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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A THE STATE DEBT AGAIN. A KEW EXHIBIT-A CALL FOR MORE TAXES TO PAT IXTEREST. Proceedings In the General Assembly The Cotton Tax-Rumored Resigna? tions, ?Kc. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, Tuesday, February 6. The proceedings in thc Senate to-day were devoid o? interest. The House spent the entire day IQ the discus? sion ol the metropolitan police bill. The chief participan? B in the. debate were Jervey, Lee, Jones, Hunter and Hedges. Governor Scott Beat to the General Assem? bly to-day a special message, enclosing memo? rials from the Charleston Chamber of Com? merce and Board of Trade, and from the Mo? bile Board of Trade, in favor of the refunding of the cotton tax. He advises the General Assembly to memorialize Congress for the same object. The Governor reports that a large deficiency has appeared over the appropriations for cur? rent expenses and interest. He states the amount of the debt-bearing interest to be $11,994,908 98, and insists that a tax of four mV^t will be required to raise the interest alone. It ls rumored to-night that Bleman, Bur? roughs, Holcombe, Du vail and Wilson will re? sign their Beats In the General Assembly to? morrow. PICKET. THE DEBATE ON THE POLICE BILL. The Points of the Two Metropolitan Po? lice Frauds-They are Supported on General Want of Principle-The Dan? ger in the Details-A Blow at the Three Proposed Commissioners-mis? cellaneous Work. [FROM O ?B OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, S. C., February 5. The principal feature in to-day's proceed? ings in the General Assembly bas been the be? ginning of the battle in the House over the metropolitan police scheme. Tbe subject came up on the consideration of the bill Intro? duced by Bowen, which had been made the special order for this morning, and the debate continued for about an hour, when the House adjourned-so that the subject will be resumed to-morrow morning as the unfinished busi? ness of the day. The maltee was handled gingerly to-day, and the merits of the scheme were hardly touched; but lt ls probable that a lively time will be had to-morrow. The irlends of the measure do not find such smooth sailing as they anticipated. Al? most every member of the House ls pledged to Its support on general principles, be? cause it wrests from the conservative ma jot ity of Charleston the police control of their own,city and gives lt to the Radicals; but in the details of the scheme there ls such a conflict of local Radical interests that it now appears eminently probable that the whole measure will fall through. Of the three metropolitan Sol ice bills now before the House only two ave any chance of passing, and the third ls virtually withdrawn. O? these two the one introduced by Hedges is understood to have been written by Sheriff Mackey, and to be the pet device of the Mackey family, Coroner Taft, Commissioner McLaughlin, and the rest o? the Charleston County officials. The other was prepared and introduced by Bowen, and has the active support of the entire Charleston delegation. As between the two, there ls but Utile choice of evils. Both contain the same general provisions, but the Mackey bill pro? vides for the election by the General Assembly Of the police commissioners once in four years, while Bowen proposes to leave the election of the commissioners in the hands of the people at the next general elec? tion, and every two years thereafter. The last named bill also provides for the appoint? ment of R. B. Artson, Aaron Logan and H. C. Minott as ad interim commissioners te serve till next October, and lt was upon these names that the fight was made to-day. As soon as the bill came up an amendment was offered by Lee, ofEdgefield, that the names be stricken out, leaving a blank to be filled by the General Assembly. This was opposed by Hurley, Jervey and others, who insisted that the persons named were eminently flt and proper persons ior the place, and that such matters of detail as this should, in all fairness and decency, be left to the decision of the members from Charleston. The amendment was lost, and, alter a few unimportant speeches, the House adjourned. Previous to this little excitement, the fol? lowing bills and notices were introduced: By Mr. Jervey, a bill to amend an act to re? gulate the drawing of lurtes. This provides tor the payment to the Jury commissioners of Georgetown, Sumter, Barnwell, Orangeburg. Edge?eld and Beaufort Counties of an annual salai y of $500 each, and to the Jury commis? sioners of Charleston County am&nnual salary of $600. By Mr. Bosemon, a bill to amend an act to revise and extend the charter of the Relief Loan Association, of Charleston; also, a bill to incorporate the Charleston Homestead As- ' Bociation. By Mr. L. Cain, a bill compelling represen? tatives to reside In the counties from which elected. The provisions o? this measure are expressed by its title, and the penalty for Its violation is that the seats of offending mem? bers shall be declared vacant, and special elec? tions ordered to fill t he; r places. By Mr. Gary, ~ resolution requiring the chairmen of the various committees to report back all bills In their possession on or before next Monday, the 12th Instant. ThlB looks like a movement toward adjournment, and, as Buch, deserves the heartiest commendation. One circumstance, however, which may prove fatal to the hopes o? an early termination of the session ls the fact that the members are unable to get their pay, the treasurer con? stantly complaining of an utter dearth of greenbacks. Under these circumstances, many o? the members have expressed their intention of prolonging the session until their' demands are paid, and it may be, If they fight it out on this Une, lt will take all Bummer. Quite a little debate was also Indulged In over the joint resolution introduced the other day by Briggs to appoint another high joint special financial Investigating committee, this time to be composed of lawyers, and to be empowered to bring such criminal or civil prosecutions against all offending State offi? cials as they shall deem advisable. Mr. Briggs made a long and well considered speech in favor of his resolution, which provoked re? plies from Singleton, Smart, Hunter and others, the resolution