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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A THE BLUE RIDGE AGAIN. AX INGENIOUS RAILROAD SCHEME. The Kew Appropriation Bill - Modest, Proposals of the Committee-What j the Senate Think of the Blue Ridge Schfme. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO 1 HE NEWS ] COLUMBIA, January 26. The finance committee o? the Senate report? ed a bill to cancel the liability or the State on the guaranty of the bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad. The blU provides that the State] shall assume all tbe debts au J liabilities of the several companies constituting the Blue Ridge Railroad upon the surrender of the four million bonds guaranteed by the State. The treasurer is authorized to use for this purpose any bonds now in bis possession except the Sterling loan, and also, if necessary, to issue J bonds of the State. The Blue Ridge Railroad -Company is authorized, If tho directors desire, to change its name to the Tennessee and South Carolina Railroad Company, and to ex? tend xfe road and branches anywhere within the State. AU sales or the Blue Ridge Rail? road slock by the commissioners of the sink? ing fund are confirmed. The bill came np In thu Senate to-day and was denounced as an Infamous measure by Leslie, Card oz o and others. The outstanding liabilities of the Blue Ridge Railroad were stated at between five And six hundred thousand dollars, but sena? tors declared that they did not know how much they were, and that the bill, os drawn, would authorize the is jue of twenty million, or any other amount, of bonds. The bill was finally postponed to' Tuesday: In the House to-day all the metropolitan police bills were referred to the Charleston delegation, with orders to report on Tuesday. The committee to Investigate the defamatory newspaper statements was discharged. The general appropriation bill was Intro- j duced. It appropriates for educational ex? penses $335,850; salaries $157,900; ordinary civil expenses $139,800; extraordinary expenses {construction of the penitentiary, ?kc.,) $80, ?000; executive department $25,000; judiciary department $2300. It was referred to the com? mittee on ways and means. PICKET. THE BEGINNING OF THE END. -Clearing Tip in the Legislature-Comp? troller Neagle Preaching Economy The New Police BUI-How lt Worked in New York. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, S. C., January 25. The beginning of the end has come, and the -speedy>fiiS30lutiou of this remarkable Legisla? ture of 1871-2 ls plainly foreshadowed. The j session so far bas been eminently unsalisfac- J tory in every respect. It has been wasted time BO far as legislation ls concerned, for final action bas been taken on but lew meas? ures, and on none of any special Interest; lt bas been most barren or news or Eena mons for tbe newspaper men, except such as ihey have been obliged to make for themselves; it has been harassing to the State ofllclale, because they Lave been suspended like Mahomet's coffin, midway between the beaven of excul? pation and the earth of Impeachment, and lt has been simply disgusting lo the members themselves, because there bas been a scarcity of money la the lobby, and they have had to fe t along as best they could on their dry six ollars per diem. Toe Senate ls committed to a final adjournment on the 16th proximo, and is pu ttl og through its labor? with the bells on in view of that arrangement, and the House li [ rapidly runnlug t? seed with a prospect of speedy extinction. This may be a false eur- [ mise after all, but it ls pleasant to cherish the bope, and am?os? the scanty pleasures of tbls place it would be cruel to deprive ourselves of ihis one. In the Senate, to-day, a number of Impor? tant measures were introduced, among them one by Mr. Cardozo, making an appropriation of $60,000 for tbe current expenses ot the State Lunatic Asylum, $15,000 of which ls lo be de? voted to the payment of salaries. By Mr. Wbtttemore, a bill to provide for Ihe speedy apportionment or appropriations for the support of free common schools. This em? powers tbe State superintendent of education to apportion to the several counties any ap? propriations made for tbe support of public schools within fifteen days after the making of the appropriation. - By Mr. Beckman, notices of a bill to repeal the charter of the Georgetown and Charlotte Railroad Company, sud of a bill to incorporate the Sumter, Manning, Klngstree and George? town Railroad Company. By Mr. Smalls, notice of a bill to amend an act entitled au act to establish .a quarantine at Georgetown, Charleston, Beaufort and Hil? ton Head. This Is understood to be an effort to extend the scope ot the quarantine law so as to prevent the Importation or infected corpses Dy land into the cities along the coast, ab in ey ore now prevented by entering by sea. Alto notice of a bill to establish a quarantine nt Sr. Helena Sound, and ter other purposes. In tbe House, the railroad committee re? ported favorably on the bill to Incorporate the Mp%t tanourg and Augusta Biilroad Company. This proposes to tap the Greenville Road at Ninety-six, and establish a through line to Georgia, and thence to the seaboard, so as to leave Charleston to amuse Itself with its local matters and its new policemen. The bill may I or may not pass, and, Indeed, if one-half of j the railroad bills now belora the Assembly were to pass and be carried out, the State would be so effectually zt ?1? ron ed,-a s to look like a prison window, But all with precious little benefit to Charleston, which should- by all rights be the greatest point of entry and .export upon the South Atlantic. The committee- on public lands reported fa- j Torably upon the Joint resolution lo authorize -the employment ot counsel to prosecute land swindles, but as this measure bas already been defeated In the Senate the action of the House upon the subject can be of little consequence. The. long expected report of the comptroller-1 general was received lu the shape of a gigan? tic bundle of manuscripts and records, which [ looks as though lt might furnish food for print? ers forHmauy a day, and accompanied by the following communication : To the Honorable the Senate and House of Re? presentatives: GENTLEMEN-1 have the honor to submit here? with the reports of the various disbursing offi? cers, together with alt information connected with the financial condition of the State which 1 have been able to git together. That the delay of these statements nos be?n very d sadvantageous to yourselves as well as to tbe public service every one will admit, and no one caa regret it more tban I do, and l assure yon, gentlemen, thai I have asea every effort in my power to obtain