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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. A WAR OF THE ELEMENTS. FREAKS OF TEE STORM KING IN TBE STREETS OF CHARLESTON Severe ?nd Destructive Storm of Wind and Rain-Hoof* Blown Off, Tree? Up? rooted, and Chimneys and Hornel De? molished-Sullivan's Island Swept by j the Storm. Last Saturday, tbe city was again visited with a fierce storm of wind and rain, which left in its track many serious evidences of its fury. The morning was bright and clear, a little badness of the atmosphere only inter? cepting the rays of the sun, but there was a noticeable degree of sultriness In the air, which portended a cora lug storm. Soon after noon a low bank of clouds, Just above the western horizon, began to rise and to In . crease In volume and density. At tbe same time tbe wind,- which, daring the morning, had been blowing a slight" breeze from the west, gradually acquired strength until at ubont two o'clock lt rose to a gale, and with'the clouds piled thick and black in the western hair of the heavens, the storm burst in all Its fury on tbe city. The scene contained, as well as Its ele? ments of discomfort and danger, something of grandeur. The black masses of clouds seemed to whirl down from dizzy heights, and as they converged lurid flashes of lightning darted from one to tbe other, or sprang with tongues of forked flame dorn to their com? mon enemy tbe earth, while the vaulted sky rang with the roar of this battle of heaven's artillery. The rain lell fitfully and spitefully 1 H gusts and showers rather than in steady streams, bot tho wind made up In violence lor any lack of fury In the fall of rain. The wind was mainly from the west, and sweep? ing through the crowded streets whirled great clondsof dust high in the air, darkening the face of the earth and blinding the few un for? tunates who could not get to shelter. The horses seemed exposed to the greatest discomfort, and they planted their feet firmly and wide apart,'pnt their beads down doggedly to es? cape the storm, and shook with fear oranger lathe meantime, shutters were banging wild? ly to and fro, signs swaog around and some? times fell from their fastenings, aw Binga were ripped up like paper, trees writhed and twist? ed as ll In agony, and now and then great branches would snap off like pipe-stems but with a noise like musketry, and whirl ?owu to the deserted streets. Nor was the damage by the florin confined to th?*Be comparatively valueless objeoiB. In several parts of tire city, : as win be found recorded below, bouses were unroofed, windows shattered and chimneys demolished, and on Sullivan's Island, where , thestorm seemed to sweep with especial fury, great damage was done to property and serious injuries Inflicted npoa several persons. The shipping in the harbor escaped with little or no damage. ' One schooner was blown from her mooring at|Adger*s wharf, but with no serious resalta, and no other accidents bave been reported. It ls probable that the threat? ening aspect of the clouds gave sufficient warning to the small craft with which the barbor ls generally filled, and these were not backward In getting Into positions ot safety? _Ar nigh* ti&Jfyam ?a? ronAPPrt, und. ??fl . time there was more rain than wind. The wind continued to whistle mournfully round the corners, and to rattle the casements viciously, but Its fury was spent, and but little further damage was done; bat the raia swept down la sheets sad torrents, and the thunder growled and rumbled la a way particularly uncomfortable to weak nerves, and seemed to triumph over the demolition that had been ' accomplished la the afternoon. INCIDENTS OF THE STORM. At five minutes to two o'clock, a three story wooden residence on the east side of Klug street, near Line, the lowest floor ol which ls occupied by Mr. A. M. Cohen as a drug Blore, was struck by lightning and con? siderably damt geri. The bolt struck the east end o? the hotu>o, and after tearing off that part of the roof and completely demolishing a dormer window, passed down the chimney to the second floor where it tore up some bricks and then passed out without more damage. Tbe upper stories of the house are occupied by Mr. J. Bischoff, and a cumber of small children wera at play la the east room, bat strange to Bay cot one of them was hurt la tbe slightest. Mr. Cohen, who was at work in his store,-was stunned for a moment, and several.of his cases, drug vials, ?fcc, were upset, but no damage was done. The frames of two large buildings which bad Jost been erected by the carpenters id the western portion of tbe burnt district, one oo New and: the other on Council street, were blown down and entirely ruined. A WHIRLWIND IN WENTWORTH STREET. On Wentworth, one of the' best shaded streets of the city, tbe devastation among, the floe trees along the sidewalks was sad to ti? bold. As the tempest struck tbe city tbe west ead of tbe street was filled with a thick dust, which was borne high up above the houses in vast olouds. and heralded the approaching storm. ?I rushed down quickly and through these clouds could be seea the branches ot trees, limbs, shingles, slates, ?kc, whirled In every direction by the force ot the wind. Tbe trees swayed aod groaned and the ?barp cracking of tbe large branches could be heard at intervals followed by the crash upon the pavement. The nooses shook sad many rocked to and fro witta an unsteady motion suggestive af earth? quake and divers terrible things. A oar was caj|ght In the storm while passing through the street, and tbe flying missiles and tailing branches fell continuously upon the team as they straggled through the dense clouds. The falling of the trees, Ac., frightened the animals, and threatened destruction to the car and. riders until they reached an open place on the. Btreet, and the conductor baited until the fury of the storm had blown over. Jost behind he car, near the corner of Coming street, af large tree was blown down and fell with tre? mendous violence across tho railroad track. THE TRACE Off THE STORM. When the storm bad subsided, the whole leogtb of the street was strewn with fallen trees, limbs, fences and other debris. Large brandies were lying ot a distance from the trees from which they had been wrenched, and every tree bore deep and lasting marks of the terrible ordeal through which it bad passed. Fence palings, gates, frames, trap? doors, ?c., were strewn about the street In the utmost disorder, along with other evi? dences ol tbe storm too numerous to men? tion. The city