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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A THE KU-KLUX TRIALS. AVERT, THE XIS S IX G DEFENDANT, FOUXD GUILTY BT THE JVRT. Four Plore Prisoners Plead Guilty. [STSCLAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, January 2. The trial of Dr. Avery wa3 resumed this morning ia tb? United States Court. After I arguments by Messrs. McMaster and Wilson for the defence, and by Mr. Corbin for the prosecution, the jory retired, and in a short time returned a verdict of guilty. No motion for judgment was made. Four of the Spartanbnrg prisoners pleaded guilty, and were remanded for sentence. PICKET. . . THE FLIGHT OF DR. AVERT. The Scene In Court-A Sharp Colloquy What ls Thought of the Aoc used Hav? ing Taken French Leave. [FROM OrjB SPACIAL REPORTER ] % COLUMBIA, S.C.. January 1. The proceedings in the Eu-Elaz Court this morning were very mach like the play of Hamlet, with Hamlet left out. The trial ot Or. Avery continued, but the defendant was absent. Whether he had left the city to spend the Sabbath with his family, and had missed some train which would have brought him here this morning, or whether he had quitted the country in disgust, did not appear, but the court evidently acted on the latter supposi? tion. At the opening of the court, the district attorney produced witness in rebuttal of cer? tain points testified to by the witnesses for the defence. Tie first witness was C. H. Bank hard, a man who ls on the pay rolls as a juror, who testified that he saw l)r. Avery last Saturday evening, before the assembling of the court, in close conversation with Louisa Chambers, one of the witnesses for the de? fence. "Governor" Fowell was reca'Ied, and re? peated his testimony about the polls at Bock Hill having been crowded by white men at the election In 1868. Major Merrill testified that he had had a con? versation with Rev. R. E. Cooper In Torkville, while that gentleman was under arrest on the charge of threatening a witness, and that Mr. Cooper had repeatedly-told him that he had not named to preacher Postle the consequences of perjury. This completed Ibe very lame case for the prosecution, amrCol. McMaster, of the defence, began bis address to the jury. He had only proceeded with a few general remarks about the origin of the ] ur y system and its impor? tance In a free country, when Mr. Corbin in? terrupted by calling the attention of the court to the fact that the defendant waa not present. He said that he had asked the eounsel where the defendant was, and had received the reply that that was for him (Corbin) to find out. *a Mr. wilson explained that Dr. Avery bad left columbia on Saturday night to make a brief visit to his family. He had had DO in? terview with him before he left, but had un? derstood that he was to-return on the next train. Judge Bond then interposed as fol? lows: Judge Bond. Mr. McMaster, where ls the prisoner ? Colonel McMaster... I hope the court will oxease me from answering that question ? Judge Bond. Do you know where the pris- \ ? oner ls ? Colonel McMaster. I hope that the court will excuse me from answering that question. Judge Bond. Mr. Clerk, serve a rule on Mr. McMaster to show cause why his name should i not be stricken from the rolls of the bar. i The rule was prepared by the clerk, requlr- t lng Colonel McMaster tb show canoe why bis t name should not be stricken from the rolls ot ] attorneys of that court for contempt in refus? ing to answer a question of the court. Colonel McMaster retained his seat during the prepara-1 lion of this order, and when it had been hand- j t ed to him he rose and said that he hoped the | i court would allow bim to. say a few words. He only wasted a little time to make his reply upon a subject of such grave importance to 11 himself. He desired tc- take the advice of I < counsel upon the matter, and asked to be 11 allowed until to-morrow morning to make his reply. \ Judge Bond returned no answer to this re- 1 quest, but Inquired of the district attorney If '\ he proposed to proceed against the prisoner's ( ball. Mr. Corbin rep'.led that he did Intend to < proceed at once, and he drew up an order t that the ball be forfeited, and that a writ of i soire facias* be issued and made returnable on Wednesday, the 3d Instant. This order was .signed by the judges, and has been since, as t I am Informed, served upon Mr. J. T. Lowry, of York County, who is Dr. Avery's bonds- t m>? In the amount of three thousand dollars, i Me. Corbin next remarked tbat upon con- t 8ultation with the attorney-general and others, i he found that some doubts existed in their < minds as to whether the trial could properly be j continued in the absence of the accused; whe th- i er a verdict rendered under such circumstances would not be Invalid, and he suggested an ad- ! Jourmnent until to-morrow morning to enable I ? the prosecuting counsel to consult further ? upon thia point. An adjournment was accord? ingly ordered until to-morrow at ll A. M., and the court, counsel and spectators flocked to the yard of the Statehouse to witness the raree-show that had been gotten up in honor t of Mr. Lincoln's master-stroke of policy.. j I suppose there is no doubt that Dr. Avery t has left this part of the coualry, and there ap- < pears to be bat one opinion among the intelll- ] gent and sensible people In the city as to the necessity and expediency of this step on his part. I had an interview this afternoon with a prominent gentleman, who bas been regu? lar tn bis attendance at the court during this trial, which was about as follows : Correspondent. Has Dr. Avery really fled the country* Mr.-Ye?, lt must be. that he has. did think that he might have missed the train from York vii le last night, but the after? noon train bas now arrived, and as he did not | ] come upon lt, I presume he has effected his ?scape. Correspondent. What is your opinion of j the policy of such a step ? Mr.