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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A THE BRIDE OF A NIGHT. MATILDA H EROS'S SECRET CALIFOR F O RS IA MARRIAGE. A California Lawyer infatuated with a Brilliant Actress-A Secret Marriage and a Brief Honeymoon-The Separa? tion-Cont ea ting her Flrat Husband's Will. [From tbe San Francisco Chronicle, March 7.] The announcement that the last will and testament bf the lamented Henry Herbert Byrne, which was yesterday flied in the Pro? bate Court, ls to be contested, will, doubtless, create a general surprise, eren amoDg those tolerably familiar with his history. Tbe legal proceedings in the case will Inevitably make public the romantic incidents ol an unfortu? nate and painful passage In Mr. Byrne'* Hie, which has hitherto been kept carefully con? cealed; but there is, of course, now no good reason for longer withholding the facts which we would otherwise, in deference to the wishes ol the friends of the deceased, have gladly alloted to remain buried with the secrets of the dead past . Mr. Byrne was secretly married In this city on the 10th of June, 1854, to the celebrated acres*, Matilda Agnes Heron, who is now en route to San Francisco, lor the purpose ol con tearing the will as the legal wile of the deceas? ed, and this fact renders it Impossible longer to conceal the mesalliance, however painful the revelation may be. At the time of this marriage Miss Heron was In THE ZENITH OF HER FAKE, and was regarded as one ot the most talented and fasclna> log actresses on the American siage. Her Camille was oue of the best rep? resentations of the emotional school. She made her first appearance In this eily In 1653 at the old American 'theatre on Sansome street, and met with the most brilliant sue- I .ces?. She at once became an immense favor? ite, and the newspapers ol this city, and at < every place io the State, where she appeared, teemed with the most extravagant praise of : her histrionic powers. Moreover, her talent i had secured recognition In other ways. She i was an accomplished elocutionist, a writer of i no mean ability, authoress ol several plays, a woman of generous Impulses, intense feel lng ?ad fascinating address-elements of char? acter which drew to her 6lde _ MEN OF GENIUS AND HIGH STANDING. George WUkes,~of the New York Spirit ol , the Times, was then In San Francisco, and he con tributed to the press here the most flatter- ' lng criticisms of her performances. Among 1 her visitors w<>re snob men as Judge Freeloo, Edward Carpenter, Alexander Campbell, Jr., and other men of talent and position, and 11 "wine suppers and private reunions "followed I ; ?fast and followed laster,'' until, her Ute here I j became one unceasing round of success and I adulation. In all her host ol worshippers I ? none were more thoroughly Infatuated than I, .Harry Byrne, then a rising star In the legal 11 firmament of San Francisco, and he was so .earnest and aseldlous ia his attentions that be I , ?eon won the field, and the proud actress yielded to bis suit I j THE SECRET MARRIAGE. j. In the latter part of May lt was decided that I j gae sh o-lld return to'New York, fill an engage-1 meat In that city, and Mr. Byrne was to fol-11 low her at Its conclusion and bring her back, I when she would retire from the stage iorever. I As the day of her departure drew near, the I ! lovers decided to consummate their nuptuals I at onoe; bat on account of the engagement 11 -she had yet to fill as an actress, Mr. Byrne de-11 sired to have the ceremony performed as I ! secretly as possible, and not made public until I ; he should bring her back from New York at the close ot her engagement and re tl racy I ! from the stage. Accordingly on the 11th of June they were privately married by the Rev. 11 Jobn Maglnnls, pastor of the old St. Patrick's 11 Church, on Mission street, between Third and Fourth st reet?, the district then known as the I ' Happy Valley, the only witnesses being a Miss I ' Jane Swain and Miry San nott. j j A BRIEF HONEYMOON. I, : The honeymoon lasted but five briet days, li and on the 15th ot June the romani lc pair I : bade each other a fond adieu, and the bride 11 sailed lor Panama on the Sonora, to fulfil the 11 engagement that was to be her farewell to the | : stage, the young husband remaining behind to attend to his business and to arrange his I affairs, that he could Join the object of his | Idolatry at the time agreed upon. Turning his wnole attention now on bis business afTalra, he soon arranged matters to his satis-11 faction, and within a short time sailed for 11 New York, buoyant with the good hopes and 11 high expectations love alone can inspire. He remained with ber bnt a single night, and 11 tben their earthly life-paths diverged forever. I j It ls only known of this paning that Informa? tion affecting the young wife's conduct during I : her absence was now given him, and that lt 11 must have been of Bach a character that the 11 sensitive nature could not overlook. With a | ? heart weighed down with the agony of 11 THE WRETCHED TERMINATION j of his beautiful dreams, the disappointed man I j returned to S?n Francisco and sought "sur-1 cease of sorrow" In tbe concentration of bis energler. in the field of usefulness In which he occupied so Important a part down to the day of hi s death. How feariul the effect of tnls I, cruel blow on the heart of Harry Byrne can I, only be conceived by those who understood I che keenness of bis sensibilities, and the al most morbid sensitiveness of his refined nature I ? on points bf moral obligation. The name of Matilda Heron, and the subject of bis unfor-1 t?nate alliance with her, was ever afterward a forbidden subject In his presence, and he I never alluded to the