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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A SMOTHERING THE TRUTH. THE SENATE CONSENTS TO HUSH UT THE FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION. Xeslle Vainly Arraigns Whlttemon The Metropolitan Police Bill Intro, duced and Referred to the Military Committee-The United States Court Adjourns Sine Die. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NH TVS.] COLUMBIA, Thurs lay, January ll. In the Senate to day Arnim offered a Joint .resolution asking the Governor for copies of the opinions of the attorney general regard? ing the Issue, sale and hypothecation of State bonds. The resolutlon'was adopted. The bill for the construction of a new court? house for Richland County was passed, and the following bills were ordered for a third reading: To amend an act to provide for the -construction and repair of public highways; to revive and extend the charter of the Relief ' Loan Association of Charleston; to Incorporate the Charleston Land and Joint Stock Com ~ pant, and to incorporate the Enterprise Asso? ciation of Charleston. Nash moved the indefinite postponement of : -thje consideration of the report of the Joint financial investigating committee. This brought Leslie to his feet, who made a long speech against hushing up the matter alter the great publicity which had been given to it. He closed by a bitter attack upon Whi? temore, j Whitemore replied in a pointed and forci- | ble speech, which evidently had its effect upon the Senate. The report of the commit? tee was finally laid upon the table by a dec?s sive vote. - In the House, the bul to regulate divorces, .and the bill to create a board of examiners, and to impose certain duties on the comptrol? ler and treasurer, were passed. The veto of the bill to repeal the joint resolution author . lzlng the the Governor to employ an armed ' force, was sustained. Jones Introduced the Metr?poli lau police "bill, which was referred to the committee on military affairs. In the United States Court to-day the grand Jury returned a long, rambling, political pre- j sentment. This elicited a mild rebuke from Judge Bryan, after which the grand jury was -discharged, and the court adjourned sine ?lie. DIVERSIONS OF OUR BOLON8. ?A Dismal Debate. Resulting In an Ex? pulsion-The La rut Commission again -Byai in the Chair of Moses-The Pub? lic Schools, ?fcc. IFEOX ona OWN COBBESPONDBNT.] COLUMBIA, 8. C., January 10. ? To-day's proceedings in the Assembly have b$in of no general importance and of no special interest, except In such amusement as . the Incidental and Inevitable gaucheries of the i low comedy members may have afforded to the casual and unaccustomed spectator. In the House a turbid stream of eloquence, which -had been dammed by yesterday's adjourn? ment, (if not by general consent,) broke loose again on the assembling of the House this morning, and for an hour or two the audience was regaled with an dismal debate upon the proposition to expel Captain J. Ranks Lyle, upon suspicion of being a grand mogul, or something else, of a Ku-Klux Klan bi Spartanburg. Ii there 1B any one thing more than another that your average colored legis? lators absolutely revels in lt ls a debate on the subject of the Ku-Xiux. Accordingly, Mobley, Byas, JamiiOD, Hunter, Cain, and the rest, went at lt and showed to their -own complete satisfaction what ten lb le i el lows these Ku-Elux were and how gentle and docile their victims bad been, besides proving incontestably that-every white man in-fhe South, except the Radicals, and especi? ally every newspaper man, was a Ku-Elux of the deepest dye. The only member who spoke directly to the question was Mr. Smith, of j Spartanburg. who objected to this very sum? mary expulsion o? his colleague. He insisted that there waa no proof lhat be was a Ku Elux, and even if there were, there was no statute of this State to vacate his seat for this offence. In reply to the question why he had . ruo away. Mr. Smith declared that in view of | the recent dragooning of Spartanburg County, lt was no wonder that he bad fled; bat lt was ' a sad reflection that a gentleman of bis ability, s integrity and character was forced to leave the country that he loved by the opposions of a government goaded on by a parcel of Infamous scoundrels. The tide was too strong, however, -for anything thal Mr. Smith could do to check ir, and the resolution of expulsion was Anally carried by a vote of eighty to twelve. The House next amused itself with a little tilt at the land commission, provoked by a re? quest from Lee to be excused from further j service on the committee appointed last win? ter to Investigate Its ?flairs. He said he did - not want to "state his reasons, which meant, of j course, that he wanted tagbe compelled to . state them, and he was so compelled. He then said that a great deal had. been expected of that committee; everybody knew that .?. there had been no end to the frauds and * rascalities ot the commission, and they ex Eected that committee to unearth them, but e had found that the committee Intended to do nothing of the kind. The committee had made a great show, and had called up fifty or sixty witnesses, but the invesil<ratlon had been made all oh one side, and ail they were trying to do was to show that, whoever else was gullly, C. P. Leslie was Innocent. It was all a farce and a whitewashing arrange? ment, and he wanted to get out of it. There waa plenty ot rascality in the commission, but he had not been able, with all the machinery of the committee, to prove it. Hurley ad? vised him to walt till next Monday, lill "Fagin's" message came up in the House, and he would get facts enough. June Montey objected to Lee's being let off. He had been anxious enough to get on the com? mittee, and he ought to stay lhere. There were plenty of members who couldn't get on any committees. This brought Lee to his feet again, and he denied the allegation with the usual show of ferocity. At that juncture the speaker, having occasion to leave the room t for a moment, called Byas to the chair, and, *^tie debate assuming a complicate!! and de cldedly personal tone, that unhappy amateur Boon found himself Involved in a perfectly hopeless tangle. First Hurley rose to a ques? tion of privilege, then Denn.e desired to make a personal explanation; Singleton asked Ter Information, and a dozen members started 1 an assortment of points of order. Poor Byas was at