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iff VOLUME XL-NUMBER 1649. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS JL YEAR. THE GREENVILLE RING. BISTORT OT IBS SO-CALLED CON? SOLIDATION BILL. Mow the Greenville Bondholders fere to be Ghonsed Ont of their Rights, and the People ot* the State are to Lose their whole Security. The following history oT the act "to pro- ? mole the consolidation of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad and- Blue Ridge Railroad;' ls handed to us for publication, with the re? quest that we will direct to lt the particular attention of-Messrs. H. Clews ? Go., Of New York, who have the reputation of being wil? ling, upon all proper occasions, to interest themselves- in Southern State bonds and rail? road securities." We are assured, moreover, that no stone will be lelt unturned In the endeavor*to prevent the completion of what.) is regarded here as an infamous attempt to chouse the First Mortgage bondholders of the Greenville Road out of their legal priority, and the people of the State ont ol their dearly bou^t security : The Vet to Promote the Consolidation of the Greenville and Colombia . and Bine Ridge Railroads. This precious morceau of legislation will not ? shame Its fellows oi the session of 1870-71, nor fea prove unworthy of.it* p"roJectors, "the Green P ville and Columbia Railroad Ring," a body of | men comprising nearly, li not quite, all of the State officials, with a lew individuals In pri? vate positions, but not unknown to unenvia? ble lame. Few associations o? this character, it ls safe to say, have ever existed which com? prised individuals so utterly selfish and un? principled in the objeets they pursue, and so utterly unscrupulous In the .use of the means they employ for the accomplishment of their purposes. Not twelve months! ago, imposing upon the credulity of a few individuals of character and Influence In the State, by. represe u tat ions of their ability and purpose to put the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad lu first class con? dition, they acquired through such Instrumen? tality, and at a beggarly price a large, majority Of the shares ol the stock in that rc *d held by individuals. Immediately thereafter over . twenty thousand shares owned by the State were Bold to them at $'175 per share, or about one-half ol what other parties would glady have given. Let lt be .here remembered that the Ring embraces nearly every member oi tht itate Government, heads of all the departments, custodians of the public property. A sale, therefore, of tho State shares in the Greenville and Columbia1 Railroad, to the Ring? is simply ? sale of the State property by the State officials tothemselves, and the fraud is intensified into, an Outrage when the ridiculously low price ls borne in view. TBetltla oftheact, it is proposed to con? sider, might very naturally mislead the unsus? pecting. Such persons would find no difficul? ty, without examination, to conclude that the consolidation of the two companies'to which it refers was accomplished; at least authorized. No Buch thing ls done. Most probably no such thing was contemplated to be done. No legis? lation was necessary to enable roods to con? solidate. An oct already in existence provides for that. ? The titre adopted in this casa was merely the screen behind which another of those monstrosities of legislation might be 1 enacted, which will render forever famous the ' session of 1870-legislation which gives to a 1 corrupt band of ?trangers the property of the: State, and," at the same time, degrades the status, and thereby, perhaps, destroys the - value, of the citizens' property. Let us see. j1 Jn the years 1852, 1853 and 1864, the Green- j * ville and Co iu tn bia Kai i road Company Issued ' c bonds to complete their work to theamounfrof $800,000. Tn the year 1854 the company exe? cuted a first and only mortgage to secure these "bonds. In the year 1857 the company Issued another series of bonds amounting to 1300,000. This series was protected by no rocjptgage or guarantee of any description. Roth issues , were made to run ten years. In 1861, to provide lor the payment of the first 'mortgage bonds (ISOO.OQO) maturing in 1862, -1863 and 1864, the company applied to the Legislature of South Carolina for the State's 1 guaranty of a new Issue, which they proposed ^ to fix _ sA'.Wflbj?QO-(the additional <100,000: 1 was needed to discharge some floating obliga- 1 lions. ) The appl i calfon was granted, with conditions. Amongst these conditions was this c one : That the. Greenville Railroad Company, ( upon the completion of the exchange of ?aid ! guaranteed bonds fvr Hs matured first morl- c gage 'o?nas, should deliver up to' the Comp? troller of the State ?aid first mortgage bonds, Ac, Ac. I i Conformably to these requirements, the new j i series ot bonds was executed, the guaranty of the State endorsed thereon, and the exchange proceeded- until near or about $600,000 were | j retired. The 'derangement of values arising! from-the-war here Interfered, and further pro-- j gress was stayed. ,1 ( After tie war had terminated, viz : in the- < years "1865 and !l8<i6, the Greenville Railroad Company again applied td the Legislature of j South Carolina, for additional aid, aud again | obtained the guaranty of the State for the ad- t dltional hun! of $600,OOO1. Shortly alter the J sum of $50,000 was added. It was condition- j ed, upon the grant of the Slate's endorsement to this addition of $050,000, that $250,000 of j J the same should be applied to the extinguish-1 j in)g_of the $600,000 non-mortgnge bonds Issued, aaalready narrated, in 1857, to repair damages J .to. their road ] Thus lt will be perceived -{see President i Hamett'B Report, April 15, 1870, page 7) that ? the whole arno ant of State guaranteed bonds ] is $l,550f000. "The acts Of 1866 und 1869 are amendatory, of the act of 1861, and each ( contains a statutory mortgage to the- State of j all tbe'ijroperty and assets of the company as security far the guaranty which, when all the bonds under the first mortgage ate retired and j j th? mortgage cancelled, become, the first I, mortgage apon sil their property and assets.