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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE K. K. K. m YORK AN INTERESTING RESUME OJF THE SITUATION. Tlfe Objects of ??e Klan-Co-operation among Citizens-No Further Trouble Apprehended-C a. p t a 1 n Christopher and hts Troubles- V Letter'from Re? sponsible Citizens. * [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) YORK VILLE, Mareil ll. The mail has doubtless conveyed to you a" succinct and truthful account of the recent troubles by which we have been beset-both here and in Chester. It is with gratification that Ve announce peace, and once more slum? ber quietly In our beds without fear of the torch of the Incendiary, or the demoniacal outbursts of fanatical freedmen. There has been aT-time, however, when every white man felt that the protection of his home and the safety of his family depended on his own strong arm. There have accordingly, been exhibitions of the corrective ele me:\ and good foundation for the statement that the citizens of the up-country were thoroughly prepared for self-defence. Thaj, as a mass, we are members of toe Ku Klux-Klan Is false; yet we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that this organization has con? duced to our peace, afforded us protection, and solved the problem of our future quiet. ^Whlle not attempting to defend the operations of any Beeret band which seeks to correct prevailing public evils and to "regulate" those who are guilty ol malpractice and misdemeanor, you will find that wherever in this county the or? ganization is known to exist, there peace" reigns, labor is uninterrupted, the colored and the white man enjoy equal protection, and both faces live in perfect accord. The cause of our troubles is not a sudden J one. It wears the age of months-a period pfl time in lad that may be traced to the organi? zation of the militia. That organization ha? been viewed on all sides as a political machine. Arras in the bands of negroes provoked Impu? dence, and impudence resulted in bloodshed. J White leaders and black used their power ks a lever to life themselves into office. Be? lieving, perhaps, in some manifest destiny, they taught the ignorant negro that he must assert his supremacy by force o? arms, and by the reduction of. homesteads to ashes, and other acts of- violence. Incendiary speeches were made by Rose, the county treasurer, by I one 6f the colored county commissioners, and hf other?, until afcJast the people began to I awake te the impending evil. Then--warnings" followed. Mysterious men at midnight, array ed in disguise, waited on'indlvlduals who hid I made themselves obnoxious, and notified them to*1eave the locality. Some they punished. I It may have been unlawful, but so stands the fact. With these ..warnings" the ma3s of citi? zens had nothing to do. The county treasurer stood in the public streets and advised the negroes to burn and destroy as long as they j were thus annoyed. ForHbls, and on other grave enarges, he was called upon by the Klan. They found him ab ? sent, but in his absence they destroyed noth? ing connected with his office. They even I disregarded his own revolver lying near the J ' safe. He made a great outcry in the Radical j, papers, talked about the robbery of a thousand I ? dollars, and ot the outrages perpetrated on Ms j 1 property. Affidavits were snbsequently taken 11 from Intelligent members ot the community, | including some of his own party, and forward? ed to Governor Scott, denying the assertions j J he made, and showing that he was false in ., almost every particular. The Ku-Klux desired I to deal with bim personally-not with thc j property of the State. By the way, it may be here remarked that in no instance can it be I proved that one of this mysterious organiza? tion lias been guilty of an act of spoliation or I ; wanton destruction. They claim to act strictly j i In accordance with the principles of human j j justice, although the exhibition of that I, justice may not be sanctioned by the I < slow and uncertain process of the law. j 1 Rose took refuge in the camp Of the'Unlted I ! States Infantry. Jie-remained there two days. t Finally on Friday night last he was escorted to j t CheSter, a detachment of twenty-five soldiers J keeping hint company on the march. He was L . advised to go to his virtuous parent, who keeps \ house in Columbia.* I' Th?s came-the troubles in Chester-the ' outgrowth of precisely the same influences ae ? those which have prevailed in York. The i Mount Carmel company of negroes, boastful of I their prowess, vain of their weapons, and sav- j age-like in their use, sought to take possession I ' of the public road, to put out pickets, declare a j Biiiall war on the community, and molest and , shoot down citizens. They were demolished, i Out of eighty-five who constituted the com? pany, sixteen were m Jail until a day or two J ago, and the balance are among the killed, i wounded and missing. Th? arms are again in i the possession of the State authorities. No ' body knews who did lt; no body asks; butthe J people breathe Ireer because it is done. The example has been effective. The colored men who have been deceived and misled 3ee the error of their ways. Work has been resumed by them, and we anticipate no further di QI. I culty. If it should occur, such is the under-j standing among the citizens 'Of this and sur? rounding counties, that at the first I sign of an outbreak, five hundred mon will be j ' in arms In less than two hours. They are not I Ku-Klux. Whatever they have to do' they will do without disguise. Meanwhile, lt ls. ! presumable that the Kti-KJux will preserve their organization. They have applied the lance, drawn blood, and the body politic seems headier In con-equence. We have heard of I their midnight visits and warnings. A "warn- j : ing" ls an intimation to behave better or 11 travel, and in every instance, it is said, the i partlSs have had ample time to reform or j ! leave. The devil In this instance, therefore, i is not as black as lie has been painted. We have troops here, but the entente cordiale betweea them and the citizens is perfect. I True, Captain Christopher, of the 18th Uhited j. States infantry, has been unfortunate in losing I i some twenty-two of his men by desertion wita- i in the last ten days. The soldiers, however, i say the fault is bis own. They do not like the . idea of being put on the social terms with the colored