-I think every one will admit that he would have been an ass not to have gone% Correspondent. But he has clearly violated the law. Mr-. Tes, In the ejes of the" law he has done wrong, but by every rule of honor and morals he has done exactly right. I be lietfe also that his departure was excellently L. well timed. He had established proofs enough 11 to convince any Intelligent jury of his perfect > Innocence, and he stood his trial long enough I to do that Finding, however, that the jury i was packed, and the court, at least in many 11 details, was organized to convict, he preferred to submit to the desolation of his home, and the breaking up of every tie that makes life happy, or' even endurable, In preference to lying in a felon's cell upon mendacious Charges, supported by perjured testimony. _ _ PICKET. NILSSON ANO HER LOVERS.-It ls the mis? fortune of celebrities to be talked about in va? rious more or less unpleasant ways, and Miss Nilsson finds no exception in her own case. It Is difficult to believe that the smiling, dig? nified blonde develops such a Jealous temper in private as to drive the pretty, laughing An? nie Cary tu tears;, but such is the story which follows close upon the heels of the tale of her recently manifested wrath against Miss Kel? logg. As if to complete the defamation of j the Swedish songstress, she is represented as having transferred her affections from the promising young French broker with a long moustache to that most seductive of stage lovers, M. Capoul. Furthermore, the jilted Frenchman is said to be desirous of shooting his tenor rival. The woes of prime donne are by no means so unusual.as to give much prominence to any story ot jealous quarrels be? tween ladles of the same troupe, but the Intro? duction of a romance In real life, with the shadow of a possible tragedy upon it, ls some? thing so novel as to possess considerable in? terest In case Miss Nilsson is obdurate, and worse comes to worst, lt is to be hoped that the duel will be fought with stage swords, and that the slain will revive in time to appear be jSere the curtain ia answer to the applause ?lat is sure to follow. TBE cnnosE SHOEMAKERS. How they are Getting Along In Massa? chusetts. A correspondent oi? the New York Tribune at Xor tn Adams, Massachusetts, states tb at during the year and a half that has passed since the Chinamen were first brought to that place as shoemakers, many ot the doubts that were felt as to the success of the enterprise have passed away, with some of the prejudi? ces against the new-comers. He eays: Most of the Chinamen speak Eoglisb, and many ef them read and write quite well. The 9ame room is used for the dining and school? room, and on the walls may be seen, inter? spersed among the charts for their study, the daily account for table expenses, kept in their queer hieroglyphics by their foreman. Ah Sing, who lias charge of providing for their table, and who is obliged to render dally a strict account of all expenses. Their success as shoemakers seems very satisfactory. lam told, by the superintendent, that the work ac? complished by the seventy-four Chinamen now employed is equal both in quality and quantity to that formerly done by the same number of Crispins. The Crispins were paid from fifteen dollars to twenty dollars a week for doing the work which the China? men are paid (as is generally supposed, though li is not definitely known) about twen? ty-three dollars a month. Their pay roll for the month of November shows that the aggre? gate loss of time by the seventy-four workmen was only five days. Opportunities are here given tbi n of earning additional wages, by working evenings at piece-work. The gamlDg i tables, their proverbial delight, over which they spent considerable of their spare time when they first came here, have been set aside, and one now finds them spending their even- j lng over their studies, or tn earning their extra pay. The climate seems to agree with them, and they express themselves much pleased with their home; but they never will say even to their employers what course they intend to pursue when they have finished their three years' labor. Most of them are boys from sixteen to twenty years of age, with a few older ones. Two or three of them are married, having wives in China. A report, which proves to be only sensational, has been circulated that the Celestials had smuggled some of their fair ones from their own sunny clime to make happy their new home. The exceedingly effeminate appearance of some of them, and their marked affectionate bearing toward each other, was the only ground for this rumor, and BO striking were these characteristics that lt was a long time before even tho assurance of | the trustworthy Ab Sing could convince their employer that ne was- not deceived in the mat? ter of sex._. . ; ABOUT DRY GOODS. The Future Coat and 'Supply. One of the most remarkable facts connected with the trade and production of Great Britain and the United States', ls the recent Increase In consumption of textile fabrics manufactur? ed from cotton and wool. At least such an in? crease may be accepted as a legitimate infer? ence from the movements of the raw material. The statistics furnished by the English Board of Trade show the course of the wool business In that country for the first ten monthB ot the preseot calendar year as compared with the corresponding period In 1870: 18T1. 18T0. Pounds. Pounds Imports.800.930,821 233,216,258 Imparts VOOllen rags... 42,087,280 31,687,808 Total raw material.343.8i7.eoi 264,803,036 Exports.:.181,643,111 84,968,670 Set Imports.212,074,700 179,837,496 Increase. 