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VOLLME XI.-NUMBER 1774. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1871. THE NEWHDEPARTURE. GREAT SPEECH OF THE HOS. WM. S. O R OESBECK, OF OHIO. Tile Validity of the Constitutional Amendment!, Notwithstanding the ?leans or their Adoption-The Su? preme t oort Cannot Set them Aside State Rights Sttll Preserved-Review of National Issues, Sic. Hon. Wm. S. Groesbeck addressed a mass meeting of the Democracy at Steubenville, Ohio, on tbe 13th instant, and his speech is pronounced by the Northern press to be the most splended and forcible political utter? ance since the days of Clay, Webster and Cal hour.. Ur. Groesbeck, lt will be remembered, was attorney-general ander President John? son's administration, and one of his counsel at the impeachment trial. After some prelimi? nary observations he came to the considera? tion of the constitutional amendments, which tysd been adopted since the war, and said: The thirteenth amendment, abolishing ?lav? ery throughout the United States, is accepted by all. and In the South as unanimously as in the North. The doubt and hesitation have been about the lourteenth and fifteenth amend? ments, because of the means used to procure their adoption and because of the change they make in the relations which bad always exist? ed between the Federal Government and the State governments. In the language of our recent State Conven? tion, tho means used to procure the adoption of these two amendments were extraordinary, ploient and unsatlstactory. There ls no think-' Qfog. right-minded man who desires that a single other amendment may be made to the constitution as these were made; for it is im? possible to preserve its sacredness under such treatment. THE SUPREME COURT CANNOT SET THEM ASIDE. The constitution should never be lightly dealt wltb, nor should it he altered for mere party advantage, and any Amendments pro? posed should be fairly submitted 'o a free and unthreatened judgment. Such was ihe case in relerence to ail amendments previously made; such is not the cuse In reference to those two. But I do not care io dwell upon the history ol the lourteenth and hftoenth amendments; for I see nothing In their history that will destroy their validity. You cannot Invalidate legisla? tion by showing it is tainted with fraud. It may be admitted that an act of Congress was passed by undue means; that coercion, bribery and all kinds of corruption were applied to ef? fect its passage; and yet the court cannot set it aside. The only question is, were they In fact passed ? If they were, all courts must re? cognize them. Could J go into our Supreme Court and impair the validity of an act of Con? gress by showing that enough Congressmen to chaude thc result had been coerced to vote for it, or bribed to vote lor it ? Clearly I could nfl; nor could I successtully attack a constitu? tional amendment on these grounds. The Su? preme Court has no supervision over the ac? tion of Congress In passing a statute, or over the action ol State Legislatures or State Con? ventions in adopting a constitutional amend? ment. We may not look to the Supreme Court to declare these amendments unconstitutional; lt has no Jurisdiction over them. We may not look to the States to annul them by a further amendment; it requires three-fourths of them to concur in such a movement; that number will not concur in such a movement. And we may not look to the people to combine to over? throw them in some other way; the peo o le have already accepted them. The destruction of slavery is acknowledged and approved by all, and our colored population has voted in ?very State of the Union, at our local and gen ral elections, again and again, and without challenge or molestation. These amend? ments will stand. Suffrage, once granted, cannot be recalled; suffrage that has been practiced wUI not be surrendered. THE CONSTITUTION 8TILL EXCELLENT. These are the changes made In our Federal constitution during the last ten years. That same constitution which our fathers had, and to which the Democracy bas been so laitblul through all our history, is our constitution to? day. These amendments have been added to it, and that ls all. The constitution remains still an excellent constitution, and the State remains with ample sovereignty to do its proper work. THE STATE* AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Now, as heretofore, our Union ls a limited government, with only such powers as are delegated to lt; now, as heretofore, all powers not delegated to lt are reserved to the States or the people; now, as heretofore, and under the constitution as lt is. the Stales hold ample so^stelgnty for the management of all their home Interests. This doctrine cannot be abandoned. Alas for us if the State as our fathers made it shall ever disappear from our system of government. The peril so recently encountered enables us to realize what a ca? lamity it would have been If the war had de? stroyed our Union. Not less disastrous would be the calamity If the States, as such, should be destroyed or changed Into something else and less. TUE STATES M CST BE CHERI3UED. Let us ever cherish the State. It is our home government, at our very door. It edu? cated us In our childhood, and has watched over us during all our lives. Ic guards us by day and by night-our lives, our liberties, our reputations, our persons and our property. It is bur exclusive handiwork, and we make its laws and execute them. We are the best Judges of what concerns ourselves, and through lt we manage all that concerns our? selves. It trains us to activity, teaches us self reliance, makes us vigilant, and derelope us into sturdy, bold and lndependeut citizens. We strengthen under these constant and daily exercises, and learn more and more to appre? ciate the privileges ot lreemen and the bless? ings of self-government. Take home sovereignty out of thc state, and its vitality ls gone. Centralize tills sovereign? ty at Washington, and we are transferred to a datant, outside authority. No longer govern? ing ourselves, we must be governed. Depend- j Soupon Washington, we soon lose our self dependence, and, relieved of responsibllliy, we sink into indolence and indifference. The earnest, manly citizen who once participated in public affairs, and found his chief interest in them, degenerates into a mere subject, whose whole duty ls to obey law, and whose