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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A PLUNDERING THE PEOPLE. THE INFAMOUS BLUE RIDGE S1FIN DLE FASSED BT THE SENATE Comptroller Neagle Undertakes to En? lighten the House on the Tax Ques? tion-"The Trouble Must be Met" Averaging the Rascalities of this " Session through, the List Four Tiara -Bowen Pitciiej !n ai thc Champion of the- Taxpayers-A Threat that Means Something. -- [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TJE XEW3-] COLUMBIA, February 23. The Senate was engage*! from two to six o'clock this aiternoon In the discussion of the I Iniamons Blue Ridge bill. The majority ol' the finance com m tue 9 reported on the bill favor-1 -ably, but Nash refused to sign the report, and presented tue folio*lug protest: ! As a member of the finance committee o', the Senate, I protest against the recommenda Lion contained In the report ot said committee I on this bill, on the ground that section two ot said bill authorizes and; .requires the State treasurer, to. deliver td the president ol' the Blue'Ridge Railroad Company certificates oil Indebtedness to the amount ot eighteen hun- I -drt u thousand dollars, as a condition prece dent of the surrender byiSald company of the balance ot the four millions of bonds Issued under the provisions of the act of September I loth!, 1868, said eighteen hundred thousand dollars being largely In excess of tbe amount required to pay the Indebtedness of the road, for which the State is now Hable, and which was reported to the committee by the presi? dent of said road to be rot more than eight I hundred and twenty-four thousand dollars. I } also give notice that I shall at my leisure make I a minority r?port on the bul. BEVERLY NASH. I Corbin made a long and powerful speeeh In opposition to the bil), it was by far the ablest speech made la the Senate ibis 'Session. .He called lt a scheme to swindle the State out o? r fte Interest In:the Blue Ridge Railroad, and to I swindle the State out of two millions besides. He showed that the bill sought to absolve the company from its two hundred thousand dol lars ot Indebtedness to the State, and toi. ?windle the -State out of eighteen hundred thousand d o liars more lb money. j Leslie, Arnim, and. Whlttemore spoke In I; iavor of the' bill, and Cardozo and Nash against lt. An amendment by Puvall to strike out I lhe-words-llelght hundred thousand" after the I worts "one million," was lost by eight yeas: I. to twenty nays. The bill was finally ordered to lts-thlrd reading by twenty-two yeas to six naya, ..'those who voted nay were: Holcombe, Wilson, Duval), Corbin, Cardozo ' and Mont- j gome ry. Blem an, (Democrat,) and Nash voted s rumored that Governor Scott will veto I. the bill, but In ihst event it ls likely to pass j o'ver. the've to. The revenue bond scrip author-1 lzed lo the UH is already printed, and lu the I hands of-Pa'-terson, show in? the confidence of the Bing in the ultimate success bf the scheme. .The House passed Jeryey'aelection bill. The I metropolitan police bill was not taken up. . The House met lu night session at.seven I o'clpck, and resolved itself Into.a committee of the whole, and invited Comptroller Neagle to make an address. I Neagle, to whom I need hardly say the In vi tailem was no surprise, m ade a long s pee ch. He estimated the expenses ot the current year, aa I follows: Ordinary expensee, $650,000; Interest j for the current year, $718,000; L?gislative ex? penses, $400,000; printing, $300.000, deficiency, $400,000; total, $2,468,000. This would, re? quire a State tax of fifteen mills. The aggre? gate tax of tho last four years was twenty eight and one-half mills, being an average of seven and one-sixteenth mills per annum. Adding fifteen mills, the. aggregate ol the five years would be. forty-three and one-half I mills, or an average of eight and two-thirds j mills per annum. The taxable property of the State, be said, is one hundred and eighty three million dollars, of which eighteen mil-1 lion dollars is exempted, leaving one hundred and Blxiy-fiv? million dollars. The Legisla tura should have levied larger taxes in former years. Now,. be said, the time had come I when the trouble must be m eu The Legisla-I tur?l had authorized large expenditures, and out small taxes, leaving the State officers no option but to Issue bonds on poor credit. I Bowen savagelj attacked Neagle's speech. They were asked, he said, to vote on exorbl-1, tant, and unprecedented tax levy to paya debt of which nobody knew the amount. He I warned-members that If they voted this tax, lt I would not bo safe for them to appear before I their, constituents. The Issue of the next I campaign, he believed, would not be between Republicans and Democrats, but between honesty and rascality; and he predicted that the rascals would inevitably be hurled from j power by an outraged people. PICKET. PROCEEDINGS OF THURSDAY. Proportional Representation Looming up in the Distance-The Proposed Li? cense Law-Gov Scott and the Phoi phates. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, 8. C., February 22. .There seems at last to be some prospect pf the General Assembly tas lng some action looking toward the adoption of the cumula? tive plan or vo tlc g at general elections. A resolution which sought to accomplish this Important reform, by proposing a constitu? tional amendment to that effect, to be submit? ted to the people next October, was intro? duced in the Senate many weeks ago by Mr. Carduza, but lt was at once referred to the judiciary committee, and it baa ever sine? slumbered ra that tomb of the Cap nie ts. To? day, however, it was reported back with a favorable recommendation, and accompanied by a resolution intended to define the manner ot submitting the question ot its adoption to the people. The report of the committee, after alluding to-the Importance of the proposed re? form, and quoting the suggestion in the last annuarme3Bag? of the Governor, recommends the adoption o? the following resolution : Resolved, ?c. That