carts and laborers were put to work at once removing the wreck, and the loaded carts worked rapidly to and fro. The trees and limbs across the railway track were cut away and removed, and, as ihe sun came ont later ia the afternoon, the street cars were again ruonlog; the heavy rain had laid the dust, and the streets began to grow less forlorn and more attractive. Along the upper part of Meeting street, the huge posting boards, targets with which i gale has a trial of its strength, were t away like cards. The long fence ot Dr. beck's residence was blown down, an sharp paling fence along the east side c Citadel Green was prostrated along the walk, forming an effective and impro: "cheveux-de-frlse, whioh served admir?t keep the passengers from the sidewalk the cows from the Green. At Steinmeyer's saw mill, In the lumber at the west end of Beaufaln street, the n east end of the roof was ripped up and thi back upon the rest of the roof, expos! space about thirty feet square. A small frame house, belonging to Mi Michel, at the corner of Greenhill and T streets, was blown to pieces, falling a < plete wreck with the ruins and debris Bea ered for many yards around the jielgfa hood. A frame house in Council street, restin a brick foundation, was blown out ol all si and moved about four feet from the per dlcular. It was not blown down, but au in a curious shape and seems ready to fa almost any moment. AtChlsolm's mill a part of the roof of rice mill was ripped off, the frame saw blown down and the tall brick chimney of boiler-house prostrated. The tin roof of a small building at the uer of Smith and Calhoun streets was bli completely off, and fell over the side of building upon the sidewalk In the rear ot store. Trees all over the western portion of city were uprooted and thrown down li directions, crushing fences, windows i everything In their way. One old tree, on vacant lot at the corner of Broad aud Ora streets, was apparently struck by lightnl the trunk being spilt through its wt length and the whole tree being torn pieces. A huge tree in the lot adjoining Wi ll. s mansion, corner of Montague street i Rutledge Avenue, came down, carrying aw a section of the iron railing surrounding 1 place. The frame of a bouse in process of erectl on Savage street was blown over, and n stands inclined on lis foundations like 1 leaning tower of Pisa. An outbuilding at the residence ol the li John Ash Allston, at the west end of Tra street, was blown completely down. A country boat returning from the city m ket, while off White Point Garden was attach by the gale and swamped, the vegetables a truck washed overboard, but RB colored oct pants clung to the boat and no lives were lo Mauldin's saw mill, at the west end of B street, was completely blown down. The n of the Messrs. Hudglns (Bennett's old ml was stripped of its tin roofing. The residence of Mr. ?T. R. Robertson, Rutledge street, lost Its lin roofing. The pilot boat Pride, Captain Samuel Hs cock, was Just comlog luto her berth wh the storm came up, and the strong westei gale catching her, Bhe was blown, under ba poles, down to Fort Sumter. The iron rod which supports the weath< vane on the lofty, spire bf the new Germi Church was bent a few degrees eut of t he pc A gentleman who do?-booiiirSijt? eller on King street was passing through Bt street when the storm came up and was takt completely off his feet by the force of tl wind and carried bodily a distance of eight < ten yards toward Coming street. The area of trie heavy bloW appears to bat been limited. It was hardly felt as far nor as Line street and no damage above that poll ls reported. St. Tbomas and Christ Chun Parishes appear to have escaped also, excej the lower end of the latter, io ??' about Moui Pleasant township. At the extensive printing and publlsl lng establishment ot Messrs. Walker, Evat A Cogswell, No. 3 Broad street, a lar? portion of the tin roofing was torn up*an thrown backward upon the remainder of iii roof. The rain commenced beatlug down int tb? stitohlng-room of the bindery, but forti nate ly all the hands were at work, and tb stock was hastily covered up with tarpaulloi while the covering of the roof was bein? pt back and fastcued in place, and the loss sui talned by the firm ls very slight. ' A portion of the root' of Hibernian Hall w: ripped up, but it was speedily repaired, an the damage to the building ls trifling. A large shed, two hundred and twenty fe* long, on the wharf north of that ot the St vannah and Charleston Railroad and used b Messrs. Dawson St Baker for storing pho: phate rock, was completely demolished au levelled with the ground, along with a hons on the same wharf and leased by the sam firm. Part ot the large shod over the Savanna and Charleston Railroad was also blown of and the tia peeled back, and a small bouse o: the wharf, belonging to the Telegraph Cora pany, was also blown overboard. Toe offic of the Telegraph Company, on the opposlb side of the river, was also blown lrom tb< wharf, and two truck cars were lifted iron the tr.vck and badly shattered. The phosphate works at the mouth o Wappoo Cut were materially damaged. SULLIVAN'S ISLAND. From the city the squall swept over the ba; and about 2 o'clock struck the western end o Sullivan's Island. Its approach was plain!; discernible by the clouds ot dust which en veloped the city and the agitation of th? waters, as the caps of the waves were swep off lo white spray. Hie winds seemed to rust from the west and north, and as they met ft whirl In a terrific tornado, and sway fron side to side as the violence ot the one pre vailed over that ol the other. As lt struck thc Island the white sand drifted up in clouds anc filled the air along with shingles of other sinai' missiles ot every description. On every sid* abouts and screams could be heard as men and women hurried to and iro to make things se cure. The houses, which are mostly bulli on high pillar?, rocked and swayed os the hur? ricane rushed by, until the occupants In seve? ral Instances prepared lo abandon their homes for fear of being crushed to death beneath them. The strength of the squall fortunately passed north of Fort Moultrie or otherwise the loss of life and property along the exposed line ot beach must have been fearful, jjfcte first act ol destruction by the violence ?nhe wind was visited upon anew frame house on the extreme western point of the island, Just being built for Mr. John Slattery, b?Mr. Solomons. The frame of the house, wffeh waa to be ol two stories, with four rooms, had been raised on wooden