matter, even lo his bosom I, lrlends. A ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP. I The will itself bears on its face an evidence 11 of the romantic element in Mr. Byrne's Ba ture. It ls said that when he first came to I ! this State, in company with Edward R. Car-1 ! penter, the young men made a mutual pledge that whichever ol them should die first should I < leave a will bequeathing to the survivor the I bulk of his property. Mr. Byrne remembered i his pledge, and In his will bequeathed almost I bis entire property to Mr. Carpenter. THE WILL TO BE CONTESTED. I : MisB Heron left New York on Saturday last, j and ls on her way here, it is reported, to con test the will, and will arrive here in a lew I j days. If she h legally Mr. Byrne's widow she is entitled, ander the laws of this State, to I j one-half of the property acquired since the date ol the marriage. If she proves his mar- I ? rlage, and that no divorce was obtained, she 11 of course subjects herself to prosecution ona, charge ot bigamy, she having married a man |, named Stoepel subsequently, and went by his name. The entire estate of Mr. Byrne ls val-1 ? ned at over $200,000, on a portion of which |, there ls a mortgage of $50,000. |( MATILDA HERON'S SECOND MARRIAGE. I ] Some years ago-although lt is not known 11 that she was ever divorced from Mr. Byrne the marriage of Miss Heron with a man named Stoepel was publicly announced, and she assumed bis name. In January, 1865, she I ^revisited San Francisco, registering her name as Matilda Heron Stoepel. She played Camille at Maguire's Opera House on tbe evening of February 7, but had greatly lost her powers of attraction, and her performance was a failure. In June, 1865, she was reported to have In Merited a fortune of $75,000 trom a brother I who died In Philadelphia. The star of Matilda 11 Heron seemed to lall from the high Arma ment ol publh favor as suddenly as it had I arisen, and a few years after her return East I ; from her second visit to this State the act ress and the woman alike disappeared, never again to return to the popularity she had lost She had loved Stoepel, and married him because ehe loved bim. He bad other motives; it was not ber tal -nt ; lt was not her personal appear-1, ance; lt was not her kind heart or good repu-1 tatton which attracted him. HARRIED FOR HER MONET. i It was tbe money which she had earned, and the ability to earn more. It did not take I long for the loving and deceived wife to dis-1 cover th!". Harsh things and eorrowlul things are quickly forced upon our comprehen? sion in this world. Matilda Heron no sooner became convinced of this than she set about to do what only her own generous and peculiar nature could have suggested. "He married me for my money," she said to her friends, '"and he shall have lt." She at once proceeded to make over to him In legal form her house, her wardrobe, her diamonds, every? thing of value which she had In the world. It .was in vain that her friends attempted to dis? suade her from a course so absurd from a J utilitarian point of view. She was obstinate In her purpose, and completed this sacrifice by paying this man $1800 a year rent for the very house which she bad deeded bim and which she had paid for with her own hard earned money. Of her husband It ls a sufficient Indication of character to say that he accepted all this. SUBSEQUENT CAREER OF THE ACTRESS. Matilda Heron had not heart for the stage after this. She determined to earn her living by teaching elocution. But her pupils were lew, for the woman was now poor and ob? scure. She removed from one residence to another, trylog to live by economy when she could not work. It was of no use. She was forced again to try the Btage. But grief had made sad havoc with her spirits-time dread? ful inroads upon her attractions. "You can never please the public with that figure," said one manager to her. 'The public will look only at the heart and brains of Matilda Heron," abe said, confiding? ly. But her confidence was misplaced. The public had found new Idols, and neglected Its old favorite. Then she WROTE NEW PLATS, in which she hoped to attract with novelty. One of them, lt ls remembered, was called ''The Belle oP'-eomewhere. ''It ls an excellent play," said the manager who produced it for her, "but it needs a belle." The next that ls heard of this poor, broken woman, she ls the laughing stock of a St. L~uls audience, because of her misfortunes and the negligence of her manner. They speak of her now as "crazy," and perhaps they are right. She has certainly bad trials and griefs enough to make her so. Immedi? ately after the fit-so in St. Louis, on tne 19th of January last, some of her dramatic Irlends in New York remembered her nobleness of I heart manifested by ber liberality always when she had means, sympathized with the actress, now that the "world went hard with her," and gave her a matinee benefit at Nib Io's Garden. The receipts were over three thousand dollars. Slr Travers Twiss has resigned his office as Queen's advocate general. A largely attended meeting was held In London yesterday to take preliminary steps Tor organizing a copyright association, with the design of protecting authors and publish? ers. _ _ THE PORT ROYAL RAILROAD. A Mild Howl from Savannah. Our Savannah neighbors don't relish the idea of the endorsement by the Georgia Rail? road of the bonds of the Port Royal Railroad. The Savannah Republican bowls at the propo- J Bitlon in this fashion: Augusta and Mr. John P. King have long been In want of something; exactly what, neither bas appeared to know. Both the city and the Georgia Railroad have prospered, but they have for years been casting about for some movement that will, at least. Injure somebody else, If