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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A THE KU-KLtlX TRIALS. A HARANGUE FROM THE BENCH. Judge Bond Blakes the Most of Ka. Kim ism-A Vile Slander-The Spar? ta nb urg Culprits-Their Manner and Confessions-A Specimen Prisoner. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, S. C . January 5. The town this morning was full of the rumor that the Ku-Klux court, as it has generally been known here,was about to adjourn for the term. The report surprised almost every oneT fot the presiding Justice had repeatedly inti? mated from the bench that the court "would sit all winter," and the Radical newspapers here, which, If not in the pay of both adminis? trations, appears to be in their secrets, hat? been insisting that there would be no cessa- | tion of hostilities. The rumor has proved well lounded, however, for at the close cf this morning's session the petit jurors were finally discharged, "with the well-earned thanks of the presiding Justice, and Judge Bond has since departed for Baltimore, Md., where a term ot the United States Circuit Court ls to s*gin next Tuesday. The grand Jury was not discharged, and lt ls expected that the district attorney will continue to bring cases before the m for a few days longer and until they shall have passed upon all the parties now under [ arrest. The oflcial programme as to those ander indictment ls said to be to bind them over for appearance at the April term of the court, which will be held in Charleston. For | those charged with conspiracy, involving mur? der, it is said that heavy bail, with ample sur? eties, will be required, while those accused of I lesser crimes will be released on small ball or [ on their own recognizances. The court tc-day was wholly occupied with Sassing sentences upon the poor wretches who ave confessed their connection with the Ku Klux-Klan and their participation in all Us otu rages, and who are the only genuine Ku Klux that this tribunal, with all Us costly and ^complicated machinery, has been able to find. Another batch of eighteen wretched speci? mens of humanity, from Spartanburg County, *? were introduced, at the opening of the court, to plead guilty and rehearse the story of their crimes. The district attorney made a little speech in their behalf, claiming that they had been seduced imo an organization, by the orders ot which they had atterward committed the most inhuman atrocities. Judge Bond then addressed the repentant I Ku-Klux as follows: REHAB ES OF JUDGE BO>'D. You have pleaded guilty to an Indictment which charges you with conspiring with other " men throughout this State to intimidate a cer? tain class of voters by means of threats, beat? ing, and even killing, because that cla=s of Citizens were eppesea to the conspirators In political opinion. We acknowledge great perplexity in deter? mining what punishment shall be meted out to you. We have no words strong enough to signify our horror at the means employed to carry out the purpose of the Klaas. Our diffi? culty ls personal to you. Tou have, as it appears from your state? ments to the court, been brought up la the most deplorable Ignorance. At the age of manhood, but one or two of you can either read or write; and yon have lived In a commu? nity where the evidence seems to establish the fact that the men of prominence and edu? cation-those who by their superiority .in these respects establish and control public opinion - were for the mest part participants in the con . api racy, or so much In terror of it that you could obtain from them neither protection nor j advice, had you sought IL There ls abundant proof of the nature and character of the conspiracy. Svldenee of n'ghtly saids by bands of disguised men, who broke Into the houses of negroes and dragged them from their beds-parents and children andt'.elag them to trees., unmercifully beat them, ls exhibited in every case. Murder and rape are not unfrequent accompaniments, the story of which ls too Indecent lor public men? tion. The persons upon whom these atroci? ties are committed are almost always colored people. Whatever excuse is elven for a raid, its conclusion was almost always accompanied by a rebuke for the former exercise ol the suf? frage and a warning as to the future exercise ol ute right to vote. But what ls quite as appalling to the court as tte horrible nature o? tnese offences ls the utter absence on your part and on the part of I others who have made confession here or any sense of feeling that you have done anyiblog very wrong In your confessed participation in ou'rages which are unexampled outside of the Indian Territory. Some of your comrades recite the circum? stances of a brutal, unprovoked murder, done by themselves, with as little apparant abhor? rence a? they would relate the Incidents of a picnic, and you yourselves speak of the num? ber of blows with a hickory, which you In? flicted at midnight upon the lacerated, bleed- [ ing back of a defenceless woman, without so Ertich as a blush or sigh of regret. None of you seem to. bave the slightest Idea of respect for the sacredness of the human person. Some of you have yourselves been beaten by the Klans without feeling a smart, but the j physical pain. There appears to be no wound? ing the spirit; no such sense of Injury to yourself as a man as would be felt hythe hum? blest of your fellow-citizens In any other part of the United Slates with which I am ac? quainted. ? Tn ere the citizens upon whom such out- j rages wore perpetrated, stung to madness by the Insult to his manhood, would be swift to follow the wrong-doer to the end of the world to make him atone for lt. You make the ex? cuse for tbls In your statement to the court that you are very Ignorant; tbat the KianB would have beaten you and even killed you had yon refused to join them In, their crimes. Some of yoa now particularly before me-have j actually suffered for your refusal, before you really united in membership with them. The court, In an endeavor to recognize some features of humanity in you, has considered these facts which you plead as excuses. You have crown up In a ceuni ry where slavery ex? isted for a long time, and where the whipping poet was a standing Institution. To see blacks flagellated was no unusual oc? currence. The scene often viewed, with Its novelty, lost Its revolting effect. And when lt came to be understood that the human per? son woo not so sacred in the colored man as to secure Immunity from outrage, it did not take it long to lose Its sacred character in yourselves, and in all other men who, like tbe .colored man, was obliged to labor. It must j be from this cause