pillars eight leet bl?h, and sUuding on the extreme point offered a fair mark to the storm. The men at work upon lt saw what was coming, and were trying to brace it up when the squall struck. The whole frame was raised from its supports and dashed over with a violence that smashed lt Into an undistinguish? able mass of Umber. Two of the carpenters, Mr. F. A. Michel and Mr. Frank ? were struck by the falling ruins, bolh severely hurt. Mr. Wood having I ribs broken. They were both slated to a place of sa'ety, and brought ti elly on the ferry-boat In the afternoon, are now doing well. Near by, on the whi the Ferry Company, was a nondescript bc ose, made of the cabin of some old etea which had been placed on the wharf, wit being fastened down, as a temporary sb in which passengers could await the ferry In bad weather. In this cosy retreat darkles had taken shelter to await the pat over of the shower, as they thought lt. the squall struck, the calaboose rose slow the air over the heads of the astonished cupants and lit again several feel This alarming symptom brought the q telte from beneath it with a and as they scampered headlong up the wi their headquarters once more took flight describing a handsome somersault, pitt into the river about twenty feet off, near stern of a sloop at anchor. Farther up island, a large dwelling house, of two Bte and Biz rooms, was being erected on Mh street, for the Hon. M. P. O'Connor, by John H. Devereux. The substantial fram heavy timber had been raised on brick pill eight leet high, but unfortunately the inte truss bracing had not been let Into posit All the workmen abandoned the building soon as thoy saw the storm coming, Mr. John Wigfall, alone, was endear lng to ' strengthen it with such brt as he could get, and thus save the frame. ' squall raised lt from the pillars and threv down on the lot a total wreck. Mr. Wig was struck by a falling timber, but manai to make his way to an adjoining bouse, hurt was merely temporary. On the sa line, and near the fort, the Irame of a t story dwelling with four rooms for Mr. Adger had been raised, and stood on wooi supports about two feet from the ground, was blown down and smashed to pieces a lt had been a bouse of cards. Io this nel borhood also another house, in which a col ed family was staying, was blown over on side, and lay In the soft sand as whole t helpless os a turtle on its back. ' In addition to these destructive at ie nap several houses rocked out of the perpend! lar and moved perceptibly on lire i r supports, if some giant medium had been playing spirit-rapping with his hands on the she Oue worked around Beveral degrees, a others lost shingles innumerable. The sto passed over as quickly as lt Jiad con and ended in a huge rain, which filled I els;ems and put the residents, and cosmoj lites In a good humor. The principal salu lion yesterday waa, "did you blow dowi and the storm will affjrd matter of conven lion to the Islanders for some time to con Over ' MOUNT PLEASANT the strenglh of the tornado did not pass, t the wind was high enongh to do consid?rai damage and astonish the natives. The lo [bridge connecting the wharf of the Mou Pleasant Ferry Company with the land sto the fury of the blust for some time, but length a breach was made about the midd .and Boon the planking, railing aud timbi dred and fifty feet in the biidge. The ve piles supporting the bridge were blown dow and had lt not been for the several pens Palmetto logs, at long Intervals, which help support the bridge, the whole structure mt have been washed away. Yesterday mornli and at twelve o'clock the passengers were fe ried across the break in a flat, but later in tl day a temporary scaffolding waa erected, upi which boards were laid, affording a narre nnd precarious passageway down to the whai The loss to ?the company ls about three hui dred dollars. Near the centre of the village stood a hut nine tree fully three feet In diameter, upo the lot of Mr. Sanders. This monarch of tl forest was toro up by the roots and tell with tremendous crash over the aajolulng lot, wit lis two Inure arms one on each side of il dwelling-house, In which a family was stay in; Had the tree lallen a few feet to either sid several persons must have been killed. 1 the yard ot Mrs. Edmonston, the root ot kitchen was b,own away without injuring ac .-one The popular proprietor of the Moui Pleasant House, Mr. H. Torck, also mi witt, a severe I OB s In the destruction ot ti long shed whici covered the two bowlin alleys. This was blown down and broken t pieces. At the time that the storm came up, marooning party were dancing away In ttl hall of the Mount Pleasant House. As BOO as the Fquall etruck, the dancers I bought was best to get downstairs, and they dide with au alacrity aud unanimity which showe a Just perception ot t n e state of affairs. GRANT'S TUE ATZ RACKOOWN. WASHINGTON, May 25. The Senate after an executive session < fourteen hours has adopted the supplemenli treaty lu au amended form. The amendment relate to the phraseology and not io the sui stance of the urllcle. Everything ls conced ed to Great Britain that she demands. Th administration hus telegraphed the am?ne ments to London for their acceptance by th British ministry. COTTON IN NEW YORK. Thc Business In "Futures"-New Rate of Consumption-Brokers'* Contracta. [From the New York Times, May 21], A meeting of the cotton commission mei chants was held yesterday at the old rooms o the Cotton Exchange ou Pearl sireet, In ac cordunce with a cad Issued recently, for thi purpose ot considering the propriety ot adopi lng a unilorm rate ot co m m Isio ne, to be chargei on the purchase and sale of cotton "futures, (contracts for delivery at a future time,) am other matters affecting the im eres ts of the cot ton merchants. The loilowiog merchant signed the call: Norton, Siaugoter & Co. Smut), Woodward & Stillman, Fielding Gwynn & Co., Fenner, Bennett tc, Bowman Inmaun, Swann & Co., Ware. Murphy & Co. Schawn Brothels, J. H. Brower, ?. H. Bald win. Mr. S. D. Harrison, president of the Cottoi Exchange, was called to the chair, and Mr Robert Tannahlll was made secretary. Aitei the call hud been read, Mr. Fielding iutroducet a resolution staling that it was the sense o the meeting that toe ml ml mu m raie ot cern mission charged on contracts for future dellv erv shpt! be one and a half per cent, where nc cotton is received. As in stock aud gold transactions, cotton is frequently bought and sold through brokers and commission mer? chants, without tn?