being at last killed by striking out the resolving clause by a vote ol 40 to 38. In the Senate, there was a remarkable dearth ol debate, and but little business o? general Importance was transacted. The following bills were passed: Bill to Incorporate the Mechanics' and Far? mers' Building and Loan Association of Rich? land County, South Carolina. Bill to provide for the speedy apportionment of the State appropriations made for the sup? port and maintenance of free common schools. Bill to renew and amend the charter of Er? skine College, at Due West, In Abbeville County, S. C. Bill to amend an act entitled "An act to ex? tend the limits of the Town of Camden." Bill to revive and renew the charter and corporate privileges of the trustees of the BennettBvllle Academical Society. Bill to authorize clerks o? the Court of Com? mon Pleas to take testimony In certain cases. Considerable debate was had upen the bill which was recently passed by the House to provide for the election by the people instead of the appointment by the Governor of county treasurer?, commissioners and trial Justices. It was evident that the senators were not dis? posed to look with much tavor upon this propo? sition, which by depriving them of the power of confirmation would materially abridge their perquisites and their Importance, and the measure found an untimely grave by being In? definitely postponed. PICKET. THE SEIBELS-POBCHER DIFFICULTY. The Basia of Settlement. [From the Colombia Phoenix.] The undersigned, having applied to inter? vene in the matters of difference between Mr. J. T. Seibels and Mr. P. M. Porcher, and these two gentlemen havlDg consented, at our re? quest, to suspend any and all action tending to a hostile meeting, we think that the diffi? culty ls susceptible of honorable adjustment. Inasmuch as the said difficulty is an assault made by Mr. P. M. Porcher upon Mr. E. W. Seibels, the father of Mr. J. T. Seibels, which assault, in our opinion, was unwarrantable and unjustifiable, we think that Mr. Porcher should address to Mr. E. W. Seibels the fol? lowing note: COLUMBIA, February 1,1872. Major E. W. Seibels: 8IB- Having heard that you had used certain expressions calculated to injure my character and credit in the City of Columbia, I accosted you personally, In front of the Columbia Hotel, on the evening of the 2 uti ult., and demanded to know li my information was correct. You replied that you had not assailed my character, but as to my credit you could not say. There? upon I proceeded to assault you with a weap? on, and In a manner entirely unwarrantable; and I beg to say to you now, that I greatly regret my conduct upon that occa? sion, and feel deeply the wrong that I have done you. Feeling that I was wrong, I have the courage to admit it, and propose to meet you, unarmed, at any time that you may sug? gest, with a view to a conference for the set? tlement of our difficulties. I came to Colum? bia, yesterday afternoon, in response to a card signed by Mr. J. T. Seibels, but have. de? termined, after notifying that gentleman of my presence here, and of my willingness to meet him at any place, and in any way ihat he may designate, to ignore all complications, until I shall bave made this, which I consider only a proper amend to you. Since my ar? rival here I have learned that you are under oond to the civil authorities. This Increases the obligation on my part to make this amend. Hoping that you may receive this note In the spirit ia which lt ls written, I am, yours, very respectfully, P. M. PORCHER Upon the receipt of this note by Mr. E. W. Seibels. In which Mr. Porcher lrankly and fully acknowledges hlmselt in the wrong, we advise that Mr. Seibels should address the following note to Mr. Porcher, which should be accepted as satisfactory, and thereupon amicable relations should be restored: COLOMBIA, February 1,1872. Mr. P. M. Porcher-SIB: Your note of this date has been received. I know it is unusual to accept an explanation for an assault of the character you nave made upon me; but recog? nizing the trank acknowledgment of wrong which you have made, I have the courage to accept your amend, and am prepared to meet you unarmed. Yours, very respectfully, E. w. SEIBELS. These two notes having passed and been ac? cepted by Mr. E. W. Seibels and Mr. Porcher, we think that Mr. J. T. Seibels, on the de? mand of Mr. Porcher, should publicly with? draw his card of the 30th ult. Upon compliance with the terms suggested, it ls the opinion of the undersigned that the differences have been adjusted nonorably for all parties. In making this award, we express the opinion that Mr. E. W. Seibels in accept? ing lt. has shown forbearance and generosity, while Mr. Porcher ls entitled to credit for the frankness with which he has acknowledged himself In the wrong, and the manliness with which he has relieved Mr. Seibels of the pain? ful necessity ot resorting to extremities la vindication of his character aad honor. WADE HAMPTON', JOHN WATIES, M. C. BUTLER, HUGH 8. THOMPSON, WILLIAM WALLACE, JOHN PRESTON, Jr., THOMAS TAYLOR, B. C. SHIVER, JOHN S. GREEN. COLUMBIA, S. C., February 2, 1872. To Messrs. Wade Hampton, M. G. Butler. S. G. Shiver, John S. Green, Wm. Wallace, Thos. Taylor, John Waties, Hugh S. Thomp? son, John Preston, Jr. : GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to acknow? ledge, by the bands of Messrs. John 3. Green and John Preston, Jr., the paper signed by you in the matter of difference between Messrs. Seibels and myself. After careful de? liberation, I consent to the terms of adjust? ment indicated therein. With a full appreciation of the obligations I am under to you, I am yours, very respect? fully, PHILIP M. PORCHER. COLOMBIA, February 3,1872. GENTLEMEN-I have considered with care the award made by the board of which you are members. I hereby signify my acceptance of the terms proposed. Thanking you for the interest you have taken in this matter, I am, very truly yours, E. W. SEIBELS. Messrs. Wade Hampton, M. C. Butler, and others. COLOMB^ S. C., February 5, 1872. Messrs. Bampton? Butler, Wallace and others: GENTLEMEN-The difficulty between my father, Major E. W. Seibels, and Mr. P. M. Por? cher, having been honorably adjusted, I here? by withdraw my card of the 30th ult. I have the honor to be yours, very respectfully, J. T. SEIBELS. