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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A BOWEN'S IAST BLAST. S.IS PICTURE OF "THE MORAI. NAK? EDNESS" OF GOVERNOR SCOTT. How By a* and Ike Other Champions or the Oovrrnor Tried to Defend Him Fanny Scenes on the Floor-The End ls Not Te t. [FROM OUR SPECIAL R?P0BTEB ] COLUMBIA, January 15. Whatever the object or whatever may be the result of the present determined move? ment on the part of the Reformers of the As? sembly to oust Governor Scott from the high office which they claim he disgraces, it 19 certain that the agitation of the subject ?9 day by day bring!og to light such new forms and Instances of rasca Hy, such new developments of official corruption and mendacity, and such - new proofs of the absolute and utter rotten? ness of the dominant party in this State as must go far toward opeDlog the eyes of the people, not only of South Carolina, but of the whole country to thu character of the scoun? drels who have taken advantage of the dis? organization inevitably consequent upon a civil war to ride Into power in the Southern States. In the House, to-day, Mr. Bowen made a four hours1 speech, In the course of which he went from one misdeed to another, charging fraud after fraud with such minute? ness ot detail as seemed to leave no doubt of their correctness, and covering the Executive of this State, if one-half ot the charges be true, with a load of Infamy from which, in the eyes of any intelligent or honest man, he can hardly hope to clear himself. ' At the conclusion of his speech, -Mr. Bowen retained the floor on a question of privilege. He said that the Governor had, in his special message, attacked bim personally and by name, speaking of bis "moral nakedness," ?tc, and he wanted to eay something in reply to that. He asked why it was, if he were so bad a man as the Governor said, that the Governor had repeatedly sent to him Just after his elec? tion to the Assembly, and begged him to go to see him at the Executive Mais'.on. He had gone there, he stld, at the repeated and earn? est invitation of the Governor, and there ? Scott bad offered, if be would withdraw from ; - tile fight against him, to support him (Bowen) ; for the next Governor ot the State, and to i back that support with all the power, all the t Influence and all the patronage he could i command. He had refused the offer because t LJ could not consent to help bim cover up his ? swiodles, and he cited the speaker of the < House, who had been present and heard the j conversation, in proof of what he stated. - Speaking of "moral nakedness," he said that ? he would show how a certain young lady, a i schoolmistress in Walhalla, who had been ] persaaded to come down here by the wife of ? ? this very Go ver ter Scott, had been staying i for one night under the roof of the Executive i mansion, and how, when no one else was in ? the house, her room had been entered by ; Governor Scott and This raised a perfect storm of interruptions. ! The chair was occupied by .Lee, of Edgefleld, , during the temporary absence of the speaker, j and bo was kept busy alternately commanding Silence and ruling upon points ot order ral Bed ? by the excited adherents of the Governor. ? Byas objected to this Invasion of the Govern- < or's private history as unparliamentary and ? unbecoming, and the temporary chairman sus- j talned that view of the case. Bowen didn't ' like thar, and made some remark about offi? cers of the House shirking their duty, which ? brought the speaker back to his desk, to the j -evident relier ot Lee. Then Jamison, Jones. Mobley and a half dozen others raised points i bf order, all of thom amounting, when i . straightened into English, to the proposition < that Bowen had no business to attack Scott's , private character. The speaker overruled the < point. He said the member's language might , be unbecoming, and he believed lc was, but he ; knew ot no law of parliamentary usage that j forbade a member to attack the public or pr I- ? vate record of any officer, ac long as he was ? not a member of the House. He Bald that per- , naps to-morrow the boot might be on the other | leg, and then some members would see the 1 Justice of a ruling by which he refused to rob j a member of the House of his rigb t to criticise t .ao officer. * ThiB stilled the storm for a little while, and Bowen continued. There were, he said, men in the penitentiary serving long terms of years for doing that which Governor Scott had ; that night done to that poor woman under the roof of the Gubernatorial mansion, and this was the man who talked of "moral nakedness." He had written that woman a threatening let? ter, and lt was that letter, shown by her to some sympathizing friends in Charleston, which bad furnished proof against him, and had shown that even the Gubernatorial man? sion furnished no protection for the virtue of I a woman. ( Here Byas aga<n arose, and in the most ex? cited manner called Bowen to account. He ' didVt want to hear about the virtue of a wo- I man. be didn't know what that bad to do with i impeachment, and he threatened Bowen with expulsion and ail manner ot terrible things If he d ld n't stop. 1 Mr. Bowen replied that he cared nothing for i Jbds threats, then, turning to the speaker, he y ^?g?ulinued ?hat he cared nothing for the IPfnreats of any man whose vote You could pur- ' chase an v day for a five dollar bill. ( This shot quite upset the little man from ( Orangeburg, and, allowing his passion to get the better ol his prudence, he rose to a ques? tion of privilege, and began to bluster out a denial. The speaker asked him how he made the i members remark apply to him, which caused a general laugh at ino expense of Byas, and he gradually subsided. Bowen remarked that he had been bothered by that man about as long as he meant to be, i and advised him not to put the coat on if lt r Mn'tflL He then Siid that if time permitted he would proceed to show the ten or a dozen 1 victims of i he same crime that the Governor i had committed ou that poor vouog lady from j Walhalla. He would like to trace his wander? ings and his crimes from Columbia to Wash? ington, where the books of Willard's Hatel would Bhow him as registered with a notorl- 1 ou9 woman from Philadelphia, and to New c York, and expose bis visita to No. 112 Weet c 26th street, a hou?e that had become so noto- e rious through his patronage that lt was known ? as the Palmetto House. This brongia a dozen more of the Gover- ? nor's Hessians to ih?lr feet with all sorts of * Interruptions. The Bueaker repeated his for- ( mer ruling, and Byas appealed from the