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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE SOUTHERN VULTURES. THE TITAZ8 TOES' OFT O JP SOUTH CA.ROL1S.-L ST CA RF ET-BAG G BUS. Advent of Carpet-Baffgcr I?csi|e, of Brooklyn-How an Albany Assembly? man Feathered' bis ."fest-Will Con? gressmen Ponder Over'these Startling Facta. [Correspondence o? Jhe J?ew YortfSun.] COLUMBIA, S. C., March 26. A very good lllustratldn of the absurdity o? the system of carpet-bag government.:^ con? tained In three lines of the Phoenix of this morning, as follows: "Senator Leslie, of Barnwell District, after a residence in Columbia of nearly two yean:, iras , removed to Charleston." Barnwell is one ol* the largest count leg In the State, and it has the honor of being reuie* sented In the Senate by the Hon. C. P. Leslie, formerly ol Brooklyn, and whole the-gentle? man refereed to above. How Senator Leslie can very well represent Barnwell County when he has no residence there, and so far as fe known owns no property among his consti? tuents, rh a problem that eau only be success- { tully solved by your genuine. carpet-bagger. He mikes the effort, however, and certainly goes through the form of representing som? thing or somebody in the spotless conclave under the segis of the virtuous and pious Whk temore, for we find him at the head and front of all offending there. A BROOKLYN VULTURE. sNot a movement is instituted, not a grab ?et on foot, but the sleek and sharp-cut Leslie ls ' seen hovering o'er it. He is the same gentle - man who represented the Sixth Assembly Dis? trict in Brooklyn, at Albany, at the time of the Call ?cou bargain and sale, and wno shared something oi the latter's po li teal infamy m connect iou with that affair. Things grew too wann In Brooklyn for the Janus-raced legisla? tor; so he drifted off down here without mouev enough to pay his wile's, car fare from Char? lotte. Next to Parker, the' treasurer, Leslie is now the richest carpet-bagger in South Carolina. He has been In every plundering scheme devised ejnee the advent ol carpet? bagger}-, and has come out of every one leaded with money. Hie greatest haul was "while superintendent of public lands. . ~?. THE PRET OF THE VULTURES. A year or so ago the Legislature passed an act constituting- what lt* pleased that aHgust body to term a "public land commission," the ostensible object being to-use the credit of the Slate to a certain amount in the purchase of lands, the same to be resold to actual' settlers on time, the whole being an immigration scheme of considerable magnitude. Because of th? extraordinary virtue of the Hon. C. P. Leslie, he was appointed- by Governor Scott superintendent, president, or what you will of thlB mud commission. Pariser; the treasurer; Neagie, the comptroller, Patterson, a hang? er-on about the Statehouse, familiarly known as '-Honest Jqhn ?io. 1," and other vultures of the blackest kine] formed the body Itself, and seo*. & million dollars South Carolina bonds were seat to New York for hypothecation to raise capital upon whtch this enterprising real estate firm could commence business. Seven hundred thousand dollars were raised, and with this sum the commission commenced buying lands. They purchased everything right and left that they could lay their haads on, and did it in such a way that every trans? action cost the'State thousands of dol?ais more than It should-. Each-member of the commis? sion hod his privai? real estate-agency, and through that heavy commissions were made, and also his private lawyer, whose duty it was to .examine titles and CHARGE SEVENTEEN PRICES for the service, feme ol the'most Btudendous irauds. ever practiced in any country or upon any people took place through the agency of j this lana commission. Lands were purchased at $8 and $9 per acre, whose owners never re? ceived more than $2 or $3 an acre, it being understood at thc tune ot the sale that the owner must acknowledge the higher price or the commission would not purchase. To carry on the negotiations ia this way the com? mission required the services ol liordes ol clerks, middlemen and understrappers of all sorts and kinds, and lt lound them in great plenty In the pefsons et* legislative clerks and lobby vultures. Indeed, as long as the 1200, 000 lasted, lt seemed as il. the whole State Government of ttoutvh CsroHna'had gone Into the real estate .business, and that every.real-, dent ol the State hod acres to sell by the thou? sands. Lest It may seem singular that The owners of land should lend their aid to MU ch schemes, H may be necessary to state that In all instances' <thi.ro land was purchased in 1 arge, trac ut the. o w-ner and seller was allowed a few crumbs that fell from the swindlers' table'/ Vor WB tabee, Joba Jone? owned 10*000 acres of land that he lacked the capita to cultivate. He very naturally wanted tb sill, and "would much rather sell the whole than a part. One ol the commission's agents ap? proaches Mr. Jones and talks buy. Mr. Jones will sell the whole tract for $2 per acre. He fcnowsdt's cash with the commission, so he puts his price right down. The understrapper nints very vaguely that ii Mr. Jones will make lt his business to SEE. 8E3fA.T0~? ft SUE. . perhaps a sale may be made. Mr. Jones see? Senator Leslie. The -noble senator hints that Mr. Jones isn't up to .snuff. He ought In sell . lng out to-thO'State to put "his price ?titome tbing like a Recent figuro; ana quietly sug gests_that U pe;* acre woulq .be a much more rea??naWe^aWtmt thad' Kr Mr. Jones is sur? prised, fr?cense he le yet vlfrhocs> but BUB Le ls human, and he says nothing against the proposition.' The lauds ore sold and papers ex? changed, and Mr Jones.receives Senator Les? lie's check lor $40.000, more money than he ever dreamed ot' possessing. To be sure, when Mr? and M rs. Jones ' sloped' their names to a certain little" paper to 155 grVeff to the State-?i South Carol "ma, Abey noticed i^hat. the docu? ment read: '-For and fn consideration of the sum of $8 per acre, we *jo sei>-;iud deliver all that certain- tra?is ?te.; hui then Jp*.Moneas check for $4u'.O0O lay snugly ensconced iu the brown leather pocketbook,, and Mr. Jones's vision became suddenly otaeored. - - And so with tribe out o? ' en of -eher parchases made by this farid cotrntS-slon. In the first place, the owner was bald" twJ,c* the'Value ol the property to. close".bis eye's, and; fbeu the price was doubled* io put huge aj?ounjtsInto the pock J! s ol the swindlers. . . But the seven h-in4rod .thousand, soon gave out, and lt ffheh became a matter of seme con? cern to make a deeeflt showing, n The press began to Irrslnrmte softly that the "and com? mission woe a humbug, and Its enterprising president _ .J - A PV1ACD f?P CrRE.