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T**& MT* VOLUME XL-NUMBER 1861 ., i a ... i-?ta . .. i . pm EIGHT DOLLAR? A YEA?? _=- _:_mut* THE KU-KLUX TRIALS. BETING OUT rms PUNISHMENT. Argnmfn?i of the Opposing Counsel - A Reserved Decision-The Return to the Writ Of Habeas Corpui. [SPECIAL TELB0BAJ? TO THE SEWS.] COLOMBIA, December ll. Ia the Ka-Kluz court to-day Ur. Stanberry Cited further authorities to show that the measure of punishment for the prisoners who have pleaded guilty must be determined under the fourth section of the Ko-Klux act. Mr. Chamberlain followed In reply. He held that while one section of the act declared a right, the other sections fbi the penalty. Mr. Reverdy Johnson, for the defence, made a masterly plea upon the question whether the court ls authorized to pronounce, as to the first count, whether the prosecution could so construe the acts of Congress as to make the prisoners guilty of felonies when they were only responsible for a misdemea? nor ? The court held the question under consid? eration until the prisoners ?re sentenced, when the decision will be given. In the case of Avery and others, charged with murder, the defence filed a motion to quash the Indictment. This" is the case which J is to go to the Supreme Court upon the division of the Circuit Court The case ol the United ' .tates ve. R. H. Mit? chel! and others was c .led. This 'jase was ? objected to by the defence upon the ground that the right to keep and bear arms is ene of J the rights of the State. The prosecution m claim that the fourtee ith constitutional amendment prevents the State from inter? fering with the right. Under the writ ol habeas corpus granted by the court, Major Merrili, Lie commanding officer, made return that the prisoner was not in his custody. The court heit this return to be insufficient. The return was then so amended as to show that the prisoner had j confessed the crimes, of murder and conspira? cy; that he arrested the prison r, and turned him over to th? United States marshal This was held to be sufficient, ant the court ad? journed to six o'clock P. M. PICKET. A DULL DAT IN COL MBIA. cl More Talk la tko Stasis ab m i Whltle. more's Enolntlon-Psii. g e oX the Printing Bill In the House. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO VHS MSW A] COLUMBIA, ' 8. C., December ll. The Legislative proceedings to-day were unimportant. ' In the Senate there was ft long debate on the concurrent resolution ordering the comp? troller-general to commence legal proceedings to secure the books, papers, vouchers ana ac? counts ot the financial agency of the Slate. Ho action was taken. The bill to create the County of Coosawhatchle was 'efeated. In the Boose, the Joint resolution to author toe the publication of certain afarntes and Journals was passed over the veto of the Gov? ernor. A btu to alter and amend the charter of the Town of Georgetown was pt need. PiCIST. f BUTCHER OB BARONET f THC Tichborne Trial-Slr Roger's 8ur prlse-Startling 81 o rles-The Claim? ant to be Arrested for Parjary, at tho ! Salt af Ml-. Ratcliffe-The Wizard of j tile Storth la the Case. [a>rresnoadenoelor tho K?w York World.1 LONDON, November 21. Toe surprises in the highly sensational drama of ''Baronet or Butcher" ar? not yet over, if lhere be any truth In the following startling statement which appeared in the London correspondence of the Scotsman yes? terday. It wilt be remembered that the case pf the defence is that the claimant ls not Boger Alcbborne, but Arthur Orton, son of a | butcher at Wipplng : Some years ago a person who had been brought up to the law, and who bad held the posit lon oi superintend*-nr. of police in Gi een ocay and a procurator-flsa?snlp somewhere else, came to London and became a derk In a place close to London.Bridge. Soon after that ' he went to Australia, where he remained about eight months. When be returned to London he minted up a well-Mown fc'oouish gentleman who had befriended bim more than once. He mentioned to this gentleman that when he left Sydney there was great talk there about a mau named Orton and the Tichborne case, and expressed his surprise at finding j somewhat similar talk going on Da London auout the same persoo. He had found that a customs locker at Brewer's Quay, London Bridge, had been in the Carbineers when Roger Tichborne figured in that regiment, and he etrougly denounced the claimant as as Im? postor. Ail this was brought to the ears of the counsel for the defence tn the Tichborne case. The Scottish gentleman who had been to Aus? tralia waa quickly engaged at a payment of ?350 a year, exclusive ot travelling expenses, to go to the autlpodfB andhunt up Orton's an? tecedent?. This gentleman has jost returned to England, and be is able to gi ve full particu? lars of the whole career of Orton from the be? ginning to the end. I am told that be can prove that the Orton about whom there has been sb much talk went out to South America some years ago, as a butcher, and settled on ihe "ranch" or farm belonging to a man named De Castro. Orton, after some time, took the name of De Castro. When Orton came home, ft used to be known among hts friends as De Castro quite as much as by his proper name. After a time old Orion became tired of sup- j porting his son lo idleness, and he sent bim off to Australia In charge of a number of Shet? land ponies. It appears that the captain and some of the crew ol' the Teasel which took- Or ton and the Shetland, ponies out to Australia are to be brought forward cs witnesses for the .detente. This occuired within the past ten year*. It ls to be sworn that Orton was landed atJBydney, that he. bas never been in Mel? bourne, and that his occupations whilst in Australia consisted of what ls ?nowa as loaf? ing and busbranging. I am also assured that the Scottish witness to whom I have been al? luding bas got a warrant against Orton for'a crime alleged to have been committed by him. I am further Informed that the claimant Is to be permitted to make se much assertion as he can be Induced to make, aud that Mr. Ballan? tine will be forced to proceed with the part or the evidence respecting Orton before the de? fence will be entered opon. If I am rightly informed the Orton evidence win be a very sensational affair. A man ls to be produced as a witness who will answer to the name of Or ton. Bis evidence la.chief is to be allowed to be given without any Interference. After that the attorney-general will proceed to prove that this man is not the Orton .that has been so much wanted, but hil