de- ' clBlon of the chair. Tne House, however, ? sustained the speaker by seventy-two to twelve, and Bowen resumed. He said he ' contd tell about another woman In New York ' -Pauline Markham be believed her name 1 was-to whom the Governor had given ala- 1 monds worth seven hundred and fifty dollars, but Pauline said lt wasn't enough. Mr. Bowen continued wi<h these exposures at some length, the members Bitting wiih their brogans elevated on lngersoll-Dennis's furni? ture, smoking their pipes and cigare, and drinking In the salacious details of these reve? lations with apparent eagerness, until at Ave o'clock the House adjourned till noon to-mor? row, when the fight, will be resumed with Byas on the floor. The buBlnef s transacted by the House before entering upon this deuate amounted to very little. The irrepressible Henderson Introduc? ed a bill; which would seem to indicate that .somebody had been foo.lng around him with a pistol or something, and wounding his' sensi? tive spirit. It ls e ? tl tied "A bill to punish use? less handling of deadly weapons," and pro Tides, amid much verbal meandering, that if any person or persons, under pretence of play cr "prodject," thall draw upon another any .deadly weapon, and shall inflict any wound opon the body of any pen on or persons, he shall be deemed "gllty" ol a misdemeanor and -Shall be fined and imprisoned, "p. ovided it be proven In the said court where the said of? fence la tried that any malice or Ill-feelings ?ver existed between the party or parlies so wounded and the offender, and tbat the said .Offender did make the assault, and draw such weapons with. jtent to kill, injure or frighten." The second Beetloo is a rather ambitious one, as lt proposes to create a new law for "defining and punishing murder. The sec? tion ls as follows: "That If any per? son or person? shall draw and discharge any dea^'y weapon upon the person of .another through pretence of play or prod Ject and kill or take the lite of ano? ther through such pretence, the same shall be deemed guilty of murder, and on convic? tion tbereor, receive such punishment as Is now inflicted upon persons found gllty of such crimes by the laws now exist lng." This curious document was sent to the Judici? ary committee tone thrashed out into Intelli? gible English. Wallace Introduced a bill "to regulate scales, weights and measures In all cities, towns, and village; which provides for one commissioner of scales, weights and measures in every city, town and village in the State, who shall see that such scales, Ac, are conformable to the standard laid down lor the regulation of the same, the fees of such commissioners to be fixed by the council of each city, town or vil? lage respectively, and forbids the use of any scales, ?c., that have not been so examined and approved. ' In the Senate, this morning, Hr. Cardozo in? troduced his bill, previously noticed, to require the county commissioners to remove imbeciles from the Lunatic Asylum to their respective county poorhouses. The preamble recites that experience has established the fact that imbe? ciles should not be confined in the same build? ing with the Insane, and that the Insane, who require special treatment, h ave frequently to be refused admission Into the Asylum for want of room, and the bill, therefore, requires the vari? ous county commissioners to Immediately re? move their imbeciles trom the State Lunatic Asylum and take care of them In their re? spective poorhouses. Kr. Wbittemore introduced a bill providing "that the State treasurer be and he Is hereby directed to issue no more bonds or slocks of the State of South Carolina, authorized by any act passed since September 1, 1868, of any clasp, for any purpose, to any person whatso? ever." Hr. Cardozo introduced a concurrent reso? lution reciting that "lt is evident that further legislation Ia necessary to more effectually suppress the humiliating distinctions on ac? count of color which are kept up In places of public entertainment, and on public convey? ances, and that the supplemental civil rights bill by Hon. Charles Sumner, now pending lu Congress, looks to this desirable end;" and requesting, therefore, that the senators and representatives In Congress from thU State ..?ive their full and undivided support to the. passage of that bill, as a measure of Justice as well aa of propriety." On the consideration of the bill to abolish .he office of land commissioner, there was rulte an extended and lively debate between tfesers. Smalls, Mash, Hayoe, (the present commissioner,) Gaillard and Whittemore. Bayne had no particular objections to being abolished, and protested that he had made no money out of the office, as his predecessors, Siessrs. Leslie and DeLarge, had left nothing for him to steal, but he wanted more time :han was allowed In the bill to complete his jooks and records, so as to turn them over to ;he secretary ot State. Hr. Nosh made a short ind sensible speech in favor of abolishing the }fflce. He said he bad voted for the estab ishmentof the office because he believed it would be a means of furnishing the poor peo? ple of his race wit h homes and the means of making an honest living, but in this, aa in many ot her thing?, the rascals and adventu? rers, who kad come down here in the wake of :he army, had got possession, had plunged their hands up to ihe very arm pits in the public purse, and had perverted what was meant as a public benefit into an instru? ment of private plunder. In the years Immediately following the war it had only been necessary to say to the poor ignorant colored men of the South, that a man was a Republican to secure their support of him, and these scoundrels had, by working upon the credulity of the colored people, climbed Into high places, and bad then be? trayed the colored men and plundered and Insulted the people until lt was seen that these white Bepubl leans conld steal as fast as anybody else. It was said that negro govern? ments were a failure; that the whole system of reconstruction was a failure, and that the negro had Bhowh himself unworthy of the boon of freedom and political equality that bad been conferred upon him, but he declared that the negroes had been betrayed, had been outraged and sold out by the white scoun? drels who had flocked to the South, bent only ipon their own personal gain and enrich men t. Cne bill was finally advanced to a third read? ing, with an amendment proposed by Hr. v7hl tte more, to the effect "that all books and papers pertaining to the office of the land commission be turned over to the secretary of 3tate, on and after the passage ol this act, and the