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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A FRACAS AT COLUMBIA. A LEGISLATOR SHOT. Benjamin Byas, tho Mulatto Represen tativc from Georgetown, Undertakes to Cowhide the Representative or The News and Gets a Ballet In His Own Hide for His Pains. [We are lndebted to tbe courteous attention ot Mr. John A. Moroso, the Columbia corres? pondent of the Courier, lor the following tele? gram.- Eo. NEWS.] ' COLUMBIA, January 23. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Your correspondent. Mr. H. W. Tomlinson, was assailed this morning in the hall of the Statehouse by Representative BenJ. Bras, of ?Georgetown, on account of the recent descrip? tion in THE NEWS of the cowhiding given By as by a policeman. Bjas, who wai armed with a raw hide, a loaded cane and a pistol, applied an obscene and abusive ep'thet to Mr. Tomlin? son, and attempted to strike him with the raw hide, when Mr. Tomlinson drew a pistol and fired, the ball taking effect In Byas's side. Byas then turned and ran, and was pursued bfiiv. Tomlinson to the door of a committee room, where he found refuge. Mr. Tomlinson immediately surrendered himself to Captain H. W. Hendricks, who es? corted him In safety through the turbulent crowd that had been attracted by the shot, and delivered him to Sheriff Frazee. Mr. Tomlinson was afterwards held in $700 ball by Trial Justice S. B. Taompaoa for his appear-, ance atibe next term of the Court ofG-neral Sessions, Mr. Timothy Hurley furnishing the security. Byas's wound ls not considered a dangerous one. TUE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. A Movement lo Adjourn February 15 Governor Scott to be Again Impeach? | ed - Hurrying up the Work of the SeMlon - Discharging Committees - Investigating "Defamatory Slate? mt nts"-A Nice Admission fr, m the Comptroller-General- Nobody Knows the Amount of Outstanding Bonds. [SPECUl- TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] I COLUMBIA, January 23. ' In the Senate to-d*y the concurrent r?solu- , tion proposed by Whitemore to adjourn sine ] dte on the 15th of February, 1872, wai adopted. A resolution was a!so adopted to discharge J all the investigating committees. ? In the House, Whipper Introduced anew the resolution Impeaching Governor Scott of high crimes and misdemeanors. * , Lee Introduced a resolution td discharge the financial Investigating committee. Levy gave notice of a bill lo prohibit ( r;al j Justices from practicing in each other's courts. < Jervey gave notice of a bill to Incorporate 1 the St. Andrew's Rifle Club of Charleston. . Yocum intro luced a resolution to appoint a i committee to investigate the defamatory slate- j men ts In the New York SUD, the New York ; Herald and the Charleston papers, charging i that undue Influences were used to Induce ' members to vote against impeachment. - j The ways and means committed of the { House are In session to-night, to consider the < estimates for the coming year. Among the j papers laid before the committee ls a rather c Significant letter from Comptroller-General \ Neagle, la which that incorruptible f a n c tl o nary B makes the important admission that lt ls. tm* ', possible lo estimate 'the amount of Interest re- t -quired, because nobody could tell the amount ' ol outstanding bondi. RICKET. ? TWO REMARKABLE DOCUMENTS. 1 A (Quarantine Report from Dr. liebby f and a Pardon Record from Governor t Scott-Legislative Laziness. t [P20X OUB OWN OBRK3POXOKNT.] j COLUMBIA, January 22. 1 Our model legislators do not appen* to be 1 -satisfied with the little holiday they have en- J joyed since Friday, and th 13 morning they r adopted an original and highly effective t method of prolonging their resting spell by { staying away from the Statehouse, so as to be c ont of reaoh of the sergeant-at-arms, In the t Senate, alter a half dozen callings of the roll, J and the loss of half an hour's time, a bare . quorum was got together, but no business ol ? any Importance was transacted, and in tbe * House all efforts of the speaker and the ser- . geaut-at-arms were Insufficient to hunt up the ] requisite number, and no session was held. ( There were laid on the desks of the Isena- j tors this morning copies of two rather lmpor- j tant and Interesting documents. The (first ls ( Br. L?bbj's annual report of auiraniIna op- 1 orations on the oast ot' South Carolina dur- ] lng the year 1871, which appears lo be mainly j an argument to prove, first, that the visita- i tlon of yellow fever in Charleston last sum- ] mer was due to local causes, and was not at- ? trlbutable to a lax quarantine; and, second, 1 that the citizens of Ch ir hs to a should be sum- ? xnarlly deprived bf the management of their t own sanitary affairs by the appointment of a 1 metropolitan board of health, such ai bas been ' saddled on New York for some years pas t, ' This last argument is composed of about equal \ facts of prophecy and poetry, the prophecy 1 being that a board clothed by legislative au- ? thority with plenary power would accom- 1 pllsh more in two years in destroy- 1 lng the poisonous germs and prevent- \ lng the atmosphere of Ibis city from j being poisoned by the fermenting vats 1 of scavengers' garbage, and the putres" < cent gases eliminated from the graveyards 1 situated In the heart of the city, and the pu? trefactive solutions of these graveyards eking ? Into the sewers, drains and wells that sur - round them, than has ever been done before." The poetry ls In reference to the necessity, which Dr. Lebby ?llegep, of removing the 1 burial grounds beyond the city limits. On this 1 subject be gushes us follows; 1 "Theclvliiz-d, intelligent cities of the world have removed these receptacles of the dead outside of the inhabited limits. 'These cities -of the dead' are far from 'the hum of trade 1 and business They are beauLifled and mourn? fully *<lorned and held sacred. When visited, the mind Is Instinctively Impressed with the solemn thought that ki his ii holy ground, this ls the Portal of Enmity.' No such impres? sions are made upon entering a city burial place where boys ar?? playing within the sacred precinct, and where, on one occasion, a skull was the 'foot-ball' used for their pas? time." The other document ls one that Is well cal calculated to prove that kindness of heart which Governor Scott'? fiends are fond ot claiming fur him. It ls a record of pardons granted by th?? (?nvernor from October, 1870, to November. 