-tt M-t?NlTUIM?. ' The nobie senator.launched outra display, and exhibited evidences ol wealth wl^of every one kcew must have heep, suddenly ac? quired. Where are. tba "gain* purchased at thesei irtghtiui -agurea.?.. the people asked- of ?sob-other, and-ht]ally the mutterings reached the? ear? of Governor Scott, who instituted an inquiry, with the result as above described. The Governor k>u?d~ the-briyloe?s of the land corp?n?ssi'oa't?) be (boat aa follows: LLlBiLITlSS. C . $T,??.ooo south Carolina, * bonds 7 per eeoi. gold Interest - 1 * 'ASSETS. . . First-Cash, $0,000. - . J?-?.*;* Second-Laud 80,000 acres, valaca.at/o cen ts to $4 per acre, would bring undtr trievamer One io or til that ?met?* atsdwb-Ad.be con ase ?ted to any purchase* by the Hm years' taxation. ThirS-Private fortunes In the h an da-or senator Ees tte, Messrs. "Parker, "Neeglo and honest John Patterson, ?griou*?s estimated aia20Q,M0 each. Four;h^Carrla?es. fortes,r slrver* plate, dia moeds, furniture and.Ute usual narsphernalia of J p&fawag government In great profus HJOV boj not strictly wilbla reach of the State lu counting up the assets of the qomaalasloh: ! 1 - APTER THE FEAST OF ?HE VULTURES. And this was the exhiblAWhep the astonish? ed Governor Inquired IilTo lt It was not flat? tering. It was not 'calculated to4n?re^evttie peopled confidence In their most trustworthy servants, seltner .was lt destined to increase their love for the beautiful lo-carpet-bagglng and scaiawagging, sd loud were the howliogs. and so profane were the eureings thatresourad ed through the pountry. The Governor's ?a% act was to kick out Leslie, and fais second to make a bitter enemy in him. His third waa. to suspend the commission, and oak for ajlegiahv Uve examination into its acts. Leslie fought this in the Senate with his whole power, bat finally, when he saw that the committee would be appointed, he roBe in his seat, and with a , fearful denunciation ol the Governor, and a tirade of abuse against the press and those who had exposed the enormous frauds; de? manded as a senatorial rhrht that he .himself be appointed as chairman of the committee. A. more barefaced and unblushing act or demand was never before made in any legislative body, and THE WHOLS SENATE SAT AGHAST at the impudence of the sublime Leslie. But he conquered, and the oommittee was formed, wltffLeslle at the head. The joke was an ex? pensive one,-but it was stupendous. Appoint? ing a man to Investigate MB own alleged mis? deeds was a little too much even lor the State Government ot South Carolina, and the Stale Government could not suppress a broad grin. It. Is hardly necessary to add that.the commit? tee was smothered Instanter, and that lrom that day tb thrs no investigation has ?ver been had. The Governor ls powerless to enforce it, or to do anything until next winter, when he may able to persuade the Senate to reorganize. Its Investigating committee, clear up the frauds, and -punish the oflenders. And this'is the history of one million dollars of the Stale debt or South Carolina. The bonds upon wh/h the $700,000 was raised are now In New York, under charge ol' H. d. Kimpton, the financial agent, and are held by THIS BROADWAY BANE. That institution has had an agent here all winter looking alter Its interests and leatctung that tfie Legislature did not dd anything to en? danger Ita securities. -The fraud in this trans? action has been so great, so unblushing, that the bank evidently sees repudiation of that portion, pf the debt at least lurking In the air. and from all I can learn, their fears are well lounded. Whatever the State ol South Caroli? na may do with toe other bonds, th? land com? mission bonds will be repudiated as certain as the sun shines. The people have never had a dollar's value from their issue, and they swear j they-wiD never pay them. A. P. THE UP RIM NO OF THE TAXPAYERS. A hitflt More Sa nab int- on Jieconstrnct - ed Se atti Carolin?- Uanaes* Taxpayers' at tile Mercy of ? Gang of Thieves ChaisspinB thc Time ot -Election 19 K??p a Crowd of Scoundrels in Offic t - | Ttie Trick-that they Played apon Crov? er nor Scott. The shrewd and nanette correspondent of the ; New York. Bun, writing from Columbia under date of March 26tb, after giving a brief state? ment of the outrageous manner In which the people of South Carolina are plundered under I the forms of law, says: These are the. terrible burdens under which the people are staggering, and it is to free themselves from them that the taxpayers have risen like one man to demand a change in the administration. The people of Charleston have taken the right course, and have .se t an exanv pie which it-would be well il tbe whole State were to adopt. They bad reason to know that their board of connty commissioners-a set of worthless, ignorant ?camps, who had been foisted upon them ?j negro votes-were rob? bing them. Instead of sending forth a 8S.ULL AND CROSS BONES pronnirclamento, as In Union, they quietly col? lected-their evidence, went with it before the grand Jury, and on friday true bills of Indict? ment were found against their offioers lor gross malfeasance m office. This ia the way tb get rid ot these scamps. Already do-we hear ol efforts being made among citizens to collect evidence against Niles G. Parker, tbe State treasurer, and "Honest John" Neagle, tue comptroller. Tbe action/of the Charleston people has stirred up a feeling here that may | result in both those worthies appearing