secretary of State snail execute the duties heretofore devolving upon the land commis? sioner." PICKET. THE PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY. Dyas again on the Rampage-Harley a*.d Whipper Join In the Onslaught against Governor Scott. [SPECIAL TBLBGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, January 16. In the House this morning the considera? Lion ot Governor Scott's special message and ut the financial Investigating committee's re? port was resumed. Dyas made a rambling and Incoherent, but exceedingly vituperative speech, which occupied fully two hours. Next ?me Hurley, who briefly replied to the at? tacks which have been made upon the verac ty of the investigating committee's report. Whipper followed In a long speech supporting ;he report, and advocating the Impeachment >r the Governor. In the Senate no business >f public Interest was transacted. PICKET. PON TIFF AND KAISER. Th? Pope's Lcttt r to the Emperor Wil? liam. The German Correspondent of Berlin pun? ishes the following translation of the Pope's iongratulatory letter to the Emperor of Ger nany on his assumption of the Imperial dig ilty: ?ope Pius IX to the most illustrious and mighty Emperor greeting: By the kind lettefof your majesty we have eceived a commun ic a": lon euch as ot itself elicits our congratulations, as well on account >f the supreme dignity offered your Majesty ia by reason of the general unanimity with vhlch the princes and free cities of Germany lave conferred it on you. It is, therefore, with rreatjoy that we have received the news of this ?vent, which, as we trust, with ihe blessing )f God on the efforts of your Mnjt*sty lor the general good, will turn to the advantage not >nly ot Germany, but of all Europe. We re? turn your majesty, however, special thanks for the expression ol your friendship for us, M we hope that lt will not Inconsiderably con? tribute to the protection of th? liberty and the rights of the Catholic.religion. On the other hand, wo request your majesty to be convinced that we sh .11 neglect nothing by which, when the opportunity presents Itself, we maybe useful io your majesty. In the meantime, we pray ih? Giver ot all good things to richly vouchsafe your Imperial and royal majesty all true happiness, and unite you with us In the bonds of the most perfect affection. Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, (in the Vati? can,) on the 6th day of March, 1871, in the twenty-fifth year of our pontificate. P?os, P. P. IX. AK AMERICAN MISSIONARY CONVERTED TO BRAHHISM-Occasionally the people of Eng? land are the subjects of missionary effort by high-born Brahmins, with encouraging results. Our turn may come next ; not, indeed, through the compassion of an Indian prince, but by one of our own caste. The first missslonary sent out by the American Uaitarlan Association wf nt to India BB the most promising field for Christ? ian effort, and lo! has turned out to be the leid himself. Kev. C. H. A. Dall has been converted to Brahmism, and has joined the Br AU mo Som*), the Church of God theistic, of Bengal. He thus becomes a disciple and brother jf Kea hub Babu Chunder Sen, in whose orgun, the India Mirror, he presents his Justificaren and creed of pure theism, at the conclusion of which he invites his friends to con.e to his house in Dhurrumtollah for the inspection and study of, not the Bible, but th? woi ks of Barn Mobun Roy, adding: "The complcce sincerity of my purpose to aid my brethren can only be proved by my labors In the cause of that one God without a second, for t!ie preaching of whose gospel I came to India." THE SPANISH OUTRAGE. A SPECK OF WAR UPON TBE NA TIONA I HORIZON. What Ja Thought ot the Search of the Florida on the High Seas in Official Q,uari er* at Washington-Will there he War? WASHINGTON, Jaouary 16. The reception by the Navy Department yes? terday of the affidavits of the captain, officers and crew of the Florida, giving In full detail with dates, names, Ac, the account of the search of that vessel on the high seas by two Spanish men-of-war, created no little com ment In that quarter, as tho silence of all our naval officers In the Gulf squadron had led the department to belteve, on nega? tive evldencp, that the outrage was mythical The affidavits put the search of the Florida, however, in a most serious light. They show that when that vessel was first brought to on the ocean by a solid shot from a Spanteh man of-war, she waa without the marine league restricted by international law, and on the highway of nations, while the armed vessel that ordered her search had her guns run out and her decks cleared for action. In fact, the evidence shows that the Spaniard followed the vessel outside of thc marine league, and then searched her. The second search waa after the Florida left Nassau, and by a Spanish gunboat, whose captain bad been in Nassau tor six days while the Florida was there, and therefore knew of the search off St. Thomas and the innocent character of the latter ves sel. Tet he put lo sea, and again searched the Florida. It ls stated that the government adhering to the principle re-established In the Trent case, will demand of Spain, first, an apology for Its repeated outrage on this vee eel; second, the punishment of the officers who committed it, and, third, Indemnity for damages sustained. It ls believed the apology will be made, and tbat there will be no war though there is a pretty stiff war feeling here outside of official quarters. THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES. : Nsw ORLEANS. January 16. ? A compromise was effected yesterday. Several obnoxious bills were repealed, and others were signed .by the Governor, and only lack the proper publication to become laws. NEW YORE. January 16. The settlement of the New Orleans troubles has caused Louisiana securities to rise ten per cent. WASHINGTON, January 16. The Joint resolution passed yesterday by the Warmoth Legislature has been considered by the President, who declines to comply with the requisition for troops. FUNERAL OF BISHOP 3PG1LL. RICHMOND, January 16. The funeral of the Right Rev. Joha McGill, Catholic Bishop of Virginia, took place to-day, Bishop Jas. F. Wood, of Pu ll adel ph i a. officiat? ing. Bishop Lynch, of Charleston? delivered the funeral discourse. The ceremonies were of the most impressive and solemn character, and were witnessed by.an Immense congrega? tion, while thousands were unable to gain ad? mittance to the Cathedral. Bishops Becker, of Wilmington, and Gibbon?, ol North Caro? lina, together with a number of priests of the diocese, participated. The remalnsjof the de? ceased