1871; a?id a care;nl perusal uf lt. will show thai his Excellency ls too kind? hearted to keep i hep? poor fello wp, who may bave committed such Utile indiscretions as murders, rapes, arsons, &c, penned up in the penitentiary, where they can neither vote the Radical ih'ketnor Illustrate their usual p av fhluess of disposition In other little eccentrl tles. I have prepared the following table, which gives, tn the cases of those criminals ?. whose offences the Governor has been good 1 enough to specify, the crimes for which they were imprisoned, and the counties in which they were convicted: Abbeville.... Anderson... Barnwell.... Beaufort.... Charleston.. Chester. Chesterfield. Colleton .... Darlington.. Edgf-fleld.... Fairfield. Gre ,-n ville.... Horry. Kershaw. Lancaster.... Laurens. Marlon. Marlboro'_ Newberry A.. Oconee. Orangeburg.. Richland.... Spartanburg. Sumter. Union. York. In the last column ot this table is Included, for the sake of condensai loo, the pardens for rape, breach ot trust, illegal voting and re- j eelving stolen goods. Beside all these, there were tixty-ibree pardons to prisoners, whose names his Excel leDcy Is good enough to give u*, but whose offences are not specified. These have been pardoned in batches of lrom two to fourteen ut a time, for the reason?, as the Governor re? cites, that their terms of senteoce are about lo i.-.'ire, and that their conduct during impris? onment has been exemplary. Therefor?*, be goes on in each case to say, he has ''com? muted the remaining portions of their several sentences, whereby the forleiture of thwlr civil and political rights ii avoided, and they en? abled to recommence their career of life with the opportunity of redeeming their names and characters from ignominy." PICKST. THE BURNING OF ABBEVILLE. Pall Particular? of the Dlsattr"--The Los*ts-Scenes and Tnetdn [From the Abbeville Medium-Extra.] It is our duty lo chronicle this week , the most terrible colamlty tbat ha3 ever , befallen the village of Abbeville. The . shrill cry of "ure, fire," aroused the peacefully sleeping inhabitants of Abbeville on yesterday morning at about half-past one ! o'clock, and for' three mottal hours the "tire king" madly raged and ruled. Tne streets were thronged with a noisy, bustling, excited crowd, and what with mad names leaping up to kiss the skies, flying women, frantic ne? groes and earnest worker.0, the occasion was .-grand, gloomy and peculiar." A great deal ol' property was destroyed, and lt ls estimated that seventy-five thousand dollars will uot , cover the losses. The fire continued about ( three hours, and dying embers are now sob- j biog, a3 it were, sorry that so much has been lost, and by their agency too. Tall, unsightly ' looking chimneys and wide-mouthed win- \ dows now greet us as we pass by, and make ,' as mourn for the glory departed. . A thousand rumors are afloat about the ori- * ;ln, progress and incidents of the great fire. ? jome allege it to have been the work of an incendiary, while others attribute it to chance. ^ lt the former, we hope that the perpetrators * jf so hellish a deed maj be apprehended and J, made to suffer the full penalties ot the law: If I .he latter, we advise greater caution In the mure. The Are ls said to have staited In Mrs. . Bowie's kitchen and lo have been unman.ige- , tole bet?re disoovery. This house was situ- ? ited Just back ot the row of buildings known * is Knox's Rauge. and, built ol lumber, was a % lt subject for the inauguration ot so terrific a * iouflagrntlon. Knox's whole row of buildings vas destroyed, the courthouse, Marshall HoTise " ind the row of old shanties next to the Marshall louse. Such conduct as we witnessed of a great _ nany persons present was a disgrace to man- 1 lood. WnLle the flames were licking up every- Jr nins, gaping prodigies of manhood Ulled the j, tre?ts, <~ nd never lifted a hand to help the ~, >rave. While these held back and were dis- F traced, others rushed forward and beeline _ 'covered all over wltn glory." Doctors, law .era and preachers, all look a hand lo fighting ,, he great fire king. The Marshall Houte was * mtlrrly consumed, with a great part of its 5 ippurienance?. lu its loss another old land- *! nark has left us, and a resting place for the J*' veary traveller ls destroyed. It had been p, nuch improved recently by Hs proprietors, u desara. Wilson & Cothran, and was a neat, fine ooklng building-an ornament to our town. ? I great part of Mr. Maya's-the le?see-rural- ?J ure and bedding was lost. The lower story ?J, >f the Marshall House was cut into store- , ?ooma, and their occupants, Trowbridge & Co., ind Ti 83i?er A Bequest, were heavy losers by J is burning. Trowbridge ? Co. saved about ? islf of their stock of good-, and Traeger & Be [nest the larger portion of theirs. Kapban & ?klarz, on the Knox range, lost a part of their E, itock, and John Knox lost nearly a'l of his ? arge and weil selected stock of groceries, Ac. ?? Svery barroom in the place was destroyed, rj md not being covered by Insurance of any Jr. clod, we believe (hey were a total loss. The larger number of these burot out were F lotally or partially insured. The ''Marshall louse" was Insured for $3090 in the Loudon Hobo Insurance Company, of which Wm. H. Parker, E-q., is agent at this place. The fol owiog named partie-* had insurance policies n the Cjntlneu'al <;f New York: Rev. Dennis PNeall lo $1000; Kaphan ? Skiarz In $4250. , '.a the Hartford: Kaphan & Sklarz io $1250; "? trowbridge A Co. in $3000. In the Richmond " tanking: John Knox In $3000. In tue Andes: * lohn Kuox in $4000; Rev. Dennis O'Neall lu j* S1000-a toi al ol $20,000. Dr. ?. & W. Tulley " Branch are the agents at this place for the t Continental, Hartford, Richmond Banking and Q Ludes Companies. These companies, we be- F leve, are all solvent, and the blow will not be i> 10 heavy on those wno were insured. ?. A great deal of stealing was done during ;he progress of the fire, and as much lost by , .oguery as was lost by fire. No order existed p vii at ever among the people, and it is strange hat anything at all was saved. A disorgaul ?ed, selt-opinioned crowd has little use at a >lg fire. We hope that our citizens will see . he importance of a body ot organized Are? nen, and that they will go lo work, raise a Ire company and buy an engine. Experience s a dear school, and