-re beln-j any actual trans? fer of the cotton Itst-lf. Where there is such transfer the commiB-?ion and brokers' charg?e are higher. Alter some debuie the resolution was carried, as was also anameudmenr, Intro? duced by Mr. Fenner, Inserting the words .?without renale." BO as to prevent the rule being violated by any return of the money afterward, Mr. Hollis moved that a committee of five be appointed to cooler with the colton merchants generally, (the meeting not having been as largely attended as was desired,) to state to them the action taken by the meeting, and embody their views In a report to bc presented at a future meeting, to be called by the chair. Tn? chairman appointed the following, io which he was added, on a subs?quent motion: Messrs. Hollis, Tannahlll, Slauguter, Fenner and Murphy. Mr. Fielding moved lhat hereafter, on all transfers and extensions of future contracts io a later period for delivery, Uie minimum com? mission be one per cent. O.her rates were suggested as substitutes, but, finally, on mo? tion of Mr. inmann, it was resolved that the rate be three-quarters of one per cent. POLITICS IN THE STATE. - m i THE STATE CONTENTION. An Urgent Appeal by thc Central Exe? cutive Committee. Aa some misapprehension prevails In refer? ence to the call Issued by die central execu? tive committee, we beg to make a statement j touching the authority under which we acted. The committee, ol which v?e are members,, was appointed by the State Democratic Con-| veuilun which met here on the 7th of August, 1868, and, like the National Democratic Com? mittee, of course, continues in existence until | superseded by a new appointment, or ls abro? gated by the same authority that created lt. As it ls tue only organization in the State which could properly take any ac? tion in response to the call made by the National Democratic committee for the assemolage of a Natloual Convention, .we thought courtesy to tue national committee, as well as duty lo the people, required nome steps on our part. Acliug upou tut-se views, and in accordance with a request that wei should do so, we suggested tue propriety of our people meeting lu convention in order | that they might consult and take such action as seemed best lo them. In view ol the grave questions wnich will come before the conven tton that Is to meet here, we deem it of great Importance that all parts of the State should be fully and ably represented, and we venture to express the hope that every county ulil send a lull delegation. The National Demo? cratic Con ve nt io a will be torced either to place its own candidates In the field, or to give Its sui pott, open or implied, to those of the Cincinnati Convention. The South preter?, almost unanimously, the latter al? ternative, and If we wish to make our support of the Liberal movement of any avail, we should use every legitimate means In our power to secure the endorsement of the nom? inees of the Liberal Republican -party. Wheth? er it ls the best policy tor the Baltimore Dem? ocratic Convention to meet or notts no long-r an open question. It hus oeeu called together; all the otuer Southern States have responded to the call, and us lt ls of the last consequence that the whole power of the South should be exerted there to protect the interests of our people, we are decided in an opinion that our Stale'Should be also represented. But of; course this Isamatiertbatbelongs exclusively to thu convention, nnd we only exi>r? ss our own Individual convictions, being entirely sat? isfied to leave the whole subject to be deter? mined by the proner authority. WADE HAMPTON, Chairman, W B. STANLEY, J. P. THU?AS, P. W. MCMASTER, J. D. Purl, Central Executive Committee. THE STATE AND NATIONAL CONVEN? TIONS. Let South Carolina Send Delegates. (From the Lancaster Ledger.] For the Southern Slates to cast their vole' for any other mun, ls indirectly voting for Giant and another four years ol bayonet ruin. Let South Carolina send delega es to the Demucrutlc Convection instructed to endorse Greeley and Brown. By All Jlrans Send Delegates. [Kioto thc E igetleld Advdertlser.] Let us, by all meant?, send delegates to the State Convent lou; and by all means let dele? gates go from South' Carolina lo the Baltimore Convention, If they goto cast their votes in favor of the Cincinnati nomination, but not without. If Democrats, Nunn or South, intdst upon puning upa separate ticket at Balti? more. Iel them go io ruin their own way. As regards any SUCH action, the people emphall 1 cailv havrt no heart In it, and we hete advice tilCHj uv? wi/ ICU ROM? i.i.w^ . i i ^ politicians (tor such there are lu the D- mo eratic party everywhere) shape their destinies at Ballimore. If EdgeUeld sends delegates to this convention in Columbia, let her see to it that they go prepared, nay pledged, to vote tor the Clncloua? nomination. Aud upon moro mature deliberation we ure convinced that it ls highly important South Cato tua should be represented In the B itu mure Con venilon; aud tnat she t-huuld seek for the ri it t? L sort of men io represent her there, and not stop until she duds them. The South Mu?t be Represented. [From the abbeville PreiB.] Upon the action of the Ballimore Conven [ lion depends the success or defeat of the Libe? ral movement. So well assured of this are the supporters ol Grant, that i hey aro using every means to secure the nomination ol an independent ticket ut Baltimore. Yet th s is the suicidal course urged by the New Turk World uud prominent leaders of that wiug ol the party. Tney are advocating the very omrse which would insure the election ol Gi ant. To counteract the influence of schem? ing politicians we need a strong representa? tion irom the South, wh rshail give utterance to that earnest cry of deliverance which is now heard throughout the South. Cbange Hie ilepresenlaiive SIcni [From the tn on Times.] There is one thing, however, we desire to see, and thu ls a dianne in our representa? tive men. No man in the world has a greater respect for SUCH men as G nerala Hampton. Kershaw and Buller, and a ho-t ol others of the old leaders ot the Democracy or thlx State, [ bur. they are not the men uaw to exercise such Influence upon the Northern Democracy os we desire. We would l<ke to see them HI and Hslde and younger men put forward-men whose anteceden-s would not provide food lor the puritanical Ku-Klux howling ' trooly toil" I adherents ul Giant's administrai lon lo gloat over and fatten upon duiiug the campaign. Let Dikcreet and Saguclous Men Repre? sent us at Baltimore. [From the col um cia Carolinian.] There