that your utter Indifference to wrongs, whlcb, among lreemen, would stir a fever In the blood of age, arises. And then you tell us that you differ from many other portions of the country lu thl?, tbat lt has always been obligatory upon you, and the class to wblch you belong, to look to persons of wealth ?nd education for command, and that you, In your ignorance, had to follow euch persons implicitly. It will appear strange to your fellow-coun? trymen who read your story and that of your confederates, however willing they may be to beUeve you, that so large a portion of the young white men of your county can be in auch a state of abject slavery to the men ol property above them as to be willing to com? mit murder at their command. In no case has there been any resistance to these midnight raiders except on the part of the colored people. You say some ol you "laid out" in the woods night after night, and have bidden yourself In the thickets to escapo these marauders. None of you, however, nave had the manli? ness to defend your firesides from the assaults of these lawless men. There has not been, on your patt, so far as the evidence shows, an assault and battery committed In defence ot family and home and all that freemen hold dear. Admitting all you have said to the court to be true, while the story of your condition and of your participation In these outrages through fear ia painful enough, the facts do not excuse . you. They may paUlate, In some degree, your offence, but they cannot Justify you. The ?unlsbment the court awards you ls partly in Icted that you may learn that no amount of threats or fear of punishment will Justify a m?n In unprovoked violence to another, un? less the danger threatened to the wrong-doer be Imminent or actually present at the time of Ms wrong doing, and even then the danger must be of present great bodily harm, and of death Itself, before some ol the crimi? nal conduct confessed would be Justified. It does not excuse you for participating In thia conspiracy and raiding upon Inoffensive colored people, dragging them from their beds, beating some and hanging others, that you had notice if you did not join the Elans would visit you. You are bound to" run the risk or seek means of protection, rathfr than do violence to your neighbor. The law and your fellow ciilzens look to you to make this threat ol violence difficult of execution, by a manly re? sistance or aa enforcement of the law. You had no right, when you could escape, to make the price of your security the violation of your neighbor's. You and your confederates must make up your minds either to resist the Eu-Eiux con? spiracy or the laws of the United States. They cannot both exist together; and lt only needs a little manliness and courage on the part of | you ' gn oran t dupes of design i og men to give supremacy to the law. Be assured lt will not be taken as an excuse in your case, or in any other, to hear lt said, aI slew this man be? cause the chief ordered it, and I was aft aid, and -brushed' and raped these others because dreaded to be whipped if I did not." The prisoners were then called up and singly examined by the presiding Justice. They were, almost without exception, an Igno? rant, brutal set, with low, receding forehead?, wan features, thick, sensual lips, unkempt hair and beard, and combined expressions of j slavish tenor and low cunnlptr. It needed but a sight of these men and their comrad' and the knowledge that these were the oniy ones who had been proven lo be Eu-Elux, to con? vince any reasonable p*rson ibat the gentle? men of any section ot this State had not and could not have any connection or affiliation with the Eu-Klux organization. Their stories, as they were pumped out by the presldlngjus tice, were all wonderfully similar, and were related in a peculiar drawling vernacular somewhat as fodows: "Wall, IJlned the order, I s'poce Forced Into lt, like Hadn't no better sense, I reckon. Didn't know what lt was. I kep' a wizzenlng 'em to find out. R?ad 'n write? No, I alnt got no larnln. I kin read prent a little: Eayot write to do no good. Fay th er's a Eu Slue. I didn't tell no one I was a Su Eluc. When one was in lt be wuz afeared to tell another, heap o' times. Went on a nigger one night kase he kept whiskey a seliln' lt 'along side a meei'n bouse on meet'n days. Go to meel'n ? Me? No, I never went nary ' meet'n. Whooped that nigger a little. Sort o' light whoppln' like. Hit him a few licks," ?fcc, ?c., Ac After the examination of one c f ihese poor fellows, (a boy with an anti-climax of a name -Monroe Scruggs,) Judge Bryan made the following address to the. prisoner : "The'courr, in pasing sentence upon you, looks upon your youth; you*bave not the re? sponsibility of settled manhood, and it is but natural that you should have taken direction lrom those who were older than yourself, and you may bave been Impressed by the public sentiment around you. The court seeics to find palliation for the enormities, the unmanly enormities, that have been committed. Stri? king men where men could not strike back to protect themselves, and where they had no redresB or hope of redress; striking with masks on, and, therefore, striking without any responsibility. Whether these enormities have been committed on men, still more on women, they were wholly unmanly, and let me say utterly un-South Carolinian. Nothing could be Su little characteristic of the State; nothing so calculated to bring disgrace upon the State; nothing so calculated to overturn and besmear its ancient, high and bright e s? cutcheon. These stories afflict all men, but they peculiarly afflict him who now ad? dresses you; K would be glad to regard them as exceptions; I mast esteem them as in great measure exceptional, and I say to you, young as you are, you have brought reproach upon your State, and you have done wrong to its character. The greatest possible wrong that any son of hers cuuld do would be to besmear and tarnish ber ancient renown and ..r?puta? tion. In passing sentence upon you, we can? not but recollect your youth; we cannot but remember the disordered condition of the times; we cannot but recollect that the moral sense of our people, so recently engaged in war, and especially from the disorderly con? dition of things may be to some extent blight? ed; we therefore feel justified In modifying the sentence which has just been passed upon the ?rlsoner who has arrived at full manhood, he sentence of the court In your eas? ls that you be fined ten dollars and confined in prison for six months." The examining and the passing of sentences proceeded rapidly alter thia, and wltb the fol? lowing results: Aaron Ezell, one