only de? sire is to be amused in his idleness. This is logic; this ls history. I must believe, and I shall hope to the last, Diatribe people or the United States will never consent to the destruction of the Slate as our fathers made it, or that lt shall be weakened or reduced to a mere dependency or satrapy of j the General Government. After some examination of the proper method of eniorcing the amendments. Mr. Groesbeck declared that as the fourteenth and fllteenth amendments have passed into the constitution, the contest upon them ls over, and the enemy has moved from that field to more advanced positions. Our work ls to fl^ht him just where we now find him-centralizing all power In the Federal Government. THE EVIL GROWING. The Supreme Court's purity should be Irre? proachable, and its Independence sacred. In the performance of its legitimate duties It an? noyed the Radical party, and did not do their bidding, and they threatened it. For its deci? sion in auother case, lt ls charged and believed by many, they changed it and tampered with it. The government, as oiganized by the con jtitutioo, does not suit this party. It is too limited, and abounds too much in checks and hindrances. They.want something larger and stronger. A few years ago we did not see so much ot our Federal Government as we do now. It was at Washington attending to our general concerns. Now it is ia everything, and encroaching and strengthening in all di? rections. . ,? ,, u , Then it supported Itself by imposts alone, collected at ports of entry; now it taxes every? where, and its officers swarm upon us, ringing our door bells oftener than our own officers. Tfcen our finances were chiefly managed arabng the States; now we have about seven? teen hundred national banks, say five for every Congressman. They are a most dangerous political Influence, located In all our Congres? sional districts. Our own banks have disap? peared. Its judges are multiplying; its courts are lacreaslug, and their jurisdiction enlarg IngrnEducatlon ls especially a borne coucera, and with great care and expense we have pro Tided tor Ft. Every State has already its own I system. These State systems ot' education do their work well, and we are very proud of them. A distinguished Republican, high in office, is reported to have said that the Federal Government must see to the education of its children. This we know: We have already a Federal bureau ol education; but where it is to end we do not know. THE PRESIDENT ENDOWED WITH DESP0TI POWER. The speaker next reviewed the bayonet election law, the Ku-Klux act, and continued Where the military and naval power. In judgment of the President, is able to defy State, or the State connives at its purpose. President may suspend the writ of habeas corpus In that locality. The case here provi ded for is not a judicial proceeding; it is war It is not the marshal and his posse making arrest under a warrant. There is no process in lt, and no court. It is the commander chief at the head of his army entering State, not to make an arrest, but to cut down and slay. I repeat it. It is war. The Stale government ls pushed aside; the courts shut; they are not wanted. Never before to-day could the Federal Gov ernment march its armies into a State on count of any disturbance confined within that State, unless invited to do so. Now it may do so on its own motion. As Senator Thur man well says, the whole matter is left to judgment of a single man. He is both judge and executioner. Behold a despot. Where is the Btate ? Under his heel. .Where is that great writ upon which we all depend tor our personal liberty ? In his hand. How came there ? The people never put lt there. How carefully they have tried to guard it. . never shall be" suspended unless, when in case of rebellion or iuvasion, the public satety may require it;" and even then lt is trusted not the one-man power, but to Congress, one whose duties it ls to watch this one-man power. But we are told the President will not abuse this extraordinary power. Who knows that Again they tell us we can trust him. A free people trust3 nobody with such powers. How violent and dangerous and unnecessary is this legislation ? The war ls over, but the spirit is still upon us. The sword is every where-in front ot us, to the right of us, to the left of us, on all sides and in all measures is fast becoming the dally remedy for private wrongs. The old-tasb'.oned ways of keeping the peace with civil officers chosen by our? selves from among our neighbors, are dying out, and the practices of despotism are taking their place. DEBT CURRENCY. Hr. Groesbeck concluded as follows: "We had a large debf, and we must honor Repudiation would disgrace the government Taxation should be imposed lor revenue, yet we had a tariff in many cases framed to defeat this purpose, and we knowingly throw away revenue to enrich a few at the expense of the many. In respect to the currency he would adhere to the historical doctrine of the Demo eratic party. Greenback and the true dollar were almost abreast; let us hope, for abundant reasons, that the former may be able to mai tain its position, while the public lands should be held for the common and equal good of the people." SOUTHERN CONNECTIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL. We make the following extract from a cir calar issued by the president of the North Carolina Railroad Company. After alluding to the lease of the North Carolina Road to the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company Kr. Smith says : I It is now well understood that the capital and enterprise of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad have become largely Interested in the Ri ;hmond and Danville Railroad Company, and supports Its well-known efforts to pass Its line through io the Air Line Road and other lead lng connections south of Charlotte. Backed by this new and powerful combination, the Rich mond and Danville Railroad Company renewed their offers for your line, rather than enter the heavier and final contests with you by the investirai of further capital In a parallel road, which once invested must forever re main our competitor. The Air-Line Railroad from Charlotte to Atlanta, under the control of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, thus reinforced, is being rapidly completed. A majority of the stock of the 'Charlotte, Colum bia and Augusta Railroad Company has