32,237,294 Increase per cwt. 81# It is thus shown, by the Imports of raw na te rial into Great Britain, tbat there Is an ncrease of 32,237,294 pounds, and an Increase n her exporte to other manufncturlug coun? ties of 46,576,641 pounds. As a consequence >f this increased importation of raw material, Sogland'exported during the same ten months rams and woollen and worsted fabrics to the ralue of ?26,528,000, against ?20,996.000 for :he same time in 1870-an Increase of over twenty-five per cent. It is also a noticeable fact, in the tace of this Increased consumption md production, that the price of wool bas .anged above that of the preceding year. In he cotton industry the same state ot affairs jxists. The same report shows that, duriog he last Eugllsh colton year, ending on the 10th of September last. Great Britain took for ?onsumption 3,222,000 bales, against 2,760,000 )a'es for the year previous-an increase of ;eventeen per cent.; and the Continent 2,046, 100 bales, agalnet 1,627,000 in 1869-70-an in :rease of twenty-five and a half per cent. Or, to present the aggregate, England and the Continent combined took for consumption >.033,000,000 pounds of cotton, against 1,640, MO.ooo the year previous-an Increase of| twenty-four per cent. During the American cotton year, endlag on ?he 31st of August, we consumed 99,000 bales nore than the previous year-an Increase of en per cent. In the United States we have mported since the beginning of the year, ac? cording to the authority ol' tbe New York Bulletin, about 75,000,000 pounds of woo), or 16,500,000 pounds more than during the whole >f 1870, while the receipts of domestic at New fork and Boston togettier are about 2,000,000 >ounds over those of 1870; and jet the wool lealera report stocks as being, on the aver? ige, quite low. In other words, we have ionsumed, since January 1. about 55,000,000 sounds more wool than during the same perl id of last year-an Increase which Is equal to hirty per cent, of the supply ot do mes nc and breign wool for the whole of 1870. Of course his implies a very large Increase tn the pro luctlon of domestic woollen goods; yet, singu? larly, with no corresponding effect upon the lemaud for like foreign products, the im? ports of woollen manufactures at New York or the first ten months of the year having I unounted to $36,910,000, against $28,200,000 p for tbe like period of 1870-an increase of | ti thirty per cent. . Yet, with this large increase a the supply of raw material, strange as it nay seem, we find a uniformly higher range il prices-wool fully twenty-five per cent nigher. The same state ot' things exists in cotton. The grades that sold at this time of last year at I6al6? cent?, are now ruling at I9al9?, cents. Flax in the London market is E68 per lon, against ?63 in September, 1870, ind hemp ?34 10s., against ?32, showing again i high percentage of advance. We thus see that ot the three great staples which provides nearly all the clothing wants il the world, there has been a large increase jf supply, accompanied by a considerable ad? vance in price. Of course, high prices imply tn increased demand from manufacturers, but lo the enlarged wants of manufacturers repre? sent a corresponding demand from the con mmers of goods ? lt is a question ol solici? tude with manufacturers If the productive ca mclty of cotton and woollen machinery, both n this country and EDgland, does not exceed the capacity of consumers to take at present prices. It ls known to those who have Just returned irom Europe that there ls a large ac? cumulation of goods In the chief marts, and Chat we may reasonably look for very large consignments of merchandise this spring. These being tbe facts, and such the condition of the markets, ls there any reason wby prices should not return to their former level ? And, more, what reason ls there for supposing that apon any other basis of values It will be possi? ble to distribute among consumers the present immense production ot textile fabrics? With abundant capital, cheap lu all the markets of the world, no exception to this law can be maintained in favor of any particular class of goods beyond a limited period. The plentiful? ness and cheapness of money is, in the long run, the only true barometer ot prices In every? thing, at least, In the absence of a failure of crops or a short supply of any of the chief sta? ples that are the base of manufactures.- Phil jdelphia Record. BEIT YORK STATE POLITICS. ALBANY, January 2. Both houses were organized to-day, electing the Republican caucus nominees. Hoffman's message was long. Alluding to the July riots, tie wants laws to secure equal rights to men of | whatever creed. Senators should be elected ay the people; recommends a new charter for the City of New York, somewhat similar to that proposed by the oommlttee of seventy; makes no allusion to national affairs. Tweed lid not claim his seat to-day. In the Republi? can caucus nominations yesterday the Grant, or Customhouse faction, had everything their own way. SAMBO AMONG THE SINNERS HOW THE LOYAL FREEDMAN IS TREATED BT THE GRANT RING. They Fill His Pockets oat of Govern? ment Bounty and tlien Empty them for their Own Benefit. A Washington correspondent of the Savan? nah News has been showing up, in rather lively style, some of the peculiar operations of the hangers-on of the Grant administration ia Washington, and especially of tbe philan? thropic gentlemen who have constituted themselves the especial custodians of the cash of the colored people of the South. Atter giving the particulars of a score of shabby transactions, the correspondent says: It ls not pleasant to relate these things, but I regard lt a duty to the colored man, whose friend I have always been, and who needs care, work, education and protection. He needs true friends-not such as seek to enrich themselves by making merchandise of bis cre? dulity and his Ignorance. It may not "startle," but lt certainly will astonish some persons to know that nearly $80,000.000 have been d rawn from the treasury of the United States to pay bounties and "addi? tional bounties'' to colored troops. Compare this large amount with the number of colored troops In active service as shown on the muster-rolls ind lt will at once be apparent that some one bas been extensively engaged In the manufac? ture of "colored troops" Tn need of bounty, and that a large amount of lt went into the pockets aot legitimately entitled to lt. Indeed, it is safe :o say that at least one-third of this large imoont never found the "colored troops" except on paper. The whole system of giving jountyand "additional bounty" to troops, as Jevised by Congress, was extremely pernl :Ious, and opened a wide field for fraud and corruption. It was done by a Republican Con? gress lor political effect, and General Schenck ias at least the credit of being father of the scheme. For a