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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. " THE. ROYAL WEDDING. HOW ZO VISE WAS MAHRIED TO ZOENE. A Great Day at Windsor-Thc Eton Boys Privileged to Stand on Castle Hill-Splendor or the Pageant and Simplicity of tne Ceremony- A Shower of Slippers Thrown After the Bride. [Correspondence of the* New York Tribune.] LONDON, March 21. : There never was such a marriage. That is agreed on ali hands. Royalty mating with the heir to a Scottish chleftanshlp, great personal worth on both sides, youth, beauty, talents also on both sides, an empire listening tor the sound of the cannon that announced the wed- j ding of the daughter of the Queen of England to the son of one of her greatest subjects. The artillery roar has drowned, I hope, forever the J echoes of all the gossip about these two be- j trothed which has lilied the saloons of London for months-past. It isa happy marriage of | two young people, each worthy of the other, each loving the other ; parents and kinsmen giving their hearty blessing to both. All to? days-was sunshine streaming down from the sky, and beaming from Joyous faces of bride ana bridegroom and the brilliant troop of j friends that Baw them married, and heartily wished them the long, unclouded married life they have a right to expect. AS for the popular ?terests in the ceremony, whether you quarrel with lt or share it, there is no use*in denying its existence. There are some millions of people In England who care more about the marriage than about the revolution In Paris. The London papers will print half a dozen columns apiece about it to? morrow morning. Nay. I suspect America cares too, and New York will have its accounts -and read them, and I need not make any fur? ther moral reflections on the subject, but may set down at once what I have seen and beard. But -is no one man did or could see the whole pageant, I shall borrow without scruple; from other witnesses what is wan tin g to make out my story. The marriage was announced to be made between twelve'and one, in the old Chapel of St. George, which makes part of Windsor Castle. Of the guests who were to [ witness it. a-part bad been invited to the Castle itself to enjoy the Queen's hospitality, and had arrived the day before. The greater number of distinguished persons who werejto come down from London left only just in time to see tbe ceremony itself. Besides these two classes, lhere was a consider? able number of favored persons who wete_ Jipt .precisely invited, but who, by much.; interest and - passionate solicitation, . had wrung tickets from the Lord Chamberlain, either to the chapel, which was the central point of attraction, or to the castle grounds, through' which the bridal procession would pass on its way to the chapel. Among the lat? ter were the Eton boys, 900 strong, who had the proud satisfaction ol stationing themselves on Castle Hill to see and cheer their old schoolfellow on his way to wed a Princess mora than the coming tr?e of a fairy tale. Bul&eslde the few thousands who were thus lavored, there was the great. outside world that wanted, to see the Princess married, or to see the carriage in which she rode, or the plume of some dragoon who escorted her, and so carri away some ' memory, be lt ever so slight, ol'the day which should .bring nearer to irrem the great splendors and shining:state of the royalty they still cherish and strive hard'to. honor. True curious sn ultitude ~lia|r j little enough for its pains, but was, wit?bSt knowing lt, Itself one of the most curious parts of the spectacle, giving rise to reflections which I rigidly suppress. Windsor on any day ls one of the places best worth* peeing In ..England. Every ti a veiled American has seed lt; to most untravelled lt is familiar through engravings, and photography But neither the memory .of it nor any picture ol lt lessens the impressiveness of the view which one gets of that huge grand castle w hen approaching it from London. Most great buildings at first disappoint the eye. They are not so big as you imagined, which ls only another way of saying that the eye needs edt?1 eating Co take- in their real greatness. But Windsor Castle Is a town of itself, with endless variety of outline and reach of granite wall, with Indented parapet and pinnacled towers, which the eye follows till it is weary; and I thought of .Kinglake's description of the Pyra-1 mids as the only thing that could express tho j idea of vastness adequate to this mass. Only, in'the case of the Pyramids, lt is the weight that Impresses you, and here lt ls the extent. The beauty of the early spring foliage was wanting- to day, , but the turrets blossomed with flags, una when I got into the streets there were BO many flags that I could not see the houses. '. . It waa not long after the guests arriving by train had passed up to th3 castle and In through the guarded gate of the obapel, that the head of the bridal procession left Windsor j Castlf, In the Queen's carriages, for the south entrance of St, George's Chapel. The bride? groom passed first, lu a carriage drawn by two horses, Lord Ronald Leveson Gower and Earl Percy, his "best men," accompanying him. The Eton boys seemed the flm to recognize him, and cheered him heartily; the rest of the crowd seeming not clearly to'understand who : he was. Arriving at the chapel, he was re? ceived by the Vice-Chamberlain and escorted to a room assigned to him in. the chapel, whence he presently passed into the chapel it sell. What the crowd- awaited more-eagerly was the procession that was to precede the bride. The royal family, excepting the Queen and the Princess Louise, were assembled in the green drawing-room of the castle. At 12 they left the Queen's entrance of the castle for tbe entrance of the cu apel. In the first six carri? ages rode officials ol the court und the attend, ants of royal personages. lu the three following j were the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Prince and Princess Teck, lite Duke of Cam- , bridge, who was' cheered aiittle as he leaned his bald head out ol the window,-Prince Leopold and Prince Arthur, Prince Christian, and the Princess.Beatrice. Last of all came tue .Coun t j of Flanders, the Princess Christian, and the Princess of. Wales. The Princess's.populari? ty seems ai great as ever, her kindly, Intelli? gent ?a?e has always a smile for the people who crowd io-see her, and the.cheers came heartily out from the crowd as she drove slowly by. A captain's escort of the Second Life