bishop were Interred in the chapel, un? derneath the Cathedral. THE OLD WORLD'8 NEWS. PARIS, January 16. The press of all the large towns of Fran :e oppose the Importation tax on raw materials. Thlers's speech characterizes the treaties of 1860 as fatal to the interests of France, detest? able and Intolerable. The Red Republicans are becoming active in Lyons, and the authorities are exercising unusual vigilance. The sale of the Constitutionnel and Gaulois ls forbidden by the minister of the interior. There was a violent meeting at Marseilles against the tax: LONDON, January 16. In the Tichborne case the counsel for the defence promise to Introduce letters showing that the real Slr Boger Tichborne was a re? fined gentleman. Madam Radcliff will swear that the claimant told a falsehood regarding her. Published statistics show that ninety thous? and emigrants left Germany last year, nearly all going to the United States. Tue Parliamentary election 1* in progress In Kerry, Ireland. Intense excitement and vio? lent scenes are apprehended. The constabu? lary has been strengthened and every step taken by the magistrates to prevent riot. STUTOARDT, January 16. Three hundred printers have struck, and a disturbance is apprehended. BERLIN, January 16. Bismarck Insists upon the retention o? the envoys of the Monarchy at the German courts. THE NEW HILDERBRAND. A Remarkable Career of Crime. Charles D. Hilderbrand, the notorious bur? glar and jail-breaker, now in prison at St. Joseph, Mo., tells the story of bis life, an un? broken succession of crimes, beginning In his early childhood. He was born In 1840, and at the age o? three months he was stolen from his paren ts, and lt would seem that this act had some influence apon his character, for bis favorite crime has always been robbery. When only eight years old he wan detected in robbing a money draw? er In St. Louis, but on account of his age he was not imprisoned. Only a year afterward he appeared In Paris, where he was convicted of robbery, and sentenced to one year's Imprisonment, but after three months' confinement he was pardoned. Immediately upon his release be went to London, where he was detected lo attempting a heavy rob? bery with twe notorious burglars. Both of his companions were iransported to Van Die man's Land for thirty year?, and after six months'Imprisonment In the Old Balley, Hil? derbrand, now only ten years of age, was ban? ished to Amorlca. He went from England to Montreal, where he was soon detected in another robbery, and sentenced to six months' Imprisonment, but managed to obtain bis liberty at the end of three days. Appearing shortly alter this in Kingston, Canada West, he was again arrested for robbery, and Im? prisoned lor one year, serving out his full term. In 1852 he returned again to the United Stales, and almost Immediately made his ap Eearance In a bold robbery at Alleghany City, ennsylvanla, which shut him up again for two years. Scarcely had he gained his liberty when he was detected In a robbery and mur? der, and iransported to Cubafor twenty years. One of his companions was Imprisoned for life. Htlderoraud contrived to obtain a release at the end of three months, and soon alter was sentenced io ten years' imprisonment In Mexico for indulging a?:alu in his favorite crime. He escaped after six weeks' imprison? ment, and returned again to the United Stales. Convicted of robbery soon after in ashville, Tennessee, he was sentenced to the peniten? tiary for eight years, but was released through legal interference at the end of a month. In 1855 he appeared lo San Francisco, and was an inmate of the city prison for one month. Going to Europe again, he next served a term of seven months at Birmingham, England: five months ina dungeon at Lyons, France,and two months In Berlin. Prussia. Returning to America, he served one month In Jail at Pitts? burg, Pennsylvania: two months in Cincinnati: was sentenced lor four years at Baton Rouge. La., but escaped at the end ol fifteen days- six months at St. Louis, but bought himself out in three days; served two years in Illinois for two dlsiinct charges, and escaped a third by flicht lo Europe. Keturnlng to the United States In 1865 he was recognized and Imprisoned in II linois lor one year. At the expiration of his term heat once entered Into a conspiracy to rob an express company in Indiana, but was exposed by his associates, taken to Milwau? kee, and sent up tor five years. He served four years and four months, and was then discharged for good behavior. He has served fourteen years lu various prisons, a part ot the lime closely confined In dungeons. He has been in ten different State prison?, four city prisons, twenty police stations and seven coun? ty calabooses. He declares that he Intends now to reform and to devote himself to the publication of a book of crime, exposing the manner in which burglars operate. Illustra? ting lt by scenes from his own experience. ,. GOLD FOR PAYING DUTIES. Interesting Information for our Import? ing Mri chants. The following correspondence between the Secretary of the Treasury and the president of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce will be of special Interest to the Importing merchants o? our eily: CHARLESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ) January 9, 1872. j To the Eon. G. S. Boutwe?. Secretary of the Treasury, Washington (My: SIB-Under a resolution of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, passed the 21st ultimo, I have the honor to advise, that this Chamber has been informed that at the port of Balti? more importing merchants are allowed to pay dulles on foreign goods In ourrency, and that the collector ot said port is authorized by your depariment to receive United Stales currenoy at the 12 M. value of gold In New Tors: that day. . -v With the extreme difficulty of obtaining gold coln in this city, lt is a most desirable matfer that the same privilege be granted at this port. To effect which purpose, and in beba f of the Chamber of Commerce, repre? senting the priBclpal merchants of this city, I would respectfully ask your favorable consid? eration ot this subject. With much respect, Tour obedient servant. SAMUELT. T?PFER, President Charleston Chamber of Commerce. TBBASDRT DEPARTMENT. ) WASHINGTON, D. C., January 12, 1872. j SIB-Yours of the 9th instant ia at hand. STou have been misinformed as to the practice prevailing at the port of Baltimore, M l., rela? tive to the payment of duties on imports. All iutie8 being by law payable in coin, I have io authority lo authorize their payment io jurrency. The practice io which your in? formant