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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. TROUBLE Hf THE WIGWAM. THE JUDICIAL ELECTION NULL AND VOID. Au Important Financial Bill-Hurley as thc Defender of the State Credit. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBE NETS.] COLUMBIA, Friday, February 17. The coafirming of the minutes ol yester? day's proceeding?, concerning the election of judge for the Seventh Circa!:, led to violent harangues In both branches of the General As? sembly. Whlttemore, In the Senate, and Whip? per, In the House, Introduced resolutions declar? ing the election of Judge Hoses null and void, and expunging the proceedings from the journal. Charges" of fraud and swindling were freely made, and the confusion at times was very great. Pending the discussion Jadge Moses surrender? ed his certificate of election, and expressed* his willingness to stand another test. The resolution nullifying the election of yester- ' day was finally nd opted, as was also another reso? lution providing for a new election to-morrow at 1 o'clock. Moses's action is generally approved of, and his frieras feel confident of re-e leming him. Several billa were introduced In the House to? day. Among them was one creating a sterling funded debt for exclusive use in payment of the existing public debt; no new debt to be created until the question shall be?bmitted to the peo? ple on a twc-thinis affirmative vote In favor. Hurley has lt in charge. The Senate passed tue bill amending the char? ter of the-Cit y or Columbia. TUE WOES. OE THE LEGISLATURE. The Judicial Election-The Candidates and the Result-Di*su.Usfact ion at the Result-Thc Bank of thc State-Gen? eral Business. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, February io. The business done In both branches of the General Assembly was, owing to the time occu? pied by the election -of judge for the Seventh Ju? dicial Circuit, very light, and after the election both Houses adjourned. THE ELECTION. The election of P. judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit resulted differently from what most peo? ple believed it would, and, as ls generally the case after every election, there are many who are dissatisfied. Both Houses met in joint assem? bly at 1 o'clock, In the Hall of Representatives, ?Mr. Montgomery, president pro tem., presiding. The latter, arter btatiog the object of ta*' assem? bly, declared, bis readiness to receive nomina? tions. In response, S. J. Lee nominated W. j. Wilkes, of Anderson, declaring him the choice of the Democrats and Republicans of that circuit. A. L. Singlan nominated colonel Montgomery Mose?, of Sumter, pronouncing him a gentleman of high standing, and just the person for the piacA W. J. Whipper put the name of W. E. Earl?; of Greenville, In nomination, who, he de? clared, possessed all the necessary qualifica? tions, and, in addition to all, was a good Republican. A. Smith nominated and extolled the good qualities or General J. C. Wlnsmitb, Re publican. C. P. Leslie claimed that the election of Simon Fair, of Newberry, would please the oeople of t lui circuit more than any one else they c <uld select, but If they could show bim any other man who could bring order out of chaos, he would vote for him. He thought we had enough of Dad judges-Thomas ought to be removed, for he was, innis opinion, responsible for the killing of the men in Union. Smart Interrupted Leslie, telling him he had no right to impeach a judge on the floor-of the House, and was a "non cojnatibus swampo." (?) (Laughter.) Leslie continued-that neither Earle or -A msmlth had sautaient legal ex? perience to entitle them to the position, wniiehla candidate was an old lawyer and a man salted to the times. Messrs. H?ge, Mobley and Leslie were also nominated. Wilkes declined the honor of a nomination, and thanked K triend6 for the defer? ence shown him. Smart withdrew the name of his friend 'H?ge, and said some more funny things. Mobley and Leslie also declined. The chair then announced that nominations were i closed, and directed the clerk to call the roll. - First Ballot (Uillcial.)-Montgomery Moses. ?0; W. E. Earle, 34; J.e. Wlnsmitb, 37: Simon Fair, 13. Total voting, 130. Sixty-six being necessary to a choice, the chair declared no election, and ordered the Second Ballot.-During the call on the second ballot consider-pie confusion existed on the floor, members leaving seats and electioneering in all parts of the hail. At the close or the can, tbe friends of Wicsmith and Fair, with few excep? tions, changed their votes to Moses and Earle, and at the time the chair stated the vote there < was strong Indication of a general row, which was. however, prevented by the decisive action of Mr. Montgomery lu declaring the election. < The following ls the official vote on the-second cahot: Moses. 71; Karie, 49; Winsmlth. 7; Fair, 3. Same number voting as on first ballot Jones declared that fi ands were practiced In counting thc votes, and gave notice that he would have Ihe clerks put under oath to morrow. Others , pronounced the Whole affair a swindle, while some gave vent to their rage in language unbe? coming "grave senators." , After the hall was cleared a number of Mr. Earle's friends, from both Houses, paul a visit to the Governor, and demanded of him not to Issue a commission to Moses, and we are informed that he agreed to lt. But how can tbh agreement be kept? The president pro tem. of the Sena1 e sign? ed the certificate of election, whloh places lt be? yond the power of the Governor to exercise his option in the case. *? THE NEW JUDflr. Colonel Montgomery Moses Is a resident of Sumter, and a brother to Chief Justice Moses, and ls between fifty and sixty years of age. He is an old and, said to be. abie practitioner In law, a man of liberal political views and sound prin? ciples. PATERS FROM THE HOUSE. The Semite bid to provide for the protection or persons, property and the public peace, was re? turned with sundry alight amendments, which the Senate concurred in. The Senate bUl to alt el? and amend the charter of the City of Greenville, with sundry amendments, was postponed till the return of the senator from Greenville. The House concurrent resolution requesting the Governor to restore the arms taken from the militia was re? ferred to the committee on the military. PETITIONS AND BILLS INTRODUCED. Whit!emore introduced a bill to Incorporate the Collateral Loan and Deposit Bank. Alse a bin to protect the finances and credits of rhe'State of South Carolina. The bill provides that Messrs. J