*' And thus, also, will be perceived how grave | a wrong has been done the holders of these State guaranteed bonds, all of whom, by rea? son of, the promises, of the Greenville Com? pany, and'the statements of its president, rfc-.. garded their securities as first class, and'a large number of them by. a.6tUl stronger claim, viz: Theil actual surrender of an undoubted first mortgage obligation in ex? change for said State guaranty. The history of the bond indebtedness of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad is com? pleted by the statement that, in 1867, the company authorized a second mortgage bond, to be made by the- directors, to secure a fresh issue of bonds amounting to $1,500,000. Upon the sale and trasfer to the Ring, in 1869, this series had.not been used, exceptio the extent of about $50,000, leaving about (1,460,000 on hand. This review presents the bond indebted? ness of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, as follows, viz: OM first mortgage bonds, maturing 1802.1863.1864, outstandlng,about.. $250,000 Old no^ufbrlgage, past due.*. 340,000 State guarantees. 1,600,000 Actual debt.a.$1,990,000 Bonds, second mortgag&not issued, r* $1,500,000, ICBS $6i',0OO, used in ex? changes..J-., .$i,450,oaa J And tbe Illegal and damaging character of the leglslatlop comprehended in the so-called "con? solidation a?t," becomes conspicuously plain. The act provides tfiht the State's guaranty and. mortgage, solemnly delivered to the present holders as a first mortgage, shall be repealed, and "all otht'.r mortgage " obligations of the company preferred thereto." What are the o?her mortgage obligation* ? The first mort? gage, old and past due, amount? to about $250, 000,'and the second mortgage, Just referred to, $1,450,000. These the act proposes to call first mortgages-the State guarantees second, and for what ? To pander to the greed < i a band of twelve men, who are responsible for all the evils whick have come upon the State, in all their various shapes. And at whose ex? pense ls this to be done ? 1st At the expense of the holders of these guaranty bonds, which, rf this act is eniorced, will have little or no value. 2d. At the expense of the citizens of tuts State, who may hereafter, (the security of the bonds being withdrawn,) have to pay them. About the illegality and moral wrong of this act there can be no question. Tbe real ques? tion Is, what remedy have we against proceed? ings of a character which appear to deiy all the restraints of law and Justice, and all the obligations of honor ? Ahd the real answer le, we ought to use stern and unoompromlslngre-, slstance by every means known to the' law. If our own?courl8 earfnot, or will sot, prefect the citizens in the enjoyment of their rig nts, let us go Into the United States Courts and sei if the obligation to respect contracts ls a sub? stantial protection or a hollow sound. Lei us, as stockholders, bondholders and citizen's, em-1 phatlcally and inflexibly oppose this tide of) fraud and rapi??. But it may be said, the injury is apparent' and speculative- oniy. Governor "Scott In his message approving the act says so, and ex? presses'' the opinion that though, the State guaranty 1B degraded, there Is - no ground of apprehension that the road may faH to pay the Interest. What Governor Scott says, and what Governor Scott means, have before to-day been found to be very different things. But if J Governor Scott has said any such thing, then he has said what he ought to. know Is hot cor? rect. Governor Scott 13 one of the Bing, and he ought to know that the Greenville and Co? lumbia Railroad nas not paid the interest on Its present bond debt os given above ($1,900, 000 for the past year,) out ot Its earnings; and tr lt cannot pay the interest on $1,900,000, ls it likely to pay Interest on that sum and $1.460. 000 added-$3,450,000 total? Mr. Klmp toa's arithmetic will hardly cypher him ont of ] that difficulty, though R may borrow tor him, on a pledge of State bonds, at 18 per cent, per annum, the money Lr the purpose for a while, and until the grand crash of tao rotten labric comes, whose lull will reveal a picture 01 moral tilth, shocking to common honesty. FIRST MORTGAGE BONDBOLDKBS OF TBK GREENVILLE ROAD. AFFAIR* IX WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, April 4. Nomination-John Bowles, surveyor of cus- | :<ms, Savannah. The San'Domingo Commis donerV report ls not yet ready. They have | made many alterations to-day. The House will lot reach a vote on the Ku-Klux bill till Fri? lay. It is now certaln-the WM can't poss wlth : ut material modifications. In the Senate i he : ebate continued all day on Sherman's r?solu-? ;lon?. with aa agreement to vote to-morrow at ?oree o'clock. In the House there was a dreary lehnte all day on the Ku-Klux. LETTER PROM- WASHINGTON. ] 1 , i Pb? KU-KIU? Elephant - Radicals I Bn aklngGrnuuii foraChMnge of Pol icy- Results of Senatorial Induprn dcnio-Southern RepabliCKBls Rising- 1 to Explain - Exploit? of tile South : Carolina, Legislative Delegation. 