militia, which Captain Christopher ' sought to enforce alter bringing the latter to J, his camp. They do not like the vt ry decided ] preference which he seems to have given to h the negro over the white man. They do not 1 like the peculiar style he has in pun- j lshing humanity hired at thirteen dois i lars a month for its indulgence iu a vice, 1 which, under cover of one hundred and thirty ! dollars a month and a pair of; shoulder-straps, I is regarded as a eort of social virtue. To illus? trate, one of the men the other day became loo t familiar with John Barleycorn. He was order- ' ed to dig up an Immense stump to remind him 1 of his proprieiles. It took him two days todo '' it. The poor mau was then tied hand and j feot, an U with a rope around his waist, carried : to a pool of water, and there thrown in and dragged out like a beast until almost drowned. The next day he probably forgot that he was a soldier, but remembered he was a man, and Uncle Samuel and Captain Christopher lost a possible hero. That Individual deserted. It is_strongly suspected by this community that Captain Christopher has apprehensions. Indeed it is said that he has confessed his In? ability to sleep o'nighTs Irom fear ol "war's alarums," while by day everybody knows that his bump or "caution" is represented by a guard of five men and a sergeant, who never leave his side while he walks. Colonel Wilson, a prominent lawyer here, and the sheriff took occasion to tell him that'he was as safe as any man well could be-that the people welcomed the presen ct? of tue troops as lriends and aliies, and that he was in no conceivable dan? ger, except from an up-country earthquake; but the officer remarked that he "felt better among his men." The K. K.'s have evidently demoralized one 1 microscopic corner of the United States array, and" found another superstitious victim -erf their gory locks. The literary efforts o? the captain in making it appear that the roads were picketed by Ku-Klux have already been published. They simply Illustrate his fears. A portion ol the citizens who assembled for the protection of their homes and the homes of their neighbors respond as follows: [We may remark, paren? thetically, that one of the Bigners of this paper, Mr. P. S. Russell, is a Republican, who ls said, by Treasurer Rose, to have been visited hy? the K. K.'s and to have suffered at their hands.] In the "Daily Union," of Friday morning, 10th, we notice two communications purport? ing to be from one John Christopher, captain. 18th United States Infantry-oue to the Gov? ernor of South Carolina, and the other to the sheriff of York County, in both of which ne asserts that the arms taken irom the negro militia company from "Carmel Hill," by the sheriff and bis posse, on the afternoon of the 8th, were used on the Bame night in picketing the roads leading to Yorkville, for the purpose of preventing tue prisoners Irom whom the arms were taken from reaching their homes In case of their discharge; and that the guards upon the roads "consisted of ihe same Illegal, unknown and armed bund that made the raid upon the office of the county treasurer." Such a statement emaaating from an officer In the UnltetrStates army,(a class ol men who heretofore have, been presumed to preserve the Instincts" of gentlemen, snd-to belele to speak the truth, y may, despite the known and gross exaggerat ions of which we have been the victims, gain credo nee* in certain-quarters; we, therefore, in justice to ourselves, deem it proper to make a simple and truthful state? ment of the tacts. On the evening of the 8th, som? citizens of our town were noticiad by several of their friends, Hvlng six or-'eight miles below Yorkville, that ?ney and their families were threatened with an attack from an armed band of negroee, composed in part of the company of Jim Williams, who had been bung by parries unknown two nights he fort. A party of fourteen or fifteen, to which we belonged, at once started to the assistance of our friends. We wera joined by others on the route who had been similarly no*tlfled, and arrived during the night at the scene of the threatened disturbance. Owing to our presence, no attack wa? made, though we have positive evidence from a gentleman living in the immediate neighborhood that Hie negroes were assembled in numbera on his plantation during the night. The body of Jim 'Williams was kept unburied, evidently with the inten? tion onmaking lt a rallying point for the at? tack npon the wjiltes. The coroner of- the county, when he proceeded with his jury", the iay before, to hold an inquest on the body of Jim Williams, found an aririeitband of ilfty or sixty negroes upon the ground, and it was at ."her personal peril t hat the inquest was held. In preventing the threatened attack, in tills nstance at least, we were conservators of the peace, instead of violators of the law. During the night, one of- the lieutenants of lim Williams':} ?ompauy,.one Tims by name, jaine to our party, aud voluntarily informed ns where we would ?!nd some of th? arms be? longing to the company, which had been, de? posited with him. and asked that they be taken to the sheriff, which was done. Towards morning on the 9th, we startecPto Yorkville. where we arrived after daylight. Passing directly In front of the camp of the garrison, we were balled and questioned by Captain Christopher. This ex 'laina the pick? eting so nervously described, aud ?3 a simple statement of the case. That we were an illegal Sand we emphatically deny, for we were withou*; regular organization, without dis? guise, and were engaged lu the defence of the ives not only of our friends, but ol' their helo ess families. Had we disregarded their call or assistance; had we neglected this highest ind most sacred of duties, we would have >een unworthy of the name ot men. That we vere an "unknown" band, the list of names n Captain John C's possession, and the signa? lizes to this communication, sufficiently dis jrove. That we were the "same band that made the .aid upon the office of the county treasurer," ,ve pronounce to be a falsehood-a tulse h o od ts blaok and Infamous as tbe'heart from which t emanated-and we challenge the proof. If Captain Jno. Christopher feels himself ag? grieved ')j tho foregoing remarks, we have jnly to say that we are personally and indi? vidually responsible for what we have said. We acted 03 kidlviduals, without organization, n going4o the assistance pf our friends,-and