brother, Edward Orton. I have also been positively assured that a well known London detective is in attendance every day, close at hand with the claimant, to present him with a warrant for his arrest on a charge ot perjury, at the Instance ol Mr. Rat? cliffe, the husband of Bate Doughty, for that the books of the Carabineers are to the fore, and can prove that Roger Tichborne was with his regiment In Ireland the whole of the year in which the alleged seduction took place, and that his cousin was ihe whole of the same tin' in England. No matter how the case ends, this warrant is to be served, it bas been calculated that the trial will cost a quarter ol a million of money. The whole or that large sum bas to come out of the Tich? borne estates, which represent about twenty five thousand pounds a year. In the mean? time, you will probably have noticed that the Tichborne one honored-pound bonds, which were selling some short time ago for ten shil? ling?, have gone up to forty pounds: Among the many other stories which are afloat concerning the further developments of this case, the following, which came to me to-day from a well-informed quarter, Is one of the most Interesting: Among the witnesses yet remaining to be examined for the plaintiff ls Mr. Anderson, .'The Wizard of the North." Anderson was In Australia when the plaintiff, who then was pawing under the name of De Castro, was ar? rested, In company with Arthur Orton, upon a charge of horse-stealing, and when they were examined before a magistrate Anderson was present. The examination ended in the dls chargn ol both the accused, and "De Castro" then preeented Anderdon with a drover's whip, which he will now produce In court. It ls added that Orton ls now undergoing a sen? tence of penal servitude in Australia. It was intended tharne should be,brought to Eng? land and produced as a witness, but this can? not be done without his consent; and upon learning the importance of bis testimony in the case he refused to allow himself to be brought here unless he was paid a very large sum of money. This sum the plaintiff and his friends were unable or unwilling to pay, and Orton, consequently, will not be produced. To-day's testimony was interesting, but it was generally of suoh a similar character to that which has preceded it -as to be needless ' to repeat In detail. Mrs. Theresa Hnssey, for? merly In the service of Slr Edward Doughty, at Tichborne, had danced and talked with Roger Tichborne when a girl, and she was sure the plaintiff was the same person. The Rev. Robert Plnckney, vicar of High Cliff, had j known young Roger, and was certain that the plaintiff was the man. Francis Longland, who had been a journeyman brlckmaker In New Tork, but who now lives on his own prop erty lu Northamptonshire, was in Melbourne lu 1854, and there saw the Osprey, and talked with the sailors on board of ber who bad been rescued from the Bella, and who bore the j names given by the plaintiff In his examina? tion. Henry Crabbe, the gardener to Slr Ed? ward Doughty, bad not the least doubt as to the Identity ol the plaintiff. Mrs. Stubbs, the wife of a larmer on the Tichborne estate, was equally certain that the plaintiff was the young mau she knew so well as Roger Tich borne. Really, I am tolerably certain of that fact myself. Fifty-First Day of the Cane-Kev alilon j of Opinion in the Claimant's Favor- { Kxceedfngly Strone; Testimony. . LONDON, November 25. Yesterday was tho filly-first day or the trial, and lt was almost wholly taken up by the ex? amination of a wltaess whose character I places him above all suspicion, and whose testimony of Itself is almost enough to make | certain the success of the plaintiff. His coun? sels oems to have adopted the plan of bring? ing lor ward their weakest witnesses first, and of holding back their strongest ones until the i last. A perfect revulsion ot opinion has oc? curred since the case was reopened, and every one . now d?clares that the verdict must be for. the plaintiff. But still tho de? fence must have a case, ot .hey would not fight*os they do. The witness of whom I: have spoken above is Mr. Francis Joseph Bal gent, of Winchester, antiquarian and archseol oglst, who had lons; been well acquainted with the family of Roger Tichborne, with his j mother very intimately. He perfectly well re? membered that you-g man before he went abroad, from the age of seventeen, in 1846; remembered his appearance distinctly; he was thin, broad-shouldered, awkward, very plain looking, and altogether remarkable looking. His principal pursuit was smoking. He was not fond of society at all, owing to his dlffl-. culty In speaking English, and associated with his Interiors, was much about the stables,' was of few worde, shy, and fond of being by himself. Witness spoke of the time claimant oras at Stonyhurst, of his fondness for .drawing, ships being lavotlte subjects: of knowing I him when he was In the Carbineers; ot [ recollecting when he was going away and telling him lt was foolish to do so. Tbat was the last time witness saw bim previous to his departure for Australia. Witness continued j an intimacy witn the Tichborne lamily, and with Slr Alfred DJ particular to the lime ot his death. Since the return of the claimant to this country witness bad been in intimate as? sociai lon with him and assisted him In every way possible, for tho-sake of justice and no j other reason, certainly not for payment Wit- ] ness communicated with Lady Doughty be? fore he saw claimant. He did not believe claimant to be the man until after he saw him. In December, 1866, witness went to J i Alresford, and first saw the claimant ot the Swan. The circumstances of the day, which did not lead to recognition then, were minutely detailed. Having In the mean- j time seen Bogle, witness again saw1 claimant at Alresford. Toe witness rpoke .of preliminary precautions taken to have from the claimant some inkling of identity before he and Mr. Hopkins (who was at Alresford then) would meet him. This was effected by a letter written by the claim? ant to witness, containing allusions to certain matters. Having 'been shown a j) holograph of the claimant (much as he ls) witness then Bald, "Tnat Is "Rog*'r Tichborne-there is no I mistake about lt," and this notwithstanding minor differences of appearance. In the event witness saw. the claimant lo person at Alresford, and ho went on to tell what oo ! f??rred on that occasion, dwelling particularly on "a smile remembered of old" and other minutiae (with singular intonation, and chow? ing much