1 I [FROM OUR OWN CORKESrONDENT.] WASHINGTON, April 2. j Draggins their weary length ajgng, San Do- t ningo and Ku-Kluxlsm keeps Congress In . Vashingtoa and disgusts their constituents at tome. The Radical party, which is endeavor ng to make capital at lean out of the dlsscn ions originated by. the Ku-Klux- bill, is be oming alarmed al the prospects of a differcut 1 fleet from what was originally expected, and 1 he design te to close the debate nt the earliest nomenu The ultra leaders persist in prose- ] ruting-the advance policy, and listening tu no ingestions ol modification of th? demands :ontalned in the bill now bet?re the House, isserllng that lt ls even more dangerous to ho party to back dowD iroiu tneir position Jian ll ls In going ahead, Otbera ure, how :ver. breaking ground lor a change of policy, ind the Democrats with their assistance may. md very probably will, uelcat all Ku-Klux egislatlou during tbls session. When timi recomes evident, Ignoring the appealffcf Baez. ind the annexaiionlsts. Congress will adjourn md go home. The country will then have no iifflculty in summing up the ?ccompHsumehts j il the session.. The speeches which have been made by Rad cal members of the Douser from Northern States, in opposition to the.bill, lew though n number, have hud a very decided effect lu liding tbe Democratic and Conservative mem >ers lu keeping the monstrosities of the Bensure in full view. They have been too rlaring to permit the Radical' renreseutallves A'ho entertain conscientious regard tor the provisions of the constitution lo support it, ind one evidence of that fact ia found in the gaclica} arguments made against it. The truing, thal several ul the Republicans i n the "HOuse* have commenced thinking for :hemselve8. and refuse to bend to the party 1 ash any longer. Two evils have produced i .his. One being tbe Independence ot Stunner j ind Schurz in the Senate, and the other the ittack upon Butler by. the speaker of the ' Sonsa..,' Southern Radicals in Congress are also, with tome exceptions, coming'to their senses, as ?gards the proper estimate ot tbe men who n most of the States have. ridden into power mon the wropgs ot suffering comm unities. Phis ls only a beginning, and if Congress re? nnins in session a lew weeks longer attempt ng-snoh reg i sis ti on as at present engag?s ut Mention, the country will receive assurances hreugb the channels of Southern Radicalism bat tue death ol the Republican party ls bein. Drought about very rapidly by the prauks of i he so-called Joyaioffice holders South tbau hy any af the other "evils whlcn have fallen upon ft luring Hie present administration. In this, conuectiuu, I um reminded, of the fact that several ol; the members ot- that Radi? cal delegation, which recently made an appear inoe- in this city to personally assure the Presi? dent that (South Carolina was in danger bf be? ing captured by the Ku-Klux band, failed .to tell their whole story because of an Impression which found weight among them that, repre? sentatives of the scare-crow order whose enor? mities they came te describe were here io waylay them . This statement sent them out of Washington in advance of the time orbit- I nally set fur their departure. Other members of the delegallon repudiated any chaperoning by the senators trom South Carolina, on the I ground that they did not properly represent the party in that State. ELK RIDGE. BLOODY WORK NEAR PARIS. THE DIFFICULTIES OE THE GOV? ERNMENT JS CREASING. Marshal. MoMahon Takes Command of j the Government Troops-The Insur? gents March on Versailles-They are Repulsed,and Flourens Is KIHed-Con? tradictory Reports as to the situation. PAWS, April 3-12 M. A cannonade from Valerien, at the rate of two 6hots per minute, Is proceeding; also a sharp musketry fire toward Meudon. It ls re? ported that the Nationals have suffered severe? ly'from Fort Valerlen's fire, but nothing pre eise is obtainable. It is reported that the committee believed Valerien would not fire on,| the Nationals who occupied Vanvres, Issy and Montrouge in force. . PAWS, April 3~6 P. M. One hundred thousand Nationals, in three corps, wi^h two hundred guns, marched via Montrouge, Issy and neall, all -destined for Versailles. Port Valerien fired all day upon Reull and the flying batteries at Meudon,. and cannonaded the Nationals debouching irom Issy on the Versailles road. Valerien also cannonaded the rear guard-of the Nationals entering the valley between Plut eaux and Be zenval. Some of the detachments retreated in disorder. There is nothing certain "respecting those who passed Valerien. Of thc conflicting ver? sions, one sayB they are surrounded, another says they effected a junction and turned Meu? don, where the larger portion of the Versailles army is concentrated. During the operations there was a fierce engagement between the artillery at Meudon and the Parisian artillery. Several members of the Commune, with jed sashes, lead battalions. It ls said a superior Versailles officer was taken prisoner. The Moni tear says the Zouaves repulsed tho Nationals in uruattaek on Castle Meudon. The National loss is heavy. Colonel Bourgoin* telegraphed to the Com' mund at 11.15 A. M. that Bergeret and Flou? red formed a junction and marched on Ver? sailles and success was certalu. Another dis? patch says : At two in the afternoon Duval and Flourens formed a junction at Co urbe vole. They wera cannonaded by Valerien, bul the men were sheltered. A concerted and suc? cessful movement was made by which they passed the line and marclied on Versailles Berg?re t had two horses' killed. Communica? tion with the outside is cut off. Only peasants bringing provisions are admitted. Saint Hen? ry, ooinmander ol' the .Montrouge Nationals; is dead. It is reported that Assy has been ar rested by the Commune. It Is stated that thc Commune wilt adopt the families of fallen a Uouals. A train was stopped to-day at Clare? mont and forced to return. Contradictory ru mors are flying. The?gates are shut. LONDON, April i. The Times' correspondent gives the follow lng as tbe situation: Bergeret, with fifteen thousand men, was completely cut off. Then Flourens was purposely permitted to effect a j nu ellon. Flourens and Bergeret, with thirty five thousand men, most surrender or Ugh tnt groat disadvantage. The Daily News.'dispatches confirm the rout of the insurgents, who proved themselves great, blustering cowards, who expected Valerien would* fraternise. The Pontifical Zouaves shot ail prisoners Instantly. The tidggcaphVoowoetwm Uv ut r?pons inst he saw General Henry killed by a shell from Mont Valerien, and Bergeret's carriage and horses destroyed In the same manner. Time men wore thrown into a panic-stricken rout. VEKSAILLE8, April 4. The army of Versailles surrouuds Puris, nnd order elsewhere lu France is undisturbed? The Nationals advanced towards Versailles, sile column via-Meudon and Chatillon, the other by' way of Reull. "Both were routed