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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. \ UluVAlSL, Al.-AI THE CRISIS Iff THE STATE. A NEW A10> SIMPLE REMEDY FOR OVE BYTES. A A?ir*ct Popular Appeal lo Congress. .' SOUTER, S. C., March 30, 1871. IO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. , Ia,a recent issue of jour paper, a writer dis? cusses ?bat, in h ia judgment, is a remedy for the ruinous cons?quence ot the mal-adminis? tration of otirfJt?te government; Ita enormous taxes imposed upon our impoverished people, and.the appalling evils, which Uneaten our future. lt is ap fact-now becoming apparent to all tbat we eaanot mush longer live under such a J state of things as have existed in our State for , some years past. Taxation the most-onerous and enormous ever imposed upon our tax? payers, even In their mo?t prosperous days, . and that wRbent a representation of the tax payers in the administration of the govern? ment. These taxes imposed at a time when the J^tpayers, many of them, are reduced al? most to starvation, and most of them are ut? terly without'the means of paying the taxes. Two taxes imposed on them In one year, . either of them greater than was ever be- ; tore imposed, TOB taxes, when paid, tOjgjo lalo - the control of a set of men Who \ have stolen or squandered all that they could lay their hands on; who * have been and can-again be bsfbed to commit any enor? mities in legislating away the means or the eredltof the State, and in whom the taxpayers have no confidence whatever. A bankrupt, unprincipled. Illiterate, ignorant and pre? judiced majority, not only iu control of the State Government, but armed and arrayed in unfriendly hoBtiflty td. the taxpay?r?". Is there any, can tbere be any safety in such a state of things as this ': We think not. A change must take place. No wonder some Of our leifc thlnklng people have been driven Into Ku Klux outrages. No wonder there is unrest and distrust evident in every section of our State. No wonder our people are looking Out for and writing up "the remedy" for this state of things. But wa have not, as yet, seen, pro? posed what, ia. our opinion, ls the sure and only reliable and satisfactory remedy. -We venture to suggest ifr and call upon others; more able and fitted to the task, fer de velop the details and the advantages ot the plan. We state several prepositions which we be? lieve to be true: 1. Our people have no hostility whatever to tba United States Government, however much wahave been misrepresented at Washington orflhls polst. .?>... - . ?-. 2. Our people have not resorted to Ku-Klux iSm from love of it or from choice. They wortld ht? glad-to be abr?- to dispense with IL 3. Our people axe not opposed to paying the taxes necessary to sh honest and Impartial ad ministration ol the State- Government^ or to liquidate any and ail obligations pf the State j Government contracted in the true Interest of | the people. 4. They would cbeeTfrrtlV pay their taxes lo the full extent of their atrinttee provided they bad any reasonable assurance that the moseys thus collected would be .used for tfciaa pur? poses. These propositions being' true, what ls thc remedy Ve would suggest? Simply this:. | Let every taxpayer in the State sign a petition to Congress setting forth the facta., ?tated in the foregoing propositions, with any others that may suggest themselves, and praying tap United State's Government; to take charge ci the administration; of the State affairs, pledg? ing our support ly ?very mea ns rn our power, and agreeing to p?y all peededtaxes necessary tor each administration. Surely there would be more safety; mon?' satfslaction and more prosperity under such a state of things than we caa took for auder the rule of the- present reckless, extravagant, unprincipled and Igno? rant (majority, which carries bloody ruin In every section of our once nappy, prosperous and peaceful country. And such a -course would do moro to disabuse- the minds ot the Northern people and dispel their pre]ud ice?- J than a lifetime of inaction and suffering, and would be tan* speediest read to a return to i*. good, reliable and constitutional State government. The writer of this bas paid his taxes io full to date, and writes from an unprejudiced stand-point ' * . * He is no Ku Klux, and desires the peace and best good of bis native Stale. A TAXPAYER. A SECOND LETTER PROM EX-GO 1. PEERY TO GOVE RX OR SCOTT. The President's Proclamation-An Ab. sard ?nd Rlitiruloas Ooraairnti-rht Raino tu Tu ia t Ion-The Fraudulently Ittuvd >??tc'a?al9-DljBraA Obliga. B, lion Ketti nfc r>>ott thc Pto plc to Pu y - GBSKKVOILX, March 26, 1571. To his Excellency Governor Scott : Bru-Your Excellency will pardon th e liberty. I take in addpesslng^a second letter to you. P was lu nones, from yo ur message to the Legis-, 1 ature and your recent consultation with your political opponents, tbaj yorfWere sincerely of opinion some change in the- politics of tho State was absolutely necessity to preserve the. peace and quiet the excitement in South Caro? lina. But your application to the President ipr a military loree to. be seat here to crush, out ail opposition to trie- odious legislation' ' which disgraces the State, bas Induced me to drajbt-jour sincerity. Let me assure you that this Ls a step In the wrong direction, if you are' slnapc?ly desirous of preserving the peace and | promoting the prosperity and welfare ol the country, if your object is to establish a des? potism lu the State, and force the wealth and intelligence of the people to submission, un? der the rule'of ignorance, oppression and ras-?'j cal i ty, then your course may seem a safe and ; judicious -one. It will not prove such, how? ever. The President has been induced by your ap? plication to issue an absurd and most ridicu? lous proclamation, calling' on the people of | South fjarorlna to disperse and return to their bornes ! This proclamation ls intended for i he North, and not tor the South. We all know | in South Carolina that there is no embodi? ment ol'loree here, except your negro militia, and bas not been stace the war ended. ' Not an lnalanoe has occurred, in all of our recent troubles, of any resistance to the law or lo public officers. The gentlemen arrested at I Laurens and other places, charged with riot- ] o us conduct and mu nier, made no resistance, but;submitted themselves quietly to the laws of their country', and -will ever do so. When your federal troops arrive' here they will find the country in - profound peace-no unlawful assemblies to disperse, but-?very ene engaged at borne tn his daily avocations. These Federal troops cannot keep a walch throughout the State, over every midnight in? cendiary or assassin. .It is impossible for them to guard every barn and gin-house, or prevent I secret retaliation, where they have been de? stroyed. These offences cannot be prevented by an army, however numerous. 