L. Orr, J. J. Wright, J. D. Geddings, F. C. Chi.ds, B. A. Bosemcn and T. J. Robertson, shall consti? tute a State board ot examiners, whose dut vit shall be to eximlne, between tbe 1st and 30th ' November of each year, all ronchen, books and ?tapers lu the treasurer's and c mptro ler's office, Or the year'ending October Slat-ascertain re? ceipts and expenditures, amount of stocks, bonds and liabilities of the State, and, if necessary, de? mand reports from all public officers. THE TPOALOO AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD. The committee on railroads, inasmuch aa the comply wanted no aid, reported in favor of In? corporating them. THE BANK OF THE STATE. On motion of Mr. Eeslle, it was agreed to give the late report of the receiver of the Bank or South Carolina (publlahed in full in TUE NEWS a short time ago) the consideration it'deserves, to? morrow at 1 o'clock. THE HOUSE DISSATISFIED The House to-day, arter being Informed of the tabling in the Senate of their resolution calling for a joint committee to proceed to Washington to inform the President of the condition of affairs in this State, and to demand troops for the protec? tion of life and property In the npper counties, adopted the following resolution, offered by Whip? per: f Be it resolved, That the speaker of the House of Representatives be, and he lb hereby, authorized and required to appoint immediately a committee of three able and discreet members of the House, irrespective, of party politics, who shall at once proceed to the City or Washington and lay before the President and Secretary or War the true con? dition of affairs lu this State, and to urge them in the nome of tbe representatives of all the people to send Federal troops Into this State at once. The action of the Senate was severely com? mented upon bv some of the members during the debate on the resolution. The parties ap? pointed on the committee are Mr. Wilkes, Re? former, and Messrs Whipper and Nuckles, Re? publicans. They depart for Washington to-mor-' row. RESOLUTIONS. On motion of Jervev, a resolution was adopted requiring the asswt ant Bergeant-at-arms to be tn attendance on the House frons a A. M. till ad? journment. Henderson introduced, a Joint reso? lution authorizing ine attorney -general to appoint a committee tq Invest gate the outrages perpe? trated In various counties. COMMITTEE REPOSTS. The Judiciary committee recommended that the. fellowing bills do not pass: A Swate bill to amend section 279 o' an act emit ed "An act to revise, simplify and abridge the rules, practWe, pleadings and forms or the courts In this State;" a bm to amend an act en? titled "An act-to de?ne the criminal Jurisdiction j or trial justices," approved March 1, 1870; a bili to confer upon trial justices, or justices of the peace, all the juris Hctiou, except BO much as. bj 8ubseqnentacts, have been repealed, heretofore -conferred upon magistrates; a bill to prohibit the wilful and malicious carrying of dead ly weapons. The same committee also made the following IN TB KU STING REPORT relative to the bill providing for the appointment of trial justices, thc organization of their conrts, and the jurisdiction of the same, .yfhich has been a vexed question for some time pa'-'i : Your committee regard H as unfortunate that the framers of our State constitution should have referrer! the election or any judicial officer to a popular vote; bot, while your committee maj be pardoned in thus expressing their regret, they nevertheless feel that the will of the people, as embodied in the constitution, that Justices or the peace shad be elected by the popular vote, ls clear and unequivocal. The verdict of the people is equally emphatic that the office of trial Justice ls unconstitutional, their appointment by the Gov? ernor an usurpation of power, and that the office should be abolished. Kow, yonr committee can? not admit that the office of tris*, justice ls uncon? stitutional, nor that the appointments io that of? fice by the Governor are an infringement upon the rights of the people; but lt is clear to the minds erf yonr committee that the framers or the constitu? tion Intended that justices of the Inferior courts should be elected by the people, and lt is our Caty to conform our action to that Intent. The provisions of the bill under consideration are so wisely drawn as to secure the appointment of trial Justices of high qualifications; and did your committee feel that they conld longer up? hold the system, they would recommend the pas? sage or the bill; feeling, however, that tue office of trial justice is doomed, your commit tt e are con? strained to re commend that said bill do not pas s. BILLS PASSED. The following bills were read a third time, and the titles changed to acts: A Senate bill to incor? porate the Saving, Building and Loan Association i of South Carolina; a Senate bill to Incorporate I the Rock Hill Hook and Ladder Company; a Sen? ate bill to Incorporate t he Mechanics' Union, Ko. i. or Charleston, S.O.; a Senate bill to Incorpo? r?e the Champion Hook and Ladder Company of J Ouater. BILLS INTRODUCED. Bili dedaring the right of way across the Sa? vannah and Charleston Railroad; bill to fund the nulla bona claims of Bher?as and ex-tax collec? tors; a bill to amend the charter of : he. Enterprise Railroad Company of Cnorleston; a bill to pro? tect the interest of the State whenever payment of interest now due remains unpaid on bonds issued by any railroad company, whereon the guarantee of the State it endorsed;a b:ll to incor? porate the Continental Telegraph Company; also, a joint resolution authorizing the attorney gen? eral to appoint a committee to Investigate the outrages perpetrated in varions counties. SHOOTING AFFRAY. A probably fatal shooting affray occurred this evening in front of Mr. Pollard's drug ?tore, on Main street, between two young men of this city, named L. Von Bellman and H."Gray. It appears that ill-feeling existed between them for some time past, and to-day. on meeting in the street, words passed, revolvers were drawd, and four shots fired. Gray received a ball ur the right Inng. from which it is -aid he will die. Behmao, on dring the shot which strack Gray, ran into the store and escaped Injury. The sheriff subsequent? ly arrested him. THE ll UR DER ON THE GREENVILLE ROAD. The detectives who have been engaged In work? ing np the evidence in the recent shooting case, came to the conclusion that Dexter Gibson a resi? dent uea : the city, and a young man, formerly an Inmate of the Insane asylum,- ?as the guilty party. ? . Upon