with lieavy loss and Flourens killed. Tito troops whose expected defecting constituted the lopes oi the insurgeuts, behaved badly. The nsurgents at Forts Vsmvxes- and Issy fired on he troops to-day. X later dispatch says". The government orces have just attacked the Insurgents, and i speedy and complete success ls anticipated, n the Assembly, to-day, M. Thiers, In Borne emarks on the condition of affaire, said the government would deal harshly with the ring eaders of the Insurrection, but leniently with heir dupej?. These Benllraents were received vlth applause. Rentes are advancing. Thc Latest. ' LONDON, Apri, 4 Advices from Paris to-day state that the at ;ack of the Nationals .on the government orces has been well sustained. A powerful H'Mllery attack was made on th? left of the | < Bois de .Mendon, which succeeded for a short Imo in silencing the government guns. Tbe excitement In the elly is Intense, consequent in the determination ol'the insurgents and the presence ol so large s body of revolutionists in Paris. General McMahon.lias taken command af the government army, and has initiated iOVc ii ve measures for the suppression of the Insurgents. ? General Bergeret and his column ol ten thousand men are still cut oiT by the heavy inns ol Munt Valerien. No roliel can reach hem. The loss consequent upon the attack :ty the forts upon the Insurgents has not been exaggerated. The number of killed 1B en or? ri O US. and the -excitement lu the neighbor loorTof St Denis is'greatly Increased. The difficulty of suppressing the insurfec* lonlsts lacreases every hour. VBRSAiu.Ea, April 4. M. Thiere's proclamation to the prelects of lepartments Is as lollows: On Monday the nsurgent masses attacked our forces simul? taneously at Manterre, Rue St. Bouglval, Bo? sons, Chaton acd Croiey. Fort Mont Valerien it daybreak began a cannonade of thu lnsur-1 < ;;eats. who were at first sheltered by Kemi I c tod Bougival. They subsequently attacked the government forces by whom they were repul? sed. General Vlnoy, with the cavalry, was by this time in position, threatening to outflank Lire insurgents, and they fled in complete rout, leuvlug many of their dead and wounded In iW hands of the government troops. M. Thiers says: "The government will exercise ^leniency towards all who have been blindly misled, but will punish with severity the ringr leaders." Sf ARKS TROM THE WIRES. -In the Cincinnati elections the majority oi Davis, for mayor, is 1855. The aldermen are, Republicans 8, and Democrats 4. The council? men are, ll Republicans, and 13 Democrats. -In Philadelphia a white man ls committed to Jail for refusing to ?erve on>a jury with a j negro. -The Illinois papers Bay that never, per? haps, in the history ol the State, were the prospects of a wheat crop so splendid at this season ol' the year as they now are throughout Central Illinois. THE CONNECTICUT ELECTIONS. . HARTFORD, April 4. Twelve towns are unheard from, but count? ed as last" year, they elect Jewell by eighty votes. Kellogg (present Congressman from the Second District) is elected to Congreas by fifty-three majority. The Latest. HARTFORD, April 4. j The Times (Democrat) .claims English's elec? tion by eight majority. The Courant (Re? publican) claims Jewell's election by thirty seven majority._ _ THE STATE OB TSE WEATHER. WASHINGTON-, April 4. Synopsis for the past twenty-four-hours: On the California coast the barometer ia still slowly falling, with southeast winds, clouds and rani. Stationary pressur? and tempera? ture are reported from the Rocky Mountain stations. The low barometer centre on Mon? day evening over Ontario, has moved to the northeast. Light rains and brisk winds.have attended its course. A'very, rapid rise in the ' barometer occurred last night from Tennes? see lo Pennsylvania, and clear weather has generally prevailed south and west of the lat? ter State, with brisk winds on the lower lakes, and at points In the Hiddle' States. Probabili? ties: Clear orpartlally cloudy weather, with gentle winds, are probable for Wednesday irom the Mississippi.Valley to the Atlantic. NEW YORK PHYSICIANS. Their Numbers and Rates of Charge- j The Rich Men of th? Profession. [Correspondence of the Troy Dally Times.] | There are about fifteen hnndreV physician? in this city, Brooklyn, and the Immediate vicinity, being about one to every thousand Inhabitants-. This enumeration, however, applies to tho regular pxolession, and lt can be largely in creased by'the eclectic,( the botanic, the ho-1 moopathlc, and other co-ordinate branches which contend tor the patronage of the public. Of the faculty in this etty, the larger part struggle hard for a mere support, and many are driven into -other employments from, -the sheer impossibility of-Uvlng.i?y th? proiesaiou. There are about sixty ol' this class now In this div engaged in other employments. Thc chinees ot success are much the same as those found In other walks In life- that ls, only a lew f reach 1 he highest point. There are about Atty ' who make ito m $6,000 to $15,000 per year, and 1 one-tenth of ibis number reaches as nigh as $25,000, Dr. Parker standing among the upper? most. He ls a first-class surgeon ol advanced jean, and probably ls near seventy. He has J ' enjoyed the best practice la this city lor twenty-five years, and ought to be worth , $300,000. The regular fee for visits varies from $4 to > $10, but when the physician is called out at 1 night one half more is added. Special rates < are made for going ont ot town, and a first class physician will charge irom $100 to $300 j for a trip which requires! two days from the tl me of leaving his office. Some time age ai rich young New Yorker, while rusticating near , Cooperstown, received a severe injury, and telegraphed tor Dr. Parker, whose bill for the 11 trip was $1000. Another Instance of liberal I ' charge was that of a popular physician who was ' called to attend a capitalist oh what was sup-1 posed to be his dying bed. He was successful J [n his. method of treatment, and when the il: patient was restored, which took