year's Imprisonment and Sip fine. ? . Monroe* Scruggs, sis months' Imprisonment and $10 fine. Alexander Bridges, one year's imprisonment and $10 fine. John Burnet, six months' imprisonment. William D. Burnet, six months' Imprison? ment. Stephen Splawn.two year3' Imprisonment and $50 fine. Marlon Gardner, three months' Imprison? ment. Chesterfield Scruggs, six months' imprison? ment. Henry Surratt, one month's imprisonment. Andrew Cudd, three months' imprisonment. Martin Hammett, six months' Imprison? ment. Levi Henderson, three months' imprison trient. William Self, three months' imprisonment. Charles Tate, eighteen months' imprison? ment. Junlns B. Tindal!, one year's Imprisonment. William C. Blackwood, two montis' Impris? onment. John L. Moore,' eighteen months' imprison? ment. 0 John Cantrel. three months' imprisonment. Jonas Yassey, one year's Imprisonment and $10 fine. James Wall, three months' Imprisonment. John C. Wall, three months' imprisonment. Frederick Parrls, six months' Imprisonment. Christenburg Tate, three months' imprison? ment. David C. McClure, three months' Imprison-.! ment. Calvin Cook, three months' Imprisonment. Albert P. Clement, three months' imprison? ment and sio fine. Dillard N. Cantrel, three months'imptlson ment. Zibeon Cantrel, one year's Imprisonment. W. S. Blackwell, six months' Imprisonment. Alfred Blackwell, six months' imprison? ment. William F. Ramsay, three months' Imprison? ment. William Robbins, six months' imprisonment. Thomas J. Price, six months' Imprison? ment. Taylor Vassey, three months' imprison? ment Eing Edwards, six months' imprisonment. Judgment in the case of Turner Phillips was suspended, Judge Bond remarking that he would see how ihe pri'-oaer behaved himself IQ future. This prisoner bad accused himself | o? about as many crimes as any of the rest, and had been shown to have been a "mon? archal chief" and leader of one or two raids, but he had been exceedingly willing In his testimony against two or three gentlemen whom he accused of Intimidating witnesses in North Carolina, last summer. PICKET. ADJOURNING TSE KU-KLUX COURT. The Rain of Greenbacks-A Colored Candidate for a Soft Place-Tin: Case of Colonel McBIaster-Order for the Ballina; of the Ku-Klui Prisoners. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBO, January 6. The Ku-Klux court lias departed, laded away like the baseless fabric of a vision, or dissolved like a thin but unsavory exhalation. Judge Bond departed for a more congenial Northern clime last night, and this morning the court, although formally opened with Judge Bryan presiding, lacked the accustomed mongrel audience, squalling babies and sleepy Jurymen, which have hitherto been constant in their attendance. The adjournment is a sad blow to the hordes of jurors, witnesses, bailiffs, detectives, Ac, with which the city has been filled during the past month. They had begun.to regard this court as a providen? tial interposition for their support and enrich? ment, and Indeed the news that the govern? ment was pouring out greenbacks in Co? lumbia had penetrated to the up-country to such an extent that the colored people had begun to flock to this city to catch their share of the vernal shovrer. One old ebap presented himself at the pay table the other day, and said he had come "all de way from Spartanburg to git his payment." He waa asked If he were a wit? ness, a juror, <tc, and replied "No" to all these questions. He was then asked If he had any paper to get his pay, and he replied: "Yes; got a paper, sho'. " The paper was pro-1 duced. and proved to be simply a letter lrom another colored man, who had got a profitable Job as a government witness, In which the applicant was Informed that there was more money being paid out here than he ever saw before in his life, and advised, vaguely, to come to Columbia and get some of it; and lt appeared that, on the strength of this, the poor, ignorant colored. man Had begged his way from Spartunburg to Columbia, tully ex? pecting as soon e.s he arrived to get "a power- j ful heap o' money, sho'." The case against Colonel McMaster has been brought to a very informal and peculiar termi? nation by the sudden departure ot judge Bond. The rule of the court, which has been declared wholly unwarrantable and unprecedented by a cumber of gentlemen here who are certainly competent to Judge of lr, was served upon Colonel McMaster, argued pro and con for two days, the decision meantime being- reserve! from day to day, and then instead of a decis? ion, favorable or unfavorable, the sudden de Sarturo of the Judge Is announced. Colonel IcMaster, of course, gets bis case by default, and Indeed comes out ol It with honor, but he and many of his brother attorneys reeret that he was not ruled out of court for declining to violate bis client's confidence, so that tbe case might go upon appeal to the United States Supreme Court aud obtain the widest possible j publicity. The actual business tran=aeted by the court j this morning was verv Unit?. On motion of Colonel McMaster, Major William T.Gary, cf | Edgefleld, was admitted to practice In the United Stales Courts, and on motion of the district-attorney a similar admission was granted to Mr. Warren D. Wilkes, of Ander? son Countv. One of the Spartanburg prison-1 ers, Josiah Bagwell, was balled In three thous? and dollars to make his appearance before the next term of the court, and Christopher Griffin, another prisoner confined In the Columbia Jail, was sent to Spartanburg to enable him to get ball in the same amount. A general order was also Issued by Judge Bryan, on the motion of I Mr. Duncan, of Sparianburg, to allow all the prisoners confined In Columbia to be returned to their respective counties if I they deeire it, there to give ball In the sum of three thousand dollars each bet?re the nearest United States Commissioners for their appearance when wanted. An excep? tion was made in the order against those who are charged with murder, but lt ls under- j stood that even In their cases ball will be ac? cepted, but In a larger amount than three thousand dollars. Tnls will depopulate the Columbia jail, and will be, In effect, the end of this Ku-Klux business. In the case of D. H. Ba'dwln vs. William Gregg, the pie* of the defendant was with? drawn and a Judgment entered, by coasenr, tor two thousand six hundred dollars and seventy-five cents, with Interest from Decem? ber 22d, 1670. _ PICKET. BEAL ESTATE SALES. Chester. The Reporter say?: "The tract of land on Sandy River belonging to the estate of Jasper M. Crcsoy, deceased, one of the best planta? tions In this county, containing: three hundred and nlnty-five acres, was sold for $2353. W. D. J. Cornwell was the purchaser. The tract of one hundred and thirty-four a:res belonging to the estate ot Hugh S. McEeown was sold at $4 per acre to W. 0. McEeown." Kershaw. The Camden Journal says : "Quite a crowd of people vis! ed the town on last Monday with a view to the sales that were made. The following salsa of real estate were effected : Tract of iw'o hundred and forty six acres to Benj. Spears foi? $914120; tract ol' one hundred and eighty acres to D. Mathews for $360; tract of five hundred and tineen acres to H. H. Hall for $800; tract of nine hundred and twenty-six acres to W. Z. Lletner for $920; tract of four hundred and thirty-four acres to Redie Mosely for $1338 80; tract of three hun? dred and twenty-five acres to T. F. Showell for $137 20; tract ot one hundred and three acres to Jasper Davis tor $159 GO; tract of one hun? dred and thirty acres to D. M. Bethune for $168." Lancaster. The Ledger says: " A lanie number of peo? ple were m town on Monday last, notwith? standing the Inclemency of the weather. The sheriff made but one sale-the house and lot of J. T. E. Belk, wb'ch was bought In by the trustee. The executor of J. C. Ivy, deceased, sold two tracts at the following figures: The Home tract, two hundred and ninety-two acres, at $430, H. Wilson, purchaser; two hun? dred and ninety-three acres at $310. J. R. Welsh purchaser. The treasurer done a live? ly business In the collection of taxes. The last day of grace ls drawing near, and those who wish to avoid the tw*nty per cent, pen? alty w'll bear this fact In mind. We are pleased to state that there was but little drunk? enness, considering so large a crowd, and the day passel off without any serious rencontre." ^ Abbeville. The Press ?nd Banner Bays: "In spite of the inclement morning lhere was a large at? tendance of our fellow-cltlzens on Monday last. As usual there was a full representation ol the colored element A good deal ot real estate was 6old at fair rates-averaging over eight dollars per acre. This speaks well for our industrial future, and shows that under all discouragements our people are abating noth? ing ol heart and hop?. The following sales were made by the sheriff: One hundred and thirty-five acres of laud, near Cokesbury, the property of S. C. Merriman, was purchased by Dr. W. C. Norwood for $1225. Pitty acres of I real estate of Seaborn McCurry, purchased by R. R. HemphiU, ?or $285. Three hundred and twenty acres ol real estate of W. P. Sullivan, purchased by B. F. Sullivan, for $700. Real estate of Thomas R. Puckett: First tract of one hundred and eighty-nine acres, by Mrs. E. A. Puckett, for $850: second, the Ferry tract of| seventeen acres, by Thomas Stewart, for $2000. Female Academy lot, In the Town of Abbeville, three quarters oi an acre, by D. L. Wardlaw, for $500. Hotel lot In tbe Town of Greenwood, eight and a half acre?, property of T. F. Riley, by S. J. Riley, for $1335. Tract of lour hun? dred and seventv acres, property of L L. & L. P. Guinn, by C. W. G?ttin, for $2550." BOUTWELL AXD THE DEBT. PHILADELPHIA. January 6. Boutwell spoke here to-night on the impor? tance and necessity of maintaining such a system of taxation as will materially and con? stantly work out a reduction of the debt. THE WEATHER, THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Januarv 7. Rising barometer, with northeast winds aud clear weather, ls probable for Monday from Alabama to Texas and Missouri. Threatening weather, and possibly light rain or snow, will extend from South Carolina to Lake Michigan and northeastward, reaching New England on Monday evening, followlug the area of high barometer that now covers Upper Cana? da and the Middle fc tates. Eastetly winds will prevail on the Lakes, and noriheasterly winds, veering to southeast, ou the Atlantic coast. Danserons winds are not anticipated lor to-1 night, except, possibly, on Lake Erle. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, U. S. A,-1.47 P. M., Local Time. Augusta, Ga.... 30.IS Baltimore.30.44 Bust on.30.16 Charleston.30.15 Chicago.80.31 Cincinnati.30.24 Galveston.30.21 Key Weat, Fla.. 30.? Knoxville, Tenn. 80.04 Metrrpiils, Tenn.. 30.12 Ht Washlngton.i. New Orleans... .130.12 New York.3J.39 Norfolk. 30.40 Philadelphia.30.46 Portland, lie.... 30.02 Savannah.30.11 it. Lout-.30.07 Washington,DC. 50.44 Wilmington,NC 30.25 60 N 33N 14 NW NE NE E NW E NE W NW NW NW NE NW NW SE N N rs Light. Gentle. Brisk. Fre9h. Brisk. Gentle. fresh. Gentle. Gentle. rresh. Storm. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. Kresh. Gentle. Gentle. L.Raln. Fatr. Clear. Cloudy. Thr'ng. Cloudy. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Cloudy. Thr'ng. Cloudy. Cloudy. THE SCOTT-BOWEN WAR. GOSSIP Flt031 TBE STATE CAPITAL An Expected Explanation from Govern or Scott-The Plane or the Public Ene my-A Batch Of Resignation*- Keor ganlzatlon of the Greenville Road. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT." COLUMBIA, S. C., January 6. To-day has been dies' non ae well witt the Legislature as witt tte Ku-Klux court. Bott brancte3 met again to-day as the? bad met yesterday pursuant to adjournment, but no quorum was present in either case, and they were both further adjourned till Monday noon, when they will doubtless get to work again, and when it is expected a message will be re? ceived from the Governor, in which he will attempt to explain away the damaging charges In the report of the Joint special finan? cial investigating: committee. The message ls said to be a document of considerable length, covering thirty or forty pages ot closely written special pleading. The Governor commences, as I am told, by admit? ting that lt ls unusual, and, under ordinary circumstances, would be inappropriate for the ! Executive to reply formally to the strictures of a member upon the floor of the House, but in the present case be Justifies his reply to the speech cf Mr. Bowen, and the report of the committee, by the great publicity that bas been given to them. He then "goes for7' the gentle Bowen In the most approved style, clviug his version of Bowei/s employment as his counsel In New York last summer, and reviewing lu succession the various points in Bowen's famous impeachment speech. Upon the sub? ject of the land commission swindles he re? minds tte members of both touses of a certain compact, which he alleges was made between them and him on one occasion In tte Execu ilve office, by which they were In effect pledged to secrecy. He also disclaims re? sponsibility for the acts of the land commis? sion, by declaring that bis duties in resrard to them were Blmply "ministerial," which word, by the way, apr. ears to be a favorite