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. PARIS, February 6. President Thiers was shot at last night, but was not hurt. Tne assassin escaped. LeFranc becomes minister of the interior. The treasury 1B ready to pay the fourth half milliard of the German Indemnity due May 1. The Assembly is discussing the establish? ment of a provincial commission to govern the country if the Assembly is illegally dissolved. Tumultuous scenes attend the discussion. LONDON, February 6. A bill to abolish the Polynesian coolie slave trade will be Introduced in Parliament this session. HOME, February 6. Cardinal Antonelll is sick. NEWS FROM TP ASHING TON. WASHINGTON, February 6. 1 In the House bills were introduced for bridg? ing the Mississippi! from a point south of St. Louis; ior mall service to Austria; to promote iron shipbuilding; to encourage telegraphic communication with Europe and Asia; to re? lieve actual settlers on the Cherokee neutral lands; for bridging the Mississippi at ll a sea tine. The educational bill was discussed to adjournment. In the Senate, Fenton presented a petition from over a thousand leading merchants, pro? testing against the seizure of private books and papers by government officials. A pro? test from the South Carolina Legislature against a reduction of the duly on rice was presented. Edmonds introduced a resolution calling for the correspondence looking to the abrogation ol the Washington Treaty, which he followed ia a warlike speech. Amnesty was discussed to adjournment. The steamer Congress, now at New York, has been ordered to Join the European squad? ron. There was a full Cabinet to-day, and the ses? sion was unusually long. Garrett Davis is critically 111. The treaty complications were Informally discussed in the Cabinet to-day. The committee on ways and means hereaf? ter will only hear committees In writing. Gage was confirmed as collector of customs for Beaufort, S. C. A NATIONAL BANK IN A Flt. ATLANTA, February 6. The Georgia National Bank was attached to? day for refusing to pay one hundred and twen? ty thousand dollars deposited by Governor Bullock as State funds. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Several hundred small-pox deaths have taken place In the City of Mexico. -The snow blockade reports from the Pacific Ballroad are more discouraging than ever. -It is reported that a large portion of Hele? na, Arkansas, has been destroyed by fire. -Squire John Horten was killed in Mem? phis by Deputy Sheriff 8prager, who alleges that he acted in^seli-defence. THE BRITISH FLURRY. LANGUAGE OF TBE QUEEN'S SPEECH ON THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. The Indirect Damages not Understood to be Within the Province of the Ar? bitrators-"A Friendly Communica? tion" Addressed to the Governmental Washington-Tone of thc English Press, &C, Sic. LONDON, February 5. The Times this morning says that the Treaty et Washington has become Inoperative, not being based on a perfect understanding be? tween the parties concerned. "It ls with the utmost reluctance," says the Times, "that we contemplate the possibility ol a reference of the claims to a board of arbitration which will come to nothing. A satisfactory answer from Washington, excluding claims for Indirect damages, cannot be anticipated." The Queen's speech, so far as it relates to the Alabama claims, will be short and friend? ly, but general in terms. The Times urges English statesmen to si? lence. The Telegraph denounces the Ameri? can claim for Indirect damages as utterly in? defensible. The Queen's Speech. LONDON, February 6. The session of Parliament was opened'short ly after noon to-day. When the members of the House had assembled in the Chamber of Peers, the Queen's speech was delivered. The Royal speech begins with thanks to God for the recovery of the Prince of Wales and gratitude for the sympathy of the people. The relations with foreign powersjare friendly and in all respects satisfactory. A bill will be presented to check the slave trade In Polyne? sia, which ls severely denounced. The efforts to secure the continuance of the commercial treaty with France have so far not succeeded, but the negotiations are still pend? ing. The following language is used with regard to the Alabama claims: "Arbitrators appoint? ed pursuant to the Treaty of Washington for the purpose of amicably settling the Alabama claims, held their first meeting at Geneva. The cases were laid before the arbitrators on behalf of each party to the treaty. In the case submitted by America, large claims were In? stituted, which were understood on my part not to be within the province of the arbitrat? ors. On this subject I have caused a friendly communication to be made to the Government of the United States." Nothing further is said In regard to the Alabama claims; but in re? gard to the other provisions of the Treaty of Washington, it Is stated that the Emperor of Germany has accepted the arbltratorshlp of the dispute In regard to the ?-an Juan boun? dary, and the cases are now preparing for pre? sentation. The mixed commission appointed under the treaty ls also In session. SALE OF THE SPARTANBURQ AND UNION RAILROAD. A correspondent of the Columbia Phoenix, writing from Union Courthouse on the 5th, says : The sale of I he Spartanburg and Union Rail? road took place to-day, according to an? nouncement. It was attended by H. Solomon, E-q., president of the fcouth Carolina Rank and Trust .Company; General Austell, of the Air Line Railroad, J. D. Pope, J. H. Rion, E. F. Gary, (State auditor,) J. S.Jacobs, (teller South Carolina Bank and Trust Company,) Joseph Crews, J. M. Baxter, General Worth? ington, Captain Wiley McFadden, (president First National Bank, Charlotte,) Hon. Mr. Duncan, and Thomas Do dam ead, Esq., super? intendent Greenville and Columbia Railroad.) The interest of the Slate was represented by State Auditor E. F. Gary and J. D. Pope, Esq.; the South Carolina Railroad was represented by Thomas Dodamead, Esq. The road was first bid in by the State at $610,000; but the terms not being compiled with, lt was resold, and bid in again by the State at $410.000. The terms not being complied with again, lt was put up the third time and bid in by General Worthington at $400,000. STEEPLE CHASING. Reminiscences of the Great English Sport. [From the London News, January 6.] Considering the antiquity of the British flat