command of. memory) relating to the taming of a horse and other adven? tures of tho claimant at Melbourne. Noth? ing more passed then, and not hi nu was I said about the Tichborne family. Witness formed an opinion then as to his iden'lty by i his feature! and his voice, which bad an elec- ? : trica! effect oo witness; but he still wished to test him. The process of testing was mlnute I ly. described by the witness-the likeness ot the Tichborne family growing upon him; the peculiarity of bis knuckles and bands; his questioning Uie claimant on occurrence* ol former days, molt circumstantially narrated, comprising reference to persons, Ur. Henry Seymour, and eenie of the Tichborne tamil\ ; places. Stonyhurst, for instance; special mat? ters, snob as the sealing of the Doughty pro? perty when he came of age, Mr. Hopkins going to see him at Cahir with deeds to sign, i he date of bis going into the army; his saying that he liked Kate Doughty, because she was his only relative who did not try to set him against his mamma, and bis knowing some handwriting shown to him him as thai ot bis mamma. The witness strongly repudi? ated the notion of his having prepared the o lal m ant for this Interview, for be waa muoh prejudiced against him, and did not believe nlm, originally, to' be the man; on that occa? sion, witness came to the conclusion that be j was the man; on the Sunday following; the claimant was to go to the chapel at Tichborne to see Mrs. Greenwood, but be was prevented, ?nd witness went alone; witness saw claimant at Mr. Hopkins's house on the following Thurs? day, but be took no further trouble lo assure himself of bis Identity, .there being no occa. sion; since then witness had been constantly In the claimant's company, and be repealed there was no possibility of a doubt that he was J Roger Tichborne. 8EAININA STEW. MADRID, December^. T n ere ls tremendous excitement over Grant's - message regarding Cuban affairs. The gov? ernment have resolved to maintain a firm at? titude, and reinforcements of four thousand men, two generals and four iron-clads will be dispatched Immediately to Coba. THE AMERICAN REDS. Nsw TORI, December ll. The police arrested six of the party of Inter-1 nationals who attempted a parade yesterday. A meeting of the International Society was called, and inflammatory speeches were made. A mass meeting was called tor six this morn? ing, in the square fronting the police station where the prisoners will be arraigned. Large numbera were present, including women, who visited the prisoners tn their cells last night. A cosmopolitan conference at the meeting last night passed resolutions denounc? ing all interference, and commanding an inter? national parade next Sunday. They raised money to defend the prisoners. LATKB.- A number of International work- j m<*n attended the court where the imprisoned brothers were about tobe tried; red ribbons, feathers and neckties being conspicuous. Ju ge Stanley discharged all of the prison? ers on the ground that they had been suffi? ciently punished. The crowd greeted the re? leased men enthusiastically. Their red flag was restored to them, and a mass meeting and parade are projected for some evening this week. THE PRINCE BO BETTER. GRIEF AND GLOOM AT SANDRING? HAM. A Stan lin? Dispatch-The Latest O?& etal Reports-Ho Change tor Better or for Worst. SANDRINGHAM, December 11-8 A. If. The Prince of Wales passed a restless night, and there has been a farther recurrence of graver symptoms. His state continues pre? carious. SANDRINGHAM, December lt-Noon. The condition of the Prince ls unchanged, and bis symptoms are unaltered. LONDON, December ll. An unofficial telegram from Sandi ingham, at one o'clock, says that it. is evident, from the distress there, that the last, hours of the Prince of Wales are approaching, the whole household being thrown into the deepest gloom. It is reported upon good authority that the prince has been unconscious wltn one interval since the first. The prince's children, thetyieen and other members of the royal family were repeatedly summoned to bis bedside yesterday and to-day. SANDRINGHAM, December 11-6 P. M. The Prince of Wales was restless during the afternoon, but his exhaustion is not increas? ing. SANDRINGHAM, December 11-10 P. II. Tbe Prince of Wales did not sleep during the evening, but his general stale continues unchanged. THE HEIR TO THE THRONE. Gloomy Presentiment?-?'What Hight Happen"-A Reaction la Pablio Sen? timent. [Correspondence of the New York Times.] LONDON, Saturday, November 25.. The alarming illness of the Prince of Wares, following close upon the illness of the Queen, and occurring in the midst of heated discus? sions as to the advantages and disadvantages of a monarchy, has naturally caused a good deal of uneasiness. For about a week he had been out of sorts, and feverish symptoms had been observed; but it was thought to be only an ordinary attack of Influenza. On Monday last the sickness was unmistakably recognized as typhoid fever. Dr. Gull was telegraphed tor from London, and Slr William Jen? ner, the Queen's physician, who was with her Majesty at Balmoral, burned south, es fast as express engines oould carry him. There can be no doubt that the attack h4B been a sharp one, and though the doctors' bulletins, issued twice a day, are of the most reassuring character, it eau not be assumed that ail danger is over. The Prince is young, be has never.been seriously Ul before, abd typhoid fever is usually a very mild affair com? pared with typhus or even scarlet fever. It ls not the fever ttseir. ont tte patient's general state of health, which ls low and depressed, that excites uneasiness. He has been sofTer ing from a whitlow on the hand, which seems to resist treatment and to show a poor condi? tion ; and it ia remembered that his father was carried off, not by the fever which first struck him down, and which at the outset was con? fidently announced to bo unattended by un? favorable symptoms, but by his want of recuperative power, er, as the doctors called it, by a sudden failure of vital energy. If they could have sustained him by stlmu lanta, even for another night, they thought be might have recovered. It ts feared that the Prince of Wales bas Inherited his father's lym? phatic constitution, which his habit of exces? sive and incessant smoking is not likely to have strengthened. Under these circum? stances a very ordinary sickness might be pro? ductive of very serious and alarming conse? quences. The doctors are evidently afraid of com pilcal lons. Tbe Queen