'J hey must be suppressed by th? vigilance and vlt?ue of I the citizens, the civil law andco?rtsofJustice! And here permit me te soy ip your Excellency, tbs* the good people ol South Carolina base been greatly outraged, after ^prosecuting and convicting notorious felons, to see them par? doned as soon as they reach tbopenitenOary and terned loose on society onee more. In order to eave, as you say, theta civil rights, the right ot voting, giving testimony in couria ol Justice 'and sitting on juries ! When guilt goes unpunished, retaliation will follow, and society lapses into a savage state. The condition of South Carolina is. indeed, a most deplorable one, and caQs loudly far the sympathy of the. good and virtuous every? where. The government of the State ls in the hands ot our former slaves, and vile adventur? ers, who have come here lrom the North to prey on the vitals of the country, dishonor the State, and retnrn laden with stolen wealth. The Intelligence, and. wealth of the State are powerless, incapable ol holding office, and crushed into th? dust by Ignorance, pauper? ism and rascaiitv. Taxes are levied on them , by those who pay no taxes and' own no prop? erty. All the offices of the Sute are filled with negrees, scalawags and carpet-bag.ers. Is lt to oe expected that a high-toned, brave and honorable people would be quiet under the "circumstances, and see th^lr property destroy? ed by roguish, and ignorant legislation ? Several of our niost Important railroads have fallen Into the hands of Northern adven? turers. By the grossest bribery and corrup? tion the Legislature have been Induced to ne lease the' hen of the State on these roads, amounting to millions of dollars, and have Issued (4,000.000 of State bonds for the sam?. companies, with the privilege of selling them at any price and pocketing the money. Again, j the Legislature have ordered. $?,000,000 of State bonds to be Issued, which they call a sterling debt, and which are tb be exchanged for the present bonds of the State. It has been shown that this exchange ol'bonds, if honestly made, -will cost the State over $1,00$\000. But this is not all. The fraud ind siea i age which may be practiced in issuing these- sterling bonds, cannot be foreseen or calculated. Four hundred thousand dollars before the war paid the whole expense? bf the State government. This year taxes to the amount.ol $4,000*000 have been levied by the Legislature for the same purpose. And the county commissioners will have to levy $1,MO.900 more for county expenses. How can these enormous tuxes be paid ? A - poor man In this county had to Bell, thc other day, his otfly milch cow to pay bte tax?e. T,he ' tax books are closed for Greenville County, and more than one-half of the taxpayers have been unable tn -pay their taxes. Tue poor man told me that bo formerly paid fifty cen ts taxes on hlB land, and this year be bad to pay $15 on the same land. Another tax is called lor in November. The last year's crop has been exhausted in paying the present taxes, aaa, until another'crop ls made, the people are utterly unable to pay the taxes called for in November. . The State bonds fraudulently issued to lund thc State bink bills, which were purchased ap hy Northern capitalists at ten cents on the dollar, should be repudiated, and also Lae railroad bonds, with the whole batch of ster ling bonds. Let the purchasers ot these "bonds beware ot what they are doing. There ts no moral obligation ph the part ol the taxpayers to redeem oonda itadulently Issued aud stolen. I would urge on the people of South Caroli? na to be quiet, and by ah means preserve the peace Of the.State. The Radical party ls going down rapidly at the North, as-is proven.by tho New Hampshire election, A ny- outbreak at this time, ia-any of the Southern Mates, would be a God-send to that party. It the Southern peo- 1 pi? will only be prudent, the .next Presidential election will result In the dethronement ol' Genend-Grant and the election of a Democrat , to the Presidential chair. Then there wilP be : hope lor the republic. Those unprincipled ad? venturers from th? North, who have stirred Hp bad feeling between the colored and white race, wm" flee, Uko criminals from jus- , tice, with* their stolen wealth. The seal- ? awag traitors to race and country will soon 1 follow, and the negroes wiM live In harmon? with the whites. But If General Grant can : stir up a bloody strife In the South by sending hls'?rnrle? here, 4ie stands a chance of re-elec? tion, by appealing to the hatred, passion and - prejudice ol the North and West, This mili- ? tary President says that he seuds his anny . hore to protect the property and lives of lo yul j citizens, when lt. ls a notorious fact that ali > the property which has been destroyed In ? South Carolina since the war, (and lt has amounted to millions, ) belonged to those whom ; be would stigmatize as '.disloyal," disfranchis? ed, while Democrats. Every week and every day we hear of houses, tomi*, gin-houaes and stores being destroyed and robbed by the mid? night incendiary, whose loyalty General Grant would not dispute. Hund; eus of these "loyal Citizen?