racing, lt seems strange that the first steeple? chase In England should have taken place so recently as the year 1792. It was run In Lei? cestershire-eight miles irom Barkly Holt to the Coplow and back, catch weight, gentle? men riders, and the winner was Mr. Charles Meynell, son of the great F. M. H. The course could not have been very strictly de? fined, when Mr. Needham, of Hungerston, sung out to Lord Forrester, "It will save you one hundred yards if you'll come through my garden and Jump the gate into the road." In the early days of steeple? chasing, while there were no artificial slaughter traps, there was no compromise. It was real business, that Wiltshire steeple-chase In 1833 between Lord Ducie and Jem Hill, the Yale of White Horse huntsman, with the plain? spoken conditions that it was to be "four miles straight ahead, neither to ride more than a hundred yards along a road, every gate to be locked, and no fences cut." Ju tnose early dayp, St. Albans was a great steeple-chasing centre, under the auspices of Tommy Cole? man, whose idea of a Bteepfe-chase was two miles out and two miles in, and "keeping the lice quite dark." With Tommy there was no going over the ground the night before lo see what it was like. The riders saddled in the Inn yard, and he marched them out three abreast, like cavalry, to the starting post, dropping down heavily on any one that he detected looking over the hedges. From twenty to thirty years ago, steeple-chasing with gentlemen riders was up in its glory "the Marquis," nor. he who owned Lady Eliza? beth and killed himself before he was thirty, but the Marquis of Waterford, on Cock Robin; "the Squire" (Mr. Osbaldeston) on Grimaldi the gallant horse that would face everything but water; Captain Beecher, the "copper-bot? tomed amphibious," on Yiviau, wont to gallop open-mouthed over the doubles-or on Lot? tery, Mr. Elmore's wonderful Jumper. That was something like a stepple-chase between "the Squire," on Grimaldi, and Captain Beecher, on Napoleon, In the stout-fenced Pvtchley country. The River Lem was the tt?irty-elghth Jump irom the start and the sixth from the finish-forty-six Jumps In one steeple-chase. Both went In headlong, and were seen no more of men for some time. At last Beecher's cap was saen, and then Napo? leon's ears, and the pair floated a hundred yards down stream, the horse "fighting like a bad swimming dog."' For all the mischance at the water Jump, the race was ridden home, and after being rubbed down and dressed, both riders went out hunting, and had to cross thc Lem again. THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS CAUGHT.-The Davenport Brothers lately irave some of their psychic exhibitions at Ithaca, New York, bm their tricks were sadly disarranged by some ol the Cornell University fellowe. A private let? ter says that some of the students, having a scientific lum of mind, provided themselves beforehand with pyrotechnic balls containing phosphorus, so made as to Ignite suddenly with a bright light. During the dark seances, when the Davenports purported to be, and a3 the audience supposed were, bound hand and foot within their closet or cabin, and when the guitar was floating in the "air and playing mu? sically around, the aforesaid students struck their ligbts all of a sudden, when the spirits were found to be none other than the Daven? ports themselves, who were dodging about the stage, brandishing the guitars, and playing the tunes. The music suddenly ceased, the committee declared the performance ahum bug, and the players departed from Ithaca by the earliest train. TBE WIDOWS' BOITE. What Charleston has Done for Confed? erate Widows and Orphans. [Ooirespocdenceof the havannah Republican.] CHARLESTON, 8. C., January 27. There is a building on Broad street of this city, once known as the Stewart House, by many as the Carolina Hotel, but now known by a partial misnomer, which shall be explained after awhile, as "The Confed? erate Widows' Home." Last evening, half past seven o'clock found me there, by earnest invitation of its noble-hearted lady president. Judge of the surprise of a visitor, however, when, on entering the spacious reception room, he found it occupied-not by widows, nor even by matrons, but-by fifty or sixty young ladles and children, daughters of the Confederate dead of Carolina, and represent? ing, In almost every case, a once wealthy but now Impoverished family. It ls easy to conceive what must be the as? pect of an assemblage of gentlemen's daught? ers, even though compelled for a time to tread the humble vale of poverty. But I con? fess being taken by surprise In the sight that met my gaze-a little crowd of maidens, of every age, from eight to eighteen years, all clad with tasteful simplicity, as became an elemosynary institution, but all cheerful and happy, many of them radiant with beauty, and most ol them attesting, In form, feature and tone, the high blood Inherited from a noble line of ancestry. In the names given me I recognize families over whose marble thresholds I had passed In happier days, and In whose princely-mansions I had enjoyed many a pleasant hour. Two little cherubs, about eight or nine years old, interested me much. One of them I bad seen, a few minutes before, standing on a chair to which she had climbed or been lifted, in order that she might bring her laughing, sunny face Into contact with ute cheek of an elderly, benevolent gentleman who bad as? sumed the expense of her education,. and whose heart evidently yearned over the little orphan. The face of tbe other child also was very sweet, though marked with somewhat of a pensive cast. Both of them were brought to me, to receive a few words of cheer, and while I held the hand of one and put mvarm around the nestling form of the other, lt was hard to keep the eye and voice from the signs of emo? tion. These were the youngest of the crowd. Soon after a tal!, graceful girl, of "sweet sixteen," was introduced to a seat near me. My attention bad already been excited by tbe unusual grace with which she, and a sylph-like companion, bad whirled and glided in a waltz, to the sound of a piano; and my interest was by no means diminished by, the Interchange of a few thoughts with them both. These, I be? lieve, were the eldest with whom lt was my privilege to become personally acquainted. After half an hour thus spent, during