returned to Wind sor this morning, having travelled all night. WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. Ihe Queen is now in ber fifty-second year, and has only just recovered from a complica? tion of distressing maladies. The Prince completed his thirtieth year a week or two ?lace. His eldest son, and heir to the crown In the second Une, Prince Albert Victor, will be eight In January next Whatever happens, there can be no fear for the succession, since, apart from the Prince of Wales'a brothers and sisters, he has a second son. and three daugh? ters. But a long minority would oe a very awkward and unpleasant occurrence, espe? cially at the present time. A Regency, which might devolve on the Duke of Edinburgh, or perhaps on the Duke of Cambridge, would be almost certain to be unpopular, and practi? cally the country would be governed by a Parliamentary Convention, which would as? similate the conditions of government much more closely than at present to an actual Re? public, not merely lh substance, but in outl ward lorin. lt ls conceivable that there might not be a '-good time" In store for a young Slog, who suddenly beean to reign after several years during which the country had become accustomed to do without one. On the other hand lt ls not improbable that (be country might, in the interval, have felt the want of a sovereign so much that it would hail his appearance'with much the sune wild delight as. In a former age, lt welcomed back Charles II, and the monarchy might, to the confusion of prophets and philoso? phers, enter upon a new and lode fin* te lease of popularity and power. For my own part, 1 have no pretensions to be con? sidered either a prophet or a philosopher, and really have no id - a what would be most likely to happen lu such contingency, but you will see from what I bave said that people who '.bink it worth while to consider the fm ure and who believe that the destinies of States are in? fluenced by their forms ol government, have abundant material for rather anxious leflec tlo'n. One of the Immediate results of any? thing happening to the Queen or her eldest son, would certainly be io. produce a strong reaction In favor of the royal family. Even as it ls, this ls quite perceptible.' SENTIMXNT IN RELATION TO THE PRINCE. Tbe Queen's illness made people very- un? comfortable at the recollection of the hard things which had been said about her seclu? sion, and within the just day or two it has been generally discovered that there is a good deal to be said in favor of the Prince of Wales, as undoubtedly tbere is. He was a frank, loyal, warm hearted and affectionate young man, who has been much more sinned against lhau sinning, and about whose pri? vate lie and character the scandalous stories which have been circulated are as abBtird as they are false and malicious. He ls a "good fellow" ol the Jolly, boyish type of mjray other young noblemen of his day, who has had a tremendous share of the good things of this world brought within his reach, and who falls to upon them with an excellent appetite. His life is not dissolute or debauched, but U is a life without elegance, refinement or intellectual or moral dignity. He ts not a monarch ot men, certainly; ne is not an ideal King; but then ideal Kings have always been rather scarce, and if one were to turn up now-a-days, ho might hare some dif? ficulty In finding subjects. An ideal. King might not care to play the Prince's, part. King Alfred, it the historians are right, 'was really a kingly man, but some ol his ways might not flt In very well with the constitu? tional system, with ballot-boxes, (to come next year, the soothsayers tell,) majority vote? and vox Dei bawled through the hoarse throats of the populace. The Prince, I fancy, ls neither better nor worse than the continuity et history and the conditions ot his time permit him lo be. He is not a great man, but he is a very fair Prince, aa Pi luces go. * F. J. H. THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. MATAMORAS, December ll. Previno telegraphs that Saltillo, with the government troops and stores, has surrender? ed. Cortina arrived here on the 10th, and the elections favored the antl-Juarlsts. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -There are several cases of cholera at Alexandria, Egypt. -Senator Wilson failed in the attempt to re? concile Grant and Sumner. -Dr. Cnlpley'8 private lunatic asylum, near Lexington, Ky., ls burned. -The Rev. Edward R. Hlgbee, the minister ol Trinity Chapel, New York, 1B dead. -A lamp explosion In Philadelphia caused the burning of a house In which was a small? pox corpse. The Inhabitants of the house, who were burned out, were refused any refuge by their Bmall-pox-dreadlng neighbors. JUDGE ORB TO THE RESCUE. An Outspoken Approval of the Kt Klux La VT-\ o Remedy bat the Ballot. The following is sn extract from the charge of Judge James L. Orr to the grand jury of Plckens County, delivered on Monday last : Since November, 1868. when your first court was held alter the division, there have been only twenty-seven bills of Indictment handed to the grand Jury by the solicitor up to the pre- j sent terra of the court-three years 1 Your | population ls not less than ten thousand. Have fewer violations of the rights of persons or property been committed anywhere In the United States, as exhibited by these sta? tistics, by an equal population, than in the County of Pickens ! Yours are pre-eminent? ly a law-abiding and . law-enforcing people. Peace, order and prosperity pervades as I a result in your borders. No disquiet, | alarm or interference with your usual avocations have overtaken you. The contrast here, with the situation prevailing In several of the counties of the State, is singularly fa- j vordble and gratifying to yon;. However men may differ In their opinions ns to the wisdom and Justice of .he courte pursued by the Fede-1 ral Government in suspending the writ of | habeas corpus in several of the counties ot the State-and lt is due to frankness that I should, as an Individual, say lt was, In my judgment, a necessity-it is very certain that the coun? ties that frowned down all unlawful combina? tions-the counties that have protected person and property by law-the, counties where Keace, quiet and good order have prevailed ave been exempted from the stern provi? sions of the President's proclamation suspend? ing the habeas corpus. Persist in the good oonduct which bas markod your history for three years past, and be assured the privileges of habeas corpus will