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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1827. CHARLESTON, f H UK S DAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2. 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR THE REIGN OF TERROR. THITHER ACCOUXTS FROM THE FRO CLAIMED CO VS TI ES. A Powerful Letter to ttl? Hon. Keverdy Johnson. (From the Baltimore Sun ] The following letter was received on Satur? day by the Hou. Reverdy Johnson, to whom it was written. He has placed it in our hands, at Hie request of the writer, and tells us that he ku9ws that he is a gentleman of high char? acter, and that his statements may be confi? dently relied upon. Although Mr. Johnson is authorized to give the name of the writer, he deems it proper to withhold it from the lear thai it mig'u subject him to the tyranny which now prevails in many portions of his State. After referring to some matters of personal business, and stating that he is deeply inter? ested in the proceedings now going on in his Stale, he writes as follows : ROCK HILL. YORK DISTRICT, S. C.. / October 26. 1871. ) Mon. Reverdy Johnson, Baltimore, Md. : DEAR SIR: ? * * One of my brothers has been arrested ami thrown into the common jail by the United States soldiers without cbtfcse or accusation, without form or war ram of law. without the shadow of right or justice. Before the suspension of the writ o? tobtus corpus protound quiet prevailed la this section of country; men were pursuing their business avocations in the most peaceful man? ner, and a season of prosperity, was beginning to dawn upon us; but now words are almost inad?quate to describe the reign of terror that is existing among us. Bands of United States soldiers are riding the country, arresting citi? zens by the wholesale, U.nring them from thetr homes in ti.e night time, terrifying wo? men and children, hurrying the prisoners off ^^oj.ii!, and cramming them in dungeons and ^Pk'lij c-I.s. T:.c;e arrests are made without Warrant. Men are ?gc Tact of the offences tor which they are thrown in jail. No explanation is given the prisoner as to the cause of his ar? rest ; no hearing is allowed him. The innocent and the guiltv fare alike. The fury of the Radicals is levelled against the best of our citizens. Old and young, gray-haired men in? capable ot commuting outrages, mere boys Innocent of crime, are arrested Indiscrimi? nately. In a time of profound peace, when farmers are engaged in gathering In ir vir cora and cotton, we are declared to be ia a state ot war. We are suffering for crimes that have never been committed. We are punished for offences of which we are not guilty. We are warred upon by the United States Govern? ment on account ol a rebellion which-God save the mark-has existence only in the im? aginations of President Grant and the vile politicians who have poisoned his ears with lalse and malicious reports. There is no re? bellion; there i3 no hostility to the United States Government; there is no resistance to lawful authority, either State or Federal; the reports ol collidions between armed bands of Eu-Elux and Federal troops are utterly false, base and slanderous fabrications, uttered for a purpose. The cruelty, the inhuman barbarity of this most unrighteous war upon us ls enough to bring the blush of shame to the cheek of a Nero, and soften the heart of a Tiberius. Our women and children are the greatest Bufferers by this monstrous act of wanton oppression. They are pale with affright; they are distract? ed! with grief and anguish; those loved ones upon whom they lean for support are torn from them, and they are left defenceless and at the mercy of brutal, lawless negroes. And all this suffering ls entailed upon our people that a few wicked politicians may continue in power and batten on the spoils of offl^ Grant's proclamation, alleging that the up^er districts ot South Carolina are in a state of rebellion, is the most stupendous lie that was ever promulgated to the world; the most in? famous document that ever bore an official seal. In its utter falsehood, tts cool audacity, its paring assumption, its sublime mendacity and its damnable Iniquity, lt ls without precedent or parallel in history. There ls no document on record comparable to lt. The cruel tyranny of the measure Is only equalled by the arbitrary despotism which has been practiced upon a Poland or a Hungary, a Greece or an Ireland. And the worse of it is there is no help for us. When the President of a free country, la a time of profound peace, deliberately turns his "dogs ot war" loose upon aa unoffending, de? fenceless people, and the cold eye of the world bears in it no sympathy for us, there ls no heln tor us under the sun. and little hope. Pardon me for trespassing upon your time, and believe me to be, with the highest senti? ments of esteem and regard, your obedient ?errant. Kore Arrt?ta-Depopulation and Fears of Guerilla Warfare. The New York Herald has the following spe? cial dispatch from Newberry, S. C., of the 27th .October: Affairs In Laurens County are the same as In Newberry-there has never been a Eu-Elux raid in the county. At the election last year there was a riot between the whites and negro militia, in which several were killed, but since then there have been no trouble whatever. A negro school-?uuse was recently burned, and both races charge each other with the incendi? arism. Cases or negro criminals having been whipped are also reported, but no political outrages. The whites feel no confidence in the ?Stale official?, because ol the partisan spirit they exhibit. For some months post, however, Laurens has been perfectly quiet. Radicals themselves admit that there has never been a single case of resistance to the enforce "ent ol either State or Federal laws. The proclamation of martial law created much surprise, and the people are exceedingly indignant. United States cavalry continues to scour the upper counties, arresting numerous persons. Thus far they have not met with any resistance. Some of the arrested confess to be'onging to the Eu-Elux, but deny that they . any political object. The majority of prls .ers assert their Innocence. Some Radicals nave voluntarily come forward and declared that they belong to the Eu-Elux, which is be? lieved to be for political effect at the North. It is asserted that ex-Lieutenant Governor Ga? briel Cannon, of Spartanburg, has been arrest? ed. He ls an old man, one o? the most Influ? ential citizens of South Carolina. Making all altowance for exaggeration, there is no doubt tum the military are displaying great severity. Almost all the arrests are made In the night, and lt ls believed that two-thirds of the pris? oners are victims of perjury. Thus tar Spartanburg. Union and York coun? ties have been the principal country of opera? tion, but I learn that the black lists tor the other counties are made out, and that arrests will begin in a few days. The excitement con? tinues unabated, but nothing like hostility has been yet exhibited. Eyldence of the purely