the repetition of sad ex- " )eriences should be shunned. We tender our ;hanks IO Messrs McGill, Enright, Hayden, liaxwell and Talmadge, and a number 01 col- T >red men for efficient and valuable services in r ookiog after the Medium. We sympathize ieeply with the sufferers In this great and uelancholy catastrophe. We will give a fuller ? iccouul lu our regular number. " THE WHARTON JURT CONSULTING. ANNAPOLIS, January 23. The Jury retired at t wo o'clock, and shortly after retiring sent a reuest for chairs, which was granted. Tnere wus a recess to await the action of the Jury. The Judge did not j charge the Jury. NEGRO RIOT AT JESOP, GEORGIA_A dis? patch under date of January 21, lrom Jes up, Georgia, says: About nine o'clock last eveulng, at a frolic lu ibis place among the colcred population, there occurred, as usual, a row and a general disturbance of the peace. The marshal was ordered io arrest the disturbers, but was re? sisted iu the discharge of his duties by the ne groep, and two of Bb assistants shot. The negroes then m>?de good their escape. About two o'clock this morn'as, however, ihey returned with a larger party, all armed, and endeavored to -aurdor Mr. Harrv Wha ley and his elerie, because ihey refused to sell them whiskey, which bad been prohib? ited by the mayor. The negro-s also threui ened to burn down the p'ac? and kill all the inhabitants, s?\ing that they were the proper marshals of the law. Up in learning Hil*, the mayor und marshal, and some otuer aasist ants, went ngalu to arrest them, ;.nd were fired into, but without effect. They ihen re? turned the fire at the negro rioters, kllllogone of the ringleaders and capturing three others. The others made their escape and have not been heard of since. The coroner ls now about holding an inquest over the dead negro, and everything ls quiet." A RAILROAD SENSATION. THE STRUGGLE OF NORTHERN CITIES FOR THE TRADE OF THE SOUTH. New York Entering the Lists Against Baltimore and Philadelphia-A Story to be Taken with Severul Grains of Allowance. [From the Augusta Chronicle, Janna-y 23.] A rumor has obtained among our railroad magnates to the effect that a New York "syn? dicate" (we believe that this ls the true use of the Secretary of the United Stales Treasury,Mr. Boutwell's, word for money ring) has purchas? ed a controlling interest In the South Carolina Railroad (Augusta and Charleston) Company. This rumor, which has been whispered or given in "strict confidence" for a week past, now comes to us In such on authentic shape that we can no longer discredit lt. The de? tails are no longer wanting. The head or chief of the syndicate ls named-the well known banker and ship-owner, Moses Taylor, of New York City. The interest purchased is specified-one million of dollars. The price jaid for the slock is given-thc price current, jr thirty dollars per share. Hie associates, ome of the leading captain's cl New York 3ity, all of whom aro directly or Indirectly In he coastwise trade by steamships, are given. The amount of details are such as to set aside ?very objection as to probability, and warrant iii confidence as to ibe truthfulness of tue ransaction. Now, we ask what does Ibis mean r Here ls i combination ot strong and sagach us men .nd mei chain H. Mr. Moses Taylor, thc chief if the 'Vy nd icu te," is a large shipowner, but t the same time ls reported to hold a very irge interest in tbe Georgi? Central Railroad 'ompany-owning, we are told, more than ne million of dollars in the bonds and stock, nd largely interested io the steamships con .ected willi that line. The Central road and hu Souih Caron aa road are rival lines, having ival outlets at rival seapurls-Savannah and : nar lesion. The mere suggestion of a money peculation is Insufficient lor the salution 01 ills move ol' Mr. Moses Taylor and lils syndl aie-?. The purchase of ihe stock In the South ?arolina Railroad is doubtless Just such a peculation a-> would command au investment y capitalists, but lt ls such a speculation, nder ordinary circumstances, as would to? ol ve. to make lt profitable, a fierce rivalry rith conlendluc: lines; and not a speculation rh:cb would call for lue fusion of railroad In? cests with large outlays of money. In our pinion we must look for a satisfactory soln lon in other motives aud in other design?, 'nese, we are led to bellen*, lie lo the unlago ism which exists between New York on the ne hand and Baltimore and Philadelphia on he other. The great object ive point of the great com? mercial centries of tue Norih are Southern rade and the c om ma nd of the Soulbern Pacl Lo Railroad. It ls well known lo our people lhat the 'syndicat-*, known as the Pennsylvania Cen ral," bas been active and sas-aclcnis In their ivestmen s in Southern roads, and it ls equal i well known that this -'syndicate" looks -.holly to the interests of Baltimore and Phila elphla. Tills ''syndicate" controls railroad oes, cheaply purchased and economically .orked In Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes 9e and Alabama. They are building an air ne from Charlotte, North Carolina, tu Atlun 1, Georgia. Very recently this company has tirchased a controlling Interest In the Char Hie, Columbia and Augusta Road, and now un their cars through from Richmond and (orfolk to the City or Augusta. Again, we learn that the Pennsylvania Cen -nl syndicate hos endorsed the bonds of [ahone's consolidated roads extending from orfolk to Bristol, Tennessee, that these may xiend their connections to the Mississippi iver, and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean, ad that London aud New York capttutteta ?ru ; ) advance thc funds required for the purpose, "nether Mahone proposes to reach the weat )lely through Louisville or St. Louis, or will 1 :ale the Cumberland ranger making Maoey's 1 entrai or the Memphis and Charleston Roads arts or his line, ls not yet known. In any rent, Mahone is lo have an abundance ol 1 loney. Scott, of the Pennsylvania Centra', 1 aving paid $1,000.000 (or ten thousand shares j -a controlling Interest-lu East Tennessee )ads, and having furnished Mahone, lt ls al- 1 med, with facilities for money getting, lt is 1 robable that (he latter, in coojunctlou with 1 cott, will seek a route to the Mississippi. 