it should not benefit them. Ihey have, at last, after much deliberation, hit upon the road to Port Royal as the great ? desideratum, something that is destined to make both the city and the Georgia Road rich and happy. As tu the scheme itself, however Augusta may feel about it, we shall* be greatly mistaken should Mr. King tied lt a very easy matter to convince the stockholders of his road that the invest? ment cf a minion dollars in order to get con? trol of a railroad from Augusta to Port Royal ls a wise and beneficent scheme. In our humble judgment it Is a ridiculous one, viewed as a mere business transaction. Augusta has already two outlets to the sea. In direct line of raliway to Charleston and Savannah; and bow she ls to be materially benefited by build? ing another to run between them, and nearly or quite as long, we do not understand. She has now a fierce competition for her freights, and they are carried low enough In all con? science. Her new road makes the third com? petitor, and to get freight lt must take them at still lower rates, In tact below the remuner? ating point. We cannot see the wisdom of I this. Indeed, the whole scheme looks to us [ like an open declaration of war by Augusta against both Charleston and Savannah, whom she ought to make friends ot and not enemies. But let her go on with her Port Royal project; she will get sick enough of lt before she gets iii rough, should the contract just made be ratified, and we believe it will not be. A BUSY DA Y LS CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, March 20. 1 the Senate, the Chicago relief bill was discussed all day. Several amendments were offered and rejected, and the bill finally passed is originally reported. In the House, a resolution Inquiring the names and amount paid to newspapers for publishing laws was adopted. The bill in relation lo bridging tbe Ohio River passed. It requires all bridges above the mouth of the Big Sandy to have one span not lees than ninety feet in height h above low water and forty feet above highest water; all below that point to have one span not less than one hundred feet high above low water, md forty feet above highest water, and all below the Covington and Cincinnati Suspen? sion Bridge to have In addi lion to such high span a pivot draw giving two clear openings of one hundred and sixty feet each. The postoffice appropriation bill passed The amendment Increasing the subsidy to the San Francisco and China mall failed. The proposal to make the malls semi-monthly and increase tbe subsidy io one million dollars failed by a vote ol 87 to 82. JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE. -Ex-Governor Bonham is about to remove Co Atlanta, Ga. -A movement is on foot to establish a male icademy at Rock Hill, and a meeting is to be held next Monday to consider the subject. -Dr. Isaac Braach, a highly respectable cit? izen of Abbeville, died at his home in that place last Tuesday morning. -The skeleton of Delonius Bigelow, who disappeared lost December from Marion, has beeu found in the woods. The manner of his death Is still a mystery. -Mr. P. B. Glass temporarily succeeds, as Internal revenue collector fer this State. Mr. R. M. Wallace, who bas lately been appointed United States marshal. -The grand jury of Union County in their last presentment lo the Circuit Court declare that the county Jail ls la a shocking condition of tilth, and that the prisoners are systematically starved and ill-treated. -A State Convention of colored men Is to be held in Columbia on Friday, the 29th Instant, to elect delegates to the National Colored Convention, which ls to meet in New Orleans on the 2d proximo. -The cutting and removing of granite from the Statehouse yard In Columbia, which was suspended for a short time during the session af the Assembly, has been resumed, and the parties engaged In it declare that they have tull authority to do so. -Colonel McKissIck, of Union, has gone to Washington to look alter bis Interests in the contested election case between himself and Mr. A. S. Wallace for the Beat in Congress, now occupied by the latter, and expects to testify to some or the frauds that were prac? ticed by his opponents during the election. -The Columbia City Council has rescinded the contract given to Mr. James M. Allen for the building of a new city hall al $138,000, and contracted with Mr. Clark Waring for the same work at $86,500, which is a very practl tical confession of something wrong lu the firat contract, and an instance of what the force of public opinion can accomplish, even lu Columbia. -The trial of Mr. W. E. Aiken for the al? leged murder of Mr. John A. Clark began in Winnsboro' yesterday. Mr. Clark, who was a Republican official, was killed In a rencontre with Mr. Aikeu last spring, and the friends of | the latter declare that the killing was purely an act ol self-defence. Attorney-General Chamberlain conducts tbe prosecution, and General Butler, Colonel Rion and Mr. McCants appear for the defendant. -The Paul Prya of the internal revenue de? partment have discovered a number of al? leged Irregularities in the use of tobacco stamps by Messrs. White Bros., Miller A Rob? ertson, While, Hill & Cunningham, Quaries & Perrin and Wm. A. Hill, merchants of Abbe? ville. It appears that in opening certain boxeB ot tobacco they had failed to comply with some of the thousand and one requirements In regard to the stamps, and hence the in? formation lodged against them by the vigilant detectives, with doubtless an eye to the moie? ties allowed by the law to informers. The gentlemen named have gone to Columbia to Bettie with the collector. THE K?