place In a 1 few weeks, the bill was fl OOO. This may j seem large to some of our readers, but it was not so regarded by the patient, who not only I ' paid it, but sent the successful physician a present Qi silver plate costing $300. Against these lucky hila must be set on* the large amount of service which ls never paid for. Doctors' bills are proverbially hard to collect, and many paunia paasa thiua atong iriinthose.! items whose settlement ls Indefinitely" post-T poned. Good men will of course remember the kindly visitsof prolusalonal skill, and will be glad to make thal pari lal recompense which money affords; but the majority shuffle off such services! and pay the physician with Indiffer-1 ence and even with contempt. I lately met j un Instance of this kind, which ?as ss follows: A firsl-olsa physician attended a family living In Hue style, and alter, a long series of impar- , ?ant services he sent a. bill of very moderate I tmount. As soon as the master of the family I lad glanced over lt he tore it to fragments, remarking In a contemptuous tone, "Thats settled," which indeed proved lo be tho case. .Asageneral thing* few even of our first-J :lass physicians get rich, and the.only one] vho rose to great wealth ont of the whole pro- j 1 esslon, looking over a range of forty years, vas the lale Valentine Molt, so tabous as a sur-1 (eon. He had the cream ot the surgical prac- 1 -Ice In this elly, and could charge just what he deaned. I know un Instance of a young wo- ? nan who had a small minor beneath the skin >f the neck. She consulted Dr Mott; and at I ust her husband, who was In limited clrcum- 11 .lances, employed him lo remove it. The sur- 1 reon called on the appointed day und spent a . ia) t hour In the house. The operation was a successful one. and was done lu three minutes.. ' 3n asking for ihe bill tue husband was aston- 1 abed ut its amount, which wau $350. If such . m tue charge lo peuple ip moderate circutn nances, what would ll have been lu the rich? !n the last Illness of Washington Irving he ' ?mployeil Dr. Peters of this city, who occasion- ] illy visited him at Sunnyside, and his charge ?VHS $1000, which was considered moderate. I Our New York physicians ore by no means < ?qu ul LO those ol Loudon in Ihe matter of 11 marges, anti the latter nave furnished theil'gb- . ist Instance uf this kind. This occurred In Hie ITU dice ot the famous surgeun, Slr Astley J1 Jouper. A Jamaica planter ol enormous ; .veali li had come to London to submit to un , Relation on whose success his life depcuded, ind Slr Astley, who stood at tbe head oi the profession, waa employed. Having operated successfully, Lhe fortunate surgeon was re? warded by a fee of ?12,000, which is, as hus jeen said, the largest ou record. LAWS OP THE STATE. lets and Joint Resolutions, Passed by thu General Assembly of South Caro? lina, Session of 1S70--71. [OFFICIAL.] JJ? Acr to authorize and empowar James C. ' Bundlott to establish a wharf in. the Town Of Beaufort. SECTION L Be it enacted 'by the Sonate and ?onao cf Representatives of tbe S:ato of ?out? Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen ;ral Assembly, and by tho authority of the : ?ame: That James C. Buodlett ba, and is hereby, inthorized and empowered to erect and build 1 i wharf at tho south end of his lot, .in the Town 1 >f Be nu fort,' HI tua! el at the corner of Bay and ? ?? in ii streets, and to extend the same as far 1 southward toward the channel of the river as ! nay be necessary for commercial purposes, > md eastward across tb* foot, and to the west 1 i ne of Ninth street, and (hat he be, and is : icreby, authorized and empowered to con- 1 struct and extend Ninth street, from Bay : street down to said wharf. 1 SEC. 2 That tbe frunchise hereby granted 1 shall be vested in the said James C. Bunrllett, lis beirs, executors, administrators and as- : signs, for tho term of twenty one years. SEO. S All acts or parts ot acts, inconsistent srilh this act,.are heroby repo.led. ? Approved the 7th of March, A. D. 1871. forNT RESOLUTION authorizing tbe Secretary of State to contract with the Southern Domes? tic Gaslight Company for the illumination of the Statehouse and public offices therein. Be if resolved by the Se?alo and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the.autbority of the same: .That the Secretary of State.be, and he is hereby, au thor ??ed and req aired to contract immediately with the* Southern Domeatic Gas? light Company for the construction and appli? cation of one of Doty's gas generators" for the purpose of illuminati OR the Statehouse and public offices thereof, the cost therefor not to exceed two thousand dollars, and to be paid upon the order of said Secretary of State ont of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved the lOrh day of Varch, A. D. 1871. Air Acr to renew and amend the charter of the Town of Mount Pleasant. Sscrrosl. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of j South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen? eral Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That from and after the passage of this act all citizens of this State, having resided sixty days in the Town of Mount Pleasant, shall be deemed, and are hereby, declared to be a body politic and corporate, and the sail town shall be called and known by the name of Mount Pleasant, and its corporate limits shall be and remain as at present fixed by law. Ssc. 2, That the said town shall be governed by an intendant and seven wardens, who shall be citizens oi the TJnjted States, and shall have been residents of the said town for sixty'daya immediately preceding their election, who shall be elected on the third Wedaesday in April, in the present year, aod thereafter on the same day in every second year, se bereaf-'| ter provided, ten days' public notice being pre-. vionsiy given, and tbst ali male inhabitants of j the age of twenty-one years, citizens of the State, and who shall have resided in the said town for sixty days immediatelyprecediog the election, shall be entitled to vote for