with his Excellency, an1 appears very frequently In the present message. As to the financial charges, he reiterate? the statements con? tained in his annual message, repeating again In this connection the statement that his ac? tion was only ministerial, and he touches very lightly, If at all, upon the very remarkable revelations about the "arms account" of the State, which are regarded In some quar? ters as the most damaging portions of the committee's report. He attempts to explain away Bowen's statement that the agricultural land scrip bad been .sold for seventy-two and a half cents, while eighty-four cents was offering for lt, by stating that negotiations for Its sale by Mr. Elmpton to a certain prominent banking firm In 'New York at elgeiy-four cents were in progress, when the purchasers discovered that there were certain resections aa to locating the grants In different townships, Ac, and there lore declined to pay more than seventy-two and a half cents, at which price it waa finally sold. The naiure of the reception ot this mes? sage by the two houses ls a matter of some speculation. It will doubtless be "received as Information" by both bodies, but in the House it may provoke a lively deba'e and, possibly, a renewal of the Impeachment prop? osition. The position of affairs has not materially al? tered during the recess. The members of j both houses have been having large-sized fleas put Into their respective ears by their "constituent"," and have returned loaded with crude material for future laws, while the gubernatorial party have been arranging their plans of campaign, rewarding their Irlends and punishing their enemies. General Whip? per received the first Instalment of his pun? ishment very promptly. In having his militia command takvn a*ay from him nod ?Iren lo General Smalls, the senator from ihe same county. The story goes that General Whipper ls only cashiered fdr the time beinsr. and that be was privately informed by a confi? dant of the Governor's t hat he should not sell his uniform because he would soon have use for lt again. This, however, General Whipper denies, and he says that be doesn't so much mind losing his commission, but he thinks the Governor might have appointed somebody In his place who was about his own size, so that he could have sold his uniform to his succes? sor. Colonel Yucum, another member of the House who supported Mr. Bowen's impeach? ment movement, anticipated martyrdom by resigning his militia command the day after the adjournment, taking occasion, in his letter of resignation, to make the following criticism of the "commander-in-chief:*' "By your action as commander-in-chief, the efficiency ol tte State militia has been de? stroyed and the organization broken up, plac? ing me in the position of a colonel without a command, and rendering my services of -no further usefulness." It ls needless to say that the resignation was promptly accepted. Another resignation has oeen that ot Mr. John Heart, late private sec? retary to the Governor. This action has been prompted, lt ls said, solely by Mr. Heart's de? clining health, and lt is expected that the staid old gentleman's mantle will descend upon Ma? jor Harry Noah, tte affable and accomplished assistant private secretary, who has in fact done all the work ot the office for months' past, with the exception of the voluntary cam? paigning services that have been rendered by the illustrious Thomas Jefferson Mackey, who, lt Ie said, is to have his reward in the shape of | an elevation to the bench in Judge Thomas's circuit. The long-pending transfer of the controlling Interest ol the Greenville and Columbia Boad has at last been perfected, and the bourds of officers and directors of the Green? ville road have been reorganized In conformi? ty with the new arrangement. The change was effected by the resignation of Frederick Bush, Esq., os president of the road, and the election of W. J. Magrath, Esq.. In his place, and the retirement of Messrs. Kimpton, Par? ker, Waterman and Carduzo from the direc? tory, and the substitution of Messrs. Roath, Marley, Walker and Sloane. The new boards of officers and directors of I the Greenville Road, as now elected, are as fol- ! lows: President-W. J. Magrath. vice-Presi? dent-J. J. Patterson. Directors-Hon. J. L. Orr, J. L. Neagle, J. J. Patterson. T. Hurley, J. M. Allen, Joeepb Crews, H. T. Farmer, Thomas Dodamead, J. C. Roath, J. E. Marley, C. B. Walker and J. T. Sloane. No Important changes ot the schedule have yet been made, but lt ls understood that this consolidation will result In closer connections at Columbia. PICKET. TBE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. MADRID. January 6. Tte following appointments are at last officially announced: Jose Concha, captain ?reneral of Cuba; Admiral Palo, minister to tte United States. LONDON, January G. Thunder and' two-Inch tail stones at Ports? mouth. Exposed glasses were broken. Tte Prince of Wales is steadily improving. Glllott, tte steel pen maker, ls dead. CHARLESTON TO HARVARD. " Fair Harvard "-Portrait of the Au? thor. [ From the Boston Advertiser, January 4.] Mrs. Carollue Gilman, of Charleston. S. C., and her four daughters, have united in pre? senting to Harvard University a line photo? graph of the late Rev. Samuel Gilman, wlih the poem, " Fair Harvard," written by him for the second centennial celebration of the found? ing ot the college. Every graduate knows " Fair Harvard," but Its authorship has not been publicly acknowledged till now. The ode bas been printed and beautifully framed with the portrait. The following ls a copy of the letter of Mrs. Gilman, accompanying this Interesting gift: CHARLESTON, S. C., January 1, 1872. Charles Wm. Eliot, L.L. B., President Har? vard Colleger DEAR SIR:-Dr. Gilman'a centennial ode having maintained its popularity through the period of nearly forty years, his widow and her daughters think it not presumpuous to offer lt to the college, through you, la a per? manent form, accompanied by his likeness. Next to the sphere of his sacred duties, the author loved " Fair Harvard." Respectfully, CAROLINE GILMAN. SOUND SENSE FB03I THE UP-COUN TRY. The Sale of Fort Hill-A. Blast Against Lawyers' Fees-Abolish the Fence System-The Weather In the Moun? tains. [FEOU OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PENDLETON, January 3. The long looked-for sale of "Fort Hill," the lormer residence of our highly esteemed friend, Hon. J. C. Calhoun, took place on the 1st instant, and was purchased by Colonel Clemson, the worthy son-in-law. Mrs. Clem? son ls now the only living representative of the late Hon. J. C. Calhoun's family, with ex? ception of an Infant