. On the other hand, lt ls proposed by the engineers to utllltize the Lake P?ucostoma, which forms a natural basin, and lt would not be difficult to but a channel of communication through the neck of land that separates lt from the Euxine, though the cost in either case Is estimated at 3,000,000 roubles. Abstract of Count Beast's Dispatch in Reply to Prince 6ortschakofK ' In a special edition of the Eastern Budget wo find the following abstract of Count Beust's dispatch bf the 7th ultimo, In reply to the note ot Pr!noe Gortschakoff : The dispatch begins by expressing the satis? faction of the A ustro-H ungir?an Government that Prince GortschakofTs note shows a desire for a peaceful settlement of the question of the Russian declaration relative to the Black Sea. In view of the approaching Con? ference, Count Beust declines to enter into any discussion on thia question, but he observes that if Prince Gortsclinttc-fTs theory of the intimate connection between all European treaties were accepted, the consequences would be dangerous to the foundation;! both of Inleraatlonal law and of popular rights. The course of time might render changes in certain cases advisable in treaty stipulai ions, but no such change can be admlited without a previous appeal to the powers by whom the treaty was concludedk Austria bad, il Is true, recognized tire advisa? bility of making a change In the Treaty of Pa ri?, but she at the sumo lime expressly slated that any alteration must be effected solely on the basis ol a previous understanding with the powers. As to the alleged cold reception which, according to Prince GortBChakoff, was given to the Austrian dispatch or 18G7, Count Beust observes . that the dispatch tc Count Slackelberg, alluded to tn the Russian note, is dated November, 166G, aiid could not, therefore, be au answer to Ini? tiative taken by Austria on the 2d of January, 1B67. The dispatch concludes by strongly re S..dialing the Russian view that In his note of ovember last Count Be'ist accused Russia of reopening t.he Eastern question. Ho merely pointed out that'th? Russian declaration might cause a lively agitation and possible complica? tions in the East. Austria will enter the Con? ference without deciding beforehand as to the course which should be adopted. Uer sole wish is to maintain peace In the Fast, and to settle the point?- at Issue without Impairing the i \ oiher guarantees. 11 MARINE DISASTERS. NEW YORK, January 4. The steamer Rio Janeiro, from La Plata for Kew York, was badly damaged three hundred miles south of Rio. The steamer Humboldt was sent to her relief. The Rostock, from Philadelphia, with petro? leum, is wrecked off Langue vorn. The crew were saved. The steamer Adelaide, from Baltimore to Norfolk, exploded her Bteam pipe. SPARKS PROM THE WIRES. The state debt ol' Pennsylvania is $111,000, 000. Mr. Miller, clerk of the Senate committee on commerce, tell dead In the capital. The Princes Editha, who claims lo be Ibe daughter of Lola Montez, has been committed to a lunatic asylum. The election of Governor Clayton as United States senator from Arkansas ls assured. Judge Taft delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court of Ohio, favoring the constitu? tionality ol the subscription by Cincinnati of $10,000,000 to the Cincinnati Southern Railroad. BLOODY WORK IN UNION, A WHIT IS M A.N MUBBBBBB BT STATE MILITIA Both. Sides of tn? Case. The Columbia Ph ce nix prints the lo lowing account ot a cold-blooded murder commuted In Union County by the State militia: ? On Saturday night last, while Mr. M it. Ste? vens-a peaceable man, who lostan arm in the Confederate service-was on his way to Union, with a load ot goods in his wagon among other things, a barrel of whiskey-he was halted by a party of militia, numbering about twenty-five, under command ot Captain Walker, and a demand made upon him for whiskey. Stevens gave them a bottle full, which was immediately consumed, lind he was ordered to give them more. Thia he declined, stating that the liquor belonged to other parties. They then