before tbe grand inquest of an outraged people. By i the way, the committees appointed by the last Leane! Muro to go through tbe regular annual examination of tbe State ??nances Will meet this week, and beth the treasurer and comp? troller are getting ready for the ordeal, lt will not amount to much. The composition ol' the committee 'excites laughter wherever their names are mentioned?,. CADETSUtP" WjaiTTEMORE. la chairman. General J. B. Dannis, who fitted .jp the State House, and wanted to swindle the people otu of $100,000 by the job, ls a member. So ls the .Hon. Tim Hurley, the founder of Hurteyvllle near here, and one of | the jolliest!, jnost rollicking of Irlehmen. Tim represents Charte storr, but lives here, as be says, -'so the other thieves won't beat him out of anything." Tim has the utmost con- j tempt for South Carolina, and boasts that ne "only came here to make money, and by G ire's made it." Some two or three Ignorant negroes are' en the committee wita these worthies, but of coulee they won't amount to anything. Whiitemore, Tim Hurler and Den? nis will makeup the report, andr? course it will be a white-washer. Parker and Neagle will come out immaculately white, and a re? port, witto tbe vftitfons names of Whiitemore, Denni i and Hurley attached, will bejmblished next day Lo the UaUy Thieves' Own, and all gppd citizens will be expected to disregard maligners and calumniators la future. Just so. And speaking oi the Daily Tldevea' Own\ reminds me that lt ls to the blonde haired youth who does the "editorial" scribbling for that delectable sheet that the Tribune was In? debted loi tba k PAL38 n?POTlT of the attorney-general's visit to Washington. Carpenter, that's his nanae^-L. 0. Carpenter. He wont to Washington with Chamberlain, arthotrgtl fbi what purpose or by whose au? thority the latter did not know. Chamber? lain went to Washington hs a bearer of dis patch*!* for Governor scotland Carpen ter we ut along to get his own oar in. The attorney general went to the Arlington Like a'gentle? man, but the editar of the ' Baily Thieves' Own never stopped until he reached "Newspaper Row," where he sat down, and tuking up a sheerof headed paper telegraphed a lot of stuff | to the Tribune about affairs in South Carolina, all of which Chamberlain says was taise lrom beginning to end. 1 called on Governor 8cott this morning, but found his Excellency in a bad humor. He said 'I haven't had ?nything to vex me so much since I've been Governor ol' this State as soinetnirig did this morning. Last v. Inter the Legislature passed an iniquitous little- bill to change tba time.; bf. holding municipal ?lec? tion* in 'Charleston. The elections always took place tn November, but In order to keep In power a certain set bf " '?' JJ SCOUNDRELS WHO. ABE IN 0EF1CE, they wanted to change the time of election from November te--August, a month when half | the respectable people are out of the city. So they put the bin through here, and as I meant to do all in my power to prevent the re-elec? tion ofthat Charleston City Council, I made up ipy mind that I would veto lt when it came before me. The night before the adjourn? ment I was here signing bills and other things, and I remember I was very tired and sleepy. Mr. Hague, my secretary, was here arranging the papers for signature, and while engaged In thatiwb or three tiangers-on came In and made themselves at, home. I had divided the j bills to be signed from those to be vetoed, and arranged them in a pile Ky themselves, and finally went lo work attaching my. signature without looking at them further. Une of those 1 angers-on must have" ehpbed that Charles? ton election bill In. the- pite to be signed, for two weeks atterward Carpenter, the editor of th? Union here, called my attention to tbe fact that that bill had been approved, and said that the Charleston people were very angry about it. There Is no way to undo the work, and so tbe election will take place in August. I tell you, slr, a man must have his wita about j him If he'B going to dn.whal's right in South Carolina. Now, these scoundrels knew I would veto that blt!, so-they put up the Job to cot my name to.it in some way, and it makes me almost wild rto think that for once they have beaten me." I left the Gevernoestill groaning at the fraud which had been practiced upon him. A. P. -fcUSsst ? i -Mothers-in-law are ^usually the subject of j derision to Punch,- but the old cynic-makes the j following exception: ?Happy the man who, when he takes a bride, Eapotwss her atone, and none beside; Ana doth not Omi. as many husbands do, Tlia^ he has married her relations too. Let him that needs most Wed select a wire Wnoee parents, both, departed have thia lue Her sole regant that he may comprehend And prove the else fnendlrss-orphan's only Mend What mortalsv.er.yetthe basham! saw Blest in the mother he acquired by law ? Exceptions to all 1 ulta ia time are born '.ong :Ive thy mother-in-law, Lord of Lorne r .THE CRISIS BT THE STATE. TOICE Of TUE PEE?S AJiD PEOEZR Let Them Meet. ' ? [From the-Spartanburg Republican-] We tamk lt proper that the taxpayers of the State should meet in convention, and confer, 'with each other as taxpayers. "There ls great .dissatisfaction In the State, arising from the burden ol taxation which the people have borne this spring and which are to be repeat? ed again this fall. Ail Legit?mate Resistance. [From the Greenville Enterprise.] We have no doubt that the course reoonv , mended by the Charleston taxpayera will be that approved then by everybody, except the interested few who have a private advantage to gam, that" is, resistance by'all legitimate means to the plundering taxes, and repudia? tion on all fraudulent and corrupt obligations Imposed on the State by reckless legislation. ' An Appsal to (he Country. ?From the Clarendon Press.] It this enormous and unheard of taxation does not mean practical confiscation, ?ben for one we doloot understand the term,- and we have yet to learn the character ol' the Southern people ii they tamely submit to it. They should appeal, as a matter of course, to au legal means