political character of the martial law accumulates cn all sides. The people speak with great bitterness of it as a deliberate attempt to place them wholly li the ?ower of negroes and disreputable, white men. he exodus into Georgia and North Carolina continues, and unless a stop is put to the mili? tary operations this portion ot the State wHl lose all Its valuable citizens. Already there has been an almost complete suspension of business, while terror, anxiety ?nd excitement prevail in the entire district, apprehensions are expressed lest the young men who have been driven from their homes, or whose rela? tives have been arrested, become desperate and begin a guerilla warfare. The older citi? zens, it must be said, are exerting themselves to prevent this, and are counselling quiet sub? mission to whatever the military may do; still it ls true that everything is in a chaotic condi? tion and may end in bloodshed. Georgia Threatened. A Washington morning paper, yesterday, semi-officially gives the following intimation that the infliction now visited upon South Carolina ls to be extended to Georgia : Intimations have been made to the President that certain portions of Georgia are ?ufferluz from the bold actions of bands of Eu-Klux Members ol the outrage committee are ot opinion that evidence has been produced which would warrant decisive steps to be taken by the administration in suppressing disorders in Georgia, and, therefore, efforts will be made to put down these disturbances. Although the president has not been fully advised concern? ing the exact situation of affairs In that Slate In this connection, it is firmly believed among senators weil posted in regard to the South that when Ibe lacis come to be laid before the administration, it is not at ail improbable that the writ of habeas corpus will be suspended ic Georgia. _ ABOUT TUE Kl-KLUX. (From the Columbia Union ] The following information was brought by a gentlemen from Yorkville, yesterday, of the situation of affairs there: Two hundred Ku Klux in all have made vol? untary confession of their connection with the Kian, and have surrendered themselves lo the authorities, toia'.ly disgusted with their con? nection with lt. Thirty-seven of this class came In Monday afternoon. These make their confessions ot their connection with the nefari? ous organization In writing. Three hundred, it ls estimated, have fled to escape the penalty of their crimes or to avoid arrest. Among this last number is General Avery, the Grand "Cyclopa," who is reported as being in Canada, at Hie present time. This is the report; our informant was not aware of the full amount of credit that should be at? tached to it. One hundred and two are confined in the jail at Yorkville. These are the men who have been arrested by the officers. One person confined among this number wa3 ascertained to have been innocent of the charge against him and promptly released. The prisoners state that they have every comfort to be expected under the circum? stances; that they are well treated, have plenty to eat, and that their friends are allowed to visit them, the reception hours being from ten till twelve o'clock each da}'. Captain Ogden, United Slates Army, has im? mediate charge of the jail. The preliminary examinations before the United States commissioner will be made so soon as the conlessions can be gone through wiJi. The latter embrace so numerous a class that it na3 been found necessary to parole them to report on stated days, that their con? fessions may be taken down in full. This has been done in the cases thus far. and lt is stated will furnish some choice reading tor some of th??r Democratic friends. The statement contuined in the Columbia Phouix, of Sunday, is denied in toto, as being false from beginning to end, os no women have been arrested. FIRE-PROOF B UIL DIX G S. An Interview with Supervising Archi? tect Mallett. The Washington correspondent of the Cin? cinnati Commercial has recently had a conver? sation with Mr. Mullett, supervising architect of the Treasury Department, on the subject of fire proof buildings. In anster to a remark made by the correspondent, he said: "Why, iay friend, you don't know what you're talking about. You now know that there was not a tire-proof building in Chicago. I could.have told you that beforehand." "Why the Tribune office was regarded a3 fire-proof, and other marble and granite build? ings were so regarded. I trSleve they only lacked Iron shutters." I ventured to reply. "Iron fiddlesticks," he answered snappishly. UI hope you don't think that a granite or mar? ble building ts flre-proof. Don't you know that granite, when subjected to a strong heat, crumbles like dry plaster. It ls the best build? ing stone In the world; It will resist time, and damp, aad rain, and everything else, but it won't resist fire. Marble ls not much better, but lt is some; marble will not burn up as soon as granite. Sandstone is about the same, with some few exceptional varieties. Now, a good many blessed idiots think that if a vault is built of granite It ts fire and burglar-proof. Nothing ol the sort. If I wanted to make a secure vault, I shouldn't make lt of granite. A skilful burglar can get Into a granite vault in no time. With a large blow-pipe and a Zuitx?, sharp blaze well handled a burglar can crack a block of granite to pieces before you'd know it. When subjected to a severe heat it cracks and splits off In flakes, and you can crush it Into sand with your Angers. Oh, no, a granite building is not fire-proof." "Well, what sort of a building ls flre-proof?" "A granite building," he answered, without apparently noticing the question, "will stand heat a great while, so will marble a great while. But a wooden cupola, or steeple, or tower, must not be put on top of lt, like that on the Chicago Courthouse. A man must be a tool to do a thing like that. I'd also like to know how a sensible man could be such a fool ii he language ls Mullett'?) as to think the 'hlcago Tribune office was flre-proof when more than half the windows did not have Iron shutters? It don't take Are long to crash through glass and sash. People ought to un? derstand these things when building what they call flre-proof buildings; for a flre-proof building that isn't flre-proof ls no better than one that isn't. Do you understand? Now I can't always do as I want to In the erection of public buildings. Sometimes I have to leave Iron shutters off, and sometimes I have to put wood In places where stone or Iron ought to be, but lt Isn't because I don't know better. Congress never thinks of these things. They think that If a building ls made of granite or marble, that's all that is necessary. Iron shulters and all such things cost something. I make my estimates for a public building, but they are always cut down, so I have to cut down my plans. Now in this Chicago horror you see the effects. I'll bet you the proprietors of the Tribune will have iron blinds on their up? per windows ia their next buildinz." "What difference will it make," I