been recently bought by a combination of the same interests. Having secured this key, as soon as they assume control of thar road", it would bein their power to cot off all our through passengers and freights, and thereby reduce our Income below the possibility ot regular dividends. A great thoroughfare will un doubtedly now be organized through our State Freights will be cheapened along li? line, lm migration will be encouraged. Your towns and cities built up, and many great and per manent advantages will Sow from the Intro ducilonofthe large capital which will seek our State through the influences controlled by or identified with the lessees of this road. Their power, purposes and advantages of sit? uation referred to, we could neither ignore nor control. The question was. how best to meet them, so as io protect and secure your interests aud those of the people of the State. THE DRY GOODS TRADE. According to the New York Post, the fall trade opens with an activity which has had no parallel since 1865 and 1866. The causes are the lact that last year our exports were larger in value than during any previous year of our national existence. After supplying our own want?, we have been able to spare to our for? eign consumers about $400,000,000 worth of cotton, breadstuff-!, petroleum, provisions, timber, &c. The States and Territories of the Pacific slope, too, have produced more lhan $80,000,000 In bullion. Still another Important cause ls the influence ot the ?ate French and German war, which, curiously enough, is now felt tor the first time In the regular Industry of two mighty nations comprising eighty millions of people, whose trade was Interrupted lor nearly a whole year. This lact we have noticed heretofore In connection with the large foreign demand for our breadstuffs. and now foreign goods have become somewhat scarce in our mat ket on account of the war. The Post say.*: The result here is a widespread necessity lor replenishing slock. During the last mont ti the necessliy has been shown tn a remarkably strong demand by both Western and Eastern merchants. Foreign dress goods ot all kinds are sold freely, chiefly to Western and Eastern buyers. Very small amounts of desirable goods are sold at auction, owing to the fact that the foreign consignment trade has almost ceased to exist since the recent war. The greatest difficulty exists in procuring suitable foreign goods. Manuiacturers both In England and on the continent are under en? gagements for from six to twelve weeks ahead, and In some instances, both in Switzerland and Alsace, a scramble is made by buyers tor such desirable lots as may be found ready for mar? ket. There can be no doubt that, judging from appearances, the slock ot foreign goods in first hands will be Insignificant by the lime at which in other years the season has only fairly begun. Among domestic dry goods, woollens are of great importance. Owing to the great rise In the price" cf woo!, amounting in the aver? age to about forty per cent., this trade natur? ally shows les3 activity than the lorelgndry goods trade. Buyers are supplying them? selves sparingly, "at an average "advance of about fifteen per cent, over the prices of last year. Nevertheless, the great commission houses and merchants feel confident that present prices will be malutained, and, as an evidence, nearly ail the woollen mills ol'the i country are busy working on lull time. The! weakest stock, perbap?, in this branch is j flannel. Yet, upon the whi le, the trade ls health}-. Domestic colton goods are not in very great demand, yet a lair steady trade ls done on an average "rise Of tea per cent, in price over that of May lost. A HEALTHT REPORT.-SO much baa ap? peared in print about the prevalence of yellow fever in Charleston, South Carolina, and the general Ill-health ofthat city, that we are glad to allay the apprehensions of those having friends In that vicinity by publishing the fact that a letter dated the 12th instant, from a leadlog citizen of that city to one of our prominent merchants, asserts that not a sin? gle death had occurred from any cause dur? ing the twenty-four hours previous to writ? ing.-Philadelphia North Amervean. AN OUTRAGEOUS TYRANNY. THE KU-KLUX TRIAL AT HALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. Who Some of the Accused Are-Their Ar? rest, Treatment, &c. The Rtleigh (N. C.) Sentinel gives some par? ticulars of the Ku-Klux trials now proceeding in that city, before the United States District Court, presided over by Judges Bond and Brooks. Of the j ury the Sentinel says : The jurors summoned to the Federal Court have been beard, on the train, uttering de? nunciations against the persons they have been summoned to try. A Jury in which there was only a sprinkling of Democrats bas been dis? charged, and a jury of Radicals substituted. We have, up to the present writing, learned the politics of twelve Jurors, and there ls not a Conservative or Democrat among them. Ot the prlsooers the Sentinel says: A hundred men are brought three hundred miles for trial, when the same court sits at Marion, within Uve miles of the homes of many of the defendants, and within thirty miles of four-fifths of them. One prisoner wa3 brought three hundred miles at the last court, charged with an assault and battery upon the Bigger staffs. Two thousand dollars ball was requir? ed; he tendered ball and the court refused it. After being confined during dog-days in a filthy jail, fifteen In a cell eight by ten, one of the prosecutors declares that he ls the wrong man. The same paper goes on to give the following specifications among the arrests: Wiley S. Walker, Esq , a well known citizen of Poik County, was forced irom his door at a moment's warning, leaving his wife confined to bed, carried fifteen miles to Ru:herford jail, where he suffered much for wood and water, and only escaped by giving bail In $2000 to ap? pear at Raleigh this month. "Uocle Wiley" ls abo it seventy years of age, and has scarcely physical strength to sit on a norse, yet is charged with midnight raiding, whipping ne? groes, Ac. Captain Crowell Camp, a gentleman of wealth and standing, ls charged by an Idle ne? gro with having "Ku-Kluxed" him, and ?ttnough the caoudn proves an alibi by seven witnesses, he ls bound In $2000 to appear at Raleigh. Rev. J. T. Campbell, a Baptist minister In regular standing, now Hes In Raleigh Jail. Mr. C. was arrested at church