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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE STATE CAPITAL. THE IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE VEBNON. PRESENTATION OF THE ARTICLES. Thc Work of the General Assembly. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NETS.] COLUMBIA, December 13. A committee from the House presented the articles of impeachment against Judge Ver? non, to thc Senate, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. There are sis articles for drunkenness, one for * issuing blank writs of habeas corpus, and one for contempt of the House. In the Senate the State penitentiary swin? dles were shown up in the course of a debate on a resolution to investigate that institution. The resolution passed. Corbin's bill amend? ing the election law was discussed, and a mo? tion to strike out the section appointing a manager from each political party was lost. Pending further consideration of the bill the Senate adjourned. A resolution (by Corbin) was carried requiring the county treasurer ol Charleston to report the number of checks drawn during the administration of himself alfa predecessors, showing the amount, the name of drawer, and lor what purpose. In the House, the articles of impeachment of Judge Ternon were presented by Whipper, reaif and adopted by a vote ol 84 to U-a party vote with the exception of Hagood and Sul? livan. Five sections ol the jury bill were .read. One Jury commissioner lor ea^h county is provided for. The bill consolidating the land commission and the agricultural bureau was postponed.^ It is stated that the $135,000 of legislative appropriation ls not exhausted, but that not enough money is received irom Klmpton to pay accounts. The Governor affirms that the opposition to him arises from a desire of parties to pass cor? rupt measures over his veto. THE LAND BING. , STARTLING DISCLOSURES IN THE SENATE. S700.000 Clean Gone-Xo Records Kept The Honesty of Politicians. [FROM Ol'K OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, January 10. The debate in the Senate to-day upon the land commission brought to light some start? ling facts. The Senate had before it two re? solution! from the House looking to a report from the land commissioner and advisory board. One required the secretary of the advisory board to furnish a copy of the pro? ceedings of the board since they first met; and the other was a resolution requiring a re? port from the present land commissioner (by the 15th inst.) of his transactions, and lrom the advisory board of the transactions of the former land commissioner. Nearly the whole day's session was spent In dUcussing the reso? lutions. The debate was spicy and was eager? ly listened to. The main opposition to the resolutions was because they were "unnecessary," and be? cause the committee already appointed to investigate would make all necessary reports. LESLIE ARGUES. Senator Leslie made a loDg speech. He understood the resolution. As to its passage, he was willing to defer to tho good judgment of the Senate. He was told tnat the resolu? tion came from the House. He wished some? body would tell him something about the land commission that he did not already know. Corbin wished that "he would tell what he knew, and keep the Senate in suspense no longer." Leslie asked what report can the advisory board make ? He appealed to the opposition of the Senate. He thought sometimes that it was best to teil a lie, but when he was caught, at it, he thought it was best to tell the truth. "I say that a report ot the land commission will never be made known. I tell this Senate, and the country generallv, that you have got all the report you are ever going to get. Now this is a very BOLD, PLAIN STATEMENT, but I know what I am talking about. I was long enough in that office to know its opera? tions." Mr. Leslie referred to the investigating committees, and said that they were all gotten up lor black mail purposes. He asked ll' any senator had known any good to com? oubof A investigating committee; if such commit? tees are not more in view of covering up than uncovering. "I mean," he said, "ultimately to have a report. The LAND COMMISSION WAS A EAD JOB, and there bad been a large amount ol money spent. But *vhat could" the advisory board say If the resolution passed ? It could only say that it was not within its power to make a re? port, as there were no records in th? office. The resolution directs the land commissioner to do something that it is out of his power to do. It is simply a nullity." ON THE STAND. He thought the best proposition was to put these men on the stand and have them swear as to the transactions of the office. He would then be compelled to say how much land was bought In certain counties, what were th? fees, how much was received for lt. Ac. He was ready to attend before the committee whenever notified that they were ready. His time had- not yet. come. The advisory board had no right to call upon him for any statement, ft could easily be made he could give them Paul's epistle to the Corinthians and that V.OU'J be a report. Let the chairman of the committee arraign them all, and he (Leslie) would tell, upon oath, all that he knew. The advisory board must all be put upon the stand and give their testimony. As the land commissioner ol this State, lie . said, "my record is clear. I have no favor to ask, and want none. But I want the people of the State to understand my position, and that they can only understand by summoning me. No man shall know anything from me until you swear me. Any man is a consummate ass that would introduce such a resolution as this. I am conscious o? the iuture, and, I think, I know where I am and where I shall be. I ask that the resolution do lie upon the table. The 'committee to investigate were, appointed just ?rlor to the holidays, and they have had no time to organize." Leslie desired to introduce a resolution in? structing the committee to take sworn testi? mony. CORBIN OBJECTS. Senator Corbin objected to the assumption o? the gentleman from Barnwell. Matters had come to a point where they could stard them no longer. Ho said that the laud commission? er and the advisory board should be made to tell these things; and then, If we don't believe them, we could go alter them. Senator Leslie said he had no faith in politi? cians. He did not believe in the honesty of any party. Every day or two there comes a resolution ot Investigation. Every party had its turn