-ELUX CASES. PROBABLE FAILURE OF TBE APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT. The Question of the Constitutionality or the Enforcement Law? Again Evaded by the Government Counsel Clouding the Case with Technicali? ties. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] WASHINGTON, February 20. ID the Supreme Court to-day the case of tbe United States vs. Charles H. Avery, et al, was continued, on the motion by the attorney general to dismiss the appeal for want of Ju? risdiction. Hon. Reverdy Johnson made a powerful argument against the motion to dis? miss, and was followed on the same side by Mr. Henry Stanbery. Attorney-General Wil? liams closed for the government, arguing In favor of the motion, and the court took the case under advisement, and will give its de olslon to-morrow morning. This preliminary question, leading up to the graver subject of the constitutionality of the enforcement laws, has been argued with sig? nal ability by the distinguished counsel for the writ of error; but there ls, nevertheless, good authority for stating that the court will not go Into the merits ot the case at all, but will grant the motion of Attorney-General Williams to dismiss the writ of error. The court ad? journed early to-day in order to give ample time for consideration of the technical terms Involved In the discussion. THE RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRACY. PROVIDENCE, March 20. The Democratic State Convention to-day nominated Olney Arnold for Governor of Rhode Island. There was some debate as to the propriety of sending delegation to a Na? tional Convention which has not yet been called, but the delegates were finally chosen to represent the Stale in the National Demo? cratic Convention, if one Is held. No resolu? tions ?ore adopted. A State central commit? tee- \.ai appointed, and the convention ad-. Jonrned._ THE REDEMPTION OF ERIE. NEW YORK. March 20. The Governor has signed the bill repealing the Erle classification act. It ls believed that the orders for the recent coup by which the stockholders regained control of the road pro? ceeded from Eagland, and lt Is stated that only about one-eighth of the stock ot the com? pany ls now held In this country. At yester? day's meeting of the Erle directors, Superin? tendent Bucker made a special report, show? ing the general condition of the road good. The offer of a loan of one million dollars from Rlschoffsbelm A Goldschmldt, London, bas been accepted. ROUGH ON THE RAILROADS. JACKSON, MISS . March 20. The Supreme Court has decided that pay? ments by all railroads to the State during the war in Confederate money were illegal, and that the indebtedness must be paid In green? backs. The railroads owe large sums, and this decision will relieve the Slate financially. The court also decided that citizens are not responsible for cotton destroyed by order of the Confederate military authorities. A PLASTER FOR WOUNDED HONOR WANTED. MONTGOMERY, March 20. John G. Stanton bas brought suit in the United Slates District Court of this State against Robert Tyler, W. W. Screws, and Mr. M. Cooke, editors, and W. W. 8crews and M. J. Williams, publishers and proprietors, of the Montgomery Dally Advertiser and Mail, for the sum of one hundred thousand dollars for libel. The summons are made returnable on the fourth Monday In May at Montgomery. The defamatory matter ls alleged to consist in the charge that Stanton attempted to rob and defraud the State and people ol Alabama, and obtain money and other personal property under false pretences. SPARKa FROM THE WIRE. -The Logan House of Altoona, Pa., was partially burned yesterday. Loss $60,000. -EdwardB, the New York emlgant swin? dler, has been sentenced to five years' Im? prisonment. -Another Staten Island ferry-boat has been attached to satisfy suits growing out of the Westfield horror. -The Brooklyn house-painters have struck. The police are protecting the non-strikers. -A Washington correspondent of the Tri? bune declares that Judge Davis's letter ac? cepting the workingman's nomination was a forgery concocted by the newspaper corres? pondents._ _ NEW YORK FASHIONABLE PROMENADES. "Burleigh" writes from New York to the Bos? ton Journal: "Fashion rules the pavement on which the upper-ten of New York promenade. From ten to twelve, the great drill is on Fifi h avenue, below Twenty-third street. From two to four, the pavement on Broadway, from Fourteenth street to Canal, bears a floating tide of beauty and fashion. The cus? tom is to walk down on the dollar side, take au omnibus and ride up to Fourteenth street, and so drift back and forth lor a couple of hour?. The gentlemen meet this arrange? ment by riding to Canal street, and then, walking' up, meet the drift of gayety and beauty arrayed In the gorgeousness of New York outdoor belles. Lexington avenue has a little quiet promenade of its own every morning. This is a quiet street, without cars or omnibus, and away from the drift of travel. Ladies and gentlemen here meet to promenade, or meet appointments to es? cort their friends down town; and BO they make the pavement a sort of "Lover's Lane." Gentlemen who watch their wives or follow their daughters, take a turn on Lexington avenue. On Sundays Fifth avenue, above the hotel, on what is called the Hill, Is a sight to behold. While the costly churches on the line of that fashionable thoroughfare are nearly empty, the pavement for three miles Is packed. No fashionable soiree or party ls more Jammed. It is a moving panorama of beauty, fashion, costly dressing, with jewels, feathers and velvets, that New York ladies love BO well to display. Ladles and gentlemen who wish to be thought anything promedade on Fifth avenue of a pleasant Sunday. CtJNDURAVOO NOT A CURE IN CANCER.