the following article be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election as an amendment to the constitution of the State, which, if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members ot the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote lu favor ot such an amend? ment, and two-thirds of each branch of the .General Assembly shall after such an election and before another ratify the same, shall be? come a part of the constitution. SECTION 2. That at the next general election In this State those who desire to vote in favor of the said proposed amendment shall deposit in the ballot-box a ticket on which shall be written or printed "Constitutional amendment -cumulative voting-yes;? and those who de? sire to vote lu opposition to the said amend? ment shall deposit in the ballot-box a ticket on which shall be written or printed "Constitu? tional amendment-cumulative vol ing-no." The proposed article to the constitution is as iollows: ARTICLE XVI, To the end that the electors of South Caro? lina may exercise the rights of suffrage freely and without undue constraint, and may ob? tain from themselves complete representa? tion in the government of their affairs, the pl?> ot free or cumulative voting shall be law- - Tul, and is bereby authorized' in all cases where more persons than one are to be chosen -or elected to the same office for the same time or term of service, each voWf duly quali? fied shall be entitled to as many votes as the number of persons to be chosen; and may poll them for one or mere of said persons in such ratio as he may deem proper. This was the only business of any general interest transacted by the Senate, the rest of the brief session being- occupied by the consideration of the few and unimportant matters bf the calendar. In the Hbnse this morning the committee on ways and means reported favorably upon the bill to provide for a general license law, lately Introduced by Hunter, and.fully synop? sized at the time in this correspondence, but recommended a number ot Important amend? ments. The principal' amendment recom? mended seeks to make the license fees paya? ble In quarterly Instalments on the first day of April, July and October. 1872, and January, 1873, instead of being paid in one paymer.t on the first of March, 1872, as proposed by th? original bill. The other amendments are as follows: The license fees for billiard tables and bowling alleys are reduced from $50 to $25, and for bagatelle tables from $50 to $10. The. license fees for banks, railroad companies, merchants, &c, are not amended, except In tho case of merchants whose annual sales are less than $7500, their fees being reduced from $10 to $5. A -uniform -fee ot $5001s prescribed for phosphate companies instead "of the sliding scale, with- $300 as the.minimum, before pro posed. A license fee of $25" is"prescribed for I ai; persons engaged In the business of selling by sample or soliciting orders for goods. I The Governor, this morning, sent to tbe two branches of the General Assembly another special message, transmitting an interesting report, by Dr. Otto A. Moses, on the phos? phates of the seaboard, and Indulging there upon In rose-colored speculation that these deposit.?, ff properly worked and protected, I would yield the btate a revenue almost suffi? cient to supercede the levying of any other laxes whatever. The following is thVmessage ; and report: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT V I. - COLUMBIA, February 22, 1872. ) Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Repre tatives: I beg to call your attention to the following I report from Dr. Otto A. Moses on the ph os ?hates of the Beabord, lu which the State has a I trect interest: GEOLOGICAL ANT? CHEMICAL LABORATORT, l No. 28 GEORGE STREET. j CHARLESTUN. February 20,1872. j To His Excellency, Robert K. Scott, Governor of the State of South Carolina: SIR-Tour request for a report on the ex? tent, value and best methods for economizing the phosphate s tra ta belonging to the Slate receives my Immediate attention. The fol lowing statements are based upon my per so nal observation during three entire years of practical and -scientific study of this re marka ble deposit. " " ' " A considerable portion of each of the Coon ties of Charleston, Colleton and Beaufort ls underlaid by two apparently distincts beda of recent formation, very interesting in their character. The upper one is composed of a stratified or Imbedded rock; the other ls less coherent in its nature. The principal lugre dient ol the upper bed (which varies from four to twelve inches in thickness) ls a pbos-1 pbateofllme. This material forms from fifty I to seventy per cent, of the entire mass. The lower bed. varying considerably In thickness, consists, for the most part, of stllclous matter'! and a constantly present phosphate of lime, j Upon the presence of this latter substance de pends the value of these strata. Over or through these beds flow the Wando, Cooper, Ashley. Stono, Edisto, Coosaw and Bull Eivers, with their network of navigable tributaries. Their bottoms are generally cov-1 ered with the nodular masses imbedded In the phosphate sands. No survey has yet been Instituted to deter mine accurately the extent ot water surface under the jurisdiction ol' the State, represent lng a basis for mining operations; but lt can ?ot be less than fifty square miles, say thirty thousand acres. The yield of rock varies from one hundred to five hundred tons per acre. An average estimate would make the amount I nf p^rt-pW^ i-^V hotonpflny fa lhx.gl.ita nnA available for mining purposes, equal to nine millions of tons. Tills does not include thu phosphate of lime contained in the subjacent strata, which ls very valuable, and easily ex tracted by proper washing machinery. No I effort has yet been made to utilize this lower deposit. The present value of phosphate Tock ls about six dollars a ton. The expense for lay-1 lng a proper plun for digging the rock is cou-1 slderable, and may make the cost of extrae lion, for the first