*1 are new in tho penitentiary and well protected, i-ome few of them may have been hung up by the neck, by way ot retaliation for their Incendiarism. But Grant's army will prove unable to prevent the crime or the re? taliation. B. F. PfiRRT. VQICE OW THE STATE PBE88. Protests in Behalf of the Indignant TT? ipa yr m in Kr cry Section of the MM?. [From the Columbia Pinealx.] Our readers-will observe In another pince the resolutions adopted at a meeting or Charles? ton Chamber of Commerce. A convention ls galled on the second Tuesday in May next, and each coun|y is Invited to send delegates-the meeting to ba held ia this city. The conven? tion la to consider our financial status. We approve the call and the spirit of the call, and we regard the movement as a most Important one. [Prom the Laurensvuie.eeral l.j We 'are satisfied that the people are begin? ning to believe that the point has been reach? ed--beyond which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. The property-holders and the Intelli? gent men for the country are calling aloud for rem?die* to- the erils by Which they "are sur? rounded. When these.speak they are worthy of attention. . If unheeded, the storm, which has-been heard muttering along our mountain goxge&t will, sooner ?r hiter, sweep ju fury tu? ttle sea. *" : [From the "CheraW Democrat ] From the seaboard to the mountains great ex-c lament; exists awong, the peu Die. in regard to the corruption exhibited, by the Legisla? ture, ' Che^'sqirandeTrhg4 of the public money, antUhe -heavy, butdens of taxai lon imposed upon the people at the late session ol thai body. These taxes* cannot be paid, and lt forced sales are made, tne property lu the Stale will not brin* enough to meet the de? mands of the Legislature. Repudiation ol' the State debt and resistance to the collect lou ol' the laxes are strongly urged in many quarters. ?From the Beaufort Republican.] It is not the duly of the press to counsel re? sistance to thc laws, but under the%lrcum stances we believe we are Justified in opposing the payment of the exorbitant taxes that have been ordered by the blute. Everv papei ihat we take up speaks in unqualified terms of dis? approbation at the tyrunny exercised hy the vilest Legislature that ever the sun thone upon. Heil Itself never contained a greater nest of impurities than can be fouud under the administration ol' Governor Scott and his host ot lickspittles. ' If these Augean stables could be cleaned, and a set of men put In power who have Intellect enough lo discern between right and wrong, and are beyoud the pale of -intimidation, the taxpayers would have no reason Jo complain, aud until that millennium arrives, we snail fight this gang ot thieves to the end. [From the Cnion Times.] We caa assure the thieving officials of the State that the people have determined not to allow that last pound to be put upon their backs this year. We solemnly warn the authorities not to attempt to en io ree that luw. The people cannot aud will not attempt to meet lt. The suspicion ls already aroused that the military force called for, and now being stationed among us, ia a shrewd device ol' the ?taie officials to enforce the collection ot the taxes at the point of the bayonet. Another, aud more probable, suspicion ls that, feeling the cold hand of political death crawling over the Radical party in this State, the official*, have determined to make the last desperate grab into the treasury a profitable one, and then leave lor their native homes flushed wita Radical victory-full pockets. [From the Barnwell Sentinel.] We propoeed last summer to reform the gov? ernment, and every good man In the state put his shoulder to the wheel, and did yeoman ser? vice in the rlghreous cause. What was the re? sult ? Wulle Ransier, Chamberlain, Uardoza Whipper and Delaney, all admitted that re form waa ne?essAry, yet they put up as candi? dates, arfd supported by their voices, the very men against whom complaint was mode, and Who wera proved to have robbed and plunder? ed the: treasury. These robbers, emboldened by their success, have grows moro rapacious; the last Legislature elected ls admitted to be worse than the one which preceded lt. in? deed, things hase grown to such a pass, thafa cry has gone np front? al) parts of the Stalte against this criminal extortion and taxation; tue Governor has called to his council-board men of the old school-the press Jolus in' the denunciation-and one of their papers goes so tar as to Bay "that everv colored man in the State is compelled, from self-respectj to'with draw Irom the political association of the Re? publican party." [From the Oranseburg News.] Well might it be expected that the. prossjof our State would thus raise its voice and con? demn thc cause from which this evil sprang, when the people of South Carolina are about to be laid prostrate at one tell swoop of the tax-gatherer. Nor aie tue notes th B sound? ed: by it the Idle aud - meaningless words and threats of a corps ot editors. - The prime cause and impulse that actuates them, the senti? ment that prompts and moves tho edi? torial pen In this matter, Ands not ' Its origin in the brain Of newspaper -men. From the people, the oppressed taxpayers, they rise. In the hearts of mothers and children, whom starvation threatens, lt has an exis? tence; and ls lt not natural to suppose that their walls and their impending distress should not only appeal eloquently to the press for succor and relief, but also to the very strength and manhood'of this State ? [From the Georgetown Times.] That the people are taxed beyond their means of paying will be denied by none out the greedy vampires who are sucking out their substance". That the taxes collected are mis? appropriated, squandered and stolen by a cor? rupt and feloneous Legislature, ls not even de? nied by the thieves and robbers themselves. A heavily taxed people might 2nd some con? solation in seeing their bard earnings taken Irom them if they could but see them honestly appropriated to developing the material re? sources of the State add the bettering the con? dition of the people. But where they see a set of ignorant negroes, dishonest carpet-bag frers, and corrupt scalawags .meeting annual y together in the Legislature, and imposing the most grievous and unbearable burdens ou thero,*simply to be divided among them with? out any regard or concern for the public wel? fare, lt is time fer every honest man who has any interest at stake or who expects to make a rapport forhls wife and family, to cast about for some measure ot relief from the misrule, corruption, and robbery Which, stalks openly and boldly without fear or atome through the land._ TBS RESULT IX CONS EC I ICU T. ' NEW HAVEN, April 3, lu New Haven, Jewell, Rep.tbllcan, for Gov? ernor, gaiuB 391 on the vote of last year. Twenty-one towns, in New Haven Oonnty show a gain of 831 for Jewell over last year. Jewell ls probably elected. Kendrick, Demo? crat, for Congress, from the second district, ls probably elected by a small majority. . % HARTFORD, April 3.