at professing honesty. He didn't be? lieve that any one believed any ol the state? ments that had been made by himself or the advisory board. The senator irom Darlington -he had no rieht to refer to him-can bore and bore, and when he lias bored *a hole big enough he can jump into it and go down to the centre. I won't make a report to anybody. Get what you can. I don't make any throats about the matter. Don't think that yon are any more honest than I am. We are air cor? rupt, and as to the third party of Reformers, the devil will get hold ol' them, ll is one ol' the effects cf u Republican form of govern? ment. COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. He wanted the investigation to be complete, and iv take ail thc testimony he would give them. There were no records of the advisory board. If r.ny one would go into the land of? fice and work lor one year, be would know no more about it than he does now. HATNE, FROM MARION, made some remarks, in which he pitched into the Whlttemore land investigation now being carried on. He said he was a former agent of the land commission, and had purchased lands for them. He had made his report to the land commissioner, and placed the deeds in his hands. On the investigating committee, the senator from Darlington had endeavored to place himself, by reporting himself as chairman. Failing iu this, he lind sent his tools into Marion County to find out what purchases had been made. I say the senator has gone below his level. [Coroin thought here that Hayne was trespassing upon the House. But Hayne thought th ut when one senator ill-used the name of another there should be some place for redress.] He did not think It the duty of any one senator to make himself a special detective. He was willing to co before the committee at any time to testify. He had no objection to the gentleman's striving to redeem hlmselt from any past reputation; but he was not willing that he should pull down his (Hayne's) good hame to build up his lost reputation. The senator was here reminded that he was out of order, and continued: "The senator from Darlington will do well enough to find out what i9 in his own county. Because I op? posed him in a certain election, he endeavors to blast my character with my people. Per? sons who live in glass houses should never throw stones." The resolution was tiien voted on, and laid on the table by a vote ol 16 to 10. FROM A REFORM STANDPOINT. Mr. Duvall, a Relormer from Chesterfield, arose and said that lt was not his purpose to take part in the debate. Il was well known that their constituents were looking for an In? vestigation. He was waiting to see what was going to be done by the party In power. A large amount ot land had been bought upon which no taxes were paid. As lo the matter of there being a thorough investigation, he thought differently. They had wailed a very long time before the other department reports had been made. He did not see wiiy the gen? tlemen did not do their duiy. They were well paid for it. SOME RICH BY-PLAY took place just here between Leslie and Cor? bin, in which the former described Corbin's coming to the Legislature last winter with his big coat on with pockets inside-out and filled with money lor the passage ct the phosphate bill Corbin wanted to know what had become of the $700,000 voted lo the land commission. COMMITTEE TO GO TO WORK. . Mr. Hayes, chairman of the committee ap? pointed to Investigate, Informed the Senate that the committee bad as yet no opportunity to go to work. They had had a conference with the House committee and agreed to go to work this weol:. The yeas and nays were then called on the second resolution, and lt was laid on the table by a vote of 14 to 16. A DAY FOR THE LAWYERS An Extra Salary for Judge Orr-.Land Commliilon Fees-Salarien of School Commissioners - The Impeachment Case. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COLUMBIA, January 12. Odr legislators have allowed a day to pass without tearing open anew that sore of the up? country troujles, and have turned their atten? tion to law matters pertaining to the judges and lawyers. The Senate spent most ol its time in the consideration of a resolution to vote additional compensation to Judge Orr, and the House took equally long to decide to postpone the consideration of the resolution authorizing the purchase of Mr. Seabrook's compilation of the penal statutes. Nothing new nor startling has come up, the only thing to look to now being the im? peachment. The articles will be prepared by, and very likely presented to-morrow. SENSIBLE MODE OF AFFORDING RELIEF. The Reverend Johnson, in the Senate, thinks that if the State must aid the unfortunate of the up-counlry, lt had better do so In an hon? est and sensible way. He introduced the fol? lowing resolution: Whereas, There has been information brought to the notice of this General Assem? bly of the terrible outrages that have been re? cently committed In the up-country by un? known parlies, whereby many lives have" been lost, and numbers ot men compelled to leari* their homes; and whereas many men from these counties are now in this city suffering from want of food, clothing and shelter, and dare not return to their homes; now, there? fore, be it Resolved by the Senate, the House ol Repre? sentatives concurring. That these men be em? ployed, or in some manner afforded relief by the State, until such time as they may with safety return to their homes. SCHOOL-HOUSES IN SUMTER COUNTT. A bill to provide for more sehool-hou?es in Sumter County, Just introduced, provides for the erection ot so many buildings that the pupils will not be compelled to travel more than lour miles to school. The act is in ac? cordance with Section 40 of the ?ducation aet. FEES FOR LAND COMMISSION. Although the affairs of the land commission have not emerged lrotn the contusion (but has always been omnipresent, yet, by the exer? tions of the surveyor ol the commission, Mr. Jackson, a large number of lots are made ready for sale. The fees allowed by Section 9 ?ot the act forming the land commission are not lo exceed $10." In all cases we learn that this amount ls being collected, thus making a burden on the poor people who desire to set? tle upon the lands. Mr. Nash introduces a bill to so amend the act that not more than $2 50 can be collected. WHARF LINE IN CHARLESTON. The bil' introduced yesterday by Mr. Corbin, to amend au act entitled -an act establishing a line beyond which the wharves shall not