year, from three to four dollars per ton. Including the State royally; and this even will diminish in inverse proportion I to the Increase of demand. The average cost per ton ol rock dredged in rivers ls less than of that mixed from land-consequently the river mining Interest will regulate the mar-1 kets. j With regard lo protecting the phosphate de posits belonging to the State from waste, I would suggest that au agreement to that end might be made between the different char-1 tered companies among themselves and the Slate. It might stipulate that thining be not conducted in an irregular or superficial man- j ber, as this course tends to exhaust the work able deposits. Again, it would be ol great Im- I portance to the mining companies that may work hereafter, that ships laking cargo be not allowed to discharge their ballast Into the river, as this materially deteriorates the value ol the phosphate beds beneath. It would bel advisable to request the United Stales Coast Survey to publish their maps of the above I mentioned rivers la a cheap and covenlent I form for distribution. 1 In conclusion, I would call your attention to I a few facts indirectly bearing upon the sub-1 Ject: The Peruvian Government has given notice of the exhaustion of the guano deposits on Chincha Islands; the Guanape will only supply the demands of the world for a short time, j Since this announcement, civilized nations j nave'sought in every direction., a substitute j for the Peruvian guano. The South Carolina phosphate strata, the potash and magnesia salts of Stassfurt, jn Germany, the new source of ammonia on the Bio de la Piata, have been discovered, and will be utilized, and there ls every prospect that the gradual 0?sappearauce of the Peruvian guano will not seriously affect the Interests of agriculture. Let me add that the demand at present, for I phospbatic materia), is greatly in excess ol that for potash and ammonia. In 1885, over ten millions of dollars return ed to Peru from England alone, In exchange for her treasures ot guano, and i he Chincha I Islands have been able to sustain all the ex pense ot her government for many years. BUL the revenue from this source will have I soon disappeared, and that nation will have lost ber influence on the agriculture ot this I age. The Slate of South Carolina may take her place. I have no hesitation lu declaring that dve hundred thousand tons ofour phosphate rock could be aunuafty disposed of ia the mar kets of the world. I Respectfully submitted. (.Signed) OTTO A. MOSES, Ph. D. ! At inls late day of the session of the General Assembly 1 can say but little more than lo call to your notice the Importance of provid lng some means to in a? re the collection ol' I royalty due the State, and for guarding this I valuable interest against deterioration and spoliation. ' There bas existed a vague l m pres sion that the phosphite property of ihe State I was very large, but lt has only recently been developed that the neglected phosphate st ra ta. forming the beds of many of eur streams, are ol'vast and increasing importance to the welfare of the world. These, ii protected, I will, In a short period of time, yield a revenue almost sufficient to supercede the necessity of] levying a tax on other property. The refer-1 ence, in the communication ot Dr. Moses, to tbe revenue derived by Peru from her guano interest will give you som* conception of the value ot these deposits. I earnestly recommend that you will take Buch action, under the suggestions contaloed I in my last annual message, as will give ade- ! quate protection ot law to these most valuable possessions of the State. ( Very respectfully, ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. These documents were received as Informa-1 tlon, and may have an important influence upon the late of Small's bill, now pend? ing in the Senate, to provide for an Inspector of phospeates. PICKET. THE SHIP ?CITY OF HALIFAX." LONDON, February 23. Captain Elheny, of the ship City of Halilax, from Charleston for Liverpool, which was stranded la Carnarvan Bjy, ii not blameless. His certificate ls temporarily withdrawn. THE GERMAN GIANT. GREAT SPEECH OF CARL SCHURZ TN THE U. S. SENATE. A Cool,'Calculating and Iron-Gripped Arraignment of the Grant Ring How French Gold Bought the Admin? istration to Stab Germany in the 'Back? An Audience Tjn precedented Since the Days of the Impeachment. [Correspondence of the Kew York Tribune.] WASHINGTON, Tuesday, February 20. Tbe spectacle to-day ia the United States Senate bas recalled those splendid confliota which illustrated Congress when the country bung upon the eloquence of Clay and Webster, or the grand historical scenes in the British Parliament, when Chatham, Sheridan and Fox were at the summit of their glory. The news had gone abroad that this morning the senator, who of all men In Washington fulfills most nearly the Ideal of a great debater, was to sum up the result of the last week's discus? sion. For once, the customs and traditions of Congress were set aside; senators were promptly in their seats; newspapera and let? ters were put away; men who make lt a point not to listen to 'speeches came prepared to listen to Carl Scherz.. Every seat In the gal? leries, every Inch of room in the passages and doorways, was occupied from an early hour. The cloak-room was : filled with ladles, who soon pressed forward upon the sacred precincts of the floor, seized the desks of absent senators, sat upon the steps of the dals, took up ail the sofas, and brought chairs Into the vacant spaces lu. front.. Mrs. Grant was In the diplomatic gallery, wlih her daughter and hev sister. The foreign legations were liberally represented. Members of the House of Repre? sentatives thronged the floor of the chamber, and stood patiently for two or three hours, with a crowd of other more or less Illustrious perdono behind the senator's chair. Secretary Robeson, General Dent, General Porter, the aged F. P. Blair, Sr., George William. Curtis, Butler, Dawes, Hooper, Sbeilabarjjer, Banks, Hoar, Cox, nearly