1 ither over Scranton's Chattanooga, Merlulan j ad Vicksburg route, ot over the Memphis and harli-stun Road to Memphis. I Here we think we find the key to the true )lutlon. Baltimore and Philadelphia com? me through Norfolk; New York, cut off by nlrlendly Unes, lrom the Inland routes, com- , Ines wit h Savannah and Charles'on, and In ? Us combination will inclndo the direct friend- ( r Interests ot connecting lines, as common to otu lines, from Opelika, Alabama, to Marshal), , exas. Of this much we feel assured. New York, , it i ff by the superior energy of Bal timora and j hiladelphia, does not now intend lo set idly \ v and suffer thu trade of this vast region tu , i diverted without a struggle. In all events ? e are certain that this struggle for the trade { t the most fertile area of the Cotton Belt will ot be without attending benefits in develop ig the South. , THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. PARIS, January 23. It is reported mat during the crisis caused , y the fear of Thlers's withdrawing, agents ol j ie Imperialists circulated among the officers ad sought to ascertain their disposition to- ? ards the empire, and whether there was any , lellng In tavor of restoration. The sentences ot the murderers of the hos- j iges during the reign ol the Commune are : , enton, to death; three to a penal colony; , rancols for life; La Tour lor twenty vears; , emoln ten yeats; eight to banishment; the 1 thors. Inc liding the women, were acquitted. Ii IS believed that Gravy, president ol the ssembly, will be elected Vlce-Proisldent of rance. ALEXANDRIA, EaYrr, January 23. The steamer Nada encountered a heavy gale, ? nd a wave sweeping the deck from stem to Lem, drowned thirty-five natives. MADRID, January 23. The Cortes met. Herrera, the ministerial andldate, was defeated for president, which rill probably lead to ministerial changes. LONDON-, January 23. The African mall steam packet MacGregor ?aird was wrecked. The passengers, crew nd specie were saved. The claims of the Tichborne claimant are reakeuiug. Oue hundred pounds ot ihe Tlch orne bonds were declined at eighteen Olinda. The New York City loan ls at two per cent, random. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASUIXOTOX, January 23. There was a Cabinet session on routine bu lne8s. Tnere were no nominations to-day. General Emery telegraphs the secretary ot -ar tbateverythinff is quiet In New Orleans. ! 'lonel Leonard, staff officer ol Governor ffarmoth, is here. The Louisiana committee xpect to be absent three weeks. 'ihe apportionment bill as it passed (he louse provides for two hundred and elghiy '11 ee mein be rs. In the Senate the eniire day WUB occupied 'Uh amnesty without progress. TheHou80wa8 In committee of the whole n appropriations. Garfield discussed finance enerally. The President has withdrawn the nomlna [on of Wiilard Warner as collector of the lustomB at Mobile. SPARKS FR03I THE WIRES. -The Union Pacific Railroad ls blockaded ve8lward to un unknown extent. -Alderman Glade, ol Ch'cago, has beeH lonvicied ot bribery, sentenced to one hnn Ired dollars fine, the costs of suit and six nonths' imprisonment. -Th? discussion in the San Francisco Cham ser orcommerce shows a strong disposition to |1Vn d,I''?t M 10 the Atlantic and Pacific ttaiuoad, in order to secure an uninterrupted sommuntcatlon at all seasons. A Flt IO H TFZTL DEATH. A Itton Turner Tora lo Pieces hy Five Lions-Horrible and Sickening De? tails-A Panic-stricken Crowd Look? ing on. [From the Bolton (England) Xews.l A series of farewell performances were be? ing given prior to the menagerie proceeding to Bury, and an extra performance was an? nounced and took p'ace ut 10.30 o'clock. At? tached to the show was a man named Thomas Maccurt-1. whos-? professional appellation was "Massarti, the Lion-tamer," and he at this ex? tra performance entered the lions' den for the last lime. Macearte was a young man not more than lhirly-four years old, but he bad been as-ocitted with travelling exhibitions of this kind lrom a very early period. He bad previously lost an arm when performing with Messrs Bell & Myers's Circus at Liverpool. He had previously been trained by Messrs. Batty asa lion-tamer, and having Joined them for a short lime, he was engaged by the late Mr. Manders to succeed Maccorao. He was a very bold and adventurous man, and had been frequently cautioned respecting his rashness. The unfortunate man commenced his performances ou Wednesday evening, wheu he was hardly in a proper condition to do so; and having exhibited me gorilla and the serpents, he entered the lions' den. At this lime lt ls calculated ave hundred or six hundred persons were present, and thc five lions in the den were put through their per? formances with tho usual Biiccess and ap? plause. On all general occasions healed barn of iron and irou scrapers are In readiness, but on this latal evening the maller had been neglected. THE FIVE LIONS were nil powerful onlmalp, and the unforlu nnte man on entering Hie cage enticed that a black man?! African lion, which had only so receD i ly as Monday last blUeu lils hand, ap? peared very restive. He consequently Axed bis eyes ou lt, and this In some degree, divert? ed lils attention from an Asiatic Hon, known by the uame of Tyrant, against whom he bari been cautioned only that morning to keep careitilly to his instructions. It Is necessary here to note that when performing Hons are tamed there ls a line drawn, or what Is known as '-the office," lu technical phraseology, by which the beasts are taught to regard that line as a limit beyond which the performer must not pass, knowing, lt he does so, the consequences lo be expected are most dan? gerous The presumption Is that this Uno was overstepped, and Macearte, who was at? tired as a Roman gladiator, was returning his falchion to Us sheath, slipping he fell on the floor of the den. Tyrant fastened on him, seizing him by the haunches, and then the African lion fastened on to bis armless shoul- j der. Macearle Immediately called upon the keepers far help, and meanwhile to fire. He then. drew the short Roman blade which formed a pm of his costume and commenced righiing desperately with the Hon Tyrant, thrusiing th? sword into its face, mouth and eyes. Thc crowd, -PANIC STRICKEN, crowded around and effectually prevented the approach of the men who were used to the habits of the animal*. The shouts of the audi? ence, the desperate and manful struggle of the fated man, arid the smell of ihe blood which was s:reaming from Macearte, incited the other animals, and their savage