in resisting the unheard of and vlllanous robberies practiced upon them by men wno do not represent them, and whose secret object is to force them Into bankruptcy while at'the same time they fill their own pockets. No Half-way Meas?res. [From the Georgetown Times.] Half-way measures will never eradicate the loathsome disease which has seated itself upon the very vitals of the body politic. Civiliza? tion, "the grand emporium of a people, ld which all its wealth-all the elements of its life-all the powers of its existence are stored up," must *be preserved, If preserved at all, by other means than coquetting'with Igno-' rance, dallying with corruption, or pandering to Eemi-6avagenessy Show me your faith with- ] out works, aud I will show you my faith with ( works. Gentle Means thc Wiser Coarse. [From the Oconee Courier.] We think gentle means the wiser course, especially as an awakening sense ot virtue and (air dealing In our Executive" has manifesten" itself. The danger of "swamping our hopes for 1871} by strengthening the bands of our oppo? nents in unwise measures should or?ate extra caullo?r-on our part. The convention suggest? ed ls a harmless, perhaps a wise measure, and would certainly be so it not accompanied by the other resolutions. If the convention had been simply called and acted first, then if | great evils were apprehended for which there appeared no other remedy, we may have given allegiance lo such measures us those propos? ed. Even then we would seriously reflect. The Taxes will not be Pain. [From the Barn ty ell Sentinel.] The laxes provided by law to be collected this year will not be paid-if for no other rea? son, because the people have not the money with which to pay them. Then their homes must go ? That, won't da The question, then, lor that convention lo decide is, how shall we escape the tax and keep our homes. Can they solve so diificult a problem ? Yes, provided ail the counties send Aili delegations of their best men. Let them meet without passion, rand deliberate freely and courageously, as all true men will do, and as all true South Caro? linians have always done before, and their work will bring relief to the down-trodden (but now, thank God, uprising) people whom fh?y represent. A Most Important Convention. [From the Union Times.] The convention in Columbia will, In our opinion, be one of the most Important ever held In the State, and should be composed ol the ablest repr?sentative men in each county. Not only should lb consider the questions ot our enormous taxes and the debt ot the State, bnt it should send lorth to the world ? truth? ful, dignified and unvarnished statement of | the wrongs we are suffering under, and the causes of the present disordered condiiion of I the State. Let the convention be composed ot ' mich men as shall comrJand the respect add 1 attention of the powers at Washington, and the people of the country at large, and Its united action be comportable with the hfefi standard which ere!- ' has and ever should characterize honest and patriotic statesmen, and it can exercise a power for good that would -t>? frli, not only In eur own State. Inst throughout the whole country. A Sublime Conflict. '[From the Winnsboro' News] Let not oar readers be surprised at the grav? ity with which we write. We see the begin? ning ol the renewal of a sublime conflict. We see the resurrection of undying, principles, j Hen here, as ejsewhere, now and forever, are but feeble Instruments of irresistible Sileas and principles. The voice which we hear from "the City by the Sea," is that old, familiar and sublimest of all human cries, that'"rj?es I BS a trumpet with a silver sound" above' all ether pasaos known to the human race-the voice of liberty, the cry for justice. Who can hear it and resist its sr ell ? Yet who can ever tell whither lt calla a patriotic people to mar? tyrdom or to triumph, to suffering dr to glory ? lt is not lor you, fellow-citizens, io consider or dwell' upon this alternative. Beslstance to tyranny ls obedience to God. Yours lt is lo struggle lor the right, and with undonbtlng lakh, to leave results to the Supreme Dispos?e | of human destiny. - Stand by Charleston. [From the Barnwell Journal] The action et the Chamber ot Commerce ana the Board ol Trade of Charleston win lead to serious result?. We have been opposed tb any resistance to the laws of the State until we were certain that our condition would be bettered "by such r?sistance. But these gentle? men have, alter careful deliberation, come to the cocclueion that in the refusal to pay the taxes levied lies the. only hope ol' saving tbe Slate from ruin. Although regretting the in? ?vitable troubles that must now arise, we be> lleve lt to be the duty of the people of the whole Si?ie to standby the citizens of Charles? | ton, and. not let the people 01 that city, who are no merv Interested Lu this mailer than we arts bear ali the burdens. It-is recommended that a convention of the taxpayers be held on the second Tuesday lu May. We sincerely hope that Barnwell County wHl berepresenfe? Hew to' Aim nd the' Constitution. [From the Greenville Enterprise.^ 'We do not propose to deprive aa? tingl? ctliyeq of the right of voting tot;. President, rot Governor, for his representatives in the Legis? lature in the House or most numerous branoh, nor for hls-county offlcers. Let every citizen vote for everything in all elections, .whatever his class, color or previous con<3irlo,n er edu? cation, except for lae senators, Here, La this single election^ which comes on in every county once in every lour years, let a conven? tion ef the State amend the constitution, and requlre.every.one, white or colored, who casts a vote for senator, to be the owner of a cer? tain amount of taxable property in the Slat?, not less say than $506, as may be fixed by the constitution. We are obRfldent that this amendment of the cooatHntion can be ef? fected with tho consent of nine-tenths of the present voters of the State, if the press and honest portion ofthe publie men will support it; but we do not believe that there ls anv I hope for a general