all the leaders of the House, were among these eager listeners. Senators grouped themselves around the speaker wherever they, could best 6ee and hear, and gave themselves up entirely to the fascination ol Mr. Schurz's eloquence. Trumbull and Sher? man, Who absented themselves all through last week's'debate, were In their seats to-day. Even the Morton cliqu?, who bate Mr. Scburzr rather more than they hate the Ku-Elux or the devil, were compelled to listen. Mr. Conkllng threw back,bis noble head and smiled sardonically:at the Missouri sneaker's passion and Indignation, and then ran anx? iously across the aisle ?o MT. Morion, tb con? sult about an answer. Mr. Nye came over to the front row and sat wllh a' gloomy expres? sion, playing with "his fingers. Mr. Pratt, having a realizing 'sense of the solemnity of the occasion, held his band before bis eyes,' as If he imagined himself In Church, and af? terward burled his face lu his arms in an at? titude of contri'lon. Mr. Edmunds reposed upon his spine and observed an unusual silence, and Mr. Carpenter restrained his cus? tomary bounce. . Twice or thrice only, during the two hours' speech, was Mr. Schurz interrupted. Once, Mr. Conkllng attempted to correct a citation from his speech of yesterday, and was In? stantly convicted of trifling with words, whereat a whisper ran around the audience that the gentleman from Kew York was only quibbling. Or ?, Mr. Morton put a question, und was silenced by a pertinent Inquiry, which he had not the language io answer. Turee of four times, with increasing emphasis, and fin? ger pointing scorn, Mr. Schurz repeated the query, and Mr. Morton held his peace. There was no more ot that foolish squabbling about ?rifles, In which the Renate usually wastes so auch of Its time, for every un? saw that Mr. Schurz to-day was dangerous. -, - . I do not attempt to give a synopsis of this great speech-the most perfect piece of rheto? ric that Congress has ueard for many a long day. In hl6 peroration, Senator Schurz really out? did himseli. He regretted the introduction ofConkllng's amendment, for the mover's sake. It was an insult to France, since Inti? mated that France had sent spies to the United States, in time or peace; and the speeches of Conkllng and Mortlon were equal? ly lnsuMng to Germany, because they bad in? sinuated that the Emperor William was likely tobe Influenced lu his decision In the Sau Juan question by base motives. It was aimed at Senator sumner, the Marquis of Cbambrun, and himself. His own recoid and that of Mr. Sumner were before the, country, and he paid a glowing tribute to the character of bis ft lend the Marquis. Then, In a burst of eloquence, he exclaimed: ''Has lt come to this, that he wbo boldly sets bis face agalast corruption and Iraud must be threatened with a dungeon? On the paths of duty I have walked," he said; "I h?ve seen men much more dangerous than the senator from New York, but I can tell bim that a thousand such never made me quake." His plea for the Germans, too, was truly grand. "The Germans of America,'' he said, ..nelon g to nobody; least of all, do they belong to that class of politicians who desperately cling to the skirts of power, no matter iii rough; what filth it may drag them." The result of the debate may be In a few words: Tue charges of the Sumner preamble are sustained by oue of the most forcible and stirring speeches Schurz has ever made, and Conkllng ls exhibited to the world shaking a pair of handcuffs In the face of Charles Sum? ner, and threatening him with a dungeon, be? cause he hales fraud in the Republican puny as wt-ll as the Democratic. Another Account. [Correspondence of the New York World.] WASHINGTON, February 20. The mightiest speech or the session or of many preceding sessions of Congress was to? da}' made by Senator Carl i-ch utz beiore a magnificent audience. During the delivery of this speech the idea ol a triumphant charge with intellectual bayonets and cannon was fully realized, and at Its conclusion every one of the foremost henchmen of the administra? tion party in the Senate seemed in the mind's eye to be laid sprawling under their respec? tive seals on i be Se?ale floor. Senator Schurz occupied a seal In front ot Senator Sumner's, next to the outer run of the semi-circle, ou the left or Republican side of the chamber, surrounded by his Republican adversaries, but therefore all tue more conspicuous as an Inde? pendent champion of reform. He stood up to reply to Conkllng on the question of Sumner's resolution lor the inve-tlgation of the sule of arms by the United Suies Government du? ring the lute Franco-Prussian war to agents of France. The very allllude of the senator proclaimed bis Intention to attack Instead of to defend himself against his adversaries. It was the posture ol oue of those fiery German students that we read of-with one foot lor ward and a rapier iu his hand. The opening of his speech was like the legend-Arene, men?, teket, vpharsln-written of old ou the wail at Belshazzar's feast, lor it branded the motives and prophesied with woids ot fire the issue of the attempt of the Republican senators who are trying to ward off all Investigation into the abuses o? General Grant's administration. It sounded like a trumpet, and stung Conkllng, Morion, and their associates like an adder. The senator from Indiana, (Morton,) he said, had set out to prove yesterday that there had been no illegal soles of arms lo France because (al? luding lo ihe course ol Senators Schurz and Sumner at this crisis) lhere was no way out of the ranks of the regular administra? tion party that did not lead into the Demo? cratic party. The senator from New York (Conkllng) had likewise essayed to show ;hat such sales by the government were not facts lo be Investigated, because there was a Senatorial cabal opposed io the corruption which has thrived under the rule ol' the administration. But Senator Sliuiz made lt very plain that li was this same cabul which had nipped the Santo Domingo job in the bud, which had forced investigation ot