time no distinction was made )elween white and colored troops so far as re ated to bounties. The money was deposited n the treasury, and paid out through the pay naster-generai's office by an officer of the reg liar army. Two gentlemen now prominent n the Bing whicn rules Washington with luchan iron rod, conceived a plan ofsep iratlng the colored from the white troops, md so getting control of the amount illotted as bounty for "colored troops" that hey could use lt for speculative purposes, rhey suggested the scheme to General How ird, and showed him what a field' lt would ?pen to enterprise and profit If he could only ;et control of the funds appropriated to pay ?olored troops, and have the Freedman's Sav ngs and Trust Company made Its depository usteadof the Ireasury of the United States, ["he general took to the Idea very kindly, and vlth the assistance of the gentlemen I have ?eferred to, soon bad authority trom Congress o separate the colored from the white troop?, o take charge of their bounty fund, ind disburse lt through the Freedman's bureau. What more could the general ask if an accommodating Congress ? What more :ould his two friends, with whom the scheme tad originated, and who Deeded accommoda ious. require ? By Its act Congress eave Gen Tal Howard and the Freedman's Bureau al aost unrestricted control of millions ot dol? ara of the government's money, enabled bim o fortify the bank, and be kind to his needy rienda. Ballocb, examiner of the Freedman's tarings and Trust Company, was appointed Us nursing officer for the payment of OG un' i es o colored troops, and at once dignified h I ru? ell* with the rank and title ot brigadier-gene al. I have now brought Ballocb. and Major lodge face to face, one drawing his money rom the treasury and paying bounties to rhtte troops, the other making a depository if the Freedman's Bureau Bank and paying lountles to colored troops. And here let me - si: why j the Freedman's Savings Bank, or ny other bank or trust company, should be o'jsiUoivtl u more Date depository- tor~gov^~ rnment funds than the Treasury of the Jolted States? Free access to so large an mount of money seems to have bad a similar' fleet for evil on those two men, Hodge and ia,loch, and both lell under the temptation, .'heir crimes, so far as Intention aud example .re concerned, are very much alike. But their reatment bas been very unlike. Hodge ised $460,000 of the government money in peculations, was detected, made a manly onfession, was promptly arrested, separated tem his suffering family, Imprisoned In a ?rtress, tried by court martial, degraded and ent to the penitentiary, where he now Iles mmured in a felon's cell. Hodge had no one o come forward and make good his deficien? cy; no powerful friends to shield him with heir political Influence. Republicans In Congress, especially those who are now doing o much to shield corruption, point their Ingers at Major Hodge In his cell, hold his evere sentence up aa a case of party purity, ,nd an example of how promptly the admln stratlon deals with defaulters. But the very ame Republicans refuse an Investigation Into ialloch'd affairs, and for the reason that lt rould Invoke a thorough overhauling of the flairs of the Freedman's Savings and Trust "ompany. This very likely would disclose eer? ala things and bring out the names of certain ilgh officials with whom the administration Lseli might be found to have an unpleasant onnection. But Major Hodge was amenable o military law; and a military tribunal was either dainty nor tardy In dealing out Justice, 'he public have not, up to this time, known o what extent Balloon's defalcations have one. The public knows that he invested a irge amount ot government money in flve wenty bonds, used those bonds as if they rere his own, and regularly drew the Interest n them, In gold, and pocketed lt. But thia ls ny a port, and a very small part of the delln uency. There was more ingenuity in Bal ich's method of doing business than that dopted by H?ge, lt must be confessed.. * An honest secretary of war moved as romptly m the Balloch case as he had done a the Hodge case, and would have dealt as uuimarily with him had he been amenable to liiltary law. There was aline beyond which e could not go. He could Investigate and re ort the delinquency, but Justice must come land do its work through a civil court. ?rlgadler-General Ballocb, disburser of mu? ons ol the people's money, was found to be o brigadier-general at all. He was simply a ot eigner, of whose antecedents lu tie was .no wn. And here again I must mark the dit? ji ent treatment these two men received. As oon as General Shriver had reported on Bal jch's "Irregularities," the Freedmen's Bu eau. the Savings Bank, the Seneca Stone ting, the board of public works, and, indeed, ll the different ring influences that General toward could muster, were brought forward o throw the shield of protection over him. In hort, Balloch ls promoted and Hodge Buffers ti a felon's cell. THE WHARTON-KETCH UM TRIAL. ANNAPOLIS, January 2. Dr. Reese testified, viewing the case exclu Ively from the symptoms and post-mortem, as estlfled to. Witness is of opinion that Ketch im's deatb may be fairly attributable to na ural cause, that ls, to disease. THE VIRGINIA STATE DEBT. RICHMOND, January 8. Governor Walker has vetoed the Joint reso ution of the Legislature suspending the fund ng of the State debt. This, however, will pro laoly amount to nothing, as In the House this eiiolutlon w8B adopted by over three-fourths 'Ote, and IQ the Senate by two-thirds. NEW YORK ITEMS. NEW YORK, January 2. The old board of aldermen, after passing a ?solution Impeaching Mayor Hall, dissolved. Jy order of the court, Mayor Hall qualified hs new board, which proceeded to business, Hayor Hall presiding. James Mayo challenges the world, giving be preference to O'Baldwin, to fight for two housand dollars. There was a fog yesterday, which suspended ha ferries. Connolly's ball qualified to-day and he is re? leased. The new board of aldermen are in full pos? session. The impeachment of Hall by the old icard ls a nullity. Some members of the old leard attempted to take possession ot a room n the city hall, but ware driven off by the po? lice after a short skirmish. The case o?. Allen ve. Flak and Gould is com promised. THE CHARLESTON NEWS-1873. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper In the South. MAKE UP YOUR CLUBS ! 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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. -ffhgf.i.i..t ?ni ?t?a aCa?s?Mg WA?H??GTON, Jamiary27~~ There was a long Cabinet session, after which the President and Akerman had a con sultation, lt ls supposed over the Ku-Klux The debt statement shows a decrease of nearly four and a half mil.ions. Coln In the treasury one "hundred and eleven and a half millions. Currency fifteen and three-quarter millions. The New Civil Service Roles. Among officeholders and candidates for i office, and the political lnfluenoe that sustains j both, there is but very little support given to t the new rules which are to govern the civil < service. One bead of an important bureau j pronounces them a humbug, and several Re publican senators state that they will oppose < legislation to confirm such a policy. One. i reason given ls that residents ot Washington i would have an opportunity to secure all the t offices here, as the new plan would absorb an t amount equal to half a year's salary, if not more, for any one compelled to come from a distance and await here the result of a com petitlve examination. Another Republican member says that lt will drive nearly all the politicians Into the support of the opposition j ticket in the impending Presidential campaign. ? Quite a number of minor appointments, which < would have otherwise been made, have been i delayed In order that the new rule might be t applied to them. The National Republican Convention. I ( It seems to be settled that the National Re-1( publican Convention will be held In Phlladel phla. The arrangement in favor of Phlladel phla has been made In advance bf the meeting 1 of the executive committee by correspondence 1 with a majority of Hs members. Had it not ?< been for the fire the convention would no 1 doubt have met at Chicago. It ls urged i against the claims of St. Louis and Cincinnati that they have not sufficient hotel accommoda? tions. The Ku-Klax Prosecutions. Some of the Southern newspapers having tecently published articles leading their read? ers to believe that the administration did not intend to make any further arrests un?er the Ku-Xlux act, it is authoritatively announced in reply that such is not the case, but that the arrests will be continued and the trials pros? ecuted wlih all possible vigor, the same as heretofore, in North and South Carolina. In? deed, the President has now before him the question of issuing a proclamation suspending the writ of habeas corpus in certain portions of Florida. The const llutionallty ot" the Ku-1 ] Klux law will probably be brought before the Supreme Court at this term, not for argument or decision, as it will not be certified from the United States Court In South Carolina In time to be reached on the docket. The Conrt of Claims. The Court of Claims will reassemble for busi? ness on the 8th, when lt expects the decision of the Snpreme Court on the question ot the constitutionality of the law known as the Drake amendment, relating to the effect ot Presidential pardons on suitors in the Court of Claims. Among the first causes to be argued will be the famous Elgee cotton case, involv? ing between $400,000 and $500,000, the pro? ceeds of cotton sold by agents of the Treasury Department. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. LONDON, January 2. The Prince of Wales ls much improved. The American minister has gone to France, where he will meet Sherman. MADRID, January 2. The ministerial crisis is over in Cuban affairs, and the recall of Roberts from Washington ls contradicted. DUBLIN, January 2. At the inauguration ol' the newly elected conservative mayor a tumultuous mob hissed when the Prince of Wales was mentioned. ROME, January 2. The King sent a special embassador to the Vatican, on New Year's dav, with congratula? tions to the Pope. Antonelli received the em? bassador, and Informed him that the Pope was indisposed and unable to receive visitors. PARIS, Jannary 2. The French won a brilliant victory lo Oran over two rebel chieftains. One hundred and | fifty horsemen were killed. RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION. NEW ORLEANS, January 2. Colonel Edwd. Frost to-day took charge as Seneral superintendent of the New Orleans, ackson and Great Northern, Mississippi Cen-1 tral, and Mississippi and Tennessee Railroads, which are all now under the same manage- j ment. THE STATE CAPITAL. ODDS AND ENDS OF POLITICAL AND \ LOCAL GOSSIP. Emancipation Day-S tanberry, John- | . son and the Ka-Klox Cou rt-I n te res t lng Hebrew Celebration-Impeach? ment Sot Dead Yet-How the Gama ls to be Played. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLOMBIA, S. C., January 1. Tbe old year has gone and the new year has come like a lamb, at least so far as weather is co ocerned, and yesterday and to-day bare been as bright- and beautiful and almost as warm as days In the early autumn. Indeed, If it were not for the leafless trees and the ab? sence of autumnal tints in the foliage it would be. difficult to believe we were not In Septem? ber. The eimile ceases, however, when ap? plied to anything but weather, for socially, po? litically and financially the times are tempes? tuous enough. This has been, of course, a gala day for the colored folks. The streets have been full of such Imitations of soldiers as Scott has succeeded In ralBlng, abd Offenbach, if he could be here, could find material for whole regiments of burlesque soldiery that would exceed his wildest conceits In "Genevieve de Brabant." Three companies paraded, and the man and brother was in his happiest element.. After the procession, the populace flocked to the Statehouse yard, where, after much flour? ishing of trumpets, they were regaled by speeches from the Honorable H?ge and the Honorable Elliott. Candor compels the re? mark that the latter made by far the best