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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE LAST OF THE BARONS ! A. HERALD HAS'S INTERVIEW WITH THE HOS. ALFRED HUGER. The Venerable Ex-Postmaster's Opinion of the State of Things in Carolina-A. Contrast-Bribery and Pea.nats-Gov? ernor Scott's Rifle Law-Reminis? cences of other Days. - Under t?e head of -The Last of the Barons,'' Mr. Daniel Joseph Kirwan, the correspondent of the New York Herald ia South Carolina, writes : A little before noon of each recurring day the looker-on in Meeting street. Charleston, will have pointed-out to him the ?rect?form ol the Hon. Alfred Hoger, a man of eighty-three years of age, of herculean build, whose locks are white as snow. ?nd whose strong and deeply Indented eyes, together with his large aquiline nose, {rive bim a very decided resem? blance to the Duke of Wellington, when that hero was in his last decade. This gentleman is one of the few, if not the last, of the old re? maining gentlemen of wealth and family whose infancy was coeval with the foundation of the constitution and the republic. The Hu gers are to Hie manner born, having the best Huguenot blood in the State, and previous to the car^st-bag era a Huger or a Lowndes or a Pinckney would have been listened to and heeded by the entire white population of Scuth Carolina; and such men are still listened to by those whose hands are not dirtied with public money or who are not under the ban of | jfficial malfeasance. m For thirty years, and under nine successive Presidents of toe United States, the Hon. W* Alfred Huger had held the position of post muster of Charleston, and during that period of a generation he was universally respected. I Every man. woman and child in Charleston knows the figure of Mr. Huger as he takes his daily walk to buy provisions for his family-a du:y to which he attends himself, as he is now a mined man, who once held one hundred and twenty slaves, with plantations well stocked. The war scattered the negroes, as in many other States, and Huger's opulence, deemed unassailable, melted like snow before a warm sun. This ls his brief record, similar to fllty other cases In South Carolina. Deeming ita judicious thing to ascertain the views ol a man so well known as Mr. Huger, on the present demoralized state of affairs, 1 paid awislt to him at his residence,- No. 1?8 Calhoun street, in this city, having first armed myself with a proper letter of introduction. Mr. Huger lives in a large house, moderately lurnished, which is all that remains to THE OLD CAVALIER. being but the wreck of a once fine fortune. I was received by Mr. Huger with all that high . bred courtesy and stalely dignity belonging to the gentleman of the old school, and, cn en-1 tering the parlor, was asked to take a seat. I stated briefly that the object of my visit was to gain inlorma?ofl in regard to the condition of the State of South Carolina, and that I had j been informed'that Mr. Huger's long connec-1 tiou with public affairs was a guarantee that j his information, If given, would be correct. j '.Well, sir," said Mr. Hugel. "I will let you j know all that is in my power I am an old I manfbtit I sat for many years in our State I General Assembly with men like Calhoun, | UcDuffie, Pinckney and others whose names I have been handed down to us. All those whom I knew, however, have passed away, and i am left alone." I It was a touching picture to see the oct o-1 genarian as he uttered this last remark. The room served as a frame to his grand old face I and white hairs, and the balmy and odorous I winds from the magnolia blossoms came in I through the open windows and played with I bis h?.iarv locks. "Mr. Huger," said the Herald commission-1 er, "I desire to ask your honest opinion in regard to the condilion ol' the state of affairs in South Carolina at present. Many thousaud readers of the Herald believe thal there is a I p reign ol terror here, and that your financial I Bystem and the framework ol society are I _breaking up and going to smash ?. Mr. Huger. "Sir, I consider the moral, po? litical and financial condition of South euroli na to be more deplorable than I am even ca pable of expressing. Every Intelligent and I honest observer has long since come to the same conclusion. These aro the results of I the maladministration of her State govern? ment. . I .'Are the officials not honest F I asked. "I consider that there ls almost universal I malversation in public office. The money j which is so lavishly squandered by some of J these men has been cruelly wrung from the J oppressed and desolated people of our Slate. I Our property is at the mercy ot profligate and I unprincipled strangers and of ignorant and ra-1 pacious negroes ; our ruin as a people and Stale ls necessarily inevitable. I say this now j that lam in the ninth decade of life and with I filly years' experience as a senator of South j Carolina/' "Did the old Legislatures of the State differ I very much from the present one at Columbia?" I '-Qgod God ! sir," exclaimed the old gentle-1 man ; "run you ask me such a question F Why, there are seventy-four members of the Legis? lature-which has taxed the State this year I four million six bundi . dollars-a monstrous j sum WHO CANNOT READ OR WRITE. In my time the Legislature of South