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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. WHAT CON GS SSS IS DOING. The Strength of Revenue Reform-The President's Policy-Morton's Ku-Kl ax Bill-What lt Proposes-Introduction of Another Amnesty Bill-Report of thc Outrage Committee - Truthful Words from the Minot ?ty. WASUINGTON, March 10: The House proceedings yesterday indicated a majority o? thirty revenue reformer?. A private letter from the President to speak? er Blaine was read in a Republican cr.icus last night, In which the President does not ven? ture to recommend any course for the Repub? licans to pursue, bat suggests that some kind of measure be adopted for the protection of Southern loyalists, without going into (arther legislation. Morton's Ku-S?ux bill proposes to trauter the Jurisdiction} of cases ol murder and other violence to tue United States Courts, and to try them before juries on which no person who cannot take the test oath should be allowed to si fia and to provide a sufficient number of troops to sustain all officers In the execution of the law. Beck introduced the amnesty bill to-day in the House, and Farnsworth supported it in an earnest speech. The Senate confirmed the recently nominat? ed commissioners upon loyal claims. The outrage committee reported In summing up that Ku-Klux does exist, and is composed of members o? the Democratic or Conservative party. That it has a political purpose, and sought to carry its purposes by murders, whippings, intimidation and violence against Its opponents. That lt binds its members to carry out the decrees cf crime, and protects them against conviction. The minority report ls also quite long, and concludes as follows: The number of these outrages, detestable and wicked as they are, is nevertheless grossly and wildly exaggerated, and this no one can doubt who will examine Hie testimony, and who has bad any knowledge ol the credulity and inaccuracy of t)>e statements characteristic of our well-meaning colored people. North Car? olina is one ol the largest States. tcrritoriailj\ In the Union, and is divided Into S7 counties, and contains nearly 1,500,000 people. No acts of lawlessness have been committed, excepting in one or the other of six or perhaps eight of these counties, and yet it ls proposed to employ violent and stringent measures of co? ercion and repression In inc remaining nine tenths of a State against which no breuth of evidence or proof ot lawlessness has ever been adduved, but which, on the contrary, exhibits a condition ol'quiet almost suggesting the In? sensibility of despair. What cause can be al? leged; what gratification to the American people can be urged for this renewed and wanton invasion of a peaceful community ? The statement that anarchy there exists is absurdly untrue, and the testimony now laid before the Senate overwhelmingly estab? lishes its untruth. If aggressive laws are to be enacted, let all the disguise be cast off, and the true reason be avowed. It will not be less violent or wrong, but it will be less hypocriti? cal, and more manly to any fair mindeel mind. We confidently commit the proofs contained ia the testimony now presented by the com? mittee, and aver that, in the face of such wrongs as have been inflicted upon our unfor? tunate and crushed people by the rulers placed over them, not by their own consent; but by the exercise of despotic powers by the Congress of the United States, no example of equal submissiveness and patient endur? ance can be found in history as is now present? ed by the people of the State of North Caro? lina. This is the truth ID a nutshell. Holden and his official supporters have tailed to main? tain themselves by any means, foul as well as fair, in their owe State. They have appealed to popular elections and have been rejected with something near to unanimity by every taxpayer in the State. Now, Congress ls asked to step in and force North Carolina down again und' r the feet of her Radical mas? ters; and we lear that Congress will at? tempt io do this unwise and wicked thing. Will tile people of the North, lree as yet, see this thing done, and sustain its pro? moters ? We hope not-wo pray not. When will the men in power learn the truth of what the great statesman of our century said so wisely and well, when similar attempts were made to govern British india. It is the na? ture of tyranny and rapacity never to learn moderat ion lrotn the ill success of first oppres? sions. On the contrary, all men. thinking sim? ply ot the methods dictated by their nature, attribute the Irustratlon of their desires to the wtnt of sufficient vigor. Then they redouble the efforts of their impatient cruelly which, producing, as they must produce, new disap? pointments, they become irritated agaiust the objects ol their _rapacity. From cruel men they are transformed into" savage beasts, with no olher vestiges of reason left out what serve to furnish the incentives and refinements ol ferocious subtlety lor purposes pf wbicb oeasts are. incapable, and at which fiends would blush. (Signed) FBANK P. BLAIR, T. T. B?TARD. In the Senate, Anthony was chosen presi? dent, pro tem. A change in the chairmanship of the committee on foreign relations was discussed all day. Howe, in answer to a question, said it was because Sumner refused to have a per? sonal Intercourse with the President or Secre? tary of State. Cameron wo3 finally placed at the bead of the committee on foreign affairs. ZETTI'Ji FROM WASHINGTON. Members of Congress Taken Care of Speculations Concerning the Work Be? fore Congress - Senator Robertson** li ill-Uout H tll's New Loan, Sic. (FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.! WASHINGTON, March 8. Already the administration bas commenced to throw ils mantle ol' protection around those unlortunate Congressmen whose constituents refuse them further favors, and the appoint? ment to-day of one ex-senator and one ex tenresentatlve (whose terms expired on the 4th