three several times by three different deputy marshals, each of whom hoped to earn his fee for making the arrest. There ls no doubt of his innocence. Rev. Berry Rollins, well known all over Western North Carolina, was arrested, bound over to a later date, and put to great trouble, expense and indignity before his final re? lease. Jonathan Whitest Jes. a gray-haired confede? rate, who left a leg at Petersburg, now Hes In Raleigh Jail, charged with ku-kluxlng, Ac. When the deaf and dumb and blind are taking In the act of midnight raiding. Mr. Whiteside* and his crutch ought to be indicted, but sure? ly not until then. N. Thorne, Esq, an aged and ' much es? teemed gentleman, was arrested for interpos? ing io save the life of hts son, but this case has been published heretofore. Fred. A. Shotwell was arrested and has been held for nearly three months on bare suspicion, it being next to a certainty that he knew norning of the so-called Ku-Klux organ? ization previous to his Incarceration. There are said to be more specimen cases in a list which embraces scores of victims. An incident of the method of handling prisoners ls given as follows: One bright, beautiful Sabbath morning (Au? gust 20) Andrew Scoggln, deputy marshal, made his appearance at Rutherford Jail, and notified seven prisoners to be ready to move In ten minutes. Now, most ot these persons were many miles from home, and had been deluded bj the belief that they would not be removed for weeks, and consequently were without extra clothing, money, Ac, necessary to be comlortable at a distance from their friends. But there could be no delay. Ten minutes later. Messrs. J. H. Sweeney, J. R. Padgett and John Cooley were taken forth and handcuffed together, three to a chain; af? terwards Messrs. R. A. Shotwell, F. A. Shot well and Wm. G. Egerton were treated In like manner. The last named gentleman suffered from the Iron cutting his flesh for several hour?, until the shackles were enlarged, at the suggestion of a humane gentleman, a member of the Radical party. The prisoners were then brought down, thrust Into covered wag? ons, surrounded by a guard of twenty or thirty "deputies" armed with cavalry carbines, when finally the cavalcade moved off with Co born L. Harris, J. B. Carpenter and others of like notoriety in front, and many negroes en rear. Inspiring spectacle lor a free country and a civilized community ! To appreciate lt you must understand that these prisoners were gentlemen of respectability, and were charged, not with high crimes, such as murder and arson, but with assault and battery and forci? ble trespass. That they have never been tried or proved gullly, that they had never showed a di?;>j.-<tilon to be unruly or to escape; and finally, that If they had been desperate out? laws, there were enough armed gua-ds in at? tendance to have put escape out ol the ques? tion. Why, theD, were these men handcuffed? The treatment to which the helpless prison? ers were subjected on their route to Raleigh under guard ls illustrated by an incident oe. curring it Charlotte : As the party were passing from the Lincoln to the North Carolina Railroad depot at Char? lotte, they were grossly Insulted by a large crowd of npgroes that "had assembled at the former depot. All kinds ol Jeer.*, taunts and insulting epithets were showered upon them by the negroes, who seemed bent upon having a row. The while men, anxious to avoid a difficult}-, lorebore taking any notice of them, and not until one of the negroes knocked down the son ol a Mr. Mark Hawkins, one cf the government witnesses, was any demon? stration ot defence made. Mr. Hawkins, see? ing the ill usage of his son, rushed io the car for his pistol In order to protect him. Several shots were now fired. The police arriving on the spot, and aided by a sergeant of ihe Uni? ted States service, who happened to be pres? ent, the disturbance was quelled. THE TROUBLES IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, September ld. Comptroller Connolly having appointed a deputy to exercise Connolly's functions. Mayor Hall, construing this action as a virtual resig? nation, has appointed General McClellan to be comptroller. General McClellan has not yet accepted the post, but awaits Connolly's action under the Mayor's dismissal. LATER.-Comptroller Connoilv wrote Mayor Hall, lu reference to his letter of dismissal, that he has not. either in fact or its equiva? lent, resigned the comptroller's office. The excitement is intense. Vast crowds are fath? ered around the city and county offices. ?The Commercial says McClellan has accepted tl.e comptrollership. He will proceed to the comp? troller's office, demand possession, which be? ing refused, McClellan will apply to the courts tor an order giving him possession, which will undoubtedly be granted, when McClellan, sup? ported by a posse, will take possession. Mayor Hail notifies Connoiiy that he recognizes neither Connolly nor his deputv, Green, as comptroller. Meantime. Connolly aud Green have assurances of potent support. Green, the new deputy comptroller, appointed bj Connolly, has delivered all the documents tb the committee necessary to the Investigation. The coroner's verdict holds the proprietors ol torpedo establishments responsible (or per? sons murdered by their explosion. One pro? prietor ls dead from the explosion, and the other is in the tombs in default of $10,000 ba:!. LATEST.-A reward of $10,000 lias been of? fered tor the person who stole the vouchers. It is now authoritatively stated that McC.eUan declines the comptrollership. -It ia not often that, as ii were, two charac? ters step out of the pages of a novel, and min? gle with every day" people and material things. Yet such is the case with Lothalr and Monsignore Catesby of Disraeli's last novel. These two personages have been for a month or more at Oberammergau, attending the "Passion Play." in the persons of the Marquis ol Bute and Mossignore Capel, his spiritual adviser and constant companion. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. LONDON*. September 18. The demonstration In Trafalgar Square, in favor of the Newcastle strikers, was abandon? ed. Foreign workmen arrive dally at New? castle and Gateshead. A mass meeting of workmen, at Newcastle, resolved to continue the strike. PARIS, September 18. The disarmament of the National Guards progresses without disturbance. The mortal? ity in Paris ls one hundred less than in the previous week. PARIS, September 18. It ls rumored that IC. Leon has resigned bis seat In the Assembly. Three persons were killed and a large num? ber wounded by a railroad accident at Cham plgny. FROM THE WEST. SAN FRANCISCO, September 18. There was an outbreak in the Nevada State prison. Five guards and Lieutenant-Governor Denver were wounded. Mat Pldley, the pro? prietor of the Warm Springs, was killed; twenty-nine prisoners escaped. The death of Cochise is rumored. The Apa? ches have driven the miners from Turkey Creek. General Crook is confident that he can conquer the Apaches if the Peace Commission will let him alone. THE FIRE FIEND. SAN FRANCISCO, Septembar 18. A powder explosion at Pioche, Nevada, caused a conflagration which destroyed the business portion of the town. L iTER.-The loss at Pioche, Nevada, exceeds 5250,000. Three hundred keg3 ot powder ex? ploded, killing four persons and wounding a considerable number. BURLINGTON, VT., September 13. The south side of Lake street, from Farmer's block to Itaibon's house, is burned. Loss 1300,000; largely insured. ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, September 18. Hall & Poore's grocery aud some adjacent buildings are burned down. Loss $100,000. THE HODGE DEFALCATION. The Culprit's Piteous Letter of Confes? sion. The penitent confession of the defaulting paymaster, Major Hodge, is one of the most pathetic incidents of crime which have been brought to light for many a day. It is full of the anguish of a broken heart. The letter ls as follows: KUNDAT EVENING, September 10. General B. W. Brice : SIR-I have to inform you that I am unable to close my accounts, and that I owe the fright? ful amount ol about $450,000, which sum I have lost during the last Jew years in stock specula? tions, going deeper and deeper, in hope of re? trieving myself. I have no excuse or mitiga? tion of my crime to offer, and propose to take the full consequences ot my sin. I had thought a week ago of escaping from New York, but believe I nave done belter in returning here to deliver myself up, as I felt I was going to do. I can, ol course, make no pretence of excuse for the systematic dece't I have practiced on you and the advantage I have taken of the special position I have held, and feel that you, espe? cially, have cause to be Justly inexorable against me. I have been led on by the infam tlon that always attends the course I entered on, hoping always to recover my loss and con? ceal my crime. I believe lt h really a relief to be forced to a discovery; for I have been In a hell on earth lor years, and the alternations ot hope and fear I have gone through, and con? stant care to avoid detection, were becoming too strong. I desire to turn over any property I have, as a small set off against my deficiency, and after giving any intormatlon that will as? sist in settling my accounts, pr, if possible, in recovering a portion of what I have lost, I ex? pect to take tne full punishment awarded for my offence. In justice to two parties In this city, through whom I have made some specu? lations, I wish to say that they are perfectly Innocent of any knowledge that I was using public funds. There are small balances with each of these parties to my credit when? ever the accounts are closed. The losses I made were almost entirely lu New York, with one house there, whose accounts I hold sub? ject to your orders. I endeavored to Induce them lo make good the amount lost with them, which they knew was public money, but they have relused. I have been trying to make up my mind to this confession for some day?, and was on the point of doing so this morning in your office; but I could not bring myselt to say lt. and wanted time to write my innocent wile, whom this frightful information will kill. God forgive me for what I have done to her and my children. All I ask [rom you or the authorities is that, if possible, some small sum may be leit her. I enclose keys of my sale and box containing all my old accounts, Atc. My present vouch? ers, ?c., are In the hands of my clerks, and receipts In sale. The clerks are, all ot them, perfectly Innocent ot any knowledge of ray deficiency. I shall remain at the house. No. 1423 K street, until Informed what action you have taken concerning me. There ls no fear I will go away now. J. LEDTARD HODGE. The banking houses in Washington referred to by Paymaster Hodge as Innocent of any knowledge of his wrong-doing, are the firms of Lewis Johnson & Co. and Middleton A Co. The New York banking concern implicated by him are Polhemus &. Jackson, with whom he seems to have had transactions for some years. It would seem that the heaviest ot the losses made by Hodge In speculation must have been five or six years ago, when the fluctuations in gold were irrealer than of late. Hodge'.s bonds are $40,000. and lils property is estimated at $50,000. The War Department will commence proceedings against the bank? ers ol the defaulting paymaster. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, September 18. The barometer will probably fall very gene? rally on the lower lakes and Atlantic coast, and the disturbance on Lake Michigan move eastward, extending into ihe Middle States on Tuesday. Cloudy weather with occasional llirht ruins ls probable for the Southern and Gulf States; a rising barometer with clearing weather and falling temperature on the upper lakes, and brisk winds on the lower lakes to? night and Tuesday morning. Yesterday's Weather Hep orr? or the signal Service, IL S. A.-4.47 P. Pl., Local Time. Place of Observation. Aupusta. sa.-:m .re. Bustun . Butfal?. N. Y.... Charleston. Cheyenne, W. T. Chicago. viucinnatl. Ceveland. Corinne, Utah... Detroit. Duluth. Minn... Indianapolis_ Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Late city. Kia.. Memphis, Tenn.. Milwaukee, wis, Mobile. Nashville. Sew Haven, ct... New Orleans.... sew York. omah3, Neb. Oswego, N. Y.... Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Pa.... Portland, Me.... Rochester, N. Y. San Francisco.. S wannah. st. Louis. St Paul, Minn.. Toledo, O. Washington,!) C. Wiimington.NO. Norfolk. Lynchburg. Leavenworth.... Cape May. Mt. Washinaton. NOTS.-The weather report dated 7.47o'ctocK, this morning, will be posted In the rooms ol the Chamber of commerce at 10 o'clock A. M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy ot the chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during the day. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The Elmira (N. Y.) County Convention haa declared for Grant. -The Ku-Klux committee are digesting their evidence for submiaalon to the full committee which meeta on the 20th. -Two children, who were locked up In a kitchen In Chicago, while the mother waa at I church, were amothered by the smoke. -1 here were twenty-one new cases of small? pox on Monday ID Lowell. Masa. The schools were cloaed owing to the pest. -The receivers of the Cincinnati and Lafa? yette Railroad sue Henry C. Lord for $250.000 J In bonds and money which they charge that he ?-had converted to his personal uses while presi? dent. itlarrieo. CRAMER-CAPPEL.-On September 5. by the Rev. L. Muller, Mr. Louts H. CHIMER, of Germany, to Mlas CARRIE CAPPEL, or this 'ty. ?bitmirn. OARRETSON.-Departed this life oT7he~2d~or September, captain CHARLES QARRETSON, or York, Pa., in the 38th year or bis age. Friendship offers a last sad tribute to one, who, by his geniality and warmth of disposition, wove for himself lu that chain of humantty a strong and binding link. Seized by the ruthless grasp of the destroyer in the bloom of manhood, with life brightly beaming befa'e him, he breathed his last tn a strange city rar from the home of his birth. We mourn with an aged and sorrow stricken mother the irreparable toss of an dnly and loving child. The type of a true gentleman, possessing qua ttles which endeared him to ihe hearts of maur, the remembrance or whom will long Unger with rond recollection, he his sunk to sleep rrom earthly care9 In a happy reunion with the partner or lils journey through life. May an eternal crown of bliss, dearfrlend.be thine, and when* we too shall have crossed that impassible gulf, may the broken link of earthly friendship be renewed In that of a g'orlous and ha. py immortality. ?aj| -*H .XT*W "He. the young and strong, who cherishedT Noble longings for the strife. By the wayside fell and perished, Wary with tue march of life." _A FRIEND. X tin er al flic-ti ree. THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintances or Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Callahan, and or their eons, James Joseph and THOMAS FRANCIS, are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Services of the latter, from hta late resi? dence, No. 24 Reid street, Tars MORNING, at 9 o'clock. sepia-* ?kT- CHARLESTON TYPOGRAPHICAL CMOS', No. 43.-The officers and members of this Union are respectfully invited to a'tend the Fune? ral Services of their brother member. Mr. T. F. CALLAR A v, from hts late residence, No. 24 Reil street, at 9 o'clock THIS MORNING. ._, ?Kati By order of the President. * ??*?r. septo _J. L SIMS. Secretary. Special Notices. ^-OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENE FIT OF THE FREE SCHOOL FUND, No. 147 MEET? ING STREET-CHARLESTON, SEPT. 13, 18TL Otu dal Raffled Numbers or the Charleaton Chari? table Association, for the Benefit or the Free School Fund : CLASS NO. 163-HORNINfl. 33-29- 32-12-9-37-77-53-35-5-C7-68 CLASS NO. 101-EYXNINO. 69-60-51- 11-5-54-62-44-76-16 14-36-45-29 Aa witness our hand thia 18th day of September. 1871. FENN PECK, JAMES GILL IL AND, m av 29_Sworn Commissioners. fi** DISINFECTANTS. -THOSE IN want of DISINFECTANTS will find a lull assort? ment at" ?he Drug Store of DB. H. BA EB, In Meet. lng street._nani MEDiOAL NOTICE. -PATIENTS suffering from Diseases pertaining to the GENITO URINARY ORGANS, wdl receive the latest seien tine treatment by placing themselves under the care oi Dr. T. REENSTJERNA, office No. 74 Haael itreet. three ?loora from the Poatofflce. acpuo-tuthlvr_ psT* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to ail Sub-Agents or the Land Commission, thar, from an* after the first day or March, 1871, they will report ail their proceedings to Hon. F. L. CAR?OZO, Secretary of the Advisory Board. ROBT. C. DBLARGE, L. C. S. S. C. Columbia. February 23. ISTI._m aril PM' HEADACHE, LANGUOR AND melancholy generally spring rrom a Disordered Stomach, Costiveness, or a Torpid Liver. Each may readily be removed by Dr. D. JAYNE'S SAN? ATIVE PILLS, a few doses or which will be found to stimulate the Liver and Stomach to healthy ac? tion, removing all Biliousness, and producing regular evacuations of the bowels. Sold by all Druggists, and by GOODRICH, WISEMAN A CO., Charleston, S. C. sepie-atuth3 ESTIMATES FOR RE PAIRS WANT? ED-Sealed Estimates for REPAIRING THE FRENCH BRIG DELPHINE, Of Agde, TaffonU, Master, agreeably to th: recommendations con? tained lu the report of the surveys of the Port wardens, (which can be aeen at our office.) will be received at the French Consulate. Broad street, until 12 o'clock TUESDAY, 19th inst., at which time they will be opened. J. A. ENSLOW ic CO , Consignees, seplg-3_No. 141 East Bay. ?** CHARLESTON BIBLE SOCIETY. The Treasurer of the Charleston Bible Society will receive Subscriptions or Donations at his office, No. 63 East Bay, corner of Atlantic Wharf. The payment or Two Dollars will constitue a person a member ror one year. Bibles are kept on baud for distribution. The Society has one Colporteur ?a the Oelit. and solicits aid to Introduce another. Persons interested ia the work or seeking farther information wi'.: please call on the Treasurer. J. N. ROBSON, aprt3-?mos_Treasurer C. B. S. ?f OVER-DOCTORED.-WI T H O U T any disrespect to the members of the medical profession, a profession honored by all thinking men, lt ls only just to say that they are too thick on the ground. The consequence ts that the community ls doctored over mach. When na? ture needs only the gentle stimulant and altera? tive, which has become famous throughout the country as a reliable medicine, under the name UOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS, she ls tot uafrequentiy dosed with a dozen prescrlp ions, all experimental, from the Pharmacopla. This ls an evf, and proves that the practice of medicine is far from being at all times the heal? ing art. At thia period of the y^ar, when the fall or the leaf Indicates that decay has seized ipon the vegetable kingdom, many harassing diseases arc prevalent, thief among these may be mentioned intermittent fever and bilious re rat tent. The exhalations rising from decompo. sing vegetation, and the heavy dews and fogs, are very apt to generate theae complainta. The wisest policy ls toprotect thejBystembyacourse Of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH HITrERS at the commencement of the fall. Much suffering may thereby be avoided. Bat tr the disease has alrea? dy begun, tts periodical visitations miy readily Le checked and broken up by thia active, yet harmless, vegetable tonic. But be on your guard agalast the charlatans who are attempting to palm off, under various names, unwholesome compounds, which they pretend to compare favorably with the great na tiona! elixir, which has long since swept more formidable opposition from the field. Bear in mind that every bottle or genuine HOSTET TE R'S STOMACH BI TTE RS la authenticated by a splendidly engraved label and a fae simile ot the sign manuel or the Arm. Put up In bottles only, and cannot be obtained in bulk, sepl6-a*.utb3 sac Sptrial D?o?it.e0. pm* PUBLIC NOTICE - SEPTEMBER 19,1871.