threatened to take it, when Stevens told them it would be at their peril. The answer was a volley of bullets, which _ killed him In? stantly. A white man named Robertson was in company with Stevens, but. succeeded in making his escape. On Sunday the body ot the poor dray r?an was found about two hun? dred yards irom the road, and underneath the body were two breech-loading cartridges, the same as used by the Governor's militia War? rants were issued and llfteen colored raen ar? rested on suspicion. On Sunday night acting Deputy Sheriff Daniel Smith, with a, posse, went to a house to arrest a party of lour, but they were denied admission. The inmates were informed that Smith had a warrant for their arrest, and they must surrender. The parties inside immediately commenced firing, and Mr. Smith was severely wounded. Finding that harsh measures were about being re? sorted to, the inmates surrendered. While in Jail one of the militia made a full confession and statement of the case-charging Captain Walker and his militia with the whole affair. Walker attempted to escape, but was over- . hauled about twenty miles from Union, as he was getting on a railroad train. He refused to give himself up at first, but when told that there was a warrant tor his arrest, and he must fro back, lie gave in. There is intense excitement n Union, and on Monday night, as we learn from passengers, the town was Qred In four places, but no damage was done. A promi? nent colored man, named Bates, who is now In Columbia-with the intention, as he de? clares, of laying the whole matter before the Governor -also charges Walker willi the crime, and declares, also, that he knows who fired the first shot. If the arms are to be used for murdering unoffending whites, the sooner the militia are deprived of them tho belter. The-Columbia Union gives the Radical ver? sion ot the affair, which must be take a with about a bushel of salt: Somewkat conflicting reports of a serious trouble at Union Courihouse reached bure on Monday, and irom what could be gathered, the following appears to be the gist of thc matter: It appears that on Saturday, a white man named Stevens was killed in the highway, a few miles from the Town of Unlonvfile, and that the news ot this event having leached the town, squads of men, of six and eighji, were formed, taking upon themselves tba re? sponsibility of visiting the houses ol those persons who were known to belong to the company of State militia organized there, and . laking from them the State arms. They MJC cecded without serious molestation in this, until they viBlted thc house where three broth? ers by the name of Ellison, or Ellis, resided, when they were refused admittance, upon which a large party collected outside, ano. an indiscriminate firing commenced, in which one other white man was killed, and one white and one colored man were severely wounded, at this juncture, lt ls stated, a colored man was sent to the parties In the house, advising them to surrender, which they did, ned were irom thence carried to jail. , Mr. MoWey, a member of tho General As? sembly, learlng i he rage ol the citizens; took refuge In a hay-loft, where he remained se? creted until about 3 o'clock Monday morning, when he, In company with another colored man, by the name of Walker, who Is employed , is page in the Uottse of Representatives, walked fifteen miles and took Hie. cars lor Alston. After proceeding so far OQ their lourney as to cross Broad Biver, into lWrlield County, two men oh the truln undertook to ' irrest them, presenting warrants for the arrest of both Mr. Mobley and Walker. The tormer resisted arrest forcibly, and Walker resisted under advice that the constables had no au? thority to arrest him in Fairfield County, when Conductor Hill was prevailed upon to run the mrs back over tho river into Union County. ?gain, where Walker was arrested and taken : . i way by lbs? two men. It'ls reported that much excitement prevails; it Union Courthouse, many ot the people being employed standing guard at tin; street corners, on