asked, "if granite ls not fire proof ?" "Granite Is not flre-proof," he continued, "but, as I said before, it will stand a good deal. It is probable that the courthouse would have stood had it not been for the wooden cupola and the open windows. The Tribune office would probably have stood it if lt had Iron shutters outside and Inside on all the windows. Yet it is by no means certain, lt the fire raged with the Intensity that is de? scribed." "What, then, is to be done," I asked, "if granite and marble and sandstone are not flre proof? Is not the capital, tue treasury, the patent office, the pestoffice department, fire? proof?" "Why, bless your soul, no ! Not one of them. But they are probably safe, for all that, because they stand away from other buildings -all except the postorfice. If we should have such a Are in Washington as that in Chicago, I should fear for the postoffice building. Why, my dear slr," he..continued in a more snap Elah tone than ever, "do you know there ls ut one fire-proof government building in the [Country? That's the appraiser!&-?tores in Philadelphia. The material is brick. Brick ls the only absolutely fire-proof budding material I know of. They say the Seneca stone is flre Eroof, and lt has stood some wonderful tests, ut none of the goverpment buildings have been built of lt. Of course, granite and mar? ble are good enough, if buildings are apart (rom others. That's the trouble. Govern? ment buildings ought to have big grounds I around them. Then lhere would be no danger. But I have great aita in iron shutters." ALSATIAN COITOS COMPLICATIONS. The complications among the cotton manu? facturers or Germany and France, arising from the annexation ot Alsace and from the new commercial treaty, are interesting. Before the recent war the number of spindles In France was 7,000,000, and in Ger? many 3,000,000. In 1368 there were 6.250,000 spindles in France and about 2,335,000 in Ger? many. Ol' the 7,000,000 spindles in France, before the war, 2.000 000 were in Alsace. This transfer of 2,000.000 spindles into the Zollverein, which already possessed 3,000,000, caused serious alarm among the German spin? ners, who feared that their market would be flooded with Mulhouse cotton fabrics. The removal of 2,000,000 spindles from France, with a slightly diminished population, would, under " protective duties, have been very profitable to the manufactu? rera of Rouen, Roubaix and Condee. The lat? ter, however, now fear that tinder the com? mercial treatv other German cottons will be smuggled into France, and that so-called Alsa? tian goods will flood their own market. '1 he Mulhouse spinners, to quiet these fears, have united, and have agreed that all Alsatian fabrics shall be stamped, and that certificates of origin shall be attached, the united manu? facturers being represented by a "syndicate." The spinners of Rouen still grumble, however. Monsieur Ponyer-Quertler, who acted an Im? portant part In arranging the treaty, and who is secretary of the treasury, is himself the leading manufacturer of Rouen. It has been hinted, on this account, that his resignation would not be Inappropriate. THE WAR ON THE RING. PROSECZrTIOX OF THE PUBLIC PLUS DERERS Bf SEW YORK. Charles O'Conor after Wm. 91. Tweed. Mr. Charles O'Conor, the eminent New York lawyer, to whom the State's attorney general bas delegated all his own official pow? ers for tbe pursuit and punishment of the city "Ring,'' bas been tendered a nomination to the State Assembly by the Reform Democracy, and in reply writes a remarkable letter, in which he pays the following tribute to the Tammany Sachem, Wm. M. Tweed: The atrocious frauds now attracting univer? sal notice were committed during the control o? lour persons over our local administration. The nature and measure ol their guilt may, in deed, greatly vary in a moral point of view; but, nevertheless, those three ot them who are still In possession of power are acting in perfect concert tor mutual protection. They have evidently no scruple about means, and they are capable of accomplishing, by united effort, nearly all the mischief attainable by the four, bad their union remained unbroken. One of these three, the Grand Sachem of Tam? many, has been rightly enough denominated by hi's friends their chief. The cant or classic designation of "Boss" or "Casar" is applied to him indifferently, according to the taste of the speaker, and each appropriately; for his f bad pre-eminence is indisputable. Since the secret abstraction ot the vouchers, by which the precise details ol the frauds com? mitted might have been easily developed, no honest and intelligent citizen bas doubted the guilt of this leader. Whether manifest proot could be brought home to him may have hith? erto been a matter of speculation with some; bur. in my judgment, the last lingering doubt on this point must now be removed lrom every fair mind. The recent developments made In connection with the regular acts and accounts of the comptroller's office and the Broadway Bank, in which the public moneys were denos-1 ?ted, must have bad this effect. The statutes which gave to this body of men its vast powers were procured from Legisla? tures in which their chiel sat as a law-maker. It is boasted by some as a proof of his clever? ness, Indignantly asserted by others as mani? festing his wickedness, and conceded by all, that these statutes were mainly procured by bribing our Stale legislators with moneys rifled lrom the public treasury. The precise cost of | a vote in the horrible shambles where they were thus purchased is almost as well known as the prices current ot merchandise. One senator's vote was, of course, as valuable as the votes of four assemblymen. In the fuce ot these undeniable and publicly notorious facts, the chief before alluded to, with an audacity absolutely more impressive than bis precedent crimes, has presented himself as a candidate tor senator from the first city district, bis name appearing at the bead and iront of the local ticket put in nomi? nation by the triumvirate. And we are assur? ed by their friends that ui.on the canvass he will appear to have .received a greater ma? jority than ever has at any lormer period ushered bim Into the sacred seat ol a senator. Beyond any doubt the intent and power to realize this prophecy do both exist; for many, if not all of the other legislative dis? tricts of the city adherents of this chief, more or less notorious as such, have been or will be put In nomination with like Intent on the part of the corruption;?!s. and in many instances with equal power and facility of controlling results. Mr. O'Conor goes on to explain that he can render more effective service to his ledow citlzens by giving his labor to the prosecution ot the suits against the "Bing" which he bas already instituted In the name of the State, than by going to the Assembly, and declines j the nomination. This has since been offered to Hon. Horatio Seymour. Trying to Get Hld of Tweed. A New York letter ol Monday Bays : An effort is