them at aa earlier day. I .now place them in your possesssou at the earliest possible moment. I also regret that the reports are not more sat? isfactory, aod that 1 am unable, under the pres? ent embarrassed condition of our Qr anees, to make tome recommendations looking to im? provement in the future. But In view of tho fact that i ur fin iocs s are managed by the financial .board, of which I am not a member, and of whose further plans I am not advised, you will, I trust, pardoo me for refraining from the expres? sion of my views, aod for bcplog. perhaps vainly, that their plans for the f ature will work oat our rc 1er as rapidly as those pursued In the paso have worke 1 our financial rain. Without reflecting upon any one, I beg ?cave to say that I am both disappointed and surprised at the enormous amount of our fund-d debt, and veutnre to make one suggestion, that ls, in the future U??e within your lucomi ; the State having lust its c edit by extravagant practices, just as a private individual wouid io:e his hy the adoption Of a similar course. Very respectiully, your obedient servant, (Signed) J. L. NEAGLE, Oomptroiler-Geoeral. The report was ordered to be referred to the committee on ways and means, but this reler ence being afterwards reconsidered'lt waa finally received as Informai lon and ordered to be printed. ? . . , On the call or counties being made, the fol? lowing bills Ac., were introduced : I By Mr. Cain, a bill to appropriate $10,000 to Abbeville County to build a courthouse in the Town or Abbeville. By Mr. Myer?, a bill-to incorporate the Beau? fort Banking and Trust Company. Mr. Hedges iutroduced a new metropolitan police bill, which is understood to be the sub? stitute agreed upon by the Judiciary commit? tee and tue Charleston members for the one lately referred lo tu at commitlee, and wolca is without some of the objectionable features said to be contained in the other one. al? though, as will be seen, the essential portions ol' the measure still remain and deserve to ren? der the present bill as complete a failure as its predecessor appears to have been. The new bill provides that the City of Charleston shall constitute a dla ti let to be known as tbe Metro? politan Police District of the Stale of South Carolina. The powers and duties connected with and Incident to the police government shall be vested in a board of commissioners and a Metropolitan Polloe force, to be appoint? ed by the Bald commissioners, and to be com? posed of one superintendent, at $1800 per an? num; two captains, each at $1200 per annum; two sergeants, each at $720 per annum; twelve roundsmen, each at $660 per annum; seventy patrolmen, each at $600 per annum; four doormen, each at $420 DC r annum; two hostlers, each at $420 per annum; three por? ters, each at $3.0 per annum; six sleeplemen, each at $300 per annum; one clerk, at $1000 per annum; one police Judge, at $1800 per an? num. The commissioners are to be elected by the Legislature in Joint asaembiv. and are to serve for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, vacancies In the board to be filled by temporary appointments by the Governor. The commis.-foners are to give bonds in the sum ol $10,000 each, and are to receive no salary or compensation for their services. For the consolai ion of these patri? ots, however, it might be remembered that that incorruptible Tainmany-Republlcau oollce commissioner, President Hank Smith, of New York, used to have a wuy of levying five dol? lar taxes on the force to make presents to himself. I distinctly remember one present of a service of plate costing not less than $50,000, which was bought for the bold Harry by en? forced contributions from the hangers-on of the department, and, as he said, "it dien't cost each of them much aud lt did bim a power of good." Ot course, the pro? spective commissioners in Charleston can hardly expect to make BUCO brilliant strokes or business as inls right away, but with practice and such good examples as they have here they may doubtless rise to a res? pectable grade as absorbers of public plunder. To return to the bill, these public spirited and seit sacrificing commissioners are to demand In writing from the Common Council ot Ibe City of Charleston to have turned over to them all buildings now used by them as station houses, or lor other police purposes, and In case ot the refusal ol the Council to comply with the demand alter thirty days, they are to provide themselves, by contract, with suitable buildings, and such contracts shall be a legal claim and debt against the said city. The commissioners are'to make an annual financial estimate of the amount required for the ex? penses of the police force for each ensuing year, such estimate to be transmitted lo the Cltv Council, who shall thereupon immedi? ately levy and collect a tax sufficient to defray the estimated ex pens-*, provid? ed that such estimate shall not exceed Hie sum of dxiy-flve thousand dollars unless by the consent of the City Council. This proviso might seem to ba a redeeming feature if it were not so extremely transparent, In view of tue tact that the Balarles alone, as will be seen by adding up the above list, are lo amount to $63,580, leaving only $1420 for a l other ex? penses ol the police administration of affairs tn a city of fifty thousand inhabitants. The treasurer of tbe bourd is charged with thc dis? bursement of all police funds. Tne rest of the bill ls devoted lo prescribing the du-iee and powers of thu force. The commissioners are empowered lo enact, modify and repeal, from time to time, orders, rules and regula? tions of general discipline in relation to the powers, dulles and liabilities of the officers and members of ihe force. Tav? are given power, upon the applica? tion of any person or persons, show lnz the necessity thereof, to appoint aud swear in any additional number of patrol? men to do duty at any place within the dis? trict at the charge and expense of the person making the application. They may also, noon emergency, appoint as many special Siatrolmen as may be deemed advisable, and br a specified time, who shall, however, lu no way Interfere with the lawlnl command of the sheriff of the county; and finally, all per? sons holding office under this act are thereby exempted from militia and Jury duty. This bill was referrer*, like its unfortunate loreruoner. to the judiciary committee, but with far better chances of Its favorable con? sideration and speedy passage, unless the community most deeply interested Bee fit to make some movement la the matter. Prince Rivers Introduced a bill lo create another patent Ku-Klux order, under the sug? gestive title or the "Knights of the Circle Tie, No. 1, of- Hamburg." The bill provides