account of tears of fire. THE WOES OE A COLOBED CADET. Thc Career of a Tawny Representative of South Carolina ut West Point. A Washington dispatch to the New York Herald says : . ? James W. Smith, the colored cadet at West Point, ls again in trouble Ho has been tho cause ol' no little annoyance to the oilier stu? dents ever since he entered the Academy. All the while cadets have quietly Ignored him. ind a constant appreciation of this fact may I lave contributed to render him anything but 1 imiable. His acquirements before entering 1 the Military Academy showed that he had ; Ability above that of the ordinary negro, but i .he pursuit of bis studies at West Point has 1 ,hus lar failed to Indicate any brilliancy In him. I The curriculum of the Academy is well, calen- I ated to test the Intellectual powers ot e.ny one. ' Tried according to this standard, lie is pro- i ?ounced by unimpeachable authority to be i rather below the medium ability, while lt is 1 ?presented that the higher branches of < nathemallcs would unquestionably bother 1 lira. It ls somewhat doubtful, however, 1 vheiher he Will have the opportunity ct fiuish- I og his course at the ucademy. Twice he has i jcen brought before military tribunals, and J mother similar ordeal ls awaking him. Tito i irst was a court of Inquiry, which Reco mmend- I sd that he be tried on a charge of making I alse 6tutements; but in deference lo his I tnomalous position, and in order to give him < i very opportunity, tho war department con- 1 loned this, his ilrsi offence, in the hope that < he lesson would be useful to him. Thc se- i iond was a court-martial, before which he 1 vas arraigned for being engaged in ans y iffray, and tor making false statements, i ?oth courts were organized with a spo? liai view to entire impartiality, and were I somposed of officers, none of whom were 1 itali oued at West Point, and most of \ vhom were not graduates of the acatle- t ny. On his trial before the general court- I uartial, ot which Major-General Howard, ? ibief of the Freedmen's Bureau, was presl- j lent, ihe assistant professor of law and i-t'aies it the Military Academy, by request, acted as I lis counsel, and with such good faith and < ibility thai he was accquitted on the first 1 marge, and the War Department remitted the I lenteuce on the second. Thesu Tacts demon- : itrate that even-handed Justice has boen ac- i ;orded him by thc authorities ol' the iustitu- i lon, as wellasby the War Department. But lt ?vould seem that this want of veracity may jet I prove the ruin ot him. He was recently i .eported In the usual manner for delin- i juency on drill. He made a written ex- : planaiion of the alleged offence, and this explanation ls represented to contain un- i ioubied evidence ol what appears to bea chronic weakness of this colored youth ?alsiflcaliou ol'facts. Upon inls charge he ls to bc again arraigned before a new court-mar? tial, which will soon bu appointed for the pur? pose of trying him. Beiore the third and im? pending tribunal ihe case will rest altogether on its merits. Without doing any wrong tn Lhe colored cadet, lt ls but Jusi to tue young gentlemen at the academy to state that, not? withstanding the natural prejudice against ap? pointing negroes as cadets in tlial academy, the other students did not unnecessarily annoy him, as some suppose they did, bul. simply, quietly ignored him, and refused to affiliate with him. Smith was appointed frc m South Carolina, on the recommendation of Mr. Huge, member of Congress irom Columbio,, and It is a curious incident that in the recent election H?ge was defeated for Congress by a negro. A SHOCKING AFFAIR. Captain George Bntler Killed in Bilge field. [SPECIAL TELEGBAK TO TBB NEWS.] COLUMBIA, January 4. Captain George Butler, the elder brother, of General M. C. Butler, was killed on Sunday In Edgeileld County, near the Savannah Biver. Captain O. N. Butler passed through the city this morning, en route for Greenville, with the remains of Captain George Butler. [Further particulars ol this lamentable affair will be found in another column. FIRE AT CHESTER. Mor* Incendiary Work. [8TE0IA2, TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] CHESTER, 8. C., January 4. A fire broke out last night In this town, con? suming the stores occupied by Alexander, Robinson ? Atkinson. Simon Jacoby, Ben? nett A Brandt, M. H. Hunterand John McKee. The residence of Mr. McKee was also burned. The total lose is at least $40,000, which Is not covered by Insurance. No positive evidence has, so far, been ob? tained, but it ls believed that the fire was the work of an incendiary. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. WASHINGTON, January 4. Congress reassembled to-day. SENATE. The Senate passed Sherman's bill authoriz? ing an additional Issue of three hundred mil? lion five per cent, bonds for funding purposes, and agreed to Sumner's resolution calling on the President for copies of all papers relating to San Domingo negotiations, Ac. The following were introduced: A bill for the relief ot distillers ot brandy from grapes; encouraging mining; Incorporating mmrag schools; paying for army stores taken from citizens, of Alabama who. had enlisted or did service In the Federal anny. A resolution was passed Instructing the committee of| il nance to inquire into, the ?xp?dlency of im? posing a stamp tax upon applications for offices. The bill relieving J. M. Best, of Padu cab, was. discussed. Best's house was de? stroyed to gire rang? to the Federal artillery. The question Involved was whether the de? struction was ah incident or the fight, or prop? erty taken for the use of the army. Ad? journed. ' HOUSE. In the House a bill relative to a centennial lair was discussed. Banks gave notice that he would call up the San Domingo bill on Monday. The President sent a message ve? toing the bill for the relief of the bondsmen ol certain defaulting officials. The Indian ap? propriation is made the special order for Wednesday. A bill was reported for addition? al appropriations for the Louisville and Port? land Canal. Adjourned. Thc following nominations have been made: George Newcomb, collector ot customs at Beaufort, North Carolina; Charles M. Power, collector ol'customs at Cherrystone. WASHINGTON NEWS ANJO GOSSIP Thc Financial Outlook for 1871-Policy of thc .National Treasury-The St. Do? mingo Expedition-John H. Surratt, The Washington correspondent of the Bait! more Sun writes under dato of the 1st Instant: The financial policy of the Secretary ot the Treasury, and the condition of the department at the .commencement of the new year, have given rise to inquiries from various quarters of the country, especially from the West, where a stringent money market bas elicited com? plaint that the secretary keeps locked up lu the Treasury a most extraordinary cur? rency balance, lt appears that on the last day of the year 1SG0 the coln balance' was. In round numbers, seventy millions, aud the currency balance eight millions. Yester? day the currency balance was twenty-four mil Hone, and the coln balance eighty millions, there being a difference of sixteen millions In the currency balance. This large currency balance the secretary finds himself compelled to maintain. It will be remembered that he recently stated that, since the commencement of tue new fiscal year,'this balance had been unusually and, tor Immediate purposes, un necessarily large. The act of July 18, 1870, which authorized an increase of national bank notes. Imposed upon the secretary, he says, the duly of providing for the redemption of equal amounis of their three per cent, certifi? cates, while the decrease In thc coln and cur? rency revenues, from the legislation ol' last session, makes lt' his duty to reserve in the treasury a sum sufficient to enable the depart mont to comply with the law without resorting Lo extraordinary means. This accumulation, which the secretary now Insists ls an absolute measure of safety, lias not affected unfavor ibly the financial condition ol' the country, but. on the contrary, has kept the Treasury ya ? proper basie to meet the great