bis wit's end, (DO great distance,) but he had seen the speaker on such occasions hammer with his gavel, and accordingly he hammered with desperate energy, and a per? sistence worthy ol a better cause, until, with the return of the speaker, order was restored, and Byas came down from the pUlory. Gen? eral W??pper then hoped that Lee would not be excused. Governor Mackey had said In his last message that he and Hurley were mixed up In these land swindles Bowley. Governor Scott-not Governor l?ftey. Whipper. Oh, well, I beg Mackey's pardon. I thought the man that wrote the Governor's message was the Governor. He ought to be? Thls debate lasted for some tim?Tonger and resulted at last In Lee'B request being refused. fltese little diver-Ions ended, the House be garrtho morning business, which proceeded with only the usual number ol Interruptions, and the following results : The bill to Incorporate the Charleston Loan .Association was passed to a third reading. Bills were Introduced by Wilkes for the pro ..tectlon, preservation and propagation of game. rr By Levy, to incorporate the People's Savings Institution of Charleston, with Messrs. alva Gage, Reuben TomllnsoD, G. I. Cunningham, C. H. West, R. S. Bruns, S. 8. Howell, B. C. Pressley, J. H. Wilson, W. Ufferhardt, J. B. BettB, C. L. Burckmyer, John Hanckel, John H. Devereux, W. McBurney, W. T. Leitch, R. Adger, Zimmerman Davis. W. A. Kellv, D. A. Amme, H. Gerdts, H. S. Griggs, 0. R. Levy and D. T. Corbin as Incorpor?t o'rs. By Ford, to Incorporate the Planters' Mining and ManufacturioglCompany. Mr. Wilkes also presented a petition from various citizens of Anderson and'Abbeville Counties, praying for the creation of a county, to be known a* Washington County, out of a portion of Abbeville County, and with the seat of government at Ho nea Pa? h. Myers offered a resolution that the Assem? bly adjourn fine die on the 15ih of February. At nearly three o'clock the House took up the bill to amend the school law so as to Include, In the distribution of the school funds such counties as may have failed to collect their share of the tax, and to entitle every school district in the State, which shall have one or more schools in actual operation, to participa? tion in the appropriations for school purposes. This was debated pro and con by Jamison, Ferguson and others in a way that would cer? tainly seem to indicate the necessity of some extension of educational opportunities, and Anally advanced to Its third reading. The Senate concurrent resolution to ap? point a joint special committee to Investigate and report upon returns made by phosphate companies was next taken up. amended so as to require a report before the first of February, and adopted. Th's completed the business of the day, and the House, at three o'clock, ad? journed. In the Senate this morning the veto of tire Governor of the bill to charier the Northwest? ern Railroad Company was sustained, after a brief discussion, and a committee of five was appointed to redistrict the State, in accordance with the bill introduced a few days ago by Mr. Arnim. A bill was Introduced to provide for the {>rompt return of warrants issued by trial us tice?. It requires all trial justices to return to the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions at least ten days before the sitting of the court sdi warrants Issued by them, under a penalty of fine and imprisonment, at the dis? cretion ol the court. PICKET. FATAL RESCONTRE IN ED GEFIEL D. [SF-BC LAL TELEGRAK TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, January ll. A fatal shooting affair is .reported lrom Edgefleld. Columbus L. Blair (white) shot and killed Peter Wilkes (colored) on Saturday. The deed ls said to have been committed In self defence. Blair was bailed to-day by Judge Moses in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars on the application of Wm. T. Gary. PICKET. Another Account [From the Edgefleld Advertiser.] On the 6th instant, near Bocky Ponds, on the west side of the district, a colored man, named Peter Wilkes, was shot and killed by that .well-known citizen. Columbus L. Blair, Esq. It seems that Mr. Blair had lent a shot? gun to his overseer, a white man by the name of Coleman, who in turn had lent the gun to Wilkes, who was hired on the place. "Wilkes having kept the gun an undue time, Mr. Blair sent to request Its return, which was refused by-Wilkes. Mr. Blair then started In person to see if he could get the goo. On his way he met a negro Kiri bringing him the gun. Taking possession of the gun, ne went on to where Wilkes was to query bim as to the meaning of his conduct. Wilkes met him in evil spirit and with angry words, and seizing a bed rall advanced and assaulted him. Mr. Blair parried bia blows with the gun, which was not loaded, and the barrel of which was soon broken off. After this, Wl'kes con? tinuing his assault, Mr. Blair drew his pistol and snot him. From all we can learn, and from the testimony of eye-witnesses them? selves, this appears to have been au unmis? takable case of self-defence. SOUTHERN RAILROAD MATTERS. MEMPHIS, January ll. The stockholders of the Mississippi River, Paducah and Gulf Railroad have ratified the consolidation. The stockholders? of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad meet on the 17th inst, to vote upon the lease of that road to the Penn? sylvania Central. THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA. ATLANTA, January 7. Governor Conley, In a.message t?-day, says he will yield to the decision of the Legislature as.to who ls Governor. Both branches of the Legislature met and declared the Hon. J. M. Smith Governor, and fixed 12 o'clock to-mor? row for the inauguration. GREAT STORM ON THE PACIFIC COAST SAN FRANCISCO, January ll. The storm on the Southern coast ls subsiding. It was the largest and severest experienced fn ten years. THE LOUISIANA RADICAL RUMPUS. NEW ORLEANS, January ll. Governor Warmoth rejects overtures *of compromise with the Carter faction. In the shooting affray yesterday two uncon? cerned In the row were shot. The Picayune opposes martial law, for which lt understands some Influential citizens are about petitioning. THE OLD WCRLD'S NEWS. LONDON, January ll. There waa an Immense demonstration in Limerick In favor of home rule. It ls aonounced that the Pope will shortly send an ultimatum to the bishops who have not accepted infallibility. An explosion, destructive to life and pro? perty, occurred ye8terday In the Oak Road, Colliery, Wales. Eleven dead have been already taken out. Flamea followed the ex? plosion, and extensive works and machinery were destroyed. The Bri tish Government has presented the Emperor of Germany with the argument favoring her claim In the San Juan boundary question. Eight hundred manufacturers of Paris pro? test against the Increase of duties on raw sot ton. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, January ll. The secretary was before the ways and means committee to-day explaining the syndi? cate. The Republican national committee have fixed the first Wednesday of June as the day, and Philadelphia as the place for the nominat? ing convention. In the Senate the appropriation for the En Elux committee passed. Conkliog made an elaborate argument against Sumner's one term amendment. Sumner replied at length, after which the Senate-ftdjourned. In the House the resolution of thanks to Rhode Island for the statue of Roger Williams provoked Banks to say that Williams waa ban? ished lrom Massachusetts for cause. A farci? cal debate followed. An amendment to strike out the word "nation" and insert "people of the United States" was lost. The resolution passed. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The Convention of Nail Manufacturers at Philadelphia have advanced the rate to $4 75 for ten penny. -A dispatch from the City of Mexico, of the 31st, states that the Revolutionists under Diaz, in Oaxaca, were completely routed, with the losa of their artillery and many killed and wounded. -The retrenchment committee continue to unearth doubtful practices in the New York Customhouse. THE IMMIGRATION Into New York during 1871 amounted to 228,962 persons, or 16,792 more than in 1870. Ol'these immigrants 113, 112 were from Great Britain, 84.298 were Ger? mans, including 2009 Hollanders, and 19,595 were Scandinavians. There were 62.500 immi? grants from Ireland, and 4836 from Wales. The Mormon immigrants amounted to 1509, of whom 673 were English, 332 Danish, and 264 Swedish. The vessels transporting these Im? migrants were 640 lo number, and Included 29 barks with 3716 passengers, 89 ships with 10. 848 pasaengera, and 522 steamera with 214,398 passengers. CORRUPTION RAMPANT. RASCALITY OF THE FEDERAL OFFI? CIALS Hf NEW YORK. Extraordinary Revelations Before the Senate Investigating Committee How Merchants are Fleeced by the Gr a nt-Lc et-S tocking Ring - Hard Facts for Whttewashers-Bergh and the Birds-What New York Pays for Choice Music. * [FBOIt OUR OTK CORRESPONDENT.] NEW YORK, January 6. The developments from the senatorial In vestigallon now going on at the Customhouse are most damaglog to President Girant and his friends. Everything charged by Senator Schurz has been substantiated by evidence, and lt ls further proved that members of Grant's military family have been sharers In the robbery of the New York merchants. The Inference ls very strong that the President himself has had his "rake." He bas certainly been advised frequently of the fraudulent practices of the friends whom he has appoint? ed to office here, and has steadfastly refused to remove them. The facts already elicited are, that a Colonel Leer, of Grant's military staff, a non-resi? dent of thiB city, came here three years ago with a letter of introduction to Moses H. Grinnell, from the President. His Excellency desired Mr. Grinnell to serve his young pro? tege la the manner to be indicated. Colonel Leet at this- interview Informed Mr. Grinnell, what he did not knj)w at the time, that the President bad resolved to appoint bim collec? tor of the port. The arrangement, though, was coupled with a condition. In consideration of being made collector, Mr. Grinnell was to convey to Colonel Leet the control of the gen? eral order business of the Customhouse. The job is in effect simply this: All im? ported goods discharged from vessels, and un? called for within a specified time, are sent to the warehouse, involving to the Importer the extra expense of warehouse charges. It is easv to perceive that, with unscrupulous offlcla'8. things can be so arranged that the bulk of Importations can be made to pass through this process. In fact, such has been the case; merchants have generally been forced to pay this tribute to the warehouse de? partment, and to submit, in addition, to ex? orbitant charges. It was this department of the Customhouse circumlocution office that President Grant's staff officer demanded the management of in recompense for making Mr. Grinnell collector. The old politician hesitated and temporized. After a few days, Leet became Impatient, and threatened to go to Washington and have another collector appointed. Mr. Grinnell compromised by giving the colonel the larger part of the general order business. Leet knew nothing ot the business, but he knew a warehouse man who did. He formed a partnership with a man named Bixby, the arrangement being $5625 cash down, and one half of all receipts In excess of $10,000. He went back to Washington and resumed apart? ments at the army headquarters, as he is still a colonel In service and drawing a salary of $4000 per annum is such. Blxby remitted monthly, by mall, one-hall of the Customhouse plunder. Conscious of being backed by the President, Bixby levied mall boldly and feared not. The screws were turned on the mer? chants. Some complained, but lt was worse for them when they did. Their goods stuck In the Inspector's office, and they lost thousands of dollars by the delay. Others car? ried their remonstrances to the Secretary of the Treasury. He turned a deaf ear. There was a power behind L?et and Blxby which Le did not dare offend. For the past three years the income derived /rom the general order ex? tortions has been one hundred, thousand dollars per annum. Here are more than a quarter of a million of dollars divided among the ware? house ring, cf which the known members are Blxby ama Stocking, and three of the Presi? dent's staff, Leet, Porter and Baboook. When Grant's avariciousness ls considered, does lt not sc m probable that he shared with the creatures whom he protected? This ls only one phase of Customhouse cor? ruption tha?iie Investigating committee has touched. There are developments to come about the other departments which will as? tound the country. The composition ot the committee ls curious and suggestive. It is a pity the administration did not permit Schurz or Trumbull to be appointed on it, but the two