-Alter a lengthened trial ot' this drug In the cancer wards of the Middlesex hospital, the surgeons at that Institution, Mr. DeMorgan and Mr. Hulke, who carried out the Investigation, have arrived at the conclusion that cundurango has no effect whatever on cancer. At the meeting of the clinical society of London on the 9th Instant, papers were read bv these two gentle? men on the Bubject, In which they distinctly Btated that not one single Indication of im? provement had been observed In any of the cases treated by this alleged remedy. In fact, the disease either ran its usual course, or the patients showed symptoms ot derange? ments of system which might fairly be attribu? ted to the drug. Mr. DeMorgan alluded lo the fact that a large number of persons in this country, in the belief that the reports which had come to us from certain Bources in Amer? ica contained some truth, were paying exorbi? tant prices for cundurango. He referred at the same time to the alleged cures of cancer by cundurango. Some ol' these had come under his own personal observation, and he lound lhat they were mere fabrications. A feeling was strongly expressed at the meeting of the society that the public should be made aware ol the "utter worthlessness of cundurango as a remedy for cancer. Many of those afflicted by the disease are spending large sums ol money in purchasing the drug, while much valuable time for the employment of other means of relieving, if not. Indeed, of curing the disease, is being lost.- British Med? ical Journal, February 17,1872, 196. TBE ORE BAU CBURCB BOXE. A Card from the Rev. A. T. Porter. CHARLESTON', March 20,1872. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Will you permit me to acknowledge the re? ceipt of six barrels sweet potatoes from Mr. W. E. H.; three barrels sweet potatoes from Dr. H.; forty dozen eggs from Dr. H.; one hog from Mr. C. 8. L ; one tierce middling rice from Mr. L. for the use of the Orphan Church Home; and, also, in response, so far, to the bishop's letter, and my appeals recently sent out: From Mr. J., fifty dollars; from Mrs. B. and Y., twenty-five dollars; from Mr. J. S. F., an annual subscription-twenty-five dollars 1st April and twenty-five dollars In December. I thank God and take courage, hoping this work is exciting and winning the interest and confidence of our people. Respectfully, A. Tooms PORTER, Bector. TBE COST OE ROYALTY. Spicy Debate In the British Parliament 'apon ibe Proposal lo Investigate the Expenses of the Crown-Royal Yachts and Royal Robes-The Cost or Collar?, Badges, Pageants and Fanerais. LONDON, March 19. A remarkable scene occurred in tbe House of Commons to-night, when Slr Charles W. Dilke's resolution to investigate the expenses of the crown came up. Tbe speaker called up Sir Charles for the introduction of the motion, of which he bad already given notice. Vis? count Bury rose to a question of privilege as a member of Parliament. He said he had taken an oath ol allegiance to Queen Victoria and ber successors, and ss tbe member lor Chelsea bad avowed openly that he was a Re? publican, tbe Viscount wanted to know if, with proper respect for the bonor of the Com? mons, the member could be allowed to pro? ceed without repudiating bis allegiance. Here Lord Bury was interrupted by cheers and shouts, and lhere was much confusion on all sides. The speaker, as soon as the House was brought to order, said he saw nothing incon? sistent with the dignity of the House In al? lowing the member from Chelsea to proceed. It was no part of the speaker's duty to Inter? fere. Slr Charles Dilke then rose to put his motion, amid great excitement and a storm of groans and cheers. In a firm and moderate tone of voice, he called attention to the civil list, and then moved for the returns, showing tbe du? ties of the auditor, to whom he makes his re? ports, copies ol such reports for each year since the accession of Victoria, the warrants Issued by the treasury, with specifications of the classes In which savings arose, ana to Which accounts those ravings were trans? ferred each year; a so, returns Bhewing the Income and expenditures of the crown from the Queen's accession to the present year, the amount charged In the estimates for fees on Installations, for robes, collars, badges, royal presents, the conveyance of distinguished per? sonages, the funerals of the royal family, for the coronation, for the Journeys of the Queen, the building and repairing of palaces, court ceremonies, allowances to trumpeters, water? men, marshals and chamberlains, and for ser? vices of the royal yachts for ten years, and finally for returns of the incomes from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, and the total amount paid the Prince of Wales. Slr Charles, having succeeded In reading bis mo? tion to tbe end, though frequently interrupt? ed, proceeded then to support ll in a set speech. Derisive laughter was heard In all parts of the House, In tbe galleries as well as on ibe floor, during Its delivery, and the confusion was at times so great that bis voice was inau? dible. He opened by saying that possibly tbe motion he offered was unprecedented. It was time, therefore; tbat the proc?dent be estab? lished. He would discuss tbe question of alle? giance some other day. He denounced sine? cures and useless offices like that of tbe Gov? ernor of Windsor Castle, and wanted to know on what principle of right Prince Teck and Prince Arthur were allowed to occupy lodges in tbe public parks. There was once some justification In spending money lor royal yachts, for his late Majesty William was a sailor king; now we maintained four vessels of this description for what reason ? The abandon? ment .of the antiquated palace ot Si. James was recommended long airo, yet thousands were spent thereon annually. He admitted tbat he had charged that