the abuses under the New Yoik Customhouse system, and which was now about to compel the adop? tion ol the resolution bet?re the Senate despite everything thal the administration Senators could do or say. Passing then to a considera? tion ol' the resolution, Senaior Schurz bases an argument ol' wonderful logical accuracy and loree upon three propositions: First, did the United States Government use the requisite precaution, according to Its dulles as a neutral, io prevent the sale of arms to Prance during the late war? Second, was the action of the government with respect to the uale> of arms at that period in accordance with the known laws of this country ? Third, was the action such as to afford reasonable ground for suspi? cion of corrupt practices o a . the part of the government officials f. It - is im? possible to sketch within the limits of this dispatch more than a: few of the overwhelming answers which the senator gave to these three propositions. From the letter ot Geoeral Dyer, chief of ordnance, to Remington ? Sonp, .Indorsed by the official signature of the Seoretary of War, and from ether official documents and authorities, he showed how easily the BemiDgtons contrived through their go-betweens, even after til y bad disclosed themselves as French agents, to pur? chase one-hundred and forty thousand Spring? field muskets, which passed. Into ihe posses? sion ol the French consul at New York within forty-eight boura after the sale. He showed how In tblB and similar transactions the gov? ernment blindly shut its eyes to the fact which any member of the ordinance department might have ascertained, and'which that de? partment was probably well convinced of. that those arms. were really destined to reinforce France against Prussia. Rut tue most crush? ing testimony which be brought to hear against the government In inls connection was that of Jules Leseant, president of the commission of armament at Louis, in France, who swore at the recent Investigation' in France, that the French Government had, PRE VIOL'S TO ITS PURCHASE .FROM THE REMINGTONS. dealt directly with the United States, which delivered the arms directly ou board thc ves? sel, probably at New York. In answer to the second proposition, as to the violation ol law. Senator Scnurz assaulted the ordnance department with artillery su? perior to Its own. He read the statute of July 18,18G8, authorizing the sale of the ''old can? non, arms, and other ordnance Blores new In possession of the war department, which'are damaged or otlurwise unsuitable for the United States mUUary service, or for the militia of the United States," aud then went on to prove (hat the Springfield breech-loaders, sold to the-Franco-Remington agents had' been declared by tue Secretary of War himself fit for use by tbe militia, and even by United States' regulars... Id this part of the senator's, speech Mr. Morion Interrupted him. but got himself completely overthrown. He Bhowed the white feather hy declining to answer, a question- frankly put to him three 'severa! limes by Senator Sch?rz, and his cowardice added to the effect ol that senator's eloquence when he asked: If the plain meaning ol this statute caa be quibbled away, if senators are content .'to Blight dr to Ignore the laws they themselves enact, how eau we expect officers of the gov? ernment to obey them ? How can we expect the pe:ple to re.-peet the laws when they see that on an occasion when the officials of a special administration are implicated In their violation the trlenda,of that administration In this Chamber are ready and willing to pervert' their intent and condone the action of such officials In trampling them underfoot ? -The third proposltlorirelatlng to the proba? bility of corrupt practices In these sales of arms was debated by the senator with the fearlessness that characterized the rest of bis speech. Basing bis argument on the evident lack of circumspection and the flagrant viola? tions ol the law vafcbi he had pre-sbown, he darted javelins of rigi? and sarcasm at a de? partment of the government which had allow? ed li self to abet such a course of action. He ended by a victorious exhibit of the need of the Investigation proposed. The senator had now advanced to a stage of bia speech where everybody who listened was enthralled, and' wsere more was expected of him than any or? ator less powerful and adept would have been capable of furnishing for the edification of* such an audience and In justification or his abilities and motives. From ibis point he took up arid assailed and demolished with splendid success the several,imputations which had been east by admrelstrailon senators upon himself and bis friends engaged in the present war against the promoters of our national dis? honor. He rept'Thaw milli ininiflmnt UM In uendo of Morton against himself and Sumner n.5 those who had lent themselves to the French Government, and with scorn the ln uendo of both Con kl mg and Morton, to the ef? fect that the desired Investigation would be likely tu Influence ihe decision of the arbitra? tor appointed by the Emperor of Germany, under the Treaty of Washington. In the drat connection he paid a graceful, de? served tribute to the Marquis de Cbambrun, the legal advisor of the French legation ut Washington, with whom it had been charged Senators Sumner and Schurz were implicated In suggesting the investiga? tion into the sale of arms, and the Senator had not only completely released lils friend, the Marquis, from tbe charge ol being In any sense au adventurer, but showed that neither he (Senator Schurz) nor Senator Sumner had received the Information which led to Sum? ner's resolution irom the Marquis at all. Moreover benator Schurz made it cruelly plain to the comprehension of Conkllng and everybody In the Chamber that Conkilng's aspe i s.on upon the probable partiality of the Emperor of Germany was a more direct and flagrant Intuit to tl a German nation and Ger? man Emperor than all the sales of arms that had ever been made by this government to Fiance. The Senator, who