-The Citizens of Charles toa are heiebj notified that the DIRECTORS OF THE CHARLES? TON CHARITARLE ASSOCIATION FOR THE FREE SCHOOL FUND gave orders to Major HOR? BACH, Agent, to close the business from the 10th instant The Association are not responsible for any Awards or Prizes since that date. The Commis? sioners will not draw, and Vendors will not sell or dispose of any certificates at their peril, as Major HORBACH has no authority to act or make sales since notice was given him on the 18th In? stant. I hereby caution the public to make no pur? chases, and vendors to make no Bales. S. BROADBENT, Sr., sepl9 6 President and Manager. ?W" CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA, from New York, are hereby notified that she ls discharging cargo at Pier No. 2, Union Wharves. Oooda uncalled for at sunset will remain on the wharf at owners' risk. seplO-1 WM. A. COURTENAY, Agent. pm* NOTICE.-THE BRITISH SHIP LADY DTJFFERIN, A. Flinn, Master, from Liver? pool, has been entered under the FIVE DAY ACT. All Ooods not permitted at the expiration of that time will be sent to the Public Stores. septl9-5 HENRY CARD, Agent. ??-NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS ARE hereby cautioned against harboring or trusting any or the crew or the British Ship LADY DUP FERIN, A. Flinn, Master, from Liverpool, as no debts of their contracting will be paid by the Master or Consignee. HENRY CARD. sepi9-3 pm* ON MARRIAGE.-ESSAYS FOR young men on great So:lal Evils and Abuses, which interfere with Marriage, and nun the hap? piness of thousands-with sure means of relief j for the erring and unfortunate, diseased and de? bilitated. Sent in sealed letter envelopes free of charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 S. Ninth street. Philadelphia, Pa. sep4-3mos ^OFFICE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, MARKET HALL, CHARLESTON, SEPTEMBER 1,1871.-The office of this Association will be opened dally from 7 o'clock A. M. antill io o'clock P. M. Mr. DANIEL S. HART, Clerk of the Board, will be In constant attendance to meet all app'l catlons for relief, receive contributions, Ac. The Secretary will be at the office dally at 1 o'clock P. M., to examine and select nurses, and those who desire situations as nurses must apply at thia office. GEOROR S. PELZE R, M. D., Secretary. DIRECTORY OF THI OFFICERS OF THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION OF CHARLESTON. PBKSIOXMT, JAMES H. TAYLOR, Residence No 7 Rutledge street; office corner Hayne and Church streets. 8RNIOR VICIPRKSIDENT, THOMAS S. BUDD, Residence No. 7 Water street; office is Boyce's wharf. JUNIOR VIC! PRBSIDIKT, W. G. DBSAUaSURE, Residence No. 25 East Battery; office 23 Broad street. mairan, GEORGE H MOFFETT, Office Adger A Co.'s Hardware Store, Meeting street SECRETARY, QEOROE S. PELZ ER, Office In Market Hall. DIRECTORS-WABD 1. H.F.Baker, residence No. 27 Qieen street; office No. 20 Cumberland street, (H. F. Baker A Co's. Coal Yard.) J. Fraser Mat h ewes, residence No. 23 East Bat? tery; office No. lt Bread street WARD 2. T. P. Lowndes, residence Ltmehoase street; office No. 28 Broad street. W. H. Peronneau, residence Sm th's lane; efflce Bank of Charleston. WARD !. Thomas M. HaickeL residence No. 47 Hase street; o ra oe No. 4 Broad street. H. C. Robertson, residence No. 1 Maiden lane; wharfinger, Atlantic wharf. WARD 4. Jacob Small, residence No. 4 Bull street; office corner Ring and Princess streets. S. A. Nelson, residence No. 21 Archdale street; office No. 2 Hayne street WARD 5. S. Y. Tupper, residence No. 2 Ann street; office Planters' and Mechanics' Bank. J. H. Devereux, residence No. 23 Reid street; office corner Broad an t East Bay. WARDS. Joseph A. Sanders, residence No. 68 Pitt street, next corner Vanderhcrat street. F. S. Holmes, residence corner Pitt and Vander horat streets; office Uolmes's Book Store. WARD 7. B. F. Evans, residence No. 7 Drake street; office Walker, Evans A Cogswell, Broad street. James M. Eason, residence No. 15 Drake street; office corner Columbus and Nassau streets. WARO 8. w. 0. Whllden. residence southwest corne Ashley and Spring streets; office coraer King and Beaufaln streets. W. S. Honerey, residence southeast corner Spring and St. Phillp streets. . sep2 fjotels. jy^ETROPOLTTAN HOTEL, BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Will reopen under new management, August 22 for the reception ot guests. The spacious building has been thoroughly reno? vated and newly furnished throughout. The proprietors have made every exertion to a lap: lt to the comfort and convenience of Its patrons, and have spared neither pains nor ex? pense to secure that end. TWEED A OAKFIELD, aug21-2mos _Proprietors. rJIHE GREAT GERMAN REMEDIES. Professor LOUIS WUNDRAM'S BLOOD PUR1 FY1N0 AND PURGATIVE HERBS, (in Pills or Powders,) for the cure of all Acute or Chronic Diseases, resulting from Impure blood and Imper lect digestion. Also, the following Medicines hy the same (Pro rossor Louis Wundram, Brunswick, Germany :) GOUT POWDERS. Rheumatic Tincture. Epileptic Remedy. Toothache Drops. Herb Tea (forOvspepsta and Nervousness.) Rheamatlc Herb Tea. Gout Tincture. Eye Water. Wandwasser (the German ..Painkiller/', For sale by Dr. H.3 A ER, may?)