the information obtained, Sheriff Frazee, yesterday, proceeded .to thc house of the person named, at about 1 o'clock, having heard that aibson was in the bitblt of going to bed at that hour, and arrested him. Gibson was brought before Trial Justice Solo? mon, where he acknowledged the crime, giving as a reason for commiting lt, that he thought, as he stood upon the railroad trestle, that the engi? neer intended to run over bim, and, therefore, stepped one side and "gare him both barrels.1 Gibson was comaltti d to jail, and will be exam? ined by physicians to day. TSE FSEN?H ASSEMBLY. Election of si Precident- Violent Dis? pute? Between tue Radicals and Cou. servntl-res - German Troops on the Loire. LONDON, February IC. In consequence of certain preparations in the south of France, for calling into service the military class of 1872, Bismarck will consent to prolong the armistice Ave days only. The capitulation of Belfort has been signed, and the garrison hos withdrawn with arms and baggage. PARIS, February 16. It is now reported that new elections for dele? gates t J the Kaiional Assembly win be necessary tn this city. ?ressom, prefect of police, has re? signed. The authorities haye fixed the price of bread at -fifty centimes per kilogramme. The Journal des D?bats says Thiers is universally re? garded as the fntnre President of France, with Favre, Picard and Bullet In the ministry. BORDEAUX, February IC. Grevy was elected president of ihe Assembly, The total vote was 638. Grevy received 619. Faldherbe declines membership. The Assembly oonflrmed' the eleotlon of thirty-three members from Paris. Rochefort, Hugo and Floquet are present. The chamber ls strongly guarded by tro:ps potted outside the building. Violent re? crimination has already occurred between Repub? lican and Conservative deputies. LONDON, February 16. The conference awaits the French representa? tive, now dally expected. German troops are concentrating in large num? bers on the Loire. If thu occupation of Paris ls necessary, General Falkenstein will be Governor. The Germans continue to levy contributions. Ihe defensive works proposed by tne British: Secretary of War will cost fifty millions, the new arnUery ten millions, sterling. The steamer Pacific, from Liverpool, was lost on the Shetland Islands with twenty-six of her crew. TBE MISSING STEAMER. WASHINGTON, February 17. The steamer. Tybee is expected at New York onthe22d, when news of the Tenressee ls ex? pected. HAVANA, Feb.nary 17 An arrival at the east end of the islnn l reports having seen a bark-rigged vessel on the Hay tien coast on tho 2d. She hud three masts; was painted black, and was steaming s lowly, she is supposed to be the Tennessee. ? i TUE ARKANSAS IMPEACHMENT.' ST. Louis, February 17. The impeachment resolutions have passed the Arkansas House. The Democrat's special says "Clayton will not yield. It ls rumored that Lieutenant-Governor Johnson win issue a procuv mation calling on the people to stand by him." THE PEABODY FUND. PHILADELPHIA, February 17. The vacancles-in the board of trustees of the Peabody Fund havo been filled by the election of j Alex. H. Stewart, of Virginia, and Richard T. Tay? lor, of Louisiana. The board will meet in Nash? ville, In October_ ARRIVALS OF COTTON SHIPS. LIVERPOOL, February 17. Arrived, ship Corinna, from Savannah; Gales and Loring, from Mobile; Clementina, from Savannah; May Queen, from New Orleans; Au? gusta, from New Orleans. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Articles of impeachment have been present? ed, in the Arkansas House of Representatives, against Governor Clayton. The performance at the opera house, in Chica? go, for the benefit of "The Little Church Around the Corner," netted $1900. A New York Herald special from Havana says the insurgent lead-r or the Cinco Villas District Is about surrendering. Richard Adams Look, author of the celebrated moon hoax, died yesterday in New York; at the age of seventy-one. > J. Stewart Gwlnn, convicted of bigamy in New York, has been sentenced to five years' imprison THE NATIONAL CAPITAL WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. The Valne of a Presidential Pardon. WASHINGTON, February 17". EBNATS. Fenton presented the petition of leading New York merchant*, asking the correction or abus?e In toe customs regulations. The appropria? tions were resumed. An amendment to strike from the legislative, executive and judiciary section, a clause inserted last year by Senator Drake, was proposed, which prohibited as evidence in the Court or Claims certain Presidential pardons. The amendment authorizes as evidence any pardon or amnesty gr?met! before the sup? pression of the rebellion, under the proclamation of President Lincoln. This amendment, not to apply to suits' in the Conrt of Claims, arising under the act of March 6th, "to provide for collec? tion or abandoned property, and the prevention of frauds within the insurrectionary districts." The claims opened by this amendment are about ten millions. The amendment does not help per? sons pardoned by President Johnson after [ April, 1865. The amendment was rejected, nine? teen to thirty-two. Trumbull reviewed portion or the amendment repealing the proviso of the Hw, wbtch makes a pardon an evidence of the guilt of the party accepting it. Coukllng argued that a pardon was a virtual confession of | gui:t. Trumbull's amendment, that pa/don should not exclude the pardoned party from the Court of Claims, was carried by the casting vote of the Ylce-Presldent. The debate was quite bitter, and showed no disposition to give the Southern claimants generally more generous consideration than heretofore. Senator Dav's, of Kentucky, made an argument -before the Senate commerce committee against the proposed national charter for the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad. Mr. Davis thinks the constitutional grant to regulate commerce be*' tween the States does not cover such proportions. HOUSE. Jones, of Kentucky, presented petitions In favor of the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad. The House went into committee on the army appro? priations, and speeches were limited to half an hour. The bill appropriates twenty-seven and.a half millions. The committee rose withont ac? tion. The conference report on the bill territorial? izing the District of Columbia passed and goes to the President, who will undonbtediy approve it. The balance of the day was occupied in local legis? lation. GENERAL NEWS. The appropriation committee of the House have agreed" upon $175,000 for the