be 1 extended in the City of Charleston, and tor other purposes," provides for the extension ol tile old line so as to conform with the present channel which will bring the piers on the pro? per channel line, and give the requisite depth Of water In that part of the harbor. This biil has been introduced through the urgent solici? tation of parties owning wharf property and the city engineer, Mr. L. J. Barbot. lt is made the duty ol the City Council of Charleston to cause the plat, with the line marked out by Hie city engineer, to be recorded lu the otl?be of the secretary ot State, and also ir. the ofl'cc of the registrar of mesne conveyances lor Charleston County, within six months aller the passage of the act. SPECIAL TAX-CHESTERFIELD COUNTT. A joint resolution has been introduced by Mr. Duvall authorizing Hie county commis? sioner of Chesterfield County to levy a special tax o! two mills, to be specially applied tb the indebtedness ol'the county past due. THE IMPEACHMENT. The Impeachment trial still keeps in the pros? pective. Whittemore. has something to offer every day from the cotnmiltee appointed to lorin rules, although the object lor which Hie committee waa constituted is already accom? plished. Everything seems to be left to our very dear friend, Ben, and if the term "Whit? temore Legislatur? " is allowable, the term "Whittemore Imp* achmenl" is still more so. Nothing is to escavj him this time, elven the tickets are passe-. upon by him. In fact, the whole hog is to be placed right lu his lap. Judge Vernon must feel like crawling out of South Carolina. To-day the clerk of the Senate was Instruct? ed to inform the clerk ol the House Hiat the Senate was ready lo receive the managers ap? pointed. MAINTENANCE OF ILLEGITIMATES. Whlttemore seems to zo into everything, from alpha to omega. The last sensation in his line of law-making is a bill of which he gave no'ice yesterday, to tho.se who were in? terested, (as he said.) The bill ls rather ver? bose, und gives trial Justices Jurisdiction in the matter. Iiis rather hard on the paternal an? cestors, thus stopping in a measure promiscu? ous affection. PAT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. Nash introduced to-day a bill repealing all that part of the law that Hives the ad'utan t general a salary ot $2500. When it comes into the House, it will be "good-bye, John," to the enacting clause. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION The repor? of the committee on fie judicia? ry on a Joint resolution to allow lion. James L. Orr compensation for extra services, was discussed at great length to-day in the Senate, about two hours being given to it. The re? port of the committee recommended that two thousand dollars be allowed. The evidence belore the committee showed that (luring 1869 and '70 Judge Orr held court at Abbeville in August. 18C9, titree week?; at Newberry, Oc? tober, 1SG9, three weeks; at Edgefielri, January, 1870, three weeks, and at Sparenburg, Hafen, 1370, three weeks. The report also states that the committee is opposed to extra allowances to salaried officers for services rendered; but when, as in the present case, so much more service than expected is rendered, it is bnt Just that there should be a proper recognition of lt. Tho resolution was Introduced bv Mr. Whit temoiv, bur. gotten up by Mr. Wilson, from Anderson, who deiended tho report ol the committee. Wimbush opposed it. It was only a few days ago a resolution voting some one five thous? and dollars for aiding the solicitors had gone throuiih, and it was hard to find out who got it. If the judges liad failed lo do their duty, they did not fail lo draw their salaries. The Senate should refuse to pay any such ac? counts. QUEER LEGISLATION. Nash thought that they did no;liing but leg? islate for lawyers and judges. Leslie urged that Ibis resolution would only open the door for many others. He did not oppose the reso? lution itself, but he thought il contrary to the spirit of the-constitution. Nash got ihe floor again, and said he very much suspected that tl?ls changing from one circuit to another was an arrangement between the Judges. Wilson spoke at length, and favored tho claim as a Just one. He was conservative, and in favor j of honest claims, and thought this should be paid. Governor Orr had not anticipated this j increased work when he took the position. The discussion, as I said belore. occupied much time, and Hie matter obtained much prominence-not so much on ils own merits, as on Its being an indicator of oilier like claims Mr. Duvall, from Chesterfield, made a speech against lt. At the duse ol' what he said, the whole matter was indefinitely post? poned by an almost tie vote of 13 to 12. REEUISU'S DIVORCE DILI.. The bill of Mr. Reedish to provide fbi the granting of divorces, which has not as yet been introduced, will be in a measure superior to that o? -Mr. Hagood. The former does i away willi a separation from bed and board, which ls m rely a premium on prostitution. The iwo bills will doubtless be considered In committee at once, and a bill embracing the good points of each be reported as a substi? tute. I SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS' SALARIES. The education act ol last winter, though a long time on its passage and well considered throughout, needed a trial io decide its weak points. It has had that trial, and those weak points have in a degree been made apparent. The school-book arrangement o?er which was had such a long fight, and which was lobbed long and earnestly, has proven to be a com? plete humbug. In many cases school commis? sioners are reported to have taken books In lange quantities to Charleston and other places, and disposed ol them at greatly reduced prices. The matter of school commissioners and sal? aries is all at ends, too. Honest reform can be made here, if anywhere. Thc salaries, amounting In the aggregate as they do to a comparatively small sum, have to come out of the appropriation for school purposes, and making a sad inroad upon lt. Three-fifths ol Hie appropriation being used for tills purpose does, certainly, seem to be a tuking ot the means of education right out of the bands of Hie people ot the State. Any reduction here ls a good thing. Mr. S. J. Lee. chairman of the committee on county entices, in the House, has taken the tiret rational step, and reported a bill from that committee scallug the salaries. His bili provides for salaries as follows: In the counties of