Instant) as members of the Southern claims commission, attest how potent are the de? mands of this class of aspirants for political favors. There are olher places open, and twice their number of ex-Congressmen hoping to fill them. It ls by no means improbable that one or two forelga missions will be made to furnish comfort and consolation for recent defeats In certain Congressional districts North. The speculations continue to-day on the sub? ject of ihe duration of the session. Almost as many opinions tire given as there are mem? bers ol' Congresi, all ending with the general conclusion that at present it cannot be said when an adjournment will be had. It all that bas been mapped out for consideration enters the pale ol discussion. Congress must linger until Ihe summer's heats approach. Grunt said to-day that his desire was to have effec? tual legislation to suppress the disturbances ia the South before the adjournment, and will, no doubt, press that point in a message to be sent In to-morrow. Tilts the leadiDg Republi? cans In both Houses will sustain lo the best ol" their capacity. They, as well as the President, insist that, unless Congress intervenes, there ls no way whatever to suppress the outrages alleged to exist. Alter this is done, the tune will be near at hand for the return ol' .Hie San Domingo commissioners; and as lhere is some anxiety in the Senate to end this business, it is very probable that a further delav to hear their report will be submitted to. Senator Robertson, in presenting a bill fora further exiensiou ol' amnesty for pol?tica: o? fences against Hie government, has certainly not acled In opposition to tile desires o? Ihe Pifsident, who has iutimated that a aenera! amnesty bill woui<j receive his approval, Tee difficulty rest? ia getting this last bill through the Senate. There would be no trouble so far as the House ls concerned. The senator intimates that he will press his bill to a vote this session. The treasury authorities still continue very sanguine in relation to the new loan prosnectP, but it Is too soon to Judge of the ultimate re? sults or the negotiations. It ia noticeable, in the publication of national bank agents for the loan, none of those institutions in any State South ol* the Potomac are mentioned. The high tariff men In Congress are becom? ing uneasy. Matters are ripe lor an issue upon that question, and there 19 more anxiety on this score to-tfay than since the adjournmetn oflhe Forty-first Congress. Some of the protection? ists are afraid that Grant may, with his West> ern notions on the tariff question, make a break with Boutwell representing New Eng? land. This will be a special cause for alarm Ii the new loan is a failure. ELK RIDCIE. HUMOUS OF THE SEW COSQRES.S. Drawing for Seats-A. Disappointed Yankee-Colored Members Standing Vp for their flights. A Washington, dispatch to the New York Herald says : When the drawing for seats took place in the House last Saturday Cen Butter did not happen to be present. All the best seats were, of course, selected upon that occasion, and Butler had to take a back seat. This did not suit him, and to-day he was on the lookout for a more eligible position. Among the fortu? nate ones at the drawing on Saturday were the negro memters from South Carolina, Messrs. DeLargo and Rainey. They selected seats near General Banks, on the left of the speaker, about hall way up the hall, in a com? manding position. In Boanning the hall, But? ler's eye rested upon the seat occupied by DeLarge. He immediately coveted it, and, going lo the neirro, asked him li' he had any objections to exchange seats. The negro, seeing it was Butler who addressed him, mod? estly inquired : ..Where ls your seat, Massa Butler?"' .'Back there," said Ben, pointing to a seat away in the rear. "Well, I'll see about it, said the negro. Tn the meantime Ser?eant-at-Arnis Ordwav, who is very persuasive with the negroes, went to DeLarge and succeeded in inducing him to change seats wlih .Butler. Ginnery Twichell, another Massachusetts member, who had been unlucky in drawing a seat, seel ag the success of Butler with one of the negroes, concluded that he would try a similar game with the other. He immediately started for Rainey, Hie other lucky colored brol lu-r from South Carolina, and asked him lrhe had any objec? tion to take a seat a little further back. Rainey was a member of the last House, and, coming in late in tho session, had been assigned a back seat. Unlike DeLarge, he had had some experience, and he had no disposition to re? peat ir. "Mr. Twicheil," he said, "I would rather sit here." '.Well, you see," said Ginnery, with a smile that was child-like and bland, "you won't have much occasion to address the speaker, and one o? those seats back there will suit just as well for writing Idlers. You know our State bas always stood up for the rights ol' the col? ored people.1' . -Thank you," said Rainey, "I think I would rather sit here, if it's all the sam^.*' Ginnery went away laboring under the im? pression that a few weeks in Die House has a wonderful'effect upon a uegro. THE CHA RLES TO V SISTERS OE MERCY. How the Congressional Hill for their Relier was Twice Defeated in thc Senate. [From the Washington ratriot.