Guardf. steel-helmeted and culrassed, ac-1 companied -this part of the procession, and when they bad passed, aud the last waving J plume had bowed as it disappeared beneath the pointed' arch, there was a pause. ' Then came a plain carriage, containing, nobody knowed or cared who; then others; then ano? ther pause. It. was..not Ulla quarter of an hour bad gone slowly by, that tue Queen and the bride were ?s?n 'd?mi?g. Tile crowd hailed the siafet of another troop of guards that an? nounced them. They came on at a trot; troop passed; four carriages passed un? noticed; filth, and alone, alone, among all the procession, I drawn by two pairs ot greys, arrived the carriage that contained the Queen and the Princess Louise. Joyful snouts preceded it, the Queen bowed gravely from the back seat, birt lt was not the .Queen Whom the world wanted to Bee. On the front seat was the bride; Bf little palebeneaih her heavy cor- ; onet of orange blossoms, her white hand ner? vously playlug'wllh a coach tassel, her eye? lashes lifting to let pass a grateful glance as her head bowed in recognition of the welcome that the crowd gave lier, tLmn quickly veiling her eyes again, lt is a strong, sweet face, which, one likes to look at, but we shall see lt j again inside the chapel, If only we have the luck to be well placed, with more leisure to study lt. Thtfueopie who have waited since early morning outside have tobe, eontent with just a glimpse.* 'Then'the Harridge' passes in, the. bride.is already wailing, the great company' are placed, and it is high time lor us to go in? side, if we want to guze> on l?e brilliant scene for a moment before all eyes will be fixed on the altar. Once-Inside the chapel there is the sort of scene which the Americans who go to Paris when they die long foe. ip the flesh. .-Here are the men aad'-M^dgaen- wbo ??'irtho. greatest names,tn England, some ol the greatest In Eu? rope, ' sueVe^en ' In 'Aeia-^rlncee,1 ?and' duties? I and earls; prime ministers pa^t, present, ano! to come;-,embassadors In whom the person ol the- sovereigns of great- empires appears; In? dian princes; all that lu England to-day unites wealth, and rank, and 'distinction, and all In that gorgepos, splendor of.coatuine .which In AmerTca.can nevarbe.seen., "Among the men, everyone ls la uniform; ot the ladies,' every one in the utmost magnificence of atti: blazing with jewels that the riches of i nent would hardly buy. The uninltiat would perhaps take the court officials a: aids for the highest personages, resplen they are In- blue and gold. Yet they are sort of upper servants, busy In marshall real grandees. Garter ki ng-at-arms is h heralds' tabard, of red and gold, and So: herald, and Chester herald, and a great more functionaries that I dare not atte: much as to name. But he who knows th< of famous Englishmen will soon be able tinguisb, amid all this decorated throi amid all the unwonted costumes, th? ornaments ol the scene. There ls still ai ten minutes to wait-let U'B try to rec< some of these great people. In front < altar rails on the upper step are the Dui Duchess of Argyll, the Dowager Puches other Campbells; the bridegroom's fi albeit not royal, having rightfully the pl honor. The Dukels in lull Highland cos with the kilt and green tartan of his clan face, never remarkable tor humility of ei sion, looks prouder than ever, and If you see it you would find his very auburn brushed higher and straighter than eve his forehead. He is not tall, but has a figure, Scotch pride, in every one of hi tures, the cautious fire of the Scot in his eyes. In about twenty minutes he wi father-in-law to a QueenVdaughter. Yet say the Highland chief counts it no too ? honor to marry with a Lowland Princess the ambitious politician dreads lest a alliance check his advancement among Li statesmen. Before we are done scanning father's looks, the son comes in, preceded accompanied by .a low murmur all th ri the chapel, and by Lord Ronald Lev Gower and Earl Percy, whom we saw bi with him in the carriage. For the lasl months be has probably been the best pt graphed man In the world; no need of a si line to tell anybody what his face ls like, wears, not the Highland dress, but the form of the Argyleshire Volunteer Arliller which he ls colonel. Advancing up the a the three take their station at the aliar wait. To left and right, and in the from seats are now filled. All the Cabinet are h the' lord chancellor In wig and robes of bl and gold, Mr Gladstone anti the rest In m! teri al uniform, not lacking plenty ol gold 1 . Before we entered, the first of the prc sion had advanced up the nave and ent< the choir formed of the same persons who composed the first outside procession f castle to chapel. While we are waiting the next, the hush of expectation grows most paintul. The suspense is relieved ft moment as the eight bridesmaids leave side-chapel and poss out to receive the br In anot her moment the curtain ot the entra draws aside, the sound of drums and trum; outside peals Into the chapel, the organ str Into the noble wedding march oi'Mendelssc the heralds, the lord chamberlain, the v chamberlain, are seen marshalling the v and the whole assembly rises as the Qti and the Princess Louise appear in the dc way and advance up the nave, and enter choir. On the right ot the bride is the Qu? .on the left the Prince of Wales "and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. 1 Queen wears black satin, the only bl dress in the chapel, and black gloves, white lace partly bid the sombre hue. and blue ribbou of the Garter set it off. The bi ls in white satin; her long white veil of Hi ton lace; her long white velvet train, borne the eight bridesmaids. She wears the ne lace and diamond bracelet given her by Wi sor; but the ornaments of her dress are ali, nearly all, orange blossoms and leaves, bridesmaids were all in white silk or sal with red camelias for ornaments, and all eight were daughters of dukes or otlmr gr noblemen of England. Not a name ame them which does not make part ot hlsto They were Lady Elizabet n Campbell. Lt Florence Gordon Lennox, Lady Mary Ce i Lady Grace Gordon, Lady Mary Butler, La - Constance Seymour, Lady Florence Montagi Lady Alice Fitzgerald. If you would km more of these high-born maidens, you ha only to open that Peerage,- which, I i told, now Hes on so many New Ye .tables, to learn their full pedigree. A though beauty does riot always go wi high birth, high breeding does, and he were both together, and a group so fair th the most republican eyes might be glad linger on it. The