instinct was awakened. A third Hon-an Abyssinian one seized him by the ribs, and then a five-year- j old lion, and an especial favorite of the lion tamer, caught him by the bead, literally scalp? ing him, the flesh hanging down his neck. The treacherous favorite nan no sooner accom? plished this work than he returned quietly to his corner. THE DEADLY STRUGGLE progressed, and Mr. Birchell, who had from the flt st been most ad ire, placed Iron scrap? ers tu the fire to heat (hem. Pistols and guns were discharged, but they, uofortuuately, were only loaded with blank cartridge, and the blazing of gunpowder helped to drive i he animals-trvmtbalr sjuarry;- MosnWhlto ihe Irons were heated, an iron shutter to separate the animals In the csge whenan opportultv offered was In readiness, aud Mr. Birchall and an assistant succeeded in beating of the ani? mals, the fifth, having In the time scented and tasted the blood which streamed out ot the can ld ge, added his fangs to those which had Already played such havoc wlib ihe human form prostrate before them. Thc slldlng-door ? was pushed in; three of the animals, being driven away wi* h hot Irons, were separated, and then the Hon ibat had seized Macearle by ihe shoulder was driven in a corner. The shutter was partially opened to drive him among the others, when a fourth Infuriated beast seized him Just above the boot and drag? ged him in again among them. Then THE FRIGHTFUL WORK went on again for a few sickening and horri? fying moments. Hut irons were now avail? able, aod the brutes being driven off, the poor and tilmcst. pulseless piece of humanity was drawn out from ihe place ii was fated ho never more should enter. He ?us: ai ned sufficient sensibility to speak to his warm-hearted col? leagues a few faint words, praying them not to lake him away to receive medical aid, as he knew that he was a dead man. His anxious friends carried him tenderly lo the infirmary, where, alter a few moments, he breathed his last, after muttering a few incoherent sen? tences. As the shattered frame was borne past Mts. Mander-), ho faintly waved his hand and gave her un expressive lo )k, which conveyed ihe words that he was past all hope of aid. M my of the shots fired entered the bodies of the aulmals, and ihey received great injuries before Ihey were driven off their prey. The Hon F>raut is three and a half years old, und had been brought up from a whelp by Mis. Manders. The animal having beena lavorlie, lt was during the early part of Its ! training allowed to run about that portion of j the caravan used as a habitation, and it ireelv gambolled with its mistress. The sire of this animal was the one mat nearly worried Mac como some lime ago. The only arm the de? ceased had was streaked with deep gashes lrom the shoulder to the hand; ihe sca'p was Lorn light back, and from the hips to tho knees, where he was seized from behind, the muscles ure completely toro out. There are pieces ol flesh gone lrom the ribs, and the bones of the pelvis, which are the strongest lu the humau frame, have had pieces bitten clean our. Al the inquest on Thursday Mrs. Macearte said she had not seen her husband since two o'clock on Wednesday. He was not under the influence of liquor when he left her. He was always afraid of ihe lion which first attacked him, and he had expressed a lear of lt on Monday. His salary, willi perquisites, was about ?i per week. Tne Rev. Enoch Franks said he saw the deceased go Into the den. His opinion was lhat ihe decea-el had taken sufficient drink to make him fool? hardy, but he did not think any one could cull him drunk. The coroner said there was nut lu his op nlon anything io the evidence i c-peci ing the drunkeuntss ofthe man that affected the case. Ii apneared that when he waa down he defended himself in a manner that showed he realized bis position. The performance being an cxi.ru one, the heated irons were not reudy, and here he did not ihluk lhere was blume to be attached io an\b;;dy. In the course of his employ ment Macearte met his death, and, however they might reprobate his calling, they must thinK also ihat li wus an Institution of the town, and which, as the law stood, could not be elopperi. Until the people of Bollon became more civilized and discountenanced Iheee aliihts, so long would managers Ail their pla-es of amusement by such spectacles. The Jury relumed a verdict uf death by misadventure, and added: -'The Jury feel it to be their bounden duty lo express t heir entire disappro? bation of ihe reckless custom ol'so-called lion tamers performing In dens where ferocious ani? mals ore caged." __ NEW YORK. ITEMS. NKW YORK, January 23. The police raided three Broadway coucert saloons lust night. Leet has been directed to inform the Con? gressional comtnuiee exactly how the profits of the general order business was invested. Boiii, the murderer of Halstead, has given up all hopes of reprove, and made arrange? ments f.ir ni* funeral uiter beim: hung. Rwy. Mr. H-pworth, the seceding Unitarian, has co nmenced ihe orgainz uion of an ortho? dox congregation, with two hundred and fifty famlliee. . . It is stated that the grand Jury of the gen? era sessions will bring in forty or fifty Indict? ments against prominent ex-offlclals tor frauds, aggregating fliteen millions. THE PRESIDENTIAL SCRUB RACE. Trembling and Trepidation In thc Ranks of Grant's Supporters-Lyman Trumbull's Friends Leading Him on to the White House. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald writes: The immediate and personal friends of the President, and of his renomination and elec? tion, are troubled at some of the aspects of the situation. They begin to raallze quite forcibly that the opposition lo General Grant ls both crystallizing and organizing. Every? thing points to the probable acceptance by the Democrats and revenue Reformers of Lyman Trumbull as the coalition candidate for the Presidency. Mr. Trumbull's senatorial term expires in 1873, and it ls supposed that his succession will create such a scramble as to make a re-election uncertain. The Grant managers admit that the Illinois sen ator would be one of the most for? midable of the candidates against their favorite. Western railroad Interests, identified with the great lines from Chicago westward through iowa to Omaha, and, probably, the Union Pacific interest also, are hard at work, pulling one of their attorneys, Hon. James F. Wilson, of