probably alludes ls that of the sale of :oln by the United States assistant treasurer it New York rates, of which many Importers loubtleBBly avail themselves. Thus an 1m port ;r, having a payment to maka to the collector )f customs, goeB to the assistant treasurer, y hose office ia located in the same building pith the collector, and pays him a sufficient imonnt in currency to purchase the amount >f coln he needs for hlB payment, and then nstead of handling it or laking it to the col? ector, the assistant treasurer issues his certifl ?ates of deposit for the amount of coin pur ihased in the name of the collector, who re? ?elves them in lieu of the coin. This privilege, however, can only be granted it ports where the accumulation of govern nent coln is greater than any possible de nand, which ls the case In Baltimore, but not n Charleston. If lt will be a relief, anyi Importer of your :1 ty, desiring to do BO, may deposit his dulles, lavable at Charleston, with the United States isslBtant treasurer at New York City In he name of the collector at Charleston, ind present ? to the collector the assls ant treasurer's certificates of deposit, vhlch the former will be directed to .ecelve in lieu of the actual coln. But each d such imp?t tera will. In add tl on to deposit ng the amount of his duties, have to make a leparate deposit in the name of the assistant ressurer of the amount of the premium for ixchange in your city. Very respectfully, GEO. S. BOUTWBLL, Secretary. To S. Y. TOPPER, Esq., President Chamber )f Commerce, Charleston, 8. C. THE WHARTON TRIAL. ANNAPOLIS, January 16. The rebultal evidence was continued to lay. The Jury were ordered to relire during i discussion, which il was considered Improp? er they should hear, when the attorney-gene? ral-said the experts for the defence has assail? ed the testimony of Professor Tonry, etatlftg hat his analysis and teats were insufficient, ind the resulta obtained by him give no evl ience of the presence of metal. Professor Tonry had pursued bia analysis and experi nents and was now present in court with the netal obtained by him. The State now pro? posed to produce this metal lo the court and io the Jury, and have the experts for the de? fence themselves to say whether it ls the metal jr not They offered to Introduce this evl icnee. first, upon the ground that lt had been ilscovered since the commencement of the :rlal, and, secondly, that lt was strictly rebut? ing testimony, and admlssable on that ground. The attorney-general argued in lavor of the proposition. At the conclusion of the argu? ment, and without reply from the counsel for the defence, the court held the proposed evi? dence iuadmlssable. The evidence was then ilosed and the argument commenced. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, January 16. The election committee ot the House has aot yet taken up the contest between Bowen ind DeLarge. Tickera was to-day re-elected senator from Maryland. General Emery telegraphs that all ls quiet at S'e w Orleans to-night. There is a general attendance of Democratic members of Congress to-night at their caucus, fernando Wood was chairman, and Repre? sentatives Geiz and Shoeber secretaries. S?v? irai propositions relative to the reduction of axes, the adjournment of the session. Ac, were offered, bul finally withdrawn, the caucus iel og of opinion that it was best not to take leflnite action as the session only lasted an lour. In the House, the bill for the relief of the Chicago sufferers, allowing contributions to )e entered duty free, was passed, and a draw? back allowed upon contributions already 1 m )orted. The same applies to materials actu illv used in rebuilding burned edifices. In the Senate, several petitions were pre? sented asking Ja constitutional amendment ex :luding persons addicted to liquor from Fed? eral offices. Sherman reported the House bili repealing he duly on coal and salt, with amendments, md the request that lt be printed and reoom nltted. Tue discussion developed the fact hat the amendments Involved the entire revl ilon of the tariff, which Trumbull asserted vere intended to defeat the mea-ure at thia lesslOB. The bill wm finally recommitted, liogan occupied* the balance of the day. THE COUP-DE-GRACE TO THE RING. ALB ANT, January 16. The bill legalizing the acis of the grand ury of the court of sessions of New York City vas passed. This removes the only obstacle o the indictment of the corruptionists. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 16. The barometer will probably continue llghest In Tennessee and Kentucky. South ?asterly winds will prevail on wednesday, vi in cloudy weather on the coast ol Texas and Louisiana. Partially cloudy and p.easani -. eather in the Gulf and Southern States and lorthward to Pennsylvania. Dangerous winds ire not anticipated for to-night. Yesterday's "Weather Reports ot the Signal Service, TJ. S. A.-4.47 P. Bi., Local Time. Place of Observation. augusta, Qa.... Baltimore.% auston. Charleston. Chicago. Cincinnati. 3a ives ton. Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.. Ut. Washington. New Orleans.... New York. Nirrolk. Philadelphia. Portland, Me.... s.ivannah. sr. Louis. Washington. Wilmington,N.e. 30.00 30.01 30.11 29.98 80.29 30.23 30.26 30.10 31.19 30.32 20.03 30 18 30.02 29.04 30.02 30.20 30. OJ 30.2T 30.00 29.83 NW W E NW M W E NW SW SE NW NW N SE N -W NW S NW Fresh. Fresh. tresh. Fresh. Fre*h. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. Brisk. Gentle. Fresh. Preta. Gentle. Uentle. Fresh. Gen i le. Fair. Cloudy. riir'ng. Fair. Fair. L. Snow Fair. (hear. Fair. Clear. cloudy. Pair. iThr'ng. Icioudy. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. Cloudy. Fair. NOTE.-The weather resort dated 7.47O'CIOCK, -lils morning, will be posted In the'rooms of the Chamber of commerce at 10 o'clock A. M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during the day. THE GRAND DUKE IN TOE WEST. Alexi?'