the Queen paid no income tax. This be had since learned was not true; he, therefore, retracted the charge, and admiited that he had been misinformed. He concluded by asserting that the civil list showed an Increase ol ten thousand Dounds, and the taxpayers believed that a large portion of ibe money was wasted. Auberon Herbert, member for Nottingham, seconded ihe motion. The House bad all this time been noisy and tumultuous. When Mr. Gladstone rose, however, order was restored, and the members became attentive. Glad? stone contradicted positively the statement that the civil list bas Increased, and corrected Sir Charles sharply on other points. "One who assumed to Instruct the public,*' he said, "must at least, be accurate." He denounced as mischievous the speech made by the mem? ber at Newcastle, and hinted that the success of his motion would be equal to the success of that speech. In conclusion, Mr. Gladstone urged the House on every ground to reject tbe motion. Mr. Herbert endeavored to speak, out his voice was drowned with groans and ? cries of "Oh, divide." The speaker Insisted on the preservation of order, when all the Conservatives and many Liberals left the chamber. He attempted to continue his speech, and declared that he prefe rred a re? public to a monarchy. At this poi it, tbe in? terruptions began again. Three attempts were made to count out the House. Lord George Hamilton called attention to the de? monstrations of persons In the visitors' and reporters' galleries, In violation of the rules. The galleries were cleared, but were soon afterward reopened. Afier several attempts to adjourn, and various dilatory motions, the House divided, wlih the following remit: For the motion, 2; against the motion, 274. The result was greeted with cheers and laughter. THE WE AT BER TBIS DAY. WASHINGTON, March 20. The barometer will continue rising very generally on Thursday east of the Mississippi, with westerly to noriherly winds and contin? ued clear and cold weather. It will fall over the northwest with winds backing southerly, and gradually eztend to Hie Ohio valley and over the upper lake?. The brisk and high north? westerly winds over the New England and Middle States will probably diminish in force on Thursday. Dangerous winds are not antici? pated for the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, except? ing the brisk and high northwesterly from Cape Hatteras northeastward. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.47 P. itt., Local Time. Place or Observation. Augusta, Ga... Baltimore...... Boston. Charleston. Omcago. Ooclnnati. Balveston, Tex.. Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenu. Mein pu ls. Tenn . Mt. Washington. New Or lean-J.... New York. N jrroik. Philadelphia. Portland. Me.... Savannah . St. l.oUN. Washington. Wilmington,N.C. m 30.20 30. '?6 29.84 30.10 30.62 30.59 30.33 30.17 30.40 30.?8 29 75 30.29 30.07 30.14 30.14 29.79 30.15 30.64 i 0.23 30 06 g! 5? NW NW NW NW NW W SE W NW NE . NW W NW NB SW w NW NW NW NW Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. Light. r reuh. Brisk. Gentle. Hur'cne Brisk. Brisk. Brisk. Brisk. Brisk. Fresh. Brisk. Brisk. Fresh. 4g Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear, Clear. Fair.) Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. clear. Cloudy. Fair. clear. NOTE.-The weather report dated 7.47 O'CIOCK, ihlB morning, will be posted in the rooms of the etiamber or commerce at io o'clock A M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any tune during the day. CAPOUL ON TBE YANKEES. What a Tenor of the Opera Comique Think? of American Cooking-Ii lk? wile Of American Swells. [From tbe Paris Figaro, February 6.] Grevler having had tbe Impudence to read to one of bis comrades a letter from Capoul, we have had tbe Indiscretion to copy over his shoulder the following Unes. They are the veritable travelling Impressions ot the ex? ten or of the Opera Comique: ''CINCINNATI. January 1. 1872. "What a conntry, my dear Grevler, this America is ! Rivers so wide that it ls impossi? ble to see from shore to shore, suspension bridges with either end lost in the clouds, rail? roads where you find good meals, good sleep? ing apartments, and sometimes all the rest ! Immense theatres. In which your Varieties Theatre might be hld on the left wing of the stage; and hotels everywhere Immense, unit? ing the telegraph, postofflce, book-store, con? fectionery shop, and tobacco shop-all warm? ed up by Innumerable steam pipes, and repre? senting American comfort Toe cookery ls detestable; soups, dish-water fearfully pepper? ed, roast beef flavored with cloves and boiled potatoes, and no getting away from lt. "For activity, the arrangement of their steam-engines, and their commerce In gene? ral, tbe Americans are, perhaps, superiors. The splendid situation o? their cities on the banks of I a?nense navigable rivers, the rich? ness of their coal mines aid them wonderful? ly. But as to art and even civilization, oh ! la ! la! what a people I You may take the Infi? nitely small aristocratic portions of the Ameri? can people as absolutely English, for they have all the English manners and appearance; butas for the other class-the brokers, the pivfflsts, the Barnum?, the business men-the whole commercial portion in fine, yon will find among them the oddest and most Ameri? can type possible. In the streets and in the hotels you find tail fellows incessantly chew? ing the quid (excuse me) of friendship. They wear long goatees with moustaches, and look like Indian Bramlns as soon as they get old. The peculiar characteristic ls no necktie, and a big diamond ia the shirt front. "Miss Nilsson is creating a veritable furore In America; nevertheless' my own little star doe<< not pale too much