Iowa, through bis paces, so as to trot him outas a Presidential candidate be fore the Republican Convention. Oakes Ames, General Dodge, Mr. Allison, senator elect, the Chicago ond Northwestern, Rock Island, Illinois Central, Dubuque and Sioux City, and other WdStern roads are In the movement. The Western roads are more im? patient than the Pennsylvania King, Tom Scott, appears to be, and are evidently strip ping foran entrance into Hie political arena. Other parties who are discontented with the present Incumbent are confidently counting on Beveral minor divisions. The labor reform party are sure to nominate Presiden? tial cauald ltea when they meet at Columbus1, Ohio, early in February next. The Pacific and trans-M ssourl Stales will favor Mr. Julian; Ihe Middle aud Southern States will support some one on the currency planks of their platform, as General H wing, of Ohio, or Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania. The Eastern States will not be largely represented there, though Wendell Phillips will lead a delegation from Massachusetts. Besides this convention, lt is declared that the temperance politicians will either unite with the labor men, or, what ls more likely, nominate their own candidate, It is predicted that the colored vote will be thoroughly discontented if Mr. Sumner's bill fails to pass, and may render only lukewarm support, or even offer opposition to the Presl dent's renomination. Besides these factions a leading German politician, who has Just re? turned from the West, and who ls favorable to Grant, declares Schurz has made great pro? gress in disaffect!ng the German Republicans. RELIGION AND THE CONSTITUTION. ST. Louis, January 23. Tn Ihe session of the Israelite Order of Bnal Brlth yesterday resolutions were offered by?J. Wolff,, of Cincinnati, and signed by every! member of the convention, deprecating in strong terms the introduction of theological malters into the Constitution of the Uolted S Ates, or Interference in any manner with the unlimited exercise of the right cf religious liberty in Ameiica. THE WEATHER IBIS DAT. WASHINGTON. D. C, January 23. The barometer will continue rising during the night east of the Mississippi valley and ex? tending eastward to the Atlantic coast, with falling temperature. Northwesterly to north-1 erly winds and clearing weather will prevail very generally during to-night and on Wednes? day. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.4T P. AI. Local Time. Place of Observation. Aijusrc, Qa... Ballimore. auston. Charleston. Cm cago. Cincinnati. Galveston. Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenu. Memphis. Tenn.. Mt. Washington. New Orleani.... New Yor?. N >rro?K . l'hllade?phfa. Portland. Me.... Savannah . .ir. Lout*. Washington. WUmlngton.N.C. ra s ?9.7* 20.601 29.66 2) 71 30.02 29.fi 30.14 -0.01 29.78 30.09 29.37 W.iO 29.67 29.ee! .9.68 29.61 29.74 30.06 29.60 29.67 32 5n NW E NW SW NW s w Calm SW NW NW \W NW SW Calm. NW MW NW NE 3W Presh. Light. Kre.h. Gentle. fresh. Gentle. Gentle. r resh. tfrisk. High. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fiesh. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. Fresh. to o a ? Fair. L Snow Cloudy. Fair. Fair. L.Snow Oiear. Clear. L. Snow Fair. Cl'ngnp Fair. Cloudy, rnr'ng. cloudy. Pair. Clear. Fair. L.Snow Fair. NOTE.-The weather report dated T.47O'CIOCK, nils morning, will be rusted in the rooms of the Cnainbcr 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 anv time durinir : np dav. NOR TUART REPORT FOR THE WEEK. The following ls the official return of deaths for the City ol Charleston, for the week end? ing Saturday last, January 20,1871 : CAUSES OF DEATH. Of *Se* AL asar ca Apoplexy Congestion of] Brain. Congestion ol Langs. Congestion, Re? nal. Croup.M.. Diphtheria DI K e as e Heart_ Ganitiene, mle., Glande?. Iljdrothorax.., Inanition. M ira-rn us. Paralysis. Phthi-iu Pul monalta., Premature Birth. scrofula. Sy i hills, Se conder/. Want of Vltall 'y. Total. Adults. Uhlld'n SLACKS OB COL? ORED. Adana. Child n. BKCAFIT?LATION. Whites 12, macks and colored 18-total 30, 4 still-births. _ I 6 and AGESf Under 1 year o' Between 1 and Betwi eu 5 an l Between io and Between 20 and Between 30 amt Between 40 and Between 60 and Between 60 and Between 70 and age. s yeats 10 years 20 j ears 30 years 40 years 60 years 60 years 70 years 80 years of age. of agc. of age. of age. of ?ge. of axe. ? f age. of age. of aze. 31 GEO. ?. TELZ EB, M. D.. city Registrar. -The dwelling ol Mr. Henry Murphy, of | Spartanburg, was burned by incendiaries on tue night ot thc 16th instant. -The Boston Times puts it In this way: ..Two cute lawyers Are like two sawyers: The one doth pull, the other d?ih thrust, And as the object's rent asunder, 'Tween the on* at top and t'other nuder, Down comes the dust." LAWS OF THE STATE. ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Published by Authority. As ACT to amend the Charter of the Town of I Union. SECTIO? L Be it enacted, by the Senate and | House of Representatives of the 8tste of Sooth Carolina, now met and BhHDfC m General As-1 sembly, and by tba authority <* . That from and immediately aftet.the poe's age of this act, all and every person or nersonB whatsoever, who are constitutionally qn&Haed to vote for members of the Legislature of thia 3tate, and who may have resided within the present corporate limits of the Town of Union ?nxty days, and their successors, are hereby leclaxed to be members of the corporation aereby intended to be oreated. SEC. 2. That the said persons and their succes? sors shill, from and af ?er the passage of this tot, become a body politic and corporate, and shall be known and called by name of the town of Union; and Its corporate limits shall extend one mile, in tbe direction of cardinal joints, from the Spart&uburg and Union Rail ead Depot in said town, as a centre, and form i square. SEC. 8. That the said town shall be Roverned >y an intendant and four wardens, who shall ie elected on the second Monday of September j n each year, ten days' notice being previously riven, and shall continue tn office for one year, md until the election and qualification of their loocoaaors; and that all male inhabitants of laid town who shall have attained the age ot j iwenty-one years, and resided therein sixty lays previous to the ?lection, shall be entitled | o vote for said intendant and wardens. SEO. 4. That the election of