-. Strong, Republican, has been elected tb Congress from the first district WA HUI MIT?N, April 3. A dispatch from Burr, chairman, estimates . English's majority -at 800. Twp Democratic j Congressmen are elected, being a gain of one. ! The Legislature ls very close, with severa^ Democratic gains. THE STATE OP TBE WEATHER, WASHINGTON, April 3. Tbs. area Of lo w pressure which was on Sun? day evening over Lake Michigan, is now over Lake. Ontario. The pressure has varied slightly, and is now somewhat, higher in the southwest; lr has risen in the' extreme north? west, andie now falling. Clear and clearing weather now jrevnrlB from the Gulf to the upper-lakes. Brisk ?ind high winds have been experienced from the Missouri River to Lake Huron/ Threatening and rainy weather have prevailed to-day on Lake Ontario and in the Middle States. lis probable that gentle wind sj with partially cloudy weather, will, On Tues? day, be experienced from Pennsylvania, west and sooth, to the Mississippi Valley. Falling barometer, with threatening and rainy weather in New York and the Eastern States. A MXTRBER IX MARION. How a. Black Democrat, was Killed by n RMirai Negro-The J Pacts of the Cate. ;KROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESrOXOKKT.] MARION, March 29. The monotony of our county talk has at last been broken. For months nothing of general public importance had transpired, but on Sat? urday last a deed was done which has startled the community and put al) to pondering, "Where are we going ?" and "What will come of lt?" .. Robert Miles, a colored man, was shot in open daylight by another colored man named Charles Godbold. The finale occurred last i night, when poor Bob died ot his wounds. As . this trtgedy will be Judicially Investigated, lt ls not deemed proper to do more than, give an outline of the facts: Some year or more ago, the deceased bought? or contracted to buy, of Senator Hayne a part of a body of land which had been purchased by the land commission. He settled on and cleared for planting the portion which, - to say the least, he thought he was to get (having paid something like an hundred dol? lars of the amount he was to pay) and bas since been lu poesesion of lt. Charles Godbold by ?orne means or other obtained a claim on the same land from some person connected with the land commission, and for some months past there has been hard feeling be? tween Miles and Godbold. On Saturday, Miles discovered Charles Godbold at a place where he had stacked some fodder, and having al- . ready lorn down the fence pen made around lt. was pushing down the iodder with a pole. With or.near Charles were titree other colored men. Miles went out of his house accompani? ed by some members of his family and one Tom Taggart, another colored man, and ap? proaching Charles Godbold, called to him and made some remara asking why be was acting in such a maoner. The reply -was a warning to Tom Taggart to get out ot the way, which being done, Charles Godbold shot Miles with a musket. While reeling, Miles attempted to return the fire with a pistol he commonly car? ried with him. and did fire, without doing any damage. Mlles fell and was carried back lo his house, where he lingered until last night, when ho died. While. the poor fellow was down Godbold was only kept from shooting again by Tom. He had called for and obtained another gun from one of his companions. This is thc whole matter as far as our informa? tion (which is reliable) extends. Bob Miles wits a staunch Democrat and then Reformer, and it is Impossible to rid one's self of the con? viction that this caused much of his troubles, and. perhaps, had something te do with his untimely eud. Thc community is wondering whether the Northern friend and brother will class this outrage as chargeable to the K. K. K.'si It ls said by some that Miles was at-' terapliug to ?hoot Godbold with his pistol when be received the fatal shot; but as lt does not seem, to be as direct as the account given, it ls scarcely entitled to much credit. How? ever, lt may be true, and lt ls certainly unfair not to ?tale that the account given by them is very different. Taxes are being collected, and have general? ly been paid, though at a great sacrifice. Marlon, too, could raise her voice of suffering, caused by the extortion of their lew dollars by the tax-gatherer to build np and sustain tne fortunes of the public plunderers who have gorged themselves by stealing the public money, but'tis apparently useless. We sit la apathy, and think, in God's name what ls to become of us ? Can any one answer ? MARJON. "THAT LITTLE BILL !" NICE REVELATIONS IN EEO ARD TO BEN. DENNIS'S STATEHOUSE JOE. ll Inti for the Curi ou- -How to Furn Uh Pi ?vate Hooiet tn Palatial Style-i Pleasant Array of Item? for Ahe- Tax? payera to Ponder Over-Spittooc* Tor Negro Lc pc Ul ?tor? at Bight Dollars A pit ce-How we Apples do Swim! [FRO* OUR OWK CORRESPONDENT. J COLOMBIA, April 2: A good deal of speculation has been indulge ed m here to explain how lt has happened that the furniture In the drawIng-Tooms of three well-known State officials, in Columbia, is all alike, and all like that in the committee rooms of the Statehouse. The styles and quality are said to be Identical. A gentleman who nae the entree to those circles, and who is wen known to our people, states that fae has seen the outfits in question, and that the family likeness 1B striking. Some Infer that this prodigal abundancebf furniture may go parrel the way tn explain that enormous bill of Gen aral John B. Dennie, furnisher of the State bCuse. . These email points are emanations lrom a larger matter in the minds ot our people.