Caro- J lina assembled, as now, on the fourth Monday I in November. The longest session I ever I served ended on the 22d of December. The same body now sits between four and five months. Our pay was three dollars per day theirs is now six. We never had a recess for I . more .. an a few hours. They go home for I the Christmas holidays, and many of them for 11 a much longer period, and they pay them-1 selves what they please; there is no limit to 11 to their extravagance. The cost of a session in our lime was about forty thousand dollars; I. what they now call "legislative appropriation" I ! amounted for the last session to live hundred I, and twenty-five thousand dollars. Of yore the tax bill for the entire State was about lour hundred thousand dollars. Every mau who voted for that bill paid his proportion of lt. , The tax bill is now four million six hundred thousand dollars, and those voting such a bill paying no taxes. We. who have to pay the j, taxes, however, have no representation. Here j is "taxation without representation" in its j ; most hideous form. j "Then there must be a GOOD DEAL OF BRIBERY in the Legislature,"' I remarked. "Yes, certainly. Add to the lour million six hundred thousand dollars the incalculable sums paid to Hie members for their votes. J This money, when collected, is divided on ono plea or another by those who rule and rob. It I ls a gigantic system ol'organized robbery." j ?'liow were you paid in the old time, while a member of the Legislature, sir ?" I asked. I .?3he largest pay bill 1 ever received during I a period ol' twenty-five years in the Legisla? ture was one hundred and two dollars. TheJ members of this so-called Legislature now pay | themselves seven or eight hundred dollars. Our sessions were always short, never extending beyond twenty-two or twenty three working days, yet we were not pressed for time. Much legislation In those days would have been con- J sldered an evil. lu those days the Governor was always u respectable gentleman, with a moderate salary; the Lieutenant-Governor was the same. The president ol the Seuate and the speaker of the House of Representatives received their per diem like other members, no extra 'complements' or donations o? any sort being allowed, voted or thought ol'.'' ..Well. Mr. Huger, how do your people feel towards the United Stales Government? Il ask lhat question because Ibera are very strange opinions at the North, or at least very mixed oplulons, In regard to the Altura here." ..Wo have nothing to say ot' Ute United States, except ilmt we want peace. It js ot the profligacy, corruption and disliouesly of our State Government, executive and legisla? tive, that we complain. They are notorious, and the American people ought to kuow this il ever they are to recognize South Carolina as a State of this Union." ..No taxes without representation, in other words," I remarked. ..Decidedly not. Give her representation, give her justice within her own bounds, give her what other States enjoy, aad you will hear of no more outrages or 'Ku-Kluxes,? excepting I among tue carpet-baggers .and negroes nuo now oppress her." "Wuat do you think ol GOVERNOR SCOTT ?" '.Lei me say a word. Governor Scott, in a puti?c meeting at Washington during the winier ol' 1370, denounced tiouili CuroU?u as u community in ?which the 'Winchester was the proper and only law. He came to our soil and suited the action to trw v The negroes tut Tor him and his disc Would have been content with their freet They are not a revenge ful race; but the errior's open abuse of the pardoning p encouraged tho crimes that idleness and i rance induced :.hem to commit," ".His great?faulc was the organization ol negro milithvwas it not ? "' "He armed He negroes thoroughly, am t". white race at their mercy to take ca t! tmselves, an i the sensibilities of our i mon nature, which ls to defend oursel came to their relief. That is our case, st as clearly as I can state it, sir." ..During your long life, Mr. Huger, you 1 doubtless met many of the most DISTINGUISHED MEN OF THE OLDEN TIME ".True, sir. tn both a social apd publi Iation I have enjoyed the acquaintance of i statesmen and publicists as John C. Calh Langdon Cheves, William Lowndes, Gei McDufJie, Hugh Legare, General Hayne, Petigru, Wade HamptoD, the father of present General Wade Hampton; Che Coteswbrth Pack ney. Andrew Jackson others.*' "You were appointed by President Jack to be the postmaster of Charleston many y ago, were you not - under circumstai peculiarly interesting F '.The circumstances were these: I wi member ol tin* State Senate in 1632, w General Jackson issued his proclamation, was proposed to denounce the President his course with reference to nullification, I opposed the denunciation, in consequenc which General Jackson tendered to me commission ol postmaster. I declined same, and gave as my reason that the then cmnbent, Mr. Sacot, although a Nullifier. I his olBce by virtue of a commission siguec George Washington, and that I would not instrumental ri making any change. 11 say, parenthetically, that I was a membe the convention which passed the ordinance nullification in 1832, and I voted against t measure. Subsequently, in the summer 1831, Mr. Bac ot died, and General Jack; again tendered to me the commission ol' pi master. 