Democratic members-Stockton, of New Jersey, and Casserly, of California-are doing their best to get at the facts. The adminis? tration members are very Ul at ease. Sena? tor Howe has abandoned any pretence to the judicial function, and ls the open and avowed attorney for the defence. He badgers the witnesses against1 the Federal officials and strives to protect the latter, when on the stand, from the searching questions of the minority members. At his elbow alts Colonel Leet, plying him with suggestions. Foran "Investigating committee," the spectacle ls scandalous. Of course tne majority of the committee will make a white-washing report. It is possible'that Senator Pratt, who has had an honorable record, so far, may demur, but the others will stifle conscience with the re? flection that the party must not be damaged. The comments of the press are In accord? ance with party affiliations. The Times. Standard and Commercial (administration or? gans, ) are dumb or supercilious: The Tribune (anti-ad minist rat! on Republican) Evening Post, (free trade Republican,) Sun, anti-Grant (Independent,) and World, (Democratic,) are horrified. Mr. Greeley was on the stand on Thursday, and made some shocking revela? tions of what be knew about Federal corrup? tion. Trumbull, Logan, Sumner and Schurz will be provided with good material to reopen their war on the administration with. Mr. Bergh ls after the bird shooters again. Hearing that young Mr. Jim Bennett, ol the Herald, and other sportsmen, had made a match tc shoot pigeons flying from the trap, he addressed a letter to the former, calling his attention to the fact that he was about to violate one pf the clauses ot the act prohibit? ing cruelty to animals, and warning him that If he persisted he should have him arrested, tried, and if possible, convicted and Bent to jail. Young Mr. Bennett bas no fancy to figure in any such connection, and did not shoot in the match. He will take his revenge through the editorial columns of the Herald. But orner sportsmen have announced pigeon shooting matches, and good Mr. Bergh has been on the fly ever since. At Fleetwood Park yesterday his men, Instead ol making ar? rests, placed their precious bodies In front of the traps and thus saved the poor pigeon's lives. The bird-shooting fraternity are indig? nant, and want Bergh to make an arrest so as to nave their rights tested in the courts. If Bergh triumphs pigeon pie will hereafter be a prohibited dish. Mr. Strakosch has closed his Italian opera season and taken his Nilsson to Philadelphia. The past season, artistically and pecuniarily, has been the most successful lu opera since Grist's time. The receipts at the box office for thirty-eight nights, and matinees, were $163,000. The largest receipts of any perform? ance were on the night of the Grand Duke's visit. $6792. Of the aggregate, Nilsson probably takes $38,000, or $1000 per night as her share. NTH. How THE DOCTORS TREATED THE PRINCE OF WALES.-The later medical treatment of the Prince has presented a peculiarity which, con? sidering the eminence of his physicians, Is worth mentioning. The prince having been unable to sleep during nearly t?vo days and nights, a hop-plllow was placed under his head, and after some hours he sank to a fitful aleep. The hop-pillow has been continued, and there is reason to believe Its soporific effect has been felt In the repose which haa at last brought with lt hope of recovery. During the time when death seemed imminent a bulcher stood in an adjoining room with a lamb, ready at a moment's notice to flay it, that the warm and reeking skin might swathe the Prince's extremities should they have shown signs of death-coldness.-if. D. Conway-London Letter in Cincinnati Commercial. THE ILLINOIS L?GISLATURE ls moving in fa? vor of the one term principle. On Friday last the House passed resolutions by an over? whelming majority, the vote being made up of both Democrats and Republicans,ca'lln^ for the adoption of the resolution pending in Congress, which provides that no person who has once held the office of President of the United States shall be thereafter eligible to that office. THE COST OF FENCING. How lt Work? In Orangeburg - The Fir*t Cost and the Cost or Repairs. ORAXGEBCRG. 8. C., January 5. TO THE EDITOR OF THE KEV7S. I have seen in your paper several articles upon the Fence law. I have taken the trou ble to make an estimate of the coat of fencing and keeping the fences of this county in re pair, which I will give to you. I-find In the county auditor's office one hundred and twenty-four thousand (124,000) acres of land returned as plough land, and one hundred and thirty-one thousand seven hun? dred (131,700) acres of meadow and pasture land. Say one-half of the latter Is under fence, we will then have one hundred and eighty-nine thousand eight hundred and eighty-three (189,883) acres of land under fence, average the fields at fifty acres, and lt I Sves 3797 fields. It will take 840 panels of I nee to each field, giving for this county 3,189,480 panels of fence, and each panel taking ten rails will give 31,894,800 rails. That at one and a halt dollars per hundred for splitting, hauling, putting up and paying for the timber will make the first cost $478,422. To keep a fence in repair lt will take one new rall, each year, to the panel, which will make the annual repairs cost $47,841. In addition, it is well known that the fences near negro houses are burned every winter. There are many of the counties of the State where timber is much dearer and not so lasting or BO easily spilt aa In this, BO that thia county may be taken as an average for the State. REDLEF THE PRINCE OF WALES. .N ot so Black as He is Painted. From a letter of Moncure D. Conway, the English correspondent of the Cincinnati Cont merdai, concerning the Prince of Wales's ill? ness, we make extracts as follows : There ls a general belief that he has injured his constitution by fast living, and many of the lower classes think that he is now paying the penalty for the same-typhoid fever not being so fatal among the poor as among those accustomed to luxury, being a fact not so wisely Interpreted by the ignorant as among medical men. The Radical newspapers in the Northern cities generally couple with their hope for his recovery the hope that he may be improved by his affliction. Now, I am well convinced that the Prince bas serious faults, bue equally certain that they are exaggerated lil the public mind