are no local considerations which j should induce us to abstain from open and ne I elden action in the premises. We know that we are told to take care least we mar some ' delicate game here at home which promises our relief from local misrule aud corruption. [ Mandlng here at i lie capiial, Independent and I unfettered, and resolved under all circum? stances to stand by the Intere-ts of the peu? ple, we say that we are by no means satlcfled that any relief whatever can come from this source. That the Radical party In this State will spill, we doubt not. But .we doubt whether the Siate will be benefited. It may be that we shall bo called upon only to change one set of plunderers aud cnrriiptioni<tfl for another equally depraved. Whilst, therefore, we shall gladly avail ourselves of any local Influences that may anee to help the cause ol a plundered Stale, we are not wining io rely tor State relief upon inside imlu-nces. or upon reform within the lines o? the Radical party o? South Carolina. THE EXTRA SESSION FRAUD. Thc Honorable Timothy Hurley's Views ot the Question. CHARLESTON, S. C., May 22,1872. [A. 0. Jones, Esq., Clerk of House of Repre? sentatives: Sm-I have received from the hand3 of the secretary of a caticu3 of senators, held at Co? lumbia, ? copy ol au address proposing to call an extra session of the General Assembly ou the loth ol June next. I desire to say that I cannot approve of the movement. His Ex? cellency Governor Scott ls nowa candidate for the office of vice-President ci tho United 8tates, and will no doubt be strongly urged for that position by the delegation from this State. Being a personal lriend and warm admirer bl his Excellency, and of his financial ability, his great luve of truth, his steadfast adhe? rence to hu friends under all circumstance?, without an enemy. I would not do anything that would prevent his leaving the State tu hil so honorable a position, wnich, lu his opinion, he is so eminently qnal fled to fl 1. Should he b*? elected, aud flu the office with the same ability and pop'ihritv ( ?) that have characterized his ad inmigration lu Smith Car? olina, he cannot but receive the c unmenda tlon ot the entire country. lu addition to th? foregoing, I am opposed io an extra session, whtcn would necessitate the Governor havtny weekly receptions during tue heatel term" and at a time, too, when he is almost penni lese. I never expected to Uve to see the day when I shonli have any personal feeling In reference io the President of ihe United States; but the manner In which he has received the many statements of the Governor in regard to the condition of affairs In this State, politically and financially, (?ee letter to Senator Scott, chairman of the Ku Klox committee, card Bighed Scott, Parker and Dennis, in New York World, November 6, 1871. message to the General Assembiv. No? vember 28,1871, and any other statement you can imagine,) compels me io desire that ex? tremes should meet, and that Governor Scott should be placed on the ticket with him. For these reasons, I am opposed to an extra ses? sion, and they should be sufficient to every man who has at heart the welfare of "our be? loved State." Very respectfully. TIMOTHY HOBLET. THE STINTED AMNESTY. Who are Relieved and Who are Not lite Iron-Clad Oath no Longer the Test. The partial amnesty bill passed by Congress on Wednesday leaves, among those who are Billi under disabilities, ex-senators Clay and Fitzpatrick, of Alabama; Bobert W. Johnson, ol Arkansas; Yulee and Mallory, of Florida; Iverson aud Toomba, of Georgia; Ben? jamin, of Louisiana, now a citizen of Great Britain ; Jefferson Davis and Al? bert G. Brown, of Mississippi ; Polk, ol Missouri; uheanut, ol South Carolina; Nich? olson, of Tennessee; Wigfall, of Texas; Hunter, of Viiglnia, aud the iollowlug tiamea ex-m-m bersol'lbe Bouse of Represen Laaves: Pugh una Curry, ot Alabama; Bust, ol'Aikai 8-.s; Scott, of California; UawKin-% ul' ? lund ? ; M. J. Crawford ana Jaeksun, of Georgia; Lamar, singleton and MoBue, of Mississippi; cmnh ?un Yance, of Morin Carolina; Miles, McQueen, Bonham find Boyce, or Souih Caruliua; Avery und Tnouias, of Tennessee; Beaman, ol TrXas; DeJarnette, Pryor, Bocock, Lenke, Smith and Bottler, ol' Virginia, and others. The excep? tion of the Tn ?ny-se re u i h Congress was made expressly <o incluue General J. C. Breckin Huge, of Kentucky, who left his seat as sena? tor irom Kentucky lo aid the Cuuied<-racy, and served fl rel us general, and nextuBCon ?ederaie secretary of war at itlchiuuud. Tne list ot Judicial officers ol thu United Stales still disqualified comprises ex-?upreme Court Justice Julia A. Campbell, now lu large practice ut Hew Oneans; Judges Haiyourtun aud Brocken broils ii, ol' Viral uia, ana others. It Is a question whether ex-United states mar? shals ur district attorneys are or are not em? braced In ihiB exception, aud whether persons who bad ceased to hold Judicial pusliiuus when secession commenced, aud subsequently a ded lt, are or are not relieved by ihe oill. There were about two hundred and illly offi? cers of the Untied States army and navv who lett their places to aid the rebellion, and of these probably not one-half are now alive. The law, however, ls ambiguous, and the ex? ceptions may and piooab y uo include a l those who bad even beeu educated at Wets t Pol ur, or who had resigned long anterior to the rebel? lion In which they participated. Of ihe number tnua under disabilities are General Samuel Cooper. Confederate aujotatit .general al Richmond; Geuerals Joseph E. Johnston. Beaut eg trd. Bragg, Samuel Jones, Hardee. Pemberton. Gustavus W. binii b. Hood, Stephen D. Lee, Lovell, D. H. Hld. B S. E*ed, Jubal A. Early, G. W. Gumti Lee, now presi? dent ot Wai-hmgion und Lee University: Deb? ney H. Maury, Fltzhugu Lee; Colonels R. B. Lee, Lark lu Smlili, L. B. Northrop. (C. S. commissary-general,) M\ers, (quartermaster geueral, ) and others. Cupiuin aeuimes, of the Alabama, Professor M. F. Maury, lormeny chief of the Washington Obseivatory, Cap am Brooke. Inventor ot tue Brooke gun uno ol tue system ot deep-sea soundings, are the most noted exceptions among ex-navy offle? rs. Jacoo Thompson, of Mississippi, becreiary of tne Interior, is ihe only cabinet offijero'i Buchanan now ulive wuo aided secession. But the exceptions Include also Governor Wil II"m h fleabag ol Nnri_h Carolina, wno. wa* secretary ol the navy uuder riUiuore; Tj. M. Conrad, of Louisiana, ex secretary ot war, and possibly some, other?. Henry B. Jackson, of Georgia, and General William freston, of Kentucky, were foreign remisiers, and are, therefore, embraced lu these exceptions. It ls bard to es I mate precisely the number slid uuder oisaoniiles, but ll would not be wide of the mark to put the number at iront three hundred lo t?ve hundred persons. Tne lolly of retaining these exceptions, in addtilon to the almost criminal error ol an ambiguous statute, upon a subject where seve? ral penalties attach to un < Mender, is exhibit? ed by a glance ut tba number and character of persons wno are relieved. These embrace uot oniy many ol' the most active advocates of secession, but also some who, since ihe war, have been persistent "Bourbons," aud in bue or more cases persons who distaln a par? don. If Wm. L. Yancey were/have he would be relieved by this uct. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, Vice-Presldem. of the ?ouihern Confederacy, is relieved; al-o Guv ei nor Henry A. Wise, of Vlrg nla, who boasts that he never asked for au executive pardon; General Forrest, ot Tennessee; Governor Leicher, of Virginia, who ordered the seizure ot Harper's Ferry; General Wade Hampton, ot South Carolina; the Hon. Benjamin Hill, of Georgia; Herschel V. Johnson, who ran on the ticket wlih bte pen A. . Doug as, In 18G0; Rub rt Barnwell Rheit, of Soiub Caro loa, theo.dest secesalun Isi of the wnole Saith; James A. Seddon, ot Virginia, Confederate secretary Qf war; ? P. Walker, of Alabama; R .bert W. Barnwell, of South Carolina, Cuufedeiate senator, and pro? bably the most luflexlole opponent ot recon? struction in the Wiuler of 18G1-'G5; Colonel G. A. Henry, of Tennessee; the Hon. Allan T. Ca Eerion, ol West Virgi' la, Confederate senator; iron, Chilton and Dargan, o? Alaoama; A. W. Gan and, ot arkansas; A. R Wiignt, Ol Georgia; J. W. Miore, of Kentucky; Duncan F. Kenner and John Peikius. Jr., ot Lulls ana; E. Bark-dale, of Mississippi; Bridgera, of North Caiollua; Henry S. Foote, M. P. Geniry, G W. Junes and J. V. Wright, ol Tennessee; James LVOOH, Johu Goode, Jr., J. P. Hulcombe, Juhn B. Baldwin, Wailer B. Staples. Fayette Mc Mumu, of Vir^utfa-all Hie furegoiog bring mostly members of tne Cou federate Congress. Among the other proml cent Couiederates relieved by the bill are Chas. G. Memmlnger, ex-secretary of the C n lederatestates treasury; Geo. a. Trenholui, the Hon. Tnos. H. Waits, of Alabama, Confed? ?rale Sates attorney-general; Geo. D-ivis, ot North Carolina, do.; ex-Go vernor P. H. Bell, of Non h Caroiiua; Lewis E. Harvle, of the Virginia becesstou Convention; Messrs. A. D. Dcklnson, Charles Bruce, W. W. Crump, and other ex-members nf the Virginia Legislature. All Hie members of the seces?luu conventlous at the Souih are relieved, save a very lew who may be embraced under omer neao- ; und this fact, I added to tne foregolog list ol persons reliev? ed, shows plainly how Invidious is the distinc? tion made by this kw between diff?rent ci asses and Individuals ot the Idle Confederacy. When SUCH as Booen Barnwell Rhett, ex-Goveruor Wise, and Alex. H. Stephens are relieved of their disabilities, lt ls bard to see why others slid linger under disqualification for even ihe humblest local office, wnw fully accept ibe re? sults of the war as ser forth in the Ctn ein nat i platform. The extention ol' amnesty of one hundred and tiny thousand persons is dis? tinctly claimed in Washington as a triumph for Greeley, and one ol' the good results of the Cincinnati Convention. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. The Continued Disorders In Spain More Communists Executed at Parla. MADRTD, May 25 Tho Carllst bands, which were uunuuuced yesterday as having appeared lu some ot the provinces and cut the te.egruph wires, have not yet been suppressed. Tney are still active, and continue to sever railroads and telegraph communications between various points. Marshal 8errano has declined the request of King Amadeus to form u new uiluisuy, aud his ministry has now called unon Admiral Topete, who has consented Mat the new gov? ernment will be composed ol the Unionist party. Admiral Topete will exercise the luuc tlons of minister of war ad Interim. PAKIS. May 25 Perlor, Boon and Boudin, the three men who were tried on ihe charge ol participation lu some ot the most outrageous acts com? mitted in tills elly during Hie siege of ine Com? mune, and convicted and s-uleuced todeam, were executed this moruing at Satory. They exhibited no emotion whatever at their last moment, and died crying, "Vive la Com? mune." GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM. MR. GREELEY'S HEADQUARTERS AT\ THE ASTOR HOUSE. Balloting for Bishops in Brooklyn-A Field Day among the Methodists Triumph or the Strikers-Prepara? tions In New York for the Gilmore Jubilee-What Boston Calculates to Blake Out of the "Spec." [FROU OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEW YORK, May 22. Mr. Greeley may now be seco dally at the Astor House, where he lias taken a room con? venient to that of the Liberal Republican Executive Committee, and where lt is his purpose lo keep his headquarters .'or the early part of the campaign, at least Visitors first ? paeB the ordeal of an examination by mem bera of ihe committee on duty, and.ii* lt be j found that they are really such persons as Mr. Greeley would care to see, ihey are conducted to his presence. The candidate reaches his new apartments | about ten o'clock in the morning, Beats him? self at bis desk and opens his morning's mall, which, at present, ls prodigious. Letters requiring answers are turned over toa secre? tary, (who occupies an ante-room) except,the few which Mr. Greeley considers Important enough to deserve hi-own neat chirography. He reade the morn ng papera exhaustively, out, also, Irum a hauii acquired by lone expe- ! tlenee in newspaper reading, rapidly. For j examp'e. ho ?Ll "go through" the Times and make himself acquainted with everything tn it woith knowing, m ten minutes, a ta-k diffi? cult toa non-profesi-lonal In an hour. Between the Intervals of visits upon him he reads or I writes. He does nothing at all now for the [ columns of the Tribune. Yesterday and to-day were field dtys at the Methodl-t General Conference. Eight new blshot B were chosen. The beautiful Academy of Music ol Brooklyn waa as crowded as if lt' were a Booth benefit eight., or a Democratic ra il tlc mon m-ei mg was being held there. On th?