restriction of the right, of voting for inability to read or for want of j property'; Indeed, we would prefer for every? body to vote for the most numerous branch of the Legislature, then everybody and every class would feel themeelves protected from aggression upon their rights." '? . i m? ? * , f THE SA TA JU XAH EASE BALL MA TC H. SAVANNAH, April 10. The base ball match between the Mutuals, of | New York, and the Savannahs, of this city, re? sumed in favor of the Mutuals. Score 29 to 3. The time of the game was 2 hours and ' 56 minutes. .... v . -Bismarck is said to find fuel Cor his brain in a case of wine known to be more than a thousand years old, and which was found in a cavern near his home, at Soboenfaauseb. The strength of this liquor ls described as being sb great that not even the Count's strong head caa withstand the attack of more than one half a wine-glass of it. It was nut down by an old satyrfwho bad refused to drink lt at the e?Uoit>Uioas of GambrLaus, TBE PARIS PASDEXOXIi-M. Without the Germans Paris Swim il Blood-The Conciergerie ?F1 ilini Wita. Priests and Jinns-The Archbishop stripped ?nd Bean rei ?d-Noire. Bsm? Sacked-The Coannit ?rswi Hourly more Desperate. - . M LOSDOS, April 9. The governnfent troops now occupy, in strong force, the towns of Boulogne and As nieres. They have unmasked numerous bat? teries between Neuilty and -the ramparts. Many Paris newspapers report that tire people abstain lrom voting te-day, thereby giving the desth-Dlow to the Commune. The Commu? nists are barricading Rue De Rivoli. The Commune made an indirect demand that the foreign ambassadors arrange, the quarrel with the Versailles Government. 'The ambassa? dors, however, were reluctant to accept the /responsibility, it ls suited that a breach at Porte Maillot gives easy access io the assail? ants. An assault is expected to-day. k PARIS, April 9. New York Tribune Special: There has been can?enadieg all day. Tile Champs Elysees ore | completely deserted. The National Quarts are hiding in cross streets, seeking protection lrom shells which fall in every direction, many close to the American Legation. The Ver ? sallies troops have crossed the Seine, and oc? cupy Sablonville and Longchamps. The draw? bridge and floor oi Por'f Maillot are broken. A .Commune bulletin announces that the Ver? sailles troops have been driven from Neuilly Bridge, and that the Notional ' Guards ore eager to advance, but ore forbidden. The Cathedral of Notre Dame has been.sacked. Rockeforl vainly endeavored to save it from pillage. Nearly nil the valuables were plun? dered. The Archbishop' of Paris has been transferred from the Conciergerie to Mazas Prison. General Henry has not escaped. He was sent to Delllsle. . The Commune is controlled by a secret committee, which arrests other members. It j has no known chief. Pyatt declares that the suppression of newspapers is the act of the committee of public safety, and not of the ex? ecutive committee. Tuesday's sortie against j Chatillon was repulsed with heavy loss. An incessant fire Is kept up from Forte Dllssy, Vanvres and Montrouge. The damage done is slight. General Vinoy will keep command until Tuesday. The deputation of Paris mer? chants to Thiers returned without result. Con? ciliation is believed Impossible. There was no sittin'? of the VersailleB Assembly-Sunday, the majority having gone to mass. Ttae Latest.. PARIS, April 10. JJnlesB the Germans save.us, Paris must soon swim in blood. The Commune hourly grows more desperate, and resorts to fiercer excesses. The Conciergerie Is Ailed with priests and nuns who have been arrested on warrants, calling them "citizens styled s?r? | van's ol a person called Ood.!' Arch tn Bb op' Durlery was striped naked, bound to a pillar' and scourged, and marched for "hours by a* band of two hundred Beds. IMPORTANT DECISIONS OE THE SU? PREME COURT: WASHINGTON', April 10. The Supreme Court to-day reafHrnj?^l its re? cent decision under the confiscation" act, hold? ing the act constitutional, and the form of I procedure valid. This was in the case of | Tyler against Defrees,. fro aa the Court ol the district, Involving the title to cer? tain real estate. The case ol Miller's execu-?| tors, deckled before, was one of- personal estate. ' ' These two decisions will dispose of the va? rious other similar cases remaining on the docket of the court. The court also reversed, j the decision ef the Supreme Conrt of Louisi? ana sustaining tile proscription laws of that State, as a bar to an action on a promissory note which hod not been commenced within Ave years. The case is remanded, with dlroc tiona to overrule the plea of proscription. The J court also reversed a judgment of the State Court of- Connecticut, which exempted from liability to the income tax the undivided profits of corporations. FROM THIS STATU CAPITAL. Town Tapies-Tba Milliners Bu?y--The WluasmiCh Hoax-Court Afattsrs, ?c. [FROM OUR OWN -CORRESPONDENT/ COLUMBIA, April 8 We have had reej summer weather for tae inst few days, hot In the sun from'early in the morning'; pleasant breezes, however, have made it not only endurable, bat exceedingly agreeable in the shade and In the.evenings. Our streets have been^teeming with the fairer and better portion of cr?ation, busily engaged in shopping, buying new dresses' and new bonnets for Easter. Trade, therefore, has been quite brisk during the past week with our dry goods merchants, and the milliners and their shops and windows present quite a lively and pretty appearance. The millinery establishments axe enjoying their ' openings." Many a new bonnet and pretty dress will be displayed at church to-morrow'. The churches will be decorated, too, with flowers and wreathes of-evergreen, interwoven by the fair, hands and skilful fingers of many.ajoung and pretty devotee. .Their work will, no doubt, render beautiful the churches, even fitting the occasion for the great festival which the world will cel?brale to-morrow. .. -, General Wmnsmlth is not dead, nor at all likely to di? from the- wounds he' received. The rumor of his deatb was evidently 'gotten up to-farther