making by prominent and influ? ential Democrats (not connected in any way with the committee of seventy ) to persuade "Boss" Tweed to decline being a candidate for the State Senate In bis district, on the ground that, situated as he ts now, his election can do bim no good, while the fact that he ls a candi? date even is calculated to do the party much barm. They do not place this advice on the assumption that he is guilty of the grave charges against him, but that pubic opinion ls so strong against him that it ls no U3e to seek any longer to resist lt. Mr. Tweed is also re? minded that In case he ls found guilty in a criminal suit he will be disqualified from tak? ing his seat in the Senate even lt elected. Tweed replies to these gentlemen that, come what may, he will remain a candidate, and he bas no doubt the people will elect him. As to not being permitted to take his seat In the Legislature, he says his advisers are look? ing too far ahead, and taking too many things for granted. He says he can prove his Inno? cence, and that being the case, he has nothing to fear, and no concessions and no compro? mises to make with anything or anybody. As a result of this decision, there ls good au? thority for saying that Mr. Tweed will be pub? licly repudiated at a Democratic meeting to be held In the Third Senatorial District, to be held In the course of the ensuing week. He is too heavy a load 'or any party to carry that expects lo have t!>e people on Its side, but at the same time ther 5 ls but too much reason to fear that, in splto of all these opposing in? fluences, enough of "Ring men" and roughs will vote for bim to re-elect him. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON. November L The area ol high barometer In the Ohio Val? ley will probably move north and eastward, with brisk northerly winds, to-night fora short time from Virginia to New York, fol? lowed by partially cloudy and clear weather on Thursday in the Middle States and on the lower lakes, and with southwesterly winds and rising temperature on the upper lakes. Northwesterly winds veering to southwest will continue on Lake Ontario on Thursday, and fresh northwest winds continue on the New England coast, Increasing lo a moderate gale at some distance off shore. The low pressure on the coast of Maine will probably produce a severe storm in Nova Scotia. Cau? tionary signals are ordered from Chesapeake Bay to Maine for the evening. Yesterday's Weather Keports or th? Signal Servit e, I . S. fi.~i. ll P. M., Loi al Time. Place of Ooaervarlon. Augusta..29.89, 76,w Baltimore.29.82? so,sw Boston. 29.48 6u SW BuiraiO. N. 1*.... 29.901 45,NW Or.anestoa.29.8s 77 SW Cheyenne, W.T.. 2J.30 62'S Chicago. 30.10 42?SW Cincinnati. 30.12 52|SW Uleveland.130.02 43 NW Corinne, Ctah...l29 S4. 53Valm Detroit.30.OJ: 41 |W Duluth. Minn... 29.74, 47,SW indianapolis .... 30.ll: <5.SW Key West, Fla.. 2?.91 83 E Knoxville, Tenn. 30.04! 53N take city, Fia..;29.S7i 83 SW Memphis, Tenn.. 30.13 60 SE Milwaukee, Wis, 29.99j 46 SW MoriLe.130.00 6i|SW Naauviile. 30.18 47iN Sew London, Ct.|:9.58! 56;SW New Orleans....'30 oil 59IN sew York.'29.661 5s|\w Omaha, Neb.;29.89 66W Oswego, N. Y....U9.8' 43 NW Philadelphia.'?9 71 64 SW Pittsburg, Pa....[30.ii 44 NW Portland, Me.... 29.39 61 * Rochester, N. ?. 29.87 40 NW san Francisco.. Iso.ioi 58 w Savannan.129 87 81 sw sr. Louis.?30.12 48 8 8t. Paui, Minn.. 24.^ sa sw Toledo, 0.. 30.05 45 W Washington^u. 29.79 60 SW WlJmlngtoU.N C.|29.84 76 sw Norfolk.??9.74 06 NW Lynchburg. 29.82 67 SW Leavenworth.... 30.16 60 iW i'upc Mav.?29.68 62 W Mt. Washington. ;29 491 27 NW S5 : 9 33 Gentle. Brisk, i Brisk. Fresh. Lurht. Fresh. Gentle. Light. Gentle. Gentle. Light. Gentle. Gentle. Brisk. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Bask. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. Brisk. Brisk. Fresh. Fresh. Brisk. Light. Gentle. Prenti. Gentle. Brisk. Brisk. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. Fresii. Freeh. 3? a S j Fair. Clear. Cloudy. 'Cloudy. Fair, i Clear, i Clear. Thr'ng. Cloudy. Cloudy. iCloudy. I Fair. : Cloudy, i Clear. ?Cloudy. [Cloudy. I Cloudy. :Falr. Cloudy. ?Cloudy. ?Thr'ng. Cloudy. Clr'g up Clear, cloudy. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Fair. Fair. Fair. Clear. I'g op. Clear. Fair. lt.Kain. Cloudy. Ciear. Cl'g up. Cloudy. NOTB.-The weaner rantin Hated ?.4TU'Ctuun, this morning, will be posted In the rooms nf the Chamber or commerce at 10 o'clock A. M.. and, together with the weather chart, may (hy the courtesy of the chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during lae day. THE LATE EMPIRE. Sale of the Empress Engen le's Personal Effects. [Paria Correspondence of the London News.] In passing by the new galleries of the Louvre, facing the quay, I he?rd the tinkle of a bell, and the voice of a crier inviting the ublic to come in and buy what remained e sold of the Empress Eugenie's personal effects. Accepting the Invitation, I entered the little court, standing in the midst of the Imperial Btables. Another bell-ringer was the door of the man?ge where M. Buch?n used to give the Prince Imperial riding lessons, is a long-vaulted chamber, with a sanded floor Its even temperature was the reason why it was chosen for the equestrian practice the boy whom pr?fets were bound to deslg nate at public banquets "the hope France." Though all the steeds have long since disappeared from the Louvre stables, a faint smell of horse-litter floated through the air The man?ge was last used by Jules Ferry and and Bochefort, who were accustomed to take riding lessons in lt during the siege. But on the occasion to which I now particularly refer it was occupied by old-clothes sellers of both sexes, curiosity dealers, a few friends ol the fallen dynasty! whose faces I had often seen grouped around the throne of the Salle des Etats, some dirty students, a reporter ot the Gaulois, attracted, like myself, by the noise of the bell, and a sprinkling ot those antiquated gentlemen In white gaiters who pass their lives in hover ng about the book-stands on the para pet of the Quay Voltaire and crossing and re crossing the Pont des Arts. The auctioneer was a sell'-sufflcient sort of common-place bourgeois. He did lils best to be jocular at the expense of fallen greatness. In liquidat? ing the Imperial effects he was assisted by un old clerk, two men wearing thread" aare Imperial liveries, and a strong roiced valuer, who, contrary to the traditions if Paris auctioneers, puffed the wares he wanted to vend. To some he attempted to jive a historical value. Each article he seemed o think was worth its weight in gold, if only is a relic. The dresses, laces, shawls and man les, had been disposed of on a previous day ind it was now the turn of the underclothing ind "intimate house linen" to be liquidated Pillow-cases of fine cambric-so fine that one jvooders how they supported the elaborate imorolderles and deep real lace borders-were lolly contested for by a "petite dame," ashab )v Jew of the Rue des Victoires, and a party >f