reduction in revenue. This reduction In customs alone, which was estimated In Congress at about :liirty-fire millions of dollars In gold, will reach at least forty millions a year. There ls ike wise nearly as large a reduction In Inter? nal taxation. To-morrow, however, the coln valance will be reduced to forty-eight millions ay the payment of thirty-two millions of coln nterest; but really there will remain but thirty ?lght millions of coln In the Treasury, for :here are ten millions ol uncalled-for but ac srned interest, which the Secretary may be required to pay out without a days notice. Thus, as a matter of lact, the new year opens .vit ii an actual coin balance ot but thirty-eight nllllons. Thc necessity for the large currency balance ios been generally explained above In tho anguageofthe secretary, but a few figures viii" make lt clear. Of the fifty millions of au Iiorlzed additional bank-note cerculation, ;hlrty millions have been applied for from the South and West, fifteen millions ol which will probably be granted, and six millions of which nave already b en Issued. As fast as this japk-note circulation is issued the secretary ls compelled to redeem the certificates In green? backs, and therefore requires a good currency balance on hand for an emergency, for, at.the rate the applications come In, five or six mil? lions of currency may be required in a brief time. There ls no reason to anticipate any lmpor tant change In what ie known as the gold jelllrig and and bond-purchasing policy of the secretary. He says he reasonably anticipates that the total reduction of the public debt for the next, fiscal year. Including payments on account of the sinking fund, will bc about fitly millions of dollars, though he reasserts what he slated In December-that the esti? mated expenditures for the next fiscal year, iucluditig payments on account ot the sinking lund and for the interest on the public debt, are so nearly equal to the receipts as to Justify and demand the greatest, caution In dealing with the revenue and business of the country. It ls very evident, theretore. that lhere will be no further reduction of taxation at this session of Congress. Thus stands the financial situa? tion ol the country as represented at the Treas? ury Department on thc first of 1871. It is the present intention to have the Senate resolutions for the appointment o? the San Do? mingo annexation commission taken up In the House on Wednesday next, and debated till Thursday night, when a final vot?is to be reach? ed. Thc administration feels confident that it has the strength of a two-thirds vote required to get them before the House. Indeed, the President was yesterday for a long time in con? ference with Secretary Robeson, at the Navy Department, regarding the details of the naval expedition of the proposed commission, and found that the Tennessee, now fliting ont at the navy-yard here, could leave within a week. Jndge Advocate-General Hdlt denies the re? cently published statement that he proposed at the time of the trial to give np Mrs. Surratt it John Surratt wouid come forward, and that -therefore Mrs. Surratt was held and executed as a hostage. Fer contra, another of the coun? sel for the government, and Holt's associate, says the original statement is true. ?bitnarrj. JOHNSON.-Died at WUllsron, S. C on the 24? h December, 1870. after a brief illness, HOLLIS | JOHNSON, tn the 74th year of his age, for many years a resident of this city. .Special Notices. 'SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD .BANE.-The South Carolina Railroad Company having declared a dividend of ONE! DOLLAR per Share from the net income of the Hoad, the same will be payable on the first of February next, at the office pf the Southwestern Railroad Bank, JantMuthaia J. M. HA RL EST ON, Cashier. p&-1 0. 