said in? tendant and. wardens. SEO. 3. That the election for intendant and wardens of the saul town abai! bo held in the courthouse, or some other convenient public place io the said town, from six o'clock in tho morning until sut o'clock ia the afternoon, and when the po ls shall ne closed the managers a?i? forthwith couot the votes and proclaim the election, and give notice, in writing, to the persons elected. Thc intendant and wardens Bhalf appoint turee managers to hold the en? suing and subsequent elections. Whenever there shall not be an intendant and wardens, or intendant and warden, from any cause whatever, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court for Charleston County to order such alection forthwith, and appoint three mana? gers for same; The managers, in each case, shall, before they open the polls'or said elec? tion, take an oath fair (j and impartially to conduct the same, and t li at the intendant and wardens, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take the oath prescribed by tbo Constitution of this State, md also the following oath, to wit: "As in? tendant oi warden of the Town of Mount Pleasant, I will equally and impartially, to the best of ?ny ability, exorcise tho trust reposed in mo, and will use my best endeavors to pre? serve tho peace and carry into, affect, accord? ing to law, the purposes for whioh I have been elected: So help mo God." * The said intendant and wardens shall hold their offices from the time of their election un? til the third Wednesday in April in every sec? ond year alter their election, and nntil their sncceseors j?hall bo ejtegi ed and qualifie!. Ssc. 1. That, in case a vacancy shall occur Tn the office of the intendant or any or tho word cue, by death, resignation, removal or other? wise, or ia case of arie in said election* an elec? tion to fill such vacancy shall be held, by the appointment of the intendant and wardens, or warden, as tho case may be, or the clerk of tho court of Charleston County, if there shall bo no intendant or wardens, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given; and in case of j tbe sickness or temporary absence of tho in? tendant, tbo wardens, forming a conned, shall be empowered to elect one of their number to net in his stead during the lime. SEC. 5. That the intendant and wardens, duly elected und qualified, shall, during their term of service, severally aud respectively, be vcBlcd with all tho jurisdiction and powers of trial justices, or other inferior courts, within the limits of the said iown, and the said inten? dant shall, and may as often as he may deem necessary, summons the wardens to meet in council, any two of whom, with the iotondant, may constitute a quorum to transact business; ind they shall be known by tbo name of tbe town council of Mount Pleasant, and they and thou* sneces-ors hereafter to be elected may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to ill tho ordinances. A^d the said town council snail have authority to appoint, from timo to timo, ns they may see fit, such and so many persons to act as marshals and constables of said town, us tho town council may deem necessary and expedient for the preservation of tho peace, good order and police thereof, which persons so appointed shalt, within the corporate limits of said town, have the power and privileges and emoluments, and bo subject to all the obligations, penalties and regula? tions provided by law for tbe office of constable', and shall be liable to be removed at tbe pleasure of said council; and the said town oonncil shall have power to establish or authorize the estab? lishment of the market house in said town; and the said town council shall have full power and authority, under their corporate Seal, to make all such rules, by-laws and ordinances respecting thc roads, streets and market house, and the business thereof, and the polico system of said town, as shall appear to.tbem necessary and proper for the Becunty, welfare and convenience, and for preserving health, order and good government within the same. And the said town council may impose fines for offences against their by-laws and ordi? nances, and appropriate the same to the public use of said town; and the said council shall have the same poWer which trial justices or other inferior courts now have to compel the attendance of witnesses, and require them to give ?vidence upon the trial before them of any person for a violation of any of their by? laws or ordinances, but no noe above the sam of twenty dollars shall be collected by said council, except by suit in the Court of Com? mon Pleas : And provided, also, That-no fine shad exceed fifty dollars, and, also, that noth? ing herein contained shall authorize the said connell to moke any by-laws or ordinances in? consistent with, or repugnant to, the ltws of this State; and all the by-laws, mles and ordi? nances the said to wu council shall make shall, at all times, be subject to r?visai and repeal by the General Assembly of this State. SEO. 6. That the said intendant and wardens shali have full power to abate and remove nui? sances ia tbe said town, and it shall also be their duty to keep all the roads, streets and ways within the corporate limits of the said town open and in good repair, and for that par pose they are invested with all the powers here? tofore granted to county commissioners, and shall have full power to classify and arrange the inhabitants of said town liable to street, road and, other public duty therein, Nand to force tho performance of auch dnty nuder such penalties as are bow or shall hereafter be pren scribed .by law provided, That the said town cpnacd may compound with persons bable to perform such du ty t upon such terms and on .the payment of auch annis as may be estab!inn? ed by Jawd or ordinances :vAnd, provided also, That the individuals who compose; the said" town council shall be exempt from the per? formance of road or public duty, and the in? habitants of said town are hereby exempt from road "and public duty without ' tbe corporate