the purposes of the self const'tu? ted dele.allon of members of the Legislature | ' and others at large, lu urging the Ku-KIux bill In Congress, it was the beat piece bf meuxlaclty that they could get hold of at the . time. Instead ol dying, however, General 1 Wlnnsmlth is rapidly recovering. | i This delegation, by the way, comes back so Suietly that we infer they are either plotting eeper treason ore?me back wltbia "ilea ic the ear," for like the little boy in the old story, "they have nothing to say." We can euchre them op United States troops being sent here everytlme. ' We desire it more than they do. Judge Glover, bf the old regime, lias been holding a special term of court here, in Judge Melton's stead. Judge Melton having been of counsel In the cases that Judge Glover Is trying. The quiet, ease, courtesy and dignity of the venerable ex-judge have given satisfac? tion to all. He will get through with and clear the Socket, probably, during the next week. ' CORSAIR. TBE STATE Or TUE WEATHER. WABHISGTOS, April io. Probabilities: It is probable that threaten? ing weather, with brisk winds, wHi be ex? perienced on Tuesday ou the Gulf, lower Mis? sissippi, on LakeB Erl? and Ontario, 'hfld to a less extent in the Eastern States. Cloudy weather and falling barometer are probable for the middle and southern Atlantic. There are not 6uifieient reports from the 'Northwest to Indicate the probable . weather on Lakes Michigan and Superior. ~ -. -Dr. John Gegan, the eminent physician of Philadelphia, who died while on a visit to Dublin, left $80,000 out of his estate of $126, 000 to Catholic charitable religious associa? tions in Philadelphia. AFFAIRS Hf CONGRESS. Impartant Mo verne nt for Amnesty ami Revenue Reform. WASHINGTON, April 10. No Southern nominations. No Executive session. The amnesty bili,' which passed the Hoase this evening, 134 to 46, excepts those who were members of Congress, and officers of the arm; and navy, who left to Joint the < rebellion, and members ol State-conventions - who voted tor the ordinance of secession. The bill was supported by all. the Democrats and many leading Republicans. Among them were Banks, Dawes, Ames, Farnsworth, Gar? field. Lynch, Hall, Scofleld. Kelley, Fl Edel? burga Ind Sheldon. Among the Southern Be publicans who voted nay were Maynard, Wal? lace, Porter and Elliott, (negro.carpet-bagger. ) HOUSE. - Bills were introduced allowing the Memphis and Savannah Railroad to enter public lands; granting lands to the Selma and Guli BaUroad, and to the Kansas City and Memphis Railroad. Tue amnesty bill passed under a supenslon of rules. There was applause on the floor and la the galleries, . The bill withdrawing the public lands from the market faned-57 to 102. - The following resolution passed-130 to M: Resolved, That this House reaffirms the r?so? lution adopted on the 12th of December, 1870, by the House of Representatives of the Forty first Congress, declaring that the true princi? ple of revenue reform points tothe abolition of the internal revenue system, which was created as a.war measure to provide for ex traordlnary expenses, and the continuance of ? which Involves the employment, at the cost of 'millions ot dollars annually, of an army of assessors, collectors, supervisors, detectives and other officers previously unknown; and requires the repeat, at .the earliest day con? sistent with the maintenance of the faith and credit of the government,' of all stamp and other internal taxes, and .that properly adjust? ed rates should be retained on distilled spirits, tobacco aad malt liquors, so long.as the legiti? mate expenses of the government require the collection of any sum from internal taxes. - -SB NATE. The Ku-Klux bill was reported from the Judi? ciary committee with no verbal amendment except that the law terminates with the next session of Congress. The Democratic side will be brief in arguing the Ku-Klux bill, and will probably pass by Thursday. Proceedings Indicate an adjourn? ment on Saturday. Scott spoke In opposition to seating Blodgett. Sflerraan opposed both Blodgettnad Goldthwait. Adjourned without action. _ _ >ZAW8 or Tax ?YATE. Acas and Joint Resolutions, Passe? tty lute Genera-l asscmbiy-of South Caro? lina, Session of lSTO-'Tl. ;i? F -F I C I A L .J JOINT RESOIUHON to confirm the apportion? ment made by the superintendent of education . of the Stabs- of Souths Carolina o? the tree .school fund for tho fisoal year ending Octo? ber 81, 1869. Whereas, The superintendent of education of the St a ti of gorrin Carolina, In the sMr/hafment of teachera' claime for servicies rendered during or within the fiscal year commencing Novem? ber 1,1868, said ending October St, 1869, did apportion tbe free school fund for the fiscal year aforesaid (said fun J consisting of $03,000. rb addition to tneassinntBra?sujl Jby .the capi? tation tax,) among the saver si counties, ac* cording to the plan specified in Section 6 of an act to make appropriations and raise supplies for the -fiscal year commencing November 1, 1869; therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and Hosas ot Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the anthon ty of the same: That the appor? tionment made by said superintendent of education of the State of South Carolina be, and the same is hereby, confirmed. Approved March 7.1671. Aw A or to empower the State to maintain 'Hs beneficiaries m tbe Lunatic Asylum, instead of the several counties. Sicnoit 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ot thc State of South Carolina, non met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the some : That from and after thejpassage of thia act, all beneficiaries now in, or hereafter to be placed ia,, the State Lunatic Asylum, be sup? ported by the State. . ' Sac. 2. That tho State assume the liabilities of each and every of the counties that itt now in arrears for the support of its beneficiaries. Ssc. 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this aci aro hereby repealed. Approved the 9th day o? March, A. D. 