0. F-R. W. GRAND LODGE, OF THE STATE OF* SOUTH CAROLINA,-The j M. W. Grand Master will Install the Officers of I the nut;ordinate Lodges, at Odd Fellows' Hall, on the following evenings, at 7 o'clock: Schiller, No. 80, on SCMOar, 1st January. Jefferson, No. 4, on TUESDAY, 3d January. South Carolina, No. 1, on WEDNESDAY, 4th January. Howard, No. 3, on THCRSDAY, 6th January. Marlon, No. 2, on FRTDAT, ?th January. The officers and members or the Grand Lodge are requested to attend and assist in the Installa? tion 3. By order of the M. W. G. M. ROBT. JAMES, dee31-stnwthff Grand secretary. OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON GASLIGHT COMP ANT, DWDEMBUR SS, 1870. The Board of Directors of this Company havi og declared a Dividend of FIFTT CENTS per Snare on the Capital Stock, the same will ba paid to Stockholders on and after MONDAY, fl th January, | 1871. The Transfer Books will be closed from this date to 10th January, 1871. W. .1. HERIOT, dec28_.Secretary arid Treasurer. ^. OFFICE PF MOUNT PLEASANT | AND SULLIVAN'S ISLAND FERRY COMPANY, CHARLESTON, JANUARY 2D, 1871. -Thc Board or | Directora having declared a STOCK DIVH)EVD OF (2 60 AND A CASH DIVIDEND OF ti 60 PER | SHARE, from the earnings of the Company for t he past als (6) months, (being si the rate o? IA per cent, per annum upon Its paid up capital, payment of the same will be made to Stockholders oh and after the loth Instant, at the office of the Secretary and Treasurer, Broad Street, corner of State. Stockholders will piesse present their Scrip. IIUTSON LEE, Jan2-5_Secretary and Treasurer. ps* IMPORTANT TO OWNERS' OF SEWING MACHINES.-JOHN CLARK, JR., A CO. S BEST SIX-CORD SPOOL COTTON, on black Spools. For sale at retail by D. lt. HASELTON, No. 307 Klug Btreet._deo6-lmo THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, CHARLESTON, S. C., DECEMBER 24, 1870.-SAY1NGS DEPARTMENT. Depositors are requested to leave their BOOKS to be credited with the January Quarterly Interest, due lat proximo. AU Deposits made on or before the 20th Janu? ary, will near Interest from ISL January. ' Interest, 6 percent., will be compounded quarterly. THOMAS R. WARING i1cc24-stnthll _ Cashier. ^ A CARD.-JOHN BINNS, AGENT, respectfully Informs the* merchants and business people generally, that he has engaged In lils old business or. DRAYING, and holds himself ID readi? ness to engage In hanlin g for any person that needs his services. By uniform charges and personal attendance to business he hopes to share a por? tion of the public patronage, Caa bs seen at the Old Postomce._jan3-*utli88* PIMPLES ON THE FACE.-FOR Comedones, Blackworms or Grubs, Pimply Erup? tions sad blotohed disfigurations on the Face, ase PERRY'S COMEDONE AND PIMPLE REMEDY, Depot No. 40 Bond Btreet, New York. Sold by Druggists everywhere. decl5-thstn8mos par FOR MOTH PATCHES, Freckles and Tan, use PERRY'S MOTH AND FRECKLE LOTION. The only reliable and harm? less remedy known to science for removing brown dlscoloratlona from the Face. Prepared only by Dr. B. c. PERRY, Ne. AA Bond street, New York. Sold by Druggists everywhere. decls-thatu3moB_ _ ?&- MEDICAL NOTICE. -PATIENTS suffering from Diseases pertaining to the GEN1T0 URINARY ORGANS, will receive the latest scien? tific treatment by placing themselves-auder the care oi Dr. T. REBNSTJBRNA, office No. 74 Basel street, three doors from the Post?nico. sep20-tuthlyr_ jSS-THE GREAT MEDICAL WONDER, DR. HASKELL'S ELECTRIC OIL fells all pain In two minutes. Cancers, Bolls, Tetter and Old Sores, cured tn 48 hours by DB. HASKELL'S CAR? BOLIC CANCER SALVE. For sale at retail by G. W. AIM AR, COHEN'S MEDICAL DE DR. n. BAER, POT, A. 0. BARBOT, DB. C. J. LUHN," ED. S. BURNHAM, W. T. LITTLE A CO., M: H. COLLINS & CO., ALFRED RAOUL, M. D., GRAMAN A SCH WAKE, DB. W. A. SKR1NB. E. H. KELLERS, M. D., And at wholesale by DOTIE, MOISE A DAVIS, sole Agents for South Carolina novll-3mcsn*w pB~ THE BODY AND ITS NEEDS. Considering tho extreme sensitiveness of the hu? man body, and that lt ls unprotected except by artificial covering, from the action of cold, lt ls not strange that at this season lt ls liable te i any disorders. The. skin exercises a powerful influ? ence over the stomach and bowels, and when Its functions are interrupted by sudden chills that seal the pores