* During the last Congress a bill passed the House ol Representativo making an appro? priation to repair the property ol' a charitable institution in Charleston, under the charge ot the "Sisters of OUT Lady of Mercy," which had been seriously damaged during tho bom? bardment. It went to the Se?alo, and In the expiring hours ot the session, July lf>, 1870, Mr. Drake, then a senator from Missouri, "solitary and alone," lifted his baleful voice aga.nst this measure ol huinauity. It was defeated by his inaliirnant persistency. Time rolled on, ami this senator was ".ransierreci to the Court of Claims. The bill waB renewed on the morning ol the 4th ol'Mareil, and with the certainty ol suc? cess could a vote have been reached. The Senate had been polled, and there was not a doubt about the result. The galleries were thronged, and a generous feeling ol' sympathy pervaded the whole assembly. Sitting in the place which he once occupied, but never filled, was Mr. Drake, ?ike a bird ol ill omen. At ibis critical moment Mr. Edmunds, ol' Vermont, look the iloor, witlLtha-deliberai? intention or I talkiu?? against time. And when he hud played that unworthy part, he was succeeded by Mr. Howard, of Michigan, who spoke until the clock sounded the death-knell ol' the bill, anti of lii3 own senatorial career. The ineuuness and malice of this last oct are consistent with the persecuting spirit which marsed his course during and since the war. CHURCH RELIEF FOR TEE FRENCH. WASHINGTON, March 10. Bishop Potter has published, a letter'to the diocese of New York, urging all the churches to' take up a subscription for Hie French suf? ferers by the war on Sunday, the 12lh instant. The French relief committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce telegraphed Hie letter throughout the U?ited States, and requests that the clergy of all denominations will order a similar contribution at the same time. THE STATE OF THE WEATHEH. WASUINGTON, March 10. The barometer has risen since yesterday evening rapidly on the Gulf and South Atlan? tic, and now remains stationary in the latter regions. The an.-a of lowest barometer has moved northward into the British possessions, and the miuor disturbance Thursday evening in Virginia has moved far to the nortueuar. Tile baromeleris stationary, with a tendency to fall west of Indiana. Clear and fair wea' fi? er, with fresh winds, have prevailed south and west of Pennsylvania; cloudy and clearing weather on the east Atlantic and lower lakes, with fresh winds, brisk winds and clearing up weather ou the upper lakes. There are no in? dications ol* any serious disturbance on Satur? day. Fa;r weather will probably p"r?!vai!. SF ARKS FROM TUE WIRES. William D. Wheeler, editor of the Bangor Maine, Daily Whig and Courier, is dead, aged 54. The murderer Thomas,'colored, was hung yesterday morning at the Tombs, New York. A fire at Orange Courthouse, Va., on Thurs? day alternoon, destroyed the hotel, Ross's store, three dwelling houses and' thc Baptist Church. The United States Supreme Court has ad-| journed to the 20th. Letters from San Domingo think annexa? tion wlil prevail, but the island is turbulent. The opponents of annexation threaten incen? diarism. The Vlrgluia Conservatives have renomi? nated Johnson to the United Stales Senate. -The Woman's Journal, on the authority c. a Boston lady lately returned lroiu England, and who has had an opportunity ot knowing the facts in the case, contradicts the painful aud scandalous story that Jenny Lind is seeklu" a divorce on account of the 'inlemperan e aud extravagance or her husband. A happier or better mulched pair, .fays Hie Boston luuy. is hardly to be found lu Eugluud. Thev reside near Loudon In elegant siyle, surrounded by all the cotulorts ol lile. MPOLEON'S PROTEST. HE REFUSES TO RECOGSIZE THE POWERS OF THE ASSEMBLT. A Plebiscite Demanded to Determine the Kate of hi* Dynasty-Continued Troubles in Paris-Turbulence of thc National Guard. PARIS, March 0. Baron Baude, General Caille and Mede Mou? lant have been appointed plenipotentiaries on the part ol' France to negotiate peace. Thc National Guards are strongly entrench? ed, with thirty-one guns, on the heights of Montmartre,awaiting the signal of their leader to proclaim open revolution in favor of the commune. The Journal Officiel invites Hie mayors of Paris and the communes to address a demand for a part of the funds seat by citizens ol the United State?, and urges that a delegate of the American government be added to the com? mission ol' distribution. All thc theatres are preparing to reopen as soon as gas can be got. The Bank of France will commence issuing balance sheets on Thursday. A letter of Jules Simon is placarded everywhere. It announces the deposition of Napoleon, and declares him responsible for the min and invasion of France. The appointment of Palladines has given of? fence because ol hi3 acknowledged firmness and talent. He has a plan for the reorganiza? tion ot the National Guard which ls approved by Thiers. The National Guard of the iuture is a most difficult problem. LONDON", March 10. Specials from Paris yesterday report con? tinued agitation on the part of the National Guard, who threaten to dissolve the Assembly should it assemble at Versailles. General Vinoy commands Paris. Vinoy threatens to bring a large force into the city. The anti-German league grows rapidly in Paris iii strength and numbers. Some sailors attempted to place the tri-color on thc Column of July, removing the red Hag. Tumults ensued, but the sailors were arrested and the red flag restored. Bight battalions ol ihe National Guard are at the Place de la Eas tile. Napoleon protests against the action of the Assembly declaring against his dynasty. He says the Assembly was only created to make peace. The foundation ol public right is thc Plebiscite-he will bow to that alone. The Latest.' PARIS, March 10. The situation at Monttnatre remains tin changed. Other sections of Paris are quiet. The government will soon instruct Paliadi?es to restore order in the turbulent districts. THE FLIGHT INTO SWITZ ERL ANJO. The Wrecks of Bourbaki's Army. [Correspondence of the Loudon Time?.] On Wednesday morning, February 1, the Swiss heard that 80,000 Frencli had crossed the border during the night. The possibility ot' such an event had beeu foreseen, but It had been thought more probable that the retreat? ing force would have been driven into Besun con to help in the reduction of that place, as Bazaine's soldiers had been in the case of im? pregnable Metz. But how much anxiety was felt as lo whether Ihe French would yield their arms, whether the Swiss would fire upon them il they relined, whether the Prussiuis would pursue, or whether in many ways Switzerland might not und herself very awkwardly situ? ated. The arrivai ol'a troop of French cavalry on the following afternoon put an end to all sur? mising.