- The larger matter ls the determination to get at the facts o? that ninety-odd thousand dollar bill of General Dennie. The faa ts are begin? ning to appear. I herewith-send you copies ol the two most important bills of goods, pur? chased at the North. The former, bought of Messrs. Stewart, Sultphea & Co., Brooklyn, New York, foots up the neat sum of $21,294 *>. The prices speak for themselves, especially the '?Expense of Men, $416 50.". The other, bought of Messrs. Nicol A Davidsou, No. 686 Broad? way, New York City, is a lar more Impressive document. Among the noticeable items of this bill isone of fifty-two cuspedors (a new-langled kind of spittoon) at $8 each. These articles can be bought-f-have this from the dealers in per? son-in Columbia at $3 each, retail. One chan? delier costs $2600; five mirrors" for committee rooms cost $355 each; one cornice costs $875; another chandelier costs also ?2600. The bill foots up Just $23.828 32. These two bilis amouut to $45*123 01, even at such prices prices which, I am told by dealers beret are some of them three, four and even five times the proper prides. But bo tu these hills do not reach hair the claim of General Dennis. What else ls there? Some tables and chairs furnish? ed by Mr. Berry, of Columbia;? He has not furnished' any such quantities. . Tbat money would mi the Statehouse from garret to base ment chock foll of chairs, piled np aud packed, The "General" does not seem to be getting on smoothly, all things considered, with his little job. He waa one year too late with lt. CORSAIR The Two Little Bills for tile Conslderu tlon of the Taxpayers. STATS OP SOOTH CAROLINA. . DECKMBE t 10, 1870. Bought of STEWART, sirm-naN A Co. 825X yards Kr?ssels carpet, $2 so.$2,o64 37 Making. 1114 cents.. :. 103 22 I 8o3 vants 6-4 best'quality, $1 90. 1,820 lo Making, 12% cents.-. 108 68 7U3>? yards 6 4 best quality, $1 30,....:... 1,336 18 Making, 12J? cen e......'?...? 87 91 UH ya. as oilcloth. $1 60..-.'. 88 25 j Laving, i2}?'cents. S *9 io bales carpet lining, 86 cents..:.. 360 ?JO 3 colored ma s, $16. 30 00 'A4 colored mats, $6.iWn't ?.'.??. : 144 00 l pair brucatelie curial s. 625 70 Drap?rles and trimming.70? 23 M- pair lon? terry curtains and trim? ming, $241 26 . 2,806 00 14- pair terry lambnqaans and trim? ming, $195 26../. 1,747-60 ? pair do. do., $166 86. -1,996 00 4 brocatelie do., $675 38 . 2,Tut 6*. 30 cornices, $85. 2,550 00 I cornice. loo co Irons for c?mica?..-. 06 00 Boxing. 36 oe s boxen for goods, ts 60. 16 00 48 ?lit baud t hades, spring rol'rs, $1130. 542 40 Haling carpels.,. 10 38 Es peu be of men. 416 60 Total.$21,294 69 NOVEMBER 1, 1870. STATS OF SOL-ru CA no LI NA, for Iloa-e or Rep re- | sentauves and cotnraltiee rooms, Columbia. Bought of NICOL A DAVIDSON. 1 large carvel walnut timepiece, made to order for House Representa? tives. $475 00 Box, No. 1. 3 50 1 walnut timepiece and box, No. 2. 478 60 8 io 12 dozen globes, 7 Inches, No. 532 $24.v 212 60 Hogshead No. 3.M. 6 00 7 6 12 dozen globes, 8 inches. $30 . 222 6 ? Hogshesd, No. 4...,. 6 00 ?ii dozen globes, 9 Inches, $30. 126 00 J 11-12 dosen globes, 8 Inches, $30-.... 27 60 [ Hogs atad No. 5....,. 6 00 dozen globes. 9 inches. $30. 18 00 1 3 12 dozen globes, 8 Inches, $80.. 60.00 3 2-12 dozen globes, 7 indies, $24. 76 00 Hogshead, No. 6. 6 oo 6 6 light chandelier, bronze and gi ir. 756 00 . KOR COMMITTEE ROOMS. 2 5-llght columns, bronze and gilt, with clusters for speaker's stand. $225.. .. 460 00 3 boxes. Noe. 7. 8, 9. 10 So 1 bundle rods. No. 10.?...., 52 cuKpedurs, richly decorated, and m .rked House ot Repeseucatlves, $8. 416 00 3 decorated tulip toilet sers, ll pieces, and jar, green, and marked House. Kepreseutauves, fur commute rooms. $65 -. 105 oo 1 decorated toilet set, ll places, ano Jar greeu, and marked speaker's room. 65 oo 6 decoraren pitchers, tim, ami marked House of Representatives, $lo.. .io 00 1 decorated pilcher, tlrsc, m*rke-i speak? er's room. 10 00 4 2-12 dozen navy goblets, with mono? grams, $20. 83 33 1 fine black Begum clock, No. 6628, with best French movements, for cum mutee room?.?. . 96 cb Kine black marble cluck,.No. 6621, with best French movements, for com? mittee rooms.''" 90 00 1 fine black Belgian marble clock, No. 66-26. lor committee rooms. 115 oo 1 ditto No. 6680, for same. 116 00 l ditto No. 6*66, for same. 175 oo 1 ditto No. 72-J6, for. speaker's roora. leo 00 2 hals.. Nos. 14 and 16, and 1 iterce, No. 1?. 16 00 I 4 dozen globes, No. 58, 7 mob, ground and cut crystals. $24. 96 oo 2 dozen globes, 8 luch, No. ?s;;, ditto, $30. 60 60 1 dozen ditto. 36 00 Hogf-head, No. 17. 6 00 4 37-llght chandeliers, bronze, and gas tu three tt.:rsof lights, $876 . 3,500 00 16 c-'lght rea' bronze ard gilt, $65 . 976 00 Brackets made to match 64-ligbt chande? lier. 1 large box, No. 18. 10 00 1 cask, No. 19.V. 4 00 9b cuspedors. richly decorated, and marked House Kepresentattves, $8.. 79 20 3jdecoraied pitchers, first $10. No. sss Marou?, tn irked House of Represen? tatives. 80 00 G cuspedors, Marone, speaker's room.. 43 00 3 decorated toilet sets, ll pieces, aud jars, green, and marked House of Representatives, $05. 195 00 1 silver-plated om, large.:. 175 00 1 tilting Ice pitcher,- with tray, slop bowl and goblet combined. 85 00 1 Bllver-platcdtray, speaker's stand- 30 oq 5 casks, Nos. 20, 21 aud 22. 15 00 2? cuspedors. richly dt curated, and . marked House ui Repr?sent?t Ives $8. 176 00 Tierce No. 23. 2 oo 1 Blxty-ruur-Ught real bronze and or inulu chandelier, with clusters en upper aud lower lights, made to order for House, of Representa? tives.'.. 2,?03 00 10 lengths ol slip tube and lox pipe loo feet, 6ocems. 60 00 1 rod ror slxty-tour-Ughi chandelier, No. 88.:. 1 gross c ist giobe twiners. ". 2t cuspedors rlcnly decorated,and mark? ed H. or R, $8. 168 00 4 packages Nos. 30. 31, 32, 34. 16 00 2 lour-llgat chandeliers, French bronze an- gUt, $90. 180 00 Box No. 35. 1 torch and key for lighting chandeliers 5 ott I Extra lengthening pipe. 7 ?0 io dozen seven lnoh globes, No. 682, $24, 240 oo 6 foor-llght chandeliers. 1960, $90. 64? 00 j 4 bells for hall pendents. $2 60. 10 09 ] Packages Nos>. 88, 37, 39, 3P. 30 00 6 French walnut and gilt mantel mir? rors for committee room, $356. 1,776 00 ! 6 mantel boards covered with rep and fringe. $22...132 00 1 large cornice, wich a carved and gilt eagle on top; also, a carved shield with coat of arms of State of Sonth Carolina.;. 876 08 1 walnut and gilt mantel mirror for speaker's room. Carved withpalmet 1 to flhieM and eagle-. 776.00 j Irons for patting up mirrors and coat*. of-arms... 25 oo Boxing for mirrors, Ac. ...? . 86 00 M dajs' time for nen putting np mir? rors. Ac, $8. 408 00 I Travelling expenses three men to Co? lumbia...;:. .?.T**,.. 145 001 Time of men to-put np cornices...... 65 00 j 1 one hundred aud sixty four light chan? delier, bronze and gm, with clusters on upper and lower Hers, made to order ipr House or Representatives. 2,600- 00 1 sK-llcht chandelier. 245 00 1 three-light brackets, real bronze, $05. . 196 oo, 8 lengths slip tube, sixty feet, 60 cents.. 36 oo Boxes, NoSi 24,"26.26.?.....'.......'