never be denied to the County of Pickens. You have been taxed more heavily for three years past than ever before, and complaints are made In many quarters that larger sums are collected than a judicious economy would justify, and charges are preferred that there is not a faithful disbursing or accounting for j the collections, and it is recommended In some quarters that the people should refuse to pay the taxes imposed tor the fiscal year end? ing 15th January next. Such advice in my opinion Is ill-judged and will work out perni? cious results. Under oar system of government, the reme? dy for legislative and executive malfeasance and (he only safe and legitimate remedy-is the ballot-box. It may be slow and embarracs lng, but, sooner or later, evils which may be subjects of just complaint will there be cor? rected. But the manor community who un? dertakes to oppose the laws of the State under which they live, by force or violence, will surely tome to grief; they will most certainly find ?he arm of even an obnoxious law strong? er than their best concerted opposition, until repealed by competent authority. A* Jaw-abiding- citizens, you.will, I am sure, hesitate long before you resobre to resist the tax laws passed by the 'Legislature, whether you think them oppressive or otherwise. If the public officers charged with Collecting and disbursing the public funds hare been guilty of fraud or peculation, let their misdeeds be ferreted out, .and the guilty brought to pun? ishment, _ _ ; PROCEEDINGS OE CONGRESS. WASHTNOTON, December ll. In the Senate Mr. Robertson introduded bis amnesty bili, which passed the House last ses? sion, with the recommendation that lt pass. It excludes former navy, army and legislative j officers who went ( into the Confederate ser-1 vice. Sumner's bill, abolishing the internal revenue bureau, and reducing all special taxes and increasing the direct whiskey tax to eighty cents a gallon, was under discussion on the | question whether lt shall go to the table or a committee. Sherman argued lt was uncon? stitutional for the Senate to originate such a bill. Tbe elections committee had a consulta? tion over the Texas contested seats. No con? clusion. The Senate ratified th? supplemental treaty with Mexico, extending the time of the pre? sent commissions for settling claims. Sumner was excused from the committee on elections and privileges. Several petitions were presented In favor of free salt. Sum? ner's bill, abolishing the Internal .revenue j bureau, was referred to the committee on finance. Morton offered a concurrent reso? lution that Congress adlouro's'ne die on Ihe third Monday In May. The balance of the day was consumed In the discussion of the treas? ury defalcations. The executive session con? firmed Watts as commissioner ot agriculture, and Walker as commissioner of Indian affairs, In tbe House many bills were Introduced under the regular cal), Including amnesty^ .without exception, by Cox; repealing rewards tor revenue Informers; making foreigners eli? gible to the Presidency; connecting the Missis? sippi and Lake Michigan by a sblp canal; reg ulai lng contracts for carrying the malts. A concurrent resolution was introduced adjourn? ing from the 21st of December to 8th January. The apportionment bill was discussed for the balance of the day with no progress. . ?i ? TUE U. S. SUPREME COURT. A Highly Important Decision/. WASHINGTON,- December ll. Ward vs. the State ot Maryland, error to the Supreme Court of Maryland ., In this case, the plaintiff in error was indicted in tba State Court for violating the State laws against sales by sample, by non-residents without a license, and the court affirmed the right of the State to exact the license. Thia court holds that the statute of Marj land is a viol a ion of that clause ol the constitution which guarantees to the citizens of each State all the rights, privllegrB, ic., ol citizens lo seve ral States, and that lt LS. therefore void. But the view ls taken that lt. is not a violation'of the commercial clause of the constitution, if the lax on residents and non? residents ls equally laid. Ur. Justice Clifford delivered the opinion of the toort. Mr. Jus? tice Bradley concurred In the opinion aa to the first branch ot the decision, but dissented as to the second, holding that" the statutels a violation of the commercial clause bf the con? stitution, because it ls a regulation of com? merce between the Slates, and that it U re? pugnant to this clause of the constitution without regard to the equality of the tax. THE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON*, December ll. The area of the lowest pressure will proba? bly move eastward over Pennsylvania and New England; and t hat of the highest barome? ter will move northeastward, with clear and pleasant weather from Virginia to Illinois and southward. Cloudy weather will continue, possibly with snow or rain, on Lake Onta? rio, where brisk, but no necessarily danger? ous winds, are probable for to-morrow. Yesterday'* Weather Reports ot the Signal Service, If. g. A.-4.47 P. SI., Local Time. Place ot Observation. Augusts, Qa... Baltimore. Boston i..< Charleston. Ohlcagu. Ol nein nat I. Rey Weat, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis. Tenn.. Mt. Washington. New Orlean-t.... New York. Norfolk. Philadelphia. Portland. Me.... Savannah . St. Lout-. Wa?hti)gton,D 0 Wiimmcron.NO. q 3 C 2? on l*'f *s z I . Ii ? ? 1 ; " : 3 y ?? e P- : 5 . . . . -> . - a 80.07 69 NW Gentle, i Olear. 2? 85 43 > Otntie. Fair. .9.82 SS W Gentle. Cloudv. 30.J4 67 sw Light. Clear. 30.081 42 W Fresh. Clear. 30.ll! 41 NW Gentle. Fair. 30.14 71 N Fresh. Hazy. 30.OS 50 SE Brisk. Clear. 30.23 Bi SW Oentie. Clear. 29.64 6 SW Fresh. Cloudy. JO.27 66 Calm.Clear. 29.93 41 SW Gentle. Fair. 29.V8 48 SW Gentle. Hazy. 29.83 43 SW Light, fair. 29.78 81, W (Jemie. Cloudy. 30.09 67 W Gentle. Clear. 30.15 47|W Gentle. Clear. ?9.84 42;SW Fresh. Fair. 29.09 62|SW (Gentle, "lear. -Nora.