limits of said town : Provided, further, That the sum BO fixed shall not exceed two ($2) dol? lars per annum. SEC. 7. That the power to grant or refuse ?licenses for billiard tables, to heep tavern, or ! to retail spirituous liquors within the limits of j .he said corporation, be, and the same isjiere by, vested in the town connell of Ho ont Pleas? ant, and'the said council may grant licenses to retail spirituous-liquors to snob persons, and in snob quantities, at euch rates, and upon such terms and conditions, as tale said town council'may see fit and proper. And the said intendant and wardens shall have the full and only power to impose a tax Dh all shows, or ex? hibitions for gain or reward within the limits, and all the money paid for licenses for retitl? ing spirituoos liquors, keeping tavern and bil? liard tables, and the tax sn all shows for gain or'reward within said limite, shall be appro? priated to the public use of said corporation. 820. 8. Taat the said town council of Mount Pleasant shall have power and authority to re? quire all peinons owning a lot or lots in said town, te build a lawful renee, and keep in good Tepair. sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever the samo snail front or adjoin any of tbe public streets of said town, if, in the judgment of tbe. council, snob sidewalks shall be ueces&ary, the width thereof and the man? ner of their construction to be designated and regulated by the town council; and for default or/?rasai t? keep in repair each r^walks, the town council may cause the same tu be* pat in repair, arid require the owuer to pay ?be price of ma ?lng OT*repairing: Provided, Ibat Bach contract for repairing tbe same be let to the lowest bidder. Sac. 9. That tbe said town council of Mount Pleasant sha 1 bave power to arreBt abd com? mit to jail, for a space of time not exo9eding twelve hour-j, and to fine not exceeding twenty dollars, any person or persons who shall be fruity of disorderly oondaot in said town, to the annoyance of the citizens thereof; and it shall be the dnty of tbe marabao-of the town to noske nu oh arresta, and to oall to bis assistance the posse comitatvs it necessary, and* upon failure Jbo perform such duty he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding twelve dollars. SEO. 10. Ibat the said town council of Mount Pleasant shall have power to granb-or refuse licenses to parties within the limits of said j town; and tbe partios to whom such licenses are granted, ebal! be subject to such regula? tions as may by ordinance be established. They shall also have power to impose and col? lect an annual tax upon the assessed property of said town:.Provided, Mo tax shall be.im? posed in any one year to exceed the rate of ten cents on each honored dollars ot such assess? ed property, and that the money so raised shall be applied to the use of said town. The said town council eha?l have the power to en? force the payment of all taxes levied by the waid town connell to the same extent and in the same manner aa is now or hero if ter Shalt be provided by law for the collection of the general State taxes. SEO. IL That the said town council of Mount I Pleasant shall have power to regulate sales at J auction within tbe limits of said town, and to grant licenses to auctioneers: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall extend te the sales by a sheriff, clerk of court, judge of pro? bate, executor or administrator, assignee in bankruptcy, or by any other person ont of the order, decree of any court, tnal^jjastico or other inferior court. r HBO. 12. That all acta and parts of acts in? consistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved 28th day Of February, A. D. 1871. T Bitters. EST I~lT^O^i" I A L S. Read a few of the Testimonials In regard to the EFFICACY of that STERLING MEDICINE, OLD CAROLINA BITTERS. A few Certlflcatesf rom the many in onr posses slou from persons who have tested the ULI) CAROLINA BITTERS': FROM THE POSTMASTER AT TUMBLING SH 'ALS, s.a. TOXBLTMQ SHOALS, S. C., April 9,1870. Messrs. GOODRICH, WISEMAN A CO., Charleston, S. C.:. Gentlemen-This ls to inform you that about a y eur ago 1 was m delicate health, worn out with old age and hard work, weighing one hundred .md tweuty-ilve pounds; upon request 1 com? menced using the DLL) CAROLINA BITTERS. Af? ter using niue bottles, 1 felt as weil and vigorous as thirty years, ago-went to work- and made money. 1 weighed, after UH lug thc above, one hundred and" seventy-two pounds. 1 have since oeen stroug and hale. Accept, gentlemen, my thanks, ami success say I to Hie OLD CA KULIN'A BITTERS; (Signed) RANSOM PHILLIPS, P. M., Tumbling Shoals-, S. C. FROM ANDREW CHAMBERS. IRWINTON, GA. iKWiirrON, QA., September US, 1869. Messrs. GOODRICH, WISEMAN A- CO.: Gentlemen-Wueu in your city, two weeks ago, your Dr. Service gave me a uottle?tf your cele? brated CAROLINA BITTERS. Which 1 brought home for my father, whose health was very feeble. After .using lt he was so well pleased with its erfects, that he considers them almost indispensa? ble. Please And enclosed sixteen, (Ste.) the price of two cases: uirect them W. J. chambers A son, No. 18, C. R. R. Yours, very respectfully, {Signed) ANoasw CHAMBERS. ANOTHER YOIOE FROM GEORGIA. PORT VALLEY, GA., september 15,1869. Messrs. GOODRICH. WINEMAN A CO., Charleston: Gentlemen-1 take great pleasure lu informing you that my wife has experienced great benefit from the use of the OLD CAROLINA BITTERS. lt ls certainly a good medicine, and I wonldt ? pleased ir you would send me another dozen im? mediately. Respectfully. Ac, (Signed) j so. A. HOUSER. Sold by all Druggists In Charleston. The trade supplied by GOODRICH, WINEMAN A CO., Principal Depot, No. 3 Hayne street. <5as fixtures. jgAXL~, BLACK ^T~C07T~ ? Will sell their Stock of BRONZE AND IMITATION BRONZE GAS FIXTURES AT MUCH LESS THAN THE ACTUAL COSI OF MANUFACTURE. These goods are of the newest patterns, and in Onish superior to any in the market. To those furnishing houses, this ls an opportunity to pro? cure the BEST CHANDELIERS, BRACKETS, Ac," at a less price than they would pay lor Inferior .jetaren. It ls our Intention to give up entirely this branch of our business, which causes so great a reduc? tion In price. BALL, BLACK ? CO., Nos. 665 and 567 BROADWAY, N.' T. junl8-iyr OTHERS! For your Children, use none other than the GERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL. Mit contains no Anodyne. For sale by the anufacturer, DB. H. BABB. And also to be had at all Drug stores. Ca?oring, turniping (Smooger. JO H N B ? 