. * 5100 4 six-light chandeliers in French brome and gut, $160.....*. eoooo 4 four-light chandeliers In French bronue and gilt, $90......r 86000 2 cat es,.Nos. 28, 27.t. 16. M Fitting, alcohol, cement, Ac, used in patting ap chandeliers and extend' lng pipes.:. 46 09 Fares for two returns from Columbia... 6 20 Meats on road and sleeping oar fares.... ia oo Extra time, not charged on former bill, 16 days. $6. 98 00 I Fare and expenses, returning of man to put up cornices..:. 32 oo 4 IK nipples. l 9 ia nipples, long..'. 2 76 7 I* tees.-.Ktii. 3 M 3 IK lock nuts. 78 6 IK caps. 1 T6 8 1)4 hooks. 60 1 K nipple.... . 07. r X tee. 18 6 X stiff joints. 1 60 9 gilt ceiling plates., ' 3 OS 1 l nipple. 16 > X nipple.. 24 3 Ji basiling. 30 8 X hooks. 48 1 X tee.*.. 12 4 X elbows. 38 3 IK nipples_.t. 102 3 IK elbows.".. 132 3 IK tees..-...?......... P26 6 IK bushing. 2 7.4 8 l bushing. 1 li 8 K lengthening rods.<i. - 60 Brocati-lle drapery for coat of arms, with fringe, tassels, and labor put? ting np..'.. 286 00 Cariages tn New Tork and Insurance on goods to Columbia. 348 38 Total.$23,828 32 FIGHTING AT F ABIS. Fit c . Opened on the Nationals fros Mont Vu I uri cn-They are Forced .to Retire-The Cfo ve' rn ment Troops Shoot their Prione ra-.HcHahoa ?omasn Uer-iu-c uief- A ( ri?in Approaching. . PARIS, April 2. There has been fighting since yesterday eve? ning at various-points. Mont Valerien opened ? on the Rationals marching on Courbevile and prevented their establish og a position there. They were compelled to retreat after consid? erable loss, LONDON, April 2. A special to the Times says the'fighting at Conr berrie was sharp. Reports conflict re? garding the first shot Tho Nationals were first driven into Courbevrle, but subsequently shelled out. They made a. stand, at NeulHy Bridge, where they kept up a hot fuaUade, but were again forced to retire within the city and shut the gates. ^. LONDON, Aprff 3, The government troops shoot prisoners as rebels. Thc popular indignation against the Versailles government ls terrific. The Nation? als threaten to attack .Versailles. ... Special dispatches report that the seventy fourth regiment of the line came to Paris on Saturday and fraternized with the Nationals. Victoria visits Napoleon at. Chlselhurst to? day. . ' ' VERSAILLES, April 2 The troops did not attempt to follow the Na tlonals. The latter lost two hundred. - LATER.-A crisis ls at hand. Two batteries are In motion on the read to Parisr and the ambulances are all ready. The Latest. PARK, April 2-Evening. A serious engagement took place this morn? ing between the government troops and the Communists. About 20,000 National Guards marched on Courbevrle, and were met by General Darmes and the Gardes Forestiers.' The captain of the latter galloped up waving bis cap, Intending to address the Communists, when a Zouave with that body shot.hlmjdead. A general action followed. General Darmes took five prisoners-one 76 years old-who were shot immediately. The guns of Fort Valerien swept the road, and -the Communists fled. Twenty-five Insurgents were killed, and many wounded. The engagement was over at 1 o'clock. The National Guards still hold Porte Maillot. Battalions of artillery ar? hur? rying lp. The rappel is beating, and the ramparts are being manned. The greatest excitement prevails. ' LONDON, April 3. A dispatch from Versailles to-day ?aye Mar? shal McMahon has been appointed command? er-in-chief of the French army. A dispatch from Paris of this forenoon says the Commune has Issued a proclamation couched in the following language : "At? tacked by the Versailles Government, we have a- mission to protect thc city and call for thu aid of the citizens.71 Thbre was a contin? ual movement of the Communal forces during the night, and a distant cannonade is audible this A. M. The rappel was beaten every? where throughout the city. A dispatch from Brussels, of the 3d, says a second Bitting of the peace conference was held to-day. _i'_ NHS8 FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, April 3. The presentation of the San Domingo report Is postponed. When presented, a brief mes? sage will accompany the report recommend? ing postponement of action until the next session. The government expenses for the month of March were thirteen and a quarter millions. The Senate committee on elections had an Inconclusive meeting on the North Carolina senatorshlp. Another meeting will take place on Friday. A bill has been prepared by a prominent Northern Republican, and approved by many. Southern representatives, which will be pro? posed as a substitute for the Ku-Klux bill. It provides, first : That any State officer whose duty it is to afford equal protection to all citi? zens, declining or neglecting to do so, will be liable in damages. Second, such officer is aleo criminally liable. Third, persons abetting or advising such delinquency on the part of the State officer, will be liable to civil and criminal prosecution in the Federal courts.^ Fourth, marshals serving writs In accordance with this act, may call the posse comitatus, and If the resistance ls too strong, the President may en? force the writ by the army and navy. In the Senate the following bills were intro? duced: To incorporate the Red River Raft Company ; creating the Western Judicial District of North Carolina. A bill was passed giving the Dahlonega Mint to the Georgia Agricultural College. Blair spoke on Sher? man's resolution until (he adjournment. IQ the House the general debate on the Ku - Klux bill proceeded. Arrangements nave bf en made for night sessions, and' a continu? ance of the discussion will be, allowed until Wednesday, when the ten minutes' nile will' be applied, and amendments will be ion side red in committee of the whoie. * Tn the cas? of Millers executors against the United States, the Biiprefaie Court Hola the confiscation acts constitutional, ?ind roted the proceedings in them against the. property of rebels to be regular. In the case of BirfBng toh against Day, the cdurt hold that the.gen eral "government -cannot tax the salaries of ?tate Judges. The judicial powers bf the; States are exempt 'from Federal interference, and; ld respect Of this po we f, the States are as sovereign and i adepende nt as- the general '' government. " "<:* . r?-i . .. 1 . ? y. . XA.WS 0JT XMM M??LV Act?'an? Joint Risolutl?u?, "Passed bj the General Assembly of So ut ii Cavo lina, ScMlon or 1870-' 71. 