-The weather rejort dated T.iTO'ciocs, thia morning, will be posted In the rooms or the Chamber of Commerce ar. io o'clock A. M., and, together with the" weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the Chamber? be examined by ship? masters at any time during the day. GLIMPSES OF -GOTHAM. RED REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN NEW YORK. Wendell Phillipe Kalogixlng lae French Commune - Honor to the Monee of Boucl ?nd Ferre ?HM Beecher been Converted to ?ptrltaal lem 1 -Extraordinary Prank? of the Ohoiu la Plymouth Church-Prof ree? of the Hew Sect-Clove of the it? Lia n Opera Season. [PBOH OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEW TORC, December 7. Wendell Phillips lectnred nt Steinway Hall, last nicht, on his new bobby, Labor Reform, and took occasion to pronounce a glowing eulogy on the men of the French Commune. Phillips ls just such another tearer-down and leveller as Ferre, and naturally sympathizes with him. He declared the "recent barbarous executions in France, tn cold blood, six months after. all struggles were over, a dis Kee and shame to humanity." Citizen Phil , I remember, thought ex-President Davis and General Lee should bave been banged after the fall of the Confederacy. Circum? stances alter cases. The red flag will be carried through the streets of New York, on Sunday next, in honor of the victims of M. Thlers's policy. A procession is to march to one of the halls in the French quarter, where speeches of the most advanced revolutionary stripe are to be delivered. The society of the Internationale, which bas niue sections in New York, com? posed of Frenchmen, Germans, Italians and Americans, bas the ceremonies in charge. General Rossel bas been elevated to the honors of marty dom by the action of the French mili? tary authorities, and henceforth his name and late are to be recalled to eryjtallze and keep alive tho spirit of revolution in Europe. The reds have long been in want of a hero of good reputation to use in their invocations. The interest In the subject of modera "spir? itualism,'' so-called, has been revived by the report that Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has be? come a convert to the new faith. The infer? ence was undoubtedly gathered from a sermon which he preached on Sunday night last to bis congregation In Plymouth Church, and in which he expressed his belief in the existence of "spirits," who used their Influence, both for good and evil, on (mortals. Taken In con? nection with the wonderful stories ot table tipping in Plymouth Church, some of the newspaper* Jumped to the conclusion that the ?arson had Rone over to the fold of Andrew ackson Davis. The religions views of Mr. Beecher are really of some importance; for his Influence is so wide-spread that any change he might make would carry thousands With Tr. He has spoiled the' sensation, how? ever, by writing to the Tribune that nothing he has yet seen in the so-called spiritual phe? nomena has convinced him that lt comes from an agency outside of the hanan will. He be? lieves, however, that the phenomena has Im? portant seiemifle value, and1 rejoices that sci? entists In England have bezun a rear investi? gation of Its merits. The blood-curd,lng tales of the ghostly doings In Plymouth church are elven to the public on the authority of the several truthful reporters ot the daily press who are detailed oo Sundays to take down* Mr. Beecher's ser? mons for their respective papers. The report-. era1 tables are Just under the sacred desk, and during the services the bustling Innovators may be Been scratching away as If their salva? tion depended upon their keeping up with the.' progress of events. We may Imagine the hor? ror with which the early New England Puri? tans, of which Plymouth Church ls a represen? tative, would have regarded the appearance of busy newspaper men around the altar, plying their vocation. It seems that the spirits must be horrified somewhat in in the same way, for recently they have taken to moving, Miling and tilting over the report? ers' tables In the most mysterious manner. Sometimes they shake up the furniture ia such a lively style that tbe astonished and despair? ing newspaper men and women (for there are two lady reporters) abandon their seats in dis? may. The spiritualistic oracles who have been consulted upon this matter say that Mr. Beecher ls a powerful medium? that his pulpit ministrations draw around bim myriads of spirits, and that the whole edifice ls pervaded with their Influence; Indeed, that the place ls so charged with the celestial presence that the tables and all other furniture not nailed down cannot help dancing. The spiritualists are a growing sect In New York, though they do not Increase BO rapidly ss ia the North west, where they are now sup? posed to be in an actual majority of the peo Ele. They have no churches, but meet In alls hired for the purpose oo the Sabbath, and are generally very quiet and devout in their worship. Tue services consist of hymn singing, discourses by leading people of the congregation, and messages or sermons from the "spirit world" through female mediums, who obligingly go into the trance state on the platform. Usually the spirits of Washington, Napoleon, Humboldt, Wesley, and other men eminent in this life, are In attendance, and give their views on t nings In general through this convenient channel. . The real work of proselytism ls being done In the "Children's Lyceums.''. The spiritual Ms appear to be Indifferent to thc conversion of their adult cotemporarlee. If men and wo? men ot this perverse generation shut their eyes and cars to the evidences around them, it is their own folly. The world ls to be made better and opened to the influence of the in? habitants of the upper spheres by the genera? tions of the future, and fer thu reason the spiritualist* take the greatest pains to "go for" the children. . The "lyceums," therelore-, are of far greater Importance In their estima? tion than the church or society meetings, and. lt Is in the children's gatherings on sunday that thc real work and strength of the spiritu? alist movement may be seen. Tbe seer, Da? vis, who reels off taino ms of Incoherent trash, has prepared many books especially for the education of children In the new philosophy. Tee Italian opera season closes on Satur? day night, and Nilsson, with the troupe, goes to Philadelphia. The season has been the most remunerative since Marlo and Grist were here, though lt is Bald that tbe Swedish nightingale bas" absorbed most of the profits, and that the managet lal Brothers Strakosch have little besides glory to boast of In their triumph. Nilsson's last great'effort was in Lucia. Brigaoli was the Edgardo. . NTH. LOOKING INTO TRIE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, September ll. The treasury of.the United States, at the re? quest ol Treasurer Spinner, has been placed In the hands ot a committee appointed by Boutwell. The Investigation will consume several months. Meantime there will be no Interruption to business, as the committee will, from day to day, supply Spinner with the funds needed for the day. Notices in Sankntptcrj. I~N~THE DISTRTCI^?URT'^^TILE UNITED STATEo, FOR TBE DISTRICT OP BOOTH CAROLINA.