-, and explained much that we had be? fore thought very wonderful. The horses seemed scarcely abie to Stund. They were un? der-sized and half famished. Their legs were knotted and swollen: their tails and manes ollen rotted away; the long shaggy hair ol I heir ungroomed coats matted with dirt. The riders were warmly clothed lu large over coats, and what seems to be nearly universal among officers and men of all arms, the broad peaked cap. lt was the general opinion among the lookers on that ten well mounted heavy cavalrymen would have ridden over the whole two hundred. On inquiry I found these were really old soldiers, and next day I rec? ognized the uulform. olten seen in Paris, of | the Gendarmerie, only without the traditional three-cornered hat. During Friday and Sa tut day infantry poured into the town, the In? tervals between the arrival of the iarge bodies being filled by 3traggier3 in every stage ot ex? haustion. They came slowly in, shuffilug along, with hanging heads, sunken cheeks anti starting eyes. Such a multitude of famished, weary, footsore, ragged and sickly human be? ings was surely never gathered together. Those tmable to march came in by (rain. Shall I be accused of exaggeration if I at? tempt to describe their condition ? I have seen poor in London and beggars In Egypt, but never such wholesale misery as was Tiere. Hundreds of poor fellows, their uniforms torn lo rags, limped pass. The feet and hands ol' nearly all were frost billen, causing the gtval esl pain. On many a lace incipient lever had begun its ravages; many would never inarch again. In ali,"the shrunk features and crouch? ing galt told ol gnawing hunger, while the deep cough and hoarse voice bore witness to long nights spent on snow and Irozcn ground. Some had tied bits ol wood under their bare feet to protect them from the ."tones; others wore wooden sabdts; hundreds had no sock?, and when they had they were mere? ly ol'thin cotton; others, who appeared well shod, would show a soleless or heelless boot, the exposed part ol the foot, once frozen, be? ing now a wound crusted wi! h. dirt. For weeks none had washed or changed their clothes, or removed their boots. Nothing but hurried march and countermarch. Their hands were blacker than any African's. Some had lost their toe?; the limbs of others were so frozen that every movement was agony. The men staled that for three days they had had neither food nor fodder served out to Hiern, and that before that they often got only one loaf between eight men. But let me turu Irom thia humiliating view of the civilization of the nineteenth century to what we may well be proud ol' in our times. As Ihe long columns toil wearily through the villages, defiling from the Jura passes-chok? ed deep with snow-upon Hie Lake of Geneva, Hie inhabitants everywhere turned out lite? rally "their all" to supply their wants. As regiment arter regiment of tottering starv? ing men passed into this town, it was a Bhjht to make a strong man weep to see rich and poor, young and old, distributing to their necessities; while rugged, hard, ill-favored faces broke out in sunny smiles, a* though ministering angels liad met Hiern amid scenes of death und murder. Here were market women, who on oilier days are wont to haggle over a centime, eagerly emp? tying their stalls; there were people rushing into shops, and returning laden with loaves, rolls, biscuits, chocolate or cigars. The par? ticularly ragged might be seen carrying some m tide ol clothing just received, or a glimpse might oe caught ot the grateful look ol' joy. more I han reward to the giver, as some poor fellow willi torn feet got a pair of warm socks. The poorest women came' out willi steaming cans of tea and coffee, and almost every house was ready with soup. There is also much to the credit of the men. They had, all tired as they were, brought in their blankets, knapsacks and oilier kit. None asked for uoylhlng ; what was offered they look, eagerly, but not greedily. I never suv.- ,i man try to gel more Hum his one cigar or roll, though in the press and burry it would have been easy lor him to snatch sev? eral. It was also remarkable that, as a rule, none would take till actually held out to him Individually. Une case was especially sad. A tine legion ot volunteers bad begun a campaign full ol'hope on the 7th of January- all self-sup? porting men; on the 7th ol February they were { beggars in the streets ol'Lausanne. ' Since their 1 arrival these troops have been very quiet ana well behaved, aud have shown themselves deeply conscious of the kindness they have re? ceived. The churches have been cleared, and straw laid down for their reception. During the day, those who are well rpajn about at large, but inside lay many Bick and maimed. French linen and flannel, and socks, are sup? plied by committees, and warm baths are offered all day long. In the churches ladies sit meddlng tattered garment1', bathing frozen feet, writing letters, or supplying Utile deli? cacies for the sick. Soldiers, with tears in their eyes, tell you lt is ")riagnifl.fj\i&. ' It seems probable ttiat liany new ideas will find their way iuto the heajrt of France, when the four hundred thousand or five hundred thousand prisoners, who eave had their eyes opened by a good deal of'compulsory travel? ling, return to their homjes. The gaiters or leggings of the French army have sadly failed In their design of keeping thc foot dry and clean. The mud works ijb under them, fas? tenings are lost, and the gtuters crumple down upon Hie foot. They j; merely soak up water, and then remalli wet long after? wards. One colonel complained that his men, on arriving at a village, would fling down their arms uncleaned, and lie down to sleep unwashed, their horses ungroomed. He contrasted thc behavior oftohe Germans as he had heard it described by me villagers. I will end by a story told me by ijous-offlcier, when I asked his opinion of the Mobiles. One of the latter had frankly told his colonel his behavior before the enemy. He said : "Quand J'en? tends siffler les balles, Je mto cache; mais quand j'entends un coup de canon, je ne puis pas res? ter-je me sauve." t misos IS s Mw YORK. A Church Building Mania-Real Estate Movements- Tron?le with a Prima Donuu-Wendell Phillips aud Tilton. [FROM oru OWN CORRESPONDENT.