intendant and varden s of the said town shall be held in some [ lonvonient place in said town, from nine o'olook n the morning until six o'olook in the aftor mon, and, when the polls shall be closed, the ? Damagers shall forthwith count the rotes and Hcolaim the election, and give notice, in wri in ?, to the persons elected. The intendant ind wardens for the time being shall always tppoint three managers to conduct the oleo ion, wbo, before they open the polls for sala ilection, shall take au oath fairly and imper? ially to conduct the same; and the intendant ind wardens, before entering upon the duties >f their offices, shall respectively take the oath described by tbe Constitution of this State, md also tbe following oath, to wit: "As in? ondant (or warden) of the Town of Union, I rill equally and impartially, to the beet of my ibility, execute the trust reposed in me, and nil uso my best endeavors to preserve the Mace and carry into effect, according to hw, me purposes for which I have been elected: Bo lelp nie God." SEO. 5. Th it in caso a vacancy should ocour n the offiio of intendant, or any of the war lens, by death, resignation or otherwise, an election to fill such vacancy shall bo held, by he appointment of the intendant and warden, >r wardens, as the case may bo, fifteen days' j irevious notioo being given; and iu case of the lick DOSS or temporary absence of the intend int. the wardens, forming a council, shall be impowered to elect one of the wardens to aot is intendant during the time. SEO. 6. That the intendant and wardens luly elected and qualified shall, during their | erm of office, severally and respectively be estedwith all the powers of trial justice or ither inferior courts in this State, within the [mir s of the said town; and the intendant shall, Dd may, as often as may be necessary, amn? ion tbe wardens to meet in council, any two T whom, with the intendant, or any three war leuB, may constitute a quorum, to transact main eas, and they shall be known by the ame of the town oounoil of Union, and they, nd their sueoessors hereafter to be elected, nay have a common seal, which shall bs filxedto all their ordinanoes, may sue and be ued, miy plead and be impleaded in any ourt of law or equity in thia State, and pur base, hold, possess and enjoy to them and heir successors, in perpetuity, or for any term f years, any estate, real or personal, or mixed, nd sell, abeu and convey the same; shall not icc cd at any one time the sum of ten thou and dollars. And the said intendant and ardene shall bave full power to make and stablish all suoh rules, by-laws and ordinances especting the roads, streets, markets, oom loree, trade, buildings and police of said town s shall appoar to them necessary and requisite ir the security, welfare and convenience of ? he said town, or for preserving health, peace, rder and good government within the simo, ind the said council may fix and impose fines nd penalties and imprisonment in the county ill for the violation thereof, and appropriate he floes to tbe public use of the . aid corpora ion : Provided, That no fine shall exceed fifty lollara for any one offence, and n? imprison aent shall exceed twenty days; and when any lerson shall be charged with an offence for Fhich a fine of more than twenty dollars is or lained, the said charge will be heard and de ermined in an action of debt, to be brought in he name of the Bald town council, for the re overy of said fine, before a court having nrisdiotion of causes of action of that .mount for Union County. And if the ine ordained bo not more than twenty dol? are, or the offence be ono for which im irisonment is ordained, the said town coun |L or a quorum thereof, shall have power to tear and determine the said charge and render odsment therein. In all cases of trula ta be tad before tbe said town oounoil, as hereinaf er provided, the party charged shall be cited o trial by a service upon him of a summons, inder the hand of the intendant or any o.:o of be wardens, wboreiu shall be expressed with lertainty the offence charged and the time md place of trial, which service shall be made it least five days before the day of trial. SEC. 7. That all fines imposed by the said owD council for any violation of ordinances or iny default in the performance of street duty, moll be collected by a fieri facias; and the laid town council shall have power to procure md compel the attendance of witnesses by process similar to that which, by law, magis rales may use iu the trial of small sud mean ;auses. SEC. 8. That tho intendant and wardens of laid town shall have full and only power to rrant or refuse licenses for billiard tables, to ioep tavern, or retail spirituous liquors witbiu ;ho said limits, which licenses shall be granted n the same manner and upon the same con di? xons as they DOW are, or may hereafter be, loder tbe laws of the State; and all the powers rested in tho county commissioners are bere jy granted to the said iutendant aDd wardens ivithin Ihe said limits; and all moneys paid for iconces, and for fines and forfeitures ibr retaki? ng spirituous liquors, keeping taverns and ! billiard tables within said limits, without acenses, shall be appropriated to the publio oses of the eaid cor poi a ti OD: Provided, That the intendant and wardens duly elected and ! qualified shall not have power to grant any license to keep a tavern or retail spirituous liquors to extend beyond the tem for~whIok they shall hare been elected. Slea 9. That it shall be the duty of the said intendant and wardens to heep all .roads, streets and ways within their corporate limits open and in good repair, and for that parpo*? they are invested with all the powers granted to the county commissioners. They ahallslso have power to levy a tax upon the property of said tows, to keep the baiidings in said town for educational purposes in rap air. And they shall also have power to cotorxirm? with;all persons Uable to work tbe streets, ways and roads in said town, upon euch terns as thaj ' shall, by ordinance, establish; the money?sb received to ba applied to the public use ol tho ??id corporation. And all persons refusing or failing to pay such commutation shall be liable ? tosnobfioeg aad penalties as the ssidtoira . oouncil may impose. And no jfet^itif?'g within the saidlmuts, shall be liable to-w?rk . onanyroadorbrldgB^itbont the said Undi*, or to bs taxed or assessed