-In the matter of JAMES s. 0. MAYRANT.-In Bankruptcy.-A Warrant tn Bankruptcy baa been Issued by ?aid court against the Estate of JAMES a. 0. MAYKANT, or the County of Richland, of the State of South Caro? lina, in said DUtric, adjudged a Bankrupt on the petition o' his creditors; and the payment of any debts a d the delivery of any property belonging to 6 uti Bankrupt to him or to his ase, and the transfer of any property by him are forbidden by law. A mee tin ft of the creditors of .-aid Bankrupt, to prove their debts and choose one or more As? signees of his Estate, will be held ataConrtof Bankruptcy, to be holden at Columbia, in said District, on the THUD DAT OP JANUARY, A. D. 1872, at li o'olook A. M, at the office oi 0. G. JA to - B, one of tee Registrars la Bankruptcy or said Court. L. E. JOHNSON, deeMjjanj_Marshal, Messenger. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. In the matter of w. c. P. BELLINGER AND W. H. BELLINGER, as BELLINGER A SON, Of Wal terboro', S. 0., Bankrupts.-Petition for fall and final discharge la Bankruptcy.-Ordered, that a hearing be bad on the SECOMB DAY OP JANUART, A. D. 1872, at Federal Courthouse m Oharieston, S. C., and that all creditors, Ac, of said Bankrupts appear at said time and place, and show canse, If any they can, why the prayer of tbe petitioners should not be granted. And that the second and tnird meetings of creditors of said Bankrupts wm be held at the office of JULIUS C. CARPENTER, E - q , Re? bi rar of Second Congress! mal District, S. C , on TWENTY-BIQHTH DAY OP DSCBXBBS, 1871, St 12 M. By order of the Court, the 2d day of December, A. D. 1 = 71. DAN'L HORLBECK, Clerk of the District Court of the United deo5-ta3 States for South Carolina. JehUboliVo Uart)*. MANHOOD. IN THE . -. YOlJiNG & RISING GENER ATION . The vegetative powers of ? ife are strong, bot in a few years how often the pallid hue, the 1 ?cr. ras? tre eye, and emaciated form, show their banefnl lnflnenoe. It soon becomes evident to the observ? er that some depressing influence ls cheesing tho development of the body. Conanenpiton is talced or, and perhaps the yon th ls removed from school and sent into the country.. This is one of the worst movements. Removed from ordinary di? versions of the ever-changing scenes of the city, the powers or the body, too mach enfeebled to give zest to heal thia; and rural exercise, thoughts are turned Inwardly cpon themselves. If the paUent bea female the approach of the menses is looked for with anxiety as the .first symptom in which nature ls to show her saving power m diffusing the circulation add visiting the cheek with the bloom of health. Alas l increase of appetite bas grown by what lt fed on. The energies of the system are prostrated, and the whole economy is deranged. The beaut ir ol and wo nd errol period tn which body and mind under? go so fascinating a change from child to woman ls looked for in vain. The parent's heart Meeds In anxiety, aad fancies the grave but walang for Itsvlotlm. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHTJ, FOR WEAKNESS ARISING FROM EXCESSES OB EARLY INDISCRETION, attended with the following symptoms: INDIS? POSITION TO EXERTION, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF ME HORT, DIFFICULTY OF BREATH? ING, General Weakness, Horror of Disease, Weak Nerves, Trembling, I) read mi Horror or Death, Night Sweat?, Gold Feet, Wakefulness, Dimness ot Vision, Laasjor, Universal Lassitude or the Mosco lar System, often Enormous appetite with Dys? peptic Symptoms, Hot Hands, Flushing of the Body, Dryness of the Skin, Pallid Countenances and Eruptions on the Face, Pain in the Back, Heaviness or the Ey eada, Frequently Black Spots flying before the Eyes, with temporary Suffusion and Loss ol Sight, Want of Attention, Great Mo? bility, Restlessness, with Horror or Society. Nothing ls more desirable to mob patteats than Solitude, and nothing they more dread, for fear of themselves; no repose of manner, no earnest? ness, oo speculation; but a harried transition from one question to another. THESE SYMPTOMS, IF ALLOWED TO GO ON -WHICH THIS MEDICINE INVARIABLY RE? MOVES-SOON FOLL?W LOSS OF POWER, FATUITY AND EPILEPTIC FITS, IN ONE OF WHICH THE PATIENT MAY EXPIRE. During the Snperlntendence of Dr. WILSON At the ?LO OMI NOD ALE ASYLUM, this sad result occurred to two patients Reason had for a time left Obern, and both died of epilepsy. They wore of both sexes, and about twenty years of age. Who can say that their excesses aro not fre? quently followed by those direful diseases, IN? SANITY and CONSUMPTION f The records of the INSANE ASYLUMS, and the melancboty deaths by, Consumption, bear ample witness to tho troth of those assertions. In Lunatic Asylums the most melancholy exhibition appears. The countenance is actually sodden and quite destitute; neither, mirth nor grief ever visits lt. Should a sound of the voice occur lt ls rarely articulate. " With wotal measures wan despair Low sallen sounds their grief beguiled." While we regret the existence of tbs above dis? eases and symptoms, we are prepared to offer an invaluable gift of chemistry ror the removal of the consequences. ". ' JOi?rr^ ? :#r*s ? HELMBOLD'S ... - iMtai ?>',,. ?. . ken? .. EXTRACT BUCHU ! AMD IMPROVED ROSE WISH e*i 'J "?f?. ? . cl i ' . ? ? Cares secret anti? delicate disorders in all their stages, at little expense, little or no change in diet, no Inconvenience, and no expos are. It ls pleasant in taste and odor, immediate m lu ac? tion, free from all injurious properties, superse? ding Copaiba and all other nauseous compounds. HELMBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU. There ls no tonic like lu lt ls an anchor or hope to the physician and patient. This ls the testi? mony'of all who have used or prescribed lt. Beware of counterfeits and those cheap decoc? tions called Bnchn, most of whick are prepared by self-styled doctors, from deleterious Ingre? dients, and oft er ed ror sale at "leas price" and' "larger bottles," Ac. They are unreliable and frequently injurious. Ask for Helmbold's. Take no Other. PRICE SI 23 PER BOTTLE. OR SIX BOTTLES FOR SS 50. Delivered to any address. Describe symptoms in ali communications. HELM: BOL n's GENUINE PREPARATIONS, Established upward of twenty years, prepared by H, T. HELMBOLD, PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST, No. 594 Broadway, New York, AMD No. io; 5eath Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Fa. OT1 Sold by Oragglats Every where.