is individuals we hold ourselves responsible br our action. We deplore the present troubled condition if our county, and If by any effort of ours the peaci of former days could be restored, that effort would not bo wanting. But while ignorance sits in hlirh. places,"and bad and ;lesigiiinir men hold sway-, who would accoiur pllsh f'etr own selfish designs at the cost of their country's min, we are well nigh tempted lo "Despair ol the Republic." We profess to be law-abiding citizens, and as long ns lhere Is a semblance of law lu our midst we are readv to uphold nnd support it. Signed: W. H. Colcock, J. J. AV. Tomllnson, E. E. McCaffrey, Jt. B, McLain, R. D. Owens, Calvin Parish, Edward Graham, W. B. Wilson, Jr., D. S. Russell, Geo. Steele,. Porter Good, J. P. Hendon. In conclusion, we have only to say that the ' best men of York and Chester agree as to the propriety of removing (he arms now In the bands of the militia, and they, h ive reason lo believe that it will be done. Remove Hie. thorn in the flesh, and the wound will heal. WARWICK. Since receiving the above letter we learn that on Saturday the Governor concluded to recall the arms In the hands of the militia in Chester, and Captain Kennedy,-ol the adju? tant general's' department, proceeded to the locality by the 1 P. M. train, lor the purpose of carrying out the instructions of his Excel? lency. We also learn lhat three companies of United States troops arrived Saturday at 5 P. M. from Atlanta, one company of which was immedi? ately sSnt to Chester, another to Sock Hill, ?nd the third goes to Spartrmburg. The two companies now at York and Chester ore to Ta? tura, to their post In Columbia. TUE NAIL BCSIXEBS.-FIXIXR FKUUJS.-A meeting of the nail manufactur?is o'f the At? lantic States was held in New York on the 2d institut. The aggregate capacity of tue mills represented amounts to 2,000.000 kegs of nails per annum. After much discussion, the fol? lowing scale of price's was una.ilmotisly adopt? ed, to take effect itnmedlatelj : Cut nails, Iud to COtl, at Etandard or lowest rates; cut nails, bid ami ifd, 25 cents per keg above lOd; cut uails, 6d and 7d, 50 cents fer keg above 10d;. cut nulls, 4d and 5d, 7* cents per keg above lOd ; cut nails, 3d, SI 50 per keg above 10dr;ciit nails, 2d aud 3d,-fine, $2 per keg above lOd; spikes (al) sizes) 25 cenia per keg above lOd; lencing, sheathing, aud hook-huad brads, same as common nails; clinch nails, $150 per keg above same size cut nails; finishing, flooring, casing, slating, box, trunk, tobaccu, aud coop? ers', 50 cents per keg above "same size common hail;. MURDER WILL OUT ! THE ZATE?T CH AB TEE IX THE HTS-. TORI OF THE XATHAX TRAGEDY. X Clue at Lagt-The New York Police Satisfied that they Know the Assas? sin-How they have Tracked Him over tht Continent. Light at last breaks in upon ihe almost im? penetrable .mystery which, since tfee murder of Mr. BeBjamin Nathan at his residence in Neri* York city, last summer, lias enveloped that terrible crime, aud there is a fair prospect that the horrible affair will be wholly cleared up by the arrest and conviction of the mur? derer. The New York World o? Friday last sayB : THE MURDERER ANNOUNCED. Superintendent Kelso, on behalt of the po? lice authorities, announced last evening that the perpetrator ol the infamous crime which created snell an intense excitement in this city and' throughout the whole country is known to the police, and has been so known to them for some time past. This man is a thief | and burglar who for years past has been well known to the police of this and other cities of | the United States. He is one of the most de? termined and desperate characters among the .whole of the thieving fraternity. His real name ls supposed to b? William Forrester, but be has, from time to time, when caught In the meshes of the law, assumed the aliases of Billy Marshall, Bill Campbell, Frank Camp? bell, Frank Livingstone, Frank Harding, and Frank Howard. Unfortunately for the ends of justice his present whereabouts are not' known to the police, nor are they aware of the cognomen under which he rejoices at his im? munity lrom capture. TUE HISTORY OF THE. MURDER. Mr. Benjamin Nathan was a wealthy Israel? ite, who had by close application to business and strict integrity amassed a handsome for? tune, and, hiving retired from active business pursuits, resided In a palatial mansion lu Twenty-tmrd street, near Fifth avenue, imme? diately opposite the Fill li avenue hotel. Dur? ing the summer of 1870 Mr. Nathan resided in a handsome villa at Morristown, N. J., and his i city residence was inhabited by bis two sons, ! Frederick and Washington, a Mrs. Kelly, th? I housekeeper, and her son. who was employed to do odd jobs around the house. On the-28th of Jbly last Mr. Nathan came to this city to commemorate the anniversary of his mother's death, according to an ancient Israelitlsh cus? tom. Alter transacting some ousfness In Broad stfeet during tho afternoon, he repaired . to the synagogue ol the Congregation Shearith Israel, "in Nineteenth street, ot which Mr. Nathan was an honored member, and of which Rev.. J. J: LyonB, his brother-in-law, is the pas? tor. After the close of the services he visited the residence of Rev. Mr. Lyons, in company with his sons, Fred.'and Washington, and sup? ped. Although strongly and "repeatedly urge? lo spend the hight at Mr.-Lyon'? house, Mr. Nathan Insisted on sleeping ut his own house, and, returning at about 9 (?clock, retired to rest on, a bed'wbich had been made up for him on mattresses in a front room, on the second floor of his house. His sotis returned home before midnight, and, bidding their father good night, retired to their rooms in the up? per part ol the house. Nothing disturbed the peacelul slumbers of the young men during the night, but between 6 and 7 o'clock on the morning ot the 29th of Joly, Frederick Nathan, on entering his father's room, found the mangled body of Mr. Nathan lying on the floor. His watch and chalti had been stolen from his vest, three 'diamond studs had been stolen from his shirt bosom, a s rn iii I safe, which stood In an adjoining room, had ' been opened, and several articles of value, such as a medal presented to Mr. Nathan as president of the Mount Sinai Hospital', a gold watch which he had oeased to"wear, and other articles of Jewelry, abstracted therefrom. Tito iront hall"door was siigtulv ajar, and in the hallway near the door was found the