61 EI?EH, C.' ... r Np. 141 KINO STREET,. ' WBST SIDE, A FKW DOCES XOBTff OP QUKxi OTMOtT, Woold respectfully inform bia friends tba* nat has Just returned from New Torn vnt? a large and well selected stock of the latest styles of SPRING AND 8TjMME?GOODS. Alse a ralf assortment of GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS* Including the Celebrated STAB SHIRTS. mane ?, S PEING OPENING HENEE <fc MUL LE Bv No. 225 KING STREBT, . Bare jost opened an entire Kew stock or CLOTHS, CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, Ac, for Spring and hummer. ? " . Our Clothing; la a very large, and fine selected stock for Men, Youths and Boys.' from $6 to $6a> per suit. Th? larges; portion ls of imported goo Ja and manufactured by ourselves; we can, therefore recommend them as regard fir, waar and workmanship. O?K TAILORING DEPARTMENT la supplied with the finest selection of FOREIOBT AND DOMESTIC CLOTHS, DOESKINS, DLA GO* NA LS, TRICOTS, MELTONS, CHEVTuTS, CASSI MERES, Ac, and a very la-ge Block of tbs. most fashionable Pant and Vest Patterns, which wa will make np to order by measure in the latest styles. The foreman lh this department of*oar business has no equal In the wtistic^orid'for cut ring and producing an elegant flt. . FURNISHING OOODS. Thia department ls supplied with the celebrated STAR SHIRTS, Foreign.and Domestic Under? shirts and Drawers, Silk and Thread Gio vea, linea and Paper Cellars, Neckties, BowB,Scaris, Pocket Har d kerchie..'?, Socks, Umbrellas, A?.. Our s io c s has been selected with great care, and prices marked very low In plain figures. Buyers in our line wilt find lt to'their advantage to give ns a call before purchasing elsewhere. mar*2-amoti I_g-Tg jjgggfi* Ut* jpUROHGOTT, BENEDICT 4 ctf. BSS7ECTFOIXT JJWODKCS IX) THEIR FRIENDS .AND THE PUBLIC That, owing to the SPECIAL FACILITIES AND QUALIFICATION? or -their Resident Partner m New York, Ikey are enabled, to purchase their supplies of FINE AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Floth Foreign and Domestic, in ali cases front first bands, AT THE LOWEST CASE FIGURE, And thus to offcjr EXTRAORDINARY INDCOEMENTS TO CTJft. . TOMERS, t Their prices wm be found from TWENTY TO FIFTY PER GENT. LOWER: Than taose or any other Dry Goods Boase in the South. They invite sn inspection of their stork, which is inadeupof ' . ? . . ., . NO AUCTION GOODS, Bot which will be round to consist of an immense -' variety of THE CHOICEST AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN THEIR LINE. Comparison, as to quality, With the best goods, offered elsewhere, I S C B A L L E N? Q E D ?'M And competition as thrice IS DEFIED. Every article sold by us ls warranted to be pre? cisely as represented. Our motto ls "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS^ And Customers who wish to SAVE MONEY IN BUYING" Will do well to give us a call. FOBCHGOTT, BENEDICT ? CO.. Up-Town Store, I Down-Town Store,. No. 437 King street, No. 2*4 King a cree tv Corner or Calhoun: I Near "The Bead." .octal j ? . . - . . "_Hreminm Cana 8aU. - $95,000 _ $95,000 LAST CB!ANCE ft SEE WHAT ?5 WILL DO? $5 W01 secure a Share in the Aiken Premium S* $5 Land Sale.invest SS tb Will secure a share as above and a One Sa J? Work of Art to adorn your homes ...... ,,. st $6 Wm secure a share and the Steel Engrav- st $5 lng, "Marriageof Pocahontas,"...worth ss td will secare a share and the steel Engrav- ts $5 mg, "Landing or Columbus,".. worth ta? ja win secure a share and the Steel Engrav. $6 $5 lng. ?The Dey we Celebrate,?.worth- fi $5 wm secure a share and the beautiful St $& ChrSmo, "American Antonin,"....worth st. $5 WUl secare to Borne shareholder the Der- $t $6 hy Mansion and 25 acres-Qf vineyard and lt $5 Orchard, valued at $?5,000. s? ts Win secure to some shareholder "Bose-' ss $5 ?rille Farm," leo. acres. ss $5 valued at 110,000.invest ss to Will secure to some shareholder "Gm- $S $5 honselarm," 165 acres. $6 $5 valued at $6000.latest %& $5 Will secare to some shareholder who in- st $5 vests, a Peach Orchard, valued at $3500 $5 $5 WUl secure to some shareholder a Vms- S5 $5 yard and Peach Orchard.,.. $& $5 valued at $3ooo."...........-...Invest ss $5 Will secure to some shareholder a fine ss $6 Villa site, with Cottage, Garden, Ac, $5 $6 valued at $2500....*:.'..;-......invest ts- - t5 wai secure to 88 other shareholders yal-. $& 15 nable properties, ranging In value from SS ts $300 to $160?..invest ts 55 These Real EBrate Prizes. ". SS $6 valued at $95,000, are located In the bean- SS $6 .tlfni Town of Aiken, South'Carullna.? S* $3 Its uaeqoalled climate and health-giving $t $6 surroundings, has made tt the St $5 "SARATOGA OF THE SOU*H.?? SS $5 The Shares will be dlstrtonted ^prll 21st, : ts $5 when each Shareholder wm see t* $5 "WHAT FTVK DOLLARS WHX DO." Sa '.There laa tide In the airairs ji men. which, Taken at the flood, leads ou to fortune." The mast liberal term B to du ba. For desorption of tue valuable Real Estaje Prises, notices of the press, names or Committee to make the Drawing, home endors amen ts. and general character 01 the eurerprise and manage? ment, Beud for pamphlet. Remittances for snares should be made wita Poetoffloe Money Order, or currency in registered letter, or by Express. Ant dress J. c. DERBY, General Manager, Augusta G8>, Office corner of Jackson and Reynolds streets. SST Residents of Charlestun and vicinity can WILBUR a ?Ul'U , ..w. " m.?.?, awu mv LIUS RU L'MDJLAT'S, NO. SOI tx lng street, whose specimens of the "Works of Art, winch each ahsxe nolder receives, can be seen. mars-sX.