* stagt* were the bishops and elders of the (Aaren; in the orchestra Bat the reporters, in i he "pit" the reverend and lay delegates clus? tered and caucused and balloted, white the excited outside world tilled the siege boxes, balcony, family errie, and gallery clear up to the dome of the building. Too manner ot vot? ing wa-? s mple. E ich delegate wrote on a card the names of tue eight Methodist clergy? men belonging to 'this branch of the church whom he preferred for the episcopal office. The cards were collect? d and taken tcrntto greeu roora by a comlttee, and. the names emoted. Dr. Bowman, president ot Asbnry University In lud?an ?. headed trie list of suc? cessful candidates. The hew bishops are all men already eminent In the Methodist Church; Dr. Foster ls president of the new Theologi? cal Semina y In New Jersey. Dr. Harris hus had -uper vision of the Methodist Missionary (society. Tn re?' of the new bishops are editors of M-thodiet. newspapers, linn was when the newspaner man had no better social si and! np than the cobbler, and was put In the pillory lt he printed unfavorable criticisms on ibe dc i ngs of great folk. Now the. people select newspaper men-.for their church dignitaries and Presidents. ThU has b-en a week of triumph for the skilled laborers. The strikes for -'eight hours a day '* laooi " have generally resulted In tne surrender of the -'oos-es," and the men have resumed work an hour later In the morning and lek off an hour earli-r In the utter noon. At five o'clock li.-te.id of s'X o'clock, as here? tofore, all the avenues leading from the hives ol Industry are thronged wltn workingmen, with their tin dinner palls in their hands, ?OT.Ofe??.gp .hut. - -y . I"?- ?jw? ,??..-.*..'.? wer? desirous ot getting up a triumphal pro? cession to march inrougn the streets, but the superintendent ot ponce Was so averse to lt i hat they abandoned tbe Idea. The success of the strikes here will undoubtedly s i mu?ate similar movements In every city In the Uulon, until the eight bour svsiem becomes a part of the recognized cone of the trades. Even the preparations for the great Boston mu leal jubilee are beginning to be heard hereabout, A number of professional and amateur singing societies ot New York and Brooklyn have engaged themselves to Gil? more; among the amateurs' about a hundred people out ot Mr. Beecher's congrega) lon. It U said that all urouod Boston, from morn lill dewey eve. naught ls heard but the toot- of the born and 'he fa-sol-la of the budding vocalists who aro training to taite part in tue great noise. Bo?ton ls determined to astound the created universe this time. Every thing is to br? on a sui pe n dons scale. The -'Colllseiun" In which the jubilee is io rake place ls to be the biggest wooden shed In the world. The chorus will be composed ot twenty thousand voices and the orchestra of t wo thousand performers. All the great imperial and royal banns of Europe' have been engaged at an enormous expense. Th- Muerions Strauss ls coming over with his fifty-six professors ot wind instruments. The excitement ls to continue eight eeo cay e. beginning on the anniversary of the British victory at Bunker Hill, (June 17,) and ending on that ot the American victory at Philadel? phia, (July 4. ) Th?* price ol single admission will only be five dollars, und n season ticket wM be bad fur fifty dollars. The caleula lin ls that the receipts will be equally prodigious. \t least tn I rt y ti mu-and people are expected M attend dully, which, at five dollars a head, wilt realize one hundred und flit y thousand dollars, which muli tidy by the eighteen dajs andy, u have a grind t ot il o? two millions seven hundred thousand dollars, of which all but i be se ve ii hundred thousand - donara win be cleat profit to Pit Gilmore and the rest of the getter-Hip! The hotels likewise expect to be rolling in wealth. Th s soda-water foun? tains amt baked-beun shops will share in the goldenshower, und Boston's claim to bethe ie-tnette hub ot the universe will receive in? stant recognition. So she confidently hopes. NT*. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. The Cincinnati Nominations Growing Still more Popular-The Grant Ring Playing their Last Cards-The Public Linds Swindle-Improvements in the District-The Homoeopathic Conven? tion. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24. Mr. Greeley's letter of acceptance of the Cincinnati nomination hos created a profound Impression here among people of all grades of political belief. Among his outspoken friends and earnest supporters, lt ls rcierred to os a document full ot. utterances which will, find a sympathetic echo In the hearts of the great mit-s of the American people. Among the. wa? vering lt is making an influence in favor' of the Cnsppuqna farmer whlcQ excites' the liveliest apprehensions in adm nun a' ion circles, where, lt is plain to be seen, its manly and patriotic sentiments have been received with Hie same sensations as are experienced by a sick child upon ihe first administration ot a disagreeable dose ot medicine. Mr. Greeley baa acied with a wW-dom which cannot, be too highly com? mended, in waiting uni il he could f rm a f di es'lmale of the effect of his nomination on the public mind, before replying to the let ter officially noilftlng him of the action of the Liberal Convenllon. Having as? certained ihe lemper ti ihe people in the most unmistakable ronner, he hos given to the country his reply, and no honest man who reads lt cati hesitate for a moment, OB tc the duty ol the pre-ent hour. Amnesty, suet as has at leugth been wrested irum an un willing Congress-amnesty only partial-ha come too laic io serve General Grunt with th. South. This sogai-coaiod pill hos been hele back for ihe last j, ear for the very purpose o: ben g administered at this particular lime with ? vi-w of thereby allaying the opposllloi to Grant's re-elect lou. which lt was foreseei by the Radical lenders would be a formidabli element in the canvass this fail. The dodge ii so exceeding thin that nu Intelligent man li the'Suuth will lall imo the trap. It was a kv card with the Grant adherents, and they hav played li at a period when lt can only be re garded as a desperate expedient to make voie lor the party which has kept the South unde carpet oag misrule until mat people nava been rendered insolvent. Now tbat tbev Bee the handwriting of de? Teat on the wall, the Gram officials, kept in training iur every species ot dirty work, be? gin to devise and concoct new slanders against the S : a th, 1 n order to perpetuate sec? tional bate. Their latest Infamy ia ibis re? spect ls i he Insinuation of a belief that the "real rebels" Io ibe South are tbe authors of (be Greeley movement, believing tbat with ' bim