* NEW YORK, March 7. There is quite a revival going on among the Roman Catholics of this city as regards their interest in the new Cathedral now building on Filth avenue. This noble . structure has now progresse;I far enough to give the visitor to the place some idea of its future appear? ance. lt will be, by all odds, the most su? perb ecclesiastical edifice on the American Continent. Built of white marble. In thc flam? boyant Gothic style, it will in color remind one of the ereat Milan Cathedral, while Hs gene? ral outline will suggest the two-spired cathe? drals of France and Germany. This new culhedral was the cherished work of the late Archbishop Hughes, whose remains, in course of time, will probably be removed to a final resting place beneath the new building. He was not permitted to live to witness its com? pletion; but his successor, Archbishop Mc Closkey, ?3 now devoting all his energies to the task. Our wealthier Roman Catholic citizens are contributing liberally. Gifts ol money, in sums of from one hundred to five thousands dollars, are corning In freely, and several individuals who have already given five thousand dollars each are supplementing their donations,.by additions in the shape ol thousand dollar checks. The work on the cathedral is actively resumed. It will proba? bly be several years belore it can be finished, but the pious liberality ol the New York Catholics proves that there will be no Iaok of funds. REAL ESTATE. The city is just now unusually free from ex? citing influence's. Even Wall street is undis? turbed. Cold keeps in the Immediate vicinity ol ill, the fluctuations being so small ns to ex? cite not even the briefest sensaiion. The Htock market is also quiet. There is a considerable activity in real estate, and the prices show an upward tendency. Speculation In up-town lots is almost killed, by the lact that this sort of property-that is, In the vicinity of the Cen? tral Park-is held by wealthy men who will not part with lt at any price. Above the-park lots can still be bought at reasonable prices, though a great advance In' their value ls confi? dently predi'.teil. :i A I'KIM.V DOXSA'S KOW. At Fisk's new operahousc has been pro? duced a iror^eous specimen of opera boone in ?.Les G?orgienne.-:,'' thu latest work ol' the popular composer, Ofl'cibaeh. It ls superbly 1 put upon the stage, with till the effects of'eiab- l orate sceuery and costumes. All the women ( in the piece wear abbreviated male dresses, and in one scene all the male actors dance around in petticoats. An elephant-a real, I live, menagerie elephant-forms part of the i procession, and is accompanied by a baby el- . epliant, whose antics give the utmost amuse? ment. This young quadruped ls really "Little Mue,'' a deformed younz ina-i who plays the ? monkey in Bryant's minstrel company. i Aimee and Persiui are the prima donjias of 1 the troupe. They are both pretty women, ' and pleasing singers, und have quite taken the' 1 place In popular regard ol' Mon Inland and ' Silly. The latter of these had a r?gulai1 row I with the management. During a perlormance she made use of some gesture which inter? rupted the music and gave offence to the con- ! dudor. Slie was directed not to repeat lt; but the next night she did the same thing. For 1 tliis the stage manager fined her twenty-live 1 dollars. This fine she refused lo pay, and appealed lo Mr. Fisk, the proprietor, who sup? ported his stage manager, and poor .Silly, still 1 remaining obstinate, broke lier engagement, shook the dust ol New York from her tiny 1 feet, and sailed back io Frunce. WENDELL PHILLIPS lias just given his lecture on "Topics ol tile Day/'at Steinway Hall, before the Mercantile Library Association. The proceeds (over a thousand dollars) are to go to the relief of the suffering French. Phillips was listened lo by a large audience, and saving an occasional break in Iiis voice, spoke willi all his wonted visor and eloquence. He declared Dial intem? perance, Hie labor question, and the woman's movement, would be the three great Issues ol' tile next aecaito. Ile took very strong ground in favor ol'tho Frencli side ol the re? cent war, und stigmatized Hie German Empe? ror aa "tlie blasphemous bigot of Berlin." At this alliterative denunciation lhere was some hissing, but it was drowned In applause. The address was very interesting, but there were occasional repetitions, and even contradic? tions, which would hardly be looked for in an orator like Wendell Phillips. THEODORE. TILTON has just issued the second number of his "("olden Age." It is an interesting, bold spoken Journal, though it is difficult to tell what precise policy it will advocate. The In? dependent, since Tilton's witndrawnl, has been a very "goody" sort of paper, not unlike the other religious weeklies ot the period. Its number for this week reads more like a collection of unfinished sermons than auy Ihing else. The Examiner is attracting some attention by the excellent foreign letters of its travelling correspondent, Rev. Dr. Burt, but. otherwise, our religious press is particu? larly dull just now. . .TltOVATOR. 