only clue to the assaesin the "dog,*" about which so. mitch has been said and written, and with which the murder Jfad .been committed. Wheu the murder.of so es? timable a citizen became known through Um medium ol the newspapers -the most Intense excitement ensued. The late John Jourdan, lhen superintendent ol the police, at once made a personal examination of the premises, and summoning Superintendentdvelso, then captain' of tried elective force, to his aid, set about unravelling the mystery. From this time forth lor weeks und weeks Superinten? dent Jourdan and?Captuin Kelso knew no rest during the day and scarcely any at night, and though the best detective ability in the country was engaged in the matter, all their eflorts to arrest the murderer proved liitlle. From the severe mental and physical strain thrown upon the nervous organization of Superinten? dent Jourdan, embittered by the ill-success attending his almost superhuman * floris, that official sank Into an early grave, leaving the mystery of the'Nathan murder as a legacy lo his successor in office to be by him dispelled and the foul crime brought horne to its perpe? trator. PURSUING TUE CLUE. Since the death of Superintendent Jourdan and the accession ot Captain James Kelso to the office of superintendent or police, though li'Ile has been made public, tne police hare not been idle' In the matter. Taking up the clue where the death of Jourdan snapped lt In twain,-Superintendent Kelso, who waa lu the full confidence of lils predecessor, lias been unremitting in his efforts to discover and drag to the bar bf justice -'the murderer of Mr. Na? than. Beside the aid of thu detective force, which is now under tho command ol Captain James Irving, an experienced detective, Su? perintendent Keiso took into his confidence Justice Joseph Dowling and Judge Carduzo, ol'the-Supt eine Court, (a brother-in-law of the lute Mr. Nathan.) uuu availed himself ot the vast police experience ot the one and theJegal acumen of the other. E.iring the early stages of the investigation t' ? polit? author..ies narrowed the crime down to one ol' three "mobs" or gangs of sneak thieves us having been concerned in the murder. After much patient inquiry and siitiug the "wheat from the chuff," they became satisfied which of the three gangs had been in town and working in this crty at the time ot' the murder. The bead arid front ol ibis gang was BILLY FORRESTER, and by tracing lila inoveinen.s they learned that -| he was seen iii this city the day uf the murder, bat had disappeared the day after. To ffnd tills mau Forrester appeared, for a long time; simply Impossible. Detectives were sent scouring the country in search of him, and all the clever detectives in various large cilles of the United States were employed in hunting for him, but thus Jar without avail. On a num? ber of occasionsTlie detectives have been on his track, but he lias managed to elude their vigilance, and lie 'is still ?it large, lor-, says" Superintendent Kelso, "he's Hie best hider in the country." ON HIS TRACK. He has beeu t raced from this eily lo Chicago, thence to St. Louis, from that place tu Cinclu uati. und even tu New Orleans, but the police have not been able lo put their hands ou him. They have been lolled in every attempt tu capture him, and are now at bay. As a last resort, finding that secrecy has not assisted them In securing the murderer, Superinten? dent Kelso has determined to give the matter thu utmost publicity, and see whether this will effect the desired consummation. With this object in view, Superintendent Kelso has prepared a circular giving an accurate descrip? tion ot Forrester, .and offering $2500 reward for his capture and delivery in this city. TUE REWARD OFFERED. ? The following is a copy of the circular: NEW YORK, Februaiy ?5,1871. Twenty-five hundred dollars will be paid for the irr.st aud delivery at the OIMCJ of the superinten? dent of police. In the city of New York, or miiy Forrester, alias Uiliy M-trshun, alias Billy or Frank Campbell, ?Has Frank Livingstone, aliu-. Frank Hani mg. alias Frauk Howard. : . PHOTOGRAPH OK l'UKKESTER. : Age, 35; height, live feet six inches: slim build, but tough and wiry, rather broad, square shoul? ders; weighs HO pounds; rather long, spare face: black eyes, having a wild expression; liLth, square forehead; mouth narrow and corners drawn down, upper lip stands out a little; medlom-s zed, straight nos-; straight blacs hair, cut short; Heavy, uiack mustacue. curls at the ends towards the month; sunkeu cheeks, but lughcheek-bon-is; small, narrow . foot; genera ly walks willi hia hands m his coat uockets; tooti out left upper >aw; bracelet IB ludia Ink on-left wrlsr, * JAMES J. KELSO,* .f -.ificrintendent Police, City of New York. A copy or this circular was sent to the chief | of police of every city in the Uuited States, to' all the known detectives throughout the States, to the heads of the police departments In Great Britain and Ireland, accompanied by a note from Superintendent Kelso requesting their co-operation with him la noding the much Eoutrht for Forrester. THE EVIDENCE AGAINST FORRESTER. Of what the evidence against Forrester con? sists is kept a profound Beeret by the police, but Superintendent Kelso Says freely that lt is almost entirely circumstantial, but ol' such a positive nature fciat he ls convinced that ii Forrester is arrested his conviction of the mur? der will surely follow. It ls conjectured that the principal evidence In the case lias been iur nished to the police by a man named Ellis, who is at present confined in the State Prison, serv? ing out a term ol' Imprisonment for burglary. This E11?3 was .a companion and Intimate friend of Forrester, and belonged to the gang of thieves and cutthroats of which For? rester was the leader. He was engaged with Forrester in several burglaries and sneak thefts, and has been several times convicted. It appears Superintendent. Jourdan was in? formed that Ellis, "while in State Prison at Sing Sing, had been overheard to claim that he had some knowledge ol' the perpetrator of the Nathan murder, and that he had planned with Forrester to crack the "crib" some time previous to the murder, and his (Eilis's) ar? rest" alone prevented lt. Superintendent Jour? dan thereupon appeared privately before Judge Cardozo and ootained a writ of habeas corpus, by virtue of which Ellis was brought to tnls city and4mmured at lite Franklin street police