-ti* novs-wsSmos Special ffotia*. V IXT pa*- CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP MANHATTAN, from New Torr, an nc?tfsWft abe is THDT DAT discharging -'cargo a?"ldfeHr South Wharf. Goods sot called for iat ranset win remain on the wharf at owners' risk. ?rae* decul JAMES ADO RR A 00., Agente.* ?** CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP FALCON, from Baltimore, er? Wreby notised that she ii THIS DAT discharging cargo ? Pier No. L Union Wharves. AU genes net tatest away af sunset wm -remain on the wharf at eon - sign?es'risk. MORDECAI A OO" declS-l AC? ta P9* CHIMNSf' CONTRACTOR, WARD Kr. X, OFFICE CORNER CHURCH STRI?T A#D BT. MICHAEL'S ALLEY; Hours 0 to ll AJBVJBI lto4P.lL, BIN JAW IN BROWT^ dec 12-1* . Chimney Contractor Wert t. pt* PUBLIC NOTICH-1 of the Charleston Charitable FOUR SPLENDID WAREHOUSES, m Meeting street, opposite Charleston Hotel, and other Pro? perty, wa UNITED STATES COLD BONDS, WU1 take place on the ?th DAT or JAKUABT, lattr Certifier* ^fs deeia-tuthas* pa*- OFFICE CHIEF OF POLICE, MAIN GUARDHOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. 0,,.DE? CEMBER ll, 1871-Notice ls hereby giver to owners, occupants md agenta or all Lots vntn'n the City or Charleston, to have all Cellars, La? trines, Vaalts, Sewers and Dry Wells, within their enclosures, thoroughly emptied and cleaned Within ninety days, end the ofal renae ?ed, in accordance with the provisions of the Cito. .Ordi? nance regulating all nuisances likely to eai laoser the public health. ?\ Assistant inspectors of health will be ?etalled from the Police force to inspect Cellars and Lou, anti note all nuisances, on or before thr ut day of January, and again on the 1st day of March, to ascertain if reported nuisances hate' been' re? moved. - By order of the Mavor, :?.' .lt JOHN o. MiNorr, chief of Batios. Official : JULIUS A. LiPRINCB, Clerk. decll-7 _ ' ''' '? ' '??>'<* pat OFFICE CHIEF OF PC-LK?, MAIN GUARDHOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C., DE? CEMBER ll, 1871.-The CHIMNEY CONTACTO BS are hereby notified that, In accordance with Or? dinance, they are required to nave* aa Offl?? where requisitions tor ?weeps I may be made*. Public Notice of such Office mart beaven, and the law requires that the Oot?tractors shall :.gtft notice, in public prtat, Ot" the t?ne tnt hour Mw Chimneys are to se swept. .. .>, .?j?aap Numer?os complalntenavlag been made of tte Inattention of tte Contrae tore, they are hereby warned that the flne will be vigorously inflicted for any neglect, and the Police are instructed promptly to report ail violi?o as of skid Brat nance. JJ For tte convenience of ci tis ens, there wm be a Slate established'it ta? Upper and coe at the Mam Guardhouse, Where complain ta may be Cally recorded; and Chimney Contractors ire reoulred to That the Ouarthoueo of their dally, for toe parp?se of notluj such as may have been thero recorded. By order of the Mayor. JOHN 0. MJMOIT, Chief of Police. Official : JULIUS A. LaPRlNOK, Clerk. d?cru pa* PDBLJC NOTICE-ALL PERSONS are hereby cautioned not to credit any coe, with? out any exception whataoevsr,' in i out my written order. I Will not be for edy debt whatever which I have not person ally contracted. JOHN P. 8TRECK.FU8S. Charleston, December 9th, 1171. dec*-?? ,?W~ THE CHARLESTON CHARITA BLE ASSOCIATION, FDR THE BENEFIT OF TB* FREE SCHOOL FUND, -OF FI CAL BAPFMCfc NUMBERS. 1 :??.:.:,? CLASS NO J40-Moaxi?iO. .x , <Ai : OLABSNo. 241-EVXNINO. , .44-11^-B^-U_M^-2e-?M^-^ AS wt tn eas our Und at OnAtf eaton tms ltth day of December; iSfL PUN FMK, ~ 8 4 ' ' . JAMES OrLLrfcAirDt - tl octa ?worn co.mmlssj<yefs. XV CLEAR AND HARMLESS AS Wi JER-?ATTASS'S CRYSTAL DISCOVERY FOR , TUE HAIR.-A perfectly clear preparation hi one f bottle, areatiiy;MW SS water*,'foi restoring to gray bair its* naturil color and y ou t tu ni appear? ance,' to eradicate asm fr?tent dandruff, to pro? mote the growth br the hair and ..stop its falling ont. It la entirely h a rm i ees, and perfectly, free from any pois; no us substance, and ?Ul therefore take the place of all the dirty and unpleasant preparations now in use. Numerous teatlmonla's hove been sent ns (rom many of our mott promi? nent c.tuena, some of which are aubj?tned. In everything m which the articles dow tn tue are objectionable, CRYSTAL DISCOVERY la perfect. It IB warranted to com aln n?tther Sugar of Lead, Sulphur dr Nitrate of Stiver.-* does not sou tte clothes or scalp, ta agreeably perfumed, and makes one or theb st dreeslnga for tbe Hair in use. It restores the color of the Hair "moreper feet and uniformly than a ny otter preparation," and always doss so in from turee to tea d*ys, vi rt nally feeding the roots or tte Hair With .all tue nourishing quail:lea necessary tb its growth and healthy condition; U restore* the decayed and induces a new growth or the Hair mere peel tlvely than anything else. The application of this wonderful dUcoyery also produces ? pieesen t and cooling effect on the scalp and gives the Hair a pleasing and elegant appearance. . We caU especial attention to the fact that a limit ed number of trial bot ties will be given Way gratuitously to those wishing to try it. You Will notice that In pursuing thia course our aim ls to convince by tte actual merita of tte article. . ARTHUR NATT ANS, ' Inventor and Proprietor, Washington, D. & For sale by tte Agent, . Du, H. BAER, No. 181 Meeting street, Charleston, s. a novis-stnttly Pti-c distribution. g?l?fiCl]aa? N?^TICE. ' To the Ladies of Charleston, THE DIAMONDS, GOLD WATCHES AND JEWELRY, To be Raffled by tte CHARLESTON CHARITA? BLE ASSOCIATION, in public, on SATURDAY, THE 23D OF DECEMBER instant, OSO be seen at Mr. frKRINE'S DRUG STORE, No. USO Klag. street, Charleston. The DIAMONDS consist of sets of Earrings and Breastpins, and Rings, Bracelets, Gold Watches and Opera Cha?na, Gentlemen's Fine Gold Watches (Stem-winders) and Chaina AU tte goods are warranted to be of tte Hat quant?-, and aay Jeweller caa examine them as to their genuineness and quality. The Diamonds are rich and large, and set ia tte latest style, and have just been imported for tte Association by tte cere? brated Importing Je wellers "L ARMOUR A CO.," of Baltimore City. CERT1F CATE CHANCES only ONE DOLLAR, andean be purchased at Mr. SE RINK'S STORE. Ladies and Gentlemen are respectfully invited to examine these Beautiful Goods. A lady wUl tte la attendance therefrom 10 to 1 o'clock, eena Oat/, and will be pleased to ah ow the Diam o nos, Watches, ?c detM?