Abbeville, Colletoa and Oraugebnrg the sum of one thousand dollars; for the counties of Darlington, Green? ville, Laurens. Marlon, Richland, Spt>~ tanburg and York eight hundred und fifty dollars; for Anderson, Chester. Fairfield, Georgetown, Kershaw, Newberry, Union and Williamsburg, seven hundred dollars; for Clar? endon, Chesterfield, Horry, Lexington, Marl? boro' and Oconee, five hundred dullars; Barn? well eleven hundred dollars; Beaufort and Edtrefleld twelve hundred dollars; Dickens four hundred dollars; Charleston one thousand eight hundred dollars. The salaries are to lie drawn quarterly. The toial of the salaries ls twenty-otie thousand two hundred and thirty dollars, or over ten thousand dollars less than the estimate of the superintendent ol educa? tion, and less by a like amount than were paid last year. This is indeed a snving; but the General As ecmbly can by amending make a reduction ol' another ten thousand. Ten thousand dollars should cover the whole thing. The people, however, will not quarrel with .Mr. Lee on his bill, and it is to be hoped that it will pass. TUE FIRST RECEPTION. The Governor gave his first reception of the season to-ulght. It was a great improvement in all things on the reception ol last winter. All the prominent State officials and many ol' the shining lights ol the government were pres? ent, Including a few Reformers. The five thousand dollars and over appropriated lo alter the Executive mansion have been ex? pended, and a lair showing made l'or the money. COMPILATION OF TUE PENAL STATUTES. The main discussion in the House to-duy was on a jolut resolution for the purchase ol n com? pilation oi the penal statutes ol' the Stale by Mr. Seabrook, of Charleston. The committee reported allowing him two thousand dollars for the work. The malu argument used against it was that the work was already Included in the compilation of the laws by the code cora missioners, for which a large sum was being paid. By the resolution the work is to bu passed upon by the chief justice and attorney general, and if approved is lo be purchased. The resolution was considered thoroughly, but postponed. . ENORMOUS LICENSES. Columbians seem to be Indignant at the tnx bill recently adopted by the common council. The licenses are lu many cases heavy anti bur? densome, and generally higher than ever be? lore been levied. Tue tux on parties who come lrotu abroad to sell, however, might be increased. It is trying io merchants livre to have irresponsible parlies, with no expense.? lo pay. come in and undersell them. Duriug the winter monlbs this is done to an extent thal is surprising. PARDON GRANTED. The Governor to-day pardoned a young man. by the name of J. H. L. Smith, from Charleston, who was sentenced to live years imprisonment for handling stolen goods. He has already served two years ol' lils time. UOCSE OF CORRECTION. A bill was introduced in the Senate to-day to ?stablish a house ot correction, which pro? vides fur an appropriation of twelve thousand dollars for that purpose. The Governor and others are constituted a commission to attend lo the maller. STEAMSHIP S USE. LONDON, January 13. The steamship Crescent, from Havana, sunk in ihe Mersey River last night. Several of her crew are missing. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The printers of Savannah have resumed work at the old prices. The Ocean Bank of New York has been mulcted In the excess of the value or ihe bonds held us collateral over the loan, with interest, upon the difference; negligence on tne part ol' the bann whereby the bonds were stolen hav? ing been established. Allan A. Burton, ol Kentucky, has accepted the appointment of secretary to ihe Dominican commission. Dion beat Deery on the 135th inning, in the billiard match in San Francisco, scoring 500 against 478. G. M. Ford, of Chicago, left papers at Van? couver, indicating hlsjiuteniion to drown him? self. Wm. Stokes, of Oregon, ha '^een killed in a quarrel over a horse race. Peter Mullen was found murdered near San Diego on Thursday. A VICTORY AT LE MANS. THE GERMANS TAKE TER THOVSA NH RRJSOSERS. Trocha will Fight to the Lust-The German Shells Set Fire to thc Sub? urbs of Paris. LONDON, January 12-Midnight. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg telegraphs the Duchess as follows : "Alter crossing the rivulet of Haime, on Tuesday, we fought on the next, day; gained a victorious battle at Lombron and La Chapelle, taking nearly ten thousand prisoners. Our loss is inconsidera? ble. We are advancing on Le Mans. NEW YORK, January 13. The Herald publishes a postscript from Ver? sailles of the 10th, which says : "Peace*' ru? mors prevail at general headquarters.*" German batteries now fire into Paris from St. Cloud, Meudon, Chattlllon and Clamart. Shells reach Neuilly, Porte and' Moillot, avenues l'lmperalrice and Roi de Rome, Champs de Mars and the Luxembourg Garden Observatory. Porte Bicetre and the Place De La Concorde are also said to be reached. Thus far five hundred shells have been thrown with-1 in the line of bastion surrounding Paris. . Fires have occurred in St. Jacques. On the night of the 9th instant there was a large conflagration near the Luxembourg. ( The French fire drove the Prussians from Mont Avron. The fire from Clamart, reaches the Invalides Hospital and Champ de Me rs. Persons have been killed in the Church ol St. Sulplce by German shells. Trochu proclaims that he will fight to the last. A World special from London, the 11th, states that a Brussels dispatch of the 11th says the result of ten days' bombardment of nine forts, and seven French^batteries between Hie forts, ls, that no serious damage has been done and not a single gun dismounted, but 320 Germans have been killed and wounded! Mont Avron was swept by the French fire, and the Germans evacuated their position. Bnnds of Reds posted red' placards, which were torn down by the people. . LONDON, January 12. A letter from Berlin of the 10th says orders have been issued that French officers who escaped from places of confinement in Germany shall, upon recapture, be treated as convicts. A Times special from Berlin says that Count Bismarck repudiates the arHcles of the Ver? sailles Moniteur on the subject of the defences of England. SIGHT DISPATCHES* The Effects of the Bombardment. LONDON, January 12. Special to the New York Telegram : Dis? patches from Paris dated the 9th and 10th, confirm the reports of thc destructive effects ol the enemy's shells in the neighborhood of the