buyers belonging, I should say, to the Quar 1er Breda. The little lady carried off a dozen [t "poses" one, she cried, tittering as she ipoke, to press the pillow on which an Im pe .lal head reposed. The cypher E happened to itand tor her name, which she volunteered to ell one ot the old friends of the fallen iynasty was Eulalie. As for the crown inder lt, mai foi, she was Just as worthy o wear lt as any one else. The old Tiend was not loth to cultivate the acqualn anceolthe sparkling fair one. He assented :o this proposition, and volunteered to hold a jlllow-case which the auctioneer had allowed ier to take. The toweling was endless. Bun ile after bundle of fine Saxony damask nap tins, all with the E, the crown, the eagle, the )iisy Carlo vi nglan , bee, and a profusion of aurel wreaths, were handed round the vaulted room to be examined by bidders and then dis? posed of. Some breakfast-table nape ry, the present of a king, now Emperor William, first teudatory. was bought by one of the former habitu?s of the Salle des Etats. He got lt :heap. One o? the old gentlemen, who hap? pened to be deaf, was furious when he found that he might have had the lot at 130 francs. I lo not know why the brokers and students were so Jocose when an Inside garment was rjeld up by two dainty little sleeves and the public asked to examine lt as a fair speci? men of the large bale from which lt was drawn at hazard. American modes? ty cannot bring itself to name this garment any more than lt can to speak of a shirt. If Paul de Cassagnac were as good as his oft-repeated oath, ne would have run bis sword cane through the profane auction? eer's showman who held the article in ques? tion up to be scoffed at by the males ana ad? mired by the women. French hands turn out under clothing in a way none other can. Give a Rue de la Paix lingere fine Irish linen, Va? lenciennes lace and a Lorraine embroiderer to execute her Ideas, and she will get up a tros seau so natty, pretty and dainty that a Hotten? tot Venus would be tempted to exchange her bracelets and colored garters for lt. In France, where the bump of veneration ls depressed and modesty a weak virtue, they do not mind setting up to public auction body linen. A Baron whom I know eats salt fish on Fridays, and alms ata character for piety and respecta? bility of behavior; yet I saw him preside In his chateau at the sale of his defunct mother's under clothing, and smile at the coarse re? marks of peasants who were disputing for her night dresses. None of his aristocratic neighbors thought the worst of him. I confess that I felt shocked at what seemed to me a want of filial respect. But nobody could under? stand why body linen should not be put up to auction with other assets, and when the arti? cles were held up to view, bow could one ex? pect that country louts would net make merry in their rough way about them ? I make this digression to guard against English persons, sympathizing with the Imperial exiles, from feeling angry with M. Thiers for what may seem to them a profane action. When M. Thiers dies his shirts and hosiery will be dis? posed of by auction without any ceremony by his nearest of kin. There were peignoirs and dressing gowns, clearly furnished by Chapon, the famous ladles' outfitter in the Rue dc la Paix, ami all wonderfully elegant, but dusty and somewhat blue moulded. Tue stockings ot thread, silk and Shetland wool were of gossamer lightness. An infinity of bath and toilet sponges were knocked down at a hundred francs. They were all of the best quality. The little lady said she would have bee a the purchaser it the auctioneer had guaranteed that he was selling her something which had actually passed through the Empress' hands. As for the boots and slippers, ihey instilled the eu login ms passed by MM. Franc and Lockrey in their re? port on Parisian shoemakers. Then there were, the ladies thought, delicious things In the way of petticoats, flannel bustles, robes de chambre, sorties de bain, and woollen wraps. Some baby's robes, which, according to the saleman's legend, belonged to the Prince Im? perial's layette, were bought by a Russian lady. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. LONDON, October 31. The roval family has held a council and ask? ed Queen Victoria to consent to the marriage ol the Duke of Edinburgh to a Russian Prin? cess, and also to the establishment of a regen? cy under the Prince of Wales. The Queen at once and Indignantly refused to consent to the latter portion of the arrangement. Her Majesty subsequently refused to sign the ?ublic papers laid before her by the ministers, he Cabinet at its meeting discussed the ques? tion of a regency. A proposal was alao made to obviate the difficulty which would be caused by the Queen's refusal to sign the pub? lic document by authorizing the Lord Chancel? lor to perform thal duty for the present. ARREST OF ADMIRAL FISK. Startling Revelations-A Palace or Sing Sing-A Polygamist Plot. NEW YORK, November I. James Fisk, Jr., waa formally arrested last evening on the suit of Josephine Mansfield, on a civil action to recover fifty thousand dollars of Mans leld's which Fisk used, but failed to account for. He pave bail In thirty-five thous? and dollars A letter from Mansfield to Fisk upbraids him for lils perfidy to her, and savs it is a shame to compel her, who grew dp with him from nothing to the now great Erle Impre8aarlo, to vindicate herself In the courts. She refers to his scheme revealed lo her four years ago of stealing the Erle books, and of Staying with him in Jersey City, and how, when he was buying the New York Legisla ture, he said it would result In either a Fisk palace in New York, or a stone palace at tiing Sing, and requester her, If it was the latter, to take a cottage outside the prison. She is willing to have the affair arbitrated by Wm. M. Evarts, but says if his power over the courts ls still supreme, and Tammany is still able to protect him, the reward may stilt be his. SEW YORK AGAIN ALARMED. NBW YORK, November L The board of health has declared Charleston and Key WeBt Infected ports, and vessels thence will be quarantined until after the 8lh of November. THE RUNAWAY GOVERNOR. BULLOCK'S PRETEXTS FOR HIS RES? IGNATION. Infamous Slanders Against the People of Georgia-The Last Official Act of the Absconding Governor. The Augusta Chronicle of yesterday says: "The latest on dit that obtains currency with reference to our absconding Governor, makes him to have confessed his crimes against the State in the presence of his private secreta? ries, and then, formally, as Governor, and as the last act of his official life, granted to Rufus B. Bullock a full official pardon." Accompa? nying the formal resignation, which Bullock left behind him, was the following infamous paper: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF GEORGIA, } ATLANTA, GA., October 23, 1871. f To my Polit ical Friends and the People of Geor? gia: I bave this day received Information, the truth of which I cannot doubt, that the politi? cal