that M. Simona, M. D. L. Miller, R. fi. Ken? nedy, J. D. Colvert, TV. J. Krammer, J. H. Krammer, J. Vandlver, W. M. Murphy, P. Ma? grath, H. O. T. Seinmore, L. H. Harting. W. fi. Bowhog, H. Raison, L. H. Hall, C. H. Hull, A. B. Southall. J. Simmers and their associ? ates, are hereby incorporated as a body politic under above name, with the usual powers, succession of officers, corporate sea', &c. Mr. Frost introduced a bill to incorporate the Brotherly Association io Charleston, with W. Wallace, B. K. Kinloch, Edward Fordham, M. J. Slmonds, Thomas L?flesoe and A. E. O'Neil as incorp oratora, and with the usual rights and powers, including authority lo hold real or personal property lo the amount ol $50,000. Mr. Briggs introduced a carious sort of a resolution, seeking to create another hi^h old Joint commitlee to follow the wake of former luvesligailons. It ls entitled a Joint resolu? tion to investigate the transactions of tbe financial board and the financial agent of the State, la the City of New York, with authori? ty and Instructions to institute wbatever legal proceedings may be found necessary, and ls as tollows: Wftereas, The financial board and the finan? cial agent of the State, ia the City of New York, have failed and declined to report to the Legislature their respective transactions; and whereas, the failure of said board and financial aueui of the Slate to report and give Information as to the finances of the State has Justly excited grave apprehensions in the public mind, and seemingly Impaired the credit of the State at home and abroad; there fire, belt Resolved, That-attorneys, ?earned la the 1 iw.aro hereby employed at a fee of-dollars, to be paid each ol' the said attorneys upon the warrant of the-, drawn upon the treasurer of the State, and said attorneys are hereby Instructed, os early os practicable, to matte a thorough examination and investigation of all the accounts), vouchers and other transact lons of the financial board and the financial agent of the State In the City of New York, with full power and authority lo send for persons and papers, and said attorneys are hereby cm powered and instructed, ia the name and in behalf ol the State, to Institute such legal pro? ceedings as may be proper for any illegal or unauthorized actions on the part of either or all the members of said board or said financial agent, and to prefer Indictments against dither or all of sala parlies lor embezzlement or other lraudiileot misapplication of lands be? longing to the State. Be it further Resolved, That the attorneys so appointed and instructed on behalt of the State are here? by requested to report the result of their in? vestigations during the present session of the Legislature. PICKET. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. Important Plans or Thiers-Napoleon's Cornices. PARIS, January 26. Thiers ls endeavoring to secure the complete evacuation or France by the Germans, and Bismarck ls willing to withdraw the troops if three milliards of francs be paid earlier than was agreed upon. During tho late crisis Thiers said to General Cissey that if Napoleon had 50,000,000 francs he would be in power la fifty da.\ 3. Tile Cession of Cuba. MADRID, January 26. In the Cortes Diaz Qulutere said it was quite lime to cede Cuba to the United States. He was howled down by the whole bouse. Conviction of Victor Place. PARIS, January 26. Victor Place, the late consul at New York, ls sentenced to two years Impiisonmeat aud a floe of two thousand francs. GRANT'S SHAM REFORM. EXPOSURE OF TBE QUACK CIVIL SERTTCE SCHEME. How not to do lt-Opposition of the President's Friends to any Reform Patronage Paramount-A, Clear Issue Between Poll tles and Patriotism. [Correspondence of the New York World.] WASHINGTON, January 22. That amusing impostare called Grant's ad? ministration never was seen to greater dlsad-1 vantage than uoder the light of the legislative lanterns now held over it. A year ago Congress reit compelled by sheer force of public opinion to pass an act enabling the President to do something, or at least pre? tend to do something towards "reforming the civil service." According to the provisions of | the ad, (approved March 3,1871,) General J Grant appointed and convened a commission of seven men to devise rules and regulations for that purpose. These seven gentlemen elected as their chairman Mr. George William Curtis, better, known as "Howaji," the silver-tongued" lecturer, and the "Easy Chair" of Harper's Magazine. As Congress ad? journed soon after the commi-sion was organ? ized there was of course no danger that action would be taken on any regulations it might prescribe until (he present session of 1872. Meanwhile the evils of the old lack of system in civil-service appointments increased. De? falcations and embezzlements were discover? ed lu the accounts ol public o dicers. The gov? ernment lost and was still losing hundreds of | thousands of dollars by the bad faith ot bad servants. It would seem that the thieves anti? cipated that a stop must somehow be put to their opportunities of plunder log the public treasury when thc civil service commission should submit its report, and that they deter? mined to make all the hay they could while the sun of the President's pleasure still shone on them unclouded by a single fiew "regula? tion." Ir, turnB out, however, thar, they had nothing to fear from either the President or the com mission. The President showed his indiff?r? ence to existing abuses In tbe civil service by refusing-agalust the protests of eminent mer? chants In New York, lo defiance of the facts which had appeared in the report of the re? trenchment committee, and against the appeal even of the Secretary of the Treasury-to stop, as he might have done by a stroke ol'his pen, the most flagrant abuse ot' all-the general order swindle at the port of New York. The commission showed Its political sagacity by devising rules for th? reform of the civil ser? vice which have met at the outset with the de? rision of the best friends of the administration in both bouses of Congress. Ia met, these rules are like so many ten-rin3-set up to be knocked down by the hard hits ol a Congres? sional debate. They prescribe: L That no person shall be appointed to the civil service who is uot a cltlzeu, whose char? acter, health and age are not satisfactory, and who cannot speak, read and write the English language. 2. That au advisory board, to be appointed by the President, shall group the positions tn each branch of the civil service, and grade and group for the purpose of promotion. 3. That vacancies occurring ia the lowest grades of the several branches of the civil service shall be Ulled from applicants who shall have passed a public competitive ex? amination, on (he certiorates of the board conducting such competitive examination. 