by the gos-lp to which his Indiscretions have lent too much aid. Those of us who remem? ber the blonde boy who attracted not only the curious but the discriminating by his frank ness and simplicity when he visited Clnclnna tl, and who have seen him since his manhood might Judge from his appearance that a great change had come upon bim for the worse. His lace has become heavy, and there ls an unmistakable resemblance to the Georges, es? pecially to George II, wblch ls anything but agreeable to those who study physiognomies. But not long ago I happened to meet the Prince at tho Cosmopolitan Club, aud found that his face was not all outside. There was something genial and kind about lr, and I could see something of the frankness of the boy to whom I had been introduced In Pike's Opera House. He is not remarkable for pro fuudly, but his conversation is that of an edu? cated man, with some humor. What struck me most waa bis entire openness, and the en tire absence of affectation. He was surround ed by a score of young men, most of them lite? rary characters, and, so far from bis manner showing any arrogance or demanding any recognition ol bis rank, he seemed to me to be conscious of it only as a bore-a thing he would like to fling off and mix lu with the others on equal terms. When he rose to go, and the gentlemen In the club stood up-a usual form in the presence of royalty-the Prince showed aome honest confusion, bowed to those present with deference, and left the room modestly aod quickly. The Impression he left on my mind was that there Is much more good in him than Is popularly supposed more-rood um ure and good gansa. jLWfHoi possible that his entire frankness and open? ness have caused him to be lampooned when secret fellows get the reputation of blameless? ness. The public generally believes that he was guilty of licentious conduct in the Mor daunt case. I have lt from an Intimate friend of the Queen's family that when his name ap? peared In that case the Prince Immediately visited the Queen, and entering In her pres? ence said: "I have come, my Queen and mother, to say that I am entirely innocent of any misconduct in the matter wKh which my name ls connected." I ask? ed my Informant, "Did the Queen believe him ?" "Believe him ?" was the reply: "the Queen knows the Prince too well to believe ho would come to her with a He In his mouth." Tiere have been many statements to the effect that the Prince ls a drunkard. It Ia quite untrue. The Prince smokes more than the anti-tobacconists would recommend, but there Is no trace In his face or eye of exces? sive drinking. At the same time lt must be understood tnat I am remembering here only his good trails, and saying what is due against false rumors. I do not under-eatlmate hla faults because I do not choose this moment to mention them. One thing may be regarded as fi fault, or the reverse, according to the min lof bis critic: the Prince bas shown a singular insensibility to the demands made upon bim aa the next representative of Eng? lish royalty. My own oplnlon ls that he was so bored through all his childhood and boyhood and youth, belog officially guarded, protected, watched-the nurse delivering him to- the doctors, the doctors to that endless series of household officials, of whom Slr Charle Dilke has told us so much lately-that when he be? came hts own man he fulfilled the remark ol Solomon or somebody else: "Train up a child. ?nd away he'll go." He has made no secret of his belief that he will never sit on the throne, and it ls plain this belle! bas given him no sorrow. He loves Englsh sports-hunting, shooting, horse-racing-and good company, spiced with flirtation;' but I have no idea that he LB, in any respect, beneath the average of European aristocracy in intelligence or charac? ter-nay, I am pretty sure he ls above lt. The rumors that he is not kind to the Princess were rife several years ago, but they have en? tirely passed away; the blooming, happy face, of the Princess contradicted them steadily until now, when, worn away until she has be? come a mere ghost, her utter anguish attests the love between them. After the Prince had been delirious for a week, his first interval of consciousness was shown in the words-"This ls the Princess' birthday." THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D. C., January ll. The barometer will probably continue low at the Rocky Mountaln.stationa on Friday, with cloudy and threatening weather. An area of I rising barometer, with clearing weather, will extend from the Mlsslourl and Mississippi Rivers eastward, to the Atlantic and Hudson River. The low barometer on Lake Ontario moved eastward over New England to-night, with threatening weather and light rain, es? pecially on the Atlantic coast. Yesterday's Weather Reports or the Signal Service, V. S. A.-4.47 P. M., Local Time. Place of Observation. AiguBta, aa.... Baltimore. Boston. Charleston. Chicago. Cincinnati.. Galveston. Key West, Fla.. Knoxville. Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.. Mt. Washington. New Orleans.... New Tork. Norrolk. Philadelphia. Portland. Me.... Savannah . sr. Louis. Washington. Wilmtngton.y.C. SW HE SW S w sw Calm. N W Calm. S NW SE S w s Calm. W S SW 3 Light. Gentle. rresn. Gentle. Fresh. Kreao. Fresh. Qentle. Light. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. 5 es sa Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Clear. Fair. rur'ng. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. NOTE.-The weather repon dated 7.47 O'<:IOCK, this morning, will oe posted in the rooms of the Chamber of commerce at io o'clock A. M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time daring the day. THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE. The National Division and Colored Membership. [From the Temperance Advocate, January 3.] It will be remembered that at tbe late ses? sion ol the National Division, held in Boston, Mass., Past Most Worthy Associate Jackson, of Maine, introduced the following preamble and resolution, which, after considerable de? bate, was adopted : "W?ereas, in the Order of Sons of Temper? ance, under the Jurisdiction of this National Division, we know of no distinction on ac? count of race, color or former condition, but all are alike equal before the law; therefore, Resolved, That in our future action we do not deem it expedient to organize separate di? visions in the same territory, on account' of any of the above named distinction*." As