1 did not desire it because I hat fortune oi my own, a plantation and u la number of slaves, and was making my bri upon my own soil, and living with com! and happiness. My friends, however, urj me to accept the appointment, and I did From that lime I was the postmaster Charleston unr.il the surrender ol' Generai L through niue Presidential terms." "Speaking ol GeneralJackson, do youth] he knew perfectly well what was going OJ South Carolin? during thc year 1832." ' "Most undoubtedly, slr. There wa? no tr better advised than 'himself witb reference the situation ind the persons engaged in t nullification movement. He had a pert knowledge ol' everything that transpired South Carolin;!. ? knew him well and had I quent conversations with bim, even as back as 1815, when I heard him describe t battle o? New Orleans. I also met him In l drawipg-rooms ol' Mr. Madison. Perhaps y are not aware that John C. Calhoun took active part in electing General Jackson. 1 nominated h'm in the. convention, thou they quareiled afterwards." "Had" General Jackson been tbe Preside in 18G0, do you think ire would have prevent secession ?" "I believe lie would-not forcibly, but I pursuing a conciliatory policy. In fact, I doi believe lt would have occurred .had Sir. Ci noun been alive.** "You referred to your home Just now; ho many slaves had you P "I had ONE HUNDRED AND TWESTy SLAVES. My plantation was on the Cooper River. 1 home was a ciarming country residence, ai I bad everything around me to make a farn lng man happy and Independent. I have t ways been devoted to farming, and every alai I owned was born my property, except, pe haps, four or :ire. 1 never sold one slave ft misconduct. lia negro made himself off.?, sive to me or to h?3 fellow-servants I parte with him promptly, but I never did that bt? once." "When the emancipation proclamation wa issued by Mr. Lincoln did you assemble you slaves and unnonnce that they were tree F "No, sir. I was in Columbia at the Uuu but as soon aa I sot back to the plantation told them they were free, and that those wh chose to go could do so. A great many weui Some remained." "Were they demoralized F "Very naturally, sir. The Union troop came among mem, went through the propel ty, carried off a hundred head of choice callie destroyed u fine library, and took every avail ble article of value on tne place."' "What has become of these slaves F ..The last time I counted them FORTY WERE DEAD. A number have returned and are at the plan talion now. One came back only six week: ago. and asked me to let him go home. Hi was the son of old Jacob, whose picture : showed you." "You must have been fond of old Jacob thal you preserve his portrait." "Oh, yes, slr. You should have known him Jacob was born my slave in 1601, and he dlei my friend in 1871. As far as he c?mprehendei probity I behove bim to be as honest a maa a: ever lived. Ho was kind and affectionate He taught my children and grandchildren hon to ride; in ?hort, as I said before, he was known throughout the neighborhood as my friend. He died during my absence* from home, and ataoug his last words to his wife were, 'Always remember to do what ole massa tell you.' I am now taking care ol his family, and shall do so as long as they live." "Changlug the suuject, now, Mr. Huaer, do you know off. bribe ever having been "offered In the Legislature of South Carolina before the present r?gime commenced ':" "A BRIBE, SIR ! A BRIBE !" md the old gentleman raised his hands as if to express holy horror at the questiou. '.Why, sir, I must plead the poverty .of language, i jar1? no expr?ssion to convey lo you an idea .?t i*.e contempt that would have been bestowed on any man in the General Assembly ol' Souih Carolina even suspected of such a crime as re? ceiving a bribe. Had a man dared lo move thal the speaker should receive a donation ol' a thousand dollars, as is done now. he would have been instantly expelled for personally in suiting the chair." "Wiittt would have happened to a member bad he received a bribe ?'* "Good God ! he would not have been per? mitted to occupy his seat one minute. He would have teen ignominiously expelled. So? cially, he would have been ostracised, and neither his family nor himselt could have lived comfortably in the State.*' "What would have occurred to a man oiler lug a bribe ?" '.His blood would have paid for the insult. Ho would have been challenged-in fact, 1 think he world not have received the warniug of a challenge. I remember au incident as plainly as if it had occurred only yesterday, which illusiiaies the tenderness "ol' honor on this point. You know lhai lt ls a habit ol our people to eat peanuts, or, as we call them, pindars-groundnuts. Well, we U3ed to do il tn the Legislature. Il ls a sort of popular ap? petite-just as the French take suufl". One day a worthy man, whom we had elected lax collector several limes, walked into the legis? lative chamber with his hat full of'these pind? ars, and, w.th no more intention ol' doiug wrong Hiau you have at lliis moiueut, ap? proached General Williams, theua disiiugaish ed man, who had been the Governor of Hie State, uud offered him a handful!. The lax collector had beeu re-elected only five minutes before, and 1 suppose thal in Hie excess ot his good ftvllng he desired to show simple cour? tesy to his friend. The General looked