at the head of the nation they can inaugu rate another secession rroveinent for the Soutb, with great chanca c success. To this outrageous calumny they append reasons. tba coinage of malicious brains, which furm the basis ot a plausible case, to the effect that Hr. Greeley lo such aa event would prefer to eee i he boutb go quietly eut of the Union rather than make another war to keep the country together. How strone io contrast with thia spltetnl and mendacious talk are-the noble words ol Ur. Greelev. who. In referring to tbe declarations of the Cincinnati platform, sajs: "I regard them as the basis of a ixue, benefi? cent, national reconstruction, ot a new depar? ture from jealousies, strifes ,and bates,' wrtob. have no longer adequate motives or even a plausible pretext, imo an atmosphere of peace,. iraternlty and good will" There ia at present an Indication tbat the Senate will ask the House to unite In po-ipoR ine the adjournment until an early day In J une. Oue nf the many reasons for this is "he tact that a number ot land and otner money? making Jobs which have got through, end others yetto be passed by the Senate be lore ad jourriment, will fall to be of current use to ihe senators and lobbyists who have engineered and are to engineer their passage, unless they-, are promptly carried through me House. - In otber words, that there can be no "nivev " until the work is complete. Doubtless both houses will agree upon a resolution' charging the time axed for adjournment until the SOui of June. . Strangers visiting Washington ara Btrnck with I he great changes which the past few years have produced upon tbe appearance ot the city. Its growth and lmpi o vernen t In other regards are remarked with admiration, und each year adds largely to the list of wealthy persons irom abroad wbo Invest In real estate bera and build paiailal.winter resi? dences. Thus each session of Congress wit? nesses tbe gathering of wealth and lashfon tn i he National Capital, which augments its im? portance in the social as well as the political point of view. . . . .~w... A homoeopath tc convention is In session nero al tue preseut time, with delegates from near? ly all tue States and Territories. They nra making arrangements for a grand lnterj?a-/ donal convention of homceopatblats in Phila? delphia on the occasion of tne centennial cele? bration in 1876. tor tbe purpose of securing a complete homoeopathic materia medica. There are distinguished practitioners of the homoe? opathic school In the convention, and their j .proceedings attract much interest. ; 'UV TBE WEAT UHR TU, WASHOn?TOV, May 26. Partially clondy but generally : pleas ?nt weatner will prevail on Monday from thc, Routh Atlantic and East Gulf coasts to tba. Onto Valley. Dangerous winds are not antici? pated except possibly tor tbe upper lakes to? night. . .. .-. -y"?^ ir., ie rd ay .. Weather Reports of the signal Service, U. 8. ?.--4.4T P, M., Loral Time, Place of Observation. Angnota, Ga. Baltimore. Boston..;...*. Ututre~ton... Chicago, III.. Cl nc mn at.. i!?iu AaL..n.. Key west Knoxville, Tenn Menin ls. Tenn, MC Was logton, New orea .s.... Ne? Yors. Norfolk. Phlladelphta. Portland, ate.... iava'Dib. St. Louis. Wa-hingtoo .... WdmlnKton.N.C. ii ss1 30.021 soooj .?0.92 80.06] ?9.'.6 tN.-W so.or 3'.01 0.06 30.0 3 1.09 -9 03, ?0.dll a.9a m fi SO.On 9.SS ?19 06j JO.04 ? ss sw Light. Fair.,, ; 77 S Gentle, cie*r. St K Kresl. Cloudy. 77 ? - F?esh. . U.ear. 81 W Bria*. Th'rng. - ^SW jjgnjj"* I51r' 77 Calm. Pair. -- 83 i Gentle. FfUr, ?ki SW rirltlc. Pair. 79 -R Fresli. LCBatn sa sw Gentle. Cloudy. 5 SW Fresh. Cloudy. SB S? n-ntie. Pair. W . Pre*n.. Cloudy. * SW Prrab. o,ear.. M -E Fresh. Faur, ts SE Gentle.- Fair. Ja H IBn-dc. J "WT. ii. fr -funeral Komis. pS> THE RELATIVES, FBIENDS AND Aciatlntances of air. and Mrs. O. L. Kornabrena, ' Hrit. H. A. Lange, Hrs. If. Dedenbach, Mr. and Mia. c. j. Scblepegrell, Mr. and. Mrs. John-H., Peter and J. N. Korn?hren?, are respectfully m. vited to attend the Funeral Service? of Mrs. O. L. KUHN lUKLN?, THIS (Munday) MOBNIKO, at 9 o'clock, from the German Lutheran: Ohnrcb, King street, withont farther Invitatioi. may27? ?&*TRE FRIENDS A - D ACQUAINT? ANCES of CO KM ELIA JOSEF, are respectfully Invited to attend ber fanerai service at sc. Peter's , Church, Wentworth street, THIS APTSBNOO??, at s - o'clock. ma* ar ; SSrTRE RELATIVES AND. FRIENDS of ED WA ttl) KERRISIN LEI DING, ofilia lather, and Mr. and Mra. E. L. Kerrison, are respectful y Invited to atteud the Funeral Services of. the far? mer, at sc John's Lutheran Ohnrcb, THU DAT, at 6.30 p. M. msj27 J^IST OP PhlZES OP IRISH FESTIVAL. CENTRE SHOTTINO. g'??r .. . L For the greaten number of ce nt-ea made, a Set of Massive Silverware-Goblet, Walt? er and Slop Bowl......'.. I.............. ..$76 2. For tbe greatest number of Centres reg li? te red by the ten visiting Claus-' Sliver Coffee Um....'. 80? E m bro dered Table Cloth..:'tO '?? 3. Gold Headed Malacca Walking Cane....... SS Gents' Walking Coat. la 4. Silver Pitcher and Pair Gublets.a? Steeple Cane.U - 6. Silver Castors.2* Rubber coat. IX o. Gold Pencil Oase. 2? Silver Pitcher. lo 7. Sliver Watch..........i. 15, Stiver Pitcher and Dish..... .............. 16 8. SUver Gob,et...:. 1? ' Keg M co un n's Whiskey. 15 . 9. Portable Gas Stand.V Chrono.......10 10. Barrel Brilliant Petroleum,. 25 Half dozen Moorhead a. Bit tera. ? 11. Pair Window Shades and Moantings. 16 GAMES. Prize for the Foot-Bace-" White Mountain " Trunk and Pair of Bo -ts. Prize for the Jump-Lava Smoking Stand.* - Prize for Hop, Leap and Jump-Ono pie- ? " Oran a 'Inc" Cloth. Prize for the Three Jumps-Smoking Stand. Pi iza for the Sledge-Case Fin? Brandy; - . .?* _ Prize for the Putting Stone-One Ham. . Trate r- r the Anger Target-Turkey Gabbler. Pr ze for < he Pin Target-Chroma - PMze for the Farrow Bace-Walnut Table Stand. Pr z". for i he Quoit Pitching-silver Salve-a. " Prize for Canning Pig-Hi ?. "Pig" and a "Chap paqua" Hat. FOR HEAD AND BING. . lac-A silver-mounted Bridle, Blt and pair of Spar?. 2d.-Whlp. LADIES' PRIZES. ? Wreath. Lace Handkerchief, ,. Two infant Bobe*. may27 Box CroqneC gAL.E OF STOCK OF HARDWARE. I wiU offer for sale, commencing THIS DAY, adc n lnulngrcr one we*-k oHy. the s'-ckor H*BDWA E or Means. 0. KERRISON. Jr, A ? 0 , contained tn More corner Meeting ena Basa street-, consisting tn nan o? Planung ???.?'??K' ere' Hardware. Cutlery, AgriculturalJ^P?Tnl? AC Thc Steck will be disp ^?'n^ ^bUo mts to snit purcha-ers. Dealers andtne punuo generally are invited to ?^^^wiGG. may24-6 Assignes.