station, where an endeavor was made to "pump" him. What was the result of this is not known, but it is believed that Ellis was proof against ail bribes and promises, and denied .ail knowledge of the whole, mutter. At any rate Ellis was ' SPIRITED BACK TO SINO SINO as secretly as he had been brought from that place. A fellow-convict was, however, set to watch him, and from the statements made by him since his return to Sing Sing, lt is presum? ed that the superintendent has obtained some further evidence against Forrester, which has. prompted him lo prosecute the search for him with renewed vigor. THU "DOO."' The principal evidence against Forrester is, is asserted, that the "dog" with, which Mr. Nathan waa so brutally murdered", or" one very similar to if, has been traced to his possession. It will be remembered that during the month of May last the residence of Mr. Schenck. on Fifth avenue, was-entered and robbed by bur? glars. Among the articles carried off Irom Mr. Schenck's residence was a "dog" which had been used In the house in opening cases of | wine, .fcc. The sons of Mr. Schenck, on being shown the "dog" .found In the house of Mr. Nathan, lt is alleged, fully Identified lt as the one wjiich had been stolen ire m their house. This was an Important point gained, and. it was subsequently ascertained, almost to a cer? tainty, that Forrester and Ellis were both en? gaged In the burglary at Mr. Schenck's house. This would naturally connect Forrester with the fatal Instrument. SEVERAL ACCOMPLICES. It ls alleged that the police authorities have positive information-thai a few nights before the murder Forrester, under an assumed name, occupied a room at the Filth Avenue Hotel, ajfd that- he desired and was given a room on the Twenty-third street side of the hotel overlooking the Nathan mansion. It is asserted that Forrester was seen in the vesti? bule of the hotel on the night before the mur? der. The evidence in the hands of the police ls doubtless stronger than these points, on which alone he could not be convicted. It ls further claimed by the police authorities that Forrester was not alone In this "Job,"' but that he had one or perhaps two accomplices. He was., however, the one who put up- "the Job," and the ene who, with fiendish vio? lence, showered blow after blow upon the head of his defenceless victim, adding murder to the list of his many crimes. AN OLD OFFENDER. Forrester, as stated before, ls a desperado of the most dangerous stamp. Though not j more than thirty-six or thirty-eljiht years of ase,, he has spent nearly half his Hie In the prisons of the United States. He escaped irom Joliet, Illinois, State prison, where he bad thirteen jears more to serve. He has been confined in Mng Sing prison, at Cherry Hil), in-Pennsylvania, and escaped from both. He lias several indictments for burglary hang? ing over his head. About a year and a half ago, he was arrested by one ol' Allen Pinker? ton's detectives on a warrant for a crime com? mitted out Wes-, but was rescued from the officer by The. Allen and a crowd ot thieves from Hie St. Bernard House, corner of Prince, and Mercer streets. During his active career lie .has secured a remarkable Immunity from arrest, but it is lo be hoped that he will be se? cured at ?asl and brought to the bar ot judg? ment to receive well-deserved punishment for his misdeeds. S FA HKS EJtOM THE WIK KS. Pemblna dates to the 28tli report another revolt on the part ol the Cand?an troops. The^ Bitnation ls utterly lawless. The Grand street railroad stables in Brook? lyn were burned last night. Fifty horses per? ished._ THE NEW ANESTHETIC. The Effects of an Excessive Dom of | Hydrate ot Chloral. Dr. James Rodman, of HopklnsviHe, Ky., relates the following case in the American Practitioner: Forty-five grains of hydrate of chloral was prescribed for an insane gentleman, of spare traine and delicate organization. This dose had on several former occasions been adminis? tered to.him with the effect of producing from seven to nine hours ol'unbroken sleep. On this occasion, the tlrst dose oflbrty-fire grains proving Insufficient. Hie nurse, without con? sulting Dr. H., allowed the patient to take two hundred anti twenty-live grains more, making in all two hundred and seventy grains iu less thau two hours. Deep sleep 1'oiTowed, which was notregarded with concern by thc atten? dants until seven or eight hours liad elapsed. Dr. R. then found him sleeping heavily but quietly, his skin rather warmer than natural, pulse less frequent than In health, but furl ana strong; his pupils were sluggish and contract" ed, conjunctiva injected, respiration normal In character and tlfteen in a minute; and.he-co-.ild with difficulty be aroused to any sense of his surroundings. Sleep coiitiuued eighteen hours, during which time Hie patient was aroused only occasionally by considerable effort, and swallowed a little water. The treatment consisted ol cold affusions to the head, not lrequently repeated, und he was walked at short intervals between- two assis? tants, and vapor of ammonia applied to his nostrils. '1 his expectantireatment was adopt? ed, as the condition of the patient was by no means alarming, ?nd the lapse of time after the exhibition, of the drug rendered an antidote unavailing, even If he had known of any that had been properly demonstrated to possess antidotal properties. When the patient awakened, he presented the appearance of a man recovering from profound alcehdlic in toxicatiou. There was no headache nor nausea. He had a keen aopetite, healthy pulse, warm extremities, but a constant sense ol chilliness, that passed away In a lew hours. . This case is very remarkable lor the absence of those alarming*symptoms which we should naturally expect to result from such au'enorw ous dose of this substance. REMARKABLE LONGEVITY ts A CONVENT. Tile Quebec Journal, in a recent Issue, gives au account of uninteresting celebration at the Ursuline Convent in that, city on the occasion uf Hie sixtieth anniversary of the taking ul thc veil bv an aged reliyieiise, MoLli?r St. Athauase, whose" continued good health wijl be gratify? ing ui'ws to hundreds of her friends and for? mer pupils, both ill Canada ?nd Hie United S.ales. The lesli vines, religious and other? wise, were of a very interesting character, and were varied with music by the pupils. A notable incident was the presentation to the aged nun ol a bouquet of rare flowers by a lady whom she had taught