alongside of the shin? ing light. I shall return covered all over with dollars, and I might add with laurels If 1 was a blowhard; but Tam only a tenor, and the dollars satisfy me." Hotel Arrivals-March 20. PAVILION HOTEL. J. M. Wilson, Newberry; G. W. Nallor. Dis? trict of Columbia; J. W. Smith, Nichols, S. C.; Be nj. Grugg, Mo nc k's Corner; W. M. Mc M ll!, Leesville; B. D. Rollins, Williamsburg; Jno. Falker, V. H. Crawley, Georgia; S. S. Shields. Warren ton. Ga.; Phillp T. Barling, South Carolina Railroad; W. S. Cami in. Williams? burg. CHARLESTON HOTEL. J. M. McLean, G. McLean, V. Smith, J. 0. Barker, MlssS. Purdy, MlssN. G. Purdy, New York; H. P, Tuchmann, Philadelphia; A. J. Hartley, Georgia; J. 8. FoBter, New York City; D. Epstln, W. S. Monteith, Jos. Crews, Colum? bia; J. P. Boyce, Greenville; H. A. Meet, Lex? ington; C. D. Melton, Columbia; G. H. Martin, J. B. Albert, Baltimore; E. W. Moise, Sumter; E. J. Monroe, Miss Monroe, Miss Clark, D. Titus, D. H. Turner, wire, daughter and maid, E.P. Smith, New York; C. Hamilton, Ver? mont; R. P. Nay, Manchester, England; W. J. Georgia; B. S. Barnwell, Abbeville; N. A. Bull, Orangeburg; M. Pollitzer, Beaufort; V. H. Wright, Ohio; Miss M. J. Flanders, New York; C. V. Hillyer, Florida; M. M. Walls, wife and child. New York; J. T. Sutton and wife, Cam? den*- Mr. and Mrs. John W. Swann, New York ; S. Jones, Chicago. MILLS HOUSE. Geo. W. Graves, Albany; C. H. Manson, Columbia; D. F. Leahy, Lanrens; S. C. Weatherby, Marlboro": Frank C. Gage, Mobile; Mrs. J. R. Robbins, New York; Nell Warner and wife, England; Wm. J. Whaling, Atlanta; A. P. Gilbert, Miss Gilbert, Isaac C. Ogden, New York; Wm. Reynolds, Boston; Mrs. J. B. Cumlngp, Worcester; J. P. Taffc, Boston; J. L. Little and wife, New York; Mr. and Mrs. D. Headly, New Jersey; Mrs. C. Mera, Richmond; Samuel L. Fuller, Michigan; A. Whyte, Savannah; P. B. Delany, Washington; Horace Lee, Philadelphia. THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON SMALL-POX.-The Journal of the Telegraph Bays: "Among the many Investigations now being made of the chemical action of light, there are none more interesting or more Important than those which are directed to the observation of its effects on the health. It has been observed by Dr. Weber that the sensibility of the skin is very much Increased In those parts ot the body which are always exposed to the light, and this difference has even been measured by that eminent physician. The remarkable fact is especially observable on persons suffer? ing from small-pox, the severity ot the skin disease being visibly augmented If the patient be not confined In a dark room. Dr. Waters has recently published a paper on this sub? ject, In which he states that If the room be darkened so that not a single ray can enter lt, the effect Is to arrest the disease at the papular or vesicular stage; lt never becomes purulent, and the skin between the vesicles ls never in? flamed or swollen; liquor sanguinis is not changed inte pus. nearly all the pain and Itch? ing are absent, and the smell ls, it not entirely removed, greatly diminished. Another ad? vantage, lmpi rtaut in a therapeutical point of view, ls the assistance given to medicines, the absence ot light Increasing the excretory pow? ers of the skin. Geming itladjincs. THE NEW IMPROVED WHEELER & WILSON SILENT SEWING- MACHINE ! THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST ! WHEELER & WILSON VICTORIOUS AT THE LATE STATE FAIR, HELD AT COLUMBIA I Why lt Should Have the Preference of mil Others i 1st. Because lt ls the simplest. 2d. Because lt sews easier. 3d. Because lt sews faster. 4th. Because lt ases no Shuttle. 6th. Because lt makes less noise. 8th. Because It la more durable. 7th. Becauae lt has been before the public for over twenty years, and hence lt ls no experiment to try lt. Ninety thousand more Family Machines sold than bv any other Company. Its late improve? ments set lt far ahead of anything in the market. Adjusting and repa ring done promptly. All work warranted. Call and examine, whether wishing to parchase or not. WHYTE & HARRAL, General Southern Agents, IVO. 209 KING STREET. feb2 Orri ?coos, Ut. LOUIS COHEN ft CO., No. 348 KING STREET, Beg leave respectfully to announce tnac they are now In receipt of a complete Stock' of SPRING DRESS GOODS, COMPEiaTNO Di PAST ALL COLORS AMD SH AB HS, JAPANESE SELES, MOHAIRS, VELOURS, ? POPLINS, BAREGES, DELA INS, HERNANI GRENADINES. AND A FULL LHiK OF TBS BEST LLAMA LACE POINTS. All of wolca are offered at tue most. REASONABLE PRICES. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO OUR * FULL LINES OF KID GLOVES AND SASH RIBBONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN MUCH REDUCED IN PRICE. A call ls respectfully solicitud. LOUIS COHEN" & CO., NO. 248 KINO STREET. m ct 4 tuthslmo Drago at iTJrjolceale. JN MEDICINE, QUALITY IS OP THE FIRST IMPORTANCE. ? PHILIP WINEMAN ft GO., DIRECT IMPORTERS OF CHOICE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, NO. 35 HAINE STREET, CHARLESTON, S. G. PHILIP WIN SK AN. JOHN A8HHVE8T. Beg respect folly to call the attention of PhyEl dans, Druggists, Country Merchants and Plant' era, to their extensive and complete Stock of Choice DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY, FANCY GOODS, GLASSWARE, SURGICAL INSTBU MENTS, PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS AND PURS LIQUORS, All of which have been sol?ate 1 with great care and particularly with reference to quality. Many houses sell Medicines and Pharmaceutical Preparations with regard only to cheapness; this we avoid doing, "qulok sales and small pronta" being oar motto. Physicians and Country Mer? chants can rely on procuring at our establishment none bnt pore aud reliable Goods; and we folly