princess is a girl of gre firmness of character; but one need not wo der to deteo: a flutter on her soft cheek, i slight trembling In her walk, as she mov thus, the centre ol' all eyes, forward to the 8 tar, where., other eyes are waiting to me hers, where her betrothed stauds walting i become her husband. The music rolls out I triumphant strains, the glittering processif, reaches the altar, and the moment is come: which allEngland has been looking forwai since I forget how many months. While til music still plays,.the Queen and the rest ha\ been led to their seats, nods and salutations ai exchanged much as among ordinary mortal I hear a-whispered comment or two on ti: dress of this lady or that, then comes a hus! and the service begins. They were married by two bishops, the Bisl op ot London and the Bishop of Winchestei the latter better known In America as th Bishop ot Oxford, sometimes as Bishop WI beriorce, sometimes by a mord expressive am less decorous name. The choir chanted th two psalms, and as the music went on, the su 'came streaming brightly through the chape windows. It was the Bishop of London wir read the services, ouly parts of which wer audible. If the . owners of the peerages t which I have Just referred own also a prayer book, they know well, or can soon learn, tin course of the touching and beautiful service o the Church of England. When it came ti clasping-hand?, there was a difficulty abou drawing ott" the Princess's gloves, and sh finally surrendered her bouquet to one of he: bridesmaids, then the Marquis grasped-om could see with eagerness-the white hand thu was released. Not all the questions ant answers were distinct. When the bisiioi asked, " Who giveth this woman to bi married to this man ?'? the Queen re sponded with a gesture. It was boil as Queen and as mother that she gave tin bride away, not without the thought, lt maj be believed, ol' that other who might hav? done it in her place. When the ring was pu on and the two were man and wile, the belli nnd cannon announced it to the waiting eurong outside. The Queen kissed hei daughter. The daughter's husband advanced, bowed low. bent his knee. and kissed the hand ol the Queen. Then the dazzling processior. reformed: the Marquis and the Princess lead? ing the way down the steps arm lu arm, and so, amid congratulations from all sides, and blessings from friends, and still under the gaze of that rare company of the great people of the earth, this young couple went their way out Of the church, pledged to each other for their lives by the same simple and solemn words that village maiden and village lover pronounce daily s il through England. From the chapel the royal party, and the in? vited guests, returned to the state apartments Ol'the castle. Bet?re luncheon was served, ihe Queen and the Princess and her husband, with others ol the royal family, entered the white drawing-room tb greet their friends; a brief reception wai held; then the Queen, her fami? ly, and a lew lavored friends went to luncheon together, while the greater p~rt of the guests lunched in the Waterloo chamber. Ol' the lat? ter there were some hundreds. That ceremo? ny conclude J, all but the family, and those who were staying in the castle, went up to London. The crowd still waited tb witness thedepar-. ture ot the bride and bridegroom, who were to drive over to Claremont. A carriage, with two pair ol greys, waited, in the quadrangle at 4 o'clock. The Marquis and his wile came down in travelling costume, the Princess wearing, lt you care to' know that lacr. a white chip bonnet and white silk dress: As they stepped, into the carriage and drove off, a shower . ol' white satin slippers was thrown after them-even royalty nut disdain? ing to bend to the- old superstition of good luck. A new broom was thrown also by some? body who has faith Tn that custom, which is said to be ot Highland origin. As they drove down the Long Walk; the crowd of spectators Beemed greater than ever, and the enthusiasm was certainly greater than in the morning. The Lile Guards again escorted them, and Balates announced their departure. All along the road to Claremont there were popular demonstrations, addresses, green arches, presents of bouquets ol white camelias and orange blossoms, and at Esher the poor young Seople had to listen to the reading of an atl rc-B engrossed on vellum, and presented by a rector with two churchwardens at his side. At Claremont there were more bouquets, and a band playing the national anthem, badly, I fear. It must have been very tiresome, but lt came to an end when Claremont-house was reached, and the doora of it were shut on the world. (i. W. S. THE MW REIGN OF TERROR. GERMAN INTERVENTION THE ONZT HOPE. A moody Battle Raging-The Keri? En cnuraijcrt by Thiers*? Temporizing Horrors at Pere la Chaise- Marder? ! Frfqa;nt anti the Prisons Pull-All the Priests Incarcerated-No Religions Services Yesterday. LONDON, April 7. Direct telegraphic communication with Paris has ceased. The insurgents have been dislodged from Neuilly Bridge. A deputation of Paris merchants have had a consultation with Thiers. A bill has been introduced in che Versailles Assembly to accelerate the action of courts martial. It is apparently the design of the Versailles commander to thoroughly in? vest Paris. The Commune has issued a decree arresting all persons aocuBed of complicity with the Ver? sailles Government, from whom a jury shall select hostages, three of whom shall suffer for every one the Versailles Government executes, whether he be a captured National or civil partisan of the Commune. All the officers and professors of the Jesuits' College have been arrested. The Nationals have been ordered to retire behind the forts and remain on the de? fensive. The Commune has made a requisi? tion upon shops for arms and ammunition. A nun who escaped from Paris bas arrived at Brussels. She reports that the churches have been attacked, priests insulted, arrested and maltreated, and convents entered at night and searched. A rumor prevailed that twenty Je? suits had been shot. M. Assy succeeded In escaping irom Paris after he had been hunted by the Communists. PAMS, April C. The funeral of the killed to-day was an ex? traordinary scene. There were three large hearses, with black velvet palls, each decora? ted with red flags, containing the dead. Fol? lowing them were eight thousand National Guards and double that number of citizens. Women marched in hundreds past and along ihe Boulevards at a solemn pace. Many mem? bers ol the Commune Joined the