? Buffalo Hunt-Grund Sport on the Plains-The Hunting Camp, Indi? an?, Soldiers. ? dispatch from St. Louis, announcing the movements of the Busslan Prince, Alexis, Bays : The permanent camp for the buffalo hunt consista of two hospital tents, ten wall tents and a tent for servants. ' Three of the wall ten ts are floored, and the Grand Duke's ls car? peted. Box stoves and Sibley stoves are pro? vided for the hospital and wa? tents. The hospital tents are to be used as dining tents. An extensive culinary outfit was taken; also 10,000 rations each or flour, sugar and coffee, and 1000..'pounds of tobacco tor the Indians. Company E, second cavalry, ls at the camp, and nave everything in the best possible order. Company E, second cavalry, acts as escort for the party. Mr. Cody ("Buf? falo Bill") met the party. A relay of horses ls at Medicine Creek, about half-way to the camp. The party expect to make the trip In eight hours. Buffaloes are in great numbers within ten miles of the camp. A few hours ago four hundred Indians were expected at the camp with their families, and others were coming in rapidly. It ls expected that war parties of Spotted Tall, Whistler, War Bonnet and Black Hat will be lhere, with their respective chiefs and band?. After the bunt there will be a grand Indian war dance, and provisions will be presented to the Indians lt they behave themselves. The Legislature of Missouri has adopted a resolution for the appointment of a commit? tee, consisting of eix members ot the House and four of the Senate, to wbich the governor, lieutenant-governor and speaker of the House were added, te make arrangements for the re? ception ol the Grand Duke Alexis and suite at the State capital on their return from the buf? falo hunt. The steamer Great Republic, which ls to convey Alexis and his suite to New Or? leans, will undergo some changes for the pur? pose. Two of inn large staterooms will be thrown into one, newly carpeted, and furnish? ed with a set ot chamber furniture. A bil? liard table will be placed in the rear cabin, and other ai rangements made to break the monotony of the trip. Besides the suite, none but the officers of the boat will be al? lowed on board during the passage. A later dispatch reports that Alexis killed a buffalo on sunday, and telegraphed the fact by cable to the Czar. FASHION NOTES. -Short Euzabethlan ruffs have again crept into fashion. -Pale, delicate, neutral tints are much liked for evening toilets. -Very elegant handkerchiefs are generally trimmed with Valenciennes. -Point lace sets, consisting of collar, cuff and handkerchief, are valued at $300 and $400. -As many as seven or eight different shades of one color are sometimes used in one cos? tume. -A new feature io arranging tunics is tying them at the back, with bows placed down the middle. -The favorite colors for ties are the faintest shades ot blue, the palest green and rose, and the salmon color. -Lace collars are of every conceivable style and shape, and pointed, or long and narrow, or large and round. -Plain collars and cuffs ot very fine linen the latter attached to an under sleeve, remain In favor on the streets. -Among the trimming laces the most popu? lar are the round point and the point applique, Valenciennes and Chantilly. -Handsome silk, of some bright color, fin? ished with white lace, makes a pretty tie to be worn with a black silk dress. D F AT it OF A NOTABLE Cn rs AM AN-A PAGAN FUNERAL.- Woong Hang Soon, president of the Nlng Yung Company, is -dead. 7 Decease c. was sixty-two. His body was placed II Chinese state on Dupont alley, where lt was viewed by great numbers of his countrymen, and where the mystic ceremonies of the Pagan burial Eervice were performed, lasting about three hours. The streets In the Chinese quar? ters were thronged with Chinese, ali ol whom respected Woong Hang 8oon. Hundreds of Caucasians went, impelled by motives of curi? osity. The procession started for Laurel Cemetery, led by a Chinaman on horseback. About twenty Chinamen, dressed In long while robes, attended the beat se, and amongst these were two or three hired mourners, sus? tained by men walking on either side. Tho mourners carried Joss sticks, and bent them? selves towards the ground, appearing not to walk, but to be dragged along by the atten? dants. There were fifty-eight nacke and other carriages in line, four banda of music, and four or Ave express wagons loaded with propitia? tory roast pigs, chickens, and all sorts of com? plicated and uncertain edibles. The funeral was one of the largest ever solemnized by Pagan rites. [San Francisco (Cal) Bulletin, December SQ. A JEWISH LIBRARY I.V NEW YORK.-In New York on the loth Instant a rare collection of old books, constituting a library ot Hebrew and Jewish literature, was opened, with ap? propriate addresses and congratulations, in the lecture room of the Templo Emanuel. The collection formerly belonged to Mr. Frederick Muller, bookseller, of Amsterdam, and con? tains about three thousand volumes. The li? brary consists of Bibles, exegetical and noml letlcal works, Talmud and works on the Tal? mud, casuistical writings, philosophy, the? ology, ethics, history, biography, bibliography, archeology, criticism and several other divis? ions. A l*rge part of the collection Is in Hebrew, Laltn, German, Dutch, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Greek. The editions most commonly met with are those of Venice and Amsterdam. Among the oldest works are some remarkable books produced in the first half cen.ury after the invention ot printing. In the collection are some curious old manuscripts, very interesting as speci? mens sf Hebrew writing. This library Is open twice a week, Monday and Thursday, from two till Ave o'clock. Admission tree to all persons over fifteen years of nge. AN APPEAL FOR MEDICAL REFORM.-The East River Medical Association, ot New Vork, at its last regular meeting approved the report of a committee, which Included a stringent bill to suppress criminal abortions and regulate the practice of medicine In that Slate, and strong efforts will be made to have the bill passed by the new Legis ature. It provides for the pun? ishment of abortionists and irregular medical practitioners by fine and imprisonment. The report complains of the want of proper laws to regulate the practice of medicine, and avers that the c li arters of the medical colleges are a fi)ree, and the titles conferred by them a solemn mockery. As to quack medicines for female complaints, the evils produced by them are scarcely interior to those resulilug from the practices of professsooal abortionists; 30, 851 stamps were required for the product of one of these manufactories last year. The re? port makes tne following serious charge against the regular physicians: "It cannot be denied, however, that this practice has been more or lesa promoted by the too ready con? sent oi the physician, when appealed to for his services by patien ta suffering from injuries re? ceived at the hands of abortionists; tuns, after becoming the pliant tool of the charlatan, finish? ing the detestable work he bad begun, and with a view of protecting his patient from scandal, falling to bring the criminal to condign punishment." If physicians would not "know? ingly give , their professional services to patients of this'character, to shield ei'her patient or abortionists, it would deal an almost fatal blow to this growing evil." DECLINE IN THE. AMERICAN BIRTH RATE.