4. That vacancies occurring in higher grades shall be filled by compelitlve examinations of applicants from lower grades or the same group. 5. That applicants qualified for appointment j as custodl ins of large sums ot money shall I not be appointed except with the approval of the officer who is responsible for their pecu? niary fidelity. 6. That postmasters whose salary is less than $200 may t>e appointed upou the written re? quest of applicants. 7. That the appointment of all persone, ex? cepting persons appointed by the President with the consent or the Senate, postmasters and foreign ministers aod consul--, shall be made for a probationary term of six months, after which they may be reappointed on the recommendation of the board ot examiners. 8. That thc President shall des?gnalo three persons ia each department ol public service to serve as a board of examiner?, which, un der the supervision of the advisory board, and under regulations to be provided by it, shall conduct personall v or by persons approved by the advisory board, all investigations and ex? aminations for ad m is-lon into said depait ments or for promotion therein. 10. 1 bat certain small-salaried positions In the consular service abroad may be filled by allens, and certain positions at home by ex? perts not familiar with the English language, or legally capable of naturalization. 11. That no political assessments shall be levied on persons employed by the govern? ment. 12. That the advisory board shall at any lime recommend changes in these rules. 13. That from these rules are excepted the beads of departments, assistant secretaries of departments, assistant attorney-general and first assistant postmaster-general, solicitor general, solicitor or the treasury, naval soli? citor, solicitor or Internal revenue, examiner of claims In the State Department, treasurer of the United States, register of the treasury, first and second comptroller of the treasury, Judges of the United States Courts, district attorneys, private secretary of the President, ambassadors, and other public ministen?, su? perintendent of the coast survey, director of I the Mint, governors ot Territories, special commissioners, special annual visiting and examining boards, persons appointed to po? sitions without compensation for services, dispatch agents and bearer of dispatches. Inasmuch as the aebate iu bolh houses of ] Congress on the question of civil service re? to?o will be Important and prolonged, read? ers may profitably keep the above summary lu their minds. They will not fail to observe that even if these rules should be adopted as the basis ofa change la the civil service, they would not necessarily much embarrass Gene? ral Grant's patronage irom now until me dav ot the next Presidential election. They would not turn out or affect the tenure of any person now in office. They would apply not to the present, but altogether to the future ia re? spect to appointments. Toey would not create vacancies, tut merely prescribe how vacancies that might hereafter occur should be filled. They would operate against np ex? isting abuse or corruption; their effect would not be to deprive any officer now la place of | his legal or illegal emoluments. They would, in short, become operative, so tar as General Grant's administration ls concerned, upon applicants for the few places la the very lowest grades of the civil service which he or his subordinates might allow to be vacated before the next election. As to vacancies in the higher grades of the service, those would be filled by applicants already In office, from the grades below. SHH, admitting that a con-j siderable number or vacancies might occur in ; the ranks of the President's sycophants now in office during the approaching Klimmer und lall, what then? Would lils patronage be seriously affected by these new regulations ? Would they deprive him of the privilege of I selecting his own creatures to fill the vacan? cies ? Not unless he should display a dullness in the art of low political intrigue, which his worst enemies, who accuse him of dullness of | political apprehension lo every other respect, have long ceased to ascribe to the former as? sociate of Jim Fisk, Jr., and the flatterers ol Mr. Thomas Murphy. The key-note ot the rules submitted by the commission is found io the second rule, which allows Hie President to appolut the advisory board, and In the eighth rule, which allows the President aso to designate "three persons In each department of the public service to serve as a boird of examiaers. under the super? vision of the advisory board, and under regu? lations, to be prescribed by It, and at such zSSL?. . pa,ce8 88 [t may determine." This would give General Graut the selection not 1 ihe adv,8ory board but of twenty-one H!jfn.?mcer8~three for tbe seven executive mfFSS?!0* or.lMe government respectively. "?t e ectloneerlng power of the advisory board T~ e 'weniy-one new officers would ?S^iT?SSS' ,l8lt l'kely that the President SH ,Xa} mvn 1,1 Buch Portions who P ?J,H?nf ?ha?p0Wuera?alnst hln?? Would a tPhf8 m?T?,=??beeu notorioHSly careful of the interests of his friends and relatives In office be less careful of his own at a Juncture so Inviting, on the eve of a Presidential cam? paign ? Would he not be able-barring any mistake he might make in hts Judgment of in? dividual men-to appoint an advisory board and a board of examiners who would be quite as Tully In accord with his purposes ss are the rest of the appointees of the administration ? The mere technical restrictions set down in the rules are like thc technicalities of other "rules and regulations"-easy to be slurred over by Judges who aim lo serve a superior or to repel an unwelcome candidate Tor honors. Bot this contrivance fur civil service reform, though lt may suit the President's purpose, does not suit that of his demagogue friends in Congress. These thick and thin partisans of his in respect to other measures, kick against this one. Why ? Because the effect ol' the new rules and regulations, which vest the appointing power solely in the President and his board of examiners, would remove that power entirely from the bands of senators and congressmen, and deprive the latter of all direct influence with the Executive In 1 he line of appointments. There ls where the shoe pinches, and it Is not perhaps au unfor? tunate thing that the accommodations of the civil service commission are. serving to draw out the sentiments of selfish Republican poli? ticians In Congress on this q upsilon and lo oppose to them the arguments of states? men. On the one hand, Senator Carpenter a lawyer, a humorist, and