and prevent evaporation from the surface, Internal congestion ls apt to ensue. The digestive organs never perform their office prop? erly when this ls the case, and the waste matter of the system, which should be discharged m part through the perspiratory glands, having no other outlet than the bowels and the kidneys, constipa? tion and a variety of venal diseases are more or less prevalent. Dyspepsia, where it exists, Is also aggravated by these causes. The most effective preventive of, and remedy for, disturbances of this nature IS HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT? TERS? Acting as a stimulant and tonic, lt rouses the stomach and the Intestines, Unpining to those important organs both activity and regularity. It also operates as a suporiflc by toning the ves? sels of the skin and promoting the free passage of j exhausted mai ter through that natural sieve of j the system. Being a mild diuretic, lt gives a healthful impulsa to the action of the kidneys, where there ls a tendency to dropsy, and as a blood d?purent and nervine, has a highly benefi? cial etfect in rheumatic, cases. Ic corn?mes In happy proportions the tome, alterative, aperient, antiseptic, diaphoretic. and snllblllous proper? ties requisite fdr the restoration of a system gen? erally disordered, and has no eipial as a winter medicine. - dec31-eo*o DIVORCE S ,-ABSOLUTE DI? VORCES legally obtained in New York, Indiana, illinois and other States, for persona from any State or country, legal everywhere; desertion,, drunkenness, non-support, Aa. sufficient cause; no publicity. No charge until divorce ia obtained. Advice free.. Address, MOORE A RICHARDSON, . Counsellors at Law, dec2?-iyr 18? Hroaiway, Sew York City. Spinal JSotvcts. pm* EPIPHANY SERVICES. -AT THE suggestion of the Rectors, a united service or the Episcopal congregations wai be held at st. Phil? ip's Church, on FRIDAY, ?th instant, at ll ?. IL,. with sermon and Holy communion. Theahove in place or services announced in each Church. . ,_ janS-thft* ,. ^CONSIGNEES PEE SCHOONER FREDERICK FISH, Darts, Master, from Portland, Maine, arc hereby notified that she ls Tuts DAV L discharging cargo at Son them Wharf. Alrgooda remaining on wharf at sauset, will be stored ts owners'risk an.1 expense. J. A E?SLOW A CO. jmM_'?_ ?&* FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON, S. C., DECEMBER. 30, ism.-The ?Innnal Election for Directors of" this Bank will be held at the Banking House, on TUESDAY, January 10,1871, between the hours of . 10 A. M. and 2 o'clock P.M. . . ' r. ' Jan6-thto2 WM. C. BREESE, Cashier. '' ?&r EXPRESSLY FOR THE LADIES. Married and Single, all classes and conditions, are liable to sailer from derangements or t*e ajav tem, painful Irregularities, nenroua irritability and many' troublesome complaints tba*, invite premature oki uga. These complaints may all at cured, controlled or relieved, by tbs ase of toa PHILOTOKEN or Female's Friend. Sold by rae Drmrglsts at >i per bottle. ' |g?5S*B ?W\ THIEVES! KNAVES ! STY?ND LERS !-These ure mild ternw with which to dial? i goa te those ad ventaren, who hare been m da ced by tba high reputation which Dr. SAG E'S I CATARRH REMEDY has won to offer for saie a j worthless Imitation of tua celebrated medicine. Remember that. Dr. Pierce's private stamp, whisk [~ls three and a half inc bes long and aaa upon lt hil i portrait, aadtha warda tr.. & Carrul cala of Genp? ? iness," ls upon every package of the genuine. ? Sold by druggists or by mall sixty cents. Address Dr. R. V. PIERCE, Bnflaf, ?. JaaB-thstqgpAC CONSIGNEES' NQTIOR-QQH I SIG NE ES by British Bark YTTHURI are hereby notified that she baa been entered under the Flve : day act. All gooda not permitted st ? the expira j tlon of thia tuna will bs sent to Costomhouaa ! Stores. . RA Yt KEL A CO. jans _ gtfihttflftg. ^ SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAIL? ROAD. awmei ci PASSENGER TRALNB on-this Roa4d#n dilly a? follows: ^ . Leave Charleston....y.?A.M. . ' Arrive at Savannah.~fcse P. M. Leave Savannah.