conspirators who seek the overthrow, not only of the reconstructed government of Georgia, but of the United States, have secured the pledges ot a sufficient number of the in? coming members of the lower house of the General Assembly to vote, without previous investigation, for articles of impeachment against me Immediately after they have as? sembled and organized on Wednesday, the first day of November next; and that having adopted such articles In the House, a suffi? cient number ol Republican senators will be unseated to Insure conviction upon the articles so presented. I also learn that the Judge o'f the Supreme Court, who is personally and po? litically bitterly hostile to me. has Informed his friends that this programme has been per? fected, and that he has been selected to pre? side over the Senate during the trial; and that the senator representing General Toombs's dis trlct ls to be elected president of the Senate and Immediately announce himself as, and claim to be. Governor during the pending im? peachment and thereatter tor the balance of my unexpired term. Upon this state of facts I have decided to re? sign the office of Governor, to take effect before the meeting and qualification of the new mem? bers of the new body, and thereby defeat the nefarious schemes of these desperate political conspirators. By this course I shall protect my political friends in the Senate from the expulsion that has been foreordained in order to secure my impeachment, and, at the same time, save the State from the disasters that would be sure to follow In the wake of success ou the part ot the unrepentant rebel leaders, who, though comparatively few in numbers, move the masses by the irresistible pressure of sectional hate and social proscription. I have maintained my official position against the assaults of these people upon the course ot equal rights and Republican govern? ment, just as long as it ls possible for me to be ot service, and now, for the purpose of again defeating this latest onslaught ot these de? stroyers, I have resigned inls office Into the bands of that noble and unswerving friend of right and justice, the Hon. Benjamin Conley, who, under the constitution, by reason bf being president of the Senate, becomes Gov? ernor during the unexpired part of my term, or until a successor ls elected by the people. No charge has yet been brought against him, because he has not heretofore been supposed to be an obstacle In the way of the conspira? tor's success. If assaults are now made upon him, the country will understand the purpose for which they are made. As for myself, being divested of official posi? tion, the charges ot every character which these people are sure to make and proclaim against me can be brought before the courts, and I shall never shrink from any Judicial inquiry that ls divested of political blas and and prejudice. Hay I be pardoned for a word of warning to the men who fought for the Union ? Six months ago in Georgia the mass of the people were acquiescing in the results of the war. and were willing to accept those results as being finalities, but under the later public teaching of certain old leaders who need not be named, the whole situation has changed, and leading gentlemen, even In the Democratic party, who dared to speak in fa/or ot acquies? cence and peace, have been assailed and de? nounced, and the people so 1 uti mid r? ted that they dare not follow the advice. The conspirators tear, above all else, the re? election ot General Grant. Their insidious efforts to mislead bim as to the true situation In the South having utterly failed, they now tear that some persistent and Irresistible maintenance of the right under civil adminis? tration which so brilliantly marked General Grant's military advances In the overthrow of the rebellion may deieat their revolutionary purposes. I am now fully persuaded and satisfied that these men propose to control the government and reverse the political results of the post few years by peaceful means, if they can, or by loul means, if they dare. Falling In this, another attempt at separation will be made. If evidence of this were wanting we need but point to the public and private utterances of those who were foremost In secession and rebellion, and now denounce end Ignore the fundamental law-the Constitution ot the United States. Will the country heed and take care before lt is too late to prevent another war, with its frightful con;equences ? If my action in this emergency had been postponed until after the meeting ot the in? coming body of legislators, the executive branch" of our State government would have been absorbed by the conspirators in the legis? lative branch, and there would have been no check upon the wholesale repeal and destruc? tion of all the great measures of reform and progress that we have labored so hard to establish. The free school system would be abolished, the colored citizen denied every right guaranteed to him, and the whole work of internal improvement carried on by North? ern capital would be swept away. The grow? ing spirit of lawlessness and proscription for opinion's sake ls dally rendering the property and lives ot Union men and Republicans more and more unsafe, and I fear the worst conse? quences of the executive office should be filled by one not only in sympathy with those who urge on and Inflame this feeling, but who ls moved and actuated by them. With no one in the executive office to call upon (he General Government for protection, its friends and supporters would be handed over without mer? cy to the assaults of their enemies. For these reasons I have determined on this step, believing that much which bas already been accomplished can be preserved through the wise and Arm check upon revolutionary measures that will be given by Governor Con? ley In control of the executive branch of the government, and that thereby the good of the whole people of Georgia will be promoted: and I shall cheerfully give to Governor Conley all the Information and assistance within my power that he may desire. RCFUS B. BULLOCK. PROtJECTS OF THE COTTON BOND? HOLDERS. The London Standard, of October 10, pub? lishes a letter from a correspondent, who signs himself W. M., urging the Confederate cotton bondholders to send in their claims for prosecution before the Washington commis? sion. The letter closes as follows : Whenever an arrangement ls made for lhe?e cotton bonds, the United Slates will nave a very powerful body of British subjects, who now hold aloof, to Invest in their securities, aud a suggestion has been thrown out which will be well received In the United States, viz., that, in lieu of claiming cotton at 6d. per pound, the principal and Interest of the bonds should be capitalized, and a stock bearing 4 per cent, in gold should be Issued. This would be the means of enabling the United States to introduce their 4 and i\ percent, gold bonds in England, Into which meir 5-20 bonds might ultimately be converted, and thus an enormous amount of interest be