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION making an appropriation of forty-seven thousand del lars for the comple? tion of the State Lunatic Asylum, and for Other purposes! Be -it resolved by the Senate and. Housa or Uepreaentativee of the State of South Cajplrna," now mat sud sitting in Ganeril Assembly, and by tho au l h on ty of tho same: SECTIOS 1. That the sum of forty thousand (40,000) dollars be, and the ?ame is hereby, appropriated", if se much be necessary, to com? plete the unfinished wmg of the 3'.tte Lunatic asylum: Provifldd, That a contract shall br snterer] into between the board of r?gents and me contractor apeuifying definitely the work to bc done, and the manner of doing the same md the said contraer to bi approved aeeordmgj ?0 law before any portion of (be appropriation s paid. SEC. 2. That the sum of five,thousand. (5000) * loLhrrssbo, and the same is hereby appropriat? ed, to purchase furniture for the building mown as the "New Asylum," and to refurnish :bs "Old Asylum." . SEC. 8. That tho sum of two thousand (2000) lollara be, and th?same is hereby, appropri?t- . ?d, for the purpose of building obiaaneys and tarnishing stoves for heating the "Old Asj um." SEC. i That fae above apprc^riatiraofforty jevon thousand (47,000) dollars shill be paid by the State treasurer," noba tho order of the board of regents of State Lunatic Asylum, ap? proved by tbe Goxernor, and the said order* ?b ai J be vouchers for the same. Approved March 6,1871. ta ACT to extend tbe limits of the Town of Camden. Sic 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tari vee of th-.- State of Sooth Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, iud by tbe ant hon ty of the same : That the limits of the Town of Camden be, and the same are hereby, extended as follows, to wit: The weitern boundary shall commence at the point at which Wylie street, intersects with Pine Tree Creek, and ehall extend north? ward along the line bf said Wylie street, three quarters of a mile beyond the present ter? mino? of the said street, and from this point the northern boundary shall extend in an eaet- j ern direcgon until it intersects Horse Branch, and thence by course of said stream to the point where it empties into Little Pine Tree Creek*and by the course of said creek, in a .Boothera direotioa> te the confloaooe of aaid creek into Pine Tase Creek, and thence by tun course of the last named creek to the point where Wylie street intersects the said creek. ,. BEC. 2. That the intendant and wardens of the Town of Camden are hereby required to proceed, immediately upon the passage of this act, to-desigQate;by proper marks and measure meats, the boundaries hereinbefore authorised. 8xc. 3. That all acts, or parte of acte incon? sistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. ... Approved (he 9th day of March, A. D. 1871. ?S&xv Jin oh calm ns. JpOGAETrPS BOOK DEPOSITORY. i FAMILY AND POCKET BIBLE?. We have recently made large additions te our j stock of BIBLBS. The prices are greatly reduced. We are now offert ag an unusual large variety ot English and American Family Bibles, Pocket Bibles and the Episcopal Prayer Book at extreme? ly low prices. NEW CATALOGUE, KO. 8. CHAMBERS' ENCYOLOP^DIA.^This valuable work hw now reachednhe completion bf Its third volume. Subscr?bel a to the semi monthly parts can be furnished with their numbers up to No. 24. 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THE ATTENTION of Natural-born subjects of Her Britannic Majesty is called to the 4th and oth clauses of the "Naturalization Act, 1870," viz : 4. Any person who by reason or bis having been born within the dominions of Her Majesty ls a natural born subject, but .who also at the time of his birth became under the law of any foreign State a subject of such State, and ' ls still SUCH BU bj ec t, may, If of full age and not nnder any dis a bil i y, make a declaration of alienage la manner aforesaid, aud from and after the making of such declaration of alienage, such person shall cease to be a British subject, AD* person who ls born out of Her Majesty's dominions of a father beluga British subjfct may, if of roll age, and not under any disability, make a declaration of alienage In manner aforesaid, and from and after the making of such declaration, shall cease to be a British subject. EXPATRIATION. 6. Any British subject who has at any time be? fore, or may a: any time after, the passing ol this act, when In any foreign State, and not under any disability, voluntarily become naturalised In such State, shall, from and after the tune of bis so hav? ing become naturalized tn sucTi foreign State, *>e deemed to have ceased to be a Brittan subject, and be regarded as an allen: Provided, (L) Tn?t where any Brttisk subject has, ueloee the passing af this act, voluntarily become naturalized in a foreign state and yet ls desirous of remaining a British subject, he may, at any time wi tum two years after the passing -of th ts-act, make a declaration that he ti uealroas of remaining a British sub? ject, apd npon such declaration, hereinafter . referred to as a deotar?Wbn of British nation? ality, belog made, and upon his taking the oath of allegiance, the declarant sholl be deemed to be, and to have been continually, a British subject; with this -qualification, tu at he shall not, when within the limits OT the foreign state lu which he has been natural? ized, be deemed to be a BrltislL>ubJecc, unless he has ceased to be a subiect of that State m pursuance of- the laws thereof, or In pursu? ance of a treaty to that effect. (2.) A declaration of Bri tish nationality may be made, and the out.4 of allegiance be taken, as follows, that is to say: If the declarant be in -the United Kingdom, in the preses ce of a Jus? tice of the p-a?e; if elsewhere in HefMajes - ty's dominions, In the presence of any jod?? of any court of .