ai him lora moment with au angry countenance, and then with a voice perfectly audible, he ex? claimed indignantly, .! do not wish to hurl your feeling;,, sir, bm you seem uol io hesitate in hurling mine. I wish you lo leave me, sir.' Tnal was thc consequence ol' offering a lew nuts. 1 leu'--?: you to inter what would have followed the act of offering money." "What is your opinion ol the Ku-KlUS busi? ness, Mr. Huger"?'' "I Uihik it is simply the operation ol the in? stinct ol self-defence. What they do is con? trary to law. but, as iu all unsettled communi? ties where :he law is perverted, criminals escape jusilce or are prompUy pardoned after the commission ot heinous crimes, uud pro? tection is not afforded to the people, the avenging .stroke lulls silently and secretly, and so '.ne public are satisfied. I look upun the Kn Klux, without knowing any more ab"ui n mau you do, as a ,-pecies if vigilance committee, bom of certain events andteimi uaiifcg willi them. T.'iey do not plunder or burp. They simply punish and purify, al? though they adopt Unlawful means to do so." "Do you think there is any antagonism ex? isting between the whites and'colored peo? ple/' "Not at all so, certainly uot on the part of the whites. On the contrary, the general feeling is one of kindness, and if let alone the two races would move In perfect harmony." "Have you any objection to seeing negroes in possession of a portion of the offices, pro? vided they are comp?tenrand honeBt 1" . . "None in thc world. I myself voted for Robert C. DeLurge, the colored member of Congress, and I believe a majority of the white people would be perfectly satisfied to give the negroes a lair representation under the con? ditions you name. There are Buch colored men as Derecf, Holloway, Geo. Shrewsburry and otners. in whom I have full confidence, and I have said in response to inquiries from the young men who are kind enoutrh to con? sult me, that in making up a municipal ticket lt was their duty to selecfa certain number of | . THE RESPECTABLE COLORED CITIZENS." "What do yon think of Stephnev Rilev ?" . "I have the greatest regard lor him. I would as soon put him lu an office for which he is competent a3 to go there myself." ? "What were your views with reference to secession and nullification ?" "I thought both were inexpedient. I be? lieved the South was always safer in the Union than out of it. I was a strong State rights man, because I thought State rights essential to the Union, and the Union equally essential to State rights. South Carolina, however, ls the god of my political worship. My feeling for her is like the affection entertained by a child for its mother, and I followed her as I would go with my mother, fighter wrong, If I saw the hand of a strong man at her throat. The first object of my reverence ia the' Al-1 mighty ; the second, always my country."' "Were you interfered with by Sherman's troops during your residence In Columbia ?" .^Enough to prevent ray singing paeans of I praise to them. They invaded the sanctuary ! of my chamber while my wife was, as I sup-j posed, in the agonies of death, aud there, in the presence ot helpless women and children, commenced their work ol robbery and arson. One of my sous was a captain in the Confed? erate navy, and had fallen at New Orleans while commanding the iron-clod McRae, during a naval engagement, in which she was surrounded by four ships and torn to pieces. His five children were with me in Columbia. His body was taken to New Orleans, and there treated with great re? spect by the Federal troops, the officers, in citizens' dress, following lt to the grave. His wife was the sister of General Meade, who has freqi emly been In my house In.lhe days of my prosperity, and who.has since visited the chil? dren Alter the surrender took place he was kind enough to offer a large sum of money for the relief of the children, but I said to him, 'General, I would rather not avail myself of your kindness. These little ones are One gen? eration closer to me than to you, and the smoke of the battle-field has not yet cleared away.' He answered. 'I understand you, and respect your feelings.' I have protected the children from that day to this.''' The stately old gentleman courteously bowed, and, rising, the Interview was ended. No mau In South Carolina is more respected than Mr. Huge?-his name iu Itself is a house? hold word, and I do not believe that he would utter a falsehood. Mr. Huger, in .common with other old, leading citizens, would'pr ifer that the United States troops should hold the State to having the present system of misgov? ernment continue. THE STATE LUXATIV ASTL UM. The Other Side of the^ut+Hion. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Sin-My attention has Just been called to a j letter which was published in your issue of) Monday last, and whilst it ia my invariable rule lo ignore all anonymous communications having relerence lo matters purely personal to myself, I fee! constrained, as one of the re? gents of inc Stale Luuatic Asylum charged in [tart with the responsibility ol a proper admin? istration of lis uffai rs. io contradict the State? ment ol "B. P. S.," and to stamp lt officially as a tissue of misrepresentations. 