Kew Orleans Cus? tomhouse. Among the nominations are J. Mil? ton Turner, Minister to Liberia; Ozeas Mewgan, of Florida, consul at Rio Grande. Confirmations, ?. W. Foster, of Arkansas, surveyor-general for the District or Louisiana: - Rumley, collector of customs at Wilmington, N. C.; S. G. Trott, post? master at Charleston, S. C. The case of Blye and Kennard against the j United States, from Kentucky, will soon be ar? gued before the Supreme Court. The question ls whether the second section of the Thirteenth amendment, authorizing appropriate legislation by Congress to carry Into effect the first section of the amendment, vested Congress with the con? stitutional power to enact the civil rlp-lit? bill of j April, i860. Tiie case or Knox against Lee, from Texas, will be argued In thc Supreme Court early next week. It Involves the confiscation of prop? erty under the Confederate Government and the legal tender question. A curions question, growing out of the collision In San Francisco harbor ls, whether a foreign Prince caa sue m the Supreme Conrt. OXJR WASHINGTON LETTER. The Bill to Enfouit the Fifteenth Amendment-Ttle Weapon of thc Con? servative Party-The Repealed Test Oat Ii-Importance of Negro Congress? men Waning-Boatwell's Policy Question of a Government Agent in Europe-B owen's Tria 1-Maiden Speech of Senator Blair. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WASHINGTON, February 15. The telegraphic reports will advise THK NEWS that the House of Representatives passed to-day the bill to amend the enforcement act, which, as an attack upon the sovereign riglitB of States, ls move flagrant than any that has yet received Congressional sanction. Thi-j bill places the State powers entirely in the hands of the Federal Government, and a con? stable holding authority of appointment by the United States contd, under Its shield, ar? rest a Governor. That it ls in no particular con? sistent with- the constitution, has been demon? strated by some of the highest legal authorities in Congress. The debate to day was characterized by more earnestness on thc part of the Conserva? tive party in the House; more appealing agalust the warfare against State governments than has dignified discussion fur months. The West, where rebuke has met the encroachments of the domi? nant porty with such telling rorce, spoke in t he fullness of power through accomplished represen? tatives, agalust the proposed iniquities of the bill. ' As predicted In this correspondence, the Presi? dent has refused either to sign or veto the bill to repeal the test oath, lt ls a law, however, and of roil effect. No other amne3?y lilli can be passed this session. The spirit of the dominant party 13 averse to further justice, knowing such would not receive the endorsement of the Administra? tion. The new negro representative elect from South Carolina has made his appearance ar thecapi'a), but does not seem to be'received with part?cula ardor. The truth i9, in congress, the negro is "plaved oat." No member of the race- has created a sensation, excepting Mr. Revels, and he took ground on i he social equality do;ma directly in opposition to teachings of the party which claims his allegiance. Secretary Bontwell has gained his victory over the President and Commissioner Pleasanton in the advocacy or the income tax continuance, and will not resign. At present that officer ls p rfect ing arrangements for piactng the new ave per cent. loan on the market, and congratulating him? self upon the enthusiast:c responses to his labors. Great interest centres In busluess and b inking* communities as to who will represent the govern? ment hs Its leading financial agent to negotiate the loan In Europe. Hugh Mcculloch, late secre? tar v of the treasury, is prominently mentioned in this connection; aB is also Judge Richardson, of Massachusetts, wno still holds a commission as a-slstant secretary of the treasury, tbongh he has not performed tts duties Muce last summer. Mr. Mcculloch ls at present the financial agent of Jay Cooke A Co., In Europe, and opened a ?'ranch house or that firm In London, on the 1st or Janu? ary last. The criminal court-room.of this district, during the prevalence of the Bowen trial, has been filled with a curions and interested crowd, and the queer professions of the witnesses and principals ?rave it a prominence that wonld have exceeded that of a mete Congressman on trial for bigamy. The case was given to the jury at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and, up to 8 o'clock this evening, no verdict had been rendered, and speculations are being made that they will not agree. The Judge, in hlB charge, stated that the simple question to be determined was, whether Bowen married Parke, and that the present position of the de? fendant should not be taken Into consideration. With reference to the man Wilkinson, who swore he personated Bowen and married Parke but against whom Parke has made affidavit of perjury, the Judge Bald : "The law wa9, that the oath of a man who had convicted himself of perjury could be taken for what lt ls won h." Senator Blair's malden effort in the Senate to? day, in answer to Morton's denunciation of the Indiana Legislature for its withdrawal of the State's ratthcation of The Fifteenth amendment, was a vigorous expose" of Radical tactics and treachery to principle. The well-known boldness and frankness of General Blair in the expression of hts political sentiments misled several or the Radical senators into the belief that that gentle? man wonld furnish political capital far their con? sumption by an extreme posit: m. On the con? trary, the new senator declared that be regarded the Fifteenth amendment as a part or the funda? mental law of the land,-and as such would tespect it. As to the reconstruction acts, however, he as? sen ed his firm belief in their unconstitutionality, and that if called upon In an official capacity to forward th- lr execution, he would not hesitate to follow his own convictions or right, no matter what the consequences might be to himself. He argued that the passage of the Fifteenth amend? ment was in flagrant violation of theBepu oilcan national platform, which left suffrage in the I States, and in defiance of an emphatic popular remuliatlon of negro suffrage in the northern Slates. He held that military intervention a?he polls in tlic North was a natural concomitant of unlimited military sway in the South, and that ? party necessity was the only plea or attempted justification In either case. ELS. RIDGE. THE GREAT NATIONAL SPEEE? How the Coming "CurnlVal" at Wash? ington Originated-A Novel Celebra? tion. Washington heretofore has had the reputa? tion of being a slow city. Recently it has begun - to cherish aspirations for another if not a better notoriety. Certainly the past two - or three-years* have developed more enterprise and 'public spirit than thc previous half century. The Western agitation for a removal of the capital doubtless had much to do with this, by awakenlnc: in the citizens of the District a sense of the necessity or helping to make the cPy such a place as the na-. Hon may be proud of. One of the present desires of the people ls to make the whole nation ac? quainted with its capital, and^they have been, busy devising schemes to raakeMt a favorite pop. ular resort. Out of this desire has sprung the scheme known as the '-Carnival," concerning which a correspondent tells us: '.. The fact is now unquestionable that a large pro? portion of the wealthy and wide-awake jutlzeus are contributing and laboring with zeal and libe-' rallty for Its success with the design of making lt an annual fest.val which shall attract to the city throngs from all sections of the country. Some Idea of the nature of the proposed carnival: may be derived from the following sketch or-what is proposed to be done during the two days: On Monday the affair will begin by a military parade, in which several companies of the vicinity will have a par;, and perhaps crack regiments from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The line will be reviewed by the Prealoent-and General herman. This Will be followed by a Civic proc?s?, sion, In which the trade unions, Oremen^elubs and asaoclatlons of various kinds will participate. Theo there will be races of trotting and running horses on the wide, smooth-paved avenue,Ind a-trlai of speed of goats, driven by boys, for.ail:which there are valuable premiums offered, and afterwards a tournament of the amt hern pattern.. In the eve? ning the avenue will be illuminated by public and private means throughout its wuole length,'and , by powena) electric lights in, the dobie of the capitol and the south front of the Treasury, At the Corcoran Art Gallery there will h?; a grand bail, Intended to be as select and-spiendld as any Inauguration ball, and several banquets to Invited fmeats. Including one to journalists, and another! o members of other city governments. - On Tues? day there will be more horse-racing, foot-racing, wheelbarrow and sack races, and other sports, but the chief feature of the day .ls to be the great. masquerade procession and parade of fanciful characters and conceits, whlch/it ls confidently anticipated, will surpass anything of the kind ever seen in the country. Toe^-commlttee of ar. rangements now exp cs the precession to num? ber moro than 3000 markers. At ' nign t there will be another grand civic ball, and three or four masquerade balls In different public halls. The Germans In this city and elsewn<rfrare taking an active interest in forwarding thfcpreparatlons for the peculiar features of this day's amusement! Pennsylvania avenue, from morning till mid? night, will be entirely under the' control of the committee, and street cars and* Vehicles will be vigorously kept off, except at such times as the committee shall designate; andyopportuulty will be given ror the display of equipages and ama? teur equestrianism. What will j oe done with the immense throng of visitors, Isa question to which attention has been given, and lt;-ir. claimed that visitors will, through the efficient organization, be better provided for than on-the occasion of any previous rush to Washingtub. The above does not ettnmerate all the projects of Interest undertaken, but affords some ld?aot the charac? ter and-scope of the preparations macing, and, indeed, now well advanced, for the. approaching season of gayety. lt seems as if the experiment is earnestly to be made, whether- the American people can be Induced to engage in the rollicking style of amusement common on the European continent .., NOTES OE THE WAR. Extraordinary marching of thc Ger? mans. - The London Times' correspondent,' with Prince Frederick Charles, writes : Not only In the grand operations, but even in such details as riding and carrying messages and endurance of fatigue, the Prussians are accustom ed to do hard work well and cheerfully. The Ninth Corps made a march last month, which ls certainly one of the greatest, If not the greatest, achievement of the kind In history. It has beeu reiterated from so many quarters that lt would be absurd not to believe lt. During twenty-four hours of the 16th aud nth of December this corps marched twelve Prussian miles, or about flfiy-four English. Twenty-five miles a day for a whole corp*-infantry, cavalry and artillery-have been frequently marched, and there ls not thc slightest sign of wearing out in thc army. I repeat, that men and horses are in first-rate condition. They are so well fed that they would be positively fat but for the daily exercise. No doubt many weak ones have been killed off, but that doo-i not alter the fact that there exists a German army which eau undergo all these fatigues and remain stronger than ever; that lt la In thc highest possi? ble state of discipline, and ls lcd by men of good family, yet not genernlly rich enough to make any other career than that of arms. The Weakness of the New French Troops. The London Times' correspondent with the Duke-of Mecklenburg's army, after describing a passage of its march, continues: Tne position in the hands of a few resolute men would have been almost Impregnable; the thick underwood was traversed by deep narrow lanea, affording admirable cover for men, while steep banks aud deep ditches gave every facility for concealment and surprise. Since I have been campaigning with the German armies I have not seen any more conclusive evidence of the .utter incapacity of the French levies for partisan war? fare, or, Indeed, any other kind of warfare, than this scene presented; that an Inferior force should have driven them out or the woods as If they had been sheep, and should now be able to advance with impunity along the narrow laticB which afford the only means of traversing the difficult country, has struck their euemles with astonishment. There can be no doubt that had these foreats bien filled willi red Indians or New Zealanders the German loss would have been uni cn heavier, lt is painful to wiltethus of a people whose bravery hus become a proverb In Europe, and who have made the pur? suit or military glory their successful occupation; but