procession before it arrived at Pere la Chaise. Each hearse contained thirty-three coffins, and twenty-three other hearses were already in the cemetery Ulled with dead irom the hospitals. It was an awful scene-one huge grave for all. The bodies were lowered one at a time amid the shr'eks of women and the shouts of men for vengeance on the assassins of Versailles. Pere la Chaise was one mass of people, swaying with passion and scream ng ''Vive ia Republic," "Vive la Commune." The losses of the Communists create great grief in the city, mixed with bitter animosity. The army ot Versailles ls walting heavy artil? lery to attack Fort Issy. Violent cannonad? ing is heard to the. northeast and south of Paris. Baron Tegethoff, who superintended the removal of Maximilian's remains irom Mexico, isdead. The Latest. LONDON, April 7. A dispatch from Versailles, on the night of the 6th, says: Cannonade and musketry firing continued all this afternoon to the south ol Paris, between tue insurgent position at Mont? rouge and that of the government nt Chatillon. Similar firing was also heard to the northeast of Paris, evidently between Asnieres and Nautvre, and towards Columbez. Forts Ivry, Bicetre and Charenton were engaged in a contest with a portion of the artillery of t he Versailles army. The government troops made a vigorous attack upon the insurgents, aided therein by Fort Mont Valerien and the batteries at Cour bevole. The combat still continues. The Nationals have everywhere abandoned the offensive. A iarge force of Insurgents is at Glnnevlers, surrounded by the government iroops. A bold attempt made by them to pierce the lines of the Versailles army'and return to Paris proved futile. " '.' A dispatch from Purls says: "Several shells burst within the walls in the avenue De l'im? p?ratrice. The Communists are determined to continue the struggle, and have greatly strengthened the fortifications of Montmartre and Boulogne. Closeret Is reorganizing the National Guard. The party of conciliation are redoubling their efforts. Several organs de? voted to this object have appeared, ali of which demand complete municipal liberty for Paris. Hopes are entertained that an armis? tice ol forty-eight hours will be concluded for the exchange of prlsonerB." The Temps newspaper proposes to dispatch Louis Blanc to Versailles to negotiate with Thiers. The conditions of the war election law embrace the convocation ol electors for the choice of a constitution. A new corps, called the Paris Avengers, ls In course of for? mation to operate as skirmishers. All the large shops have been searched, by order of the sub-central committee, for men to serve in this organization. ; . Thc Very Laic ht. PAMS, April 7. The situation is hourly becoming more alarming. The forces of the Commune are growing stronger and bolder. Thiers's propo? sition to treat has inspired the Communes with fresh hopes, and it is believed they have one hundred thousand men who will baldly fight. The government troops retain the conquered positions, and make no advance. To-day a battle is'raging between Chatillon and Vanvres. The Insurgents maintain an in? cessant fire from behind the fort. Crowds o? women anti children, frantic with grief, are seal ching each ambulance os lt arrives for the bodies of their husbands and fathers. The slaughter on both sides, yesterday and to-day, was fearful. Terror reigns and the prisons are crowded. The churches and houses of aristo? crats are pillaged, and all the priests are im? prisoned. A great many murders have taken place. On this Good Friday there were no religious services in Pari3. German interven? tion ls the only hope. DESTRUCTIVE El RES. CINCINNATI, April 7. The Western Female College, at Oxford Ohio, is burned. Several girls were hurt by leaping from windows. They lost most of their wearing apparel. The loss ls $00,000. ALBA-NT, April 7. A fire commenced in Weed, Parson & Co.'s printing house, and consumed the entire block. The loss is half a million. An un? known man was burned. THE STATE OE THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, April 7. Probabilities: It is probable that the stormy winds will continue on Lake Superior, and In? creasing winds, with cloudy and threatening weather, will be experienced on the Lakes and In the Ohio Valley. Clear weather, fol? lowed by clouds in the afternoon of Saturday, are probable lor the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, April 7. In the Senate, the House Ku-Klux bill was read a first and second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary. No objec? tion was made to the second reading, because it was understood that committee will not act before Monday. The committee on privileges and elections considered the case of Vance and Abbott without action. The probabilities are that neither will be admitted." The joint Ku-Klux committee resolution was passed, and the speaker appointed the present outrage committee, o? which Scott ls chairman. Senator Hill, of Georgia, spoke upon the Ku-Klux bul, denying that : there were any Ku-Klux In his State. He claimed that the people were as orderly as any other commu? nity under the sun. The vice-President ap? pointed on the part of the Senate, on the Joint committee to Investigate alleged outrages, the present North Carolina Investigation commit? tee, viz: Scott, Candler, Bice, Nye, Wilson, Bayard and Blair. The New York appointments were confirmed by the Senate to-day, after a two days' strug? gle. Only thirty-six senators voted. Many Republicans dodged. No Southern confirma? tions. LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. San Domingo Report at Last-Views Concerning the Results of the Con. necticat ?lection-Grant's Opponents for the Radical Nomination for the Presidency-Statesmanlike Attitude of the Democracy-Logan, Blaine and Boatwell-Letter of the Secretary of the Cotton Exchange to Commissioner Cupron, ?Sic. [FROM OUR OWN* CORRESPONDENT.] WASHINGTON, April 5. . The long agony ls over, and the San Do? mingo report about which so much has been Bpoken and written, and speculated, is now belore the country, and, for the present, lt appears there ls an ending of the subject, for, after a speech by Senator Morrill, of Vermont, and, perhaps, a response from one of the ad? ministration senators-the former In opposi? tion, and the latter, of course, In support or the report-lt will be appropriately relerred to the committee on loreign relations, no more to be heard of until next December, when, after, a favorable report* from that committee, the