-A remarkable diagram has been prepared by Dr. Toner, the statistician, which gives at a glance the facts of each census in regard to the rela? tive longevity of the two sexes; also another curious table showing the number of fchlldren boru to each thou and women between the ages ofdfieenand fifty at each census. This table reveals the startling fact that what is held up as the peculiar shame of Massachusetts ls equally true of ill her sister States. It ls shown that only one-half as many children are now born lo each thousand women as in 1800, and that there bau been a regular decrease from one decade of years to another. CHILDHOOD "A LA MODE!" Al?ales of Seven Arrayed In Silks and Gilt Irring witta Diamonds-Th Rond to ttnln. Under the above head Unes the New .York Standard publishes an account of a Juvenile entertainment which recently occurrod in fashionable quarter of Brooklyn, which gives one a vivid idea of the rate at which Young America is progress!og-at least in New York and vicinity. Ic was a foll dress party miases and young gentlemen between the ages of five and ten years. About one hundred guests were present, and.it ls stated that the hostess, auyoung lady ol ten summers, received them with the ease and seit possession of a matron ot forty. But what we particularly desire to call atten tion to, was the toilets of the occasion. The dresses, It ls eald, consisted of white, pink, yellow and blue silk, elaborately trimmed and decked with spaDgles. The little misses had their hair dressed in the latest style, frizzed puffed, powdered and adorned with flowers white kid gloves were generally worn, and the ody thing said to be lacking in the repre sentatlon of an adult party was the enamel with which some of the female devotees of fashion ornament themselves. Paint and powder were freely used, and one little mies attracted much attention with- her powdered hair and dazzling costume. She wore a pair of diamond earrings, a gold chain and locket studded with diamonds, while upon each arm was a bracelet of elaborate workmanship In regard to these she triumphantly remarked to her admirers: "There's no sham about these; they're the real thing,"which her audit ors were quite willing to believe. Another little one, seven years of age, was decked out in rose colored silk at seven dollara a yard, point ap pilque, flowers, a galaxy of diamonds and other expensive jewelry, Including a gold belt/ the buckle of which was studded with dia? monds; a band of gold encircled the head, and from a pendant on the forehead sparkled a solitaire of great value. Her mother was heard to exclaim, exultingly, that the price of ber child's outfit for that evening was $6000 An envious mother, Jealous of the sensation caused by such a display, remarked that "upon the next occasion mine shall be dressed in tea-rose silk, which ls by all means lesa common than pink, as my child's complexion is such that ene can wear anything." Who shall say that Toung America ls not pro? gressive ? AMONG THE GERMANS. [From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Paper.] Ol' all the people in tbe world who under? stand comfort without pr?t euston, enjoyment .without selfishness, mirth without riotousness, dissipation without excess, commend ns to our Ger man brethren. And not alone to our German brethren, speaking strictly, bat to onr German sisters, fo:r it is a peculiarity worthy not only of commendation, but of Imitation by other nationalities, that the Ger? man-even it can be said of him, like John Gilpin, that "Though on pleasure he is bent. He hath a frugal mind " Is almost Invariably found sharing his plea? sures, whether humble or extravagant, with bis wife, children or female relatives and friends. No solitary cocktail or whisky Btralght suits our metropolitan Tent?n. No stag party entails upon bis head the horrors of a curtain lecture in the "wee small hours ayont the twelve." His places of resort are for the most part, of that Character that even If be enters them alone he is not in fear of the fact being reported to his disgrace ot home but with the willingness, if not the expecta? tion, of being Joined there at any moment by the partner of bis joya and sorrows as soon as her household duties will permit. Add to this pleasant exhibition of confidence and com? panionship, and the presence of the better sex, the fact that the beverage, usual on each occasion, ls one which "cheers but not Inebri? ates"-testing the capacity of the stomach rather than the strength of the head-and we have revealed one or the reasons why these assemblages are not only pleasant and sociable, but why they we never disturbed by scenes of rowdyism, and scarcely ever by a ripple of discourtesy. Add to all this that music, which, as the poet Informs us, has "charms to soothe the savage breast," ls almost invariably an accompaniment to the other attractions-music, which, even in the humblest of these places of entertainment, evinces the national tastes and talent-and it is not surprising that the native-born Ameri? can In pursuit of rational and respectable en? cy ment should often be lound In these Ba? cons, with a cigar or pipe In his month, a glass of lager before him, joining in the pleas? ures of the evening, and acquiring cosmopoli? tan tastes and a better appreciation ol human nature, by his association with this, the best specimen of our foreign population. In spite of the ridiculous attempts at prohibition, amounting almost to persecution, which have followed toe Innocent amusements of our Ger? man citizens-or, rather, as a consequence of those attempts, for persecution always raises ita objects to the dignity of martyrs-not only has the lager-beer saloon, with its music, its semi-dramatic performances and other ac? companiments, been tolerated lo oar midst, but it has become an institution, and a grow? ing one._ THE LAND OE THE SAINTS. SALT LAKJE, January 16. Several cases of. small-pox have appeared here, and a spread of the disease 1B appre? hended. The Gentile papers urge the concen? tration of the opposition to the admission of Utah as a State. $08Utter's Cillers. 