_ No. lat Meeting stree'. JiLECTRO MAGNETIC BATTERIES, MEDICINE CHESTS, PHYSICIANS' SADDLE BAGS, AC. For sale by DR. H. BAER, mario_ No.l31 Meeting street. HASKELL'S ELECTRIC OIL. AND HASKELL'S CARBOLIC CANCER SALVE, For sale br Da. H. BAER, mayar 131 Meeting street. flatent ?lguirines. Q.OOD NEWS FOE THE SICK I LIEBIO'S EXTRACT OF BEEF, (The genuine artic e.) UPHHAM'S FRESH MEAT CURE for the pre? vention and cure or Consumption, after Dr. Trousseau's recipe. * ' Beer, Wine and Iron. Elixir Calisaya Bark. Elixir Calisaya Bark and Pyrophosphate of Iron. These and all other new preparations are to be round at the Drug Store of Dr. H. BABB, sepu No. 181 Meeting street D B. BAER ' S IMPROVED VEGETABLE CATHARTIC PILLS will remedy BILIOUS DISORDERS and LIVER COMPLAINT-will cure Dyspepsia or indigestion, Headache, Costiveness, Loss of Appetite, and have proved of great tue tn Neu? ralgia, Dropsy. Dysentery, Piles, Pains In the Side, Back and Limbs. They win cure Sick Headache and all Derangements of the Stomach. These P 'scontaln no Mercury, and may be taken with pi.feet safety by any persons, and in all situa? tions of lire. No family should be without them. Manufactured by DR. H. BAER, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, Charleston, 8. C. Price per box 26 cents. Usual discount to the trade. MOST WONDERFUL CURE8 EF? FECTED, BOTH OF MIND AND BODY. DU BARRY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH RE STORING REVALENTA ARABIGA FOOD Will cure DYSPEPSIA, Constipation, Acidity [Tramps, Flu, Heartburn, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Nervousness, Biliousness, Affections of the Liver ind Kidneys, Flatulency, Colic, Palpitation or the Heart, Nervous Headache, irritability, Noises in Read and Ears, Giddiness, Pain between the shoulders, ?nd in the Chest Obrenle Inflamma, tlon and Ulceration of the stomach, Eruptions on the Skin, Scurvy, Fevers, Scrofula, Imparities,. Poverty or Blood, Incipient Consumption, Dropsy, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Gout, Influenza, Grippe, Nausea and Vomiting daring Pregnancy, after eating or at sea, Low Spirits, General Debility, Paralysis, Cough, Asthma, Tightness Across the Chest Phlegm, Sleeplessness, Tremors, Vertigo Blood to the Head, Exhaustion, Ac The beat food for invalids, generally, aa it never tarns acid on the weakest stomach, like arrow root bat lm paru a healtby relish for loach and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion and nervous and muscu ar energy to the most enfeebled. Likewise adapted to rear delicate Infants. A few oat of 69,000 Testimonials of Oars ire given below : THE POPE'S HEALTH RESTORED BY DU BAR? RYS FOOD. Cure No. 68,413- "ROKO, Joly 31, 1866.-The health of the Holy Father U excellent, especially ?ince, abandonlag all other remedies, be has pu? nned himself entirely to Da Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of wu ca he consrmes a plateful at every meal It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." From the Gazette Du mai, July 26. FROM THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF CASTLE STUART. Cure SO. 52,811-"ROS 7TR STOB, COUNTY OF DOWN, IBILAND, December 9,1854.-The Dowager Countess of Castles mart feels induce'', in the in? terest of suffering humanity, to state that Da Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food bis cured her. after all medicines had failed, of Indi? gestion, Bile, Oreat Nervousness. Irritability, and Hysteria or many yean' standing. Thia Food de? serves the confidence or all sufferers, and may be considered a real bleating. For aale In one and two pound packages by DR. H. B A E R,1 SOLE AGE VT, MEETING STREET. Directions with every pac*age. aug21 Coccationn; j" A~W BOH O O L , l?NIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. LECTURES BEGIN OCTOBER 1ST. For Catalogues, address CUAKLES S. VENABLE, Chairman of Faculty. P. 0.. University or Virginia._seps-imo ST. PETER'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. REOPENS MONDAY, OCTOBER 2. Lower Classes 25 cents every other Monday, in advance; Higher Classes 40 cents every other Monday, in advance. Girls taught also Sewing during school hoars with no extra charge. For runtier particulars address sepl6-l4 Rsv. A. M. FOLCHI. Principal. BSULINE INSTITUIS u IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, "VALLE CR?CIS," NEAR COLUMBIA, S. G., FOR TH! EDUCATION OF YOUNO LADIXS, UNDSB THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF TH! Rita GIKl'SKd OF TH! U&SULINI CONVINT. The ladles of the Ursuline Community, S. G., re? spectfully announce to their friends, and to the public, that the annual exercises of the Academy win commence September 1st. Their Institut? being devoted to the education of youth, aa i each member having received a long and J -ire. ut training for that purpose, the achoo.s under their charge, as well In the varions countries of Europe as in America, have never lalled to wm and retain the confidence of rarenu and guar? dians. Nothing will be '.eft undone In lmpartlhg to the pupils confided to taeir care a thorough educa? tion, lu the highest sease or the word-not alone instructing the intellect, but with maternal care buldtug aul training the hean. The situation or the Convent ls all that can be desired for health and beauty. The buildings are on elevated ground, about two miles from the capital, and lu the midst of an oak grove of twenty acres. It is within hair an hour's drive from the depot, where Omnibusses and baggage wagons await the arrival ot passengers. .\u distinction or religion will be made la the admission of pupils, nor will any undue Influence be used over their religious principles; bat, for the malnteuance of good order, all will be requir? ed to attend thc exercises or Divine Worship pre? scribed for the Academy. From individ?ala or societies disposed to aid in the education or yoong ladies, applications for thc admission or pupils, at reduced terms, wUl receive the most favorable consideration that the circumstances or the school will admit The Scholastic Year ls divided into two Ses-ions -the first commencing September 1st and endL February 1st; the second commencing Febr lsr, and ending July lat. TERMS PZS SESSION-PAYABLE Rf ?DVJ Eoard. Washing. Fuel, Lights, Tuition In Eng ?isa.Need:e Work and Domestic Economy. .$1(0 Pens. Ink and use of Library. a french. Latin, each. le Harp, $30-use of Instrument, $6. ga Plano, $25-use of la st ru ment, $3. 28 Guitar, $18-ase Of instrument, $2. 20 Vocal Music, (Bis-mi's Method). Iff. Vocal Music, private lessons. ti Drawing in Crayon. ia Painting in Wai er Colors. IO Painting In Pastel. S Painting In Olia.SO For further information, application maj be made to the MOTHER SUPERIOR, to Bight 'Ber* Bishop LYNCH, or to the Reverend Clergy. July 14-; non