guarantee every preparation that bears our label. Mr. WINE If AN being a regularly educated Drag gist and Apothecary, takes especial charge of the manufacturing department. Being Agents for the most approved PATENT MEDICINES, can offer them at proprietors' prices. We are in receipt, by recent importations from Europe, or the following Desirable Goods: Howards A Sons' London CALOMEL Herring A Co.'s Blue Mass Herrin* A Co.'s Medicinal Extracts At Linsen A Blgger's Iodide Potass Sargs's Pure Vienna Glycerine English Conc'd Ammonite, in bottles English Calcined Magnesia Calvert's Carbolic Add. Together with a full assoit ment of AMERICAN CHEMICALS from she best makers. NOTICE. We caa offer with great confidence to the trade the following Desirable Goods or oar own mann facture: OLD CAROLINA BITTERS Ext. Sarsaparilla and Queen's Delight Essence Jamaica Ginger Crystallized Worm Candy Infallible Cough Specific Improved Liver Pills. The above articles are prepared with special ref? erence to the diseases they are intended to care, and are warranted In all cases to give perfect satisfaction. mch2-stuth8mosDA0 pianos. SIXTY-FIVE FIRST PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED THE GREAT SOUTHERN PIANO Manufactory. WM. KNABE & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND. SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANO FORTES, BALTIMORE, MD. These Instruments have been before the pabilo for nearly thirty years, and npon their excel? lence alone attained an an purchased pre-emi? nence, whleh pronounces them unequalled lo TONE, TOUCH, WORKMANSHIP AND DURABILITY. ?-Ai; our SQUARE PIANOS have oar New Im? proved OVERSTRUNG SCALE and the AGRAFFE TREBLE. We would call especial atttent ion to oar late Patented Improvements in GRAND PIANOS and SQUARE GRANDS, found in no other Plano, which brings the Plano nearer perfection than has yet been attained. EVERY PIANO FULLY WARRANT? ED FOR FIVE YEARS. jtsTWe are by special arrangement enabled to furnish PARLOR ORGANS and MK LO DEON'S of the most celebrated makers, Wholesale aid Retail at lowest Factory Prices. Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists prompt? ly furnished on application to WM. KNABE ?SC CO., BALTIMORE, MD. Or any of our regular established agencie*. octl7-tutbs6mosD*w JAMES BIRNIE, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY, PRACTICES IN THE COURTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND IN THOSE OF THE UNITED STATES. Special attention given to business In the United States Coarta, OFFICE AT GREENVILLE 0. LL, s. 0. jan27-f3mo ??0ti)ih0 ono kernigl)ing (goggs. GrRI?AT REDUCTION XIV PRICGESI -.j - ' i??i tir--, .ia? '?-rs ititi airvt?'? AT LAWT?H?. In order to Close Out our Stock bf R We have Marked Down our Gooda from ? T mWTOll??PBRCir? Now is the time to Buy FIRST CLASS GOODS At Extremely Low Prices, CA LL, AND EX 11 MINK THE BI. J. H. LAWTON & CO. ACADEMY MUSIC BUILDING, CORSER KINO ANO MARKET . 8TS. 8t0Ve0, &t. ?: :. THE BEST STOVES, ANO THE CHEAPEST ABE THE NOBLE COOK, LILY, CHALLENGE AND PAL? METTO. THE BEST RANGED ARE ir THE EMERALD. INDIAN QUEEN AND HOT BLAST., The A gent a for the above are J. B. DUVAL & SON? NO. 887 KINO STREBT, feb27-tuthJ One door north of Liberty street. Drugs ano fEUcicines. P^TJGST?I?DI?ED IC I NE T. WHOLESALE <fc RETAIL. DR. H. BAER, NO. I3f MEETING STREET, Oilers his Large and Well-Assorted stock of DBUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, FANCY GOODS, Ac, Ac., Ac., AT THE LOWEST MARKET RATES. Constantly on hand all the leading Proprietary Medicines- ? FRENCH, ENGLISH. GERMAN AND AMERICAN. FOUNTAIN SYRINGES, tbe best and most con venleut for general use. > Also, every other kind of Syringe known In the market. Transes, Abdominal Supporters, Shoulder Braces, Abdominal Belts, Physicians1 Sad die Bags, Physicians' Pocket-Oases, Elastic stockings and Medicine Chests. Batteries. Kidder's Electro-Magnetic Druggists' Glassware, or every description, a the lowest rates, and a fall assortment of "Drag gists' Sundries." Agent for Nattan's "Crystal Discovery for the Hair.'? Agent for the "Kew York Medical University's" Preparations. Agent for Bison's Tobacco Antidote, and Up barn's Antidote to Strong Drink. Agent for the elegant preparations of W. R. warr er A Co., or Philadelphia, consisting of a fall line of Fluid Extracts, Sugarcoated Pills Elixirs, Medicated Wines and Sympa, Licorice and Pepsin Lozenges, Ac, Ac. Spacial attention is directed to the following articles of his own manufacture: GERM AX SOOTHING CORDIAL ! Au excellent Carminative, invaluable in the diseases incident to the period of dentition in chile ren; as also ta colic, diarrhoea, dysentery, and other infantile complaints. It ls superior to other medicines used for this purpose, as lt ls en? tirely free from any Injurious drag, and CONTAINS KO ANODYNE 1 lt ls recommended by the best physicians, and mothers may administer it with confidence THE EXCELSIOR HAIR TONIC, 1B a caref ally prepared Dressing for the hair, at once answering the purposes of hair oil, hair wash, and hair tonic. It contains no sulphur, lead, or nitrate or silver, and ls NO DYE I It will promote a healthy growth or hair, and prevent their railing oat, and will not injure the general system. Baer's Improved Vegetable Cathartic Fills. A gentle Aperient, of purely vegetable sub? stances, recommended for Dyspepsia, Headache, Constipation, Ac, Ac DOUBLE DISTILLED BENZINE, for removing grease spots, and cleaning clothes. None bat the Purest Drugs used, and satisfac? tion guaranteed, both as to price and quality. Order are solicited from Druggists, Phys clans, Country Merchants, Planters and others, with the assurance that they shall receive prompt and careful attention. mch7-smosDC4W