which about twenty or thirty visitors came drop? ping in, there was heard ue tinkle of a little bell; a pair of folding doors flew suddenly apar!; the company gathered In a dense semi-circle around the open space, and there we saw a grotesque assemblage of apparently wax flgurts. It was a tableaux, capitally acted by the parties, and humor? ously explained by the "exhibitor" of the wax works. An acted charade was followed by some rich music, both vocal and Instru? mental, and then your correspondent retired. The history of the Institution, and of the partial misnomer in its title, is as follows: At the close of our late disastrous war certain la? dies of Charleston, beholding with grief so many families ef the noblest and most heroic citizens of the State left In perfect destitution, resolved to establish a Home, where at least the female members should be cared for. One of them, hearing of a Home of the kind in Bal? timore, obtained a free ticket over the roads, and went there to Inspect lt. During that visit a poor widow In that Institution urged upou her acceptance one dollar, all she could spare, to help In the work. That one dollar, thus urged until lt was accepted, determined the lady to begin. She returned home, mort? gaged her own handsome house and lot as se? curity for expenses,.rented the old Carolina Hotel, or Stewart House, on Broad street, at two thousand dollars a year, as a necessary preliminary, and united with other ladies In Inviting the "mother?, widows, Bisters and daughters" of Impoverished Confederate sol? diers to come and enjoy the refuge thus pro? vided. The original aim being mainly the relief of Confedetate widows, lt received naturally tie tide ot "The Widows' Home." BUL It waa soon discovered that the daughtersW? these families were more in need ol help than the mothers, and the result is that, during the last three years, the chief effort has been to maintain and educate these daughters as nearly as possible In a manner befiting their lormer position. There are now about thirty widows and mothers connected with the institution, while there are sixty-five daughters ina course o? education, of whom all but ten are boarded as well as taught In the house. Three -o? these young ladies have already become as-' Blatant teachers; several more will soon be ready to go out Into the world as teachers and governesses, and all are In a course of prepa? ration to earn their own livelihood, befog taught all the branches of education usually in demand, and also music and dancing as accomplishments. The pupils, with the exception of four, who are residents of the city, come from all parts of the State. The expenses, amounting to six thousand dollars a year, are detrayed almost wholly by the citizens of Charleston. And the education is conducted mainly by two sisters, cousins of the distinguished Dr. Palmer, of New Orleans, and grand daughters of the elder Dr. Palmer, late pastor ol'the Circular Church, Charleston, supplemented by instructions In Latin and French by a scholarly pastor in the city, and by a lady professor of the latter language. Yours, truly, F. B. GOULDISO. THE DISPERSION OF THE JEWS. The Allegemeine Zeltung gives some Interest? ing nartlculars as to the dispersion of the Jews over the world. In Palestine they have long been reduced to a very small proportion of their former numbers. They are now most numerous in the northern part ot Africa, be? tween Morocco and Egypt, (where, especially in the Barbary State?, they lorm the chief ele? ment of the population,) and in that strip of Europe which extends from the lower Danube to the Baltic. In the latter region there are about four million Jews, most of whom are of the middle class among the Slavonic nationali? ties, while in the whole of Western Europe lhere are not one hundred thousand of them. In consequence ot Europeau migrations, des? cendants of these Jews-have settled lu America and Australia, where they are already multi? plying iu the large commercial towns in the same manner as in Europe, and much more rapidly than the Chrisiiun population. The Jewish settlers In Northern Africa are also In? creasing so much that they constantly spread larthcr io the south. Timbuctoo has since 1858 been Inhabited by a Jewish colony ol traders. The other Jews In Africa are the Falaschas, or Abyssinian black Jews, and a few European Jews at the Cape of Good Hope. There are numerous Jewish colonies in Yemen and Ned BOhran, in Western Arabia, It has long been known that there are Jews in Persia and the countries on the Euphrates; in the Turcoman countries thev inhabit the four iortresses ol Scuerisebs, Kltab, Sihamatan and Urta Kur? gan, and thirty small villages, residing in a separate quarter, but treated on an equal foot? ing with the other inhabitants, though they have to pay higher taxes. Tnere are also Jews In China, and In Cochin Cnina there are both white aud black Jews. Tne white Jews have a tradition, according to whicb, in the year 70 A. D. their ancestors were ten thousand Jews who settled at Cranganore, on the coast of Malabar, after the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. The Jews remaiued at Cranga? nore until 1565, when ihey were driven into the interior by the Portuguese,- The black settlers are Buppose to be native proselytes, and have a special synagogue of their own. SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES.-The Columbus (Ga.) Inquirer says: "Our cotton manufactories are crowded with orders. A l?ge merchant told us, the other day, lt was with difficulty he could get a tew bolts of goode, as the mills had orders ahead frem every section. Our mills are now running 30,000 spindles and over 1000 looms, and consume over ten bales of cotton per day. They have already taken over twice as much cotton as to same date last year." MAKING PATRIOTISM PAT. OUR PECULATING PRESIDENT. Grant's Little Operations in Cotton. [From tiie Kew Yoi k World, January 30.] The connection of Mr. Grant with illicit speculations in cotton has long been known in outline lo all readers of newspapers. But the publication o? the whole record in the case of Grant vs. Mack is nude for the first time in the World this morning^ and that publlcaton ls the only authentic and detailed statement of what the Republican Judge who tried the cause declared to be a transaction disgraceful to all concerned In lt. From this record lt appears clear ot doubt or dispute that the Macks made an arrange? ment with Jesse B. Grant, whereby they were to give him a share In the profits of smuggling cotton through the lines in return for the In? fluence which he promised to exert with his son, General U. S. Grant, to connive at the smuggling. Tnis Influence was the only con? tribution of Jesse R. Grant to the partnership. He put in no money. He did no labor. He only undertook to persuade his son to use bis position as a major general to further the schemes of himself as an Illicit adventurer. The subsequent squabbles of the parties need not Interest us. For lt waa not denied that the Grants, father and son, did their best to make the adventure a success. If ibis were told of almost any other regular and educated officer of the American army than Ulysses 8. Grant, we are proud to. hope that it would be Incredible, and we are certain that lt would be surprising. For whatever may be nrzed against West Point officers there are very few instances of one of them using his military command to promote his private gain or the gain of any one of his- relatives. The use which Grant was besought to make of his position, however, was not merely an irrelevant use. It was an abuse. It cotton trading between North and South had been a lawful branch of Industry, the action of a major-general in facilitating lt would only have bees undignified and indelicate. And nobody now expects, nor did those who knew him thea expect, any sense of dignity or deli? cacy to be shown by U. B. Grant. But lt was a grave breach of trust as well. The whole object ot the blockade or the Confederacy by sea, and the investment of the Confederacy by land, was to prevent the exchange of Confede? rate cotton for the money of Europe and the North. Major-General Grant was in bis place, to a considerable degree, for the purpose of preventing such an exchange. By consenting to promote lt, he showed that he valued pelt, his own, or another's, more than patriotism, and proved himself unworthy of his commis? sion, and false to bis flag. It will not do to palliate Grant's complais? ance on the score of his filial affection. If he had been a man of high honor he would have flung the letter which urged him to trade or let others trade upon his official opportunities In the face of the man who dared to present it to bim. whoever might have written lt. If | be had been a man of common honesty he would at least have sent the man back empty handed. But no word or act of protest ever came from him until lt appeared that Hie en? terprise he bad stooped to promote turned out disastrous instead of profitable. And then he showed resentment, not because he had been used, but because he had been used In vain. And ne showed lt again by abusing his office, not this time to Increase the gains of his family, but to wreak the grudges of his family. And be showed lt with the spite of a small [ mind and a bad heart, by Issuing an order of | Eroscrlptlon against the whole Hebrew race, ecause he and bis father had quarrelled with two Jews In Cincinnati. This is a nasty scandal to revive. But Its revival ls a public duty. For the things which were thus done io the green tree are doing now in the dry. If General Grant, with the j honorable traditions of the army behind him and the honorable associations of the army about bim, traded on bis office then, what else can we look for than that President Grant, with the low traditions of Washington behind him and the low associations of Washington about him, should trade upon bis office now. The capital which Jesse Grant brought to his partnership with the cotton conspirators in 1863 was the same capital which Corbin brought to bis partnership with the gold con? spirators of 1869, and which Leet brought to bis "arrangement" with Grlnnell In 1869. It | was the influence In the one case of General and In the other cases of President Grant, and and the belief which Mack and Gould and Grlnnell alike held, and Justly held, that Grant held his public functions in trust for his pri? vate uses, and, as has been bitterly and truly said by one of the men who knew him best, "treated the Presidency of the United States as If he had won lt In a raffle." THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D. C., February 6. The area of rising barometer, with falling temperature, will prodably advance eastward over Alabama and the Middle and Eastern States during Wednesday. Cloudy and clear- j lng weather, with cold northerly winds, will prevail from Florida to Virginia. Dangerous winds are not anticipated for the Atlantic coast. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.4T P. Bl., Local Time. Place of Observation. Ajgustn, QA.... 30.14 Baltimore.20.11 Huston.29.91 Charleston.30.08 Chicago.?30.31 Cincinnati.30.49 Galveston,Tex.. 30.24 Key West, Fla.. 30.06 Knoxville, Tenn. 30..o Memphis. Tenn.. 30.61 Mt. Washington. 29.77 New orleans.... 30.09 New York.30.OS Njrf?lK.30.07 Philadelphia.30.09 furilau<i. Me.... 29.90 Savannah.30.13 S'. LOUIS.30.66 Washington.30.12 Wilmington,N.e. 30.1 ; cai a 2. Sw 41-W 31 SE 21 W 61 NE 39 i 6b S 42 SW Si SW t9 SW 1? NW D zr '. ? : p Calm. SW W S w NW N E 42?S 80|S Gentle. t-reah. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Gentle. Fresh. Brisk. High. Freih. Gentle. Light. Fresh. Gentle. Light. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. ate !? Thr'ng. Lt. Rain Cloudy. Thr'ng. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Lt, Rain Cloudy. L.Snow L Rain L.Rain. Cloudy. L.Rain. Cloudy. L.Rain. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. NOTE.-The weather resort dated 7.47O'CIOCK, tills morning, will be posted in the rooms of the Cnamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Chamber) be examined by ship .ua.it era at any time dunne the day. INTERESTING RESULTS OF THE CENSUS. There has been for some lime In course of pr?? parai lon at the census office a series of maps exhibiting some of the results of the census. For instance, there ls a map of the United States and Territories showing the distribution of the German population. In localtles where there ls less than a certain per cent.