1'he salary of tue superintendent is fixed by law ut twenty-five hundred dollars per annum-, if quarters are furnished him on the. premises, Ss ls now Hie case ; but his servants are not j paid by Hie Stale, nor is lt the practice for him to provision his family in lull from the supplies ol Hie asylum. Ii is H ue that upon the abolitiou of the office ol secretary and treasurer (ii measure adopted for economical reasons) the stipeiiniendent was charged willi the dillies of that position, bu', he receives no additional coinoensation therefor, although he was required lo file bond for their faithful performance. This con? solidation of offices, however, lerves no room for the perpetration of fraud, as the superin? tendent is absolutely subject .0 the supervision, of the regents, and, whenever a patient enters Hie asylum, lierecords his name, history and a diagnosis ot the case In a book which ls ex? hibited to the board at its next meeting, and they determine, by personal examiuaiion, whether the patient i* a ill subject for admis? sion to the institution, the practice being pre? cisely the same as that which obtained during the administration ol'Dr. Parker, who. by his own admissions, was virtually secretary and treasurer for a long period ol years. In this way Hie regents are constantly apprised of tho number of coses under trealmeut, and the expense which their maintenance occa? sions. Now for ihe "big thing" lo which the inele? gant "B. P. S." alludes. Until the lust-sesslon ol' the General Assembly, the sunport ol the pauper patients of the asylum was charged to ihe several coun?es from which they came, but experience demonstrated that in o' majori? ty ol lustances Hie counties were deficient in Hie payment of these sums, and the State was obliged to assume it from year to year. The Legislature, at Its lost session, therefore, wise? ly determined to relieve the counties ol all responsibility in the maller rather limn jeopardize the existence or success of the in siicuilon, and hence on oct was passed assum? ing the debts ol Hie counties, to the dale of Its approval, and making au appropriation of $30,000, which was the Bum thought to be necessary, for the support of the pauper In? mates ol'the Institution for the current fiscal year. This action precludes the necessity for any further lax being levied on the counties, and I think the explanation I have given will effectually dispose ol' B. P. S.'s "big thing." One word us to the* disbursement of Kinds. The superintendent makes uo accounts, as stated by your correspondent. This is done only by the steward, who makes all the pur? chases 01' the institution, and who, like the superintendent, is a bonded officer, subject to the supervision of the regents. ? Nor does the superintendent draw a siiigle dollar from the Stale treasury or the lund created by receipts from the pay patients except upon the order ol the president ol the board of regeuts, to whose credit all moneys, whether derived irom public or private sources, are invariably deposited in bank, and these orders afc only, given in payment ol accounts properly exam-" iiied and vouched by the superintendent ami approved by a vote of the board, in brief, the sysiein is identical with that pursued during tue superintendency ol'Dr. Parker, with the addition ol'such checks upon all the officials ol the asylum as are calculated to conduce to the permanent welfare of the Insiiuition. I hove only to add that the vulgar insinua? tions ol' "B. P. S." against the competency aud honor of Dr. Ensor ure best answered by the umpiulilied endorsement ot his ability aud in? tegrity made by Dr. Robert Lebby, Sr., In ihe piiullc prints some months ago, and by ihe uni? versal esteem in which Dr. Ensor is notori? ously held by the medical profession ol'the. city ol Columbia. 1 trust that ihe above statement.. Mr. Editor, made without consultation willi Ur. Ensor by one wno persistently opposed the removal ol' Ills predecessor. Dr. Parker, will disabuse ihe public mind of the erroneous impressions which "B. P. S." has sought lo produce for reasons which, to my mind, smack strongly of ] blind partisanship. HENRY SPAUNICK. Columbia, May 14, 1871. -The grand jury, at the May term of court at Orangeburg, nave gone to work in a thor? ough and business-like way, investigating the several couniy offices, and, as may be sup? posed, have discovered an Augean stable ol filth and corruption iu the county commission? er's office, t!ie bare enumerations of the abuses covering three columns ot the Orangeburg News. This has reference to the old board of county commi!-s:ouers, which went out of j offive last fall. THE COMMUNE DOOMED. A BATTERY IN THE TUILERIES. Orders of the Commune no Lange Obeyed-The Women Demand Arms The Walla Breached-The Champs Elysees to be Swept by Grape, ?Sic., <*?C. PARIS,.May 14. Dombrowski has ordered officers refusing to obey their superior officers to be shot. Dom? browski 'reviewed five thousand troops at Neuilly this morning. It is said that seven men and a number of young women, with am? bulances bearing the red cross, were refused quarter. The Committee on War ls abolished In consequence of differences with the Central Committee. Montretout ls firing heavily on Paris. General Rossel is reported in Belgium Six government gunboats have arrived at Sevres. The troops in the Bois Du Boulogne are advancing. The entry Into