nothing more makes the new rules the excuse tor a gen? eral attack on the proposition for civil ser? vice rerorm. On thB other side, Senator Trumbull, who unites with the reputation cf an eminent lawyer the fame of a courageous and Independent statesman-regards any step towards rerorm ot the civil service as so miich gained to a righteous cause, and to be hailed with encouragement until a further advance can be made In the same direction. In the battle which is only Just begun this issue is to be kept plainly In view-the i-sue between the demagogues who waot to rc?alo their ''In? fluence" at home and at the White House by means ot patronage, and the better claps of Congressmen who can afford to rely, for their Influence in both localities, upon their princi? ples, their abilities and their energy as mani? fested in the l?gitimit? service 01 their con? stituents and the country. .it now seems unlikely that the new regula? tions can run the Congressional gauntlet with? out a material revision. They have already been opposed In the Senate by Carpenter and Horton, and other Republican senators will probably speak agalust them. In the House they will be attacked by Butler, Shellabarger, Bingham and lesser Republican guns. Two thirds of the members of both branches ot Congress are thought to be inimical to what ls dubbed the "schoolmaster's reform." But lt ls equally unlikely that opponents of civil ser? vice reform will be allowed to use the device of Mr. Curtis and his associates as an excuse to Jeer the subject out of the way. They will have to meet the question of civil service re? form squarely on Its real merits. Evidently tbe requirements of scholarship and ot the ability to pass a competitive examination in certain brancbes of learning are not the surest tests, especially in this democratic country, of fitness to hold all kinds of public offices. Mr. Carpenter certainly did enhance our appreciation of this absurdity by citing the fact that a merchant profoundly experienced In commercial and merca ni lie affairs who should apply, for In? stance, for the collectors li lp of the port of New York woutd probably be distanced In a "competitivo examination" nuder the present rules by some graduate fresh from Yale, lhe evil consists not not so much lu lack of Intelligence among the people from whom office-holders are drawn, as in the debasing system ot political favoritism which prevails. Whatever want of capaolty may be felt in lhe public service springs directly out of this sys? tem of political favoritism. The stuffing of the departments at Washington, of the cus? tom house at New York, and ot other offices at the disposal of the government with men who occupy sinecure positions, or who are unable to properly discharge their duties, ls lu most instances the plain result ol' Importunity of the Executive by Congress? men. So long os appointments to and tenure of office are understood to be the re? ward of political service, that kind of service will continue to be paramount to ability and the faithful discbarge of lils official duties by a public officer. Such a system enables both the Executive and members of Congress lo shield themselves behind each other. It is often difficult to affix to either the responsi? bility of a bad appointment. The Executive lakes refuge behind the wing of a legislator, who may have recommended the act. The legislator, If hard pressed, can dodge under the President's official coat-tails, and exclaim to his amazed constituents, "Thou cans't not say / did il!" It lt was as clear in all men's minds to-day as Senator Schurz has endeavor? ed to make it clear, and as the New York In? vestigation will probably prove, that President Grant was directly responsible for the general order swindle, and that he was not at all co? erced or blinded in the matter by Congres? sional influence, newspapets could scarcely protect him from general indignation. The problem ls, how to break up this con? venient, demoralizing collusion between members ot Congress and the Executl re, re? mand to the latter a constitutional responsi? bility which he could In nowise shirk or shift, and give to the people their Just influence in the matter. Nay, the problem also is, how to effect the needed Immediate relorm ol'the civil service, which the evidence ot the past tew mouths has shown ls too rotten to wait tor a prospective cure. If I am not greatly mistaken many gentlemen in Congress who, like Mr. Trumbull, honestly desire to rid them? selves of the annoyance and importunity from office-seekers which they suffer under the pre? sent a\stem win1 ask, with that senator, why. if a real civil service reform ls intended, ana If a board ot examiners ls to decide upon the fitness ot' applicants for office, that board should not also be authorized to go "Into the departments uow, enter every brunch of the civil service, aud Inquire who All the office3, whether lhere are any supernumera? ries, as the testimony in New York ls discus? ing-men who receive appointments and draw saiurlesand render no services to the country." There"are gentlemen who, like thai senator, will ask why President Grant's civil service commission not only neglected to recommend this course, but likewise neglected to protect honest and capable office-holders by recom? mending non-removal from office for a limited pei lod except for cause. But who believes t hat these pointed queries will have any other effect than to irritate that large body of Republican senatots and Congressmen who for obvious reasons desire no change whatever In the ex? isting system ol' civil service? These men are already scouting what has been bruited as President Grant's pet scheme. Are they who include the President's -staunchest pun? satis-to be considered In actual reb.-Hon against bim here? or are they actlog as foils to secure the defeat of a measure which he ls se? cretly anxious to have postponed? J. B. S. THE 'SMALL-POX. CHICAGO, January 2G. The ravages' of the small-pox at Thayer Town are learful. In a community of une thousand persons there were one hundred and elxty deaths In four weeks. WASHINGTON NOTES. WASHINGTON, January 26. Creswell and Robeson were absent from the cabinet. Emery telegraphs from New Orleans that he thinks the trouble Is ended. Joshua W. Gilbert is nominated as marshal for lhe southern dist rict of Florida, and Amos Morrill as district judge for the eastern dis? trict of Texas. Goddard'd nomination has been withdrawn. 8enator Norwood, before the committee of ways and means, spoke against the repeal of the rice tariff. Dr. Clift. Isaac Zsiiy of Geor? gia, and Judie Talmadge, of New York, also spoke against Its repeat or modification. The committee ot conference upon allow? ing c?rtala articles to cuter dury free meet on Monday. The disagreement Involves delay, but does not endanger the clause. HOUSE.