'par THBOW Di BEINFOECEMENTS. - The Citadel or Lire ls in a state of siege sn through the year, but ls never more closely in? vested than in mid-winter. The liver ls usually somewhat torpid, and the bowels more or less constipated atj this season, and dyspepsia orten assumes its most aggravated form in cold and wet weather. In short, the sluggish system seems inclined to intermit or shirk some of its most Important duties under the influence or a low temperature, and requires wholesome stimu? lation. The spur reduired ls HOSTETTJLR'S STOMACH BITTERS, the only medicine which quickens the action or the secretive organs, and bri J gs out the latent vitality of the system, with? out creating any febrile symptoms, or the slight? est nervous excitement. Tne great Vegetable Tonic ls not recommended as a specific for Conghs, Colds and Consomption -that field being left open to the concooters or preparations which can not by any possibility reach the lungs, but as t> specific for the constitu? tional and physical weakness which Invite pulmo? nary disease, lt ls literallyInfallible. Themost insidious and terribie enemy of hnman life ls not disease Itself, but the weakness which affords lt an opportunity to gain a flrm hold or the vital system. Remember that Stamina, vital Energy -the life-principle, or whatever you may cho se to call the resistant power which battles against the causes of disease and death, ls the grand safe? guard of health, lt is the garrison of the hnman fortress, and when lt waxes weak, the true policy s to throw la relnforcementa in oi her words, when such an emergency occurs, commence a course of Bostetter's Bitters. Janl5-mwf3r"ao Cigars, gobacfo, gt. ?\ MARLESTON WHOLESALE AND BE? TAIL MANUFACTURING CIGAR AND TOBACCO HOUSE, No. sio KIXG STREET, THEES DOORS SOUTH or SOCIETY STREET. MEERSCHAUM PIPES a specialty, therefore can sell at prices to surprise yon. suitable for Christmas Presants, ALSO, An extensive and complete assortment of an articles in his line er business is kept constantly on hand, giving a facility or niling, without de? lay, all orders extended to him, accompanied with cash, or drat: on responsible noises in the city. Purchasers are requested to examine his perfeo: stock before trading elsewhere. WILLIAM SCHRODER, Proprietor of Emperor William cigar Store, notl Qelmbolo'e B?cJtjn. ; M A lXH.p01>. IN THE ?O?l&RISMl??lERlTION Taft vegeta 11 v e powers of life are strong, bat in a few years now often the pallid hue, the lack-ins tra eye, and emaciated form, show their baneful Influence. It aoon becomes evident to the observ er that some depressing ?flaepej U ohecktng tba development of the body. CoostimpUon U tailed of, and perhaps theyoath ls lloved from school and sent into the country. This is one of the worst movements. Removed from ordinary di? versions of the ever-changing ?cenes of the city? the powers or the body, toD mach enfeebled te give sest to healthful and rural OMwitsj, thoughts are tamed inwardly Upon themselves. If the patient bea female the approach or th menses ls looked for with anxiety .aa the first symptom In which nature li to show her saving. power in diffusing the circulation and vlsi Ung the1 cheek with the bloom of health. Alas I increase of appetite has grown by what it fed on. The energies or the system are prostrated, and .the., whole economy is deranged. The beau timi and wonderful period in which body and mind ander?' KO so fascinating a change from child to woman' ls looked for in vain. The fare n t's heart bleed il lo anxiety, aad fancies toe grave bat walting for. ltBVtOtlm. . * H ELM BO LD'S ; EXTRACT BTJCKU, POE WEAKNESS ARISING PROM EXCESSES OR EARLY INDISCRETION, attended with the following symptoms: INDIB' POSITION TO EXERTJO?, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF ME MO HT, DIFFICULTY OF BBEATE INO, General weakness, Horror of Disease, Weak Nerves, Trembling, Dreadful Horror or Death, NlghtSweats, Gold Feet, Wakefulness, Dimness of Vision, Langor, Universal Lassitude of the Muscu? lar System, often Enorm o na Appetite wita Dyii peptic Symptoms, Hot Hands, flushing or tte Body, Dryness of the Skin, Pallid Oorinteni.no? and Eruptions on the Face, Paulo the Back, - Heaviness of the Eyelids, Frequently Black spot?' flying before the Byes, with temporary Sofrosloa and Loss of Sight, Waat or Attention, Great Mo. blilty, Rea tiesa ness, with Ho :i or of Society. ; - Nothing ls more desirable to such patients than ; Solitude, and nothing they more dread, for tux or themselves; oo repose of manner,, no earnest- ? ness, no sp?culation; bat a harried transition, from one question to another. THESE SYMPTOMS, IF ALLOWED TO 00 OZT -WHICH THIS MEDICINE INVARIABLY BE MOVES-SOON FOLLOW LOSS OF POWER, FATUITY AND EPILEPTIC; FITS, IN ONE OF WHICH THE PATIENT MAY EXPIEE. .< Durlag tho Superintendence of Dr. WILSON at the BLOOMINODALB ASYLUM, , this sad ree ult occurred to two patients. Reaspa had for a time ' left them, aad both died of. epilepsy. They wera of botli sexes, and about twenty yean of age. ? it Who caa say that their excesses are not fre? quently followed by those direful disease*, IN? SANITY and CONSUMPTION r The records of the. INSANE ASYLUMS, and the melancholy deaths by Consumption, bear ample witness to the troth of these assertions. In Lunatic Asylums the moat, melancholy exhibition appears. The countenance is actually sodden and qaite destitute; neither mirth aor grief ever visits lt. Should a sound o"r the voice occur it ls rarely articulate. . - . '. .' . . .. Ki " With wof ul measures waa despair Low sallen sounds th el . grief beguiled." ? * While we regret the existence or the above dis? eases and symptoms, we are prepared to offer an invaluable girt or chemistry for the removal of the co resequences. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUG NU AMD 1PRC113 ROSE WAI Cures secret ana delicate disorders in all Wc stages, at little expense, little or no changa in diet, no inconvenience,- and no exposure. IC ls pleasant la taste and odor, immediate in ita ac? tion, rree from all Injurions properties, superse? ding Copaiba and all other nauseo os Compounds. HELMBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU. There is oo toole like it It is aa anchor of hope to the physician and patient. This ls the tessi m on y of all who have used or prescribed it. Beware of counterfeit? and those cheap deooo tions called Bnoho, most of which are prepared by self-styled* doctors, from deleterious ingre? dients, and offered for sale at "less price? asd . larger bottles," Ac. They are unreliable and frequently injurious. Ask for Helmbold's. Take no Other. PRICE $1 25 PER BOTTLE, OR SIX BOTTLES FOR S6 50. Delivered to any address. Describe symptoms la all communications. GENUINE PREPARATIONS, Established upward of twenty years, prepared by H. T. HELMBOLD, PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST, No. 594 Broadway, Mew York, " AMD No. 104 South Tenth street, Philadelphia, Pa? 49-Sold by DmggUits-firery where.-? aovS-w?3mos jh