saved to the United States. _ ONE MORE EXPLOSION. BALTIMORE, November L A boiler in the Calvertou Sugar Refinery ex? ploded, killing one and scalding a number of persons. THE RELIEF OF CHICAGO. How the Work ia Managed-Interesting Details. The management of the relief contributions having been made over by the mayor to the Chicago Belief and Aid Society, and the city subdivided by them into eight districts, the work ot distribution promises to go ahead with as few blunders as possible. The Tribune says: The committee on shelter have on their hands about as much as a dozen men In the office can attend to. If the family consists of only three persons, an order is given on any lumber dealer, who will honor the order of the committee, for lumber for a house twelve by sixteen feet, with amounts of lumber speci? fied. Should the family be larger, the house is to be fifteen by tweBty feet, for which a corres? pondingly large amount ot wood is ordered. I The committee have prepared diagrams, and, I as the pieces are cut in readiness for use, the applicant has only to set to work and build. The report of the committee on employment should be an index to the condition ot the suf? ferers as regards their willingness to give quid pro quo for the bounty they receive. But meir report is not encouraging. When an applicant .for relief comes for food and clothing, the question as to whether he or she ls willing to work is Immediately put. The reply ls in? variably In the affirmative; but the situations do not suit. Mr. Wirt Dexter yesterday showed to our reporter a call for eight hundred men lo work on the St. Mary's Falls' canal, at two dollars per diem, which hundreds had al? ready refused to accept. The committee on sick, sanitary and hospi? tal measures ls composed of Drs. Johnson, Bauch, Ash and Mcvicker, and their duties are pressing, arduous and unenviable; but they have yet made rapid progress towards systematizing their resources. The city has been divided into three grand division?, with districts and sub-districts. Physicians have been appointed to visit charity patients and decide whether or not they deserve medical aid. Dispensaries have been established in various parts ot the city, and more will shortly be opened. Mr. Alfred Spink has a large room in Stan? nard Hall, and ls nearly buried in business. Twenty-tlve assistants are equally burled wiih work. Every bill presented must go through their hands, and receive the indorse? ment of the auditing committee. The amount received in clothing, provisions acd fuel is al? ready immense, but no authentic record ap? pears to have been kept. About $2,000,000 have been received In money, $400,000 In drafts and money, and the balance In open credits. This committee has charge ol the finances of the society. SEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, November 1. It was stated to-day by a high executive officer that lt was probable the Ku-Klux pris? oners, with the exception of some of the most prominent ot them, would be admitted to ball. Emery, who gave way for Stokes, has been reappointed supervisor ot revenue for Ten? nessee. Grant offers his Interest in the Seneca Stone Company for sale. . The debt statement shows a decrease during the month of nearly nine millions of dollars. The gold in the treasury amounts to ninety nine millions, and the curreucy to ten and a quarter millions. Colonel Bobb, collector of customs at Savan? nah, has gone home with high assurances that he will not be molested. A military order, issued to-day, transfers North Carolina from the Department of the East to the Department of the South. The In? dian territory north of Texas and south of Kansas is added to the Department ot Texas, under the command of General Auger; and the Department of Texas ls added to the Mili? tary Division of the Missouri. The Depart? ment of the Platte is discontinued, and the territory embraced ls attached to the Depart? ment of Missouri. Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis? souri and the Gulf posts, as far eastward as, and embracing Fort Jefferson and Key West, constitute a new command, called tbe Depart? ment of the Gulf, under the command of Col? onel Emory, ot the ?tb Cavalry. THE ALABAMA STATE FAIR. MONTGOMERY. November 1. The State Fair is to-day a decided success, notwithstanding the bad weather of yesterday and last night. The articles exhibited are numerous, and show the great progress of the Slate In manufactures. The great races are yet to come off. The most noted running and trotting horses of the So,uh and West are present to contend Thursday, Friday and Sat? urday. A RAILROAD KING FOR PRESIDENT. CINCINNATI, November 1. The Dally Enquirer, a leading organ ot the Democratic party of Ohio, contains this morn? ing an editorial expressing its preference for Thomas A. Scott, of Pennsylvania, as the De? mocratic candidate for the Presidency. The article discusses Mr. Scott's fltuess for the office at considerable length. TUE MEXICAN TROUBLES. MATAMORAS, October 27. A courier brings news from the capital to the 23d. All was quiet. Diaz not In the field. All the Governors bad offered Juarez their con? gratulations and support to suppress the Mon? terey pronunclamentl8ts. The Juarlsts deny the capitulation o? Saltillo. The revolutionists hold the communications between Monterey and the border. THE METAIRIE RACES. NEW ORLEANS, November 1. The races will commence on December 5tb. There will be three races each day. and ten thousand dollars In prizes and stakes; also two hurdle races and one steeple chose dur? ing the meeting. AN AFFRA F IN MARION. [From the Marlon Crescent.] We learn that a difficulty occurred near Lit? tle Beedy Creek, in the upper part of the coun tv, between Messrs. James Ik uer and Joseph Lane, both whites. Mr. Ikner, who, by the way, lost an arm during the war, was struck In the forehead and stunned. It ls said that the blow was given with a heavy stick, though another account says that no such weapon was used. Mr. Ikner is, however, very severely Injured. Wine is said to have been the causes of the disagreement. SUIT FOR Two MILLION DOLLARS AGAINST SECRETARY BOUTWELL.-The New York Sun has the following: "On Friday evening Sec? retary Boutwell was arrested on the suit of B. Clifford Galvin, as he wa3 about to deliver a lecture at Steinway Hall. Bartholomew Clif? ford Galvin is an Irishman, a graduate of Trinity College, and received a financial edu? cation. He ls a lawyer and member of the Canadian bar.'' Mr. Galvin, according to the Sun, claims to have given Mr. Boutwell, In the summer ot 1869, a sketch of what hos since been put in practice by that gentleman as his "financial policy;" also that before giving the secretary said sketch, Galvin claimed to be paid tor it; by accepting it and acting upon lt, he Insists that the secretary is bound to pay Its value, which, as above stated, he lays at $2,000,000. -The chairman of the Chicago Belief Aid Society makes a further appeal for aid for the sufferers. He says that they are now car? ing for over forty thousand people, wicha very small stock of vegetables on hand, and very little coming In. ^_ ipr ON MARRIAGE. -S^ Happy relief Dr Yjuag Men .'rom the elects of Errors aaa Abuses in early life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility cure!. Impediments to Marriage removed. New method cf treat? ment. New and remarkable remelles. Boots and Circulars sent free, in sealed envelope.?. Ad? dress HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 South Nlnti street, Philadelphia, Pa. octl2 i1 an er ai riot i reg. pm* THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintance* of Mr. and Mrs. CHAS. G. RED? MAN are respectfully invited to attend the Fane? rai Services of the former, at St. John's Chapel, THIS MORNING, at 10 o'clock. nqv2 Special JSotiua. ^.OFFICE CITY TREASURER, CHARLESTON. NOVEMBER 2D, 1871.