whole project will, be speedily and thoroughly killed. This ls the outlook from to-night's indications. There will be no annexation plum for Baez during the summer, and no appropriation to pay for the Bay of Sumana. Dire lorebodings Irom those who have urged lt so persistently fill the air, and with the demolition of the administra? tion's policy 1B suggested the destruction of General Baez's authority in San Domingo. This session will be long enough to complete legislation on this matter. The difficulties and intricacies of the Ku-Klux measures increase every day, and show that unless laid aside will Srolong it until the flaming days ot August. ODgresBmen are becoming very anxious to adjourn, and it is not improbable that In a day ot disgust at not being able to legislate for the South without opposition, which brings the In? justice of it more prominently before the coun? try every day, they will "throw up the sponge," and, yielding to the Inevitable defeat which awaits the plans of the Butler faction, retire from the-prcaant contest, only with the consciousness that the country at large ls be? coming acquainted, with the revolutionary de? signs of the leading Radicals, and that two months have been frittered away without the accomplishment of a single purpose. The Connecticut election still attracts great interest in all circles at the capital. That the Radicals were not defeated in toto ls taken by the friends ot the President as a popular en? dorsement of his administration, and an elec? tion where the universal agreement Beems to be that the decision as to which party can legally claim a victory must be reached by the official count, ls being held up by them as affording evidence that the popular will ls that Grant snail be renominated. Those who take this view of the case are. however, in the mi? nority. The leading men in the vast majority of Radical politicians refuse to allow them? selves to be compromised by declaring at this early stage of the Presidential campaign a preference for any one. Enough has been de? veloped In private caucusses and suggestive conversations to prove that the aspirations on the Radical side of both Houses of Con? gress for the next Presidency are tpo numerous to admit of the possibility of the present Incumbent of the White House being renominated. The maneuvering among the politicians, though now In Its Incipiency, Is yet plain enough tor discernment. The Grant men consider that their chances are im? measurably superior to the .outside party, whose duty lt is to support the administration, and others entertain the opinion that while in the course of events it may be proper to unite in that support even to the Immolation which shall result In giving their adhesion to those who desire a second term for Grant, they are notwithstanding of full right to count their own chances and not to yield until satisfied themselves that the existence of the Republi? can party depends upon their greatest ol' dis? appointments, .which, as may be Imagined, would consist in being thrust lrom the race to the Presidential goal. At the present time the fact stands out In bold relief that not a single man of the Radical organization, occupying po? sition and eminence enough in the party to Justify the aspirations cherished that he may be designated as Us standard bearer lo the next campaign, will consent to be ignored without a severe struggle. There are too many who hold that their nomination would Infuse more strength than that of General Grant. Of course it Is well enough known that the Democrats are also at this early time consult? ing up'in the proprieties of the nominations to be made; but In all that has been said, not a word has been uttered by any of the leading men, or an action of any character performed resembling tn the least particular the humili? ating spectacle which prevails In the opposi? tion ranks of parties bound to tfce fortunes of any Individual. The Democracy, gaining wis? dom by the experience of the defeats which have met them of late years, pro mise, to per? form nothing rashly, and while every member ol the party, viewed lrom the representatives at Washington, 1B sanguine of success, there ls none ofth?t extravagance ol confidence which brings defeat through lack of exertion. The closeness of the vote In Connecticut, which may take the election to the State Legislature, is accepted by the Democrats and Conservatives In Congress lu no light ot a deleat. At present plans are unheard of, and platforms, beyond the broad one ol con? stitutional liberty, never mentioned in the twelve or eighteen months' before the nomina? tions are to be made. The statesmanship of the party, will be employed In the nicest obser? vances ol luture proprieties. It is by no means on the deiensive, as ls evident by the strenuous efforts of the "pany In power" to sustain Its waning strength; and the loud assertions of the administration organs, that elections in New Eugland Radical States,, where the party gains victory In a popular vole or nearly a huudred thousand by a majority of scarcely a dozen votes-if even so many as that-are endorsements ol the administration omd proofs that the country desires Grant to, bold a second terra. ?? In this connection it may not be uuinteresu Inc to note the fact that Senator Logan is being considered as one of the strongest com? petitors Grant will have in the coming trial. So tar. since he became Benator, he has pre? served a very silent record on Ku Klux legis? lation and San Domingo. There can be no doubt that he will use all ? the power he pos? sesses as chief of that formidable instrument of Influence lu the Radical party-the '.Grand Army of the Republic"-to promote lils suc? cess. Speaker Blaine ls also not out of the line of Industrious workers, and will also give Grant trouble. These are probably the two most formidable opponents for the nomina? tion of the Republican convention in the President's path. Boutwell Is also very strong, but some o? his friends say tha'.. should he re-1 main in the Cabinet until the race commences, he would not consent to enter ?ga?nst Grant. But of this, nous verrons. -. A provision in the deficiency bill now before Congress appropriates for safarles and ex? penses Of the direct tax commissioners' of South Carolina, and ol their clerks, from July . let, 1870, until the closing of their office, three thousand five hundred dollars. The commissioner of agriculture has receiv? ed a letter from Mr. Wm. P. Wright, secretary of the New York Cotton Exchange, stating that