there can be no advantage, cither ta them or to those whose fortunes are in any way conuect ed with them, to perpetuate a delusion which bas alreadv been so fruitful in disaster. Whatever may be said of the Imperial armies, or those first Republican troops, who, at tne outset, insnired manv with hope, these two days' unhung has made it plain to us that the last raw levies are uttei ly contemptible from a military point of view, and are far Inferior to anything proresstng to oe an orguulzed army with which the Germans have yet come Into collision. , Paris Und ?ri Fire-Fearful Scenes in the Streets. The special correspondent of the London Daily News In Paris, In a letter or theStb, says: The bombardment still goes on, but with an ef? fect, moral and physical, so small that ahy de? scription of it would souud almost like bravado. That there have been deaths, and that there has been destruction, it is impossible to deny; and death and destruction are always terrible to wit? ness. But for the object which the Prussians bave in view, the prodigious cannonade with which Paris has been visited might as well have been a salvo or champagne bottles. The only practical result or the bombardment which I can dnd is one jest the more for the little boys of Paris. When they see a mau or a woman panic ularly well dressed-say a man glorious in furs that argue an extraordinary care of his person they try out "flat, flat l a shell, a shell, a plat ventre 1 Down on your faces." ? The man. gorge? ous iu fur, falls flat on the ground-perhaps in the gutter-and the Parisian urckln rejoices with exceeding great Joy. The Prussian shells have burst upon the gardens of the Luxembourg, upon the Invalides, upon the Observatory, upon the boulevard and street which take thelr*name rrom the hottest or ail bot place8-the Boulevard d'Enfer. But most or aU they seem to converge upon the Pantheon, for it appears that the Prus? sians have an Idea that here is a powder maga? zine. There ls not a gram of powder In the Pan? theon-only, hundreds of women aud scores of - men praying to Sainte Genevieve lo save Paris though the blessed virgin ot Nanterre seems to bear them not. This quarter of the town begins to be deserted, tor lt is dangerons. A cantoniere ls iii her bed, Bound asleep, and dreaming doubtless ! or her gallant regiment; a shell ki lia her in her ' sleep. A dozen people are drinking at a cabaret; a shell comes to scatter them. A mother lg Bitting at her table with her two daughters; a shell smashcB Into the room, but does them no harm, in ? house hard by lt bursts on two babies in their cradles; the mother rushes In terror-stricken, and swoons with joy to find that her babes arc un? hurt. In one ot the houses some soldiers are cooking their duiner, a shell comes tumbling Into , the pot, aud the dinner ls dis-?pated, but the sol? diers are untouched. In another house a celebra? ted painter ls working at his easel; a shell plun? ges into his study, destroys his pictures, but does him no bodily harm. A cab Jogs along the streets j in the lazy fashion peculiar to French cabs. It1 contains two ladies, and If the coachman been a little more active lt need not nowl corded that one was killed and the other frightened. Frightened ! People maj we frightened ?t'such personal experience; bnt I nevertheless, ls comparatively indifferent, an psychological moment is nut come, nor is hand. So much lire has been destroyed tl few lives more or less can make no great d ence; and so mrfch property-valuable' pro] -has suffered destruction around Paris that ; waste and destruction eau produce little et .We have become seasoned to suffering-6 ened. -. ? . TUE G ES ERAT, ASSEMBLY. Acts and Joint. Resolutions, *Sesi [0 P P I 0 I A L .] Ax ACT to incorporate the Nashville Indej dent. Blues Charitable Association o? the ? Of Charleston. S. C. SECTION* 1. Be it enacted by the Senate .Bouse of Representatives of the State of Sc Carolina, now met and sitting in General sembly, and by the authority of the same: That T. S. Lazarus? F. ?". Raines', J: S. G< smith, T. J. Ford, and others, who now i or hereafter may be, members and officer the Nashville independent Blues Charlu Association, and their successors, officers i members be, and they are hereby, declare? be a body politic and corporate, under flame and a ty le ot the '?N ashville Independ Blues Charitslra Association," and the s corporation shall, by its corporate name,"i and be sued, rmpiead'and be impleaded* in courts of this State, and shall be able and < powered, by law to purchase, have, hold, en and posees?any goods, chattels, 'Undante me/rte or real estate of what-kind .or nab soever; and the same, or "any part thereof, sell, allen, or convey at their will aid pleasu Provided, however, That th? property so to beld shall not exceed,?he value ol five th< eand ? dollars; and the aald corporation sb 'lave power'to make a'common seal," w power to change and aloer the same as of! as they shall deem necessary. V ; Bsc.-Z,-And be it Jurtlier enacted, That X act suai!1 be deemed a pu bli c. act, - and sh t:??tih%<f fa force' for 'the term" of fottrte years.-' ** '..? ;' - :-VA\:: .'.''.' Approved February llvlo7L. . * ' 'AN ACT to regulate the right to traverse. Be it resolved, by the Senate and House Representatives of the State of South Carolin now. met and sitting in General Assembly, ai by the authority of the same : . ' That a traverse of an Indictment ehali nt In any court .of criminal Jurisdiction in tl State, of itself, operate ito continue the .case. Approved January ll, "1871. ' AN ACT to incorporate the South 'Carolli .Saving .and Building Association, No. 2. ? : SECTION J. Be it enacted by the; Senate, ai House of Representatives of the State of Sou Carolina, now met and/sitting in. General A sembly, and by the authority ol' ther same: 5 That C. D. Brahe, C Plenge, J. Steiner, 3 Issertel, Henry E. "Eckel, M^sraeV A.;TlefB nial, E. P. Benedict, Phillp Meltzler, Joli Rugheimer/A. W. Eckel, Charles liltscbgi, i Niemann, Edward Pills, L. Klein, A. Litschg John M. Martin, J. H.' Toilers, Charil Roessler, F. Helntz and C.