had now for his text the Conkllng amendment Introduced yes? terday, which proposed to subject hoth the Senator from' Miss .?uri (Schurz) and the Sena i T from Massachusetts (Sumner) to the pen? alties of a penal statute for conspiring with the agent of a' foreign government against the Government ot the Hotted States, dealt at the author of that amendment the very thunders and lightnings of ? patriot's defiance and de ilsion. "Has it then come to this," said the speaker, "that when a senator of the United States dares, according to his duty, to ask lor an Investigation of notorious abuses under ihe government, a penal statute ls flourished over his head ? I can tell the senator from New York that I have been led In my career into antagonism with meu far more dreadful than he, and tha? before a thousand such accusers I would not flinch. Slr, I ?will vote for his amendment; vote for it with all the scorn which II deserves." The sensation on the floorer the Senate, where several stores of ladles had been seat? ed, and where, besides the senators, half the members of the House of Representatives had by this time assembled, fairly verged on ap? plause at the close of each paragraph-of which the above is but a specimen from mem memory-of this admirable speech. 'Ihe gal? leries frequently broke out iuto plaudits, which had lo be supprr-ssed by the vice-Presi? dent's gavel, and one or two ladles actually EO far forgot propriety lu enthusiasm as lo wave their handkerchiefs. Inc Debate on Wednesday-A Tart ont Fitting Rejoinder. WASHINGTON, February 21. The debate In the Senate was continued to? day. Morton concluding his remarks of yes? terday. Several exciting colloquies with Schurz were interspersed in bis speech, In all of which the latter bore off the palm of victo? ry. Conkllng also attempted to spar with the Missouri senator, but retired from the contest without a single triumph. The former Intimated that Schurz, in his speech of yesterday, strimed before the Senate and boasted of hie personal po wt ss. referring to Schurz's asserlion that in the past he had met men more dangerous than Conkllng, and would not flinch before thousands of them. To this Schurz said II he strutted he begged pardon for Infringing on Conkilng's privilege, and as for boasting, he had only said that he would never quail be lore a thousand men like Conkling, und this was surely no demonstration of courage. The war waxes more earnest and bitter every hour. PERILS OF TUE BAIL. CINCINNATI, FeDruary 23. The passenger train due at Covington at noon lell through a bridge near Elliston, Ky. Twenty-six passengers, more or less, are hurt. Some are reported killed. No details have as yet been given. WOLF IK SHEEP'S CLOTHING. BALTIMORE, Feb ruai y 23. It ls charged that ihe Rev. Dr. L. D. bu?t03T formerly pastor of Sr. Paul's Episcopal Church, and recently ot Trinity Church, acted llcen llousiy toward several Sunday-school teach? ers. Huston has lell the city. J. Dean Smith, a prominent lawyer, ls dead. Tiffi AMERICAN CARNIVAL . . ?. ? 1,<* :? MARDI-GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS. Tlie Reign of Pan and Good Humor Grotesque Street Procession-The Bfys. tick Krewe of Comus-Ho w the Grand Duke Knjoycd Hlmielf, The Ne w 0rleaDs papers of the 14th arie filled, fo the exclusion of everything else, with ac? counts of the Mardl-Gras Carnival festivities, which occurred on Tuesday, the 13th Instant. We make the following extracts : The maskers were In greater numbers, the dre'sses more grotesque, and the throngs that crowded the principal streets thicker than one has seem on previ? ous days. iGaily bedizened Incognita rode In hacks and carriages open' to the sun? light, with an unset'.lea purpose an a Wander? ing vein. In ?some of these vehicles lt seem-' ed as if the Lydia Thompson troupe liad stepped out from the stage and forsook their mimicry on the boards; and transferred lt to the streets;.' toothers lt appeared as if the fair women, dressed for a masked ball. - had concluded to. try . the open air instead bf'.gas? light; each going on its own carte'asfaras re? gards posturing and tableaux. Jocko was seen in a furniture car of ordinary pattern, followed by scores of gamins that he threatened with his elder, truncheon, rind gibbered at them to desist. ' The more noted of these appearances were classic, The knight of old, his helmet lit up with bedizening span? gles, his shirt frayed In silver, fringe, his limbs encased in a mimic coat of mal), und a pasteboard shield upon his arm, strutted through the streets, while gamins halloed '"Circus P The great body of the crowds that lined the curbstone to .witness the. parade of the mask? ers selected. Individual features of the line. Trie' predisposition to attire of cambric, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, Indigo and .violet, prevailed co a considerable extent, and an occasional passer-by, disguised, created a war of laughter, the people, seizing every opportunity ."to. break out in good humor. The carriages were an especial fea? ture. Feminine-looking individuals aired their pedal extremities on the dashboard, and waved their handkerchiefs at the crowded calle: lea and balconies. Or they sat magnifi? cently in the;rear of their conveyances, and made thems ives sick by smoking and partak? ing of other enjoyments particularly mascu? line. In other carriages dress rah'to th? very extreme of shabbiness, gunny bag suits imi? tating dress coats and zouave pantaloons, al? ternately with variegated patches and a simu? lation ot beggary. ? . Politics came iir for Its share of. the homely 1 satire which consists, of these traveties on ( real life, ! One of? the maskers rode on a mule j nearly.burled under a circular chapeau of .the f Napoleon time, and carried for a banner a y Republican ticket made up In his own fashion. Carre's cabin, with tts interior filled, accord? ing to the remark of a bystander, with "dem sugar-field tellers," caused many a humble looker-on to give vent to his Imprisoned humor. Milk carts, filled with, black-trim med-wlth green suit?, somebody Inside, of course; green and black suits, pasteboard and . wire work, filagree and lace masks, rolled ' by lu the great march of King Comedy, 1 that sometimes degenerated' Into farce. 