the monthly and yearly agricultural rer ports have proved of so much value and Inter? est to the colton trade that the New York Cot? ton Exchange ls ?deslro?s of having thet?placed in their rooms for constant reference, and also that the estimates of crops-have been very carefully studied, and last year's was looked upon as the most careful estimate of the cot? ton crop made. . ELK RIDGE. THE FEELING IN ORANGEBURG, A Meeting on the Tax Question-The People Stand Firm. [FROH AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.] ORAKOKBCRO, April 7. On sales-day there was held a preliminary meeting, with reference to a general meeting of the citizens of this -county, for the purpose ot sending delegates to the convention pro? posed to be held in Columbia, in May. A call will appear in the county paper; also in the Charleston papers. The matter of taxation is no longer a sore subject; it is the vital ques? tion of our district, abd, if not corrected, it must ' lead .to a g?nerai ruin. How patiently our people have borne this robbery Is acknowl? edged even by the most rabid of the robbers themselves, and. on .two occasions, the re? mar!: was made by men' holding office, "It ls time the people refused to pay taxes." If the State can do no better, let her white people petition lor Federal officers to govern at our expense. If that ls refused, then we- are dotards If we bear this pillage any longer. I have seen the tax returns In one ins* ance ot 1867 and of 1870, on the same property. The tax of 1867 was $10 70; that of 1870 was $99. Can a people, ought a people, to bear this ? While filthy and Ignorant negroes, shameless and plotting carpet-baggers, suborned and hired rulers,. and commissioned harlots are revelling In wealth and fashion, nur poor peo? ple, whose ancestry fought for the "old thir? teen," are goaded to despair. May the con? vention of taxpayers suggest a remedy. *#* THE CRISIS IN THE STATE. Voicc-nf th? Taxpaying Citizens-Ac. tion of the Blacks in York-Their Representatives 'Invited to Resign. A large and influential meeting ot the citi? zens of Darlington County was held on Wed? nesday, the 5th April. The meeting was called to order by requesting tho Hon. T. P. Llde to preside, and L. O. Dargan, Esq., to act as sec? retary. Colonel B. W. Edwards, in a forcible and telling manner recited the wrongs of this county, read the preamble and resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade, and read a motion for the endorsement of the same; for the appointment of a committee of five to report the names of delegates to the May Conveutien, and a committee of ten to watt on the Governor, represent to him the alarming discontent of the people, and to re? quest the removal ol those officers whose con? duct has produced this state of things. The motion was seconded by E. W. Boyd, Esq., Major A. C. Spain and Colonel F. F..Warley, in able, stirring addresses, counselling the peo? ple to forbear the use of violence, and to seek redress for their wrongs In a peaceable aud lawful manner; and on being put to the house was unanimously adopted.. . - -The committee, es appointed bv the -chair, consisting of Messrs. R. W. Boyd,"L. R. Rags dale, J. J. Mciver, J. A. Pettigrue and Dr. H. Williamson, reported the names of Colonel F. F. Warley and Captain Edward McIntosh, as delegates to the convention to be holden In May next, In the City of Columbia, and of Messrs. S. A. Woods, Jessie Keith, B. F. Wil? liamson, Archy Waring, E. E. Evans, T. C. LAW, Benjamin Clements, Calvin Rhodes, Jos. Harrelland E. J. Llde as a committee often to walt on the Governor. All of which was unan? imously confirmed. MEETINGS IN YORK. A large meeting of the white citizens was held at Yerkvllle on Monday, W. B. Wilson, Esq., in the chair. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved. That his Excellency, the Gover? nor, for the disarming of the militia and re? moval of incompetent officials of this county, and lor his veto of the appropriation of $205, 000. has by these acts, to this extent, entitled hlmsell to public commendation. We cannot better comment on the enormity Of that ap? propriation than by adopting the very lan? guage of the veto message, to wit: "I regard the expenditure ot the money already appro? priated, and the sum included In this bill, amounting in the aggregate to four hundred thousand dollars, as simply enormous for one session of the Legislature. It ls beyond all comprehension how the Legislature could legitimately expend one-half that amount." Resolved, That the existing negro govern? ment of South Carolina is a reproach to thu civilization ot the age; a stain upon the man? hood of an Intelligent and gallant people, who have so long and BO patiently endured and submitted to be ruled by their former slaves. Weare tired of it and. will exert every legit? imate and constitutional means to effect a change. Resolved, That next to the character of our government, the wasteful expenditure of the public money, the alarming Increase of the public debt, the robbery and plunder of the public funds demand our most earnest consid? eration, and excite a well founded fear of an indefinite extension ol our taxes. Resolved, That a chief object In holding this meeting was to urge the people ol' the county to be quiet, aud, by all means, to preserve the psace of the State. We earnestly express the hope that peacelul relations between the races may be re-established; that there will be no lurlher violence, and we respectfully In? voke all law-abiding men to co-operate with ? us In t tie attainment of these ends. We know not the remedy for the troubles that are upon us, but know that violence ls not that reme? dy. To those especially who have engaged in violence we earnestly raise a warning voice and assure them that force, If persisted Iii, will be- suppressed by the power of the Fede? ral Government. Resolved, That the resolution adopted by the colored race, at their recent meeting, lu? dientes such a spirit na commends them to our confidence, and t hat we will use our best ef? forts to secure to them protection of life, liberty and property, and the enjoyment of all their rights. Resolved, That we approve the call of the Chamber of Commerce, of Charleston, for a convention of the State, to meet in Columbia on the second Tuesday In May; and that the chairman appoint two delegates and two alter? nates to attend the Burne. THE BLACKS IN CONCERT. On the previous Saturday a large meeting ol' the black citizens of the county, was held at Yorkville, and the following resolution was unanimously adopted : liResolved, That we. the colored people of this county, earnestly desiring the restoration of peace and harmony throughout the country, and the perpetuation of kind feelings and true I ri end sh ip among all classes-both white and black-do hereby request the members of the Legislature-our immediate representatives the probate Judge, the Behool commissioner, and the county commissioners, to resign their respective offices, believing that such action, and Buch only, on their part, will secure and place the object ot our desires on a lasting basis." AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCB.- The Edge field advertiser says : '-On Monday night last, Mr. John Garner, an elderly citizen cf the Horn's Creek section, was shot In the stomach by Mr. Augustus Glover of the same section, and now lies low with but little hope ol recov? ery. The particulars of the case we have not; been able to ascertain. Mr. Glover has sur? rendered himself and given bail. j A BLOODY MIXERS' RIOT. . SCRANTON, Pa,, April A bond .of five hundred, me?, armed muskets, clubs and revolvers, visited Tr mlneB, In thia city,-this morning,, and pre; ed the workmen from entering. Three ml employed at work were shot dead, in blood, by the mob, and others, were so be with sto.nes that they will probably die. : night Morris & Weeks's retail coal work this city, were torn down. Moat of their m were blown down and the tracks torn dow AFFAIRS IX MISSISSIPPI. JACKSON, Mm, April Senator Ames has written a. letter to negro members of the Mississippi Legisla! charging Governor Alcorn with bad faith wards the Republican party. Dr. Dowd, a leading Republican State senator, introduced to-day resolut! condemning the conduct of Senator Ame presenting to the Senate sweeping ch?rgei Ku-Kluxlsm against the whole State, and nylng emphatically their truth. Landman, a Democratic member, poi French, a Radical member, to-day asa troon and coward. All hands were arresi - . t '. ?*? ?? ?j;-r--. LAWS OF TUE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolutions, Passed the General Assembly or South Ca lina, Session ofl870-'71. [OFFICIAL.) . AM ACT to renew and amend the charter of Town of Bamberg, in the State .of Soi Carolina. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate t House of Representatives of the Sta te of Soi Carolina, now met and sitting in General . seu-biy, and by the authority of the same: That from and immediately after the p sage of this act all and every person, or p sons whomsoever, who are constitution* qualified to vole for members of the Gene Assembly of ibis State, and who shall have sided within the present corporate limits of 1 Town of Bamberg for a period of-thirty da; and their successors, are hereby declared he members of said corporation. SEC. 2. That the mid persona and their si cessors shall, from and after the passage this act, become a body politic and corpora and shall be known and called by the name the Town of Bamberg, and its corporate lim shall extend three-fourths of a mile, in t direction of tbe cardinal points, from tbe Sot Carolina depot, in said town, as a centre. SEO. 8. That said town shall be govern by an intendant and four wardens, who sh have resided therein for six'y days imm?diat* preceding their election. The said intends and wardens shall be elected on the eeco Tuesday-in April in each year, ten days' noti having been previously given, and shall co tinue'in office for one year, and until tbe eh tion and qualification or their successors; ai alt male inhabitants ot the said tow? who uh have attained the age of twenty-one years a resided within said town for a period of tbii d?v-o, immodiatoly prooodiug tbnir aUatio shall be entitled to vote for said intendant ai wardens. SEO. 4. That the said election shall be be in some convenient public place in said ton from 8 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'olo in the evening; and when the polls shall 1 closed, the managers shall forthwith count tl votes and declare tbe election, giving notice writing to the perecras elected. The intenda and wardens, for the time being, eball al wa, appoint the managers to conduot the electio who, before they open the polio for thees election, shall take<m oath to fairly and imps tinily conduot the same. And the intenda; and wardens, before entering upon the duli' of their office, respectively, take the oath pr scribed by the constitution of tbis State, at the following oath, to wit: "As intendant (i wir Jen ) ofjtbe Town of Bamberg, I will equal and impartially, to the bast of my ability, exe eise tho trust reposed in me, and will nee rx best endeavors to preserve the peace, and cari into effect, according to law, the purposes ft which I have been elected: So help me God, And if any person, upon being eleL ed intone ant or warden, shall refuse to act as such, h shall forfeit and pay to tha said town counc the sum of twenty dollars: Provided, That n person who has attained thc age of sixty yean shall bo compelled to serve in the said offices nor Bhall any person be compelled to Ben? more than ooo year. Sac. 5. That in case any vacancy eball occu in tho office of intendant or any of the. war dene, by death, resignation or otherwise, ai election to fill such vacancy shall be held b; the appointment of intendant or warden, o wardens, as the case may be, ten days' previ ons notice being given; and in casa of sick? ness or temporary absence of the intendant tho wardens forming a council shall be em powered to fleet one of their number to act at inte?dint; any three wardens, constituting a quorum, shall be considered as the council foi dbe transaction of all business coming before said town council. SEC. 6. Tbat the intendant and wardens dui; elected and qualified, shall be vested with ai the powers of a trial justica, or justice of the poace, within the limits of said corporation, f be intendant shall and. may, as often as neces? sary, summon the wardsns to meet in council, and they shall be koown as the town council of Bimberg. And they and their successors, hereafter to De elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to all their ordinan? ces, may euc and be sued, plead and be em pleaded, io any court of law or equity in this State, and purchase, bold, possess and enjoy to them and their successors in perpetuity, or for aDy term of years, any estate, real or per? sonal, or mixed, and sell, alien or convey the same : Provided, The same shall not exceed, at any one time, thc sum of ten thousand dol? lars. And