grand-daughter, the child of the late Mrs. Lee. Unfortunately an amicable settlement be? tween the different claimants of this estate could not be made without recourse to the courts, and as is usual the lawyers were the only gainers. Tet not dishonorably-no more than the law allowed them. Talk about the oppression of Scott and his Bing, and their stealings from our poor, down? trodden farmers and planters. Illegal stealing and deplorably bad, we all admit. But thu legal stealings or exactions of our Judges, lawyers and officers of the State, down to the lowest bailiff, are but little, If anything, bet? ter. Let any one venture to Introduce a bill in our Legislature to reduce salaries or fees in our State, and he will have to take a tree, with the whole pack cf officers and expectants at his heel?, and If they don't shoot him, they will play Davy Crockett and grin him down. Too many lawyers and expectants of office in our Legisla'ure for such motton to succeed, so that we may content ourselves to submit, with the best graee possible to the oppres? sions and exactions of all until we can have a more honest representation to take the helm ot our State. The Fort Hill land was bid off at fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000,) as I am Informed. A valuable farm, and with the name attached h not overbold. The beautiful, well-Improved residence and valuable farm of the late Colonel J. E. Cal? houn-"Eeo wee"-now occupied by his son, Mr. E. B. Calhoun, (adjoining the Fort Hill tract, with the Intervening "Cold Spring" tract of Mr. J. W. Crawford,) was a'so sold, (except the Sycamore Bottom tract, reserved,) to Mr. J. W. Crawford for the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred ($13,500) dollars. The reserved tract ls said to be worth three or four thousand dollars. I thank your correspondent for his article In ye ur lase Friday's number-"Abolish the Fence Laws." I, and very many-other unsel? fish practical farmers and planters, fully agree with him, and subscribe to all and more than be says. In addition to the great and impor? tant saving of limber and relief from the enor? mous expense of making and repairing (enees, it would induce the desirable practice of going Into the gra=p and clover culture, which we have proven, lor many years past, to be alto? gether practicable In the upper part of our 1 State, but would also cause a great Improve? ment in our stock of every kind-cattle, hog*, < sheep, A.-c.-to those of better breeds. We have, ; for many years past, been lu favor of abolishing 1 fence laws, ana thought, at one time, (as an ' humble member of our Legislature, 1857,) of j Introducing a bill, or making some movement In that direction, but on consulting members irom the "range" counties, we concluded we , should be ground down by the "range" voters , of our upper districts. We came very near getting up a dog law, too, at that time, came within one vote of it, when the vote of the whole house was required to carr}', and that vote was by a young lawyer who had twelve hounds, but never a sheep. . The weather, since i last wrote you, has been variable; so me? very cold nights, two or three snowy, but tor the last eight or ten days rather warm, too wann to kill pork. Foggy 1 and rain every two or three days. S. ?. NEWS FROST WASHINGTON. The Military Programme for the Presi? dential Campaign-Extending the M Hilary K lectio a Law to Every Town and Village In the Country-The Bal? lots for President to be Counted by Federal Inspectors. WASHINGTON, January 6. The Radical military programme for the Presidential campaign will develop Itself next week tn the Introduction of a bill In the House by Mr. Porter, of Virginia, enlarging the scope of the military election law of last Congress so as to cover every voting precinct la the country with Federal Inspectors of elec? tions, and Federal troops where elections are held for President and members of Congress. The law as lt now exists, and as lt was applied ' In New York, ls restricted In its operations to cities of fifty thousand inhabitants. It is now ?roposed to make Its application universal, he pretence for such extraordinary legisla? tion as this ls to protect the colored voters In the South. But its main purpose ls to extend the military rule all over the South to oarry the Southern States for the re-election of Grant. The carpet-bag Congressmen, know? ing full well that they will he swept out of existence at the election next fall, are moving solidi v for the support of the measure. Indeed lt ls boasted thai Virginia can be redeemed under lt irom Conservative control. Republi? can members from the North who have been consulted on the subject -say that they see no good reason why the law should not be made more general, at least to include all towns and cities were more than five hundred voles are cast. The Louisiana Muddle. When yesterday's report reached Washing? ton thai General Emery had taken part lu the arrests at New Orleans, the secretary of war telegraphed him In relation to ihe subject, when Emery responded that the United States troops had taken no part whatever In the re? cent arrests of State officers. The war de? partment have issued no orders whatever for the military commandant at New Orleans, nor ls the secretary as yet officially advised of the condition of affairs In that city. The secretary of the treasury telegraphs the collector of customs at New Orleans that lt is reported that the Wilderness was used to prevent the governor of Louisiana from con? vening the Legislature. The collector tele? graphs the secretary : "Don't form a hasty opinion regarding the proceedings In this city. Suspend Judgment until you hear both sides of the question. False reports will, doubtless, be sent to Washington as to the situation." The secretary telegraphs the col? lector that his telegram c?malos no specific Information concerning the alleged Illegal use of the Wilderness, and calls the collector's at? tention to the revenue marine regula? tions, and orders their immediate and strict enforcement. The President is absent in Philadelphia, but is in constant telegraphic communication with the secretary of war and other cabinet ministers on the subject ot Lou? isiana affairs. It ls authoritatively slated that ihe administration will not Interfere in the lo? cal difficulties there, any further than ls nec? essary to preserve the peace; and to that end every power of the government will be em? ployed. Geno] al Emory has been ordered to use his Judgment to preserve the peace. The Case of the Florida. The steamer Florida has arrived at Eey West. She had a shot across her bows, but was not detained. The relations of Spain and Cuba are assuming a more pacific phase. Offi? cials at the navy department declare the ac? tivity at the navy yards merely usual and eea sonable routine. The Civil Service Reform. The civil service roullne ls coming to be regarded as a humbug. A comDetent clerk failed of promotion, because he didn't know the distance Irom the earth to the moon. A DARING MURDER. BALTIMORE, January 7. Dr. Merriman Cole, a retired physician, aged seventy-three, was found murdered in nis office. There wero thirteen wounds about his head and face. His pocket was turned in.