Luxembourg. The Injury done to build? ings in that neighborhood is everywhere to be seen. The southwestern suburb of the city is in ruins. The damage to the buildings in the neighborhood of St. Jacques'is great; and the general impression was thai neither life nor property was safe in that vicinity. The bat? tery nt Clamart is doing the Germans good service. Shells undoubtedly reach the Place de la Concorde. THE GERMAN JTNION. Bismarck's Circular to Austria-Thc Conquests from Frunce-Plan of Fed? eration and Rule for Alsace und Lor? raine-War Exigencies and thc Draft -Every Mau for thc Country. The Berlin correspondent of the New York Herald, writes on the 5th instant : The very clever Cabinet action of Bismarck in securing Austria's good wishes and leeling towards the North German Confederation by the transmission of his late dispatch to Baron Beust, thc premier of the empire, In Vienna, : followed by the important step which has just . been taken by the three South German States towards confederation, has created a most agreeable Burprise in the diplomatic world of 1 Germany. It produces a voluntary disconlln- j nance of their several legations In Vienna, which they were not obliged lo withdraw un? der the new order of affairs produced by the war. It ls even now hoped by the Prussian Gov? ernment that Saxony, which has stilt a sepa? rate representative at the courts ol' London, Brussels, Vienna and Florence, will follow the example ol the Bavarians and others, and con- i sol?date. This was a grand point for the con? sideration of the authorities having to decide on the future organization of the conquered ' provinces. It was a difficulty even, and pre? sentios itself a?fsuch previous to the termina? tion ol' the war, its adjustment was attempted before by temporary official arrangements. This difficulty no longer continues. It has been changed at once into a link ot Hie bond for Hie permanency of Hie national institutions. THE CONQUESTS FROM FRANCE-FUTURS RULE IS THE PROVINCES. Although the matter ls kept a secret by the , Prussian authorities, lt ls known here that cer? tain conferences which have been held at i Versailles aim nt effecting a solution of the territorial question of Hie future ot the French territory ot Alsace and Lorraine, by which it shall become a distinct lund lief under the im? perial government of Hie German empire, the Governor having his residence in Strasbourg and exercising all Hie rights ol' the crown by tnouns of his own executive authority and through a Cabinet appointed by the emperor of Germany. The federated territory is to have ?ts own systems ot finance, taxation and legal administration, and enter at once as ?member ol Hie German Zollverein. Aller three years from the close ol' Hie war the people of the federated territory may elect parliamentary representatives to : the North German Reich slag; Hie federated territory to remain the joint property ol' the realm of Germany, but be placed under the more immediate Juris? diction ol the Bund Council and Reichstag. REIN FORCEMENTS FOR THE ARMY. The enrolment of troops to reinforce the Prussian Hnnies ls the "order ol' the day," as I may call it, in Berlin. Prussia has heretofore lurnished the greater portion of all the new levies of ine empire, and does so still. Crowds of raw recruits and soldiers of Hie reserves are marched daily through the public aveuues and great thoroughfares ot the city. They are for the field. They are universally pitied by Hie lookers-on and mourned by their remain? ing relatives and lriends. No doubt ls enter? tained but that very many of these poor fellows will be frostbitten belore they reach their destination. Bavaria is just now forming six new land? wehr battalions. Wurtemberg lags behind in the duly ol furnishing her quota. The burden of replenishing the united army of Germany falls very heavily on Prussia. In the more an? cient provinces of Prussia citizens ol all ranks, classes and occupations of lite, who never ex? pected to serve ih the army, have been ordered out. Among others who have been served with the army warrant of conscripiion are President von Wurml, chief of police, and Baron von Hudson, director of the royal thea Ires. WAR NOTES. -The German cry of surrender is Portion; the French Quartier. -Tue average cost of each shot fired into Paris Is estimated at two hundred dollars. Some cost fun i- hundred. -Yanke, the Berlin publisher, has presented the hospital there 18,000 volumes, couslstlng in good part of romances. -For Hie Parisians the most tempting article to be seen in the show-window of Chevet's restaurant is a pound of fresh butter. -The house servants of Marseilles have sub? scribed for a mitrailleur, to be called "the faithful servant." i -Every able-bodied male school-teacher of the proper age, In Prussia, has been drafted into the army. -In Hie battle of Amiens, on the 27th of November, occurred the curious coincidence ol the capture of the Sixth company of the Thirty-third French Infantry by the Sixth com? pany of the Thirty-third Prussian. -The Emperor, or ex-Emperor* Napoleon . "received" at Wilhelmshohe on New Year's day. Among his "callers" was Marshal Ba? zaine. Numerous sympathetic letters and dis? patches were also received by the fallen sov eign of France. -Since the siege .of Paris ten balloons have been sent out of the city, of which two only have fallen into the. .hands of the Prussians. These balloons arc all named, and each was provided with carrier pigeons, Intended for a "return mail" to Paris. -Sevres, in France, is crowded with Prus? sian soldiers. The porcelain factory ls partly burnt, and the rare designs for china and por? celain wares have been entirely broken up. Everything has been destroyed in the esta? blishment, and only the four walls remain. . -While arranging the private papers of Na? poleon in Paris, the persons charged with that duty discovered an immense number of documents, essays, &c, upon the life and limes of Caesar, which had been furnished to the Emperor Napoleon for his "Life of Crcsar" by eminent archaeologists and scholars of France, England, and Italy, and from which the Emperor "wrote" his history. This ls a curious expos? of the Emperor's pretensions as an author. -The Archduke Albrecht ot Austria has published a pamphlet, in which he reviews the preponderance of the Prussian military capa? city over that ol Austria. He shows that while Germany, with its populntion of 38,500, C00, can bring about 1,300,000 Into