-PeM0D8 having claims against tbe City council for bills contracted ander the late administration, are re? quested to present the same, at thia office, with? out delay. 8. THOMAS, nov2-g_City Treasurer. pa* SOUTHERN AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY, OFFICE CORNER BROAD AND EAST BAY STREETS.-Cabte Tele? grams will be received and forwarded with dis? patch on favorable terms. A. J. BALDWIN, General Superintendent S. and A. Telegraph CO. nov2-thsta3_ ^NOTICE-OFFICE COUNTY COM? MISSIONERS, FIRE-PROOF BUILDING, CHARLESTON, S. C., NOVEMBER 1ST, 1871.-AU persons having claims against this County, from November 1st, 1870, to present date, will please present same, at this office, forthwith. F. C. MILLER, nov2-2 Chairman. A CARD.-MR. R. WHITE, No. 88 Hasel street, furnished a Metallic Case for the remains of our dear father, also hearse and car? riages. It gives as pleasure to say that we are mach gratified with Mr. White's delicate and perrect mode of en sas lng the body, as well as all his other arrangements and moderate charges. novl-l? M. J. TOBIN AND BROTHERS. ?SB- COLLETON COUNTY-S TATE AND COUNTY TAXES, 1871.-COUNTY TREAS CRtR'S OcFI0E, COURTHODSE, WALTER BORO', S. C.-Notice is hereby given that this offlce.win be open for the receipt of STATE AND COUNTY TAXES for the year 1871, on the 16th day of November, 1871. Taxes not paid on or before the 16th day of January,1872. will be liable to a penalty of twenty per cent. All Taxes remaining unpaid on the first day of March, 1872, will be liable to be collected by dis? tress, or otherwise. All Real and Personal Pro? perty is charged with seven (7) mills on the dollar for State purposes, and three (8) mills on the dol? lar for county purposes. The Treasurer will visit the following named places In the coanty to facilitate the collection or Taxes, and os the days named below the office la Walterboro' will be closed: George's station.December sta and ?th Rldgevllle.December 7th Sommerville.December 8th and otb. . Adam's Ran.December nth Smoke's Cross Roads.... December 14th Bell's Cross Roads.December 16th and 16th JAMES W. GRACE, DOT! 13_Treasurer Colleton Coanty. pm* 3. E, SOLOMONS, LL D, DENTIST, Has retained to the city._octtO pa* NOTICE-THE UNDERSIGNED do hereby give notice that neither they nor any member of their firm have any business connec? tion or association of soy kind with Mr. E. E. BEDFORD, No. 276 King street, Charleston, s. C., Grocer, and that the ase of their name by E. E. BEDFORD in any way fs entirely without authori? ty. W. S. CORWIN A CO. 0Ct24_ NOTICE.-A LATE CARD OF W. S. CORWIN A CO. having notified the public that they were in no way connected with the under? signed in business, snd not responsible for any use of their name, In order tee more effectually to advertise tte same, the undersigned hereby announces that be has had no business relation? with tbe said firm since April, 1870, except of belog their debtor for tho] stock then purchased, and since paid for. EVERT E. BEDFORD, oct26_Successor to W. 8. Corwin A Co. pm* NOTICE-"WE HAVE ESTAB? LISHED a branch of oar house In Savannah un? der the name or HOWARDS A SMITH, Cotton and Rice Brokers, sod will carefully attend to any business entrusted to as. novl_8. L. HOWARD A CO. pW* OFFICE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, CHARLESTON, CCTOBER 27, 1871.-At a regular weekly meeting of the Executive Committee of this Association, held this day, the folio wi ng'reao lutlon was unanimously adopted: Resolved. That the continued demands upon the Howard Association make lt necessary fer us to appeal directly to the public for ianda. Oar Im? mediate necessities are pressing, and we feel as aored that it la only necessary to make oar wants known to receive prompt relief. From the min?tes. GEO. S. PELZ ER, if. D., Secretary. JAMES H. TAYLOR. Presldeot._oot80 pa* THE CHARLESTON CHARITA? BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFIOAL RAFFLED NUMBERS. CLASS NO. 191-MORN ruo. 51-33-7-64-21 -23-72-52-74 -50-60 -29 AS wltneas oar hand at columbia this 1st day of November, 1871. FENN PECK, JAMES GILLILAND, oct8 Sworn Commissioners. pm* A SAFE, SURE AND SPEEDY remedy for Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cholera, Som? mer Complaint and all Bowel Affections may be bad n JAYNE'S CARMINATIVE BALSAM. Com? pounded with care from the best understood in? gredients known to the Medical Faculty, its ac? tion ls prompt and always to be depended apon; while the reputation lt has attained as a Standard Household Remedy should induce all, at this sea? son of the year, to keep a bottle of so userai a medicine by them. Sold by all Druggists. GOOD? RICH, WIN EMANA CO., Wholesale Agents. OCt28-StOth3_ pa* NOTICE TO PLANTERS.-Di order to accommodate my planting friends who may wish to ase the COMPOUND ACID PHOS? PHATE for compostlag wita cotton Seed, pre? pared at Rlkersvilie by the Pacific Guano com? pany, under the personal supervision of Dr. ST. JULIEN RAVENEL, and which has given such, general satisfaction, I am wtllfng to deliver NOW, charging no fnteres: until the 1st of March next at that time to be paid ia cash, or on time, at Ute price and terms I am then selling at. J. N. ROBSON, No. 63 East Bay and Nos. 1 and -i Atlantic Wharf oc;6-:h3tulmoD*c pm* COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, OCTOBER 2511871.-The WINTER TERM or this College will commence on WKDXISDAT next, November L Candidates rjr admission in the Freshman or the Sophomore Class will present themselves at the Pres.dent'a room at io o'clock A. M. F. A. PORCHER, oct 26-12_ secretary Faculty. ~UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT._By an Order of the Hon. GEO. S. BRYAN, Catted States District Judge, tue nearing orall petltlona and motions In Bankruptcy, or of the general business or the District Conn ls post? poned until the firs: Monday or November next. Eep30 _DANL. HORLBKt'K. Clerk'. pa* SHAVING SALOON.-MR J. H. WEICH? AN will ?uperlntend the business lately conducted by Mr. LOMBARDO, and will be pleased to see his friends and the patrons or the establishment, at the Old stand, la M*rket street? where BO palas will be spared to please. octl4