forty years ago. The history of this convent shows that thirty of the nuns have celebrated the IH'Heth anniversary of their entrance upon a religious life; twelve have- enjoyed Hie sixtieth, and two the seven? ty-second. The Journal remarks that lt would be difficult to find in any community ol the same extent In ordinary life an equul number ol Instances ol longevity. THE SPRING FASHIONS. THE HEBT THINGS TO WEAR AND HOW TO WEAR THEM. The Last Edict of the Goddess-Fash? ion's Fancies, Fickleness and Foi? bles. There are one or two new materials for spring dresas-goods, which are not only dura? ble and beautiful, but also exceedingly low" priced. First comes the English . mohair, a cotton and wool goods, which is sold ia ali colors and shades, from the meekest Quaker gcey to tt?fe sauciest pink imaginable. By cutting off the selvedge a white fringe may be procured, con? stituting the trimming ol the suit, which is made after the fashion of the shawl costumes of last lall. For ladles over fifteen, the lighter shades of drab, grey and brown would be moat suitable, while all under that age could take the brighter blues, greens and lilacs, without fear of ridicule. This material, which ls firm,' with a kln?.of poplin stiffnesss, can be procur? ed lor sixty cents per-yard, and really pre? sents quite an elegant appearance. Some of the more sedate hues have bright .borders In? stead of fringe. The Japanese silks, so much In vogue last summer and fall, still continue In public favor. Beside the. colors then worn ls a new style-a kind of Imitation of the regular summer silk, with white ground and stripes and checks of every size and color. Then there, are the silk and wool serges, modest, pur?-and rich-looking go ods, as stylish as unpretentious (and true eTejjrapoe pretends to notli'mL',) which, twenty-seven Inches Wide, sell for one dollar per yard. . One of the most expensive (and handsome} materials for light suits ls the ottoman velours, a thickly-corded, glossy stuff, which is sold in all desirable shades, this sells fer one dollar and a halt per yard, and is of the same width as the serges mentioned above. For house dresse3*there ?re any variety of? light, pretty spring fabrics. The BOfter goods are by all odds the most suitable Tor home wear, and the most delicate shades of merino and cashmere are in great demand. COSTUMES FOR STREET WEAR. Salts will still be worn, and despite the . ef? forts of some few extremists to Introduce the half trained skirts upon the promenade, dres? ses of a moderate length will be stall In favor. For these, the long polonaise will still.be fash? ionable. Some suits especially adapted for business occasions are made with a skirt somewhat shorter than the usual length, and with a coat basque long enough to obviate the necessity of an over skirt. The favorite mode of trimming the skirt ls with broad bands of gros grain, arranged In front en tablier, the basqulne being cut away lo correspond. This Is provided with a putnber of large pockets, and has a Beam down the back, with a pleat at each aide form. . WRAPS, JACKETS ANO PALETOTS. Some elegant wraps tor spring are made of what ls now termed China crape, but what la nothing more thun a revival of the old-fashion? ed Canton crape. They are lined with silk of light shades, in many varieties-blue, laven? der, salmeo und others. Tue garment isolose to the figure by a scum down the bock, and a funnel-shaped fold rn' the Watteau style, begins at the neck, and is cut wider below, where the garment le curved open to the waler. The trimming ls a rich braiding of a flowered pat? tern, the edge finished by two'kinds of fringe, a crimped fringe laid over straight sewing silk fringe. These paletots are to be made ot the old-tashloned Canton crape shawls. Some stylish jackets are the '.Claremont," whlchns between tight and loose, and the "Densmore," which ls somewhat looser and longer. Another, the '-Iona." is also very pretty. Among basques for the house, the "NlllssotT is distingue and graceful, "and the --Scotia,'' intended fur bouse wear over a plain demi-train, bus short vest fronts, and long coat skirts In the back. Among- casaques, we note one, "La Presi? dente;" especially intended for cashmere, ' wlilch will be very much worn this spring. This garment will be .trimmed willi a bro?d j band of Hie material, edged with a narrow | grosgrain lold. Above ls placed standing a handsome guipure lace. Another casaque ls the "Viola." . PASSEMENTERIE. In passementerie there are some new de? signs, combining elaborate patterns of gimp with fringe. The gimp forms a scallopped edge below, and narrow crimped 1 ringe ls at? tached to the scallops. Some passementeries are edged willi' guipure. Gothic patterns of passementerie, with long, slender pointed Ag? ares at intervals, are seen, and are quite stylish goods, which wash, and will be trim? med with colton gimp. LACES. The elegant duchesse lace ls still most dis? tingue, both black and white. Tue handsom? est muslins will tills summer oe trimmed with the while, while black silk and grenadine will be ornamented with the black. This Jcind of lace ls very expensive; two inches wide ls ?if) ou. and so on in proportion, jieautliul flounces *bf Valenciennes are also exhibited. One eight inches wide is (35 a yard. The pointed lace mantles will continue Hie shape most in favor. Llama also will remain In vogue; a Llama point for $100 ls very pretty, uau most ot the thread lace points are from $120 to $250 In value. There ure also some splendid importations of lace. Some point de Brabant, four Inches wide, is $17 a yard, and some ol'point de Venise $55. . VARIETIES. Cashmere suits are very much worn, as well us cashmere over-dreS3es of different colors-' dark green, brown, prune color-und- lu ninny instances -are trimmed with narrow r i;t)les of silk, like the skirt, over whlcta^key. are worn. Sometimes colored cashmeres are ornumented with- black gnipure. Over-dresses are also frequently trimmed with buttons or bows down the front, a fashion which promises lo be" popular. As spring advances, velvet trimmings will give way to those of a lighter description-silk, luce, fringe. &c. On Warm, bright days, Instead ol a tur^ a long width ol' piuin or dotted net, or a square of guipure is worn around the neck and tied in front. This gives some protection, and ls very pretty. Basques, even lor the bouse, are displacing waists. Indeed, they have just now an almost universal