the intendant and wardens shall have full power lo make and establish all euch rules, by-laws and ordinances, not conflicting with the State laws, for the welfare and benefit of Baid town; eaid rulc3, by-laws and ordinan? ces to be subject to r?visai or repeal by the General Assembly of this State. And said council may lix and impoBe fines and penalties for tbe violation thereof, and appropriate the same to the public use of said corporation, and are hereby empowered to collect the same, in the manner now prescribed by law : Pro? vided, No punishment shall exceed fifty dol? lars or thirty days 'imprisonment. SEO. 7. Ibas the intendant and wardens of said town sh ill have full and only power to grant or refuse licensee to keep taverns, or re? tail spirituous'liquors within the corporate limits if Baid town, upon Buch conditions as they, by ordinance, may impose : Provided, That no license shall be fixed at a less sum, ae now established by the laws ot this State, and the moneys so co?e?ted shall be used for the benefit of said town, and that the license s granted ?hall not extend beyond the tenn to which said intendant and wardens shall have been elected. ? i bis ' BEC 8. That it shall be the dnty of said in? tendant and wardens to keep all roads, street a and ways ?rithin the corporate limita open an d ih good repair. ' They shall ba ve po wer tocom ponnd with all persona subject to road duty in said corporation, and apply said moneyB so re? ceived to the publie iise of said town, and all poisons refusing or falling, after doe sum? mons, to work the roads, or nay such commu? tation, shall be fined in such sum, not exceed? ing twenty dollars, and In case of a ref anal to pay snob fine, the t iwn council may imprison such person or persons, for a1 period1 not to ex? ceed ten days, si the tewn'eomicil may Im? pose. ... t -.'-i'- > ..:..?. 0 " Sw.' 9. They shall also have porrer to im? pose an annual tax not exceeding twenty cents on every hundred dollars' of the assessed value of real and personal estate -lying within the corporate limits of BB id town, and the real and personal estate of churches and school asao-" elations exscepted. The said council ihaQ have power to regulate the price OT licenses upon all public shows and exhibition*.'in the said town; to erect a powder magazine, and compel any person holding'more than twenty-five pounds of powder to e to re the same therein j and to make regulations for the storage thereof, and for keeping and delivering the same. The said cont eil snail have the power to enforce tho payment of all taxes levied under authority of this act, against the property and person of al! defaulters, to the same extent and in the' same manner an is provided by law for the col? lection of the general taxes, except that ex? ecutions to enforce the payment of the town taxes shall be issued nuder the seal-of the cor*' poration, and directed to the town ' marshal or Other person especially appointed by the toTrn council to collect the same. V ' ' ' BEC. 1C>. That the said intendant and war*' dens shall have power to elect all anon officers,' as, in their judgment, may be necessary to . carry ont tho provisions of this charter. SEO. ll. That the intendant and wardens' eleot shall, daring their term ol? office, be ex? empt from street or road duty. Each town . council shall, within thirty days after tbe ex? piration of their tenn of office, make ont and . return to their successors a fall account of > their receipts and expenditures daring their term, and shall pay over all moneys in tueiri, possession; belonging to the corporation, and. deliver np all books,, records and papers in ci cent al to their office, and on failure to do .so, shall be liable to be fined in a -sum not exceed? i ing one hundred dolhurs, and hy imprisonment; for a period not to exceed .sixty i days, er by both, snob fine and imprisonment to be col? lected in any proper ac ti on by the town councils Sw. 12. That ali ordinances 'heretofore: passed by the town council of Bamberg in con-. fora i ty with the authority grin ted by snchj existing laws as do not conflict with the con stitntion of the United States, and* of this, State, shall he, and tbey are. hereby, declared legal and va id. Sw. 1ft. That all Mts or paite or acts here*, tofore ptissed, in relation to the incorporating.-: of the Town of Bamberg,. be, and they are i hereby, repealed. . . ,<?.;. , . Sw. H. This act shall be deemed , a public I act, and opnjannejn force until amended, alters j od or repealed. ~. Approved March 2d, A. D. 1871. . >..? B Cnmbrr, ?ue\, tee. u I^'ITEIT^S iTFr O T, KO. 94 CHURCH STREET. TI IR KI: DOORS. NORTH or BROAD, CHARLESTON, S. 0. LIMB SLATES LATHS PLASTER TIN . HAIR CEMENT TILE ' GRAVEL CHIMNEY TOPS SEWER PIPE GARDEN VASES AC.. Ac. 4c. ? Now landing, a cargo or very superior LIME, for sale low. ? Country orders carefully and promptly filled. P. O. BOX 374 E. M. GRB? RE. mart g H INGLE S! SHINGLE Si Prime CYPRESS SHINGLES, In bunches, dellv- i vered either at the city or at Sullivan's Island. For sale by SHACKELPORD A KELLY, marie-lino No. 1 Boyce's Wharf. ?rrj ?coos, tez. ?pURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & GO. RESPECTFULLY ANNO?NCB TO THEIR FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC., !.? "i II" ..... t;-f> That, owing to the SPECIAL FACILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS ! Of their Resident Partner In New York. They are enabled to purchase their supplies of FINE AND STAPLE DST GOODS, Both Foreign and Domestic, hi all cases from 1 first hands, AT THE LOWEST CASH FIGURE, And thus woffer . EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS TO CCS ' TOMERS, Their prices will be found from TWENTY TO FIFTY PEB CENT. LOWER . Than those of any other Dry Goods Boase in the South. They i nw te an Inspection of their Stock, which ls made np of NO AUCTION GOODS, Bat which will be found to consist of an immense variety of THE CHOICEST AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN THEIR LINE. Comparison, as jw quality, with the best goods offered elsewhere, is' CHALLENGED, An*', competition as to price IS DEFIED. Every article sold by us ls warranted to be pre? cisely as represented. Our motto ls "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS," And Guswmers who wish to SAVE MONEY IN BUYING Will do well to give ns a call. FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT A CO. Dp-Town Store, I Down-Town Store, No. 437 King street, No. 244 King street, Corner of Calhoun. | Near "The Bend.** oom