-civil or criminal jurlsulctloo, of any Justice of the peace, or of any other o ulcer for the time being authorized by law ta ' the place in which the declarant ls to admin? ister an oath for any Judicial or other legal purpose; if eat of Her Majesty's dominions, in the presence of any officer in the diplomatic or consular service*or Uer Majesty. ALSO, to the -following extract from tbe "Con? vention between Her Majesty and the United States of America relative to Naturalization." (Ratifications exchanged at London, August 10, 1870?) ARTIC LI-IL * British subjects * * who have become and are naturalized as citizens within the United States, sheU be at liberty to re? nounce their naturalization and to resume their British' nationality, provided that such renuncia? tion be pubholy .declared witbta two years after the ism day of May, 1870. FDBTHXB information may be had on applica? tion to H. P. WALKER, H. B. M. Conan! at Oh arlee ton feM4,2?,marl4,M,sprI1.26jnay9 v ^_ B $as iritfurcs. AXL, 'BLACK * CO., Will sell their Stock of BRONZE AND IMITATION BRONZE GAS FIXTURES nt MUCH LESS THAN TEE ACTUAL 0082.\ OF MANUFACTURE. These goods areof the newest pax ter a?, and ia finish 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 for inferior fixtures. it ls our intention to gi ve'up entirely this bran ch of our tra s mess-, wh|ch ca nae? so great- a redUC Hon m price. . . . BALL, BLACK * CO., Nos. 606 and m BROADWAY, N. Y. jaoas-rji T^E^SO?TTirCAR?L?iA LASflT?m IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION. The undersigned have entered into an associa? tion for the purpose of mtrodiictaglMMiaBANT S INTO BOVIS CAROLINA; aud.prodncUig home's for the same They propose to establish Agencies in the prin? cipal cities of Europe, an? ia the North and the Northwest, and assist immigrants in coming to our State where they have hemes provided, and aid them in b ecoming perm snenf settlers upon the soli ~i They request their friends throughout the State to place such of their Lands and Beal Estate at; their disposal as will make suitable boraesJor Im? migrants at the lowest credit prices, .tay for a pe-, ri od of five years, which, the nndetsfgued willan ter tate to advertise and sell, charging the own? ers a reasonable commission for the. sale. Circulars will *be prepared and dis tributed :x plalnlng more In delan our plans. CENTRAL OFFICE ACADEMY OF MUSIO, 8 Corner King and Market streets, . CHARLESTON, SO. CA. : BUTLER, CHADWICK, OAST A CO. Gen. Wade Hampton, Hoc. James Caeanut, Ho?. J, P. Carroll, Gen. Jno. 8, Preston, Son. B. F. Ferry, Gov. A. G. Magrath, Sov. M. L. Bonham, Hon, W. D. Simpaos, Jen. Johnson Hag oed, . Andrew Simonas, Esq., [lon. Ar misread Bart, Ban, Geo. A. Tren holm, Son. J; B. Campbell, Gov; ino. h. Manning, 51 mar38-lmo , . . gailoring;!nrtiisiiirig ?oob0, Ut. W L . JURS; * NO. 147 KING STBE^h Between Horlbeck's Alley and Queen, ' Informs bis friends and the public in general that he has just received a well selected Stock of SPRING AND SUMMER' GOODS, which he-will nake up to order in the shortest notice, and In the latest styles. _ aprc-thstus JOHN EU OH EIME R, Na 141 KINO STREET, ?VEST 8[DZ, A FEW DOORS NORTH OF QtTEHN STOUT, Would respectfully inform bis friends that he, las Jost, returned from New Tori with a large ind well selected stack of the latest styles of ' '-' SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, also, a full assortment of GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, Including the Celebrated STAR SH IRTS. maris_'.'-'. . gPEING OPE NIJS?.G" MEN?E & at?'t L..-? R, . . No. 326 KINO STREET, 3ave Just1 opened an entire Kew Stock of 0LOT1?, CLOTHING, FURNISHING ?OO?I, *cV rorSprrag'and sam mer. Our Clothing lira very luge and floe ssiecte* Btock for Men, Tooths and Boya from fe to gM. per snit. The largest portion ia of imported goods and manufactured by ourselves;weean, therefore, recommend them as regard flt, weat, and workmanship. . OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT. ls supplied with the finest selection of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CLOTHS, DOESKINS, DIAGO? NALS, TRICOTS, MELTONS, CBEYIOTS, OAS3I MBRES, Ac, and a very large stock or th? most fashionable Past and Vest Paosra, which, we will make up te order by-neasare ha4he. latent ; styles. The foreman in this depart tuant of eur baalness hasao equal In theaxtisUo world for cat? ting ana producing an elegant nt. FURNISHING GOODS. r This department ls supplied with the celebrated ' STAR SHIRTS, Foreign and Domestic Under-* shirts and Drawers*! Silk and Thread Gloves,- Linen and Paper Conara, Neckties, Bows,Scarfs, Pooket HaadkeroMefs, socks, Umbrellas, Ac Our stock has been selected with great care? and priosa marked very -low ia plain figures. Buyers in our line will and it to their a a van tag a to give ns a call before purchasing elsewhere. maraa-3mos ?ODOR, Ut. J^URCHGOTT, H?NEDICT & GO. ? BB8paemri.LT Aimomei TO THEIR FRIENDS ?AND THE. PUBLIC That, owing to the SPECIAL FACILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS Of their Resident Partner In New Teri, . they are enabled to purchase their supplies or FINE AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Both Foreign and* Domestic, in all eases from first hands, . AT THE LOWEST CASH FIGURE, .md tims, to oner SsTIRAOROINARY INDUCEMENTS TO CUE TOMERS, ?-: - ? ---y-?.. Vi. rjjgi i. s-j.%. V Their prices will be fonad ? r.WENTT TO FIlrTX, PB?. *?ENT.^1 Than those of any other Dry Goods House in the South. rhey invite an inspection of their Stock, which uv made ap of N ? AUCTION G ff 6 D S, Bat which wai be found to consist of an immense veriety of rHE CHOICEST AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN THEIR LINE. Comparison, as'jto quality, with the best goods offered elsewhere, IS CHALLENGED, An? competition as to brice JR DEFIED. : very article sold by us ls warranted to be.pre? cisely as represen ted. motto is "QUICK. SALE* .AND SMALL PROFITS," Aad Customers who wish to SATE MjONET IN BUTING win da well te give us a csu. FTJRCHOOTT, BENEDICT ? CO. Us-Town Store, I r>own-Town store, so. fer King street, NO. a** b^g street. Corner of Calhoun, j Near' "The Rend." until . ._:_ jTurarranr*. 1845 - PCKELY MUTUAL. NEW Y?EK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. :-6 4 5.Orgsslas?1.1848> THOMAS FROST, General Agent, No. M Broad street? mera-Uistu?mofl