Paris is immi nent. PARIS^ May 15. Bislay, who has been called the father of the Commune, retires because lt is foiled. Last night passed quietly. .General La Creila now commands Petit Vanvres. Corps commanders will command arrondissements, and be re sponslble for their defence. Torpedoes are to be planted at all exposed points. LONDON, May 15 The Times' special says Pyalt openly de clares tho fall of the Commune imminent. The National Guards, declining to march, talk of opening the gates to the Versailllsts. Dom browski's orders are not obeyed". The women ol Paris Interviewed the Commune, and de? manded arms to fight the Versalllists. The Telegraph's special says the Versailllsts were driven back to Long Champs irom the advance'! position they had taken in the Bois Dn Boulogne. The Gauiois reports that two Versalllist battalions were decimated on Fri day night. VERSAILLES, May 15. Sixty cannon were found in Vanvres. Mon tretourt continues to demolish the Paris walls and protect the approach of the besiegers. Thc Latest. VERSAILLES, May 15.. The bombardment continues, and several breaches.have been made in the wall. The Anteull gate has been entirely destroyed. The Luxembourg ls closed, and occupied by the military in anticipation of a rising of the popu? lation. LONDON, May 15. The congress of municipal delegates, called by the partisans of the Commune at Bor? deaux, ls a failure. PARIS, May 15-Afternoon. The Versailllsts are under the walls of Paris I j exchanging shots with the insurgents, who 11 line die ramparts from Porte De La Muetta, in the arrondissement of Rassy, to Porte d'issy. The insurgents have been expelled from the trenches between Forts Vanvres and Issy. A battery has been erected in th? Tuileries Gar? den to pour a Hank fire Into the Champs Elys sees. The evidence is indubitable that a wide spread conspiracy exists in Paris against the Commune. . FROM NEW TORE. NEW YORE, May 15. The delegates to the Insurance Convention may report to George W. Miller, at the Flab Avenue Hotel, where quarters will be provided for them. At the Methodist Preachers' Association, Dr. Curry held that the General Conference could control the bishops, and even abolish the office altogether; and, in reality, there are only two classes of Christians, the laity and ministers. The bishop possessed no judicial authority. In the discussion which followed, most of Ute speakers concurred with Curry. WASHINGTON y EWS. WASHINGTON, May 15. The Court of Claims will adjourn on Thurs* lay until November. The committee on foreign relations reported fte treaty. Morton made a brief speech ex? plaining its provisions, when the Senate ad? orn-ned. THE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON, May 15. No material changes in the weather, and no serious disturbances are Indicated as?probable br Tuesday. GEORGIA STATE FAIR. ATLANTA, May 15. The Atlanta Agricultural and Industrial As? sociation have decided to hold thc lair on the iCth of October next, at Oglethorpe Park. SEA EES FRjOM THE WIRES. -Kemi Drayton, the baritone singer, was mralyzed yesterday at Rochester, N. Y. -The Assembly at St. John's are debating he Washington treaty, which meels with rreat opposition. -There was an immense peace procession, .oking lour hours to pass any given point, at Philadelphia, yesterday. Most erl the large ?stablishments were closed, aud, in some in? stances, the French, German and American lags were entwined. j j . ? CAPTURE OF A SAVANNAH STEAMER RY NEGROES. From the Savannah napers we ?earn that (Vhile the steamer Nick King, runniug between savannah and Jacksonville, was lying at Oarien. and just before leaving that port, she vas suddenly boarded by a large party of inned negroes, and her captain informed that ie would not be permitted to proceed on his royage until he had. complied with their de nand, which was lo pay one of the party t he mm of eight dollars and costs, which he claim? ed as due by the steamer. Tne captain resist ?d Ihe unreasonable demand lor some time, mt rinding the invaders desperate and deter mlued, he' complied, in order to proceed on lils way willi as lillie trouble and annoyance is possible. The whole difficuliy, we learn, grew out of | the conduct of a negro who had been employed 13 a hand on ihc Nick King. A gentleman well known in this city had lost packages, ?fcc, of considerate value, aud suspicion pointing to this neuro, his trunk was examined, and found lo coutaiu lite missing properly. The ? thiel' leit ihe steamer as soon as he possibly could, and no prosecution was instituted against him. Had he been punished, as his crime certainly demanded lhat he should have been, he might now have been reposing in jail preparatory to his removal lo the penitentiary, but as he was turned loose to commit whatever depredations he pleased, he and his friends availed themselves of another opportunity to rob. The affair has certainly been some lime maturing, and the villains selected the most isolated lanolin; at which the steamer stop*, where lhere aro fewer persons on hand, and less chance to be prevented In the perpetration of their lawlessness than at any other point between havannah and Jacksonville. Every? one ol the pirates should be hunted dowu anil punished as he deserves to be. KIT-KLUX IN NEWBERRY. A Live Ku-Klux Captured [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB KS VS.] NEWBERRY. S. C.. May 15. Great excitement exists hare. The Ku Klux made an attack upon the county commissioner, Simeon Young, on Saturday night. He shot one badly, and was him? self shot in two places. His wife ana child were also wounded. ?he wounded Ku Klux ls in Jail, but- it is believed he will be taken out by his friends. His name is Faulkner. Young and others have gone to Columbia. Federal troops are expected here. V UTE A WS-R UT NOT K U~KL UX. WILMINGTON, May 15. The statement made in Northern papers, based on a telegram of the associated press, sent from this point, May 10, that the Robeson County outlaws are Ku-Klux, ls erroneous. Lowry, Applewhite and Strong, the recog? nized leaders of the band, are all negroes, and it is not known that a single white man is connected with the band. J A THRIVING REGION. Improvements on Bull River. [From the Beaufort Republican. We are glad to learn thal several of the phosphate works at the above named place ire making arrangements to Increase their melness during ihe present season. The su? perintendent, Mr. Wells, is making prepar lUonffOn an extensive scale. Contracts have jeen made to erect a large dock adjoining .heir present premises, one hundred and fifty eet square, all to be roofed In, with oar ? .racks under the roof so as to deposit the rock alter having been through the washer md crusher. Layers of iron pipes are to be Maced In this shed, which will run through ito dock in various places. This pipe is per? orated and a current of heated air passing taronga will thoroughly dry the rock before ?hipping. It is found that the rock shipped n ?ts present?ate being so wet, makes con? siderable increase in the matter of frieght. This company has two vessels loading ?t the present time lor Loudon; one ol them, the Damio, ls perhaps ihe largest sailing vessel seen In these waters for many years. Her ;onnage is 1100 tons, and will draw 22 .feet o? ?valer. At the Oak Point mines, under the control md management of Mr. D. W. Jennings, and superintended by Mr. McFall, considerable ictlvlty prevails. They are constructing a arge number of fiats and preparing to dig ;on8ideraole rock during the present season, rhls establishment has probably r: one a larger jusiness than any ot the other companies; .hey were among the first to commence, and jeing managed by gentlemen of thorough practical experience, a great deal of roc?e has. ilready lound shipment to Europe. Two vessels per month since October last have been cleared cy them for European pons: The Whitman island Company, further up the river, ls also picking considerable rock ind preparing for summer work. Mr. Mar? shall is the manager. The Coosaw Mining Company, in Coosaw River, al the Chisolm Plantation, is also doing considerable work. They have an excellent location for their apparatus on shore, bul they differ In some respects from the other works, for the rock is crushed and washed on a large Bat In the river and is taken on shore to be placed lu a large shed ready for shipping. On ill the works on Bull River Ihe rock is picked by hand, but this company ha3,one of the linesl dredges in the United States, and Works to perfection, lllliug over one hundred tons oi rock per day when they are on a strata. On shore all the sheds, building-, ?tc, are irranged in the most complete manner, and the machinery, hoisting apparatus and drying irrangements, are the most thorough and per? fect of anything put up. David .Lopez ls the superintendent, and is a gentleman ol very superior mechanical knowledge and experi? ence. He is ably assisted by his son, Mr. Moses Lopez, and a corps of practical me? chanics. They are now experimenting upon the best woy to dig and wash the rock by machinery altogether, and no doubt they will soon demonstrate the superiority and cheap? ness of machine over band work In this as lt ls over everything else that ls ever attempted. The Pacific Guano Company, the largest and best localed on the river, ls at present doing rery lillie. This concern was worked under contract by Callahan it Co., but having failed recently, the company bas again taken con? trol, but have not fully got to work yet. Captain W. Chisolm has charge, and superin? tends all the work. He ls a long and tried lgent of the company, being in the same ca? pacity on the guano Islands of the Carribbean Sea,' and a gentlemen of great experience and practical knowledge. J j?nsnu'ss . Caros. OS BP fi M U B R AY* NOTARY PUBLIC, JEAL ESTATE AGENT AND COLLECTOR, No. 109 EAST BAT, NEAR BROAD STREET. moyle _._ ? C E HOUSES. Slate lined aid Porce:aln lined REFRIGERA? TORS just received, and ror sale ai low prices. U. G RAV KLEY, No. 52 East Bay, south of tue Old PoitoMce. apr29-swlmo L865J-.'-FT"a'1871 PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Co. TC BARCLAY AND NO. 222 GREENWICH STREETS,. NEW YOR.K, ieceivers or Green sad Dried FRUITS, Truck and ill kinds of Farm and Garden Produce. Our location and facilities for Belling Pratts and 'egetablcs are unsurpassed In New York. Circulars and Marking Plates sect free to Ship, .ers. All correspondents and questions cheer ully answered. REFERENCE.