a natural consequence, notwithstanding, the difficulty of understanding, without further explanation, the exact intentions of the mover, and the certainty of its being entirely inopera? tive (save to place the colored mass beyond tbe assistance ot the Sons of Temperance) great excitement has pervaded the entire Or der,especlally In the South where great dissat? isfaction is expressed. To such a pitch bas this been carried that the grand divisions of Georgia and Florida have withdrawn from the national body, whilst Tennessee (the largest and most important jurisdiction in the South) and Louisiana are almost certain to follow. We are satisfied the National Division, not contemplating any such result, ls already so alarmed that a strong reaction has set in. We cannot approve the hasty action of the Grand Divisions that have withdrawn. We deem the course they have seen flt to pursue unwise and unnecessary, and trust the Grand Division of South Carolina will not follow their example so long as there is hope of maintain? ing our rights In the national body. We have confidence In our representatives to the National Division, and are satisfied they will not compromise us. Hasty action In the past has taught us a lesson we should not soon forset. In BUDport of the belief that ? reaction !B going on, we may cite the fact that a promi? nent and influential member from Ohio, who was unable to attend the meeting at Boston, has declared against the resolution. As a further proof, we may add that a most important interview has recently been held between the mover of the obnoxious resolu? tion and Brothers B. D. Townsend, P. M. W. P., and Ed. Emerick Sell, P. G. W. P. Learn? ing that Brother Jackson was attending the conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church; recently sitting in Charleston, they called upon him during the sesBlon, for the purpose ot making an appointment, when they were Incidentally ana very unexpectedly intro* duced to the conference as past officers of the National and Grand Divisions, Sons of Tem? perance. The Interview between these brethren, who represent the extreme North and South of our country, has been very satis? factory, and we trust will result in great good; The question thoroughly discussed and the situation ot the South fullv "explained, Brother Jackson was compelled to confess that he was deeply impressed, and willing under the explanation to recede from bis ad? vanced position. He asserts that insult to the order in the South was never Intended, and that his resolution was introduced with a view of promoting the Interests of the whole order. If wrong, he is wililog to retrace hie steps. The events of the past few weeks prove con? clusively he ls wrong, and If be intends and desires to benefit all-white and colored-be should be foremost In urging a repeal ot his unfortunate resolution. By thia means, and this alone, will the National Division be able to control the order in the Southern States as it now stands, and regain Georgia and Florida. A ROMANCE TN REAL LIFE. The Trae Story of Charlotte of Woolf* n buuel. . [From Chambers's Journal.] ' To Louisiana, in the beginning of .the last century, came an old German emigrant, with Ula osdj -dtmgk ter, mid nott 1 uri thorp, -fttre wrns young and very beautiful, and attracted much atteniioo, especially that of one Dauband, an officer of the colony, who so ingratiated him? self with ber father, that, after a time, they kept house together. The officer had been In Russia; and what first struck him, upon see? ing the young lady, was the very remarkable resemblance which ahe bore to the late wife of the Czarowitz Alexis, son of Peter the Great. The history of this princess had beena very ead one. Though a high-born lady, and sister in-law to the Emperor Charles VI, she had been treated by her husbaad with as much brutality as though she had been his slave. He had attempted on more than one occasion to make away with her by poison; and at last he bad struck her with such violence, when far gone with child, that he had caused the death both of herself and her infant. All the courts of Europe had gone Into mourning for her, and everybody but her husband bad pitied ber unhappy fate* After a great lapse of time the Czarowiiz himself died; and to Dauband's watchful eyes it seemed that the Intelligence of that Prince's decease was received by his fair fellow lodger with such suspicious Interest and excitement that he taxed her with being in truth that ex? alted but unhappy lady, wtfcpm all the world held to be dead and burled. If such were tire case, he declared himself devoted to her ser? vice, and prepared to at once sacrifice his prospects in the colony, In order to escort her to Russia. . Then Charlotte Christina Sophia de Wool fenbuttel (for such had been her malden name,) narrated her pitiful story. She was Indeed the personage he bad imagined her to be, and bad made use of a pious fraud to es? cape trom the cruelties of her late husband. Tbe blow that had been given to her had almost caused her death fas lt undoubtedly did that of the heir of all the RusBlas, whom, she carried within her,) but she had in truth re? covered from it. By help, of the Countess Konlgsmark, mother of Marshal Saxe, she gained over the women ot her bed-chamber, so that lt was given out she was no more, and a funeral was arranged accordingly. Then, beln?t conveyed to a secret place, she was carefully tended, and, when strong enough, removed In the guise of a servant girl to Paris, under the guardianship of a trusty Ger? man servant, who passed as her father; and finally from France to Louisiana. Having heard her story, Dauband renewed his de? voted offer to furnlBh the means of ber return to that sphere from which she had fled under such pitiable circumstances: but the young widow thanked him, and said that the only service she required of him was that he should maintain an absolute secrecy regard? ing her past, and conduct himself toward her exactly as he had hitherto done for the future. He endeavored to obey her In both respects, b t his affection for her waa stronger than his loyalty. He was young and handsome, as well as Impressionable, and perhaps the ex-prin cess. on her part, waa not sorry when, her pretended fatner dying, and lt becoming no longer possible for Dauband and herself to De under the same roof without reprgach, he offered himself to ber as a husband. If she had really renounced all thoughts