the held, Austria, as at present prepared in her military departments, could levy In the spring ol 1861 only 911,000 men. He proposes an Increase of the regular Austrian army and a strengthen? ing ol the Austrian frontier. -A correspondent writes that King William, of Prussia, is one of the most sensitive men In the world. Though trained to war from his youth, his feelings are so acule that his medi? cal advisers were obliged to fo?bid his Majestv's visits to the wounded at the palace. Theaouhd of a death march or the sight of a military funeral produces a deep melancholy, and the aspect of the battle-fields on which were won his Imperial crown, and the Immortal glory of Prussia, and of his house and name, has made him sick nigh unto death^and quite unmanned him for many hours afterwards. WASHINGTON NEWS. WASHINGTON, January 13. A resolution has been adopted requesting information trom the Secretary of War con? cerning the progress of the works near the mouth of the Cape Clear fliver, in North Caro? lina. ; David D. Porter was confirmed as admiral by a vote of 30 to 10. The prospects ol Judge Chase's restoration to health are encouraging: Segar declined the secretaryship of the Do? minican commission. The Judiciary committee voted down the pro? position that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments confer female suffrage. Lough ridge and Butler alone voted aye. The President sent a message to the Senate to-day, with an abstract of papers in the War Department, relative to thc outrages in North Carolina and other Southern States. It covers reports from 1867 to 1870. Leggatt was confirmed to-day as commis? sioner of patents. The Senate adjourned to Monday. In the House, a bill authorizing the issue o? $500,000,000 ol'five per cent, funding bonds, passed, willi an amendment leaving the quar? terly payment of interest discretionary with thc Secretary of the Treasury. The bill goes to the Senate for concurrence. A motion to abolish the bureau of education failed, and Ihe House adjourned. NOMINATION OE GENERAL FHA SK BLAIR. ST. LOUIS, January 13. In the vote in the Democratic caucus, yes? terday, Blair received fifty-two; Glover, six? teen; Phelps, thirlcen; Woodson, ten. Blair thanked the caucus, announced himself a Dem? ocrat, a .d liberally pledged himself, if elected, Lo use his utmost ability for the interest of the people of Missouri. A FIG BT IN KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, January 13. There is a report ol' a fight in Scott County between a party of masked men and negroes. One ol the maskers and three blacks are said to be killed. The negroes are terribly fright? ened, and are flocking into Frankfort. AMNESTY QUESSION IN CONGRESS. A Sharp Debate. In the United States Senate, on Tuesday last, Mr. Sawyer called up a bill removing the disa? bilities of J. S. G. Richardson, reporter ol the Supreme -Court of South Carolina, and lour other persons. Mr. Saulsbury suggested that all the diffi? culty in regard* to Hie removal ol' political dis? abilities could be Bottled by the enunciation of ii principle. L-Hatestbe applied, and as it really ls applied, let it be understood that the test ol Congress is this: "Does the person whose disabilities ?re to be removed vote the Republican ticket ?" That is the best test ol loyalty, and it makes no difference, as the action of lite Executive and as legislation here has shown, what part an individual has taken in the hue war. He may have commanded armies, he may have slaughtered hundreds of your citizens, he may have been one or thc most efficient upholders of the Confederate cause. But lhar. is no matter, provided that lie uow voles the Republican licket and shows fidelity lo the Republican cause. It is all right, so he changes his voice, and cries loudly "rebel," "traitor1 and "ku-klux" against hlB former associates. Let it be known that this is the rule to be applied, lt will be very plain and simple, and every one will then know what lo do. Vote the Republican ticket, and holler "rebel" and "ku-klux" against your old lriends and associates. Mr. Pomeroy said that loyalty to the Demo? cratic party ol' the South was an almost un? doubted evidence ol' disloyalty to the Union. The Democratic party of the South went as naturally into ihe rebellion as a duck went into water. To leave the Democratic party of the South, which went bodily Into its organized capacity into Hie rebellion, was certainly some sign of returning loyalty. It was a good sign ol repentance, and was probably well to be adopted as a test, as Hie Senator (Mr. Sauls bury) had suggested [laughter,] but it was not necessary to say so in the law. He was willing at the proper time to vote for universal amnesty, and" when these men would keep the peace and sustain the government of their country, he would voie to relieve them, whether they were Democrats or not. Mr. Saulsbury said ii was not the first time that such refuge had been taken from their posi? tions In assaults on the Democratic parly. Such assaults as this had been made upon Hie Democratic party from its very birth. And what is this party that ls now so bitterly as? sailing it? A party which has subverted every principle of constitutional liberty, which ls constantly warring against the decrees o? Al? mighty God Himself. A party whose latest exploit is an attempt to annex to this country a free negro republic; a party whose only mis? sion is to degrade Hie while man and elevate the negro. When the Democratic party comes Into power In 1872, it will, as far as possible, restore the government to what it was de? signed to be by Its founders. The morning hoar here expired, and the bill was laid over. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill Tor the removal ol political disabilities, which was referred to the Committee on Disabilities. - [It provides that the legal and political disa bl lties of all persons, except such as left the Cabinet or Congress to go into the rebellion in I860 and 1861, and those who have unlawfully held office since May 31,. 1870, shall be re? moved.] ?mmal JXotites. pS* THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES of Mr. and Mrs. James Clotworthy, are re? spectfully invited to attend the Funeral Services of their infant daughter, ANNIE LOGAN, at their residence, Ko. 238 King street, THIS MORNING, at ll o'clork. jan 14 Special Notices. ^DK. LYNAH WILL ATTEND TO the duties of his profession. Office No. 64 Society street. Residence Nc. 2 Rutledge avenue. janl2-3* pS* THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, CHARLESTON, S. C., DECEMBER 24, 1870.