-say five per cent, of the population-the map is left uncolored. In those places where the percent? age of the Germans ls a little higher, the fact is indicated by a slight reddish tint or coloring, and the coloriog Increases in strength with the Increased proportion of the Germans. There is on the margin a key to the meaning ot the different tints and the percentage each indicates, so that one sees at a glunce where in the country Germans have mainly gathered, and where they are very few. The distinctions are so minutely and thoroughly made that even small German settlements in tbe Western States and Territories are exhibited. Maps showing the distribution of the colored popu? lation of the country in a similar manner have been prepared, and others are In contempla? tion. Sucb, fur example, as will show graphi? cally the distribution of the wheat ana other crops. These maps will be brought to the at? tention ot'Congres-, anti a plan presented to secure their publication. One ol these maps shows at a glance the results of days of study ol long census tables, and enables many per? sons to comprehend fads which they never would or could learn from examlnatlou of the printed tables of the report. A SOUTH CAROLINA KNOW-NOTHING.-The comptroller-general ut South Carolina says he does not know how much money will be needed to pay the Interest on the State debt, because he does not know how many of the Stale bonds are out. If lhere 1B a man, living or dead, who does know, let him come forth and enlighten the shavers of Wall street. New York Herald. ^elmbolb'? Sncrjn. M ^ IV H O O IX IN THE YOUNG &BH6ElulTiV The vegetative powers of lire are strong, bat in a few years how often the pallid hue, the lack-lus? tre eye, and emaciated form, show their ba?era) Influence. It soon becomes evident to the observ? er that some depressing influence is checking tbe development of the body. Consumption U talced of, and perhaps \he youth ls removed from school and sent into the country. This ls one of the worst movements. Removed from ordinary di? versions of the ever-changing scenes of the city, the powers of the body, too m ooh enfeebled te give zest to healthful and rural exercise, thoughts are turned Inwardly npon themselves. If the patient bea female the approach of the menses ls looked for with anxiety aa the first symptom in which naturels to show her saving power In diffusing the circulation and visiting the cheek with the bloom of health. Alas l increase of appetite has grown by what lt fed on. The energies of the system are prostrated, and thc whole economy ls deranged. The 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 bleeds in anxiety, and fancies the grave but walting for its victim. H ELM BO LD'S EXTRACT BUCHU, FOE WEAKNESS ABISING FBOM EXCESSES OB EARLY INDISCRETION, attended with the following symptoms: INDIS? POSITION TO EXERTION, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF MEMORY, DIFFICULTY OF BREATH? ING, G?n?ral Weakness, Horror of Disease, Weak Nerves, Trembling, Dreadful Horror of Death, Night Sweats, Cold Feet, Wakefulness, Dimness of Vision, LaDgor, Universal Lassitude of the Mason lar System, often Enormous Appetite with Dys. peptic Symptoms, Hot Hands, Flashing or the Body, Dryness of the Skin, Pallid Countenances and Erupt lot a on the Face, Pain in the Back, Heaviness or the Eyelids, Frequently Black Spots flying before the Eyes, with temporary Suffusion and Loss of Sight, Want of Attention, Great Mo? bility, Restlessness, with Horror of Society. Nothing ls more desirable to snoh patients than Solitude, and nothing they more dread, for fear or themselves; no repose or manner, no earnest? ness, no speculation; bnt a hurried transition from one question to another. THESE SYMPTOMS, IF ALLOWED TO GO ON -WHICH THIS MEDICINE INVARIABLY RE? MOVES-SOON FOLLOW LOSS OF POWER, FATUITY AND EPILEPTIC FITS, IN ONE OF WHICH THE PATIENT MAY EXPIRE. Daring the Superintendence of Dr. WILSON at the BLOOMING DA LE ASYLUM, this sad-ses ult occurred to two patients. Reason had for a time left them, and both died or j epilepsy. They were or both sexes, and about twenty years or age. Who can say that their excesses are not fre quently followed by those direful diseases, IN? SANITY and CONSUMPTION i The records of the INSANE ASYLUMS, and the melancholy deaths by Consumption, bear ample witness to the trnth or these assertions. In Lunatic Asylums the most melancholy exhibition appears. The countenance is actually sodden and quite destitute; neither mirth nor grier ever visits lt. Should a sound or the voice occur lt ls rarely articulate. " With worul measures wan despair Low sullen sounds their grief beguiled." While we regret the existence or the above dis? eases and symptoms, we are prepared to offer aa invaluable girt or chemistry for the removal of the consequences. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU AND IMPROVED ROSE WISH Cures secret and delicate disorders in all their stages, at little expense, little or no change in diet, no Inconvenience, and no exposure. It ls pleasant In taste and odor, immediate in its ac? tion, free from all l?Jurlou8 properties, superse? ding Copaiba and all other nauseous Compounds* HELMBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU. There ls no tonic like lt. lt ls an anchor or hepe to the physician and patient. This ls the testi? mony or all who have used or prescribed lt. Beware of counterfeits and those cheap decoc tlons caliea Buchu, most of which are prepared by self-styled doctors, from deleterious Ingre? dients, and oflered for sale at "less price1' and larger bottles," ic. They are unreliable and frequently injurious. Ask for Helmbold's. Take no Other. PRICE $1 25 PER BOTTLE, OR SIX BOTTLES FOR $6 80. Delivered to any address. Describe symptoms in all communications. HELMBOLD'? GENUINE PREPARATIONS, Established upward of twenty years, prepared by H. T. HELMBOLD, PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST, No. 594 Broadway, New York, AMS No. lol South Tenth street, Philadelphia, *Pa. 47-So ld by Druggists Ereryw here.-?a. nov8-ws3mos irnnerol Notices. TAYLOR-Departed this life at Charleston. 