1 One of the vans, otherwise known as \ a furniture cart, contained ' the Duke's guards, and were drawn by the Duke's ! mule, and the many signs contained In this : parly raised the risibles of the throng wherever 1 they went. Of course the never-to-be-forgot- 1 ten Indian of the stamp one usually sees on a { block in front ol. olgar stores; the charcoal faces, and individuals with a strong smell cf shoe-blacking and a noticeable: direction to? ward negro mlhsrtelsy; the. Inevitable baboon, masked in the usual way and playing fantasilc tricks before tho populace-all. these kinds formed the greater part ot the comic march, i Battered hats, conical hats, such as stage magicians wear, beaver hats polished up with a Blacking onisn, POgur-loa?ed hats with the : sharp end knocked out, felt, silk and paper I hats, worn in every imaginable way, were . seen in streams, and the comic stage seemed to have emptied Its characters Into the line. ? One of the great features of the day was an extremely novel association, whose name is the Pack, representing a complete deck of 1 playing cards-?iiy-iwo. The costume con- < sl8ted of a light wooden frame, on which was stretched sized white cotton cloth, the irame measuring about thirty-three Inches on each ot the four Bides. Every member represented four cards: that is, the nrst bad the four Jacks, painted artistically In neat colors; the next lour aces, lour king.*, four queens, Ac, through the ?eek, each member a trump. The frames rested on the shoulders, reaching below the knees, making a pretty display. They march? ed in single nie, several feet apart. At the head strode three veritable Chinamen, their claw-like digits grasping more than one pack of cards, which they seemed to be familiar with. The idea was a novel one, and good. The column led by Comus swept into Hue and began to move at the usual hour. Ap? pearing as suddenly as If the earth had cast them up, the Hst of Homer's heroes, disem? bodied irom the Iliad and Odyssey, filed through the streets in a zrim and ghostly pro? cession, bringing with them an unseen train of dim recollections, with which the olden lime ls laden. The procession seemed to please his high? ness, especially those which referred to him? self. A wagon containing a large number of children fantastically dressed, bearing the placard "The Grand Duke," seemed to tickle his lordship's palate, for be laughed heartily. Toe stiff old admiral also deigned loralee his hat. While one of the divisions was passing, a beautiful bouquet waa handed his dukeablp, who took lt with a graceful nod and handed lt to a young lady, who bore lt off in triumph, much lo the dissatisfaction of the belles who eat around in blissful anticipation thatit would be handed to them. At eight in the evening the Grand Duke again visited the Cl tv Hall io witness the dis? play ol the Mj stick Krewe, and to make the acquaintance of Comus. Afterwards he visited the Varieties Theatre to witness the grand tableaux ot the Krewe, and to partake in the pleasures of the ball. In the evening the Duke attended the ball of the "Mystlck Krewe." He seemed very much pleased wli h the tableaux, and often clapped his hand, evidently his way of expressing his appreciation. _ _ WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. WASHINGTON, February 23. The House to-day was engaged in the con? sideration of the diplomatic and consular ap? propriation bill. Voorhees opposed the ap? propriation for a consul to Havana, character? izing Spain as a brutal, bloody power, against which the Cuban people were revolting, sup? ported by the sympathy of the people of the United States. Voorhees favored the recog? nition of Cuban Independence, saying there was not a foot of the soil rightfully subject to Spanish bayonets. He said the Spanish au? thorities had treated the American name and authority with sovereign and unmitigated I contempt. While Peru had acknow? ledged the absolute Independence of of Cuba and her oelligerent rights had been acknowledged by Chili, the united Slates of Celnmbla, Bolivia, and even by poor disorder? ed Mexico. The United States was theonly power recognizing free institutions in all the western world wno had no kind word to say ? to the struggling people of that doomed Island. ( This, the strongest, the freest country, with all Its boasted power, hearing the dogs of war rending the flesh and crushing the bones of 1 their victims, was silent. Garfield opposed the discussion of the sub? ject, and promised the House that the matter would soon come up In a shape upon which a vote could be reached. The bill passed, with amendments, raising Russia to a first, and Japan to a second class mission, and reducing Central America to one minister at Nicaragua. Adjourned, In the Senate, Hamlin, from the postomce committee reported a bill for a line of steam? ers between New Orleans and the Mexican ports. Spencer introduced a bill continuing the land giants to the Selma, Rome and Dal? lon Road. Trumbull introduced a bill abolish? ing Block gamb ing. A bill foi bidding corpo? rations to leane notes or bills, aimed against Southern railroads, which Sherman said were i-buiDg two and lour dollar notes, was passed. The discussion ol' the sales of arms was re? sumed, Trumbull, Morton and Nye occupying the day. Adjourned to Monday. THE SARATOGA OW .THE SOUTH. News and Gossip from Alleen. [F?OM AN OCCASIONAL COBRBSFONDINT.], AIKEN, Fe br u ary 22. ?? Tbls delightful winter retreat ls becoming, year, after, year, more widely known, and, In consequence, shows a corresponding Increase ol. visitors. Although tho preeent has-been the most severe winterfor. decades, I hear no general complaint:' With the exception of heavy - rai ns, which have . been universal throughout, the; country, lt has not been so un? pleasant as to render .out-of-door exercise disagreeable; on th? contrary, the bracing atmosphere has' had a tendency to' in? fuse vitality and vim) the ' sooner Into' our welcome, but in .many .casee enfeebled gue3ts. Marked Improvements haye taken place within the' last three y?ars. Many hand come residences' have been erected. .? Our churches present an iattracllve exterlor.and within are commodious and comfortable. The. hew catholic Church ls rapidly approaching completion, and will he dedicated the first Sunday after Easter, Bishop Lynch officiating,, assisted by Hev. Mr. BallolSf of Montreal, Bev. W. Quinn, of. .New York, and Rev. M. McDer? mott, of'Fhlladelphfa; the latter gentleman will remain In Aiken "some eight or ten weeks. 