speech. The Honorable Chamberlain was to have spoken, but Dr. Avery's coup d'etat had been a staggerer for Corbin, and Chamberlain was busy In picking up his learned friend and setting him on his feet. It will be seen to? morrow morning how nearly he has suc? ceeded. Matters in the Ku-Klux court had been get? ing rather monotonous until Dr. Avery so un? ceremoniously upset Mr. Corbin's very pretty fettle of fish. Both of the eminent counsel rom the North have departed for their homes, md will be heard no more In connection with hese cases, except in the Supreme Court. They have done good service, however, and ?viii continue to do so. Mr. Johnson declared, ust before he left, that he had been absolutely imazed at the barefaced and shameless pack ng of Juries and other Infamous practices he tad witnessed here, and that he would tee that the people ot the North should )e Informed of these outrages by state? ments which he would Insert in the North? ern press over his own signature. Mr. S tan jerry also confessed to having had his ;yes very effectually opened to the horrible perversions of justice here practiced, and, in leed, took occasion, the day before he left, to tell the court, In as plain words as are allowed in forensic diplomacy, his opinion of the court indjury. It wilt demand a great deal of In? dustry on the part of botn those gentle Llemen, however, to contradict any considera ole portion of the Ingenuous rubbish that ls being constantly sent to the Radical papers of the North. There has been a good deal of pleasurable excitement during the last two days among the Hebrew element of Columbia society. A [odie of the Independent Order of fi'nal Berith (SODS of the Covenant) was Instituted In Temperance Hall, yesterday morning, by Grand Officer Wm. Lowenstelo, who bas come from Richmond for that purpose, and desig? nated Gaza Lodge. No. 168.1. O. B. B. The officers elect are Isaac Sulzbacber, president; D. Epstein, vice-president; P. Epstein and C. 5. Braun, secretaries, and C. Hamburg, treas? urer. Among the strangers who assisted in | \ the ceremonies were Rev. Mr. Chumacelro and Messrs. Mantoue, Bice and Sprloz, of Charles? ton. This evening the whole party are belog handsomely entertained at a supper at the resi a&oco ot Mr, D. Epstein, on Leny street. From what I hear, the Legislature ls determined upon Impeachment, notwith? standing the rousing vote by which Bowen's scheme was voted down the ither day. It cost Just sixty-four thou jana - -dollars to accomplish that, and Lbe meh]W& ol the House having struck such a rich i*?ad aa that may be trusted to work the mine to its bottom. Th? impeachers say that they are going to put in mpeaebment resolutions once a day after the recess, and lt will cost Scott a million a month ? kill them. They claim that there ls a won lerful amount of vitality yet in the Impeach? ment project, and that In any case they will lave an appeal to the courts and the people, j ne of them explained their programme to ne rather metaphorically, the other day. In ,he following words : "You see we're playing inls game with a euchre deck. We put out .he lefc bower, that's impeachment, and Scott :ook lt with the right bower, that's money. But you know in a euchre deck there's a little oker-a blank card-that lakes everything, md we've got the little Joker In our hand." This may or may not be the programme, jut lt ls perfectly evident any way that natters will be unusually lively after the re sees. Tim Hurley says that this impeach? ment arrangement ls a Godsend to Columbia, because lt puts money In circulation, and in? ked the business people ot this city (espe :lally the barkeepers,) are complaining sadly )f the dulness of trade since the Legislature idjourned. They are disgusted too with the llgh pressure speed at which Judge Bond ls cutting through these Ku-Klux trials-sitting iiights and holidays, ?fcc. They see that the government ls paying out a great deal of money to witnesses, Jurors, detectives, ?fcc, a good portion of which ls being spent In Col? im?la, and they don't want their harvest to ie abridged. Some of them are talking, I jelieve, about getting out an Injunction to itop these night seeslons, and they say that If ;he Radicals will only keep up the trials three months longer, they may build "all the new :ity halls and markets they want to. PICKET. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 2. The low barometer in Iowa will probably move eastward on Wednesday over the lower akes; cloudy weather with rain will continue ?vi th easterly winds in the Gulf and South At? lantic States: threatening weather In the Mid lie and Eastern States; dangerous winds are not anticipated lor to-night on the Atlantic :oast. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The Church of the Messiah, newly erected it the corner of Fourth and York streets, Louisville, Ky., was burned yesterday. It Mst $70,000. -The Ohio Senate yesterday adopted, by a rote sixteen to niteen, a resolution asking Congress to adopt Sumner's one term amend? ment. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, V. S. A.-1.47 P. M., Local Time. Place or Observation. Augusta, Qa.... Baltimore. Boston. Charleston. Onicagu......... Cincinnati. Galveston. Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.. Mt. Washington. New Orleans.... New York. Norfolk. Philadelphia. Portland, Me.... Savannah . St. Lents. Wa?hlDgton,D O. Wiimlugton.N O. B 30.86 ?0.47 30.66 30.30 30.08 30.23 30.10 30.14 30.23 30.23 30.20 30.17 30.50 30.42 80.49 39.01 30.32 30.00 30.47 30.34 S3 sst NE SE SE NE 3 SE E N SW s E N K E N NE SE SE SE Light. Gentle. Gentle. Light. Brisk. Light. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Brisk. Gentle. Genile. Fresh. F rea ti. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Gentle. Light. 3jp Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Thring. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Thr'ng. Clear. UHaln. Clear. Oiou-iy. Fair. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Cloudy. NOTE.