'STATE SEWS. Edgefield. -At an election held in Hamburg on the 2d instant for municipal officers, Prince Rivers, negro, was elected intendant, and Louis Schil? ler. A. T. Allaway, A. N?rnberger aud Jue Thomas, wardens. Richland. -The Phoenix announces the death on Tuesday of Captain James U. Adams, a promi? nent uiid honored citizen ot Richland. He was a native of Richland County, and his age was about fifty-nine years. He was buried in the lainily burial ground, near Gadsden. Greenville. -The Mountaineer records the following sales ot land on sales-day: "By order from the Court of Common Pleas-House and half acre lot in the City of Greenville, lor $1000, bought by Samuel Si radley; house and three acre lot in the City of Greenville, lor $1955, bought by W. T. Shumate; tract No. 1, lands Ofw. P. Prince, deceased, ninety acres, for ?1150, bought by W. T. Shumate; traci No. 2, lands ol' W. P. Prince, deceased, lliree hun? dred acres, for $1130, purchased by John Vi. Cunningham. By order of probate judge Lands of fceloina May, deceased, for payment ot debts, ?c., llilrty acres, for ?95, bought by William May. Unclei execution-One hundred and eighty-one acres, lands ol Charles Terry, lor $1250, purchased by P. D. Cureton." Georgetown. -The Times slates that the following named persons frere elected intendant and wardens ol' liiat town on Monday last: Intendant, W. K. neston; waruens-?J. U, nuiucj, ?a. a. wm, James Murrell, Wm. P. Porter. There was no opposition to any one of the members elect ex? cept to Mr. Porter. Messrs. Heston and Por? ter profess to be Democrats of the old line and the old school, and unalterably opposed to the Erinclples and practices of the Radical party. Ir. Carr is the sheriff and treasurer ol the county, and Messrs. Ralney and Murrell are colored persons of property, who are conser? vative members of the Radical party, and in? terested in looking into the manner and means by which the onerous taxes Imposed on the people of the town are raised and expended. -The same paper announces the death ol Paul Tamplet, on Saturday last, at his resi? dence in Georgetown. He had been ailing for some time, but no apprehensions were felt by his friends for his ulttmate recovery nntlla few moments before he died. He was in the forty-second year of his age. Mr. Tamplet at different Limes occupied the positions ot clerk and treasurer ot council, of warden of the town, or clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, and of ordinary of the district, all of which he filled faithfully and efficiently. The last two offices he held until the inauguration of the Radical party into power. -The Times records the following ontrage, which 1B only a part of the series which are oc? curring In various parts of the State:- On Monday night, between ll and 12 o'clock, willie going to the steamer Emilie, Mr. John La Bru ce, Jr., Mr. George Douglass and *Mr. Joseph Sampson, with three of his children and a colored boy, discovered a light in a new and unfinished building on the Bay street, the Sroperty of Messrs. W. H. Jones, Jr., and T. i. McDowell.' Mr. Douglass Immediately went into the building and threw out some chips that were on fire, and was proceeding to. take away some coals on fire, when a colorea man, by the name of Paul Nesbit, came from the opposite side ol the street and charged the parties above named with setting fire to the building. They were pursued to the steamer by a mob of colored persons, headed by one Edward Lawrence, an employee as boatman at the Customhouse. By the time Mr. Sampson and his party got aboaril of the boat, some twenty or thirty colored persons were there, threatening .to go. aboard and take them out. This they were prevented from doing by Captain Charlie White and Mr. James R. Sparkman, Jr., who warned the mob at their peril not to put foot on thc gangway. Captain White's warning was heeded, and they desisted in their law? less attempts to seize und carry off Mr. Samp? son and lils parly. Mr. Sampson and Mr. La Bruce were on their way to Charleston, and Mr. Sampson's little sons accompanied him to thc boat. When something like order was restored, he placed his children and thc colored servant under the care of Mr.. W. P. Porter, to see them home. No sooner had they got on the wharf, than Edward Lawrence dragged the colored boy away and put him in custody ol some of his conlederates, and then followed Mr. Porter and tho children, and when near Mr. L. G. Emanuel's store, seized one of the children and Insisted on taking him away; and had lt not been for the firmness of Mr. Porter, the mob, headed by Lawrence, would have carried out their purpose. The colored boy who was seized by them was choked and oth? erwise maltreated by the mob. because he would not say that Simpson, LaBruce and Douglass had set fire to thc house. He was taken to the jail, but Hie Jnilor very properly refused to lake him into custody, because?.he had no idea ol being implicated with the Illegal acts of an excited mob. After keeping him under restraint for two or three hours, he was re? leased and suffered to go home. Language the most abusive, threats the most incendiary, were used by the mob against the white peo? ple. .. -Bayonets were brandished by two of the Strlies over the heads ol' Messrs. Sampson and ouglass, and every species of Insult heaped upon them. It is as well for us to know and understand whether we are to rely on the law for the protection of our persons, or upon ourselves. . If the former cannot be relied on the latter must be resorted to, and the sooner we prepare ourselves for the contingency the better. TJETJB TROUBLES IX CHESTER. Om flu tl iii- Account?. From the various accounts which have been published and the information otherwise furnished to TIIKNKWS, it appears that the 3rlgin ot the excitement In Chester County ivas flue to the existence of an armed body of aegro militia, who openly proclaimed that lliey were drilling for the purpose ol'attacking the so called Ku-Klux. Radical versions are to the effect that the Jifficuliy was commenced about two weeks igo by a body of disguised men In t he upper liart ol' the county, who went to the houses of three colored men. took them out and beat them badly, and took from their houses Ihrec muskets belonging to the Slate, the men beaten being members of one of the militia companies. The matter having been reported to the