8 C., February 5,1872. at 6 o'clock P. M. ?ra Bm'. LAH FRANCES TAYLOB, wife of Mr. Thomas R. Taylor, and daughter or the ute Rev. w iL Hughes. [ THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT-^ AN CES or Ur. and Mrs. Taylor, of Mrs. W. L.' Hughes and family, of the Misses Auld, and tba members or Zion (Glebe street) Presbyterian Church, are respectful^ Invited to attend th? Funeral Services or Mn. TATLOB, at Zion (Glebe' street) Presbyterian Church, at ii o'clock THIS . MoBNiNfl. feb7-? ,_;_ " p?f THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS or Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Fraser, and or the late Colonel D. L. McKay and family, are reepectMly invited to attend the Funeral Serrice of Mrs, FRASER, at St. Michael's Church, THIS DAY, tit. hair past 2 o'clock. \ -febT . " iBS-THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintances of Mr. JAMES SAVAGE, and of Mr. and Mrs. Fahrtet Savage, are respectfully in? vited to attend the Funeral of the former THIS APTEBKOON, at 4 o'clock, irom his late residence, No. 18 Archdale street, without farther invitation. reb7-? Special Notices. ~j^CCWSIGNEES P?R^TEAMSHff JAMES AUGER, from New Tort, are notified that she will discharge cargo THIS DAT at AdgerU ? South Wharf. Goods nncalled for at sunset will remain on the wharf at owners' risk. feb7-l JAMES ADGEB A CO., Agents. ? ' ^tsT*ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS against me will please present their billa for pay -, ment up to the 26th instant, and all these Indebted. to me will please make payment at once. ' L. LORENZT, j,,' . feb6-s cornir Eing and Wentworth street*. ' ? ?**NOTTCE~-0 F F IC E OF THE CHABLESTON CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION, FEBRUARY 1, 1872,-H. T. PETERS, Efl?,:; Ot. Charleston, has been appointed General Agent by the Manager of the Association. febee JV THE CHARLESTON CHARITA? BLE ASSOCIATION, FOB THE BENEFIT OP THE ' FBEE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFICAL RAFFLEB ' NUMBERS. CLASS NO. 835-MoBMIMO. .?; _ 50-36-69-19-61-73-70-17-69-26-43.-52 r CLASS NO. 830^ET>MIlfO. . ? <? 3 17-34-24-26-59-25-29-2)-45-57- 1-28 , As witness our band at Charleaton this otb day or February, 1872. FENN PECK, . ;i ; JAMES GILLI LAND, . j Ogg_swbrn commissioners. ? ps- CITADEL SQUARE BAPTIST CHURCH.-The present week will b3 observed by this Church as a SEASON OF PRAYER in behalf or Missions. A Meeting for Prayer ror the Spread of the Gos . pei win be held in the Lecture Boom' of this ' Church every evening, (except Saturday,) oom menclng at half-past 7 o'oloek. The Bev. J. E. HARTWELL, a Missionary to Calna, lately from thence, and about to return there again, will be present, and will give some interesting informa- ' tlon with respect to Mhutonv'tn that great Em? pire. ? febfi-6 ST. JOSEPH AND DENTEE CITY RAILROAD COMPANY.' EXECUTIVE OFFICE, NO. 81 NASSAU STRSBT, \ Nsw YOBS, February 1,1872. The Coupons and registered interest doe Feb? ruary 16,1872, on the First Mortgage Eight Per Cent (8 p. c.) Gold Bonds (E. D.) and the Eight Per Cent. (8 p. c) Gold First Mortgage Sinking Fund Land Grant Bonds (W. D.,) of the St. Joseph and Denver ?jty Railroad Company will be paid at the office of the Farmers,' Loan and Trust Company or the City of New York, opon preset ta? tton and demand on and arter that date, Free of Tax. - FRANOIS A COFFIN, Ass't Treasurer, feb6-12 St. J. A D. C. B. B? Co. CITY TAX NOTICE-OFFICE ' OF CITY APPRAISER. CITY HALL, CHARLES? TON, S. C., FEBRUARY 6, IS72.-Notice ls hereby given to all concerned that Returns ror all Beal and Personal Property within tte limits or the city or Charleston shall be made and delivered at this office, on or before the 2iat of February, instant, for the year 1872, verified by the oath of the person whose duty lt ls so to retnm said property, as principal, agent, trustee, or otherwise. By Act or the Legislature, passed March 1, 1870, lt ls made the duty or the City Appraiser to add Fifty Per Ccu:, and One Dollar as penalty for failure or neglect to make returns of property within the time pi scribed. Tne rollo wing must be returned tor taxation as Personal Property, viz : Horses and Mules, Neat Cattle. Gold and Sliver Watches. Gold and Silver Plate. Plano Fortes, Melodeons and Cabinet Organs. Carriages, Wagons, Drays, Carts and other vehicles. Dogs. Average value or Goods, Merchandise or other commodities pertaining to any business as Mer - chant? Agent, or otherwise, between the 1st of January, 1871, and 1st January, 1872. Average valse or all materials used, or provided ror use, as a Manufacturer, or otherwise, between 1st January, ISTI, and 1st January, 1872. Value of all Machinery, Engines, Tools, Fix? tures and implements used, or provided, and of all manufactured articles on hand on January 1st, 1872. Value or all Moneys-Including bank bills and circulating notes on hand or deposit. Value or all credits, over legal Indebtedness. Value or au investments in the bonds*or stocks or any company, corporation, or person, (Includ? ing City or Charleston stock,) In or out or this City, (except National Banks out or the City,) and or the gross receipts or Insurance Agencies, in money and notes, between the first day of Janu? ary, 1871, and first day or January, 1872. Value or all other Personal Property, including household furniture. AU persons who shall pay their taxes m one in? stalment, on or before the 1st MARCH, 1872, shall be allowed a reduction of Five Per Cent, on the amount or the same. W. H. EASTEBBY, ieb5-mwiB City Appraiser. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC LAND.-The Board of Commissioners of Public Land will, at its next meeting, to be held on WEDNESDAY, February 7, 1872, receive Con? tracts for supplying the various Institutions under their charge with WOOD, Oak and Pine, until the 1st day or May, 187a. Parties applying ror the Contract, will hand In the same on or before that day. By order ol the Board. J. M. F. DEREEF, reb3-smw3 Secretary B. C. P. L. ON MARRIAGE. Happy relier for Young Men from the effect* of Errors and Abases ta early life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility cured, impedimenta to Marriage removed. New method or treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Booka and Circulars sent free, in sealed envelopes. Ad? dress HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 South Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa. ootia Imnromt._ J^ARINE INSURANCE. COASTWISE AND FOREIGN MARINE RISKS taken at reasonable rates in the ORIENT MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, or New York, and upon. Iberal terms. HUGER A RA VENE L, I Jan27-stuthsr5 No. 8 Broad sreew