-SAV?NGS DEPARTMENT. Depositors are requested to leave their BOOKS to be credited with the January Quarterly Interest, due 1st proximo. All Deposits made on or before the 20th Jann ary, will bear Interest from 1st January. Interest, 6 percent., will be compounded quarterly. THOMAS R. WARING ciectM-stutliii_Cashier, pS* OFFICE OF THE SOUTH CARO? LINA CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. - j CHARLESTON, S. C., DECEMBER 15, 1870.-Tbe sixth Instalment of Fi vii DOLLARS per Share will be payable on January li, proximo, lu Charleston, at the office of the company; In Sumter, to Major Joseph Johnson; m Manning, to Dr. G. Allen noggins. WM. H. PE RON NE AU, decl6-thls5_Treasurer. pS* A CARD.-JOHN BINNS, AGENT, respectfully Informs the merchants and business people generally, that he bas engaged In his old business of DRAYING, and holds himself In readi? ness to engage In hauling for any person that needs lils services. By uniform charges and personal attendance to business he hopes to share a por? tion of the public patronage. Can be seen at the Old Postofflce._Jan3-tntlis8? pS*J)R. J. C. LUDWIG, BAUNSCHEID IST.-Dr. LUDWIG would respectfully Inform his friends, and the citizens of Charleston generally, that he has returned to the city and oilers his pro? fessional services as a BAUNSCHE l DIST, tn the 'j cure and relief of many diseases appertaining to [ the human system. His practice is particularly applicable to all Diseases of the Skin (and all cu? taneous infirmities,) Rheumatism, Gout, Neural? gia, Dyspepsia, Ac. Office la WENTWORTH STREET, No. 70, north side, between King and St. Phillp street Dr. Ludwig would respectfully refer to the fol? lowing gentlemen: Henry Gerdts, D. Leseman, L. Gronlng, W. I. Middleton, J. H. Bolles, Miles Drake, James M. Caldwell St SOD, Dr. J. B. Patrick, L. Welskopf, G. C. Schmelzer, A. Moroso and P. A. McBride. yf jan7-stntli6_. S* THE STATE OF SOUTH CARO? LINA, COUNTY OF ORANGEBURG.-Court of | Common Pleas.-C. A. STALEY, H. N. STALEY, M. C. ULMER, F. D. STALEY and .ANNA D. CUL? LER and L. LIANE CULLER, Plaintiffs, against J. WESLEY HOUSER and RACHEL HOUSER, De- j fendants.-Summons. To the Defendants, J. Wesley Bonser and Rachel Rouser : You are hereby summoned and required to an? swer the complaint in this action, which ls flied m the office of the ClerK of Common Pleas for the said County, and to serve a copy of yonr answer to the said complaint on the subscribers, at ?heir office In Orangeburg, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of s uah service; and If you fail to answer the ccmplaint within the time aforesaid, the Plain tiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the re? lief demanded in the complaint. HDTSON St LEGARE, 1ZLAR ft DIBBLE, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Dated December 8, 1870. I certify that the above Summons ls published under an order made by the Judge of Probate for this County, which extends the time for answer to six weeks. GEO. BOHNIR, dccl0-86_C. C. C. P. 9* $1000 REWARD IS OFFERED BY the proprietor of DH. PIERCE'S ALT. EXT. OR GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY, for a medicine that will equal lt la the cure of all diseases for which lt is recommended. For Bronchitis, severe Coughs, and the early stages of Consumption, lt has astonished the medical faculty by Us wonder? ful cures, and hundreds of the best physicians pronounce it Die greatest medical discovery of | the age. Sold by Druggists. janll-thstu3Dic pS* FEMALE SUFFRAGE IS CARED |.forbyfcw political aspirants, but all unite in sympathizing with suflerlug females, and in re? commending- THE P1I1LOTOKEN. OR FEMALE'S | FRIEND, as fin excellent remedy for relieving painful Irregularities and nervous Irritability, as well as In securing cjmfort and safety during pe? riods of trial. Full directions for treating each complaint peculiar to adult females accompany every bottle. Sold at one dollar by the drug? gists. Wholesale Agents, DOWIE, MOISE St DA? VIS, No. 169 Meeting street, Charleston, S. C. jan!2-thstu3_ pS* TWO OR THREE COLDS IN SUC? CESSION will, with many constitutions, secure? ly establish the seeds of Consumption in t he sys? tem, thus converting what was originally a sim* pie, curable affection, into one generally fataL While ordinary prudence, therefore, makes it the business of every one to take care of a cold until lt ls got rid of, intelligent experience fortunately present? a remedy la Dr. JAYNE'S EXPECTO? RANT, thoroughly adapted to remove speedily all Coughs and Colds, and one equally effective in the primary stages of Consumption, Astbma and Bronchitis. Sold by all Druggists. For sale by GOODRICH, W1NEMAN4 CO., Charleston, S. C. Janl2-tlistn3_ pS* PIMPLES ON THE FACE.-FOR Comedones, Blackworms or Grubs, Pimply Emp? tions and blotched tl isl! gu rat ions on the Face, use PERRY'S COMEDONE AND PIMPLE REMEDY, Depot No. 49 Bond street, New York. Sold by Druggists everywhere._decl5-thstn3mos pS* 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 Druggists everywhere. decl5-thstu3mos_ ps* MEDICAL NOTICE. -PATIENTS suffering from Diseases pertaining to the GEN1TO URINARY ORGANSr will receive the latest scien? tific treatment by placing themselves under the care oi Dr. T. REENSTJERNA, office No. 74 Hasel street, three doora from the Postoffice. Bep2Q-tu'hlyr_ (.DIVORCES.-ABSOLUTE DI? VORCES legally obtained in New York, Indiana,' Illinois and other states, for persons from any State or country, legal everywhere; desertion, drunkenness, non-support, Ac. sufficient cause; no publicity. No charge until divorce ls obtained. Advice free. Address, MOORE Ss RICHARDSON, Counsellors at Law, dec2fl-lyr 180 Broadway, New York City. Special iftrfttts. jar? ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, RAD CL IFFEBORO'.-Divine Service will be held ta this Church, TO-MORROW EVENING, at quarter-past 7 o'clock, seats free. janH Pf DIVINE SERVICE WILL BE CON? DUCTED la the Orphans' chapel, on SABBATH AF? TERNOON, at 3* o'clock, by the Rev. E. T. Wanaa mftfcer-_]aoH_ THE MARINERS CHURCH WILL be open for Divine Service every SABBATH .MORN? ING, at half-past io o'clock, coraerof Church and Water streets. Services by the Rev. W. B. TATES, Chaplain._Jap]4-s UNITARIAN CHURCH.