-C. H. Llllentha!, Tobacconist, Jew York. aprl4 jgEEVES, BROWN & VAN WICKLE, VHOLESiLE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, IS ALL KINDS OF lOMESTIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLES In their saison. Nos. 16J and ICS CENTRE ROW, VEST WASHINGTON MARKET, NSW YORK. . REFERENCES. -8. A. Lambert, with Adolph >"!niuZ, Commission and ForwarJiug Merchant, Cu. SM East Bay. Cnarledtou. S. d', npria-?mos jyjANlFOLD AND CARBON PAPERS. ;o Telegraph and Railway Companies, Brokers, Repeaters and Exchange Offices, "RY COWAN'S PATENT IMPROVED MANI? FOLD AND CARBON PAPERS. Send for price and particulars to COWAN & CO., Stationers, No. 35 Pine strest, New York. P. 0. Box 4748. For sale by all Stationers. mar2-thtus3mos ^ECHIBALD GETTY, SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, NORTH ATLANTIC WHARF. apr23-stut!i?mo Oran o J)ri?? distribution. $500,000 TO BE GIVEN AWAY! -o THE SOUTH CAROLINA Tee undersigned bave entered into an Association for the purpose of introducing immigrant? nto South Carolina and procuring homes for the same. They propose to establish Agencies n the principal Cities of Europe and the North and Northwest, and assist Immigrant a in lomlng to our Sti'e, where they will have* homes provided, and aid them In becoming permanent Bettlers upon the soi!. They will be able to offer the_best Cotton, Grain and Truck Land in the healthy portions jf the State, at very low prices, and on long credit, enabling the purchaser to pey for the jame out of the crops raised. They will also assist Immigrants, when necessary, to transportation and 8ubBlstence for ;he nm year. circulars will be prepared and distributed, explaining our plans more m detail. Central Office, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, CORNER KING AND MARKET STREETS, Charleston, South Carolina. BUTLER, CHADWICK, GARY & CO. References in South Carolina : General WADE HAMPTON, General JOHN S. PRESTON, Hon. B. F. PERRY, Hon. W. D. SIMPSON", Governor UL L. BONHAM, ANDREW SIMONDS, Esq., General JOHNSON HAGOOD, .Hon. G. A. TRENHOLM, Bon. ARM1STEAD BORT, Governor J. L. MANNING, Hon. JAMES CHESNUT, Hon. J. B. CAMPBELL. References in 3iew York City : AUGUST BELMONT ? CO., Bankers. MORTON, BL'SS & CO.,Bankera. Hon. CHARLES O'CONOR, Cotmsellor-at-Law. t t Hon. JOHN E. WARD, counseilor-at-Law. Hon. ROGER A. PRYOR, Counsellor-at-Law. * Colonel RICHARD LATHERS. T. A. HOYT, Etq., President Gold Room. HUNT, THOMPSON A CO., Factors. ANDERSON, STARRA CO., Merchants. PF.TTGS & CO., Merchants. ? F. ZOGBAUM A FAIRCHILD, Merchante. 5500.OOO TO BE AWARDED TO THE TICKET-HOLDER8 OF THE SERIES OF CONCERTS TO COMMENCE ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1871, AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, CHARLESTON, S. C., ON WHICH DAY THE DRAWING COMMENCES. TUE SOUTH CAROLINA LAND AND IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION, UNDER THE AUSPICES D: thc "South Carolina State Agricultural and Mechanical Society,'* will give a series o? Concerts it the Academy of Music, Charleston, S. C., commencing October 1st, 1871, for the purpose af raising a fund to enable Emigrants to settle upon lands selected by the Association for Homes 3? Northern and European Farmers and other*, In the State of south Carolina, and for their iransportatlon thither and support .'or the first year. 150,000 SEASON TICKETS C F ADMISSION, AND NO MORE, AT FIVE DOLLARS EACH. ALL THE PREMIUMS, INCLUDING DEED AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE TO ACADEMY DF MUSIC, will be deposited with the National Bank or the Republic, fNew York. $.500,000 JOS GIFTS ! ist Gift-ACADEMY fj*F MUSIC, Charleston, S. 0., cos: to build $230,000, having an annual rental or about $20,000, from Opera Reuse, stores and Halls; the building being about 230 feet by 60 feet, and situated corner or Ring and Market streets, m the centre of the city, ana well known to be the finest building and most valuable property in Charleston, valued at.,.$250,000 2d Gift-Cash.. . 100,000 Id Girt-Gash.'?. 26,000 (th G irt-Cash.-. 10,000 Sth Girt-Cash. 5,000 >fi Girts-Cash-etich $1000*...'. 26,000 25 Girts-Cash-each $500. 12,680 150 Giru-Casli-each $100 . 36,000 250 Girts-Cash-each $50. 12,600 loo Girts-Cash-each $26. 12,600 1250 Gilts-Cash-each $10. . 12,500 ?404 Gilts, amonntato.*.....$600,000 BUTLER, CHADWICK, GARY & CO., Agents S. C. Land and Immigration Association, }eneral M. C. BUTLER, J M_. rOHN CHADWICK, Esq., } CHARLESTON, S. C. Seneral M. W. GARY J A G14 NTS WANTED-LIBERAL COMMISSIONS ALLOWED.j Commissioners and Supervisors of Drawing: General A. R. WRIGHT, of Georgia. General BRADLEY 7. JOHNSON, of Virginia. Colonel B. W. RUTLEDGE, of South Carolina. Hon. ROGER A. PRYOR, ol New York. A. FAIR AND COMMENDABLE SCHEME : CHARLESTON. S. C., May -, 1871. We take pleasure in certifying that we :tre acquainted with General M 0. BUTLER, JOHN CHADWICK, Esq., and Genera". M, W. GARY, or -.he firm or BUTLER, CHADWICK, GARY A CO., and Snow them to be gentlemen ol integrity, and wo regard ihe object they have or assisting immigrants co homes in South Carolina or great importance to the State as well as to the immigrants, and we have every confidence that their enterprise will be carried out wit? lairness and honesty to all par ties concerned. GEO. A. TRENHOLM, ?? StiS*,. ti. H. RUTLEDGE, ????i, v J^S? JAMES CONNER. ^YVCKT^' JAMES R. PRINGLE*. HENRY BUPsT, ?ajl3-3m03 WILMOT a DsSAUSSURE.