of resum? ing her rank, he argued,.why should she not wed an honest man who loved her ? Though not a queen, in bim ahe should ever have a devoted subject. She consented, and, in se doing, afforded one of the strangest ex? amples of vicissitude of fortune that his? tory bas recorded-the marriage with a humble officer of infantry of one who had been destined for i he throne of Russia, and whose sister was actually occupying that of Austria. The marriage was a happy one, and bore Iruit in an only daughter. After ten years Dau? band, being troubled with some disorders which the practitioners In Louisiana could not cure, removed with his wife and child to Paris, to get the best medical advice, and on his re? covery solicited and obtained from the gov? ernment an appointment In the Isle of Bour? bon. While in Paris the wife and daughter went to walk In the Tuileries, and, conversing in German, were overheard by Marshal Sax?, who stopped to consider them. Mme. Dauband's embarrassment confirmed his suspicions, and his recognition ot her was complete. She drew him aside, and persuaded him to promise secrecy. He called on her, however, the next day, and often afterward; and, when she had departed for Bourbon, informed the Klng,'his master, of what he bad discovered. Orders were sent off to the leland that the greatest respect should be paid to her; and the King of Hun? gary was also made acquainted with the posi? tion of his aunt. He sent her a letter inviting her to his court, but on the condition that she should quit her husband, which she refused to do. In 1847, Dauband died, hu ring been pre? ceded to the grave by his daughter, aad the widow came to France with the Intention of taking up her residence in a convent; in place of doing BO, however, she lived In great retire? ment at Vitrl, about a league from Parla,, where she died In 1772. DEGREES LN DIAMONDS. Writing of diamonds and their color, the Brooklyn Eagle says: "Few people are aware of the many gradations ol color through which thia precious atone ranges, nor are they cog? nizant of the effects these Unta have on the commercial value of the stone. Of course the first place ls accorded to what levelled a dia? mond ot pure water. This means a perfectly colorless stone, free from every possible shade Perhaps the lowest place ls given to a yellow stone, though lhere ls a peculiarly ruddy brown, a most delicate shade, which amateurs especially prize. The reasons for lowering the standard of the yellow diamond are simply the law of supply and demand. If lt re? sembles slightly the tint of the topaz, it baa, however, an inherent fire and brilliancy which make the humbler topaz become abso? lutely dim by comparison. The diamond known as the Australian yellow, of one hun? dred and thirty-nine and a half carats, ls of this nature, but unfortunately so deep In tone as to somewhat Impair its fire. The blue dia? mond, where the azure of the sapphire bi combined with the natural lustre of the dia? mond; the roBe-colored, Imitating the fire of I the ryby, and the green diamond, rivalling the emerald, are rarer shades. When these colors are intense, when the depth ol -tone ls [ positive, they become rarities of untold price, and are fancy stones, on which no positive value can be placed. Milky stones, with black diamonds, save for the industrial arts, have, as ornaments, no especial worth. Some very remarkable experiments have been in? stituted in order to change the color of dia? monds. It would be a secret worth untold fortunes could we succeed in even depriving a yellow diamond of its unpopular tint it was supposed at onetime that this could be effected through the agency of heat, faint yellow stones, by long subjection to the fur nance heat, were convertible Into pale, rose-, colored diamonds; but unfortunately after a certain lapse of time ?hey slowly but surely resumed their original tint. HOMICIDE_On Christmas night William Mc Collum was stabbed in Marlboro' by Frank Cook, both colored, the wound taking effect in the thigh, the femoral artery being severed. He died in a few minut?e. Whiskey was the cause of the difficulty. An inquest was held on the next day, and a verdict rendered in ac cordance wi'.h the facts above stated. Setting illa ci) ines THE NEW IMPROVED WHEELER & WILSON, THE MOST POPULAR FIDDLY SEWING MEME. Between six and seven hundred thousand now In nae. Is the most simple, runs easier, and makes less noise than any other first-class Lock Stitch Machine. Does all kinda of work usually done by hand. Has better attachments for Hemming, Frilling, Tucking, Cording, Quilting, Gathering, Ac, than any other Machine. These Machines are now offered for aale in. thia city on the LEASE PLAN, at Ten Dollars per month until paid for. Thorough instruction given, and satisfaction guaranteed in all oases. Old Machines repaired and adjusted by a competent machinist. A few live men can find regular and profitable employ? ment, either on salary or commission, by applying early. Parlor and Salesroom Ko. 200 KINO STREET. W. O. BRUCE, Agent. WHYTE & H AR RAL, General Agents, dec 18 THE WEED F. F. SEWING MACHINE has not yet become such a drug In the market as to require to be hawked through the streetB or left at the residences against the wishes of the oc? cupants. But my sales have not diminished, nor bas the reputation of these Machines Buffered by competition. Call and see them and yon will be convinced of their superiority. D. B. HASELTON, dec20-imo No. 307 Kl NO I STREET. S Si tm Pnb.'