captain ol' the company, on Die follow? ing day he went unarmed lo the house of one F. Cran I ford, who he suspected of being one of the parties who look the arms, and liiere founrt th? guns In a broken and useless condition, which guns he carried away. Mailers remained pretty much in a quiet stale until last Satur? day night, when another body ol disguised men al tacked (he house of Jim Woods, a colored man, who, liaving been iulormed ol' si ch intent, had got ihree or lour friends In the house wirti him; that when the house was fired Into these men took to the woods, where ihey secreted themselves until the attacking party withdrew, when they followed ana fired upon them, killing the horse of one, wounding one man severely, and, from ac? counts received, it is supposed that others of Hie party were wounded, and several of their masks and cloaks were cnp'.ured. That on the following Sunday night (last) Hie party caine back again in larger loree, and attacked the same house, and were again re? pulsed, and that on Monday morning, the members of Hie company ot militia (these at? tucks having all been made upon them) came to Hie major ol the regiment. In thc Town of Chester, lor more ammunition, which he gave them. On lite other band, a citizen of responsible character writes to lue Phouix that he was in the immediate vicinity where thc negroes were engaged in drilling, and that on last Saturday night, Hie -tili instant, they barri? caded the public road, and as a young man was passing, on his way home, they shot and wounded him, from* ambush.. This pro? voked an attack soon after from a few disguised men. who withdrew in consequence of thc superior number of armed negroes. The following Monday morning these negroes, numbering about sixty, with the arms and ac? coutrements furnished by the State, marched down to Chester, a distance ol" ten miles, curs? ing and swearing and behaving like demons on Ihe road. They camped in the suburbs of the town and posted sentinels, who challenged every white person attempting to leave the town, and compelled several citizens to turn from their course and take a different direc? tion. Tiie wish, it is affirmed, was expressed to the sheriff that he would summon ajjos.se of seventy-five men, who were ready to obey his orders, and have the outlaws arrested, but we suppose lor prudential reasons he declined lo interpose Iiis official authority in any way. According lo Radical accounts, the intend? ant ot Hie town called off Major Heister, of the militia regiment, and endeavored to induce him to get the negroes to leave Hie town, which they did to a considerable number. On Monday night, the citizens were notified by Hie Intendant to do.guard duty, apprehen? sions of fire being felt, and the major of the regiment reported, with some ol' the colored militia, lor duty with Hie rest. Upon return? ing from this duty, and alter all of his men had returned to their homes. Ihe major met bodies of armed strangers about Hie town, and when the night train came down it brought an armed squad from Rock Hill, iu York County. Upon this, Hie major got to? gether ten or filteen men with Hie intention of staying by his house. Tuesday morning, at 1 o'clock, the intend? ant promised the major that nothing should happen. In ten minutes afterward an attack was begun at the depot, by the pu: ties trom Rock Hill, which attack was repulsed, one colored man being slightly wounded, when it was believed there would be no luriher trouble; but when the 3 o'clock morning traiu arrived, it brought from Winnsboro about 50 armed men, who got off at ihe depot. The major of the regiment then collected near his house a com? pany of the militia, having' before thia tele? graphed to the Governor a3 io what course lo pu rsue. At daybreak an agreement was entered into, that Ihe company of militia was to go be lection of armed whites should leave, which was carried ont, and the major of the regiment relerred to, Mr. J. C. Heister, who is also clerk oi the court ol thaLcounty, and one ? the town council, went to Columbia to confer with the Governor. Subsequently he received a dispatch from his wife, stating that on the night previous a body of armed men had visited his house, during bis absence at Co? lumbia, and completely gutted lt. On Wednesday, the following dispatch was received in Columbia from Chester: .The excitement is over here. An armed force of mounted men attacked and dispersed the militia, killing some; the balance took to the woods." United States troops were promptly forward? ed to tho scene of disturbance, and yesterday it Is said that dispatches were received hy the commandant of the post at Columbhvfrom the detachments at Chester and York, showing a terrible state of affairs and Increasing excite? ment. More mnrders are reported, and addi? tional troops have been sent. It is even alleg? ed that martial law will probably be proclaim? ed by the Governor. A CHAPTER OR "OUR GIRLS.? Why Men Like Little Women-How Girls Van Learn to Walk Gracefully - What They Should Drink-Fat Girls and Thin Girls. The Harpers will shortly publish a book by Dr. Dlo Lewis for which we are sale to claim a wide popularity. It is written in Dr. Lewis's free and lively style, and is full of good-Ideas, the fruit of long study and experience, told In a sensible, practical way that commends them to every, one who reads. Dr. Lewis talks about "Our Girls" in away that Interests while It Instructs, and as a hygienic consideration of the woman question his book will find Its way everywhere and do good wherever lt goes. Dress, studies, amusements, exercise, em? ployments, diet and all else that pertains to the education of girls are treated In this book, with no tender hand lor folly and no squeam? ishness In showing up error. The whole book is admirably sensible, and withal so readable that we are constrained to make extracts from the advance sheets, first of which shall be what Dr. Lewis says about LITTLE WOMEN. By a large