-Some piivate bins where passed, when lhe appropitallon bill was resumed, and the leg.slative, executive. Judicial and pen? sion bilis were pass.-d. Adjourned. SENATE.-Moiton Introduced' a bill for bridging the Ohio fliver at or near Evansville. The adjournment question was resumed. Schurz's amendment that Congress do not ad? journ till the civil reform bili be passed, was lost by a vote ot 32 io 16. Sumner's amend? ment of n similar character regarding the civil rights was lost; Rice, Spencer, Sumner und I Tipton only voting tor it. Cleared ol these amendments, the resolution to adjourn on lhe I 29lh of May passed by 36 to 12. Adjourned. MRS. WHARTON NOT GUILTY. CLOSE OF THE GREAT TRIAL. An Impressive Scene-9be fs Released on Bail, and Remains In Annapolis The Cost of Her Trial. ANNAPOLIS, January 24. At ten minutes of ten o'clock the chief ] I Judge was Informed that the Jury, had agreed. The court-room was soon fllledijjfy an eager crowd, but few ladles being present. At j twenty minutes past ten, Mrs. Wharton and her daughter, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. Crawford Neilson, entered the court-room. Mrs. Nugent and Miss Rosa Neilson were also Eresent. Mrs. Wbaiton, her daughter and er friends appeared in good spirit', as the favorable character of the verdict was known to them. At twenty-five minutes past ten, the chief judge directed that the jury be brought in. At twenty-six minutes past ten, the Jury entered. Mr<>. Wharton had already been placed in the prisoner's box. At twenty seven minutes past ten, the verdict of "?ot guilty" was rendered. The oppressive silence was broken by the calling of the jury by the clerk, and their an? swering. Colonel Harwood, clerk, then said : "Gentlemen of the jury, are you agreed upon your verdict ?" There was a nod of assent by the jurois. Clerk. "Who shall answer for you ?" A Juror answered. "Our foreman." Mrs. Woarton was then directed to raise her right hand. Clerk. "Gentlemen of the Jury, look upon the prisoner at the bar. How say you; ii she guilty of the matter whereof she "stands in? dicted, or not gnlltv ?" Foreman (Franklin Deale.) uNot guilty." As the foreman answered, there was a Blight manifestation ot applause, which was instanta? neously checked by the court and bailiffs. Every eye was fixed upon the prisoner, who still stood calm and apparently unmoved, but through the heavy black crape veli, which was not displaced, tears could oe seen streaming down ber face. Otherwise there was no sign of emotion. Miss Nellie wept and was deeply affected. When Mrs. Wharton left the prison? er's box, Mr. Sleele, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Hag- J ner, her counsel, each shook her band, with brief words of congram allon. Her friends present also took her hand, expressing gratifi? cation at the result of the trial. It is understood tnat beloro agreeing tbe Jury stood eight tor acquittal and four were not fully determined on their verdict. It was fi mt decided they would agree and not go In a hung Jury. Dui log the time they were out five ballots were taken, after which a verdict af- "not guilty" was agreed to. From its commencement to Its close the trial of the case ha? beeb conducted with marked ability, equally In the matter of evi? dence and argument. The State has been represented by Attorney-General Sjester and State's Attorney Revell, who stand at the head of the profession as able and skilful at? torneys; while the prisoner was defended by gentlemen who have few superiors at the bar. The court was composed of Judge Miller, of the Court of Appeals of the State, aud chief I Justice of this district, ssslsted by Judges Hayden and Hammond, three as able Jurists as sit upon the bench of this State. In every I respect the trial bas been Impartial and ably conducted. There was no charge to the Jury by the court, the constitution of Maryland containing a provision that in criminal cases the jury shall be judges of the law as well as the facts. Before adjourning, it was understood be? tween the court and counsel that the trial of Mrs. Wharton on the indictment for the at-1 tempt to poison Mr. Yan Ness would come off | at i he regular term of the court In April. Previous to the entry of the Jury In the court-room, Chief Justice Miller admonished the audience that no manifestations of ap? proval or disapproval would be permitted ou i he rendering ot the verdict Alter the jury had entered and taken their seats, for a few minutes a stillness and silence as solemn os ever witnessed at a death-bed scene pervaded the room. Mrs. Wharton was standing In the Erlsoner'd box, with Mr. Crawford Neilson at er side, and by them stood Miss Nellie Whar? ton with Mr. Tnomas, one of the counsel. Mr. Steele asked that the court fix the ball for ber appearance in that case, with due consideration to the circumstances of Mrs. Wharton. The court fixed the ball at $5000 on Mrs. Whai ton's personal recognizance, and $2600 each of two securities. Mrs. Whar? ton then acknowledged ber recognizance, and Mr. J. Crawford Neilson and Miss Nellie Whar? ton became security in $2500 each. The court then adjourned. Mrs. Wharton left the room leaning on the arm of Mr. Steele, and Miss Nellie on that of Mr. Thomas. Mrs. Wharton will remain a few days at Annapolis, at the house of a friend. During the trial sixty-six witnesses were Biimmoned by the State, and thirty-four sworn. For the deleoce seventy-two were ; summoned, and fifty-six Bwora. The cost of I the trial Is about $16.000. The following Is a list cf thejury, with their ages and occupations: J. Franklin Deale, (foreman) fifty-nine, farmer; Lloyd Brown, tiity-slx. farmer; Stephen Beard, fifty-seven, larmer; James A. Bruce, sixty, farmer; Dr. B. R. Davidson, twenty-six, firmer and doctor; George Johnson, Jr., thirty, printer; John H. Bellman, thirty-four, farmer and lawyer; E. II. W. Sheckell, twenty-eight, larmer: C. C. Stewart, fifty-three, farmer; George M. Taylor, Jr.. twenty-six, telegraph operator; George w. Watkins, forty-six, merchant, and H. H. Welch, twenty-eight, farmer. Thejury wns one of the best ever empanel? led lu Anne Arundel County. ILLNESS OF ARCHBISHOP SPAULDING BALTIMORE, January 26. Archbishop Spaulding is sick. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Baker, one ot the witnesses in the Robin? son murder case, tu Utah, swears that h s for? mer affidavit ls untrue, and has been arrested as a perjurer. -The Pacific Railroad is still in a Btate ol' | blockade. -Botts, the murderer of Halstead, was hanged yesterday In Newark, N. J. -The Independence Insurance Company has been declared bankrupt la Boston by the court._ THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D. C, January 26. A falling barometer, with cloudy weather, and possibly rain, will probably continue to exteurt northward over the region between California and toe lower Mississippi. A falling barometer, with clouds or snow, will prevail ou Saturday very generally from the upper Mississippi lo the middle and eastern Atlantic coast. The lowest barometer will continue In northern New England and upper Canada. Southwesterly winds will prevail on the lower Lakes, backlug to southern on the middle and eastern Atlantic coast. Southerly winds, with threatening weather, will prevail In the Southern and Gull States.- Dangerous winds are not anticipated to-niglit. Yesterday's Weather Reporta of the Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.47 P. M., Local Time. Place of Observation. A IK asm, Ga. Baltimore.... rflJSlOtl. Charleston... Omcago. Ouiclnuail.... Key Weat, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn Memphis. Tcuo Mt. Washington N :w orican-.... New York. N irfolk.. Philadelphia Portland. Me... Savannah . sr. LoaM. Washington..... Wilmington. N'.O. 9 B ?g. 93 -20 29.63 9.96 29.70 19.85 ?9.04 .9.SS 20.01 '29.'20 30. Ul 29.77 29.84 29.81 .29.67 29.94 .29.73 .29.82 29.91 SW SW NW NW SW SW SW w s \v VE W B S ?W cairn. sw Calm. Light. Georle. Gentle. Light. Fre-li. Fresh. Fresn. . resh. Gentle. storm. Gentle. Gentle. Light. Fresh. Light. s Fre>h. Fre.il?. Cloudy. Fair. Clear, cloudy. g Dp. Cloudy. Kale. Cloudy. Cloudy, cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Cloudy. Clear. Clear, loudy. C.ear. Fair. Cloudy. Kora.-The weatner resort dated 7.47 O'CIOCK, this morning, will be posted in the rooms of the Cnamber 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 mantera at> any time during the day. TBE ABBEVILLE EIBE A Card of Thanks. The following card is published by the Ab? beville Press and Banner: Oor town has suffered a great calamity; In the dead hours of th? night a large part of the eastern side of tho pubuC8quare has been con? sumed by fire, including on the flanks ol the burnt district those noble strictures the Mar aball House and the courthouse-. Bed as lt la the misfortune might have been worse Ev great but unorganized exertions the devour? ing element vas arrested at four points-the Alst on House on the south, the Cater House on tee west, the carriage factory of Sign, Seal Sc Robertson on the north, and law range on the east. Heroic exertions were made at the Alston House and Seal, Sign ? Robert? son's. We thank those who labored In tbe good cause at any of the pointa, but to those especially who worked so successfully to stop the flames at Law Range we re tn rn our per? sonal thanks. We do not wish to seem invidl ous, but we cannot refrain lrom mentioning Mr. John Enright, Mr. James Wright, William Pope, Dennis Harrison, James Patton, Lewis Goldsby, Lewis Parker and others. The misfortune we have Buffered, and the greater we have escaped, admonish us that we should have organization. Let ns at least ] have an efficient "hook and ladder com? pany." MCGOWAN A PARKER, PERBIN & COTHBAN, T. B. MILFORD. W. A. LEE. A NEW PRATER BOOK IN ENGLAND.-On the first Sunday of thia month the new Lectlonary or Calendar of lessons for church service was Introduced Into the Church ot England. The use of this new table of lessons is for the pres? ent optional. The law will not enforce lt until 1879. The new Lectlonary remedies many de? fect s-some of which were subjects of debate In the days of Queen Elizabeth There are passa ges of Scripture to which our ancestors in the days of the Charleses listened without discom? fort, but which are not pleasant family or social reading In these days. Some of the lessons, moreover, are loo Ion;, and some are repeat? ed, to the exclusion of other parts of Scripture not read at all. To tbe evening service for* a part ol the year the reading of the gospels ls prescribed. The lessons from the Apocrypha are also reduced In number. The English BOC ulir papers Bpeak of the change as "prudent I and liberal." irttneral Notices. THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances or Mr. and Mrs. J. H. LILIENTHAL, and of Mr.'j. H. Dos ch er and Miss Mary Do. cher, are respecfuily Invited to attend the Fanerai of the former, from hts late residence, No. 68 Anson street, THIS MORNING, at io o'clock. Jan27* THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintances of the late Colonel JOSEPH WHALEY, and or his soo, winiam Whaley, are respectfully invited to attend the Fanerai Ser? vices cf the former, at St. Michael's Church, at 4 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON. Jan27 ?ar. THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintance of Mr. T. E. H. MILES, are respect? fully invited to attend his Funeral Service at St. Mary's Church, Hasel street, SDHDIT AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock. jan27 Special Notices. SMART will preaott TO-MORBOW MORNING, at half paBt 10 o'clock, and Rev. WHITEFOORD SMITH, D. D., at NIGHT, at 7 o'clock. Sunday-school In the AFTBHNOON, at 3 o'clock. Jan27-* JBF BETHEL M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. Divine Service will ba held by tao Pastor, Rev., M. CH REH Z BERG, lu the MORNING, at half-past 10 o'clock, and In the AFTERNOON, at hair-past 8 o'clock._Jan27-? ^SrDIVJNE SERVICE WILL BE CON? DUCTED in the Orphans' Chapel on SABBATH AF TKRKOON, at half-patt 3 o'clock, by the Rev. 11103. SMYTHE, D. D. Jan27 ?aa* SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-There will ba service in thu Church I To MORROW MORNING, at the usual hoar, and in the EVENING, at half-past 7 o'clock. Preaching by the Rev. G R. BRAG SETT. Tao public generally, and strangers especially, are cordially invited to attend. . * Jan20-s4* ^BP-THE MARINERS' CHURCH WILL be i pen for Divine Service every SABBATH MORN? ING , at half-past io o'clock, corner of Church and Water streets. Services by the Rev. W. 6. YATES, Chaplain. Sunday School at hair-past 8 P. M. ps- CONSIGNEES PER MERCHANTS' LINE SCHOONER B. N. HAWKINS, from New York, will attend to the reception of Cargo THUS DAT, before sunset,- or they will be stored at their risk and expense. No claims allowed after j Qoods leave the wharf. WILLIAM ROACH A CO , j an 27-1 Agents. pw CITY H/LL, OFFICB CLERK OF | COUNCIL, CHARLESTON, S. C., JANUARY 26, 1872.-Sealed Estimates will be received at this [ office until TUESDAY, February 6, at 12 M., for REPAIRS TO THE PALMETTO ENGINE-HOUSE, Ans JU street, according to the plans and specifi? cations in the City Engineer's office. W. W. SIMONS, Clerk of Council. Jarj27,30,febl,3 6_._ ?S~ A CARD.