'Z [OFFICIAL.}' Jonrr Rxsoumow uithornton tho State treas ? urer to reiseae stock of the State of South Cwclina. ... Be if resolved by the Senate and House bf Reprtti.entatives: of the State Of South 'Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : Thal; the State treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to issue certificate of 8tate-of South Carolina stock No. 53, for $8000. duo July lilt, 1870, interest 6 per cent.; Ho.~72, Un*. $1000, due August 4,1870, interest 0 per cent., to Ric ah S. Cohen, execHtm estate S. t Co? ben. Approved March 9th, A. D. 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION to allow J. M. Plowden, of Clarendon County, to redeem certain forfeit? ed lands. Be it resolved by" the * Senate* anti House of Berpreeentatires of the State bf South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, sod by the authority of tbe ?arne, ' . That J.- M. PiOWdeo, of the County of Otar? on don, be, and is hereby, allowed to redeem certain landa, formerly owned by him in said county, consisting of 967 acree, more or lesa* which have become forfeited to the State bj virtue of the non-payment of taxes, and the want,' of bidders at the sale of the same, on condition that he shall pay over td the county treasurer of Clarendon Cemetry all the taxes, penalties and costs which are due upon the sanie; after whion, the county audi tor shall ex? punge the said lands bom the forfeited land record of the County of Clarendon. Approved March 9th, A. I). 1871. ..; J curr BssoLtnoK authorizing A, .fi. Taylor, Henry Arthur and others, of Le xi a gt aa County, to continue', for a term oz1 two years, two gatee erected by them across the old State Boad, in said-county, at the beginning and terminus of their planting ianda. \ ? Be it resolved bj the Senate and-House of Beproseutativeaof the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gea acal Assembly, and by the authority of the same: . y SECTIOS 1. That A. B. Taylor, Henry Arthur and o thors, of the County of .Lexington, be, and they are hereby, authorized to continue, for a tprm of two years, two gates, erected by ?bern across the old Stftte Road, in said county, at the beginning and terminas of their plant? ing lands. * Approved 2d of March, A. D. 1871. JOUIT Bxsoximox directing the> State treas? urer to refond to Messrs. Risley A: Creighton six hundred and three dollars and seventy eight ce??s, taxes overpaid by them. Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre? sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by tbe authority of the same, that the state treas? urer be, and he is hereby, directed, to refond to Mussrs. Risley A Ciatgutoo, or either of them, six. hundred, and three dollars and sev? enty eight cents, being the amount pf taxes overpaid by them.. Approved March 9th, A. D. 1871. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to re? vise, eimphfy and s bridge the rules, prao ? ties, pleadings and forms of courts of this State." Ssc 1. Bait enacted by the Senate and Hons? of Representatives of the State of South Caro? lina, now met and Billing in General Assembly, and .by the authority of the same : That thc.first sub-division of section 25 of the act entitled ' An act to revise; simplify and abridge tho rules, practice, pleadings and forms'of courts in this State'," approved March 1st, 1870, be amended so as to read! aa folloWB: ' 1st. The Court of General Sessions at Green? ville, for tho County of Greenville, on the first Monday of January, May and September, and tho Court of Common Pleas at Greenville, fer tue Cornily ot GrecDvilla, on the first Wednes? day ofier the first Monday iu January, May and septem ber. SEO. 2. The County of Marion is hereby transferred from the Fourth Circuit to the laird Circuit. _ . . Seo. &V Section twenty pf an act entitled "Au act te 11 vise, sunplif y and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and forms of the courts io this State," is hereby amended by the addition of the following sub-division : The Court of General Sessions, at Marion, for the County of Marion, on the third Mond ty after the fourth Monday of January, May and October, and the Court of Common Pleas at ila rion, for the County of Marion, on the first Wednesday af? ter the fourth Monday of January, May and October. SEC. 4. Section twenty of the act mentioned in the third section of this act is hereby amended by striking out the third subdividion thereof; and the fourth subdivision shall here? after be the third subdivision, and tbe fifth shall hereafter be the fourth. Sxo. 5. That all processes, writs and recog? nizances of every kind, whether respecting juries, witnesses, bail or otherwise, wbioh re? late to the terms of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions, as heretofore es? tablished and made returnable to said courts, as heretofore established, shall bo returnable and applicable to the courte as established by thia act. Approved March 9,1871. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An set fer tho better protection of migratory uah.*" SECTION 1. Be it enacted by .the Senate and House of Representatives of the State et South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, aud by the authority of tbe same : That "ah'act entitled "An sot for the better protection of migratory fish" be amended se follows : That at no time during the year shall there be .any permanent obstructions, of any kind or nature whatever, in any of the inland ?reek?, streams or waters bf thia Slate to the free migration of and on s nd after th? paesag* of this act Jhere shall -be ? close tim e in all the creeks, stream* and inland ?ate? o-f this State irom the setting of the sun each Saturday until the rising of the ann on eac h Monday, during! which time all ne in es, nets? wires, or any plan or device tor the stoppage or catching of fleh which obstruct more than two thirds of airy stream, other than a dam for m?nnfactnx?ug^inrsHjeee, eh*?lbe removed from said creeks, streams or waters, and the owner} m whole or in part, of aw? such Owstmetion, plan or device, shall be liable to a Ana*of twenty dollars tor eaojpwnd ewers, oibawe; one half te go to the in tot mer, and tbseihc#;hal f ta tb*. n*e of tbs county in which srjh ob? struction is band. ...... w.; & ? , Beag. >btt all mayfawtjg?iBg> companies or persons who