woman, Dr. Lewis states that he means one weighing from 140 to 1G0 pounds,-and by a small woman, one whose weight is from 90 to 110 pounds. Referring to the fact that moBt men preler the "darling, sweet, petite," he says: The reason for this preference for little women among men, is simply this: Former? ly, women were slaves to the passions of men. In modern times they have, among our bet? ter classes, risen a little above that, and have become the pets and toys of men. Now, a pet or a toy. say a black and tan, is valuable in proportion to Its diminutiveness. A man in selecting, a wife that he intends to dress in silks and laces, with trinkets hung In her ears, rings on her fingers ana little ornaments stuck all over her, who ls to sit in his parlor while he is absent on busi? ness, to dress and redress herself several times a day, to be. ready to receive him, all corsetted, besilked, bejewelled and beseemed, when he shall come from his office. A man who selects a wife as a pet. a toy ,1s very likely to have the same sort of preference for i petite wife that he has for apetite black and tao. This Is the source of the preference lor little women. Born of the same parents; fed at the same table, educated at the same school, why, In America, does a man weigh fifty pounds more tlian a woman ? This petite size can be ac? counted for. Nothing, to my mind, ls plainer. Exercise is the great law of development. Our girls have no-adequate exercise. Besides, the organs on which growth depends, viz: thc lungs, stomach and liver, are reduced, by the corser, to halt the natural size and ac? tivity. These two causes, with living in the shade, explain the alarming decrease In the size of the average American woman. HOW GIRLS SHOULD WALK. After inculcating the advantages of wearing broad soled Bhoes, the doctor proceeds to give some hints on how to walk well : How any oi you who desire to appear well, to make a fine impression, can consent to crawl about, poking your chins out, shoulder blades slicking out and wiggling yourself along In that stubby, stumbling way, amazes me. There are certain prerequisites. First. You must have low, wide heels and broad soles, especially about the toes, afford? ing a secure surface, upon which, in taking euch step, you can push the body forward. Second. The body about the waist must be perfectly at liberty. The .corset is a deadly enemy to fine walking. But given perfect freedom at the middle of the body, through which all the movements in walking must pass, given this freedom of thc trunk with good shoes, and you have the prerequisites on which the general exercise of thc body depends. I have sometimes thought that I would write a book on walking, and my book would con? tain only four words. Let us see; we must have two leaves, and each leaf must be as large as your thumb nail. We have four pages. Ndw we will proceed to print this book. On the first page we will print one single word, "chin;" on the second, a 6lngle word, "close;" on tho third page, "to;" now we approach the end of the volume; turnover, and on the last page we print the word "neck." The volume is complete. No ex? planatory xotes need be given, not another word need be said. Whoever carries the "chin close to neck" is all right from top to toe, and will walk well. Strange to say. the chin is the pivot on which Hie whole body turns in walking. A charming lady, of the grand, old-fashioned pattern, bore herself like ah empress at eighty six. I ventured lo ask lier: ".Madame, what was the source of this re? markable carriage of your person ?" She re? plied: "During my young life I carried a large book on my head one or two hours every day. My mother had been taught the practice in an English school, and she transmitted it \o her daughters." WHAT GIRLS SHOULD DRINK. On this potnt the Doctor declares war upon China: I am astonished that a young woman who is ambitious of a clear, fine skin should drink tea. It is a great enemy to lair complexion. Wine, coffee and cocoa may be used without tinging the skin; but as soon as tea-drinking becomes a regular habit, the eye of the dis? criminating observer detects it in the skin. Tea compromises the complexion, probably, by deranging the liver. Weak tea or coffee may be used occasionally, in moderate quan? tity, without harm; and lliose who live much in Hie open air, and are occupied with hard work, may drink either, in considerable quan? tiles, wiihout noticeable harm; but I advise all young women who would preserve a soft, clear skin and quiet nerves, to avoid all drinks but cold wat?r. It ls an excellent practice to drink one or two glasses ol cold water on lying down at night, and on rising in the morning. If you have good teeth, and can help the loud into your stomach without using any Hui.!, except the saliva, it will, in the fong run. contribute much lo your health. FAT GIRLS AND THIN GIRLS. We must conclude these few and scattered extracts from a book so full of good things with Dr. Lewis's advice on a subject of vast importance to many a dissatisfied beauty who would part with her back hair if she could only gain or lose a little flesh, a3 the case may be. This ls the prescription : Arc you too fat. ? Eat less food, with a larger proportion of meat; rise early in the morning and exercise much. This will reduce your weight. Even diminishing the quantity of food alone, without any other chauge, will be sure to clo lt. It ls impossible that excessive fat. either in horse or man, can hold out against a persistent reduction in the quantity of food. And if the reduction be gradual and judicious, the strength ls not lessened, bm is steadily increased, until the excess in fat is all gone. "And I will add that, alter two or three the excess has been removed. Are you too thin ? Sleep more by going to bed earlier: do not over-work; eat freely or oat? meal porridge, Graham mush, cracked wheat and hulled corn; and all with milk and sugar. 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