for : me. same. / Tia* said town council shall have powe*to require license foes from the keepers or ten-pin alleys or any other pin alleys, and to ^rant qr refuse licenses for the same, upon euoh terms ?cd conditions, and aubject to such ' regulatlona" AS they may, by ordinance, establish., They shall also haye power to require ho ens? fees from itinerant auctioneers, owners, of publie drays, wagons, livery atables, vehicles and horses kept for hire,' within the oorporate limits of said town. They shall also' hara power to impose an ' annual 'tax upon', the property in said town, to wit: Upon all reel estate, not exceeding ton cents on the value of ooe hundred doUara; opon all stock in trade, not exceeding ten coats on every hundred dollars' worth of the value ot eaid stock. .The State assessment to ba taken as a biais of taxation. And the said town oounoil shall have power to enforce the payment of ali taxes and assessments levied by the said oounoil against the property and persons of defaulters to the time extent, and in the same manner, na ii' provided by law for the collection of th o S mea al State tax, except that executions toen force tbe payment of the town taxes shall'bs issued under the seal of the corportion, and di? rected to the town marshal or other person speoiaUy appointed by the said counoil to col? lect the same; and the money, so collected shall be applied to the public uses of the said corpo? ration. And nil property upon which a tax shall be levied and assessed ia hereby deobtred and made liable for tbe payment thereof, in preterence to all other debts dne by tho person owning the property at the time of the assess? ment, except debts due the State, which shan be first paid. Ssa 10. That the said town connell shall have power and authority to require ' all per? sons, owning a lol br lots in said town, to make and keep in good repair side walke in front of said lot or lots, wherever the sams shall front on or adjoin any publio street of said town, if, in the judgment pf the counoil, . said sidewalk shah bo necessary; the width thereof, and the manner of construction, to be designated and regulated by the said council; ' and for default or refusal, after reasonable notice to make and keep in repair snob side? walks, the town conooil may canse the samo to be made or put in repair, and require the owner to pay the price of making or repairing; an 1 the said town council are hereby empow? ered to sue for and recover the same: Provided, That such contract for making and repairing be let to the lowest bidder. SEO. ll. That the intendant and wardens dhall have power, and are hereby authorised to elect or appoint one or more marshals, who shall be duly sworn in, and Invested with all the powers constables now have by law, and whose jurisdiction and authority shall be con? fined to the corporate limits of said town; and tho intendant and wardens, or any one or more" of them, ara hereby authorized to require'the marshal of said town, or any special con? stable, appointed by said intendant or war? dens for that purpose, to oommtt to the jail of Union County, for a term not exceeding twenty-four hours, any person who, within the corporate limits of said town, may be engaged in a breach of the peace, any riotous or dis? orderly conduct, open obsojaity, publie drunk? enness, or in any conduct grossly indecent or dangerous to the citizens of said town, or any of them. And all persons so imprisoned shall pay all costs an! expenses incident to then: imprisonment, which sali co-.ts and expenses shall be co Heeled in the same manner aa is provided by this act for tbe collection of fines imposed for violation of ordinances: Provi? ded, That aa oh imprisonment shah not exempt the porty from the payment of any fine which the council may impose for the offence for which be may have been committed. Ssa 12. That said council shall have power to collect licenses from all persons represent? ing publicly, within their corporate limite, for gain or reward, any plays or shows, of what na Lure or kind soever, to be used for the pur? pose of said corporation. SEO. 19. That all fines which shall hereafter be collected by conviction in the Court of Ses? sions for retailing without license, within the corporate limits of said town, shall be paid one-half to the ioformer, and the other half to the said town council, for the use of the said corporation. SEO. 14. That the said council shall have foll power and authority to abate all nuisances within their corporate limits, and also to ap? point a board of health for said town, and to pass all suoh ordinances as muy be necessary to define the powers and duties of said board, and to impose fines and penalties upon she members of said board for neglect of duty. Provided, That no fine hereby authorized to be imposed shall exceed the Bum of twenty dollars. BEC. 15. That ah streets hereafter to be open? ed in the said corporation shall be at least sixty feet wide, exoept when snob widths cannot be allowed on account of permanent buildings erected, or in course of erection, at the time of tbe opening of said streets. SEO. 16 That each town council shall, within one month after the expiration of their term of omeo, make ont and rotura to their succes? sors a full account, under o;,th, of their re-, ceipts and expenditures during their term, and shall pay over all moneys in their hands be? longing to the corporation, and deliver, np all books, records and other papers incident to their office to their successors; and on failure BO to do, they shall be hable to the punish? ment prescribed ia the seventeenth (17) sec? tion of this act. ' ii .'.* SEO. 17. That for any wilful violation or neg? lect of dury, malpractice, abuse or oppression, the said intendant and warden?, severally, shall be liable to jndictment the Court cf Sessions, and upon conviction, to imprison? ment and fine Dot exceeding one hundred dol? lars, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, or both, at the discretion of tbe court, besides heine liable for damages to any person in? jured. SEO. 18. That this act shall he a public act, and continue of force for twenty years, and un? til the end of the session of the Legislature then nexr- ensuing; and that all acta and ?arts of aats neretoiore passed inconsistent with, or repugnant to this act, be, and the same sra her eb v, repealed. Approved January 8, A. D. 187a.