-MY FRIENDS AND the public are Informed that I am prepared upon shortest notice to make transactions In REAL ESTATE, either at Private Sale or at Auction. In future I propose giving active attention to this as well as the Auctioneering branch of the Broker? age business. In the latter I will embrace any or all Commodities that may offer. In addition to above, I will continue to Interest myself actively lu Stocks and Bonds, making Sales or Purchases of same at Auction or Private Sale, as my patrons may direct. Loans or Money negotiated. SAMUEL 0. BLACK, Broker and Auctioneer, jan26 No. 28 Broad street, $S- OFFICE OF CITY APPRAISER, CHARLESTON, JANUARY 22, 1872.-By order of City Council this Office will remain open nntll FEBRDARY FIRST for ISSUING LICENSES for the year 1872. W. H. EASTERBY, Jan22-10 City Appraiser. jt?TTHE CHARLESTON CHARITA BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFJCAI, RAFFLED NUMBERS, CLASS No. 317-MORNING". 67-66-61-16-76-59- 1-77-71-43-72-75 OLASSNo. 318-EVBNIKO. 111-50 - 55-76 -54-49-61-34-47-52-75-70 AB witness our hand at Charleston this 26th day or January, 1372. FENN PECK, JAMES GILLILAND, oct3 sworn Ocmmissloners. ?Br? OS MARRIAGE. Happy relier for Young Men from the effects of Errors and Abases In early life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility cured. Impediments to Marriage removed. New method or treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Books and Circulars sent free, in sealed envelopes. Ad? dress HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 South Ninth street. Philadelphia Pa. 0Ctl2 f$T* OFFICE LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA , ST. LOUIS, DECEMBER28,1871.-An Election for Directors of the Life Association of America will be held at the office of tbe Associa? tion, in the City of St. Louis, Mo., on thc Goth day or January, 1872. Polls oien furn ll A. M. to 3 P. M. Jan5-:tu8 WM. HANLEY, Secretary. ^clmbolo's ?nc [)n. MANHOOD, IN THE YOUNG & RISING (rElRITM .: - . v>-::.i <.??.-.?_ ?". ? .>Mi tit sw? The vegetative powers of life are strong, bot ls a few jean how often the pallid hue, the lack lus? tre eye, and emaciated form, 'show their baneful - influence. lt ?oon becomes evident to thechserr er that some depressing inn ?lenee ;s Checking tb? development of thebony, consnniptlon is ttuted: of, and perhaps tueyontajjt removed frem school and sent into the ?SSSuj? This"u one of the worst movements. Removed from ordinary di? versions of the ever-changing soenes of the city, the powers of the body, too mu sh enfeebled ta give zest to healthful and rural exercise, thoughts are turned Inwardly upon themselves. If the patient bea female the approach of the' menses ls looked for with anxiety aa toe irs* symptom m which.nature la to show her saving power in d i nosing the circulation and vis liing the cheek with the bloom of" health. Alas t increase ? of appetite bas grown by what lt fea on. The energies of the system- are prostrated, and the 1 whole economy is deranged. Tue-;beautiful and.; wonderful period In which body and mind under - ' go so fascinating a change from child to woman ls looked for in vain. The parent's heart bleed? In anxiety, and fancies the grave but walting for , Ita victim. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHT/, FOR WEAKNESS ARISING FROM EXCESSES .... - . v. ^'T'i ' OR EARLY INDISCRETION, ' attended with the following iiymr.toms: INDIS? POSITION TO EXERTION, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF MEMORY, DIFFICULTY OF BREATH- J INO, General Weakness, Horror of Disease, Weat ' Nerves, Trembling, Dreadrul Horror or Death,' J Night Sweats, Cold Feet, Wakefulntts, Diam ess of | Vision, Lft?gor, Univers ai Lasaltndoorthe lar System, often Enormous Appetite wi th ~. peptic Symptoms, Hot Hands, Flushing cf th? : Body, Dryness Of the Skin, Pallid Countenances ?j and Eruptl?as on the Face, Pain In the Raok, .. Heaviness of the Eyelids, Frequently. Black' Spots ? fly ing before tho Eyes, with temporary 'Suffusion and Loss of Sight, Want of Attention, Great Mo? bility, Restleasnei.3, with Horror of Society. *' ' Nothing is mons desirable to such patient? than Solitude, and nothing they more dread, for fear of themselves; no repose of manner, no earnest ness, no speculation; but a harried transition fromi ona question tb another. THESE SYMPTOMS, IP ALLOWED TO 00 ON - ' -WHICH THIS MEDICINE INVARIABLY RE? MOVES-SOON FOLLOW LOSS OF POWER, FATUITY AND EPILEPTIC- FITS, IN ONE OF WHICH THE PATIENT MAT EXPIRE. Daring the Superintendence of Dr. WILSON at the BLOOMING DA LE ASYLUM, jthto sad result , occurred to two patienta. Reason had for a time left them, and both died or. epilepsy. They were- ; or both sexes, and abont twenty years of age. Who can say that their excesses are hot fre? quently followed by those dlr ern. diseases, IN- ' SANITY and CONSUMPTION f The records of the INSANE ASYLUMS, and the melancholy deaths by conan mpt iou, bear ample witness to the troth-of ' these assertions. In Lunatic Asylums the most melancholy exhibition appears. The countenance ls actually sodden and quite desi itu te; neither '** mirth nor grier ever visits lt. Should a sound of the voice occur lt is rarely articulate. . " With wof al measures wan despair Low sullen sounds tb elr grief tego tied.? - While we regret the existence ot the above dis- ' eases and symptoms, we are prepared to" offer an invaluable girt of chemistry for the removal of the consequences. HELM BOLO'S . '. .<-.'::: 'lol'; ?iv EXTRACT BIJCHU AND MED ROSE WASH Cures secret and delicate disorders in all their stages, at little expense, little or no change Ut diet; no Inconvenience, and no exposure. It ls pleasant in taste and odor, immediate In Its ac? tion, free from all injurious properties, superse? ding Oopatba and all other nauseous compounds H ELM BOLO'S FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU. -. . ' . . * r - ' * i i a There ls no tonio like lt. It ls an anchor of hepa \ to the physician and patient. This ls the testi? mony of all who have used or prescribed lt. Beware of counterfeits and those cheap decoc- ' tlons caliea Bachu, most of which are prepared by seir-styled doctors, from deleterious Ingre? dients, and offered for sale at "less price" and larger bottles," Ac. They are unreliable and frequently Injurious. Ask for Helmbold's. Take no Other, PRICE SI 25 PER BOTTLE. OR SIX BOTTLES FOR $6 SO. Delivered to any address. Desoribe symptoms In ail communications. HELMBOLD ?S GENUINE PREPARATIONS, ! Established upward of twenty years, prepared by H. T. HELMBOLD, PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST, No. 504 Broadway, Ifew Torie, AND No. loi ?oath Tenth Street, Philadelphia, rt, j^Solil by Druggist! Everywhere ."SS. nov8-ws3mos :.. ... t?--o::r.".:!-5-.T