.icotione. IMMS'S WORKS ROMANCE ANO HISTORY BLENDED. JOST REPUBLISHED, THE LILT AND THE TOTEM, OB, . THE HUGUENOTS IN FLORIDA, BY WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS IN CLOTH-PRICE fl SO. PUBLISHED aim FOB SALE BY WALKER, EYANS 4 COGSWELL Noa 3 BROAD AND 109 EAST BAY STREETS, CHABLK3T0N, S., 0. decl8-mwfl2 JIOGARTIE'S BOOK DEPOSITOET. HOLIDAY BULLETIN. We are now displaying an unrivalled stock of ELEGANT BOOKS In every department or Lite? rature. AU the New and Standard Poets, Illustrated; Standard Literature and Theo ogy, the best edi? tions, Insets. IUVENILE BOOKS. Especial care has been taken to make this de? partment attractive by the selection of Good Books, combining entertainment as weU as in? struction to the young. The little folks have had especial attention given to their wants this sea? son by the publishers generally. Books for the young of all ages are amongst the most beautiful publications of the season, and much lower in prices than last year. BIBLES AND PRAYER BOOKS. t Oxford Editions of Faml y and Pocket Bibles. We hare Just received a large invoice of Oxford Bibles and Prayer Books. The assortment embra? ces every variety of edltlona and styles issued by the Oxford press, which, together with a variety of other English and American editions, make the largest and moat elegant variety of Bibles and Prayer Booka ever offered for sale in Charleston, and at greatly reduced pi tees. Illustrated Books and Sets of Standard Authors, Including Scott, Cooper, Dickens, Thackeray, Isaac Disraeli. Lamb, Waverly Novels, Macaulay, Christopher North, Poe, Hallam, Milman, Hood, FroQde, Mommsew, Jowett's Plato, ac. Ac Our acock ls too large and varied to enumerate, but our store ls arransed with a view to the con? venience of customers, and the price of eaoh boos marked In plain figures. FANCY ARTICLES. Desks, Work Boxes, Writing Cases, Portfolios, Photograph Albums, Fancy Ink Stands, Fancy Boxes of Note Paper. Sunday School Library and Books for Prizes, Sunday School Cards, Illuminated Texts, Fancy Books, and a large variety of Booka suitable for presentation to teachers and scholars. tar Persons residing in the country w?l pleas? bear in mind that by sending their orders to m. ror any books -published in America, they will be charged only the price of the book. We pay tor the postage or express. ter Address FOG ARTIE'S BOOK DEPOSITORY, so. ase King street, (in the Bend,) Charleston, 8.0 ootst-tnthi s HailrottBi. ^iWlAnAAAftj1J\OAJilAWwM/?^,iw..,i,i^ww^,M ? m m m. ?-,-"-,, ISSj^SSJSg OUTH O ABO LIM A ? Al LB O AU UHAKI38T0H, s. c., December ss, ian. On and alter 8UKDAT, December 34, the Passen? ger Traies OD tbe Sonta Caroline, Railroad DUI rna as follows: - - - ? vosAorau. . .-?.?-? - LeaveCharleston....8.io A. ic ArriTe at Augusta..;.?*. 4^8 p. M. rca coL?lCKULr ? ? Leave Charleston.,-... 8.10 A, H. Arrive at Columbia .....-?.-.. ?.CSP. UV FOB CTCAstUHOa. LSftTC AUgtlflU....:.......^;.vU.w. T.40 A. M. ArriTo at Charleston..............A? p. M; Lsare Columbia._....?? 7.40. A. M. ArrriveatOharieston...; WP.IL TEBOUSH WTLaTJfSTOlT TRAIK. Leave Angosta... AM,A.IL Arrive at Ringville.fl.00 A M. Leave UngTffle...:...;.;../..:..12 84 p. M. ArttveatAngusta... 6.30 p. M. ACorjBXA. JTISBT umssV, ' r?-. (SundayB exceptad.) ? ' -?? LsaTa?aarleston^^".r?l^i^ tvKTrVk. Arrive at Anglist?. MBA IL LsaveAngusia-.-...wi._AO0P. M. Arrive** Onarksstr?fe.^:;^"*:^,2M?.5; ooLCXBii. Miaux Bum ' (Sundays excepted,) Laave Charleston.MOP.li. Arrive at Oolam ola._.ZZ. ?3JI1M. Laave Columbia_...... T.OJ?JL. Arrive at Chaheaton.... ....... LMAT?IV aUHJfBBVTJJJ nuDL Leave Summerville a$...;...".25 A.1L Arrive at C naries ton at.8.46 A. IL Leave cn fr l ea to n at. 8. so T.- M* Arrive at Sommerville at.. .4.45 p. IL _CAXDO BBjLKCm Leave Camden.Ais A -C. Arrive at Columbi?-. 10.10 A M. Leave Columbia.M.i?&.L43 P.M. Arrive at camden. ....".,-7..0.25 p. IL Day and Bigot Trains maxe.'close connection! at Augusta wita Georgia Railroad and Central Ballroad. . . ... ^~ " .... Night Train connecta with Macon and Augusta Baflyoad, . ? ^,'*-? Columbia Night Train connects Tri th Qreenv?ls and Oolnmbla lUllroad, and with Charlotte Road - to points North. ' Camden Train connecta at Ringville dally/ex? cept Sundays) with Day Passen Ber Tram, and rnna through to Columbia. . ' > ? rv 4r fr XTLJSB, vice-President. S. fr. PICKEN8. G. T. A -.... z '^BlP; OFFICE OF THE S AVAKNAH ' AND . CHARLESTON RAILROAD. :. K CHARLESTON, S. C., November ta, 1871. On aid after MOND AV. December the nth, the Passenger Trains on this Road Trill runas folio wa: EXPRESS TRAIN. Leave Charleston dilly.... S. i. A? P. M. Arrive at Savannah dally.............. s.is p. M. Leave savannah dally..,. ..lLitr p. M. ArriveatCh^lestc^ds^y.^......... 5.56 A sL Leave Charleston, sundays excepted.. us A. M. Amye at Savannah, Sandsys excepted, AU P. M. Leave Savannah, sundays excepted... ano' A. a. Arrive at Charleston, Sundays exe'ted.'AM p. M. Freight forwarded dally on throagn bois of tad? ln? to points ta Florida sad fry. ffSTsnnsn lina of steamships to Boston. Prompt dlapatohgt vea to freights for Beaufort and points on Port Royal Kal ?road and at as low* rats? sa by any ottsr nae. C. 8. GADSDEN, Engineer and Superintendent. S.O. BOYLSTON, Geni Ft, and Tlciet Agent. nOV? ? i.'.:: - . -?- ? ? r^T?gftX . NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD OOK ' PANT. ' - OHAaTJBIOir, S. a, Februsrj ll. 18TL ' Trains will leave Charleston Daily at eao AM. SUd 6.15 P. IL Arrive at Charleston 740 A M. (Mondays tx cepted) and 2:80 p. M. ' Train dot* not leave Charleston 0 P. IL. nm OATS. Train leaving fl:80 A M. max es thro ugh co n n eo Usn to New Tort via Richmond and Aetni* Creek only, going through lc 40 honra. Passengers leaving by 6.14 p. M. Train have choice or route, ri? Blohmond ?nd Washington, or via Portsmouth and Baltimore. Those leaving FRIDAY by this Train lay ever on 8DHDAT in Bal? timore. Those loaring on BArumPAT remain scii DAT in Wilmington, N. O. Thia ls the cheapest, gui exert and mon pleasant nate to Cincinnati, Chicago and other points West and Northwest, both Trains making con? nections at Washington with Western tralci or Baltimore and 0 hio Railroad. 8. S. SOLOMONS, Engineer and Superintendent. P. L. CLEAPOB, General Ticket Agent. febii-umos_ glotrjing ario JinrniBijittfl ?ccoi WINTER CLOTHING. THE BEST SELECTED STOCK or BOFS' & MM CLOTMG, OORNKR iKING AND WENTWORTH STB. * WILLIAM MATTHIE8SEN. ELEGANT TN STYLE AND MODERATE IN PRICES. ORDERED WORE DEPARTMENT SUPPLIED WITH CHOICE IIIP0BTED ENGLISH & FRENCH GOODS. decla-imo_ fflillinerrj, Dressmaking, &t. ?^-RS. M. J. ZERNOW? NO. 304'KING BTBEET, Wooid respectfully inform the ladles that she will OPEN THIS DAY A FULL ASSORTMENT OF MILLINERY GOOPS. DRESSMAKING in all its branches attended to as usual. Baring obtained the Aaency of Md me, DEMOREST1 S CELEBRATED PAPERPATTSRNS, ls now prepared to famish a general ASSORTMENT OF PATTERNS. coan try orders will receive prompt attention. nov28-tutha CDatrqeo, Jeaulrs, gi L L, ATLXITK FOO . NOS. MS and 607 BROADWAY, N. Y., offer for the HOLIDAYS the moBt complete and beet selected assortment of the following Gooda to be round In the etty: DIAMOND AND GOLD JEWELRY Watches for Ladles and Gentlemen * Sterling Silver Table Ware * " Bronxes, Antique and Modern Marble and Bronze Clocks Marble SUtuary. FANCY GOODS GENERALLY nlylB-lvr _ Apply once of THE NEWS. maj 18