-ide out, and a small sum ot money was scattered around the office. The scene of the murder ls in the centre of the city. WRECK OF A BRIG. SAVANNAH, January 6. The brig Queen ol the south was wrecked at the north end of St. Simon's. The crew was aaved. THE END OF JIM FISK. The Notorious "Prince of Erle" Shot and Killed on Broadway by Stokes A Woman at the Bottom of the Dim cutty. -,A" , T NEW TORE, January 7. Colonel James Fisk, Jr., was shot twice in the breast yesterday, ia front of the Grand Central Hotel la Broadway, by Edward Stokes, who waa Immediately arrested. Fisk liozered until 10.45 this morning, when he diedI at the Grand Central Hotel in the presence of his wife, bis father-in-law, Mr. Morse, Jay Gould and a large number of Intimate friends: There was a change In his symptoms at 6 A. M., and at 7 he was known to be dying. His agony was mitigated by the injection of morphine. He retained partial consciousness, however, until 10 A. M. when he recognized his friends and thanked several visitors. At midnight Fisk had said that he thought he would re? cover. The weapon with which Stokes killed him was a four-barrelled Colt's revolver, carry? ing a rifle ball. After ho was wounded Fisk walked up si airs. Stokes and his attorney, lt appears, had been consulting together, when the attorney assured him that they had broken down in their suit, and that the case would be dis? missed. Stokes exclaimed, in an excited tone: "Is there no way to beat this man ?" Stokes then went to Miss Mansfield's, and thence to the scene of the tragedy. .v' Fisk, previous to his death, gave a lucid ac-1 count of the encounter to the jury. Jay Gould, who stood unmoved by Fisk's bedside while he lived, broke Into tears when be expired. The hotel was surrounded by large crowds, among whom no unkind word was heard regarding the dead man. It ls believed that Stokes must have been crazod when he committed the act., Mrs. Stokes haa visited him in Jail. THE FACTIONS FIGHT AT NEW OR? LEANS. NEW ORLEANS, January 7. AH quiet at midnight1; but there ls great ex? citement. No violence beyond the capture of EL small armory. Nothlngstartllng apprehend? ed till Tuesday, when the belligerent Legisla? tures reassemble. THIS COTTON MOVEMENT FOR THE \ WEEK. - NEW TORE, January 7. The receipt?, at all of the ports for the week oavt' been 110,628 bales, against 126,929' last iveels, 130,013 the prevlou3 week and 120.918 tbree weeks since. The total receipts since Sep? tember have been 1,486,412, against 1,765, )26 for the corresponding pelion of the pre? cious year; showing a decreasaof 278,614 bales. The exports i rom ail ol the ports for the week (vere 45,572 bales, against 88,486 for the same time last year. The total exporta for the ex? pired portion of the cotton year amount to "37,942 bales, against 988,446 for the same ime last year. The present stock as com- J pared with that for the corresponding period >t the previous year ls as follows: Jan. 7, 1872. Jan. 7,187L lt all ports.500,180 085,686 at the interior towna. 02,033 109,235 tn Liverpool.5co,ooo 620,000 american cotton afloat for Great Britain.181,000 230,000 Indian ctton afloat for Europe.261,000 103,000 Considerable rain has fallen during the week at the South, and the fields generally are In I an unfavorable condition for picking. BRUTAL MURDER IN BARNWELL. < _____ Promjit Pursuit and Arrest of the Mur* i derers. [From the Augusta Chronicle.] An Inoffensive old colored man, named Adam ' Jackson, employed on the plantation of Mr. Hayward Brown, who resides about eight miles from Blackville, was on his way to the latter place on Saturday before Christmas, in com-1 pony with his son, In charge of a load of cot? ton, the old man walking beside the wagon and the son driving. When about one mUe from town they met a wagon containing five white men, who were on their way to Orangeburg to spend the Christmas. The old man politely lilted his hat to the party, and wished them a merry Christmas. Without any other provo cation one of the party, a man by the name of Ell Cbavis, from Edgefield County, jumped from his wagon, and, making a terrible lunge at adam, plunged the knife Into his heart, cutting lt In half. He made no attempt to Injure the boy, but getting back Into the wagon with his companions, started off. As soon as the son saw the terrible deed which had been done, he took one of the mules lrom his wagon, and rode as rapidly as possible to Blackville, and- fortunately found Mr. ^rown and Informed bim of the tragedy, and lie and his brother Plnckney and Mr. 8. Graham started In pursuit. After a chase of j some ten or twelve miles, they overtook and captured the whole five, bringing them back to Blackville and delivering them over to the authorities. _ ALL ABOUT THE STATE. A Jail Delivery. The Darlington Southerner says that -four prisoners made their escape from JaU on Wed- j nesday, by breaking the bolts and locks to their cells, and deliberately walking out at j tire front door into the street. ' Sudden Death. On Thursday night of last week, 28th ult.. Mr. John M. Graham, of Florence, was found dead tn a restaurant at that place. Mr. Graham was taken ill during the evening and had lain down, and when noticed again was dead. Supposed cause-apoplexy. A True Bill. The grand Jury of Orangeburg County have presented tbree true bills of Indictment against George W. Sturgeon, one of the con? testants for a seat In the Senate from that county. The copy of the bills ot indictment sets forth in each case the crime of "changing ballots in ballot-boxes." Dior? Arrests and Some Releases. The Union Times says: "Since our last Issue, the following persons have been arrest? ed by UnltedlStates Deputy Marshal M. F. Mitch? el: W. C. Harris, J. A. Davis, Ben. Friedman, white, aud Giles Culp, colored. The two first | were arrested under a charge of conspiracy and murder; the two last as witnesses. We are pleased to state that Dr. Wade Fowler, J. W. Tench, B. Dawkins, Nevil Hawkins, C. Hawkin?. G. Morgan, F. Coleman, Henry White, Charles Scott. Jospeph Scott and M. E. Bruton, nave been balled out until the 