have, erected, ozjafaerect, artificial dame, aero? the inland. jcuseks, streams or watee? o? thfr ftista, wjstoli prnvaafc the migratory fish from ascending tits saaa*, shah; icapediater? af ter the. paaaage ot this acjt, eoiistrue*, proper fisboayoover,thu same ; soi Shfliujd gash mauc/ecturing ?ornptmiee ox parson! refuse or fail so to do, they, ?hall be liable to a fine, of fire thousand dollars, re? coverable, by the .county ia. whick sush dam has been or may, be erected, tn a court ,.0* c?m petent Jurisdietioa. SEC ii. That ahonld any person or persons cause to flow in to, or be cast ia to, any of tba creeks, streams or inland waters of this State any impurities that are poisooaas to fish or destructive to their a?awn, euch person oxper sons shall, upon conviction thereof, De punish able with a fine of not less, than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment of not less titan six months in the county jail; tba Soe to go one half to the informer and the other half , to the county : Provided, That the duties assigned by the Joint resolution of January Utk, 1670, to the bo ?rd of fish onsmwoionera be, aud they are hereby, assigned and transferred to the cou missioner of the bor?vq of agri cul tar?! sta? tieties. Sue. 4. This act to take effect en and: aft er its passage. -Approved Much 9tb, A. D. MW. 1 All 4oi to charter Lbe.?'emaaSee sad Milieu Railroad Company, jp the State o,' South Carolina. , , SFCHON l.-?e ii enack? by the S?ttftfe and House O?. BepresaotafJ rea of tho State of South : Carolins,, BOW met and sitting .tyfjrensral As? sembly, and. by the authority of tho saw* : That for the purpose of eaiabliebing a rail? road company from Yooa^siea, on the.Savan? nah and Charlea ton 'Railroad, to a point at or near Millen, Georgia.. ^Jiat. ? charil with the lighie and pnvileg?e tooidanial to the esme ber and the same is hareby, granted to .'and vested, m John D. Batea, frauda E. Donner, Louis D. Ram, jDo?el Johnson, James ?L Punbv, Le wi a Bram, Emery Waahbaxn, John B. Da nula, Kor? ney L. Jones, i imo thy Hurley, Anson Vf. Thayer, H. H. Montgomery. Goo. Waterhouse, J. C. Mayo, J. BL Crofut, H. M. Stewart, H. J. Maxwell, and thej^aaaoc^tes; aM.wbei a. company.ehali be foxnW,,in compliance; witb, the conditions .'herein preaoj?b*4. it shall bo known by the name ot ?iel ?ejniaaec and Mil? len ^aiiroad. Company, and. shall hfjcea.oor po ra to existence a? a body politic, ip parpe* toity. ' .? j' K. SEO. 2. That th? capital stock of'said com? pany shall be'" five m illich C$5 fJTO'.TKW j dollars, is shared erf twenty-flv? dollars eich; and, in order to raise the said capital stocky it sha ll be lawful to open books of subscription in such plac?a and al such rimes aa may be deemed for the best interest di the corporation, ?ndet the direction of the corp ora tort-tho times anet places for receiving ouch subscriptions to be determfaed'bya majority of the corporators but eboold such a majority far! to ftc auoh times and pteees, then each time's sud placea may be flied by ?ny font of the corporators hereinbefore named, tmvfag given due h etico * of the name hi any newspaper or newspapers of the State; and the aabeeription woos*' ?badi be te pi open tor twenty day?- from each times and at snob* places aa satd corporator* may de? termine; that on each share of stock subscrib? ed the said subscribers shall pay two dollars to the corporators, wbo shall deposit the same in some na ti ona! or Btate bank. When one hun? dred thousand dollars shall bars naen subscrib? ed, the said corporators, or ?ny Thur of them, shall give notice, by application'for at least ten days, of'the lime ant! pTace of meeting for organisation. Sxo.8. Whenever the said sum of one hun? dred thousand dollars shall have been' sub? scribed, tho snbscriDer J, their executors, ad ! ministrators and assigcsyehail bc, and they are hereby, declared to be incorporated into a company, and shan have all tue rights and1 privileges conferred upon the Savannah and Ch ar iee ton Railroad Company, ratified Decem? ber S1 s t, A. D. 1853: Provide ri, however, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed* as to exempt the skid company from the pay? ment of tixes. Ssc 4. That the sail company shall .hare the right to build bridges across navigable rivers : Provided, Tbey'sbaU put in good amt", sufficient draws, and shall construct necessary; stations and turnoota, with one or more tracks to the road, with such ginge as wul correspond .with fbai' of the Savannioi and Charreston RazI road, and7 may co-operate with .'?nen road or roads as may be chartered'by the.$$$e of' Geer ria, forming" but one'road, at their dis? cretion : Provided, That the Said road'shall.be comcjenced within one year and t?mplflted within five years after the passage of this act, or the charter thereof shall berforfe)t?a :. And provided, further, That said road ehWlbe sub? ject to the provisions o' an act entitled "An act to declare the manner by which tho lands': or the right of way over the lands of persons . or corporations may be taken for the construe- . . tion and uses of rail wi y a and other works of international improvern rata," ratified Septem? ber 22a, A. D. 1868. Ssc. 5. T1)is act s hali be deemed a public act, and continu? In force tor twenty-one years? Approved March 9, T87L Air ACT to incorporate Ute BocUI?l Hook and Ladder Company. .-.' SECTIO.M l. Be it enaciedvhy tho Senate and House of Representatives of the Stats of. Sooth Carolina, now met and. sitting io Generai As? sembly, and by the anti iori ty of tb o same : - That Captain E. A. Hatebinson, Captain Ire dell Tones,. W. M. Mc Colly, M. D. Steele, fi. H. ?lcCoah, Charlea E. Cotb, P. a. Reeder and J. fl. Wi thorapoon, and Uieir aaspeiatas and sue oeaaoj's. be, and they are hereby, constituted a body corporate andLpohtic, under tho name sad., style of the Bock Hill Hook aad Ladder Com? pany, with a capital stock not exceeding the sum of five thousand dollars,, with tho right to ? ene and be sued, to plead and ba iaapieaded, in any coori of competent jurisdiction, to fcave .and to nee a common seal, and tho asase to latter at will and pleasure,and with all other ' rights, Privileges and Humanities that are now secured by law to lise weonxirated be*ea. Ssc 2. Ibis sot shall be deemed a puhko act, and snail remain in force lor the tem-of four? teen years. * 'M. I Approved ?th February, A. D, 1871,