-The weather resort dated 7.47o'ciock, thia morning, will be posted in the rooms of the Caamber of Commerce at 10 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 daring the day. A CASE FOB J CD OE LYNCH. ROCHESTER, January 2. On Saturday last, a negro, twenty-fire years of age, decoyed a little girl, named Ocho, ten years of age, into the common, just outside the city, ana committed a terrible outrage opon her, and striking her In the face with Bl? fist. She wandered Into the Town of Brighton, haying to crossover on the Ice of the canal, river and feeder to do so. She sought refuge In a house wnet? uer condition was ascertained, and word sent'to the'police The girl gaven description of the scoundrel' and he was captured this morning ana taken bet?re the girl, who identified him. The peo? ple made an attempt to lynch him, but tb? f>olice fought them off, using their revolvers n doing so. The girl is in a precarious con? dition. LATER.-The excitement over the outrage ts very great. This forenoon a "tnob of lour or five hundred people went to the jail and at? tempted to break In and kill the prisoner. They were foiled by the sheriff ana police. The military are now assembling for the pro? tection of the Jail. THE LATEST.-The excitement over the out? rage has not abated, and there are now im? mense crowds about the jail, and they are frantic over the report that the little girl had died of her injuries. The evening papers are out with evidence against the negro. It is conclusive, and leaves no doubt that he com? mitted the dreadful deed. The police are at the Jail, and the military are assemblingat the arsenal. Attacks are made by the Boughs and ot hers on u norie nd 1 og negroes who appear in the street. It ls feared there will be an ont- f break to-night. The sheriff and his aids stand 3rm and will uphold the law. Ijostettcr's Sitters. V"?? W Xl NI G WOEDsi^THE strength and nervous energy of the human body jught to be Increased daring the winter, for two .easons : In the first place, diseases of the most leadly character may be generated at this season; ind secondly, lt ls of the utmost Importance that luring the oold weather months the system should ie put in a condition to withstand the effects of ;he spring 'miasma, and the subsequent depress ng heat of sommer. It ls therefore advisable, in 'act essential to tone, regulate and Invigorate the ligeatlve and secretive organs at this period of :he year, and ot all the stomachics and altera ives at present known, HOSTETTER'S STOM? ACH BUTE BS ls the most powerful, the most larmless, and the most agreeable. The tempera lure of winter would be In itself a glorious tonio, flt did not, unfortunately, bring wi'h it a vol ime of chining moisture and unwholesome ?viuda, which have a bad effect on the skin and unga. These must be guarded against, br there s no security for health. The effect of a co ara eo f j ;he Bitters is to give vigor and tone to the entire j >rganlzatlon-the superficial m?seles and nerves,, is well as the internal viscera, A regular habit it body, a healthy and natural flow of bile, an ac? ive dlgest'on, a good appetite, pore blocd and a rigorous circulation or that fluid, are among the Hessings derivable from a persistent use of Hos letter's Stomach Bitters, wh ch not only more than supplies the place of the best tonics, cathar? tics and antiseptics prescribed la their separate rorros by physicians, but perform the three-fold work of invigoration, regulation and purflcatlon, at one aod the same time._Janl-mwfBD&c ^-NATURE'S OWN REMEDY.-GEE* | TAIN CURE FOR HEADACHE, Dyspepsia, Dla sases of the Kidneys, Ac-SARATOGA PAY1L. ION SPRING WATER. Try lt For sale by all Druggists._decia-amo ^.BATGHELOB'S HAUS DYE.-THIS SUPERB HAIR DYE ls the bett in the warla-per? fectly harmless, reliable and Instantaneous. No ilsappolntment. Mo ridiculous tinta or unpleas? ant Odor. The genuine W. A. BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid B^iek x Natural Brown. Doss not stain the skin, bat ?eaves the hair clean, soft and beautiful. The my Safe and Perfect Dye. Sold by all Drug? gists. Factory No. IS Bond street, New York. jan23-mwfiyr_ ^.OS MARRIAGE.-^ Happy relief for Yoong Men from the effects ir srTom ?n J AAOiCAin. early Ufe. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility eurea, impartlrafinta a Marriage removed. New method of treat neat. New and remarkable remedies. Books ind Circulars sent free, la sealed envelopes. Ad ires* HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 South ?lath street, Philadelphia, Pa. oe tia fanq) ?cooa, &t. JjTOTJ.CEl NOTICE! NOTICE I Ia consequence of the Increased demand for TOYS, FANCY GOODS AND SHOWCASES, the mderslgned takes pleasure In Informing his no serous friends and the public generally that he las opened a BRANCH OF HIS BUSINESS at No. 144 KING STREBT, where he will constantly keep m hand a large and well selected stock of TOYS, FANCY GOODS, Showcases, Glass Shades, Fire forks, Musical Instruments, and every article ippertalnlng to the business. Dealers will find lt ;o their advantage to give him a call before pur ?hariog elsewhere. WM. MCLEAN, Nos. 344 and 433 King street, NOAH'S ABE of Oharieston, S. 0. decl4-thsta_. -frrt?ntr?. pIciB?O~^^ COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME, FOB COMPOSTING WITH COTTON SEED. PRIOE- J25 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. This article ls prepared under the superintend? ence or Dr. ST. JULIAN KAVENEL, expressly for uomposti ag with Cotton Seed. lt was introduced by this Company two years ago, and Us asa has folly attested Its value. 