25th In? stant." A Bad Beat. The Columbia Phoenix of Saturday says : "We learn that one ot' our most law-abiding merchants found himself constrained yester? day to administer something of a drubbing to a certain city official. The affair grew out of ) a rel usai of the official to meet a bill presented to him. The blows were not resented, and a suit for assault and battery ls the result. We think it ls time for some of us deliberately to conclude to pay even a large sum il necessary for the privilege of punlshlog the unblushing cases that we have to deal with. Forbearance does, at times, cease to be a virtue. Mr. B. C. Shiver is lhe merchant, and Mr. W. J. Etter, city clerk, is the officiql. After Mr. Etter stated that he was sick, 4c, Mr. Shiver de-1 slated." Rather Serious. The Barnwell Sentinel says : "A colored mau who was confined in jail at Barnwell Vil? lage, and who was endeavoring to make his escape, was shot and instantly killed, on Tues? day morning last, by Mr. McLemore the Jailor. It appears that he (McLemore) had gone up Into the Jail to give the prisoners their rations or water, when he was seized by two to tbree of them, intending to kill him. and effect their escape, and but for the timely assistance of another prisoner, also colored, who seized a revolver, drawn by one of them, McLemore would have been killed, and their scheme ac? complished. The man who met this untimely end was confined for the killing of the col? ored man, Jabez, some time since. Of course 1 no blame attaches, as McLemore was discharg? ing his duty, besides acting in self-defence. The same paper saj s: "A colored boy about twelve or fourteen years of age was killed near Blackville on Christmas day, In a man? ner which should serve as a warning to boys wbo handle firearms carelessly. He had a gun-barrel, which lt appears he was trying to get the load out of, placed one end in the lire and blew In the other, when it went off and instantly kl led him." _gptrial ffoticCT. fm- CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP GULF STREAM, from Philadelphia, axe hereby notified that abe will discharge cargo THIS DAT, tbe 27th instant, at Brown's Wharf. Goods un? called for at sunset will remain on the wharf at owners' risk and expense. Jan8-1 . i " WM. A., COURTENAY, Agent. pa* CONSIGNEES NOTICE.-CON? SIGNEES by Bark COLONIST are hereby "notiaed that she has THIS DAY been entered ' tinder the Five Day Act. Goods not Permitted at the expl . ration of this period will be sent to Customhouse stores. Jan8 BAVENEL A CO. !.* CONSIGNEES FEB STEAMSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA, from New Tork, aw- hereby notified that she will discharge cargo THIS DAT, at Pier Ko. 2, Union Wbarres. Goods uncalled for at sunset will remain on the wharf at owner's risk and expense, WM. A. COURTENAY, Jftn8-1 \ ?_ Agent. pa* FOR BAFFLE.-A FINE BLACK HORSE, v slued at Two Hundred Douars, A hun? dred Chances at Two- Dollars a chtnce. The Horse can be seen at Wilton's subies, opposite Pavilion Hotel Apply to Mr. B. SCHUB, at Pavll lon Hotel for Raffle List Jan8-l? .ar MCLEAN HAS IT I HAS WHAT t Why that beaut if ul set -Of TOY FURNITURE Tor Raffle, made by a Charleston man; : and the list is suing np fast No time to. be lost if yon want a chance. . ' 'Jans BO ABD OF FIREMASTEBS.^ Thc Board at their next Meeting, nth mst., win elect a CLERE OF THE BOARD.? Applicants will hand in their letters-on or before that time. . . Jans.io B. BL STROBEL, Clerk B. F. M. pa* THE PEOPLED NATIONAL Bj??L. OF CHARLESTON, S. G., JANUARYS, 1872.-The? ' Board of Directors having declared a Semi AB nual Dividend of FIVE PER GENT, on the Capital Stock of this Bank, the same will be paid on and after Monday next; the 8th instant Jans A_H. o. LOPER, Cashier.. v pa* FIBST NATIONAL BANK^~OF* CHARLESTON-CHARLESTON, JAN?ARY3,1872. The annual election for DIRECTORS of .this Bank win be held at the Banklng-boose on "TUKSDAV next, the ninth (?th) instant - td Polls open from ia M. to half-past l o'clock P. M. WM. C. BREESE, 1 %' J an*.-th mt u3 . Cashier-' v. /ar* BANE OF CHARLES TO ri, CHARLESTON,"JANUARY 4, 1672.-This Bank oas resumed boniness as a Banking Co rpo rat [oh. WILLIAM THAYER/.:'4 JanMfl . ' : Oashrer.: ^SCRE YEN HO CSE,-NOTICE TO PARTIES INTERESTED.-Major JOHN W. CAM? ERON has consented to conduct, and is daly ap? pointed Manager of the SCHEVEN HOUSE. " dec20-lmo B. BRADLEY. ' ' pa* OFFICE OF THE CITY APPRAIS? ER, CITY HALL, CHARLESTON, 8. C., JAN CARY l, 187Z-NOTICE.-This Offlee will be opened from this date, and remain open until the 20th Instant for issuing Li c en sea for the year 1872.. ." r' WM. H.EASTERBY, janl-18_'_Pity Appraiser.' 'pa* CITIZENS' SAVINGS BANK! OF SOUTH CAROLINA-CHARLESTON BRANCH, Ko. 8 BROAD STREET.-On and after TurrasDAY, 18th January, 1872,'the regular semi-annual inter? est will be paid to deposttore. All interest not paid on the Slat day of January will be added to the principal of the depositor; and will draw Interest as If deposited on the 1st January. Depositors are requested to bring.In their books, that the interest may be entered, interest ls compounded Quarterly, but payable as heretofore in January and Joly. T T. D. RAVENEL, Jr., dec30-20_Assistant Cashier, j ?a* SOUTH- CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY-SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Depositers are requested to leave their Books to be credited with the January Quarterly Interest, due 1st proximo. All Deposits made oh or before the 20th January will bear interest from the lat or January. Interest Six Per Cjnt, compound ea* quarterly. dec22-fmwl2 F. A MITO a ELL, cashier.1 pa TEE CHARLESTON CHABITA BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF TEE FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFIGAL RAFFLED NUMBERS. ~ . CLASS Na 284-XOBims. 20-32-39^18-75-^64-51-36-72-53- 3-17 GLASS No. 284-ETHKIKO. 60-57-71-7-40-64-61-85-77-17-56-87 Aswitaeas our hand at Charleston this "th day of January, 1872. FENN PECK, : JAMES GILLILA ND, cct3 Sworn commissioners. ? pa* FBESH VACCINE MATTER, JUST taken from the Arm, kent constantly on hand at BOBNHAM'S Drug Store._ . I*n8-fr pa* O N MARRIAGE.-SS^ Happy relier for Yoong Men from the effects of Errors and Abuses in early life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous-debility cured. Impediments to Marriage removed. New method of treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Books and Olrcnlars sent free, lu sealed envelopes. Ad* dress HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 Sooth Ninth street Philadelphia. Pa._ ootlg pa* CLEAB AND HARMLESS AS WA? 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