-DIVINE Service will be held in this Church To MORROW MOTONING, at half-past io o'clock, and In the EVE? NING, at a quarter past 7, the Rev. R. P. ODTLER cm cia ting. All strangers are cordially invited to attend. Subject for thc evening discourse: "The 3 Conversation of Jeans with Nicodemus." jeali PS* ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, GLEBE STREET.-In consequence of some re? pairs bein? needed to the Chflrch Bnlldlnj, the regular Services will be held To MORROW in the College Chapel. The Sunday-School win meet as usual In the Lectnre-room of the Church. janl4-l ps* ?TBST BAPTIST CHURCH. Divine Service may be expected In this Church TO-MORBOW, at half-past 10 A. M. and half-pasts P. M., by the pastor, Rev. L. H. SHUCK. At quarter-past 7 P. M. the Rey. O. F. GREGORY will bo publicly ordained to the work of the Gospel Ministry by a Presbytery, consisting of Rev. E. T. WINKLER, D. D., Rev. L. H. SHUCK and Rev. T. R. GAINES._ Janli ?&* NOTICE-ALL PEHSONS ARE hereby cautioned agains crediting any of the crew, of the British Bark JAMES iv RS, ag no debts contracted by them wm be paid by Captain or ourselves. GEO. A. TREN HOLM A SON, Jnnl4-stnth3_. Agents. ps* OFFICE OP THE SOUTH ?ABO LINA CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPART, CHARLESTON, S. C., 14TH JANUARY, 1871. -Tho Seventh Instalment of FIVE DOLLARS per Shane will be payable on 15th February proximo. In Charleston, at the Office of the Company, No. 10 Broad street. In Sumter, to Major. JOSATH JOHHSGN. In Manning, to Dr. G. ALLEN Htraorxs. janl4-s5 WM. H. PEROSNEA?" Treasurer. .^COME OUT Ol? THE JAWS OF DEATH.-Throw off that despondent spult, crash that feeling of despair, be cheerful, happy and well. Take SIMMONS'S LIVER REGULATOR-lt is no humbug, its virtues can be proved by hun? dreds right here at home. Examine the certifi? cates. It has cared the worst cases of Dropsy, Dyspepsia, and prevents Ct Illa, Fever, Ac jan!4-l_ ^OFFICl OF OOLTNTT COMMIS? SIONERS-BARNWELL COUNTY .-BLACK? VILLE, 8. C., JANUARY 12,1871_Sealed proposals wilt be received at BlackvUle, addressed 0. EHR? HARDT, County Commissioner, until the 8th of February, for building a County Courthouse, of brick, at Blackville, for Barnwell County. . i. The proposals will make specific bids for the Building complete, with all materials famished by contractor; and for construction, with mate? rials furnished by the County. Contractors should be prepared to enter Into a good and sufficient bond for the faithful performance of the work, the bunding to be finished by Ut November oar rent year. The building ls to be two stories high, seventy by forty-five feet, with passage lengthwise through the lower story, ten feet wide, with fonr rooms on each side of passage-way. The upper story to He appropriated to a courtroom, forty five fee: tr/ fifty-eight feet, with two Jury-rooms, of twelve by twenty-two and a half feet, In rear of the judge's stand. The lower floor to be two feet from the gronnd, the upper floor to be thirteen feet from the lofter floor, and the ceiling of the second story to be sixteen feet from the upper floor. The building to be covered with tin, and to be constructed under the supervision of the said C. EHRHARDT, or such other person as he may select, and to be built of good materials, in thor? ough workmanlike manner, and fin shed with paint and plaster. Plans and Specifications can be seen a| the Office or the County Commissioners, at BlackvUle, in accordance with which the work- ls to be done. 0. EHRHARDT, Janl4-stnth4_ County Commissioner. UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENTS. Established tacts are silent arguments which neither pen nor tongue can shake, and lt ls upon established facts that the reputation of HOSTET* TER'S STOMACH BITTERS, as a health-preserv? ing Elixir, and a wholesome and powerful reme? dy, is based. When witnesses come forward In crowds, year after year, and reiterate the same statements in relation to the beneficial effects of a medicine upon themselves, disbelief in its effica? cy ls literally impossible. The credentials of this unequalled tonic and alterative, extending over a period of nearly twenty years, include Individu? als of every class, and residents of every clime, and refer to the most prevalent among the com? plaints which afflict and harass tue haman fami? ly. Either a multitude of people, strangers to each other, have annually been^elzed with aa in? sane and motiveless desire to deceive the public, or BOSTETTER'S BITTERS, for no less than a fifth of a centnry, have been, afford lng such relief to sufferers from indigestion, fever and ague, bil? iousness, general debility and nervous disorders, as no other preparation has ever Imparted. To? day, while the eyes of the reader are upon these Unes, tens of thousands of persons of both sexes are relying upon the Bitters as a sure defence against the ailments which the present season en? genders, and their confidence ls not misplaced. The local potions which Interested dealers some? times endeavor to foist apon the sick m its stead, are everywhere meeting the rate that ls due to fraud and imposture, while the demand for the great vegetable specific is constantly increasing. janl4-6P&c_ pS*TEE GREAT MEDICAL WONDER, DR. HASKELL'S ELECTRIC OIL kills all pain Ul two minutes. Cancers, Bolls, Tetter and Old Sores, cured In 48 hours by DR. HASKELL'S CAR? BOLIC CANCER SALVE. For sale at retaU by G. W. AI MAR, COHEN'S MEDICAL DE* DB. H. BAEB, POT, A. O. BARBOT. DR. G. J. LUHN, ED. S. BURNHAM, W. T. LITTLE A CO., M. H. COLLINS A CO., ALFRED RAOUL, M. D., GRAMAN A SCHWAKE, Da. W. A. SKRINE. E. H. KELLERS, M. D., And at wholesale by D0W1E, MOISE A DAVIS, sole Agents for South Carolina. novll-3mosD*w ps* HABIT, D? NOT NECESSITY, makes a Hair Dressing indispensable to many. The new "VIGORS," which Dr. AYER'3 laboratory Issues, is one or the most d?llghtful we have ever used, lt restores no- orly the color, but gloss and luxuriance to rad?d and gray hair. janl3-fmw3 PAW_._ ps* A CARD.-THEO. A SMITH will attend to any boniness that may be entrusted to him in the AGENCY AND COLLECTING BUSI? NESS with promptness and faithfulness. He caa be found, between tho hours of 9 and ll o'clock A. M., at the Store of Messrs. DOUGLAS A MILLER, East Bay, below Broad street. Janll-wfmS pS* MY FRIEND, STOP THAT TERRI? BLE cough, and thus avoid a consumptive's grave, by using GLOBE FLOWER COUGH SYRUP, for curing all throat, bronchial and lang diseases. It ls perfectly peerless. Never has been equalled. It is pleasant to take, and certain to care. For ?ale by au druggists. dec-wfmimo