- 0. Michaeli together with such other persons who now ar or hereafter jnay be, associated . with theo De, and they mn hereby Inoorponstod ami ti elated a body politic and corporate, under tl: name and style of the South Carolina Savin and Building Association, No. 2, for tb purpose of buying and selling real and person) estate, and making loans of money, secure by mortgages of real and personal property. SEC. 2. That the capital stock of the sai corporation shall consist ol thirty shares, to b paid In by successive weekly Instalments c two dollars on each share, BO long as the coi poration shall continue, or by such other cot tribut ions as shall be assessed and required b an unanimous vote of all the shareholders, th said shares to be held, transferred, assigne and pledged, and also to be liable to b forfeited to the corporation, and the holder thereof to be subject to such Unes and iorfel tures for violation of the constitution, rule and by-laws, and for default of payment ol th said contribution, as may be prescribed by thi constitution, rules and by-laws of the said cor poration, and, moreover, the said shares to b< disposed of at the death, resignation or re moval from the State of any shareholder, in such manner as may be prescribed by the sale constitution, rules anti by-laws. SEC. 3. That the said corporation shall hav< such number and succession of officers ant members as shall be ordained and chosen ac? cording to the constitution, rules and by-law! made, or to be made, by the said corporation tor its government, and shall have power ant authority to make any such constitution, rulei or by-laws as are not repugnant to the consti? tution and laws of the land; shall have and keep a common seal, and alter the same al will, shall sue and be sued, plead and be im? pieaded, in any court of law or equity In this State, and shall have and enjoy all and everv right and privilege Incident and belonging tc corporate bodies. SEC. 4. That the funds ol the said corpora? tion may be invested in such property, real oi personal, and securities, public or private, and loaned to shareholders and members. or other persons or corporations on Buch securi? ties, in Buch mode, on Buch terms, under such conditions, and subject to such regulations, as msy be, from time to time, prescribed by the constitution, rules and by-laws of the said cor? poration; and that it shall and may be lawful lor the said corporation to take and hold such lands, tenements and hereditaments and personal property, bonds, stocks, public and private, and choses in action, as they shall ac? quire by purchase, devise, bequests, gifts, assignments or otherwise, and to take and hold such lands, tenements, hereditaments and personal property, and such other stocks and bonds, public or private, or choses In action, as shall be mortgaged, conveyed, as? signed or pledged to it by way. of security upon its loans or advances or purchase at sales thereof, and to sell, alien, transfer or other? wise dispose of the same, from time to time, as the said corporation may deem expedient BBC. 6. Th at immediately alter the expiration of ten years from the present time, the assets ol the corporation shall be fairly and justly divided among the stockholders and members thereof, and upon thia distribution and di? vision, then this corporation shall cease and determine. . SEC. 6. That this act shall be taken and deemed a public act, and that the same may be given In evidence without being specially pleaded. Approved February ll, 1871. AN ACT to recharter Moore's Ferry, under the name of Dinkins's Ferry, over the Catawba River. SECTION 1. Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gene ral. Assembly, and by toe authority of lb? same: $ ' That tb? ferry over the Catawba River, known as Moore's Ferry? be, and the same ls hereby, rech ?rte red lin der the name of Pio kirfs's Ferry, and vested }n L. If. Dlnklne, and his legal representatives, for the tem of four? teen years from the passage of this act, with the same privileges, rights, franchises and emoluments as are at present secured by law Provulei, however, that children geing to and returning JTOJH school, and others going to and returning from*church pr from elections, shall be passed free over said ferry. ' Approved February IL,1871. AN ACT to repeal so much of act of 1839 asJ prohibits the clerks of the courts of the ' State from acting as attorneys or solicitors' . in the courts of the State. SECTION I. Be ?.enacted by the Senate and House ot Be pre se ni ali ves of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting In Gen? eral Assembly, and by the authority ol-tue same :' That so much ol the'act of 1839 as prohibits the clarks ol the various-courts of the State from acting tte attorneys and solicitors In the courts of th? State be,- and the same is hereby, repealed. ~ Sse. li- That from and after the passage of this act, the clerks ot the different courts of this State shall have the privilege of acting as attorneys and solkltors In all the courts ol the S tafe,-except ia the courts of their respective counties: Provided, auch clerk.ehaJ,l have com? plied witBTihe requirements of an act to re gu- j late the adm! salon pf persons te practice da at- j torn ey?, solicitors* and counsellors In the courts ot th if State, approved the 23d day of j September, A, D. 1868. . Approved February 11,1671. AN ACT to'amend an act entitled;'-An act to esiablLshaState orphan asylum.*. - ?*. SECTION L Be it'enacted Hy the Senate and? House of Represen lat? ves of. the State of South Carolina, now met, and sitting In .General Aa-1 saintly, and by the authority of the same : . That section G of the act to establlsh-a. State orphan asylum! passed Jan nary 1^, 1"8 68*. be so ;amepdGd afftoglye tQ.the-trqstees tnereof Ute . power to ' binti? out; orphan ; 'children' resident - therein: Provided, That said trustees shall, make it, In all cases, a condition that said chit- - dren ?hall receive a good common school edu? cation,'and'that said trustees ?nail exercise a supervisory control over each children during the continuance of their apprentices hip. * Approved February li, 1871. ? AN ACT to regulate the appointment, jurisdlo j tlon and duties of'notaries public. ". SECTION L Be it enacted by the Senate in?j House of" Representatives of the State ol South'.) Carolina, now met .and sitting in Geperal .As- j sembly, and-by:?ie aulpf>-l ty of the.same : . '. That the Go ve root- be authorized to appoint as many notaries pu bile throughout. the State'' is the public'good- -shalL require, to hold their offices dining the pleasure .of the Governor ! for the time being, whose Jurisdiction shall ex? tend throughout the State. SEC. 2. That every notary public shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constltu-1 tien, a certificate of which oath shall be re- ! . corded in the office of tho secretary ol State. . SKC 3. That eyery notary public shall have . a seal of office, which enan oe arri xe o TO his ? instrumenta ol publication, and to his protes? tations; but the absence ol such seal shall not render his acts invalid, provided his ofliciul title be affixed. SKC 4. That notaries public shall have power to administer oaths, take depositions and affidavits, protest for non-payment bonds, notes, drafts and bills of exebange, take ac? knowledgments and proofs o? deeds, and other ? instrumente required by law to be acknowl? edged, and take renunciations ol dower and | inheritance. Approved February ll, 1871. > AN ACT ceding the Jurisdiction of the State of South Carolina to the United States .of America, over such lands as may be ac? quired for public purposes by the sold United States of America. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting In General As? sembly, and by the autbority of the same: That the jurisdiction of the State of South | Carolinais hereby ceded to the United States J ol America, over BO much land as shall be nec? essary for the public purposes of the United States: Provided, That the jurisdiction here by ceded shall not vest until the United States ol Amer lea shall have acquired the title to the lands by grant or deed from the owner or owners thereof, and the evidences thereof shall have been recorded in the office where, by law, the title to such land is recorded, and the United States of America are to retain such jurisdiction so long as such laids shall be used for. the purposes in this act mentioned, and no longer ; and such jurisdiction is granted upon the express condition that the Slate of South Carolina shall retain a concurrent Jurisdiction with the United States In and over the said lands, so far as that civil process, In all cases not af? fecting the real or personal property of the ! United States, and such criminal or other pro? cess as shall issue under the authority of the Stare of South Carolina against?any person or persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors committed within or without the limits of tbe said lands, may be executed therein, in the same way and manner as If no jurisdiction bad been hereby ceded. SKC. 2. That all the lands and tenements which may be granted, as aJoreaald, to the United States, shall be and continue, so long I as the same shall be used for the purposes in 1 this act mentioned, exonerated and dis? charged irom all Laxes, assessments and other charges which maj be Imposed under the | authority of the State of South Carolina. Approved February ll, 1871. THE CHEAPEST STIR SHIRTS lil COLLARS IN THE CITY ARE TO BE FOCND AT E. SCOTT'S STIR SHIRT EMPORIUM, MEETING STREET, OPPOSITE MARKET. Prices G-reatlv Reduced. BTAB SHIRTS -MADE TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE, AND A PERFECT FIT GUARAOTErED. MARKED - . .- ? .. *?..., . .* Mi .?r... TO REDUCE STOCKji WE Ol J?**- .. . j . ty . .. . : ?t- .f% ..." . .r-.V?.'. V./^. .sci?e>" BALANCE OP 00? . > . f ' - , .. ..?.,.;-i,;;.?wfc. ^ . . -rf., .-.vifefc-^ . + . ... >v. **. . ?s'.Wi ; ? fe . ?jp.., . . J-i GREATLY REDT CED P&JCiiS, NAMELY': .. , . . ^ BEAVER OVER SACKS, $88 t? f 40, to $86 ^ ..;.?.<.!?. .?-I--v: --??0i4kpv EEAVEB^OYER BACKS,"^, to $28 V"*, -\\ . > i ;rr^ $^T*d& BEAVER OVER SACKS, ?M Md $_Lto $? t. ' .;* ';-."> . Jfk .? j$ BEAVER AND MELTON '?E? 8A0TLS, Wjj*t_ BEAVER ANO MELTON OVBRSAOK?, flSttty ? . '/?**? .. Ci i.* '. .'* . '$22, to tl? . , . i . % BEAVER ABD KELTON OVER SACKS, $1433d $M,to.$n ifu* T - ? *r, , . .' - *?efr UNION BEAVER'O^R"SA'CKS, 410, to j,7 % Jgg ?M?N]B^VEVO^'SA^ BEAVER? K?NG WJLUAMV?28, to $20' f^ J:: j? . i-^?? .- _.?'.; BEAVER, RWW____, $20, to|?*>* .:';-.^<4i: . . ..' . *- V. ...'?'.W%JV:* ; ,. X : ?? : - ? .. CHINCBl^D.E..SACR^$2raty?}?" ' ^ * . ...'*'.?."". CHINCHILLA D. B. SACKS, $16, to $12 .' . .^.iWO"?.^"^' CHINCHILLA D. Br SAOK8,4l2, to $M ^ ^ ' .. " & -". ^I^?1' CHINCHILLA D. B. SACKS, $10, te $?.; ??PL? - - .. k 1 *>-.-..? . . ... . .v<. efl V? Di 8TO0ET ' ?yVlL LINE OF GO OD?, r SUITABLE ? . sm F QR MEM'll AIL J. H. LAWTON & GO., - ACADEMY OF MUSIC BUTLDL\6f. ^ . RUSSEL COE'S AMMONIATED BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME, PDT UP IN BAGS OF 150 POUNDS EACH. _ PRICE PER TON OP 20C0 POUNDS: CASH, $67 60; APPROVED ACCEPTANCE, PAYABLE 16TH NOVEMBER, $62 60. . FOR SALE BY COHEN, HANCKEL, A No. 46 EAST BAY. lebio-tteatolmo_ j pERUVIAN GUANO. For sale a lot of A No. 1 c&lnch? Island GUANO, In store and. to arrive. LOUIS MC LAIN, jan!_ No. 81 Broad street JflERTILIZERS. : o tons No. 1 PERUVIAN (Chincha) GUANO, warranted pore. . - 1600 bbls. Land Plaster, ground from the best Nova Scotia Rock, and warranted pure. 100 tons Pure Dissolvedjand Ground Bone. lao tons whitlock's Vegetator. The Vegetate? has been successfuUy used, and bears a very hlKh reputation. . lt ls second to ho other Fertilizer, except Peruvian Guano, ottered In this maxltet. 100 tons "Ralston's" Dissolved Bone and Ammo? nia. loo bbls. Eastern Island Fish Guano, at'$86 per ton of 2000 pounds. For sale by T. J. KERR A OO. fet>8_ ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE COMPANY ' OF CHARLESTON, S. C. P. J. PORCHER, F. J. PELZER, President. Treasurer. DIRECTORS.-W. LEBBY, W. P. HALL, L. D. Ht SAUSSURE, B. G. P1NCKNEY. The'ATLANTIC PHOSPHATES are now bede mannlactured at their works on Ashley River, nnder the direction of an experienced and practi? cal chemist. The Company intend this to be a flrst-clasa ter tuizer, and one which can be recommended to Planters. STANDARD GUARANTEED. The Company are also prepared to manufacture ACID PHOSPHATE for composting with This preparation ls highly recommended chemists, as with lt Plantera are enabled to m their own fertilisers. The ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE la sold at 1ft par ton, cash, or $60 On time, with Interest at the rate ot one per cent, per month. The ACID PHOSPHATE rta SOM at $36 per ton. ' cash, or $40 on time, with interest at the rate Of one per cent, per month. PELZER, RODGERS A CO., General Agenta. deeSMmofl Brown's Wharf, Charleston, 8.0. LUMBER, AT WHOLESALE -AND R3 TAIL. ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND QUALITY* A foll stock of WHITE PINE, from X to 12 lache? thick, clear and w?U seasoned. Mahogany. Walnut, Cherry. Birch, Oak, Ash, ' Poplar Boards and Planks, Rosewood, Walnut and Mahogany Veneers, Newels, Balusters, all kinda or Mjtuldlags,.Sashes, Bunda, Doora, Ac HM attention of bundera and others to eepedal ly requested, that we are prepared to furnish tie ' above m any quantities with snob prices that compare favorably with New York rates. I E HALL ft co., Comer East Bay and Market Btrea_ ; jan:-wim2mo?