200 to 260 pounds or tbls article per acre, properly composted with the same weight or cotton seed, furnishes the planter wltn a Fertilizer of the high? est excellence at the smallest cost. A Compost prepared with this article, as by printed direc? tions furnished, contains all the elements or fer? tility that can enter Into a Flrst-Oiass Fertilizer, while its economy most commend Us liberal use to planters. For supplies and printed directions, for Composting, apply to J. N. ROBSON, Agent Pacific Guano Company, Nos. 68 East Bay and 1 and 2 Atlantic Wharf. Charleston, S. C. JNO. S. REESE 4 CO., General Agents. nov27-3mo3D4C 0 L TJ B L E PACIFIC GUANO. S PRICE, $45 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. Experience in the ase or this GUANO for the pas; six years In this State, for Cotton and Corn, has so rar established its character for excellence as to render comment unnecessary. In accordance with the established policy of the Company to furnish the best Concentrated Ferti? lizer at the lowest cost to consumers, this Guano Is pat Into market this season at the above re? duced price, which the Company ls enabled to do by reason o: Its large facilities and the reduced coat ol manufacture. The supplies pot into market this season are, as heretofore, prepared onder the personal superin? tendence or Dr. St. Julian Ravenel, Chemist of the Company, at Charleston. S. C., hence planters may rest assured that Its quality and composition ls precisely the same as that heretofore sold. At the present low price, every acre planted can be fertilized with 200 poonda Guano at a cost not exceeding the present value of 30 poonda of cotton, while experience has shown that under favorable condition of season and cultivation, the crop ls increased by the application from two to three fold the natural capacity of the soil, hence under no condition could Its application fall to compensate for the outlay. - Apply to J. N. ROBSON, Agent Pacific Guano Company, Nos. 08 East Bs y and 1 and 2 Atlantic wharf, Charleston, s. 0. JOHN S. REESE ? CO., General Agents. nov27-3mosn*o ' i?ehrib0f?VBrtfJ)n. M-A. x\ H ??i>; . *.. - V- -Jj.?- - *# , - . / . ?? THE . ; . ?0DN6&BH681RM0N " ".. -". .. . .. - :.?> :J} 'fik^fm ?^e vegetative powers of I lie a re strong, bot ta ' a tew j ?ara bow often the paDid hue, the lac klos tre eye, ana emaciated form, show their baneful influence. It iooQ becomes evideat to the obsem er that some depreco? influence ta checking tnt development of the Way. consumption U tal?fi of, lind perhaps theyouthns removed from school and sent Into tte .country. Thu ls one. of me wont movements. Removed from, ordinary 41 vetnlons of the ever-changing scenes ot the city, the powers cf the body, too much enfeebled ta give zest to healthful and rural exercise, thought* are turned Inwardly npon themselves. If the patient* be a female the approach of the menses ls looked for with anxiety aa the first symptom in which nature is to show her saving power In diffusing the circulation and. vial Ung the cheek with the bloom of health. ? Alas ; increase of appetite has grown by what lt fed on. The energies or the system are prostrated, and th? whole economy ls deranged. The beautlfnl and wonderful period in which body and mind tm der 10 so fascinating a change from ohild to woman ls looked for In vain. The parent's heart bleed? in anxiety, and fancies the grave bat walting for! Its victim. H EL M BO LD'S EXTRACT BTJCHT7, FOR WEAKNESS ARISING FROM EXCESSES OB EARLY INDISCRETION, mended with tha following Symptoms: INDIS? POSITION TO EXERTION, LOSS OF POWER, . LOSS OF MEMORY, DIFFICULTY OF BREATH? ING, General weakness, Horror of Disease,' Weak Nerves, Trembling, Dread roi Horror of Death/' sight sweats, Gold Feet, Wakefulness, Dimness of * Vision, Langor, Universal Lassitude of the Musca- ' lar System, often Enormous : Appetite with Dys? peptic Symptoms, Hot Hands, Flushing of the Body, Dryness of the Skin, Pallid countenances md Eruptions on .the Face, Pain la; the Back, j Heaviness pr the Eyelids, Fr eqnently Black .Spots. lying before the Eyes, with temporary suffusion ind Loss of Sight, Want of Attention, Great Mo-' linty, Restlessness, with Horror' of Society. . Nothing- ls more desirable to such patients than > solitude, and nothing they more dread, for fear. of themselves; no repose of manner, no earnest? ness, no speculation; bat a harried transition, from one question to another. THESE SYMPTOMS, IF ALLOWED TO GO ON -WHICH THIS MEDICINE CT ARI ABLY RE? MOVES-SOON FOLLOW LOSS OF POWER, FATUITY AND EPILEPTIC FITS, IN ONE OF W EIC H THE PATIENT MAY EXPIEE. During the Superintendencebf Dr. WILSON at ? the BLOOMSDALE ASYLUM, this sad .result ' occurred to two patients. Bees on bad for a time left them, and both died of j epilepsy. They were of both sexes, and abont twenty years or ase. Who can say that their excesses are not fre? quently followed by those direful diseases, IN SANITY and CONSUMPTION f The records of the INSANE ASYLUMS, and the melancholy deaths by consumption, bear ample witness to the truth of these assertions. In Lunatic Asylums the moat melancholy exhibition appears. The countenance ls actually sodden and quite destitute; neither mirth nor. grief ever visits lc. Should a sound of the voice oe c ur rt ia r ?nely ar tlc ula te. " With wofui measures wan despair Low sullen sounds their grier beguiled." . While we regret the existence or the above dis? eases and symptoms, we are prepared to offer an Invaluable gift of chemistry for the removal of the consequences. H ELM BOLD S EXTRACT BU CHU AND Dures secret and delicate disorders in all their nages, at little expense, little or no change la diet, no inconvenience, and no exposure. It is pleasant in taste and odor, immediate in its ac? tion, free from all injurious properties, superae ling Copaiba and all other nauseous Compounds. HELMBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU. There is no tonic like lt. It ls an anchor of hope to the ph y M clan and patient. This is the testi? mony or all who have used or prescribed lt. Beware of counterfeits and those cheap decoc? tions caliea Bacho, most of which are prepared by seir-Btyled doctors, from deleterious ingie dienrs, and offered for sale at "lesa price" and 'larger bottles,*' Ac. They are unreliable and frequently Injurious. . Ask for Helmbold's. Take no Other. PRICE Sf 23 PER BOTTLE, OR 8IX BOTTLES FOR $6 50. Delivered to any address. Describe symptoms la all communications. HELMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS, Established upward of twenty years, prepared bj K. T. HELMBOLD, PRACTICAL ?ND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST, No, 594 Broadway, Mew York, AND No. 101 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 49-gold by DrwfgUtfl Everywbere. -TB? QQTS-wsamos