away. A beautiful reception dress ls of apple greeu, poult, de sole, the -skirt en irulo, and bordered with a flounce gf crepe de chine, or ranged in wide scallops. Thia is repeated above, de? scribing a train willi un apron, scalloped be? low the upper flounce jn the buck, forming a heading to the lower. In place ot an over skirt, a long scarf of crepe de chine is fasten? ed on each side of the waist, trimmed with handsome fringe, and tied m a large .bow down on the skirt. The basqu?, postillion finished, with a cording of crepe de chine* opens nearly to the waist In front, and orna? mented willi broad revers edged with a frill of crepe de chine. Sleeves half long with two ruffles ol crepe de chine. JEWELRY. The fashions in jewelry grow every year more and more massive, making these orna inei?s.more expensive. Handsome necklaces are composed ol' heavy-looking links of pale Roman gold, forming what ls called the cable chain. Very broad necklaces, which are too showy for beauty, look more like a gold col? lar than a necklace. We have also the spiral necklace and the necklace composed of gold balls. The first is quite Inexpensive, and the last ranges from $28 to $40. * A more costly affair Is the heuvy chain.necklace, which, If desired, can be taken apart and worn for bracelets. Price $240. . TUE JACKETS which are worn with these heavy ornaments present an innumerable variety in patterns and aesigns, and there is probably a wider range in the prices asked for them than there ls between the numerous other articles which make up the long crystal cases In short, a very pretty locket maybe bought for $16. $18. and $20, with all the intermediate prices until $12,000 is reached. The newest styles in BRACELETS are too broad and massive-looking to please a very fastidious taste. A specimen pair are an inch and a hall ID. width. They are of pale Roman gold, und the upper skies are adorned with a raised pattern which represents two rims of gold fluting. A row uf diamonds oc? cupies the centre. "Otherbracelets, tobe worn with rull dress, are heavy gold bands orna? mented with turquoise and pearls, or with the most precious and cosily stones. Handsome bracelets, suitable for the street, are bands of Roman gold of moderate width, which are adorned on the upper side, with some pretty design wrought in sold. Such bracelets vary ia price from $G0 to $120 a pair. BROOCHES are large and ahowy, and ear-drops, oi course, show.the same peculiarity. The designs are numerous. The buy?r may choose between tbe 1'anciful Moorish, the delicate Etruscan and the more massive Egyptian. In short, most of the new styles in necklaces, bracelets, brooches and ear-drops are ccjpled from the Oriental. The ear-drops and brooches have long pendants, which vibrate constantly, or hoops which contain smaller hoops, and many other designs which are peculiarly Orleutal la character. GOLD SETS continue in vogue. The pale yellow or Roman fold, the red gold, with copper alloy, and the . right yellow, are equally In favor. Sometime the two former kinds, and frequently the whole three, are combined In one set. Pendant balls, bars and hoops are among the most pop? ular designs. T?rese sets range In price from $30 to $95. ' - YESTERDAY IN EURQl'E. Thiers Expected at Paris-The Cannon at Me nt m art re Surrendered-Trade at Rouen-Napoleon en route for Chisel hurst-O c r m a n Governorship* 1 n France Abolished- Reprisals Threat? ened. LONDON, March 14. Emperor William has set out on his return to Berlin, accompanied by a large and brilliant suite of princes, officers of the army and rep? resentatives of German Governments. The party reached Epernay at noon to-day, and were received with great enthusiasm by the returning troops, with whom the city was crowded.*' ? Trade at Rouen ls resumed. The Germans billeted it large humber af troops upon the in? habitants of Rouen, in consequence of dis? plays of emblems of mourning during the recent review. The Emperor Napoleon is en route Cor Chiselhurst. In the House ol Lords to-night Earl Gran? ville announced that the conference on the Eastern question had closed, and a treaty been signed at the Foreign Office, abrogating the restriction on admission of foreign men-of war Into the Dardanelles and the Bosphorirs. The Porte, In times of peace, may admit into those waters naval vessels of friendly powers, whenever needed to enforce the treaty of 1857. The Danubian commission is prolonged'twelve years. The protocol expressly dejares that no power can relieve Itself of the obligations of the treaty wilh?nt the consent oi all signa? tories. PARIS, March 14. The Germans will deliver the northern rail? roads to the French on the 15th. Thiers comes to Paris to-morrow.. The malcontents oi the National Guard at Montmartre have surrendered^ 1 their cannon. The city is tranquil. *. BERLIN. March 13. ? A decree abolishes the governorships ol Versal Ile:!, Nancy and Rheims. The Germans also relinquish control of the occupied prov inc?'in respect to religion and education, but retain management; of the postal and telegraph service. The North German Official Gazette says un? less France protects peacefu] Germans return? ing to their homes and avocations reprisals will be made. ZURICH, March 13. The Council has ordered a Judicial investiga? tion of the recent disturbance between-the French and Germans here. No fur:her trouble is anticipated. The troops called outto keep the peuce have been dismissed. The Littest. BRUSSELS, March 14. The returning French prisoners leave their arms in the hands of the Belgians. LONDON, March 14. The Emperor William arrived at Nancy and goes home via Metz. . ... The Anal meeting of the Black Sea Confer? ence was held toni ay. PARIS, March 14. ' The Paris and Lyons Railroad will be placed' IA the hands ot its former managers to-mor? row. Several policemen were mobbed, and stringent measures are urged. BERLIN, March 14. The government demanded an immediate reply whether tire decree expelling Germans from France had been annulled. Favre asked for time to reply, which was granted. Herr Fabric! is appointed chief ef administration in the occupied French provinces. ST. PETERSBURG, March 14. The existence ot a secret treaty between Russia and Prussia is officially den,ed. THINGS LS NEW YORK. NEW YORK, March 13. Benjamin K. Phelps, counsel for General Thomas Jordan, ). id ic led for alleged violation of the neutrality laws In Atting out an expedi? tion against