-.?UIA.M. . '. Arrive at Charleston....5.20 P.M. Connects at Savannah with the Atlantic A Guli Railroad tor Jacksonville, St, Augustine, and all pointe ia Florida. ... Wita Central Railroad for Macon, Atlanta, Mo? bile, New Orleans and the West. ' '1 With Steamboats for points ou the Savaznaa River. At Charleston with the Northeastern and South Carolina Railroads, and Steamships for all pointa North and Went. . Through Tickets over this line on sale at Hotels* m Charleston; Sc re ven House, Savannah; aad oil principal Ticket offices North and South. Freights forwarded dally to and from savan? nah and all points beyond. Through Bills or Lading Issued to Jacksonville, Palatka, Ac Tariff as low as by any other line. - & S. GADSDEN, oats Engineer and Superintendent. j^ORTHE'JSTERN RAILROAD. Trains leave Charleston daily at-0.30 A. M., (Sundays excepted,) and fl.30 P. M. Arrive at Charleston 7.30 A M., (Mondays ex? cepted,) and 6 P. M. * . ? . Train leaving at 9:30 A. M., makes through con? nection to New York via Richmond and Aqnla Creek only-going through In 42 boora, and with out detention on sunday. * Train leaving at 0:30 P. M., have choice br roots - via Richmond and Washington, or Bay route via rortsmonth sud Baltimore. Passengers leaving Friday by this train lay over on Sunday In Balli? more ; those leaving on Saturday remain Sunday m Wilmington, N. C. This 1B the cheapest, quickest and moat pleasant route to Cincinnati, Chicago and other pointa West and Northwest, both trama making dose connections st Washington with Western trams of Baltimore anti1. Ohio Railroad. S. S. SOLOMONS. Engineer arid Superintendent. P. L. CLSAPOR, General Ticket Agent. septa_: gOUTH CAROLINA? RAILROAD O ENE "AL SUPERINTENDENTS Oy?TC?, \ CHARLESTON, .'r. C.. &>!?/ ll, 18?0. J On and after Sunda?. May ^ath, tbs Passenger Trains upon 'tie Sou:c -jalonna Railroad will ral as follows: ron AUGUSTA. Leave Charleston.-.fcsu A. if. Arrive at Augusta.4.23 P. M. FOB COLUMBIA. Leave charleston.8?W A. M. Arrive at Columbia.-.4J9 P. JL FOB CnABLBSTON. Leave Augusta..8.03 A. SL Leave Columbia. A.".7.45 A. M. .Arrive at Charleston.AM P. M. . AUGUSTA NIGHT XXTBXS8. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.8.80 P. M. Leave Augusta.e. oe p. M. Arrive at Augusta.7.06 A. M. Arrive at Cliarlcston...in".A M. COLORIA NIGHT HXTKRS8. . (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.7.30 P. M. Leave Columbia.7.30 P. M. Arrive at Columbia.8.00 A IL Arrive at Charleston.?.46 A. M. SUMHXBVILLX TRAIN. Leave Charleston.2.50 P. M. ATrive at Srjnmervllle..4.10 P. M. Leave Summerville..UO A. M Arrive a: Charleston.>.6.26 A. M. CAMDEN BRANCH. Camden and Columbia Passenger Trains on MONDAYS, WBDNXSOAVS and SATURDAYS, and be? tween Camden and Ringville dally, (Sundays ex* cepted,) connects with up and down Day Pas? sengers at Klagville. Leave Camden...-.Mi A. IL Arrive at Columbia.11.00 A. M. Leave Columbia.;.too P. M. Arrive at Camden..'.-a-x....^"Pi H. T. PEAKE maris General Supermte?doBt. Jrtsnranrt. T HE COTTON STATS8 LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MACON, G E O R GI A. Authorized Capital.$2,ooa,00p Guaranteed Capital.ISOO-.OOO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS Deposited with SUte authorities of Georgia. FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS Deposited with State authorities of Sooth Caro Una for Security of Policyholders. OFFICBBS AT MACON, GZOBOIA: WM. JOHNSTON, President. WM.S. HOLT, Vlce-Presldeht. GEO. S. OBEAR, Secretary. aF. McOAY, Actuary. JOHN W. BURKE, General Agent W. J. MAGILL, Superintendent Agencies. Recommended by the following gentlemen, who have examined its Charter and prospectus: OoL WM. JOHNSTON, President Chartotte, CAA. . PR. O sn. WADE HAMPTON, Columbia, & O. CoLL. D. CHILDS, President Carolina National Bank, Columbia, S. 0. OoL JAMES G. GIBBES, Columbia, 8. CL Colonel JAMES H. RION, WlnOBbOM', 8. C. General M. C. BUTLER, Edgefleld. General ROBERT TOOMB3, of Georgia, fte., Ac BURDELL BROS. Agents, Corner Broad and State streets. T. L. OCHER, M. D., Emmlntog Fhyaldan. april awl yr