3ur streets, which . are broad, and lined on Blther alde with shade treee,. are In, excel? lent condition for riding arid drMngvand Sae equipages- and graceful equestrians'can be seen from "early morn to evening dawn?, which gives a decidedly Newportlsh air to the place. We have some three hundred visitors, :ompiislnzj all nationalities,, not-, omitting j Japan. A. society for the "promotion o? im icemen is," every week gives na some novelty in .the way of tournaments, tbe itrical?, races, ?c., ?c., free^> all visitors,and :ltlzens. Of course this yettriy influx has Its influence upon: the surrounding country, the7 natural sequence being the rapid appreciation. 3f property; and your beautlful 'l'City by. the Sea" shares in our prosperity by her increased tales to our merchants.- -'-Charleston must not 'et this trade be diverted into Other: channels, ind she must encourage Northerners and Eu? ropeans to come to the "Saratoga of the South;" lt ls for her interest so to do. More mon.; !-., .. NAV.- - THE QUARREL WITH ENGLAND. ? WASHINGTON, February 23.: Granville's note ls received. Fi?h.le prepar ng an answer, which will he submitted to the Cabinet to-day. ' " . LATER.-George Francis Adams, with Secre a ry Fish, visited the President. The Cabinet lesslon lasted two and a half hours. No ins wer to England bas yet'been adopted. The contents ot,these: communications, are regard id as .confidential. In Executive quarters. Jpecnlatlon upbn!their contents is not irast ffOrtbj.-. .'.::. " '. ' " THE LEGITIMISTS AT WORK. . LONDON^ Febrnary 23; . The gathering of Legi tim! sis at Antwerp -la increasing dally and becoming formidable, lt is not confined to one nationality, although the French preponderate lu number's. The German and Spanish Legitimists are well rep? resented. The ex-Elng ot Hanover arrived yesterday with a large party of supporters. Leading Ol tramontan is ts from Italy.' Germa? ny and France are. also Hooking to the city, [t ls rumored tnat all are,.acting together harmoniously, and that the chiefs are delib? erating over plans for the restoration of the deposed sovereigns.. POLITICAL STRAWS. INDIANAPOLIS, February 23. The delegates to the National Convention 1 Eire Instructed to vote for Grant and Colfax. COLUMBUS, OHIO. February 23. The Labor Convention nominated David H. Davis, of illinois, for President, and Joel Par? ker, of New Jersey, for vice-President. The Prohibition Convention nominated James Black, of Pennsylvania, for President, and John Russell, of Michigan, for vice-President. JEFFERSON CITT, Mo., February 23. The convention expresses confidence in Brant, but pledged the party to the nominee of the Philadelphia Convention. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D. C., February 23. An area of low barometer will probably move eastward over Indiana and Michigan to the lower lakes on Saturday, preceeded by brisk southwest winds, extending on. Friday night eastward to New York and Kentucky, with Increasing cloudiness and possibly light rain. Increasing southerly winds, with rain, will prevail on the Gulf coast on Saturday, southeast winds and cloudy weather wilt pre? vail from Georgia to Massacbhsetts. Dange? rous winds are not anticipated for. Friday night on the Atlantic coast, but northeast gales are probable for Lake Superior, and a local severe storm ls Indicated for Ban Fran? cisco. Yesterday'! Weather Reports of the Signal Service, U. S. A,- 1A7 P. BL, Local Time. Place of Observation. Augusta, Ga.... Baltimore....... rios ton... Charleston..*... unicago. Cincinnati. Galveston, Tex.. Key West, Fia.. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.. Mt. Washington. New orleans.... Norfolk. Philadelphia. Portland, Me.... Savannah . dr. Louis. Washington. WilmlDgton.N.C. Pl S 5 S? i : ts ? m 30.01 29 93 9 30.10 29.44 29.78 29.71 30.00 29.87 29.78 29.M 29.88 30.00 30.01 29.88 30.06 29 48 29 94 30.11 3 ? S S w SB S ? SE NB SW S VF S a sw sw SE S s Light. Fre=h. Gentle. Fresh. Brisk. Gentle. Brisk. Light. Fresh. Fresh. Gale. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Gentle. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. nen Me. ll Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Olear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Fan-. Cloudy. Clear. F,ilr. Fair. Olear. NOTE.-The weatner rer>ort dated 7.47O'CIUCK, tills morning, will be posted In the rooms of the L'namberof Commerce at 10 o'clock A, M., and, .oj et uer with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Chamber) be examined by ship ai astern at anv thu? dormer the dav. (trackers. FOIL'S The Finest Sponge Batter Crackers Manufactured. FOX'S ORAOEERS have for over half a century been held in the highest estimation by the people of the Eastern and Middle States. They are kept for sale by all thc leading Grocers In NEW TORR CITY. All articles used in their manufacture are the best and pnreat that can be obtained. The ma? chinery used was Invented and patented by JOS. FOX, MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF CRACKERS, LANSINGBUB.GH, If. Y. Send for Price Lists, Ac. I deliver goods free of charge lu New York City. Liberal terms given Jobbers, and am ready to make arrangements with any reliable parties who will take orders for me in any of the cities in this State. Address JOS. 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