Spam and in aid of Cuba, to-day* asked a speedy trial of his client, but the gov? ernment not being ready, the case went over till Wednesday morning. There hat been a heavy reduction in railroad .freights to the West. The rate of first-class freight to Chicago is now one dollar per hun? dred pounds, with a corresponding reduction on other classes and to other points. Present indications point to ageneral railroad war and much lower freights, as there ls already some culling under the regular rate ol one dollar to Chicago. . THE STATE OF THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, March 14. Synopsis for the past twenty-four hours: The pressure has increased and is probably how stationary on the southern and middle* Atlantic. The low barometer on Monday evening on the eas: Atlantic has entirely left our qpast. Fair weather has prevailed on the Atlantic, villi fresh southerly winds in the South, and northeasterly wi ml s in the East. The temperature has risen very rapidly from Iowa to South Carolina. \ Probabilities of the storm centre is now in iowa, and will proba? bly "move southeastward to-night, with high winds on the upper lakes, and threatening weather on the Atlantic and brisk winds on the lower lakes and the Gulf. ELECTION OF A VIKOINIA SENATOR. RICHMOND. March 14. Tue Legislature to-day elected Johu W. John? ston, Conservative, United States senator, by one hundred and eight to lilly cast for John R. Popham, the Republican nominee. _The Roman correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazelle makes mention of a" contemplated "crusade in Europe in support of the Pope. It says that forces for ' the recovery of the Papal Dominion are being mus ered in Bel? gium, which 13 the heart ol the movement, while volunteers are"offering in every part of Europe. Funds are pouring Into the Vatican to jneet every expense. During the last inonlh the Pope received 1,101,000 francs, and since the" 1st" ol February this sum lias been swelled by 400,000. francs more." Tills sensa? tional story Is.added to by the assertion that the Pope himself will lead the crusade. FROM WASHINGTON. Troopg for South Carolina-An Irish Conf?d?ration 'mm Arkansas Politics - Mutilated Bank \otes- Another New Ship Canal-The General Amnesty* Baller's Ku-Klpx Bill In Caneas. WASHINGTON, Marcb.14. The Republican, ol to-day, says the Secretary ol War yesterday telegraphed to General lar? ry, commanding the Department of the- South, to send at once all the available troops to Chester andi York Counties, South Carolina, to ?Bist in putting down the insurrection anti aintatnlng peace. The recently arrived Irish exiles ha-re an? nounced the formation pf an Irish Confedera? tion, to assist in achieving the independence of Ireland. -. Politics and religion are excluded from the organization. Arkansas politics assume a new phase. Lieutenant-Governor Johnson baa. resigned, because-, for secretary of State, one of "Clay? ton's men was elected. The LieutenanMJter ?.nor and Clayton are again in the arena for United States senator. A special to the Memphis Avalanche accus?s Johnson of selling out The following were confirmed: Crane, post? master at Athens, Ga?; Chas. F. Benjamin was appointed clerk of the Southern loyalist ciainla commission. Nominations-Walter N. Smithy assistant attorney-general; Wm. McMlohael, solicitor of Internal revenue; Conant, marshal of North florida; Myee?, appraiser of mer chandlseat Mobile. Primate dispatches from Little Bock report Clayton's election to the Senate. , The subscriptions to the new United States funding loan up to this time reahh 18,000,000. In the Senate, Sherman called Sumner to order while reading his Dominican p?tition. Upon the point of order, that foreigners could not petition Congress, Colfax sustained the point ot order. A bill was passed authorizing the issue of new for mutilated bank notes. Pratt occupied the balance ot the day on toe public lands. The resolution to* adjourn to-morrow wa? defeated by-a large majority. In the House, Sypber Introduced a resolu? tion, which passed, directing the Secretary ot War to survey a ship canal connecting the "Mississippi 31 ver with the Gulf of Mexico. Beck's general amnesty bill was resumed, upon motion to recooelfler the vote' by which the bill was referred to the Judiciary commit? tee, the effect of which was.to put it on ita passage. Beck accepted the amendment ex-, eluding from Its benefits certain classes, ex? pia Uping that without these exclusions the bul had no chance. The exclusions comprise members of Congress" who abandoned their seats Jo r the rebellion, officers of thS army and navy'over 21, who Joined the rebellion, mem? bers ot conventions which adopted the ordi? nances of secession abd who- voted for the same. Quite a long debate ensued, when finally the bill failed-vote 100 against 82; not two-thirds. Adjourned. The Joint committee in caucuses recommend substantially the adoption of Butler's Ku-Elux bill. It authorizes the President, to employ troops -to suppress disorders without the r?qui? sition ot the State governments. Establishes' an elaborate code for th? trial and punishment of Ku-Klux by the Federal courts. Any one of a disguised band are made punishable for the acts of the undetected members. Damages from such bands to be payable by the counties wherein the damage occurs; the Juries shall take the iron-clad oath. The report waa discussed for three hours in caucus. Strong opposition was expressed both to the military and Judicial features of the bili in the Senate caucus, which adjourned to ten to-morrow without action. ? The House caucus meets to-night to consider the report. It ls believed the Senate blU will be put upon its passage without material modi? fication. --? ? THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION* CONCORD, (N. H.,) March li. . The election shows a full vote up to 1 o'clock. The returns Iddlcate that the Republicans held their own. LATER.-Incomplete returns indicate a plu? rality for Bell, Democrat, and leaves the result In doubt. .__ A NEVER-CEASING ROUND.-A German is said to have worked out the following-''schema,'" which is inscribed on the town hall in Berlin, in anticipation of the illuminations for peace for which German hearts were longing: "Peace brings wealth; Wealth brings pride.,* Pride brings war; . War brings poverty; Poverty brings humility; - Humility brings peace." 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